Pen Pals 2

A FILLYDEPHIA STAR IS TORN

PART 1

Applebloom awoke the next morning as she usually did expecting to see Bab's smiling face only to recall the fight they had last night. “Oh, right.” She recalled as her own smile faded as she sat up, sighed heavily, and went to put on her makeup and accessories.

“I... I don't know who you are anymore Applebloom. The filly I knew and loved would never let something as petty as a stupid singin career get between her and me.” Babs replied as she walked out of the kitchen.

Applebloom?

“Huh what?” Applebloom replied distractedly only for her to realize she was standing in front of five press ponies.

“We were just asking how it feels to be such a big success. Care to tell us?” One of the press ponies asked curiously in the early morning that day.

“Oh! Eh-heh. It's... great.” She replied with the widest smile should could muster despite her thoughts continuing to distract her.

“You promised me dat you wouldn't let this wouldn't change you. You promised!” Babs exclaimed breaking the silence as her eyes streamed with fresh tears.

“Oh for love of Celestia! That's her fifth screw up this afternoon!” One of the ponies exclaimed as he slammed both hooves on his head and ruffled up his mane in frustration. “Applebloom, darling, can you do us all a favor and get your bucking head out of the clouds! This recording is costing me fifty bits an hour for Luna's sake!” The stallion said with his voice sound calm and collective as he began to speak only to show the last portion of his sentence at Applebloom which effectively snapped the farm pony from her thoughts once again.

“Oh horseapples! Ah'm sorry! Let's take it from the top!” Applebloom exclaimed with an embarrassed blush.

“My parents want to keep us apart for good. So If I head back to Manehattan, I'll never see you again. Not like dat will change anything with the rate things are going here anyways.”

“Um, Applebloom? My name's not Babs.” A filly remarked with a confused expression which caused Applebloom to blink twice before she realized she had called a random fan by the city filly's name.

“Oh, eh-heh! Mah bad! What did ya say your name was again?” Applebloom asked sheepishly as she picked up a pencil in preparation to sign an autograph.

“I didn't.” The filly replied looking more confused now which caused Applebloom to drop the pencil she was holding in her mouth and stare at her with a nervous expression.

“Ya don't say? Eh-heh, heh, heh, heh....” Applebloom replied with a nervous laugh before she quickly picked up the pencil again, signed her name, and sent the filly along.

“What's wrong with you today Applebloom? You're behaving as if it's your first day all over again.” Showtime remarked with a worried expression as the filly stared at the sidewalk barely even hearing him.

“Ah guess Ah'm a little distracted is all...” Applebloom replied only to walk comically head first into a lamp-post which caused her tail and mane to fire up in shock of the unexpected pain. “Teh-Teh-Teh-Teh- Ehhh.....” She stuttered aloud as a tears of pain streamed from her eye-sockets as her body slowly slumped to the ground.

“I'd say more than a little distracted by the looks of it.” Showtime remarked with a raised eyebrow.

“Y-Ya really think so?” Applebloom stuttered as she held her throbbing forehead for a few moments longer before she stood to all fours and continued to walk down the sidewalk only for a magazine stand to catch her eye.

“Say whaaaat?!” The farm pony roared as she snatched a magazine from the stand and looked at the cover.

APPLEBLOOM LOVE SCANDAL!

FILLYDEPHIA'S STAR SHUNS HER LOVER!

“H-How did this get out?! Ah didn't tell anypony!” Applebloom exclaimed as Showtime gave a glance at it.

“What are you going on about?” Showtime asked with a confused expression.

“Don't ya see what's printed on the front cover of this-” Applebloom began to exclaim only for her to halt her words in their tracks as she reread the title of the front cover.

CHEERYBLOOM LOVE SCANDAL!

FILLYDEPHIA'S STAR SHUNS HER LOVER!

“O-Oh...um, never mind.” Applebloom said with a slight blush as she put the magazine back and quickly left the stand along with Showtime.

The door swung open at about ten o'clock at night as Applebloom walked through it. “What a day. Babs, Ah'm home!” Applebloom called out as she looked around for her lover.

“She's not here.” Silverspoon's voice came from the farm pony's left which caused Applebloom to snap her gaze at Silverspoon. “Did you two get into a fight again?” Silverspoon asked curiously as she walked into the kitchen and pulled out a bottle of grape juice.

“Kinda...” Applebloom admitted and sighed. “Ah figured she just needed to blow off some steam ya know?” Applebloom replied softly as she took out a bottle of apple juice, popped off the lid, and began to drink it.

“What happened exactly?” Silverspoon asked curiously as she popped off the lid to her grape juice and took a swig from it.

“Well, Ah-” Applebloom began to say only for the hoof she had set on the counter to touch something wet that wasn't perspiration from the bottles of juice the two were drinking. “What in tarnation?” She asked as she lifted her hoof to her snout, took a whiff, and recoiled. “These are filly juices!”

Upon hearing this, Silverspoon's face turned beat red as she quickly ran to the side of the kitchen, grabbed several paper towels, and rushed over to begin soaking up the mess. “S-Sorry! Diamond Tiara came over today and...” She began to say only to trail off as her blush became even more prominent in her facial features.

“Ya did it on the kitchen counter?! Isn't that was the bedroom is for?!” Applebloom exclaimed as she quickly ran over to the kitchen faucet and began to wash her hooves.

“I only got back a short time before you did after taking her back home. I didn't have time to clean up the messes yet.” Silverspoon replied blushing redder still.

“M-M-Messes?! Applebloom exclaimed flabbergasted as she made sure to put an emphasis on the plural in her word as she stared on in shock. “Just how many places did ya two do it?” She asked and though she really didn't want, it was better to find out now then to find out later by sitting in one of them.

“K-Kinda of everywhere...” Silverspoon replied as she turned away. If the filly could blush anymore, her face would have most likely exploded with the amount of blood pulsing through it at this point.

EHHHHHHH?!

Anypony who walked by the hotel building about now would do a double take and swear it shook violently for a short time as Applebloom's voice cried out in shock.

“It-It's been a year since we've done anything! Wh-What the hay do you expect?!” Silverspoon exclaimed still looking away from the farm pony whose facial features looked as if her sanity had cracked in two as her left eye twitched violently.

“And Ah thought Babs was a horny filly for doin it with me twice in less than thirty minutes...” Applebloom managed to utter out though she said this quietly enough that Silverspoon either didn't hear her or ignored the remark.

“So anyways! What happened between you and Babs?” Silverspoon asked once again in an attempt to resume the previously derailed conversation looking back at Applebloom now.

“Well, we really got into it. Ah mean really got into it. We both ended up throwin insults at each other and by the end of it Babs said she was stayin at the apartment complex with Dancing and Swift Hooves for a week and if Ah didn't come back tellin her Ah quit mah singin career, then she said that she was headin back to Manehattan and Ah'd never see her again.” Applebloom explained and sighed heavily.

“So it's come to this. Can't say I didn't see this coming.” Silverspoon remarked morbidly as she turned around and walked away from the farm pony and to the living room.

“See what comin? What the hay you goin on about?” Applebloom asked curiously as she followed Silverspoon into the living room.

“Are you that clueless or just dim-witted blank-flank?” Silverspoon replied with an annoyed expression as she glared at Applebloom.

“She just goin to blow off some steam that's all, she'll be back by tomorrow and what the hay have Ah told ya bout callin me a blank-flank?!” Applebloom exclaimed feeling her temper rise.

Upon hearing this, Silverspoon scoffed with an eye-rolling gesture. “Ya know Applebloom, I really thought you two had a chance. Then Showtime came along...” She said in an unusually soft tone as her expression became saddened as she looked on at Applebloom a little longer before she turned around, walked to her bedroom, and closed the door behind her.

“The hay is she goin on about? Babs didn't leave me, she's just goin out to blow off some steam like Ah said.” Applebloom said aloud in a snooty tone to herself as she walked to her bedroom, closed the door a little harder than she intended to, and laid her head down to go to sleep.

“Babs? You here? We lost sight of ya nearly two hours ago.” Swift asked as he opened the door to the apartment room only to gawk in shock. Several bottles of the bar's alcoholic beverages lay scattered amongst the floor. “Have you been drinking?” Swift asked as he walked in and looked to his left to see Babs downing yet another bottle of alcohol.

“What the buck is it to you?” Babs slurred as she haphazardly tossed the bottle into the trashcan which shattered from the force of the impact.

“How did you get a hold of so much? Even if my father gave you some, I know he wouldn't give you this much!” Swift remarked as he looked about himself.

Upon hearing this Babs gave a hearty yet drunken laugh. “Ha, ha! Ya didn't know dat I was a small time thief did ya? Heh, heh. I wasn't always some kind of goody-two hooves like you. Shoot, before I met Applebloom and the rest of the crusaders, Ah was runnin about town stealin purses and all dat almost daily!” Babs exclaimed as if she was proud of this fact as she stumbled forward.

“But why? What in Celestia's name would posses you to drink so much?” Swift asked as he stopped Babs from falling face-first into the floor.

“I haven't told ya why I came back here to stay yet did I?” Babs slurred as Swift helped her to the bed.

“No, you just said you wanted to stay here a few days. We asked you where the others were and you refused to answer.” Swift replied recalling the events of yesterday.

A silence ensued between the two as Swift laid Babs down on the bed gently. “Well I ain't tellin ya!” Babs exclaimed and laughed semi-hysterically afterward.

“Okay, Fair enough. So why don't you tell me why you stole all these alcoholic drinks then?” Swift asked as he motioned a hoof towards the litter of alcoholic beverages scattered throughout the room.

“But that would tellin now wouldn't it? Hehe!” The drunken city filly replied as she sat up and looked at Swift directly now. “Ya know, I never really realized how hot ya was till now.” Babs remarked which caused Swift to look away with a slight blush.

“I-I'm flattered but-!” Swift began to say only to nearly jump away with catlike reflexes as Babs' hoof ran along his neither-regions. “B-B-B-Babs! What the hay do ya think your doin?!” Swift exclaimed with a beat red blush as he clasped his hind legs together.

Babs simply giggled at him. “What's it look like?” Babs replied with a drunken smirk and a hiccup as she attempted to crawl on top of him only for the colt to wisely back up just in time to avoid being pinned down by the drunk filly.

“Okay, Babs, you're really drunk and it's obvious you're not thinking clearly! What would Applebloom say if she saw you doing this?” Swift asked as he jumped off the bed to avoid being pounced on by Babs.

“Teh! She's too busy with her singin career to care 'bout me.” Babs replied as she rolled on her back, spread her legs, and allowed her tail to flop limply to the side much to Swift's discomfort as he looked away from the presenting filly.

“Oh come on! Is it ugly? Is that why ya won't stare at it?!” Babs exclaimed drunkenly sounding annoyed.

“N-No! That's not it at all!” Swift stuttered as he continued to look away.

“So what is it then? It's not like a hot colt like you has never seen a filly's foal-hole before. Willin to bet you've pumped plenty full of dat milk ya got stored in those balls of yours haven't ya?!” Babs slurred followed by a giggle.

This remark caused Swift's face to become even redder if possible. “A-Actually, no I haven't.” Swift replied still not looking at Babs.

“No way!” Babs exclaimed, dragging out the word “way” longer than she needed to. “You're a virgin?!”

“Kinda...” Swift replied still blushing beat red.
“Bet you've never even see a foal-hole in pony have ya?” Babs inquired with a drunken giggle.

“Why are we even having this conversation?” Swift asked aloud still refusing to look at Babs.

“Cause I wanna take your virginity!” Babs exclaimed, bit down on the colt's tail, and yanked him to the bed so that he was laying on his back.

“B-Babs wait! You're drunk! You don't really wanna do this!” Swift exclaimed as Babs climbed on top of him.

Swift looked down and his pupils shrunk to their smallest sizes as he stared at Bab's pussy hovering over his member with her teats in clear view and even though he was flaccid the sight of her teats was arousing him much to his horror. “Don't get hard, don't get hard!” Swift thought to himself dramatically as he attempted to think of anything to distract his mind from what was happening. He knew that if he let his hormones get the better of him that Babs would slam herself down on him and fully betray Applebloom in her drunken state.

Much to his relief however, Babs suddenly fell limp on top of him, having passed out on the spot. “Thank Celestia for small favors!” He exclaimed however the warm wetness he felt on his crotch was more than enough to cause him to quickly move Babs from on top of him and lay her down.

Swift stared at her for a time and sighed once again. “Thank Celestia that I found her first. Who knows what would have happened if somepony else were to walk in here.” Swift thought to himself as he laid down next to her. “I think I'll just rest here for a few and let my heart slow down before I head back to the club.” He said to himself only to unintentionally drift off to asleep.

Applebloom...

A familiar voice spoke up at which point the farm filly popped her eyes open. “If Ah'm dreamin right now and that's who Ah think it is, she's gonna find herself firmly planted on the moon.” Applebloom remarked in a loathing tone as she sat up and saw none other than Princess Luna herself standing before her at the edge of her bed. “Ya know, it's funny. Ah know Ah recall tellin ya to leave mah dreams and never come back but for some reason Ah'm seein ya standing in front of me. So Ah'll tell ya what, Ah'll close mah eyes and count to ten and hopefully this illusion Ah'm seein will disappear.” Applebloom said snootily as she closed her eyes.

“Applebloom. I'm here because-”

“One!” Applebloom exclaimed cutting off the moon princess.

“If you would simply listen to-”

“Two!” Applebloom exclaimed cutting off Luna once again.

“Now see here! I'm only trying to-”

“Three!” Applebloom exclaimed once again cutting off the princess of the night.

Luna's expression was quickly becoming agitated as Applebloom continued to count.

“You must listen to-”

“Six!” Applebloom exclaimed purposely cutting off the moon princess once again.

BE STILL!

Luna's voice roared into the filly's face in none-other than the royal Canterlot voice which caused Applebloom to snap her eyes open to see a very pissed off Luna whose eyes were now blank white as her normally calm flowing mane was fluttering quickly and violently while dark storm clouds manifested above her and began to thunder loudly as lightning streaked a crossed them.

I AM LUNA, PROVIDER OF YOUR MOON, PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT, AND WATCHER OF DREAMS!

DO NOT TAKE ME FOR FIGMENT OF YOUR DREAMS APPLEBLOOM!

The moon princess continued to roar in the royal Canterlot voice at the filly whom now quivered in fear of her. “O-Okay, ya got mah attention now. What do ya want?” Applebloom asked in a shaky voice as she watched the moon princesses eyes slowly return to normal and the storm clouds dissipate.

“Follow me.” Luna said simply as she turned around and began to walk away.

“Ah swear if ya is gonna be showin me another nightmare like last time, Ah'm wakin mahself up.” Applebloom warned as she hopped out of bed and followed the princess.

“By the time we're done here Applebloom, you'll wish I had.” Luna replied calmly. This statement was unnerving to the farm pony and against her better judgment continued to follow her.

As the two walked towards Applebloom's bedroom door the entire room slowly faded away and was replaced with a grimly dark atmosphere. “Wh-Where are ya takin me?” Applebloom asked with a worried expression as she made sure to stay extra close to the moon princess now.

“You will soon know.” Luna replied calmly as the two continued to walk a little farther.

As the two continued to walk along Applebloom saw varies images play out around her as if they were live motion movies. Many of these events she recalled clearly while others she wasn't as sure they were real as they depicted her doing some cruel things. “What is this place?” Applebloom asked as she watched an image play out an event should would rather not remember as vividly as it played out.

“You promised me dat you wouldn't let this wouldn't change you. You promised!” Babs exclaimed breaking the silence as her eyes streamed with fresh tears.

“Well maybe change is a good thing! Ah wouldn't have been able to get as far as Ah have without changin a few things about mahself!” Applebloom retorted as she looked away from Babs towards the fridge.

“I... I don't know who you are anymore Applebloom. The filly I knew and loved would never let something as petty as a stupid singin career get between her and me.” Babs replied as she walked out of the kitchen.

“You still haven't figured it out? Very well then, look before yourself.” Luna replied and pointed a hoof forward to which Applebloom looked and saw a young filly no older than herself laying on the ground unconscious.

Upon seeing this Applebloom rushed forward to aid the filly only to hit an invisible wall. “What in tarnation is this and who is the filly?!” Applebloom exclaimed as she felt along the side of the wall and quickly realized the filly was trapped in some kind of invisible box.

“She's somepony you used to know very well but have forgotten.” Luna replied calmly as she stepped up next to her.

“She looks like she's in pain.” Applebloom remarked taking note of the fact that the filly was shuddering and twitching in a fashion that made it seem as if some invisible force was hurting her in some way.

“That's because she is. She is also dying. Do you know why?” Luna asked as she looked down at Applebloom.

“How the hay am Ah supposed to know that?! Isn't there some way we can let her out?” Applebloom asked as she looked back into the box at the filly.

“I'm afraid I do not have the power to do that.” Luna replied with a saddened expression.

“Then who does?!” Applebloom exclaimed as she looked back up at the moon princess.

Ah do and Ah'm not lettin her out!

A voice exclaimed at which point Applebloom's attention was yanked up to nearby pillar which revealed a darkened outline of a filly and the glimmer of what could be none-other than a key around her neck.

“What the hay?! How's mah voice comin from that shady pony up thar?!” Applebloom asked as she looked at Luna with an utterly confused expression.

“Ha! Ya still don't get it do ya?!” The shady figure called out, jumped from the pillar and landed in front of the two. With the mystery filly now clear in view Applebloom's face stared on in disbelief as she looked dead at none-other than another version of herself with the key around her neck.

“H-Help...me...” A weak voice called out from within the box which caused Applebloom to snap her attention to the filly inside the box at which point her mind was sent reeling once again as she got a clear look at the filly's face.

“This... This... This is impossible! How can thar be three of me?!” Applebloom asked incredulously as she slowly backed away from the back and wound up falling on her rump.

“Ah know you're not that slow. After all, who'd know ya better than yourself?” The Applebloom with the key around her neck said with a sneer.

“Now do you understand Applebloom? The filly in the box is the old you and the filly whom you see with the key around her neck is the current you.

“Then who the hay am Ah?!” Applebloom exclaimed as she stood to all fours and stared at the moon princess.

“That has yet to be determined. Simply put, you are is the product of the inner conflict within yourself. The defining line as it were, between this filly and the one who is trapped within that prison.” Luna replied.

“Exactly, so as soon as Ah rid mahself of you, then the old me with gone forever. Good riddance!” The filly with the key around her neck said with a malicious grin as she stepped up to Applebloom, turned about-face and bucked her hard.

“Th-That hurt?! Luna, this is a dream, isn't it?” Applebloom asked as she stood to all four hooves doing her best to ignore the pain in her upper chest from the buck the filly gave her.

“The pain is as real as your guilt allows it be.” Luna replied simply and slowly began to fade from existence.

“Don't leave me! Ah need your help!” Applebloom called out only for the filly to shove her to the ground.

This is a battle you must fight on your own Applebloom...

I pray you will make the right choice in the end.

Good luck...

“Make the right choice? What the hay are you talkin about?!” Applebloom called out only to get a swift buck to the skull which made the farm filly see stars for a moment before her vision came back to her.

“What's wrong blank-flank? Can't figure out the obvious? Oh well, not like it matters.” The filly remarked with a sneer before she rose a hoof back in preparation to strike once again only for Applebloom to jump to all four hooves and bolt away from her.

“That's right! Run! Keep runnin from me! We both know that Ah'm right and the old me must go! How else could we make it to the big time? We have no need to love, much less with our cousin! Why if word got out what we did with her then our singin career would be over and we can't have that can we?!” The filly called out as Applebloom ran as fast as her hooves could carry her and hid behind a large wall.

“She's gonna kill me!” Applebloom thought to herself fearfully. “Come on, wake up!” Applebloom exclaimed softly to herself as she slammed her eyes shut for a few moments and opened them yet she never sat up in her bed, she didn't see the peaceful quiet of her suite bedroom, the only thing she saw was the grimly dark world Luna had left her in.

“Once that filly heads back to Manehattan, we can have anypony we want! Heck it doesn't even have to be a filly! We both know we only stuck with her because we were foolish enough to think she cared about us!” The filly exclaimed as she hunted around for Applebloom.

“That's not me, that's not me, that's not me!” Applebloom whispered to herself over and over as she huddled against the wall with her front hooves over her ears yet she couldn't block out the filly's words as she spoke.

“Ah can imagine it now. A colt or even a stallion's big thick cock fillin my slit and pumpin that luscious warm milk into it! It makes me wanna clop even just thinkin about it!” The filly exclaimed with a smirk as she looked behind a tree and continued looking.

“That's not true! Shut up, shut up, shut up!” Applebloom whispered to herself as she pushed down even harder on her ears in an attempt to block out the filly's words.

“Ya know it's true! A day hasn't gone by when ya haven't wondered what it might feel like to get pumped full of colt milk! So lets just forget about that cousin of ours!” The filly exclaimed with a malicious grin as she continued to look behind random objects.

“Heck, if we can go as far as to buck our cousin, maybe our big brother isn't too far out of the question either? After all, he's single, he's hot, and with our fame and bits, Ah bet we could convince him to-”

“Shut the buck up! You're not me!!!” Applebloom roared as she ran from behind the wall and glared at the filly with the key around her neck.

“Oh but Ah am. Don't fight it anymore. We both know it's pointless. Ah'm you and you're me.” The filly replied as she walked up to Applebloom and grinned at her face to face.

“Ah'd eat poison joke 'fore Ah let mahself become you!” Applebloom roared and tackled the filly to the ground.

As the two wrestled along the ground the filly laughed nearly hysterically. “Quit lyin to yourself! Ah'm just sayin everythin you've been keepin locked in that little head of yours and ya know it!” The filly exclaimed just before she managed to buck Applebloom off her into the wall she was just hiding behind.

“Even if that's true...” Applebloom said trailing off as she stood wearily to all four hooves. “Ah'd never do half the stuff ya just said! Ah love Babs more than anythin in the world and would never cheat on her!” She roared as she slugged the filly hard a crossed the cheek which knocked her to the ground.

“Teh! Not like it's gonna matter in a few days anyways!” The filly exclaimed defiantly as she stood up to all four hooves.

“Give me the key.” Applebloom said as she extended a hoof out.

“Come and take it!” The filly exclaimed, turned about-face, and ran.

“Come back here ya varmint!” Applebloom called out as she ran as fast as her hooves could carry her.

The filly however soon disappeared from sight at which point Applebloom halted her gallop to find herself face to face with the old her once again unconscious.

Ha,ha,ha... You'll never find me or that key.

she's goin to die and Ah'll be the one to take her place.

“Ya know what? Ah've had it up to here with the Nightmare on Stirrup Street horseapples!” Applebloom exclaimed aloud which was met with hysterical laughter from the filly whose voice echoed around the area.

“Come on! Think Applebloom! Thar's gotta be some kind of way to beat this varmint!” She thought to herself dramatically.

Isn't there some way we can let her out?” Applebloom asked as she looked back into the box at the filly.

“I'm afraid I do not have the power to do that.” Luna replied with a saddened expression.

“Then who does?!” Applebloom exclaimed as she looked back up at the moon princess.

Ah do and Ah'm not lettin her out!

The memory played itself out in Applebloom's mind as she continued to attempt to piece together a solution.

“Shut the buck up! You're not me!!!” Applebloom roared as she ran from behind the wall and glared at the filly with the key around her neck.

“Oh but Ah am. Don't fight it anymore. We both know it's pointless. Ah'm you and you're me.” The filly replied as she walked up to Applebloom and grinned at her face to face.

“That's it! If we're really the same pony, than Ah should have a key too!” Applebloom thought to herself as she looked around the invisible cage for a keyhole. “All Ah need to do is believe that Ah have the key and it should appear in mah hooves!” she thought as she scanned the cage and sure enough a keyhole appeared before her yet the key did not appear in her hooves no matter how much she “believed” it would.

“Horseapples!” Applebloom cursed under her breath in frustration. She could see the keyhole but without the key, she could do nothing but stare at it.

Suddenly the farm pony was whirled around, slammed against the invisible prison and found herself being choked by the filly with the key around her neck.

“Did you really think it would that easy to get rid of me?” The filly asked with a sneer as she continued to choke Applebloom whom was gagging and coughing due to her oxygen supply being cut off. “Ah'm here to stay and that filly is as good as gone!” She exclaimed with a sneer.

Applebloom's vision soon began to fade as her body slowly became limp until...

Applebloom sat up with a start in her bed sweating profusely her chest heaved up and down as fast as it could while her heart felt as if was beating at a billion miles per hour as she quickly scanned her surroundings. She was safe, in her bed, with no pony attempting to strangle her.

“It was just a nightmare...” She remarked aloud sounding relieved as she laid her head back down on the pillow and attempted to fall back to sleep yet the images from her nightmare continued to haunt her as she fell back into an uneasy sleep.