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// Introduction 
// Story: Oh Sister, What Happened to Thee? 
// by A_Mormon Brony 
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Howdy.  This is Applebloom, third Bearer of th' Element of Honesty after m' brother, Big MacIntosh, and m' sister, Applejack.

Fer the past ten er so years, Ah've wanted t' go back t' Appleoosa t' find out what happened t' my big sis.  But, Ah've been forbidden from goin' by my Granny Smith 'n' Big MacIntosh.  Now, Ah'm finally old 'nough, but m' big brother's still a-hangin' ont' th' Element of Honesty.  Ah've also been ordered by the Princesses t' go t' Appleoosa, or what's left of it, t' 'vestigate what happened to m' big sis 'n' cousin Braeburn, 'n' Ah've been given an en-chanted camera and crystal by Princess Celestia to help me in my 'vestigation.

'Cardin' t' Princess Celestia, the crystal will re-card what Ah say, so Ah won't have t' write nothin' down.  All Ah have t' do is talk 'round the crystal, 'n' it'll re-card what Ah say.

Also, 'cardin' to the Princess, the camera will do more than just take pictures.  The images in the pictures Ah take with it'll move, tellin' me, 'n' anypony who sees 'em, the story of what happened t' whatever er whoever Ah take a picture of.

As much as Ah look forward to findin' out what happened t' my big sis, Ah gotta admit, Ah's little fear'd, too.  Whatever happened in Appleoosa was 'parently so bad that ever'pony that lived there moved away; 'n' nopony ain't been back there since.  But ponily, Ah can't rest 'til Ah know what happened to m' big sis, 'n' why she died there.

Well, since Ah've got time before Ah 'rive, maybe Ah better tell the story of why m' big sis went t' Appleoosa in th' first place.

Y'see, a year after we last visited Braeburn, he met a mare 'n' got married; 'n' the two of 'em had a colt they named Apple Butter.

A few years later, they en-rolled 'im in school, where 'e seemed really happy.  Then, one day, he came home a-throwin' up.  The next mornin', he woke up, throw'd up, 'n' collapsed again.

Braeburn 'n' his wife tried t' wake him up again, but they couldn't; 'n' Apple Butter died.

From what Ah heard, it were one o' Sheriff Silverstar's dep'ties started 'vestigatin' Braeburn 'n' his wife, even threw 'em in jail.

Apple Butter's body was sent to Canterlot to find out how he died, that's how Ah learned what'd happened.  'N' all that was said 'bout that was there was somethin' a-blockin' food from gettin' from his stomach to his large in-testine.

The 'vestigations into Braeburn 'n' his wife didn't stop, in fact they got worse.  He 'n' his wife were 'cused o' beatin' up on Apple Butter.

Now, this didn't make no sense to me, 'n' still don't.  Ah know m' cousin Braeburn, 'n' Ah know he wouldn't do nothin' t' hurt nopony.  Y' know, Ah wouldn't be s'prised if somepony at the school'd done all the beatin' up on Apple Butter.  Either that, 'r maybe it were the food at the school that killed 'im.

[sigh]

Ah d'know, maybe my own 'speriences at school are a-colorin' my thoughts 'bout what happened.  If that's so, then Ah can live with takin' c'rrectin' fer that.  But, the whole thing's left me with so many questions, Ah ain't been able to mourn proper fer Apple Butter.  What all was he a-throwin' up?  If'n somethin' was a-keepin' food from gittin' t' 'is in-testines from 'is stomach, where could such a block be that'd cause the problems that lead to Apple Butter's death, 'n' so quickly?  'N', how does ever'pony know that it were Braeburn 'n' his wife that killed their colt, 'n' not somepony, some bully, at the school?  Or, if it weren't no bully, what if it were the food at the school that killed 'im?

[sigh]

Anyway, m' big sis decided she better go t' Appleoosa t' find out exactly what happened, 'n' defend 'er cousin.  'N', since then, Ah ain't never heard from her 'gain, 'cept maybe a week 'r two later when m' big bro, m' Granny Smith 'n' Ah got word she'd been killed.

Well, Ah just 'rived at the train station, 'n' the train'll be back t' pick me up in a week 'r two.  So, Ah have that much time t' find all th' clues Ah can 'n' try t' solve th' myst'ry 'bout what happened here.

Oh, big sis, what happened t' y'all?