Appledashery

by Just Essay

The Most Dangerous Game part three

"Okay, AJ." Rainbow Dash grinned at the mare to her right. "Never have I ever..."

Fluttershy waited with bated breath.

The other girls stared across the camp fire.

Rainbow Dash finished: "...nuzzled somepony and then regretted it."

"OooOooOooh!" Pinkie, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle cooed.

"Sorry, sugarcube." Applejack smirked.

Rainbow Dash blinked. "Buh?"

"Better take a sip of that canteen." The mare winked, folding her forelimbs. "Cuz I never put my freckles where I dun want 'em."

"But... but..." Rainbow blinked. "I don't get it."

"Pffft! What, are ya deaf?" Applejack chuckled. "I make it a habit never to nuzzle another pony unless I absolutely mean to! Wouldn't be proper, now, would it?"

"Uhhhh..."

"You heard her, Dashie!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Drink up!"

"Awwwwwww..." Trixie swatted at the ground. "It'll never be Trixie's turn again!"

Fluttershy stared quietly at Rainbow.

"Mrmmffff..." Rolling her eyes, Rainbow took a sip. She wiped the cider froth off her muzzle. "Thought I was going somewhere with that one."

"Right into my trap. That's where." Applejack pivoted on the log to face her. Her brow furrowed as she spoke: "Now then... never have I ever cheated to get by at flight camp."

"Ohhhhhhhhh..." Twilight squinted out one eye. "Ouch."

Rainbow blinked. Then, with a proud smirk, she sat up straight. "Nope."

Applejack blinked. "Huh?"

"You heard me. Now take a sip."

"But... this here's supposed to be an honest game!"

"Pfffft. AJ please." Rainbow rolled her eyes. "I dropped out of flight camp. I never cheated at it. There's a difference."

"She's... uhm..." Fluttershy coughed. "She's right, you know."

"Drink up, ya haybilly!" Rainbow stuck a tongue out.

"Mrmmmfff..." Applejack took a sip. Wiping her muzzle, she squinted at the mare to her left. "Bet yer cheatin' now, ya varmint."

"Like I'd make it that easy for you."

"Bring it."

"Alrighty." Rainbow smirked. "Never have I ever wanted my best friend to cheat just so I could out her in front of all the other ponies."

"Hah!" Applejack guffawed. "Like I'm that petty!"

"Well, is it true or isn't it?"

"I only care about the value of tellin' the truth!"

"And I only care about cider!" Rainbow Dash took a sip, keeping her eyes trained on her. "Your turn, sunshine!"

Applejack's eyes narrowed. "Never have I ever been so darn competitive over a silly little thang that I was willing to hurt another pony's feelings after them."

"Drink up."

"Oh for pete's sake—"

"Hey! You said you value the truth! So prove it! Take a sip!"

Applejack did so, keeping her ears trained.

Rainbow Dash didn't wait. "Never have I ever pretended to want to go on a camping trip with my friends when in fact I just wanted to be somewhere else!" She was already drinking when—

"What?!" Applejack snarled in response. "Why, of all the—... Never have I ever taken up a gosh-darn deliverin' job just so I could avoid my friends!" She sipped.

"Never have I ever been taking for granted just how good my farm's been doing as of late!"

"Never have I ever made the weather extra rainy over Sweet Apple Acres just to make things tough for the earth ponies!"

"Never have I ever met a pegasus that didn't annoy me!"

The other mares' eyes darted back and forth between the two.

Applejack grumbled between sips. "Never have I ever considered that maybe Ponyville was beneath m—"

With a snarl, Rainbow Dash held her canteen to her forehead and blurted: "Never have I ever just wanted to buck Stu Leaves in his stupid friggin' face!"

Silence. Crickets and crackling embers.

The other mares stared. Blinking.

Fluttershy bit her lip.

And Applejack...

"Nomf..." She scarfed up a marshmallow from the end of her stick. "Mmmm... fluffy."

Rainbow Dash blinked. She exhaled, ears drooped. "Wait... you..."

"Mrmmff... ya kiddin' me?" Applejack smirked while chewing. "The dang stallion drives me absolutely batty." She gulped. "Just so happens that he's got an awful lot of charm to off-set it." A wink. "Pegasi are silly, winged horses, after all."

Rainbow gulped.

"Full of surprises too. Heh..." Applejack calmly pivoted to her right. "Trixie? I believe it's your turn now."

"Oh? HaHA! Revenge time, Sparkle!"

"Huh..." Rainbow Dash leaned back, hugging herself as the game resumed. "Okay..."

"Okay, Sparkle!" Trixie sat up straight, rubbing her hooves together with a diabolical grin. "Never have I ever—"

Comments

[RoboRed]

Well...how about that.

[Sharp Quill]

"Never have I ever just wanted to buck Stu Leaves in his stupid friggin' face!"

You go girl!

[Appledash_Gurl]

I know im not the only one who smiled for more than half the chapter.

~ADG

[FloydienSlip]

Oh. Well, that's quite the development.

[Aatxe360]

Looks it backfired in Dash's muzzle because it's not stopping Stu from courting her.

[Phoenix Kitten]

....so... that just happened. I'm not sure if that was them just being super competitive like old times or if they used the game as an excuse to vent.

I'm gonna say both.

[Lightning Bearer]

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[Shipmun]

Wait what

Dashie, you totally lied on that last one

[Tim the Planes-pony]

Huh, didn't see that coming.

[MidnightReflection]

Well, that went somewhere. Not exactly where Midnight expected it to go, but hey, now we know that AJ also has the 'kick Stu in his face' syndrome. It's a deadly disease, and without proper treatment, it can lead to irreversible psychological damage. Poor Stu. He just doesn't realize that he's so annoying. But hey, he is a male. They can be pretty friggin' Stupid sometimes.

[WhitewolfStormrunner]

Great chapter.

Though I was half-expecting Dash to spill the beans to AJ about her feelings during this silly game.

But nope.

Once again, Skirts takes us to the edge, than backs off.

But at least Dash got her feelings about Stu out in the open.

Which is about the only positive things about their little yelling drinking match.

[Sam the Anti-Ninja]

Not where I thought that was gonna go, but I like this outcome nonetheless.

[BronyInHiding]

Been loosely following this story for a while, took a lil hiatus, and right when things are kicking off there's no more chapters to read

Wow talk about Dirty Laundry being hung out! AJ was really hitting out with the low blows, here surprised RD didn't just up and leave when she suggested she was working 2 jobs just to avoid her friends. Heck, she was even challenging Rainbow's loyalty to ponyville before Dash interrupted with the Stu bombshell.

Excited for the next chapters! Keep it up this story is great -Longtime fan

[viofriedsevey]

Ugh god fuck that was so insanely refreshing i dont even know how to respond, I mean fuck what a goddamn beautiful chapter, thats what I call a fuckin payoff, and I didn't even have to rob a gas station. You are a kind and just god skirts, sometimes you fill our lungs with water, but that is only so we may better love the air.

[zaponator]

I told you nothing would go wrong!
Now we're totally in the clear and the rest of this camping trip will pass without any issues.

[Autumn Rush]

What'd I say!?

Can't play a game like this unless you want something to happen. Even if it's a lot of subtlety.

[Salad king]

"What?!" Applejack snarled in response. "Why, of all the—... Never have I ever taken up a gosh-darn deliverin' job just so I could avoid my friends!" She sipped.

Hey applejack, you really REALLY need to shut up. Right now.

[Jern]

"Why, of all the—... Never have I ever taken up a gosh-darn deliverin' job just so I could avoid my friends!"

Ouch, I guess AJ was bothered by Dash's absence more than she let on. I still can't shake the feeling something's up with her, that argument turned pretty venomous fast and the complete 180 mood change there at the end seemed odd too.

Hopefully something comes from this and they actually confront each other about what was said instead of acting like it never happened.

[Leftover of Saikano]

This could have escalated quickly to something bad.

[BabySkittleMonster]

I thought the whole point of Never Have I Ever is to say something you haven't actually done. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain there have been a fair few instances where Dash wanted nothing more than to kick Stu right in the snotbox (except Applejack. She wants Applejack more than kicking Stu, I reckon).

Dashie cheated.

[BabySkittleMonster]

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That was excellently said. Yes. I just hope we survive the water in time for the next breath of fresh air...

[1Bit]

Yes...YES....YEEEESSSSS!!!!!!

PROGRESSSSSSS

[viofriedsevey]

6802454 Thank you but I can't take credit for it, It's a repurposed quote from Bioshock Infinite. And I feel like we must of made the appropriate sacrafices because were getting a lot of air!

[krakentoa]

This whole fic is so one-sided, that most of the time, not this time, Applejack seems background material. When not, it's refreshing.

[Hestia]

That is a lot of things said. Some good, most bad.

I still can not believe Applejack actually thinks Dash is working two jobs to avoid her friends

[Dash32]

Wow.....that actually went a lot better than I thought it would

[DrEggnog]

"What?!" Applejack snarled in response. "Why, of all the—... Never have I ever taken up a gosh-darn deliverin' job just so I could avoid my friends!" She sipped.

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[arancaytar]

Rainbow Dash finished: "...nuzzled somepony and then regretted it."

Rainbow, are you sure you want that answer?

"Alrighty." Rainbow smirked. "Never have I ever wanted my best friend to cheat just so I could out her in front of all the other ponies."

[...]

Applejack's eyes narrowed. "Never have I ever been so darn competitive over a silly little thang that I was willing to hurt another pony's feelings after them."

Um, Dashie... this is not...

Rainbow Dash didn't wait. "Never have I ever pretended to want to go on a camping trip with my friends when in fact I just wanted to be somewhere else!" She was already drinking when—

"What?!" Applejack snarled in response. "Why, of all the—... Never have I ever taken up a gosh-darn deliverin' job just so I could avoid my friends!" She sipped.

STAHP

[bronyheat]

Well they both vented but clearly something has got to give.

It's been obvious that AJ has been hurting from Rainbow's constant absences. Funny how that hurt would quickly turn to pride if a certain blue, petite, fuzzy pegasus would freakin fess up to her extenuating explosionstances.

[DIRKWITHAGUN]

ouch, that hurt to read.