Welcome back to Sweet Apple Mystery! R&R!
Sorry about the short chapter, I have a serious case of Writers Block...
Oh, and I've got a message from Adelie to anyone here who reads her fic too:
"Hey guys, I've got some bad news and some... less bad news! First, I've found out that I won't be able to write and update the Turtlettes as soon as I want :(. I've suddenly got ALOT to do, since I haven't passed many grades in school and has ALOT to catch up to :(... I promise I'll try to write more on the fic as soon as I've got time. Second; chapter three will hopefully be up on thursday or friday (in Sweden) and I've already started on the next one. Please have patience with me, I haven't given up on the fic, I've just slowed down the production a bit :)"

****\ Chapter Five /****

The next morning, Applejack found Magenta in her room. She looked better than yesterday... And she was packing her bag!
"Magenta?" Applejack said with a worried voice. Magenta jumped in surprise. She didn't hear AJ coming through the door.
"Oh, god morning AJ" Magenta said and went back to packing her stuff.

"What're ya doin?" Applejack wondered and walked up to her. Her bag were almost full.

"I'm sorry Applejack, but I don't think I can stay in Ponyville... Not after last night..." Magenta said quietly and closed the lid on her bag.

"Do ya really think we in Ponyville care 'bout a small thing like that?" Applejack and gave Magenta a cheerful smile. "I bet ev'ryone will forget 'bout it by next week!" Magenta gave Applejack a faint smile. She didn't quite believe Applejack, though AJ has never lied to her before.
"Oh, and ya wanna know sumthin'?" Applejack asked mysteriously and leaned closer to Magenta. "Karma's surely struck back at Big Mac this mornin', he's really hangover and really sorry about what he did yesterday. He deosn't remember anythin', but ah've told him ev'rything and he's really, really sorry" Magenta tilted her head and maintained the faint smile. She wasn't really mad at Big Mac, even though it was his fault that her blank flank got exposed for half of Ponyville.

Magenta still wanted to leave, but after a long time begging and nagging, Applejack managed to convince her to stay. Besides, she's heard about the economical chrisis that the Apple family were in and she really didn't wan't to ditch them now.

She stayed in her room for a long time before she dared to go down to have some brunch. Her stomach growled and she regretted not going down sooner.
Downstairs she met Big Macintosh. He looked really under the weather. His face was pale with dark rings under his eyes and a big bag of ice on his head. When he saw Magenta he got up and started to apologize to her. Over and over again. He who usually didn't say anything.

Magenta tried to convince him that it was okay, but it took a long time before he finally stopped apologizing. He really was sorry.
Magenta tried to give him a convincing smile, but it turned out to be askev, faint one.

Since Big Mac felt so bad, it was up to Applejack and Magenta to harvest the rest of the apples. Applebloom and her two friends, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, showed up in the middle of the day and they wanted to help too. Applejack however, was worried to let the children help among the apple orchard, since she discovered that three of the appletrees somehow had rottened from the inside. And more could be infected.

"Ah don understand..." She said when the tree she kicked fell down to the ground and revealed a dark brown/black inside. "These here trees were healthy as ev'r th'last season"
Magenta gulped and remembered the mysterious rock on the field that Big Mac and her found.
Weird things were starting to happen. But why? And how?

Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, also known as "The CutieMark Crusaders", were a bit disappointed when Applejack told them to stay away from the orchard. So instead they wandered of, saying something about a clubhouse.
Magenta walked up to a small apple tree. She gave it a really good kick and almost every apple fell out and landed on the ground. Happy with her prestation, she picked up the apples, put them in one basket and loaded the basket on the wagon they brought.
She started to get the hang of this applebucking thing, and even if her muscles were killing her every night, she noticed that she got better and better at applebucking. For once in a long time, she thought that maybe she would find out her cutiemark at Sweet Apple Acres. Maybe.

She were awoked from her daydreams when she heard somepony shout her name. She turned around and saw the three little Cutiemark Crusaders come running towards her. Scootaloo had a brown, little package in her mouth. They stopped before Magenta, panting, showing that they had been running.
"We, the Cutiemark Crusaders, have made a decision..." Sweetie Belle began to say. Scootaloo handed Magenta the package.
"...that, since you also lack a Cutiemark..." Applebloom continued.

"... then we have decided to make you an honorary member of the Cutiemark Crusaders!" Scootaloo finished and all three of the little fillys smiled widely. Magenta smiled back and opened her package. In it contained a short cape in gold and red with a symbol on the edge. Magenta recognized that symbol as the symbol the Cutiemark Crusaders used; a blue, prancing foal.

Magenta were touched by this act of kindness and generosity from the little fillys.

"Thank you girls, I would be honored to be a part of your "crusade"" Magenta replied. The three little fillys cheered and high hoofed each other, inclusive Magenta.

However, they were interrupted by a loud scream.
"That was Applejack!" Applebloom screamed and started to run towards the place where the scream came from. Magenta and the other two fillys were right behind her.
Applebloom was right: it was Applejack.
One of the rotten trees had fell on her, apparently she hadn't manage to escape and her hind legs were both stuck under the massive appletree.
"I-it just fell d-down..." Applejack panted, the pain clearly shown on her sweaty face.
"Quick girls, go and get Bic Mac!" Magenta shouted and ran to help Applejack.

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So, what do you think so far :D? Thanks for all the reviews, they really help :D!
Next chapter will be out soon, stay patient ;)
Sorry about the short chapter though :/, writers block has struck again!

Delilah OUT!