"Oh don't worry about me, mister- I know I look a mite skinny right now, but I'm a lot stronger than I look. I brought this bucket all the way from Sweet Apple Acres by myself! Anyways, you lookin' ta buy some of the finest home-grown apples on this side of Equestria? If'n you are, I can fix you some right now!"

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Hey everyone,

It's later than I'd have liked, but here's the promised Applebloom image.

In the end, I couldn't find the perfect base for what I had envisaged, and decided to go with this one as it was pretty close to what I wanted.

However, as you know, I have some circulation and dexterity issues with my hands, and I was frankly having a terrible time with them, and the subsequent pain made me leave out the edits I was going to make to her legs.

My painkillers have finally kicked in, but now I'm out of time and need to go to sleep.

in my AU, Applebloom has, like Scootaloo, hit a growth spurt, Though she is not quite as tall as her friend, and looks rather slim at present. She retains her standard mane and tail style, with her bow, of course. Now that she is bigger, she's beginning to take on more physically demanding jobs at Sweet Apple Acres, and has finally got the hang of applebucking- much to the delight of the rest of her family.

Additionally, she retains her interest and ability with potions, and still regularly visits Zecora in the Everfree forest, who has become a mentor to the growing filly. As a result, Applebloom has become startlingly insightful and smarter than she lets on.