Applejack was somewhat surprised that Rainbow Dash had awoken before she did to get ready for their trip. It made sense, however, given how the week since they'd decided to go to Baltimare had gone. Rainbow's pure, unadulterated excitement about the trip had left her in an almost perpetual state of hyperactivity, especially in the mornings. It was all the cyan pegasus could talk about. Applejack didn't mind the excitement too terribly, as she was excited too. It also made the two times they'd made love since they found out about the trip very passionate and high-energy. They'd been doing so at a markedly increased rate since they found out that they were going to have a foal, but it seemed that the excitement for this entirely new journey fed their passion even more.

After five days of hearing about it, however, Applejack was excited to get there not just because of all the fun they'd have, but also so that Rainbow would finally shut up about it.

"Wake up beautiful!" Rainbow cried, giving Applejack a sweet kiss on the lips. Applejack's mild frustration dissipated immediately, replaced with overflowing love for her wife and her absolute zest for life. "We don't want to miss the train!"

"Ah'm up, Ah'm up." Applejack said, rubbing her eyes. Applejack looked at the clock at their bedside and saw that it was seven thirty-two in the morning. This was hours after she usually woke up and she smiled. Today was going to be a wonderful day, even though they'd be stuck on a train for most of it.

"I'm so excited!" Rainbow cried. "I've never been to Baltimare before. I've heard it's gorgeous." Applejack was almost certain that Rainbow Dash had said that at least once or twice in the past week.

"It pales in comparison to you, Ah'm sure." Applejack said through a smile. "Mornin', darlin'." She gave Rainbow a kiss of her own and stretched.

"I already dropped Applebloom off at Sugarcube Corner. She was so excited to spend the weekend with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo that she woke up before I did." Rainbow giggled. "She's so cute."

"Well she is a member of the apple family." Applejack said.

"Come on. Let's grab a shower." Rainbow said. "We'll save time if we take one together."

"Why do Ah get the sneaking suspicion that you have ulterior motives other than just a shower?" Applejack asked, raising a knowing eyebrow and smiling. Rainbow scoffed.

"Oh, Applejack. I honestly don't know where you would get such a crazy idea." Rainbow said playfully as she turned on the shower. Applejack enjoyed their verbal jousting, but she didn't feel like mincing words at that time. "I was thinking for breakfast we-" Rainbow said, turning around but being silenced by Applejack's lips on hers. Rainbow moaned into the kiss and they separated, both of them panting and blushing as the water turned hot, pushing steam into the closed-off bathroom.

"Oh, wow. You wanna go for the third this week?" Rainbow asked, giving Applejack a peck on the lips. "I just wanted to make out a little...maybe some light groping."

"What can Ah say? Since Ah got pregnant with our baby, Ah've been wanting to jump your bones pretty much every day." Applejack breathed as she took out her hairties, pushing Rainbow against the counter and grabbing hold of her flank, as they kissed again. Rainbow put her arms around Applejack's shoulders and spread her legs, allowing Applejack to reach a hoof down and lightly stroke her sex. Rainbow let out a high pitched moan, letting her head fall back, her eyes closing.

"Come on," Applejack said, backing up a few steps and allowing her wife to fall back on all four legs. "let's do it in the shower."

"Yes ma'am!" Rainbow chirped as they both stepped in. It was Rainbow's turn to be the aggressor, as she pushed Applejack against the wall, the water playing over both their bodies lightly. Rainbow kissed her wife deeply, and started rubbing Applejack's marehood, making her pant.

"Goddesses, you get me so hot." Rainbow said. "I might just have to get right to it." The pegasus sat down and began licking up Applejack's thigh, causing her wife breathe deeply. The farm mare put a hoof on Rainbow's head, making her ears lay back.

"Wait, Rainbow. Ah have an idea." Rainbow looked up at her with a lustful expression that telegraphed how much she desired Applejack, her eyes half-lidded and her lips slightly parted. The pegasus put her hoof on Applejack's marehood and began rubbing, making Applejack move her hips and bite her lip. "What if we have another round of that game we played-nya-on our honeymoon?"

"Can't it wait?" Rainbow asked, kneading Applejack's flank and giving her a kiss on her lower belly that made her shudder. "We still have to catch that train."

"That's my point, sugarcube." Applejack pointed out. "Same rules as last time, we finish up in here and from there on we do nothin' 'till Ah say. If you can make it, it's any time, any place." Rainbow stood, with an interested expression.

"Within reason, yeah I remember... Well, you know I can't resist a challenge." Rainbow said cockily. "Alright, it's a deal. I'll have you forfeiting this thing by the end of the night." Applejack giggled.

"You underestimate your opponent, Rainbow Dash." Applejack remarked and turned around, rinsing her hair. She made sure to stick out her flank right in front of Rainbow, who was slightly entranced. Applejack looked back at her and smirked, seeing how aroused her wife was. It was perfect. She was already winning. "Also, Ah have a surprise for you if you make it. Ah really think you'll like it."

The shower ended relatively quickly, Rainbow Dash opting not to put herself through the temptation of an extended shower with Applejack. They'd mostly packed their bags the previous night and only had a few things left to bring. As they prepared to leave, Granny Smith, Applebloom and Big Macintosh prepared to see them off.

"Y'all be safe now. Baltimare's a loooong ways away and Ah don't wanna travel completely across the land to bail you out if you get in trouble." Granny Smith chuckled.

"Granny, when have we ever gotten in trouble like that?" Applejack asked, half chuckling.

"Just foolin'. Ah hope y'all have the best time." The old mare conceded with a sweet smile as she received a hug from Rainbow and Applejack. Big Mac and Applebloom joined the hug, so as to not prolong the goodbye with individual hugs of their own.

"This is like a second honeymoon, huh?" Applebloom asked.

"You know, it is kind of like that." Rainbow replied with a snicker. "Except all our friends will be there."

"Take care of my sis, Rainbow." Big Mac said with a smile. "Y'all have fun. Ah'm gonna head back to bed." The large stallion clomped up the stairs and to his bedroom.

"Love y'all! See you Monday!" Applejack said as they left the farm house. Shutting the door behind her and adjusting her saddlebags, she regarded her wife. "You ready?"

"Yep!" Rainbow chirped. Feeling a shot of competitiveness shoot through her due to their earlier decision to play their little game, she raised an eyebrow at Applejack. "How about a race to Twilight's?" Applejack briefly considered this before smiling.

"You're on." Applejack said, drawing a starting line in the sand with her hoof before hunkering down next to her behind it. "No need for ceremony, just no flyin' like usual. Three..."

"Two..." Rainbow said.

"One!" Applejack cried and the two mares burst into a full sprint toward the princess' library. Shortly after they'd taken off, Granny Smith opened the door with two apples for their trip. Seeing they were already gone, she looked downward at the starting line Applejack had drawn.

"Those fillies..." Granny said with a chuckle, going back inside, maybe to knit.

"So I said, 'Anything for such a wonderful customer!' and threw the bits at her one by one until she left." Rarity recounted to Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie, whose eyes widened at the story. "It was an empowering thing, you know." Rarity chose to leave out Sapphire's threat of legal action, and how she cried after the encounter. The story flowed much better without the crying.

"Wow, Rarity, I honestly can't imagine you doing that." Twilight said with a smile on her face. "You must have taught her a lesson." Pinkie Pie had been laughing since Rarity had recounted the bit-throwing part.

"That's so funny!" Pinkie cried. "You actually threw the bits at her!"

"I am positively ready to get going. Where the devil are Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Fluttershy?" Rarity said, flipping her luxurious hair. She worked not to show it, but she was scared Fluttershy wouldn't come, and that their talk that night five days prior hadn't meant anything.

"Well, here comes the answer to two of your questions." Twilight said, nodding toward something behind Rarity and Pinkie Pie. They turned to see Rainbow Dash and Applejack sprinting in their direction. They began to move out of the way before Rainbow slowed to a canter and then a stop, Applejack reaching her about a second later.

"Well, looks like I win!" Rainbow boasted, putting a hoof on her chest. Applejack rolled her eyes.

"Yeah. We all see that." Applejack grumbled. "Hey y'all! Where's Fluttershy?"

"We were wondering that ourselves." Twilight said. "We only have twenty minutes to get to the train station." The alicorn princess sounded worried.

"I can go check on her." Rainbow volunteered. "Give AJ here a little time to let off some steam from her humiliating defeat at the hooves of...me." Applejack sighed deeply.

"Slow your roll, you beat me by a second, and Ah'm preganant." Applejack almost snarled.

"Yeah, six weeks pregnant. You can't use that excuse yet." Rainbow said.

"Yeah, you know, you'd better go check on Fluttershy, Dash." Applejack said before leaning in toward her ear. "Ah am gonna make this game really really difficult for you." Rainbow snickered.

"Hey that's all part of the fun." Rainbow said, giving her wife a kiss on the cheek. Applejack couldn't help but blush and crack a smile at the display of affection. The cyan mare cantered backward and unfurled her wings. "Be back in like, five minutes!" With that, Rainbow took off into the sky and flew almost full speed to Fluttershy's cottage, taking care not to cause a sonic rainboom. The pegasus arrived within seconds and touched down in front of Fluttershy's cottage and knocked on the door before walking in.

"Fluttershy, what's the deal-" Rainbow was stopped in her tracks as she saw her friend leaning over a small bed in the living room. She jumped and turned toward Rainbow, smiling.

"Hi, Rainbow." She said sweetly.

"Uh, hey. You remember we're supposed to leave for Baltimare in less than twenty minutes, right?" Rainbow raised an eyebrow.

"Oh yes, I'm sorry, Rainbow. I had to wait on Roseluck to arrive to watch over Angel Bunny. He's sick again." Her friend said, as she stood, looking back at Angel in a worried way.

"Uh huh, and where is Roseluck now?" Rainbow asked, tilting her head slightly.

"In the bathroom. I've already told her everything she needs to know. We can go now." Fluttershy said with an affirmative nod. "Roseluck! I have to go!" She called as she put her saddle bag on, which had been sitting in the corner ready.

"O-Oh, alright, Fluttershy! Have fun!" Roseluck called, somewhat awkwardly, from the restroom. Rainbow had doubts that Fluttershy's reasoning for being so late was truthful and she felt bad at having assumed wrongly. They exited the cottage and Rainbow flexed her wings.

"Try to keep up!" Rainbow said with a small laugh before taking off quickly. Fluttershy followed suit, and was able to keep pace with Rainbow rather easily. Rainbow had been deliberately going slow for Fluttershy's sake, but even with her saddlebag, Fluttershy had no trouble keeping up.

"Wow, Flutters! You've gotten fast!" Rainbow said.

"Thank you. I've been exercising a little more, flying more as well." Fluttershy replied.

"Oh, nice! I'm proud." Rainbow said approvingly. "What's with the sudden change in regimen?"

"I guess I've just felt better about myself lately." Fluttershy replied. "And I want to take better care of myself."

"Well I'm super proud of you, Fluttershy! Keep on with it!"

Fluttershy giggled and nodded at her friend. They returned to their friends before too long and touched down, Fluttershy receiving greetings from the group. Rarity in particular seemed happy to see her.

"So what took you so long, Fluttershy?" Pinkie Pie asked as they began making their way to the train station, with time to spare.

"Angel is sick, poor thing. I had to get somepony to look after him, and Roseluck was the only one available. I had to wait for her to arrive. I hope...that's okay." Fluttershy elaborated, blushing and looking to the side.

"Of course it's okay, sillywillie! I was just asking." Pinkie replied as she ambled ahead toward Twilight.

"I was beginning to think you weren't coming." Rarity said with a smile. Fluttershy was slightly startled, not knowing Rarity was even there next to her.

"You have a way of sneaking up on me." Fluttershy said with a giggle. "You're always startling me."

"Well perhaps you're just easy to startle, my dear." Rarity said.

"Not to be rude, Rarity, but...um..." Fluttershy breathed deeply and composed herself. "No duh." Rarity was stunned by the statement, which was so unlike Fluttershy to make. Rarity widened her eyes at her friend, and Fluttershy looked downward. The sweet yellow pegasus blushed deeply. The fashionista broke out into a fit of uncontrollable giggles, with Fluttershy unable to resist giggling herself.

"Hey, AJ." Rainbow said, cantering up next to her wife. "No hard feelings about earlier?"

"None whatsoever my love." Applejack replied. "Ah'm used to ya being a blowhard when ya win."

"Okay, you say there's no hard feelings but then you say that, so I'm still a little confused here..." Rainbow said, raising her eyebrows. She quickly looked to make sure none of their friends were paying attention. "Please don't be mad at me, I love you." She borderline whispered, pushing the words out quickly. Applejack laughed heartily at this and kissed Rainbow Dash on the lips.

"Ah'm not mad baby." Applejack said, still chuckling. "That still doesn't mean Ah'm not going to make our game awfully hard for ya." Rainbow seemed relieved at Applejack's reassurance.

"I'd expect nothing less." Rainbow replied with a knowing smirk as they approached the train station.

The train was spacious, as usual, but still felt somewhat confined as the six mares entered their car and took their seats. Of course, Rainbow Dash and Applejack sat together, the daredevil pegasus laying her head on her wife's shoulder. Twilight Sparkle was the next to choose a seat and seeing that Rarity had already taken the seat next to Fluttershy across the aisle, she settled on sitting with Pinkie Pie. The prospect gave the princess some apprehension. She loved her party pony friend dearly, but the prospect being the one to sit next to her in what was basically a mobile metal tube would be one that filled anyone with at least some level of nervousness.

"Guess I'll just take my seat here." Twilight said.

"Yep! You're stuck with me all the way to Baltimare!" Pinkie said happily. "We'll have so much fun! I thought maybe we could play twenty questions, then maybe I spy after that! I also brought a sketch pad so maybe we could draw. Or we could just talk about what your life is like as a princess! So what do you want to do? Here, I'll start. IIIIII spyyyy with my little eeeeyyee...." Twilight barely suppressed a groan as the attendant cried out:

"Aaallll aboooard!"

"Poor girl." Rarity said with a small chuckle, looking at Twilight who had already guessed, correctly, the door at the front of the car. As the alicorn began searching for something of her own to spy, Rarity turned to Fluttershy. "Soooo...I have some delicious information for you, Fluttershy." The yellow pegasus had been lost in thought, staring out the window when Rarity spoke to her. She turned and smiled.

"Oh, okay." She said, sounding moderately uninterested. "What is it?"

"Well...It involves Lotus Blossom at the Spa." Rarity said in an enticing way. Fluttershy perked up immediately and began to truly listen.

"Ooh, tell me." She said, falling into the gossip.

"Lotus has cheated on her coltfriend." Rarity stated. "With. A. Mare." This reminded Fluttershy that she wanted to be with a mare herself, the mare talking to her at that very moment. But they were just friends, they had to be, and Fluttershy had to accept it. She expressed her surprise with a small gasp, which was not untruthful, and at the same time suppressed the wants nagging her mind.

"Oh, goddesses, poor Axel." She said, putting a hoof on her mouth.

"Well, I wouldn't say that." Rarity replied. "I've also heard that he wasn't the best coltfriend to her. Aloe told me Lotus is almost constantly complaining about how he neglects her. Perhaps he's trying to play it aloof, but in my opinion, if you are in a serious relationship with somepony, that is not the path to take."

"Well, what path would you have had Axel take?" Fluttershy asked, genuinely curious to hear the unicorn's answer.

"I would have him be genuine. If someone is trying to sleep around, sure, they should play all the little love games they want. But if someone is serious about a relationship, and they love their partner, that partner should either love them in kind or let them go. You know, if they don't love them, and such." Rarity explained.

"I still don't know if someone being aloof is a good excuse to be unfaithful..." Fluttershy said.

"Well, there were other details that Aloe did not share." Rarity sighed. "I guess we'll never know exactly why."

"I suppose not." Fluttershy said and looked down to her lap. That feeling...that familiar feeling she'd thought had left her before this train ride kept trying to eek up to the surface.

"Fluttershy, are you alright?" Rarity asked, snapping her out of her slight stupor. Fluttershy employed her best acting skills to smile sweetly at her friend.

"Oh, I'm fine." She stated with a small giggle. "Just worried about Lotus Blossom, is all."

Minutes turned to hours as the train thundered down the tracks toward Baltimare. Pinkie Pie had completely fallen asleep, Twilight sitting next to her, attempting to read a book as she snored. Rarity and Fluttershy had both fallen asleep as well, Fluttershy's head resting on Rarity's shoulder. Rainbow Dash had almost fallen asleep herself, rocking back and forth with the train car as it moved, when she felt Applejack's lips on her ear. She subtly kissed it and took the tip into her mouth, sucking very lightly. This sent a tingle down Rainbow's body as she opened her eyes and looked at Applejack, who smiled saucily, lowering her eyelids. The pegasus blushed heavily.

"Applejack!" She whispered. "What the hay are you doing?"

"Come on, Rainbow. You're not stupid." The farm mare cooed, a blush on her face as well. "Ah'm sure you can figure it out." The orange farm pony's hoof went to Rainbow's lower belly, and she rubbed it in a circular pattern, making Rainbow bite her lip. With each rotation, Applejack came closer to Rainbow's lower lips. There was a blanket that covered the both of them, so there was no danger of being caught...unless someone walked by their seat.

"You know..." Applejack said quietly, her eyes darting toward Twilight, still attempting to read. It appeared that Pinkie was drowning out any sound they would've made below their normal moans of pleasure. "Ah think Ah'm feelin' generous." Her hoof dipped lower still, grazing Rainbow's sex, making her gasp quietly. Almost on instinct, Rainbow's legs spread slightly, inviting Applejack, giving her more room.

"What's...that mean?" Rainbow asked, looking sideways at Applejack, trying her best not to moan out loud. It really was true that since Applejack had become pregnant, she'd taken every opportunity she could to make love to her wife.

"It means..." Applejack said, kissing Rainbow's neck softly, and at the same time, grazing her sex once more. "If you forfeit the game now...We can go somewhere on this train and buck each other's brains out." Applejack whispered the last words straight into Rainbow's ear, her breath making the sensitive skin tingle.

That was it for Rainbow Dash, her pride could only last so long against such an arousing assault. She looked at Applejack with eyes that clearly desired her wife's touch, and stood up. Satisfied, both because she had won and because she herself wanted Rainbow immensely, Applejack stood and they walked down the car toward the door. Twilight noticed this and looked up from her book.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked, making the mares jump. Unable to conceal her blush due to her bright blue coat, Rainbow turned around.

"Uhh, we were just gonna see if we could grab a bite to eat." Rainbow said nervously, looking to the side. Applejack nodded an affirmative, keeping her cool when her wife couldn't. She derived yet more satisfaction from this.

"Oh, that sounds nice." Twilight said before closing her book and moving to stand. "I could use a stretch of the legs myself. I'll-"

"A-actually, Twilight, we were wanting it to be a just-us-date-kinda-thing." Rainbow explained, blushing even more and rubbing the back of her head. Making the reasonable deduction and rolling her eyes before sitting back down Twilight re-opened her book.

"You two be careful." Was all she said, returning to her story. Deciding not to continue making excuses for what they were obviously leaving to go do, Rainbow and Applejack left the car. Rarity had awoken herself hearing the small exchange and had lightly shook Fluttershy awake and they were both silently watching as well.

"So obvious." Twilight said, shaking her head.

"So obvious." Rarity whispered to Fluttershy and the two giggled together.

"I can't say I blame them." Fluttershy said, recovering from her giggles. "They're so in love...and they're having a foal. I want to be in love like that one day."

"I'm sure you will be one day, dear." Rarity replied, sensing Fluttershy's sadness and perhaps feeling responsible for it. The pegasus smiled and nodded, before she leaned against a pillow she'd brought on the window, and not on her friend's shoulder as she had been. This did not escape Rarity's attention.

"Um...I didn't bring a pillow...Could I possibly lay on your shoulder?" Rarity asked. Fluttershy simply nodded, not opening her eyes. Smiling, Rarity leaned over and rested her head on her friend's shoulder and went back to sleep.

Rainbow led Applejack through the cars, at least a couple ponies in each one, seemingly getting more and more frustrated at not finding a place.

"Wow, Rainbow." Applejack chuckled. "You're so flustered. Never seen you forfeit before."

"Shut up." Rainbow said simply, scanning each of the cars they passed through like a robot. Applejack simply laughed at her wife as they continued to move. Eventually, they reached the end of the train, where luggage storage was located. Rainbow looked up at the sign and then at Applejack, who raised an eyebrow.

"Last stop." Applejack said with a smirk. "Ah'm sure you remember last time we did this. You sure?" Applejack leaned in and kissed Rainbow lightly. Separating, Rainbow looked to make sure no one was watching and with a moan smashed her lips on Applejack's. The farm mare pushed Rainbow against the wall beside the luggage car door, as her wings unfurled. Hoof falls began to approach them and Rainbow hurriedly opened the door and led Applejack in.

"Think you're gonna get knocked out again?" Applejack asked teasingly between kisses.

"Shut up and buck me..." Rainbow gasped, laying down on her back. Applejack came down upon her and immediately shot a hoof to her sex, rubbing it lightly and sensually. Moaning, Rainbow opened her eyes, and looked into Applejack's which were also filled with sexual need. Applejack began sucking on Rainbow's neck and Rainbow ground her hips into the orange mare's hoof.

"Ah would say that you'll regret forfeiting..." Applejack moaned as she removed her hoof from between Rainbow's legs. "But it's hard to imagine you regretting what Ah'm about to do..." Applejack began planting kisses down Rainbow's body, each one closer to her waiting marehood. Rainbow breathed and opened her eyes, her vision hazy from arousal.

Something caught her eye.

A suitcase precariously balancing on its shelf, barely kept in place by the safety band.

Without a word, Rainbow sat up, removing herself out from underneath Applejack. The farm mare gasped and looked up at her wife, who had a confident smirk on her face, her eyebrows lowered.

"You almost had me there." Rainbow mused, narrowing her eyes, her smirk widening. It was Applejack's turn to be stunned, as she sat up as well, her eyes wide.

"Rainbow, what're ya-"

"The game is back on." Rainbow replied, cutting her off. She stood and began to move toward the door of the luggage car, her hips swaying back and forth, flashing her sex. Applejack wondered momentarily if she'd done so on purpose. Opening the door, Rainbow looked back at her wife, the confident expression still on her face. "If you need to take some time to recover...I'll see you back at our seat." With that, Rainbow left her wife in the luggage car. A smile of pure admiration came to her face as she stood and watched Rainbow leave.

"Well, color me impressed." Applejack said to no one in particular as she followed Rainbow back to their car.

"Hello, and welcome to the Baltimare Beach Haven!" A spirited attendant mare said to the group as they finally arrived at the beach house. They looked out at the dozens of other beach houses at the resort stunned, Rainbow Dash and Applejack particularly so. They'd both been working so hard recently, that this was a heaven for the two of them. "We'd like to inform you all of a party taking place at nine this evening at the community house by the pool. There will be compimentary food, open bar, and a live performance by our very own Baltimare fire eaters! Princess Twilight, it is beyond an honor to have you stay with us." The attendant bowed. Twilight had given up on telling ponies that she didn't require a bow some time previously, as nearly every pony she met after becoming a princess bowed to her. Twilight nodded and smiled sweetly.

"Thank you very much." She said simply.

"I think that sounds absolutely splendid!" Rarity said excitedly, her eyes falling on Pinkie Pie as she dashed about at her insane speed, marveling at everything. .

"I'm definitely in agreement." Twilight Sparkle agreed. "Lets go get settled into our house. We have a couple hours to kill before it starts!" The friends, all in agreement began the short walk to their beach house together.

"Goddesses, imagine how much all of this costs." Applejack whispered to Rainbow Dash who nodded, still rather stunned at the beauty of the place. Palm trees, a stark change from Baltimare's natural conifers lined the area by the sidewalks, and adorned the yards. There were three tennis courts, and on each of them, there was a pair of ponies. The community house was gorgeous and adorned with intricate architecture. There was even a small shopping mall. Adorning the entire south side of the complex was a gorgeous, white sand beach with shimmering water.

"The perks of being best friends with a princess." Rainbow sighed, looking around as Applejack put a foreleg around her shoulders. The married couple shared a kiss and a nuzzle as they continued.

"We have got to see that shopping mall while we're here." Rarity said to Fluttershy who nodded, struck a bit silent still by the splendor of the place around her. Rarity looked to the beach and saw several ponies getting some sun. "I have an idea. How about we go and get situated, then we go to the beach and lay out?"

"That actually sounds nice." Fluttershy replied with a nod. "We've spent enough time under a roof today."

They arrived at their beach house, and it was everything each of them thought it would be and more. There was a massive main area, with a television and large couches, each with silk seats. The kitchen was large as well, with a large array of complimentary fruit waiting on the counter for them. Rainbow ran to the spacious kitchen and opened the refrigerator. It was stocked with cheeses, several covered dishes and what she could make out to be many different luxury deserts. Her mouth watered and she looked at Applejack, who had followed her into the kitchen.

"Holy buck." She mouthed, making her wife giggle.

"Okay then," Twilight said, looking through the packet the attendant had handed to her, and taking out the three keys she was given. "Looks like its me and Pinkie to one room, Fluttershy and Rarity to another, and of course, the expecting couple gets their own room. And its one bed per room so just prepare for that. I'm mostly speaking to everypony here who isn't married." Twilight smiled at Applejack and Rainbow Dash as she floated each of the keys to the paired off mares.

"Oh my goddesses! This is amazing!" Pinkie cried out, hopping up and down.

"It truly is stunning." Applejack marveled, looking up at the high ceiling, complete with a skylight. "Up there with Canterlot Gardens, huh Dash?"

"Hay yeah. I don't think I've ever stayed in a place like this." Rainbow breathed.

"Come on, Fluttershy, let's go drop off our things. We only have about an hour or so before we need to start getting ready for the party." Rarity stated, as the two mares moved to the room that had 3 on the door, as it was the number on their key. The room was spacious, as was the bed. A television sat on a desk opposite the bed, and a table with three chairs sat in the corner. The bathroom was extensive, with two sinks, multiple drawers and a large, walk in shower. A sliding glass door lay in the far wall, leading to a nice porch with two seats.

"Fluttershy, we are truly being pampered." Rarity said with a smile. "Now come on, let's get to that beach!" The mares dropped their bags and left the house. The group had separated into their pairs and gone about settling in, as there was no one in the living room any more by the time Rarity and Fluttershy passed back through it.

From the house, it was less than a minute's walk to the beach. Descending the stairs Rarity scanned the sands to find a place with enough space to house the two of them. She was truly spoiled for choice, as the Baltimare Beach Haven was an exclusive resort, separated from everything else solely for the ponies wealthy enough to rent a house there. Given this, the beach had quite the large amount of available space despite there being at least a couple dozen ponies there.

"Rarity! Fluttershy!" Pinkie Pie screamed from the water. Rarity and Fluttershy's eyes shot to the pink party pony, who had been accompanied by Twilight. The princess had had a similar idea to the two of them. The princess lowered her sunglasses and smiled, nodding them over. Rarity and Fluttershy joined their friend and laid down some towels before laying on their bellies.

"Twilight, I knew this was going to be fun but I truly didn't expect this." Rarity said happily, putting on her sunglasses.

"I honestly didn't either." Twilight replied. "I mean, Princess Celestia mentioned this place to me and that she and Luna had a beach house here always reserved. The best thing is that she told me that since I'm a princess, it's my beach house too! I'm thinking this might be a thing we do every summer."

"But Twilight it's Autumn already." Fluttershy pointed out, though it didn't feel like Autumn at all. The pegasus had already begun to sweat laying in the uncharacteristically intense sun.

"Well yes, I know that. I figured we could take the trip to celebrate Rainbow Dash and Applejack. I thought we could throw them a surprise party at the house tomorrow sometime." Pinkie Pie immediately rushed up to them from the water, stunning the three mares with her speed.

"PARTY?!" She cried happily, earning a shush from Twilight.

"Pinkie, quiet down. Rainbow and Applejack could be somewhere close." The princess said.

"Oh, sorry." She said before leaning down toward her and bringing her voice to a hushed whisper. "paaarrrttyyy?"

"Yes, Pinkie. I was going to mention it to you." Twilight said with a small giggle. "I was thinking tomorrow night after we get done with everything we plan to do. The three of us could find a way to distract them and you could go back to the house to set it up."

"I didn't bring my party cannon, though..." Pinkie said, sitting and putting a hoof to her chin. "Guess I'll have to do it the old fashioned way." Pinkie smirked confidently, nodding to no one in particular before turning back toward the water. "You should join me in the water! I already saw a starfish!" The party pony sprinted back to the water.

"This weekend is looking really good." Twilight said, smiling after Pinkie Pie, who bounded about in the water laughing gleefully. "I think each of us in our own ways really needed this."

"Oh, well speaking of looking good." Rarity said with a smile curving its way onto her mouth. Momentarily confused, Fluttershy and Twilight looked at their friend, who nodded in the direction behind them. They turned to see two stallions walking down the beach, engaged in some conversation none of them could hear.

"Well, there's yet another benefit to being here." Twilight said, a slightly saucy tone to her voice. The stallions approached them, and the closer they got, the more defined and toned their muscles became. They both clearly enjoyed fitness and knew just how good they looked.

"Princess Twilight Sparkle!" They said, giving a bow. One of them was incredibly excited, while the other one, while honored to be in her presence was markedly less so than his companion.

"I'm Bright Sun." He said in a smooth, deep voice with a small nod. "This is my brother, Golden Ray."

"I am so incredibly honored, Princess." He said, bouncing slightly with his words. His inflection was effeminate and he was the more slim of the two. It didn't take a lot of thought to come to the conclusion that he wasn't interested in the three mares on the basis of sexual attraction.

"The honor is mine." She replied. "Though to be fair, I get that a lot."

"I'm sure." Bright Sun said. "Me and my brother take a trip here every year. This year we couldn't afford it in time for the Summer but we were able to get our money together in time to be here now. Thank Celestia for this beautiful sun, huh?"

"Well, I suppose we really could." Fluttershy said, stunned by Bright Sun's good looks and his charming demeanor. She was the first to stand, offering a hoof. "My name is Fluttershy." Rarity and Twilight were shocked to see their normally shy friend introduce herself.

"Fluttershy, lovely name." He said, taking her hoof. "May I just say that is a beautiful mane you have. Natural pink."

"Oh, you knew it was natural?" She said, blushing deeply, the smile never leaving her face.

"Of course. When it's not, you can always tell." He replied. "It really brings out your eyes."

"Oh, thank you." Fluttershy said with a small giggle. Rarity couldn't help but stare at him as well, but not for the same reason as Fluttershy. For some reason, something about Bright Sun unsettled her. She couldn't put a hoof on it, he seemed like a nice enough stallion, but something about him rubbed her the wrong way. It didn't feel quite like jealousy, Bright Sun wasn't exactly her type, but seeing him hit on Fluttershy made her feel like squirming.

"Wonderful to meet you, Fluttershy!" Golden Ray said. "I hope you can share your hair care with me, I have the toughest time with mine."

"Surely!" Fluttershy said with a sweet smile.

"Goodness, where are my manners?" Rarity said, somewhat loudly, approaching them. "I am Rarity. This is Princess Twilight Sparkle, but of course you knew that already."

"Nice to meet you, Rarity." He said with a smile. There it was again, that feeling in Rarity's gut. He looked at Fluttershy again before continuing. "I assume you all have heard of the party tonight. Will I see you there?"

"Definitely." Fluttershy replied, somewhat dreamily. The affirmative replies from Twilight and Rarity seemed to go unnoticed to Bright Sun. His brother heard them though, earnestly smiling at Twilight.

"Wonderful!" Golden Ray cried. "I absolutely cannot wait!"

"If you'll excuse us, Ray and myself have someplace to be. We're going to get massages, he just really, really wanted to meet the princess." Bright Sun said, his eyes still not leaving Fluttershy. "But I truly look forward to seeing you there." Fluttershy, flustered beyond belief at this attention she was receiving, simply nodded at him. As the stallions moved on, the three friends lay back down on their towels.

"Well, Fluttershy, look at you!" Twilight almost gasped. "We haven't even been here for two hours and you already get hit on. Maybe you just had to get out of Ponyville for it to happen." Twilight gave off a small laugh.

"I will say he is definitely quite attractive." Fluttershy said, still blushing. "Do you think I should dance with him tonight?"

"Did Celestia give us this beautiful sun to lay out under?" Twilight replied, smiling. Fluttershy nodded, blushing even deeper as she considered the possibilities of that evening.

"Sadly I think his brother is off the menu." Twilight said with a wistful sigh. "He's plenty attractive too."

"Who knows, Twilight?" Fluttershy said, raising an eyebrow at her. "He did seem very excited to meet you." Twilight broke out into a fit of laughter.

"My my, Fluttershy, you really seem to be coming out of your shell!" Twilight said. "Maybe getting out of Ponyville was just what you needed." Fluttershy seemed embarrassed by the attention, but smiled back at Twilight all the same.

"Guys! Guuuuuyyyss!!! I found another starfish!!!" Pinkie Pie yelled in pure excitement. "Oh wait, no. It's the same one." This brought forth a new fit of giggles from Fluttershy and Twilight.

"I really think he's cute though. Maybe I'll kiss him." Fluttershy stated, and the two mares kept on laughing.

"Why don't we go out into the water with Pinkie Pie?" Rarity, who had been notably quiet since the stallions left their presence, spouted through their laughter as she stood up from her towel. "I don't think she'll forgive us if we don't."

Back in the beach house, Rainbow and Applejack lay on their bed, kissing each other deeply. Rainbow had suggested a nap, which Applejack thought sounded quite good, as she hadn't been able to sleep on the train since their would-be tryst in the luggage car. As they'd started to fall asleep, Applejack had climbed on top of her wife and kissed her neck, and it had gone from there. Applejack, who was now the one on her back, ran her hooves down Rainbow's sides, feeling her scars from the Timber Wolf attack that had happened so long ago. They had faded, but the impressions remained. They reminded her that her wife was, literally, her hero and it made Applejack want her all the more.

"Ah was hopin' we could get some alone time before the party." Applejack said before Rainbow kissed her neck again, sucking on it lightly. "Since that train ride, it's all Ah've been able to think about."

"I swear, when your pregnancy hormones balance out, I'm gonna have to take up smoking or something." Rainbow said with a raised eyebrow. "You've been spoiling me lately. I'm not gonna be able to cope with you not wanting to do me twenty-four-seven." Applejack laughed and turned them over. She kissed Rainbow again, making her moan, before kissing her jaw line, then her neck, and then her chest. The farm mare continued to progressively move further down Rainbow's body with each one, just like in the luggage car.

"Applejack..." Rainbow moaned. "If we do this...do I lose the challenge?"

"Nope. Ah started this. This one's on me, baby." Applejack said, kissing her lower belly. "Ah just can't resist you." Rainbow gave a soft, satisfied laugh and sighed as Applejack moved ever lower, finally reaching the point between her legs. She licked up the side of Rainbow's thigh slowly, making her quiver. Applejack danced around Rainbow's sex with her tongue, lightly swiping the areas around it, making Rainbow subtly jump with each movement.

"C'mon, AJ, don't tease me." Rainbow breathed.

"That's the thing about teasin'." Applejack chuckled. "Makes it better when it actually happens." This familiar statement sent shocks of arousal through Rainbow Dash as she moved her hips. "But Ah suppose Ah've tortured you enough." Applejack neared Rainbow's sex, and suddenly, it was not in front of her mouth anymore. Dumbfounded, Applejack looked up to see Rainbow hovering above the bed, her wings flapping beside her, creating small gusts of wind.

"That's true." Rainbow said, a devilish look on her face. "I think I'll tease you a little more then. You know, because you're not the only one who's capable of it." Rainbow landed on the ground beside the bed and began walking to the door.

"Oh, come on!" The farm mare cried from the bed, slightly outraged but riveted all the same. "This one was a freebie! You weren't gonna lose the game. Please, come back to bed. You win, okay? You win the game! Ah really really want you, Rainbow..."

"Let's go to the beach." Rainbow said, choosing to ignore her wife's pleas.

"Ah think Ah'll stay right here." Applejack said, crossing her forelegs, her frustration overpowering her excitement at that point.

"Suit yourself. I'm gonna go have fun with the girls. Maybe you can take that nap while I'm gone." With that, Rainbow shut the bedroom door behind her. The pegasus breathed heavily as she walked toward the front door. "Goddesses, that was hard." She said quietly to herself.

Applejack, who lay back on the bed grumbled to herself and quickly falling victim to her own boredom, went into the bathroom and grabbed a towel. She left to join Rainbow and the others on the beautiful white sands, settling on a different kind of good time.

The music at the party was thumping to where the six mares could feel the sounds reverberating in their chests. It exhilarated each of them as they looked upon the crowd of ponies on the dance floor. The bartender was moving about quickly, a unicorn obviously skilled in magic, as he made what looked to be three drinks at one time.

"Grab a table!" Twilight said to Rarity. "I'll go to the bar and get us some drinks." With a nod, Rarity led the others through the party, attempting to find a table that could seat all six of them. Finally after what seemed like a minute or so they found one unoccupied and sat down.

"This is insane!" Pinkie said. "I want to meet whoever threw this party. He has got some skiiillll."

"Ah gotta say, ya do kinda want to just get out on the floor and get movin' as soon as you walk in the place." Applejack said, looking at Rainbow. "Makes swingin' manes look kinda lame, huh?"

"I dunno about lame, but yeah it's definitely cooler." Rainbow mused. "Where's Twilight again?"

"Right here." Twilight said, laying a tray of fifteen shots before all the mares, who were all quite stunned by what they saw. "I got tequila, gold. Hope that's okay!"

"Goddesses, Ah wish Ah weren't pregnant." Applejack grumbled.

"Twilight, how much did this cost?" Fluttershy asked, concerned.

"Fluttershy, we're on vacation! It's no trouble." Twilight said happily before leaning in toward her. "Bright Sun is here too...I bought him a drink and told him it was from you." Fluttershy let out a small "eep!" but looked back and found Bright Sun. From his table, he looked at her suavely. Fluttershy gulped and immediately took a shot, earning a cheer from her friends.

"Alright, Fluttershy!" Rainbow cried, picking up a glass, tapping it on the table and downing it before letting out a small whistle. The rest of them, save for Applejack, followed suit, each downing their first shot.

"Woweee!" Pinkie said after a small cough.

"Be careful now, Pinkie." Rarity said. "Remember what happened the last time you took shots." Pinkie was after all, a notorious lightweight.

"I think I'll just have my three and that'll be it!" Pinkie said happily, earning a nod from Rarity.

"Speaking of which..." Rainbow said before downing her second shot. "Come on, guys! Follow the leader." In succession, each of them took their second shots, each reacting to it a different way.

"I really hope it doesn't get back to Celestia that I'm doing this." Twilight said, quickly taking her shot, making sure no one was looking. Pinkie Pie laughed and patted her princess friend on the shoulder.

"Twilight, what did she think you'd be doing here?" Pinkie asked after taking hers, making Twilight smile. Rainbow noticed that Applejack looked rather forlorn, being left out of the fun.

"Baby, I promise, when we have our kid...I'll take you out to Swingin' Manes and treat you to all the booze you want." Rainbow said, already feeling the effects of the alcohol.

"Sounds good, sugarcube." Applejack said with a halfhearted smile. Rainbow couldn't stand to see her love feeling sad, so she sighed.

"Okay, you know what?" Rainbow said, quickly taking her third and standing up, pulling her wife out of her seat. "Let's go dance." Applejack's half smile turned into a full one as she went with her wife.

"I think I'll follow their example." Fluttershy said, taking her third and wincing before leaving the table, walking toward Bright Sun. Rarity, noticing this, took her third shot as well, but she did not stand.

"Come on, Twilight! Let's do our third together!" Pinkie cried, and Twilight, letting out a sigh, nodded. They took their shots and left the table as well. Neither of them seemed to have need of a partner, though Twilight managed to find Golden Ray. The pony was ecstatic for the opportunity to dance with the princess. Rarity sighed and looked around at the other tables. Her attentions fell on a slight, moderately attractive stallion who was sitting alone himself. His coat was a dark orange and his mane was light blonde, and he appeared quite forlorn.

"Well, Fluttershy's going to do what Fluttershy's going to do, I guess." The unicorn said to herself, looking at Fluttershy talking to Bright Sun at his table before standing and moving toward the lonely stallion.

Applejack had cheered up rather quickly once she and her wife were on the dance floor. Dancing on their hind legs, Rainbow held Applejack close to her, her forehooves resting on her lower belly. Applejack brought a foreleg back and cradled Rainbow's head as Rainbow planted subtle kisses on her cheek and neck.

"Goddesses, you know how to get me movin' don't ya?" Applejack said, turning around and reciprocating Rainbow's loving assault, kissing her wife. "You fine thing."

"One of the many reasons you married me." Rainbow stated. "Name off some others."

"You're sexy." Applejack said simply, her breath husky, a blush on her face. "And you're darn good in the sack."

"Oh, so its because I can dance, I'm sexy and I'm good in bed. Thanks, I already knew that." Rainbow said, pulling Applejack close her her as the song ended, their lips inches apart. "Anything else?"

"We'd be here all night." Applejack said with a smirk, giving Rainbow a peck on her lips as another song came on.

Fluttershy had danced one song with Bright Sun and had enjoyed it immensely. His strong forelegs held her close, but didn't squeeze, didn't confine. Fluttershy remembered what Rarity had taught her on the dance floor at Rainbow and Applejack's wedding reception. She let the music move her, and it worked splendidly. A small wave of sadness came from recalling that night, but then she looked at Bright Sun and that feeling dissipated.

Rarity, by comparison wasn't having nearly as good a time. The stallion she danced with had introduced himself and he seemed nice, but she had already forgotten his name. He seemed to be enjoying himself significantly more so than she did. She found her eyes drifting again, and they fell on Fluttershy. She and Bright Sun danced quite closely, with his forehooves resting on her hips. She draped hers around his shoulders and laughed sweetly, the sound just barely reaching her ears over the thumping music.

"Miss Rarity?" The stallion asked. "Are you alright? You don't seem altogether present." He had an eyebrow raised in concern.

"I just have a lot on my mind." Rarity said, stopping her dancing, letting the stallion fall on his forehooves. "It's not you, you're very nice, I'm just...I just don't know if I feel like dancing right now." He seemed slightly hurt at her statement.

"You're the one who asked me to dance, but whatever." He said, following her off the dance floor. "Shows what I get. I'm the one who put all this stuff together. I can never get a mare to dance with me."

"Wait, you put this party together?" Rarity asked, raising her eyebrows. When the stallion nodded, she smiled at him. "Wait here a moment." The stallion, thoroughly confused, shrugged nonchalantly and sat at a table. He didn't seem to care that it already had some other pony's belongings resting on it. Rarity scanned the crowd, looking for Pinkie Pie, and finally found the pink pony dancing happily with no partner. Rarity ran to her and tapped her shoulder.

"Rarity!" She cried. "Wanna dance?"

"Not really, no." The unicorn replied before smiling. "I know of somepony who does, though! Follow me." Pinkie ambled after Rarity, who led her back to the stallion. "Pinkie, this is..." Rarity looked at him for his name. Offended, he furrowed his brows, gaining a light scowl. Rarity laughed nervously.

"Jumping Jamboree." He deadpanned, staring at Rarity. "But my friends call me 'Jam'."

"Jumping Jamboree, yes, that's right! Jam, this is Pinkie Pie! Pinkie, this is Jumping Jamboree, the stallion who threw this soiree." Rarity said with a smile.

"YOU did this amazing thing?!" She gasped, earning a nod and a smile from him.

"Guilty as charged." He replied with a small chuckle and blush. "I work for the resort. I do this a lot."

"We HAVE to go dance!" She cried, grabbing his hoof in hers and pulling him to the dance floor. His smile widened as he looked back at Rarity. With a penitent smile, Rarity waved at him, and he sent and appreciative one back her way. Taking one last look at Fluttershy having the time of her life with Bright Sun, Rarity sighed wistfully and went to the bar for a few more shots.

"Yes, you're jealous, Rarity." She mumbled to herself, hanging her head slightly. "Just not of her."

After a couple more songs played through, the dj leaned into her microphone.

"Okay, everypony! If you want to direct your attention toward the beach, we have a special performance of our very own Baltimare Fire Eaters! Enjoy, because there's still more to come!" The crowd cheered and looked over to see four stallions and a mare, each with tropical looking outfits made of large leaves, a wreath adorning each of their heads. One of the stallions, a unicorn, let out a guttural cry that echoed into the night. His magic enveloped the two torches that each member of the group held, and each instantly lit ablaze with flame. With another cry, they each began to spin their torches in succession, as a large stallion next to a large drum in the back began playing a tribal-sounding beat.

The dazzling spinning continued until each one in sequence going out from the middle, tossed their torches high into the air, each member of the group catching it with ease. They threw their torches in the air from behind their backs, spinning and catching them.

"Holy...That is awesome." Rainbow said, as they threw their torches into the air and switched places with one another, catching their compatriots' torches.

"That it is." Applejack said. "Remind me never to become a fire eater."

As Applejack said that, they each spat fire in a wave in front of them, making the entire crowd gasp. The routine went on for another five minutes or so before the drumming came to a halt and as it did the torches all went out at the same time. The crowd roared as the DJ came back to her microphone.

"Amazing! Now let's get back to dancin'!" She cried. "Also I'm required to tell y'all that the buffet is open for anypony who wants to grab a bite! Let's get to it!" The music came back on , and the majority of the dance floor crowd remained, with some ponies, including Rarity who was now quite drunk after four more shots, heading to the buffet. Twilight was in the line as well, and Rarity, not truly caring for her place in line, went to the princess to stand with her.

"Having fun?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, so much fun." Rarity lied. She was glad she wasn't so drunk that she slurred her words.

"Well I'm glad." Twilight said before leaning in to Rarity. "I think that Golden Ray might be into me." Rarity smiled at her and sighed.

"Maybe he's still just starstruck." Rarity said.

"Yeah, maybe." Twilight said. "Maybe a little more liquid courage by the end of the night would help me to actually make a move."

"Princess!" Rarity said with an exaggerated gasp, making Twilight laugh.

"Honestly Rarity, while I'm here, I kinda want to forget that I'm a princess. Just for a day or two." Twilight said. "I probably won't make a move...But I'm gonna have some fun!"

"I certainly can't blame you there." Rarity said, grabbing some asparagus and tomatoes for her plate before heading back toward the table and taking a seat. She ate some asparagus and despite how she was feeling, marveled at the taste, taking a bite of tomato as well.

"Is it yummy?" Rarity heard a light airy voice ask, making her heart jump. She spun around and saw Fluttershy, who was taking a seat next to her.

"Fluttershy!" She said. "You startled me."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I got tired, so I wanted to come sit down." Fluttershy said with a small smile.

"That's nice." Rarity said, sounding more apathetic than she wanted to. Perhaps it was the booze.

"Are you alright, Rarity?" Fluttershy asked, putting a hoof on her shoulder, real concern on her face.

"Oh yes, I'm fine." Rarity said with a smile. "I'm just thinking about some things."

"What things?" Fluttershy asked. "We can talk about it if you want." As Fluttershy said this, another song came on, and it happened to be one Rarity really loved. It was a song about dancing the night away, and not caring who you were dancing with. Rarity stood very quickly, surprising her pegasus friend.

"Well...We could talk about it..." Rarity said, quite nervously, looking to the side.

'What was it that Twilight called it?' She thought.

"Or..."

'Liquid courage.'

"You could come dance with me." Rarity said, a smile coming over her mouth as she offered a hoof to Fluttershy, looking into her eyes. Stunned, Fluttershy's heart skipped a beat. Perhaps against her better judgement, and without a word, Fluttershy nodded and put her hoof in Rarity's. The unicorn led her to the dance floor and immediately pulled her up close. So close, that their mouths were inches apart. Fluttershy could smell the alcohol on her breath as they started to move.

"You're drunk." Fluttershy said.

"And you're tipsy. I saw you have the drink that stallion bought for you." Rarity replied, lowering her eyelids. "Does that change things?" Fluttershy, not saying anything and not breaking eye contact, shook her head. They danced together, feeling the rhythm and each other, moving their bodies together as Rarity placed her hooves on Fluttershy's hips. The pegasus liked the feeling of Rarity's hooves there much more than Bright Sun's. The feeling she got the night of the reception flowed through her once more, but it was even stronger now, as she could feel Rarity's adoration for her.

'Is it?' Fluttershy thought to herself. 'Is it adoration?'

Rarity enjoyed the feel of the music, but more than that, she enjoyed the feel of Fluttershy. A burning in her lower stomach upped the intensity of her dancing, and she pulled Fluttershy even closer as they moved their bodies, their chests pressing together. Rarity breathed on her ear, and Fluttershy couldn't help but quake as Rarity held her. The unicorn's hooves ran to Fluttershy's flank, and the pegasus had to suppress a gasp as she looked into Rarity's eyes. The unicorn seemed to be entranced, a blush laying on her face.

'Yes. Yes it is adoration.' Her face seemed to say.

Five of the six friends returned to their beach house after about another hour. They all talked happily with each other about how the night went. Applejack and Rainbow Dash's love for one another seemed to be gushing out of them as they nuzzled each other and walked pressing their sides together.

"I can't believe that Pinkie Pie went home with that stallion!" Twilight said with a small laugh. "I guess everypony is surprising everypony on this trip." Rarity giggled herself.

"Well, he's the one who threw that party. I figured Pinkie Pie would be all over him." Rarity said, rolling her eyes, making Fluttershy giggle.

"Well, I'm glad she's having fun." Twilight said, stumbling slightly as she walked.

"Woah, Twilight, are you alright?" Fluttershy asked, putting a hoof on the princess' shoulder.

"I'm fine, I'm fine...I might have had just...A liiiittle too much to drink." She said with a small laugh. "We're on vacation, right?"

"Right." Fluttershy said with a nod. "But have you caught up with your water?"

"Fluttershy, I am a genius." Twilight said, slightly slurring. "I had a half cup of water for every shot I took."

"Well then you should be good." Rainbow said. "I actually haven't done that." Applejack looked at Rainbow with a raised eyebrow to which the pegasus shrugged. "What? I feel fine."

They arrived at the beach house and split off from one another, going to their rooms. Rainbow and Applejack walked into their bedroom, the first one in the hall. Before they got to their room, Rarity stopped Fluttershy.

"I don't feel too much like sleeping, dear." Rarity said. "I'm actually feeling quite awake. Would you like to go for a walk with me?" Fluttershy nodded and smiled.

"The beach?" Fluttershy asked, her heart rate quickening.

"Sounds lovely."

"Oh, my goddesses, that was amazing." Rainbow gushed, throwing a hoof into the air. "Do you think there's a chance that they'll-" Rainbow stopped her sentence when she heard the door close and the lock on the doorknob click. Rainbow turned around to see Applejack moving toward her, a devilish look on her face. With a confident smirk, Rainbow began speaking.

"What's on your-"

"Game's over." Applejack said simply, pushing her lips into Rainbow's, Rainbow moaning as she was pushed back onto the bed.

On the beach, Rarity and Fluttershy walked side by side, Rarity looking up at Luna's moon. Fluttershy simply looked ahead, her nervousness apparent on her face.

"Goodness, I don't believe I have been to a party like that since Rainbow and Applejack's wedding reception." Rarity said with a small laugh. "I certainly didn't drink as much then as I did tonight."

"Would you like to go lay down, then?" Fluttershy asked. "If you're not feeling well, that is."

"Oh no dear, I'm fine." Rarity replied. "I'm quite enjoying this."

"I had a good time too." Fluttershy continued. "The food was excellent, the dj was great, and the fire eaters..."

"Oh, the fire eaters." Rarity gushed. "I was watching from the bar, but it was an incredible show!"

"Yes, an incredible show. Bright Sun was really nice as well." Fluttershy said, and after hearing no reply from Rarity on that front, she decided to change the subject. "Rarity, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, my dear Fluttershy, fire away." Rarity replied.

"Why did you dance with me tonight?" Fluttershy asked. "I mean, why did you dance with me...like that?"

"Oh..." Rarity said, looking forward, her heart pounding in her chest as they stopped walking.

"Rarity I had fun dancing with you. I always do. But tonight I felt something again. And that something brought back memories that aren't altogether good for me..." Tears flooded Fluttershy's eyes, as what she was about to say hurt her inside. "Hurtful memories. Memories of things I'd rather not have to go through again. I just...please in the future I would like it if you didn't-" Rarity stopped Fluttershy with a hoof over her mouth.

"Shh..." Rarity said, her eyes half-lidded, feeling her stomach light up with excitement. A deep blush came to the unicorn's face. "Don't talk..." With that, Rarity moved her face toward Fluttershy's slowly, the pegasus looking adorable and gorgeous at the same time, illuminated by the moonlight with tears running down her face. It made Rarity's stomach tingle. As she neared, Fluttershy's breath hitched, the pegasus moving her lips back very slightly as Rarity neared them. The unicorn placed her lips on Fluttershy's in a tender kiss, closing her eyes, the sound of the waves drowning out the sound of her pounding heart. Rarity moved her lips on Fluttershy's and the pegasus did the same, closing her eyes as well. Rarity quickly separated from Fluttershy, her eyes wide with a small gasp.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry, you moved back-"

"No, no, no." Fluttershy breathed in want as she collided with Rarity in a deep kiss, the pegasus taking Rarity's bottom lip between hers and putting her forehooves around her shoulders. Rarity held Fluttershy close as Fluttershy pushed her back into the sand, the two mares continuing to kiss each other deeply. Only separating for gasps of breath, their hooves began exploring each other's bodies, with no one around except for Luna's moon shining down on them.

Fifteen Minutes Earlier

As Applejack pushed Rainbow onto the bed, her lips never leaving the kiss, Rainbow moaned and smiled, running her hooves through Applejack's mane. She mentally debated playing with Applejack a little more, as she had been the entire day. Applejack was putty in her hand, and it was a feeling that excited Rainbow Dash to no end. Rainbow separated from the kiss and placed a small peck on her wife's cheek.

"I think...maybe..." Rainbow said, as she unfurled her wings, beginning to wiggle out from beneath Applejack. "You haven't earned this-" Applejack cut her off, as she planted a hoof on her wing firmly, but not painfully. She applied enough pressure to the wing to where its movement was restricted, no more.

"No." Applejack said huskily. "You have been teasing me all day long. Ah have already conceded the game, and you are going to stay right here, with me." Rainbow felt a small tingle in her belly, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Well maybe I want you to-"

"Make you?" Applejack almost growled, looking straight into Rainbow's eyes and putting pressure on the pegasus' body with her own, keeping her from moving. The tingle in Rainbow's belly increased in intensity and she felt herself becoming wet very quickly.

'Oh...This is new...' The cyan mare thought to herself. The excitement from Applejack controlling her here in the bedroom was infinitely more engaging to her than the excitement she derived from teasing her wife.

"You will lay right here..." Applejack said. "And do what Ah say." Rainbow almost purred and smiled timidly at her, blushing heavily. A rush flowed through Applejack, both of arousal and satisfaction.

"Yes ma'am..." Rainbow said timidly. Applejack raised herself off Rainbow Dash ever so slightly, lightening the pressure she was applying. She took her hoof from Rainbow's wing, and sure enough, the pegasus stayed right where she was, breathing deeply. Applejack kissed her again, placing a foreleg between Rainbow's shoulders and pulling her up from the bed with one arm. Rainbow let out a high pitched moan as she immediately wrapped her forelegs around Applejack's shoulders, and her hind legs around Applejack's hips, almost latching onto her.

Instinctively, Rainbow began moving her hips against Applejack's, moaning even though not much contact was made with her sex. Applejack looked, satisfied, into her eyes as she did so and discovered they were slightly glazed over, as if she were in a light trance of arousal.

"Do you submit to me?" Applejack asked, plopping Rainbow down onto her flank, where she immediately spread her legs and moaned. She put a hoof on Rainbow's cheek, which she immediately grabbed with her own. Rainbow Dash kissed her hoof and let out a breath.

"Yes..." The pegasus almost whispered.

"Yes what?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Good."

With that, Applejack sat back and spread her own legs and motioned to her sex, which had become quite wet as well. Rainbow, needing no other command, crawled forward on her belly and began to lick it with devotion. Applejack breathed, and put her head back, closing her eyes. Rainbow's arousal was at a fever pitch, and the pegasus couldn't keep her own hoof from her sex, as she began to rub herself fervently, spurred on by the arousal of servicing her wife.

"Do you like pleasing me?" Applejack asked, and Rainbow nodded, not taking her mouth from her flower. She let out a small "mmhmmmm....." Applejack moved her hips on her wife's mouth as she began to moan with more intensity, her fluids leaking onto Rainbow's tongue. Applejack placed a hoof on Rainbow's head and pushed it further, which only seemed to make Rainbow redouble her efforts. Applejack had never seen Rainbow submit like this, and truth be told, Rainbow had never submitted like this. The change was one that both mares welcomed. Applejack ground her hips on Rainbow's mouth more and more until she finally felt the glorious release of orgasm. Rainbow didn't let up, even as she was coming. She let out a moan as she bucked her hips slightly with each contraction the orgasm gave her. Rainbow sat up, her mouth soaked with her wife's ejaculate.

"I just...want to please you...Applejack..." Rainbow said in between breaths in a voice that sounded nothing like her. It was more akin to Fluttershy's. She decided she liked this voice...but only when it was used to address Applejack here in the bedroom, where they shared the most intimate interactions together. "I think...It's all I've ever really wanted..." Rainbow Dash continued to touch herself, letting out a small moan. At that moment, Rainbow was so cute it made Applejack's stomach bubble, and at the same time, she was so sexually attractive that it filled her chest with fire.

"Lay on your back." Applejack commanded with a small smile, struggling to keep cool and to not jump on her. Rainbow nodded eagerly and lay on her back, spreading her legs. "Looks like you already know what to do." Rainbow smiled at Applejack as she breathed deeply.

"Please..." She said quietly, as Applejack got closer to her steadily.

"Please what?"

"Please...Touch me..." The pegasus moaned with a smile of her own. "I can't keep from doing it for too long...Not now..."

That was about all Applejack could take as she jumped on Rainbow, sucking on her neck and rubbing her marehood, applying varying levels of pressure. Rainbow Dash threw her head back and to the side, a deep blush on her face as Applejack looked down at her aroused face with adoration, a blush appearing on her own. Rainbow put her forehooves on Applejack's shoulders lightly pulling on them.

"Kiss me." She gasped, her eyes spelling want to the farm mare.

'Oop, can't have none of that.' Applejack thought to herself as she withdrew her hoof and sat up. Rainbow let out a whine and sat up too, slightly confused, but getting what Applejack's angle was after a second or so.

"Please..." Rainbow said huskily, scooting closer to her wife. "Please kiss me...Please...touch me..." Satisfied, Applejack smiled and kissed Rainbow Dash deeply, sliding her tongue into the Pegasus' mouth smoothly. She continued to rub Rainbow's slit, moving to her clitoris every once in a while, making her hips buck slightly each time. Applejack separated from the kiss, while keeping her mouth hovering just above Rainbow's, which was letting out heavy breaths with each second. She opened her eyes slightly and took in the extremely arousing sight of Rainbow Dash being pleasured.

"Very good." Applejack said suavely. "Ah think you deserve a reward." The statement confused Rainbow, and at the same time sent a jolt of excitement flowing through her. The farm mare stood and walked to her bags, rifling trough them for a moment. When she turned around holding the surprise, Rainbow almost let out a gasp.

It was a double-sided sex toy with a strap.

"This is what Ah was talkin' about." Applejack purred. "This is the surprise." As Applejack climbed up onto the bed, Rainbow gulped and quivered, blushing madly. Her eyes widened and at the same time filled with arousal and want. Applejack sat on her flank and tossed the toy onto the bed in front of Rainbow Dash, who looked at it, and then at her. Applejack raised an eyebrow and nodded at her, spreading her legs. "Put it inside me."

Taking the toy in her hoof, Rainbow began to prod Applejack's sex with it, pushing it a little further in each time. Applejack let out a small squeak as the first few inches slid in. Rainbow looked up at her, and failing to maintain her dominant demeanor just for that moment, she nodded. Rainbow took the moment to move it back and forth a little bit, making Applejack gasp and moan. The farm mare became lost in the pleasure, moving her hips back and forth and smiling, letting her head droop to one side as she closed her eyes. The farm mare quickly put a hoof on Rainbow's head however, and looked straight into her eyes.

"Ah said..." The orange mare stated matter-of-factly. "Slide it inside me." Rainbow's ears lay back and her stomach fluttered again.

"Yes ma'am..." She moaned, smiling. With no more teasing, Rainbow slid the inside half of the fake member into Applejack completely, to where the strap sat snug on her wife's groin. Applejack suppressed a moan, but still shuddered at the purely arousing feeling of having it nestled inside her. Applejack quickly fastened the straps on her hips and stood, looking at Rainbow Dash's sexually charged expression.

The farm mare wasted no time in pushing Rainbow onto her back. Without a word, Applejack moved her hips forward, the toy entering Rainbow's sex. The pegasus let out a loud moan at the delicious full feeling, a feeling she hadn't had in years, no matter how wonderful her sex with Applejack had been previously.

"Oh buck." Rainbow moaned as Applejack continued to thrust into her before the Earth Pony silenced her with a kiss, Rainbow Dash immediately slipping a tongue into her mouth. They both kept their eyes open during the kiss as Applejack subtly began to thrust into her wife. They separated from the kiss as Applejack continued to thrust, Rainbow wrapping her legs around her wife. The way the strap was fastened to the toy, it allowed for some motion for the giver, stimulating the orange pony as well.

"Please..." Rainbow said, her breath hitching as Applejack thrusted slowly and steadily "Faster...Harder..." Applejack didn't mind taking the request, and quickened her pace thrusting into Rainbow with renewed vigor. Rainbow's moans became faster and high pitched, interspersed with lower, drawn out groans of ecstasy. Rather easily, Applejack lifted Rainbow up and slammed her into the wall, the pegasus gasping and throwing her head back, her mouth hanging open. The farm mare grabbed her wife's flank for support and thrusted into her even faster, placing her forehead on Rainbow's, both of their ears laying back on their heads. Applejack moaned as well, the friction filling her and at the same time sending waves of pleasure through her body.

Applejack spun around and they fell back down onto the bed. Applejack removed herself from Rainbow and grabbed the cyan mare's hips, pushing her in a way that told her to get on all fours. Rainbow complied happily and thrust her rear up at Applejack, her chest laying on the bed. Without a word, Applejack slid the toy back into Rainbow, her thrusting quickly escalating to an almost wild pace. Rainbow's mouth fell open and her moans became constant, her eyes glazing over as she pushed her flank backward into Applejack.

"I'm coming, Applejack..." Rainbow breathed, looking back at Applejack with pure lust, holding onto the pillow. "I...nya!...keep coming..." This spurred Applejack on even further, feeling her own orgasm come on. Rainbow Dash clutched the pillow she was laying forward on and kept thrusting backward into Applejack, the wet slapping sound becoming louder and faster. Rainbow momentarily buried her face into the pillow and loud out a scream before biting into it. Finally feeling a second orgasm take her, Applejack moaned out loud, giving it a final thrust, pushing her groin as hard as she could into her wife's flank, giving a few mini-thrusts for good measure. Applejack fell back ward, the toy still buried within her swaying back and forth, sending another set of small waves of pleasure with each of its movements.

"Goddesses...Applejack..." She said between breaths, slowly letting the muscles in her legs go, her flank floating downward, her sex leaking arousal. "That...That was...so...awesome."

"You say that after sex a lot." Applejack said, as she began to undo the straps on the toy. As Rainbow turned around, she saw Applejack, preparing herself to remove it.

"No! Let me..." Rainbow purred and took it into her mouth. She slowly pulled it out of her wife, smiling as she did so, delighting in the last moan she extracted from the farm mare as the toy slid out of her, slick with her ejaculate. Taking it from her mouth and wiping her lips, as the toy had been quite wet, she looked at it and smiled. "This...This was a good buy."

"Ah'll say." Applejack agreed.

"Where'd you even get it?"

"Remember that stallion we met at Swingin' Manes about a couple months back? The one who had all the money and bought us drinks?"

"Yeah."

"Well part of his fortune is a sex toy business he has on the side." Applejack explained. "He slipped me a card after seeing us dance together. Ah guess we got a little sexual out there and that told him all he needed to know."

"Okay...Not gonna question it." Rainbow said before dropping the toy over the side of the bed and leaping down onto her wife.

"Oof! You know when the baby grows a little more you're gonna have to stop doin' that." Applejack laughed.

"Well I might as well do it while I can, then." Rainbow replied smartly. "Duh."

"Rainbow...Ah never though you like bein'...submissive." Applejack marveled. "But Ah sure do enjoy it."

"Yeah. Honestly, I don't think I really knew until tonight either." Rainbow said, blushing wildly. "It was a new experience for both of us." Applejack turned onto her side, and they looked into each other's eyes. "I guess...I guess I spend so much time in control and y'know..being awesome and all that...That it felt good to let go and have somepony else take the reigns for once."

"Well Ah really got off on dominatin' ya, let me tell you." Applejack said with a smirk.

"But let's get this straight...This is an only in the bedroom thing. When we're not bucking each other...Business as usual, kay?" Rainbow said, raising an eyebrow.

"That's what Ah thought the situation was anyway." Applejack said with a small giggle and a kiss to her wife's nose. "Besides, Ah've always been more girly than you." As Applejack said this, they heard the front door open, and Applejack immediately stood and took a defensive stance, Rainbow doing the same. They relaxed slightly when they heard Rarity speaking.

"Oh, Fluttershy, you're so..." The sentence wasn't intelligible enough to make out the rest. However, it was followed by a giggle that was unmistakably Fluttershy. The two married mares sat on their bed and looked at each other, quite confused.

"They just now got back from their walk?" Rainbow whispered, earning a shrug from Applejack. Their hoof falls trailed down the hallway until they heard the bedroom door shut. Wide eyed, Rainbow looked at Applejack. "You don't think they..."

"Not a chance." Applejack said, but still she wondered...They both did.

Author's Notes:

I'm back, everybody! And I gotta say, it feels good. I honestly missed writing these stories, and I missed my two favorite ships which are of course Appledash aaaaanndd...RARISHY! I told you they'd be getting together and stuff. Well, I didn't actually tell you tell you, but I did through subtext, right?...RIGHT?! Anyways, this chapter is incredibly long, but not long enough to split into two I felt. (The wedding chapter in The Only Thing Better Than Flying was over 24,000 words so of course I had to split that one up.) Think of this as a big 'ol return chapter, to make up for the four years I've been absent. And how bout that sex scene?! I know from experience, sex with a partner gets...steamier on vacation. It's just a fact of life. I promise, at some point, Rarity and Fluttershy will get busy. Or will they? Nah, I'm just kidding, they probably will. Or maybe not! Or maybe they will. You guys/gals can expect the next chapter in about a week, maybe a little longer. I have the outline for the next seven chapters or so typed up so it's just a matter of me writing it. Cheers!