//------------------------------// // Well, Buck // Story: Appledashery // by Just Essay //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash limped through the entrance to her home. After several plodding steps, she finally dropped the saddlebag full of jugs onto the kitchen room floor. Her wings stretched as she felt the weight lifted off of her. With a sigh, she paced over to the bathroom and washed her face. Several lingering minutes later, she returned to the kitchen. Her eyes reflected a veritable wall of disordinate furniture. She still had several hefty things to move. So, steeling herself with deep breaths, she downed half-a-jug of medicine... and got to work. Two minutes into it... not a single piece of furniture had budged. "Nrnnnghhh... grnnfff..." Rainbow strained and strained. Despite all of her efforts, she couldn't get a couch to move more than half-an-inch. She didn't realize what the problem was until she put her wings into it. Finally she got the furniture to slide a few centimeters, but the mystery only deepened. And then... She leaned back, resting... ...and she couldn't feel her forelimbs. "...?" Rainbow flexed her fetlock. A slight tingle was there, but nothing more. Confused, the mare stumbled back to the kitchen table. She took the half-empty jug and drank the rest of its contents. The mare stood in place, waiting for the enchanted brew to do its job. ...and nothing happened. Rainbow looked at her forelimb. Aside from a slight tingle, the hoof felt empty... hollow... almost as if it wasn't even there. Rainbow glanced at the empty jug... then at her limbs again. Sweat bled from her brow as she bit her lip anxiously...