Chapter 2: Apples rise, Apples fall
It was late at night, time for the apples to hit the hay. (lol I know)
"Night Applebloom, love ya!" Applejack called out before heading towards her own room
"Love you too, night." Applebloom said much more meekly. She closed the door and went up to her mirror.
She sighed
"I wanna be more help round here and I mean, I look forward to the new responsibilities but… I'm scared.. Is apples and helping others get their cutie marks really all I'm set to do? Is that really it? But at the same time, I know things are gonna change and that also scares me. I don't want mah friends and family getting older and having to do new things and have new responsibilities cause, What if I do something and they don't love me anymore? What if mah family abandons me? Oh geez, It wouldn't be the first time that's happened in the family.." Appleblooms voice began growing uneasy and her eyes started to water " What if Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo move away and don't want to talk to me anymore? Applejack said things change with time and I guess that means everypony else does too. I don't want things to change… I mean I do, I wanna do more than apples and helping others get their marks, I mean I love doin it! But I want more, but I also don't? I don't know…Guess I'm just bein stupid. Applebloom said, her voice growing more and more uneasy as she went on.
Applebloom sighed once more. "I love mah family and friends, but if everythings gonna change, they could too and I just don't like that.."
"Geez, talk about being dramatic, feeling a little conflicted are we?" Appleblooms reflection remarked at her.
"AGH! WHAT THE?!" taken aback Applebloom nearly fell out her chair but regained herself enough to ask "What…are you?"
"I think there are far more important questions you should be asking" her reflection replied
"Wha..?
"You really don't get it do you?"
"I…I don't understand" Applebloom said, confused and a bit upset.
"Figures. Stupidity and selfishness go hoof in hoof sometimes." Her reflection snapped back
"Hey? What are you sayin?!" Applebloom exclaimed
"I mean, look at what yer sayin here, I can't believe you would even consider leaving this farm. Yer basically leaving your whole family behind. Oh and is helping others get their cuties mark not satisfying either? No, because it always has to be about you, doesn't it? Yer worried about your family and friends leaving you? Sounds to me like yer the only one who wants to leave and abandon anypony. And to think you're related to one of the representatives of the elements of harmony, what an embarrassment. I sure hope you have the decency to at least be ashamed of yourself for being such a selfish hypocritical prick" her reflection said
Applebloom had begun to cry "Stahp it! None of that's true!"
"Things are gonna change Applebloom, whether you like it or not. And if having the urge to abandon your family and friends is the attitude you have towards it then geez, you may as well be a lost cause. Yer right in what ya said ya know. Family abandonment has happened in the family before, looks like you'll be carrying on that tradit-" Appleblooms reflection was cut off
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Applebloom exclaimed, running out of her room in a surge of tears
Applebloom stopped around the kitchen, she didn't exactly know where she would run off to, she just needed to get away from that mirror
Her reflection appeared in a kitchen window
"That's right applebloom, just run from your problems. So lets see, yer stupid, selfish, hyprocritical and a coward to the truth. Maybe ya shouldn't see it as such a bad thing if youre friends and family leave you. They'd be the lucky ones." Her reflection in the window snapped.
"S-S-stahp! Just GO AWAY!" Applebloom said through a stream of tears. Applebloom ran out of the barn
'Applebloom!" her sister said annoyed that she had been woken up, suddenly she very faintly heard footsteps from outside, she looked outside and saw her younger sister crying.
"Applebloom..?" Applejack said her voice switching from annoyance to concern. Applejack wasted no time waking up Big Mac. "Cmon Mac, somethings goin on with Applebloom, we need to go check on her" Applejack said, shaking her older brother awake. Though groggy initially, Mac understood what she said and quickly got up
Applebloom ran out of the barn and using a ladder, climbed to the roof of the barn.
Applebloom continued to cry "I really am terrible, mah family and friends don't love me, why would they? There aint nothin to love. I was scared of things changing for the worse but things already are worse, and it's all my fault."
"Applebloom..?" Applejack said with as much concern in her voice as one could have. Applejack and Big Mac were on two separate ladders they used once they had noticed Appleloom on the roof. They heard every word of what Applebloom said once Applebloom had gotten onto the roof
A/N: Hope you've enjoyed the story! This is a story that's actually loosely based on personal experiences. Next Chapter will be the final. Stay tuned!
