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// Applebloom 
// Story: Connections 
// by Life_asylum 
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Applebloom was having a bad day. First she and the other crusaders failed once again at getting their zip lining cutie marks (she secretly blamed scootloo for making them try AGAIN) ending up in a several hour scolding from Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash. Then when they went to school and diamond tiara and silver spoon jumped them and started firing insults at ‘Mach pinkie’, making them late for school; resulting in an another lecture and a three day grounding. Now she was in the everfree with the rest of the crusaders. They only wanted to get their cutie mark in tracking so of course they snuck out and ran for the woods. Then the bear sent them running: sweetie for the nearest bush, for scoots a tree that she barely managed to climb and then Applebloom simply running. 

Now she was lost, the only thoughts going through her mind being those of all the dangers that the everfree housed. Manticore, cockatrice, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, manticore, cockatrice, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major. She shivered with every thought. She was silent as not to invoke the wrath of, well everything. Nothing seemed safe, even the tree that looked kind of like a penis scared the living daylights out of her.

Her heart fell into her stomach when a nearby rustle caught her attention. It could be scoots, sweetie or a monster. Always being one to look on the positive side she started galloping towards the sound, hope overpowering the fear. The noise stopped as if it heard her. It then confirmed her fears when the heavy and inconstant sound of footsteps came towards her. She started to hyperventilate and began praying to Celestia that it was just a squirrel, as she lost all hope it could be one of her friends. Her eyes turned slowly around the landscape. Where was it? She wondered as she scanned her surroundings.
Suddenly she heard a rustle and whipped her head towards the source. There in the center of a now trampled bush was a HUGE bipedal creature pointing some sort of black L at her. It looked just as surprised as she was; it even reached a large ‘hoof’ up to its head and smacked it as if to make sure it wasn’t crazy.

This motion pushed Applebloom over the edge and she began running in the vague direction of ponyville while screaming the name of her sister. “Applejack! Applejack please, HELP!” she yelped no longer aware of anything besides the giant, now far behind her. She started to run faster despite the screams of protest from her legs. Light started to shine through the canopy urging Applebloom to run even faster.

Is that the edge of the forest? Oh sweet Celestia it’s too good to be true! Applebloom’s mind raced with the stress of both supporting her legs and imposable joy. She soon collapsed under the combined effort of emotions and pain. She let out a few weak cries for help between gasps before everything around her went black.
To be continued

Should the wanderer find Applebloom and take her to safety or will he simply abandon her and look for food, civilization and a way home? 
Sorry it’s so short I only had a few hours to crank this out.