The Fixer's Family: Book 1 in the Poison Apple Saga

An Orange freckled mare wearing a worn brown Stetson sighed as she sat her front porch watching fireflies flit about as she thought about the day's work she had completed. It was headed toward cider season and that meant less apple bucking and a slight rest over the winter. Her thoughts then turned to a conversation with Granny Smith earlier that night.

(Flashback)

She had been walking through the house on her way to the kitchen for some cider to drink while sitting on the porch when she had heard Crying come from her granny's room. Applejack peeked into her granny's room and saw the old mare sitting there staring at two photos on her dresser one AJ recognized one as her mother the other one though was of a mare AJ had never seen before. She was pretty but something about her even in a photo made her look restless and mean. She pondered this before she heard. "Come in here young'un." Granny had apparently caught her.

AJ walked into the room and came up next to her Grandmother's rocker. Before she could speak however Granny began. "She's yer Aunt Sour Apple meh oldest daughter."

AJ was a little taken aback "I ain't got no Aunt Sour." Granny smiled and laughed sadly

"Yea you do, but you ain't met her 'for we had a falling out years ago. She ran off to Neigh Orleans to prove she didn't need any of us. I was just thinking how it's been suck ah long time since she ran off. I wish I could make up for those lost years" Granny sighed sadly and kept staring at the photo. "You go on ta bed child or out on the porch I wan ta be alone"

(End flashback)

Applejack sat there thinking she wished there was a way to help Granny. Then it struck her lick a ton of bricks. She would go to Neigh Orleans and talk to her aunt she was sure Aunt sour missed Granny and the rest of the family. She walked inside and began packing.

….the Next day…

Applejack went to the library to see Twilight Sparkle to ask the purple Alicorn if she had a travel guide to Neigh Orleans somewhere she knocked on the door to have it opened by Spike the little purple dragon "Oh hi AJ What do you need." He grinned at her.

"I was wondering if Twilight was around Spike." He shook his head. "Nope sorry she's in Canterlot on Royal Business. Something about a treaty with the Minotaur or something." He just shrugged "Can I help you with something?" She looked at him. "I need a travel guide of Neigh Orleans. I'm ah going there for a few days to look up some relatives "He nodded and thought for a minute and scampered off bring in back a small book. 'Neigh Orleans a Pocket Guide '"Here we are a pocket sized guide to Neigh Orleans. "So which members of your family live down there?" She was turning to walk out when he asked this. "A Lost one." And she walked out headed for home to get her suitcase to be met by Big Mac and Applebloom. "So where ya going?" Asked her younger sister watching her curiously.

AJ looked at them "I'm going to go speak with or Aunt about coming to talk with Granny." Applebloom looked confused but Big Mac frowned. "How you gonna find her Granny or anybody ain't heard from her in years and Neigh Orleans is a big town." Aj looked at him a bit shocked. "Ya knew about Aunt Sour?" Mac nodded slowly "Eeyup I met her when I was real little. She was a bit hard on the other adult's but nice ta me." Applejack looked shocked and then nodded "I well find her no matter what I'll be back in a few days."

….at the station…

She was waiting on the train when her friends Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie showed up both carrying saddlebags slung over. "What in tarnation are you two doing here?" They grinned when Rainbow spoke "We are going with you to find your aunt." Applejack looked at them her mouth hanging slightly open in shock. "Now how do ya know about that?" Pinkie was hopping up and down "well Spike told Rarity about your trip and we were there so we went out to Sweet Apple Acres to talk to you when Granny Smith told us what you were doing and that we should go with you." Applejack winced Granny knew and was sending back up to keep her out of trouble. She couldn't even argue with it this was an order from the head of the apple family. "Ok so is it just you two coming?" Pinkie nodded "Spike has to watch the Library, Rarity has a massive order to fill, Fluttershy has several sick animals and Twilight ain't here. I and Dashie are the only ones with some free the only ones with a little free time on our hooves. So it's the three of us boldly going where we have never gone before on an epic quest to find a long lost relative." At the point the conductor called for all aboard and the three friends got onto the trains to go to one of the most mystiques city's in all of Equestria.

….On the train….

As they Sat watching the scenery go by Rainbow Dash watched AJ. "So what do you know about this relative of yours" Applejack sighed "next to nothing she is my mother's older sister and I have a picture of her that's about it." She looked out the window as RD thought for a second. "So we have only a picture and a name. We are also walking into one of the largest cities in Equestria." AJ nodded and turned to Rainbow "that about sums it up ya" Rainbow nodded "this is completely crazy. Crazy enough it might just work" She grinned at Applejack at laid back Dozed off

AN: Ok guys let me know what you think please tell me I really want this story to succeed. On that note I would appreciate it if someone would give a lowly Brony like myself bit of help I need a Beta Reader and an artist to do a cover for this. Also folks don't be brutal but do be honest.