"Hnng... ah, that felt good." Apple Bloom said while yawning and stretching her arms. She blinked a few times as she let her eyes readjust to the afternoon sunlight. "Nothin' like a nap outside. Shame ah can't do this every night."

Despite taking a nap, there was still plenty of daylight left in the day. Climbing down a few branches, Apple Bloom then gracefully jumped back down to the ground and took a step back towards where she left her clothes before she stopped. She always made sure she was within a few seconds dash of her clothes just in case she wasn't as alone as she thought, but doing so always dampened the experience for her. However, today she was feeling more confident than usual. 'No, not this time... I'm gonna do it!' she thought bravely.

Intent on leaving her clothes where they lay, Apple Bloom dashed off in the opposite direction, unable to help but giggle nervously as she thought of what she was doing. If someone stumbled upon her now, there was absolutely no way she could cover herself up, but that just made her more excited. Simply being naked outdoors had grown somewhat stale; she needed a bigger rush. More excitement. Still, she made sure not to go too far in her quest for thrills; she still remembered to stick to the areas where her family would definitely not be.

'Ha! I'm doing it!' Apple Bloom thought to herself triumphantly. The air moving over every inch of her body caused her skin to tingle while the sun continued to provide her warmth, and when she closed her eyes she swore she could feel the effects even more.

'This feels so good. I don't ever want it to stop- GAH!'

Caught up in her euphoria, Apple Bloom didn't see that she had been running towards the small stream that cut through the back portion of Sweet Apple Acres. Without even time for a cry of surprise, Apple Bloom stumbled on an exposed rock by the water's edge and fell face-first into the water. The water was only chest high but the water's temperature was cold enough to fully catch her attention, and as Apple Bloom quickly surfaced she let out her suppressed cry of shock from both the fall and from now being cold and wet.

Halfway through her high-pitched shriek of surprise she quickly covered her mouth to suppress the sound. Not daring to even move, she held her breath as her ears scanned for any sounds of approaching ponies. Despite making sure her family wouldn't be working anywhere near the piece of land she had chosen, the last thing she needed was for Applejack or Big Mac to rush over to her cry, only to find their sister wet and naked. There was also the chance of a passing pegasus hearing her cry and coming over to investigate, especially Rainbow Dash; if she heard her cry the rainbow pony would home in on the source in mere seconds.

It took Apple Bloom almost a full two minutes to finally relax. She had listened intently but had heard only the sounds of the running water and the chirping of the birds she had scared. 'Whew, looks like no one is coming. Thank Celestia...' she thought, thinking that there was no way she would have been able to run back to where her clothes were.

Apple Bloom finally pulled herself back onto dry land and laid back on the grass, the sun once more providing her body warmth. "Guess ah jus' gotta wait 'til ah dry off." she said to herself, closing her eyes while she waited. Once more Apple Bloom couldn't help but let her hands start wandering over her body; starting at her stomach and slowly moving up to her chest.

"Mm, feels good." she moaned. Peeking up at the sky with one eye, Apple Bloom smiled mischievously as she saw she was still alone; only a few clouds were keeping her company. There were no trees to hide her, no bushes to hide in...

"Ah'm gonna do it. Just once." she said as one of her own fingers slipped inside her slick pussy. 'Just once... no one will ever know.'

Sadly for Apple Bloom, she was wrong. Someone did know her secret...

...and he was watching her from behind one of the clouds.

Thunderlane quickly found cover in a nearby cloud just as Apple Bloom dragged herself out of the water. It was always a challenge to hunt her down, especially right after he first stumbled upon her streaking naked through the dense trees of her farm, but as time went on he began to learn her patterns; she always went out to strip down outside once she was done her chores and as long as it was sunny outside, and she always tried to stay secluded. He learned that if he spotted anyone else on the ground he was looking in the wrong spot, but the vast farm still a challenge for one pegasus to hunt down. In fact, he had almost given up on looking for Apple Bloom today; it was only when she screamed as she fell into the stream did Thunderlane finally manage to find her. Had she not yelled out loud he would have missed her completely; she never ran out into the open like this, so of course he hadn't thought to look for her out in the open and away from the cover of the trees. Still, this was a nice surprise for him, and now he could easily look down at her without worrying about losing sight of her due to the foliage.

'And what are you doing all the way out here?' he wondered to himself as the naked mare laid down on her back. He had no idea what had caused her to change her pattern so suddenly, but as he saw her hands start exploring her body he quickly cast aside his curiosity. 'Out here like this, huh? My, you're becoming the bold one.'

Thunderlane gulped as he watched Apple Bloom started becoming more aggressive in her masturbation. As he watched from his vantage point, Thunderlane's mind raced as he tried to make an important decision. 'Celestia damn it, she's not where I had planned she would be. Out in the open like this, someone may see when I... maybe I should try another day... no. No. I already have everything prepared. It's now or never. Yeah, today's the day. Today I make my move.'

Despite her attempts to muffle her voice, a soft moan from Apple Bloom's throat still managed to reach Thunderlane's ears. "Yeah, today I do it." he said to himself confidently. Now all he had to do was wait for the right time to strike...

Author's Note

~~Short~~ VERY short chapter/update.... but stuff gets interesting/fun next chapter.