AppleDash Group Collab

by DbzOrDie


Foalish - Craine

A part of Applejack's mind--the smallest part--felt awfully sorry for Twilight Sparkle. After all, not many ponies could endure the farmer's flat glare. Twilight, in particular, wasn't in the best stature. Unless shaking apart with copious amounts of sweat counted.

Then, of course, was the rest of Applejack--the parts that crushed all sympathy with a domineering hoof. The parts that twitched and boiled at a foal's piercing cries. Applejack's glare hardened on Twilight, using every shred of discipline she had to resist crushing the blue baby Pegasus in her forehooves.

"Fix it." AJ's voice was hard as diamond. As chilled as ice on Twilight's neck.

"I... I-I--"

"Fix. It."

"I don't think I-"

"Your next words? Choose 'em real smart-like, Twilight," Applejack said with narrowing eyes.

The stomach twisting gulp from Twilight nearly had the farmer smiling. But any enjoyment gained from this died at those damnable, ear-bleeding cries.

“I don’t remember how I—“ Twilight’s eyes shot to her hooves. “I’m sorry, Applejack. R-Rainbow surprised me! She knows how jumpy I am! I just freaked o—“

The baby Pegasus spit up something fierce. Orange fore hooves coated with yellow. Applejack’s teeth bared. Twilight’s words died on her tongue. “So what you’re sayin’ is…” Applejack slid her Stetson’s brim over her eyes. Slowly. “Y’all turned my partner into… this. And ya can’t un-turn her?”

Even through her hat, those sharp, lung-crushing eyes remained on Twilight’s, ignoring the unicorn’s quaking legs. And trying to ignore all the horrible things she could do with bookshelves and desks.

Twilight gave her best smile. Her most convincing, well-patented, horribly crooked smile. “Does it help that Dash is super cute like this?”

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“GAH! Applejack!” Twilight cried, hogtied to her libraries highest tree branch. Every attempt to teleport away, thwarted by the cork on her horn.

Applejack smiled at the squirming unicorn, a bouncy giggly foal sitting on her back. “What’s that, Dashie? She can’t turn ya back if she’s tied up?” Applejack flicked her Stetson’s brim. “Sounds like a personal problem.”

Applejack gave the little foal a side-glance. And somehow, despite every implication, complication, and every doubt that things would be normal again, she couldn’t erase her smile.

“Heh. Sure are a giggler, ain’t ya?” Aj was answered with a dwarfed burp.

Soon, the farmer found herself laughing. She couldn’t help herself as she scooped the little Pegasus into her hoof and nuzzle her to pieces. Sure, Rainbow Dash was a foal. Sure, Twilight didn’t know how to change her back. Sure Applejack wouldn’t untie the poor librarian any time soon.

And if she was stuck tending a baby for a while?

Well, a little practice never hurt anypony.