Chapter One : The Wish
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It was just another weekend day at Sweet Apple Acres, just two days before school starts again, every foal is excited … all but one.
"Ugh, why does summer have to end now?" Apple Bloom said, depressed now that school was right around the corner. There was so much I wanted to do and now I have to go to school … I need to do something to get my mind off of school … umm … maybe I could go to Sugar Cube Corner and meet up with the girls there for a bit. We could eat there and talk about our weekend, Apple Bloom thought to herself as she headed off to Sugar Cube Corner.
Apple Bloom was on her way downstairs and was almost out the door she until she was suddenly stopped by her older sister Applejack.
"Now Apple Bloom I don't want ya to be out too late because I need you back here at exactly 6:40 p.m. to help Granny Smith and Big Mac load the Apple pies for the trip to Canterlot," Applejack said.
"Fine I won't be late, okay? And I'm not that little anymore; I'm a responsible mare now. Apple Bloom said as she walked out the house. Yes, you are now Apple Bloom, but you don't want to act like the grown mare you say you are, Applejack thought.
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It was a nice and sunny day in Ponyville, which everypony was enjoying. As for Apple Bloom, she was happier than a dog with a new squeaky toy. She was determined to have the best day ever, and no one was going to stop her .
"This will be the longest, funnest day ever if it is the last thing I do," Apple Bloom said to herself. As she was on her way to Sugar Cube Corner, she ran into Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
"Well, well why it isn't the smelly cowgirl," Diamond Tiara said viciously.
"Why it isn't the sorry spoiled brat who has to get whatever she wants," Apple Bloom retorted. Now that was clever she should see the look on her face, Apple Bloom thought. "Why don't you just leave me alone and let me enjoy my day," Apple angrily said.
"You're right; why bother wasting our time when we could head to the Spa! Come on Silver, we can continue this on Monday," Diamond Tiara said while laughing at her with Silver Spoon. Apple Bloom grunted as she continued her walk to Sugar Cube Corner .
She headed for the counter and asked Pinkie for the something tasty.
"Hey! Apple Bloom what brings you here today?" Pinkie pie asked cheerfully.
"I'm just hungry , can I get the Pinkie Special; I could use something to start my day off Well."
"Okey dokey loki! Apple Bloom, I'll be right back with the Pinkie Special!" With those words Pinkie Pie disappeared in a flash.
"Thanks, Pinkie," Apple Bloom said as she waited she waited for her meal to come, wondering where were her friends were right now. She decided to wait a bit longer for them. Apple Bloom was watching the clock and it was already 10:30 . Oh come on they said they would be here at 9:00 AM exactly, so where the hay are they?!
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Yesterday :
"Why does school have to start so soon, I mean can't we just get one extra week off?" Scootaloo asked disappointedly.
"Well, I guess we could try our best to enjoy the last 3 days we have left," Sweetie Belle said, trying to cheer up Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. "Yeah maybe we could go … Never mind… already did that a long time ago."
"What? What is it?" Scootaloo asked excitedly. Sweetie Belle was a little afraid of saying her idea aloud.
"We could (gulp) … have a tea party," Sweetie Belle squealed, hoping that her friends would agree or at least not be upset about it .
It was silent for a while until Apple Bloom decided to speak up. "Um, that would sound fun if we were still little fillies. Maybe we can just meet at … uh… Sugar Cube Corner. We can meet there and just hang out like old times when we were the haha … the … the Cutie Mark Crusaders," Apple Bloom said cautiously. "How about we meet here tomorrow at nine?" Apple Bloom suggested.
"Yeah this is going to be awesome!" Scootaloo yelled excitedly.
"Okay. You girls promise, right?" Apple Bloom said worrying that they wouldn't come and would just desert her.
"We promise we will be there and have fun with you," Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said, trying to cheer up their friend.
"Okay then, we are going to have the BEST…. DAY… EVER!!!!! . The three young mares cried out with excitement, just like little fillies.
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Present day :
"I thought they would be here by now. Ugh," Apple Bloom said bitterly, wondering where her best friends were. Maybe they're just having a hard time getting here. Sweetie Belle is probably trying to help her sister at the boutique and Scootaloo is probably with Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom thought, waiting. She was there for about eight hours getting annoyed and just wanting her friends to come and hang out.
Apple Bloom had bought three Pinkie Specials , two strawberry milkshakes , 5 cookies and a small slice of cake. Apple Bloom kept waiting until Pinkie Pie noticed how sad and disappointed she was when her best friends didn't show up. Pinkie Pie decided that she wanted to cheer up Apple Bloom with a song .
"Hey, Apple Bloom I can see that you're looking down, so how about a song?" Pinkie said unexpectedly. Apple Bloom looked embarrassed and was trying to leave as fast as she could. "That's o-ok pinkie I was just leaving," Apple Bloom said while trying to escape, but it was too late , Pinkie had already started singing .
"You gotta cheer up because you make me sad
When you're sad
You gotta cheer up because if you do we will have
So much fun
You just gotta cheer up because your friends would want you to be a happy pony."
Pinkie ended with a split.
It made Apple Bloom smile a little but she was still upset.
"Thanks, Pinkie but that's not what I wanted. Thanks for trying to help me," Apple Bloom said with a small smile as she left Sugar Cube Corner .
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Apple Bloom was on her way home to help Granny Smith and Big Mac with the pies they had baked for the trip. She was almost inside the house to help out until Applejack called out to her.
"Apple Bloom! Where have you been? You're half an hour late," Applejack asked.
"I was out doing — she took a deep breath trying to answer without crying — nothing , nothing at all except eating ice cream , and drinking milkshakes … with no one," Apple Bloom said trying to hold in all the pain of being alone the whole day with no friends , no fun, nothing .
"Apple Bloom are you okay you seem a little upset," Applejack said, worried for her little sister. When Apple Bloom didn't answer she decided to just let it go and to try to cheer up her little sister. "You seem like you had a rough day today, tell you what , if I let you off the hook for tonight, then you have to help us load the luggage tomorrow for the trip , deal?" Applejack said with a happy face.
"Deal , thanks! Applejack you are the best sister a little sis could have," Apple Bloom said while hugging her sister. "Well I better hit the hay, I still have one last day before school starts. I'll try to wake up early tomorrow to help with the luggage. Goodnight," Apple Bloom said as she walked upstairs.
"Good night Apple Bloom, see ya in the mornin'," Applejack said as she left the room to help load the rest of the pies onto the cart .
Apple Bloom went straight to the bathroom to brush her teeth , put her PJ's on, and starter to walk up to her bed when she noticed something amazing.
"Wow! A shooting star— wait! No way! Two shooting stars! This is awesome, I get to make two wishes! What luck," Apple Bloom said, jumping up and down like a little filly again . Okay , okay what to wish for? Apple Bloom thought for a moment thinking what should she wish for. Ooh! I know! I wish for the best day ever tomorrow to have as much fun with my friends . What else do I want ? That was the question Apple Bloom thought, what else could she want? I know what to wish for now. I wish that something amazing would happen , an adventure of a lifetime , something to change my life … please . Those were her last thoughts before she crawled to bed and fell into a deep sleep .
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The two stars she wished upon weren't stars at all but were something …else . The two mysterious flying objects fell from the sky landed in two different places near Ponyville . One of them landed in the Everfree Forest and the other one landed deep within Sweet Apple Acres .
BOOM!
The impact in Sweet Apple Acres wasn't very big and didn't wake the nearby ponies. After the impact, a mysterious stallion crawled out from the pit he had made. He had a uniformly tan coat, which contrasted sharply with the wounds and scars on his body. His mane was picky and black, and his eyes practically glowed a golden color. His entire body was surrounded by a bright purple aura. Everything around him was unfamiliar and he didn't know what to do.
"Where am …I …I need … to find … shelter," The stallion said while trying to get up; he had a hard time keeping his balance, but that did not stop him. He had no idea where to go, so he just kept walking . While he was walking he was questioning himself . Where am … I ? … Who am I? Where did I come from ? How did I get here ? As he was walking he fell into a small puddle and passed out . His last question was, who will help … me answer … these … questions ?
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The following morning Apple Bloom woke up early. She woke up around 5:00 a.m. Oh I guess I woke too early … hmmm … Oh well I guess I will get me some grub and start to help out with Applejack with her chores on the south orchard .
As Apple Bloom got ready for the day she noticed some smoke outside her window far off in the distance on the south side of Sweet Apple Acres.
"What the hay is going on over there?!" Apple Bloom said curious on what was going on over there and she was determined to find out . As soon as Apple Bloom finished her breakfast, she grabbed her red scarf and went out to go investigate what was going on. Apple Bloom was both excited and scared to see the cause of the smoke.
"Oh I hope it's something exciting," Apple Bloom said while trying to figure out what was over there. It could be anything , like a meteor , or an alien space ship , or a comet!
Apple Bloom continued her way down the path to find that there was not much at the crash site . What the hay ? There is literally nothing here except for a … journal , How the hay is a book the cause of this crater ? Unless an alien is nearby! That would be awesome and scary at the same time! Apple Bloom wondered if she should continue investigating this on her own or if she should get help.
Apple Bloom made her decision and decided to search for who ever owned this journal. It would be an adventure, just like she wanted. She started to search around the south orchard to see if someone or something was still nearby.
I wonder whose journal is this, it looks like someone forgot to take this with them, I guess? But still it seems a bit strange that this was the only thing that was in the crater. Apple Bloom thought until she noticed that the lock on it was damaged . She wondered if she should a little peek inside to see if she could get some answers. But before she could open it she heard some mysterious noises nearby and started to panic .
"What was that ? Who's there?" she asked the mysterious noise as she got closer and closer , eventually finding a wounded stallion laying in a puddle. Apple Bloom rushed over to try and talk to the young stallion but he was too injured to answer properly. All he could do was wallow in pain , but he did say something.
“Help me”.
