A/N this is my version of what happened to the apple family parents. Please read and review!

I do not own my little pony or it's characters, except for my oc's

Chapter 1: A Stormy Night

Rain poured down on the roof of sweet apple acers farm. Inside Applejack lay on her bed tossing and turning. The orange mare was having a hard time falling asleep. She rolled over to look at the clock on her nightstand. The blueish green numbers read 11:00. There was only one hour left until tomorrow. Tomorrow marked a sad day in the apple family, the death of appljack's parents. The thought of this is what had kept applejack from getting any sleep.

She knew as soon as she fell asleep the nightmares would start. She lay in bed trying to let the sound of the rain calm her. She tried to think of other things like how much fun Rainbow Dash was having creating a late night storm with the other pegasi.

She hadn't been listining to the rain for very long, when she heard her door open. She looked up to see her younger sister Applebloom standing in the doorway. "Are you alright sugarcube?" She asked. "I can't sleep" she replied. Applejack looked at her sister "your not alone." The filly looked down at her hooves "do ya think i could sleep in here tonight?" She asked. "Of course you can applebloom,in fact I'd be mighty thankful for the company."

A small smile spread across the filly's lips as she quietly walked over to the bed. Applejack lifted the blankets so she could climb in. Applebloom curled up right next to her instantly making her feel better. They lay in silence for a few minutes before applebloom asked, "Applejack do ya think ya could tell me about..." " I mean I've never heard the story and I was just wonderin if..." Applejack sighed "I knew this day would come ".. " that you would start askin questions..." I suppose I owe it to ya..." Applebloom looke up with hopeful eyes. "So yall tell me?" "Yes" replied applejack But not tonight, it's way past both our bedtimes and we should be gettin some sleep" ...

The next morning Applejack, woke up. Applebloom was still asleep. She was thankful the young filly had decided to sleep with her. With her sister there she didn't have the usual nightmares. She gently nudged her sleeping sister. "Time to get up Applebloom." Opening her eyes and yawning Applebloom replied "mornin Applejack" "why don't you freshen up and then we'll go downstairs" suggested Applejack. Applejack patiently waited while her sister freshened up. When Applebloom came back she gently picked up the filly and placed her on her back. She walked back to her room, lifting up the pillow on her bed a small photograph was revealed.

Applejack picked up the picture and the two sisters proceeded downstairs. they entered the kitchen where Applejack set Her sister down in a chair. She then took the picture and placed it in front of Applebloom. Applebloom looked at the picture,

She saw a younger looking granny smith,she saw applejack who looked about the same age Applebloom was now. Big mac looked just a little bit older the. Applejack. There were also two ponies she didn't recognize. One was a light yellow stallion with a golden mane and tale. His cutie mark was four apples falling from a tree into a bucket. The other pony was a bright red mare with a light pink mane and tale. Her cutie mark was a beautiful cherry blossom. The red mare was holding a baby Applebloom.

Applebloom looked up to Applejack. "Are they...?" " yes, Applebloom that's your pa ,Apple" she said pointing to the yellow stallion. "And that's your ma Cherry Blossom" pointing towards the red mare. "It's time I told you their story..."