The first chapter and the only one
How boring it got after Applejack became, well, like that.
That was the first thought when I woke up and looked down. I still hope this is a prank and I'm waiting for Applejack to put on his trademark hat again. That's why I put the cloud right above Sweet Apple Acres. And it definitely has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Applejack now screams incredibly loudly when I approach. Uh, I remembered and immediately my ears started to hurt.
Sighing, I stretched slightly and hopped on the spot before jumping off the cloud and spreading my wings. The main thing is not to approach the ground too quickly so that Applejack does not start screaming deafeningly. Speaking of her, I managed to spot her standing in front of a large puddle of mud as if it were an insurmountable obstacle. Well, maybe it would be easier for her to go if she took off that stupid dress.
No aggression, just friendly advice.
With a slight grin, I hovered high enough in the air to see Applejack, or as she now calls herself Sekaiichi. Ugh, couldn't she have chosen something even more difficult to say for this extra-long prank? Well, that's probably the coolest thing she's done in the last week. The fact that she started talking with a strange accent, putting on an absurd amount of makeup, wearing a bee's nest hairstyle and wearing dresses is clearly not cool. It's not cool at all.
Sighing, I began to slowly descend, trying to be as quiet as possible. If Applejack has been joking around the whole city for a whole week, then why can't I do a little? And in general, I am the main joker in the city!
Well, it only works if it's really a prank. Like, it can't be anything else! Applejack just couldn't change that much and do it so suddenly. I'm sure I'll be able to solve it now.
Grinning, I lowered myself to within hoof's reach of Applejack, who was now wearing a yellow dress. Slowly, I began to extend my right hoof towards her, while covering my mouth with the other. In the end, I gave a pretty strong kick in the ass that threw Applejack into a puddle. Almost instantly, I heard an extremely loud and high-pitched squeal from her. Oh, what an actress!
The next second, she abruptly jumped up on all four hooves and asked irritably in her strange accent: "What are you doing, bumpkin!?"
At the sight of her face smeared in mud, I couldn't help myself and fell to the ground laughing. In response, Applejack snorted extremely loudly and said as she passed me: "Laugh while you can, bumpkin. As soon as my uncle finds out about this, you will be in a lot of trouble!"
Oh, that's what she remembered! If I remember correctly, Applejack lived with her uncle and aunt when she was just a filly. Wow, she's really trying so hard on this prank.
Calming down a little, I rolled over on my stomach and said, looking at my friend walking away: "Oh, Applejack. . ."
" My name is Sekaiichi. I've already told you that a hundred times in the last week. Although what do I want from you? You're a redneck. " Applejack said irritably, continuing to head towards the house. Hmm, she's talking about it so seriously. And she's kind of an element of honesty and all that.
I guess I just need to test her practical joke.
Nodding slightly, I flapped my wings to quickly get to Applejack and asked, pointing with my hoof at her cutie mark: "Of course it's cool, but you got your cutie mark when you ran away from your uncle and aunt here in Ponyville. So you're kind of a redneck too. "
Applejack wrinkled her nose and answered without even looking at me.: " I don't know what you're talking about, bumpkin. I'm just here to visit Grandma, like a polite mare should do. And anyway, a hillbilly like you can't know how I got my cutie mark. Ha, you probably don't even know what degustation is."
De-gu. . . Oh, it doesn't matter. Maybe this is really the first time I've heard this. I wonder where Applejack managed to learn such a word?
While I was thinking, Applejack sped up and ran into her house, still grumbling. Help for the future, you need to think as fast as you fly. Sighing, I flapped my wings and quickly flew to the window where, as I know, Applejack's room was located. Ahem, don't think about why I know this so well.
When I got to the window, I quietly opened it and leaned my hooves on the windowsill. Yes, surprisingly, Applejack never closes this window. Because she . . . she really loves the fresh air, yes. Fresh air before going to bed is very good.
Rainbow, focus!
Looking up sharply, I looked ahead and saw that Applejack was wearing a bright green dress. Also, did she put white, uh, socks on her front hooves? It doesn't matter. Much more importantly, Applejack took out a suitcase from somewhere and actively loaded the various clothes into it. Hmm.
"What are you doing, Apple, Seka-iic-hi. What are you doing, Sekaiichi? " I asked, barely holding back a laugh. Like, it's just an absurd name!
Applejack gritted her teeth and said, coming closer to me, " I think I've already stayed with my grandmother enough. Now I can return to a civilized environment with my uncle and aunt. I hope I won't see you again, bumpkin."
Oh, OH, OH!
My eyes widened slightly and I said, quickly waving my hooves, "Oh, Applejack, this prank has already gone too far! Come on, take off that stupid dress, wash off your makeup and put on your cool hat. That's it, the joke has dragged on!"
Applejack frowned and said, coming as close to me as possible: "Tell your fantasies to other hillbillies. Now step back, I need to close the window. "
" But, Applejack. . . " I tried to object, but suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my cheek. It only took me a second to realize that Applejack had taken off her glove and slapped me with it.
While I was in shock, Applejack stared at me with wide eyes for a while and muttered softly to herself, " Rainbow. . . Oh, it doesn't matter. Just remember, hillbilly, that those who are above you in status should at least be addressed by name. It's better to say miss and mister, of course. But I think it's too difficult for you."
Before I could say anything, the window slammed shut abruptly, leaving me in silence and with a sore cheek. Oh, I recognize Applejack, only she hits so hard.
Think, Rainbow, think well! This is definitely not a prank, something definitely happened to Applejack. Now we need to figure out how to fix it.
Twilight, that's right! She understands various eggheaded things and will figure out exactly what to do with it. Some kind of spell or something! Nodding to myself, I quickly flapped my wings and headed for Twilight's library as fast as possible. Wait, how am I going to slow down?
There was no time to think anymore, the clouds were rushing past me so fast that they couldn't be seen well. And Twilight's library was already so close that it couldn't turn around. Closing my eyes and gritting my teeth, I prepared to take Twilight's blow and indignation. I don't even know what hurts more.
Twilight's indignation, definitely.
As soon as I felt pain all over the front of my body, my eyes opened wide to look around. So, there are a lot of books lying around that fell from the bookcase that I broke with my body. Spike is inundated with books and Twilight is just looking at me in shock. A typical Sunday. Jumping on my hooves, I quickly said, "Twilight, Twilight, something happened to Applejack! It's like she's a completely different pony and what's more, she's going to leave for Manehattan. Do something!"
When I finished speaking, my eyes noticed a strange golden thing on the floor that was broken in half. Twilight's eye twitched slightly, and she asked: "Did you just figure that out today?"
"Maybe." I replied, slightly averting my gaze.
Twilight let out a heavy sigh and said pointing with her hoof at the golden thing: "I noticed Applejack's behavior a week ago and assumed that something or someone had influenced her. In just a day of searching, I found this thing, and after a little research, I realized that it was she who caused Applejack's completely inverted behavior. "
"Oh."
"And I've almost figured out how to reverse the effect using the same thing."
"But she should be in good condition?"
"But she should be in good condition."
"Oops." I replied awkwardly, rubbing the back of my head with my mare. It was kind of awkward.
Well, maybe there's a way to fix it? Like. . .
"Maybe just fasten these two parts with duct tape?" I suggested, not daring to look at Twilight's face. But I bet her eye is twitching right now.
"Are you serious?" Twilight asked, completely calm and cold.
"No, no, it was just a joke. It's nothing serious. I replied, slightly averting my gaze to the side. After that, there was silence in the air. The only sound was Spike's moans as he slowly rose from under the pile of books.
I should probably say something. After all, Applejack won't wait too long. So I'd better leave before Twilight points out the hole in the wall.
Nodding slightly, I flapped my wings to get into the air and tried to say something, but was interrupted by Twilight: "Okay, Rainbow, I have an idea. I'm going to stay here and try to fix what you broke. At this time, you should take Rarity and delay Applejack as much as possible."
"Why Rarity? I think Pinkie would be better suited for such a strange thing. " I said, slightly tilting my head and at the same time slowly heading towards the hole I had made in the wall. My question is absolutely not to distract Twilight's attention.
Twilight shrugged and replied, scratching her mane with a hoof: "If Applejack has now become the complete opposite of herself, then she has become very close to Rarity. Let them discuss fashion for the next hour. Or two. Or, ahem, you got me."
I probably won't mind. Time is not infinite.
Nodding, I slowly began to fly up to the hole in the wall, so as not to break anything else. Unfortunately, Twilight suddenly asked the question, "By the way, when are you going to clean up the mess? And fix the wall along with the bookshelf?"
"Um. Yes!" I said abruptly flapping my wings, which slightly enlarged the hole in the wall, but I was still able to get out into the fresh air. Okay, Rarity, Rarity. I need to be a little slower this time. Flying fast is fun, punching walls with your body is not very good, being responsible for it is terrible.
Sighing, I rose high into the air to fly to Rarity's house at the same time and at the same time see at least something in Sweet Apple Acres. At least that's something to put it mildly. I did not take into account that the trees slightly block my view. All I can see from here is a green spot and a red spot running behind it. Hold on.
The green spot is an Applejack in a dress. The red spot is, uh, Big Mac? Had she forced him to carry his things? To what extent has Applejack turned over!?
Shaking my head, I looked down and saw that I was already very close to the Rarity boutique. I took a small breath before folding my wings and starting to dive down. It's good that I'm already an experienced flier and I can easily slow down at the last moment.
Only my cheek hurts a little, which is a little distracting. Applejack hit me with a glove really hard. I'm even a little dizzy. Oh, I think I got distracted. And the earth is already so close.
Ouch.
Sighing, I slammed into the ground, squinting slightly in pain. Yeah, I'm getting into something a little more often than usual today. Well, considering it's still morning. I glanced briefly towards the sun. Yes, it's morning now. If noon counts as such.
Shaking my head, I looked towards the entrance to Rarity's boutique. But surprisingly, I saw a red couch on which Rarity was lying with a bored look. Hmm, she usually lies about it when she wants to be a drama queen. Uh, it doesn't matter.
I took a step towards Rarity and quickly said, gesturing with my hooves, "Rarity, Rarity! There's something wrong with Applejack and she started acting almost like you! "
"Like am I? No, no, she's become a terrible brute! " Rarity interrupted me by putting a hoof to her forehead. Ha. . .
On the one hand, there is no need to tell anything. On the other hand, how could she know that?
After thinking for a while, I took off the air and said with a wave of my hoof: "No matter, we need to delay Applejack until Twilight comes up with something!"
I was about to flap my wings to fly towards the farm, but Rarity interrupted me: "Wait, Rainbow, I need to put something on. I think for a little adventure in such warm weather, you need some kind of hat so as not to get heat stroke. The main thing is not green."
So, I can't let Rarity go get dressed for three hours. We need to hurry her up somehow. But how?
"Green. I muttered to myself, making Rarity jump back and hiss almost like a cat. Yes, I think I found the right place.
" Applejack is wearing a green dress. " I said, which caused Rarity to instantly disappear from her seat, leaving only a small cloud of dust. Turning around, I saw her running very fast forward towards Sweet Apple Acres.
Ha, it worked, surprisingly.
Flapping my wings, I flew after Rarity and soon caught up with her. Following her through the air, I put my hooves behind my head and asked, "So, why were you lying on your couch right in front of the boutique entrance?"
Rarity's face darkened slightly as she continued to run, but she eventually answered: "You won't believe it, yesterday I finished making a set of dresses for Applejack and do you know what she said? They are satisfactory. My dresses are only satisfactory! Can you imagine how offended I was? "
" Yes, this is a real tragedy. I replied without even trying to look particularly impressed. Wait, if Applejack said that yesterday. . .
"Rarity, how long have you been a drama queen?" I asked, raising one eyebrow as I glanced at Rarity's face.
"Enough to make me bored. Rarity replied, already starting to breathe heavily. Wow, she gets tired so fast. If she can't recover quickly, I'll have to take her and fly with her.
Although, the fact that Rarity got bored is very funny. Is the Drama Queen giving up her title? It can't be!
After a brief giggle, I continued to fly after Rarity and asked awkwardly, "So, how long ago did you realize that something was wrong with Applejack?"
Rarity raised an eyebrow slightly and replied while she was slowing down: "A week ago, when she came into my boutique all made up and asked to sew some dresses. Why are you asking? "
" Well, maybe until today I thought she was just staging some kind of grand prank. I replied awkwardly rubbing the back of my head with one hoof.
Suddenly, Rarity stopped and began to breathe heavily while laughing uncontrollably. Of course, it's not too loud, but it's obvious that she's having fun. Frowning, I rose a little higher into the air and said, raising both hooves: "Hey, everyone is wrong! I can make a mistake once!"
And anyway, Applejack screamed too loudly every time I approached her so that I could get to know her better!
Rarity eventually calmed down and said soothingly with a wave of her hoof, "It's okay, Rainbow. Everything is fine. I just find it funny that you thought such a drastic change in your friend's behavior was just a prank. Oh, Celestia, what is this!?"
Seeing the disgust on Rarity's face, I looked in the direction of her gaze and saw Applejack who had almost left the territory of Sweet Apple Acres. It seems that it was the green dress that scared Rarity. Well, I think we agree on this. The main thing is not to mention that I don't like the dress in this situation, and Rarity doesn't like the color.
Shaking my head, I glanced at Big Mac, who was walking next to Applejack and carrying a suitcase on his back. They were talking relatively actively among themselves, but I couldn't hear anything. I can only assume from Applejack's irritated face that she wasn't satisfied with the answer.
Okay, stop thinking! It's time to act. We need to delay Applejack somehow.
When nothing came to mind for the first second, I sat down on the ground and rubbing my temples with my hooves muttered: "Think, Rainbow Dash, think hard."
Wonderbolts are cool. Well, it's kind of based, but it doesn't fit right now. The size of an Applejack's hoof. And how did it turn out to be in my head at all!? Well, it kind of fits the theme a little bit. But there must be something hitting the nail on the head!
Do you remember when Applejack hit you with a glove, she stopped for a moment and called your name? Maybe some non-feminine things make her remember or at least stop for a couple of seconds?
Wow, I'm so smart. The main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise I will become an egghead. Grinning, I flew up to Applejack and said pointing to the nearest tree: "Come on, Sekaiichi, kick that tree over there!"
"Rainbow, it takes an extremely good reason to get a real mare to do such a rough job." Rarity said from behind me. Oh, my mistake?
"Yes, redneck, listen to your friend. Although you'd better just leave me alone and start hitting on someone else." Applejack said with a snort and a light gesture beckoning Big Mac to follow her. It's like he's some kind of servant.
Okay, okay, I realized that I was a little mistaken!
Closing my eyes, I started trying my best to come up with a solution. A few seconds later, I heard Applejack's teasing question: "What's wrong, bumpkin, your brain can't stand the load? I'm not too surprised. You Pegasi don't know how to think at all. "
I continued to stand with my eyes closed, but after a few seconds I was interrupted by a slight nudge in the side and Rarity's worried question: " Are you all right, darling?"
Yes, I know how to fix it!
Smiling, I quickly flapped my wings and instantly found myself next to one of the trees on which there were many apples. Taking a deep breath in my chest, I said, "Hey, Applejack, take that tree over there!"
"Rainbow, asking for something louder won't change anything!" Said Rarity, who I wasn't even looking at at the moment. I was much more interested in Applejack.
She walked slowly towards me with irritation on her face and said, "Rainbow, ugh, hillbilly, I'm giving you a chance to call me right. Otherwise, besides me, you will have to face my connections from Manehattan."
Oh, I'm SOOO afraid.
Rolling my eyes, I pressed my back against a tree and said as Applejack approached, "You don't have any connections, Applejack! You don't like all the girly stuff, just like me, and in general you wear a cowboy hat almost all the time! So stop doing nonsense and. . . HA!"
I couldn't help but chuckle when Applejack suddenly slammed her glove in my direction but only hit a tree. But she did it so hard that several apples fell to the ground. And one of them even fell on my head! Oh, it hurts.
Just as I expected, Applejack froze in place with a thoughtful look after that. Then she silently examined herself for a couple of seconds before quickly taking off her dress and muttering, "This is so uncomfortable. Why am I wearing this at all? They only wear this for special events."
Hooray, victory! Now you need to repeat something similar a few more times.
While I was silently rejoicing, Rarity said with a grateful sigh: "Darling, you should never wear this! Let's forget about the existence of this horror and that you were wearing it."
When she finished speaking, she grabbed the dress with her magic before throwing it into the sky with such force that there was a small flash. I don't think this dress will ever be found. After that, Rarity tried to approach Applejack and said, "By the way, your makeup. . ."
"Don't come near me, bumpkin! Keep that distance until I say otherwise. Applejack said, taking a step back and putting one hoof in front of her.
Yeah, I need to repeat this a few more times. But I don't think the same trick will work a second time.
While I was thinking, Rarity stopped in place and said politely: "Okay, Applejack..."
"Sekaiichi! She quickly interrupted Rarity.
In response, Rarity only waved her hoof slightly and said rolling her eyes, " Anyway, your makeup is a little sloppy. I can immediately see that your hoof has not yet worked out the usual movements. Can I fix it a little? "Applejack looked surprised for a moment before replying, rubbing the back of her head, " Well, I'm sure I've applied makeup hundreds of times. But for the last week, my hooves have been acting like they're doing this for the first time. Maybe I can let you come a little closer. "
Oh, is it going to be that easy?
Rarity took a small step forward, but Applejack would add: "Although no, first tell me what exactly you don't like!"
No, it won't.
Rarity sighed and said, looking at Applejack's face, "In short, you just have too much makeup. Like, your whole face is white! And why did you dye your lip black? It absolutely doesn't suit you!"
Applejack was shocked for a while, so Rarity was able to continue: "I'll tell you honestly, Sekaiichi, just wash it all away. You'd rather look natural than that. "
Applejack remained silent before waving her hoof and saying, " I'll take care of it when I get to Manehattan. And I'm not grateful to you, hillbilly. I guessed all this myself."
Yes, after all, it won't be too easy.
After that, Applejack walked past the two of us with Big Mac carrying a suitcase on his back. When they were far enough away, Rarity quickly ran up to me and said, "Rainbow, can you make a little rain or, I do not know, a cloud from which water is constantly coming?"
I nodded slightly and flapped my wings before asking: "Okay, I can do it. But why?"
"To wash off that terrible makeup from Applejack, of course! As rude as it is, her makeup is absolutely terrible! " Said Rarity as if it were a real tragedy.
Oh, Rarity is such a Rarity.
Grinning, I quickly gained altitude and started looking for the nearest clouds. Fortunately, since I didn't remove the clouds at all today, there are quite a lot of them over Ponyville. Quickly flapping my wings, I applied soft blows to the clouds so that they would start flying in one specific place and at the same time so that I would not have to spend a lot of time.
"Cool as always. Twenty percent cooler than yesterday. " I said, standing on a super cloud assembled from a multitude of clouds and looking down. A small red dot passed perfectly under him. Well, it's time to have a little unplanned rain.
I started jumping quickly on the resulting cloud, and soon lightning came out of it, followed by a huge stream of water. Maybe I overdid it a little bit.
Although, no, considering how much makeup Applejack has on her face, such a stream of water will even be a little small. Well, we can only hope for the best.
Nodding to myself, I hopped on the cloud a little more before finally flapping my wings and flying down to Ponyville. Along the way, my eyes could see how strong the little rain turned out to be. Holes were formed in the roofs of some houses due to the pressure of the water and the entire intersection looked like a huge puddle.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a single pony who was looking at me with displeasure from the broken roof of his house. Awkwardly scratching the back of my head with a hoof, I muttered before speeding up: "Oops."
Yes, I couldn't think of anything better! What do I need to say to a pony whose roof was broken by the rain? I have no idea.
Shaking my head, I focused on the flight down and this time I was not distracted by anything, which allowed me to land safely. Well, maybe I scattered the dirt a little to the sides. And some of this dirt got on Applejack, Big Mac and Rarity.
While the stallion was silent, both mares jumped back in horror and spoke at the same time: "What have you done, Rainbow Dash!? It's just impossible to wash off so much dirt!"
Wait, is there any dirt in here? Oh, oh, I see! I'll get a whole hair on my hoof dirty. Well, yes, this is critical damage.
I took to the air and crossed my hooves before saying with a snort, "You're too afraid of dirt. Besides, you'll still have to get dirty to get out of this huge puddle."
Both mares sighed in displeasure and stayed in place as if they were trying not to get dirty anymore. But suddenly, Applejack stood up on her hind hooves and ran them over BicMac's back, making him tremble in surprise. After cleaning her hooves, she continued to stand on her hind legs and try to get her hair back like a bee's nest.
But she was interrupted by Rarity, who cheerfully clattered hoof to hoof and said: "Here, everything is fine now, Darling! You look amazing like that."
Hmm, yes, all the stupid stuff has been washed away and now Applejack looks almost the same as always. Only a little makeup was left on her lips.
In response, Applejack excitedly looked at her reflection in a puddle and frowned before saying, "I don't understand, there's just no makeup. Well, almost."
Despite the puddle, Rarity walked up to Applejack and said, putting a hoof on her back, "Sekaiichi, that's exactly what's good. No need to hide yourself behind a bunch of makeup, bright dresses and unusual hairstyles. All these things should compliment you, weren't you. It's not what you look like that matters, but what kind of pony you are. What kind of pony are you?"
For a while, Applejack just stood there, as if frozen or in shock. Or both. After a couple of seconds, Rarity nudged her slightly to the side and asked, "Sekaiichi?"
Applejack quickly shook her head, looked around, looked at me, at Rarity before asking embarrassedly, "How did I end up here? Why is Big Mac carrying a suitcase? And where's my hat!?"
Oh, is that really it? It's too easy!
Suddenly, there was a quick clatter of hooves and Twilight's words: "Everything is fine! I fixed this thing! Now we will use it and return the Applejack to its normal state!"
All three of us stared at Twilight with some embarrassment. To put it mildly, she was late. In addition, a broken artifact that was just very heavily transported with duct tape looks more ridiculous than something working. In the end, I said awkwardly, "Uh, Twi, you're a little late."
This was followed by a wetting during which Twilight's eye twitched periodically. But he was interrupted by Applejack, who excitedly pointed with her hoof at the artifact in Twilight's magical grip and said, "Hey, I remember this thing! I touched her before I got here. What happened? "
After standing in place for a while, Twilight suggested cautiously: " Applejack, maybe you should wash off your makeup first before we go to Sugarcube Corner and laugh at this story?"
Applejack stood in place for a while looking at her reflection in a puddle before saying, "I don't think I want to do this. It looks so good. "
Oh, are you kidding me!?
After a moment of general confusion, Applejack chuckled slightly and said: "I'm kidding, kidding, calm down! Yes, this thing really needs to be washed off and in general, my whole face feels strange."
After that, Applejack turned around and walked towards the nearest pond. When she was a little further away, I leaned into Rarity's ear and asked: "Are we going to tell her that she somehow managed to put makeup on her face, which is, well, in wool?"
"No, it's not worth it. And we shouldn't tell her how much money she spent on the dresses I made. And how many days she hasn't worked on the farm. "
" And we shouldn't tell her where all her stock of hats went. Because we don't know ourselves. " She added Twilight in a tired voice.
" I agree," I said with a slight nod.
