"Will you three stop arguing!" Granny Smith shouted from her rocker as Applejack, Big Mac, and Applebloom argued from inside the kitchen. Ever since last night Applebloom had been calling Applejack her mom, which annoyed everypony in the house, especially Granny. When she had enough of their constant arguing and shouting Granny Smith made her way to the kitchen, just in time to hear Applebloom pout before walking out of the house.

"Why are you getting so mad about it?!" Applebloom said before storming out of the house, throwing the door open so hard that a few jars tipped over on the counter. Applejack looked away from the door angrily, looking straight into Granny Smith's face.

"What in tarnation are you three arguing about?" Granny Smith asked angrily, looking Applejack and Big Mac down. The siblings looked at each other worriedly. How were they going to explain to Granny what Applebloom had been saying?

"Well, you see, uh..." Applejack started, looking at Big Mac for support, but he simply shrugged at her. Before she could say anything else Granny walked away, leaving Applejack and Big Mac to look at each other worriedly. Would it be okay to tell Applebloom the truth? How would she react? After looking at each for what seemed like hours the two siblings nodded and went on their merry ways. Big Mac went to get ready for a long day on the farm while Applejack went off to find Applebloom.

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Applebloom ran away from the house as fast as she could so she could get away from her brother and sister. Why were they getting so mad about Rainbow Dash's prank? How could Applebloom calling Applejack her mom get them so riled up? It's not like she was doing anything really bad. As Applebloom made her way into the orchard she slowed down, looking at the empty apple trees around her.

"Why is she so mad about that?" Applebloom thought aloud as she sat looked for a place to mope. She had started thinking about any reason why Applejack would be mad about it. Was it because their parents were dead? Was it because she was actually young enough for Applejack to be her mom? Is it because of the jokes ponies make about the Apple family? While Applebloom thought about it she heard somepony trotting towards her, and when she looked up she saw Applejack walking slowly towards her.

"Hey Applebloom..." Applejack said slowly and sadly as she walked up next to Applebloom, sitting down next to her. Applebloom looked at Applejack sadly, breaking her heart. She quickly scooted over next to Applejack and laid her head against on her shoulder.

"Sis?" Applebloom asked quietly as she looked up at Applejack.

"Yeah Applebloom?" Applejack replied softly.

"Why did you guys get so mad at me for calling you mom?" Applebloom asked sadly, her eyes starting to tear up. Applejack quickly wrapped a hoof around her and pulled her into a hug. Applebloom quickly stopped crying and felt comfortable, as if she was hugging her mother.

"There's something you should know Applebloom..." Applejack said slowly, making Applebloom look up into her sister's sad eyes...

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It was a sunny day in Ponyville and school had been let out. All the colts and fillies ran away to play with their friends and go home to sleep. Two ponies stayed behind, being yelled at by their teacher. Big Mac had gotten in trouble for flirting with his girlfriend, Rainbow Dash, who was from another school entirely. Outside the school two other ponies waited, hoping to play with the two guilty ponies. Applejack and a random Pegasus that had tagged along with Rainbow. After a while the two ponies outside started to talk, their idle chat quickly forming a friendship.

"So, is he your brother?" the Pegasus asked, looking towards the school house worriedly.

"Eeyup, why?" Applejack replied, looking at the colt with confusion. Why did it matter if Big Mac was her brother?

"Well, I think you're pretty cute, and there's a party this weekend, so I thought that maybe..." the colt said shyly, his brownish cheeks turning a light shade of red. Applejack smiled as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before trotting away cheerfully.

"Is that a yes?" the colt asked quickly, still being stunned by the kiss.

"Eeyup, pick me up at five" Applejack said cheerfully. Despite her southern beauty she had never been asked out by anypony in class, they had always been afraid of her brother. If they weren't afraid of Big Mac, then they didn't want to "dirty" themselves with a cowmare like her. With the thought of her date in her head the rest of the week went by fast, and in no time at all she was waiting outside her house for the colt to come pick her up.

"Hi Applejack" the colt said as he landed in front of the house. Applejack quickly gave him a kiss on the nose before smiling at him.

"Hey sugar cube" Applejack said quickly. She laughed as the colt's wings popped out, something she knew meant he was getting aroused. He quickly pushed they back down before coughing and looking back at Applejack.

"Want to go?" he asked, his voice cracking as he did. Applejack gave him a sly smile, before trotting up next to him, raising her mouth up to his ear. She quickly whispered something to him, making his wings pop out again, but this time he didn't try to hide them. Instead he knelt down and let Applejack climb on his back and together they flew to Unicorn Range, preparing to have a party of their own.

Little did Applejack know it would be the last time she ever saw that colt, and after their little party she had nine months to regret what she had done. Every day for the next nine months she would sit on her porch, waiting for the colt to come back, but her never did...

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"What I didn't know is that Rainbow and Big Mac had also had fun that night, and we ended up spending time in the hospital together after we gave birth to..." Applejack said, trailing off as she thought about how to give Applebloom the news.

"Scootaloo and..." Applebloom said, thinking about it. She knew her and Scootaloo were the same age, their birthdays were within a week apart, and with Applejack not wanting to have Applebloom call her mom...

"Me?" Applebloom asked quietly, looking at Applejack expectantly. When she nodded back Applebloom pulled her into a hug. She had no idea that her own sister was her mother, and despite the fact that she should have been angry about it, she couldn't have been happier. From far away Scootaloo could see the two sisters hugging under an apple tree, and she felt a sharp tug in her heart. Why could everypony have someone to go to for love and help but her?

Scootaloo silently turned around and walked away, staring at the ground as she did. How could life have been so cruel to her but nopony else? If only Rainbow Dash was her actual mother, then everything would be fine...