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// The Sour Apple (Part 2) 
// Story: Ponyville Over-confidential 
// by Khushi1428 
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The next day, the big ponies were sleeping on the earth's ground, making the light shine on their eyes. This makes Applejack wake up from her sleep, and rubs her eyes from the affected sunlight. She sees Big Mac slept with her as well, so she wakes her up by saying softly.

"Big Mac? C'mon, brother.. It's sunshine!" Applejack said in a calm voice.

"Urk, just five more minutes, please.." Big Mac replied.

Applejack got blank. She pushed him off, which caused him to open his eyes. This made Big Mac angry.

"Ah was sleepin', Applejack! Why did ya woke me up?" The brother said assertively.

"Do you even know what's the time? It's 10:13 a.m, exact!" Applejack replied a angered response.

"Then, still!" Big Mac slept on the ground again. This made Applejack assertive.

"Look, Big Mac.. are you here to sleep, or here to find our little sister?" Applejack said.

"T-to find our little sister..." Big Mac said sullenly with his eyes closed.

"Then why are ya sleeping un-necessarily if you want to find our sister?!" Applejack replied passively.

"Ugh.." Big Mac got up carefully from the ground, rubbing his eyes due to sunlight. "Come on, Applejack.. we're not Power Ponies.." 

"Even we're not like the Power Ponies, we can fight without superpowers, as well!" Applejack confessed.

"Um, I didn't say that we have superpowers, so why you say like that?" Big Mac said confusingly.

"Because, we had to trust what happened that day, and we started to be cruel and harsh to her, which we didn't need to do, and she ran away because of us, and if we didn't find her, we will get the punishment from the both's decisions.." 

"I know that day. We were so cruel.."

There was a 1-minute silence, but it broke when Applejack said.

"So what are we waiting for! We should move our feet away!" 

"Eeyup!"

"B-but wait.. where she could have gone, basically?" The female farmer thought.

"I don't know.." 

"Hrmph.." Applejack disgusted. After that, she gasped. "Ah know where she is!" 

"Where?"

"Follow me!"

The big farmers trotted outside the barn, and went to Ponyville to find her little sister.

They first went to the CMC's headquarters, where they opened the door and saw Applebloom, along with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo with her. Applejack went towards her, but Applebloom turned her face away from her sister. 

"Applebloom, ah'm so sorry-" Applejack said before anything could break her lines.

"I don't wanna listen to you no more.. your not my sister anymore.." Applebloom confessed.

"B-but at least you can talk to me-" Big Mac went towards her, but Applebloom stops him.

"YOU TOO!" She screamed.

Big Mac stopped, and went back where he was. Applejack then explains her.

"Sugarcube? Look, Granny has scolded us, so we are wrong for our mistake we did to you! You can come home now!" Applejack said.

"I can't go to such so-called ponies home who don't deserve me to go there." Applebloom replied.

The big ponies opened their mouths and eyes wide, hearing such language. Then, Applejack raises her voice.

"Look, Applebloom. If you don't come with us, we will truly never let you come home.." Applejack said passively.

"Okay! If you want me to come home, fine! I'm coming! But, I'M NOT. I will never live with such family who wants to believe in those photos in the newspapers.." Applebloom said.

"But Applebloom-"

"DON'T SAY ANYTHING!"

They went silent. They can't say anything but they were sent out of the headquarters.

"Get out.."

"B-but-"

"I SAID GET OUT YOU GEDDLINGS!"

"Applebloom, please listen.."

"No.. NO.. NOOOO!"

"Applebloom!" 

Applebloom shuts the door hard. The ponies were shocked, they had nothing to do but to shed tears. Then they returned back to the barn, telling Granny Smith the bad news.

When they returned to the barn, with sad faces on their face, they were afraid to tell the truth that Applebloom would not come home. As it was completely late for them for Applebloom to apologize them, they returned to the barn, inside in a dark room where no light was to be seen once. When they took one step ahead, a lamp turned on, which shows Granny Smith, sitting on the couch.

They both get scared, but kept confidence by barging their conversation into the plot.

"Granny, we're so-" Applejack said before the old pony dashes.

"I know you pumpkins were unsuccessful to make Applebloom apologize, right?" The old pony said.

This made their eyes and mouths open. They can't believe that she remembered what really happened but they were about to say.

"Granny, we're sorry.." Big Mac said sadly.

"Sorry? By ending this situation?" 

"N-no, Granny! She pushed us off.." Applejack said.

"She had to." 

"But, what can we do Granny? She was still upset before-"

"What do you pumpkins even try to mean? That she's upset so you can try your best to bring her back home. But, it's not that easy! You really need to prepare everything before you go, or else this would really happen.." 

"We're sorry, Granny.. I think, we just lost a family member here.." Applejack sighed.

Applejack shedded some and now full tears, and laid over Big Mac, crying. This made Big Mac to shed a tear as well.

"Applebloom! I'm so sorry! So so sorry! We are stupid brothers and sisters who blamed you!"

Granny slowly watched them, after that she turns on the light, which caused them to see some light on their eyes. When they slowly opened their eyes, they saw their little sister, Applebloom who walks away behind Granny's chair. This caused them to go in panic, and run over her and give her a hug.

"Applebloom! Oh, Applebloom.. Ah'm so sorry..." Applejack said in tears, whereas Big Mac wipes.

"Applebloom? How you apologized us?" Applejack questioned.

"Because of Granny Smith." Applebloom replied by smiling.

They all looked at Granny Smith, making happy faces over them, and making the old pony smile as well.

"But, Applebloom.. I have one question.." 

"Huh? What is it, Applejack?"

"Who even ever forced you to make those gossip papers?"

"Diamo-" Applebloom putted her hoof on her mouth.

"What?"

"Uh, nothing?"

"You said! Tell me whom!"

Applebloom sighed and said the real one.

"It was Diamond.. Tiara.."

"DIAMOND TIARA?! HOW COULD SHE EVER DARN TO MAKE THOSE PAPERS?!"

"I tried to tell you! But you ignored!"

Applejack went silent and her brows and head went down. She can't say but, she gets in rage.

"We will make that spoiled brat a lesson!" 

"Eeyup! Because of her, we had to suffer such problem!" Big Mac said.

"Granny? Are you with us? We will discuss it with my friends." Applejack said.

"I will, but it's your duty to fight. Because you were the ones who got rumored by those gossip papers.." Granny replied.

"Oh, yeah! Okay, granny. We three would solve this! And Applebloom.. I'm sorry.."

"I'm sorry, too..." Applebloom replied.

They both hugged, as well as the brother. But, what more would happen over Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?

END OF CHAPTER 1