“Anon-A-Bitch”
“Cunt.”
“Secret stealer.”
“Thanks for getting me grounded bitch.”
“Your parents would be ashamed of you.”
That last one actually made Apple Bloom recoil in shock, picking up her head to glare at the student who said that, not that she knew who it was in the first place.
Unfortunately for her, she should’ve kept moving as another student grabbed her tray and smashed it against her shirt, eliciting a chorus of laughs as the food got all over her chest and the floor. Apple Bloom sighed and picked the tray back up, only to have it kicked away.
Apple Bloom groaned in annoyance, having to lean over and grab the tray and try to salvage any food on the floor. She got up and began walking to her usual table, students shoulder checking her the whole way. She sat down, taking a deep breath and exhaling. She grabbed her wad of napkins and began cleaning off the food residue, grumbling in annoyance.
She looked at Scootaloo's abandoned lunch, giving a tired sigh. She probably wouldn’t see her friend again, but it seemed rude to help herself to Scootaloo's meal when she’s still in the cafeteria. She’d have to wait for the girl to run off.
Her head perked up as she noticed someone sitting next to her. She looked over and was surprised to see that Diamond Tiara was sitting next to her, quietly eating her lunch.
Apple Bloom stared at Diamond Tiara. She had always been so pretty, which was easier for her to admit now since they became friends. She had always carried herself with a refined grace Apple Bloom was jealous of. Not to mention her perfect makeup, million dollar clothes, and stunning hair-
“Are you going to talk to me or stare at me creepily the whole time?” Diamond Tiara said, breaking Apple Bloom from her thoughts.
Apple Bloom turned away to hide her blush. “Ah’m just surprised to see yah here. Yah don’t talk to me no more.”
“And whose fault is that?” Diamond said bitterly. “Sorry, that was rude... It just looked like you needed a friend right now.”
“We’re still friends?” Apple Bloom asked hopefully.
“A bit more… strained then before.” Diamond admitted. “Kinda cross with you after you nearly ruined my friendship with Silvy. We nearly broke that necklace in a fight before our parents stepped in.”
“Is she still my friend?”
“Yeah…mostly. She’s angrier than me though. Which I don’t blame her really, she’s your friend and you went after her anyway? That’s kinda awful.” Diamond Tiara turned towards Apple Bloom. “Why did you go after her anyway? Your sister was part of your plan, but Silvy seems like a needless victim.”
Apple Bloom sighed. “We were worried when the two of Yah thought Sunset was innocent. We thought that posting that picture would’ve either distracted the two of yah long enough or gotten yah to hate Sunset… clearly it didn’t work.”
Diamond Tiara merely hummed, turning back to her lunch. “So, where’s Sweetie Belle?”
“Sweetie's lunch time was switched around.”
“Really? The school trying to make sure the three of you don’t try colluding together?”
“No, she asked them to switch it.” Apple Bloom explained. “This is Buttons lunch time, she can’t face him after they broke up.”
“I thought they were on a break?”
“Please.” Apple Bloo rolled her eyes and scoffed. “We all know what that means. Ah’d never say it to her face, but he’s done with her.”
“Alright, and Scootaloo? I’m pretty sure that’s her lunch tray.”
Apple Bloom merely pointed. Diamond looked over to where Apple Blooms was pointing and saw Scootaloo at the Rainbooms table, three of the Rainbooms blocking Scootaloo as she held her hands up to them. Rainbow Dash meanwhile looked away angrily, her arms crossed.
“She’s at her daily failed attempt at talking to Rainbow.” Scootaloo's posture fell and she quickly ran out of the cafeteria. “She’s gonna cry in the girls bathroom until the bell rings, not that she’d admit it.”
“Hm, must be kinda lonely being here by yourself…”
“Yeah, but at least I can pilfer her lunch now.” Apple Bloom reached over and began eating Scootaloo's lunch. “She’s better at dodging the crowds than me.”
“Doesn’t she get hungry? How does she survive the rest of the school day?”
Apple Bloom shrugged. “No idea, but it’s not like she does anything anymore. She was kicked from the soccer team and her clubs. Just goes to class and home, like me and Sweetie
Diamond Tiara was quiet for a long moment. “Hey uh… I know you’re still punished and all, but you think maybe we can hang out sometime?”
Apple Bloom looked confused. “Ah mean, Ah wouldn’t be opposed to it. But Ah doubt Granny would let me do anything fun.”
“That’s ok, I can have you help me out at the garden, make it sound like a favor to me. Surely your grandma wouldn’t be opposed to having you help someone you wronged.” Diamond said somewhat nervously.
“Ah’d have to run it by her. What time?”
Diamond shrugged. “Whenever I guess, probably some time after school.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Apple Bloom flashed a friendly smile before chowing down. “Yah get a new hairstyle?”
“Finally! Someone notices! And it’s the cowgirl of all people!”
“Ah’m not that uncultured yah know.”
“Hmmmm, yes you are.”
“Hey Sunset, is something bothering yah?” Applejack asked her friend as the two of them made their way to Social Studies.
“What? No I feel fine.” Sunset looked at Applejack. “Why do you ask?”
“Yah just seem… distant. Ah noticed it back at lunch when yah weren’t talking to me or Derpy. Yah just kind of stared off.”
“I-it’s nothing Jackie. Just some news I learned when the Principal called me in.” Sunset mentally face palmed, knowing Applejack would want to know more.
“Really? What’d yah learn?”
“Uh…” Sunset didn’t want to lie to her friend, but she didn’t want her to know about the mess with the Valedictorian, not right now anyway. “Well, apparently I can participate in the Spring Fling.”
“Really?” Applejack stopped momentarily, but quickly caught up with Sunset with a huge smile on her face. “Sunset, that's great! Ah assume, not sure how yah feel about it.”
“It is.” Sunset nodded. “She says I can even run for Princess.”
“Are yah?”
“Probably not. I’m still kinda traumatized with what happened at the Formal; plus, either I’d get no votes cause nobody likes me, or everyone will vote for me cause they pity me after Anon.”
“Well, it’s yer decision. Personally, Ah think yah should run, maybe the competition will take yer mind off things.” Applejack nudged Sunset in the arm. “And for the record, yah got my vote.”
“You’d vote for any of your friends if they ran. What’re you gonna do if one of the others ran against me?”
“Who’s gonna do that? Dash would never accept such a girly title as princess and barely tolerates dresses, Pinkies got her hands full already setting everything up, Rarity swore off running for Princess after last Spring Fling.” Sunset winced at that. “And… well, Ah think yah know why a certain someone wouldn’t run.”
Sunset's eyes hardened into a glare at the subtle insinuation of Fluttershy. They quickly dissipated with a grumble. “Guess you’re right. But what if you ran? You couldn’t vote for me.”
Applejack let out a loud, boisterous laugh. “Me? Run for Princess? That’s absurd! I dislike dresses more than Dash, and who’s gonna vote for the muscly farmgirl?”
“Don’t sell yourself short, a lot of boys think country accents are sexy as hell. Plus, you got those adorable freckles.” Sunset said as she poked Applejack's cheeks. “I’m sure you’d get a few votes.”
“A-Ah dunno.” Applejack nervously chuckled, scratching the back of her head.. “Thanks for the confidence boost though.”
“Anytime.” Sunset smiled. Soon the two girls walked into their Social Studies class and sat down, applejack behind Sunset.
“Yer at least gonna go to the Fling right?”
“Of course.” Sunset answered. “Even if I’m not running for Princess, the Fling is always fun. I would’ve gone even if I didn’t have anyone to go with.”
“Got any ideas for a dress?”
“Well… no.” Sunset was quiet for a moment. “Do you think… Rarity might make one for me?”
“Uh, yeah, she probably would. But that would mean yah have to talk to her, and Ah’m sure she’d want to reconnect.” Applejack reached over and placed her hand on Sunsets shoulder. “Are yah ready for that?”
“I don’t know. Could try to do it anonymously, then have the dress delivered.”
“Yah know there’s no guarantee it would be up to yer standards or would even fit yah, and Ah don’t think Rarity has a way to deliver it unless she was doing it herself.”
“And if she took it to my house she’d know it was me… guess there’s no way around it.” Sunset leaned forward and rested her chin on her hands. “I’m gonna have to talk with Rarity.”
“Yah… want any help?”
Sunset shook her head. “No, this is something I have to do myself. We might have to start slow, act as provider and client before slowly broaching the subject.”
“Well, Ah’m here for yah, the both of yah.”
“Thanks AJ.” Sunset flashed a smile. They both looked down as Sunsets bag started vibrating. “Weird, Twilight doesn’t usually write when I’m in class.”
Sunset reached down and pulled the Journal out, flipping it to the most recent page. “Hey Sunset, sorry to bother you, but I know you and Applejack share this class period and I was wondering if she was there with you?”
Sunset raised an eyebrow. “Yeah, she’s here. Do you need her for something?”
“I do actually, do you mind giving her the journal?”
“Sure I guess. Just remember to write in English.” Sunset handed Applejack the book. “She wants to talk to you.”
Applejack looked confused and grabbed the journal, taking a moment to think what she was going to say. “Hey Twilight, you wanted to see me?”
There were some random squiggles on the page that Applejack couldn’t read, which were quickly crossed out. “Sorry, force of habit. Look, I know you’re busy, but do you mind if you come over after school?”
“Come over? As in cross through the portal?”
“Exactly, I need to see you.”
Applejack's eyes widened. “Why? What do you need me for? Can’t you cross over yourself?”
“I just want to ask some questions and maybe give you a plan for Sunset's recovery.”
“Why not just come over and do that?”
“I’m busy, I’m barely able to squeeze you in. I can’t go to the Human world otherwise I’ll be late for an important meeting, having you come over should be a lot faster and convenient for me. I also don’t want to deal with your fellow students, they might try distracting me cause they don’t see me often.” Twilight explained. “Plus, don’t act like you haven’t wanted to see where me and Sunset are from.”
Twilight had her there. Applejack had spent many hours thinking about ‘Equestria’ and everything related to it. “I guess I can find the time. I’ll see you later Twilight.”
“See you then!”
Applejack closed the journal and handed it back to Sunset. “Well?”
“She wanted me to go through the portal to meet with her.”
“Really? Why?” Sunset swiveled in her seat to face Applejack.
“Not entirely sure, but it seems to do with you. She wanted to ask me some questions, no doubt relating to our meeting on Saturday.”
Sunset was about to ask more questions but was stopped by the bell. “Well, good luck.” She swung around to face the front of the room. “Oh and, before you go through the portal, close your eyes.”
“Uh, ok?”
“No, seriously. Close your eyes. You’ll regret it if you don’t.” Sunset warned with a serious look before giving her attention to the teacher as he began taking attendance.
Can someone point out everyone bullying Bloom ae preaching Hypocrisy?!
Seriously how else did they get secrets to post on the site?
Everyone was more then happy to send them, till it hurt them.
Also worried for Scoota how long till she finally loses it, and does something really bad?
Can't wait to see how Lyra tries to talk to Derpy, sure it be....ffffuuuunnn...
First off, thanks for the shout out! And second, great chapter!
On the one hand, it was rough seeing Apple Bloom getting bullied by other students. On the other hand, she did that to herself after what she did as Anon-a-Miss.
Diamond Tiara joined Apple Bloom for lunch and asked her to help out her garden? That was unexpected, but I welcomed it.
And I can think of three guesses as to why Diamond wanted Apple Bloom to hang out!
It looks like Sunset is going to be meeting Rarity next. I wonder how those two will work things out?
And Princess Twilight wanted the human Applejack to come visit her to Equestria? This'll be interesting.
Can't wait for the next one!
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pony applejack giving her human self a talking to might happen and while it might not happen the mental image of 2 applejacks screaming apple at eachother while twilight looks on confused comes to mind
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i hadn’t even thought of that.
Well, I know what I’m writing next.
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There was another story where the ponies tricked Twilight and went through the mirror to more or less beat up their human versions.
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I think I actually read that
Hey, progress, both for Bloom and for AJ. Lets just hope they don't blow it.
I know I should feel bad for Applebloom but she effectively dug her own grave and ruined friendships, relationships and reputations and can't simply take all that back with an apology. Thus the best she can do in this situation is endure it as people will eventually forget but until then she dug this hole and now has to sleep in it.
And now we see another hole in Lyra's plan, namely that Sunset doesn't want to run for Princess, because yeah I mean why would she. She's got nothing to gain from it and simply going is probably more than she expected so congrats Lyra your plan sank just after leaving the docks.
Also Sunset is right, AJ's accent is sexy and frankly I've got no issue with girls with a bit of muscle. Honestly I rank AJ as the third girl I'd try to date if I was in the Equestria Girls universe before Rainbow and Sunset.
Overall not a bad chapter but I sense a massive bombshell about to blow up soon
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That should be kind of interesting when you consider that Pony AJ is actually supposed to be probably in her mid twenties by this point compared to Equestria Girls AJ whose maybe 18 at this point. It's like being lectured by an older sibling.
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or is it?
Didn’t realize you had a list.
... yeah. Definitely have one of those coming.
If it involves Diamond anyway.
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Doesn't Everybody? And if you're curious it goes as follows
Sunset
Rainbow
Applejack
Rarity
Twilight
Pinkie
Fluttershy
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AJs 16 in this one, since they’re all in Junior year. No idea when her birthday is in canon, so let’s say some time in March.
Is Pony AJ mid or early twenties? Apple Bloom seems elementary age, which makes AJ older than her by more than a decade. Which seems like a rather long time for AJs parents to have another kid.
Who even is the oldest of the Mane 6 anyhow? It’d be probably be Rarity or AJ right?
Would Sunset be older than all of them in this one since she’s technically 22, kinda going on 23?
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Is it sci twi? What’s your reasoning for each of these? And what’s wrong with Flutters?
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I feel like since all the Mane 6 either operate their own businesses or live on their own it's a safe bet they are probably in their twenties when the series starts since they act more mature than teenagers.
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Applejack technically helps run her family business, she doesn’t exactly live alone or run her own business. And I’m pretty sure Twilight gets a stipend from Celestia, no way is she making money off of being a librarian for a small town.
Idk, it’d be nice if we ever got canon ages. Where’s Sawtooth Waves on this?
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Oh, I knew you were gonna ask that (Cracks Knuckles)
Sunset: She's confident, but humble, a gamer girl with a bit of a temper and is shown to be athletic at the same time. She's also insanely hot and has the whole bad girl thing going for her, and I'm into that sort of thing. Plus she's also quite intelligent which is nice.
Rainbow: She's also crazy athletic, a bit of a nerd with her love of reading which I can relate to, would obviously be a ton of fun to hang with and is beyond loyal to a fault. Also the confidence and passion for everything she does is endearing and would honestly be inspiring to be around
Applejack: She's hardworking, down to earth, mature, honest if a little blunt which I can really appreciate, dedicated and obviously enjoys doing more physically demanding things. Only major turn off is I'm not into farm work and she doesn't seem to have a ton of hobbies outside of the stuff with the band and farmwork.
Rarity: Insanely pretty and also mature to an extent though not quite as much as AJ. She's insanely passionate and creative in a wide range of pursuits which I can appreciate quite a bit. She's also very kind and while she will be critical when the need arises is also very delicate when she does so. Main problem though is she tends to be extremely over dramatic and fashion is her main thing which I'm not that into.
Sci-Twi: Pretty cute, friendly if a little on the shy and socially awkward side which I can very much relate to, her interest in science and robotics is something that would actually be fun to learn about with her and even allow for some unique activities. Also passionate about what she does and atleast somewhat seems open to new things. Main drawback is she's not really into a lot of phyiscal stuff and while I do think some of the science stuff is cool, I'm into more creative things like film and art.
Pinkie: Beaming with so much positive energy you can't help but feel 100 times better when you are around her. Friendly to the point of it being almost creepy, extremely easy to talk to and almost impossible to make angry. Her love of baking and parties pretty much means you'll never be bored around her and really it's a little hard to name negatives. Main ones is she can be a little too random at times, seems to have a little bit of a hard time taking no for an answer and doesn't quite know when to tone it down. (You know what, Switch Pinkie and Twilight)
Fluttershy: She is cute, extremely kind, I also enjoy animals which could be a nice thing to connect with. However, she's also quite on the delicate side and extremely shy, which isn't a bad thing in theory but considering I'm into things like horror, a lot of physical things like rock climbing and martial arts, I doubt we'd have a lot to relate to or connect with. Plus her being a bit antisocial would be a little bit of a turn off since I do enjoy being more active. Plus it's pretty obvious more physical things like sports and the like aren't exactly her wheelhouse. (Note I don't hate her or anything, I'm just sure if we interacted it'd probably be more as friends than anything else.)
Hope this explains things a bit.
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There is still a degree of maturity to each of them that really seems to imply they are atleast Young adults as opposed to teenagers. So I just figure 20s especially since High School and College aren't a thing in Equestria.
Nervously??
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Nice update.
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Librarians actually earn decent wages in most developed nations. Not super much, but enough to live comfortably. Usually they're funded by the government, which I imagine would be the same in Equestria.
It's Fluttershy who is the biggest question mark, I'd say. From all we've seen in the show, she doesn't really have a job. Even her animal caretaking is more her personal hobby, not really her profession.
Damn it what did shy do?! XD
Also really hope sunset gets her wish
Really enjoying this story so far. That said, does anyone else get frustrated when Twilight is ALWAYS busy with something "more important" whenever there is an issue with Sunset, or the Human world.
Seriously, unless there is something that could be a threat to Equestria, Twilight always acts like it is too much trouble to bother with her "human" friends. even though the portal to their world is literally in her home, and can be turned on whenever she wants. it would literally take more effort for her to walk to Equestrias "Sweet Apple Acres" than it would to walk down the hall and hang out with her friends in the human world.
This is not a critique of the author, or this story. But just, does anyone else feel like Twilight is always portrayed as being conveniently "too busy" whenever her HUMAN "friends" want to hang out?
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After the royal wedding, pony Applejack doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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Because having twilight swoop in and solve everything wouldn’t make for an interesting story. Plus, it makes sense; she is a princess after all, surely she deals with a lot.
I like to think she does visit on occasion but we don’t see it cause that’s not interesting. I also just wanted an excuse to have applejack visit Equestria because I haven’t really seen that done before, closest we got was spring breakdown. Further more, I’m having Twilight leave for Canterlot for like a week and can’t miss the train, she’s barely able to fit Human Applejack in before leaving so Twilights somewhat going the extra mile talking with her in person when she can easily do it over the Journal.
Also, I haven’t really seen twilight being too busy when her human friends want to hang out, mostly because fanfictions don’t usually have her human friends bring up the subject in the first place.
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I think she’s pretty much the only one that has a leg to stand on if we assume her friends didn’t somehow make it up to her (which seems out of character). Since AJs the only one we see apologize.
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Wish of being Valedictorian?
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Yeah, but that’s in a modern human society. Equestria early industrial at best, they don’t seem to have the same kind of laws and departments in place like that. I still think Twilight got an allowance from Celestia, she wasn’t selling any of those books really, though maybe we can assume she was given a budget from Mayor Mare to run the library in the first place.
I always kind of assumed Fluttershy was Ponyvilles local veterinarian. She also lives in a hut on the outskirts of town, so rent may not really exist for her.
Also, love your pfp by the way.
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Surely there are centers of higher learning in Equestria. Someone has to learn how to make the buildings or astrology, books can only teach you so much.
Our own medievel age had centers of higher learning.
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Pretty in depth list, I see you’ve thought long and hard about this.
When has Sunset been shown to be athletic though? Most I can think of is her riding on a dirt bike.
I might actually appropriate the ‘AJ doesn’t have many hobbies’ in the story at some point.
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after the that wedding she is the most qualifyed to dress her down. who better to talk down to you then an alternate you who has done something similer and can properly make you feel shame
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Riding a Dirt bike does require a fair amount of athleticism, not saying she's an all star athlete but compared to say Twilight whose all brain and no brawn Sunset atleast strikes me as someone who is game to do some exercising here and there.
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Hey feel free I'm flattered.
Now that is just low!
Sure, they would be 'ASHAMED' but I doubt you meant it like that.
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That's not just low, that's Cinch approved levels of bullying right there.