Appleheart walked back to Sweet Apple Acres. She opened to door to the cellar.

"Hey sis! How ya doin?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I'm fine." Appleheart answered, trying to get away.

"Where are ya goin?" Apple Bloom asked.

Appleheart slammed to door on her sister. She walked down the stairs and into the cellar. She walked over to a table with a pony sleeping on it. Appleheart put on her doctor head-band and pulled out her tools.

"Don't worry," Appleheart said, "this won't hurt a lot."

The pony opened her eyes slowly. "Huh? Applejack?" she asked. Appleheart shook her head. She picked up the scalpel.

"Ok, we're ready." Appleheart said.

"For what?" the pony asked.

Appleheart put her scalpel near the pony's chest. She started to cut into the skin.

"Ow! Stop it!" the pony pleaded. "Stop! Applejack, why would you do this!?"

"Oh, I'm not Applejack. I'm Appleheart." she lifted her scalpel away from the skin. "Well, that part's done." she said. She put her hooves in the pony's chest to separate the skin. She used another tool to keep it open. Appleheart dug through the guts to reveal the pony's heart. Appleheart grinned. She grabbed another scalpel. She slowly cut the heart out. She didn't want it damaged. She pulled out the loose heart. She started to form it, like dough, into the shape of an apple. She took out the red paint. She painted the heart and threw it into a small pile of other "apples".

"My head..." an orange pony awoke. "What happened? Where am I?" she asked.

"Don't worry, Applejack. We just wanted some time, that's all!" a shadow answered.

"Who are you?" Applejack asked.

"I'm your shadow. I'm in control now. Don't worry, I'll take care if your precious buisiness." the shadow explained.

Applejack glared. She ran at the shadow. She kicked it, but missed.

"So gullible." the shadow teased. Applejack watched as she started to sink.

"How did you do this?" Applejack asked.

The shadow grinned. "What do you mean? I did nothing. It was all you. You are the reason I'm here." she explained.

"No! That's not tr-" Applejack's mouth was into the ground. The shadow stepped on the remaining head, making Applejack sink the rest of the way. She laughed.

"Have fun."

Author's Note

Well, there's a little bit of explanation for you. More will come later, probably with Fluttershy.