//------------------------------// // The Funeral // Story: Sisters of Different Blood // by Cinnamon Clover //------------------------------// DISCLAIMER: I do not own My Little Pony: Frienship is Magic (Hasbro), Rainbow Dash (Hasbro), Apple Jack (Hasbro), Rose (Cubette), ninty-five percent of the characters in this story (Hasbro unless otherwise stated at end of chapter) or Give To Good Home (Cubette). All I own is this story and the other things I have written. Summary: Not all sisters are related by blood. AJ and RD know this better than anypony. They know what being sisters truly means. I used the last few lines of Give To Good Home were used to connect Cubette's story to mine and are completely his/her work. Prologue: Don't Leave Where do I go now? Do I go to a different home? Do I go to an adoption center? Do I stay with Granny Smith? She's too old to take care of four foals alone! Now, I run away, maybe I'll become a Wonderbolt one day. "Rainbow, what are ya thinkin' bout?" AJ asked the cyan pegasus. "Nothing" she replied calmly. She didn't want Apple Jack worrying about her problems. AJ didn't believe her but decided to leave her be for now and ask her about it later. Two weeks had passed since Rose had died and AJ's leg was now better. AJ woke to the sounds of soft hoof steps on the wooden planks on the floor. She looked to see Rainbow opening the window in their shared room. "Whatcha doin' Dash?" the small orange filly asked groggily as she rubbed the temples of her eyes. "Running away" she said in a monotone voice. "WHAT!" AJ exclaimed just soft enough that it wouldn't wake the rest of the house up, instantly awake, "What'd ya do that for?" "I kinda feel like I'm a burden on you and your family." the small pegasus said at barely above whisper. "Why'd ya think that! Ya are just as much a part of family as everypony else here!" the orange earth filly spoke sincerely to her sister. "You sure, Apple Jack?" the pegasus asked her companion. "Completely, Sugarcbe. Now let's get back to sleep. The funeral is tomorrow and we should get some sleep befor our final farewells to Ma." AJ assured her before yawning and curling back up into bed. "Ok" the rainbow-maned pegasus agreed before closing the window and climbing into her own bed. "Night, Sugarcube" the earth filly said softly. "Night, AJ" her pegasus companion replied. The two then fell into a land of dream less sleep. End of Prologue DISCLAIMER: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Hasbro), Rainbow Dash (Hasbro), Apple Jack (Hasbro), Rose (Cubette), ninety-five percent of the characters in this story (Hasbro unless otherwise stated at end of chapter) or Give To Good Home (Cubette). All I own is this story and the other things I have written. Summary: Not all sisters are related by blood. AJ and RD know this better than anypony. They know what being sisters truly means. Chapter One: The Funeral "Girls, ready ta go?" Macintosh asked his younger sisters. "Yeah, we're ready." Dash said mournfully for her and her two sisters. The small family then left their home. Mac took the rear, one year old Apple Bloom sat on his back, Granny Smith was in the front and Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash walked side by side between them. The day seemed very gloomy, as it should for a funeral. The trip to the cemetery was silent. They all kept their heads down the entire way there. “We are here to pay our final respects to Rose Apple” the pony conducting the funeral said in a monotone voice, “She was a friend, daughter, wife and mother. Her foals would like to say a few words.” With that Mac approached the stand, “Ah loved my Ma very much. Ah remember how she taught me about buckin’ trees. She said that you need to be stern but gentle. She was just like that so Ah can see why she was so good at it. All Ah know is that Ah'll miss her. AJ sniffled as she approached the podium, “Ah remember when she told us bout the disease that killed her. She said not to worry bout it. Guess she was wrong bout that. Ah guess all Ah really wanna say is that we'll really miss her and it won't be the same without her." Rainbow felt the tears sting her eyes as she stood at the podium, “If it weren’t for her I probably would have died in cardboard box at the age of four. I owe to her everything I have and who I am today. She took me in when nopony else would. I know I'll miss her but I also know she's watching us from heaven and keeping us safe.” “You guys think she is watching over us from heaven?” Rainbow asked her adoptive siblings. “Eeyup” Mac said as they looked at the polished wood casket that held their Mom’s body. The next several hours were a blur for the three siblings. Most of it involved them reminiscing about their mother. Nopony complained when Granny Smith sent them to bed. The day had been very exhausting. “AJ, do think she’s up there watching us?” Rainbow asked her orange sister. “Yeah. Yeah, Ah do.” her companion replied. “Night, AJ” the cyan filly spoke quietly, holding back a yawn. “Night, Rainbow” her sister replied as she dozed off into the world of the sleeping. End of Chapter One DISCLAIMER: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Hasbro), Rainbow Dash (Hasbro), Apple Jack (Hasbro), Rose (Cubette), ninety-five percent of the characters in this story (Hasbro unless otherwise stated at end of chapter) or Give To Good Home (Cubette). All I own is this story and the other things I have written. Summary: Not all sisters are related by blood. AJ and RD know this better than anypony. They know what being sisters truly means. Family Apprication Day: Deleted Scene "Sorry, Apple Bloom, I have a weather convention I have to attend in Cloudsdale that day." Dash told her younger adoptive sister, "but Granny Smith will do a great job!" She then proceded to give Apple Bloom a big hug before flying back to her cloud home. "Family appreciation day used to always be a week before Hearth's Warming Eve" Rainbow thought to herself as she flew off.