Engineering Apples

"Applejack! What in the hay are ya doin' " I saw Applebloom standing in the hallway, between the stairs and me, with Applejack who was pinning me down.

"Don't worry Applebloom, ah'll get this filthy human off the farm in no time." Applejack said with a smile.

"What do ya mean filthy? Jack ain't bad." Applebloom replied back.

"Applebloom, ah think ah know who or what's bad."

"Well jack sure ain't."

"Applebloom, he's a dangerous critter that could harm you. So ah'm getting the guards."

"Why!? Jack hasn't done anything bad!"

"He's a human! He's an evil critter!"

"Your acting like back with the Zecora incident!"

"This is Different!"

"How?"

I looked down the hallway to see Granny Smith come out of her room, she looked at me as I mouthed to her 'help'. She gave a nod and spoke up.

"Applejack, get off of Jack." I saw Applejack's jaw drop as she looked at Granny Smith.

"But-but-"

"No buts! we'll talk about this over breakfast." Granny Smith said. I saw Applejack trying to make up reasons but she just lowered her head and closed her eyes.

"Fine." She said. She got off me as she cursed under her breath. I stood up and mouthed 'thank you' to Granny Smith. Who smiled and nodded at me.

As Applebloom, Applejack, Granny Smith and myself walked down the stairs. And entered the dining room, I noticed Big Mac was already there. Reading what seemed to be a newspaper of some sort. He noticed us come down the stairs and outs the newspaper down.

"Mornin' " he said to us. We all gave our different reply's.

"Ah'll make some pancakes. Why don't y'all take a seat." Granny Smith said as she walked into the kitchen.

As we took our different seats, I noticed Applejack sit opposite of me and Applebloom next to her. While I sat next to Big Mac. Applejack also stared at me, all while giving me an angry glare. It was really uncomfortable for me.

But that was cured when Granny Smith came back, holding a couple of stacks of pancakes. Although it seemed that they had pieces of apple in them. She passed them over to Applebloom and Applejack. The first being excited and began to devour them, and the later who slowly ate them while still looking at me. It was creepy.

"Eat up!" Granny Smith said as she walked back into the kitchen, she soon returned with two more stacks and slide them over to me and Big Mac

"Thanks." I said to her as she walked back into the kitchen. I grabbed one and took a bite...lets just say that pancake was gone in ten seconds. It was so damn delicious!

Granny Smith then came back with one last stack and sat down.

"Now, ah'm like ta know why'd ya pounced on Jack here like a Timberwolf." Granny Smith said looking at Applejack, who broke out of her staring at me trance and answered.

"Because, when ah went to see Princess Celestia. As showed us in a book and explained to us what humans were and what they did." She said, looking back at me with a stare showing that if looks could kill. I'd already e turned into dust.

"They are unkind, cruel, vicious, dishonest. And They eat meat! They could eat us!" She explained.

"Okay, first. You don't know me, or what I'm like, you only read it out of a book. Second, that is the last thing I would ever have on my mind! I am never doing that! And besides it's not my fault that you and those others attacked me when I had done nothing." I finished, Applebloom then spoke up.

"Wait, ya two have already met?" She asked.

"When I first arrived here. Applejack, and a bunch of other ponies, some with horns, other with wings, two with both! All attacked me as I got up, and I had done nothing. I soon jumped out the window and pulled out my parachute. After that, I jumped glided through and ended up on the barn roof." I said, finishing my story, and another pancake afterwards.

I saw Granny Smith start to think, and Applejack still giving me a death look. Even after I had explained myself. Granny Smith then spoke up.

"Alright, Ah have the idea...since it seems Jack here needs some shelter for now. With the poor dear being chased like a rabbit by a fox. he'll stay and work here on the farm." This caused Applejack to spit out her pancake she was eating...all over me. She coughed a but and hit her chest.

"But Granny, he's evil! Celestia said so! Ah'll even get the guards, we won't have to do anything!" Granny just sighed and out a hoof in her shoulder.

"Applejack, ah know ya have a good heart. But Jack here needs help, and as Apples, we gotta help him, no matter what Celestia or some book has told ya. Jack has been a very good so far, so ah see no reason ta just kick him out and let the guards get him." Granny Smith finished as I had wiped most of Applejack's regurgitated Pancake off of my face. Applejack then quickly answered.

"But-"

"Applejack. Promise me ya won't tell the guards about Jack being here."

"And us!" Applebloom said, chewing on a pancake.

"Eeyup." Big Mac said.

I saw Applejack look at her plate thinking and thinking. Until she sighed and spoke.

"Okay, ah won't tell anypony." She said.

"Anypony?..eh, not my world." I thought to myself.

"Pinkie promise?" Applebloom asked.

"Cross mah heart, hope ta fly, stick a cupcake in mah eye." She said dong what you would with a normal pinkie promise.

"Yay! Jack can stay!" Applebloom said, just before she finished her last pancake, so did Applejack. Who then grabbed her plate and walked into the kitchen. Once she was out of sight, I quickly threw my last pancake onto her plate. She smiled and then hungrily devoured the last one.

I then stood up and placed my plate in the sink. Right as I turn around, Applejack is standing there with a glare.

"Ah may not tell the guards ya here, but ah still don't trust ya. Human." She said to me. Right before she walked out.

"Well she seems nice." I thought to myself sarcastically. Just then Granny Smith came in.

"Alright, Jack. If you could be a dear, could ya help out Applejack in the fields today? Big Mac needs to use plow and Applebloom is taking care of the animals." Granny Smith said as she came in with the rest of the plates.

"Ok, working with a mare who wants me ether dead, prisoned or gone. Don't say yes." Is what my brain was saying.

"Ok, sure." I told her with a smile.

"Well, your dead." My brain said again.

After that, I walked outside to see Applejack towing a cart full of baskets through the apples. I quickly ran and walked up beside the cart and walked along with her. She seemed to notice me and just kept on walking.

We soon stopped as she unhitched the cart to her and grabbed a basket with her teeth.

"Grab 'em and start putting them under the tree's." she said to me as she chucked it to the base of a tree, I grabbed two and placed them under one.

"How many trees do we have to do this for?" I asked.

"From these two tree's here, right until about 50 trees that way." She said pointing down a stretch of land and tree's. my jaw dropped, I think I actually heard a small giggle from Applejack.

I looked at her and sure enough she had a little smile. She noticed me looking at her and immediately stopped and looked away.

"Was that a smile I just saw?" I asked.

"N-no, ah didn't smile. Nope. Not at all." She said, I might not be looking at her face. But I know she's lying.

"Whatever you say Applejack." I said.

"Oh wait, how many baskets per tree?" I asked.

"Four."

"What if we runout of baskets?"

"We'll go back and get some more."

"Where exactly are we again?"

"North field."

"How far from the barn?"

" 'bout a mile or two."

"Did I actually make you giggle"

"Ye-hey!" She said to me, causing me to crack a smile.

"Just get on with ya work." She said to me.

We stayed silent for a while as we had put down about 40 baskets, we had to got back and get more, then walk back again. Once we started again, I asked her a question.

"Why do you not like me?" I asked her as I had put more baskets down.

"Cause your a filthy human." She said, putting more baskets down herself.

"Why are you judging me on a book?" I asked her. As I had put more baskets down

"Well-"

"Don't give me that 'princess Celestia' crap. Just because she talked about a few, doesn't mean we're all the same." I said, getting a bit frustrated. She didn't  seem to answer for a moment as we simply put down baskets. I then look at her, as she's gives me a look of confusion and frustration.

"Look, ya just randomly appeared on my farm. And ah have no idea what or who ya are exactly. Ah'm just looking out for my town that's all." She said.

"Yeah, I can understand. But hopefully, for you and me. We'll get to know each other better." I said to her, she then gave me a mutual face.

"Alright, but ah still don't trust ya! So just watch ya back" She said.

I gave her a nod and got back to work. This is going to be a long tiring day.