Twilight and Pinkie had just got done checking around the tree for Shadow when he wasn't there, so they went around town asking if people had seen a dark gray pegasus anywhere. With no luck, they decided to take a break at a store. "Uuuuugh" said Pinkie, we're never going to find him, where could he have gone?" "Well he has wings" Twilight said exhausted. "He could anywhere, he could be in Cloudsdale for all we know". "Face it Pinkie, we might just have to give up."Pinkie started to make sad puppy dog eyes. "Pinkie, don't be like that." As soon as she said that, as if on cue, Rarity was walking by them with a bunch of fabric and fancy clothing. "Hey Rarity!" Twilight called. Rarity smiled as she saw two of her best friends. "Hello Twilight, Pinkie" she said as she walked over to them. "Hiya Rarity" said Pinkie. "What brings you two here?" asked Rarity. "Well, Pinkie you explain please." With that, Pinkie took a big inhal. And quickly explained that had happened with her Shadow. "A gray pegasus you say?" said Rarity. "Yeah! Have you seen him?" Pinkie asked with wide eyes hoping for a yes. "Well you are in luck, I happened to see a gray pegasus heading toward Apple Acres". "Thank you so MUCH Rarity!" Pinkie said with an enormous smile. "That's great. Mabye Apple Jack has seen him". said Twilight. "Would you like to come with us Rarity?" Pinkie asked. "Sure, why not. Ill just drop stuff off at my shop real quick". After all that was done, the three ponies headed off to Sweet Apple Acres. They arrived to see Apple Jack resting by an Apple tree. She had just got done apple bucking. "Hey Apple Jack" said Twilight happily. she tipped her hat up a bit to see who was calling her. When she noticed it was Twilight, she quickly got up and smiled. "Well hiya Twi-" Apple Jack started, but before she could finish, she was tackled by a crazed pink pony. "Hi AJ! Its been so long! said Pinkie while sitting on top of her. AJ (Apple Jack) smiled and then chuckled. "Gosh Pinkie, we just hung out two days ago. "Really?" Said Pinkie with a confused look. "But it felt like Months! said Pinkie. AJ pushed Pinkie off her. "So what brings you three here." she asked. "Well we were looking for a guy named Shadow." said Rarity. "Oh yeah, what does he look like." asked AJ. "Well he's a little taller then the average pony, he's a pegasus, with dark gray fur, and- AJ interrupted Pinkie. "THAT PONY?" she yelled. the other three jumped back at her sudden outburst. What on Earth do you want with that guy!? Apple Jack said. "So you've met him before?" asked Twilight. "Oh I've him alright," she said in a serious tone. -FLASHBACK Shadow was walking the outskirts of Ponyville when realized he was getting hungry. As much as Shadow hated to interact with others, he still had to get food. He remembered an apple farm that he passed by a few minutes ago. He decided to go back and get some apples or apple pie, or whatever they sold. He was walking through the entrance of the farm when Applebloom saw him walk him."Hey big sis!", she called. I think someone's here! "You don't say?" he said to himself as he walked closer to the house, noting that she had stated the obvious. Applejack heard Applebloom and came out from inside the barn. She saw the gray pegasus and went to him and Applebloom. "Howdy mister" she said nicely. Can I help you?" He gave her a look that seemed to make her stop smiling. "I would like to buy some apples." he said with an annoyed tone. "Well I don't usually sell apples here at the farm, but I'll make an exception" Yeah, fine, just give me the apples. AJ was suprised at his tone, but quickly forgot about it. "Oooookay." She said a little confused. She went to buck 5 apples off a tree and put them put them into a bag. She walked back to him with the apples. "Alrighty sir, that will be 12 bits."Shadow paid Apple Jack as she gave Applebloom the bag to give to him while she went to do something else. "Whats your name mister?" Shadow was getting annoyed again. "None of your buisiness"just give me the apples." Applejack had heard him from inside the house and poked her out the door. "W-well, I-I just wanted to know." she stammered. "Yeah, well if I wanted to tell you my name, I would've told you by now." He growled, as he snatched the bag from her. His menacing look seemed to frighten her a bit and she started to back up a bit as tears started to form in her eyes.

"You didn't have to be so mean about it, "she said, on the verge of tears. "And you didn't have to ask me that" he said. "Get real and stop acting like a baby." Tears started to slowly stream down her face. "Thats It!" AJ yelled. Applejack came back out of the house after he said that. "I might've let you get away with being rude to me, but I will NOT let you treat my little sister the same way!" Normally, Shadow would just walk away, but he felt the need to argue with her. "I don't know why you're making such a big deal about it", he said. "You didn't have to make my her cry", she said furiously. It really wasn't a big deal he thought. but the way AJ protected her sister like that, brought back a memory in his head. As he recalled this memory in his head, he winced at the pain it caused when he thought about it. AJ noticed something had hurt him, but was still angry. After he recovered for a moment, he just got even more angry. "She's just a little girl, you didn't have to be hard on her like that," said Apple Jack. "I hope the other ponies here aren't as happy and annoying as you were today" said Shadow. "I already met one." "Look, I don't know what's got you so upset, but you will not treat my family like that." When Apple Jack said that, that same memory from earlier surfaced to the top of his head, and made him wince in pain. "I would appreciate it if you got off my farm. "she said as she calmed down a bit, but still in a serious tone. Shadows head stopped hurting and he decided to finally leave. "Whatever", he said. "Just go back to your house and braid each others hair or something." That last comment seemed to tick her off, as her face begin to turn to turn red from anger. "DON'T COME BACK HERE UNLESS YOU'RE READY TO APOLOGIZE!" she yelled at him as he walked away. "I don't plan on it" he said calmly, but loud enough for her to hear. "Who does he think he is" Apple Jack asked herself. - PRESENT- "I don't know what his deal was, but I sure didn't like that attitude of his" said Apple Jack. "Wow" said Twilight. "I didn't think it was this bad" said Rarity. "Poor Apple bloom." I know we're just trying to get him to accept Pinkie as a friend, but now I'd like to know why he's so mean to everyone." said Twilight. "Well, do you know where he might be now?" asked Twilight. "Well, after he left, I saw him head towards the forest with the bag of apples I had just gave him." "Well I guess we're gonna continue looking for him," said Twilight. Would you like to join us AJ?" asked Pinkie. Apple Jack thought for a moment. "Sure, why not? she said with a smile. "I'd like to figure out what's got him so angry. " "Alright let's go," said Twilight. They then proceeded to the forest to continue looking for this gray pegasus. (Note: By the way, I changed Shadows cutie mark into three red, shaded in circles, in the form of a triangle.) The story is starting off slow, but the next chapter will focus more on Shadow and another certain pony.

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My bad if the chapters are too short right now. I've been having to type these on my iPhone since my friend decided to pop open a coke and and accidently spill it all over my laptop last week. I'm getting a new laptop tomorrow though, so I should be able to type faster and make longer chapters.