At 4:55pm, Pinkie Pie, dressed in pink from head to toe (as always), jumps up and down with excitement, causing her already toussled, wild, pink curls to become even more wild. Today is the day of her "We're Goin Back To High School This Fall!" slumber party. Everything had been planned out perfectly: first, she and the girls are gonna have their own mini dance party - she asked her very good friend, Vinyl Scratch (also known as DJ Pon-3), to email her a playlist worthy of an "AWESOME!" from Rainbow Dash. Then, they are going to change into their pajamas and watch movies until they are sleepy. She already had candy, chips, popcorn, and soda in her house, but she asked Applejack to bring a few cases of Fizzy Apple Cider anyway. Once they are done watching movies, they will roll out their sleeping bags and sleep.

      The next morning, the girls will wake up to the smell of her pancakes, which will be in the shapes of their cutie marks (the magical marks that show up as small tattoos on someone's belly, on their left side, near their hip bone, when they've found their destiny). Rarity insisted that they head to the mall to get school supplies; however, Rainbow Dash suspects that Rarity just wants to drag them all to the mall so that they could tell her how great she looked in whatever she tried on. Pinkie Pie took Rarity's mall trip into consideration, so, after they were done with breakfast, they are going to shower, get dressed, and then go to the mall.

      Yep, Pinkie had everything under control. She looks at her "To Do" list, which is clasped to her hot-pink, balloon sticker-covered clipboard, and uses a hot-pink, glitter marker to put a check mark next to "Check That Everything This Sleepover Needs Is Here". Now all she has to do is wait for her friends to arrive! The doorbell rings at 5:00, causing an excited shiver to course through her tiny, pale body. She happily skips over to the front door and looks through the peephole. She nearly breaks the door in her excitement as she opens it.

"Howdy, sugar cube," Applejack says, her southern accent thick with emotion, "I got them cases o' cider you asked for!"

      Pinkie smiles at Applejack warmly as she yells to Big McIntosh,

"Hey Big Mac, help me get them cases o' cider in here!"

"Hi, Dashie!," Pinkie Pie says happily to the leather-and-denim-clad Rainbow Dash.

"Hey," Rainbow Dash replies in a way that amplifies her awesomeness.

      Rainbow Dash's awesomeness did not need to be amplified anymore than it already was. If her smooth-yet-raspy, calm, laid-back voice wasn't enough to make her cool, then maybe the spikes on her black, leather biker jacket, her hair being shaved on the left side, or her mirrored, Wayfarer Ray-Bans, which make her look mysterious, could do the trick. Rainbow Dash slurped the last drops of her McDonald's Iced Mocha loudly, prompting Applejack to yell angrily,

"THAT MOCHA'S DONE, DASH, GIVE IT A REST!"

"All right, all right," says Rainbow Dash, annoyed, "Calm yourself. Slurp! There's one more, just to piss you off."

      The mischievous, dimpled smile on Rainbow Dash's genetically-perfect, tan face pisses Applejack off even more. Why does she have to have innocent-looking dimples?, Applejack asks herself angrily. Pinkie Pie's giggles aren't helping her calm down either.

"Yo, Pinkie," Rainbow Dash says as she floats in the air, "Call me when the others arrive. I'm gonna go chill in one of those clouds above us."

      Pinkie salutes her, as if she was in the army, and Rainbow Dash shoots into the sky faster than a bullet from an AK-47. 45 minutes pass by and a black car with a yellow lightening bolt stretching across both car doors pulls up in front of Pinkie's house. The front passenger door, which faces Pinkie's house, opens and Twilight Sparkle steps out onto the sidewalk while saying to the driver,

"Thanks Flash. You're the best!"

"Anything for you," Flash Sentry replies, giving her a wink.

      Her heart flutters as she blows him a kiss. She closes the door and walks up Pinkie Pie's porch stairs happily. Rainbow Dash suddenly appears on her left, making her jump.

"Geez, Dash! You scared the daylights out of me!," says Twilight Sparkle with a frown.

"Sorry, Twi, but I've been in the clouds for forty-five minutes," Rainbow Dash replies angrily, hovering a few inches off of the porch's top stair, "What the hell took you so long?"

"Oh, sorry," Twilight Sparkle says sincerely, "I was, uh, reading Harry Potter, again, and I lost track of time."

"Look, egghead, I wasn't born yesterday," Rainbow Dash says with a smirk, "What were you really doing, huh?"

"What do you mean?," Twilight Sparkle asks nervously.

"You said 'uh' before you said 'reading Harry Potter'," Rainbow Dash says matter-of-factly, "And judging by the fact that you were driven here by Flash, I reckon you've been with him all freakin' day."

      Twilight Sparkle found out years ago that Rainbow Dash was very observant while in the air, but maybe too observant. How was she going to explain to her friends that she nearly blew them off while doing the one thing she enjoyed more than reading or hanging out with her friends: making out with Flash for hours on end!

"Well, um, I -," Twilight Sparkle sputters.

"Okay, here's the thing," Rainbow Dash says, "On my way here, I saw you and Flash walk into Sugarcube Corner. Earlier this morning, while I was chillin' on another cloud, I saw him pick you up from the Golden Oak Library. I know for a fact that you were with him all day."

      Rainbow Dash's dimpled smirk irks Twilight Sparkle greatly. Why does she have to be so smart?, Twilight Sparkle asks herself angrily.

"Okay, I was with him all day today," Twilight Sparkle says, exasperated, "Happy?"

"No, 'cause you made us wait forever!," Rainbow Dash says, her pretty smirk gone, "Even Rarity got here before you, and you know how she is!"

"Sorry, Dash," says Twilight Sparkle, "Do you forgive me?"

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash replies, her white smile returning, "You know I love you, egghead."

      She softly nudges Twilight Sparkle's left arm with her right fist, and then rings Pinkie Pie's doorbell. Flash, who stayed to make sure his girlfriend was safe, finally drives off.

"Awww, how cute," Rainbow Dash says, "He stayed to protect you!"

"Yeah, he's sweet like that," Twilight Sparkle replies, smiling - until Rainbow Dash makes a wretching noise with her right middle finger hovering above her tongue, which was sticking out.

"Real mature, Dash," Twilight Sparkle says, rolling her deep-purple eyes.

"Twilight!," Pinkie Pie says as she holds the front door open for them, "What took you so long?"

"Uh -," Twilight Sparkle begins nervously, her eyes wider than saucers.

"The egghead was reading Harry Potter and lost track of time. Go figure," Rainbow Dash says with a roll of her violet, Ray-Bans-covered eyes.

      Twilight Sparkle nods, silently thanking Rainbow Dash for saving her butt.

***

      Later that evening, at 7:10, the 6 friends gather in front of Pinkie Pie's 45'' flat screen TV, and brace themselves for the horror film that Rainbow Dash brought to the slumber party just in case they needed a break from Rarity's favorite genre, Romance.

"This isn't going to be gory is it?," Rarity asks, fearing Rainbow Dash's answer to her question, as Fluttershy cowers under her already unraveled, yellow, pink butterfly-printed sleeping bag.

"Awww," Rainbow Dash begins taunting Rarity with her usual, dimpled smirk, "Is wittle Wawity scared? Does she need Spikey-Wikey to come hold her? (Her smile fades) I still can't believe you're actually dating him. (Laughing) Or that he's actually taller than you."

"Well I am. And I can't believe it either," Rarity replies, her eyes closed and her nose in the air.

"I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he's taller," Twilight Sparkle adds, frowning in deep thought, "And I've known him forever."

"Quiet, you guys! The movie's starting!," Pinkie Pie whisper-yells.

***

      After watching films from every girl's favorite genre (Rainbow Dash fake-snored and joked around during Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle's picks), the girls are finally ready for bed. They roll out their sleeping bags and each one is very fitting for its owner. Rarity's violet sleeping bag, which she made for this sleepover (she's been making her own sleeping bags for Pinkie Pie's sleepovers since 9th grade), is bedazzled, of course, and has a sparkly gold lining.

"Well damn, Rarity, this is a sleepover, not freakin' prom," Rainbow Dash says to Rarity, staring at the bejeweled sleeping bag as if it were a rejection letter from the Wonderbolts Academy.

"Don't hate it because it's beautiful," Rarity sings Keri Hilson-style, and then sticks her tongue out at Rainbow Dash.

"Who're you, Keri Hilson?," Rainbow Dash asks, shaking her head.

      The girls laugh as Twilight Sparkle smoothes out her simple eggplant sleeping bag. Pinkie Pie, who is singing "Get The Party Started" by P!nk, rolls out her hot-pink sleeping bag and plops her brown, Hershey's milk chocolate bar pillow onto it.

"Dash, your sleepin' bag looks mighty comfortable," Applejack says to Rainbow Dash, smiling.

"Yeah, it looks like a giant, yummy marshmallow!," Pinkie Pie, in pink, candy-printed pajamas, says excitedly.

"Yeah, it's comfortable," Rainbow Dash, wearing her Canterlot High basketball jersey and black boyshorts, replies with a crooked smile, "And, Pinkie, it's supposed to be a cloud."

"Oh, right. That makes much more sense!," Pinkie Pie says with a big smile as Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes.

      They all laugh again. Applejack pulls her golden hair into a ponytail with a black ponytail holder that has a small, gold, apple-shaped button-like decoration, painted with red and green enamel, on it. She then slides into her apple-printed sleeping bag, adjusting her white, knee-length, oversized, T-shirt-like nightgown so that it didn't slide up her thigh. Twilight Sparkle, whose lavender, long-sleeved pajama top and matching pants made her look as innocent as she was, climbs into her sleeping bag too. The others follow suit.

"Goodnight everybody!," Pinkie Pie says to her friends loudly.

"Goodnight, Pinkie," 4 of the 5 girls reply in varying, albeit exasperated, tones.

"Goodnight, Pinkie," Fluttershy replies, speaking for the first time that night.

      Twilight Sparkle smiles as Rainbow Dash's loud snoring fills the room.

***

      The next morning, as the clock on Pinkie Pie's living room wall hits 8:00am, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Applejack wake up to a sweet and buttery smell. The sweet smell is followed by the smell of sausage, and then the smell of apples.

"Mmm," Applejack begins with a smile, her green eyes closed as she sniffs the air, "Them apples smell like home."

"Smells delicious," says Twilight Sparkle, "Do I smell cinnamon?"

"Yup," Applejack replies, sounding a lot like her older brother, "Fried apples ain't nothin' without cinnamon."

"What's with you and apples?," Rainbow Dash asks sleepily.

"I was raised on a farm known for its apple orchard, genius," Applejack says to Rainbow Dash with a roll of her eyes, "And my name's Applejack."

"And my name's Rainbow Dash, genius, but you don't hear me talking about freakin' rainbows all the time!," Rainbow Dash replies angrily.

      Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy look at each other warily, and then Fluttershy smiles at Rainbow Dash and Applejack warmly.

"Girls, it's such a beautiful day outside, please don't argue," Fluttershy says quietly, her smile radiant.

"Sorry," Applejack and Rainbow Dash say in unison, staring at their sleeping bags.

"Oh my, I smell meat," Rarity says with a disgusted look on her pretty, pale face, "I do hope my breakfast includes a divine Caesar salad."

"Still on that diet, huh, Rarity?," Applejack asks with a smirk, prompting Rainbow Dash to snicker.

"Yes I am," Rarity replies matter-of-factly, "Why?"

"That's the question we've been asking you!," Rainbow Dash says, still somewhat laughing.

"Ugh, is it wrong that I want to stay a size two?," Rarity asks, flipping her violet curls like she always did when she was trying to make a point about her beauty.

"I know about trying to stay fit, Rar," Rainbow Dash says, her tone serious, "I'm the captain of every sports team at Canterlot High - I have to be physically fit. You, however, are obsessed with how pretty you look to others."

"Actually, Pega-Sapiens like you and Fluttershy are genetically-perfect. You guys don't have to diet or exercise to look gorgeous," Twilight Sparkle says, gearing her statement toward Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, "I read about Pega-Sapiens the day I found out that you two were Pega-Sapiens."

      The other girls stare at her, but Rainbow Dash's stare is more of a glare.

"Harry Potter," Rainbow Dash says pointedly, and Twilight Sparkle's eyes widen.

      Twilight Sparkle knew Rainbow Dash was refering to yesterday's conversation about her hanging out with Flash Sentry all day instead of arriving to the sleepover on time. But Rainbow Dash wasn't just threatning to tell the others the real reason she was late without a reason. She was threatning to tell Twilight Sparkle's secret because Twilight Sparkle's nerdy comment caused Rarity's current sad expression.

"Ignore the egghead, Rar," Rainbow Dash says, trying to boost Rarity's confidence, "I still exercise, regardless of my genetic code. My point is, it's great to eat healthy and exercise, but don't over do it."

      Rainbow Dash finishes her last statement with a genetically-perfect smile, which, in Twilight Sparkle's opinion, cancels out her motivational speech.

"Guys!," Pinkie Pie says angrily as she walks into the living room at 8:05, "I've been preparing breakfast all morning. Get your butts in the dining room!"

      The girls rush into the dining room, apologizing for taking their time chatting. While 4 of the 6 girls enjoy pancakes, sausage, ham, or bacon (or in Rainbow Dash and Applejack's case, all 3), and scrambled or fried eggs, Rarity and Fluttershy, a vegetarian, enjoy fresh salads (to Rarity's delight). At 8:30, after they finish breakfast, Applejack rubs her tan abs and says to Pinkie Pie,

"You've really outdone yourself, sugar cube."

"Really?!," Pinkie Pie asks excitedly, her usual, albeit Texas-sized, grin spreading across her sweet face.

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash says with a dimple-studded smile, "That. Was. AWESOME!"

      Her party had gotten Rainbow Dash's stamp of approval. Pinkie Pie couldn't be any happier.

"It's time for our back-to-school shopping spree!," Rarity exclaims happily.

      Rainbow Dash groans loudly, causing everyone except Rarity to burst out laughing.

"Do not encourage Rainbow Dash's immature behavior, girls," Rarity says flatly, oblivious to the fact that Rainbow Dash was immitating her feminine mannerisms behind her back as she spoke.

      The giggles continue, annoying Rarity more than Spike does when he belches loudly in public. Around 10:15, after showering (Rarity's shower lasts forever) and getting dressed, the girls pack up their belongings and head out to the Canterlot Mall. While most of them traveled in Rarity's silver convertible, Rainbow Dash decided to fly there, saying,

"I'll meet you guys at the mall. Or rather, you'll meet me there."

      With that said, she took off at the speed of lightning, her raspy chuckle filling the sky and making her friends laugh with her. The others get into the car and Rarity drives off.