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// A Future to Be... 
// Story: The Family Mare 
// by OroKinAu 
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I continued my sprint to the station. In fact, I ran so fast that my hat flew off my head, but I didn't care about that. 

Just as the station was in sight I suddenly crashed myself into somepony. "OW!"

"Oh, I am so sorry darling." 

I got up from the ground to see that it was Rarity I crashed into. "Rarity?" 

"You okay Applejack?" she asked me as she helped me.

"Uh...no time to explain." should I warn her about her future? I had no idea, I was in too much of a rush as is.

"Okay...?"

"But word of advise; double check the theardin' of Sapphire Shore's costume, in fact, triple check before givin' it to her!"

"What does that have to do with everything-?" before she completed her sentence I was already in the distance out of earshot. "How strange."





"Oh well, I guess my one to be is not here, maybe in the next town then." sighed Trenderhoof as he walked towards the awaiting train. 

"TRENDERHOOF! WAIT!" I yell as I sprinted towards him.

"Applejack?" he was in shock to see me. "What are you doing here?" he was skeptical. I wouldn't blame him if he was.

I stopped in my tracks and caught my breath. "Ah wanted to apologize for ignorin' ya."

"What do you mean?"

"Ah should've given ya a chance or at least helped ya out gettin' to know this town better, but ah was afraid it would take me away from work." I told him with guilt. 

"No, you're right," began the stallion. "the only reason I fell in love with you was because you were a country mare and that was a stupid reason to fall in love with somepony." 

"It was still wrong of me to ignore ya like that, please let me make it up to ya by buyin' ya drink." I really wanted that future to happen.

Trenderhoof just sighed. "Look, I really have to go back to Manehatten to meet my boss, but I tell you what," my ears perked up. "next time I arrive here in Ponyville, you can buy me that drink and we'll get to know each other more over it." he looked at me with a smile.

"When will ya come back?" 

"I don't know, but I'll make sure you are the first pony to know." he winked at me before he walked into the train.

I just stood there stunned. Does that mean there's still a chance? I don't know. 

"HEY APPLEJACK!" I looked up to see Trenderhoof with his head out of a train window. The train began to move. 

"Trend?"

"Tell Miss Apple Jewel that my heart already taken by some other mare." he instructed at me with a smile.

"Who?" I was confused.

"A country mare by the name Applejack..." he smirked. "...I'm sure she'll understand!"

"Oh..." I blushed and smiled. "...ah'm sure she will."

The train soon left the platform. We both waved to each other goodbye, but it felt like it was not goodbye because I was certain we will meet each other again. "At least it was better than nothin'." I said to myself with hope.

"AJ?" I heard a soft voice speak. I turned to see Fluttershy with my hat, next to her was Discord.

"DISCORD!"

"APPLEJACK!"

Me and Discord growled at each other, ready to attack.

"Now, now, Applejack, be nice to him, he was only following orders." assured Fluttershy as she gave me my hat.

"Orders?!" I looked at my friend with confusion.

"My orders." the pegasus smiled.

"What?!" I was in complete shock.

"You see, I was always worried about you and how you usually put work before love and sometimes your friends. So I ask Discord to help me into convincing you that there's a lot of things that you're missing out on because of that. To show you that you can be happy outside of just working on the farm." she explained to me.

"This was all yer idea?"

"It was either go along with her idea, or wear that maid outfit again." Discord shuttered at the thought. "But I guess I ended up having too much fun from it."

"Sorry if anything bad happened." apologized Fluttershy.

I smiled. "That's okay Shy, ah guess ah needed that." I straightened out my hat before I left for home. 

I felt a large weight lifted from my shoulders as I walked back to the farm. I had a lot of hope for that future coming true and I couldn't wait to meet him again.

And that my children, is how I fell in love with your father.

The end.