The Hidden Truth

Sweetie Belle came back to the exact location Apple Bloom was at, upset as ever, looking down.

"Here's my cooking", moped Sweetie Belle. She looked up and noticed Apple Bloom and Scootaloo gone. "Oh my goodness! Where's Apple Bloom and Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle looked left and right and noticed Twilight coming. "Twilight! Do you know where Apple Bloom and Scootaloo are?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Well I did hear Applejack telling me she's bringing Apple Bloom home because she needs rest", answered Twilight.

"I wonder if Scootaloo's with Rainbow Dash," pondered Sweetie Belle. Twilight laughed.

"Nah, she's probably kidnapped by a monster," answered Twilight sarcastically.

Sweetie Belle let out a gasp. "Oh no, I need to save her!" shrieked Sweetie Belle. Twilight facehoofed herself as Sweetie Belle ran off.

Back with Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash, the two were relaxing by the watering hole. Rainbow Dash stretched and yawned until finally maintaining herself.

"You know kid, these few hours have been really cool," she said.

Scootaloo was quite proud of herself as she began to answer Rainbow Dash."Thanks R".

"Here I'd like to give you this pair of sunglasses," exclaimed Rainbow Dash.

Scootaloo's eyes widened as she gasped for breath. "Oh my gosh, thanks Rainbow Dash you're the coolest ever, and I can't believe your giving me this really relaxing pair of sunglasses, I feel like I'm on your level right now at the minute," yelled Scootaloo quickly with intense passion in her voice.

"Woah kid relax", responded Rainbow Dash. "They're just sunglasses".

"Oh yeah, uh, thanks Rainbow Dash," said Scootaloo nervously.

"Well I'm about to leave," announced Rainbow Dash. "Do you want to come with me?"

"Sure," said Scootaloo, now more relaxed.

Applejack put Apple Bloom into bed. "Have a nice sleep sis' ",she stated. Apple Bloom turned into bed as Applejack left the room.

Apple Bloom was now asleep. She was dreaming.

Inside Apple Bloom's dream, there was Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.

Scootaloo greeted her friend. "Hi Apple Bloom".

"Do you want to come with us?" requested Sweetie Belle.

"Sure", answered Apple Bloom. The three crusaders skipped off.

"So did you enjoty the reunion?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"How was Babs?" wondered Scootaloo.

"The reunion was great and Babs said she'll probably visit again", explained Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo cheered.

Suddenly inside the dream, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo vanished. So did Ponyville. Apple Bloom stood there with a black background behind her.

"Hello Apple Bloom," greeted a mysterious voice.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" boomed Apple Bloom.

"I'm afraid I can't", answered the mysterious voice.

"Why not?" snapped Apple Bloom.

Another mysterious voice started speaking. "Do you remember that family reunion?" asked the other voice.

"Yeah what 'bout it?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Did you talk to all of your relatives?" one asked.

"Well no it was mostly Babs", admitted Apple Bloom.

"Exactly", one said.

"Apple Bloom did you ever meet your parents?" asked the other.

Apple Bloom's eyes opened wide as she thought for a second. After a few seconds, she stood there, looking a mixture of annoyance and anger but mostly, sadness. "Well not really", she admitted. "Ah heard from Sweetie Belle 'bout her parents and when the three of us were looking for crusader stories we heard parent stories from Twilight and Pinkie Pie," she added. "Ah didn't know ah had."

"Apple Bloom, everyone has parents," answered one voice.

"Ah didn't know everyone had to", responded Apple Bloom. "Do you know where mah' parents are?"

"Yes," one anwered.

"We're your parents", added the other.

Apple Bloom was shocked. "Wh-why weren't you at the reunion," she stuttered.

"Apple Bloom, your questions will be anwered, " replied one voice. "Just go to Appleloosa and ask where the east garden is," added the other.

Apple Bloom suddenly woke up. She looked at her clock and realised she was asleep for three hours. "Parents..." she thought confused. "Appleloosa... I better get there."

Back with Sweetie Belle, she was running through all of Ponyville.

"Excuse me, do you know where Apple Bloom or Scootaloo are?" she yelled to Lyra.

"No, who's Apple Bloom and Scoota-." Sweetie Belle interrupted Lyra by running off again. She noticed Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo in the sky. Rainbow Dash was holding Scootaloo by flying just like she did on the camping trip. Sweetie Belle managed to jump high enough. She landed on Rainbow Dash. "Oh thank Celestia, Scootaloo, you're okay." Sweetie Belle screamed in delight.

Scootaloo was confused."Yeah what's your point?"

Rainbow Dash entered the conversation. "Scootaloo, I actually need to get going. It's 5:00 and I promised Applejack I'd help with farming."

"Bye Rainbow Dash," said Scootaloo. Rainbow Dash waved as she flew away.

"Now I just hope Apple Bloom is okay from the monster", announced Sweetie Belle.

"Uh, okay?" anwered Scootaloo, even more confused.

Apple Bloom sat on her bed, thinking about her parents. She started talking to herself.

"Ma? Pa? Their alive? Ah' jus' can't believe it..."

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight were at Sweet Apple Acres.

"Why did you call us here Applejack?" asked Twilight.

"Ah' need the help of the two of you", commented Applejack.

Rainbow Dash seemed impatient as she asked her friend a question. "With what?"

"There was a storm last night and it broke off the bottom of one of mah' apple trees knocking the whole thing down", explained Applejack. "Twilight, ah' need your help and I need yours too Rainbow. Could the two of you agree to help me?" Twilight and Rainbow Dash nodded. "Good. Rainbow Dash, I need you to dash into the small log and lift it up. Ah'll help you with it. Twilaght, I need you to levitate the tree. Rainbow, with the levitated tree, ah' want you to help me put the log into the tree. Then Twilight, I want you to use your magic to put the log in tight. Cider Season is startin' soon and we need all the apple trees we can. Do ya' both understand?" The two nodded. "Good".

Apple Bloom shown up about to ask Applejack about the question. "Applejack ah' have a question".

"Not now Apple Bloom we're working", argued Applejack. "Well can ah' atleast have twenty bits", asked Apple Bloom.

"Uh, sure", uttered Applejack not listening. She gave the money.

"Goodba' Applejack", exclaimed Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom ran off.

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were looking for Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle was still carrying her now moulded dish, incase Apple Bloom was still asleep.

Rarity was walking, and noticed Sweetie Belle, as she galloped over to her sister.

"Sorry, Sweetie Belle, for yelling at you", apologised Rarity.

"It's alright Rarity", assured Sweetie Belle, as the two hugged. Rarity stood back though, as soon as she could smell something horrid. She saw Sweetie Belle's distasteful dish and groaned to herself.

"Is that your toast?" gasped Rarity.

"Yep, ready to give to a sleeping Apple Bloom", Sweetie Belle answered. "Or to throw at a monster".

Rarity was confused. "I see", she answered worriedly. Rarity walked off back to her store.

The two fillies saw Apple Bloom approaching. "Apple Bloom you're okay!" cried Scootaloo.

"Wait, maybe the monster but a curse on her to make her sleepwalk with her eyes open", pondered Sweetie Belle.

"I doubt it", assured Scootaloo, raising one eyebrow.

"No simple guesses", argued Sweetie Belle. She stuffed the toast inside Apple Bloom's mouth. Apple Bloom spat it out as she wiped her tongue.

"There's no curse Sweetie Belle", she yelled. "But there are parents I have that I need to find'.

"Wait, you never met your parents?" asked Scootaloo.

Apple Bloom nodded. "Ah' don't know where they are. Ah' heard their voices in a dream and they told me to go to Appleloosa to discover answers.

"Wait, this was in a dream?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Maybe you were just thinking about them and dreamed about them talking to you", added Sweetie Belle.

"But ah' never thought of them before", argued Apple Bloom. "At first I didn't even know everypony had to hav' parents. Besides I was too busy with Babs to think of them at the reunion. Now I'm going to Appleloosa because they told me to".

"Wait. You can't go alone", argued Scootaloo.

"Yeah, we should come with you", suggested Sweetie Belle.

"That way you won't be lonely", added Scootaloo.

"Alright girls, you two can come with me", agreed Apple Bloom. The three set off to start their journey.

Meanwhile, Applejack was finished with Twilight and Rainbow Dash. "Thanks girls. Now to get Apple Bloom. She's probably still asleep.

"Wasn't she with you", wondered Twilight.

"Oh yah' where'd she go then?" wondered Applejack. Twilight and Rainbow shrugged their shoulders.

Rainbow Dash commented, "Guess you were distracted".

Applejack frowned. "Oh fingle fangle."