//------------------------------// // Applejack and Rainbow Dash // Story: Cutie Mark Crusader Hypnotists! // by Butterfly Kisses //------------------------------// Applejack was bucking apples in the orchard, when she saw her little sister and her friends Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle running towards town wearing their crusader capes. She knew whatever it was those fillies were up too, it couldn't be good. She decided to catch up to them and see what they were going into town for. Running up to them, Applejack shouted to her sister. All three crusaders skidded to a stop. The fillies huddled together quickly, and before Applejack could ask them what they were up to, the crusaders turned towards her, Applebloom was in front, and held what looked like a pocket-watch in front of her face. ************************* "Applebloom!" "Hey! Applebloom!" Upon hearing her big sister calling her, Applebloom skidded to a stop, along with the other crusaders. Applejack was trying to catch up to them! They huddled together, concerned Applejack would take the hypnosis kit, not wanting them to mess with other ponies. They decided to catch her by surprise and hypnotize her so she would be too distracted to stop them. Applebloom wanted to be the one to do it, since it was her big sister. When Applejack got close enough, Applebloom got in front when they turned around. Before Applejack could get a word in, Applebloom had gotten her with the pocket-watch. Following what Sweetie had done to Scootaloo, Applebloom told her big sister to relax, and counted backwards from ten. Upon reaching "one", Applejack collapsed, just as deeply asleep as Scootaloo had been. Applebloom instructed her sister to do all of her chores for her, then make her favorite foods for dinner that night, knowing that would keep her busy. After Applejack agreed, Applebloom counted to five, and woke her up. Applejack jumped up, and ran off to the farmhouse, where she began to prepare all Appleblooms' favorite foods for dinner, and do her little sisters' chores. Laughing, the Cutie Mark Crusaders ran off back towards Ponyville, more confident then before that this could be their special talent! ************************* Trixie was losing her patience. She had sent for the hypno kit almost a week ago. Thinking "Wagon on Southwest Border of Ponyville" might not of been a sufficient enough address, she set off for the post office. ************************* Rainbow Dash had been finishing up her shift helping with the weather, when she spotted three familiar fillies running into town. Rainbow wasn't about to let her number-one fan go without seeing the most awesomest pegasus around! So, she flew down to meet them. "Hey guys! Where ya goin' in such a hurry?" Rainbow asked the trio. All three crusaders were lost for words. They couldn't just go and tell her the truth! She would undoubtedly fly off and warn everypony! Then they would never know if this was their special talents! Scootaloo jumped at the chance to hypnotize her idol, and reached for the watch while keeping Rainbow distracted. "Oh!..uh...hey, Rainbow Dash! We were...um headed to......." Scootaloo quickly said, while reaching behind her back to reach the hypnosis kit that was hidden under her crusader cape. Scootaloo fumbled around in the box until she could grab onto the pocket-watch. She then pulled it out and held it out in front of Rainbow's face. "Whoa! What is tha-" Rainbow stopped mid-question. She couldn't help but stare at the swirling design in the center of the watch as it slowly swung back and forth. Learning from watching the others, Scootaloo followed the same steps that her friends had taken, and successfully put the pegasus into a trance. She didn't want to do anything mean to Rainbow, so she just convinced her that if she had any free time from now on, she would give her flying lessons. But for now, to just go home until Scootaloo called for her, that way, she to, would be out of the crusaders' way for the rest of the day. As Rainbow Dash flew off towards her cloud home, the Cutie Mark Crusaders kept walking towards town, ready to spot their next victim.