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Episode 127	Applejack's "Day" Off	Aired: May 28 2016
We find Rarity at the spa enjoying the relaxation Lotus comes in to check on her, wondering how long she plans to stay. Rarity is simply waiting for Applejack as the duo have not had such a spa treatment in so long. With that, Lotus heads back inside but by the time Applejack arrives ready to go, the twins are closing up shop (then why did you allow Applejack to even get into the steam bath area?) Both of them regret having missed the day (and the viewers will regret having seen Rarity's pruned up face). The next day, Twilight and Spike meet up with Rarity, whom learns about why they're traveling with a towering stack of pie plates before explaining her trouble with getting time with Applejack in at the spa. They arrive and Spike gets his usual order of pies but the load is too unstable for him to handle. Rarity is ready to go, hoping Applejack is done for the day but her schedule simply isn't through yet and no one else in the family can cover for her.  Twilight offers to help even though she and Spike aren't farmers and Applejack initially isn't so sure. Eventually, Applejack figures that she and Rarity could get in an hour of spa time while Twilight and Spike feed the pigs. Nevertheless, Applejack remains hesitant, even when providing the list of how to feed the pigs but eventually heads off with Rarity. Inspite of her confidence, Twilight learns just how involved the process is. Furthermore, the list proves to have some perplexing steps but Twilight follows as directed anyway. Meanwhile, Rarity and Applejack arrive to find Rainbow Dash awaiting her own appointment and aren't fooled by the excuse they get. Further proof comes when one of the spa ponies arrives to apologize for the wait and reveal exactly what treatment Rainbow Dash is in for. With that, Rainbow Dash heads off, rescheduling her treatment for tomorrow. Rarity is a bit worried about their schedule considering that Rainbow Dash couldn't get in right away and find out the hard way when they slip past the curtain to where the steam bath awaits and join the ever-growning line. Unfortunately, all of them are waiting for the steam bath but Applejack refuses to go off and do another task first and heads to the front of the line to investigate, learning that the steam hasn't built up yet. In fact, Applejack finds that a leak is part of the problem but Lotus adds that the problem is so bad they've needed towel delivery service to help out but it's not enough as the towels are used up more quickly than they can be cleaned. Applejack decides to go against Rarity's pleas to wait for the steam bath (which isn't going to help things either and besides, you wouldn't get much of one anyway so quit being so selfish). Their journey takes them to the laundry rooom where they learn that the washing machines weren't always run all day every day. Furthermore, the follow the male pony to find that just as he brings in the towels, there aren't enough of them to go around as they run out before anyone waiting in line can get one. Looking at the leaky gauge makes Applejack realize what the problem is and it'll only get worse so she decides to sacrifice their spa time to fix it while Rarity gets the spa treatment she's so desperately wanted. With that, the steam piles up in the gauge, allowing everyone to have their steam bath and reducing the load of the laundry pony significantly. Lotus never had the time to look for leaks in the pipe leading to the gauge simply because of having other things on their minds and thus didn't realize there were other problems to be dealt with. Applejack isn't really interested in working at the spa and would much rather see how Twilight did feeding the pigs but Rarity assures Twilight has done an admirable job, though is willing to return to allow Applejack to explain what to do next while the two of them finally get their spa treatment, though Applejack isn't so certain. Despite Rarity's claims, Twilight is proving unfit for the job as the pigs are still unfed due to Twilight refusing to make any changes to the proceedure. Applejack and Rarity find Twilight tied up in a rope so Applejack decides to take it from here while Rarity helps explain their lack of spa treatment. Applejack then breaks into imitatiing farm animals without realizing that everything she's talking about is exactly what she's doing. Applejack tries to explain why she does what she does, even when each thing she does proves to be unnecessary now. It now sinks in to Applejack that she has been unnecessarily adding to her workload but to confirm whether it's true for other chores, they watch how Applejack does it and seek to find a better way. Ironically, had they not spent such a long time at the spa, they probably never would've realized that things were being overdone. With a lot more time on their hooves, they decide to head to the spa, where Rainbow Dash once again gets caught having a spa treatment but this time there's no hiding it. With that, the trio head in for some additional spa treatments and a good laugh.