Tales Of Equestria

Applejack and Applebloom were walking home from their pie delivery. The delivery was a success but the Apple sisters went through major problems with Applejack going crazy and Applebloom almost getting herself killed by a chimera.

They approached the house door before AJ turned to her little sister, "Now Applebloom. Do you understand that you need to be punished for this?"

Applebloom nodded.

"Good." Applejack opened the door. Inside Big Mac and Granny Smith looked like they were in a major battle.

"Where have YOU been!?" Granny Smith scolded Applebloom.

Applebloom was about to say something but she was cut off by her sister, "I think you may want to sit down for this Granny."

Granny sat on the couch, then crossed her forelegs, "Well youngins?"

Applejack was confused by Granny using a plural, but she gently shoved Applebloom in front of her, "I'm afraid Applebloom got herself into serious trouble."

Granny looked to Applebloom, "What KIND of trouble?"

Applebloom lowered her head, "I...I...I ran away from Applejack to try to prove to her that I can take care of myself...and I went about the wrong way."

Granny turned to Applejack, "Why would you NEED to prove to her that you can take care of yourself? Didn't Applejack tell me that she already believed that?"

"I know I said that...but afterwords I started getting second thoughts and so I decided to stay behind and watch Applebloom, but then she went and almost got killed by..." Applejack said but was interrupted by Granny.

"Didn't I tell you to go on that trip to deliver pies?"

"Well...yes, but..."

Granny interrupted, "Then why did you stay HERE?"

Applejack looked perplexed, "Well I thought..."

Granny got up and put her face in front of AJ's, "LOOK APPLEJACK!" Granny stopped talking and took a few breaths, "Applejack, I thought you were smarter than this. We all voted that Applebloom was ready to look after herself. In fact, you yourself were home alone a lot; and that was when you were younger than Applebloom is now."

"But Granny, she went and almost got herself killed." Argued Applejack politely.

"Well then why did you BRING her with you?"

"I did no such thing. She decided that she should prove to me that she could take care of herself so she got the silly idea to deliver those pies herself."

Granny raised an eyebrow, "And if you delivered those pies yourself, like I told you, she'd be safe at home. Consarnit Applejack I thought you were smarter than this!"

Applejack took a deep breath, then said, "So I take it you aren't going to ground her?"

"Ground her?" Asked a rather ticked off Granny Smith, "If you were a lot younger I'd ground YOU. Applebloom was..." Granny stopped and thought about something, "Now that I think of it when your brother and I got home we found everything tied up and even Applebloom's bed made into a crib. Did YOU do that Applejack?"

"Um...Yes?" Answered Applejack.

"CONSARNIT APPLEJACK! No wonder your sister did what she did!" Scolded Granny Smith, "Why, if I ever did something like that to YOU you'd probably throw one hay of a tantrum."

Granny Smith walked back to the couch, sat down and said, "I'm VERY disappointed in you Applejack. I thought I could trust you to deliver those pies."

"But Granny, doesn't family come first before pies?" Asked Applejack.

"Well you weren't caring for your family; you disobeyed your family."

Granny looked towards Applebloom, "I'm sorry this happened to you deary. But please tell me; have you learned anything out of this?"

Applebloom lowered her head, "I learned that I shouldn't do dangerous things, even if it seems okay at the time."

"Good." Granny turned back to Applejack, "Now, from now on I expect you to do as I say Applejack. No more driving your sister to almost get herself killed."

"But...I..." Stuttered a confused Applejack.

"Applejack." Scolded Granny Smith, "You are 21 years old, ACT your age."

Applejack was too shocked to say anything, so she just walked away to her room.

Applebloom sat on the couch next to Granny, "Are you sure this is the right thing to do Granny? Applejack was just trying to help."

Granny placed a hoof over her youngest granddaughter, "Applebloom, what she did wasn't 'trying to help' what she did was let her emotions control her; and she did it to the point where she almost got you killed. And she even turned your bed into a crib and made my rocking chair unrockable."

THE END