Everypony wants it now and then. The feeling, the feeling of the air blowing in their mane and the adrenaline of facing certain death for the glory of an ancient treasure. Sadly, most ponies are a too cowardly for a mission that is too herculean even for the toughest of stallions.

But most ponies aren't anything near Applejack.

With her farm far behind her and adventure in her blood, she sets out to find the only thing that pirates of this era have been searching for their entire lives, Blackblood's Gems. With her crew by her side and an infinite amount of explosives in stock, she's sure to take what is rightfully hers.

That is, if she can take down haywire titan clockwork ponies, defeat an old enemy, and most importantly, not dying!

Acknowledgement Section:

Thanks to SpaceCommie, LivingLie, and others who pre-read and proofread this whole story!

A shout out to Surprise the Pegasus for making this amazing piece of art!

And last but certainly not least, CometTail, the girl that gave me moral support through all of this!

(Note: I would really appreciate if you looked them up, and read some of their works of fiction!)

Applejack has suffered through many hardships through her life: lying to her friends all because of Discord, doubting the power of her friendship with the other mane six, letting her stubborn nature get in the way of her work, and, worse of all, not knowing where her parents went.

It's that time of the year again, and Applejack does the only thing she can do, let sorrow consume her and hide out in the barn until the dreaded day is over, but she doesn't realize that she isn't alone....