After her initial shock Applejack scream pierced through the sky itself, echoing across the entire Orchard. Startling the Apple family and waking them up from their slumber.

"Granny!" Applebloom opened the door to Granny Smiths room with Big Mac behind her. Surprisingly Granny was still asleep even through after Applejacks scream, snoring even.

"Granny wake up, I think me and Big Mac heard Applejack screamin' in the Orchard!" Applebloom told her.

"Eeyup." Big Mac nodded.

Granny muttered incoherently, obviously not happy to be disturbed so early, "Oh I'm sure she probably j's stepped in Winona droppin's. When Winona was a pup, ah once stepped on some chocolate logs, ah screamed so loud ah nearly bursted mah eardrums. Not tha best Sunday ah ever had." Granny cringed slightly.

"Ooo chocolate logs? Sound yummy." Applebloom replied, being young she didn't get the innuendo.

Granny frowned, and shook her head, "Not the ones Winona made."

"Uh Granny, what about Applejack?" Big Mac asked.

"Oh I'm sure it's nothin', girl is old and strong enough to handle it." Granny said, looking for an excuse to return to her sleep.

"Should we go check on her atleast?" Applebloom asked.

"You go ahead," Granny replied sleepily, not making any eye contact as she tried sleeping, "I'm too old t'worry about that girl."

AppleJack galloped in a frenzy home, the loud echo of her hooves stomping through the ground and her frantic breathing was all she could hear at the moment. Her mind was going wild, asking questions like,

'What in apples name was that thing!? Where'd it come from!?'

Applejack had seen a many things, deemed unusual by any ponies perspective. Though that thing wasn't the oddest, it was definitely on her top 5. The only thing that mattered was reaching her house, grabbing as many planks and nails, and putting up a sign that read: "Do not open until next Winter."

As the country mare reached the front door she spotted her siblings exiting the house. In one quick blur she rushed them inside without giving them a chance to blink. The apple siblings eyes were widened in confusion, they blinked a few times before hearing the sound of a hammer banging against a nail resonate across the whole house. They looked to see Applejack hectically sealing the door with several planks, and nails collected in her mouth, acting as if Equestria was headed towards some great calamity.

Big Mac spoke, "Uh, sis-"

"No time Big Mac, quick grab all the planks and nails ya can carry and board up all the doors an' windows in the house!" Applejack commanded, "Applebloom quick grab any trap y'all can find, from mousetraps ta bear traps!"

"Sis what's goin' on?" Applebloom inquired, curious to what has her brave and strong sister so spooked.

"There's a demon out there!" Applejack answered, "Some weird demon eatin' all our apples and I'm sure it's got the cravin's fer pony flesh next."

"Sis y'all can't be serious." Big Mac replied, worried for her sisters well being and possibly her sanity.

"More serious than a bug bear attack!" Applejack then continued barricading onto the back door, where her sibling followed her, "Ah never seen anything like it. It was big an' walked on two feet, had horns, an' dragon wings. Actually it kinda reminded me of Discord a little bit."

The other two did not seem convinced, sure Equestria had a number of strange creatures, but a demon with that type of description sounded just preposterous. It all just sounded like nonsensical ramblings of a delusional mare whose been working in the sun way too long.

"Now sis," Big Mac replied, with a worried expression, "I know you've been workin' mighty hard, an' I think y'all are deservin' of a vacation. Why don't ya go hangout with Rarity and go to one of them spas she's mighty fond of?"

Applejack had a look of disbelief, but then it shifted to one of annoyance, "No! Ah know what ah saw, I ain't off my rocker ya hear!"

"But sis there ain't no such thing as demons, even ah know that." Applebloom replied, with a weak smile.

Applejack groaned, rubbing her forehead, "Ah don't know if it was a demon, but ah know it was some kind of monster."

Dat was screwy, atleast dat Loch Ness monstah was tellin' da truth. Dhere really is such a thing as Planet of the Ponies, wouldn't dat be a weird movie. Anyway aftah recoverin' from dat orange pastel donkey screamin' my ears off, I thought it was high time ta get the hell outta here.

But I guess I was too fat from eatin' my own weight in apples. Totally worth it doe.

Gotta burn some calories now bro, joggin' my way through these apple trees wasn't so bad. Until I feel bettah, I'll fly again. Don't know where, but this journal will keep me distracted until I'm airborne again.

Question doe. If these ponies 'r anythin' like humans, they'll either experiment on me or kill me of da spot aftah scarin' one o'them. Probably in town screamin' "I found the Jersey Devil!" R' somethin' pretty close ta dat. Don't know what I'm gonna do now-

OH HEY A BARN! Haven't seen one in a while. Neat bro!

"I don't know Applejack, even I know demons don't exist." Spike told her.

After leaving her family in the house barricaded Applejack rushed over to the Crystal Castle, hoping to get Twilights help. After discovering she and Pinkie Pie were on a friendship mission given by the map, she told Spike and Starlight Glimmer her dilemma in hopes they would help her. Needless to say they both nearly mimicked her siblings reaction, much to her annoyance.

"Look," Applejack began, facehoofing, "Ah know how it sounds but I'm the element of honesty fer lands sake! Y'all really believe I'd start fibbin' bout a demon in mah orchard?"

"We're not saying that," Starlight replied, with a slight worried look adorning her features, "Its just we know Applebucking is a lot of hard work and with the heat in Equestria currently, you might have imagined you saw something."

"Dang it Glimmer!" Applejack snapped at the unicorn, "I ain't crazy either!"

Spike and Starlight looked at each other worried and unsure, Applejack sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Fine, be that way!"

Applejack spun around and snorted angrily before stomping off, only mere seconds to be halted by Spikes voice, "Wait Applejack! I want to believe you, but maybe if you showed where you last saw it we could I don't know, talk to the others about it."

With eyes half lidded, Applejack sighed, "No, it's probably long gone, but maybe...." Applejack paused a moment, "Wionna! She can track the fly of a varmint a mile away!"

JD rested his against a bale of hay, using it as a pillow for his tired head. Gathering a heap of hay as a blanket to cover most of his lower body, he pulled out an apple he saved from earlier and began munching on it, he began humming a tune before he broke out into a soft singing.

"Apples~ I like apples~ but I love Doughnuts~I love doughnuts~Doughnuts~I love doughnuts~" he sang, getting into a comfortable position in the hay, he then used his leathery wings to swaddle himself like a baby, "I wonder if there's a doughnut shop with a trash can I can scavenge latah?"

JD self conversation was interrupted by the sounds of scratching on the door. JD arched a brow and soon heard multiple voices approaching the barn.

"Right here." He heard female voice.

"What is it girl? Somethin' in there?" He heard a familiar southern voice followed by a dog yipping.

JD swallowed the lump in his throat and panicked, "Aw crap baskets."

JD snapped his neck back and forth frantically looking for a place to hide, he dove into the biggest pile of hay he could find just in time as the barn doors swung open. JD peeked through the hay and saw the orange mare he met before that gave him an ear-ache earlier, and there was also the dog he remembered followed by two newcomers, a pink unicorn with a purple mane and aqua green stripe, and a baby purple dragon.

'Jus' when I thought this place couldn't get freakier.' JD thought.

The collie stuck her nose in the air and soon began picking up a new smell, she barked once and sauntered toward where he was hiding. The mares and baby dragon followed her, the unicorn lit her horn to shine some light in the dark barn. JD could only watch with suspense as they grew near.

Author's Note

I am sorry for the long wait I've been busy. And to be honest I'm not sure when the next chapter is. But hopefully this chapter will satisfy you guys. I am sorry a hundred times, I will try I to get the next one out sooner than this one