Author's Note

Apple Bloom did well in the original Drawful. Let's see how she does in Drawful Animate.

August 1-Drawful Animate

After getting dressed, Apple Bloom brushes her hair and put on her bow.

"I can't believe it's August already." Apple Bloom said. "Time sure flies when you're enjoying the summer."

Later, Apple Bloom was sitting on a park bench sipping on some ice cold lemonade.

"I'm glad Hitch Trailblazer apologized for what happened yesterday." Apple Bloom said with relief.

Flashback

Hitch Trailblazer went into the backyard of Mrs. Frink's house to talk to Apple Bloom.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you." Hitch said. "That was very cruel of me to do that."

"Why did you strike at me anyway?" Apple Bloom asked with concern.

"Some guy saw me and my friends in Jackbox Village and approached us. He told about the Anon-a-Miss conspiracy. He was so convincing, I fell for it like a ton of rocks. My friends weren't so gullible."

End of Flashback

"I'll bet it's Garble who told Hitch about that dark moment." Apple Bloom thought. "I guess he ain't done with me yet."

At that moment, a young woman with short red hair came over to the bench.

"Excuse me." The woman greeted. "Is your name Apple Bloom?"

"How did you know?" Apple Bloom gasped.

"You're red hair. It's like the way my sister described it."

This got Apple Bloom confused. Then, the woman speaks again. "Sorry. Let me introduce myself. My name is Pamela Pallette. You probably know my sister."

"Is your sister Penelope Pallette?" Apple Bloom asked.

"That's right. She told me of how well you did in Drawful. I'm inviting you to my own challenge. In my case, it's Drawful Animate."

Now, Apple Bloom is interested. She did good in Drawful. Now, she's intrigued in this new version. "I might as well try."

"Excellent." Pamela cheered. "Come with me."

Pamela is lead to an art studio. It looks very organized. There were ten art stations. And, Apple Bloom saw two familiar faces. "Pipp and Zipp?"

"Hi, Apple Bloom." Pipp greeted. "Good to see you again."

"You guys are taking part in this game?"

"You bet." Zipp answered. "We'll show this room how artistic we can be."

Soon, Pamela Pallette steps in and addresses the crowd. "Welcome, everybody, to Drawful Animate. On your screen, you'll see a prompt. Draw two pictures that fits that prompt nicely. Remember, these are moving pictures. Get drawing."

The ten players see their topics. Then started drawing. Pipp and Zipp were getting into the groove. And, so is Apple Bloom. Later, Pamela spoke. "Now that you ten people drew your moving pictures, let's see how well you did. On each prompt, think of a title that might fool everybody."

First prompt is a person running with a lightning bolt behind him. Everybody saw the legs moving and electric sparks. Everybody wrote down their own titles. One title, "Superman vs. the Flash", was Pipp's entry. Two people picked that one. They were wrong, so Pipp gets 1,000 points. Pipp guessed the right answer, "Faster than Lightning". She and one other each got 1,000 points."

"Thanks, you guys." Said a boy with blond hair. That's 2,000 for me."

As the game goes on, plenty of surprises pop out. One drawing is of a woman falling in love with a jigsaw puzzle. It was titled, "Seduced by Puzzles". Five people guessed it really right, including Pipp and Zipp. The sisters got surprised that it was drawn by Apple Bloom.

"You drew that?" Zipp gasped.

"I sure did." Apple Bloom responded. "That netted me a 5,000 point boost."

A teenage girl with brown hair, who was playing the game, is astounded. "That Apple Bloom girl is good. Probably how she won Drawful in the old section."

The surprises continue as one of the prompts is of a tray of veggies that caught on fire. Apple Bloom guessed 'Roasted too much '. She was wrong. Pipp got her attention. "That was my title. I got you good."

The correct title was "Salad Bar on Fire". Three people guess correctly. Zipp stood up and cheered. "Oh yeah. That's an extra 3,000 for me!"

When the game ended, Pamela spoke to the crowd. "You all did very good. I saw so e pretty good animations. But, only one of you got the most amount of points. And, the winner of Drawful Animate is....."

The crowd was getting nervous. Apple Bloom and the two sisters were praying for the announcement. Then, Pamela called out the winner's name. "Zipp Storm!"

Everybody cheered for Zipp. Pipp gave her a hug. And, also received a hug from Apple Bloom. So, she hugged them back.

"Congratulations, sis!" Pipp cheered. "You did it."

"Thanks, Pipp." Zipp replied. "I just got lucky. But, Apple Bloom was a close second."

This made the farm girl blush. Later, Apple Bloom and the sisters sat at an outdoor dining area for lunch. Each has a bacon cheeseburger with fires. These girls are just enjoying each other's company.

"How's your friend, Zipp?" Apple Bloom asked.

"If you're talking about Hitch," Zipp replied, "he's okay. Pipp and I are glad he apologized to you."

"We heard that the insidious Garble influenced him to strike you." Pipp figured.

"Yup." Apple Bloom said. "I guess he and his two partners, Flume and Clump are not done with me yet."

"No need to worry, Apple Bloom. There will always be those who will help you in your time of need."

This made Apple Bloom very happy. Meanwhile, back in Canterlot, Garble and his boys are printing up some posters with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo's pictures on it with the caption "DON'T TRUST THESE GOSSIP MAVENS".

"We'll post these posters all over Canterlot." Garble said. "This'll teach Canterlot to only think of them as Anon-a-Miss."

"Let's save some for Jackbox Village." Flume suggested.

At that moment, the door of their hideout opened, and Miss Harshwhinny steps in.

"You won't be spreading propaganda like I tried to." Harshwhinny told them.

When the trio of bullies saw the Rainbooms walk in, they realized they're screwed. Later, Applejack hosted a barbecue for her friends. Twilight Sparkles throws the posters Garble printed into the grill. "These make pretty good kindling for your grill, Applejack."

"You said it." Applejack replied.

Sorry, Garble. Better luck next time.