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A Dash of Apple Sauce: chapter 8

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  1. >Day 5 in Equestria
  2. >Applebloom’s POV
  3.  
  4. “Cutie Mark Crusaders assemble!”
  5. >You, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle are gathered in the CMC clubhouse. You’re all excited, for one reason.
  6. “Today’s tha’ day that we get our cutie marks!”
  7. >”How are we going to get them? We’ve already tried everything…” Scootaloo pouts.
  8. >”Cutie Mark Crusader astronauts.”
  9. >”Cutie Mark Crusader chefs.”
  10. >”Gardeners.”
  11. >”Dog trainers.”
  12. >”Shopkeepers.”
  13. >”And nothings worked!” cried Sweetie Belle.
  14. “Listen ya’ll! I have a plan. We’re going to get our cutie marks… in matchmaking!”
  15. >Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle stare at you, dumbfounded. “You mean like the matches that set things on fire?”
  16. “No Sweetie Belle, as in getting’ one p0ny together with another. It’s Hearts and Hooves day, remember!”
  17. >They both perk up. “Oh yeah! Like that… wait; didn’t we already try that with Big Macintosh and Cherilee?” Scootaloo asks hesitantly.
  18. >”Yeah Applebloom, we already tried that and we didn’t get our cutie marks!”
  19. “Yeah, but we weren’t tryin’ for our cutie mark’s that time!”
  20. >”If you think it’ll work… who are we going to get together? Last time, everyp0ny had a special somep0ny?” Sweetie Belle asked.
  21. >The three of you think for a few minutes…
  22. >”What about… Nah.”
  23. >”We could… never mind.”
  24. “I know! We… ah forget about it.”
  25. >Suddenly, you get an idea.
  26. “I got it! We get mah sister a special somep0ny!”
  27. >”But who?”
  28. “Well… what about Anomon… Anononymo… Anon?
  29. >Sweetie Belle frowns. “Anon? He’s not even a p0ny.”
  30. “So? He’s nice enough. And he seems t’get on well enough with Applejack. We wouldn’t be usin’ the love potion, since things didn’t go so well last time…”
  31. >”Well, if you think it’ll get us our cutie marks… Cutie Mark Crusaders go!”
  32. >The three of you storm out of the clubhouse, headed for Sweet Apple Acres.
  33.  
  34. >Applejack’s POV.
  35.  
  36. >You trudge into the kitchen after hours of apple bucking. Anonymous immediately ran over to you.
  37. >”Applejack? Are you alright?”
  38. “Of course Anon, why wouldn’t ah be?”
  39. >Confusion sets in his face. “They told me you needed to speak with me urgently.” He points and you notice Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo standing there innocently.
  40. “What in the hay are ya talkin’ bout girls? This better not be one of them silly plans o’ yours.”
  41. >”Hey, it’s not a silly plan! We just needed you and Anonyma… Anon together.”
  42. >”Why? You scared me half to death there; I thought Applejack was in trouble.” Anonymous shouts.
  43. >”See girls? This is why Anonymous is perfect. He cares about Applejack.” Applebloom whispers to her two friends.
  44.  “Spit it out Applebloom, I got work t’do.”
  45. >”Ah was thinking… since it is Hearts and Hooves day… and you don’t have a special somep0ny…”
  46. >Anonymous freezes. The girls better not be going with this where you think they are.
  47. >”Maybe… Anonymous could be your special somep0ny?”
  48. >Anonymous goes to speak, hesitates, then walks out the kitchen. You hear the door of the guest room slam shut.
  49. “Gosh Darnit Applebloom, don’t ya have any respect? I already told ya that I don’t want a special somep0ny, and Anonymous… he’s not even a p0ny! And he sure as hay wouldn’t want to be special somep0nies with anyp0ny right now… get outta here. You’ve caused enough trouble as it is.”
  50. >Applebloom’s eyes well up with tears and she fled from the kitchen, followed by her two friends.
  51. >You sigh to yourself. Just what Anonymous needed, Applebloom tryin’ to play Cupid…
  52. >You approach the guest room, and heeding his advice, knocked on the door.
  53. >”Go away.”
  54. “Anon, are y’okay?”
  55. >”I’m fine.”
  56. “You don’t sound like it. I’m heading back out the fields then.”
  57. >”Wait! You can come in.”
  58. >You open the door to the guest room and walk in. Anon is seated on the bed, whiskey in his hands, which are visibly shaking.
  59. >You settle onto the bed beside him and listen to what he has to say.
  60. >”Applebloom really sunk it in for me there… I’m never going to find someone to love again.” He swigs from the bottle, but you don’t comment on it.
  61. “Awk sugarcube… I’m sure you’ll find somep0ny….”
  62. >”But that’s the thing. I’m not a p0ny. No-one will want me… and it wouldn’t be right if I fell in love with one…” Another swig from the bottle.
  63. “Who says it ain’t right? Things maybe different where you hail from, but in Equestria, ya have Griffons and Ponies, Buffalo and Ponies… if a couple makes each other happy, then who’s to disagree with it?”
  64. >Anonymous laughs. “Back on Earth you’d be arrested for something like that. Then again, back on Earth, animals aren’t sentient… I’m just afraid. Afraid that I won’t be able to move on from Julie. Afraid I’ll never have a family. Afraid I’ll die alone.”
  65. >You hug him, and then look into his eyes.
  66. “Sugarcube, there’s no point thinkin’ thoughts like that. You just gotta try. Just… try to move on. I’m sure it’s what Julie woulda wanted for ya.”
  67. >”You’re right. I guess I should try stop thinking about all this.” He puts the lid back on the whiskey and gets up. “Need any help with the apple bucking? No point staying here, drinking whiskey and feeling sorry for myself.”
  68. “Anon, I could always use an extra set of hooves... well, in your case, hands… whatever.”
  69. >You both laugh and make your way down to the trees. Maybe things would get better. >Maybe.
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