Appledashery

by Just Essay

Short and Sweet

Rainbow Dash sat on the branch of a lone apple tree that rested on the crest of a hill just north of Sweet Apple Acres' main orchards. From there, she watched as the sun set over the countryside, giving the apples of the fields a final crimson glint before surrendering the sky to the hush of evening.

She propped her back against the main tree trunk, allowing her legs to dangle on either side of the branch. With gentle breaths, she tilted her eyes left and right, following the gently glowing horizon over the farm. Each inhale was filled with the musk of freshly tilled earth, but—to her imagination—it was countless generations of sweat and toil. Her limbs ached at the mere thought of what it took to keep such a place in good order. And yet...

“How could you dig this so much...?”

Rainbow Dash bit her lip. She glanced up.

An apple hung low before her muzzle.

With two hooves, she reached up and turned the fruit around, twisting it on its stem. She felt the smooth skin, giving it a slight squeeze and attempting to judge its freshness. In the end, Rainbow was completely clueless.

“It's... just an apple. They're all just apples.” A sigh. “I don't get it. I don't think I ever will.”

She slumped back again, letting go of the apple. She watched as the red thing dangled loosely on its branch before settling still before her.

“Why can't you be into something... I dunno... awesomer? You can be an athlete. You've got the legs for it. Hmmm-eheheheheh... boy do you have the legs for it.”

Rainbow winced, shaking her head and snapping out of it.

“You could kick so much flank doing anything you wanted in the world. So why pick something so... so boring? So simple? You could have anything in the world. You could even have...” She clenched her teeth, hugging herself a bit. “You c-could even have me...”

Silence.

“But then... you just wouldn't be you, wouldn't ya?” Rainbow smiled a bittersweet smile, straightening the prismatic bangs across her forehead. “Gosh dang it. Apples are so stupid and plain and dull.” She buried her face in her hooves and groaned in melodramatic agony. “...why do I friggin' love them so much? Why do... why do I love...?”

A rustling of leaves and grass.

Rainbow Dash jerked up with a blink. Folding her ears back, she hugged the branch she was on, laying low in the shadow of the leaves overhead.

From the nearby forest's tree line, two shapes were emerging. One large and one small. A chuckle floated between them, instantly ringing through Rainbow's head.

The pegasus squinted and murmured, “Fluttershy... Big Mac...?”

Comments

[Tchernobog]

Rainbow Dash spy mode activated!

[zaponator]

...what were Big Mac and Fluttershy doing in the bushes?

[Jay_Baker]

Oooooh can't wait to see why they doing in those bushes *wink wink* keep up the good work :)

[Lightning Bearer]

Big Mac and Fluttershy must have the quietest nookie in the world.

[DerRotSpassvogel]

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*flutter scream*

And that's how Equestria was made.

[Full-time_Introvert]

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[Future Regret]

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