//------------------------------// // The Apple's Sacrifice // Story: The Apple's Sacrifice // by Moustache Queen //------------------------------// Honesty, or other wise know as Truth. Many Ponies spoke the Truth, but one made the Truth look like a being. I remember her golden coloured mane, her brown Stetson hat she would always wear. Her pure green emerald grassy eyes, her warm gaze. She was the first Pony I met, the first Pony, I became friends with...and now she's gone...all because of me... My Name is Twilight Velvet Sparkle...this is my story...on AppleJack's Brave and Sorrowful Sacrifice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sun was high in the Equestria world, it's warm flame heated and brightened the entire world, but mostly Sweet Apple Acres.. The tall Apple Tree's were bright brown and green, to show their perfect health. After many years of perfection, Applejack became the perfect Apple Bucker that she dreamed to be.. Slowly Applejack let down the two large Apple Basket on either side of her first tree of the day... Raising her hind-legs Applejack heaved and let out a large Buck, the tree rumbled and soon Applejack was face to face with two large Basket's filled with either Ruby Red or Emerald Green Apple's.. Applejack smiled, she slowly lifted the Basket's on her back, after all of the years of bucking tree's and holding very heavy Apple Basket's Applejack was in fact very strong for her size. Especially in her legs, defiantly with the legs... Applejack felt her ears prick at the sound of barking, she turned her head around to face a small brown and white collie, her little Winona. Her small and bright little black eyes gazed at her mistress with Curiosity and Happiness.. Letting out a small chuckle, Applejack rubbed the little dog's head.. "Ello Winona how's about ya help me with me Baskets?" Applejack asked the little Collie. The little Collie let out a yip of delight and hopped onto the Basket, and pulled out a Apple with her mouth... Applejack let out a warm laugh, the Collie yelped and barker happily despite the reason of a Apple in her mouth... Slowly the Dog and Mistress made there way to the Apple Family's Home, where a old Green coloured Mare waited while rocking on her Rocking chair, Applejack let out a chuckle when Winona dropped and kicked the Apple with her paw. And began to play her own version of Football.. "Y'all ok there Applejack? We all know how much y'all get worked up!" Granny Smith chuckled. Applejack blushed and remembered her last time when she got worked up, she didn't sleep for days, all because of her pride.... Applejack let out a sigh and heaved off her Basket's Granny Smith lifted up her eyebrow, she slowly leaned forward and yelped happily as she saw the full Basket's. "Well slap me silly and send me to Appleloosa! Well done Applejack! With big Ruby and Emerald Apple's like these we're gunna end up making Pies of the century!" Granny Smith chuckled. Applejack blushed. "Aw shuck's! Granny don't say that your gunna make me redder that Rainbow Dash's red striped mane!" Applejack replied. Winona barked happily wagging her tail as she heard her Mistress chuckle, Winona always loved her Mistress chuckle and happily smile, and she wouldn't hesitate to help her Mistress in a time of need. "Well I'd better go buck more apples till I can help Twilight with her Potion Hooey!" Applejack informed. Granny Smith raised her eyebrow once more and let out a sigh... "Ya know Applejack you could have the rest of the day off since it's-um...what the name you youngster's call this day?" Granny Smith asked. "Granny today is the start of Summer! All Ponies of the Apple Family haves started bucking since we first made Ponyville!" Applejack gasped. Granny Smith let out a Sly smile, her eyes sparkling with mischief.. "Ya think I don't know that Applejack?" Granny Smith asked. "I um-" Applejack began but cut herself off by blushing.. "Go on yeh! Big Mac and I can take care of the Apple Harvesting, after all, you did save Equestria from a lot of Hooey after all!" Granny Smith laughed. Applejack let out a chuckle, Winona barked happily as she heard her Mistress chuckle.. Smiling Applejack lifted up her Bucket's and placed them near Granny Smith's rocking chair, still smiling Applejack turned and ran head first into Ponyville sending dust flying into Granny Smith's and Winona's faces. Granny Smith coughed and waved her hoof to fly the dust away from her eyes.. "Celelstia bless that Mare..never before I met that hard working mare like her in a hundred years..." Granny Smith smiled... Winona barked in agreement... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Twilight! I'm 'ere!" Applejack shouted as she faced the large Library door.... No anwser... Applejack raised her hoof to knock, only to push it open, Applejack slowly stepped inside the dark Library home of the lavender Unicorn.. Applejack gulped, she raised her hoof and flicked on the light switch, she gasped... The room was wrecked... Books and paper were shredded and spreaded everywhere, the windows were smashed and glass was spreaded on the floor. The chairs and tables were torn in half and throw across the room... Applejack froze when she heard a groan... Quickly she raced to the source,it was under a pile of chairs and tables. Quickly Applejack heaved off the chairs and tables to reveal Spike, Twilight's Number One Assistant... "Spike! What 'appened?!" Applejack asked. Spike let out a groan in response, before Applejack could rush to the Hospital the little dragon lifted himself up and rubbed the back of his head, which was filled with dry blood... "You ok Spike?" Applejack asked. "Yeah..." Spike replied with a groan.. "What 'appened?" Applejack asked. "Twilight was working on a spell, it exploded...and...TimberWolves...Twilight made TimberWolves. They dragged her to the Everfree Forest, i tired to help, but they were to strong.." Spike explained still groaning with pain... Applejack lifted her head, and gazed at a large hole in the room, it had large paw prints heading to the Everfree Forest.. Applejack lowered her gaze to Spike once more, he had cuts and dry blood all over him... "Can ya walk?" Applejack asked. "Yeah" Spike groaned.. Applejack lowered herself to face herself to the little dragon's gaze... "Now Spike this is important, ya must walk over to the Hospital, and let them tend to you. and also call for reinforcements..." Applejack spoke clearly... Spike nodded... "Good, now go...I'll go get Twilight..." Applejack ordered.. Quick as a flash the little dragon lifted himself and began running to the Hospital, Applejack tuned her gaze towards the TimberWolf path, gritting her teeth in anger Applejack raced after them... No Pony hurts my friends and I mean....No Pony.....Applejack thought as she tore through the forest... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applejack crouched low the the ground as she finally heard the sound of screaming and snarling. Applejack lowered her brown Stetson hat as she silently tore through the bushes and brambles... Applejack pricked up her ears as she heard a familiar voice... "Let go of me!" Screamed the voice. "Nah.." Laughed a different and rough voice.... Applejack gritted her teeth, slowly she heaved herself into a large bush. She poked out her muzzle and eyes to gasp.. Twilight was surrounded by four TimberWolves, each had different eyes, Red Blue Green and Yellow.. "My friends will come for me!" Twilight screamed. "Like Hell they will!" Laughed the Red-Eyed TimberWolf.. "Indeed! Friendship is Magic? What a lot of bullshit!" Added the Blue-Eyed TimberWolf... Applejack silently stepped out of the bush, the TimberWolves stupidly didn't hear the rustle, but a Twilight did. She turned her head and let out a silent gasp of surprise... Applejack heaved her hoof up to her lips.. Twilight nodded and stared at the wolves.. "Like what's the deal with Friendship anyways?" Asked the Green-Eyed TimberWolf. Applejack slowly found herself behind the Red-Eyed TimberWolf... "I don't know! It's just nothing but Bullshit!" Snarled the Yellow-Eyed wolf.. Applejack raised her hind-legs.. "Well what's worse is there "oh I love Magic and Friendship!" Hah! That's soooooo gay!" The Blue-Eyed wolf snarled. She bucked, the Red-Eyed wolf howled in pain as his branchy body split apart. Applejack quickly ducked under as the Yellow-Eyed wolf attacked by waving his paw... Applejack rolled left as the Blue-Eyed wolf pounced, sending dust flying everywhere, clouding only the wolf's and Twilight's vision Applejack silently crawled behind Twilight, she unwrapped the Lavender Unicorn from the tree roots that held her... "Thanks!" Twilight whispered . "There you are you little Shit's!" The Blue-Eyed wolf snarled as the dust fell... Applejack froze, they were outnumbered, Twilight's horn began to glow...it's purple aura began to brighten... Applejack leapt sideway's avoiding the protection spell... "APPLEJACK!" Twilight screamed. Applejack lifted her head and smiled at her friend, the gates of Death was closing around her. She could feel it... Applejack lifted her hoof and shook her head as Twilight was about to lower her Protection Spell.. Tears began to well in Twilight's eyes... "No Twi...it's my time to die...but not yours.." Applejack whispered. "Applejack no..." Twilight whinned. Applejack lifted her hooves and placed her brown Stetson on the ground. She slowly heaved herself onto her hoofs... Still smiling Applejack ran deeper into the forest, with three dangerous TimberWolves charging after her... Twilight lowered her shield, and when she thought Applejack was coming back, it was only Spike and Rainbow Dash Pinkie Pie Doctor Hooves and Lyra Heartstrings... Twilight made no objection to leave when she heard a ear piercing yell, a yell, of a Orange coloured southern taking pony... Howls filled the Ponies ears, Twilight followed her guides and friends. But she stopped, she turned around and picked up one thing... A brown Stetson Hat... Tears began to well in Twilight's eyes... Gee Twi..I thought you were spouting a lot of Hooey! But...I guess we do represent the Sprits of Friendship! AppleJack's words echoed through her ears. Twilight lifted her hooves and placed the brown Stetson on her head... No matter how long I will wait...I'll be with you always Twi.....Always... A Voice whispered. "And I'll wait for you Applejack...I'll wait for you..." Twilight smiled. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For then on Applejack became a Story Legend...soon her name became 'The Guardian of Truth' a monument was built for her for her deed and bravery... But one thing the Twilight did wish for...was the maybe...maybe...Twilight and Applejack could both survive...but it could never be done... And from then on...The Apple's Sacrifice...was forever know...far and wide...and everypony knew...that maybe...we all need a Orange coloured southern talking pony...in our lives