A Revolution [ In Love ]

--- Act Seven ---

--- Chapter Nineteen - Thunderwagon ---

The train pulled into the station with a gradual stop, and the resulting jolt from it losing momentum woke the four in the compartment.

"Huh...? Wha...? " Lyra grumbled groggily, raising her head.

Applejack stirred as well, nudging Dash, who was on the floor beside her.

Bon and Lyra had laid on the seats, and Dash volunteered herself and AJ to sleep on the floor, in good manners, supposedly.

The sun was just rising, and light seeped into the train car. A guard tapped on the sliding wooden door of the compartment from the hall.

The four roused themselves, and gathered any things they might have brought, then proceeded to slide the door open, following the guard into the hall.

The guard led them to the first door to exit the train, where they met two more. Dash couldn't quite remember the security being this high on past trains, and had a sneaking suspicion there was more going on here than they were being told.

Nudging Applejack inconspicuously, she nodded at a passing guard. When she opened her mouth to speak, she again nodded towards the guard in front of them, and she seemed to get the idea.

She looked at him for a second, and back, shrugging.

Bon popped her head forward from Applejacks left, asking "What?"

The guard turned over his shoulder and, seeing no threat, turned forward again.

Before they could say anything, the doors opened, revealing the landing to the station. There were a couple of residents scattered about the platform, some sitting on benches, and some simply standing at the doors to board this train back to Canterlot.

Two guards stepped out in front of them, drawing some eyes. Unnerved, the four followed, and another guard brought up their flank.

At that point, all eyes were focused upon the seemingly out-of-place group. But by now the guards weren't the ones out of place, it was the four- No, the two of them.

" Word of the custom changes have spread far and wide, you have supporters and those who prefer you to not... exist. " A guard in front of them said and, leaning closer to the two in front said in a lower tone, "Our apologies for not being present to block those two. Would you like them to be escorted elsewhere? We will be separating once you reach your own destination. "

Applejack, taking initiative, shook her head, replying "They're bunkin' with us, y'hear? A ah' reckon' we can walk ta' the farm just fine, thank ya' very much " She took the uninvited escort as an insult to her independency. Though she was very brash, it seemed to have the desired effect, making the guards back up a pace, or seven.

There were now some security colts watching them from around the station, and they weren't making themselves any more hidden, meaning they probably weren't going to hesitate to intervene.

" Wait, what's going on? " An oblivious Lyra asked, glancing nervously at the guards and security colts on every side.

"Nuthin', we're jus' gon' show y'all ta' the farm's all, " Applejack replied, taking the initiative yet again, and brushed quickly past the guards, who were somewhere between fear and anger.

Dash quickly trotted after her, and as she passed, whispered, " Harsh, ain't she? " To a guard.

Lira and Bon were close behind, glancing nervously at everypony as they passed, nearly at a sprint at Dash and Applejack's pace.

The guards quickly recovered, as was their training, and dispersed. One disappeared in a flash of sparks, another took to the skies, and the last ran after them at a sprint.

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The party of four passed through the town of Ponyville reletively undisturbed, but drew many curious stares. Their influence had spread like a wildfire in Canterlot, but seemed reletvely undiscovered here. News was it had spread equally as quickly due to the crack pairing of Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Von Clef.

Apparently, this was news that stood out only on nights reserved for drunk intimate dancing mares and colts, who couldn't muster the thinking power required to differentiate the difference between the genders.

Before long, the stone-and-cement paved roadway faded from beneath their hooves into a dirt pathway. Splitting off to the right, a worn trail leading to the edge of the Everfree Forest extended about another mile, but they continued forward on the trail that was still unpacked, and had begun growing grass.

There was a wagon trail going both ways, Big Macintosh had been in town selling apples in her absence. It was to be expected, of course, they still needed to make a living.

There was little talk from any of the four on the walk. The two in back were still frightened from the incident at the train station, Dash could think of nothing to say, and Applejack only raged on about the nerve of it all in her mind.

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A rough twenty minutes later, they arrived on the doorstep of the Apple family. Applejack turned to her company, and said, "Now, Rainbow, I reckon' yer gonna need ta' be at yer place on work days, but yer welcome ta' come by an' stay anytime; Now you girls, " She addressed Bon and Lyra.

She thought a moment. " Just don't get on no pony's bad side. Most of the family's down an' snorin' by ten, us gettin' up so early to do apple buckin' an' all; So just try to keep it down 'round then."

Applejack opened the door, stepping in the room, and her eyes widened.

She stood, shocked, as the other three walked in like nothing was wrong.

Dash turned to her, and asked " What? "

"Look." Applejack said, pointing to nothing in particular.

They looked anyways, and saw a rocking chair with some supplies for knitting. ' How does she do that, anyway? ' Dash thought.

"What, so old Granny Smith left her stuff out, you really that upset?" Dash said.

" No, I don't think you understand... Granny NEVER leaves her knittin' do-hickeys laying' 'round... " Applejack ran from the room, back out the front door.

"Hold up! Applejack! " Dash called after her. With a sigh, she said, "Wait here..." To Lyra and Bon, who were throughly spooked.

Doing as they were told, they watched Dash run out the door, and take to the sky, chasing Applejack back to the front.

Turning to her partner, Bon asked, " So... What do we do now...? "

Lyra shrugged, still staring at the doorway. " Dunno. Wait? "

Bon stepped closer. " I had something different in mind... " Her voice dripped in obvious seduction, as she kissed Lyra's neck.

"Oh, that sounds nice..." She said, crooning in a blissful tone.

" You both have another thing coming. " A voice resonated from behind them, and they fell unconscious.

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End Chapter 19

(Chapter is named Thunderwagon for Jaccob_o)