Early morning cloud duty was the job every pegasus dreaded. Sure, it was simple enough, but nopony wanted to get up before Celestia raised the sun. Bulk was far from a weather pony, in fact, he was probably the opposite of one. With his small wings and lack of aerial measurability, his cloud kicking abilities were sub par.

But, when Rainbow Dash knocks on your door at eight in the evening begging for some help moving clouds, it is rather difficult to say no. Now he stood in the frosty air, warming his muscles with some basic stretches. A quick glance around at the empty town square revealed nopony but himself. Rainbow had promised that another pony would be there to help. So where were they?

Just on cue, a small figure flew over, landing softly beside him. The mare's long lilac mane was disheveled, covering her eyes. "Sorry, but the animals were oh so demanding."

Bulk raised a yellow hoof and gently brushed her forelock away. The mare's worried expression made him chuckle. "It's okay, Fluttershy. Glad you made it."

"Me too." Despite the early morning chill, Fluttershy's face felt incredibly warm. "So, uh, should we get started?"

"Uh, yeah!" Then, realizing everypony was asleep, Bulk lowered his voice to conversation tone, "Yeah."

The two pegasi took to the air and set to work. Unfortunately, the weather ponies that night had not cleared half the clouds they should have. So they had to kick and punch away a literal blanket of clouds over Ponyville by themselves.

Before long, Bulk's muscular frame was lathered in sweat. At least he was getting his morning workout early. Turning to Fluttershy, he noticed the mare gasping for breath on the nearest cloud. He flew over to her. "You okay?"

Her weak smile was less than convincing. "Uh huh. Just…need…a little rest."

"Okay." Bulk glanced around at the remaining clouds. There really were not that many left. "I'll finish up, you rest."

"But—"

Bulk gave an extra cheesy grin. "Don't worry about it." As quickly as his sore wings could manage, he took to the sky. Thankfully, it did not take long to clear up the remaining stragglers. Hoof pumping the air, he flew back to Fluttershy. "All done."

Fluttershy smiled sweetly, glancing around at the now beautifully clear sky. In the distance, peeking above the horizon was the sun. A warm, orange light bathed the town below. "Pretty."

"Yeah!" Though they were done with work, Bulk felt little desire to move. Sitting on the cloud, feeling her warm breath mingling with his was magic. The sunrise was beautiful, but it paled in comparison to the shy mare by his side.