My Little Pony: Scaring is Magic

“Applejack you should really listen to what the doctor said about yer heart.” Applebloom said showing concern for her big sister.

“Now Applebloom I know my body more then some fancy doctor with his fancy education. My heart is as strong as it always been. And it’s my duty to make sure the things around the farm git done or else we will lose the farm.” Applejack said, comforting her little sister.

When Applejack was a filly she had worked on Sweet Apple Acres, ever since she found out it was her destiny. She would always get up bright and early before anyone else did to work the farm. When she got older however she had to get some help from Iron Will’s new energy drink red bull. But she still did her job and was happy to do it. She took great pride in caring for the farm. She would even work if she had pony pox. It didn’t matter ti her if it was raining or snowing, she worked regardless what the condition was. However after a month of her chest hurting Granny Smith told her to go see a doctor. Applejack didn’t believe in doctors mostly because they turn little things into big ones just to get more money. Like the time Appleloosa had ebola and everypony freaked out saying the end was coming. But to please Granny Smith she went to see a doctor in Poniville. However the news she got made her heart sink. They told her that she had a rare heart disease that had no known cure. She was told to take it easy because if she over worked the condition can and will worsen and even be fatal.

When Applejack got home she was beside herself all day. Her family tried to comfort her but the only thing that was going through her mind was how the farm will stay afloat without her. Even with Big Mac he still wouldn’t be able to do as much as they both could in one hour. She laid in bed for days thinking of what to do. All her kin folk where busy in their own orchards and couldn’t possibly help. Applebloom was way to small and couldn’t be any help bucking apples. And Granny Smith was one hundred and ten years old with a bad hip. She would watch Big Mac and Applebloom working out in the fields every day. It took them a long time to finish something she could do in fifteen minutes flat. She held her hoof to her heart with a tear rolling down her cheek. Was this the end of the farm? she thought. Without her helping, sales would decrease slowly until they were flat broke. She then gritted her teeth as she got up from her chair. Her southern pride would not allow this to stop her. She cared to much about this farm she called home and for her family she loved dearly. Applejack got up from the chair, then went to get some apple baskets from the barn and went to a tree. She bucked the tree with ease as apples fell from the tree and into the baskets. She then went to another then another. Little Applebloom saw this and went up to her telling her that she should do as the doctor ordered. Applejack looked at her and told her not to fret none. Before Applebloom had the chance to say another word Applejack scolded her to listen to her and go help Big Mac. Applebloom had a sad expression on her face as she walk away from her sister. Applejack sighed as she turned to another tree and bucked it. But this time a sharp pain sliced through her heart. She held her chest as she shook it off and went to another tree. When she bucked this one her heart felt like it was being sliced. She fell to her knees gasping for air. She caught her breathe and just ignored it. Her stubborn southern pride was getting the best of her. She refused to have her farm go under. She was going to work regardless of her heart. Applejack then bucked the tree only to feel dizzy. The world was starting to slow down and her heart was starting to race. She tried to ignore it and started to head to another tree. As soon as she took one more step she fell down on the ground motionless.

Applebloom saw this and screamed at the top of her lungs for Applejack. Big Mac and Granny Smith jerked their heads to see what was wrong. As they ran toward Applebloom they saw her above her sister. Tears rolled down the little filly’s face as she stood over her dead older sister. Both Big Mac and Granny Smith started to brake down crying.

They buried her body in Poniville cemetery and had a funeral with all her family and friends giving their last good byes.  Princess Twilight said a ullage for her fallen friend. The wasn’t a dry eye in the house as they all stood there for the most hard working pony they knew.

The days after became quiet as Big Mac started to get more devoted to working on the farm. A part of it was to get his mind off his little sister. The other was to try to get sales back up before the end of the month. Applebloom wanted to stay and help but was told to go to school. However regardless of their best efforts it still wasn’t good enough. Days became weeks then a month and the farm was suffering. Filthy Rich sent a letter telling them they have till next month to pay up or else. Granny Smith was about to loose hope until she heard a knock at the door. When she opened the door her mouth dropped as she seen who it was.

“Greetings Ms. Granny Smith. Me and my brother heard you had a little bit of money troubles?” Flim asked.

“We’d be more then happy to...help hehe” Flam said.

Granny Smith glared at them and told them to eat opossum crap before slamming the door in their faces. As she walked away they knocked on the door again. She sighed and went to open the door. The Flim Flam brothers smiled at her and told her that they are willing to make a deal. She was about slam the door again for the second time. However Flam used his magic to keep it open. Flam told her that if she was to say yes to this deal they could keep the farm from going under. Granny Smith had a bad feeling in her gut. Partly because she ate what ever that jell-O stuff in the back of the fridge was. But the other part was because the Flim Flam brothers couldn’t be trusted. She decided to invite them in and sat on the couch. Flam pulled out a contract from his sleeves and laid it on the table. He told Granny Smith that if she was to sign the contract she would get fifty percent of profits and they would even help Sweet Apple Acers. Granny Smith picked up the contract and scanned through to make sure there was no loop holes or dirty tricks. After a few minutes of reading and thinking she finally decided to say yes. They gave her a pen and she gave them a John Hancock. Flim grabbed it and said "nice doing business with you!" before they both left out the door. At the dinner table Granny told Mac and Applebloom the news. Both of them where shocked and protested that she get the contract back. She told them that she scanned the contract and there where no loop holes in it. Even the fine print was big enough to read and see that there was no way they could be conned.

The next morning there was a knock on the door. Granny Smith and Big Mac went downstairs and opened the door.

“Ok Apples time to leave.” Flam chuckled.

“ Say what?” Granny asked in confusion

‘’Oh did you read the contract. It said as of today we own Sweet Apple Acers. Don’t worry Apples you still get paid but we own the farm now hahaha.’‘ Flim chuckled.

‘’Nope the contract didn’t say anything like that.” Big Mac said getting mad.

Soon Flim pulled out the contract and held it in front of the sun. Suddenly words appeared on the bottom saying that they owned the property. However you can only see the words if light shines on the paper. Big Mac was about to jump them until Flam used his magic to stop him in place. He then said that if he touches them they can not only sue but change the contract to make sure they didn’t get a single bit. Big Mac calmed down as he glared at them. Granny Smith just shook her head and told Big Mac to gather up their stuff. They were going to go to the mayor to try and fix it. As they packed up the wagon they went to pick Applebloom up before going to see the mayor. As they were walking they saw dark clouds over the farm.

The brothers soon laughed as they saw them leaving in defeat. They then turned to the farm and began to change things around. They changed Sweet Apple Acres into Flim Flam Fields. Before they could change much else the storm rolled in. They went inside to get out of the rain. They soon thought of just changing everything inside and worry about the rest tomorrow.

The storm was hitting pretty hard as thunder roared through the skies and lighting flashing. Suddenly lighting struck a grave in the cemetery.

The brothers where eating hay burritos when suddenly they heard a load crash coming from outside. They went to investigate it only to see their sign laying on the porch broken in half. The brothers looked at each other thinking its only the wind. Flim decided to just fix the sign and use a spell that would make it wind proof. However it as still strange that the sign flew all the way over on the porch though. The wind was only about ten miles an hour tops. Not even strong enough to do such a feat. Flam told his brother to be careful as he used his magic to levitate the sign and began to walk into the rain. Sd Flim placed the sign back her started to hear noises. He looked around to see nopony there. As her looked back at the sign he used his magic to make it a bit more wind resistant. Suddenly a blind flash of light rip through the skies followed with a loud roar. As soon as Flim opened his eyes he finished what he started and turned around. As he did he stopped in his tracks. Standing before him was the grossest sight he had ever seen. The pony’s flesh was rotting with maggots wiggling around. Her rib cage was exposed and her back legs had no flesh on them. Mane and tail muddy and messy. She had eyes as black as night with tears of blood streaming down her face. Flim picked up the courage to move back from the disgusting sight. The thing started to talk. Flim asked for it to speak up.

“Gimmie...Gimmie ma farm back” Applejack demanded in a low voice.

Flim still didn’t understand what she wanted and asked again. But this time she seem more annoyed. She repeated herself again and this time he heard her. He then told her the farm belongs to him and his brother. Applejack just stood there in place for a minute until letting out a scream that made his blood run cold. She then lounged herself toward him knocking him to the ground. He looked up at her with blood dripping from her eyes onto his face. She raised her hoof and scream ‘’gimmie back ma farm’‘ before slamming her hoof in his face. The unicorn stallion’s skull crushed into pieces as blood gushed from his face.  Apple jack then slammed her hoof again making blood splatter every where. Before long his face was nothing more but bloody pudding.

Inside the house Flam got out of the bathroom to see Flim wasn’t back yet. He opened the door and called for him but no answer. He then went out to where the sign was but saw nopony. He then went to the barn but still no sign of Flim anywhere. He then went back inside the house to see if he was in one of the bedrooms. As he looked in Appleblooms room he heard a door close. He looked out in the hallway and saw muddy hoof prints. He looked at one of the muddy hoof prints closer he saw a maggot squirming. Holding back the vomit he called out for Flim to see if my any chance it was him. He waked to Applejack’s room and heard noised from behind the door. He pressed his ear to the door and heard “ma farm, Gimme ma farm back.” As soon as he was about to move his ear from the door. A rotting hoof punched through door and knocked him down. He got back up as the door opened, revealing Applejack demanding her farm back. Flam then ran down the stairs and tried to open the door. But when he tried to turn it, he found it jammed! He then saw Applejack coming down the stairs. He tried to use magic on her, but apparently magic doesn’t effect a supernatural being. Flam then turned to the door and blasted it off. He then began to run, his heart pounding in his chest. He looked behind him to see her chasing him. He was about to leave the property only to see barbed wire blocking his escape. He soon turned to run to the west Orchard trying to outrun her. He was getting tired and she was right behind him yelling at him to give her back her farm. He couldn’t take it anymore, his body was about to give out on him. He was getting slower and slower as she finally caught up to him. She knocked him down into the mud as rain poured from the skies. He started to plead for his life as she walked up to him. She then raised her hoof and slammed it on his leg. He let out a scream in agony as she kept repeating the same thing over and over. She raised her hoof again and slammed it onto his chest. His ribs shattered as his heart got flatten by her powerful hoof. Blood began to gush out of his mouth and tears filled up his eyes. He soon went linp. As Applejack stood over his body with bloody tears in her eyes.

The next morning the Apples and Mayor came to the farm. Only to see the Sweet Apple Acer sign still up. As they walked they seen baskets of apples filled up. When they got inside there was muddy hoof prints every where but everything else was neat. There on the couch was the contract. Applebloom got it to give to the mayor. As the mayor read it she was confused. When asked she told them that the Flim Flam brothers have decided not to keep the farm after all. They all where confused as to why did they up and leave. Applebloom then went upstairs to her room. As she went in she saw a note on her bed. She picked up the letter and read it.

“Sugarcube don’t fret none. I will take care of the farm.’‘

Mean while in the west orchard Spike was helping  himself to some apple. As he was stuffing his face he heard something walk behind him. As he turned around he dropped the apple and gasped. Applejack stood there looking into his eyes. In her mind he was trying to take something from her farm. The last thing Spike heard was ''Gimmie back my farm''