“Train tickets to Baltimare?” Rarity repeated, still surprised by Rainbow sudden visit to her boutique.

“Yup, The Wonderbolts are doing a special presentation this weekend and I managed to snatch three tickets. They come with hotel rooms and everything!”

“Oh wonderful, I´ve always dreamed visiting the runaways of Baltimare! But, no offenses, why asking me first? You know I´m not the sport type,”

“So? We can still have fun, as long as you don´t try to force me into any girly dress,”

“No what I meant is why me and not Pinkie or Applejack?”

“Pinkie is busy taking care of the babies and I didn´t even bothered asking Twi or Fluttershy, I know they are both busy and not interested. But I have a great time with both you and AJ during the camp and I figured we could have some fun in the city as well,” Rainbow explained.

“That...makes sense.”

“Of course it does. I´m smarter than you think you know?” Rarity giggled knowing that Rainbow wasn´t really offended. “I was going to ask Applejack now. I bet she´s busy doing some work but I thought that if we help her maybe we can catch the first train tomorrow morning,”

“Sounds like a plan. Wait here, I´ll get my afternoon hat!”

Rainbow rolled her eyes. She was going to force her into some dress, she just knew it.

****

“Ah´m mighty sorry girls, ah´ll be glad to go with you two but  ah simply can´t. Ah´be been all morning doing errands and ah still have to lead our group to raise the windmill.”

“I knew you´ll say that and that´s why we came here to help you!” Rainbow said.

“Ah appreciate that RD but still...”

“No buts Applejack!” Rarity interrupted her. “You yourself said you´ve been working since this morning. You need to take a rest immediately, risk doing more damaged to that sunny mane of yours,”

“Umh?”

“You heard the expert, AJ. You just go and take a nap, we´ll take care of things in here,” Rainbow insisted.

“Sure yah can handle things, girls?”

“Of course we can!” Rarity assured her.

“Yeah, I mean, how could we screw this up?”

*****

“Okay troops, one line! Listen well, we´re gonna tackle this beast in one swoop! No mercy! We´re gonna strike fast and we´re gonna strike hard! Victory awaits for nopony! We must watch the enemy in the eyes and laugh on its ugly face! There is no mercy on this dojo!”

The farmer ponies all looked at Rainbow like she was crazy. Not even Granny Smith will speak such nonsense.

“Are we ready to complete the mission, soldiers?”

“Ah I thought we we´re just raising a windmill...” Caramel said.

“Do I detect a hint of mockery, soldier? You think you can speak up? Let me see your war face son!”

Caramel just shrinked in fear.

“Umh Rainbow Dash, where is Applejack?” Apple Fritter asked trying to make some sense out of this.

“Applejack is resting and she can´t be bothered so we´re the ones who will raise this thing up and we´ll do it before the sun falls! No breaks, no delays, all finish by 1800 hours, are we clear soldiers?”

….

“I say are we clear?!”

“Yes sir, sir!”

******

Meanwhile inside the house Rarity had finished cleaning the kitchen when she noticed Big Mac sitting in the couch, clearly exhausted.

“Oh look at you. You have been working alongside your sister all morning, haven´t you? Well Big Mac, no need  to worry. I´ll give you a special massage and you´ll be back in your hooves in one second.” Before he could protest she was already behind him, getting her hooves ready. “Trust me, I´ve been getting this treatment for years in the local spa. I know exactly what I´m doing.”

“Well thanks Rarity, that´s mighty generous of yoAAAAHHHHH!”

“Honestly, Aloe and Lotus, those are the twins that run the spa by the way; always make this sound much more difficult that it really is. Its simply a matter of applying pressure to the right spots, thats all. I don´t even need to use my hooves, my magic will do the trick, if you pardon the pun,”

One painful massage session later, Rarity noticed Granny Smith  coming downstairs.

“Granny Smith, I thought you were sleeping. You too need to rest, you know that?”

“AH couldn´t sleep with all that noi-”

“Yes Rainbow can get a little enthusiastic but that is no excuse. Come on in, back to bed.”

“Hey, wait a minute!”

Ignoring the unconscious Big Mac, Rarity took Granny Smith back to her bedroom and make sure she was comfortable enough. She was going to get her beauty sleep, even if Rarity had to pretty much tie her up to the bed.

“Well that takes care of it, now what´s next?” Rarity heard a sound coming from the kitchen.

“Oh hi Rarity! How's Sweetie Belle?” asked the filly, who came in alongside the family dog.

“Apple Bloom, you are...completely covered in mud!”

Apple Bloom and Winona looked at each other confused.

“This is unacceptable!”

****

“Okay AJ, you just relax. Ahhh, ah miss you bed! Maybe ah could get some sleep after all...oh apple seeds, ah forgot to tell Rainbow where the paint buckets are. Ah better go tell her...no, she insisted ah took the day off. Ah´m sure she can handle it . Yup....ah hope Rarity reme,bers to take the pies out of the oven. Hope she notice them, ah forgot to tell her. And if she doesn´t, she will for sure once the smoke covers the entire kitchen! Ah have to go down! No no no, stop that! Rarity is obsessed with detail, she will notice. Also there´s no smoke so the pies are fine. Just fine. Ah need something to distract myself....mmmh ah could read something or maybe ah could finish that story ah was writing. Yeah ah could get to do that, lets see.. where was ah again? Chapter 1. Umh.....”

“Man down! Man down!”

“Apple Bloom, stay still! You´re making a mess in here!”

“...ah´m never going to finish this thing.”

******

Unable to get some rest, Applejack came downstairs to find a complete war zone. Big Mac was out of combat on the floor, Granny Smith looked like caterpillar all covered on her sheets, jumping down the stairs, trying to escape; and both Winona and Apple Bloom cried over their exaggerate makeovers.

Outside, things were even worse. All the ponies arguing with each other and all the tools being thrown at Rainbow who was being a terrible leader this time, forcing the ponies to do ridiculous chores and having no idea how a windmill was supposed to look.

“ENOUGH!”

They all turned to look at Applejack.

“Rainbow! Rarity! Come here this instant! Listen you two, ah appreciate your offer but yah both doing a horrible job! Rainbow, these ponies are my friends, my family! Yah can´t just yell orders at them, yah have to work alongside them, thats the only way to get teamwork done. Ah don´t start me with how thats boring. Ah already had a discussion with Pinkie about how rasing a barn wasn´t fun, well it is fun for us and this certainly isn´t fun! Being yelled at by a leader who doesn´t even know how to do the work herself that its no fun! And Rarity, yah can´t just come in and put my house upside down! This is my house, not yours! Yah can´t force my family to do the things yah want to do! Ah know your heart it´s on the right place but all your help its just making thigns worse! You two have done more damage to my house than an invasion of parasprites! Ah want yah two out of here! Now!”

And with that final order, Rarity and Rainbow lowered their heads and left the farm.

****

The next morning, Rainbow Dash meet up with Rarity on the station, the unicorn already wearing her “tourist scarf”. Despite the sunny day, both girls were feeling blue.

“What´s up with ta long faces? Did yah forget to bring an extra set of scarfs or something, rares?”

“Applejack?” they both asked confused.

“You came? After all the awful things we did yesterday?” Rarity added.

“Yeah, I thoguht you were so mad with us you didn´t want to see us again!”

“Relax Rainbow. Ah was mad at yah two but ah got over it. Ah know yah were just trying to help. ´sides, ah can´t let a free ride to Baltimare go to waste. That city has the recipe for the best blueberry pie in all of Equestria. Ah taste it when ah was a foal and since then, ah been obsessed with taking another bite”

The three girls laughed as their waited for the trian to arrive.