-Granny Smith-

Big Mac and I watched as young Applejack fight five Apples; what makes this scene so amazing is that these five Apples are all on the top 10 world's greatest fighters docket. She fought with much vigor and rage. She performed a roundhouse kick to one which sent one fighter into the other two still conscious fighters. When the Apples fell, Applejack panted heavily before walked toward Big Mac and I. It's been a hard three years for her since her parents died. She's kept her mind focused on honing her fighting capabilities along with her intellectual capabilities.

"Applejack?" I spoke softly.

"What?" she growled.

"Are you okay?" she seemed like a different type of angry today so and it got her brother and I very worried.

"I'm fine. Just stay out of my way," she pushed her way through Big Mac and I to enter the house.

"Uh, okay. Your friends are inside," I informed her.

-Applejack-

I internally scorned myself for what how I just acted toward Granny Smith. I knew that she was only trying to help, but I just shook it off and went inside. At the kitchen table there was Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and a new face. She had tanned skin and dark purple hair with a lite purple streak in it, "Who's the stiff?" I pointed at her.

"I am Twilight Sparkle," she got out of her chair stretched out her hand to greet me.

"Applejack," I moved passed her, "Now get out of my house."

"Wait, wait," Rainbow Dash started, "She just moved in down the street and she wanted to hang out with some new people is all. You can stand to make one new friend."

"I don't need any more friends Rainbow Dash," I growled at her.

"C'mon, it'll be good for you," she pleaded.

"Ya know," Twilight smiled, "I hear that you're into Cannia is coming up."

"What do you know about Cannia?" I snapped at her.

"Emnac eyia nu (I know everything)," she crossed her arms.

"Oh," I smirked, "Hein twa inswa? (how much do you actually know?)"

"E'wa gra hoznieck Twilight ev ti ghack swa Cosmia hyete gerent (I am your neighbor Twilight and may the almighty Cosmia smile upon our first meeting.)," she responded.

"You sound very formal, but a little too stiff. You might want to also work on your accent a little bit."

"Eue, ina ee? (so, can I stay?)"

"Yeah, ina ee," I smiled at her.

"What was that about?" Rarity asked.

"Don't worry about it," I walked up to Rainbow Dash, "Can I talk to you?"

"What for? Anything you have to say to me, you can say in front of everyone else."

"This isn't one of those times. Come with me," I walked and I heard Rainbow Dash groan in protest, but followed me all the same. We went upstairs to my room and I slowly shut the door, "What the hell was that down there?" I whispered.

"What?" she sat back on the bed and leaned against her hands to prop herself up, "I think that went well downstairs."

"Oh come now; you and I are both smart enough to know that that was just a train wreck," I set down next to her.

"I know, but can we keep her. I want there to be someone we can mock. She thinks she's so smart when she's sooo not."

"You're already done with Rarity?" I shook my head, "I don't even think that we are talking about the real issue here."

Before I could finish what I was going to say, Granny Smith called me, "Applejack! Please come get your pig! And hurry up, she's eating everything."

"Ugh!" I groaned as I rolled my eyes and headed toward the door, "Coming Granny Smith!" I called back to her. I rushed down the stairs and into the kitchen. The large swine had only her head in the pantry because she was so big, that her shoulders couldn't fit through the door frame, "Wynona!" I exlaimed and she seem to flinch a little. The pig slowly backed out of the pantry to turn around and give me those sad eyes, "Oh no you don't," I grabbed her collar, "Enough with the sad eyes Wynona," I said as I began pulling her out of the house.

Her two hundred pound frame wasn't that hard to pull out of the house, but it was still a tedious problem. Wynona licked my face as she snorted and grumbled happily. I stroked the back of her brisly head and she began humming and snorting happily. Wynona grunted before nuzzling my chest and trotting off.

Just then, long waning sirens blared causing me to flinch in response. Wynona came rushing back up to my side as my family scrambled into their houses, "Applejack!" Auntie Brae called out to me, "Get inside!" I pulled on Wynona's collar to pull her back into the house.

When I got inside, Granny Smith, Big Mac, and a few other Apple family members were going into the Den Room to turn on the news, "This the Equestrian Daily News and I am Mei Nose Knows reporting live in front of the Equestrian lab. It has been reported by Princess Celestia herself that a deadly virus has just been freed. Officials say that Bio Mechs are inside on scene containing this situation. We urge you that you stay in doors until we get the go ahead from Council to continue our daily lives. This is Mei Nose Knows at Equestian Daily News always keeping you up to date, with current knews," that's when the screen went to a commercial.

My family began murmuring to one another before it broke out into an all out riot, "What do you mean we should leave?" one asked, "We can't leave now! Think of Applejack!" they all immediately began talking about me and that kinda made me feel uneasy, "HEY! HEY!" uncle Brae got their attention, "Why not we ask the young one?" they all snapped their eyes and focused them on me, "What do you think we should do little one?"

"I-!" I began panicking. My breath became short and fast; sweat beaded on my skin as my mind began to get dizzy. I grabbed my chest because breathing became very tortuous to do, "I think *pant; pant* I think, *heave* I think I need *heave* my inhaler."

"You see Brae!" a female voice broke out, "Look what you have done!"

"It wasn't my fault!" he hissed as my condition got worse.

"And I'm sure that the power outage of twenty-twelve wasn't your fault either?"

"You're still blaming me for that? That was almost a decade ago. Why can't you just stop being a whiner baby?"

"'Ey! Don't call her that?" the whole family began to fight again; not noticing that I had fallen to my knees clutching the area of my chest over my heart.

I soon felt someone pick me up and cradle me. I sensed a calming demeanor about this person, so I leaned my head against his or her shoulder to try and relax, "Just relax," it was Big Mac. Immediately, my racing heart and heavy breathing began to slow down, "Applejack? Just talk to me," he said that to make sure that I was still breathing, "Tell me what's wrong."

"Chest," I forced out, "It hurts!"

"Anything else?" he asked as he brought me outside in the back. Big Mac laid me down in the hammock between two trees before handing me my inhaler. I put the mouthpiece into my mouth and took the biggest inhale I could. The vapor in the inhaler soothed my lungs and caused them to open up for more air to flow through them.

Big Mac scooped me back up as he got into the hammock before laying me next to him. I took another puff from my inhaler before cuddling up to my older brother, "Thank you Big Mac," I spoke softly.

"You are welcome," he kissed my forehead, "Was it bad this time?" he hugged me.

"Yeah, I just felt so scared. With all the fighting, I didn't think anyone would save me."

"I will always be there for you Applejack. I will make sure that you are well taken care of. No matter what."

"No matter what?" I looked up to him to smile.

"No matter what," he smiled before kissing my nose.

A/N: I haven't said much throughout any of my stories lately, so I figured I might as well now. I was thinking about combining both this prequel and the actual story together. Then start the sequeling chapters afterwards. Anyway, please leave any comments or concerns of this story and I will surely address them.

I would also like to hear from you Annelise. I hope all is well. You're the main one other than Hero to actually give me enough inspiration to do this prequel. So I would greatly appreciate you leaving a review. :/