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// The Hillbilly (Applejack) 
// Story: Garry's Mod Vs. Equestria: ASDFMovie is Awesome! 
// by Fussan 
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	There was a loud bang as two powerful lightly shaded orange hooves connected with the trunk of an apple tree. Following the sound, came the falling of dozens of apples into large baskets beneath the now-bucked tree. The apples landed perfectly, their red skins glinting in the sun brightly as the celestial body of the day shone down on the humble little farm. The breeze going through the trees whispered around the farmer as she sweat, wiping her brow with a hoof. The trees rustled gently, the leaves speaking through the wind to one another; the trees communion sounding near-musical to those who knew how to listen. The creaking and the groaning of the limbs of wood and bark, the tiny splashes of sound coming from small pebbles and dirt crunching underhoof as the farmer trotted to the next tree.
Everything was peaceful. Everything was serene.
There was a loud bang as two powerful lightly shaded orange hooves connected with the trunk of an apple tree.
Applejack let out a sigh, her muscles sore and her back beginning to ache. Even a lifetime of bucking trees doesn't make it any less difficult. "Nearly there AJ," Applejack said to herself. "Just a few more trees to go." She stood in front of another tree, planting her hooves firmly in the ground before her. With a grunt of effort, she lifted her back hooves from the ground, pulled them in, and gave the tree a might buck. Following the loud bang, the apples fell into the baskets below the tree, just like the tens of thousands of times she'd done it before.
She pulled in her hooves, going back to standing on four legs instead of just her front two. She lifted her hat up and wiped away another collection of sweat from her brow. She was just about to move to the next tree when a voice stopped her.
"Hey! Applejack!"
Applejack looked to where the voice was coming from, a smile on her face. She knew the voice; one of her favorite voices. "Hey Apple Bloom!" Applejack called back, waving a hoof at the quickly approaching filly.
The little yellow filly, Apple Bloom, Applejack's little sister, pumped her tiny little legs, quickly closing the distance between the two of them. Apple Bloom reached her sister, smiling at her. But as the seconds passed, her smile began to falter. "Hey sis, can ya talk fer a minute?" she asked. "It's... kinda important."
Applejack's smile died on her lips. The last time she heard her sister use that tone of voice her pet goldfish, Guppy, had just died. "What's up, sis?" the older Apple sibling asked, a worried frown on her face.
Apple Bloom shuffled her hooves for a few seconds, mentally debating whether or not to say anything. Finally though, she spoke. "Do... Do ya remember that feller that came through here? He was real mean and a little... off?"
Applejack glared at the memory of that particular "person", if he could be called that. "Yep, I reckon I do," she said, an angry tint in her voice. "Why do ya ask? Is something wrong?" She gasped suddenly. "Is he back?!" she shrieked, looking around frantically for any sign of his presence.
"No!" Apple Bloom told her sister, calming her down. Her little body shook visibly at the memories she had of that time. "He ain't back, but..." She bit her lip, thinking of how to phrase the words she was trying to say. "I- is... Is it okay ta go back on yer word, even if you swore you wouldn't?" she asked carefully.
Applejack raised a brow at her sister. "Normally, no, but... Did... he say somethin' to ya? Or any of yer friends?"
Apple Bloom looked away, a blush on her face, shuffling her hooves again. "N- no... Ah... Ah just... wanted ta talk... about... things..." Her blush spread from her cheeks to almost her whole face. "Ah jus'... Well... I had some questions, is all."
Applejack looked at her sister, worry spread across her face. What could she want to talk about that would make her act like this? Why was she worried about talking about it? What could have happened with that psychopath and her little sister? She decided that she'd better talk with Apple Bloom sooner, rather than later. However, the open orchard was no place to have this conversation. "Okay Apple Bloom, get back to the house an' wait fer me there. I'll be along soon."
Apple Bloom nodded slowly, turning around and slowly plodding away down the rows of apples trees.
"Wait!" called Applejack, reaching her hoof out to her.
Apple Bloom turned, her face a mixture of a grimace and a question. "Yeah?"
Applejack looked up into the scorching sun and wiped her brow of the sweat that had collected there. Looking back to Apple Bloom she said, "Toss me one of those apples there," she told her, gesturing towards a basket full of juicy red apples near Apple Bloom.
Apple Bloom nodded once, reaching into the basket and throwing the apple into the air. "Catch!" she said to her sister.
"I got it! I got it!" Applejack said back.
Then the giant boulder fell on her, making a loud and deep booming noise as it hit the ground, sinking into the soft dirt almost a full two feet deep.
As Apple Bloom stared in shock and horror at the huge chunk of rock, she was oblivious to the malicious laughter that echoed throughout the orchard.