(Play Home Sweet Home by The Farm Inc. to get mood of chapter)
Applejack, or AJ as everyone had called her. She was probably my most favorite of the 6. I can relate though because of her accent, and where shes from. I was born and raised on farmland as well, man do I miss it too. She had those apple trees on her land, like I had my maple trees. Espically now that its fall, the orangish red and gold leaves would be incredible to look at and catch in the cool fall breeze. The tress would have been perfect for that dumb tree house.
I sighed.
"Lonestar, are you alright?" asked a worried but still caring Twilight. She must of heard my sigh.
"Oh uh, y-yeah Im fine. Lets go see where Applejack is. I hope shes okay..." I answered with concern.
"Me too, lets go." said Fluttershy.
Everyone agreed and we went on our way. Everyone in the room was confused as they saw us leaving the party, but as soon as Vinyl put on a new record, everyones mood changed and the dancing started once again.
We were all worried about the earth pony, what if something had happened to her! We hurried along the road, moving south toward Sweet Apple Acres. With Rainbow and Flutters flying about us, Me, Twi, Pinkie and Rarity searched everywhere on the ground.
"This isnt like Applejack," suddenly said Twilight. "she always comes to partys! Where could she be?"
"YEAH! SHE MISSED MY PARTY! HOW COULD SHE?!" excalimed Pinkie.
"Im not sure Pinkie." Twi said.
"Were almost there, lets keep going." added Rarity.
"Dont worry guys, Im sure shes ok." I said, trying to calm down everyone, espically Pinkie.
We heard Fluttershy and Rainbow fly downward from the star filled sky with releived expressions on their faces.
"Hey guys, Me and Fluttershy just saw AJ's house, theres a light on. Maybe shes home." explained Rainbow.
"Oh thats wonderful darling." Said Rarity. "Lets continue."
We walked onto Sweet Apple Acres as Rarity finished her sentance. Feeling the soft ground of the farmland shot memories though my head, my first dirtbike ride, planting plum tree seeds, and heck, my first footsteps on the land. I loved every moment of it. It brought a big, calming smile to me that made me feel ease. Soon the ground became more smooth, which resulted into the path that led to AJs door. We arrived, ancious to find out what was going on. Twilight knocked on the door. A few moments later, AJ's older brother, a red pony with a piece of hay in his mouth answered the door. Big Mac.
"Hi Big Mac, sorry to bother you. But is Applejack home?" she asked.
"Eyup." Thats all the pony had said. But after he had said it, he pointed toward AJ's room. We were baffaled at his motion, but he soon told us after he pointed.
"Y'all can come in. Shes in her room, that'a way."
"Thanks Big Mac." the ponies said, entering the farmhouse. I followed behind them, but as I did, I noticed Big Mac eyeing me from a glance. I put on a smile that said, "Im new, nice to meet you." He exchanged the look I gave him as he walked back to the kitchen. The other ponies walked up to AJ's door, which was closed. This time Rainbow knocked on the earth ponys door, saying,
"AJ? You in there?"
It was silent for a few moments. But then we heard her speak.
"*Cough* *Cough* I'm in 'ere guys, come on in."
That was pretty much a dead give away. She was sick.
"Poor Applejack, she must be lonely." I thought.
We entered the room, which smelled of apple scented cough medicine.
"Howdy y'all. Whatcha doin' here?"
"We were worried Applejack, we sent you an invite to Lonestars welcome party, but you never showed." Explained Fluttershy.
"Who *cough* the hay is Lonestar?" she asked in confusion.
"I am." I said, stepping up to the orange pony. She was in her bed, her bed sheets over her shivering body. An ice pack on her forehead, and her baggy eyes looking at me.
"Ah, shoot Lonestar. Sorry I couldnt make it to your party." she said with a sad look on her sick face.
"Dont worry 'bout it Applejack, Its good to meetcha by the way." I said with a little laugh.
"You *cough* you too." she replied.
"So, Darling, what are sick with?" asked Rarity.
"The f-flu. I had it here for 'bout a week now." she said with an annoying look on her face.
"Oh, sorry." Rarity said. Everyone else agreed with her, including me. We exchanged our sorrys to her. She thanked us soon after. As I did, I started to look around the ponys room, it was an orangish yellow painted room, with a single rocking chair in a corner, and shelf with a desk lamp to her left, and some apples on her floor, as long as some tissues and some magazine issues that read "THE FARM TODAY" on the cover. But the one thing, that one thing that made my heart sink was what I saw in the corner by her window...
An acoustic guitar.
I havent touched the 6 stringed instrument since the bullys at the highschool broke my hand. It was painful to look at it, but it was a limited editioned Fender. I had to go and at least try to play it.
"Woah, Applejack. Is this your guitar?"
"W-what? Oh, that? Yeah, I havent gottin' the chance to try and play it." she answered.
"Mind if I try?" I asked with a shy smile.
"You can play?" she asked. Everypony else in the room also was a bit shocked.
"Well I used to, kinda, well acually yes I can." I said with a hint of doubt. But I still tried anyway.
Picking up the guitar, the memories shot out like a wild gun on the range. I used to be good with my hand before it was broke, but after the hand, I stopped playing. Now I had no fingers, but HOOVES. I tried to play one of my favorite country songs, in honor of Applejack.
"Here goes nothin'..." I said with a nervous expression.