Alice Bones stomped, groggily down the stairs as Applejack smiled, flipping pancakes for the family.
"Hay Apple Bloom, you want some pancakes?" Applejack asked grabbing her a plate.
Alice was not amused and stood there with her arms crossed, frowning.
"It isn't Apple Bloom anymore, it's Alice Bones." Alice Bones sat down with a frown on her face still, turning away from Applejack's confused eyes. "And Ah don't want no pancakes." Alice said before completely facing the wall.
Applejack stopped the grill and walked over to her little sister. She patted her hoof and took a seat.
"Apple Bloom, are you going through one of those "phases"," She said smiling lightly at the yellow filly's face.
Alice just smiled a crack at the end of her mouth, then all of a sudden the frown just came upon her again and that madfe Applejack frown.
"Listen Applejack, I'm not Apple Bloom anymore. Apple Bloom got pushed around by bullies and was friends with the Cutie mark Crusaders. Now Alice, is tough and friends with nobody." Alice Bones said straightening in her chair.
"Not even her family." Applejack smiled again and held Alice's hoof with hers.
Alice just jerked away and galloped upstairs, leaving Applejack speechless.
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Both of the fillies burst into the yellow and pink decor room to see Alice Bones carving a skull and crossbones on her dresser. All of a sudden, Alice turned to face the two ponies.
"Apple Bloom, we need to talk." Sweetie Belle put in as Alice was dropping the black paint on the floor.
"My name isn't Apple Bloom anymore, tell the world that so I never have to hear that awful name again." Alice Bones complained as she flew on top of her bedspread and sighed.
"Do we have to do this? I kinda like her this way." Scootalo said getting a better look at Alice with a tilt of her head.
"Scootalo!" Sweetie Belle yelled, but it was more awkward with the echo of one pony than when there was usually two yelling at her.
"Look Scootalo and Sweetie Belle, you're not gonna change who ah am now." Alice said getting up from her bed and keeping a distance from her old friends.
"We know." Sweetie said with her head hung down.
"That's why we brought in the big guns." Scootalo smiled as her and Sweetie Belle took two steps away from the door.
Alice tilted her head until the pony was there, actually there. Alice couldn't believe her eyes and was gaping at the scene.
"Well cuz, I hear you're in the dumps." The brownish orange filly walked close to the former Apple Bloom who has turned in to a total emo pony.
"B-Ba-Babs?" Apple Bloom asked shakily as she couldn't believe the Crusaders got Babs Seed down here. She hit her arm with her hoof to see if she was dreaming, and it appeared to her after she opened her eyes again that this, really was Babs.
"Look cuz, just because some pony picked on ya, doesn't mean you have to change your whole self." Babs imputed mimicking Apple Bloom's choice of wardrobe.
"You may be right, but if I change, Silver Spoon will still make fun of me." Apple Bloom hung her head down.
"Apple Bloom, you are the perfect Apple Bloom, even if you're picked on, everypony is at one time or another. You are never going to be a perfect Alice Bones. I know that." Babs lectured finishing giving her cousin a hug.
Scootalo and Sweetie Belle were tearing up.
"That was beautiful." Scootalo weeped as Sweetie Belle called for a group hug.
All four Cutie Mark Crusaders gave in, to celebrate that Apple Bloom was back and thankfully, they will never see Alice Bones again...
At least they hope so...
The End.