An Apple Short

The sun set over the horizon as a certain yellow filly awoke from her slumber. It was the crack of dawn, but there where many chores to do. The filly sat up in her bed and rubbed the sleep fro her eyes with her hooves. She groggily got up and trotted over to the small apple themed vanity dresser and picked up her hairbrush in her hoof.

A gentle breeze sweeps across the room through the slightly opened window, blowing the filly's hair as she brushes it into place. The top of her head is now adorned by a large pink bow in which the filly had always worn since as far back as she could remember. After fixing her mane, she followed the smell of apple and cinnamon pancakes down into the kitchen where Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, and Applejack all sat at the table.

"Mornin' lil' sis!" Applejack beamed, through a mouthful of pancakes.

"Mornin' Applejack! Did y'all save me some pancakes?" Applebloom greeted in her usual manner.

"Eeyup, but y'all best hurry before AJ eats 'em all" Big Mac said as he finished with his plate and took it over to the sink.

"Awww horsefeathers! I wanted that pancake!" Applejack moaned looking slightly upset

"Poor Applejack, maybe you should go up to bed like a good little foal." Applebloom cooed, chuckling slightly at her sister.

"Ain't no way, no how this pony is slackin!" Applejack yelled, slamming her hoof on the table. Applebloom, Big Mac and Granny Smith merely chuckled at the young mares foalish behaviour.

"C'mon young'ins that work ain't gonna do itself" Granny Smith said, slowly trotting to the sitting room.

"Ahm gonna go start ma chores so ah don't end up late for school 'gain!" Applebloom called, running through the door into the fields. The first job was to feed the pigs. All she had to do was go out to collect the fallen and bruised apples as they wouldn't be getting sold. She collected them all in a few tin buckets and carefully trotted back with one bucket on her head, one clamped in her teeth, and one sat on her back.

"Alright lil' piggies! Time for breakfast!" Applebloom said as she tipped the bucket loads in for the pigs. Suddenly she lost her footing and fell into the pig pen. "Ooof! What the hay!? AAAHH!" She yelled as the pigs trampled her. "APPLEJAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!" AJ came running from the southern fields to see what her little sister was yelling for and spotted her under the pigs, being trampled.

"Lan' sakes! Applebloom!" She gasped as she threw in her lasso in which wraped tightly around the filly's waist. "Jes how on now appwebwoom!" AJ yelled pulling on the rope with her mouth. Applebloom came flying out fro under the pigs and landed, not so gracefully on top of a glaring Applejack.

"Hehe, well ah fed the pigs..." She said, grinning nervously.

"Applebloom go and get cleaned fer school!" AJ shouted, watching the young filly scamper away.

"It's jus' not fair!" The young filly shouted at no-one. "Ah can't do anythin' right can ah!? Well ah'll show em' all that ah can! cause I'm a cutie mark crusader an' ah can do anythin' even if it takes-"

"FOREEEVEEEERRR!" Pinkie Pie said, materialising out of thin air.

"AAAHHH! Hones' ta goodness ya scared me Pinkie!"

"Heehee, sorry Applebloom, my pinke sense told me somepony was about to say 'forever' and it just so happened it was you!" Pinkie *squeed*. "Oh my pinkie sense also said you shouldn't go to school today!"

"It did?" Applebloom asked looking slightly confused by the bubblegum coloured mare.

"Yep! Don't go to school today!" Pinkie said with a grin.

"Hmmm, well Applejack tol' me not to disobey big ponies so okay!" Applebloom squeed, with an adorable smile on her face.

"Now hold on jus' a minute Applebloom! Yer goin to school an Pinkie don't tell her not to! Err, Pinkie where'd ya go?" Applejack said looking around for Pinkie.

"But y'all tol' me-"

"Ah don't care what ah said yer goin!" AJ said, picking up the hose and spraying Applebloom with it.

"................" SNAP!

"EEP! Applejack... did y'all jus' hear that?" Applebloom said, shivering although not from the cold water.

"Eenope! Lets go, here's yer saddle bag."

"umm, okay am ah comin'!" Applebloom yelled, running over to her sister who was now a good bit ahead of her.

"come on Applebloom! Yer late as it is!" Applejack yelled, getting annoyed by the filly. "Ah need ta go help Big Mac this is as far as ahm walkin' ya today, y'all can make it by yersel' right?"

"Of course ah can Applejack! Ahm a big filly!" Applebloom said, pouting in a very adorable way.

"Alrighty then! Bye lil' sis!"

"Bye AJ!" She yelled, turning around to make her way to school. Suddenly she was wrapped in a pale orange glow and lifted into the air.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPLLEEEJJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKK!
HELP MEEEEEE!"

"APPLEBLOOM! HOLD ON LIL' SIS AHM COMIN!" Applejack yelled running towards her sister full force. Other ponies noticed the commotion and gasped horrified at what was happening.

"Applejack HELP ME!" The filly yelled, tears sprining into her eyes as the pony ran of with Applebloom left floating behind.

"GET BACK HERE WITH MA SISTER YA NO GOOD VARMIT!" She yelled as two small fillies ran over to see why their friend was screaming.

"Hey! Give us back our friend!" Sweetie squeaked while Scootaloo attacked the ponies legs. He effortlessly bucked them into a tree head first and knocked them unconscious.

"GIRLS!" A lavender mare yelled, scooping the unconscious fillies up in her hooves.

"Miss Cheerilee, will my darling sister Sweetie Belle be alright!" Rarity yelled dramatically.

"Yes and so will Scootaloo but first we need to save Applebloom!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" BOOM! The orange farm mare landed on the ground staggering as she tried to stand up. "W-where is he!? T-that no g-good varmit!" She said, shaking her head.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The filly yelled, her screams becoming more and more distant.

"No... Applebloom. Ah failed."