A/N: Sorry for the LOOONG wait on this chapter! It's been quite the month of May for me. Seeing the Season 4 Finale was a blast and it did keep me a bit from writing along with my classes. But I am doing a 2nd story at the same time, so it makes sense for taking time to upload more chapters. My throat is better now, and I've been accepted into the college I'm going to. :) Enough of me, onto the review responses.

The Lone Nomad: Oh, okay.

Shadow Bolt: Me singing Bohemian Rhapsody? You never know, anything is possible. But for powers, a most "Yes", but won't tell you when.

godzillafan1: I think both fascism and racism is sort of the same thing. The shape that Brayden saw might have been either Nightmare Moon or Lord Tirek who I'll be saving for later in the story! Anything could happen, but most likely it's Nightmare Moon which means her return will probably happen during Brayden's visit to Canterlot. That will be after the next chapter... Brayden's date with Twilight! :)

I open up my eyes slowly, releasing the light of the new day come briefly into my own eyes; causing me to squint them open and shut. What a morning to wake up like this, huh? Well, if my eyes are squinting from Celestia's sun… well, you can tell that this is going to be yet another good day. I softly push the covers off of me and rise up out of bed.

What I had planned today was to go and pay a visit to the Apple family, mostly for my friend Applejack. Well, the most likely that was to happen would be: being able to get her to take a break from bucking apples all day. She would need that rest to spend some time with me and kick back and have a bit of apple cider. And trust me, on the first date with Twilight when I confessed; that happened to be the recipe that every Apple in that family used.

I turn around back towards the bed and place my hands onto the covers of the bed. I gently begin to pull them a bit to make them look very smooth. I then pull the sheets up the bed and place the pillow on top to make the bed look neat. I then walk to the other side of the bed and grab the other side of the sheets, smoothing them down and pulling them to the top. I move the pillow a bit to put it in place. I think the bed from what I can see now looks okay.

I can hear the soft knocking of my door behind me, with high expectations that it was my best friend coming to check up on me and see if my sleep was wonderful.

"Come in." I say, smiling.

The door opens up slowly, I could see the pink colour of Fluttershy's mane when light of Celestia's sun comes in through the door lighting up the room. She slowly trots into the room, and her face is rather enlightened to see me as it always is every morning. Her soft voice tells me "Good morning Brayden. Did you sleep well?"

I nod my head up and down, saying "Yes Fluttershy. I ended up sleeping like a log this time which means I've had a good dream."

"I see." Fluttershy says, approaching me and placing her gentle hoof onto my hand. "Well, Princess Luna wants to make sure that everypony has great dreams while they sleep."

The both of us share a gentle and friendly smile at one another. She finally takes her hoof off of my hand and clears her throat. "Anyways, what is your plan today Brayden?" She asks me.

"Well, I am planning to visit Sweet Apple Acres today." I tell her, sounding a bit excited. "I haven't been able to spend any time with Applejack yet. So… yes, I'd bet she'll be happy to have me keep her company. Celestia knows what the two of us are going to do."

"I'm sure that you'll have a great time with one of my best friends, she's friendly and honest. But a little tip of advice, don't try lying to her because she knows whether it's a lie or not." Fluttershy warned, sounding like I should be a bit careful.

"Aw, don't worry about that. I would never lie to any of my friends, minus how I was trying to hide my feelings about Twilight from them, but she managed to snap me into telling the truth. It was on my first day." I said, lightly blushing when I remembered first meeting Applejack's family on the farm. I think Applejack was just trying to tease me a bit playfully.

"Okay then. I think I have breakfast on the table all ready. Why don't you grab a bite before you head off for your day?" Fluttershy asks me, turning and trotting towards the bedroom door.

"Sure, I would love to." I told her, following her out of my bedroom. "What's for breakfast?"

"I've made some buttered toast with a side of over-easy eggs." Fluttershy says to me in her soft voice. "I think you'll enjoy it."

Of course I had enjoyed buttered toast and eggs, I had those while I was back on Earth. It was usually every Thursday evening though, but hey! There isn't anything wrong with having breakfast foods for dinner, is there? That's just how I usually eat, so it's a different kind of balance. Even if it was morning, I'd eat it either way.

I walk down the wooden steps joining next to Fluttershy. I take a peek around the stair's handles. All of the animals seem to be awake bright and early. All of them seem as eager to be fed their breakfast Fluttershy was probably going to give them. I continue walking down the stairs while observing the animals and take my soft feet off of the stairs, unaware that I'm about to hit a wall.

"Brayden?" Fluttershy's soft voice asks me.

I turn to the sound of her voice and look at her while continuing to walk forward. "Yes Fluttershy?" I asked her.

Fluttershy softly says "Be sure to look out for-" She stops when the side of my face went face first towards the wall and hit it. "…The wall."

I backed up pretty fast after hitting that wall and placed my left hand onto the left side of my head. This bump really seemed to hurt, but I scratched a bit of my hair and blushed a bit, smiling. "Gee, I really need to watch where I'm going next time." I said.

Fluttershy giggles and says "Well, I'm glad you're alright." She then trots into her kitchen, with me following her in there.

The table inside was set up just quite right. There was a vase of flowers filled with water in the middle of the round table and my breakfast sits there on the right side of the table. The smell illuminates into my nostrils, allowing me to know the scent of my breakfast. It smells delicious, and the eggs seem ready after being in the pan from the top of the stove.

"Come on now," Fluttershy said to me in her gentle voice. "You don't want to faint again."

I look at her and give her a gentle and happy nod. Briskly, I walk forward towards the table and take my seat in the wooden chair, scooting forward. I pick up the fork with my right hand and softly jab it into one of the eggs first. I then picked up the knife with my left hand and slowly began cutting the egg in half, thankfully not breaking the yolk. The yolk is always the best part for me.

Once I had cut the eggs into parts, I began to place the fork under the yolks I've separated from the rest of the eggs and placed my fork underneath one. I slowly pick up the yolk, carefully trying not to break it open accidentally or on purpose. I scoop the fork into my mouth and begin to chew on the cooked yolk.

My goodness, it tasted so good. The taste felt just like buttery slime dripping all through my mouth while I was chewing on the part of the egg. After I had chewed it up, I swallowed it lightly, sending it into my stomach. I proceed to start taking the other two yolks from the other eggs and start eating them slowly. You know me from what others have told me, I don't want to eat it too fast, cause of tummy aches.

After I had dealt with eating the egg yolks, I began to dig into the rest of the egg whites I didn't eat yet. They tasted just like the eggs that I had back on Earth. And no, I didn't forget to eat the toast. Why I forget something like that? I'm used to eating eggs and buttered toast once a week in the morning. Most of the time, I would usually eat a bowl of cereal that I took out from the cupboard and poured into a bowl.

While I was chewing down on one of the last few egg whites, I turned my head to left to watch Fluttershy feeding her animals happily. I could tell that she must have finished her breakfast pretty fast while I was busy with eating away. "There you go fellas." She says softly to the squirrels when she places down a row of the acorns and nuts she left for them to have. But of course, it wouldn't be the usual morning when you hear her little bunny rabbit, Angel just tapping his foot and waiting for his food.

Fluttershy is notified of Angel's attention seeking and trots over to him with a small carrot. "Here you go Angel, a carrot just for you." She says to him, offering the carrot in her hoof. His annoyed, grumpy-like fact changes into a delightful, happy face and he takes the carrot with the both of his front feet and munching on the orange and fresh carrot.

I swallow down the last egg white and place the fork onto my wooden plate, grabbing Fluttershy's attention. She silently approaches my side of the table and quickly observes my plate clean of food. "The food was delicious Fluttershy! I didn't know you were quite the cook." I complimented her, placing a smile onto her face.

"Thank you so much Brayden, but you are missing one thing." Fluttershy said, pointing to my glass of half-filled milk.

"Oh… yeah." I said, scratching my head a bit. I grab a hold of my drink and slowly gulp the rest of it down. When I placed the empty glass onto the wooden table, I looked at Fluttershy again. "I think I've finished it now."

Fluttershy trots closer to me and takes a hold of the wooden plate and glass cup. "Well, you do have a good choice of foods that you eat." She tells me.

"Well, not really. I'm a bit of a picky eater." I confessed to her, with her reaction not being surprised whatsoever.

"There's nothing wrong with being a picky eater. I mean, take a look at my bunny Angel. He becomes picky some of the time. At often times, I have to use 'the stare' on him." Fluttershy tells me. "But, seeing how nice you are… I'm too afraid of what would happen if I used the stare on you."

That's true what she had said, being almost as sensitive as her. I can almost easily become frightened, but this is mostly if someone was mad towards me. Mostly if they're yelling at me, this can bring me into humongous tears. No one should really hurt my own feelings, even in the past I've tried to fight… but would always be hurt in the end.

Fluttershy placed the dishes into the sink and began to wash it. "Want me to help you with that Fluttershy?" I asked, wondering if she needed some assistance.

"Oh it's okay Brayden. I've got your dishes under control. Besides, don't you have a friend to go visit today?" Fluttershy said, suggesting about how I was planning to see Applejack today.

"Oh yeah, can't forget about that." I said, realizing what I was supposed to be doing now. "Well, I suppose I should be off then."

"Alright." Fluttershy says to me before stopping what she was doing and trotted towards me for that moment. "Will you be having dinner over at Sweet Apple Acres?"

I nodded and said "Yes. I think the dinner will most likely be something apple-related since even their names at Sweet Apple Acres give it away easily."

"Okay. I'll probably see you later then." Fluttershy said, and I made my soft approach with the both of us sharing our gentle and friendly hug together.

After the few moments, me and her let go of the hug and I turned towards the front door. "I'll be back after dinner." I told her while I was turned to the door. I open the door softly, leaving the room into the outdoors. I close Fluttershy's front door behind me and begin walking up down the pathway and over the small bridge.

I begin to walk down the trail towards the direction where Sweet Apple Acres would be located. Small wild birds chirped into the air, talking in their language to their other bird friends from afar a couple of trees. The grasshoppers hopped along the fresh cuts of grass that were still a bit wet from the rain that had come last night.

A few friendly fillies had trotted along the path, chatting to one another about how their morning was and the usual stuff they talked about since they were still young at heart. The occasional mare or stallion would pass by me, waving towards me and briefly saying hello before going on their way to do what they had to do.

I could see that mare coming up on the trail, it was the school teacher Cheerilee. Seeing her put a smile onto my face, but stops. How could I confront her after I had nearly cried in front of her last time I was in the school visiting? How would I be able to face her.

"Good morning Brayden!" The mare calls out to me.

I couldn't give myself any choice, she already said hello to me. I couldn't just bring myself to ignore it, that would be mean. I wave at her greetfully and she gives me a smile before trotting past me.

"Come on Brayden! You can do this, just apologize for what happened!" My mind was telling me at the alarming rate. By the way my mind was telling me this; it sounded very serious and didn't want me losing Cheerilee's trust.

"Cheerilee, wait!" I called to her when I turned to face her. She stops and turns back around, approaching me.

"What is it you need, Brayden?" Cheerilee asks, sounding as pleasant as ever.

"Well, I wanted to apologize for running off when at the school. I should have let you ask me what was wrong and I would have told you everything." I explained to her, feeling a bit guilty.

Cheerilee placed her gentle hoof onto my shoulder. "Brayden, I forgive you. I'm not even upset at you for leaving, I just wanted to help. But I'm glad you told me this."

A gentle smile comes onto my face, I said "Thank you Cheerilee. I just didn't know what I was thinking at the time."

"It all happens sometimes, my good friend." Cheerilee said, taking her hoof off of my shoulder.

"By the way, permission to hug you?" I asked, wondering in a friendly way.

"Oh, I don't mind. You can give me a hug." Cheerilee said, sounding happy by the friendly offer.

I slowly moved forward and gently placed my hands around her neck and held her gently in a friendly way. She had her hoof around me, sharing the warm and joyful hug. After a few moments, the both of us let go of the hug.

"Well, I must get going into town now," Cheerilee said, trotting off. "But please do visit the school anytime. I could use some assistance from somepony like you for the fillies."

"Alright, I'll make sure to do that sometime. I'll see you." I said to her, continuing my way down the trail towards the path of Sweet Apple Acres.

I could see the large barn in the distance when I had got out of the dirt trail. I walk forward briskly with the gentle and warm wind towards the property of my friend. I could see myself pass under the wooden archway and onto the dirt of Applejack's home.

On the porch of Applejack's home, I could see Granny Smith lying there, taking a bit of a nap and she seemed to be snoring. I didn't want to be mean or anything, but she was the only one outside, and I decided to wake her and ask if Applejack was around. I slowly approached her while she was rocking back and forth in her rocking chair.

"Granny Smith?" I asked in both a low quiet and normal tone of voice, while lightly tapping her shoulder gently.

The old mare snorted a few times and muttered "Uh… wha?" She finally opens her eyes and sees me. A smile is slowly brought up onto her face. "Say, Ah remember ya like ya came into town yesterday." She said to me.

"Yes, it's me Brayden." I said to her. "You were napping."

"Darn tootin'!" Granny Smith said, getting up off of her rocking chair. "That's one of the things that Ah love to do in ma' spare time!"

"Probably when there's nothing much to do around Sweet Apple Acres." I said, shaking her hoof in greeting. "I do see you around Ponyville some of the time."

"Ah'm mostly there if Ah have to go shoppin' for some ingredients. Even with ma rusty back, it ain't easy shoppin' around town." Granny Smith told me.

I asked "Is today a day where you shop?"

Granny Smith just shakes her head. "Nah. It's only tomorrow when Ah have to. The ingredients are usually for them apple pies and specialties." She tells me.

"All in the Apple family, hm?" I asked. The first time I had ever tasted the apple pies were at my "Welcome to Ponyville" party from Day 1 when I had first arrived. Pinkie seemed rather eager to see my face when Applejack set dessert for me on the table, which by coincidence was Apple Crisp, one of my favorite desserts since forever.

"Indeed Brayden." She told me, smiling. "The Apple family has been going on for many generations since the beginnin' of Equestria."

"The beginning of Equestria? That must have been centuries ago!" I said, amazed.

Granny Smith nodded her head. "Ah learned about our history way back when Ah was a little filly. Most of the history's been passed down by ma great-great grandfather."

"You still remember every word he said?" I asked.

"Yes. Ah have a great memory." Granny Smith said, moving her hoof towards her head. "This brain knows just 'bout everythin' about Apple family history, top to bottom. Even many unicorns and pegasi contributed to our history."

"Were some of the unicorns thinking themselves as high-class?" I asked, curious if there were some moments in the Apple history when the unicorns thought earth ponies were lower class.

Granny Smith thought about this for a moment and then said "Well, there were only a few from what Ah can remember. They thought that they could be able to get us out of their land. But thanks to both us n' the Princesses, we was able to convince them to get over us bein' dirt. Still, Ah feel there are only few that think we're all lower class."

"Well, I do know of one so far. Prince Blueblood." I told her, remember briefly about him passing by me and calling me scum.

"Ah don't trust him whatsoever. I reckon that ya stay as far from him as possible." Granny Smith warned me, sounding like she was telling me to be careful. "I heard rumors that he called mah food the worst thing he's ever laid hooves on!"

"No, it happened." I told her, knowing about what happened in the Season 1 finale.

"How dare a stallion like him insult ma traditional family recipes!" Granny Smith shouted, rather surprised that hearing the rumors to be true. "It's been going down as amazin' to everypony that ever tasted them!"

"Granny, calm down. It was only one incident." I said, staying rather calm in this situation.

Granny Smith sighed. "Ah'm sorry, it's all just been hectic since I got a new waterpump installed." She tells me, now a bit calmer.

"Hey, it's alright. Don't listen to what Blueblood said about your food, you make the most fantastic apple foods of them all!" I told her, assuring her that just because Blueblood hated it, she shouldn't really be offended by this and just move on without trouble.

"Thank ya Brayden, Ah'm not really one who takes too kindly to those against ma family or any stranger who thinks they's better than Ah." She thanks me, putting a smile onto her again.

The sound of hooves was heard trotting behind me, slowly approaching into the conversation. I slowly turn around, to see who it was coming into the conversation. It was just my friend Applejack, who I waited to see. Again, I wonder where she was by the time I was on her property.

"Hello Granny, hello Brayden. What ya'll talkin' about?" Applejack asks the both of us in her southern accent.

"Well, Ah was tellin' him all about how we Apples started Equestria with all of them other two races in forming the land. Ah sure wasn't alive during that time, but it's a story he'd love hearin'." Granny tells Applejack, sounding casually happy.

"Oh this story!" Applejack says, with a bit of excitement in her voice. She pulls up two wooden buckets, kicking them with her back hooves. They flip over to their other side and one lands behind me. "Ya gotta sit for this Brayden. This story is legendary." I take my seat on the bottom of the wooden bucket, next to Applejack who sat next to me.

Granny Smith clears her throat and begins to tell the story. "Well, it started when Ponyville was all forest. Y'all of us lived near the trees, and full of them trees were filled with apples. But these were special apples though, and they're impossible to find anymore throughout Equestria. These apples were known as 'Rainbow Apples'."

"Rainbow Apples?" I asked, curious about what they are.

"Yes." She tells me. "The special thing about them Rainbow Apples though, was that if somepony had bit into them… their life would be extended by only one Equestrian year. But as time went on, a few of the unicorns became obsessed with what these apples did and tried stealin' them all."

"Did a fight break out?" I asked again.

Granny Smith nodded at me and continued "Most of them earth ponies, pegasi and unicorns sided against them unicorn thieves and fought to protect the Rainbow Apples and the trees they grew upon. Them thieves were quickly outnumbered and forced to retreat from Ponyville, hopefully never showing their face again."

I wondered about what happened to the Rainbow Apples, since I was not to confuse them with the Zap Apples. "What happened to the Rainbow Apples?" I said in question.

"After we had chased off the thieves, one of them cast a curse over the land and burnt up them Rainbow Apple trees before runnin' off and never bein' heard from again. To this day, even Ah'm trying to find at least one Rainbow Apple tree or even a single lone apple of that kind. So far Ah've had no such luck in findin' it." She finished.

"What did it look like?" I wondered.

"Well, not much detail was written about it in the Apple family history, but from what Ah've heard from my great grandfather, the appearance of them Rainbow Apples are that they're almost similar to them Zap Apples that usually come in a season known as: Zap Apple Season. Except when you saw them, they would reflect out a bright rainbow of light." She told me.

"And how did the apple trees today grow?" I asked, hoping that be the last question. Applejack gives me a sort of look, which tells she is probably amused by my questions.

"Well…" Granny cleared her throat and continued. "While the trunks of them Rainbow Apple trees remained, they released the apple seeds themselves and they were fallin' from the trees. We used them to grow them trees around Sweet Apple Acres that ya see today. The Rainbow Apple trees' trunks were too damaged to grow anymore of them Rainbow Apples and we sadly had to use 'em for firewood."

"Well, this Rainbow Apple stuff is quite a mystery to find out about." I said, once Granny Smith had finished telling about how Sweet Apple Acres started. "Well, if I ever stumble onto any lands that could have any Rainbow Apples if I ever go on adventures, I shall let you know."

"That would be quite nice Brayden. Them rare apples would make me show them off to everypony if you found them and brought 'em to me. The seeds inside them apples grow the trees quickly when planted." She told me, seeming happy that I'd do something like that for her.

"What a story Granny Smith." I told her, sort of sounding like an actor from a bad movie that I saw a clip from back on Earth.

Applejack cleared her throat and said "Granny? Ah think Brayden here's been tryin' to see me today. But it was great n' all telling him this story."

"Ah, alrightie Applejack. Yer turn to play with Brayden." Granny said, teasing Applejack a bit.

"Aw come on Granny, none of them stuff. Ah'm not a little filly no more." Applejack said, blushing a bit in embarrassment from what Granny told her. I'm chuckling quietly beside Applejack.

"Just teasin' ya Applejack." Granny said, chuckling a bit. "Sometimes I can still see ya as a little filly."

Applejack and I both rose up off of the upside-down buckets we both had sat on. I began to walk alongside my friend Applejack towards the house.

"So, where's Applebloom or Big Macintosh? I haven't seen them yet." I asked her while walking beside her.

"Big Macintosh is off doing work around Ponyville and Ah think Applebloom is with her friends." Applejack tells me. "Them crusaders are always up to findin' their cutie mark."

"I did tell Applebloom she should wait until her cutie mark comes or until she finds that special talent." I said, remembering what I suggested to Applebloom the day I fainted.

Both of us enter the house and into the living room. "Even Ah've tried to dig that message into her mind, but she resists everytime." She says.

"Well, I don't think you can change her." I said. "It's probably the way Applebloom is as a pony herself."

I walked across the living room towards the stairs, in the direction Applejack seemed to be going. The both of us begin to take our normal steps up the wooden steps.

"Yer right Brayden. Ah can't change who she is, only she can change herself." She admits to me.

Both of us come up to the top of the steps and I start walking across the hallway. "By the way, how's that relationship with Princess Twilight going for you?" She asks me, smiling again.

"I think it's going great so far. I think tomorrow night, I'm going to ask her out on a date to dinner. Probably because I'm going with Rarity, her sister and Coco over to Canterlot." I said, delighted that the thought of me and Twilight's date was closer than I thought.

"Heheh, Ah knew both ya and her would be perfect for each other!" Applejack said, giving me a pat on the back with her left front hoof.

"Thanks Applejack. How's the family business doing?" I thank and ask.

Applejack shrugs a bit. "Well, we did have a few ponies try to steal our business a few times. But Apples alone, we managed to scare them off."

I somehow figured that she'd say that. I remember the Film Flam brothers trying to take their farm via a challenge over Apple Cider. Because the cider on Flim and Flam's end tasted horrible, the Apple family won the farm back within a matter of seconds. Whether the case, I don't think the Apple family would ever be willing to give up their farm to somepony else after that incident happened.

I slow down to a stop and let Applejack trot ahead of me and open the door to her room. Her hoof is placed onto the doorknob and gives it a slight turn. The door opens up with a small creak and Applejack trots in. I follow her into her room and calmly shut the door behind me. I turn around from closing the door and watch Applejack sit on the side of her bed. She takes a look at me, dangling her two back legs, using her right front hoof to signal me to sit down.

"Come on Brayden, don't be shy. Come sit." Applejack offers, and I nod in understanding. My feet walk briskly towards her bed, turn around and I find myself sitting on my friend's bed. I turn towards my friend Applejack.

I shake a bit and then say "I hope you're not up to something in here. I don't want to cheat on Twilight if you have any ideas."

Applejack shakes her head. "Oh no, no! Ah wouldn't even try anythin' like that on ya. Ya are a friend. Of course Ah understand yer relationship with Twilight." She tells me. I take a sigh of relief.

"Okay, good. The last thing I'd want to happen to me is Twilight dumping me and me getting into a deep depression." I told her, reliefed. After a few moments of silence, Applejack's smiling face slides slowly into a face of guilt. "Something on your mind, Applejack?"

"Well, ya." Applejack says, taking off her hat. This surprised me because I have actually never seen her without her hat being on her head. "I'm feelin' a little bit guilty about somethin'."

"As a friend, would you like tell me?" I asked her calmly.

She gives out a bit of a sigh and looks into my brown eyes with her green eyes. "It's just that… it was about when ya fainted at Twilight's house. Ya nearly fainted here near the barn and Ah wanted to help, but ya kept telling me ya'd be fine. Ah should've stopped ya and help ya back to health." She confessed to me, with me listening carefully. "Ah kinda feel a little guilty for failin' to help ya."

I pause for a few moments after she had told me this. After, I take a look back at her. She's just looking down at the wooden floor, shameful for trying to help me, but failing because of my resistance.

"Hey Applejack…" I said, between a whisper and a calm tone of voice. She turns her head back towards me, still looking a bit sad. "It wasn't your fault. You shouldn't blame yourself for this. You tried your best, so it was my own fault for not listening to you in the first place."

"So… ya still good?" Applejack said, in a tone that sounded like she was wondering and curious.

"I'm all good. I haven't lost my trust, and I promise you… I will never hurt you or the ponies you love. I don't even hurt a single animal in my life and never will." I told her, in an assuring voice. "I especially wouldn't lie to you and I'll let you help me out the next time I feel like I'm about to faint or am in trouble."

Applejack seems rather happy and says "Alright, by the sound of it… Ah sure hope that ya are being honest to me."

"100% Honest." I said to her, smiling. A thought about my friendship with her popped open. "By the way, permission to give you a friendly hug?"

Applejack kept her smile and told me "A hug from you? Ah don't think you need mah permission. Go right on ahead and give me a hug."

I gently move forward towards my friend and wrap my arms around her neck. Her left front hoof is wrapped around my shoulder, sharing the friendly hug between the two of us. After a couple of moments during the hug, I say to her. "You are quite one of the most amazing friends I've ever had, don't ever let your guilt put you down."

"Thanks, Brayden." Applejack says, sounding relieved and joyful. "Ah just don't know what got into me."

The two of us finally let go of the hug. Applejack then takes a look out of the window. The light of Celestia's sun shines onto parts of her pale yellow mane. I just watch her carefully, just like good friends do for others.

"Say, isn't that the assistant that's helpin' out Rarity?" Applejack asks, pointing out the window.

Whatever did she mean by assistant? Rarity didn't really have any assistants. Unless there was… her. I slowly peek my head out of the window, and I can see that almost white earth pony trotting into Sweet Apple Acres by herself. Coco Pommel. What was she doing here?

"I'll be right back." I told Applejack and got up off her bed, rushing towards her bedroom door.

I turned open the door and left it open when I was rushing to get downstairs. I really needed to see why Coco Pommel was here. I could hear the sound of hooves behind me. I can suspect that it was Applejack, only trying to follow me and see what was going on as well. I take my steps off the stairs in a fast manner and take flight towards the front door. There she is, Coco Pommel just standing there.

"Coco!" I called out to her, smiling.

The only response I seemed to get from her is that she looked both nervous and shaky when she turned and saw me, and then galloped off from the farm. I stop and watch her go, and I begin to get curious. There isn't any way that Coco wouldn't go to a farm on this kind of day to do what she needed to do. But why here? By the way she was shaking, she must have nervous about something and too scared. If she was, why did she run away? If she told me, I would have understood.

"So, what happened?" Applejack asked me from behind.

I turn around to my good friend again. "I'm not sure. When I tried to call to her, she saw me and galloped off away." I told her. "But by the way she looked when she saw me, she seemed to be shaky about something… like she was extremely shy."

"Well, because yer going with her to Canterlot in a few days, y'all be able to find out why she's acting like this." Applejack said to me, seeming concerned about Coco Pommel as well.

"Yeah, by then I can ask her why she was running away. Is she hiding something?" I asked, curious and yet wondering why she'd run like that away.

"Well, let's go back inside. Granny might be makin' us some steamy apple pie and hooie, is it going to be fantastic!" Applejack assures me, going back inside into the house.

I acknowledge with a nod and begin to follow Applejack. And after the first few steps towards the front door again, I am somehow confronted by something of the unexpected.

An image flashed through my head rather quickly, but I was able to see what it was before it disappeared. It was a moment where both my special somepony Twilight and my friend Coco, are being held inside a dungeon.

This could not be good by the look of that image, but something did cross my mind. Why in the world of Equestria… was Coco Pommel doing here and why did she run away upon hearing my voice and seeing me? It was a mystery I had yet to solve.