The next day, the moment the effects of the cockatrice's stony glare wore off, Apple Jack slowly opened her eyes. Ugh... what happened? She looked around, hoping she would find some answer in the dark cave. To her misfortune, she found nothing. No Rainbow Dash, no evidence of where the heck she was, and no memory of the previous day. She sighed, attempting to get up. The moment she succeeded, Rainbow Dash walked in the cave.
"Oh, hey.... you're finally up." She immediately tossed AJ a small corn cob she had found growing nearby. "Here... eat up." She walked over and sat down next to her, quickly inhaling hers.
Before Apple Jack took her first bite, she looked over at Rainbow.
"Do you... remember what happened before I woke up?" She asked, waiting patiently for an answer. She did want to know after all, since she couldn't remember anything about it.
Rainbow Dash sighed, tossing her empty corn cob outside.
"Yeah... I remember all of it. A cockatrice popped out of a bush in front of you, turned you to stone... and you were motionless until a couple minutes ago... I'm guessing." She then looked at Apple Jack, waiting for her reaction.
Before Apple Jack could answer, her head began to ache.
"Ugh... Urgh..... Ungh..." She moaned, rubbing her head with her front hooves. The dream world rippled as she began to awaken, her dream self falling over and landing on the cold stone floor.
Rainbow Dash saw AJ fall over, and quickly dashed over to her.
"AJ? You okay? AJ? AJ? Hey, quit it. C'mon, wake up already. AJ? AJ?" The dream Apple Jack didn't move, and Rainbow Dash immediately picked her up, put her on her back, and began to look around for something to revive her with. The moment she found something, her head really hurt. "Ow... That... really stings.... Ugh...." She fell over and dropped Apple Jack next to her, the revival herbs falling into the lake near them.