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The seven friends went to the oriental restaurant to eat and hang out. When they were done eating their course meals, they were given each a fortune cookie.
"I don't really like fortune cookies that much," said Rainbow Dash, "I mean, some of the fortunes aren't even true!"
"Well I like them," replied Sunset Shimmer, "They seem to be wise."
"Stop chit-chatting and start cracking these cookies!" said Pinkie Pie as she opened hers first. Her fortune was true, which said:
"Laughter is the best medicine"
"So true!" she said as she was getting excited.
"Yeah, but it can be super annoying," said Rainbow as she opened hers. Her fortune was a little offensive to her, but was also true, which said:
"Think about your friends more than yourself."
"Aw come on!!" she said, "I've been loyal to others!"
"Yeah, but ya tend ta brag on yerself too much," said Applejack.
"Whatever," said Rainbow.
"I'll have to agree with Applejack, darling," said Rarity as she opened hers. Her fortune was a little sour but then sweet, and also was true. which said:
"You don't need to be a perfectionist; you're perfect just the way you are"
"First of all, I'm not too much of a perfectionist!" she said, "And secondly, that's true."
"Everybody knows that," said Rainbow.
"Not everybody," corrected Fluttershy as she opened hers. Her fortune was true and a little helpful, which said:
"Have faith in yourself and you'll achieve towards your goal"
"Th-That was helpful," she said.
"Hey, that should've been MY fortune!" said Rainbow.
"Now now darling, don't forget your fortune," reminded Rarity.
Rainbow was getting annoyed by that reminder. "Why do you have to remind me?" she asked.
"Like I said, ya tend ta brag on yerself too much," reminded Applejack.
"Affirmative," said Sci-Twi as she opened hers. Her fortune was indeed true, which said:
"As a reader you're as smart as a scientist"
That made her smile because she was truly a bookworm and as scientific as she could be. "Wow," she said, "I-Is that true?"
"Of course it is!" said Sunset as she opened hers. Her fortune was confusing to her, but was helpful and true, which said:
"Look ahead of you, never look back"
"It's trying to tell me to forget about the past and think about the future, isn't it?" she asked.
"Most likely," replied Applejack, "Even though ya were havin' some struggles about this topic, maybe yer fortune can help ya." Then she opened her fortune cookie last. Her fortune was truly unexpectedly strange, which said:
"Honesty is fattening"
Her eyes widened in confusion. "What in tarnation?!?" she asked shockingly.
The rest of the friends laughed hard because her fortune sounded ridonculous. They though it was hilarious enough to hurt their ribs from it.
"'Honesty is fattening'?!? What kind of a fortune is THAT?!?" asked Rainbow while she was laughing.
"I dunno, but I do know that it AIN'T true!!!" Applejack said as she was getting very angry, "This fortune is a lie!!! A lie I tell ya!!!"
Of course fortune cookies were usually true and wise, but this fortune she got was unusually weird and ridonculous to her belief. She wanted to know who was responsible for coming up with that idea, so she and her friends left the oriental restaurant, paid for their meals and only Applejack went to Zecora's home to find some answers.
Meanwhile inside her home, Zecora was mixing up some ingredients to make her antidotes and different types of remedies. Then she heard a knock on her door. "Hark! I hear a knock on my door!" she said, "I wonder why someone has come here for." She answered it and saw Applejack standing in front of her.
"S'cuse me fer any of yer doin's but do ya know who's responsible fer comin' up with this ridonculous fortune?" Applejack asked as she handed Zecora the fortune.
While Applejack went inside, Zecora took a closer look at it and realized what it really was. "This fortune is a fake, you indeed know it's a lie for goodness sake," she said, "But the thing is that it's also a curse, so on your own, you'll be able to get it to reverse. When honesty is being used every time, you'll obtain approximately 50 pounds, so if this same process is being used too often, your health will be more likely to get out of bounds."
"Okay, so I'll gain about 50 pounds every time I use my honesty, and my health will be extremely serious if it keeps goin'?" asked Applejack, "And I'll have ta figure out how ta lift up this curse on my own?"
"Yes my friend, with no one to depend," said Zecora as she touched Applejack's left shoulder, "Sometime I'd love to hear your strings musically pluck, but most importantly, I wish you the best of luck." Then she gave her a good-luck smile.
"Thanks, Zecora," said Applejack as she smiled back at her.
After the visit, Applejack went home and saw her dog Winona greeting her. "Howdy, Winona!" she said as she petted Winona's head with a smile.
Winona barked happily in response as she was wagging her tail with the same feeling. When she noticed something bad was going on, she growled and barked constantly at it.
"Winona, what's wrong?" asked Applejack.
Winona placed her front legs on Applejack's right lap to let her know that something bad was inside of her skirt pocket.
Applejack suddenly realized what Winona was trying to tell her. "Oh yeah," she said, "I just got my fake fortune that's cursed."
Winona barked and growled in reply.
"I don't blame ya," said Applejack, "I dunno who's responsible fer comin' up with this kind of a fortune." She sat down while Winona laid down on her right lap. "I'm gonna have ta lift up that curse on my own, but how am I supposed ta do that?" she asked as she then sighed afterwards.
Winona whined in response.
Applejack slowly petted her and hung her head down in confusion and sorrow. She already knew that she got a whole life ahead of her, so she didn't want to risk it by overusing her honesty while she was currently under a curse. She would have to come up with any ways she could think of to lift up the curse, but it could take a long time to find a perfect solution.
