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Not to sound insulting or anything, but was your thought process "I don't know what to write about, so I'd better write an appledash.", by any chance? That road is taken a bit often, don't you think? (Not like the thought process for my fic, "Better write a self-insertion like a bloody idiot." was any more original, though. Continue writing if it appeases you, I won't try to pressure you into stopping, nor will I vote this down because the genre of shipping makes me wanna puke sometimes. Carry on!)
This chapter was well done! Repeating the "Just as friends" over and over was totally effective, and I felt you handled the switching back and forth between now and before and just-a-little-before well, too.
Also, nice sort of stream of conciousness bits with Applejack's thoughts! Ya, when saying simple things that mean so much more to the character (like "just friends"), repetition is definitely the way to do it, as you've shown very well here!
Oh, and the dialogue was excellent! It was very . . . real, you know? Like how people ( . . . or ponies) really talk. Very convincing, I think that was my favourite part of this!
One bit of criticism--just at the beginning, really--I feel you could do a bit more to "show not tell", as the mantra goes. Basically I feel that by saying exactly what Applejack is feeling, it somewhat cheapens the overall impression. Like when you say she feels sadness and emptiness, I know that's what she's feeling (because you told me!) but I don't really feel that she feels it? Or something (that's a lot of "feel"s . . .). "She felt sad" doesn't really emote anything, you know?
(Maybe that spots okay, because it leads on to why she's sad when its a nice evening . . . but that sort of general idea or whatever. Like you could probably take out the line "The sunset was beautiful" and we'd still know that--and maybe feel it a bit more, even? That kind of stuff, I think. The beginning still works well enough, though--more just something to consider in future writing.)
I dunno, just what I thought. Nice start though, I'm definitely pulled in. A ship that's been done many times, but you're doing it well enough and strongly enough that it's perfectly fine, I think! 
On to read the rest now . . .
(wow, I was just gonna say, "awesome, good stuff!" . . . it turned into a lot more somehow . . . 
cheers and good day)
Perhaps it is taken a bit often, though that may say less about the quality of the story itself rather than your personal preference as far as subject matter goes. I could probably say the same thing about Donny's Boy Rainbow Pie stories (or at least the series of drabbles he's been writing) but the execution on those is very strong.
Image: http://www.roflcat.com/images/cats/I_Want_Moar.jpg*slams his fist onto his desk* I demand it be sated!
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Losing your touch? 
HA!
I really enjoyed how you would do a chunk of the chapter for plot then switch to the RD/AJ tension for a shorter time compared to plot. It could be seen by some cynical readers as lazy writing but it just made me want more and read more. The tension between the two was noticeable and I started to feel it myself after reading this chapter.
I don't like to comment on every story I read but this one has to be an exception!
edit: Forgot to mention, AJ's nightmare hit me hard and I loved how you put her accent into her internal dialog. (did I mention the internal dialog part already before?)
This is almost as sad as the book i read on here called "I Might Have Been"...... That book would have made the writer a millionaire if i cried money....... But sadly, all i could do was tell him/her what i thought of it. #2 best book ive ever read there.....
My heart stopped when i read "She's in the hospital" Last chapter. It didn't start again until this chapter said she was alive. I almost screamed "FUCK YEAH!!!!!" As loud as i could when it said that..... Please, let this next chapter be happier... *flips to next chapter*
You!?......... Lose your touch?........... *bites lower lip* BAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS PATHETIC TO EVEN SAY!!!! YOU CANT LOSE YOUR TOUCH YOUR JUST TOO FUCKING GOOD!!!!! your writing skill level is....... Over Nine THOUSAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
After all of those chapters of AJ withholding her feelings, MAN these past two chapters have been incredibly satisfying. Kudos to you.
Maybe the multiple kissing scenes could be considered excessive when only looking at this single chapter, but anyone who has been reading this entire story should recognize their necessity.
As always, LOVED the chapter. I don't care what the polls say, as long as your writing stays this fluid then idgaf what the ending is.
Holy crap! There's romance stories, adventure stories, and thinking stories. This in a league of its own above all others. The creativity here is astounding; I love how clever the notes from twilight are and how all of the planning before the trip has come together. GREAT chapter.
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