Nine years after Sweetie Belle and Button Mash began dating, Applebloom and Scootaloo remained close friends with Sweetie. After gaining their cutie marks Applebloom began studying potion making and eventually Zecora took her under her hoof and began to teach her to brew magical remedies and potions. After being taught most of what Zecora knew Applebloom began to experiment with potions of her own creations in the farms Apple cellar.

"Just a sliver of Timberwolves tail...." Applebloom mutters cutting a small piece of wood from the tail of one of the everfree forests most feared creature. She gently used a pair of tongs to carefully drop the small sliver of wood into the small cauldron she used when making intricate potions. The potion bubbled and for a brief second a green glow came from the cauldron..... Right before the entire cauldron blew up spraying the purple contents everywhere. She looked around and slowly began wiping the mess from her face.

"What in Tarnation is going on down here?!" Applejack ran down the stairs and slipped in the purple goo, sliding across the floor before planting her face firmly against the wall.

"Applejack!" Applebloom races to her sister and gently peeled her off the wall." Sorry I think ah might've used too much timber wolf tail....." She scratched her chin while looking at some of the purple goo on her hoof.

"What in equestria were you trying to make?" Applejack asked as she tried to wipe the goo from her face but only succeded in getting her hoof stuck on her forehead.

"I was trying to make something for pinkie pie." She admits while trying to grab a rag to clean out the inside of her cauldron." She asked me for something for a party coming up."

"What exactly did she ask you for?" Applejack asks with her hoof still pinned to her forehead.

"A potion that makes a pony feel joy." She says giving up on the now stuck rag.

Applejack sighs." Applebloom I think it's great you are helping out folks....but I can't have you blowing up or burning down the apple cellar every other day! You should just take a break." She says looking around." And you can spend that break cleaning up this mess." She turns and walks back up the stairs with her hoof still stuck to her forehead.

Applebloom sighs and looks around. She thinks for a minute and then perks up." Ah could make something to get rid of this goo easy!" She grabs her cauldron and takes it outside to clean it up. Two hours later and with her cauldron now completly clean, she got work. She started by adding water and bringing it to a boil. She then carefully added a gram of poison joke and stirred counter clockwise for ten seconds. As she stirred she added a small amount of salt making the cauldron puff smoke and glow purple. She smiled and laughed as she added a drop of the sap of an infant timber wolf. The potion shimmered and changed color to amber. She threw in a small blue crystal for color and finally gathered up a small amount of the goo and carefully dropped it in. The potion sparked and glowed blue. She extinguished the flame and put some in a flask. She smiled and walked to the wall she used a small dropper to take some of the potion and use a drop in the goo. It did nothing for a minute then smoked and dissapeared. She smiled and turned to walk away. Behind her she heard a loud spark and turned to find the goo was back, and expanding towards her. She tried to run up the cellar door but she found herself caught by the goo as she got to the top step. It pinned her against the door squishing against it. Applebloom knocked on the door gently and waited. After a few second applejack opened the door and sighed at the stuck Applebloom.

"Let me guess......" She looked at the goo which was now blue.

Applebloom blushed." Ah may have used a tiny little bit too much poison joke......" She sunk out of the goo and fell on the floor in front of applejack. She quickly stood up and shook the goo off of herself spraying it around the hall.

"Darn it Applebloom!" Applejack says turning away." Just get this mess cleaned up." She walks away and leaves Applebloom to clean. Five hours later Applebloom had finished cleaning the basement. She had saved a small amount of the goo in a flask to try in other potions. She sighed and walked back down to the now clean cellar. She stared into her cauldron and shook her head. She needed that joy potion for tomorrow. She groaned and began to try again. She added all the ingredients from before, this time though she used considerably less timber wolf tail. The potion once again glowed green and changed color from purple to a bright yellow. She smiled and used a small spoon to take a dose. A warmth spread throughout her and she had an incredible feeling of joy. She laughed and scooped some up in a flask for pinkie pie. As she turned to walk away from the potion, she accidentally knocked over the vial of purple goo which had been on a shed next to the cauldron. The goo spilled into the potion and it suddenly sparked. Applebloom braved herself for whatever was going to happen, but nothing did. She opened her eyes to see the potion glowing pink and red steam pouring out of it. She carefully walked over to the cauldron and stared into the potion. It was a bright pink color and the steam coming off gave off an attractive aroma. Applebloom smiled and inhaled to fumes deeply. She suddenly had a flashback to when she was young and she realized what she had created. She jumped back and gasped." Oh no! I need to get rid of this! I know! I'll take it to Zecora! She'll know how to destroy it." She carefully covered the top of the cauldron and lifted it onto her back. Applebloom hefted it up the stairs, careful not to spill a single drop, and walked out of the front door." Applejack! I'm going to see Zecora!" She called as she walked through the door." Applebloom hurried across town as the sun began setting. As she walked with the potion a familiar voice came to applebloom's ears.

"Hey Applebloom!" Spike called and he jogged to catch up to her. Around his neck was a bag that looked weighted down with books. Spike had grown taller since Applebloom was a filly. He was now about as tall as twilight and a bit taller than some other stallions in town." What's going on?" He asks smiling.

"Uhh I really can't talk right now spike, I'm trying to get rid of this and it's real important that I don't get distracted." She says not looking over at the dragon.

"What's in here?" He tries to lift the lid on the potion and Applebloom almost panics and drops the whole thing.

"SPIKE DONT TOUCH THAT!" She yells trying and hop away before he can get a whiff.

"Huh what?! Why?!" He jumps back from the cauldron.

"Spike don't mess with that! I have to get this potion to Zecora!" She says steadying herself before continuing to walk past the furniture store

"Why? Is she testing you or something?" He asks continuing to walk next to her.

"No I made something I shouldn't have...." She says look at the small amount of pink most leaking from the cauldron.

"Why?" He asks curiously and now waking backwards in front of her.

" I didn't do it on purpose! I didn't know, I was just messing around with a new ingredient I came by, and it got a little bit out of control." She sighs as they exit town and start the trek through the forest.

"Oh....do need any help carrying it?" He asks failing to notice the rock on the path behind him.

"No spike, and don't you need to get those books back to twilight?" She asks looking up at the bag.

"She isn't expecting me until later TONIGHT!" Spike trips over the rock and kicks up dirt directly into applebloom's face. She coughs and tries to clear her vision making the cauldron tipped. The entire cauldron rolls over her back and across the ground quickly spilling the potion all over the forest floor. The cauldron bounced over the rock spike tripped on and lodged itself firmly over spikes head with about half the potion still inside.

"Oh no! Spike, are you okay?!" She runs to spike and tries to pull the cauldron off of his head. After failing twice she finally wrenches it off of him." Spike?" She carefully walks over to hi taps his shoulder as he was shaking some of the potion off of his head.

"Applebloom." Spike looked up at her before she could stop him and he froze as she came into sight." Applebloom?" He smiles strangely and his pupils suddenly became pink and changed shape to hearts." Hehe. Hi." He waved sheepishly at her.

Applebloom backed against a tree as the severity of the situation hit her like a ton of apples." What have I done?" She whispers to herself." WHAT HAVE I DONE?!" She yells into the forest.

Author's Note

I'll try and update more frequently this time and not take a year. Lol.