>>3841 >Apple Bloom cringed. She didn't like to see her friends fighting, especially in the middle of an adventure. >"q-q-quiet y'all will ya?!" Apple Bloom started with a slight stutter before gaining confidence. >For whatever reason, Apple Bloom felt a meekness within her that gave her a slight hesitance to act. Usually she'd jump right into the fray and sometimes get dragged right along into it. >Something else was bugging her but she couldn't put her hoof on it. She felt insecure somehow. >Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were still giving each other dirty looks. >"Apple Bloom, do you really want to just wait till we find her before you know what you're getting into?" >Sweetie Belle looked at Apple Bloom with a hurt expression. >"You don't really want to spoil it do you? I want to see your blind reaction to it." >Apple Bloom didn't know what to say. Sweetie Belle looked like she was about to cry but Scootaloo looked mighty angry. Too angry. >Sweetie Belle's sadness seemed a bit much, considering she was just fine when she didn't know Apple Bloom wasn't previously aware of the Mare in the Mountain. >"Maybe Scootaloo could tell me a little bit but not enough to spoil it?" >Apple Bloom hoped her proposal would settle it. >Scootaloo looked with annoyance with Sweetie Belle before saying: "Fine, but don't blame me if we are board out of are minds for the next several hours."
