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// Dear Applejack 
// Story: Twilight's Letters 
// by Perfect Prime 
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Dear Applejack,

I hope you’re well, I haven’t seen you in almost two weeks. I know you’re excited about taking over the farm Applejack, but take it easy. You remember that time when everyone in town asked you for help, and by the time the sun had set, you were so tired that you were practically drunk? Pace yourself, you’ll get all the work done eventually.

And don’t be afraid of hiring helpers or recruiting volunteers if you really need it. I’m sure Ponyville will gladly lend you a hoof. After all, without Sweet Apple Acres, where would they get their delicious apple cider?

Anyway, we’ve been friends for a long time, haven’t we? When I first came to Ponyville, I was unwilling to talk to the other ponies, but you dragged me around your farm and you showed me your family. Every single one of you welcomed me, a stranger, into your home and even stuffed my face with food so delicious that I regret not taking the time to savour them.

You know, whenever I think about that hoofshake you gave me the first day I came to Ponyville, my hoof starts to hurt again.

Everyone calls you dependable, and they all turn to you when they need help, but the truth is you’re just hiding yourself, aren’t you? You are dependable, but sometimes you need to depend on someone as well. After all, you have your own moments of weakness, don’t you?

But you make it through all of them.

The sleepover with Rarity was one of the best nights of my life, but it didn’t start off that great. The two of you were fighting for most of the time, and it was hard to tell that the two of you were the best of friends. But when there was a spot of trouble, when that tree came crashing through the side of my room, the two of you wrapped that up pretty quickly. I couldn’t do anything though.

I’m not like you Applejack. I’m not as dependable as you, I’m not as strong as you, and I can’t handle as much stress as you can. I get worked up over little things and I cause trouble for everyone else, but you’ll hold everything on your shoulders just to save us the trouble of knowing. You’re a great pony Applejack, and I wish I could be just a bit more like you. All I have are my books and my brains, but you’re a testament as to how much they don’t matter.

Well, it’s not that they don’t matter. It’s more that they don’t have to. You’re happy aren’t you? You don’t spend hours every day hitting the books and memorising the facts, but you’re still content, aren’t you? I wish I could understand that, but sadly I can’t. Hopefully, I’ll be able to understand after my trip though.

I’m not going to be in Ponyville much longer Applejack, and it saddens me to think that I’m going to be leaving what remains of my friends, but I think that this will be for the best. You were always there for me when I needed someone to tell me to calm down, and you were always one of the most level-headed ponies in our group, but you also had your moments of irrationality. You’re hardworking, you love your family with all your heart, and you’re also the paragon of athleticism. If you were a fictional character, they’d call you Mary Sue.

I remember when you told me the story about your cutie mark; you were living with your aunt and uncle when you saw a rainbow stretch across a sky and finish in Ponyville. That was when you knew that your future lies in Sweet Apple Acres. That was when you realised that what you wanted more than anything was to make your farm thrive and to make sure that the next generation of the Apple Family would be able to see it as a spectacular achievement.

I wish you luck Applejack. I hope that one day, wherever I am, I will hear of your farm in the paper or in some other form of media, and they will be revelling in the prodigiousness of Sweet Apple Acres.

Prodigious means big.

Thank you for being my friend for all these years Applejack. I hope that one day we’ll meet again and we’ll be able to go on another adventure, just like we used to. Who knows, maybe another villain will appear and the fate of Equestria will rest upon the shoulders of the Elements of Harmony.

Again.

Until then, good luck Applejack. Live the life you’ve always wanted; no one can stop you now.

Always Your Cider-Craving Friend,
Twilight Sparkle