Anything for My Sugar-cube
Chapter 1
A Fateful Meeting
“E-EYAGH!” the cry of a pink haired pegasus girl could be heard in a dark alley as a masked man pinned her to the wall. “P-please s-stop! Wh-What do you want?!” the girl cried out, tears rolling down her cheek as she looked to the man.
“You taunt me every day with that body of yours Fluttershy…and now I’m gonna take it for myself” he said through his mask as he pulled out a knife, Fluttershy could almost see the grin through his mask.
“H-How do you know-Mmm!” she whimpered out as she suddenly felt something stuffed in her mouth so she couldn’t speak. The man just grinned as he sliced through her shirt, looking to her chest with lewd eyes.
“Doesn’t matter how I know your name…all that matters now is I’m gonna have you” he said unzipping his pants. Fluttershy’s eyes went wide as she saw what was about to happen, and closed her eyes, whimpering and screaming into what muffled her cries. Then she suddenly felt pain between her legs, and blacked out.
Two years later…
“Mmmm! Those train rides are always way too long!” a blonde earth pony woman groaned out as she stretched walking out of a train. “But ain’t nothin’ like comin’ home” the woman, known as Applejack, said as she placed her cowboy hat onto her head. “Let’s see how things are at the original Sweet Apple Acres” Applejack said as she walked through the town of Ponyville, heading towards the farm.
Applejack had finally achieved her dream of expanding the family farm and even opening her own successful bakery in Canterlot. Not to mention just outside of Canterlot now was in fact a new apple orchard called the Granny Smith’s Apple Farm. It was named this in memory of Granny Smith, who had passed away around three years prior. Big Macintosh took over the family orchard in Ponyville while Applejack decided to open another orchard, with the help of the inheritance from Granny Smith. Because of this Applejack and her family have been able to prosper selling their apples all over Equestria.
“Granny, you still blessed us even after you left us…” Applejack said to herself as she approached Sweet Apple Acres. As she walked towards the farm, a young 17 year old red head looked up, gasping and running over to Applejack.
“APPLEJACK! YOU’RE HOME!” the girl known as Applebloom said as she hugged her sister.
“Course I’m home sis” Applejack hugged her sister with a smile, then looked up to see Big Mac, a large fellow with more of an orange colored hair chewing on some hay standing on the front porch.
“I’m home Big Mac” Applejack said with a smile.
“Eyup, come on in” he said leading the two into the house. Applejack and Applebloom smiled and walked in after him. “Business goin’ well with the bakery and farm?” he said with a smile.
“’Course it is! Ain’t nothin’ like Apple family baked goods and apples!” she said with a smile. “Things going well in Ponyville?” Applejack asked causing Big Mac to simply smirk. He walked over to the window and opened it, causing Applejack to look out, smiling as she saw the apple orchard was now almost 3 times as large as it was before, and various other ponies out in the field bucking the trees and collecting them.
“I reckon” Big Mac said with a grin. Applejack just smiled and hugged her brother.
“If it wasn’t for Granny Smith we would have never been able to do this, and even open another farm!” Applejack said with a smile and looked to Applebloom.
“Still…I miss her…” the younger Apple said walking over to join the hug.
“We do too Applebloom” Big Mac assured her. “So things goin’ just as well with your friends now in Canterlot?” Big Mac asked as he went to cooking, Applejack and Applebloom helping.
“I reckon. Rainbow Dash is a Wonderbolt now, Rarity owns her own fashion line and a new Boutique. Twilight is now the head librarian in Canterlot Castle, and Pinkie Pie is a party planner. Not to mention she runs the bakery with me” Applejack said with a smile then looked to Big Mac. “So…have you heard anything ‘bout Fluttershy?” Applejack asked and Big Mac simply shook his head.
“Ever since she left to live with her parents three years ago, no one’s heard from he since” Big Mac shook said as he continued to cook.
“Damn…she shoulda told us she needed the bits…” Applejack said as she walked over with a plate full of food to the table. “I knew she wasn’t makin’ enough taken care of the animals” the blonde haired woman said as she sat down and began to eat.
“I hope she’s all right…we haven’ seen her in Ponyville” Applebloom said looking to her elder sister.
“I hope so too Applebloom, I really do” Applejack said to her sister with a smile. The other two sat with Applejack and they all ate together as a family.
A little while later, Applejack walked out of the house and decided to go for a walk. “Nothing wrong with walkin’ around Ponyville while I’m visitin’” Applejack said with a smile as she was walking by a café. Though as she was walking by, she stopped as she looked over to see a winged pegasus woman with short almost boyish pink hair pushing a stroller, who accidentally bumps into a man.
“H-HEY!” the man spilled his drink on himself in reaction to being hit.
“O-Oh my! I-I’m so sorry!” the girl said in a timid voice.
“You stupid bitch you ruined my suit! You need to watch where you’re going!” he yelled at the girl, causing the baby in her stroller to start crying. “And shut your damn kid up!”
“Shhhh…i-it’s all right little Flutterwing…” she whispered to the baby who’s crying continued since the man would not stop yelling.
“BITCH I TOLD YOU TO SHUT THE BABY UP!” he yelled and lifted his hand up to smack the girl, who cringed holding the baby tight, ready for the impact. Instead what happened was Applejack had ran over and planted a punch so hard into his face, breaking his nose and some of his teeth, knocking him out as he fell backwards.
“Damn bastard…” she said shaking her hand from the impact and looked to the girl. “Are you all-Fluttershy?” Applejack asked, seeing the short haired woman blush and smile sheepishly.
“H-Hi…Applejack…” she said holding the child. “H-How are…h-how are…” but Fluttershy broke down, moving in to hug and cry into Applejack’s shoulder, hugging her tightly.
“Shhh…there there girl…it’s all right…no one’s gonna hurt you now…” Applejack consoled her as she wrapped her arms around the girl, running a hand up and down her back. “So, who’s this little girl?” Applejack said leaning back and looked to the baby, who looked up to Applejack sniffling.
“H-Her name is Flutterwing…” Fluttershy said with a smile to her, sniffling. “S-She’s nine months old” she said looking to the baby.
“Flutterwing…she’s adorable” Applejack said then looked up to Fluttershy, seeing she had bags under her eyes and seemed rather…skinny. “Fluttershy…are you all right?” Applejack asked, and Fluttershy just sniffled and felt tears well up once more.
“Too much has happened Applejack…t-too much…” she whimpered as she looked down, tears streaming down her face.
“Then why don’t ya’ll just come on home with me all right? Let’s get you all nice and fed” Applejack told her with a kind smile, Fluttershy just nodding.
“O-Ok…” the pegasus girl said with a smile and walked with Applejack.
Soon they had arrived at the Apple family residents again, and Applejack was cooking a meal while Fluttershy put Flutterwing into bed for a nap.
“All right sugarcube…tell me what’s happened to you” Applejack said sitting down next to her, Big Mac and Applebloom standing in the hallway as they listened.
“W-Well…three years ago I had to move in with my parents again because…I didn’t have the money to take care of the animals, and couldn’t pay for the house…” Fluttershy said with a sniffle.
“Why didn’ ya come to me or one of your friends then?” Applejack asked.
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…and my parents had already payed off the house, and said I had to pay them back…so I stayed with them for a year to work for the bits…” she whispered and sniffled.
“All right…keep goin’ sugarcube…” Applejack said resting her hand on Fluttershy’s, who gladly grabbed it.
“Well…then I decided it was time to come out…and well…tell them I’m a…well…a filly…fooler…” she whispered the last part, causing Applejack to blush.
“R-Really? S-Sorry, but I had no idea…” Applejack asked.
“Y-Yes…y-you don’t hate me for that…do you?” she said to her and Applejack shook her head.
“Of course I don’t hate ya Fluttershy! Just cause you like girls don’ mean I hate ya!” Applejack said causing Fluttershy to smile a little. “Wait…don’t tell me they kicked you out cause of that!” Applejack exclaimed and Fluttershy, whimpered, shrinking down a little and nodding.
“Th-They did…it was about a year later I told them…and they kicked me out…” she sniffled and soon began to shake. “Th-That’s when…th-that’s when I was…” she sniffled and shook some more. “I-I was raped…” Applejack’s eyes went wide as she heard this and jaw dropped.
“DO WHAT?!” Applejack almost shrieked out, causing Fluttershy to gasp and shrink back in her chair. “I-I’m sorry sugarcube, I didn’t mean to scare you…b-but…who would do such a terrible thing to you?” she asked and Fluttershy just shook some more.
“I-I don’t know…he wore a mask…a-and pulled me into an alley…th-then he…he…” Fluttershy soon began to break down and Applejack moved in, huggin the girl who began to sob into Applejack’s shoulder, holding onto her tightly.
“I’m sorry Fluttershy…I’m so sorry that happened…” Applejack said, almost wanting to cry and shout out in anger again for her friend. She wanted to know who it was so she could rip the balls off whoever did it, but right now she needed to comfort her friend.
“W-When I told my parents…th-they didn’t believe me or take me back in…s-so I had to take out loans for the hospital bills and somewhere to live…” she whimpered as she leaned back. “I-I’ve been working for two years while I’ve been pregnant and trying to raise Flutterwing…” she whispered as she looked back to the bedroom where Flutterwing slept.
“Sugarcube…you weren’t able to contact us cause you simply couldn’t…could you?” Applejack asked and Fluttershy nodded.
“I-I was always working trying to pay off my debt…and taking care of Flutterwing…cause I didn’t want to get an abortion or give her up…” she whispered and sniffled.
“How much is the debt?” Applejack asked the girl who sniffled and looked away.
“E-Eighteen thousand bits…including hospital bills…” she whispered and sniffled. Applejack just couldn’t take it anymore and decided she was gonna help her friend.
“Then Fluttershy, you’re gonna come live with me in Canterlot and I’m gonna pay off your debt!” Applejack said and Fluttershy just opened her eyes wide looking up to her friend.
“Y-You…what?” she whispered. “N-No you can’t! I-I appreciate it Applejack b-but you can’t just pay off my debt for me!” she pleaded looking up to her and Applejack shook her head.
“Nope, I’m gonna pay it off! And I’m gonna help you raise that baby! You’ve been livin’ in hell these past two years, and I ain’t gonna let you keep livin’ in it!” Applejack said grabbing Fluttershy’s hand. “You’re my friend Fluttershy! And I can’t let you keep livin’ like this!” Applejack told the girl, who just looked up to her with tears in her eyes, sniffling as her tears streamed down her face.
“A-Applejack…” she whispered, then moved in to hug her once again. This girl had cried so many times today, she didn’t think she would cry tears of joy as well. “Y-You don’t know how much this means to me…y-you truly don’t know…” the pink haired girl whispered as she held onto her and sniffled.
“Hey what are friends for? Anything to help ya, sugarcube” Applejack said hugging her friend back, holding her tightly as she let the girl cry once more.
