“C’mon, Flutters!” the mare tried to convince her daughter. “Only for a short while?”
The light yellow filly shook her head firmly. “What if I fall?” she squeaked, trembling.
Surprise stared at her. “I’d never let you fall, Fluttershy,” she said, nuzzling her.
“Well… what if my body wants me to fall?” Fluttershy asked. She clearly had no clue of how bodies worked, or gravity, for that matter. She planted her rear on the cloud.
“Your body would never be allowed to fall, as long as I’m there,” Surprise murmured.
“…Promise?” asked the filly.
“Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a cupcake in my eye.” Surprise tapped her hood to her purple eye. “Like cousin Pinkie says, right?”
“Right,” Fluttershy giggled. “If you absolutely Pinkie Promise…”
“Great!” Surprise exclaimed, letting Fluttershy clamber onto her back. “Hold on tight!”
So yeah, have that crappy story, and this crappy doll.
And yes, I headcanon Surprise as Fluttershy’s mother. Surprise is a Wonderbolt widow. Her late husband is Igneous Rock Pie’s brother, Rocky Road Pie.
And no, I don’t think the Apples are related to the Pies.