Never The Same

by Secondhand Brony


Gone

APRIL 12TH, 2014 SWEET APPLE ACRES 7:05 A.M.

"Hey, SugarCube could ya come lend me a hoof please." Applejack called me, with sweat pouring down her face, as usual, man the hard working pony she was, seriously what she went through was horrible it may not be as horrid as my life, but me and her cared for each other in our ups and downs.

"Sure." I respond, while trotting over to my wife. I lifted the apple cart on my back, it wasn't as light as it looks, now I see why Applejack wanted me to lift it.

"So, Jolly that's the last of the chores, so what do ya want to do?" Applejack asked me, as her facial gave away she had no idea on what she wanted to do.

"I guess go visit your friends." I said, although I really didn't like her friends, mostly Twilight, all the others they were okay with me, well Fluttershy and me have actually bonded.

"Oh yeah, Ah've been waiting to talk to Rainbow." Applejack reminded herself as if she were talking to me.

FLUTTERSHY'S HUT 7:32 A.M.

We, just started walking to Fluttershy's hut, well Applejack and I were talking, about boring stuff of course, like finances and bills for the barn, well while this is happening let me tell you my 2 foals were left with my step mom Granny Smith. The girl foal's name is Appletart, she's an earth pony, she also has pink eyes like me and golden blonde like her mother Applejack, her hair is in a pony tail instead of a stenson, and she has a black coat. On the other hoof, my son, FinishLine, he's a pegasus, he has light green eyes like Applejack and light teal hair like me, except he has the hair like the blondes do, you know the fluffy hair, instead of emo hair which I have, but instead of a red coat, like me, he has a light green coat. Anyhow, we've made it to Fluttershy's hut. And we enter, of course without knocking.

"Hey Applejack, I see you brought your husband." Twilight greeted, while insulting me, I mean as if I weren't there.

"So, wheres Rainbow?" Applejack asked, not seeing her rainbow-maned best friend.

"Ugh, haven't you heard the news." Rarity interrupted, being the snotty unicorn she was but, at times she is very generous.

"Well um, no." Applejack scowled, ignoring Rarity's rude remark.

"So apparently, Rainbow ended up in jail." Twilight trying to break up the started argument by the two.

"How?" I interrupted, trying not to make it sound as rude as it is.

"Um, I guess she did something horribly, terribly wrong." Fluttershy remarked you could really hear a terrified tremble in her voice, if Applejack didn't exist I would sure marry Flutters, well 'cause she is so sweet and almost like me, on the other hoof I love Applejack she has been there for me my whole life, and if she died I'd be devastated, I have these nightmares. About Applejack getting murdered and this is how it goes, so Applejack and I are on top of the royal Canderlot castle, and were trying to escape, we jump off the top of the tower, but Applejack gets caught by an anonymous alicorn, and two pegasi are waiting for us, but I just leave her to die, right in my face, as I ride away on the soaring pegasus, sitting there, as one tear trickels down my left cheek, if Applejack died I would lose everything. And I'd admit, I would coward out in any type of thing that terrifies me, and that is one of the many things.

"Do we even have any resources?" I blurted out, breaking the total silence as all of us thought.

"Resources about what?" Applejack boldly questioned me.

"About Rainbow." I responded quickly, in frustration as I realized Applejack just asked me such a stupid question.

"Actually, Shinning Amour is at the local library checking out some books, I bet he'll have some news." Twilight insisted.

"Okay, I'll leave all you here I should be back, by the way, where exactly is this library?" I ask not having much trust in Twilight.

"Oh, just 3 blocks away." Twilight responded, as if she were happy to be talking to me.

"Are ya sure its ok to go all by ya self, ya might get hurt?" Applejack questioned my decision, I could definitely see she was worried about.

I trod over to my beloved wife and lay a soft, gentle kiss on her left cheek, I start to notice as I pull my lips away, Applejack's cheeks turn bright pink. Applejack knew that kiss meant, "I'll be back sugarcube."

PONYVILLE LIBRARY 8:07 A.M.


Apparently I believe Twilight, and head out the door, I trod to the quote on quote local library. I actually expected the walk to be pretty long, but no Twilight didn't lie. I guess she knows we don't necessarily feel for each other. Still I have to watch my back for any tricks. So, by my last sentence you could tell I'm at the library. As I search for the commander of the Canderlot military or whatever you call it, I don't really get into all that royalty stuff because I grew up very poor. My dad had to street race just to earn a quick $60. Even though my mom had sold her baked goods, we still didn't have enough to live like a normal family. Okay, back to finding Shining Amour. As I search for the stallion, I trotted passed; what seems to be two teenagers two colt teenagers that is, as I look he stop talking and immediately starts blurting out things, but I don't notice 'till he says something about a colt cuddler. I hate that word, my best friend Toxic was and still is one. In high school some student spray painted inside his locker with horrid things like fagot or how could you sleep at night, etc. Toxic was the closest friend I ever had, I hated to see him break down and cry. He told me he felt like everypony was against him, but I showed him he wasn't alone.

Anyway the young colt used such a word in this sentence,"Where's your coltfriend, you disgusting colt cuddler?" He called me such name, because of my bright colors and my short muzzle, you know how mares have short muzzles right? And my lime green ascot around my neck. When I heard those words all hell broke loose. So I pounced on the teenage colt, as he struggled to break lose I held him down with my left hoof and grabbed a book of the table and beat him multiple times. I started to chuckle my laugh was odd I started to sound like hi-pitched psycho killer, laughing mechanically. As I menacingly injure the helpless teenager he's begging me not to stop using the words," Sorry I didn't mean to call you a colt cuddlier, just let me go!" But as I crack him time to time all his crimson blood splashes all over my face and ascot and soon the young colt is dead. Soon Shining Amour notice by the cries of the teenager and he throws himself on me basically tackling me, stopping me from continuously beating the teenager. He quickly puts hoof cuffs on me and calls 911.

FLUTTERSHY'S HUT 8:15 A.M.

"Applejack whats wrong?" Fluttershy asks seeing Applejack with a very worried expression on her face.

"I just miss Jolly." Applejack responded in a very weak voice, then a distanced noise strikes Applejack, the sound of sirens, soon the she takes off out the door. Running like there is no tomorrow.

THE PONYVILLE LIBRARY'S PARKING LOT 8:17 A.M.

As Applejack sees very many, many of guards and sees me getting forcibly being brought to justice, she yells,"Jolly!" As she makes her way though a huge crowd of ponies. I respond while breaking free of the two guards hauling me and yell,"Applejack!" And as we finally see each other one guards sneaks behind and clocks me in the back of the head, and soon I fall unconscious.