After a long day of work, Applejack and Rainbow Dash spend the evening at their favorite bar, the Golden Mug. There they talk about AJ's past, how she lost her parents and how she and her family made it through those times. Besides that, Rainbow Dash has to find out that even in a nice little town like Ponyville, there are a lot of rumors flying around.

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Note: This is a side story to A Silver Summer, but it isn't necessary to read that story to understand this one or vice versa.