Canterlot's Princess✅ | Appledash AU (mlpeg)

Chapter 7 - Locked Up

Applejack woke up. unaware of her new surroundings for a couple of minutes before she realized she wasn't with her friends. She seemed to be in what looked like a cell made out of vines and leaves. She tried to pull the vines apart but even they were too strong for an athletic girl like her. It was silent, you'd be able to hear a pin drop. She had none of her belongings with her and from here, she didn't know where to go. Suddenly, she heard the voices of three girls walking towards her. She pretended to fall asleep again so she wouldn't alarm them and that she could listen in on their conversation. Maybe she could find out who they were or where she was. 

"Where did you two find the girl?" a raspy voice asked. 

"Down by the cave. There were three of them. We couldn't manage to get them all but since we captured one, they should surely be looking for her by now." Another voice said. This person sounded younger than the first, yet she still had quite a raspy voice as well.

"We thought we would bring her to you just in case she was a threat to any of us," A girl said. She was very softspoken and quiet.

"Thank you Scootaloo, Fluttershy. Go search for the other two but bring a few more pegasuses with you" The first voice said.

Did she say pegasus?! Applejack couldn't believe what she had just heard. Pegasuses were actually real?! Without her two new friends, she knew she was in trouble. She heard the fading sound of footsteps walking away but she was still aware that someone was still here. She felt eyes looking down on her as she tried her best to pretend to be asleep.

"Give it up, I know you're awake," the voice said. It was the first girl.
Applejack wearily opened her eyes and sat up to see the girl with the raspy voice. She wore an outfit which looked much like what a warrior would wear, but with extra touches to make it look like she was from the forest. Her hair was all colours of the rainbow and it was tied up into a high ponytail. She had light blue coloured skin and her eyes were a soft magenta colour. She had gorgeous wings the same colour as her skin that came from her back. Applejack had never seen anyone like her, she was so different, so strange yet so pretty. The girl looked at her sternly but could see something else in her eyes, but that only lasted a second before she was back to her stern self.

"What's your name?" the girl asked, sounding very demanding.

"My n-names Jackie" Applejack managed to stutter out. The two stared into each other's eyes from a distance for a couple of seconds before the Applejack managed to speak up.
"Where am I? Who are you?"

"The name's Rainbow dash. I'm the leader of the pegasus. " the girl answered sounding quite stern. "You're in our dungeon."

"What do you want from me? Why did u take me?" Applejack answered. By now she was standing right in front of the leader with just the vines separating the two.

"In the 100 years our species have lived here, we've never seen anyone like you lurk these parts. Why are you here? Are you here to banish us somewhere else?" Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes as she asked the question.

"Me and my friends, we ran away to the forest in the hope of a new life. Canterlot is falling apart and we couldn't take it anymore." A tear ran down Applejack's face as she remembered the horrible state her kingdom was in. She felt a bit of guilt since she could have done something to fix it if she wasn't so oblivious before. Rainbow Dash's expression changed into a sympathetic one. She was lost for words for she didn't expect such an answer from Applejack.

"I-I... Uhm... stay here," She said quickly before walking off. 'It's not like I can go anywhere' Applejack thought. 

 A couple of minutes later Rainbow Dash returned, but this time with an amulet. Turns out the amulet was enchanted and it moved the vines to set the princess free. Rainbow Dash said nothing, ut just motioned her to follow her somewhere. They must have been walking for about ten minutes before they reached their destination but what Applejack saw on the way was breathtaking. Once she had left the cells and walked into the daylight, she saw the small empire that was built by the pegasus. Everything looked so forest like but in a beautiful way. Houses had vines dragging down the sides, buildings had flowers at the entrance to give them a more welcoming feeling and the characteristics of the villagers made the town feel so alive. It was the polar opposite of what her home was like. It was amazing how a kingdom full of buzzing people could be hidden so easily behind the trees. Applejack was lead into what seemed to look like a cottage. It was very cozy, the pieces of furniture were made out of the materials from the forest for that was the only thing they could use but they did a very good job with it. The cottage had a sitting area in one corner of the room and the kitchen in the other and three doors, two which lead to bedrooms and one to a bathroom. Rainbow Dash lead the princess into one of the bedrooms. The bed was made up very neatly and the room was very tidy. On top of the bed lay a set of clothes and a stetson.

"Change into these clothes, make yourself feel at home," Rainbow Dash's raspy voice said.

"What's with the stetson?" Applejack asked.

"I uh... just thought it would look good on you" Rainbow Dash implied. A small blush formed on her cheeks but she hid it before Applejack could spot it. Neither of them said a word and Rainbow Dash walked out. Applejack sat on the bed and thought about the events of the day. This had been one strange day she thought, but she had a good feeling about this place and was starting to like the town, culture, Rainbow Dash... WAIT WHAT?! Did she just say Rainbow Dash?!

"Oh no..." She whispered underneath her breathe." I've fallen for a pegasus..."