Happy Birthday Applejack

Fluttershy

...began to panic. It was getting darker and darker and Applejack was nowhere to be seen.

“Oh dear, I hope she didn’t die in there because that would be just horrible.” But just as Fluttershy said that, Applejack ran out of the forest with little Cottontail on her back. “Woohoo, I just knew you could find her, didn’t doubt you for a second.”

“Well I doubted myself a little until I found these boots.” Applejack ran in circles around Fluttershy.

Fluttershy blushed, “I think they are lovely, where did you get them?”

“I found them in the forest.”

“So they aren’t yours then.”

“I guess. If the owner shows up, I promise I will give them back.” Applejack then felt a sharp pain in her chest. She lied! She didn’t want to give the boots up. She told a lie to Fluttershy, even though she was the element of honesty. “I’m sorry I can’t chat Fluttershy, I’m feeling a bit fatigue. I’m going to hit the hay.” Another sharp pain, she lied again.

“OK, then see you later.”

Applejack went into her house, up the stairs, and into her room. She wasn’t feeling tired but she thought it would be wise to check her leg. But when she tried to take the boot off her back leg, it won’t budge. She tried pulling off one on another foot, no luck. The boots were stuck on her feet. At first, she panicked but then she noticed that they were very comfortable as if they were socks.

“I don’t think it would be to much of a hassle to sleep in them.”

She stayed up for another hour then went to bed.

When Applejack woke up that morning, she felt extremely refreshed. She ate her breakfast with a big smile on her face. She did her morning chores licitly split. It seemed like the magic of the boots gave her the ability to do things faster. She seemed to not even break a sweat at all.

“These boots are the greatest things ever!” she rejoiced. She was amazed of how fast she could run, how high she could jump, and though being an earth pony, could stand on clouds.

She jumped up on one of the clouds. She then jumped from cloud to cloud, awing at the view. “I sure am jealous of Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. They see such a beautiful view every time they fly through the sky.” Applejack sighed, then put her head down on the cloud, and closed her eyes. She was about to fall asleep on the soft cloud, but a shill voice caught her attention.

“How are you doing that?!” said the voice. Applejack opened her eyes to see Rainbow Dash who had a shock expression on her face. “Earth ponies can’t do that!”

Applejack stood up, “Well, I can!”

“How?”

“With these old magical shoes.” She stuck out her right hoof. “They are really something special.”

“Oh really, I can walk on clouds, that ain’t too special.”

“Hey, why don’t I race you, then I can really show you how special these shoes are.”

“You are on AJ!”

“Good! You ready RD. Get set….GO!”

Applejack flew by Rainbow Dash so fast it knocked her off guard. Applejack jumped from cloud to cloud at an incredible speed. She knew she was winning but she wanted to know by how much. She quickly glanced over her shoulder to see how far behind Rainbow Dash was. But, just as Applejack turned her head, Rainbow Dash zipped by her, which made Applejack miss the cloud she was going to land on. She tumbled downwards into a pond located below her. She sunk to the bottom. She was about to swim back up to the surface when a tiny seapony swam up to her.

“Hello Applejack.” It said in a small squeaky voice.

“You can talk?” Applejack said then quickly covered her mouth, so that she would not breath in water. But then she realized that she was able to breath under the water.

“Of course I can talk, silly.”

“I can breath! I can breath under water! Wow these shoes can do anything.”

“Applejack, pay attention now. I need to tell you something. On your birthday a path will appear in the sky, follow it.”

“Wait, why? And who are you and how do you know my name? And how did you know I was going to be in this pond?”

“My name is Seaweed. I was sent by my master to tell you this message.”

“Who is you master? And how does he or she know me?”

“My master name is….” Seaweed’s words were cut off. Applejack body was being tugged backwards. Something was wrapped around her waist and it was pulling her to the surface. When she broke the surface, she heard a cough and looked around to see Rainbow Dash. She then swam to the shore, dragging Applejack behind her.

“I am so sorry. I didn’t mean for you to fall in. You were under there for a while which got me a bit worried.” She said breathing hard.

“Let go of me!” Applejack tried to shove Rainbow Dash away, “Seaweed didn’t tell me who sent her.”

“Applejack, there is no seaweed here, this is a pond.”

“No, Seaweed is a fish who looks like a pony. She was talking to me.”

“Applejack, I think you need to go home and rest, you are starting to sound like Pinkie Pie.”

“But it’s true!”

“Listen Applejack, your birthday is tomorrow and I bet you are so excited that you are losing sleep. Go home and take a nap, it might help you clear your mind.”

Rainbow Dash flew off leaving Applejack by herself. She stared at the pond, “Maybe she’s right, maybe I am going crazy.”

To be continued