The second chapter! :) Enjoy! PS: I do not own the name Apples to Apples, Mattel does.
Chapter Two- Apples to Apples
"Uh… Midnight? Are you sure about this?" A pale yellow colt with dirty blonde hair stared down through a hole in the clouds, his wings flapping furiously in anxiety. "Pa would be mad if we did." Sunset air blew through their manes lightly.
The black filly had a large blaster in her hooves, ready for fire. She had it aimed at Sweet Apple Acres. According to her plan, she would shoot it at the ground and the shock would knock all the apples out of the trees at once. Dragonfly thought this was a terrible idea, but Midnight seemed to enjoy it. Anything that had to do with explosions, she enjoyed it.
"Of coure I am! Got your muffs on?" she yelled over her own soundproof head gear. The colt snapped his on and looked down at his famiy's orchard, terrified of what the results would be.
"You ready?"
"No!"
"Well too bad!" She pulled the trigger and a blue sonic boom thrust out from the barrel. The earmuffs did nothing. The impact sent Midnight flying backward, dropping the gun as she went. Soon after, she caught herself and gazed over the cloud's edge to see what happened. Dragonfly went over to join the filly.
Apples were shaken off their trees, yes, but most of the trees themselves were on fire. Flames sparked from one trunk to another, and it wasn't long before Dragonfly's mother, father, sister, and aunts came rushing outside to see what happened.
"What n' tarnation was that sound? And why are MAH BABIES ON FIRE?"
"Woah, cool!"
"Wow, Dragon. What'd ya'll drag yerself inta this time?"
"Eeeeeeeeek! Mackie, do you think Dragonfly did this?"
"Eeyup!"
Dragofly and Midnight flew down to see them. His aquamarine eyes were huge in fear, seeing how angry his dad was. The red stallion's teeth were clenched and his nostrils flared. Dragonfy couldn't see how Midnight was getting amusement out of this, but she was snickering uncontrollably.
"What was that all about? WHY DID YA SHOOT MAH BABIES?" Applejack demanded, getting into their faces.
"He did it!"
"She did it!"
Midnight and Dragonfly pointed at one another and exclaimed rushedly. They didn't want her temper to be unleashed on them. Or Big Mac's, for that matter. He may have been silent, but he went on a ranting rampage when he was mad.
The orange pony raised an eyebrow. "Uh-huh. Now, which one o' ya'll bought the gun?" Darned Element of Honesty. Worked every time.
"Me…" Midnight admitted, shuffing her hoof in the dirt.
"So who's ta blame here?"
"Me… but it was still Dragonfly's idea."
"WHAT?" He jumped up a few feet in the air at the accusation, hovering angrily. "Why would I do something like that?"
Apple Spice, his younger sister by a year, snorted, "'Cuz yer dumb like 'ny other colt in town."
"Don't say that about him!" Fluttershy insisted, shooting her daughter a look.
"Whoops."
Midnight began to creep off, but Big Mac stepped down on her tail, stopping her. She gazed up at him. "I'm not getting off the hook, am I?"
"Nnope." They walked off to tell Midnight's mother.
The fireponies came by soon and put out the roaring fires. Now the apple trees were soaked, overhydrated, and the apples were bruised and burnt.
Applebloom, now older and with her cuite mark, stood in the remaining ashes. "All're hard work… gone. N' it's all that dumb flly's fault."
Fluttershy sighed, "No more hanging out with any of your friends, especially Midnight Sky."
That's when Dragonfly's world crumbled to pieces. No more friends? Or Midnight? He had a small crush on her, even though she was so ambitious and a partier which was opposite of his demeanor; cautious, strong, and silent, just like his father. But that was why he liked her.
"If Granny was still here, she'd give you a lecture you'd never forget," Applejack said gruffly before going in the barn, Fluttershy kept away from his gaze and followed her. Applebloom only sniffed and turned away. Apple Spice sniggered, "Yer such an idiot." Dragofly rolled his eyes and went with her inside, slamming the door behind him.
After their late supper, Dragonfly tucked himself into bed himself and thought hard.
If I can't see my friends…
He peeked at his open window.
Then I'll find my friends!
Okay, that was Midnight Sky, sent in by… Midnight Sky. xD You guys may have heard about one of the characters that's gong to be in my next chapter. :) Ciao!
