Applejack and Rainbow Dash were lying on Applejack’s bed and kissing, but neither of them had remembered to lock the door. Alone, neither of these were dangerous to the secret, but together they were a recipe for disaster. And so it proved when Apple Bloom opened the door, their reflex reactions not quick enough to keep her from seeing it.

“Uh... were you just....”

They got off the bed. “Come in,” Applejack said.

She came in and closed the door behind her. “So, were you just....”

“Come closer.”

“Are you gonna hurt me?”

“Not as bad as if you don’t come closer.” She came closer, and a swipe to the head knocked her out. “What are we gonna do?”

“That was kind of a knee-jerk reaction. Like, you could’ve asked me that—”

“What are we gonna do now?”

“Lament how Apple Bloom was a victim of circumstance?”

“Here are all the ponies who coulda discovered the secret and been easily knocked out: Apple Bloom.”

“Still, it’s not her fault her sister was in a secret relationship.”

“Look, maybe you didn’t agree with knockin’ ‘er out. What are we gonna do now?”

“Take her to the nearest hospital?”

“You’re so dramatic, she’ll be fahne.” She pushed Apple Bloom under the bed. “We need a plan.”

“Tell her not to tell anypony? I think it’s pretty obvious to her there’ll be consequences.”

“Ah guess that’s all we can really do.”

Applejack went across the room to lock the door and went back on the bed.

“I can’t kiss over an unconscious Apple Bloom.”

Applejack rolled her eyes. “Some ponies just don’t like anythin’.”

As they were having a normal conversation which mainly involved agreeing about the quality of various television programmes, Apple Bloom woke up and came out from under the bed.

“Hey, Apple Bloom,” they both said.

“So Ah guess Ah ain’t gonna tell anypony about what Ah saw?”

“Yep,” Applejack said.

“‘Kay. Ah changed mah mahnd about in’eractin’ with you today, so Ah’m gonna leav’ now.”

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