Chapter 10: What Lies at the Core

"I can't believe Rarity likes a game like this," Tyr muttered. He and the girls were in the game room, playing Call of Duty. Rarity had quickly grasped the controls and was second on the leaderboard ahead of Luna by one kill.

"I have to confess darling, I've played before," Rarity said with a nervous laugh. "After Sweetie Bell told me about it, I absolutely had to try it. It is a great stress reliever."

"How… out of character," Luna muttered. She and Dash were tied for third, both not wanting to lose. AJ was doing alright, but Twilight was too busy studying the controls to play properly. They all hadn't paid too much thought to the storm outside slowly growing worse.

"Rare-bear, you're really good at this!" Pinkie had given up playing in order to snuggle with her girlfriend. Tyr had to admit, Pinkie was a lot more… contained with Rarity around. However, it was the last of his friends that he was concerned about. AJ was quiet the whole time, apparently focused on the game. Ever since Pinkie had revealed she and Rarity were together, the farm girl had been notably silent. No one else seemed to notice the severe lack of southern drawl except for him, though.

"Hey guys," Sherry came in, having gone to the other room to check on Fluttershy. "She's awake."

Dash dropped her controller almost instantaneously, jumping up and rushing to the other room. Momentarily caught off guard by her quick movement, the others were too stunned to move. Then they got up too and went to Luna's room. Dash was knelt beside the bed, arms thrown around Fluttershy's neck. "Oh, thank Celestia you're okay!"

Fluttershy smiled gently. "It's good to see you, Dash." She looked up, seeing all her friends. "But… where am I?"

"This is Tyr's home," Luna said. "He carried you here after he found you in the snow."

"He did?" She looked over at Tyr, who nodded. "…Thank you, Tyr. You saved my life again."

"It's no big deal," He said with a shrug. "Just… next time, just let me take you home, okay?"

"Okay. Although I do think I would have felt lonely at home."

"Being here with all her friends is so much better anyway!" Pinkie giggled.

Well, you should stay in bed for the time being," Twilight said. "Just so you keep warm."

"Alright…" Fluttershy said.

"I'm sorry, Flutters," Dash murmured. "I wish I had been there…"

"It's okay Dash," Fluttershy said with a soft smile. "It's my fault for forgetting I'm not as strong of a flier as you."

"But I…"

"I don't blame you, okay? You didn't let me down or anything."

"Not about today." She sighed. "About—"

"Rainbow Dash. I've thought a lot about our relationship since we broke up." Fluttershy bit her lip. "And… I wanted to thank you."

"Thank me?"

"For being my truest friend." She hugged the rainbow haired girl tightly. "You care about me enough to hurt yourself in order for me to be happy."

"…I promised to look out for you Flutters, and that is always going to be true." A pair of sky blue wings unfolded from Dash's back and wrapped around Fluttershy.

"Her wings…!" Twilight murmured.

Dash blinked as her wings flapped once. "My…my wings! They're back!" She flapped once more and lifted up from the floor. "Oh, awesome!"

"More wings, huh…?" Tyr chuckled. He glanced over and saw AJ headed out of the room. Quietly, he followed after. She went down into the kitchen and went over to the fridge. "You alright, AJ?"

AJ glanced back at him, opening the fridge and getting a bottle of water. "…I reckon I'm fine."

"You don't sound too sure."

"It's just…" She sighed. "I was brought up not able to understand a relationship with the same sex."

"I understand that," Tyr said with a small nod. "I was the same way."

"Then why are y'all so calm about it?" She whirled, confusion on her face. "You haven't bat an eye at none of all this!"

Tyr scratched at his head. "For two reasons, mainly. One, I'm kinda partly to blame for Rarity and Pinkie getting together. Second… I've been in your position before."

"Been in my…?"

"I'm not going to go into details. But it's something you have to accept. They are your friends, after all."

"But that doesn't necessarily make it something that's right… right?" AJ shook her head. "I just… can't understand…"

"Can't or won't?" Dash appeared, coming down the stairs. "Does it really bother you that much?"

"Dash, I just… It's just unnatural!"

"Is it that wrong to love someone?"

"No, but two people with the same sex…" AJ lowered her gaze.

Tyr held up a hand. "Both of you, quit it. I'm not going to have this at my house. We're all going to get along here, okay?"

Dash glared at AJ for a while longer before sighing. "Whatever. I'm going back upstairs." She left.

Tyr glanced over at AJ. She wasn't doing anything, focused on the bottle of water in her hands. "…Anything on your mind, Applejack?"

"Just trying to figure out what love is, sugarcube." She walked past him and went upstairs.

Tyr sighed and followed after. Dash had gone back into the room with Fluttershy while the others were still in the game room. "How does it look outside?" Twilight asked.

"Terrible," Tyr said. "I doubt you girls could get home now."

"I guess we'll have to spend the night…"

"We have enough rooms," Sherry offered. "I could share with someone."

"We've got enough room for everyone," Tyr assured her.

"As long as I get to be with Rare-bear, I'm okay!" Pinkie said, hugging Rarity. The fashionista rolled her eyes but smiled anyway.

"Really dear, you can't be that attached to me already…"

"Yes I can!"

Tyr shook his head. Luna came over to him. "So am I…?"

He winked. "Of course."

"Ooh, Tyr is planning a midnight rendezvous!" Pinkie giggled.

"You were planning to do the same with Rarity," Tyr shot back.

"Nuh uh!"

"Yes huh!"

"Nuh uh!"

AJ stood up suddenly. "I'm… gonna turn in early. That alright?"

Tyr glanced over at her. "Uh… yeah, sure. You can use one of the empty rooms."

"Thank you kindly. Night y'all."

"Goodnight, Applejack," Rarity said.

"Night AJ!" Pinkie said.

AJ left. There was a bit of silence. "Think she's upset?" Rarity asked.

"Upset about what?" Twilight wondered.

"Probably because all the couples in here are getting all lovey-dovey," Sherry muttered. "Maybe I should go find a boyfriend or something…"

Tyr grabbed her and sat her in his lap. "Thinking about what, Sherry?" He began to tickle her.

"AH!" She squirmed, trying to get away, but her own laughter was weakening her from escaping her father's grasp. "I was—ha ha—just kidding! Daddy, please!"

After a moment longer, Tyr let her go. To be honest, hearing Sherry say Daddy had caught him off guard. "Just… don't grow up too fast, okay?" He said quietly.

Sherry caught her breath. With a small, innocent smile, she lay back against him. "…I won't."

-x-

It was late when everyone decided to finally go to bed. Luna was already curled up in Tyr's bed, and he was about to join her when he heard a sound in the hallway. "Someone is still up?" He wondered aloud. He peeked out to find AJ standing in the hall. "AJ…?"

"Hm?" Applejack glanced over and noticed him watching. "Oh. Sorry Tyr."

"Something wrong?"

"Just… Never gone to sleep in a house like this before."

"Oh. Need anything?"

The farm girl shook her head. "I'm alright. I'm going back to bed." She walked off, going back into the guest room.

"Weird…" Tyr muttered. AJ had been standing outside of Luna's room. "Oh well…"

"Tyr," Luna murmured softly. "Are you coming to bed or not?"

With that sort of invitation, Tyr didn't bother thinking about much else.

-x-

"The snow still hasn't stopped," Tyr said, looking out his window. "Jeez it's really piled up out there.

"I suppose the girls will have to stay longer then?" Luna asked. Sherry was asleep in her lap, and the princess of night was softly stroking her hair. The young girl had wandered in sometime last night and had curled up with them in bed.

"Seems that way. I guess I'll make breakfast for everyone."

He headed downstairs, only to find Fluttershy of all people in the kitchen. She started when he approached. "O-oh! Good morning Tyr."

"Morning, Fluttershy. I wasn't expecting you to be up."

"I felt a little bad for having you take care of me, so I thought…" She trailed off, blushing.

"She wanted ta pay you back a little," Applejack said, coming down the stairs. "Morning, y'all."

Fluttershy smiled. "Good morning, Applejack."

"Yo," Tyr said.

"I was just about to make breakfast."

"I reckon I'll help then." AJ came over to stand beside Fluttershy. Tyr noticed Fluttershy's smile grew a bit larger, but she kept her gaze focused on what she was doing. Confident the two girls could handle things, Tyr went back upstairs. Luna was brushing her hair, Sherry still asleep in her lap.

"She's still asleep?"

"Yes, so it seems." She smiled down at the girl in her lap. "She is quite cute like this, is she not?"

Tyr smiled. "Yeah, she sure is."

Sherry's eyes fluttered open slowly. "Mm… Luna?" She looked up to see her looking at her.

"Good morning, Sherry," Luna said.

"I was… sleeping on you?"

"Yes, you were."

"I'll get up… I'm probably heavy."

"No, you are quite light." Sherry got up anyway, rubbing at her eyes.

"I don't remember coming in here…" She murmured, looking around.

"It's no big deal," Tyr said. "I always tell you that you can come in here anytime."

"Well," Luna said quietly. "Not every time…"

Sherry blushed. "Right… you guys are adults, after all…"

Tyr sighed. "Luna…"

Luna smiled and laughed quietly. "I am only teasing."

Suddenly a pink blur popped through the door, bouncing near the foot of Tyr's bed. "Tyr, Tyr, Tyr, Tyr, Tyr!"

"What is it, Pinkie?" Tyr demanded, trying to fix the party girl with a glare. Pinkie stopped bouncing long enough to return his look with a grin.

"Who's making breakfast?"

Tyr rolled his eyes. "Fluttershy and AJ are handling it."

Pinkie paused for a moment, an unusual look of pure surprise on her face. Then a slow smile crossed her face. "Oh. Okay. I won't bother them then."

"Pinkie? Not wanting to bother someone?" Tyr glanced out the window. "Where are the flying pigs?"

"Flying pigs?" Pinkie brightened and she ran over to the window. "Where?"

Rarity came to the door, her lavender hair already in its trademark curl. The girl certainly wasted no expense on appearances. "I apologize, Tyr, Luna." She was saying. "I tried to hold her down for a while longer."

"It is alright," Luna said. "We were already awake."

At that moment, a sweet smell wafted into the room. "My word, what is that?"

"Fluttershy's cooking!" Pinkie declared, rushing out of the room, past Rarity, and downstairs.

"Oh my, Pinkie! Pinkamena!" Rarity rushed after her.

"Always full of energy," Tyr said with a light chuckle. "Let's head downstairs."

"One minute," Sherry said. She turned to Luna, who was surprised to suddenly be the center of the girl's attention. "Luna, can you help me with something?"

"O-of course, Sherry. I would not mind at all." Luna smiled. "It seems you'll have to go downstairs alone, dearest."

Tyr sighed. "Oh well. Don't be long." He headed out into the hall. At the same time, Twilight emerged from another room, the one she had shared with Applejack. "Morning, Professor."

"Professor…?" Twilight yawned. Her hair and tail were a mess, and she actually had a pair of glasses balanced on the edge of her nose.

"You're like a teacher sometimes, so I figured it would be an apt nickname."

"Professor Twilight… I like the sound of that." She screwed her face up a bit. "By the way, I didn't realize Luna could be so loud…"

Tyr blinked. "Sherry slept with the two of us last night. We slept like rocks."

"Then… that scream was… oh my." A deep blush appeared on her cheeks, and she went back into her room. Tyr grinned wickedly. Twilight was quite innocent, and there was a fashionista waiting downstairs for him to tease. He went downstairs to find chaos in the living room. Pinkie was apologizing to an absolutely irate Rarity who's hair was sticking up at a number of weird angles. Well, apologizing was probably too good of a word for what Pinkie was doing. She was lying curled up on the floor, laughing hysterically. A snicker from the kitchen let Tyr know that AJ and Fluttershy were trying to not laugh as well. Failing to hide his own smile, he came over. "So… what happened?"

"Pinkie spent the whole time down here rubbing her feet against the floor so she could shock me!" Rarity complained. "And now my beautiful hair has been ruined!"

"I was wondering why Pinkie was walking around all normal like," AJ said with a chuckle. "Didn't realize she was dragging her feet…"

"Ooh!" Rarity fumed. "You hairstyle killer!"

"Oh come now Rarity, that can't take that long to fix," Tyr said. Rarity fixed him with such a vicious glare that his words caught in his throat.

Pinkie finally regained her voice long enough to sit up. "I'm really sorry, Rare-bear," She said, giggling a little. "But I just had to tease you."

Rarity huffed. "You better be glad I can't be mad at you for long."

"Yay!" The pink blur shot to Rarity and affixed itself to her waist.

Twilight and Dash came down then, the latter still yawning. "I dragged her out of bed," Twilight added as an explanation.

Dash dropped unceremoniously onto the couch. "Egghead here woke me up. The smell of food brought me down."

"Well, you're just in time," Fluttershy said, turning around with a gigantic tray covered in all sorts of breakfast treats on it. Tyr wondered momentarily where that tray had come from. "Breakfast is served!"

Tyr had never really used the main dining hall, so it was a big affair to dust off the massive mahogany table and chairs. It could easily seat the nine people in the house, and the room itself was ornate and the walls were adorned with trinkets and hunting trophies. As they set up the table, Luna and Sherry joined them. Luna had her hair tied back in a ponytail for once, and Tyr was pleased to see all of his lovely girlfriend's face. Sherry on the other hand, had styled her hair like Luna normally did, with her bangs draped over one side of her face and the rest left to cascade about her shoulders. Tyr raised an eyebrow, but had to admit the young girl looked cute. With everyone assembled, they began to eat. Tyr had never seen his house so lively. With nine people sharing breakfast, laughing, talking and poking fun at one another, it was an experience he had never truly had. Having Pinkie try and force feed him a muffin, Twilight scolding AJ and Dash on their eating habits, Fluttershy and Rarity eating daintily and slowly, and even Luna and Sherry talking excitedly beside him… He felt his eyes tear up. His grandfather had always loved company. Always pushed him to make new friends. The old man would have been smiling like a Cheshire cat at the scene in the old house today. He didn't realize he had started crying until the room fell silent and everyone was looking at him. "Tyr, darling, is something the matter?" Rarity asked softly.

"Huh?" Tyr felt the singular tear drop from his face. He rubbed at his eyes. "Sorry, I guess… I guess I'm not used to having so many people in the house at one time."

"But isn't it fun?" A bright voice asked. Tyr moved his arm aside to see two bright blue eyes shaded by pink looking deep into his. Pinkie's eyes had an earnest look to them. Tyr couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, it's fun. It's really fun. The most fun I've had in a long time." Hanging out with friends, Tyr wanted to add, but didn't. The girls seemed to assume it had been said, however.

"Then, sugarcube, tell us why you're crying," AJ said.

"People don't just cry for no good reason," Twilight agreed. "Is something bothering you?"

When Tyr shook his head, Fluttershy looked confused. "Then why…?"

"Because I really wish you all had met my grandfather."

The other girls fell silent as Tyr began to talk. He wasn't talking to anyone in particular, but his heart was tipped over and the contents were pouring out. He spoke of his grandfather, an old man in age alone. The crazy man had lived his life to its fullest, with a single word of advice whenever his grandson would call him out on his recklessness.

I'll rest when I'm dead.

Tyr had felt the old man would live forever, acting the way he did. Diving in the ocean, riding hang gliders, driving incredibly fast… even at ninety the old man could still out do Tyr when it came to stamina. He was always moving, always doing something. Tyr felt like he had never seen the man sleep. Until that last day had come. Tyr had asked his grandfather if he would go with him to his twenty-sixth birthday party. It was really the night before, and Tyr's grandfather was already well known amongst his circle of friends. However, the old man had simply smiled and told him to enjoy himself, that he would stay home. Tyr didn't think anything of it until he got home after midnight and found the old man sitting on the couch, asleep. He had gone over to wake him, and the old man's eyes had fluttered open for a short minute. He had asked what time it was. Tyr had told him it was past midnight. His grandfather had nodded then, as if agreeing to something. Then with closed eyes and a soft smile, he wished his grandson a happy birthday. Tyr had managed to say thank you before he realized that his grandfather had gone completely still. Seated like that on the couch, he really looked like he was sleeping. Tyr had seen death before. Had experienced loss before. But he hadn't hesitated before he rushed back out the door, when to the nearest bar, and drunk himself into a stupor. When he finally staggered home, he was greeted by his grandfather, still in that same position, the same contented smile on his face. Tyr had never sobered up as quickly as he did in that moment.

"The funeral we held was pretty tame in comparison to his life," Tyr said, hanging his head. No one had spoken during the entire time Tyr had been talking, not even Pinkie. "No loud noises, nothing. I remember laughing at the absurdity of it all. A quiet funeral for a man who would raise hell on a whim."

The room stayed silent for a long while. No one seemed to want to disturb the moment. After a long minute, Pinkie stood up. She picked up a single blueberry muffin, shuffled over to stand beside Tyr's chair and held it out to him. "…Muffin," She said after a long moment.

"Muffin?" Tyr looked from Pinkie to the muffin she had in her hand, and then back again.

Pinkie nodded slowly. "Muffin."

Tyr was silent. He took the pastry from her, took a bite out of it, and swallowed. And then he began to laugh. Slowly, only a light chuckle under his breath, and then he was laughing full-chested, the sheer ridiculousness of the situation getting to him. At the sound of his pure laughter, his gathered friends began to laugh too, first Pinkie, then Sherry and Luna, and then it was among them all, rolling along the walls and ceiling, and then back around again. Tyr was sure if he had close neighbors they would have called in a noise complaint, such was the racket they were making. The laughter finally died down a few minutes later, everyone exhausted from the pent up emotion that had so easily rolled out of them. Tyr could feel the tears on his face were warm ones of joy. After a minute catching his breath, he glanced at the pink party person, who was grinning from ear to ear. "What the hell, Pinkie?"

"Nobody should ever feel sad," Pinkie said honestly, her laughter falling away as if she could control it. Hell, she probably could, Tyr reasoned. "I'm the Element of Laughter after all! If you're ever feeling down, you can count on Pinkamena Diane Pie to lift your spirits!"

"She has a point, however absurd it may be," Rarity said, smiling as Pinkie fell into her lap. "We are your friends, darling. We'll be here for you if you need us."

"Don't ever hesitate to count on us," Twilight agreed.

Dash scoffed. "I guess you're cool enough to be considered a friend," She said with a smirk, before wincing when Fluttershy poked her in the side. "Okay, he's cool!"

"We consider ya like a part of the family, sugarcube," Applejack added.

"It seems you have a wonderful group of friends, my beloved," Luna said softly, smiling at her boyfriend.

"And a wonderful girlfriend and daughter to go with it." He pulled Luna and Sherry close, hugging them tightly.

"Oh my, what a wonderful picture!" Rarity cooed, a moment before a flash of light startled her. "Pinkie! Where on earth did you get that camera!?"

"A magician never reveals her secrets!" Pinkie declared.

"Honestly dear…"

"So are we done with the mushy stuff yet?" Dash asked.

"Yes, we're done with the mushy stuff," Tyr assured her.

"Good!"

"Dashie never was one for romance," Fluttershy mumbled. When she realized what she had said, she covered her mouth. Dash shot her a dirty look, but Rarity was the next to speak.

"No romance?" Rarity looked shocked. "My, you have to have romance! It keeps excitement in a relationship!"

Tyr glanced at Luna. He hadn't done anything romantic for her, had he? Hm… "Well, I'm sorry I don't spend all my time reading those romance novels," Dash was saying, snapping back at Rarity.

"I do not spend all my time reading romance novels!"

Pinkie frowned. "But Rare-bear, I thought you said that was your favorite type of book?"

"Oh, Pinkie…" Rarity sighed as Dash laughed.

"Come on y'all," AJ said. "No point in getting at each other like this. Storms still going strong out there."

It wasn't as hard as it had been going the other day, Tyr noticed, but the windows were still obscured by white. "So we might be stuck here for a while longer," Twilight reasoned.

"Hope my family ain't too worried…"

"Sorry for all this, darling," Rarity said to Tyr.

"It's no trouble really," Tyr assured her. "I'm just hoping we have enough food."

"Oh!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "I'm so sorry for using so much this morning…"

"No, I tend to buy in bulk, so it's fine. I had gone out to stock up when I heard the storm was coming anyway."

"Look at you, all responsible like!" AJ said with a wide grin.

"He is a father, after all," Twilight said.

Tyr rolled his eyes. "Well, the shower's open for everyone. I'll take one later."

"I suppose I should first," Rarity said, standing. "All I've done today is style my hair."

"I'll join you!" Pinkie said. Before Rarity could say anything or protest, Pinkie had pushed her into the downstairs bathroom. Twilight laughed to herself and went upstairs.

"Oh my," Fluttershy murmured.

Dash grinned and put an arm around the shy girl. "Remember when we were like that?" She teased. Fluttershy turned scarlet and hid her face in her hair.

"I remember you always being so forceful," Fluttershy said quietly.

"Well, you always seemed to enjoy it."

Tyr chuckled to himself, but his laughter went away when he glanced over at AJ. She had fallen silent, watching Dash and Fluttershy. "You alright, AJ?"

"I'm gonna head back upstairs," she said, standing up. "Let me know when Miss Prissy is out of the shower."

"Considering she's in there with Pinkie, that may be a while," Dash said with a laugh.

AJ tensed up. "I… I can wait."

"Something wrong, Applejack?" Fluttershy asked, looking up at her friend. Her blue eyes were full of worry. AJ bit her lip, pulling down the brim of her hat to obscure her face.

Dash looked at AJ for a long moment. "It still bothers you, huh?" She said with venom, standing up. "Us being lesbians?"

"That ain't it Rainbow Dash," AJ attempted to defend herself.

"Then what? Because every time you look at me and Flutters, or Pinkie and Rarity, you get all quiet!"

"Just drop it, RD!" AJ snapped. "I don't want to talk about it."

"…Homophobe."

AJ nearly leapt across the table, only coming up short because Tyr and Luna caught her. But the one who spoke up was Fluttershy. "How dare you, Dashie!" She said, standing up. She was as tall as Rainbow Dash, if not taller. "You hanging all over me probably just made her uncomfortable because we aren't together!"

Dash seemed taken aback by the sudden outburst from her normally shy friend. "But… we're still friends, right?"

Fluttershy seemed to calm down a bit. "We're all friends, Dashie. There is no reason to call Applejack names."

"…Sorry."

AJ had already gotten hold of herself. "..s'alright."

Dash stayed silent for a moment before turning on her heel and going upstairs. Fluttershy watched her go, a sad look on her face. "Dashie…"

Applejack sat down hard. Tyr sat beside her. Sometime during the argument Sherry had slipped out of the room. "Something is bothering you," He said quietly.

"I don't… I'm just…" She searched for the words.

Luna frowned. "Talk to us, Applejack. We are your friends."

AJ sighed deeply. "I don't wanna lie to y'all…"

"Then don't," Tyr said flatly. "I heard you were the Element of Honesty, right? So just tell us what's up."

AJ looked up at Fluttershy, who was looking at her expectantly. "I… I been having a lot of thoughts lately."

"Thoughts?" Luna frowned. "About what, in particular?"

"About… well, love. I been seeing you and Tyr be all happy, and then with Pinkie and Rarity…"

"Is it jealousy?"

"No! Nothing like that." AJ started messing with her ponytail as she spoke. "It's just… I was taking notice of it a lot more."

"Notice of what?" Tyr frowned.

"That… A lot of the stuff I thought about myself was… not what I thought."

Now where had he heard this before? Tyr thought, but didn't say anything, as Luna spoke his mind for him. "You mean like Rarity did?"

"…Yeah. I think I'm attracted to women too. At least… one in particular."

Her eyes fell meaningfully on Fluttershy. "Me?" The shy girl said, eyes wide. "Applejack… you like me?"

"I didn't think much of it until you and Dash said you were together… at least, were breaking up," AJ said weakly. "And then I thought that… maybe I had a chance."

"Then why did it seem like you were against a homosexual couple?" Luna asked.

"Because my granny sees it on the television, and she always says it's unnatural." She sighed. "I don't want to disappoint Granny Smith…"

"But you love Fluttershy, don't you?" Tyr asked.

"I… I do."

"Then it shouldn't matter, should it?" When the farm girl looked up at him in surprise, he shrugged. "I told you before, it's not something that bothers me. And you know Fluttershy won't be upset."

"I really am flattered," Fluttershy said, coming over. With a tentative motion, she leaned in to rest her forehead against AJ's. "Applejack… would you do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?"

AJ chuckled. "You know I'd do almost anything for you, sugar."

"Well there's that," Tyr said with a satisfied smile.

"So what do we tell the others?" Applejack asked as Fluttershy sat beside her and rested her head on AJ's shoulder.

"You don't need to worry about that, darling!" Suddenly, Rarity, Pinkie, Twilight and Dash came back into the room, all wearing wide smiles.

"What in tarnation…?" AJ frowned at seeing her friends. "What did y'all do?"

"I came up with a plan to get the two of you together!" Rarity said proudly.

"You got all this to happen?"

"Not everything. Tyr and Luna fell into it on their own. But we were doing all we could so that you would just own up to your feelings, Applejack dear."

"I could see you liked Flutters," Dash said. "Plus, Fluttershy has had a crush on your for a long time."

AJ glanced over at her new girlfriend, who was currently hiding her face. "That true, sugar?"

Fluttershy nodded. "I… really like how strong you are, and your dedication… plus, you go out of your way to be nice to me and help me."

"So all that leaves is me and Egghead," Dash said, glancing over at Twilight. She grinned.

Twilight blinked. "Huh? Me? Oh no, I already have a boyfriend."

All eyes fell on the violet haired librarian. Tyr summed up all their feelings with one word:

"What!?"