The Nightmare [Spike/Applejack/John]
“N-No! G-Get away! G-Gah!” Spike shouted in sleep before turning over and falling off of his bed hitting the floor with a small thud. He groaned before his eyes shot open immediately looking around the room in fear.
“S-She’s n-not h-here…I-It was j-just a n-nightmare…” He said shaking as he spoke. Him being able to move and speak was proof that what he went through was just a nightmare. A very terrible one at that. Spike gulped as he got back in his bed looking at the bedroom door in fear hoping it was just a dream and the person he was thinking of and afraid of at this time thanks to the nightmare wouldn’t appear through the door. Unfortunately for Spike the door opened. ”AGH! GET AWAY!” He yelled out hiding over his covers in fear not seeing it was actually Applejack and John.
Applejack’s eyes opened upon hearing a noise and a thud. “What in tarnation was that?” She asked in worry hearing it was in the guest room they had that Spike was sleeping in. She immediately got up off the couch worried about Spike. Spike went into his room to take a nap after helping out around the house with chores that he was more than happy to help out with. Applejack motioned for John to follow her seeing that he had heard and was concerned as well.
The two opened the guest room door to hear Spike yell out and hide under his blanket. “Hold on a sec Spike it’s us!” She said as they moved slowly to make sure not to scare Spike more than he already was.
[Twilight/Applejack] The Energy Potion.
“I wouldn’t want you to be passing out either but my magic can just bring you back into your room with no problem you know.” Twilight stated as she made her way over to her somewhat sober friend as she offered to help her to her and john’s place just in case. After all one could never be too careful about her safety. One false slip and that could be a nasty tumble even though she wasn’t really drunk. Just on the edge of it.
“I just want to apologize for this again Applejack. I know what the problem is and it’s a simple mix up of ingredients. I put too much of one of the ingredients into there and now everything has been screwed up because of that. I’ll recalibrate the formula and everything should be alright. It’ll give you that boost of energy without the added hyperness and the crash won’t be so prevalent. There will always be a small crash but by the time that you have that you’ll already be getting ready for bed so it won’t effect you. Now come on, let’s get you back to your house.” She said as they were making their way to AJ’s house.
“Well ya’ll never know if it works till ya’ll try Twi so ya’ll don’t need to worry none. Just a few days rest an’ this gal will be just fine!” Applejack said good naturedly. She was happy she could test out her friends energy potion. And she managed to get all her work done anyways although she was gonna have to have John stop by the farm she worked at and have the worker’s split up the work on her part while she’s out for the next couple of days. She did feel bad about having John go out of his way to do it for her. But on the other hand he’s always been more than happy to help her out with the farm when he could which she was always thankful for.
After those thoughts passed she listened to Twilight and she nodded. “Right Twi.” She said picking up her pace as she walked as she barely was slugging behind Twilight as they walked, the crash effects starting to kick in a little.
[Twilight/Applejack] The Energy Potion.
Twilight could only watch and sigh as she was downing the Cider. It was a necessary evil but that didn’t mean that she liked this. It was not a good idea and could end up making her worse. She was just hoping to avoid that major crash that she was going to have if she hadn’t drank any cider. As she was drinking more and more Twilight was thinking about what exactly she had done wrong and why the formula made her so hyper. That was due to an ingredient she knew that but which one? She couldn’t really remember now. She listened to Applejack’s talking and it was slowing down. This was a good sign. She was getting drunk and the depressive effects were showing.
“That just means it’s working. You’re getting rather uh—Intoxicated there Applejack. It’s supposed to be that way though. I’ll get you back into your house and you can lay down and get some rest once it fully kicks in alright?”
Applejack finished off her last cup of cider. Applejack with a sober mind due to the potion knew she couldn’t handle anymore unless she wanted a bigger hangover than she already would have. She could easily feel how flushed she was. Applejack let out a small sigh of relief glad that the cider helped. She didn’t exactly like the fact that she would have to take off a few days to rest from the crash that’s sure to come.
“We’d best be headin’ to mine and John’s place then Twi. Who knows when this potion’ll wear off an’ ah don’t wanna pass out when ah’m outside an’ ah wouldn’t want to leave ya the trouble of bring ma unconscious self home yerself.”
@dedicated-applebucker
“Yeah! You’ll probably have to take a few days off to make sure you are alright! I apologize for this I think there was something wrong with the recipe! I must have made a bad batch or something!” Twilight was yelling out as she was running at her top speed to catch up with Applejack now. And since Twilight was never known to be a good athlete she was stopping every 200 feet to catch her breath. The storage shed was farther away than she thought it was. Finally though they made it. Rather Twilight caught up with Applejack and she was already pouring herself some of the cider and drinking it. Twilight placed her hands on her knees and was trying to catch her breath the best she could.
“G-Good! I’ll be here to ensure that nothing happens while you drink that. I want to observe what happens anyways. To ensure that nothing goes wrong.”
Applejack eagerly started pouring herself the cider once she made it to the cider storage. As soon as the cider filled she starting downing the cup. Although she didn’t drink it too fast since to really let it take effect and for better taste overall you had to slow down with it. Even in her hyper state she still remembered this. She too focused on enjoying the drink that she barely heard Twilight.
“Ya’ll do that then Twi.” She waved off rapidly as she poured herself yet another cup and drank it as soon as it filled up. This went on for quite awhile her face getting slowly flushed as she drank more and more.
“A-Ah think it’s working. Ah’m not talking as rapidly anymore. Though Ah still feel like Ah should be hyper.” She said speaking pretty normally now her face flushed after drinking several cups of the alcoholic cider. Which would most likely get her drunk at this point if she wasn’t that hyper.
@dedicated-applebucker
Twilight merely swatted her hand as was trying to show that the point was invalid. It really didn’t matter if she could hold her liquor or not at the moment, all that mattered was whether she had some conveniently on hand. And since she appeared to have some, they could easily do that. She of course was not going to drink any of it. She learned her lesson last time. She could not hold her liquor like Applejack could apparently. The story was fascinating but irrelevant.
“Well alright! I know, the thing is, you do NOT want to feel the crash that is going to happen on you eventually. With how hyper you are, it’ll be like slamming into the wall at a very high speed. Except it won’t be physically. That will not end well for you. So we need to get you at least more stabilized than before.” She said as she made her way towards storage. She had a hard time keeping up with Applejack though due to how hyper she was.
“Well Ah wouldn’t want to feel that. Ah doubt Ah could take that kind of thing and probably would hafta stay in bed fer days…Which Ah wouldn’t like at all since there’s tons of stuff that has to be done ‘round here.” She said walking although at her level of hyperness she was moving faster than Twilight was.
“Ah reckon Ah’ll still hafta take a day or two off if the crash won’t feel as bad as it could be once Ah drink as much cider as Ah can.”
“You’re quite welcome.” He said with a shrug. It was all the same to him, he didn’t mind giving out compliments where they were due. But neither was he one to compliment for flattery’s sake. If he compliments you, he’s damn sure what he’s saying is true.
“Yet another acquaintance of that bookish librarian?” He mused aloud. “She’s very nice isn’t she?”
“Yeah Twi’s a nice gal. One of th’ best friends Ah could ever ask fer.” She told him although she wasn’t all that nice at first when they first met as ponies. But it was more of her studious nature she figured.
@dedicated-applebucker
Twilight merely sighed and tightened her grip on Applejack’s shoulder. If she had to, she could create something to try to calm her down. Maybe even do something that was a bit out of the ordinary. Even if it did have it’s consequences as well. Some that she knew very well. She continued to listen to Applejack ramble on like Pinkie Pie and while it was cute at first this was very serious and she had to know. She already knew though so that was good. She once more tightened her grip on Applejack’s shoulders before starting to speak again.
“I have an idea Applejack. Though you will have to excuse me because this idea isn’t the best. It should work though in theory. Do you have any left over cider? Especially the alcoholic stuff. I know that sounds crazy but here’s the thing. Alcohol is a depressant. It slows down various functions within your body. Yes I’m telling you to get drunk. But in theory that should counterbalance the stimulants that are in your body as we speak. In theory.”
“Well Ah think there’s some left over in storage. A few barrels Ah think. And Ah don’t mind at all if it’ll help! And Ah can handle my own when it comes the stuff! In fact there was one time were..well actually I don’t think I should tell that because me an’ John didn’t want to have that talked about again unless we’re both ready to talk about it.” She spoke raipidly still not able to help herself due to the hyperactivity.
“But good idea Twi! Let’s hurry up an’ get them ‘fore I get possibly worse!”
Interesting syntax… Where was that accent from then… It certainly wasn’t an english one. It felt almost out of place. Like his appearance. “Applejack. A lovely name.
As for mine, if you wish, you may call me Verdux. Or Ver, or V even. People have this strange habit of shortening things.”
“Well thank ya Verdux.” She said at his complimenting her name.
“And ah tend to shorten names ma’self. Although that’s really when Ah’m close friends with others. Like mah friend Twilight. I tend to call her Twi a lot. She doesn’t seem to mind it though.” She said with her arms crossed as she tended to do when she spoke.
@dedicated-applebucker
“You aren’t listening now though! Listen to me Applejack!” Twilight gave Applejack a large glare and she was meaning business this time. She wanted her to hear every single word that she was about to say with clarity. Even to the point where she might give out a mini pop quiz for it. Though in Applejack’s overly hyperactive self that would not fare as well. She exhaled roughly through her nose and continued to glare at her.
“The spell has caused a bunch of adrenaline to be pumped through your body which is why you are acting so hyper right now! Yes, you are acting hyper. Look at yourself! You are acting like Pinkie pie at the moment! That’s not the worst thing though. You’re heart rate due to this is probably through the roof. If I don’t force you to calm down now, you may just end up having a heart attack. Do you want that?”
“Ah wouldn’t really want that. But Ah can’t handle myself Twi! Ah’m still as jittery can be! I don’t wanna die! John would be more than devastated. Although wouldn’t that mean Ah’d be a ghost like ya’ll were that one time. Or would that be a diff’rent issue? Help me Twi! I’m ramblin’ as much as Pinkie Pie can get when the gal’s throwing random ideas together!” She said rapidly in a panic tone. Her whole body shaking due to the hyper active energy inside of her wanting to move around to try to burn it off but no matter what she couldn’t. Twilight holding her didn’t help much either to try to stop the hyperactive jitters.
