My Time with the Farmer

I awoke the next morning after the dream with  the mysterious White horse to a tap on my door. I groaned almost as loud as my belly when i straightened up and rubbed my eyes. When i stepped into my bunny slippers(don't judge me) and walked to my door as a note slipped underneath. Well more like a letter. I set it on the nightstand and walked into the bathroom. I turned on the water and stepped in. The warm water loosening my stiff muscles and waking me up from my lingering sleep. The command from the white horse still lingered in my mind to protect applejack. I started to soap up as i heard humming that wasn't mine. I looked down and saw something that made me drop the soap.

"89 apples to buck on this farm, 89 apples to buck! Kick one down pass it around, 88 apples to buck on this farm! Oh howdy sugar cube." I was speechless. Applejack was in the shower with me. I could have sworn i locked that door. "I think you dropped somethin' sugar cube." She said as she walked under my legs and picked up the soap and handed it to me. Luckily she was much shorter than me and didn't touch my manhood.

"Um, Applejack, i'm kinda, ya know, taking a shower." I said in a very small voice.

"I know, it feels good to get clean. Could you get my back." She said turning around.

"Um, Applejack, I think your missing the point." I said. "Where I come from showers are kind of private."

"Huh, oh i see okay." she said parting the shower curtain. "Uh could you still-," she was cut off when i reached out and lathered the soap on her back."Ah, that's the spot." She said slightly shaking one hoof and jumping over the edge of the tub.

I continued the rest of my shower in peace. Afterwards i left the bathroom and went to the small kitchen i had and made myself a bowl of cereal. As i went for a spoon i noticed an apple core. And another, and another leading towards the back door. I quickly dashed out the back door to see AJ lying on her back munching and apple and looking up at the mocking birds flying overhead. Her blond mane blowing in the wind and sometimes getting in her face.

" Hey Joe", she said sitting up and crossing her legs. "You're out of apples" she said with a slight grin on her face sliding the cores behind her.

"I had to go to the store anyway." I said. My parents were normally gone so i had to go to the store and get the food. "You wanna come?" I asked her while sliding my jacket over my shoulders. Her eyes widened at the prospect.

"Oh, can I," she said running towards me and jumping into my hoodie's lap pocket and poking her head out the side. I grabbed my car keys and walked out the door.

When we arrived at the store i told applejack to stay in the pocket. While we were there we got some Milk, eggs, apples, apples, more apples and hair ties for applejack. As i was walking out the sliding doors some policemen walked by.I greeted them and kept walking when aj's hat fell off and out of the pocket. the policemen noticed and walked over.

"What do ya got in the pocket son." They said. Their coffee breath making me want to gag. "Ya aint got something that don't belong to ya in there do ya," the other one said.

"I-i-i wasnt trying t-t-to steal anything." i said slightly frightened.

"Well lets see it then." They both said at the same time. I turned and ran for my truck, leaving behind everything except for one bag of apples. I hopped in my truck and drove out of the parking lot with the police right on my tail. I told AJ to  get in the back seat just in case things started to get bad. i floored the petal and drove around the block a couple of times before it happened. The first shot was fired and it went clean through my shoulder. I cried out in pain but kept driving, one handed now while my other hand was on my shoulder. we finally lost the cops and i drove into the garage and slammed the button to close the door. As i fell out of my car my vision was already going double. i had to make it to the bathroom applejack came cowering out of the car and saw me dragging myself across the floor.

"Oh my celestia Joe." She yelped

"Help-- me to--- the bathroom." I croaked. She grabbed my collar in her mouth and helped me drag myself. She was surprisingly strong for her small size. As she dragged me into the bathroom i pulled myself into the tub and turned on the water. As it ran over me i grabbed my small swiss army knife and cut a small bit of fabric off my shirt and held it over the wound. the pain was almost to much to bear. AJ apparently knew a little about saving peoples life and sprang into action. she pulled my shirt over my head and tied it around my shoulder so tight i screamed till my throat hurt but AJ was un fazed by this. She knew what she had to do. She stuffed a towel in my mouth to prevent me from deafening her and pressed both hooves against my shoulder. The pain was too much to bear and i fell into the sea of blackness.

My dreams were tainted with me being shot over and over again as AJ screamed and the life blood slowly left my body. Suddenly the white horse appeared and spoke to me.

"Why Applejack is taking better care of you than you are of her. She said in a slightly mocking tone.

"Who are you?" I asked

"I am princess celestia and that pony that is saving your life is one of my subjects and personal friends." She said in a suddenly aggravated tone. "If you are as careless as you were today again, you might not be so lucky."

"Lucky, I got shot, how in the hell is that lucky!" I yelled in her face.

"You're lucky because one of the best doctors in existence is saving your life right now." "Now wake up and protect my friend!" she yelled in my face as the dream started to fade.