The starving filly sat shivering in the corner of the alley way. Surrounded by hungry ponies who wanted a bite to eat. They circled the yellow filly like vultures whispering the pieces they wanted. There voices like snakes winding there ways out of the scary ponies mouths. The filly with no where to go huddled in the corner. She felt the slimy slobber of the starving ponies as they got closer. The closest ones red eyes glaring at her, and opens its mouth to show a row of sharp white teeth. The teeth ready to rip at the fillies flesh. It bites into her.
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Apple Bloom woke with a start feeling the sharp hay piercing her back. It was just a dream, it was just a dream, it was just a dream Apple Bloom thought as she jumped out of bed. More like a nightmare she folded her quilt and put it up just like she always did. She went to go say good morning to Big Mac like she always did, but he wasn't their. Hmm thats weird hes always here in the morning she thought as she looked around the whole farmhouse. She bounded into the office where there was a pile of papers on the desk. She was going to look through them when she looked at the clock. No wonder Big macs not here I woke up late! the filly thought bouncing out of the office and onto the dirt road. "I hope Granny Smith Doesn't get mad" Apple Bloom says to herself.
"Talking to our imaginary friend are we" Diamond Tiara laughed as she passed Apple Bloom. "Not Sorry blank flank" she said as she tripped Apple Bloom into the mud. "Yea right ya ugly worm" Apple Bloom called out to Diamond Tiara. "HIYA" a white unicorn popped up right next to Apple Bloom. "I'm sure you met my friend, Scootaloo yesterday, Its my turn to see ya, were taking turns being sick. See my sister left town for Canterlot for a week and my parents will believe anything. My name is Sweetie Belle" the filly said. "I'm Apple Bloom" Apple Bloom held out her hoof to Sweetie Bloom. "Cool, were all blank flanks I thought me and scoots were the only ones, now Scoots said that you visit your granny then you wonder around sooo... I will come with you" Sweetie Belle yelled into Apple Bloom's ear. "How did you, Scootaloo followed me..." Apple Bloom was thinking out loud. "Yup, don't be hurt she follows every pony!" Sweetie Belle said exited. "Fine ya can come just be quiet" Apple Bloom told the anxious unicorn. She walked all the way listening to Sweetie Belle talk about her older sister Rarity and how great she was. I want an older sister Apple Bloom thought but her thought was kept short because they reached the hospital. "Woah, I've never been to the hospital, I bet its sparkly on the inside" Sweetie Belle said as she bounded through the door.
"Go on in" the desk pony said knowing it was Apple Bloom, who came every day. But what she didn't notice is the little white unicorn who followed Apple Bloom in. "Sweet, that was easy" Sweetie Belle said, "What was easy?" asked Apple Bloom. "Sneaking past that guard" Sweetie Belle replied. "Shes not a guard shes a desk pony... where did you hear that she was a guard?" Apple Bloom asked the strange unicorn. "Oh I was just guessing since she sat behind that big fort and watched every pony" Sweetie Belle concluded, "Thats the desk" Apple Bloom sighed.
They both walked into the room. Granny was there but her roommate wasn't. "Hay Granny" Apple Bloom spoke, " Mah darlin' apple, how is it?" she asked getting better at remembering Apple Bloom. "Good good ah brought a friend ah hope ya don't mind?" Apple Bloom said pointing to Sweetie Belle who was jumping around the room. "Ah howdy lil' pony whats ya name" Granny Smith asked the unicorn. "I'm Sweetie Belle, Nice to meet you" Sweetie Belle said with a big smile, she looked at the old pony with her big eyes. "Ya friend have eyes just like ya sister, Lil' Apple" Granny Smith declared.
My what... Apple Bloom was confused. "Ah have a sister" Apple Bloom asked Granny Smith. "Ya don't ya know, Big Mac shoulda told ya, Apple somethin' I think, pretty green eyes just like hers" Granny Smith replies pointing to Sweetie Belle's eyes. "Ah think actually ah don't know, did ya have a sister, maybe not..." her Granny goes into great thought about the subject. "Oh hi lil' Apple how is it?" she asks again. "Um good ah was just leavin'..." Apple Bloom mumbled sneaking out of the room.
"Ooohhh how exiting, you have a sister, or don't I don't really know" Sweetie Belle said skipping down the hallway. "Well nice talkin' with ya, ah got to go" Apple Bloom replied sprinting out of the hospital. Leaving the unicorn unsure to go, she would probably sneak back into the house and keep pretending she was sick.
"Big Mac!" Apple Bloom yelled across the apple fields. "BIG MAC!" she yelled again. Apple bloom was wondering around the fields seeing giant buckets with apples, she has been forgetting to move them in storage. "Eyyyup" she hears behind her. Big Mac was bucking a tree behind her, "um do ah have a sister?" she asked. "Noooppe" he said bucking the trees. "Are ya sure? Granny Smith said ah did" Apple Bloom asked again. "Eyup" he returned, "eyup ah have a sister or eyup ah don't have a sister?" she asked again. "Eyup ya don't have a sister" he said moving onto another tree. She started moving the buckets into storage but took a few to make some cider, she was thirsty. I guess I don't have a sister, dangit that really got my hopes up she thought drinking her cider as she watched the fillies play in a nearby field.
Apple Bloom was sneaking around, looking for any kind of clue. She walked into the office. There were papers stacked up everywhere. The papers were all pretty boring until she found one with a bunch of red marks. How much money!!!!! she thought as she looked at the amount due. That is impossible, I knew we where... but she thought looking at all of the papers again, realizing there wasn't enough money to pay for the farm. She heard the door open, she looked around for a hiding place. Behind the desk was a cupboard, she squeezed into it as Big Mac walked into the room. He took a couple papers and left but before he left he opened one of the desk parts and took out a picture. He looked at the picture quickly then put it back and locked it. He put the key in the flower pot. Once he was gone Apple Bloom came out from her hiding place. She took the key from the flower pot and went to open the desk when Big Mac steeped into the room.
"Apple Bloom what are ya doin' in here?" he asked noticing the key in her hoof. "Ah was looking for mah bow, I left here?" she quickly covered up the seen. "Ah found this key and ah was gonna open this compartment" Apple Bloom said pointing to the other desk part. "Oh well thats the wrong key, ah think ah saw ya bow downstairs anyways" he replied taking the key from her hand. "OH yea ah forgot... ah ummm put it there. Didn't check there" Apple Bloom said running down the stairs, "Thanks for ya help."
How am I going to get that picture Apple Bloom thought knowing her brother was hiding something else, since he was hiding the bills from her. She thought about what would happen if she lost the farm, and how many memories would be crushed. Not that she had a lot of good ones, she always worked or visited her Granny, and she didn't have any friends. Until now, I wonder how my new friends are she thought walking out of the barn.
As if they read her thoughts the white unicorn and orange Pegasus came bounding up the road. "Hiya Apple Bloom, were off school today so we came to see you!" Sweetie Belle said. "Actually, we wanted to try getting our cutie marks, Sweetie Belle said it would be an awesome thing to start a club she was thinking of the-" Scootaloo started to say "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS" Sweetie Belle yelled. "That is a a good name, ah'm fine with it" Apple Bloom said, "and I have an idea of we can first try to earn it in" Apple Bloom said.
"Cutie mark crusader secret spies" they all yelled walking into the farm house on sweet apple acres. Apple Bloom told them there was a picture in her brothers desk and they had to retrieve it without being seen. So Sweetie Belle was on lookout, Scootaloo was agent and Apple Bloom was intelligence. Apple Bloom told Scoots where the key was and which drawer when they heard Sweetie Belle sound the alarm "Cock-a-doodle-doo." Scootallo and Apple Bloom hid in the cabinet Apple Bloom hid in before, while Sweetie Belle jumped in a bucket of apples. But it was just the mail pony who was collecting letters and putting them in the mailboxes. Scootaloo and Apple Bloom sprang out of the cabinet and opened up the desk compartment. Inside was a big scrapbook and a big family photo. Apple Bloom stared at the picture, from right to left was Granny smith holding Apple Bloom then Big Mac and next him was an orange pony with yellow hair and a big cowboy hat. "Who's that?" Apple Bloom whispered to herself. Apple Bloom flipped it over on the back was an address on Manehatten. Wait Manehatten, that could mean I have a rich family member, which means they could help save the farm! Apple Bloom thought, she copied down the address on her front left hoof. She put the photo back and locked the desk when she heard Sweetie Belle yell the alarm again. Apple Bloom didn't know what to do, until Scootaloo grabbed her and launched out the window. Unfortunately the pegasus couldn't fly so they both fell to the ground with a thud. Sweetie Belle ran over to them "You guys alright, was the mission a success" she asked looking at her flank which was still blank. Scoots got up and looked at hers blank also, Apple Bloom looked next, blank just like every one else. "Well I guess it didn't work" Scootaloo said sadly, "Sorry ya guys but ah have a... a... chores" Apple Bloom said running off to the barn. She left Scoots and Sweetie Belle standing there awkwardly.
In Apple Bloom's room there were papers stacked upon papers. So many you couldn't even see Apple Bloom huddled in the middle writing. She had a feather and ink and was writing very quickly. After a while she took all of teh papers and put some of them in the mailbox (all that could fit) and some next to the mailbox.
She plopped down on her bed hoping that this family member could help them. Everything will turn out alright Apple Bloom thought, Hopefully...