Applejack as a werewolf
Chapter 1… - friends seeing what I am
Applejack’s POV
I was looking at my reflection in my mirror on my dresser. I looked at my ears, they were yellow; same colour as my mane but my left ear I has red tips, while my right had purple. I looked at my tail; which went from yellow to red to purple at the tips. I was incredibly happy with my appearance but all my life I have kept it a secret from my friends and went about my life as a normal pony by hiding my werewolf ears and tail. Even my boyfriend Spike doesn’t know I am a werewolf. I even had to cover my eyes with me being the ultima. When I looked at my face, I noticed my eyes were red and went to grab my bandana but remembered what my mother told me.
‘Babes since you are an ultima you have to cover your eyes whenever you go to hang out with your friends, but with us since we are werewolves we can’t get effected by your eyes so you don’t need to wear your bandana around me and your father’. So, I just left it on my bed.
Whenever my friends asked, ‘Why do you wear a bandana over your eyes?’ I would always lie and say that I injured my eyes when I was a baby.
I went downstairs because I smelt pancakes. When I was downstairs, I saw my mother on the sofa and walked up to me and giving me a hug.
My mother hugged back and nuzzled me, saying, “Your ears look beautiful with the red and purple tips sugar, and I see that your eyes are red again.”
“Thank you and yeah, I know, I will be wearing my bandana today because I am going to hang out with my friends today and my boyfriend, and your ears look beautiful too mamma.”
My mum is also a werewolf, but not an ultima. Her ears are orange; the same colour as her mane, but with dark red tips, like my left ear. When my mum was about to speak, the door to the room opened and my dad came in and hugged me also.
My dad is a werewolf too and is not an ultima either. His ears are red like his mane, but with black tips. I hugged back and went in the kitchen to have breakfast.
*Time Skip*
When I was done, I went back upstairs and looked into my mirror again to concentrate on hiding my ears and tail, when they were gone, my ears were just like normal pony ones and my tail was done up like my mane. I smiled and looked at my bandana on my bed post, ‘hopefully they don’t ask why I wear this over my eyes, because I know they would think I am a monster, especially Rarity.’ I thought as I was putting it on and tying it securely so it would not come off by accident.
After I was done, I left my room, said goodbye to my parents and made for the castle where my friends and boyfriend, and my friends’ boyfriends would be.
As I was walking through the town, I could feel and see the stares from every pony as they all stopped what they were doing and began whispering amongst themselves and to others.
“What a weirdo.” One pony whispered to her friends beside her.
“Can she even see with that THING over her eyes?” another said
All I could do was look down and walk slowly towards the castle, that is until someone blocked my path and pushed me to the ground.
I stood up and looked at who pushed me, it was my EX!
“Moonstone move out of my way, I’m not in the mood to talk right now.” I say not in the mood to deal with any pony.
“Long time no see babe!” Moonstone said with a smirk.
“You remove that word from your dirty mouth you filthy bitch!” I snap at him.
“What are you even doing, still wearing that thing over your gorgeous emerald eyes?” He said moving closer to me with an evil smirk on his face.
I resisted the urge to kick him where it hurts, instead I just moved away from him, but before I could walk forward, Moonstone grabbed me and held me close to him in a tight hug.
I tried to get out but could not. I felt his breath on my ear as he whispered, “lets see the real reason why you wear that bandana over your eyes.” He went to grab my bandana with his teeth but before he could undo the knot, I bucked him in the stomach making him go on his back and my bandana coming off. I did not even notice my friends coming towards me. My friends watched what was going on.
Before Moonstone could react, I punched him in the head, and I shouted, “HOW DARE YOU! I WISH I HAD NEVER MET YOU OR DATED YOU EVER IN MY LIFE!” as I was saying this my ears and tail came out, but I didn’t care and ignored the frightened gasps from every pony. My eyes even turned red, but I did not care. I then picked him up and held him on the neck nearly strangling him. Moonstone turned his head to look at me and was surprised and frightened, he then made the biggest mistake of his life. He looked into my eyes!
As soon as he looked, I narrowed my eyes and a bright light happened nearly blinding every pony if they did not shield their eyes.
What the brightness was gone they saw me drop Moonstone to the ground, with him groaning in pain and screaming. Every pony screamed and ran for their lives, but my friends stayed where they were.
I was breathing heavily, I turned around and saw my friends, I gasped and grabbed my bandana and ran to the Everfree Forest, ignoring the calls from my friends and boyfriend.
*Time Skip*
With Applejack’s friends, boyfriend, and her friends’ boyfriends
Twilight’s POV
We watched as Applejack grabbed her bandana and ran in the direction of the forest.
“APPLEJACK!” we all shouted at the same time. But she ignored us and carried on running.
I was the first to break the uncomfortable silence, “OK that just happened, we should go after her and check if she is ok.” Everyone nodded and we went to the everfree forest.
End of chapter 1…
Chapter 2… - time to tell my friends about me (and sleepover pt1)
Back with Applejack
Applejack’s POV
As I was running through the forest, I eventually got to a clearing so I could calm down. Eventually my eyes went back to my normal emerald green, I put my bandana back on and tried to focus on my ears and tail.
Though it was too late, before I could focus on them my friends were already running towards me, so I just waited for the horrified gasps and mean comments to be thrown at me. But I got none, my friends, my boyfriend, and my friends’ boyfriends, just stood there with concerned looks on their faces.
“Applejack are you OK?” Twilight asked walking up to me and wrapping me in a hug.
I just hugged back and said nothing. Soon every pony else and their boyfriends joined in on the hug.
Unable to put up with the silence, Rainbow Dash spoke to me, “So… what the deal with your ears and tail and you wearing a headband over your eyes?”
My ears went down, and I stayed silent, until I turned to all my friends saying, “You should all come to mine, I will explain it all to you.”
And with that we all went to Sweet Apple Acres. When we got there, my mother looked up and saw me, and my friends, my boyfriend, and my friends’ boyfriends.
Pear Butter’s POV
“Hey honey, is everything OK?” I said as my daughter hugged me unexpectedly. She took her bandana off and looked up at me mother and whispered,
“We need to tell them, we need to tell them that I am an ultima werewolf, so that they know and so I don’t hurt them ever.”
I nodded and addressed every pony and dragon, while my daughter looked the other way trying to get her eyes back to normal. “OK, so I’m guessing you all are wondering what’s going on.” When everyone nodded, I continued, “Well before I tell you what’s going on, I need you all to promise that you do not judge us, or anything.” Everyone did the pinkie promise. “Well, you see me, my husband Bright Mac, and my daughter are werewolves,” I paused and waited.
When I got silence, I continued, “But Applejack is the only Ultima werewolf.” There were gasps. “And I bet you are wondering why she wears a bandana over her eyes?” When they nodded, I said, “Well since she is the Ultima, her eyes go red when she gets mad, and if some pony who isn’t a werewolf looks into them, then they go into incredible pain, and they could turn or worse… they could die.” I looked at my daughter’s friends and saw shocked and sad expressions on their faces, I especially looked at Spike, and saw tears in his eyes.
Twilight spoke up, “So I guess that why Moonstone was in pain and rushed to the hospital in town earlier today.” Everyone turned to Applejack, but she looked at me with tears in her eyes, waiting for me to shout at her. But I did not shout at her, instead all she got was me wrapping her in a tight embrace.
Eventually every pony else joined in on the hug. “Why didn’t you tell us Applejack darling?” everyone turned to Rarity.
“Wait, one minute.” My daughter said holding up a hoof, while looking at me, her expression clearly saying, “How are my eyes”
I looked at her eyes and said, “Your eyes are back to their gorgeous green.” She nodded and turned to Rarity.
Applejack’s POV
“To answer your question Rares, the reason why I didn’t tell you was because I was worried you would think I was a monster, and I was worried that I would hurt you with my eyes.” I said looking down, with tears falling down my cheeks.
When Spike saw this, he went to my side and hugged me close to his chest, letting me cry. Soon every pony else Joined in the hug, all of them trying to calm me down. After some time, I finally calmed down and addressed my friends, “I am sorry I didn’t tell you guys sooner, about this. Can ya’ll forgive me?”
My friends gave me another hug and said they forgave me. I turned to my boyfriend saying, “Babe I’m-” before I could finish, Spike came up to me and hugged me tightly, I responded almost instantly hugging tighter, while jumping into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist while my arms were around his neck. When we broke the hug, he kissed me passionately, I kissed back.
When we pulled away, we were both blushing and looked at each other. Spike hugged me again, while stroking my hair, sometimes my ears would twitch when he touched them lightly. “It’s alright baby~, I know that you didn’t want to tell me or your friends about this, but next time please tell us or me, you can trust me.” He said, still stroking my mane. “I love you.”
At those three last words, I buried my muzzle in his neck, hugging him tightly again. After a few moments I put my mouth near his ear and whispered, “I love you too sugarcube.”
*Time Skip*
After that, we all decided to have a sleepover, mainly because I didn’t want to be alone tonight in my room, and plus we haven’t ever had a sleepover. We were all in my room, after every pony got their stuff from their house, Twilight also brought a book from her house about werewolves, specifically Ultima’s like me, and we all sat on the floor. With my room being a master bedroom, there was enough room for every pony. I sat in front of spike while he had his arms around me, while my friends sat next to their boyfriends.
We were playing truth or dare, a classic. “Alright, Applejack truth or dare?” Rainbow said to me.
“Truth.” I said because I didn’t want to do anything extreme.
“OK, since we know you’re a werewolf and an ultima, and we have read twi’s book, are your ears sensitive whenever some pony touches them?” Rainbow said with a smirk.
I blushed and answered, “Yes they are sensitive.” I simply said, my face the same red as the red on my left ear.
“OK!” Rainbow said, with a smirk, leaving me worried on what she is going to do and making me regret answering, but it is part of the game to answer truthfully.
She turned to the others, and pointed her hoof at Pinkie for her turn, Pinkie smiled and looked to who she was going to pick. She picked Fluttershy.
“Fluttershy truth or dare?” Pinkie said with a friendly smile.
“Umm… truth?” Fluttershy said with uncertainty, since she was next to me, I put my hoof on her leg to let her know it was ok. She looked up at me and smiled, so did Discord, he smiled at me too.
“OK, what is the most expensive and precious thing you have stolen?”
End of chapter two! Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger but in chapter 3 is the rest of this sleepover SHIT! See you in chapter 3!!!
Chapter 3… - sleepover pt2
Previously:
“Fluttershy truth or dare?” Pinkie said with a friendly smile.
“Umm… truth?” Fluttershy said with uncertainty, since she was next to me, I put my hoof on her leg to let her know it was ok. She looked up at me and smiled, so did Discord, he smiled at me too.
“OK, what is the most expensive and precious thing you have stolen?”
We all looked at Fluttershy. Suddenly her shyness disappeared, and she had a smirk on her face. We were all confused until she said.
“The most expensive and precious think I have stolen is Discord’s heart.” She said proudly with her hooves crossed.
“AWW so cute!” all of us except Rainbow Dash of course.
“Still don’t like the idea of you two being together.” She muttered to herself. Fluttershy turned to her. Since Flutters was sitting near her, she spoke with some bitterness and anger in her tone.
“What did you say, you bitch?!” Fluttershy shouted.
I started to get worried, so I stood up and got between them. “Guys let’s not fight please, the last think we all need is our friends fighting.” I said smiling at them and wrapping my hooves around them.
They hugged me back and said sorry to each other. We all smiled and continued the game after I sat back down in front of Spike. He put his arms around me and pulled me so that my head was on his chest and his chin on my hair between my ears. They twitched against his face, from the faint touch.
It was Fluttershy’s turn to choose someone to ask the question. She chose Spike. “Spike truth or dare?”
“Dare”
Fluttershy was thinking for a second, but then I saw Rainbow dash lean over to her and whisper something in her ear. When she pulled away, she had a mischievous smile on her face.
“Oh no” my mind said this can only end bad.
Then Fluttershy leaned over to me and whispered, “I’m sorry about this, blame Rainbow dash.” OK I laughed on the inside at that last part of the sentence she said. Anyway, lets get this dare over with.
Fluttershy turned to Spike. “ ‘I’ dare you to touch Applejack’s ears for 10 minutes.” She said, moving her hooves up and down when saying ‘I’.
My eyes went as wide as dinner plates, I turned to dash and mouthed “Fuck you”. She just smiled cheekily at me. I was also blushing deep red, probably the same as my left ear.
Spike blushed too. He looked at me and saw that I was uneasy about this. “I won’t do it if you don’t want me to babe.” He said.
I smiled, but I frowned when Rainbow dash mentioned, “NO, it’s a dare you have to do it!” Everyone scowled at her, even Pinkie Pie was mad. Pinkie even went to dash and slapped her on the head.
“Well as much as I hate it, a dare’s a dare I suppose, you might as well do it Spike.” I said waiting for Spike to do his dare. He was hesitant at first but then softly and gently started to stroke my ears. My ears twitched every so often, not being used to being touched by another.
Sure I have touched them myself, like after a shower when drying them, but this, this was heaven to me. It was relaxing to have my ears stroked. We continued to play the game, while Spike stroked my ears. After we watched Hazbin Hotel on my TV, MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE SHOW! DON’T JUDGE! Anyways and then went to sleep.
End of chapter 3
A/N: Yes in this they have Televisions, and I decided to say that they watched Hazbin Hotel because I FUCKING LOVE THAT VIDEO. Hazbin Hotel belongs to Vivziepop on YouTube.
Chapter 4… All the town accepting who I really am! (final) And a surprizes?!
A/n I am really excited to do THIS PARTICULAR CHAPTER, I have thought of some surprizes for the main 6 and their boyfriends, I’m not going to tell you guys straight away your just going to have to read and find out for yourself. Hope you enjoy the chapter lovelies/dears/darlings~!
The morning after the sleepover…
The next morning, I woke up and saw everyone else still asleep, I smiled and got up and out of my boyfriend’s embrace. Carefully, I stepped over everyone trying my best not to wake them to get to my door. Slowly opening the door, I walked out of my room, gently closing the door behind me and going downstairs.
Downstairs, my mum was cooking breakfast, there was enough cutlery, plates, and drinks for everyone. I stood in the doorway and spoke to my mum. “Hay mum do you need any help with anything?” I asked with a smile.
My mum’s ears flicked, and she turned to me with a smile, “Yes please babes, can you set the table for me?” she asked, I nodded and started to set the table. I also put labels in each space on the table, so everyone knows where to sit.
It was about when I was done setting the table that my friends came down. I waved at them and motioned to the table, they found the spot that had their name on, and breakfast was served.
After Breakfast was done, we all went back into my room and discussed what we were going to do today. We all decided to go into PonyVille. I was panicking at the thought of going into PonyVille but accepted none the less.
*Time Skip*
After walking down the path from SAA, we were finally into the town, I kept my head down hoping not to see any stares pointed at me. Boy I was wrong. Suddenly, I remembered that I had to tell all the town that I am an ultima.
We made it to the town square, where everyone was looking at Mayor Mare. She stood there on the Lectern. “Good Morning PonyVille, today we have a special guest who is going to be telling us what she is.” She said seeing me in the crowd and waving for me to come up.
I walked up to the stage and up to the front holding the microphone. I felt sweat dripping down my forehead, and I was more panicky than before. I looked at my friends and the very back of the crowd and Twilight lightened her horn and a message popped up from her horn that said, ‘do you want us to be up there with you?’ with a small heart. I nodded and waited for them to come. By the way in case you were wondering I am in my pony form my ears and tail are normal pony ones.
When they finally came and stood next to me, and Spike held my hoof, I turned to the ponies gathered. “Hello everyone, I bet you are all wondering what was going on the other day with my Ex-boyfriend? Well you see I wasn’t born a normal pony, I was born… a… Ultima werewolf.” I waited for the whispers and hurtful comments from everyone, but I didn’t get any. They all looked at me with concern and sad expressions.
Suddenly, someone yelled from the crowd, “Umm if it’s not trouble can we see you as a werewolf, but only if you want to that is?” he smiled at me, and I knew it wasn’t a fake smile, I smiled back and focused on my ears and tail trying to get them out. When they did, I waited for someone’s reaction.
“Aww, your so cute!” someone yelled. I snapped my head to the pony who said it, and then looked at everypony else to see what they thought. They all screamed saying I was cute and beautiful. I blushed as they said I was beautiful. I turned to look at my friends and they had tears in their eyes, one by one they came up to me and we all group hugged.
After my speech, all the boys said they had something to tell and show us. Me and the girls were confused by what they meant but we trusted our boyfriend no matter what. We went to a café called Yo Jo Coffee Shop, a new café that just opened last week. It was pretty fancy but not too expensive, which is lucky for us. We got a table and sat down, well I sat on my boyfriend’s lap.
“OK, so I bet your wondering what us boys were talking about when we said we got a surprise for you girls aren’t you?” My boyfriend spoke to us. We all nodded and looked at him or my friends would look at their boyfriends to see who would talk next. It was Flash who spoke next.
“Well, us boys were talking the night at the sleepover while you girls were sleeping, and discussed something.” He said smiling and putting his chin on his hoof.
I turned to Spike with a confused expression, he turned to me and said to all of us, while the boys just smiled, “We all bought a house for us of us to stay in together, we bought it by combining all our money together, me and the boys have already signed the contract/papers all we need if you girls to sign it if that’s what you want?” he looked at me hoping I would say yes.
I had tears in my eyes and I hugged my boyfriend tightly saying ‘yes’ over and over again. I turned to my friends to hear their answers. “what do you girls think, I’m definitely going to live with my boyfriend, are you all going to do the same?”
The girls all looked at me and screamed “YES!” They were crying as well and they hugged their boyfriends too. We then ordered some drinks and after the boys took us to the house. And safe to say, it was tall and big, I would say it was probably a mansion or the size of an inn, it was the only big house in PonyVille.
We were all shocked. We went to the front door and saw the business ponies with the contract for us girls to sign. After signing our names, we went into the house and went to pick our rooms.
The rooms were large, probably the same size for all, which is great. In the house, there was: a large kitchen, living room, bathrooms in each bedroom, plus one downstairs, a balcony outside each bedroom, a patio(?) ß (if you don’t get what I mean by this then ignore it), a bar room complete with stools made of leather and silver stands(?), etc.
After picking what rooms we wanted, we all went downstairs, and I saw it was 5:00PM on the clock out the window on the tower(?) (I thinks it’s called that). We went out to eat since we have nothing in the house at the moment, and little did us girls know there was another surprise for us.
*Time Skip*
We were in the kitchen, when all of a sudden the boys wanted to take us somewhere, but they wanted to take us to different places. ß(if that makes any sense to you darling readers?) we were confused but agreed none-the-less.
At 3:00PM, we were ready to go, and so our boyfriends took us to different places. Me and Spike went to a meadow, and I saw a picnic blanket and a basket that had food and drinks. We sat down and ate some food. We had salad, and for dessert we had an apple pie, for drinks we had cider. We talked for hours on end.
It was now 8:30PM, we were looking at the stars in the sky, Stargazing I guess you could say and while watched and leaning against Spike, I couldn’t help but wonder how the other girls’ evening went. After 45 minutes of stargazing Spike turned to me.
“Baby?”
“Hmm?” I turned to him, he seemed nervous about something.
“You know I love you right, and that I would never do anything to hurt you?” he asked.
I nodded slowly, he was starting to scare me.
He reached into the basket and pulled out a small box of some kind, and got down on one knee in front of me.
Baby, we have been together for years on end, and at first I thought, that I was going to be a complete shit, and you would break up with me after some dates, but when you didn’t it made me realise that you truly loved me. When the weeks turned into months and months turned to years, I was surprised that we were still together. And as time went on, I knew that you were the only one for me, and the only one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I can only hope you feel the same, so I will ask this, Applejacqueline Smith,
Quick A/N à this next short scene, just picture a split screen, kinda, but with all the boys speaking at the same time. Comment if you know what I mean. Ok back to the story now, see you at the end darlings~
“Will you marry me?” all the boys said at the same time. All the girls gasped and screamed.
“YES!” and hugged their fiancé’s, while the boys put the rings on the girls.
They all went home to plan the wedding together.
*Time Skip*
Wedding week! ~
Ps I’m not going to go into detail with the rest of the main 6 because they will just be the same, but they all go on one honeymoon together.
Applejack’s nickname for Spike (Spike’s nickname what Applejack will call him): Moonlight
Spike’s nickname for Applejack (Applejack’s nickname what Spike will call her): Sunshine or Starshine
I will explain why with these and why I thought of them at the end of this chapter and book! Have fun reading darlings! ~
Applejack was with her friends, getting her hair done and make up. Her dress was on the mannequin. (Dress at the bottom is what it looks like). When she was done with her hair, which was down and had tight curls, with extensions and highlights in btw, and for make up she had foundation, light red eyeshadow, mascara, false eyelashes, eyeliner, a little bit of blush and lip gloss.
(Applejack’s dress)à
At the altar, Spike stood waiting for his Sunshine. Twilight was at the front ready to do the ceremony, smiling wide in her bride’s maid dress. The ones watching the wedding were the families of the main 6.
*Time skip, because I am not going through the fucking Vows and other shit, that happens before they kiss! *
“You may now kiss the bride.” Twilight said.
Me and Spike turned to each other and put our arms around each other, leaning in, to kiss. As soon as our lips connected, we heard Pinkie’s party cannon blow off and confetti flying everywhere. Me and Spike pulled away, and he picked me up, carrying me to the doors to go to party.
*At the party*
The party was chaotic. Fillies were running around with their friends, playing. Many couples dancing or drinking. I was currently talking to my friends at a table, no not the big table were the families and friends sit, not that table yet, we sit there for dinner. Me and my friends were just at one of the small round tables, that the other guests sit at for the moment. I was drinking some my favourite drink: Applejack Daniels, same with RD, or rather she downed the who thing, same with Pinkie. Rarity has some red wine, Fluttershy had water and Twilight had a beer.
A slow dance then came on, and Spike came up to me offering his claw for me to take and saying: “May I have this dance my little starshine?”
“Of Course, my handsome Moonlight!” I say taking his claw with my hoof, letting him lead me to the dance floor. We put our arms around each other again and start to dance with the music.
Soon, others start to join in too, including my friends with their fiancés’. As we were dancing, I put my head on Spikes chest listening to his heartbeat. After a while, the dancing finished and we go the sit down for dinner. I sat in the middle of the long side of the table, with Spike on my left. On my right was my family, and on Spike’s left was Twilight and her family. Also, to you readers, what I mean by that is since Twilight raised Spike, her family has sort of become Spikes family as well.
*Time Skip After Dinner*
After Dinner, everyone was seeing us off in the carriage to take us home, we are not going on our honeymoon yet because my friends have their weddings this week too, so we are all going on one big one together, like a group holiday I would say. Anyway, before I got in the carriage, I threw my bouquet behind me, since everypony knew my friends’ weddings are this week, the other guests didn’t participate. When I heard the sound of the bouquet being caught, I turned around to see who caught it.
It was, BIG surprise, surprise, it was… Rainbow Dash.
She was blushing so much her face had turned ALL red and her blue was gone, her blush would have blended with her red in her hair. I then got into the carriage and we were off home, ready to spend time with each other, me and Spike, and we couldn’t wait for our friend’s weddings, and for the end of the week.
*HUGE Time Skip to End of the Week*
We were just seeing Twilight and Flash go off home in their carriage, we all waved the new married couple off until they were out of site. We began to clean everything from the party, while I was cleaning Spike came up to me and hugged me from behind, putting his head near mine, whispering:
“Hey my little Starshine/Sunshine, are you ok?”
I blushed and nodded still cleaning while putting my free hoof on Spike’s arms. Yes, I am standing on my back legs, but Spike is supporting me by hugging me.
“Are you ok, my handsome Moonlight?” I asked turning my head, stopping cleaning for a moment. He just chuckled and kissed my head, nodding.
“Yeah I am, don’t worry my cute little Starshine.”
*Time Skip*
When we were done, we went home. We got there at 10pm, we all went to our rooms and went to bed. We woke up at 6am, went downstairs and when me and my friends were ready, we went to the ginormous carriage, and off we all went to our honeymoon. We all went to the Crystal Empire.
END!
Author's Note
FINALLY I HAVE FINISHED THIS BOOK! I hope you liked it, let me know what you think in the comments.
Ok, so back to the nicknames with AJ and Spike. I was reading a book about CATCF (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) on Wattpad, it’s called Willy Wonka x Child!Reader and there was another book called his Sunshine, her moonlight | Willy Wonka | and the names Sunshine and Moonlight are in the second book I said, while Starshine is in the movie and the first book with the child. If you want to read them, go onto my profile and scroll down until you find a reading list names CATCF and there you will find those stories I mentioned!
Again, thank you for reading and see you in my next book I write! Until next time my dears/darlings/lovelies~ !
