The ivory stallion laid back in his cot, granting Sunny a full view of his stallionhood. She knew this was wrong, but hey! AJ would forgive her!

“Well?” The pink mare blushed. “You’re cute when you do that.” Sunny suddenly felt like an earthquake had hit her.

“Sunny? Sunny wake up!” A distant voice shouted as she shook.
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The pink mare’s eyes shot open. She looked up at AJ who let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank Celestia you’re okay!” She shouted, grabbing the Pegasus in a tight hug. She quickly let go of her when she heard a stallion step into the room. Sunny glanced up, her eyes widening at the sight of the stallion from her earlier dream.

“Good morning, ladies.” He said strolling over to the table. He picked up an apple with his magic, turning around and tossing it into the cage the mares were imprisoned in. AJ caught it, assuming it was meant for her. The stallion grinned. “As lovely as the ones resting upon your rear.” She replied with an intense blush, covering her flank with her tail. Sunny growled. Sure he was hot, but he was also a jerk!

“Y-ya’ll b-better stop o-ogling my flank!” Applejack stuttered. The stallion frowned in curiosity.

“Or else what? You’re locked up in a cage!” AJ frowned, and hugged Sunny. “You two are so adorable!” Now Sunny was blushing.

“H-hey! It’s one thing to stare at a mare’s flank! But going and pairing us up?” The stallion gave an innocent expression.

“What? I never said anything about you two…together.” He finished with a grin.

“Maybe, but you were thinking it!” The unicorn grinned maliciously.

“You’re right, I was.” He opened the cage door with his magic, letting them fall to the floor with a thud. “Now amuse me.” The mares looked at each other, then at the evil grin plastered on the stallion’s face, and AJ passed out a second time
///

“Applejack! Applejack, please wake up!” Green eyes showed themselves, making Sunny Days overjoyed. “AJ!” She yelled, grasping the mare in a tight hug.

“Sunny, can’t…breathe!” She said with a strained voice. The Pegasus dropped her to the floor with a sheepish grin.

“I see you care for your friend very much…” The stallion said, rubbing his chin. Sunny frowned.

“Not in the way you wish to see!” She yelled, flaring her wings. The unicorn raised his hooves in defense.

“Alright, alright! If you wish, I can even set you free.” Sunny nodded.

“Oh yes! We would like that very much!” The stallion smiled.

“Very well, tomorrow. I will set you free, off to live your life.” Sunny almost thought this was too good to be true. Almost.

“Yesyesyes! As soon as possible!” AJ pulled the mare away from her ‘savior’ and gave her a good talking to.

“Sunshine, Ah can already tell this is a set up.” Sunny waved a hoof in dismissal.

“Please, he’s going to set us free!” The stallion laughed.

“US? I said I was going to set YOU free!” He threw back his head in laughter. He then dragged Sunny to another cabin by her tail.

“Applejack!”

“Sunny!” The pink Pegasus wriggled and squirmed beneath the stallion’s magic, but it was no use.

“Bye, my apple cider.” AJ couldn’t help but get a little confused by this nickname.

“What?” But before she could get an answer a door was slammed in her face.
///

“Let me go!” Sunny squirmed against the olive green magic, but it was no use. Applejack and all of the other mares stood and watched as Sunny Days was thrown out into the desert for the buzzards. She sighed, leaning her back against the closed gate. She heard a hoof scrape on the other side.

“Sunshine?” She bit her lip as the familiar voice rang through her ears. “What did you mean by, ‘apple cider’?” Sunny jumped up, her wings unintentionally flared.

“Hey, look at the time! I’ve got a flock of hungry buzzards to feed!” She yelled through the gate.

“You’ll come back for me…right?” Sunny froze, trying to shake off the disappointment she felt from that question.

“Of course I will! You’re my friend!” She bent down, face to face with the orange mare (metaphorically speaking). “Friends never get left behind.” She heard AJ choke on the other side of the gate. It opened, and she saw the ivory stallion with AJ’s neck in his magic grip.

“Enough chit-chat! You’re buzzard food!” He yelled, slamming the gate closed.
///

“That’s why I need your help sheriff.” Sunny stood in Rattlesnake Station’s police building, talking to a half listening stallion named Stars.

“If Ah do recall you are a peg-ee-sus.” He said, flicking a toothpick across the room. “Ah don’t help no peg-ee-si.” Sunny slammed slammed a hoof on his desk.

“Then don’t help me! Help my friend.” She said, a rage building inside of her like she had never felt before.

“Yer friend’s an Earth Pony, correct?” She nodded and he smiled. “Glad to help.” They switched their attention to the door when they heard gunshots outside.

“Where’s that pink winged pony?” A stallion shouted, his dragon roaring. Sunny dashed out of the building and stood slackjawed at what she saw.

“APPLEJACK!!” Sure enough, the orange mare was dangling over the unicorn's dragon’s back, all hogtied and gagged. She looked up with a strong sadness in her eyes.

“There you are little pony…” The bandit leader said. “So you really aren’t dead.”

“I can’t say the same for you if you keep her like that any longer!” Sunny screamed, ready to pounce on him. Luckily the sheriff had grabbed her tail. The stallion chuckled.

“When I heard you weren’t dead I decided to offer you a nice bargain you can’t refuse.” He slapped the orange mare’s flank, her eyes widening at the contact. She yelped in pain, though it was muffled by the gag. “Your friend…” He looked up to the sheriff. “…For three thousand bits!” The sheriff gasped, while Sunny simply stood her ground.

“Done!” She yelled, flying over to her friend. Sheriff Stars stopped her before she could even get near.

“Whoa nelly, girl! Three thousand bits is a lot! Ah mean a lot, a lot!” She glanced over at AJ, then looked back at the sheriff.

“It may be a lot, but anything is worth losing to have her back in safe hooves!” The ivory stallion smiled.

“In that case, TEN thousand bits!” The sheriff gasped again.

“Oh nelly, the town doesn’t have that much.”

“Then why are you wasting my time? Besides,” The stallion gently circled the apples on AJ’s flank. “I hear southern mares like it up the rear.” The farm pony’s eyes widened in horror as she was taken back to the bandit’s camp.

“Applejack!!” The once innocent pony that was now being led to the place in which she would lose her virginity looked up at the pink mare, as a tear rolled down her cheek. “I’ll come for you!”

“Wow, what amazing last words to a friend…” Sunny bared her teeth and furrowed her brow.

“What do you MEAN last words!?” She growled, pushing her face against the sheriff’s.

“It’s just, you go after her…YOU’LL DIE!” Sunny lowered her ears.

“Then I’ll die.”

Author's Note

Did ya see the Red Dead Redemption reference? Yeah, not surprised. I did hide it pretty well.