“I swear, RD, I don’t know how you get any work done when you’re just napping all the time!” AJ shouted to Rainbow Dash, who was lazily hanging from a tree branch above her.
“It’s called being awesome, AJ. You should try it sometime,” Rainbow Dash quipped.
Applejack rolled her eyes and turned away briskly. “Well do as you please then, just don’t get bucked when Big Mac comes back through these trees in a minute,” Applejack hollered back as she trotted away.
Rainbow weighed her options before flapping her wings. She fluttered down to the ground and trotted up next to Applejack. “I’m fine now. I just had to rest my eyes. Being this awesome all day is work you know! Besides, I said I’d help you didn’t I? Now what do you want me to do?” Rainbow countered. She glanced up at the clouds quizzically. Isn’t it supposed to rain? I’m sure I told Cloudkicker about the schedule change after I cleared the cirrus clouds this morning, Rainbow thought. She shook her head as Applejack rambled on.
“…. Then I need you to haul these apples to the barn. You got that?” AJ asked. Rainbow nodded slowly, trying to piece together the beginning of Applejack’s request. AJ rolled her eyes at the Pegasus and laughed. “Seriously, Rainbow. Do you always have your head in the clouds?” she giggled.
Rainbow opened her mouth to retort but remembered the cloud situation. “Sorry AJ, I’m going to have to take a rain check on that one. Something’s up with the clouds over here, it’s supposed to rain today. Uh, no pun intended,” Rainbow explained. She looked to Applejack apologetically. “Once I clear this up, I’ll totally help you tomorrow. I Pinkie Promise! Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!” Rainbow finished, complete with the motions.
AJ sighed, looking to the clouds. “I figured something was haywire. Applebloom is gonna be might disappointed tonight. They’re supposed to head over to Rarity’s to be Cutie Mark Crusader: Kite Flyers,” Applejack laughed. Rainbow nodded, flapping her wings to take off. She hovered in the air for a second before flying over AJ. She swiped at AJ running the tip of her wing along AJ’s side and down to her cutie mark before flying higher.
Applejack shivered. It always tickled when Dash did that. She didn’t know why Dash had started, or when, but she always did it before she left.
“See ya later, Apples!” Rainbow shouted back.
“Yeah, see ya later Rainbow!” Applejack echoed. Applejack picked up a fully basket, balancing it on her back. No reason to quit working now while it isn’t raining, AJ reasoned. She trotted carefully back to the barn, continuing on with the days work.