Applejack's Cereal Adventure
Why's my Breakfast Talking to me?
One fateful day, Applejack was deciding what to eat for breakfast. After the long and hard decision of what cereal to eat, she chose Apple Jacks, because she wanted to save the rest of the Lucky Charms for her sister. She opened a cupboard, grabbed a bowl, spoon, and of course, the Apple Jacks and proceeded to make some cereal. After that, she poured some milk into the bowl and began eating, but while eating, she heard a voice.
"Hey!"
"Wha... Who said that?"Applejack said, "Everypony else in here is still asleep."
"I'm the box of Apple Jacks, and I need your help," the voice echoed, "The world is in danger, and you are the chosen one."
"I ain't no chosen one," she said, "Is this some prank?"
"No this is not a prank, you are Cerealborn, destined to save the world from evil."
"Alright, I'll humor you. What's this evil I need to stop?"
"Discord, the god of chaos, plans on stealing all the cereal and hoarding it for himself. I need your help to stop him."
"Say no more, let's go!"
"Yay! Adventure!"
The two then left Sweet Apple Acres to head to Discord's realm, to put a stop to his evil plans. They needed to go to the tallest mountain they could find, to perform the summoning ritual, so they did exactly that. After hours of searching, the duo found a trail leading to a very tall mountain's peak.
"So what do we do once we reach the summit?" Applejack asked.
"First we need to sacrifice a gallon of sour milk," answered the box of Apple Jacks, "Then we'll perform the summoning ritual and fuse together, becoming a really overpowered alicorn."
"Okay, do you have the sacrifice?" asked Applejack.
"Yep it's right here," the box of Apple Jacks replied, pulling a gallon of sour milk out of its top.
The two continued up the mountain. However, there were three trials that the box of Apple Jacks forgot to mention.
"Oh, I just remembered!" shouted the box of cereal, "There are three trials you must complete to prove you are Cerealborn."
"Okay, what are these trials then?" Applejack asked the box of Apple Jacks, in an annoyed tone.
"First is the Trial of Seeking. You must dive into a giant bowl of cereal and find the fabled Golden Spoon. Second, is the Trial of Speed, where you will need to eat several bowls of cereal within a minute. The third is the Trial of Creation. This is probably the most difficult trial. You'll need to make a bowl of cereal so delicious, it will appease the god of cereal himself."
"Okay then, I'll try my best. Let's go."
After their conversation, the two continued to climb the mountain. They were quite high up by now, and were nearing the first trial. Within a few minutes, a massive bowl came into view.
"This must be the first trial," said Applejack.
"Indeed it is," said the box of Apple Jacks. "Are you ready?"
"Of course I'm ready!" she exclaimed, "Anything to prevent all the cereal going away!"
"Ok good, because we've arrived at the first trial."
They reached the first trial, the Trial of Seeking. There was a huge bowl, full of cereal and milk. A ladder was attached to it, which Applejack used to climb to the top of the bowl.
"This is it. Just try not to drown," warned the box of cereal.
Applejack dived into the milk, swimming down in search for the Golden Spoon. It was quite difficult to see under the milk, since unlike being underwater, it's not clear. There was tons of cereal, of many different kinds, such as Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and lots more.
Applejack was in the milk for a few minutes and was beginning to get dizzy. She swam up in order to surface for oxygen. She was worried she wouldn't find the Golden Spoon, and was panting for air at the side of the bowl. But then she saw something shine at the bottom. It had to be the Golden Spoon. Inhaling, she dove back to the bottom and saw the spoon. It was beautifully made, it was shiny, and it glittered in the milk.
Applejack reached for the spoon, grabbed it and swam to the surface, thus completing the first trial.
"You've done it!" shouted the excited box of Apple Jacks, "You just need to complete the other two trials and we can save the world!"
"Alright," said Applejack, " just let me catch my breath."
After Applejack took a breather, they headed for the second trial. Eventually, they saw the trial. It appeared to be a table with a chair at it and an apparition holding a bowl of cereal at the chair.
"Hello. Is this the second trial?" asked the box of Apple Jacks.
"Yes," the ghost answered, "I am here to judge the speed in which the Cerealborn can eat cereal for the Trial of Speed. Are you prepared to prove you are worthy of the title of Cerealborn young mare?"
"I'm ready," Applejack answered, nodding.
"Then sit at the table," the ghost replied.
The ghostly judge stood up and allowed Applejack to sit there. He then pulled a stopwatch out and began pouring a total of ten bowls of cereal, for Applejack to eat. He stood at the opposite sid of the table, preparing to press the button on his stopwatch.
"In order to pass this trial you'll need to eat all ten of these bowls of cereal within the allotted time," the judge said, "as you may already know, the time limit is one minute. Once you are ready, I shall time you. Now prove to me that you are Cerealborn!"
"I'm ready," Applejack said.
"Then start eating!" he replied, pressing the button on the watch.
Within seconds, Applejack already finished the first bowl. She continued inhaling the food without hesitation. At thirty seconds she already finished seven bowls. She was so close, only needing to finish one bowl, but then she choked on a Froot Loop.
"Ten seconds," the judge stated.
"Come on!" the box of Apple Jacks cheered, "You can do it! Cough it out and finish that last spoonful!"
Applejack listened to her companion, coughing like she had some debilitating disease. She was so close.
"Three seconds..."
After hearing that statement from the judge, she finally successfully coughed out the Froot Loop, and finished the last bowl of cereal, thus completing the trial.
"Time!" shouted the judge, "You have passed the trial. The third trial waits ahead. Good luck, Cerealborn."
Applejack and the box of Apple Jacks bid the ethereal judge farewell, and started climbing again. They were very high up now, high enough that it was snowing. They kept climbing and climbing for what seemed like forever, but finally an altar with what appeared to be a kitchen in it came into view. Seeing this motivated them to keep going, thinking that the journey will soon be over. Upon reaching the altar, a giant alicorn appeared.
"You've finally arrived," he said, "I am the god of cereal, and this is the third trial."
"I've come this far and I'm ready for anything," said Applejack, "what do I have to do?"
"Go to the kitchen and make a bowl of cereal that I shall deem worthy," explained the god, "no sexism intended, Tumblr would lynch me."
Applejack stepped into the kitchen, and prepared the items for the cereal: a bowl, the Golden Spoon, milk, and of course the cereal (which was Apple Jacks, but not the Apple Jacks that accompanied her to the god). She opened the box of cereal and took the bag out of it. She opened it and poured it into the bowl. She twisted the lid off the milk gallon, and poured it in the bowl, and finally placed the spoon in it.
"Here ya go," she said, offering it to the cereal god.
"I'll see if this is up to my standards," said the god, lifting a spoonful of cereal into his mouth.
The god of cereal put the spoon into his mouth and began crunching on the cereal. His eyes went wide in enjoyment, and continued eating.
"Well?" interrupted the box of Apple Jacks, "Is it good?"
"It's delicious," said the god, "Applejack, you have more than proved your worth today. You are worthy of the title of Cerealborn. Go, and fulfill your destiny."
"Aw shucks," said Applejack, blushing, "thanks, I'll try my best."
After saying goodbye to the god, the duo climbed to the peak, which was now very close. In a few minutes, they reached the summit, and the box of Apple Jacks pulled the rotten milk out of his top.
"Are you ready?" asked the box of Apple Jacks, preparing the sacrifice.
"As ready as I'll ever be," replied Applejack.
Applejack grabbed the milk from her companion, and smashed it on the stone ground. A rift opened into Discord's realm. Then she, and the box of Apple Jacks fused into an overpowered alicorn and entered the portal.
"So you're finally here, Cerealborn," said Discord, "lets see you try to stop me!"
Applejack shot tons of cereal out of her newfound horn and destroyed Discord. She saved the world and everypony was happy that their cereal was back in its rightful place.
The End
