AppleJack's Last Buck

by JayBirdPony

Rating: teen
Tags: Slice of Life, Sad, Tragedy
Length: 525

Applejack is doing her usual farmwork when a dead tree falls on her, breaking her back.

Applejack Is rushed to the hospital. Is there hope for this Mare? Twilight and her friends will soon see…

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-07-12 07:13:29 UTC

The Dead Tree

"You got them apple crates big brother?" Said applejack "Eeyup! Ah got em' right here for ya sis." Big mac pushed the Wood Crates to applejack's hooves. "Come in for supper when you finish buckin' them trees, ya hear?" Big Mac said as he walked off into the barn. "If ya need help with the buckin' just holler over to me." He then dissapeared into the red doors of the apple family barn.  Applejack walked into the orchard, dragging several empty apple crates behind her. She got to the first trees and began to buck the apples off. After keeping at this for a few hours or so, the noon sun had become sunset, and a tired Applejack sat down next to a dead apple tree. "You've had you're run lil' tree. Might as well buck ya' down." Applejack said. She then stood up, and bucked the tree as hard as she could with her hind legs. The tree creaked ad crackled. Applejack stood under it somewhat hypnotized by the noises of the falling tree. It soon began to tip, eventually falling on Applejack's spine. She yelled in pain as she could no longer feel  below her waist. The nerves in her spine sent a tingling  sensation that went through her brain ending with a sharp pang of a pain nopony can describe. She began to spasm and twitch, she tensed and untensed rapidly. She began to bleed at the waist as the tree cut into her skin. Then it all went black.

Days passed, and Applejack awoke to the blurry sight of a hospital room. All sorts of machines were hooked up to her. She couldnt hear or speak. Nor could she move. Big Macintosh sat at the foot of her hospital bed with Braeburn and Apple Bloom. AJ tried to smile at the sight of her family, but she couldn't move her mouth at all. She could see Bic Mac and Braeburn arguing and Apple Bloom in tears, with a doctor next to them. "We can't do anything to help. Her spine is shattered. Do you want to unplug the machies or not?" Said the doctor. Braeburn stepped foward. "I'd like to bring her friends over... they really care abo-" Big mac pushed Braeburn out of the way "My sis is sufferin'! ah wanna put her outta her misery!" Yelled Big Mac, stomping his foot Angrily. Just then, Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie pie, and Fluttershy galloped into the room. . "Say your goodbyes... I'll unplug the life support at 12:00 Pm." ad the doctor walked out. " What do we do?!" yelled Rarity who was in tears. Rainbow dash stared at the bed, weeping. Twilight flipped through a spellbook looking for a healing spell. Fluttershy had the most dramatic reaction, fainting. Pinkie pie cried and cried, sending a fountain of tears streaming down her snout. Twilight began beaming magic at Applejack, but othing happened. Finally at 12:00, The doctor came in. "I'm sorry for your loss..." he said sadly. Big Mac Put his arms around Apple Bloom, covering her eyes. "NO!" screamed Apple Bloom "You Can't!" But it was too late...