The 6 Crowns of Canterlot.

AppleJack watched as her secret pony crush wandered away with Pinkie who was an... ALICORN? What the hay? Everypony was becoming Alicorns and she was worried that she would lose the other elements quickly. She turned to run towards home but stopped in her tracks as Carousel Boutique appeared in front of her. She smiled and remembered that Rarity wasn't a stupid Alicorn yet. AppleJack practically bounced into the parlour but to her surprise the other four elements were there too. They started speaking to her but before AppleJack could hear what they were saying she turned and ran. Tears streamed down the face of the element of honesty as she bucked her way into the barn. She dragged hay bails to form a fort around her and she huddled down to sleep. A sudden crash stopped AppleJack from her slumber and sudden weight was crushing the robust orange form of the farmer pony.

''BIG MAC! GRANNY! APPLEBLOOM! SOMEPONY, ANYPONY, HELP ME!'' She cried out, black and white dots intruding her vision as it became blurry. The pressure was unbearable now and AppleJack bucked furiously with all of her remaining strength. Her breath became short and laboured as she felt bones snap and shatter, ribs puncturing her lungs. AppleJack screamed one last scream before laying down to die.

~7 Hours Later~

"AppleBloom, stay outta the Barn. Ah heard it crash last night an' ah don't wantcha gettin hurt. Y'all understand?" Big Macintosh asked his younger sister.

"Ah understand brother. Ah got crusading to do anyway, gotta git ta school now! Bye Granny! Bye AppleJack! Bye Big Mac!" The young filly ran out of the door and of to school, no doubt to get into fights and more silly crusading. Macintosh sighed and turned to the barn. The roof had caved in and he had every intention of getting it fixed before AppleBloom returned home. Mac pushed the door open with his muzzle and almost screamed. There, underneath a pile of rubble and tiles, was his other younger sister AppleJack.

"GRANNY! GIT THE HOSPITAL! NOW!" He shouted, not once removing his eyes from the almost dead sibling of his. Mac snapped out of his trance and ran to shove the weight off of AppleJack. Using his shoulder Mac shoved most of the rubble off.

"AJ, stay wit me. Ma baby sis, stay wit me." Mac's tears now ran freely as he saw the damage done to his sister. Bones erupted from her skin and blood coated almost every part of AppleJack's fur. Big Mac collected his sister's body off of the ground and gently and carefully placed her on his back. Making sure she was secure, Mac galloped at full speed towards Ponyville Hospital only to be stopped by a mysterious Alicorn.

"Who the hay are ya and why are ya stappin me from gittin ma sister ta the Hospital?!" Macintosh demanded.

"I am Princess Applestia, distant relation of Celestia's. The Element of Honesty is hurt is she not? Then put her on the ground and allow me room to work. Now git!" The Princess replied, a slight southern drawl cropping up in her royal voice. Big Mac was in such a state of shock that he immediatly placed his sister on the ground. Applestia worked her bright red magic to AppleJack and the Earth pony slowly began changing. First her body became Slimmer, then her coat became shinnier, then her mane was parted by an orange horn and lastly a pair of orange wings appeared on the new Alicorn's back.

"Thank ya kindly Princess. That was might nice of ya." AppleJack smiled as the princess floated up into the morning sky as a glimmering orange star.

"Come on Macintosh, we gotta lotta work ta git to aint we?" AppleJack closed her dumbfouded brother's mouth and started the short trot back to Sweet Apple Acres.