He quickly put on his tank top and his combat uniform. -I should have done that somewhere else- was my thought as Apple Bloom backed up into the tree house. I let out a sigh and blushed with embarrassment. I couldn't imagine what she was thinking right now, so I'm just gonna hope it blows over.

"Hey! You!" Said an intense voice from above me. As soon as I looked up, I was knocked on my back and gave a little grunt as I landed. I rubbed my head and looked ahead of me to see a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane. She looked as if she was ready to take charge at me, and she did. I closed my eyes, bracing for impact, but instead I heard someone yell "STOP!!!" With that, the rainbow pegasus stopped in her tracks, just inches away from me. I turned to the source of the voice and saw Scootaloo, flapping her wings intently.

"Don't you know that this guy tried to kill your friend?"

She replied with a nod as the other two rushed out.

"What's all the ruckus?" Said Apple Bloom as she examined the scene.

I looked at the pegasus and she closed her eyes. "If Scootaloo can trust you, I guess I can too. My name is Rainbow Dash, the best flier in all of Eeuestria!" She said looking smug.

I tried to think of a response to a pegasus who tried to kill me. "I'm Jake." I held out my hand and she shook it, looking away angry.

I looked up at Scootaloo and down at her. "You know Scootaloo?" I asked.

"She's my adopted sister." She said with a glance of "are you dumb?"

I sighed looking and heard a noise in the apple orchard behind me I turned around but saw nothing. I ignored it when I saw Applejack trotting over the hill with a look of sadness on her face. She looked up at me and was seething with rage. She charged at me and rammed me to the ground with her on top of me.

"Why did you do it?!" She asked with a murderous look in her eye.

"Do what?" I tried putting on a brave face, but really I was scared.

"You killed Big Macintosh!!!" She yelled and I heard Apple Bloom gasp.

"Who is that?"

"Don't play dumb, I saw what you did to him!" She replied hitting me across the face. To be honest, it hardly hurt. I don't know if it's my resilience or her weak strength.

"What did I do to him?" I replied not knowing a thing about what was going on.

"You skinned him! Nopony is evil enough to do that! I found him hanging in a tree in the orchard!" She literally had fire in her eyes.

I looked at Apple Bloom. "Forgive me for doing this." She gave a confused look. I grabbed AJ by the throat and threw her over to where the sound was coming from before.

"Listen, I didn't kill anybo- I mean anypony! I have idea what your talking about. The whole time I've been in this world, I was here with your sister and her friends!" She gave a surprised look.

"Applejack, if it hadn' been for Jake, I would be dead right now!" Said the filly to her sister. AJ looked at the two other fillies and they nodded their heads.

"Alright, I guess I won't buck you to next Thursday today." She said storming off with Rainbow.

I looked up at Apple Bloom. "Thanks, you saved me there."

She blushed and swayed her hoof. "It was nothin'", but then she turned sad.

"What's wrong?" I asked climbing up the stairs.

She looked at me with her big golden eyes. "My brother is dead..."

I kneel next to her and pat her head as her friends comfort her.

"I know what it's like to lose someone close to you, I'm sorry you have to feel that pain so young." She looked up at me hugged me knee. That was when I decided to find whoever killed her brother, and beat them to a bloody pulp, but it was like AJ said, who is evil enough to skin somepony?

I looked at the sun lowering down and pat her head. "Why don't you get some rest." She shook her head and held me tighter.

"I want you here, with us." She said in a soft voice that made me feel bad for her.

"I'll stay here the night with you." I said with a smile as Sweetie Belle and Scootalo made their way home. I was confused as the filly smiled through tears. I didn't know how to keep myself from exploding from her cuteness. I picked her up and took off my combat jacket, which I gave her as a blanket when I set her down on the floor of the clubhouse. She fell asleep instantly and so did I, but I heard a faint growling coming from outside, but ignored it as I fell asleep.

I awoke in the clubhouse and looked over to my combat jacket and saw Apple Bloom was gone. Judging by how young she was, I say she was at school. I got up and put my jacket on. It felt warm as I walked outside to the mid day sun and made my way down the stairs. My attention focused to my mysterious watch that I received as registration. I decided to go to the local library for help on what it was, but on my way past a bunch of gasps and whispers, I saw what looked like a cake shop and I swear I could here screaming coming from inside.

I stepped inside and went to the front desk. "Hello? Anypony here?" I asked as I felt a hard object hit the back of my head. Before I passed out, I heard words, words that sounded like "Your number is up..." and faint snickering.

Author's Note

Well here you go, another chapter to this story. I like to thank you all for the positive feedback and advice. See you guys next time!!!