CHAPTER 2-Friendship is Magic, So is Hunting and Enslaving Humans

The strange galloping noise was caused by an inhabitant of the strange planet. The strange being is described as a short young pony, commonly called a filly. The filly has a mane that's in a brilliant rose color, the coat in a pale olive, and its eyes were in brilliant orange. The filly also has a pink bow on her mane. The young filly has a name, Applebloom, and in her mouth was one of the bitten apple cores. "Dang it, it happened again! I gotta tell Applejack!" Applebloom said to herself, as she galloped to another location. She galloped all the way to a town, a town known to her kind as Ponyville. Yes, on this planet, the main inhabitants are ponies. Ponyville is like an average town back on Earth, there's a library, a sweets store, a boutique, a spa, a cafe, a joke shop, and other places of interest. However unlike the towns of Earth, it's populated by ponies instead of man.

Applebloom galloped and galloped to search for someone, until she finds the someone she was looking for, her older sister. Her name is Applejack, a pony bigger than Applebloom with a orange coat, blonde mane in ponytails, freckles on her face, and a cowboy hat. Also different from the little filly was the presence of a mark on her flank, known as a Cutie Mark. Her Cutie Mark is a set of three apples. Applejack is the owner, along with other members of her family known as the Apple family, of Sweet Apple Acres, the same apple farm that the humans and the crew were in. Today, Applejack was in town square selling her latest crop of apples that she bucked from the trees. Each season, Applejack participates in a activity known as Applebucking. Applebucking is a method of extracting apples from the apple trees by kicking the trees with the hind legs. After that, the apples fall in the buckets, ready to be sold.

But today, Applebloom came to her stand to tell Applejack about what has happened back at Sweet Apple Acres. "Applebloom! What in tarnation are you doin' here? Can't you see I'm tryin' to sell these apples so we can get Granny Smith a new hip?" asked the older sister. "Applejack, someone's been eatin' the apples again! i think it could be humans!" replied Applebloom. "DANG IT! This is the 8th time this month! Those dang humans are eatin' all of next season's crops! This has gone too far!" said Applejack, as she left her stand. "Come on, Applebloom, we gotta tell the others to go to the mayor! We have some humans to catch!" "You mean, another one?" asked the young filly. "That's right, Applebloom, time for another Human Hunt!" said Applejack with a wink. Applebloom smiled and thought to herself, "Maybe Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo can help me catch humans so we can get our Cutie Marks!" With a smile on her face, Applebloom followed Applejack to get other ponies to help organize a ritual where humans are hunted like wild animals.

In the library, a pony was reading several books. But unlike Applejack and Applebloom, she isn't an ordinary pony, but she is a unicorn. Her coat was in a purplish gray color, her eyes violet, and her mane was in dark blue, purple and pink. Since she's a unicorn, there's a horn on her head, and her Cutie mark was a pink-purple six-pointed star surrounded by five small white ones. The unicorn's name is Twilight Sparkle, and she came to Ponyville originally to check on the Summer Sun Celebration by her teacher, Princess Celestia. After several events that happened, the princess decided to let Twilight stay in Ponyville on a new mission-learn to make friends. Since that day, Twilight has been learning a lot about friendship over the days she's been in Ponyville. She is aided by an assistant, a male baby dragon with moderate sap green scales, chartreuse green eyes, and light purple skin with a greenish gray underbelly and light lime ears.

Spike knew Twilight after he was hatched from an egg during a entrance exam at Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. Since that day, he stuck to her like glue. Today, he'll be involved in something hew grew accustomed to while he and Twilight were in Canterlot, the Human Hunts. He hears a knock on the door as he was sleeping. He yawned and got up to answer the door. "Um, who is it?" asked the baby dragon. "Spike, it's Applejack, we got a problem, and we need to talk to Twilight!" replied Applejack. "Twilight, Applejack wants to see you!" shouted Spike. "I'm on my way, let her in!" replied Twilight, as she galloped down from her bed. Spike lets both Applejack and Applebloom inside the library. Later, Applejack explains what has going on down at Sweet Apple Acres. "And then Applebloom saw humans eatin' my crops, along with 4 strange humans in funny clothes!" Applejack told her unicorn friend, "And we need to gather everypony in Ponyville to hunt the humans!"

"Humans at Sweet Apple Acres? And they're eating your crops?" Twilight asked, both Apple family members nodded. "Have you been in a human hunt before, Twilight?" asked Applejack. "Well, I've been in several, but I only captured about six humans and put them to work in the library back in Canterlot, but I mostly sit out in other Human Hunts." replied the unicorn. "But, since this will be my first Human Hunt with you guys, count me in!" Twilight nodded, as screams from other ponies were heard outside. Four other ponies, whom Twilight befriended during her time in Ponyville, rushed in the library. "Twilight! The waterfall was dirty when I had to bathe Angel and some baby ducks!" said a winged pony known as Fluttershy. Fluttershy is a shy, quiet pegasus pony with strong cyan eyes, a pink mane, and a pale amber yellow coat with her Cutie Mark being three pink-winged, purple bodied butterflies with blue antennae. Fluttershy has a great love for animals, with the exception of certain types.

"I even saw birds flying in fear earlier today, they told me that they heard a crash near the Everfree Forest!" Fluttershy added. "I saw a weird flying contraption today too!" another pegasus pony, Rainbow Dash, pointed out. Rainbow Dash oversees the weather of Ponyville, like other pegasus ponies (with the exception of Fluttershy.) Her mane was in a rainbow of colors-brilliant red an orange, light yellow, moderate violet and green and a strong cyan with a pale cyan coat and strong rose eyes. Her Cutie Mark was a rainbow-colored lightning bolt under a cloud. "I was clearing the skies for the Big Wagon Rally, when I heard and saw this strange flying contraption heading towards the Everfree Forest and BAM! It crashed!" explained the tomboyish pegasus. "Ugh! I saw dirty human clothing in my boutique again!" another unicorn, Rarity, walked in. Like Twilight, she is a unicorn, but she has azure eyes, her mane was indigo and purple to dark violet, and her coat is in light azure gray with three diamonds as her Cutie Mark.

"I was retrieving Opal from a tree near the boutique, when I smelt filthy human clothing discarded near the bushes! It appears to be seen that the humans raided my trashcan yet again!" shouted the fashion designer unicorn. "They were unclean animals! Their stench is the most foulest of the foul." "You guys talking about humans again?" A pony with a pink coat, a rose-magenta mane, blush cyan eyes, and a Cutie Mark with two blue balloons and a yellow balloon walked to the group. "Pinkie Pie, did you see some humans too?" asked Twilight. "Nope, just saw these strange crunchy sticks while I was taking Gummy for a walk!" the cheerful pony replied, "These taste like cookies, but need some frosting." The giddy pony took some stick foods that were used by astronauts, dipped them in chocolate frosting and ate them. "Yep, kinda dry, but frosting takes care of it!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Strange sticks that are edible, filthy clothing, dirty waterfall water, strange flying contraptions crashing, and apples being eaten. All of you are right!" Twilight concluded, "It was HUMANS!" "So, are we gonna go right into the mayor's office and tell her about the humans then?" asked Applejack. "Yes, follow me, girls, we're going to the mayor's office!” Twilight replied, as the ponies , Applebloom and Spie marched to the mayor's office, much to Spike's surprise. “I guess we aren't the only ones that saw humans invading their homes and such.” said Spike, as he saw a large crowd of ponies, fillies, foals, and colts gathered at the mayoral building with the same problem-humans invading their town. The mayor, overwhelmed by the turnout of every pony, begins to address her citizens.

“Fillies and gentlecolts, let me hear your concerns about the recent human sightings one at a time!” said the mayor. “My apple crops have been eaten again by the humans, Applebloom saw it!” said Applejack. “They leave their filthy clothes outside of Carousel Boutique!” shouted Rarity. “They used the waterfall and not letting the animals swim!” pleaded Fluttershy. “A strange flying contraption may have humans in it, and it crashed near the Everfree Forrest!” Rainbow Dash said. “They left crunchy sticks to eat!”said Pinkie Pie, the other ponies glared at her when she said that. “What? They're tasty with frosting!” Suddenly, a pegasus pony with a yellow-lime mane, bluish-gray coat, and amber eyes flying around with a mail-carrying bag and holding a muffin in her right hoof, her Cutie Mark are seven bubbles on her flank. “Um, I think I see some humans taking my muffins while I was making deliveries, but they left them behind when I came back!” the pegasus, Ditzy Do,said. “If Ditzy did see humans, then it's true. We have humans to capture!” the mayor shouted, all the ponies cheered and began to chant, “Human Hunt!”, in unison.

“Spike, take a note. We need some backup to help with this Human Hunt.” Twilight told Spike the following, “Dear Princess Celestia, I believe we have humans roaming Sweet Apple Acres for the 8th time in a row. Not only that, we got a strange flying contraption that crash-landed near the Everfree Forrest, it could be connected to the humans raiding Sweet Apple Acres. Please send some pegasus guards and equipment to hunt down the humans so we can put them to use as slaves or have other ways to control them. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.” With that, Spike wrote down what his friend dictated, wrapped up the letter into a scroll, and blew fire on it, sending it to the leader of this planet, Princess Celestia. The Princess is one of two princesses that rule the planet, this planet is known as Equestria. Along with her younger sister Princess Luna, Princess Celestia controlled the sun while Luna controls the moon. As it turns out, in Equestria,the use the humans as slaves or other uses.

Spike then saw a reply scroll hovering down, but he grabbed it. “I got the reply!” he shouted, opening the scroll. “My faithful student, gather your hunting party, the guards are on their way with cages and equipment. Bring them to town square, dead or alive. Some humans will stay at Ponyville, while others will be sent to Canterlot. I wish you good luck in your hunt. Your teacher, Princess Celestia.” Spike read. “It's settled then, LET THE HUNT BEGIN!” the mayor decreed, as a pony blew a trumpet to announce the hunt is on. Pegasus guards flew down with wagons filled with cages and hunting tools such as nets, ropes, and other capturing tools. Applebloom was galloping to meet her friends, two fillies like her without Cutie Marks: Scootaloo, a young pegasus pony, and Sweetie Belle, a young unicorn who is also the sister of Rarity. “Guess what? I was thinking of hunting humans of our own to get our Cutie Marks!” said Applebloom. “Cool, maybe that will finally let us have our marks!” agreed Scootaloo. “I don't know, hunting filthy human beasts to earn Cutie Marks? I find that disgusting and all, but if it can earn us a Cutie Mark, then I guess I'll go with it. said Sweetie Belle. With that, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy take charge. The three young fillies, known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, tagged along. The hunt is finally taking place.

Back at Sweet Apple Acres Capt. McAllen was monitoring the land to see any other lifeforms. “Well, nothing of the unusual so far. Looks like your fears of someone watching us is false, Prof. Walsh. Now you will accept the truth?” asked the captain. “Well, I guess I can agree with you on this one.” replied Prof. Walsh, as he grabbed another apple. As the crew continued to eat the sweet, juicy apples with the mute humans, they began to see the humans starting to flee. “What's going on, captain?” asked Dr. Moreno, as she saw the humans starting to get down from the trees. “Something's going up, I have to see this.” replied Capt. McAllen, as he looked at what's going on with binoculars. Much to his surprise and shock, the brave captain saw something unusual. “Oh my gosh... It can't be.” Prof. Walsh then asked, “What is it, captain?” He then said, “It's a stampede, only without riders.” “What do you mean, captain? A stampede without riders?” asked Dr. Hawke. She took a peek at the binoculars, and she saw the same thing. “Oh gosh, PONIES!” she shouted. That's right, the crew of the Liberty Bell saw the beings that rule this planet-Ponies.

Now the humans saw who rules the planet. Instead of man being the dominant species, ponies dominated man. Now, the crew must flee their new overlords with the mute humans. If any of them gets caught with those humans fleeing their hooved dominators, they would be either be trained as animals, put to work as slaves or worse. Now the humans and the crew of the Liberty Bell must do one thing while escaping the ponies, unicorns, and pegasuses chasing them-Survive!

End Chapter 2.