“Come on Applejack, hurry!”

“Rarity, over here!”

Applejack and Rarity sighed at the same time. Trying to keep up with their enthusiastic little siblings was a task more tiresome than any of the adventure they faced when wearing the Elements of Harmony.

They were glad Rainbow Dash had taken Scootaloo to Cloudsdale for the weekend. They could barely handle two, they shuddered at the idea of the three Crusaders together. Then again, Scootaloo missing was the reason they were at the Town Square to begin with. Better than leave those two fillies all alone and bored, risking the possibilities they find something to do, was to endure a few hours and take them to town.

Rarity had insisted going shopping but was rejected for being too boring while Applejack´s suggestion of go visit Cheerilee ona weekend was met by a shut-on-their-faces door by say teacher; so instead, they followed the fillies of going to the arcades.

“Ah wanna ride this one! No, ah wanna play this one! No, this one!”

“Find one for two players, Apple Bloom!”

“Now now, girls. Just calm down and find a game we can all play together,” Rarity suggested while Applejack exchanged a few bits for more bits, these ones bits for the machines.

“Found it!” both fillies said and grabbed the bits, rushing too a two players shooter game.

“Well, at least they seem to be having fun,” Rarity pointed.

“Come on Rares, let´s find something to do.”

“I don´t know, Applejack. All these modern games are too...noisy, for a lack of a better world. Whatever happened to the games when we were fillies? All the tableboards and card games?”

“They all end up in the attic, ah guess. Along with our records and dolls,” Applejack said and Rarity sighed, obviously feeling out of her element. “Hey, there´s something ah recognize,” Applejack said, pointing at a table.

“Shufflepuck. Oh my stars, I haven´t played this in years.” She looked at Applejack who had already put the coins, throwing the disk at the board and holding the paddle with one hoof. “Oh, it is on.”

“Ahhh, we lost!” Apple Bloom cried. “Got any more coins?” Sweetie shook her head and Apple Bloom got off the stool, looking defeated. “Now what are we gonna do?”

“Let´s ask our sisters for more change. That assuming they didn´t spend it in some boring crane game or something.”

“Yeah, ah bet they...what is all that commotion over there?”

Apple Bloom and Sweetie had to push among the crowd to get a good look at what was going on and, once they did it, they jawa drop to the ground.

Applejack and Rarity were engaged in what could only be described as a battle of epic proportions. They keep hitting the pucks at full force, neither mare letting the other score. Rarity was swift and graceful while Applejack was fierce and brutal. Ponies around the arcade were taking bets on them while the table shook with the force of their movements. Finally, Applejack and Rarity locked their gazes together and, without looking at the board, sent the pucks at full force at each other, causing the table to crack under the pressure.

Obviously, the match ended on a draw but the owner refused to let them decide with another game and instead gave them coupons for free ice-creams at the store across the street. Rarity and Applejack shrugged and decided it was a better idea, taking their sister with them.

“Woah Nelly, that was the most fun ah had all week!” Applejack said.

“I agree, it was rather...intense. And I could really use a refreshment right now so this coupns come very in handy. Sweetie Belle dear, what flavour do you want yours? Sweetie?”

They turned to look at their sister, their shaking, white pale, staring at nothing sisters.

“What in tarnation is wrong with yah two?” Applejack asked.

“It´s those violent modern games, Applejack. They do horrible things to their brains.”