Roommates
A Bruised Apple Is The Best In The Bunch
Previous ChapterNext ChapterWow, just wow. I actually have eighteen mares in my house. One happens to be a gryphon that has claimed rights to me as a mate, one use to be a part of FlutterShy and tried to rape me, 4 Alicorns, three unicorns, 6 earth ponies, and three pegasi. Makes me wonder who else is coming over; except I can't think about that right now. I actually have to go to the store since I ran out of apples. Why? Well I'm not really sure how FlutterBat finishes the ones she eats so quickly until two days later as she grabs the one AppleJack was about to eat with her tongue and drained the juices out of the apple with her fangs. She's actually pretty fun if you get to know her. Like Whirlwind, she likes pulling pranks some that would sometimes drive Rarity, Cadence, heck even Celestia crazy; sometimes when I'm in the shower though she would try to sneak in. But Gilda would be there to stop her.
"Okay girls, I'm heading to the grocery store to get more apples, so I'll be back in twenty minutes." I said as I locked the door behind her.
-R.D. First Person-
'Dammit. What is wrong with me? I can't even tell him that I like him.' My emotions were really starting to get on my nerves. Most of the girls were just minding their own business but I needed to talk to the one pony that could help me; AppleJack.
"Hey A.J." I called her name
"Yeah sugarcube, Watcha need?" AppleJack asked.
"Could you meet me in the main bedroom?"
"Sure." She agreed as we walked upstairs leaving the others alone.
"So what y'all wanna talk about?"
"Well, promise you won't laugh?"
"Can't make any promises, but ah'll try not to sugarcube. Now what's up?"
"I think that I like Lloyd."
"Wait, y'all like Lloyd?"
"I told you not to laugh."
"Ah didn't ah'm just surprised to find out that ah'm not the only one who likes him."
"Well I'm glad yo- Wait you also like Lloyd?" I was shocked. All those times I thought AppleJack was teasing me.
"Well he's been taking care of us ever since we got here as if we were still fillies. ah was just touched with how he tended to little ol' Sweetie Bell and helped her get over her fear. He just so..." AppleJack trailed off.
"You like him, like him?"
"Well yes. He's something else, considering you and ah didn't trust him at first."
"I doubt that he like us back."
"Especially since I doubt he'd go for a tomboy." AppleJack said but she was gonna regret that really fast.
"And what makes you think he'd go out with a red neck like you? You didn't trust him at first when we showed up."
"At least ah'm not the one who went and tried to crush his hand."
"Least I'm not some hillbilly."
"Save it crash 'n burn."
My rage finally boiled over as I got tired of AJ's attitude. I drew back my right hand and clocked her in the side of the face. I grinned as she staggered back a couple of inches, her shock shown on her face. She looked back at me for a few seconds before she felt something roll down her lip. She wiped at her lip and saw that I caused her to bleed from her lip. Her shock turned to anger as she gave a threatening snort. I was ready to take to the air, but she was on me before I could even react. She tackled me to the ground and I hit the ground hard.
I could see the rage on her eyes and I couldn't help the slight gulp that I gave. She reeled back her left arm and struck me in my muzzle. I gritted my teeth as I held back the pain that I felt running through my body. She didn't stop there as she continued to slam her fist against my face. I brought up my arms to help fend off her attacks, but she started to move to my unprotected parts of my body. She hit my sides as hard as she could and could feel the wind leave my body. I couldn't fight against her as she had me pinned to the ground. I looked around the room as I tried to find a way to get her off of me. There was nothing around me that I could use and had to try a different tactic.
I was able to pull my legs up and planted my feet on her stomach. I used all my strength as I pushed her off of me. She landed on her flank and I used this chance to jump on top of her. I pulled against her mane as I started to wail on any unprotected part of her body. I continued my assault until she caught my fist with her open palm and lifted me into the air. I tried to break free of her grip using my wings, but she held firmly on to my arm and leg. She threw me onto the floor and I felt the immense pain shoot from my wings and back up my spine. I let out a deep grunt as I felt all the air leave my body. I saw AJ jump into the air as she used gravity to bring her down and try to slam her elbow into my gut.
I rolled on the ground and barely dodged her shoulder as she hit the floor. I saw the floor crack from her impact and winced a little at the pain. AJ grabbed her elbow as she gritted her teeth in pain. She was distracted by the pain in her arm that I used this chance to take another blow. I jumped to my feet and used my wings to propel me forward. I stuck out my leg as I shot forward and kicked her in the gut. She was sent flying back into Lloyd's trophy case and heard her crash into it. I heard as she groaned in pain as she tried to get to her feet. She was halfway up when a trophy fell from the top shelf and hit her in the head. I watched her fall to the ground unconscious as I tried to let the adrenaline leave my body.
"Ohmygosh, Ohmygosh, Ohmygosh, Ohmygosh, Ohmygosh, AppleJack are you okay?" I asked frantically for what I did." Oh Celestia what have I done?" I then heard hoofsteps from downstairs signaling that it was the girls.
"Rainbow Dash. We heard shouting, what happened?" Twilight asked me as I filled her in on the fight A.J. and I had.
"You knocked mah sister out?" AppleBloom asked pretty upset. I saw FlutterShy and Pinkie Pie pick her up and carry her to Lloyd's room while Twilight to my annoyance was giving me; the lecture. I was annoyed by it but I knew she was right. I shouldn't have let my temper fly out like that and now A.J.'s unconscious for it.
"Honestly darling what were you thinking?"
"I don't know okay? Ever since we got here and living with Lloyd it's just, I've been confused." I didn't know what to think but to make matters worse, we all heard the front door open to find Lloyd came back from the store; A little too early.
"Sorry girls. I know I said that I'd be back in twenty minutes but I forgot my wallet and-" Lloyd froze, stunned by what he was seeing. He looked at Applejack, then at me, Applejack again, and finally his broken trophy on the floor. I think he took it rather well.
"WHAT THE FU-"
(Thirty-seven minutes later.)
"Okay, start talking. Why is AppleJack unconscious, why is one of my dad's boxing trophies destroyed and what's she doing in my room?" I was surprised that he was so calm earlier. Since he's always honest I decided that I had to come clean. I told him about the fight I had with AppleJack to where I attacked her first. She got mad that I hit and we ended up brawling. I managed to edit out the part where we both had feelings for him, and I explained how I used my hoofs to kick her to a nearby shelf that had his trophies as one of them fell off the shelf as she tried to get up and it ended up hitting her on the head. He didn't say anything. He didn't interrupt me on the account that I started the fight, he just listened.
"What aren't you telling me?" He said calmly.
"What are you talking about? I already told you everything."
"Don't lie. It will only make things worse for you."
"I'm not lying!" Somehow he knew I was lying and I started to panic.
Lloyd sighs and closes his eyes, "Rainbow, this is the last time that I ask nicely. You've seen what I can do with my eyes, if I have to ask again, I'll open my eyes and make you answer me. Now, what aren't you telling me?" He waited a good five minutes before sighing in disappointment. Just as his eyes cracked open...
"We both have a thing for you, ok!?" He almost used his glare but stopped.
"What do you mean have a thing for me? Last I recall neither one of you trusted me right away like the others did. Not to mention you crushed my hand and both you and A.J. bashed me in the face for that stuff that was online." He stated utterly confused.
"Okay well it's just...." I didn't know what to say. I've never really liked a guy before, and for the first time in my life, I didn't know what to say.
"You're not usually the one to act all sappy are you?" I just blushed when he said that.
"I...well...it's just..." He silences me with a finger.
"I get it Dash. To be honest myself, I like you girls too." I just froze when he said that.
"I hate to see you girls fighting. That's why I try to help you out. Like with Gilda. I never like seeing people carry bad blood growing up. That what turns them heartless. So I do what I can to help change things." He words really touched me as he gave me a pat on the back. I actually expected him to hate me for knocking out A.J., but he actually meant what he said. I was so touched that I broke down crying, right after Lloyd left.
-Twilight's Perspective-
I was worried; not just for AppleJack, but for Rainbow Dash as well. I saw Lloyd take her to his room for a talk and I wanted to find out what happened. Right as Lloyd walked out I saw he was lost in thought so I decided to see Rainbow and I find her sobbing on the bed. I get on the bed and she is surprised to see me. I went to comforting her and found out what happened. Lloyd told her to explain exactly what happened, and she did, except for her feelings for him. But he knew she wasn't telling him something, and she told him everything. He stared at her for a minute or two, then got up and left without saying anything. I didn't understand what was going on, but I would never forgive him if he broke her heart. If he did he was gonna pay. Rainbow Dash told me that he didn't break her heart. that he was understanding, and willing to listen. It makes me wonder if he really does care for us like if we're his foals.
-Lloyd's perspective-
I walked up to my room to find FlutterShy and Pinkie Pie were still taking care of AppleJack.
"Hey you two, how is she?" I asked calmly.
"We're not really sure."
"Yeah she took a snazzy bump to the head there."
"Hey, is it alright if you two left me alone for awhile?"
"Um, okay."
"Okie Doki Loki." With that said the two ponies walked out the door of my bedroom. I looked at AppleJack as she was sleeping on the bed. I couldn't believe that the very two ponies that didn't trust me right away are actually in love with me. I ended up with mixed feeling not just for them, but for Gilda as well. She claimed rights to me as a mate, and before she and the royals even got here, a farm girl and a tomboy actually liked me. It took awhile but I heard her groan as if she just woke up.
"Oh AppleJack you're awake. I'm glad you're okay." I stated relieved but I looked back at her and noticed something was off.
"Who are y'all?" She asked honestly confused.
"AppleJack, it’s me, Lloyd Carter. I was helping you guys out and taking care of your friends while you were here."
"Who's AppleJack?"
"Uh oh." I knew right there something was wrong. Whatever Rainbow dash did must have made her lose her memory.
-Living Room-
"Okay here's the good and bad news. The good news is she's back on her feet, but the bad news is she can't remember any of us." I stated as the girls had looks of fear thinking that they lost their best friend. Twilight wasn't one to give up though so she thought maybe the girls would try to get AppleJack to remember. Princess Celestia thought this kind of thing would sort itself out so her, Luna, Gleaming, and Cadence stay out of it. Diamond Tiara didn't even bother as she said this has nothing to do with her as she took Silver Spoon with her and went upstairs.
Pinkie first tried throwing a party with things AppleJack like. FlutterShy and Rarity suggest that they go shopping. Gilda suggests punching Rainbow in the face since she started this. Before RD can protest, she gets knocked on her ass by an orange fist. It doesn't cure Applejack, but it does make her feel better. Finally Twilight tries the memory spell from her last adventures during discord's release. Needless to say, none of these work.
"This is getting ridiculous! Not one of our ideas has worked. Lloyd, do you know of anything that could help?" Twilight shouted frustrated that nothing was working.
I stand up from my seat on the couch, "Dammit, Twilight! I'm a boxer, not a miracle worker! It's my job to cause blunt force trauma, not cure... I'm a freakin' genius!"
"Oh? And what makes you think that?" Gleaming Shield mocked.
"Shut it, Gleam. Anyway, here's what I got. Now, when someone gets bitten by a snake and needs to deal with the venom, they use more of the snake's venom to make anti-venom. Hold on, I need to get something from the kitchen." He then goes into the kitchen, leaving the girls alone.
"Does anypony know where he's going with this?" Rainbow Dash asked. The girls started to answer her no, was cut off by a scream from the kitchen.
"Oh Dear God! Applejack! Get in here, quick!"
Without thinking Applejack bolted towards the kitchen door and rushed through it. "Lloyd, what's wro-"
*TANG*
*THUD*
After hearing the noises, the girls ran to investigate. When they entered the kitchen, they found Applejack out cold on the floor and Lloyd standing over her holding a frying pan. He looked up at everyone and smiled victoriously, "Behold my genius!"
"Y'all hit mah big sister in the head!?" AppleBloom screamed as she ran by her side.
"Take it easy AppleBloom; if this actually worked she'll remember us." I stated we had to carry her into the living room and put her on the couch. Now all we had to do was wait. Ten minutes later we heard groaning from the farm mare and she was up and about.
"Sis! Yer okay."
"I'm fine darling, but what happened to my head?" Everyone just froze. When she awoke AppleJack never sounded like that before.
"Uh AppleJack are you-" She silenced me with a finger.
"Ah, ah, it's AppleJewel darling." Uh oh.
"Looks like this will only lead from bad to worse." I said as the others didn't know what happened.
"Lloyd? Why are you holding that frying pan? Oh, are you going to cook something for us? That would be splendid!"
Lloyd turns his head towards Rarity, "Why is Applejack talking like you?"
"What just happened? Why is AppleJack sounding like this?" Twilight asked.
"It's AppleJewel darling." A.J. corrected as she got up and examined herself.
"Okay, what happened to AppleJack?
"She won't be around for awhile, but in the meantime, I must get out of these rags. Not to mention getting my hair and my nails done." She stated. I can't believe this was happening.
"How did this happen?"
"Yeah I think I might have made things worse when I bashed her in the head." I stated then a thought crossed my mind. If FlutterShy and AppleJack had alternate personalities does this mean that the other have some as well. I then turned to the others.
"What? Do all of you have alternate personalities?" Twilight, Celestia, Luna, Rarity, and Pinkie all blushed and looked away from me proving my point. "Aw, fuck."
"You guys have other personalities and you never said anything?"
"Well some of them aren't good. Luna becoming Nightmare Moon, Rarity becoming Nightmare Rarity, Pinkie becoming Pinkamena, there was one time I nearly went crazy, and Celestia becomes-" Twilight silenced herself right there.
"Let me guess. Some kind of rapist?" Lloyd chuckles at his own joke. No one else is laughing. "Aw, double fuck." I said as I didn't know what to do. "So how are we gonna fix AppleJack huh?"
"Well I could try that spell to reset ones' personality." Twilight stated as she took out her spell book.
"Okay, I guess that could help." Twilight starts to charge up her magic, illuminating the room in her lavender aura. Despite the subtle beauty of it, I felt the need to take a few steps back. Seeing this, Sweetie Bell decides to come up behind me for protection. Of course Sweetie trusted Twilight... but magic hasn't exactly been kind to her as of late. After a bright flash, which blinded me, we checked to see if it worked.
"You know if your eyes were that sensitive to light you could've tried closing them or at least wore some shades." Twilight scolded.
"Now ya tell me." I shot back rubbing my eyes.
"... Lloyd? Twilight?"
"Yes AppleBloom?"
"Why are there two Applejacks?" Everyone just froze at what she was talking about. We turned to where AppleJack was and saw that there were indeed two of them.
"Twilight, what the heck did you do?"
"I don't know the spell should've reset her memory not do this." I didn't even know what was happening but I then heard hoofsteps tiptoeing out of the room and out of the corner of my eye, it was FlutterBat.
"Freeze." She stopped in mid-step. She turned her head slowly with an innocent smile to see everyone and myself (other than AppleJack) pissed off. "You were trying to leave, so what did you do?" I said about to use my glare, while FlutterBat was getting nervous.
"I... might have... played a little... tiny prank." She chuckled nervously.
"What kind of prank?"
"Well...to be honest...I didn't think she would use the spell."
"What. Kind. Of. Prank?"
"I just messed with her spell book a little. I was supposed to be a harmless prank. I didn't think result were gonna turn out like this."
Lloyd was fixing to chew her out for this, until two incredibly soft orange hands wrapped themselves around Lloyd's midsection. "Nothing we can do about it now, Darling.~" AppleJewel purred. "Might as well make the most of it."
"Who's touching me?" Lloyd asked as he noticed AppleJewel coming onto me as her breast press against my chest making me blushed pretty hard.
"Uh mah head, what happened?" AppleJack groaned as she woke up with a splitting headache. As she gotten use to her surroundings she saw what looked to be an orange, and white blob standing in front of her. As she could see clearly she saw herself hugging Lloyd.
"Uh girls, how am ah over there when ah'm sitting here?" AppleJack asked to where her little sister and cousin Babs hugged her for bring okay. AppleJewel was hugging Lloyd from behind. When Applejack notices Rainbow, all Tartarus should break loose.
"Rainbow Dash!" AppleJack yells as she charges at her, but I stopped the both of them.
"Easy AppleJack."
"Not until I give it good to her."
"You did that when you lost your memory, and Rainbow Dash told me everything." AppleJack stopped at what he meant.
"Everything?" She said nervously.
"Yes, everything. Everyone, It's been a long day and I'd like you all to get some rest."
"A splendid idea Lloyd." Celestia stated.
"FlutterBat, since this is your mess, you got yourself a roommate. Take Jewel up to the attic. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, head to my room. We need to have a little chat." With that, the girls went to their respective rooms, as AppleJack and Rainbow Dash followed me to my room.
-Lloyd's Room-
"I don't get it. What do you two see in me? I mean when we first met neither one of you trusted me right away, not to mention you both had picked on me the whole time we were here. Just what's up?"
"And we're real sorry about that sugarcube. Honestly, we are. Look, when we first came here, you took us in without as much as a second thought. Until you came around, Ah didn't believe anypony could be as kind as FlutterShy. It was almost too good to be true, but that right there was my problem. I knew you were genuinely bein' kind to us, but there was just somethin' in mah head that told me, sooner or later, you'd take advantage of us or, even worse, somethin' like from Sweetie's nightmare." What happened next took me and Rainbow completely by surprise. She took off her hat, set it down on the bed, and walked up in front of me. "You're honest, kind hearted, forgivin', good natured, and strong. On the outside, you may be a human, but on the inside..." Applejack then pulls me into a soft, tender embrace, "On the inside, you're a true Apple. And that's why Ah... Ah love you, Lloyd."
"Wow AppleJack, that's really touching."
"Guess it's my turn. Like AppleJack, I was surprised you took us in without a second thought. Since, like AppleJack, I had a gut feeling that you would take advantage of us. Also I wanted to apologize for nearly crushing your hand a few months back. You never got angry with us, you try so hard to change ponies, not to mention my best friend who you helped change." She gets up and rests her head onto my shoulder. "Not only that, you were compassionate. When you comforted Sweetie Bell last week, (I can't believe I'm saying this) but I wished that would be me. You don't even care about how we look. That's why I love you."
"Makes sense. Looks and status never really mattered to me. It was always personality that mattered." AppleJack and Rainbow Dash were both confused.
"I don't pay attention to how someone looks; I pay attention to someone's feelings. Like how you mentioned Gilda, I felt that her heart was sad and lonely. I try to do what I can to help people like her open up, and to be honest, you girls are all starting to grow onto me. I'd actually feel sad if you had to leave so soon." Without another word, the girls leaned in and gave a loving kiss to each of his cheeks, and giggled at how red his shocked face became.
"Come on Sugarcube, let's get to bed."
"Yeah Big Guy, it's been a long day for all of us." While still in his daze, Applejack and Rainbow Dash led Lloyd over to his bed.
"I... I could use some z's."
"Dash, cut the lights. Ah'll get him in bed." Not a minute later, they were drifting off to sleep with me being sandwiched in between the two mares. Taking a moment to observe my situation, I had a grim thought.
'Gilda's gonna kill me.'
As if sensing his distress, AJ and Dash snuggled closer to their love, burying his arms in their plentiful tits.
'At least I'll die happy.'
With that thought, I allowed sleep to take me.
Author's Note
First A.J. is unconscious and now Lloyd has a new roommate based off of AppleJack. Not only that AppleJack and Rainbow Dash finally get their feelings out. What is Lloyd to do?
This chapter is dedicated to Voltrasin and her dad.
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