Prologue
The six million Dollar mare
By Albert Shadowfax
It was beautiful day in Ponyville, Celestia’s sun was shining bright, and everypony was out enjoying themselves. Applejack took in a big breath and smiled. Now that apple bucking season was over, she could enjoy the day with her friends having a picnic in the park. She set off at a steady trot, enjoying the surroundings as she went along her way. It didn’t take her long to reach the park, and find where her friends where laid out on a red checked blanket talking and sharing gossip.
“Howdy girls, how ya’ll doing?” Applejack smiled and waved to everypony present.
Twilight looked up and smiled with glee. “Applejack! You made it!”
“Yup, me and big mac managed to clear off the last trees this morning!”
“Oh darling, you must be so tired!” Rarity exclaimed from her red sofa that she brought.
“Yeah Applejack, come get a cupcake and some punch!” Pinkie said with a bright smile as she held out a tray with all kinds of treats.
“Thank ya pinkie.” She politely responded as she grabbed a few treats off the tray, and began wolfing them down.
“Dang Applejack, you sure can eat a lot!” Rainbow dash smiled. “But not nearly as much as me.”
Applejack stopped eating and swallowed her food down. “Is that a bet?”
“Well I’m just saying that I’m better than you at EVERYTHING!”
“Oh I bet you are Rainbow,” Applejack responded sarcastically.
“I’ll show you!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed. She looked around for something to use to prove her skill, and spotted the train coming down the railroad tracks.
“I’ll stop that train with my strength!” With that she flew off towards the railroad tracks, leaving her friends sitting there.
“Ok Rainbow Dash, you do that.” Applejack responded nonchalantly.
“Uhh... Should we stop her?” Twilight asked nervously.
“Don't worry, Rainbow Dash can do anything.” Fluttershy answered with awe in her voice.
“Oh shit! She’s going to do it!” Spike exclaimed from behind a bush where he had been stalking Rarity. They all turned and saw Rainbow Dash bracing herself as the train got closer and closer.
“Oh hay! She owes me thirty bits!” Applejack exclaimed as she began charging towards the cyan Pegasus. “Rainbow, give me my money before you get splattered!”
“I left it at my house.” Rainbow dash responded as the train was less than a hundred yards away.
Oh hay, now I have to save her! Applejack thought bitterly as she raced towards her foolhardy friend. The train was only a few seconds away when Applejack ran forward and knocked RD off the tracks, but left Applejack herself in the way of the giant iron train.
“Son of a…” The train slammed into Applejack as full speed sending her flying back. Time slowed down for AJ as flew. The air around her was full of a strange red mist and junks orange body parts.
Everyone stood there mouths agape at the horrible sight before them, then Fluttershy vomited and passed out. Spike was the first to break the silence.
“Oh sweet Celestia! There’s a sale at Cupcake Corner!”
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Applejack’s body was laid out on surgeons table, being examined by multipliable doctors while Twilight and Celestia stood back and watched.
“Princess?” Twilight was trying to hold back her tears, but was failing.
“I don’t know Twilight.” Celestia responded softly. “I’ll do the best I can.”
One of the doctors left the table and trotted over to the princess.
“She is alive, but the state of her body is bad…” The doctors voiced trailed off.
“Is there anything we can do?” Celestia asked quickly.
“Well… the only way she will survive is by replacing her body parts, which would mean…” The doctor stopped again, knowing that they understood where he was going.
Celestia thought for a moment the said, “We have the money, and the technology to save this mare. Doctor, get in contact with my best engineers now!”
Applejack opened her eyes and took in her surroundings; she was in white hospital room plugged up to various machines and monitors. She tried to raise herself off of the bed, but found that only one of her legs seemed to move. Then she noticed that something about her eyesight was terribly wrong. She could only see out of one eye. She began to panic as she recalled the train accident and her body flying through the air.
Oh Celestia! What happened to me? Reaching down with her mouth, she ripped the white bed sheet off of her body and looked at her new mismatched body.
“AHHHHHH!!!! OH CELSTIA!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?” She let out a scream of shock and fear, but she couldn’t tear her gaze away from her body. Twilight and a few nurses burst through the door and began to try to calm applejack down, but she couldn’t stop screaming.
“Applejack!” Twilight said laying a hoof on her shoulder, “Everything will be ok, I promise.”
Applejack managed to stop screaming and looked Twilight in the eyes. The purple unicorn returned the gaze, her eyes full of concern. They gave her a sedative shot and she fell asleep
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“Applejack, are you feeling better?” Fluttershy’s soft voice slowly brought Applejack out of the deep slumber she had been in. She opened her eyes to see all six of her friends, and Spike, surrounding her hospital bed.
“Uh, yeah I guess.” Applejack muttered softly, not looking her friends in the eyes.
“I know!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed with a jump. “We can throw you a party!”
“Well Pinkie, I don’t want to burst your bubble but... I don’t really feel like ‘partying’.” Applejack growled, annoyed that the mare would actual suggest partying, considering her current state.
“Don’t worry Applejack, the doctor said you will be up on your hooves in no time!” Rarity said with a cheering smile.
“I don’t have no hooves anymore! I CAN”T WALK!” AJ couldn’t help shouting; she was still very upset about losing her legs and eye.
“Well actually Applejack,” Twilight cleared her throat, “You can walk. Thanks to the princess and some scientists you have cyborg legs, which mean you can use them like your real ones. As for your eye, you can also use it too.”
“Then why can’t I move?”
“That’s because they haven’t turned them on.” Fluttershy said.
“And don’t worry about them not working. The same train hit your dog, so they gave it cyborg legs too!” Spike said, holding Winona up as proof. The little dog’s tail extended out and began to spin, causing Winona to fly around like a helicopter.
“If I could move, I would kick your ass Spike.” They all began laughing aloud, except for Spike who was being eaten by Winona.
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“You’re doing good Applejack, now we need to test out your jet thrusters.” Doctor Whooves had been showing Applejack how to use her new body parts, including a harpoon hoof, and a leg that turned into a missile launcher.
“Hmm, why did y’all give me all these gadgets?” Applejack wanted a new body, not a tank.
“Well considering the fact this cost over six millions bits, we decided you should repay us by fighting for Equestria if there’s a war.” Doctor Whooves replied without even looking up from the clipboard he was reading.
“Aren’t you scared I’ll say no and use my new body to kill all of you?”
Doctor Whooves started laughing aloud, “We could just hit the self-destruct button.”
“Wait what?” Applejack gasped in shock.
“Nothing. Now activate those thrusters and start flying.”
Two Mini jet engines popped out of her back and began to hum. She jumped up and activated the thrusters, propelling her through the air faster than Rainbow Dash.
“Yeeh Haw!” She shouted out in joy. This must be what like for RD! Haha now I can fly faster than her, AJ grinned at the thought of beating Rainbow in a flying race. She’s going to be so pissed. She circled around in the air for a few minutes, then landed back down next to doctor Whooves.
“Good, the thrusters appear to work A. Ok.” He said with a smile.
“So can I grow sunglasses out of my eyes? Or shoot bullets out of my chest?” Applejack asked out of curiosity.
“No, why the hell would any pony want to do that?” Doctor Whooves gave her a strange look and rolled his eyes.
(Haha Take that Deus Ex, even ponies think that it’s dumb!!!)
