Sweetie Belle and Applejack

by Enkiko

Rating: everyone
Tags: Comedy, Random, Sweetie Belle, Applejack, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 2386

Applejack and Sweetie Belle visit Ghastly Gorge

Applejack and Sweetie Belle go on a trip to Ghastly Gorge. Sweetie Belle explores her violent side while Applejack learns how be consistently stubborn. They meet animals and encounter problems. A flurry of events occurs with many elements of the plot left obscure or unexplained.

Note: This is my first fanfic, so don't tease me.

P.S. Be warned; this fic is so confusing that it's not sensible.

Published 2012-09-30 16:14:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-10-04 05:40:14 UTC

Chapter 1 - Considering Violence

Chapter 1

We start with Applejack.
She stands on four hooves as she is a stubborn pony.
Those hooves keep her rooted to the ground as a force pushes her back.
She refuses to budge.

The pony pushing her has a cruel mind and speaks accordingly "Fall to the ground!". It is Sweetie Belle of course, jealous of Applejack's bright red apples. Sweetie Belle is small and cannot push very hard. To overcome this disadvantage Sweetie Belle plans to use her unicorn magic.

The ground cracked beneath Applejack in response to their aggressive conflict.
Stepping backwards would go against Applejack's principles. In addition, it would cause her to fall to her death. Sweetie Belle spoke "You! Applejack! In killing Apple Bloom, you have ruined the organisation that was 'The Cutie Mark Crusaders'. You will suffer".

Applejack retorted "That doesn't make sense. How could I have killed Apple Bloom? Isn't she my sister?".

Sweetie Belle smirked "Fine, play innocent".

Now, it is at this point that Sweetie Belles untamed powers burst forth. Her horn is ablaze as a massive kinetic force overtakes Applejacks body. As a result Applejack is thrown off the edge of a cliff.

Applejack falls and lands head first in the river below. She is not dead; but she is wet. A wet coat is something Applejack views as tolerable; though there exists a small injustice in being the only pony who is wet. To right this injustice Applejack ambushes an unwary Sweetie Belle who had just appeared at the waters edge. Sweetie Belle is now in the water and is also wet.

Sweetie Belle splashes and complains that she will perish as she cannot swim. Applejack places Sweetie Belle back on the land and eyes her with suspicion. "I thought you could swim".

Sweetie Belle remarks "The situation would have been smoother if the water did not flow rapidly. In addition, fear of the approaching crocodiles reduced my mobility".

It is at this point that Applejack is confronted by many a crocodile. Naturally, Applejack produces a long rope to use as a lasso. Applejack notices one crocodile lift it's head above the water and quickly catches it with her lasso. Leaping on top Applejack is able to ride the crocodile. It is feisty, but Applejack manages to get the crocodile to jump over the others. Applejack rides it over to a grassy bank.

To Applejack's surprise Sweetie Belle is not present. This is due to Sweetie Belle finding Applejack's adventures too slow paced and boring. Sweetie Belle rushes to a nest of newly hatched eagles in search of amusement. A reptile appears from a hole in a nearby rock. It attempts to steal a hatchling, but the attempt is in vain as Sweetie Belle muzzles it with force great enough to scare it away. Sweetie Belle becomes a hero in the eyes of the eagle chicks.

The cutie-mark that is now visible on Sweetie Belle's flank says "Lizard Slayer". The eagle mother lands and Sweetie Belle smiles. It is now revealed that Ponyville's prankster Rainbow Dash, was present all along. For the crocodile that Applejack rode was none other than Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash's life-like crocodile costume combined with her legendary acting abilities made for an impressive camouflage.

Sweetie Belle decides to rush back to the riverbank in search of Applejack. Sweetie Belle feels guilt for arguing with Applejack earlier. To make amends, Sweetie Belle must catch Rainbow Dash in her act of deception. As Sweetie Belle arrives at the bank of the river, she is dismayed to see no crocodiles present. Applejack stands alone, in deep thought. Sweetie Belle exclaims "I got my cutie-mark!".

Applejack snaps out of her trance, she seems worried. "Sweetie Belle, I'm very confused. I'm trying to figure out how to get back to Ponyville".

Applejack explains "If we swim up the river, we will be eaten. Alternatively, we could try climbing the cliff you threw me off, but it's towering and steep". Applejack continues "My current idea is that you use your horn-thingy to throw me back up the cliff".

Sweetie Belle has a better solution "Don't worry. I can slay the crocodiles. It is my special talent".

Applejack uses her teeth to grab Sweetie Belle by the tail as Sweetie Belle attempts to dive into the water. "Whoa, Nelly!" Applejack spits Sweetie Belle's tail out "First, would you mind explaining how you got to the bottom of the cliff. It seems an odd thing".

Sweetie Belle blushed "Ah... It's a long tale involving lizard-slaying and time travel". Applejack replied "Well, I'm listening".

Chapter 2 - True Stubbornness

Chapter 2

Earlier that day.
Sweetie Belle had just witnessed Applejack fly off the edge of a cliff. A lizard passed by and distracted Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle followed it, feeling as though the small reptile might play a role in determining her own destiny. The lizard eyed a massive nest, mounted on a hill at the bottom of a nearby canyon.

Alas, Sweetie Belle loses track of the lizard as it climbs down a hole in the stone beneath her. Sweetie Belle hears the clopping of an approaching pony. Sweetie Belle jumps in excitement, wondering who it could be. She turns and sees Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash exclaims "Rain-bow Da-sh!".

Sweetie Belle thought Rainbow Dash was the right pony to help her track down the mysterious lizard. Rainbow Dash had no time for simple lizard-tracking, given that she was busy traveling through time. Rainbow Dash spoke "I'm from the near-future and I've come back to stop Discord from recruiting you as his element of violence".

Sweetie Belle responded "Well, please don't tell Twilight Sparkle. You know how she gets about time paradoxes".

Rainbow Dash laughed "When I time-travel, it's paradox-free". Rainbow Dash flexed her wings "Just don't go doing everything Discord tells you".

With a flash of rainbows, the awesome pegasus disappeared. Sweetie Belle pondered this occurrence. Sweetie Belle deduced that if she continued to make Applejack's life a misery, then her cutie-mark would probably say violence. Sweetie Belle resolved to channel her violent tendencies into fighting those with cruel intentions, rather than those she was jealous of.

Sweetie Belle leapt forward, hoping to pass into the invisible time rift that had no doubt been left by Rainbow Dash. In Sweetie Belle's mind, the chaotic future was the right place to earn her cutie-mark. Unfortunately the rift merely teleported Sweetie Belle to a river bed at the bottom of a canyon. Sweetie Belle was promptly grabbed by Applejack.

Bringing the story to the present, Sweetie Belle has just recounted her experiences to Applejack. Applejack is nervous "If I recall correctly, this canyon will flood later today. I really think we should get somewhere safer".

Sweetie Belle is confident, she knows the flood couldn't possibly fill the entire width of the canyon "We would be safe back at the eagle's nest". Applejack's rejected this idea.

Sweetie Belle pushed more ideas "We could get airlifted by the eagle. Better yet Rainbow Dash could fly us out of here. Look, she's currently lying in the river. She's dressed as a crocodile". Sweetie Belle pointed at a distant crocodile, causing it to flinch.

Applejack didn't like Sweetie Belle's ideas, she decided to stand up for herself "No Sweetie Belle. I'm the adult. I'll make all the decisions, all by myself". Applejack grabbed her rope and fastened Sweetie Belle to her back. Applejack ran for higher ground. Soon enough she passed a gargantuan eagle's nest by the cliffs edge. Applejack didn't know the hatchlings or their mother; but if she left them to drown, Fluttershy wouldn't let her hear the end of it.

Applejack saw a large ledge a short way up the cliff, it was high enough to be clear of the floodwaters. Applejack wondered if the mother eagle had originally intended to build the nest there. Tying the rope to the nest Applejack was eventually able to lift the nest up to the ledge.

It was difficult with Sweetie Belle tied to her back. Sweetie Belle struggled to escape and thrashed at Applejack, but Applejack remained stubborn. In the end the nest was in place and fit the ledge perfectly. Applejack was worn out, but she wouldn't stop to rest "The floodwaters will be here very soon, we'll be stranded if I can't find a way out soon!".

The eagle mother appeared from the sky and seemed to thank Applejack for her deeds. After using its beak to free Sweetie Belle, the eagle offered Applejack a bundle of hay it had been keeping in it's nest. Applejack chewed on the hay, it tasted alright. Applejack thought the hay was a little dry and salty, but she wasn't the type to complain. Ultimately the hay caused Applejack to change into a pegasus, enabling her to airlift a furious Sweetie Belle to safety.

As this story draws to an end; Applejack and Sweetie Belle are fading into the distance. They have much left to debate and contemplate. Sweetie Belle had heard of earth ponies being transformed into pegasi, but she understood it was only a privileged few. Sweetie Belle was quickly regaining her jealousy of Applejack. Now that Sweetie Belle had earned her cutie mark, she would have to step up and earn her own set of wings.

Chapter 3 - Sweetie Belle the Scientist

Chapter 3

In this chapter...
Sweetie Belle and Applejack have just begun flying back to Ponyville. They'll argue about various fields of science. They'll also mention Applebloom. Ultimately they will be forced to stay in Ghastly Gorge, allowing Sweetie Belle to fight river reptiles.

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle are at a high altitude due to the effects of flight. Sweetie Belle is pissed off "Now that I'm dangerously high, you hold me in a precarious manner, rather than securing me with rope".

Applejack says "If I were to tie you around me, the pressure of the rope on my body will no doubt elevate my blood pressure dangerously".

Sweetie Belle says "But pegasi are less susceptible to heart disease". Applejack doesn't respond. Sweetie Belle continues "In any case I'm a filly. Prioritise my life above your own". Applejack remains silent.

Sweetie Belle says "Err... umm... You could try an Acacia pea, they lower blood pressure".

Applejack says "What species?".

Sweetie Belle says "Species? Hmm..... dunno... Okay, try poison joke. Height reduction is a sure path to lowering one's blood pressure".

Applejack says "Okay I'll try it... Did Apple Bloom tell you of my becoming shrunk".

Sweetie Belle says "Yes".

Applejack says "So... you admit that she's still alive?".

Sweetie Belle says "I haven't seen her today... I can only imagine that her being dead is the explanation".

Applejack spots some poison joke situated atop a sandstone cliff. Applejack flaps her wings as she nears the cliffs edge and lands. As she lands Applejack simultaneously grabs the blue leaves of the poison joke with one hoof, while Sweetie Belle is held in the other. Applejack's landing is unsteady, as she has only started flying recently.

Applejack topples backwards and falls off the cliff with Sweetie Belle. The impact of the landing was lessened by a bean tree which broke under Applejack's immense weight. Applejack's landing was also lighter as she has been flapping her wings.

Luckily, Applejack would not have to fly back up the cliff immediately. This is due to the force of gravity, which caused some poison joke leaves to fall down the cliff with them. Applejack swipes at the air, catching the blue leaves. She then wolfs them down and promptly shrinks to a finger-size.

Sweetie Belle says "You're bite-size? Why?"

Applejack says "Not a problem, I can still carry you". Applejack tries to pick Sweetie Belle up, but fails.

A flood that Applejack had previously predicted washed across the hooves of the two ponies. Applejack uses her wings to hover above, but Sweetie Belle gets swamped by the predicted flood.
An action-based situation ensues.

Crocodiles are approaching, there are several. Sweetie Belle can't swim in the current. To prevent being eaten, Sweetie Belle tries to bear-hug an approaching crocodile. Her hope is that she will be able to drown the crocodiles if she brings them under the water, one by one.

Applejack see's Sweetie Belle's idea and flies at another crocodile hitting it with enough force to push it's nose under the water. That is all well and good but Sweetie Belle is finding herself in even more trouble.

Sweetie Belle's bear-hug had been successful thus far, but it turns out that the crocodile she had been attempting to drown was actually a several-metre long bull shark. Sweetie Belle continued to hold on, hoping the shark would drown but it managed to stay alive.

Sweetie Belle wondered what Future Rainbow Dash would do in this situation. Sweetie Belle bubbled to herself "She'd flex her athletic wings". But Sweetie Belle had no wings and would have to try flexing her horn. Actually, it's not a bad idea; so Sweetie Belle tried levitating the water away from her mouth.

Her attempts at levitation resulted in a powerful electrical current that zapped through the water randomly. Some resulting chemical reaction transformed the surrounding water into a large bubble of hydrogen and oxygen.

Sweetie Belle desperately wished to capture the air in a balloon, that it might take her to safety. Remember: hydrogen is lighter than water and rises accordingly. Sweetie Belle took a bite out of the air bubble, swallowing as much hydrogen as possible.

With a sizable bulge of hydrogen in Sweetie Belle's stomach, she is pulled upward. Sweetie Belle stops bear-hugging the shark and makes a quick escape. Sweetie Belle soon makes a horrific realisation; the amount of hydrogen she swallowed was great enough to entirely counteract her own weight.

Sweetie Belle's balloon belly breaches the water's surface and proceeds to lift her entire body out of the water. Sharks and crocodiles wrestle below, hoping that the laws of the universe will resume their normal duties.

Actually, this is not a bad deal for Sweetie Belle. Horn magic causes Sweetie Belle to have some control over her own movements, keeping down was the only struggle. As a balloon-pony, Sweetie Belle is in a state of bliss and squeaking.