Chapter 3 I'm Sorry
Whiplash was sitting in front of his little sister's grave, he sat down close as he held his shriveled heart. He let out small tears of depression but smiled as he tried to ignore his pain. "Hey sis, it's me. So I came back...yea, Ponyville wasn't good enough for me. I just got fired because I defended a little filly, she used Bully and got herself injured, I took the blame and Applejack fired me. I wanted to protect them, keep them smiling as they weren't afraid. But what Applejack did, make's me feel like I want to see you really soon, maybe but... I think it's time." Whiplash said as he walked inside his house as he walked and grabbed his cart, he went inside his house and took out a concrete block and placed it in the cart. Whiplash walked with his cart over to the distance past a sign that said, 'Lake Trotter.'
"Did anypony see Whiplash last?" Asked Applejack
"I did, I think I saw him walked towards the train station. He had blood on his face, what happened to him?" Applejack explained to her friends what she had done, she felt heartbroken for what she did, like a million apples being burned to the ground and left to rot with nothing but death.
Applejack left for the train as she needed to make the biggest apology in all of Equestrian history, her friends insisted to help but this was her own problem. Pinkie's eye twitched again and Twilight was the first to notice. "Pinkie, is your eye twitching another of your senses?" asked Twilight.
"Yes, it's a really weird, bad, and creepy one. It means that sompony's smile is a psychopathic smile, and a crazy smile. Something tells me that it's coming from Whip." Pinkie explained as the camera then switched to Applejack's scene.... eh...what?
Applejack quickly without question galloped towards the train station, she looked around to find that Whiplash had already left. She quickly bought a ticket for the next train as it arrived later. Applejack was on the train with a face of a thousand performers, she didn't know what or how to apologize to Whiplash after what she did. As she arrived she quickly galloped around looking for Whiplash, but no luck. "Applejack?" Applejack turned around to find a familiar creamed colored pony with a red fancy mane.
"Miss Jubilee? Oh thank Celestia it's you, Ah need your help."
"Well shua, watcha need?"
"Ah need to know where Whiplash is."
"Well, last I saw him was when he walked over to his house, and towards the lake."
"Maghty thanks." Applejack said as she galloped off towards Whiplash's last known location. As she reached the lake known as 'Lake Trotter' she found Whiplash near the middle of the lake, he floated on a boat. Applejack squinted her eyes and saw what looked like Whiplash tying something up. He then took out the concrete block which had on end of his whip tied to it and the other tied to his waist, he threw the block over causing the block and himself to sing to the bottom. Applejack swiftly without hesitation dived into the lake and swam down towards the crust of the lake. She reached to find Whiplash, his eyes were closed but still had some breath in his lungs. She quickly swam towards the rope and chewed on the rope to break it free, but only halfway. She noticed Whiplash struggling for air as his lips started to quiver with weakness, but they gave in as his mouth opened and his eyes rolled back as he started to see darkness.
Applejack rapidly and furiously bit the whip rope until it snapped in two releasing Whiplash from his suicide. As Whiplash floated to the surface, Applejack wrapped a hoof around his neck and swam towards the shore. She had Whiplash lay their, on the ground unconscious. She took her hoof and pressed against his chest repeatedly, she pressed her lips against his and exhaled air, but still no response.
Whiplash floated mid air among the sea of light and heavens, he walked round the clouds and found a small filly. He walked towards the small filly with a warm smile. "Hello little one, do you know where I am?" He asked the filly as she turned around causing Whiplash to jump back. "It...It...It's you."
"Yes..." The filly said as she smiled at Whiplash. "It's me brother."
"It's so good to see you again my sister." Whiplash said as he walked towards his sister to embrace her, as he wrapped his hooves around he, he squeezed but only to find his hooves going through the little filly. He started to tear up as he connected the dots as to why he's not dead, he started to tear up at the situation. "Why...why...WHY!?" Whiplash burst into tears as he sister came over and brushed his mane in comfort.
"It's okay big bro, you don't have to smile anymore, just let it all out. And thank you for fulfilling my promise."
" *sniff* Your welcome sis, but why am I not dead, I should be."
"No." The filly brought up a screen showing a screen of the present, it showed himself lying on the ground as the mare known as Applejack pounding his chest and donating oxygen. "I want you to be happy like I wrote before, be with the mare that you love, that you want to be with."
The stallion started to blush. "Heh but I-"
"C'mon big bro, I can see your dreams."
"Geh!" The stallion froze as his cheeks turned scarlet. "Y-You saw that?" The stallion asked as he remember that one dream he had about Applejack.
"Yep. Now let's get you back hmm?" The filly then summoned a whip of light and slashed Whiplash causing him the vanish in thin air.
With one last thud, Applejack slammed her hoof onto Whip's chest as he spewed out the water trapped in his lungs, he gave a large gasp for air and coughed out the rest of the water. He opened his eyes to find Applejack kneeling over him in tears, he gave a confusing look towards the weeping mare. "A-A-Applejack," He said in a weak voice. "w-w-what are you doing here?" He asked as he looked around himself to find that it was night time, last time he checked, it was about noon. How long was he out for?
"Oh thank Celestia your awake, when I sent ya away I didn't know that you were covering for my little sister, I just lost control and snapped at you because you let mah sister use your whip, I never knew you were lying to protect her. I'm so sorry for what I did to you and for what Ah made ya do, I just-"
"Jackie."
"Ah just, I'm sorry that Ah took conclusions too far, I'm sorry Ah overreacted. Ah know that you were trahing to defend my sister and help her but Ah just lost it when I heard she got hurt and," Applejack was cut off as Whiplash placed a hoof on her lips.
"Jackie, It's okay, you don't have to apologize. I'm the one who should apologize." He said as he rose from the ground. Applejack wrapped her hooves around Whip as she burst into tears all over his shoulder.
"Wha should you apologize for what Ah'm the one who mistook you for being irresponsible."
"No, your right, I am irresponsible. I was asleep when Applebloom took my whip, I lost my guard. That whip was suppose to be guarded by me and me alone and I failed that." The stallion said as he grabbed Applejack's head with both of his hooves. "Applejack it's not your fault, it's mine." Applejack continued to weep on his shoulder, he pushed Applejack away as they were mere centimeters away from each other's faces. Whiplash stared upon Applejack's emerald eyes as they sparkled like a polished granny smith apple. He pressed his lips on Applejack's as her eyes widen as she kissed with one heck of a stallion, she pushed him away and slapped him leaving a hoof mark. "Ow, what the hay was that for?" Asking the stallion in pain.
"That's for stealing the kiss." She grabbed his headed and stared upon his eyes. "And this is me stealing it back." She said with a smirk...uh oh. She grabbed the stallion's head and pulled him in for a kiss on her lips, Whiplash wrapped his hoofs around her head and pulled her in for a more blissful kiss. Welp, all thing's clear, these two were in love. After for what seemed like hours of sweetness but minutes, the two broke up their sweet kiss and lied down next to each other.
"Ah love you Whiplash."
"And I love you too Applejack."
The two shared another blissful kiss as they cuddled together and drifted off to sleep under the shimmering beam of Luna's night.
The two journeyed back to Ponyville, as they lived in harmony and love. Whiplash was in the farm house assembling what looked like a strange rope. A knocking came from his door, he put down his project and opened the door to find Big Mac standing in front of him. He gave an icy glare to the stallion who stuttered and scooted back a little bit, and for once, he didn't smile. "It's time for you to explain yourself now Whip."
"W-What do you mean?" Whip asked timidly
"Time to tell us the truth."
"C-Can we please do this another time?"
"Either tell us, or get kicked out." Big Mac threatened as a rope wrapped around his neck causing him to be pulled to the ground.
"Big Bro, if he doesn't want to share it, he doesn't have to." Declared Applejack as she untied her brother. Big Mac shrugged it off and walked downstairs. "Ya okay sugar cube?"
Whiplash shook his head in relief as his marefriend came to the rescue. "Yea thanks, you really saved my flank Jackie."
"Wah your welcome sugar cutie." Whiplash returned to his quarters and sat down on his bed, Applejack folloed him and sat next to him. "Y'know, you don't have to tell us."
"I want to... but I just don't know if you guys will understand my past."
"Ya don't have to if ya don't want to."
"Maybe I'll do it tomorrow." Applejack leaned in closer to her coltfriend and pecked him on the cheek making him smile with warmth. "Thanks, I needed that."
"Ya welcome sugar cube." Applejack looked over to Whiplash's project, she couldn't connect as to what he was building. "Whatchu making sugar cube? Look's like some sort of snake." Whiplash slightly chuckled at Applejak's guess.
"Nope, I'm building myself a new whip. After you chew up my old one."
"Oh right, sorry about that, I-"
"No need, you had no choice plus, you got teeth like a lycan." Whiplash complimented as Applejack gave him a grin.
"Wah thanks Whip." Applejack looked at the clock and leaped off the bed. "Well Ah gotta go, me and mah friends are goin to Sugar Cube Corner for some lunch. Wanna come with?"
"Maybe later AJ, I'm nearly done with this whip."
"Ahrighty then." Applejack left to Sugar Cube Corner as Whiplash continued with his project. He continued to assemble his project for hours as he wrapped the rope and attached the laces. As he finished he pulled out a small wooden box from under his bed, he opened it to reveal a dragon's tooth. He took the tooth and attached it to the bottom of his handle. He looked at his whip and gave a hearty smile at his newest companion. He wrapped up his whip and attached it to his waist, he walked outside to notice that Luna's moon had nearly risen.
"How long was I in there?" He asked himself as he walked towards Sugar Cube Corner, as he walked down the dark streets of Ponyville he spotted a trash can. He gave a determined smirk as he pulled out his new whip and lashed it out on the trash can leaving a death and a massive scratch on the metal. He retracted it in and continued to walk towards Sugar Cube Corner. "Work's like Bully." Whiplash arrived at the ginger bread house, he entered to find Applejack and her friends having a chat, he turned away to the counter tops to have a small dinner, he didn't want to bother them. As he sat down the yellow stallion known at Carrot Cake walked in with a note pad.
"Hey there Whip, what can I get ya?"
"Can I have some egg salad along with a HLT?" (Hay, lettuce, and Tomato sandwich.)
"Sure, just gimme a minute and I'll bring it out, any drinks?"
"Just water." The yellow stallion nodded and trotted towards the kitchen. Then a blue mare came out of the kitchen with a glass of water. "Hello Mrs. Cake, how are you doing?"
"Why just peachy deary, thank you for asking."
"No problem." After a brief pause, Cup Cake poured Whip a ice cold glass of water, he looked around to find that somepony was missing. "Ummm...Cup Cake?" The blue mare turned around with a confused look on her face. "Where's Pinkie? Doesn't she usually work here?"
"Oh well she is baby sitting the twins, she's upstairs if you wanna meet her."
"No it's okay, I just got curios."
"Okay deary, I need to get back into the kitchen, nice chatting with you." The mare said as she trotted off back into the kitchen. Carrot Cake came back with Whip's food. Whiplash reached into his pouch, he pulled out several bits and placed them on the counter.
"That should be enough, keep the change." The stallion nodded and exchanged the bits with Whip's food. Whiplash picked up his sandwich and just as he was about to take a bite, he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder. He dropped his sandwich in annoyance and turned around to find Applejack and her friends all with examining eyes on their faces. The stallion let out a heavy sigh as he faced the five mares. "What?"
Applejack was the first to speak. "Well, Ah was wonderin if you could tell me and mah friends about yer past?"
The stallion gave a long brief thought, he picked up his water and chugged down half the glass. "Alright, sit down cause this is gonna take a while."