Rainbow lay asleep, the thoughts of gliding through and over a mountain range filled her dreams. The white snowcaps reflecting sunlight onto her underbody offering no warmth from the cold air from being so high and from the natural cold of the area.

“Why’d I choose to fly today? It’s cold, even for me. Sheesh. What’s with the cold, anyway? Feels like I’m getting dizzy, a bit,” she spoke to herself as she banked left and spiraled slowly towards a plateau of dense snow.

Landing she felt her hooves go cold before a tickling sensation climbed her legs sending her into a giggling fit.

She fell to her side and rolled over in the snow, stopping the sensation for a moment before it returned with a vengeance.

She laughed so loud she was worried she’d start an avalanche and get caught in it before she could recover and fly away.

Finally her torture ended and she wasted no time taking to the air, flying high and giggling at the feeling in her hooves and up to her pasterns. “What the hay was that? Tickle snow?” she snorted a laugh before she looked back at it and shook her head.

“No, no sitting in the snow to test tickle snow. It’d melt before I could get it home to share it, too.”

She felt warmth returning to her body and her belly. Her belly, where her foal was growing. A whole month old now. A tiny speck inside her body that would soon become the most important thing in her and Applejack’s life.

She turned and dove, wrapping her wings around her body and trying to feel the baby inside her through her wings; knowing it was futile.

She opened her wings and took the updraft with grace as she glided again, the soft drawling voice of Applejack in her ear send chills down her spine.

“AJ, I… I think this baby is making me super moody and, I’m sorry if I said anything mean to you before I left to cool off,” she whispered to herself as she closed her eyes and breathed the lavender scented air.

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Rainbow’s eyes fluttered open, she gawked at being surrounded by her friends.

“What?”

The girls snickered as Applejack nuzzled her with a hum. “Ah’m sorry, Sugarplum. Ah just had ta do it.”

Rainbow pulled back in surprise and shock.

“Wh-what’d you do, AJ?” she asked as her voice cracked.

Applejack glanced away then stepped back with the others. Rainbow snared and furrowed her brow in confusion, then a glint caught her eye.

Her mouth hung agape as she looked at her smooth, polished, painted hooves. “Gaaagh!”

Rainbow scrambled to her hooves and began to hyperventilate. “AJ, girls… what happened? M-my hooves are… p-pretty?!”

“And you giggled like a filly, it was sho cute,” Fluttershy cooed.

“You were giggling and squeaking the whole time,” Twilight said with a grin.

“I hope you like the colors,” Pinkie shouted from behind Rainbow, startling her to fall forward onto Applejack’s back, “I heard you like scented so I got them some cotton candy for you.”

Fluttershy blushed while Twilight and Applejack laughed out loud.

Rarity smiled at the work the spa ponies had done. “I think you look devine. The purple on your hooves goes well with your fur and mane. It’s, just so you!”

“Well, get it off! I can’t go out in public like, like this,” she said sitting and holding her forelegs out.

“Ooo, I can see myself in them… I look like a date,” Pinkie gasped, “Wanna go on a date, Fluttershy? I’ll buy,” she grinned to Fluttershy who smiled back, “whatever we eat! Oh, I wanna go to that burger place, can we? Canwe, Canwe, Canwe?”

Fluttershy giggled and nodded as Pinkie jumped in the air and hoof pumped before showering the area in confetti and streamers.

“Gah! No, Pinkie!” Rainbow shouted as the confetti stuck to her still wet hooves.

Twilight took the opportunity to cast a spell, sealing the polish full of confetti.

Rainbow glared at Twilight. “What the hay?! Why’d you do that, they could have scraped it off… Wait, they still can. Spa girls, get that scrubbing stuff and get this off.”

“No can do, Sugarplum. This’ perma-paint. Ain’t comin’ off for two weeks.”

“Three! My spell extended its life,” Twilight added proudly as Rainbow pounced her.

“I’ll extend your life the other way!” she shouted as she loomed over Twilight who, in a flash of purple magic, teleported a few feet away and stuck out her tongue.

She galloped away laughing as Rainbow chased her. Every time Rainbow would get close Twilight would teleport a few more feet ahead, behind, or to the other side of the room.

Rainbow finally stopped with a growl and shook her mane. “At least you didn’t mess with my hair. That’d be a one trip ticket to hurt town,” she said looking back carefully to her mane and tail.

She smirked at them being normal.

She jumped at a hoof on her other shoulder, she looked to see Applejack. “Look, Ah’m sorry. Reckon ya can wear yer boots ‘til the polish comes off. Ah just had ta, ya know.”

Rainbow huffed and rolled her eyes. “Fine. Ya pranked me. Just, be on yer guard. Ah’m gettin’ ya back.”

The girls giggled as Rainbow looked at her hooves. “Ya know, Ah guess it ain’t all bad…” she admitted as she took a quick trot around the room, her trot turning into a prance as her head rose in pride.

The others cheered her on as she pranced back to them, head and tail held high and a grin on her muzzle.

“Well, I must say, you look most dashing.”

“Whoo-hoo! Way to walk the carpet.”

Fluttershy stomped the floor in approval as the others praised Rainbow Dash.

“Okay, okay. Fine, I guess I can keep it until it goes away.”

“That’s more like it! Now, what say we get some lunch? Mac L. Mare’s is open and Ah’ll get the discount,” Applejack shouted to the cheering group.

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