Applejack felt like dogshit, but that was nothing a good shower couldn’t fix. Shame the shower in the gates of Paradise building was a right disaster. Coloratura couldn’t even use the thing without getting burned, and Applejack had to wait for what felt like a damn year before the hot water ran out so she could take a cold shower.

But once the cold water came in, and Applejack got out of her filthy, sweaty clothes, she started to feel a mite better. The water on her fur almost felt like it was cleansing her of the weight of her sins, if only for a moment.

As her mind idled in the shower, she found her thoughts turning toward family, as they always did. Specifically, in this case, to Autumn Blaze and Coloratura.

Coloratura had been Applejack’s friend since they were kids; Applejack’s ma and pa still led the Apple pack back in those days, and they’d often pick up stray monsters and take care of ‘em, Coloratura just happened to be one, and entered Applejack’s life right as she was starting to think of girls in a new way.

The crush was pretty much instantaneous. And while Applejack wouldn’t realize until she was much, much older— until it was too late, honestly— it was also mutual. Applejack wanted to be Rara’s knight in shining armor, such as it was, and she was a dumbass kid who took far too long to realize fairy tales aren’t real, and never will be.

As for Autumn, Applejack only met the spirited salamander after Applejack had took over her parents’ pack herself. She followed their lead and took in strays, but instead of merely looking for ways to survive, Applejack’s pack was gonna change the whole Circle together, so they were constantly looking for new and more powerful allies.

Autumn Blaze impressed Applejack when they met, the pair agreeing to a spar mere minutes after introducing themselves, and they’d been best sparring pals ever since. Autumn was practically Applejack’s second in command, but after everything fell apart…

Applejack let the water fall over her mane. She needed to wash these thoughts out of her head and watch them spiral into the drain.

Didn’t matter now.

The door to the washroom creaked open and Applejack sprung to attention; with no curtain on the shower, her body was pretty much at the mercy of whoever’s gaze just wandered in.

It was Autumn, meandering in with a sigh and taking off her clothes seemingly without noticing that Applejack was already in here. Applejack was about to loudly clear her throat to grab Autumn’s attention, but the elemental popped her shirt off and Applejack was dumbstruck by the woman’s sexy bare chest.

“Ahem,” Applejack croaked awkwardly.

“Oh!” Autumn cried out sheepishly, covering her chest with the shirt in her hands. Her expression softened when she saw Applejack, a flirtatious smile creeping onto her lips. “Oh…”

“What’re you doin’ here?” Applejack wasn’t exactly in a mood to flirt.

“Uh, I wanted the shower,” Autumn said, pointing with her hand that held her shirt to the shower, and then bashfully retracting her hand and covering herself again when she realized she was showing off her chest again. “I can wait ‘til you’re done. Unless you want me to join you?” she said with a devilish smirk.

Applejack just responded with a bemused glare and turned the shower off.

“Right, so,” Autumn cleared her throat and clapped, before throwing her shirt to the ground. Her bashfulness sure didn’t last. “How’d things go with the prisoners? Do you think we’ll be able to get ‘em to co-operate with Rarity?”

“Dunno,” Applejack shrugged and stepped over the railing of the shower tub, before getting on all fours and vigorously shaking the water out of her fur and mane. She stood up and cleared her throat. “Haven’t talked to ‘em yet, was just about to. I have a good feeling I’ll be able to get through to the purple one, she seemed agreeable enough. The demon, not so much.”

“Hmmm,” Autumn pulled on the waistband of her yoga pants, but instead of taking them off, turned away from Applejack first and then took them off slowly, bending over and touching her hooves in the process. It was so obvious she was trying to show off for Applejack, but she wasn’t interested in humoring the elemental.

But she couldn’t not look… Autumn’s ass was so fat, it made Applejack drool.

“So!” Autumn chirped as she stood up like a shot, quickly turning around as Applejack tried to hurriedly put her gaze someplace else, though of course her eyes landed right on Autumn’s cock. “What do you think Rarity will do with them if they do co-operate?”

“That’s up to Rarity,” Applejack shrugged. “Ain’t my problem.”

“What would you do if it were up to you?”

“Enslave the pony,” Applejack responded without hesitation, “kill the demon.”

“Damn, just like that, huh?” Autumn Blaze laughed and crossed her arms.

“Is that so hard to believe?” Applejack asked irritably. “The demon girl’s way too tough to control. If she isn’t killed, she’ll be a pain in the neck for sure.”

“And you’re okay with killing her?” Autumn asked coldly, her question piercing through the wall of Applejack’s stoicism into her gentle feelings.

“I—I would, if it meant gettin’ my revenge,” Applejack said firmly.

She’d avoid killing anyone other than the Flim Flam Bros., and maybe Rarity, if she could. She’d go outta her way to avoid it, in fact, but if push came to shove… the brothers had to die.

“Alright,” Applejack gathered her clothes and slung them over her shoulder; she could get dressed out in the hall, “I’m outta here.”

“Okay,” Autumn chirped and went to give Applejack a peck on the cheek, but the werewolf swerved to avoid it.

“Just outta curiosity, Autumn,” Applejack said before the awkwardness of the prior exchange could fully set in, “what would you do with ‘em?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Autumn Blaze laughed, and Applejack just gave that look she gave whenever she had no clue what Autumn was talking about. “I’d be friends with them!”

“Ah, of course,” Applejack sighed and rubbed the back of her neck. “Awful optimistic of ya.”

“Says the woman who wants to overthrow the Empress,” Autumn said teasingly, poking Applejack in the ribs, and Applejack gave her a stiff, polite laugh.

But as Applejack left the washroom and headed into the hall, she couldn’t really get Autumn’s words outta her head. She was right, in a sense.

Applejack had long since given up on her plans to overthrow the Empress, but even just get to her revenge, she’d need to think big.

She’d need to gamble on a little optimism.

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