The Royal Apples - Part XX
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XX Luna, Celestia and Twilight sat together atop the throne room's dais, each occupying a chair of their own. The room was filled to capacity with spectators who were watching the Royal Inquiry. At the moment, they were all...
The Royal Apples - Part XIX
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XIX Leaving Princes Luna's room, Macintosh slowly made his way down the darkened corridor. He looked towards the large windows that lined one wall, half expecting to see curtains drawn across them. Instead the glass was...
The Royal Apples - Part XVIII
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XVIII Macintosh Apple slowly opened his eyes and looked around without moving any other part of his body. His mind felt oddly conflicted. Part of him was urging that he wake up while at the same time telling him he was still...
The Royal Apples - Part XVII
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XVII "I believe it's working," said Dr. Goldleaf as he watched over his patient. He was joined by his colleague, Dr. Bluestar who had just finished removing nearly three hundred crystal shards from Big Macintosh. The blue...
The Royal Apples - Part XVI
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XVI The explosion of air was so powerful and unexpected that the half-dozen or so news ponies who were gathered outside the Canterlot Hospital were literally blown off their hooves. When the nearest of them looked up he saw...
The Royal Apples - Part XV
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XV Twilight carefully mixed several grams of tea leaves into the catalyst. As she watched, the liquid in the beaker changed color from green to dark red. She then poured the contents into a test tube which she capped and...
The Royal Apples - Part XIV
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XIV The sun was slowly dipping towards the horizon when Corporal Cedar Shield returned to Lady Starlight's apartment in the military quarter's annex of Canterlot Castle. Officially it was called the Morning Sword wing, after a...
The Royal Apples - Part XIII
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XIII "Rise and shine Big Brother. We're burnin' daylight." Macintosh Apple felt the blanket being pulled off him as he struggled to wake up. The sun was just peeking over the horizon and the farmer realized overslept. "What...
The Royal Apples - Part XII
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XII "Okay," said Shadow Starlight. "Let's try this one more time. Take a deep breath and repeat after me. To the Honor and Glory of Equestria... To the Princesses of the Sun and Moon... I pledge my Loyalty, my Strength and my...
The Royal Apples - Part XI
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part XI "Here they come again!" called Applejack as she peeked out the kitchen window and saw the herd of paparazzi cantering through the front gate and heading for the farmhouse. "Ah swear, the harder ya try ta keep them out, the...
The Royal Apples - Part X
THE ROYAL APPLES - Part X Queen Chrysalis paced angrily around the room. "What do you mean, three weeks? You've had me cooped up in that pegasus' body for more than three WEEKS?!" "It was necessary," Blueblood explained patiently. "It isn't safe to...
The Royal Apples - Part IX
THE ROYAL APPLES - part IX The sun had set long before Big Mac trotted through the farm house door of Sweet Apple Acres. Naturally, Applejack was there to 'welcome' her brother home, though this time her greeting was a lot less severe that before. ...