Earth prologue: Is it real?

"Granny Smith, do you see what this means?" said AppleJack pointing to the book that she brought from Twilight's library. "It means that Earth could actually be real, The portal could actually be real, we may be able to find the world we are meant to be in!"

"And what are you going to do about it?"

"What am i going to do about it? I'm going to find it for all us Earth ponies here, but most importantly for the Apple family."

Granny Smith was confused, how was AppleJack going to get to this so said portal? it's not like she is going to walk and than 45 minutes later 'wow i found the Earth portal already'

"How do you expect to get there?"

"I'm going to walk there and you're coming with us. Trust me, when i tell everypony, than you'll understand."

important meeting at sweet apple acres. Earth ponies only, tommorow night.

"Important meeting tomorrow? What could that be for? Doesn't matter, i have to be there for AppleJack." Said Pinkie Pie on her way back to Sugar Cube Corner. Being confused with what AppleJack said before, she asked Twilight if she knew anything about what's going on. But Twilight didn't understand.

Entering Sugar Cube Corner, she found Mrs. Cake on the register.

"Hello Pinkie Pie, you back already?" She asked.

"Yes and i'm eager to bake some cakes. And there's a meeting at AppleJack's, we should go tomorrow."

"Is it urgent?"

"AppleJack said it was really important."

"I'm sure we can go then."

Approaching Sweet Apple Acres, Pinkie Pie was met with a crowd of Earth ponies gathering around a set up podium. Pushing through the crowds, she made her way up to the front of the crow closer to the podium. She could hear the muttering of everpony as they wondered what news AppleJack was going to make.

AppleJack made her way up to the podium where she set up a sheet of paper. Upon seeing her arrival, the noise died down as everpony turned to listen to her.

"Ok, Thank you everypony for coming. I know y'all thinking, What's so important that i dragged myself up here? and What good new does AppleJack have? " She paused to see if everypony was still following her. Happy that no one has left yet, she continued on.

"Well have you all heard the legends of the world called 'Earth'?"

"Yeh, so what?" a pony from the crowd called out answering AppleJack's question.

"Well i've found sources that there's a portal to Earth. We don't know exactly where it is, but i'm sure it is real" Taking a gulp as everypony started to look confused, she continue on.

"We're all Earth ponies here, Have you wondered why we're here? What's the purpose of our existence here? The Pegasi and the Unicorns are always telling us that we grow the food and bake the food. But guess what? They can do that too. Sure we do it better than them, but that's because they don't do it naturally. We have blood that makes us good at that, but they don't need us too survive. We're useless here."

Noise erupted from the crowd as the speech got through to everypony. Were they really not needed in this world? If they didn't exist, than it effect the lives of the other races.

"But on Earth, there's no magic. There's less flight. The Clouds move their selves and the moon and sun raise their selves. This is the perfect world for us."

"Even if we don't find it, we've tried. What better would we of done if we stayed here? There's no gain, without risk".

"So what i'm asking, is that tomorrow, you join me as we travel to find that portal. If we find it, We will be rewarded. A place where we can live without the other ponies looking down over us!"

"You don't have to journey with me, you can take your own way to get there. I don't care, as long as we make it to Earth and build a city there, Than i'm happy. If you don't come tomorrow that's fine. I don't need an applause right now. I just need you to fully make up your mind."

AppleJack left the stage as everypony started leaving the farm. Tomorrow would be the day that tells her who's coming, and who's not.

She turned to her family expecting them to say something.

"Well, We don't really want to go. I like it here on the farm. I'm not sure if i want to let this place go" said AppleBloom as Big mac and Granny Smith backed her up.

"Are you sure? I'm sure everything will be better on Earth. We will feel even. No Pegasi or Unicorns" asked AppleJack.

"But what about Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle? I don't feel like letting them off now."

"I'm not ready to let off my friends too. But i know in my heart, that it would be better for us. I'd give up my friends, but i really don't want to leave my family."

AppleBloom desperately tried to think of someway to counter this. She didn't want to leave her friends, but she didn't want AppleJack to go.

"But we'll give it a thought" Granny Smith assured AppleJack attempting to make her feel better as they made their way inside.