Author's Note

Somebody from Canterlot is applying for a job. But, not the normal way.

August 28-Job Job

Twilight Sparkle walks over to an office in Jackbox Village. Apple Bloom is right there with her.

"So, why are we here?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I have good contacts from anywhere in Jackbox Village." Twilight answered. "You already met Professor Nanners. Now, you'll meet another interesting character."

"I hope we don't fall in a trap door just like how I got into the game of Guesspionage."

"Don't worry. I don't think that's going to happen."

They go inside, and are greeted by a female secretary. "May I help you?"

"Me and my friend here have an appointment with Miss Bubblez." Twilight informed.

The secretary looked over some papers. "Ah yes. Twilight Sparkle and Apple Bloom. Miss Bubblez is expecting you."

Two girls went into an office. Behind a desk looks like a water cooler with pipes for arms. This cooler also has glasses on. Twilight addressed her. "Miss Bubblez, we presume?"

"Yes, it's me." The cooler replied. "Nice to meet you Miss Sparkle. And, hello to you as well, Miss Bloom."

Apple Bloom blushed as Miss Bubblez explained their appearance. "I invited you two to witness me welcoming in a new member to my team. I have eight potential clients, including somebody from your home in Canterlot. I believe his name is Sandalwood."

As the group is lead to another room, Twilight and Apple Bloom see the people. And, sure enough, Sandalwood is there. Miss Bubblez addressed the group. "New recruits, I can tell you all have potential. But, there's only one spot open, and eight of you. It's very stressful, for me. I'm going to send you questions about yourselves. Answer as honest as possible."

Sandalwood started studying the questions sent to him. He started writing, knowing how to respond. After a few minutes, everybody was done. Miss Bubblez tooked their sheets back, and comically put them in a shredder. The crowd gasped.

"Don't panic, folks." Bubblez assured. "This is all part of this icebreaker. I'll send you questions about your place in the job, if you get it. Using words we sent you, Try to answer these questions. The words are from everybody's sheets we shredded."

Apple Bloom got nervous. "Poor Sandalwood. This must be a lot of pressure for him."

"Don't worry, Apple Bloom." Twilight said. "With some of the yoga him and Sunset do together sometimes, he'll come through."

Sandalwood saw his question, "Where do you get food for your lunchtime?"

Using the words he was given, he wrote "I get food from big fridge". "Not much. But, hopefully it'll work."

After this round of interviews, One of the applicants, Richard, is in the lead. "That job is in the bag." He turns to Sandalwood. "Better catch up, yoga boy."

Sandalwood just nodded at his opponent. Bubblez then spoke. "Let's do this again for round two. This time, after my shredding, I'll send you questions about how you handle tough situations on the job."

The girls figured that it's a good way for Sandalwood to catch up. First, each person was given two questions. Then, after the sheets were shredded, each were given questions about the situations. Sandalwood saw that his question was, "Frank keeps borrowing money for the lunch truck. But, he doesn't pay you back. What do you do?"

Sandalwood used the words given to answer. "Do some Kung Fu fighting!". "This should get the little lady's attention."

Sandalwood's response was better than a curly haired girl who was given the same question. "That's what I would do too. Good response, friend."

Sandalwood and the girl shook hands in respect for each other. Round two was over, and Richard was still in the lead. But, Sandalwood was right behind him in second.

"Not bad, dude." Richard said. "The third and final round might decide this."

"I sure hope so." Sandalwood replied.

Apple Bloom was impressed that Sandalwood is doing better. "I'll bet Micro Chips will be proud of him. Those two are best buds after all."

"True." Twilight replied.

Miss Bubblez begins to speak. "Don't over think the questions you're going to receive. Just answer them how you like it."

After the questions were answered, and the papers were shredded, Miss Bubblez set up the challenge. "You're all doing great. There's one thing missing. Your resumes. Probably my fault. Anyway, you'll receive some unique sheets. Use the words from others to fill in the blanks."

The participants filled in the sheets. Sandalwood wrote "I like fruit and peace. I hate Jackbox haters”. It appears that all the recruits like that response. Richard got shocked. "No way! A Synergy!"

This made Sandalwood happy. After a few minutes, all right recruits were done. Richard got a lot of votes for his response. But now, it all comes down to the final decision.

"I wish I can hire all of you." Miss Bubblez said. "But, I still need my vacation fund. So, let's see who takes this job."

Everybody watched with concern. Even Twilight and Apple Bloom were nervous. The winner was......... Sandalwood.

"Congratulations, Sandalwood." Miss Bubblez said happily. "You'll be a Weekend warrior. You can help keep the peace in the building. With all of the hazards we get around here, we need a voice of reason. Welcome to the team!'

Apple Bloom and Twilight walked up to hug Sandalwood, congratulating him. Miss Bubblez then turned to another individual. "Oh. And Freddy, you're fired."

A squeaky male voice was heard. "Oh man!"

Soon, the trio left the building. Sandalwood felt happy that he won the challenge.

"So, what are you doing in that building, Sandal?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Well, when school starts," Sandalwood explains, "I report to Miss Bubblez after school for a couple of hours, and do usual grunt work. But, I also break up any fights starting."

"Oh, a peace negotiator." Twilight added.

"You might say that. If I do good enough, this could lead to a summer job once school is over."

Apple Bloom waved goodbye to Twilight and Sandalwood, then headed for her summer home. Later that night, Apple Bloom was meditating before bed. Her alarm on her smartphone goes off, and she slowly opens her eyes. She turned off her alarm, puts away her mat and prepared for her bedtime. "There's one more game to experience, by playing or watching. And, that game is Bracketeeting."