A poisoned apple.

He opened his palm softly revealing a little folded origami swan, one of the most difficult and intricate sculptures in origami to master. "For you little filly." he said holding it out for her to take, "but this isn't all." He said with a little chuckle as he waved his other hand over the sculpture, making the head turn a bit and the wings softly flap as the tiny paper bird took off and landed softly on the little filly's nose, making her giggle and laugh happily.

"Wow thank you mister. you mean ah can keep this nifty thing all myself?" she asked chasing the little fluttry paper around like that time she once tried looking if she had a cutie mark there.

"Sure, it's all yours Applebloom....I guess I better be going then." He said adjusting his coat and hat before walking away.

"Wait!.....ummm don't you wanna stay and play some more? Maybe get some lunch with me?" The little red maned filly asked sofly giving her big sad puppy eye to the slightly older boy.

"I can't" Was all he could say.

"Why not?" She asked right back nudging his side like a cat begging to be scratched or petted.

"I...I don't think your sister would want me hanging around here much." He said frowning a bit,

"Now what makes you say that?" She asked as they both heard the sound of hooves clattering loudly as Applejack herself galloped over to them, a lot of anger blazing her gaze, directed to the boy near her sister.

"Stop! Applebloom! Get away from him!" She shouted and reared up on her back hooves while flailing her fore hooves at him meaningly snorting and growling for him to back off.

"Sis? what are you?" The little filly asked confused.

"Get behind me Applebloom, that little varmints nothin but trouble, I know what you did to everypony in town and their sleep you little....bastard!" Applejack shouted the word with every intent on making it hurt him as much or even more so than just a good bucking kick from her hooves. and it worked, her words cut like a knife to the kid's heart. even though he'd lived a far longer life than most living beings be they human or pony, such an insult still had a devastating effect hearing it aimed at him with such fiery desire to make it sting.

"I hate you!" He yelled at her and took off into the trees again, Applejack stomped her hoof angrily and was just about to chase after him, but she was stopped by her sister holding her back.

"Applebloom! What the buck do you think you're doing!?" She asked struggling to break free.

"He was my new friend AJ, why'd you have to be so mean to him?" She asked crying a bit.

"Friend?! Applebloom that boy is nothing but a good fer nuttin little hell-raiser, look at what he did to me!" She turned to her side and showed the little filly her cutie marks; the apples on them still had the deep puncture wounds where his needle of goblin fear/nightmare poison had been injected into her. "I don't Ya'll to go anywhere near that boy, do you understand me Applebloom?!" She yelled her nose inches from her sisters almost..angrily.

"Okay sis," The little filly said softly about to cry with confusion over how to feel. "I understand."