I woke the next morning with a slight headache that hurt just enough to be very annoying. I opened my eyes to see an empty space in front of me.

Rainbow Dash must be awake then.

I sat up in bed and stretched. I blinked off my tiredness while the headache still bothered me.

At least it's not a terrible hangover like Blaze and Spark had. I thought to myself. Maybe drinking a gallon of Equestrian water helps or something.

I got out of the bed and stood. The pounding in my head increased.

Ow...Ow...Ow...Ow...

It was starting to become more than an annoying pain. Maybe my pain medicine will help. I walked over to the bedroom door and opened it, only to see Rainbow Dash suddenly jump back.

"Oh, Flash you scared me." Dash said when she realized it was just me.

I smiled. "Do I really look that bad when I wake up?"

She chuckled. "No, but I wasn't expecting you to open the door before I did."

"Well I wasn't expecting you to be here when I opened the door, but you don't see me jumping all over the place." I said.

She shoved me playfully and smiled. "Shut up."

I grinned and walked into the bathroom to get the pain pills. I should probably only take one so it doesn't make me too drowsy.

I looked in the mirror and noticed that a small patch of fur was missing under my eye. I looked closer and saw that it was a small pink scar. What the hell did I do last night? I touched it gently with my hoof, then I suddenly remembered.

Oh yeah, this was from when Spark punched me in the face for calling him a dummy after he chugged an entire bottle last night. Now that I think about it, knocking me out cold was a little harsh for that.

I smiled at the thought of last night. I had the time of my life.

I opened the medicine cabinet and found the pain pills I was looking for. I put one in my mouth and washed it down with some water from the faucet.

"Your snout hurting again?" Dash asked as she walked into the bathroom.

"Uh, yeah." I lied. I didn't want to tell her I was a little hungover from last night. That wouldn't look good at all.

She came up to me and kissed me on the cheek.

"Well get better soon, champ." She said with an adorable look on her face.

That made me smile, and I kissed her back, this time on the lips. We held the sweet kiss for a few moments before we both pulled away slightly reluctantly. She looked up at me with the cutest blush that I had ever seen. That look combined with the kiss I had just received made me smile more than I ever had in my entire life. She smiled back at me and we walked out into the hall toward the living room.

"Well, we have a storm scheduled this evening." Dash said when we got into the living room. "That'll be interesting for you."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." I said. "Where do we get the rain clouds?"

"We just find some clouds, group them together, and put them in the lake to fill them with water. And then nature happens!" She said.

"Well nature's lucky." I said. "It doesn't have to do the hard part."

Dash laughed at that, and she walked into the kitchen and opened a cabinet. She grabbed some apples and brought one over to me. "You hungry?"

I took the apple from her. "You know me so well."

After we ate, Dash went over to the front door and opened it, looking over the town.

She took a deep breath of fresh air. "Well I don't know about you, but I'm gonna go out and enjoy the day before we have to make that storm. I think I'll go visit Fluttershy and see how things went with her and your friend."

I snickered. "Well, be ready for a surprise."

"Why? What happened?" Dash asked.

"Oh, Fluttershy will probably tell you." I said with a smirk.

Dash just shrugged. "Well anyway, I'm gonna hang out with Fluttershy until it's time for the storm."

I walked over to her and pulled her close to me with my arm. "See you then." I said.

She wrapped her arms around my neck in a hug. "See you then." She said, and took off into the air toward Fluttershy's cottage.

I shut the door and walked over to the couch. I sat down and leaned my head on the arm rest. My headache was almost gone, but I was starting to get drowsy. Damn medicine.

I closed my eyes and rested for a little bit.

A few minutes won't hurt.

"Ugh...shit..." Spark said groggily as woke up with his head pounding. He lifted his head off the hard wooden floor and looked around to see an absolute mess of beer bottles, broken furniture, and vomit. He looked over to see one of the windows shattered, with the broken shards littering the floor. One of the staircases was completely destroyed in a heap of rotting wood. He looked up at the balcony that held his bed to see Blaze passed out over the broken railing. Spark laid his head back on the ground and started laughing.

"What the fuck happened last night?"

Fluttershy woke peacefully in her bed to the sounds of chirping birds. She smiled, remembering the day before. She never thought she'd ever do something like that with anypony. But she did, and with no regret.

She liked Blaze a lot, and thought he was a lot like her. It was so cute how nervous he was. Of course, Fluttershy was nervous too, but she felt more comfortable around Blaze for some reason. He was so nice and considerate. And all those things he said about her were so sweet and made her feel so special. No pony had ever said anything like that to her before.

She smiled again just thinking about Blaze.

I suddenly bolted straight upright on the couch. How long was I asleep? I got off the couch and looked outside. It looked to be about mid afternoon. I stretched. I still have some time to do whatever I want. But what should I do? I thought for a little bit and realized that I'm in Equestria. With six of my all time favorite characters from any show. I'll just go visit one of them for a little bit.

I guess I can just walk around until I see one of them.

I got up and walked out the door onto the front steps. I stretched my wings as wide as they would go and took off into the blue sky.

Once again, flying through the air got the best of me, and I ended up goofing off for half an hour before I realized what I was doing.

I quit messing around and started flying into Ponyville. I landed in town and trotted around, greeting ponies as I went along. A lot of them knew me just from me being so friendly around town. That's what I love about this world. Saying hello to everyone is more common than just passing by and saying nothing. Not like how it was back on Earth.

As I walked through the peaceful town, I realized that I was starting to get hungry.

Maybe Applejack is at the market selling some food. I trotted over to the market where all the vendors sold their goods, and sure enough, there was Applejack at her usual spot.

"Hey, Applejack!" I said merrily as I walked up to her stall.

"Well howdy there, White Flash." She said, tipping her hat. "How are ya?"

"Great. And you?"

"Just as fine as I can be sellin' apples I suppose." Applejack said. "I've been havin' to work at the stall sellin' while Big Macintosh has been has been gettin' all the apples. At least I have the easier job." She laughed, then stopped when she saw the bandages that constricted my snout. "How'd ya-?"

"I got kicked." I said, giving her a simple answer before she could even finish the question.

"Ah." She said.

My stomach growled and I remembered why I came to find Applejack.

"So, what all do you have for sale?" I asked.

"Well, I got apple pie, apple fritters, regular apples, all kinds of stuff!" She said with a bright smile

"I think I'll try an apple fritter." I said. Maybe they're as good in real life as they seemed to be on the show.

"That'll be two bits, please." Applejack said.

I took out the money and placed it on the counter, and Applejack handed me the fritter. I picked it up and examined it. It looked so good. I took a huge bite and instantly fell in love with the sweet flavor. I scarfed the rest of it down in two more bites.

"My, my," Applejack marveled. "Somepony's hungry."

"Oh my gosh." I said. "That was even better than the apple pie! Can I have another?"

"Well, sure, if ya got two more bits." Applejack said.

I couldn't get the bits out fast enough. I eagerly set them on the table and Applejack gave me another fritter. I was going to savor the taste in my mouth as long as I could, but I quickly gave up on that after a few seconds.

"It's just not fair how good your food is, Applejack." I said after finishing the sweet apple snack.

"Shoot," Applejack said with a small blush. "Well, thank ya."

"No, thank you." I said with a smile. Apples have never tasted as good as they have these past few days.

"So, how has it been with you and Rainbow Dash?" Applejack asked. "I heard you two started gettin' together."

"It's been wonderful." I said. "I couldn't ask for anypony better."

"Well that's good ta hear." Applejack said. "I know she was excited to tell me you two started dating."

Hearing Applejack say that brought a smile to my face.

"Hey, Applejack, I have a question." I said after a few moments.

"Ask away, sugarcube."

"Well, you seem to be pretty close to Dash." I said. "Do you think she would like some kind of jewelry or something else nice like that?"

"Aw, that'd be mighty sweet of ya." Applejack said. "I think she'd like some kinda necklace. Not somethin' too girly, but still pretty. Not somethin' too extravagant but still cool."

I wasn't sure what Applejack meant by that. Seeing the confusion on my face made her chuckle.

"Don't worry, sugarcube. If you know Rainbow Dash, you'll know what to get when ya see it."

"I guess you're right." I said. "Could you do me a favor and not tell Dash I'm getting her something? I kinda want it to be a surprise."

Applejack did a zipping motion over her mouth with a hoof. "My lips are sealed."

I smiled again. "Thanks."

"Anytime."

I looked at the sky and noticed it was starting to get farther into the afternoon and closer to evening. It was a lot later when I left than I thought.

"Well, Applejack, it was nice seeing you, but I have to go help make a storm that's scheduled in a little bit." I said. "You might want to get back home before it starts."

"Thanks for the heads up." She said. "Later, sugarcube."

"See you later, Applejack." I said, and started walking to the weather pony building for the job.

Here's hoping I don't break something this time.