Starbloom Chronicles II

by L_Wolf


Chapter 11

~*{Chapter Eleven}*~

Apple Bloom left the library after helping Sweetie feel better, at least she hoped what they did help. She trotted down the street to Sweet Apple Acres sighing softly to herself, the whole thing made her think about her parents and how little she actually knew about what happen to them.

When she got back to the farm she made her way up the path leading to the house looking around quietly. "Applejack, Big Mac, Granny Smith, I'm home." She called as she walked into the large farmhouse. "Anyone here?"

"In the kitchen sugar cube." Applejack replied, "Where ya been all day?"

Apple Bloom walked into the kitchen, "I was with my friends, helping to cheer up Sweetie Belle." She saw Applejack slicing some apples for apple pie. She didn't see Big Mac or Granny Smith though.

"Oh? What's the matter with Sweetie Belle?" Applejack asked looking over at Apple Bloom.

"Her mom and dad died yesterday, she's pretty upset about it. I feel really bad for her." She said softly climbing up on a chair to sit at the table resting her head on it.

"Dear sweet Celestia, that's terrible Apple Bloom.... She must be devastated." Applejack said stopping what she was doing, a look of shock on her face. "Where is Rarity? She should be helping Sweetie Belle deal with this."

"She's in Canterlot with Twilight and Spike according to Starbloom. Starbloom is taking care of her at the library." Apple Bloom said looking over at Applejack. "What, happen to my mom and dad?"

Applejack was about to go back to work on the pie but froze when she heard Apple Bloom's question about their parents. "Oh sugar cube..." Applejack sighed softly shaking her head before putting the knife down and going around to the table sitting across from Apple Bloom. "I guess, I can't keep putting off tellin ya can I?"

Apple Bloom looked up at Applejack, "I'm old enough to know the truth sis. I just want to know what happen them."

"I know ya are sugar cube, I just.... I guess I just don't want to think about it." Apple jack said taking a deep breath looking at the table then back at Apple Bloom. "Alright, I'll tell you what happen them Apple Bloom. Let me get something to drink first." She said getting to her hooves. She goes to the cider cabinet and opens it.

Applejack takes one of the bottles and goes to sit at the table opening the top and takes a drink. "Well, ma and pa was good, decent ponies. They worked hard on the farm." She took another drink of her bottle and closed her eyes remembering the day they passed away. "Y'all was still a little foal when ma and pa passed away. It happen so suddenly, none of us saw it coming."

Apple Bloom sat quietly and watched her sister closely as she listen to speak about her parents, it was the first time she ever heard her speak about them. She could tell it was hard on her sister to speak about them, Applejack rarely drank the hard cider unless it was a special occasion or she had a hard day.

"Maybe if it hadn't been so sudden, it would of been so hard on all of us." Applejack said taking another drink of her cider. "Ma went into town to buy some flour and sugar for granny to make pie with. On her way home, she was hit by a speeding cart the impact killed her. Pa was devastated by the loss, I'm not sure if he ever recovered from it." She shook her head slowly sighing softly taking another drink.

Apple Bloom nodded slowly as she listens to her resting her head on the table again. "What... happen to pa?" She asked softly turning her head to look up at her sister.

Applejack cleared a few tears from her eyes. "After ma's passing pa worked harder than ever in the fields, not taking the time to rest or eat properly... he was out in the north apple field when he suffered a fatal heart attack." She bit her bottom lip closing her eyes tight. "Big Mac found him later that night when pa didn't return when it got dark."

"Really.... Big Mac found pa?" Apple Bloom said lifting her head off the table looking at Applejack.

"Yea, he did, carried him back to the house, that's when he started speaking with just simple words most of the time. Finding pa out there like that affected him." Applejack said before taking a big drink from her bottle. "I'm ashamed to admit it, but shortly after pa's funeral is when I decided to move to Manehattan to live with Aunt and Uncle Orange. But I was still miserable and was homesick for the farm, like I said when I told you my cutie mark story."

"I remember... when you told me that story." Apple Bloom said, tilting her head. "So, the real reason you left was because of ma and pa's death?"

Applejack nodded at Apple Bloom, "I couldn't deal with everything that happened, so I left, tried to escape my responsibilities on the farm. But seeing Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom and the rainbow, I took it as a sign that my place was back on the farm, dealing with my responsibilities. I'm glad I did I wouldn't trade my life here on the farm for anything." Applejack said smiling at Apple Bloom finishing the bottle of apple cider. "Go get washed up for dinner sugar cube."

Apple Bloom nodded getting off the chair, "Alright sis, thank you.... for telling me the truth about ma and pa." She said smiling at Applejack faint tears in her eyes. She head made her way to the bathroom to get cleaned up for dinner. She had more questions but decided they could wait for another time, she had a lot to think about as it was.