⠠⠺⠑⠄⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠌⠗⠁⠝⠛⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠠⠽⠀⠐⠅⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠎⠀⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠐⠣⠙⠀⠠⠊⠐⠜
⠠⠁⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠞⠍⠢⠞⠄⠎⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠄⠍⠀⠹⠔⠅⠬⠀⠷⠠⠽⠀⠺⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠹⠀⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠛⠥⠽⠠⠊⠀⠚⠀⠺⠁⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠽⠀⠓⠪⠀⠠⠊⠄⠍⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬
⠠⠛⠕⠞⠞⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠐⠥⠌⠯⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽
⠠⠺⠑⠄⠧⠑⠀⠐⠅⠝⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠿⠀⠎⠀⠇⠰⠛⠠⠽⠗⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠄⠎⠀⠆⠢⠀⠁⠡⠬⠂⠀⠃⠀⠽⠄⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠩⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠭⠀⠐⠣⠎⠁⠽⠀⠭⠐⠜
⠠⠔⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠐⠅⠀⠱⠁⠞⠄⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠛⠕⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀⠐⠣⠛⠕⠬⠀⠕⠝⠐⠜⠠⠺⠑⠀⠐⠅⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠍⠑⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠄⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀⠭⠠⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠀⠁⠎⠅⠀⠍⠑⠀⠓⠪⠀⠠⠊⠄⠍⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬
⠠⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠍⠑⠀⠽⠄⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠃⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽⠠⠺⠑⠄⠧⠑⠀⠐⠅⠝⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠿⠀⠎⠀⠇⠰⠛
⠠⠽⠗⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠄⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠁⠡⠬⠂⠀⠃⠀⠽⠄⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠩⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠭⠀⠐⠣⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠭⠐⠜
⠠⠔⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠐⠅⠀⠱⠁⠞⠄⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠛⠕⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀⠐⠣⠛⠕⠬⠀⠕⠝⠐⠜⠠⠺⠑⠀⠐⠅⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠍⠑⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠄⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀⠭
⠠⠊⠀⠚⠀⠺⠁⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠽⠀⠓⠪⠀⠠⠊⠄⠍⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠠⠛⠕⠞⠞⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠐⠥⠌⠯⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑
⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠥⠏⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠽⠀⠙⠪⠝⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠜⠨⠙⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠞⠀⠽
⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠀⠉⠗⠽⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠛⠙⠃⠽⠑⠠⠝⠐⠑⠀⠛⠕⠝⠝⠁⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠥⠗⠞⠀⠽

Seems that Uncle Sam already paid this long description a visit. Would you like to know more?

Trigger Warnings:
Missiles, The American Dream, Exposed Rivets, Balloons, Twitter, Ponies, Human in Equestria tropes but with more war crimes, the Geneva Suggestions, Reddit, Tankies, Communism, Un-democratic Ideas, Brain Cells, Lack of Brain Cells, Twilightism, Rainbow Dash, Uncomfortable Situations, Trans-Animacy relationships, Isekai, Luna not being shipped with the main character, Alcoholism, , classified , Dave Applebees

A big thank you to DarthBall, for losing 39 IQ in the process of writing this shitpost, and Orderly Dissassembly for the five-dollar Applebees gift card (along with the cover art and editing).

He had little idea why he even bothered to stay beyond the obvious reasons. Desperation? Loneliness? Resignation? It hardly mattered in the end—anything was better than fending for himself out in the cold, and any meal was preferable to starvation. 

An entry for the New Blood Contest.

I am attempting bonuses (#2 #4), judges please give me feedback, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Another shoutout to INeedSleep and Mr. Stargazer for proofreading

There is an eternal longing within each pegasus as they come of age---an insatiable desire to break free from earthly bonds and soar into the heavens above.

For most, answering the call is easy. But what happens when you cannot rise to the challenge? What happens when you cannot rise above your physical and mental limitations?

For Scootaloo, this is her reality---a voice that screamed in the back of her mind as she looked enviously at the other pegasi soaring freely through the deep blue, unburdened by any lingering doubts.

With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, Scootaloo takes a leap of faith.

Written for the 1000 Words Contest under the slice of life category.

A big shoutout to INeedSleep and Orderly Dissasembly for proofreading!

And ProjectRabbid for the cover art!

Nothing lived here. Nothing could.

These were the only coherent words Luna could force onto the page of her dream journal.

Who is to blame? Why is this happening? How does her sister not see the chaos unfolding?

These questions dance within Luna's addled mind as her nightmares become indistinguishable from reality.

A big thank you to UnamsuedWaffle, INeedSleep, and Orderly Disassembly for prereading and editing!

My captor was kind, to a point. They provided me with a comfortable private suite, three meals a day, and tried to accommodate any of my needs within reason. It was a far cry from being locked away in a dingy dungeon or straight up killed, but I still was a bit wary about the true intentions of this alicorn. 

A gilded cage, however, is still a cage.

Edited by UnamusedWaffle. and INeedSleep

Thanks to Snuffy for proofreading chapter 9 part 1

Credit to Neither for the amazing cover art!

Was it really the weather pony's fault, though? Applejack intends to find out.

Takes place around the beginning of / before season 3.