Redemption: original

"Ah ain't ever been more embarrassed in my life." Apple Jack finished her story, folding her front hooves against her chest, flustered and angry from just thinking about her experience with Sombra. Twilight took another sip of her tea letting Apple Jacks story sink in. She was sitting across from the orange farm mare at her dining table. Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow dash were sitting around the table with a variety of expressions. Fluttershy looked shocked and embarrassed, Pinkie had a massive smile on her face and was apparently trying to contain the thoughts in her head, and Rainbow dash was indifferent as she hovered over her seat. Twilight wasn't sure what to feel about the whole situation. It just did not sound like the well behaved and intelligent stallion that Luna described.

Rainbow Dash interrupted Twilight's thoughts with her next question for Apple Jack. "So.... Did you let him plow you?" Apple Jack nearly fell out of her chair as she blushed bright red and and flailed her front hooves.

"What, No! Why in tarnation would you think I would do that?!" Apple Jack answered quickly failing to hide her blush.

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and looked down at the apple farmer. "You obviously think he's hot, starring at his flank whenever he isn't looking. Plus I wanna know if one of my friends has finally lost her virginity. After all if you haven't found a stallion by now then you wont ever find one." Twilight paused mid-bite into her cookie realizing the truth to Rainbow Dash's words. There was no denying the fact that there was a gender imbalence in Equestria. Many cities had a ratio of ten mares to every stallion but luckily Ponyville and Canterlot had a better ratio of six to one though Sombra changed the ratio slightly. Many mares treated eligible bachelors as a prized comodity. The gender skew had gotten so bad that Celestia had legalized polygamy again. With so few stallions some mares were getting desperate to find a lover, especially near estrus. She heard a guard report that a young stallion who had barely come of age as an adult was kidnapped and drugged during the week of estrus and a year later found himself the father of 20. Twilight shuddered and focused back on her friends. AppleJack was blushing bright red while Rainbow Dash had a smug smile on her face.

Pinkie was muttering to herself. "Applebra? Sombra Jack? Somber Apple?" Apple Jack attempted to draw attention away from herself.

"Uh... Pinkie what are you mumbling about over there?" Pinkie shook her head out of her daydream seemingly realizing her friends were there.

"Oh nothing much silly just trying to think of what you and Sombra's shipping name will be, and imagining how adorable your foals would be." She said with a big smile and her mind going back into her daydreams can see your little black colt with blonde hair and freckles now." Pinkie squeeled imagining the little foal. Apple Jack's jaw dropped and turned so red she could have been mistaken for her brother, and Rainbow Dash laughed so hard that she fell onto her seat with tears streaming from her eyes. Twilight facehoofed at the sight and was a little afraid that she left a mark on her forehead.

Fluttershy, luckily for Apple Jack, decided to speak up. "Um... Speaking of Sombra... I'm kinda worried about him..." Twilight was surprised by her remark. She couldn't imagine what could possibly make her worried about the immortal stallion's well being. "Well... He hasn't eaten or drunken anything in a while... I was wondering if you have had better luck with him.."

Twilight thought back and realized that Sombra hadn't eaten anything since she found him in the wine cellar. "He didn't eat with me yesterday." Twilight answered.

Pinkie looked down a little deflated. "He barely touched any of the food I gave him."

"An' he didn't eat with my family either, he just sat at the table untill we were done. I believe he upright refused to eat with rarity as well." Apple Jack confirmed. The entire room was silent for a few moments until Twilight said what they were all thinking.

"Why would Sombra want to starve himself... It doesn't make any sense."