//------------------------------// // Asking // Story: Blamed for Nothing // by FNAFBRONY //------------------------------// “No.” “Come on Applebloom,” Applejack said to her sister. “No!” “Do it for us. Please.” “For the last time, the answer is no!” Applebloom shouted back. “Why don't you want to go and see your friend Sweetie Belle?” Applejack asked. “Because you said I would be grounded if I was with Sweetie Belle,” Applebloom answered. “And now you want me to go and see her? This is just getting confusing!” “I told you that you would be grounded if I caught you trying to find Sweetie Belle,” Applejack said back. “But now, she has been found and is now at Fluttershy’s cottage. So now that's she's been found, I want you to go play with her.” “But aren't you and your friends still mad at her for ‘destroying’ the Town Hall?” The filly asked. “N-no, we made up with h-her,” Applejack lied. “W-we now k-know who caused the b-b-building to collapse, and she t-took the apology v-very well.” Applebloom sighed. “Oh alright, I’ll go and hang out with Sweetie Belle.” “Okay great,” Applejack said as she let out a sigh of relief, thinking her lie had worked. “Now you ahead and see your friend, and take Scootaloo with you.” “Alright Applejack,” the filly said she walked out of her house, knowing full well that this was all just some big trick. Applebloom always knew the her sister was a terrible liar. Everypony knew it. So it should come as no surprise that this was just a way to secretly get her sister and her friends to apologize to Sweetie Belle. “Oh Applejack,” Applebloom thought to herself. “You’re such a liar.” Sweetie Belle was currently lying down on the bed that belonged to Fluttershy. She stared at the ceiling, several thoughts pouring into her head second by second. Should she talk to Fluttershy about how she's feeling? Will she listen to her? Would she join her friends and begin to start hallucinating her? She knew there was only one way to find out. She got off of the bed and began to walk towards the living room. Once she got there, she saw Fluttershy lying on the couch, eyes closed to show that she was sleeping. Sweetie Belle knew she came at the wrong time and was about to go back to the bed. As she was leaving however, she saw the pegasus opening her eyes. “Oh, hello Sweetie Belle,” Fluttershy said through a yawn. “Are you ready to start telling me more about what happened?” Sweetie Belle gulped. “Y-yes, I am.” Fluttershy got up from where she was sleeping. “Alright, just sit here for a second while I go get something that will make this chat a bit better.” As the pegasus left the room, Sweetie sat where Fluttershy told her to. She put her forehooves together as she placed them on her lap, letting out a long sigh as she waited for Fluttershy to return. After another minute or two, Fluttershy returned, carefully balancing a plate with a teapot and a few teacups on her back, holding it in place with her wings. She then placed it on the small coffee table in front of Sweetie Belle, who was simply watching the pegasus. “This will make our little talk a bit better,” Fluttershy said to the filly. “Would like some tea Sweetie? “Y-yes please.” Sweetie Belle answered. Fluttershy spread out one of her wings, wrapped it around the handle of the teapot, and held it up at an angle, causing the liquid inside to pour out into the cup. Once there was the right amount of tea in the cup, she put the teapot down and pushed the drink towards Sweetie. “T-t-thanks Fluttershy,” the filly said before she took a small sip. “T-this is r-really good.” “Oh, you’re welcome Sweetie Belle,” Fluttershy responded, sitting down next to the filly. “So, how are you feeling?” “A b-bit better,” Sweetie answered. “I s-still wish t-that everypony would b-believe me.” “Well, I’m sure they will eventually,” the pegasus said as she wrapped her wing around Sweetie Belle’s body. “I never thought my friends could be that angry towards somepony. Hopefully they do come to their senses.” “I j-just want e-everything to go back to n-normal.” Sweetie said as she grabbed onto Fluttershy, pulling her into a tight hug as tears fell out of her eyes. Fluttershy returned the hug, rubbing her hoof through Sweetie's pink and purple mane. “It's going to be alright Sweetie Belle.” Fluttershy said to her in a calming voice. “I know it will.” “I’m so confused,” Scootaloo said to Applebloom, who was walking right next to her. “Yesterday we were told not to go near Sweetie Belle, but now we have to go out and play with her?” “I guess so,” Applebloom answered. “Applejack told me that they made up with Sweetie Belle, but I know when my big sis is lying. This is probably just some excuse for them to get her outside and apologize to her.” “Yeah, I think you're right,” Scootaloo said. “So she said Sweetie Belle’s at Fluttershy’s place right now?” “Yep, that's what Applejack told me,” the earth pony responded. “She's most likely taking care of her for the time being.” “I just hope Sweetie's okay,” Scoots said, looking down in shame. “We should have stood up for her when we had the chance.” “Agreed,” Applebloom said. “I don’t even care if we got it trouble, we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and we always stick together!” “You’re right Applebloom,” the pegasus said. “We always need to be by Sweetie’s side. Let's get over to Fluttershy’s place!” The two then began to run as fast as their little legs could carry them. As they ran faster and faster towards the edge of the town, a group of mares stood silently as they watched them leave the scene. “Now Twilight,” Applejack spoke up. “Are you sure this plan is going to work?” “Of course,” Twilight Sparkle answered. “Sweetie Belle could never turn down her best friends.” “But I think they know that this is some kind of trick,” Rarity said. “Didn't you hear them?” “Yes, I heard them. But that doesn't matter right now. What does matter is our apologies to her.” “I just hope this works,” Rainbow Dash said. “We messed up big time and we deserve every bit of hatred she gives us.” “Oh, this plan is going to work Rainbow Dash,” Twilight said, looking back at where the fillies ran off to. She began to smirk. “I know it will.”