//------------------------------// // My Story Part 2 // Story: My Story // by nutcase4real //------------------------------// My Story- Chapter 2 Applejack's eyes slowly opened, revealing that she was in the waiting room again, and she was surrounded by her friends and family. Applejack curled into a ball and started whimpering. Tears flowed down her cheeks. "I...it's a...all m...my f...fualt!", she choked out. Big Mac placed his hoof on his sisters shoulder and said, "Applejack, it's not your fault that this happened. You didn't, r...rape her or l...leave her to die, in some hole." "Ah might as well have! Ah was suppose to walk her home, but Ah didn't. So this sicko got their hooves on her." Big Mac lowered his head and backed away. He wasn't in a fighting mood at the moment. He walked over to a corner of the room and began sobbed silently. Applejack began looking at all of her friends and she noticed something. "Twi?", Applejack asked. "Yes Applejack?", Twilight responded. "Where's Spike?", Applejack asked as she scanned the crowd. "I don't know. After you came to the door the other night he came to me and said he was leaving to search for Apple Bloom with you.", Twilight answered. "Twi? He wasn't with me.", Applejack said as her face went blank. "What?", Twilight questioned. "HE WASN'T WITH ME!", a fully enraged Applejack answered. Applejack galloped out of the hospital at full speed. She didn't leave one stone unturned as she searched for the purple baby dragon. She wanted answers from him. She then remembered the donut shop in Canterlot. That's where she would find him, she knew it with all of her heart. She returned to the hospital to let what was left of her family and friends know where she was going and why. "But why would you think Spike did this?", Pinkie Pie asked. "Ah never said he did it, but he was the last one to see her alive.", Applejack replied. "I would go, but I have to work, and I don't have any vacation days saved up.", Pinkie Pie said with a pout. "And I have to stay at the library, since no one can watch over it for me.", Twilight explained. "I'm in.", Rainbow Dash said as she placed a hoof on her friend's shoulder. "Ah'ma goin too.", Big Mac said as he stood up. "But Big Mac, somepony has to stay and watch the farm.", Applejack stated. "No, this is to important. Big Mac's going.", Granny Smith said in a voice that Applejack knew meant that this was the final decision. "But Granny? What about you?", Applejack asked anyway. "Don't worry about me dear. I'll be fine. Ya'll go find that Spike.", Granny Smith said reassuringly with a look of determination in her eyes. Applejack and the others simply nodded and headed off to the train station. 'He's gonna regret runnin' away.', was the only thing Applejack could think of during their gallop towards the train station. They arrived at their destination about twenty minutes later, and purchased their tickets to Canterlot. They all sat down on the platform and began to hatch up a plan. Their plan was to catch the dragon and beat the tar out of him until told the truth, After a few minutes of debating how to do this the three of them sat down and waited. Spike would answer all of their questions, no matter what. The train ride was long and uncomfortable. None of the three were able to sleep. They just sat up the entire ride in silence. Brooding on what must be done in order to restore justice to the land, no, to their lifes. Rainbow Dash was the first to break the silence, "So guys, are you sure you want to really do this?" Applejack looked at her with hurt eyes, "Of course we're sure! He will answer our questions!" "But what if he doesn't?" Rainbow Dash inquired. Big Mac looked over to Rainbow Dash, and with a hint of hatred in his voice, said, "Oh, he will. And if we find out that, it was him, that did this to our sweet little Apple Bloom, lets just say, he'll regret even being hatched from that egg." Rainbow Dash looked to the front of the car with fear in her eyes. 'What have I gotten my self into?', she asked herself. The silence that had taken the car once before had returned. All of the ponies just thought about what might happen when the train reached Canterlot and they confronted Spike. Applejack was confident that this would bring peace to her mind, she still wondered, however, that if she had done what her granny had asked of her, would things have turned out like this. Big Mac on the other hoof, only thought about how badly he wanted Spike to feel the same pain he was feeling at this moment, for he was convinced of his guiltiness, and Rainbow Dash was just thinking of a good excuse to get herself out of this predictament she had gotten herself into. She didn't want to hurt Spike, but she could easily read the pain and aguish in her friend's eyes, and she knew Applejack thirsted for blood. The train lazily pulled into the Canterlot Station. After coming to a complete stop the three stood up and began to make their way out of the train car they were riding in. As they walked out onto the platform Rainbow Dash asked, "Hey guys! I just had an idea! What if we just catch him and turn him over to the Royal Gaurd?" "What's wrong RD? Are you scared of getting yer hooves dirty?", Applejack snided. "No!", Rainbow Dash exclaimed defensivly, "I just thought, that, maybe we're jumping ahead of ourselves." Applejack gave her friend a hardened look and said, "No, Rainbow Dash, we're not. It must be done fer Apple Bloom."