What If.....

Apple Jack sighed, moving a small rock. She looked up, listening to the trumpets. "All hail Princess Rarity," she muttered, shaking her head. "Oh Granny, why did ah ever leave ya?" she wondered aloud.

"Apple, get in here," called the 'warden'.

Making a split-second decision, Apple Jack ran away from the building, off towards the old apple family farm. She ran fast and hard, tripping multiple times on rocks.

Hours later, Apple Jack collapsed in the forest. Her chest moved rapidly as she gasped for air. Timberwolves howled in the distance. "Uh oh," AJ said, struggling up. "She ran as fast as possible, trying to get away. Then she heard a whoop in the distance, watched as a rope settled around her shoulders. AJ was pulled back by whoever was on the other end of the rope. A dark pink pony with a flat mane stood in front of her.

"Name's Pinkie Pie. You? " she said in a Southern drawl.

"A-Apple Jack," she answered.

"Must be the runaway," Pinkie said, starting at AJ.

"Sorta," Apple Jack replied.

"Come with me," Pinkie ordered.