A/N: well, since I have some free time from my overworked homework schedule, I decided to bring you guys another chapter for this story, hope you have enjoyed.

Trials of Redemption: chapter 6: searching for the truth

Applejack couldn't remember what happened after that, she only had vague memories of being hauled on to a stretcher, being pushed down a bright hallway, and being placed on a soft bed, just before she fell into the darkness again.

(Later…)

Applejack slowly opened her eyes, and saw that she was in a hospital room, her vision was still blurred but she saw that there were blurred outlines of ponies standing around her bed, she could hear voices but couldn't understand what they are saying, she waited a few minutes to open her eyes again, and saw that it was less blurry, she looked up to see several familiar faces surrounding her bed, all her friends, and brother and sister, they all smiled at her as she opened her eyes.

"Applejack, you're okay!" her sister cried out as she jumped on to the bed and hugged her fiercely, she cringed slightly but smiled, and hugged her back, when they separated, she looked at all her friends, "what happened?" she asked, Twilight took a step forward, "well, after you were attacked, the police arrived and took you here, when we heard of what happened, we rushed straight over, the doctor said you suffered from the cut in your shoulder and the blow to the head, but luckily, he said that when you woke up, you'd be able to leave, but you would need to take it easy" she said with a small smile, Applejack sighed and leaned back in the bed.

A minute passed before she turned to her brother and sister, "can you two give me a moment with my friends, I'll see you later" she said in a tired tone, they both nodded and smiled and walked out of the room, Applejack sighed and turned to her friends, seeing the expectant look on their faces, "I already know what you're going to ask" she said with a calm tone, Twilight sighed, "Applejack, I know you just woke up and all, but we need to know, did you get a good look at the attacker?" she asked with a concerned tone, Applejack looked away for a minute.

Twilight sighed and took another step forward, "Applejack, we need to know-" she began to say but was cut off by Applejack turning to face her with anger in her eyes, "what do you want from me Twilight! I was nearly killed by some maniac, and all you can do is stand there is ask me questions about the attack, you can't even give me time to clear my head!" she shouted, Twilight took a few steps back, completely shocked by her friends sudden outburst.

Applejack immediately regretted it, as she looked at all her friends shocked faces, she took a deep breath, and leaned back against the pillow, "I-I'm sorry Twilight, I shouldn't have yelled, it's just that…I was so scared during the entire thing, I've never felt more fear in my life, I thought I was going to die…I'm sorry Twilight" she said looking away, Twilight looked at all her friends, and looked down in shame, "no your right, I shouldn't be asking too much of you, we'll leave you alone to get some rest, we'll be by later to pick you up" she said as all her friends started for the door, she looked over to them, "wait…" she said and they stopped to look at her.

"I remember something…there was this flash of light, and for the briefest second I could see his face, and I'm not sure, it happened much too fast, but I could have sworn I saw…Fleet" she said in a concerned tone, Twilight felt her heart beat faster, "alright, that's good, you get some rest, we'll be back later" she said and they all left.

Applejack watched them until the door closed, and then sighed heavily, and waited for a minute, before she closed her eyes and let herself drift into sleep again.

(Later that day…)

After she was awoken by the doctor's, Applejack was brought to the lobby, where she was greeted by her friends, despite her shoulder being more or less healed; she was still required to have a bandage on, and when they picked her up, they immediately took her to the library, where they would discuss their next more.

(PonyVille, public library)

Twilight anxiously paced back and forth, her friends eagerly watched her, waiting for any ideas, when Rainbow took a step forward, "I don't know why we're all just standing here, we know it was him, we should go to the authorities and have him arrested" she stated fiercely, Twilight looked at her and shook her head, "you know we can't do that, we still don't have enough proof, even if it was him, Applejack only told us what she thought she saw, there are a number on ponies here who have light blue manes" she said, but this only angered Rainbow, as she stamped her hoof down.

"Why are you so determined to defend him!?" she yelled, Twilight started to get angry as well, "I'm not, but we don't have enough proof, say we do call the authorities and he is arrested, what if the attacks don't stop, besides, he's a rich stallion, he could probably get out with bail, I'm just saying we need to get more info, and making wild accusations isn't getting us any closer" she said, Rainbow took another step forward.

"yeah, well-" she said before Applejack interjected, "enough, both of you, Twilight has a point, I'm not sure what I saw, I know other stallions here in PonyVille who have blue manes, but, you also have a point, we can't just sit here and do nothing" she said, and they all calmed down, Twilight sighed and looked away for a moment, "fine, even if we do confront him, and he does turn out to be the killer, he could be dangerous, even for the six of us" she said, Rainbow sighed and nodded, finally calming down.

The room fell silent for a moment, "well, how do we find out the truth?" Fluttershy asked, Twilight turned to her and then looked at all her friends, "we don't know if he is the killer, but we also don't have enough proof to prove it was him, I think the smartest thing to do would be to travel to the source, Fleet mentioned he was born and raised in Baltimare, it's a shot in the dark, but we may be able to find some answers there, we should all go home and get some rest, get some stuff together, and we will meet at the station in the morning.

They all looked at each other, and slowly began to make their way out, Twilight put her hoof on Rainbow's shoulder and smiled, she smiled back and flew off into the air, Twilight sighed and glanced into the distant, at the massive mansion, the entire building was dark, save for the single light in one of the upstairs windows, she watched as it went out, leaving the building in darkness, she sighed again and looked up at the bright moon, "I sure hope your innocent, I really do" she said before making her way back inside.

A/N: well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, what secrets will they find in Fleet's home town, come back next time to find out, peace.