My Apple's Still Blooming

Quentosa

Feeling a sharp bump, AppleBloom fluttered her eyelids open. She looked out the window. It was sunny. She raised her eyebrow. The train had been in the Arctic north. She knew it hadn't been a dream- she had pinched herself several times.

Shaking her body to wake herself up, she jumped out of the train. Shielding her eyes from the sunlight, she checked her surroundings.

Her surroundings were a crowd of ponies staring at her, and looking to her right, she saw that the bump earlier had been the train crashing into the end of the track. "Are you okay, young filly? You came from over there." Somepony said, pointing to a gate.

"Where am I?" AppleBloom asked. A pony stepped up, a map in his mouth. "Here." he said, pointing to a city called TimBuckTwo. (You know, Tim BUCK two? It was the best I could come up with.) AppleBloom raised an eyebrow. "But, this isn't a map of Equestria?"

Ponies muttered, and the pony who had the map coughed. "Er, well, you're from over there, so I'm thinking that Equestria was the name of your country?" AppleBloom nodded. "Well, I don't mean to frighten you, but you are now in the country of Quentosa." he said.

AppleBloom's eyes widened. "Has anypony from my country ever come here before?" She asked. "I'm not sure. But I certainly don't remember it happening." The stallion said. AppleBloom smiled. "Where's your post office?" she asked.

"That way, over the hill." A mare said. Thanking the mare, AppleBloom ran toward the post office, and wrote a note.

Dear Family,
I have arrived in the country of Quentosa! It is Equestria's neighbor cousin, past the far North. The ponies here say that nopony from Equestria has ever been here before. So I'm a legend now! I'm gonna find my cutie mark and prove to you that I'm not too young!
                                                               Love, AppleBloom.

she put it in the slot, sending it to her family. She turned around to see the stallion that had given her a map earlier. "Do you... need a place to stay? I could get an apartement for you, and pay your rent." he said. "Well, I have $100 with me." AppleBloom said.

"Oh, that's not quite enough. Don't worry, it'll be no problem." he said. AppleBloom smiled. "Thanks!"