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Rainbow's eyes opened. The sunlight pouring into the small bedroom stung her eyes, causing her to roll into the pillow next to her.

Ever heard of curtains, AJ?

Rainbow eyed the old clock resting on the bedside cabinet and groaned. Eight-thirty was not an okay time to wake up. Neither was nine-thirty. Or Ten-thirty. In fact, afternoon-thirty was the only okay-sounding time to get up, and even then that was only because you could only lie in bed for so long before you needed lunch.

Rainbow's brain wasn't fully in gear just yet, but she had woken up in the cosy, comfortable bedroom enough times to know exactly where Applejack would be. Rainbow rolled out of bed, stretched out her back, and trudged out into the corridor outside.

She passed the large, imposing form of Applejack's brother, squeezing between him and the wall. She rubbed her eyes as she went to the stairs.

"Uhm..." Big Macintosh began.

Rainbow never quite understood why the big stallion was quite so shy.

"Mornin', Big Mac," she croaked, and went downstairs.

The sounds of Granny Smith and Applebloom bustling around downstairs were as if they were heard underwater. Rainbow slid by them and into the kitchen. Coffee first, she thought, then Applejack.

Memories from the night before slid into the forefront of her mind. It was still too early to distinguish dream and reality. It was one of the many problems Rainbow had discovered that came with waking up before noon. Did she need to bust some rainclouds today, or had she already done that? Or was it just a figment of her imagination? Rainbow didn't know, or care. Applejack knew her timetable better than even Rainbow's boss: she'd just ask her.

She reached out to bite the kettle handle in her teeth, then stopped. Something wasn't quite right.

Am I supposed to bite this? Rainbow heard footsteps from behind her. Wait, how do I pick stuff up again?

"RD?" came Applejack's voice from the doorway. "What're you doin'?"

The gears in her brain slowly began to turn. Oh yeah, I have hands, right. She grabbed the handle of the kettle whilst pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Morning, AJ. Sorry, I think those weird dreams have been getting to me. Thought I was a horse again."

Wait, if I'm not a horse, shouldn't I be wearing...

Rainbow's eyes widened.

"Sugar, y'all have a problem," Applejack said, her voice strained. Rainbow turned to see not just Applejack, but also Granny Smith and Applebloom in the doorway. Applejack extended her arms, her very human arms in a vain attempt to block their vision. "Hey! No peekin'!"

Rainbow nearly dropped the kettle.

"Shoot!" she exclaimed, and darted behind the fridge. "I'm sorry! I got confused!"

"She gets dreams," Applejack explained.

"I get dreams!" Rainbow repeated. From behind the fridge, she pointed at Applejack. "It's all her fault!"

"It ain't my fault you're goin' madder'n a rattlesnake in July!" Applejack snapped. To her family, she added, "Go on, get! Kitchen's off limits! Ain't nothin' to see here!"

It occurred to Rainbow Dash that unwarranted nudity was a far more effective way to wake up than even coffee.

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