A month later, Applejack never got over the trauma from the news of Applebloom's death. How she died and what happened to her before and after she did. Deep in the pit of her stomach she felt a seething hate for Pan. Rarity began to send Sweetie Belle to therapy and pulled her out of school for a month. Sweetie began sleeping at her sister's house more, spent more time sleeping (due to the pills the hospital gave her) than trying to find her cutie mark. Rainbow Dash took breaks in between her shifts to go try and help Scootaloo get over the trauma she went through. Scootaloo was tough, but she was just a little girl, so it took her some time before she could get over it. Sweetie and Scootaloo spent more time together than they already did, spending time giving each other physical comfort and comforting one another. Rarity and Rainbow Dash became closer too. Meanwhile, Applejack wasn't doing as good.
Applejack became more sullen and spent her time grumbling and crying to herself. Pan was in a mental institution, they were trying to cure him from his own traumas in hopes he'd get better. He pleaded insanity; Twilight was able to make sure he got help.
It was a afternoon when Applejack had enough of the torment and decided to take matters into her own hoofs. She brushed her mane, tied it back then went to the train. She used the bits she was going to put in Appleblooms birthday card to buy the ticket. The train went to Canterlot, once she was there she stomped to the mental hospital. Pushing the doors open a nurse instantly trotted to her and said as nicely as possible, "Yes miss, could we help yo-" Applejack instantly pushed her aside as she walked down the halls. "M'am you're not allowed back there!" Shouted the nurse as she scrambled to her feet. Applejack ignored her.
She kicked open each door, making the patients in the rooms wince and scream in fear. Finally she got to Pan's room. Once she kicked open the door, she couldn't control herself. The anger and rage, mixed with the utter sorrow and sadness made her incapable of controlling her actions. Pan was lying on his bed, one hoof covering his mouth and the other was against his crotch. He was rolled into a fetal position. Instantly he looked over once he saw Applejack. He swiftly took his hoof out from between his legs as Applejack stomped towards him.
Once she was close enough, she raised her hoof and hit him right across the face and screamed, "You bastard!"
Pan instantly cocked back his head and let out a short yelp. Applejack then punches him in the mussel so hard the bone broke, making a huge snap noise echo through the hallway. Multiple nurses ran towards the door but were too terrified by the angered earth pony to do anything. Applejack got ontop of him to hold him down and punched him in the face over and over. Tears and sobs left her as she continued the movements. Her hoof was covered in blood, Pan's face was as well. Pan then screamed out, "I'm sorry!"
Applejack instantly stopped. Her eyes widened and tears beaded even more in her eyes. She sat up on him and looked at her hoofs. Blood covered them both. Pan was panting and gasping for air. His face throbbed with pain. He muttered out one more time with a gasp, "I'm sorry..."
She looked from her bloody hoofs to Pan. His mussel was broken, he had a bunch of cuts across his lips and blood was covering his face. Before all that, she noticed that he looked terrified. Once the nurse noticed she calmed down she instantly ran to Applejack and escorted her out.
After Applejack later found out that Pan wasn't exiled or punished in any way due to the law, she took her own life. Things were never really the same within the group of friends since then. Over time, like all wounds, the pain and sorrow healed. It took more than a few years, but in the end they all eventually were able to cope with it.
Rarity still made dresses
Rainbow Dash could still make a rainboom
The Apple Family still bucked apples
Twilight was still a loved princess
Pan still lies in the room at the mental hospital, his hoof between his legs in fetal position waiting to get out.
