Applejack and Rainbow Dash have been dating for a while. And where one might think that would subdue their competitive nature, the opposite has in fact happened. Rainbow Dash and Applejack frequently enact "date-bets" on each other, where the loser gets to enjoy a date completely setup by the winner. Not so bad, except that Dash has a terrible record, which means lots of cute dresses and prettying up for her to be forced into. It's just the result of two tomboyish ponies hooking up. But Dash has a plan, a plan to beat her mare-friend in an upcoming fishing tournament. How hard could it be to catch a bigger fish than Applejack? And what could possibly go wrong?

This story is my entry into the 2018-2019 CuddleFic contest from CategoricalGrant. For this fic, I am using Prompt E with this story.

Fluttershy starts her morning off like every other, enjoying a nice cup of tea and tending to her animals. Of course all is not well with the world when an explosion originating from SugarCube Corner throws her day in all directions. Her animals are panicking, a chocolate covered Pinkie Pie is banging at her door, and any semblance of a peaceful morning is out the window. Fluttershy has to tend to the pony who has come begging for her help, and help make amends with a rather angry Cake couple.

When Sweet Apple Acres fell into hard times due to a vampire fruit bat infestation, Applejack moved to find work elsewhere so that she could send money to help support her family. Unfortunately, this meant moving quite far away from Ponyville and out of touch with her friends. Granny Smith though, keeps Applejack up to date by writing her letters. This is a selection of those letters addressed to Applejack, written by Granny Smith.

While performing some organizational duties in her trusty library, Twilight gets distracted with the revelation that Pinkie Pie has been checking out some unusually advanced books. When Twilight notices the books are over-due, she simply must pay Pinkie a visit. Upon arrival though, Twilight quickly finds herself caught up in a plan only Pinkie would attempt to capture the heart of a certain pegasus that she loves. Oh well, it's not like Twilight was ever going to get around to organizing her library anyway, right?

A battle for Equestria has taken flight into Cloudsdale. The mane six are the only hope at saving not only the kingdom, but the princesses as well. When Rainbow Dash is tossed from the foray and Fluttershy fails to save her, the remaining ponies must come to terms with their heavy loss. And Applejack will cause a rift between herself and her friends, as she blames Fluttershy for letting it all happen.

Tempest Shadow is preparing her invasion of Equestria and is concerned over a meeting that she will be having with the Storm King. To add to her troubles, Tempest has discovered that Grubber and her minions have wasted the day away prepping a birthday party for her. Not interested in such foolishness, Tempest destroys the party. Grubber though, being a thoughtful underling, presses Tempest with some cake and a gift. A gift that may just solve her problems.

Hearth's Warming Eve has finally arrived and Derpy has been looking forward to a quiet evening with her best friend, Dr. Hooves. Unfortunately, she's working the day away delivering last minute packages to various ponies around Ponyville. Not only that, but a blizzard is starting to settle in. Between her work and the weather, it may just take a miracle for Derpy to get her wish.

Nightmare Moon is captured by Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Luna after a dangerously close call with Moon Dancer. Freeing herself from Luna's prison, Nightmare Moon infests Luna's sister and brings to life one of the most powerful adversaries, Day Breaker. Teaming up with Queen Chrysalis, the two giants invade Equestria, forcing Twilight and her friends to hole up in Ponyville. Heroes will come in all shapes and sizes; for sometimes it is not the big and mighty that save the day, but the small and insignificant.