Invisible Earth Pony: I'm Living A Lie

Applebloom shivered, her eyes squeezed shut and when she opened them. Gemstone had thick iron bands around her hooves, they wrapped up to her shoulders, making her drop.

“What did you do!?” Tender squeals.

“Come on, we don’t have time to waste,” Applebloom dragged Tender into her room, she grabbed her saddlebag and began shoving her blanket inside. A jacket, a hat, a scarf. Applebloom didn’t know why she was packing this. I’m going to Appleloosa.

“STOP APPLEBLOOM! THERE’S MORE TO THIS THAN YOU KNOW!!”
Gemstone’s screech brings Applebloom to a halt. “Where are you going!?”

“I...do not know,” she snapped. Tender gripped Applebloom’s shoulder, making her look at him. “Where are you going? And what are we gonna do with her?” Tender jerked his head in the direction of Gemstone. Applebloom could still hear her pleas.

“She and my father...kidnapped me. And somepony named Daniel…” Applebloom pulled away to stuff things into her saddlebag again. “Can I stay with you for a few days?”

“Uh...sure,” Tender blushed.

“Applebloom,” a voice shouted. It was deeper and scratchy...her DAD. Applebloom peeked outside, seeing her father climb the stairs.

“Please, Applebloom it’s just me,” Stone said shakily.

“Rick, she knows,” Gemstone whimpered. Rick?

Stone/Rick turned to Gemstone, “why are you here?”

“Because you broke into Gemstone’s office,” Stone/Rick grunted.

“How do you know,” Applebloom said, stepping back, feeling Tender’s fur brush her’s.

“When you did,” he sighed, almost like he was out of breathing, “it set off an alarm.” Applebloom cursed. How have she not thought of that? Applebloom blinked and thick ropes tied Stone/Rick, they wrapped around his chest, binding his arms to his side.

“Come on Applebloom,” Stone/Rick says out of annoyance rather than any fear.

“Don’t think I didn’t fergot about the abuse you put me through,” Applebloom gritted her teeth. Her desire for revenge was making her forget about what mattered. “We have to go,” she said to Tender.

“No!” Gemstone shouted, “you know who you need to find and it isn’t him! His in Ponyville you need to find him!”

“STOP! I CAN’T LISTEN TO ANY OF YOU!” Applebloom shouted, clapping her hooves over her ears. “Tender led me outside. HURRY!” Applebloom settled against Tender’s side and Tender sprinted off, her saddlebag in his mouth.

“How do we get to the train station,” Tender asked. Applebloom stared at the sleek cart in the cart.

“To get around my parents used a cart, they had ponies pull them.” Applebloom frowned.

“You can make a pony to pull them,” Tender suggested. Applebloom shook her head. Each organ, each cell had to be recreated with precise care. All their brain cells, their memories, their hopes, and dreams. Just CAN’T be remade.

“We can find somepony to pull it, and pay them later,” Tender added, seeming to know what Applebloom was thinking.

“ANYPONY WANT TO PULL MY CART I’LL PAY HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT!” Appleblooms shouted, two strong looking stallions stepped up.

“We’ll do it,” they smiled. They seemed rather poor but Applebloom didn’t mind. Tender climbed on and turned around, he gripped Applebloom’s hooves and pulled her onto the cart.

“To the train station!” Applebloom yelled.

“WAIT, APPLEBLOOM,” Stone/Rick shouted, he staggered outside. “GO! GO TO PONYVILLE! The virus…” he shook his head. “YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WHO-” A loud bang rang through the air and blood blossomed on Stone/Rick’s chest. He had been shot. The ponies who were going to pull the cart bolted.

Applebloom spun around, seeing a pony, sunglasses sat on his nose. He held a gun, which swung over to Applebloom. “Come with me. Or die. Forever.” Applebloom squeezed Tender close. Loud bangs rang through the air.

Applebloom created a shield around herself. Thick cast-iron. The loud bangs rang through Applebloom’s ear. She held Tender tighter. Until it all stopped.

“Who was that,” Tender whispered, fear edged in his voice.

“Whoever...my parents were trying to warn me about,” Applebloom watched the shield flicker. She gasped. Gemstone stood, holding a gun of her own, the stallion who shot at them was now dead in his own pool of blood.

“Gemstone,” Applebloom sobbed.

“You need to go to Ponyville. Find a colt named Lighting...Rumble, do as I say. Please!” Gemstone shouted tears streamed down her eyes as she held Stone/Rick. “It’s fine Stone...I’ll see you soon...in the next lifetime.”

Applebloom felt tears whelm in her own eyes, her eyes shot open, she grabbed Tender. “I need you to listen. I have nopony else I can trust! Look into my eyes.” Tender’s eyes rose, staring back into Applebloom’s green ones.
“Y-yes.”

“I-I don’t know, how’s after me, but you’ll be safer with me. I need to trust you! I LOVE YOU!” Applebloom blurted.

“I...love you too,” Tender breathed. Applebloom gulped, leaning forward and pressing her lips against Tenders. Tender melted in Applebloom’s hooves. He managed to regain some of his consciousness and pressed his lips against her’s. It was a tender moment, when love bloomed.