Truths and Lies

The next day Apple Bloom followed you without you even knowing from Canterlot High to what it looks like, the Canterlot Day Spa. She wonders because the hotel where you live already has a spa there. She went inside and sat at one of the couches in visitor's lobby and pretends to read a magazine not to reveal herself.

“How painful is this going to be?” You asked.

“Normally Mr. Steel if this is your first time, it will.” Aloe stated as the last strip was applied.

“Well, no backing out now.” You cling on to the pedicure chair as Bulk Biceps grabbed both the strips ready to pull.

“Okay on three. One...two...THREE!” After he quickly pulled both strips, your pupils immediately shrunk and regret it. Your scream was heard within the entire vicinity. Minutes passed and you came out from the back assisted by Aloe as you stop for a while to rub one of your legs.

“Well, at least I experience the pain, yeesh!” You said as you jotted down some notes on your pocket notebook.

Without even realizing Apple Bloom’s presence you immediately but painfully left the spa. She patiently waited for a while that you will not come back until one of the employees notice and approach her.

“Excuse me, miss?” Lotus Blossom asked. “I notice you’ve been here earlier; do you have any appointments?”

“Uh, n-no.” Apple Bloom stammer. “The man who left earlier he is a friend of mah sister, Applejack. Did ah just hear he did a leg waxing or was there anything else because ah heard screaming?”

“Wait, let me see.” Lotus Blossom approach the desk followed by Apple Bloom and check the binder. “Yes, he did just only leg waxing. It’s normal for a person to experience something like this.”

“Oh okay.” After that Apple Bloom gave her thank you and left the spa, still puzzled on what’s on your mind.

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It is now Friday and you are joining Applejack and her friends at Canterlot Mall. Then all of a sudden, your phone began to ring. You answered it to find out Big B was on the other line and you are needed back at the hotel. You told him that they can take care of it, but Applejack...

“I think they need your assistance. Ya’ll better head there sugarcube,” Applejack said.

“You invited me to join you guys. They can handle this.” You said as you drop the call.

“But ah feel bad that you chose to join us than them.” After she sigh for a bit. “It’s okay, go and help them. You can make up for it next time.”

“Well, okay.”

Feeling a bit disappointed you comply to Applejack and headed the opposite direction. You gave Big B another call that you will take a taxi back to the hotel. After calling for a taxi that is passing by you immediately took out your purse. But without noticing you accidentally dropped your pocket notebook as you entered the taxi and left. Your notebook was just left there lying at the sidewalk until someone accompanied by two other familiar faces picks it up.

“Doesn’t that belong to Onyx?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Yes.” Apple Bloom kept the notebook in her bag.

“Shouldn’t we tell this to him or your sister to return it?” Scootaloo asked.

“Not yet. Ah have a gut feeling that he is hiding something and just need to check this notebook of his then tell mah sister right away. Ah just worried like mah sister since there are somethings, he does without even thinking first.”

Back at the hotel

“Just because one of our guests is your ex-girlfriend, doesn’t mean you will start causing a scene while you’re still on duty.” You, Big B and the manager are scolding one of the employees.

One of the janitors who is cleaning the window from the outside while riding some lift heard a noise and recorded what happened using his phone for eye witness. One of the bell boys tries to make up with one of the guests then started going on the offensive. But Big B was passing by outside and heard the noise making him burst through the door and stopping him.

The three of you watched the video and hear the explanation of the employee and the guest who became the victim. The three of you made a final decision and had him fired. You apologize to the guest but she isn’t mad about the services but about the one who assaulted her and decides to stay. You regret at first but you did the right thing since the employee started this.

It’s about to get dark outside and you’re heading back to your room. Your phone rang and you check to see a message from Applejack. You read it for you to come to Twilight’s house tomorrow and the address is at the bottom for something very important.

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The next day, you are at Twilight’s house and told Big B to wait by the car as you head inside. You head upstairs and entered her room to see Applejack and her friends are here. While waiting for the others to arrive Applejack went straight to the point.

“Onyx, I believe this is yours.” Applejack hands over your notebook. She explained that you drop this yesterday and Apple Bloom picked it up You reach out for it but AJ moves her hand away as she gave you a serious look. “Ya’ll do have a lot of explaining what you’ve been doing that’s written here.”

Normally in this scenario a person should be nervous as in the secret they’ve been keeping has been revealed. But in your case...

“I was actually going to tell you. But I got carried away to test it and forgot to tell you, sorry.” You bravely said but felt a little regret.

Scolding from Applejack is what you’re supposed to expect but she just piped down and let Twilight check on you. According to her analysis, your ring (family ring whatever) that got enchanted by Equestrian magic is the reason for your endurance to pain.

“So based on what I found out listed on your notebook and my research you can withstand most of anything that hits, something like being expose to heat or your mind are your vulnerable parts.” Twilight explained the results.

“And I thought he’s enjoying it, making him a masochist.” Rainbow Dash jokingly said but got hit on the head by Applejack.
“Oww, I’m just kidding!”

“Mah friend ain’t a masochist!” Applejack said.

“Uhh, no. There is a huge difference between enduring pain and enjoying getting hurt,” Twilight added.

“Seriously wha would you even do leg waxing, ya’ll obviously know how painful that is?” Applejack shifts her attention back to you.

“What? I was testing if I can endure any kind of pain,” You said. “Besides, Rarity had also experience this.” You guess making the rest of you turn your attention to her.

"It's true through, it does hurt at first. But it does have its benefits, see." Rarity shows of her smooth white legs after she had her legs waxed much to the discomfort of Ardee.

"Okay you can all stop staring now, before I poke each of your eyeballs!" Ardee quickly covered placed Rarity's legs with her bag as you were warning them (the guys).

While Rarity calms her friend down who got ice powers, you just patiently wait until Twilight finishes with her observation on the rest of you boys. Applejack was assigned to you after the meeting. She requests for you to come with her for some apples to be harvested. You told Big B to pick you up later as you jumped in the truck and the two of you drove to her place.

At Sweet Apple Acres, you assisted AJ and Big Mac harvesting on the north side of the orchard. Addition to your durability, Twilight states if you focus more your strength will increase making you mimicking AJ’s powers by 50% only. Picking up the bushel baskets became easy as pie that you didn’t have to hold the handles anymore as you lift them up your shoulders.

It didn’t take that long and the three of you were done. After taking a breather you even get to play fetch with Winona, AJ’s pet dog. You feel that you are becoming a part of their family, but that doesn’t mean you will leave yours. Then Applejack approached you and want to have a one-on-one talk in private. She led you into the barn and locked the doors leaving the two of you, alone inside.

“You need to talk about something?” You asked.

“Right, again thanks for being coming and we do sure appreciate the helping hand. But what Ah really want to talk about is why Ya’ll should have told me about this when you got these powers in the first place.” Her voice increases all of a sudden startling you.

“Well, you did say I was just lucky at first, then my curiosity took over and I forgot to tell you. B-but I didn’t do anything other than what says on my notebook-”

“EVEN THOUGH!” You quickly back away as you think that you made her upset. After a few deep breaths, AJ continued. “Ah mean there are times you act before you think and that what makes me worry.”

Aj does have a point. She and her friends have been through a lot and now here they are dealing with you seven boys each possess a different kind of Equestrian magic. You have no doubt that there is a limit to what a person can learn or discover.

“I’m sorry, really. If it makes you happy, I will be careful and think before acting.”

“Promise.” AJ lifts her hand wants you to pinkie swear.

After one deep breath you gave her a pinkie swear, but addition to that Applejack pulls you in for a hug. You rarely receive a hug like this from her normally you get a hug like this from Rarity. You can almost feel her heart beat since her chest is pressed to yours, but it’s her trust that you gained from her.

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You are back at the hotel. Before you could enter your room, it came to your head that you accidentally brought Winona's ball with you. You hand an idea making you and Big B head to the rooftop. By the two of you arrive at the lounge you try to find Applejack's house using a telescope with the help of Big B using a pair of binoculars. The plan is to throw the ball to Sweet Apple Acres from here after you give Applejack a call.

It took a while and you spot Sweet Apple Acres, but spotted another thing. You see a red car with a flatbed trailer attached to it parked in front of the Apple’s house. The one who came out of it were the Flim Flam Brothers. Applejack told you that these two salesmen are a bunch of swindlers that bothers her family.

An idea hatched up inside your head, a nasty one but will benefit Applejack and her family. Your bodyguard also sees them but he became uncomfortable when he sees that evil grin on your face.

“Uhh, boss what are you planning?” Big B asked.

“I need at least three rocks size of a fist; a paper and a pen,” You said as you glance over to whatever is covered at the back of their car. “It’s time to do some baseball.”

Meanwhile back at Sweet Apple Acres, the Apple family are now confronting the two swindlers.

"Yer really like to keep on bothering us, do you?" Applejack sarcastically said.

"Why of course, this is business we are talking about.” Flim said.

“Right you are brother of mine.” Flam said as he turns his head followed by his brother back at flatbed trailer behind their car. “And what we brought is right under that-”

Before he could finish, something at high speed went straight and hit what's covered under the sheet also knocking it off from the trailer. It took a while for them to process which left the Apple family and the Flim Flam brothers eyes wide and mouths opened.

“NO! Our contraption, our beautiful contraption.” Flim said. “What in the world just happened?”

And before his brother responds they heard another smashing sound. The two businessmen check to see that their car window was broken and see inside a piece of rock.

“You know what, I think it’s better if we leave for now!” Flam said in a panic tone.

“Agreed.” Flim then quickly heads back into the car followed by his brother. “We will be back!” But then something hit the garbage cans nearby knocking them over which caught their attention and Applejack’s family.

“On second thought, you won’t see us for a while. NOW DRIVE!” Flim said as his brother stepped on the gas as the two of them left.

"Okay that was weird and they just left this weird thing behind." Applejack said scratching her head at the machine that was damaged.

"Hey sis, look at this." Apple Bloom got her sister's and the others attention as she finds what it looks like a rock wrapped in a piece of paper that is on the machine. She took it out from it and hands it to her sister. Applejack then removes the paper and uncrumples it showing a message saying ‘Bother Applejack and her family again, and I will come for the two of you!’. “Ah wonder who’s this from?” The Apple Bloom turns to her sister and sees a smile on her face.

“Ah think I know and Ah’ll make sure I thank him for helping us.”