The perfect moment is one that is incredibly difficult to obtain, yet more so easy to ruin. When you work so hard to do something, you tend to build a metaphorical tower with which you attempt to reach your goals. This tower is composed of various blocks that you collect on your journey and, much like in jenga, a single misplaced block can mean your downfall. The block, in this case, would go by the name of Big Macintosh.

Rainbow Dash was used to waking up to a harsh morning. Usually that meant her parents were upset with her or she had cramps. This was on an entirely different level though. She didn’t have time to wake up properly as she was yanked up from the barn floor by her multi-colored locks of hair. Drowsiness wasn’t even a thought that occurred to her as she felt pain shoot through the back of her head where the hair was tightening. A deep and angry voice boomed out to her.

“Didn’t ah warn ya ‘bout layin’ yer dirty lesbian hands on my sister?” Big Macintosh didn’t hold his voice back as he yelled at the small girl held firmly in his grasp. He could see his younger sister wake up from the commotion and saw her stare, wide-eyed, at the scene before her.

She could see what was going on. Her brother looked mad and he was holding her love by the hair, stark naked. She held the blanket closer to her body, not to hide anything but it just felt comforting at this moment, given what she was about to say to him.

“Macintosh.” Applejack began, speaking as calmly as she could, although the erratic beating of her heart proved otherwise. “You need to calm down. Rainbow Dash didn’t do anything wrong. Ah...ah love her Mac. Really.”

Macintosh locked eyes with his sister for a moment, a line of tension drawn between the Apples, before he set his sights on the girl in his grasp once more. Rainbow could feel the grip on her hair tighten even more in painful agony. “So you infected her, huh?” Mac said through gritted teeth.

“Mac, no I-” Rainbow began but was silent as the mans fist connected firmly with her mouth. Her head should have reeled back, but he held it in place, only making the blow that much worse. She could taste copper.

“You shut yer fuckin’ mouth! Yer not allowed to talk!” Mac yelled to Rainbow, who had a hand over her mouth where blood seemed to be flowing freely.

“Mac!” Applejack yelled as she disregarded the blanket covering her nude form and raced over to her brother. She grabbed the arm that was holding Rainbow in place. “Macintosh, you let her go right now, or I swear-”

“You swear what?!” Macintosh yelled to Applejack. “Yer infected by this thing.” he said as he looked at Rainbow Dash once more. Blood was still leaking from her mouth and tears streamed down her face, yet she looked brave. It pissed him off. He reeled his arm back again, he’d break her nose this time.

Macintosh felt his hand collide against flesh, a satisfying crunch could be heard, and his eyes widened as he watched his sister fall to the floor. Blood gushed from her face like a fountain.

The barn door could be heard opening as granny Smith walked in. “What’s all the commotion in here?” she asked as she then saw the scene before them. “Mac?”

“I’m leaving.” Big Mac said as he let go of Rainbow Dash, who wasted no time in scooping Applejack up in her arms.

Big Mac walked past his grandmother without a second glance.

Granny Smith saw the state the girls were in at this point and called out to the house. “Applebloom! Bring me the first-aid kit!” she yelled out, seeing Mac step into the house.

It wasn’t long until Applebloom came with the first-aid kit, but it felt like an eternity to the girls in the barn. “Here’s the medicine granny. Everything ok? Why’s Mac packin’ all his stuff up?” she asked.

“Everything will be fine, go inside.” Granny Smith ordered.

Applebloom was naturally curious though, so a small peak revealed her answer. She saw her big sister being held by her friend, and they were both bleeding. “Applejack, Rainbow Dash! Are ya’ll ok?” she asked as she pushed her way into the barn. “What happened?”

Granny Smith answered first. “Let’s get them fixed up first. They can talk later.” she said, gaining a nod from the small girl and proceeding with her new job as nurse.

Author's Note

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! It was a very short one this time around, as I felt this scene in particular should be presented on its own.

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