//------------------------------// // The Apple Thief // Story: Silver Blizzard // by Pinkiepie321 //------------------------------// Sweetie Belle was leaping from building to building, scanning the town for trouble, when she heard a loud voice "stop thief!" and saw Pipsqueak chasing after a mugger,who started running. The mugger looked fearfully behind him,then pulled up." What am I doing" he asked himself,then turned around and knocked Pipsqueak over with on hoof, the picked him up."Hey! You put me down right now!" Pipsqueak yelped,kicking his hooves in the air, trying to reach the ground. In response, the mugger shook him like a dog with a chew toy. "Hey!You heard him! Put him down!"Sweetie Belle dropped, batpony style, to the ground and faced off against the mugger. The mugger smiled and threw Pipsqueak over a convenient cliff. The Silver Blizzard froze for a second,then slowly turned to face the mugger, who smiled once more, now more nervously. "I-Uh-I'm Sorry?" he offered, then stopped and half closed his eyes. "Your going to beat me up,aren't you?" he guessed. The Silver Blizzard smiled and nodded, threw the mugger through a building then jumped off the cliff thinking "I'm a lunatic." After teleporting them both to the ground once more, Pipsqueak fell at Sweetie Belle's hooves. "Thank you, Silver Blizzard!" he cried. Townsponies around him began murmuring their praise. The Silver Blizzard smile grew more and more with each word. She gave a quick salute,then vanished. * * * * * Meanwhile, at Sweet Apple Acres, Apple Jack was reading the newspaper. After a while, she threw the newspaper down on the table, a look of disgust on her face. "Ah don't believe this!" she cried, scowling. Apple Bloom looked up from her apple pancakes. "What you talking about,sis?" she asked. Apple Jack threw tossed the newspaper to the youngest Apple. Apple Bloom quickly skimmed over it. Apple Thieves In Appleoosa! Last night, over 100,000 bits worth of apples were stolen from Appleoosa. In Manehatten last week, the exact same problem occurred as well as Filly-Delphia. Many Ponies are naming these thieves "The Apple Thieves." But who are they? And what is the point of stealing all these apples? This is Spilled Ink, bringing you exclusive information. See you next week. Apple Bloom squinted. "Appleoosa, but that's right next to Manehatten. So if the thieves are going to strike next,It will be.. In Ponyville!" Apple Bloom lurched forward and her pink eyes widened. "We can't let em!" she cried. Apple Jack wrapped a hoof around her sister. "It's alright, because I am going to stay awake all night, and if they think they can touch The Apple Families Crops, well, they're in for a surprise." That Night.. Apple Bloom,Granny Smith and Big Mac were all in bed, fast asleep. Apple Jack was curled up in a hay bale, snoring slightly. Nopony saw the three shadowy ponies pass by. They unlocked the barn door and began to stack all the apples into crates. Then giggling, and nudging themselves, thy rode off into the night. About halfway, there, a loud munching sound could be heard. The three crooks froze, then shone their flashlight this way and that. It swept past a figure leaning against a tree, then doubled back and focused on it. The Silver Blizzard stood there, munching on an apple. "So, you like apples,huh?" she asked. Two of the ponies went flying, one of them landing with a loud THUD as he smashed into rock. The last pony was suddenly flying up through the air, legs flailing. "How dwa like them apples?" The Silver Blizzard called up. Then she and the crates vanished. The Apple Family found Apple Jack fast asleep against crates of apples and three tied,gagged, bruised and beaten ponies. When Apple Jack woke up, she was showered with praise and admiration. She shook her head, dazed. "I must have amnesia or something" she muttered.