//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Sweet Home Appleloosa // by Applejack101 //------------------------------// "Okay everypony sit down!" Braeburn called over the long dining table. Everypony became dead silent as Lily almost heard a pin drop. All curious eyes were on Braeburn as he exclaimed in confidence, "I have called this town dinner for our new guest, please give a warm welcome to Lily!" All of the ponies cheered joyfully for her while Josie scowled in envy at her. Lily blushed a soft pink at all the attention she was getting just for her. "Now I propose a toast, long live Lily!" Braeburn called once again as he lifted his glass and started to gulp down the apple cider in happiness. Josie eagerly awaited Lily to drink her apple cider and fall dead in a heap of agony from the poison she put in the cider. Just then, as Braeburn was drinking something caught his eye. It was a shadow-like creature creeping up on Lily, Braeburn immediatly sprung into action as he flung Lily out of the way quickly. Lily screeched as her wings spread out as she floated in the air. Everypony started to scream in fear as the shadow-like figure turned into a frighting black unicorn. Josie gazed in fear at the monster as her hooves were paralyzed to the ground, suddenly Lily sprung into action too as she instantly helped everypony out of the building. Meanwhile, Braeburn had lassoed the unicorn to the ground, unfortunately he immediatly galloped off into the black abyss of night. "He got away!!" Braeburn growled in anger as Lily put a comforting hoof on his shoulder. Braeburn blushed a bright red, he didn't need to look over to see that it was Lily. Josie crept back in City Hall as the other ponies did the same, Lily had saved Josie as she refused she didn't need help. Braeburn and Lily trotted over to Josie as they both trembled in fear. As everypony sat down again Braeburn called loudly, his voice cracking in terror, "Please everypony, let's not be afraid and let us celebrate Lily once again!" Everypony cheered joyfully once again as they all pretended like nothing happened. As Lily was having fun and making friends, Josie glared at her in fury, furious that her plan didn't work. Josie muttered evil things to herself as she finally gasped in excitement, she had another evil plan, that was even better and would work fullproof. "H-hello?" Josie called out into a black abyss of her dream. Josie recalled falling asleep in her bed but she would never have thought she would dream of something like this. She was trotting into, or what seemed like a shadow-like forest. The forest had an extremely eerie look as Josie scanned her surroundings in utter fear and distress. The trees were ghost-like while the tops of the trees were thin and had violet slime drenched all over them. "Greetings....." A voice purred in a spooky way while Josie trembled in terror as she gulped. "Oh no need to be afraid!" The voice cried cheerfully again as a figure stepped out of the shadows. He was the black unicorn from City Hall! Josie gasped in relization as he nodded smugly. "I see you recall me, what a clever mare you are!" He replied smoothly as he circled Josie all the way around. Josie gulped and became tense as he circled her all the way around. "Well now, Josie I have been keeping quite a good watch over you and I believe you are trying to get rid of this Lily mare" The black unicorn finally exclaimed in a smart tone. Josie vigorously nodded, happy to see that somepony cared of her plans. The black unicorn curled his lips in a sly grin as he replied in a smug tone, "I think I have a clever idea for you, a VERY clever idea".