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we could make a story out of this. I would totally read it

Oh wow! The scorpan theory would be really cool since in G1 they become friends and Spike formed a big part of scorpan's redemption arc.

Maybe it was the Roc. We know at least that there's a giant Roc living near the everfree forest and by extension ponyville. They apparently eat dragons, so who's to say they don't like their eggs too. It could have gotten the egg from the dragon lands and brought it home but something happened that it caused to drop it, either that or Celestia was alerted of the dangerous Roc that made all the way to either ponyville or any other place of equestria, maybe she wasn't the one that strictly found it but a normal pony and they just took it to Canterlot and Celestia to find out what type of egg it was. Then it was reveled that it was a dragon egg and somehow found it ok to give it to inexperienced fillies to open it up as an entrance exam for the magic school???... Maybe it was a prophecy she had in a dream of doing that precisely that day because the stars will align or something and the one that crack it open will be destined to be Celestia's pupil? And the dragon would be a long term plan to unite dragons and ponies? Probably?

... well of course not, but wouldn't it be hilarious XD

ohoho!!! I can't wait!

Do you think her character is just being a shitty pony? Then sure, she was in character telling everyone to f off. She made Yona and Ocellus cry and made fun of Ocellus with a harmful sarcastic really as***** comment. You know what I think? That maybe somehow the real rainbow got trapped by the tree of harmony and was transformed into wood and the un-loyal discorded rainbow was the one in 246 great.

it's because she's country and a boring farmer which places value on tradition and family in an RL society that values individualism and despises the traditional ways and farm labour. Don't get me wrong, I love Applejack. She was my favorite pony the first seasons because she is one of the smartest, the most "grownup" alongside Rarity, down to earth, conscientious, she's like the big sister and for a long time she was twilight's left hand and support, BUT, she started to get less and less of that and somewhere in the timeline the writers started to make her the butt of the joke with the apple thing. I feel like aside from some bits of shine here and there with the family theme they don't know how to write her and don't care for the most part because is about finding value on tradition. She's the one that sells the least in the toy aisle (also because her colors are way more dull or don't include pink on them), sometimes she doesn't even get a toy at all, and that contributes to the denigration of her character. Heck, I've even heard that they are going to significantly alter her for G5 so she's not country anymore and they are going to make her the stereotype of a "black" fashion woman to appeal to the demographic (it's rumors anyway but i can totally see that happening). She became everything that doesn't appeal to anyone: hard working, a mother-like figure, boring, overly protective, likes tools and buy old stuff, she doesn't invest on fashion or looking better, practical (which in a sense is not bad but it was completely misguided), the only funny thing that they gave her is the apple talk on top of making her less and less intelligent and useful for the main cast and the overall story by making her stay out of the conflicts as much as possible (like what happened to rainbow but at least she's still useful). she could have been the big sister everyone wishes they could have like they were pitching her at the start, but instead she started to become the complete opposite (who would like a sister that is constantly mad at you and that is overly protective to the point of being annoying, and that doesn't really explains why you should keep the family business alive and instead just expects you to get it through keep working). S2 was right on making her not learn much because she is one that can actually teach others and maybe get more into the family themes and her loss and recovery, responsibility themes, instead of force their way into the traditional themes if they dislike them that much.

They are but I don't think that's too strange or unexpected. Also helps visibility for other ponies to to identify them I guess

Whatever. Does anyone know how to delete a thread?

Well, no. But that wasn't the purpose of that comment, was it?