My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Look Before You Sleep

A/N: Hey, guys, so I was going to post this tomorrow, but then I remembered that I have training at my second job tomorrow morning. Yeah, I have two jobs, the one at the movie theater, and the second job is caring for a client who is female and has Autism. Now, because of rules I have to follow at my second job, I can't say anything else about her for security reasons. So, tomorrow morning I'm going to do training in order to keep my job.

Anyway, on with the story of how Applejack and Rarity will keep their friendship intact during a nasty storm.

Read, review, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.

CHAPTER ONE: DOWNPOUR ISSUES

It was another bright and beautiful day in Ponyville, but not for very long. The pegais were busy positioning storm clouds, due to the fact that a glitch in the scheduling last week had resulted in the town and the surrounding farmlands not getting the rain they needed for the trees and crops, and farms like Sweet Apple Acres were starting to suffer as a result.

Now the ponies of Ponyville were busy removing dead and/or broken branches from the trees so that they wouldn't get blown off by the upcoming storm. Well… most of the ponies were busy taking the branches down, Rarity, on the other hoof, was busy reattaching a fallen branch to its' proper place on a nearby tree.

"Hmm." Rarity studied the branch and then she got an idea. "Hah!" Using her magic, she transformed the bunches of leaves into to prancing ponies. "Perfect."

Just then, Applejack came up and lassoed the branch, ripping it down and spat out her rope. "Just take the broken limbs down, Rarity," she reminded her friend. "Don't y'all care about nothin' other than prettifyin'?"

"Somepony has to," Rarity replied, glowering at her friend for ruining her hard work. "You were making an absolute mess of the town square, Applejack."

"Yeah, well, the storm's gonna make an even bigger mess if we don't prune all these loose branches so they don't tumble down on anypony," Applejack pointed out.

Rarity frowned and looked up at the storm clouds that were being positioned in front of the sun. "I simply cannot imagine why the Pegasus ponies would schedule a dreadful downpour this evening and ruin what could have been a glorious sunny day," she complained.

Applejack sighed. "Think more practical-like, will ya?" she suggested. "They accidentally skipped a scheduled sprinkle last week, so we need a doozy of a downpour to make up for it, is all." And at that exact moment, the last cloud was put in position and the rain started coming down.

"Oh no!" Rarity yelped. "My wonderfully styled mane shall be ruined!"

Applejack rolled her eyes as her friend started running around frantically. "Ya shoulda hurried up and finished the job already."

"Oh! Ah! Oh! Ph!" Rarity cried, trying and failing to avoid the fall raindrops. "It's coming down too fast! Ah! Oh! Oh! Ah! Help me!"

Deciding to take some pity on her friend, Applejack looked around and spotted a nearby picnic table. "Uh, there," she suggested, nodding ot it. "Hunker down to yer heart's content whilst I finish things."

Panting, Rarity ran to the table and skidded to a halt when she saw that the ground underneath it was already muddle. "Oh, no, no, no!"

"What now?" Applejack asked exasperated since there were still a number of broken and dead branches she needed to get off the trees before the storm got worst.

"I prefer not to get my hooves muddy," Rarity admitted.

"Guh," Applejack groaned. "There is just no pleasin' ya, is there? Everything's got to be just so."

Rarity scoffed. "Well, and how does muddying my hooves serve any useful purpose?"

"Y'all wouldn't know useful if it came up and bit'cha," Applejack grumbled.

Rarity laughed. "That doesn't even make any sense."

"Does so," Applejack snapped, facing her.

"Does not," Rarity retorted, facing her, too.

"Does so."

"Does not."

"Does so."

"Does not."

"Does so infinity. Hah," said Applejack, positive that she'd won the argument.

"Does not infinity plus one. Heh," Rarity said smugly and then the rain started coming down harder. "What say we go our separate ways before one of us says something she will regret?" she suggested, wanting to go home and have a long soak in a hot bath.

Applejack knew that she had a point, but she was still a bit too angry to realize it. "I reckon y'all are gonna say something you'll regret first."

"On the contrary, I believe it shall most certainly be you who says something you will regret first," Rarity countered.

Applejack glared at her. "I'm not sayin' anythin'."

"Nor am I," Rarity agreed, returning the glare.

"Y'all just be on yer way, then."

"After you!"

Still glaring at each other, the two ponies began backing away when there was a very loud crack of thunder, and they both yelped, clinging to each other as the rain came down even harder.

"Perhaps we should stick together for now and find some shelter," Rarity suggested.

Applejack nodded. "Uh-huh, perhaps we should. And fast."

The wind was howling and the storm was raging while Applejack crouched under the picnic table. "Heh. Nice and dry under here, sorta," she commented, not overly worried about getting muddy.

"Oh! Unacceptable," Rarity protested, refusing to get under the table and was currently getting soaked.

"Applejack! Rarity!" Twilight Sparkle called out, getting the attention of the two ponies. "Applejack! Rarity!"

Applejack came out from under the table and both she and Rarity spotted their friend standing in the doorway of the library. "Twilight?"

"Come inside girls, quick," Twilight Sparkle called out, and moved back inside as they came sprinting across the town square and into the warm interior… well, Rarity was inside while Applejack stopped short of the entrance.

"Whoa, nelly," said the orange pony. "Is inside a tree really the best place to be in a lightning storm?"

"It is if you have a magical lightning rod protecting your home like I do," Twilight Sparkle assured her. "Come on in!"

"Hah! We are most grateful for your invitation," Rarity said graciously, happy to be out of the storm.

"Thank ya kindly for yer hospitality," said Applejack, stepping inside.

Rarity stopped her on the doormat and nodded to her friend's muddy hooves. "Uh, do be a polite house guest and go wash up please, won't you?" she suggested before moving on.

"If I gotta spend one more second with that fussbudget Rarity today," Applejack grumbled, "I can't be held responsible for what I'm gonna do." And she went back outside to clean off her hooves since it was the proper thing to do while a guest in somepony's home, but she didn't like having it pointed out in such a manner.

"Some storm, huh?" Twilight Sparkle inquired. "The Pegasus ponies sure have outdone themselves this time. I hope you and Applejack don't have any trouble getting home."

Rarity shuddered at the thought of going back out into the storm to go home. "It may indeed be a problem."

"Well, you're welcome to stay if need be," Twilight Sparkle offered. "Spike and Sunrise are both away in Canterlot on royal business. I'm home all alone tonight with Rosemary." She nodded to the sectioned off area, where the red cat was busy playing with a toy mouse, and then she had an idea. "You and Applejack should totally sleep over!" she exclaimed. "We'll have a slumber party! I've always wanted one of those."

"Oh! Uh, goodness," said Rarity, taken aback by this. "Uh, I do believe I have another engagement scheduled for this evening that completely slipped my mind until just now." She laughed nervously. "Ah, silly me, I can't possibly stay here all night – with Applejack," she added to herself.

Twilight Sparkle, however, wasn't listening as she ran to one of the bookshelves and magically retrieved a brown book, which she presented to the grey unicorn. "Slumber 101: All You've Ever Wanted to Know About Slumber Parties But Were Afraid to Ask," she recited happily. "My own personal copy. It's a fantastic reference guide. You should see the table of contents. I've been waiting for a chance to use it, and today is the day! This is gonna be so great!"

Rarity glanced out the window, where she could see Applejack was trying to wash off her hooves with the hose, and she ended up spraying herself in the face instead. "Yes, uh, great."

A/N: And that's the first chapter. As always, post your reviews, which make me happy and my muses happy. R&R everyone!