A/N: alright people, really short chapter this time, but i hope y'all can forgive me for that. not gonna lie, writting a certain part of this chapter killed me a little inside.... you'll know it when you read it. anyway, hope you like it.
It took a moment for Applejack to notice him, but when she did, she sobered up instantly. “Now, Big Mac, this ain’t what it looks like…” she said.
“Applejack, ya know how ah feel about you drinkin’. Said Big Macintosh, who was extremely disappointed in his sister. “Especially when yer getting’ drunk with stallions. Ya know how that always goes.” he said, causing her to wince. She knew alright. It wasn’t until then that Fang noticed Big Macintosh.
“Oh! Hey there… umm… I apologize…. very sincerely…. But I can’t seem to remember your name….. big red pony. Have we met?” He asked drunkenly, causing Macintosh to sigh heavily. This was just what he needed.
“Eeyup. My name’s Big Macintosh. Ah’m Applejack’s older brother.” he said, eyeing Fang closely. He knew Fang had helped Applejack, and saved the town from a hydra, but when it came to Applejack, he was very protective. “Now, why don’t one of you explain tah me just what happened fer ya to end up on the floor…. Like that.” he said, indicating the fact that Applejack was spread eagle on Fangs chest.
“Ah kinda lost mah balance an’ fell over. Ah guess ah took him with me.” Explained Applejack. Macintosh wasn’t sure how that scenario ended with them in the position they were in, but he knew his sister was the very embodiment of honesty as well, so he had no reason not to believe her. Then he turned to Fang.
“If you do anythin’ tah mah sister, you’ll regret it. We clear?” he asked. He had made this threat many times, with no intention to follow through. Usually his sheer size made sure he didn’t have to.
“Clear asa river, Big….. Pony.” said Fang, to drunk to remember the name he had been told. Big Macintosh felt confident in his warning, and left the bar. Applejack breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and then got off Fang’s chest.
“Well, ah better get ya home…. Ain’t like ya can walk yerself right now.”
“Ai caan walk… just fine, thank you!” said Fang indignantly as he got to his feet, only to stumble and fall back to the floor. “But… a little help would be great.” Applejack could only laugh at him. That’s one of the reasons she liked him so much, he was always good for a laugh.
“C’mon ya big lug, let’s get ya back to tha farm.” she said, throwing one of his arms over his shoulder. She carried him out the door and down the road, him mumbling random nonsense the entire way. But then he said something that caught Applejack’s attention.
“Big red pony……….. Reminds me of my father….” his statement confused her. As far as she knew, he had no family. “Jonathon this, and Jonathon that, ‘why’d you do it Jonathon?’ when I didn’t do anything…… almost glad I killed him..” at this point she dropped him like a bag of stones.
“Ya killed yer own pa!?” sh yelled, but he didn’t answer. He was stuck in his own world. He didn’t get a chance to explain his actions to her as he had to Twilight, and even if he had been sober enough to try, she wouldn’t have listened. She left him there in the middle of the street, and galloped back home, tears stinging her eyes. She couldn’t believe that the man she had trusted and loved had lied to her from the very beginning, about his name, about his past, about everything. She cried all the way home, she cried when she burst through the door, and all the way up to her bedroom.
“Applejack?” came the voice of Big Macintosh through her door. “Applejack, what’s wrong?” he was worried about her. He had never seen her this upset about anything.
“He lied tah me, Mac…. About everythin’……. His name….. his family……. Everythin’.” she said between sobs, recounting everything he had said before she had left him. “Mac? Ya there?”
“Eeyup.” he replied. No pony had ever gotten her this upset about lies…. Then again, no pony had given her a false name. While Macintosh was thinking about this revelation, Fang was still drunk in the street, laying there, mumbling nonsense to himself. He had, however, sobered up enough to realize what had happened.
“Damn it, man! Why did you get drunk? You should have just told her then and there so that you’d have a chance to explain yourself!” he yelled at himself. Then he saw a familiar lavender figure approaching him.
“What are you doing in the street?” asked Twilight, as other ponies began to gather around him.
“Well… if you must know, I just drunkenly made a confession to Applejack, whilst she was carrying me…. And she left me here, due to the confession itself.” he explained, not wanting to get into detail about it with other ponies around.
“So you told her? I thought you said you’d tell her when you thought she was ready.”
“That I did…. But then I realized.. Is anyone ever truly ready to hear something like that?”
“Something like what?” asked Rainbow Dash, as her and the other elements of harmony, with the exception of Applejack, gathered around to see what was going on. Fang sighed, knowing he could not avoid the truth any longer. Twilight began to explain that she couldn’t tell them, because she Pinkie Pie Swore that she wouldn’t, but Fang cut her off.
“I’ll explain it.. Later. Not here, and not now.” he said as he stood back up. “Has anyone seen my staff?”
“Oh! Yes, you forgot it at the library, and when I went out to return it to you, you were gone, so I decided to hold onto it until you returned.” said Twilight. He simply nodded and walked with her towards the library.