//------------------------------// // Chapter 14: The Search for Apple Shine // Story: The Royal Apple // by Mister E-Nonymous //------------------------------// Chapter 14: The Search for Apple Shine Canterlot Castle... September 14th, 11:00 AM... (Third Person Point of View) The Mane 6 entered Canterlot Castle to meet with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Applejack didn't get much sleep that night ever since she lost Apple Shine the previous day. She was still upset that she lost her daughter. They walked up to the Princesses. "Are you all sure that Apple Shine has been abducted by Prince Blueblood?" asked Princess Celestia. "Applejack wouldn't lie about anything," said Twilight. "Applejack loves Apple Shine with all her heart." "That would be good enough evidence, but it's not enough," said Princess Luna. "You need a lot more evidence if you're going to have Blueblood locked up for foalnapping." "Have you looked into his memories to see if he was responsible?" asked Applejack. "It would seem that some of the nobles here in Canterlot had some special stones installed in their houses or bedrooms so their minds wouldn't be entered," said Princess Luna. "The only way for you to get answers is to find out where Blueblood has been going," said Princess Celestia. "Just try not to be seen by him." "Oh, no worries about that," said Pinkie Pie. "We'll have Apple Shine back with Applejack in no time." "Pinkie, you search around the areas where ponies go to eat," Twilight said. Pinkie saluted, then ran out. "Rarity, you go search the shopping areas." Rarity nodded then headed out. "Rainbow Dash, you try searching for Blueblood from above." Rainbow Dash nodded and flew out. "Fluttershy, you check out the gardens and the library. I'll stay here to see if I can find something around here." Fluttershy nodded. "What do ya want me ta do, Twi?" Applejack asked. "You are going to go into an unoccupied guest room, and go to sleep," Twilight said to Applejack. "What?!" Applejack shouted. "No! No way! Ah'm goin' ta find Apple Shine, and ya ain't gonna stop me!" "Applejack!" Twilight shouted. "Look at yourself. You haven't gotten any sleep last night. You have the bags under your eyes to prove it." "How could any mother sleep if they found out that a foal of theirs was foalnapped?!" Applejack protested. "Ah need ta... ta..." She then fell asleep standing up. "Poor Applejack," Twilight said. "She hasn't been this tired ever since she was trying to buck all of Sweet Apple Acres all by herself." Princess Luna walked up to Applejack, levitated the sleeping mare into her own magic aura. She then said, "I shall take Applejack to a room and have guards posted around her room." "Thank you, Princess Luna," said Twilight. "I'll make sure that Apple Shine is found." Blueblood's Room... 6:00 AM... (Earlier that Same Day) (Apple Shine's Point of View) I was coming around. What happened to me yesterday? I remember being at the Equestria Games, but then it just faded. I looked around to see where I was. I was in some sort of bedroom. I don't think it was a bedroom in the Crystal Empire. "About time you woke up, my dear," came a stallion's voice. I followed the voice to see Prince Blueblood. Wait a minute. Why was I with him and not with mom? "I'm so glad I was able to save you." "Save me?" I asked. "Save me from what?" "From living in a podunk town for the rest of your life," said Prince Blueblood. "From now on, you're staying here with me, and you shall be trained to be a proper princess." Did he just say what I think he just said? Did he just take me from my Mom and expects me to learn to be something that I don't want to be? "What?" I asked, angrily. "Do you honestly expect me to follow in your hoofsteps and be a snarky princess that wants to get whatever she wants just because she's a princess? That's not who I wanna be. I'm going home!" I then headed towards the door. I tried opening the door with my magic, but then I felt a stinging sensation around my neck. "Ow!" That really hurt. I then looked down at my neck and saw some kind of brace around my neck. "What is this?!" "Sorry, little princess," said Prince Blueblood, "but I'm afraid that you aren't leaving this room." "W-what?" I asked. I then started to push the door open, but it was locked. "Hey! Let me out! Mommy! Mommy!" "You're not leaving this room, little Star Shine," said Prince Blueblood. "Oh, and by the way, I'm changing your name to Star Shine, and you are going to stick to it from now on." "NO!!" I shouted. But, I tried using that Royal Canterlot Voice that Twilight told me about, but it didn't work. Was this brace cancelling out all of my magic? "Why are you doing this?!" "You are going to stay here in Canterlot, and you are going to learn to be a proper princess," said Prince Blueblood. "No... I'm... NOT!!" I shouted at Blueblood. I then headed over to the balcony door, but then I saw that the door was padlocked. "Oh, no!" I was then lifted up by a magical aura. I turned to see Blueblood's horn glowing in a light green aura. "That does it," said Prince Blueblood. "You are a selfish, little brat that cares for nopony but herself. You think it's best to live in a stupid, smelly farm where nopony will ever respect you? You're nothing but a naive little filly who doesn't know what's best for her." He then started walking off towards a mirror hanging on the wall. There was a pony's head emblem on the top of the mirror. It was then surrounded in a green aura and then the eyes started glowing red. Then the mirror started rippling. "Hey!" I said, struggling. "What are you doing?! Let me go!" The two of us then went into the mirror, and we ended up in a dark place where there was a light in the center of the room. I was then thrown into the light, and landed with a thump. "Oof!" I said. I then looked back towards Blueblood with an angry look. "You're grounded, little filly," said Prince Blueblood. "You may come out until you start thinking of somepony but yourself." He then started walking back. There was another mirror, and the frame was white and glowing. He then went through the mirror and then the mirror stopped glowing. I then ran towards that mirror, but it stopped glowing and when I tried to go through it, I bounced right off of it. "Ow!!" I shouted. I then started pounding on the mirror. Usually, a mirror breaks if you pound on it. But it wasn't breaking at all. I then started getting tears in my eyes, and then I started sobbing lightly. I then laid on the floor, grabbed my tail, and hugged it like it was a blanket. I quietly said, "Mommy. Please. Help me." I stayed there for a little while. Little did I know that I wasn't alone in this place. I heard hoofsteps walking towards me. I didn't move. But then I was grabbed by somepony, and pulled into a hug. "Shh... Shh... It's okay." It was the sound of a mare. She hugged me tightly, and rubbed my back. "Everythin' will be alright." I buried my face into her chest, and cried as hard as I could. She continued rubbing my back, trying to calm me down. Canterlot Castle Guest Room... 3:30 PM... (Third Person Point of View) Applejack was waking up from the room she was in. She looked around and saw that she was in a guest room. She looked over to her right and saw her hat and Apple Shine's Hat/Crown on a coat rack. As she was looking at Apple Shine's Hat/Crown, she then started getting tears in her eyes. She reached to it, grabbed it, and hugged it like it was her own daughter. She quietly sobbed. She was then interrupted by the sound of knocking on the door. She walked over towards the door and opened it up. Outside, there were two guards at her door. "Miss Applejack, we were told that when you awoken, you are to meet with the Princesses," said one of the guards. "Alright," Applejack told them. "Hang on just a sec." She then walked back towards the coat rack, and grabbed her hat, and headed out the door to follow the guards to the throne room. Canterlot Castle Throne Room... 3:40 PM... Applejack was led towards the Throne Room. As soon as she got in, her friends were there, along with the Princesses and Blueblood. She glared at Blueblood. "You," Applejack said. She then started charging at Blueblood, but was stopped by the guards that were leading her there. "Easy, Miss Applejack," said one of the two guards. "Take it easy." "Where's mah daughter, ya snobbish jerk?!" Applejack shouted. "Why, I have no idea what you're talking about," said Blueblood. "Applejack," Twilight said. "We looked all over Canterlot. We even followed Blueblood on where he usually goes. We couldn't find Apple Shine anywhere." "No..." Applejack said. "No, he has ta have Apple Shine somewhere! Ah know he has her locked up somewhere!" "Hey, don't accuse me of anything," said Blueblood. "It's not my fault that young Apple Shine probably ran away. You probably didn't do a good enough job at parenting." That made the rest of the Mane 6 gasp. Some in disgust, some in shock. Applejack then tried lunging herself at Blueblood again, but the guards kept her from attacking Blueblood. "Boy, for a mare at this size, she sure is strong," said one of the guards. "I know," said the other guard. "What has this mare been doing all her life?" "Ah live on an Apple Farm!" said Applejack. "Apple Shine has been lovin' bein' apart of our family! She's happy in mah family!" "That little princess? Your daughter?" asked Prince Blueblood. "You do know an adoption of a royal pony would be really expensive, you know that?" "Ah did not adopt her!" Applejack shouted. "Ah gave birth ta that foal!" "It's true," said Twilight. "Applejack gave birth to that foal after she got hit by the ghost of Nightmare Moon so her soul can enter the soulless foal and have a body of her own. The current soul that is now known as Apple Shine has been happy to have a family in this world than having no real family in the world she used to be from." "You really believe that is believable?" asked Prince Blueblood. "It's true," said Princess Luna. "I looked into the memories of that foal, and it's true. Apple Shine is truly a filly who has been happy off with a loving family." "You honestly believe this farmer is that young princess's biological mother?" asked Prince Blueblood. "You all got caught up in her lies." "Lies?!" Applejack asked. "Applejack represents one of the Elements of Harmony," said Rarity. "Yeah!" said Rainbow Dash. "And that Element of Harmony she represents is Honesty." "Oh, yeah?" asked Blueblood. "What about the time when that monster, Discord, escaped?" "She was corrupted by Discord," said Twilight. "And Discord is reforming," said Fluttershy. "And what about the time those two unicorns, and those elixirs they were selling to your grandmother?" asked Blueblood. "Ah fessed up!" said Applejack. "Ah haven't lied since then!" "Well, I can tell that the part of you giving birth to that little princess isn't true at all," said Blueblood. "Blueblood!" said Princess Celestia. "Apple Shine is Applejack's biological daughter. A DNA test was placed between the two. It was a match." "A DNA test?!" asked Blueblood. "No way. I won't believe that the newest princess I took is related to a worthless country bumpkin!" He then realized what he just said and covered his mouth. "AH KNEW IT!" shouted Applejack. She then got out of the grip of the two guards and jumped on Blueblood with a very angry look on her face. "WHERE IS MAH DAUGHTER?!" "Get off me or I'll have you beheaded!" said Prince Blueblood. "That isn't allowed here, Blueblood!" said Princess Celestia. "Now, answer her question!" "Never!" said Blueblood, hitting Applejack in the chin, and pushing her off of him. He then used his magic and teleported away. "After him!" said Twilight. Rainbow and Rarity helped Applejack recover. Then they started chasing Blueblood.