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Castle Sweet Castle

[scrubbing noises]

[bear grunt]

[bubbling]

Fluttershy: Phew! Thanks for helping me get them so fresh and clean, Twilight and Rose.

Twilight Sparkle: No problem, happy to do it!

Fluttershy: You probably can't wait to get back to your castle and take your own bath, huh?

Rose Light: Aren't there more animals that need cleaning?

Fluttershy: I think you two and I are the only ones left, and I can't wait to get the mud out of my mane.

[thud, splash]

Twilight Sparkle: Oh, no! Angel got dirty! I'd better stay longer to help give him a bath too!

[splash, scrubbing noises]

Fluttershy: Thank you ever so much for staying to give Angel a bath too, but, um... I think he's dry.

[floof]

Fluttershy: Goodness! It's gotten late! You really didn't have to stay all day. Not that we don't appreciate it. Isn't that right?

Angel: [grunts]

Fluttershy: I for one am exhausted. [yawns] Plus, I really need to rest up for that big pancake breakfast tomorrow. [beat] And I'm sure you have to get the castle ready.

Rose Light: No! The castle's... fine! But maybe I'd better see if Pinkie Pie needs help with the pancakes!

[door slams]

Fluttershy: [knocking] Um, Angel?

[main cast eating noisily]

Applejack: [gulps] Mm, these are delicious, Pinkie Pie!

Pinkie Pie: [slurps, gulps] Thanks! Twilight and Rose spent all night helping me pick the flavor! I kept thinking we'd found the right one, but they insisted I make even more to try. And more. And more and more and more and more! It was like they never wanted to—

Fluttershy: Leave?

Pinkie Pie: Exactly! [chomp] Eventually we ran out of time so we just went with every-berry-any-chip-surprise! [to Rarity, hushed] The surprise is I lost a measuring spoon in the batter. Somepony's gonna get a very special pancake!

Rainbow Dash: Up all night, huh? Is that why they're so, uh... out of it?

Twilight Sparkle: [snoring]

Fluttershy: Um, I don't mean to sound unappreciative, but has anypony else noticed that Twilight and Rose have been a little too helpful lately?

Applejack: Now that you mention it, they were lendin' a hoof at Sweet Apple Acres the other day and stuck around 'til near midnight. Dug up fifty tree-plantin' holes when all I needed was ten.

Rarity: They spent an entire afternoon rearranging a single gem drawer at the boutique. An entire afternoon!

Rainbow Dash: You think that's weird? They raced me, like, a hundred times the other day. And lost every time! They just kept goin'! Best out of ten, best out of twenty, best out of a hundred! I mean, I know hanging out with me is awesome, but it was like they'd rather keep losing than—

Fluttershy: Leave?

Rainbow Dash: Yeah. Who does that?

Rose Light: [snoring]

[splat]

Applejack: Someponies who's avoidin' somethin', that's who. Soon as they wake up, we're gonna find out what.