Apple Jhone
There once was a small pony named Apple Jhone who don't have his cutie mark yet and was ten years old, he is a green pony with brown hair. He was born, lived and worked on an old apple orchard. His father’s name was Strong H. Jhone, and he was an earth pony. True to his name, he could buck an entire tree’s worth of apples with a single kick. Apple Jhone’s mother died during childbirth. Her name was Cloudy Day; she had been a pegasus who had loved to cheer up ponies. Despite not having a mother, Apple Jhone had learned to cope with adversity and had become a strong-willed pony.
One day after he had finished up his daily chores, Apple Jhone had a party inside of his barn. Many guests came and partied long into the night. At the end of the party, Apple Jhone forgot to turn off a lantern. He climbed up on a ladder to reach the lantern, but could not reach it. Foolishly, he decided to jump up to it,he fell accidentally, knocking it down to the floor and breaking the lantern and oil spilled everywhere, burning straw and the farm. When Jhone fell, he fell into an apple barrel which overthrew a pyramid of barrels and one hit it in the head and left him unconscious. As the flames spread around the barn the Strong Jhone was woken up by the strong ligth out of his home so he ran to see what was happening.
Strong H. Jhone’s eyes can't belive what is happening. His farm is burning and his son with blood on this head in there. He quickly ran over to the barrel, through the fire and burning his body. Strong wheezed and coughed at the billowing smoke.
“I’ve got you, son!” shouted Strong H. Jhone
He picked up Apple Jhone down from the 3 the barrel and threw his son over his back and ran out of the barn but a pile of wood that fell in front of the exit not allowed to leave so Srong H. Jhone kiss his son in his head and throw it over the window falling in a wagon with Straw, when Apple Jhone was safe, the barn fell down and the fire with it.
The young colt’s eyes opened as he regained consciousness and he start to question himself.
“Where am I? Why I can't remember what happen?Why my head huts me this much?I am bleeding?!?”
Apple Jhone scared turned behind to look at the barn to see where is he but Apple Jhone don't remember anything so he try to wash the wound and get out of this place. The young colt desoriented and alone began to wander towards any side, just forward until arrive in one city and he enter to AnvileDale.
AnvileDale
AnvilDale was a town on the outskirts of the wilderness; for this reason it was a rogues’ den. A city of crime and infamy where there is no mercy or opportunities where small ponies can not play outside because it could be kidnap or steal their money from the gangs of the city.
Jhone walked down the main street of town and saw that it was early morning. His stomach grumbled; he had not eaten since the night prior. He just saw an apple tree, licking his lips, he bucked the tree and an apple fell out.
He picked it up and was about to take a bite, but suddenly, an old mare cried out, “Thief! Stay away from my apples!”
Apple Jhone blushed and put down the apple and shyly said.
“I-I’m sorry, ma’am, I-I didn’t know.”
The old mare simply muttered,
“Shameless thief.”
Not buying Jhone’s story. Jhone continued through the city until he reached a bridge. He tried to cross it, but a strange colt yelled at him.
“Hey, you! Get down off of my bridge. I’d better not see you again, punk!” a strange wierd pony shouted to Apple Jhone
Jhone retreated off of the bridge and go stop in a fair, scared and embarrassed, his stomach loudly growled, getting the attention of passers-by. One, an orange-coated mare, stopped and noticed Jhone’s hunger.
“Why, you look darn famished little one! Here, take some of these.”she said, motioning towards a bag of apples on her back.
“Oh,I-I couldn’t; I-I don’t want to intrude...” Apple Jhone said with a lot of hunger and the orange-coated mare respond.
“Come on sugarcube. Compliments of Sweet Apple Acres.”
Apple Jhone took three large apples and gobbled them up with a big smile
“Thank you, ma’am”
“Don’t mention it, Sugarcube. Stop by Sweet Apple Acres sometime, so where are your… Parents…”
Before the orange mare can ask about his parent Apple Jhone walk awey
Apple Jhone continued through the town. He noticed that it was getting quite late, and his eyelids drooped as he stumbled about. He looked down the street for an inn or hotel he could stay at. On one of the streets, he bumped into a unicorn filly.
“Oh, pardon me.” Said Apple Jhone shyly to a cutie Filly unicorn and she respond with a big smile
“Hey Hello!, what’s your name?”
“My name is Apple Jhone what's your's”.
“My name is Lucky Smile.”
“Nice to meet you Lucky Smile I see you are a unicorn. Can you do any magic
“I can do a little bit of magic,"Lucky Smile said," such as levitation, but I can’t do a big deal with that and I can’t do much beyond that.”
Suddenly, an old mare rushed over to the two ponies, and called out to them.
“Lucky Smile? What are you doing with this colt? We don’t know who he is or where he come from; stay away from him ok sweetie. And for you little one stay away form my daugther if you dont wanna get hurt.”
The old mare see Apple Jhone with a mad face...
“I’m sorry, Mom. I’m coming.”
The filly called back. But suddenly in secret said to Apple Jhone.
“Please dont pay much atention to my mom. Maybe you can come over to my house tomorrow. I live in the upper-class district on the other side of town its the biger house only what you need to do is ask for me to the guard.”
she said to him before scurrying off.
Jhone’s eyelids drooped and his head bobbed as he walked along the street. He did not have any money or a place to stay, but perhaps he could find a place to rest in exchange for work. He stopped by several buildings, including restaurants and shops but any one wanna a little pony who can’t do any hard work and maybe it’s a thief, but finally finding a farm on the edge of town.
Jhone hear a call of help , from a stallion who are injured in his leg.
“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!”
He scream with a very deep voice
“Mr. are you all right, can I do something for you? let me help you approach the chair.”
Apple Jhone approach the chair faster as he can.
“What do you want brat?, stay away of my carrots im injured but I can defend by myself… Anyway what bring you here?.”
The old colt asked with to much pain in his leg
“I’m here because you scream for help… and to find food and a place to stay and I change it for hard work.” Said Apple Jhone with a self confidence and the old hurted colt answere
“Ha ha ha, a little one like you don’t play with me…, (mmm…but my leg is really hurted) mmm… maybe this is your lucky day young colt but still it's really hard work what I gonna order to you”
“I really dont care, said the word and I show you what I can do right now. Apple Jhone said with courage in his look.
“Okey little fella you only need to collect this section but I'll be watching you, when you finish you can enter to my house, eat and sleep.” The old colt said with questions in his mind…
“What about the payment?” Apple Jhone ask faster than he can
“Ho ho ho, Take it easy young colt. Your payment it is gonna be... mmm… 10 bits for day, did you agree with me?”
“Yes! Thanks Mr!” Apple Jhone said it very grateful
“Ho ho, come on fella don’t call me Mr... my name is Gran Carl Carrot, but you can call me Gran Gran.”
“Ok Gran Gran, nice to meet you.” Apple Jhone said happy
Despite Jhone’s fatigue, he harvested the carrots rather quickly. And Gran Gran said to him very impresed.
“You're quite strong, young stallion. But remember I'll just keep you in my home until that leg is totally healed ok?
“Sounds good to me.” Apple Jhone responde.
Gran Gran realized that Apple Jhone wound had in mind, but for now just let it go, remember, this is one of the worst cities in the world, so scare question by scars and wounds in this city, better if you don’t know what happen.
When Apple Jhone finished the first section, he started to feel very tired and only choose to go the Gran Gran’s house and eat a big apple pie, when he just be satisfied, went to the bed, but before he fell asleep he remember that filly, so he think to visit she tomorrow.
Over the next day, he worked hard to harvest the massive field of carrots. In that day, he was taking a bath in the river after a long day’s work when three teen-aged colts walked up to him.
“Give us all of your bits! little pony…”
One of them yelled at him and Apple Jhone responded scared,
“What?!”
And ran off towards the barn. The three colts pursued him, but he easily outran them. Even after he was a farmer, he was still a fast and skilled runner so they cant reach him.
“Come on guys, lets catch him later.” The Boss said very disapointed of himself
So he can lost them. He feel so tired and only what he can do is sit down and rest a little time
This incident made Apple Jhone think about the fact that he did not have any friend. However, he remembered again the unicorn, Lucky Smile, from earlier. Perhaps he could go to her house and be his friend. When he get the upper class district, he tried to ask to the guard to let him pass
“It allows me to pass, please.”
“Sorry little fella, but you can’t pass if you dont know anypone in here.” The royal guard said it with a very deep voice trying to intimidate Apple Jhone.
I’m here because I’m invited by Lucky Smile. He said it very shyly because the guard looks mad.
“Urgh! Excuse me little one it’s my fault, please come in.” He change his attitude and his personality starting to cheer up Apple Jhone.
“Hey thanks Mr. Guard” he feel strange because the guard act wierd…
When Apple Jhone pass the Guard, the little Apple John walked right through the garden and find Lucky Smile but she isn’t smiling she was so sad and depressed but when Apple Jhone see she drop a tear he tried to cheer up she.
“Hello Lucky Smile did I come in a bad moment”
When she see Apple Jhone her expression change immediately like she only is waiting for him and answere.
“No, you just come in right in time, so what bring you here?”
“Didn’t you remember? you invite me” Apple Jhone said a little confiuse
“Oh, I know, Please follow me, i need to give it to you some clothes” she said it with a big Smile
“Clothes? Why im must use Clothes?” Apple Jhone said it with a big dislike.
“Because you're in my mother’s property and if my mother see you here without any clothes, she will ask to you to leave (and maybe kill you whe you turn around).
“mmm... Ok, where we go?” Apple Jhone Ask and Lucky Smile respond
“We go with my tailor.”
“A tailor?” He asked that because he never in his life met a tailor before
“Yeah, its a man who do and repair all kind of clothes.”
“Ooooooooookay…” said Apple Jhone
When Apple Jhone and Lucky Smile reach the home of his tailor, the tailor, recibe Lucky Smile with a warm welcome...
“Hello Miss Lucky Smile and his Young friend what I can do for you 2 today.”
“Come on Tay just give me a hug and help me with my friend” Lucky Smile said.
“Ok cutie one, and who's your new friend, I didn’t see him before, Where did you come from? Maybe you just moved already from somewhere with a high class like Miss. Lucky Smile.” He began to look very wierd Apple Jhone.
“I really don't...”
“Yeah!... Just what you said, he come from a good family, now he need a new suit, can you finish it tomorrow?” Lucky Smile suddenly interrupted Apple John, to save him from saying something stupid.
"Did you can finish the suit for my friend tomorrow?" Lucky Smile said
“What? come on cutie, I can finish it know at the 9:00 P.M. so come in an hour” Tay mention very confident of himself
“An hour?!?! Dont you think its to soon?” she said it very impressed
“Oh come on, you know me, Im very fast, maybe the fastest tailor you never meet, so get out I need to work, go play somewhere. But your friend stay with me ok?” He said it with a gently smile
Lucky Smile looked Apple Jhone and try to said something with his look
“(Come on, you can do it, just need to play as like a high class gentelcolt)” But Apple Jhone dont undestand at all
“(What i sould do?!?)”
“Now Miss Lucky Smile I need your friend alone so get out from a moment please…”
“Ok…”She said it disgusted. When Lucky Smile get out form the Tailor’s house, Tay began to act wierd...
“So, what are your measures? Did you know about your measures?”
“No Mr Tay…” Apple Jhone responded Shyly…
“Please Mr. Taylor Suit for you little one”
“Yes Mr. Taylor Suit” he began to be scared.
“So, how did you meet Miss Lucky Smile?”
“I met her when we were in the street, I was looking for a job and I tripped her. MR Taylor sweeft.” He respond to Mr. Taylor Suit
“Finding a job? What are you doing finding a job? Didn’t you come from a high class family??? Like Miss Lucky Smile?” he began do discover the truth
"Yes mmm… I’m looking for a high job like one boss of something"
“Are your lying to me?” Taylor, accused Apple John of being a liar, and Apple Jhone answer the following
“Uhorg…" A minute pass "Yes, Mr. Taylor Suit I’m not, I really don’t know where I come from, I just cant remember anything about my parents. Sorry for the lie but I dont have any friends and Lucky Smile was the only pony I met yesterday.”
“Mmm… Ok listen up, first I’m not disappointed with you, and maybe you can be friend of Miss Lucky Smile, she need someone who can play as a regular filly.” He start to be more easy on Apple Jhone
“So did you don’t said anything to Lucky Smile’s mother?” He ask to Taylor
"No, because if i told it to her maybe she kill you."
“Hu?”Apple Jhone start to feel scared about Lucky Smile’s Mother
“but for now you need to come with me, to learn about manners and upper classes of society, began to study the basic and what I'll be watching you... we start tomorrow morning, ok?”
“I'm sorry but I can not in the morning” but he refuse. “I promised my boss I would work until he recovered are 10 bits per day, more food and a place to live. So for now I need to refuse. He is a nice guy, I don't know so much about him but when I needed somewhere to sleep, he gave it to me a chance to stay and and I really don't wanna disappoint him, maybe the work is hard but I never breake a promise.”
“I’m impressed you wanna keep your promises, but, this can give you an oportunity to be something in the real life, Did you really think miss this opportunity? This opportunities only come once… anyway in what are you working? Tylor Sweeft ask very mad
“I’m working with Gran Carl Carrot the owner of the Gran Gran Orchard
“So do you wanna stay in a Orchard than a real oportunity
“Hey I’m Sorry but I can’t just leave Gran Gran he is very injured, maybe I can come in the afternoon, that’s what I can do, if you want, and just for 4 weeks, then I can dedicate all the time for my studies...”
“Ok, so keep it like one of your great promises I'll be waiting for you, but for now, let's make your suit... And Apple Jhone…”
Yes Mr, Taylor Suit?
“Forget that of the Mr. Taylor Suit stuff its only to scare the people who wanna hurt Miss Lucky Smile, only call me Tay ok?”
“Ok Tay” Apple Jhone start to feel so good and glad becasu he find another friend
An hour had pass, and when he got out of the house of Tay he looked nice like a high class gentelcolt.
Lucky Smile see it and she can’t belive it, so she got blush and she said.
“Good Tay you do a nice work…”
She start to be more blush…
hey what happen to you? Your color is turning red. Are you alright? Apple Jhone ask.
“I'm not red!!!” Lucky Smile answere.
“Yes you are.” Taylor insist
“No I’m not so forget it.” Lucky start to get more Blush.
“Hehehe, Ok your not, Oh I need to go with Gran Gran.”
“He?! Why, you can stay here if you want...” she began to be sad inside of she preventing looking like a baby
“Sorry but I need to keep my promise. Maybe tomorrow in the afternoon”
Lucky Smile start to feel sad again but she dont show it to anyone, only what she can do is Smile and said:
“Ok, Im waiting tomorrow afternoon, See you later Apple Jhone”
Apple Jhone said goodbye to Lucky Smile and Tay and headed to the farm of carrots, when suddenly the previous three bullies, they saw in the distance on the street decided to catch him and beat him to take the money but they realized the new suit I had, and got caught
“What is this?!” Apple Jhone said
Really you thought that you could escape me. Where'd you get this? The Big Boss Bully asked to Apple Jhone but he answered.
“It’s not of your bussines”
“HaHAHA!... let me introduce myself little idiot, my name is Smashing Head the boss of the Gang Bang, so if you don't wanna know why my father's give it to me that name don't get me mad, and tell me, Where you get that suit!?”
told him yelling
“Stop yelling, your mouth stink, so you better let me go before I throw down all your teeth.”He said it with a mad face.
“HA! Come on, we are 3 and you only one little brat, so, What you're gonna do idiot?”. The big Boss really felt very confident but Apple Jhone he had an ace up their sleeve
“This!!!”
He run and hit one of the legs of Smashing Heads hurting bad one of his Whooves and preventing pursues.
Graaaaaaaaa!!! Heeeeeeell!. Brat I'm gonna catch you and when I have it in my Whooves, I'm gonna Smash your Head!
The other 2 just stay there and see the guts of the little Apple Jhone who beat Smashing Head so they just laughed.
“What are you laughing idiots!” He said it screaming and Smashing Head start punish them for laugh at him. Anyway, Apple Jhone escape from the bullies so he just be tired and scared for the good luck he have. When he arrive the Gran Gran's home, Gran Gran Wonder Apple Jhone
“Hey Where are you all this time... Hu?” Gran Gran start to look Apple Jhone new suit.
“Where did you find that” he Start Yelling
“hu? this Mr. Tailor Sweeft give it to me I mean Tay” He responde easy
“The Fastest Tailor on the city. Why the most famous Tailor in the city will give you something” He began to Doubt
“Did not because I asked to he” he said.
“Did you stoled?” He began to bother with Apple Jhone
“No I didn't, Lucky Smile asked for me and Mr Tailor Sweeft did it” He responde again
“Lucky Smile... mmm... Lucky Smile... Lucky Smile is the Daugther of ... T-Twinkle Terror”
Gran Carl Carrot start to feel dizze said to Apple Jhone
“N-never see t-that m-mare again... if you know what is better to you, never return with that mare again.”
“What? No I want to see she again, it's the only friend I have.”
“Listen to me little fella, did you know why you dont see anyone in the property of that mare? It's because she is crazy she kill anyone who approach to his daugther. So if you really don't wanna get hurt pleas don't go back again”
“Ok Gran Gran I never come back again. (Sorry Gran Gran but I cant do what you ask to me)”
Apple Jhone said it to Gran Carl Carrot a lie because he don't wanna lose the only friend he has in this city so what Apple Jhone do next?
End of the Chapter #1
