Chapter 2-You Told Us to Forget
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
“Ah’m comin’! Celestia, ponies jus’ don’t have any patience nowadays,” Applejack muttered the last sentence to herself as she slowly descended her stairs into her living room. Her eyes glared over to the clock hanging on the wall. It read 2:17 am.
“I swear if it’s Pinkie Pie with one of her late night adventures again…” Applejack let that sentence hang in there, the threat clearly present. It was a tough day for the pony. Apple bucking, plowing the fields, and shoveling hay had worn out Applejack to where she could barely stand. It didn’t help that it was over one hundred degrees that morning.
It especially didn’t help with somepony knocking at her door this early.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
“Holy horse feathers! Didn’t Ah say Ah was comin’ the first time!?”
Applejack ripped open the door, her angry eyes met with a purple hoof heading straight for her face.
Applejack flinched in surprise as the hoof stopped but mere inches from her nose. The hoof was brought down to reveal a very muddy and paranoid Twilight Sparkle and an equally muddy Spike who was busy sucking his thumb and muttering incoherent words.
“Twilight?” Applejack questioned, squinting her tired eyes in the darkness. “What are you doin’ here this late, an’ why are you two so muddy?” she asked.
Twilight’s eyes bugged open, revealing them to be slightly red with stress. Her mane was in despair, something Rarity would no doubt have a fit over if she saw it. She opened her mouth to speak, but it came out fast and almost undecipherable.
“Applejack! I’m so sorry to disturb this early in the morning, but there is something you NEED to see!” Twilight was twitching all over, tears threatening to form in her eyes from what Applejack could see.
She quickly put her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder and said, “Whoa! Whoa, easy there, partner! Just take a breath and tell me what’s going on.”
Twilight followed her instructions. She took several deep breaths, slowed down her heart rate, and closed her eyes.
“There, now tell me what’s goin’ on,” Applejack told her Alicorn friend…only to nearly jump back in surprise when Twilight began rambling again…and screaming at the same time
“Spike and I were in the Everfree Forest following fireflies! Don’t ask why we were following them! Normally we wouldn’t be following fireflies because they’re bugs and ponies just don’t go chasing bugs in the most dangerous forest in all of Equestria, but they were special! I could feel it! We came across this giant rock, cleared away all the mud on it, which explains this mud on us, and we found-!”
She was silenced by an orange hoof being shoved into her mouth. Applejack shushed the mare and whispered back fiercely, “Granny Smith had a long day, Twilight! She NEEDS her sleep! Besides, Apple Bloom’s got school tomorrow. Now, Ah’m gonna take mah hoof outta yer mouth…an’ when Ah do…Ah want ya ta slowly an' quietly tell me what you found. Okay?”
Twilight looked away shamefully, but nodded nonetheless.
“Good,” Applejack removed her hoof from Twilight’s mouth, “now, what is it?”
Twilight stared at Applejack with pleading eyes. “Applejack, I know we all swore never to bring this up again. All it does is bring back painful memories we’d rather forget.”
“Are we talkin’ about last week’s party when you wanted all of us ta-"
“No! Not that!” Twilight screamed but quickly slammed a hoof against her mouth. She frowned at Applejack with a blush clearly present. Applejack chuckled quietly to herself and smiled at Twilight’s embarrassment.
Twilight frowned again and urgently said, “This is serious, Applejack! When Spike and I cleared away the mud off the rock it turned out it wasn’t a rock after all. It was an Autobot. We found Optimus Prime!”
Applejack’s smile…vanished.
Now she understood. The red eyes, the constant twitching, the uncontrolled breathing, the muddy appearances, everything. She still hadn’t gotten over it, and now it was so bad she was seeing things. Applejack sighed and gave Twilight a sad look, slowly resting her hoof on Twilight’s muddy shoulder.
“Twilight, ya have ta let it go,” Applejack sadly muttered.
The princess raised an eyebrow, but suddenly pushed Applejack’s hoof off her shoulder. “I’m not crazy! I know what I saw, what WE saw!” she pointed to Spike who tried his hardest to remain out of the conversation.
“You were the closest friend to him, Twilight,” Applejack told her, biting her lower lip and looking at the ground. “But he’s gone, you know that, Ah know that, all of Equestria knows that fer pony’s sake!”
“I’m not lying, I-!”
“Stop it, Twilight!” Applejack shouted, surprising the Alicorn. “You were the one who told us ta always remember them, but also ta get over them! You told us it would bring nothin’ but heartache an’ drive each of us insane! Well Ah did, and Ah was sure that you did too! Now Ah see that you still can’t get over it…”
“Applejack, please, just listen to me for two seconds!”
“No! You listen ta me, missy!” Applejack covered her mouth, her eyes gazing back inside her house. She lowered her voice, but the heat was still present, “Get. Over it. Ah don’t want ta see you become paranoid over this like Fluttershy was. Now, go home, get some sleep, and forget what you saw in the Everfree Forest.”
“But…Applejack-"
“Go home, Twilight!” Applejack hissed and began to shut the door.
“He’s in your barn!”
Applejack paused.
“…What?” she asked from behind the half shut door.
“I teleported Optimus to your barn…you know…to keep him safe.”
Applejack opened the door and stared at Twilight. Stared. No words were spoken. She scanned Twilight up and down. Then she looked into her eyes. Behind those violet eyes, behind those red veins clouding the white, Applejack searched and searched for any signs of deceit.
She could find none. Twilight was telling the truth.
The pony sighed once more, stepping outside to meet Twilight.
“Alright, Twilight, show me.”
Twilight Sparkle smiled gratefully. Even Spike smiled.
“Thanks, Applejack…you won’t regret this.”
“Ah’m startin’ to now,” Applejack muttered, her tired eyes watching Twilight turn towards the barn. Slowly, the three made their way to Applejack’s barn. Applejack noticed the barn door slightly ajar, the night wind making it creek open a few inches before slowly shutting. Well, Twilight was definitely in her barn…with whatever she had in there.
Twilight used her magic to push the large doors aside, revealing some slivers of moonlight from small opening of the barn’s roof, but nothing else. Nothing but darkness. Applejack was beyond annoyed. She felt sorry for Twilight.
“There’s nothin’ here, Twi,” Applejack deadpanned, her weariness overcoming her features.
An aura of purple magic overcame the four lamps hanging inside the barn. At once, all four were lit, giving the inside of the dark barn life.
Applejack wasn’t tired anymore.
Her eyes bulged out of her skull, her jaw dropped, her legs nearly gave out, but she wasn’t tired anymore. The farmpony was stuck in a state of awe and confusion. None of this made any clear sense, none that Applejack could see. Somehow, though, here he was…and he was real.
“I would never lie about something like this, Applejack,” Twilight quietly told her friend.
Applejack didn’t reply, instead she made her way over to the great Prime. He was in his vehicle mode, rust overcoming his features. No lights, no signs of life were present. But the symbol of freedom remained. It was Optimus Prime. An Autobot. She pressed her hoof against his front, letting out a massive breath of relief. She closed her eyes and slowly drew her hoof away. When she opened her eyes, all she could do was stare at him… Spike could’ve sworn she saw tiny tears forming.
“Oh mah stars…Twilight, Ah’m sorry Ah didn’t believe ya before,” Applejack said barely over a whisper. Twilight could hear her clearly. She smiled gratefully.
“That’s alright, Applejack. It’s very unbelievable,” Twilight said, placing her hoof on Applejack’s shoulder as she joined her friend in awe.
Applejack found some way to take her eyes off Optimus for a few moments. “We…we gotta tell Princess Celestia about this!”
Twilight gave one of her clever smiles and said, “We’ve taken care of that.”
She and Applejack turned back to Spike, who was currently sitting on the dirt with a quill in one hand and a piece of paper in front of him. He looked up at them and asked, “How do you wanna start this? ‘Dear Princess Celestia’ or ‘Celestia, you won’t believe this…?’”
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MOAR!!!!!!
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We DO need MOAR!!!!
Question is this Fall of Cybertron Optimus or Age of Extinction Optimus?
I just want to know. Keep up the good work!!
So good keep going!!! Aaah!! :3
4782592 Fall of Cybertron Optimus.
More please
Please make more
Oh yeah, same as the movie. now with the humans replaced with ponies! I wonder who will be hit by optimus's cannon on the head?
I'm going to ask you this once where is Optimus Prime?
I'm surprised she didn't send the letter as soon as she found him. I can't wait to hear the explanation on how Optimus arrived on Equestria.(Is it just him or are there others that are scattered across Equestria too?)
4783252 You tell me.
4782721
Will Lockdown be appearing in this story? I know this is FOC Transformers but he was the most menacing villain in the Movieverse in my opinion.
4783720 He already said that Lockdown won't be in this just to let you know.
this is getting interesting. Keep it up.
4783765 Oh, okay, just checking.
The rules have changed, ponies are hunting us
4783506 There are others.
4783186 Not necessarily. I really did enjoy AOE, that is why there'll be a few references of it in this story (Optimus being found in his rusty vehicle form being one). There'll be a few others, but not as far as when completely ripping off the movie.
4784797
Now that begs the question, who else is here, how long have they been here, and what have they been doing this whole time since I doubt that all of them are in coma/stasis like Optimus.
4784797 Will Optimus be reformatted to his Transformers prime form, his Beast Hunters form, or are you going make his Hearts of Steel form?
4785164 It's going to remain Fall of Cybertron.
4785172 Ah so no Optimus Prime train then.
Hell Yeah! He's back! He's Alive! Optimus is here!
Optimus Prime's return to Equestria will spark a war even more powerful than the last two.
I need galvatron!
4831981 I want annihilAted cons
Were you trying for an age of extinction reference with optimus prime being in his vehicle mode and all rusted over?
6706977
Since he's not a earth truck he can't get rust
After all we have done, Ponies are hunting us. And I fear we are all targets now.
We agreed Twilight to forget this? Destroy them!
Run!
A explosion happens and a small autobot jumps through and shoots some soldiers, Then jumping off.
Bumblebee?
I can’t believe Applejack wouldn’t believe something like this right away. Then again there was that infamous wedding with the Changelings.
Soon Optimus will be good as new and reunited with his pony friends.