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// Plot in Motion or Not 
// Story: AJ and the Dragon 
// by MiraculousDragonMaster 
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AJ and the Dragon



Chapter 12



Plot in Motion or Not


It was late at night. Wind was blowing, but not as much as it was for the whole day before. Snow was still heavy on the ground. Two shadows were creeping around the farmhouse at Sweet Apple Acres. They entered in through the kitchen door and tiptoed up the stairs and into Apple Bloom's room. They scanned the area until one nudged the other and pointed to the drawer.

There was a bottle of medicine with a tiny cup next to it. That had to be it. The second shadow reached into his pocket and pulled out the vial with the glowing blue liquid. It uncorked it, and was about to pour a single drop. But as the droplet dangled from the edge, threatening to drop into the cup, the figure hesitated.

Finally, it pulled away the vial away, the blue liquid drop missing its target. The vial was then corked closed.

"We can't do this." The figure said to its companion.

"You're right." The second shadow agreed. "But what can we do?"

Suddenly, there was a voice. "Who's there?" It asked.

The figures froze. A light then came on, catching them and waking up Apple Bloom. Big Mac was in the doorway.

Apple Bloom slowly sat up from her bed and blinked her eyes to get rid of her drowsiness. "Snips? Snails?" She asked, confused as to why her classmates were sneaking around her room.

"What in tarnation are you two doing in here?" Big Mac demanded. He then saw the vial in Snails' hand. "And what the hay is that?"

The boys froze, and then Snips broke. "Brandy wanted us to poison Apple Bloom!"

"WHAT?!" The two Apple siblings shouted. The boys then shushed them.

"But, we can't!" Snails explained. "We can't do that to our friend." The boys looked over at their sick classmate. AB gave them a small smile.

Big Mac, though, looked ready to explode. "I knew I didn't like that show-off varmint when he first stepped foot in Ponyville, but this is low-hanging fruit, even for him."

"But, why would he want to poison me?" Apple Bloom asked.

"He thinks that Applejack will do anything for you to get better." Snips explained. "Even marry him."

"But my sister would never even think about marrying him." AB said. "Besides, he can't force her!"

"We know that." Snips said. "But, he'll try."

"Besides, AJ ain't here now." Big Mac said. "She's locked up by a dragon."

"What can we do?" Apple Bloom asked. She then began coughing.

Snails turned to Big Mac. "We'll tell Brandy we did it. After a few weeks, that way he can buy it, you can go and find Applejack."

Big Mac took a deep breath. "All right. We trust you two. Hopefully, it will work."

"Yeah." Snips said, then he and Snails turned to Apple Bloom. "Get better soon, AB."

Apple Bloom gave them a small smile. "Thanks, y'all." She then settled back under her quilt and immediately went back to sleep. The boys then went outside.

"Now what?" Snips asked.

Snails pulled out the vial. "What is this kind of poison? And what does it do?" He then put it back in his pocket. "We can check out Princess Twilight's library."

They then went to Twilight's castle and Snips knocked on the door. Flash Sentry answered it.

"Snips? Snails? What are you two doing out here so late?" He asked.

"We wanted to see if we can find a book in Princess Twilight's library about something." Snails explained.

"What about?" Flash asked.

Snips looked around to see if they're alone. "Not out here."

Flash raised an eyebrow, but let the two inside. 



Soon, they were in the library. Snails placed the vial on a table, and he and Snips told the story to Flash. He paled when he saw the blue liquid.

"Oh, man." He said as he flapped his wings and began scanning the bookshelves. "I hope that isn't what I think it is."

"Are you sure you know what you're looking for?" Snips asked.

Flash grinned. "I have organized this library many times with Twilight. I'm pretty sure that I know."

Snails and Snips gave each other a mischievous glance to remind the other to tease him for referring the Princess casually, like a friend. Or maybe something more.

A couple of seconds later, Flash came back down with a book. He placed it on the table and began flipping through the pages.

"Let's see..." Flash finally found the page, and he froze. "Oh, boy. It's just what I thought."

"What?" Snails asked, as he and Snips came up on either side of Flash. "What is it?" They saw a blue flower with five pointed petals, making it look like a star.

Flash pointed to the page and began to explain. "This poison was made by Blue Star Orchid petals. The Orchid was considered to have toxins so deadly, that the poison it creates can have fatal effects."

"Meaning...?" Snips whimpered, not liking where this was heading.

Flash closed the book. "Let's just say that your friend is really lucky she didn't drink any."

The boys gulped. "We got to stop Brandy." Snails said.

Flash placed a hand on both boys' shoulders. "No. Stick to the plan. Tell Brandy that you did the deed, and wait until AJ gets back. Whether it be days or weeks, wait until her return. Then, we'll try to expose him."

The boys nodded, took the vial, and left. He watched as Snails took the vial and smashed it onto the ground. The spot where the vial broke then slowly began to turn brown instead of velvet purple, demonstrating its deadly power. Flash hoped that this plan would work. But, just where is Applejack and the others?