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Applejack frowned a little bit when one of the ponies from the group hailed her as she tried to leave with Darrus, reluctantly slowing to glance back to him as he caught onto who she was, and started talking about how she should let them escort her back out of the forest what with all the dangerous monsters. She narrowed her eyes a bit when the stallion asked why she was helping 'the likes of Tingle', catching onto the implications of that sentence. That to describe somepony like that, they'd have to already have some kind of knowledge or impression from them.

She didn't like what was going on here. These ponies, and the way they were talking, were throwing up major red flags in her mind. She didn't feel safe here, nor did she feel they were telling the entire truth. She didn't want to associate with these ponies, nor did she want to find out where they planned on going with all this, but... She knew that if they really were doing something less than savory and she left without at least attempting to do something about it, that it would eat at her. She was already too far in now, especially since she knew that if she ran, she'd just be leaving Tingle to whatever the stallions had in store for him, despite how much she disliked him. "Darrus," she said quietly as she looked over to him. "Ah don't think these ponies are who they say they are, an' Ah don't think Ah could sit comfortably with mahself if Ah left now. You kin get back to the farm if ya want. Ah know ya don't wanna stick around and just wanna get back home, so Ah don't blame ya if ya do."

She then looked to the ponies in front of her, quirking her mouth to the side. "A'ight, how 'bout you stop jerkin' mah leg? Ah didn't wanna get involved, but you guys're actin' reeeeaaal suspicious. So what's really goin' on here? What're ya huntin', why're ya here, how d'you know... 'Tingle'?" she asked, gesturing to the stallion they'd arrived with.

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Applejack quirked her mouth to the side a bit when the earth pony responded. There was something about what he said that didn't sound right to her, but she also got the impression it was something she didn't want to press too hard. They were outnumbered here, and in the middle of the Everfree, so getting into a mess wasn't a very good idea... Darrus mentioning a moment later that they thought he was a monster--meaning they'd probably shot at him--made Applejack narrow her eyes at the ponies in question, only to relax a bit when they said the beasts had put them on edge, which Applejack could understand for a moment, despite that she knew their compulsion to fire before thinking could've ended a life if Darrus hadn't been so quick.

Confusion crossed her face a moment later when Tingle denied that this was his campsite when it was asked, looking at the stallion in question first then to the others they'd come across. "It'd been his. All Ah wanted ta do was get him back here an' ferget about him so we kin get back home. An' now that we've done that... Ah think we're just gonna... leave. There's somethin' weird goin' on here, an' Ah dunno if Ah wanna get involved. Let's go, sugarcube," she said to Darrus, glancing to him briefly before turning to leave, cautiously.

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: February 24, 2015, 09:26:13 am »
Applejack did indeed make sure Tingle kept moving along, much too fed up with his crap to worry about niceties. She wanted this to be over as quickly as possible so she could get back to the farm, and maybe do some work to help calm her nerves... If they even got back early enough. If not, she just guessed she'd have to settle for a bubble bath and a nice book or something... She walked along disinterestedly, her only goal to get back out of the forest, so she merely perked her ears up during the interaction of Darrus asking if the clearing was their destination.

She didn't worry when he ran ahead, knowing he could take care of himself. Instead, she stayed focused on her task, which was making sure Tingle was just as focused. Then, when they neared the place Darrus had met with trouble, Applejack perked her ears once more as she listened in on the tail end of the conversation, only to grumble a little bit when she realized what was ahead wasn't exactly friendly. She guessed she shouldn't really have been so surprised, given Tingle's less than savory and suspicious attitude, but it was still frustrating. She had no idea what was going to happen now, going forward.

But that was all she could do, she supposed. Darrus was still in there, and she couldn't leave him alone... She had a feeling the ponies there would wind up tracking them regardless. So, shooting a glare to the now-cowering Tingle, she moved over to the bushes he dove into and, upon finding him, firmly grasped him and yanked him out before dragging him to the camp ahead. Before entering the clearing, she let out a sharp whistle to announce her presence before entering, grasp still held tightly on Tingle to keep him close by, in case the ponies tried anything. "Ah sure hope you fellers're monster hunters. Y'all sure don't look like yer up ta any good."

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: January 30, 2015, 12:17:49 am »
Tingle's words only served to make Applejack more and more irritated as he spoke. She knew he was lying, and the fact that he couldn't just suck it up and admit what he did was really starting to get to her. The flattery he tried to offer her as well only resulted in a derisive snort from her as she turned to walk away and leave him there. She reluctantly stopped when he couldn't really give them good directions--and she had to admit that she doubted she'd be able to do much better in his position--then glanced back to him with an obviously disgusted expression for a moment before looking about the forest around her in silence as she thought.

What would her friends have done? Rainbow Dash probably would've opted to leave him there on the spot as well, Pinkie probably wouldn't have any useful insight... Twilight likely would've thought the most logical thing to do would be take him back to the camp, and both Fluttershy and Rarity would've done the same if only out of simple kindness and generosity. With a quiet 'ugh', Applejack turned back around and stepped over to Tingle before forcefully hoisting him onto his hooves. "You've done nothin' but flirt with me when Ah ain't interested in you in the slightest, be generally unpleasant, try ta set a trap off on me, an' now yer lyin' to me. Ah shouldn't be agreein' to this, but fine," she snapped, her tone curt and displeased. "We'll get you to yer camp. But don't give us reason ta leave you out there. 'Cause Ah will." She then shoved him a little bit toward the clearing in front of the castle with an added, "Now move. The sooner we get there the better."

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: January 28, 2015, 09:33:16 am »
Applejack started to growl in irritation when Tingle started to speak without moving, but stopped when Darrus forced him along the way instead. Exhaling her breath with a quiet huff she followed behind them, brows furrowed in anger. Each time he faltered in his steps, she shoved him back along the corridor, her patience having long-since disappeared. She was thankful that they didn't stay much longer in the cramped corridor, and were soon back out in the main areas of the castle. It felt easier to breathe here, and the deep breaths she was taking helped to calm her down a little bit... even though the attempted threat on her life still had her upset.

It wasn't much longer before they were out of the castle entirely. The fresher air felt amazingly soothing on Applejack's lungs and after a few more deep breaths, she turned to Darrus when he spoke up. "Yeah. Let's get back home," she responded to Darrus' offer of leaving before moving to do just that, only to stop and grate her teeth when Tingle called out to them, saying they 'had' to get him somewhere safe. She shook her head a moment later when he addressed her with the name of 'honesty', and then said it would basically be murder if she just left him.

With that, she swiftly turned and stormed back over to him, rage once more coloring her features. "Y'know what else's basically murder? Steppin' on a trap, hopin' somepony else gets caught by it. Ah don't owe you squat. Yer lucky enough we didn't just leave ya back in that tunnel fer the spiders ta come an' get you. 'Sides, Ah ain't gonna give you the opportunity ta get us lost out here in the Everfree, like you almost did with us in the tunnel. Tell ya what, since Ah ain't heartless: you tell us how ta get to this camp o' yours, an' if we find it, maybe we'll come bring you back somethin' ta help you."

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: December 19, 2014, 06:49:23 am »
Normally, Applejack might have reprimanded Darrus for outright smacking Tingle to deliberately hurt him. But he'd just tried to hurt her. Grievously, if she hadn't been able to react. So she was, at that moment, severely lacking in the sympathy department. At Darrus' approach and his questions of if she was okay, and if he was about to become a murder, Applejack shakily pushed herself onto her hooves as she replied to both questions with, "Yeah" and "No" respectively. Her tone was curt and easily showed just how she felt at that moment, though her anger wasn't toward Darrus--as he could probably tell.

"Partin' ways when we get outta here," she gruffly told Tingle as she glared at him once more, then continued with, "Move." By her tone, it was obvious she wasn't interested in any funny business. If he took too long moving, she'd 'help' him along... though it wouldn't be gentle, nor pleasant for the stallion.

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: December 16, 2014, 08:19:22 am »
Once Darrus and Tingle finished their exchange--having had little to nothing to say or add in that time--Applejack followed along behind them both, once more wishing that she didn't have to move at such an antagonizingly slow pace. She was really starting to regret agreeing to transport him, but it was much too late to back out of it now. So disinterested was she that even when Darrus wondered aloud about the previous use of the tunnel they were currently using, she barely paid any attention to it--especially when Tingle responded moments later.

Her ears perked when a trap was called to attention, however. Doing her best to try and see it past Tingle, Applejack craned her neck and leaned her body to try and get a good look at it, barely succeeding in doing so. Well, she knew where it was, all she had to do now was wait for Tingle to get past it first. But he wasn't moving. Her brow arched at him as she noticed him looking around... then at the pressure plate... then back at Applejack.

When she finally managed to put two and two together, she opened her mouth to tell him off--but was much too late. He did exactly what she was afraid he'd do: step on the plate in question, probably 'accidentally'. Adrenaline shot through her body as she wondered briefly if she was going to get caught by the trap, and time seemed to slow down a bit for her. The first spike nearly immediately shot out of the wall--though that wasn' t the last of it. She could hear grinding in the walls next to her, and could see the very tips of the spikes peeking out of the walls. She didn't have much time to react, though.

So she did the first thing that came to mind: drop down to the ground and press herself as flat as she could. Her eyes wrenched tightly shut as she fell, jaw clenched just as hard as she waited to feel, or see if she'd succeeded in avoiding the trap. Once the proverbial dust settled, and she realized the trap was over, she dared open her eyes as her body shook from the near-death experience. Plagued with shock and a clouded mind from what had just happened, Applejack's gaze nearly immediately found Tingle--and just as quickly filled with rage. Her entire body quivered as she just glared angrily at him, her mouth open as if she wanted to speak, but squeaks of fury were the only noises she produced.

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: December 10, 2014, 05:38:47 pm »
Applejack nodded a bit in satisfaction when Darrus responded that he was fine, pleased to hear that he'd come to no harm to the unexpected trap. No good in him getting injured down here, too... Then, Darrus mentioned that it may take more than a kiss to nurse him back to health, earning a light-hearted roll of her eyes from AJ. Yep, that's about what she expected, and it was about as cheesy as anything she'd guessed he would say.

She backed off a little bit when Darrus and Tingle began going at it again, Darrus putting the blame on him and Tingle defending himself--followed by asking AJ to call him off because he was jealous of 'them'. Annoyed, Applejack 'accidentally' pressed a little harder against Tingle as she tried to back out so she was no longer pinning him against the wall. This was tailed by Darrus suggesting they go back the way they came--and quickly.

This caused AJ to gently bite her lower lip and quirk her mouth to the side as Tingle responded, saying they should keep going down the way they were. When it was finally her time to respond, she said, "Honestly, there's no 'quickly' with us with our dead weight here," she said, smacking Tingle's side where she thought his wound was. "So if this one's reset... and we've spent this much time stoppin' to chat about it, he's right. Turnin' back prolly wouldn't be the best idea. It's not even that; even if we went back out there, there ain't no tellin' if we'd just get even more lost. We were already perty deep, before we went through that wall--and Ah dunno where that is now. So Ah think our best bet's ta just keep goin' forward here, an' see where it takes us.

"Besides, this's the adventurous path, ain't it? And these things cain't catch ya on yer slowest day, right?"

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Elsewhere / Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: December 06, 2014, 11:20:16 pm »
Applejack's first instinct when Tingle replied that he remembered wrong was to roll her eyes in exasperation. Not only were they taking a really long time in getting out of the castle thanks to Tingle's wounds and the small corridor, he was also slowing them down by making them take wrong turns. At this point, she was beginning to feel like they'd be down there for days. And now, she was going to be stuck behind the slow moving pony, and things were about to become agonizingly tedious. Wouldn't be so bad if the pony was one she could tolerate...

It was all she could do, though. As Darrus asked for it, Applejack nodded to him and took the flashlight from her vest so she could pass it along. She started to offer him her vest as well, but she doubted he'd want to wear anything "made for a mare". Even if it was just a simple green vest. Not to mention he did have that cape that might have made it a little difficult. Shrugging a bit to herself, she began walking behind the other two as they moved through the castle once again.

For every few steps Tingle took, Applejack took her own couple of baby steps forward before stopping for a few seconds to give him some time to move ahead. She kept this up the entire way, eventually ducking under or avoiding the already activated traps as necessary, a couple of close calls made thanks to the lack of personal light. All she had to go off of was what she'd seen when Darrus shined the light over it, as well as what blocked her view from the ponies ahead as they arrived.

Eventually, when Tingle began talking to her as he slowed down once more, Applejack half-heartedly perked her ears in attention, only to roll her eyes as he began flirting with her once again. "Ah don't even know why yer askin' since ya got no chance, stranger." She then looked to Darrus as he began to speak, only to jump and gasp in horror when something  nearly took off Darrus' head and made a loud noise as it collided against the wall. She froze for a second in shock before trying desperately to see if Darrus had come out alright.

She did give a slight sigh of relief when he spoke again, apparently coming out of it unharmed, but she still tried to squeeze past Tingle--pushing him to the side just enough that she could look past him and inspect Darrus out of concern. "You alright, sugar?" she asked after Darrus and Tingle finished talking. "You got both yer ears intact? Not bleedin' anywhere?" She paused for a second, then, in spite of the situation, asked playfully, "Ah don't need ta kiss anythin' ta make it better, do Ah?"

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Elsewhere / Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
« on: December 03, 2014, 08:35:21 am »
((Continued from http://rpismagic.createaforum.com/canterlot/float-like-a-parasprite-sting-like-a-manticore/?message=3965 ))


Continuing through the dark labyrinth underneath the ruins that were the old castle, Applejack lead the way with the flashlight in her vest, tailed by both her coltfriend Darrus, as well as the pony they'd 'rescued' minutes before named Tingle. The pony who Applejack couldn't help but feel was suspicious, but couldn't quite figure out why--the pony who also couldn't seem to stop digging himself further into a hole as he kept making flirts and flirtatious gestures towards AJ, making Darrus do something to him in retaliation. She swore they were both acting like children, but she knew nothing she'd do or say would stop it; they were both stallions, and there was pride on the line.

Eventually, as they wandered through the maze-like halls, Darrus called up to her asking if she'd felt anything, as he'd sensed something heavy moving. She wasn't sure what he meant though, and she paused for a moment to try and figure out what he was talking about. Her concentration was broken by Tingle quickly interjecting by saying it was probably nothing, causing her to huff slightly with a quiet exhale from her nostrils. His followed complaints that things were taking forever, and that he'd been down there for hours were met with an obviously annoyed look from AJ as her mouth quirked to the side.

Thankfully, Darrus responded for her, saying that they needed to go slow so they didn't accidentally trigger any traps--not to mention the extra burden of having to help Tingle along. Which, of course, was only met with another snippy line from their new 'friend', earning a shake of her head in disapproval. She was really starting to get annoyed.

They seemed to finally have gotten somewhere though, as Tingle pointed out a hidden passage for them to go through--one it took Applejack a little bit to find with his description, but it was there nonetheless. And all they needed to do was push the wall. Gee, she hadn't ever encountered that before. Rolling her eyes, she prepared to make the wall turn before pausing as Tingle continued, talking about the passage beyond and how they'd need to turn, as well as to duck under the spike traps that were already sprung.

She waited for another moment or two, watching Tingle with a deadpan expression to see if he had aaaaaanything else to say, before finally pushing against the wall and making it turn. It was about as simple as he'd mentioned it would be. Narrow corridor. Dusty. Dark. Leading into the unknown. She took a deep breath for a moment before sighing quietly and stepping forward, wishing for a moment her flashlight had a brighter setting to help guide her better in the darkness. The way it was now, it felt like she'd barely be able to see her hoof in front of her face, despite the light strapped to her chest.

But all she could do was move forward. Being as bland as previously described, AJ had no idea how much time had passed before they came across the left turn Tingle had previously mentioned. After turning a bit into the hallway, she paused and glanced back to Darrus and his burden to see how they were faring, only to note that with Darrus being behind Tingle--probably to make sure he'd actually keep on--that the two were lagging behind thanks to Tingle's wounds. So she'd need to slow down just a tad to keep in pace with them... but given the new stallion's penchant for a wandering gaze, she definitely didn't want to stay too close.

When they'd caught up to her, Applejack lead the way down this new corridor... which was just about as droll as the one they'd been walking through. Not that she should've expected much, she supposed. But there was something a little different about this one. She didn't think much of it at first, but every so often, Applejack flinched and spat at cobwebs that were strewn about the corridor. It wasn't all that bad at first, but it was certainly enough to make her constantly sweep herself off in disgust and worry that there were still spiders milling about in the webs. Then, eventually, a larger web was seen up ahead after another few moments of walking, making AJ stop in realization as she glanced over her shoulder. "Hold up a sec--if you'd gone this way before, these cobwebs wouldn't still be here like this. They'd already all be broken... You sure this is the right way?"

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Canterlot / Re: Float Like a Parasprite, Sting Like a Manticore
« on: October 23, 2014, 08:16:25 am »
At first, Applejack nodded to 'Tingle's question of if she could help him up so they could get out of there, beginning to offer her hoof out to him to help him up before pausing and scrunching her face up in disgust when he flirted with her by mentioning he needed somepony to lean on and waggling his eyebrows. "Calm yer hooves, stranger. Ah got no interest in you," she said flatly, moments before Darrus smacked a hoof against the pony's wound. She winced at that, wondering if it was a bit of an overreaction, but decided to let it lie despite the fact. At least until he did it again.

"A'ight, a'ight," she murmured as Darrus roughly pulled him up and against him, the gesture earning another wince from Applejack. "Ah didn't appreciate him flirtin' as much as you don't, but Ah think he's learned his lesson. Let's not pour salt in his... uh, well, he's got enough on his plate as it is," she said, gaze shifting for a moment before she scooped up all the things and turned her flashlight on once more. "Yeah, we're on our way out now," she responded to Tingle, only to glance back to Bastion and Blossom. "Y'all take care. Come by the farm when y'all get out an' get yerselves some apples."

After saying her farewell, she waved to them before leading the way back out into the labyrinth, hoping silently that they didn't get lost once more on their way back out. After some time passed and they'd grown some distance away from the vault, Applejack glanced back to Darrus and Tingle to make sure they were still there and asked, "How y'all holdin' up back there? You ain't bein' too mean, are ya, Darrus?"

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Canterlot / Re: Float Like a Parasprite, Sting Like a Manticore
« on: October 05, 2014, 08:15:40 am »
Not exactly to Applejack's surprise, Darrus began to "correct" her on how things had really happened. He butchered the story completely by saying that she had been completely smitten upon first glance, that she pleaded for his help with a problem she could've handled by herself, that he dealt with it with only a banana and a shoe lace... A shoe lace? Really? Where did he even come up with these kinds of things? Rolling her eyes a little bit in exasperation, Applejack simply shook her head while the other guard--Bastion--spoke up, saying, "Heh... That sounds like quite the adventure to me. Almost like the time I fended off a bunyip with just a tennis racket and silly string."

The grin on his face made it hard for her to tell whether he was just being silly like Darrus was, but she still shook her head once more and returned her attention to Blossom. "Prance, huh?" she began, arching a brow at the mare. "Ah thought most ponies who came outta Prance were really uppity an' fancy... Ah gotta be honest Ah'm a lil' surprised right now. Hadn't expected any guards ta come outta that place... So... What's it like there, anyway?" Unaware that the vault was somewhere nearby, she continued to watch Blossom as she listened for the response.

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Canterlot / Re: Float Like a Parasprite, Sting Like a Manticore
« on: October 01, 2014, 10:03:15 am »
To Applejack, it seemed a little strange that the Princess sent the two on a long trip for an amulet that she didn't tell them anything about--especially with the amulet being hidden away from a vault that wasn't stable, apparently. Then again, if the Princess wanted it retrieved, it must've been important in some way, and she wasn't about to presume to know the goings on with Celestia. So, with no other choice but to just keep walking through the labyrinth to find something of interest, Applejack continued on, first listening as Bastion asked Darrus if he'd gone on any crazy adventures yet, then turning her attention over to Blososm when she was addressed. The way Blossom said her name was a little strange, but... it sounded like she had one of those fancy accents from that Prance place. At her question though, she grinned a little bit and shrugged slightly.

"He just showed up on the farm one day, lookin' fer work. At first Ah tried turnin' him away, but he seemed perty insistent an' after all the stuff that's happened in the past year or two now, Ah reckoned maybe it might be a good time ta take on a lil' more help in case anythin' happened. Turns out he's as hard a worker as Ah am, an' he got along with mah family, so... Ah agreed ta go on a date with him when he finally asked, which wasn't too long ago. So he ain't made me regret it yet," she said teasingly, tossing a playful look over to Darrus momentarily before looking back to Blossom. "So you speak Fancy, sugarcube? Or am Ah misplacin' yer accent?"

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Canterlot / Re: Float Like a Parasprite, Sting Like a Manticore
« on: September 29, 2014, 05:35:15 am »
Applejack was a bit relieved to hear that neither Princess was there. That meant that nothing was really happening, and that the two were just there for... an 'artifact'? If any place was to have some rusty old antique, this place would be it... but it must've been important to send some of the royal guard after it. She couldn't help but quirk her mouth to the side and raise her brows a bit when the Blossom guard asked if they were aware the whole place was rigged. After Darrus responded to her, a little snippily judging from his tone, Applejack placed a gentle hoof on his shoulder accompanied by a quiet "simmer down, now", before looking back to Blossom. "This ain't mah first rodeo, sugarcube. 'Sides that, we kin handle ourselves. Ain't like some light breeze's gonna blow me over, an' him... Ah don't reckon anything's gonna take him out."

After responding, Applejack looked back over to Darrus when he offered a hoof to her and called her 'm'lady', a slight look of distaste crossing her face as she scrunched her nose up a bit. "Don't you start with that, Darrus," she chided gently. "You know Ah ain't a lady. Ah leave that to Rarity." Still, she took his hoof and advanced, tossing a look back over her shoulder. "So, this artifact must be somethin' else. What is it Princess Celestia's got you goin' after?"

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Background Ponies / Re: Carrot Top
« on: September 29, 2014, 04:09:53 am »
I am fine with Carrot being on the Farm. Just to let you guys know. :)

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