Aj was still sleeping soundly on the couch when an empty bottle fell to the floor, waking her up. "Wha?! Oh..." She picked up the bottle and threw it in the trash. She then got up and headed upstairs to check on Applebloom.

The foal was sitting on the floor in front of the bed, whimpering. "She's gonna be so mad at me..."

AJ saw the open atic door and stepped in. She stared at the empty bed for almost a minute before turning to Applebloom. "Where is Pip?" She asked in a cold voice.

The foal gasped and slowly looked over her shoulder, her face wet with tears. "S-Sis?"

"Where's your colt, Applebloom?" She asked again, taking a step closer.

"P-Pip? H-He... He..." AB started as Applejack got closer. "He left..." she whimpered.

"Left?" Asked AJ.

Apple Bloom sniffled and nodded. "Escaped..." she wheezed.

AJ glared down at the filly. "And how did he do that?"

The foal scooted up against the bed and cowered. "I-I thought I could... t-trust him... I-I thought he... l-liked me..."

AJ got right in AB's face. "So, you just decided to let him go, not even thinking your, or his, punishment if he made a run for it?" She asked, voice dripping with anger.

The foal cried harder. "Please, sis... Ah'm sorry..."

"Sorry?!" The blonde mare screamed, stomping a hoof right in front of the filly.

The foal gasped and dove for the bed, attempting to hide under it.

AJ grabed one of the filly's hindlegs and yanked her out, slamming her on the bed. AJ then put a hoof on Bloom's chest, staring into her eyes. "And now ya wanna run from punishment?" AJ growled.

"No! A-Ah'm sorry, please!" she cried.

"Oh, you're gonna be. But, before we start with your punishment, I'm gunna remind you; This is Pip's fault for runnin' away," AJ hissed as she used the ropes to tie Applebloom up, her flank hanging over the foot of the bed. She then walked away and came back with a few things; a riding crop, wood paddle, whip, ball gag, blindfold, and lastly ear plugs. "Ready for your first punishment?" AJ asked as she glared down at her sister.

"Sis, please..." whimpered the foal. "A-Ah'm yer s-sister..."

"I know that, but you still have to take your punishment like a good filly. And, I'm goin' easy on you. Be glad I'm not getting ya fitted with a collar like Carrot. Or seeing how far in ya my strap-on will go," AJ said as she picked up the paddle "I'll use just this one."

The foal cried harder as she buried her face in the sheets. AB then felt her tail being pulled up, then...

Smack!

The paddle came across her flanks, jerking the filly forward. The foal gasped and sobbed.

Smack!

The filly was pushed forward once more. "Count them out loud!" AJ yelled.

The foal yelped and kept sobbing. "Please!"

Smack! Smack!

"Start counting and it will be over sooner!"

"AHH!!!" AB squealed. "Three! Four!"

Smack! Smack! Smack!

"AHHH!!! Seven!"

"Count each one!" AJ yelled, spanking her two more times twice as hard.

The foal yelled again. "Five, six, seven, eight... Nine!"

There was a brief pause before the paddle smacked Applebloom's flanks so hard the ropes holding her in place almost snapped.

"TEN!!!" cried the foal. "Ah hate you!" she sobbed.

AJ set the paddle down. "Ah'm sorry ta hear that Bloom," AJ said, before gagging the filly. "Now, your other punishment is spending the rest of tonight, and tomorrow, bound like this." AJ then put earplugs in the filly's ears and left the room.

"MMMMMM!!!" screamed the foal, crying.

AJ let a tear fall as she shut the door, the muffled cries of her sister still audible as she trotted off.