An Apple a Day

Fluttershy was relaxing under a tree. "You know, I'd love to be a tree" she said to herself. That was her lifetime wish. As she sat under the tree, she had a snack: An apple. Fluttershy ate the apple very quickly, as she was feeling very hungry. She finished her apple, but she felt like there was something wrong with it. She tried to think about what was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her hoof on it. Realizing that it was just her and that there was really nothing wrong, she walked back into her cottage and went to go throw away the core, but then she felt something. There was no core.

She ate the core.

Fluttershy gasped. "Oh no" she said, "I ate the seeds! Is something bad gonna happen to me?" Fluttershy didn't know what was going to happen, and that scared her the most. She tried to think about what might happen. Was she going to DIE? Nah, that's too serious. It's not that bad. It wouldn't do anything, right? Just seeds, nothing bad, it wasn't like it was poisonous. But she needed to double check if nothing bad will happen. Not knowing anything, she needed to ask someone just to make sure. And she knew exactly who.

***

Applejack was busy kicking the apples off the trees when Fluttershy came up to her. "Hiya Fluttershy, whatcha doin' here?" asked Applejack.

"Applejack, I know you know almost everything about apples, so I'm wondering if you could answer this question for me." said Fluttershy.

"Sure I'd answer your question! Whatcha wanna ask?" said Applejack.

"Um, do you know what happens when you eat apple seeds?"

Just then, Applejack's eyes widened. Fluttershy had done a huge sin it appeared, and Applejack, knowing what would happen, feared that if she told her, Fluttershy would freak out and panic, and she wouldn't want to make her friend feel that bad. However, being the element of honesty, Applejack knew that she had to tell the truth, even if it made her friend feel uncomfortable.

"What is it, Applejack?" said Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy," said Applejack, "I hate to break it to you, but when you eat apple seeds, then an apple tree will grow in your stomach."

"Really?"

"Yeah, just don't panic, we'll find out a way to stop it." said Applejack.

This made Fluttershy scared. Although she thought it would be nice to be a tree, she was now terrified when she found out she was actually going to become a tree. "Please, please tell me you're joking around!" she said.

"Sorry, I'm the element of honesty, and I have to break it to you!" said Applejack. That's when Fluttershy ran away, crying, terrified of what was about to happen.

***

Later that night, Fluttershy was in bed, staring at the ceiling, still bothered about what would happen. Applejack must have been joking. Wy not go for a little joke? Maybe Applejack would come back the next morning and tell her that she was foolingi around, and that an apple tree wasn't really going to grow in her stomach. But what if it was true? What if Applejack was telling the truth right away? What if Fluttershy was, in fact, going to turn into a tree? It seemed impossible, but Applejack said it, and Applejack is the element of honesty. Just to be safe, Fluttershy thought Applejack was joking around.

Finally, Fluttershy fell asleep.