Loki - Pony of Deception

“Thanks for help with bucking.” said Applejack to Loki, that was holding apples with magic and putting them into baskets.

“No problem, I owe it to you, because of that misunderstanding with Zicora. Because of that you´ve lost a lot of time.”

She nodded.

“Tell me, how was your life in Everdark Forest? If it is as scary as Everfree, it had to be terrible.”

“You think it, because you wasn´t there for longer time. Actually both forests have inceadible amout of herbs and animals. You just have to understand them.” he smiled. “Definitely I was happy. Now I have a question. Why are all members of Apple family earth ponies?”

“It´s a tradition. Every wedding has to be between two earth ponies, I don´t even know why.”

“Because earth ponies are the only ones, that can work so hard. Pegasus of unicorn would be just a burden.” spoke unknown voice full of arrogance.

From trees came light green earth pony.

“Greenleaf, I didn´t expect you so soon.” greeted him Applejack and turned back to Loki.

“This is my cousin. Granny Smith asked him to help us, until Big Mac will be fully healthy.”

“Pff, burned heh? All ponies can work hard. Even on farms. Pegasi would use wind and unicorns magic. Earth ponies can be on the other hand great athletes or alchemists!” told him Loki angrily.

“Don´t think too much about yourself. I highly doubt that you could do even quater of work, that we, earth ponies, do every day!” answered him also angrily Greenleaf.

“Guys...” piped Applejack, but two rivals didn´t hear her.

“I will show you the power of unicorns!”

His forehead was sweaty, but Loki raised all the apples from area, that Applejack was working on and brought them to the baskets. All of that within seconds.

“If pony cares about his friends, he can help them any time! Excusing yourself that you are differend kind of pony is simply laziness!”

Amused watched Greenleaf´s face turn red.

“Just you wait, I will have my revenge.” growled and walked away.

“You didn´t have to go so far.”

“Ts, that bigheaded cousin of yours had to get a lesson.”

“Even so...” she wanted to say something but then she changed mind. “Anyway, thanks for help, now I have to go help Fluttershy with something.”

“I have some work too. Bye.”

“Bye.”

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2 day later.

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“Wow, Applejack! You look terrible, what happened to you?” asked Loki worried, when he saw his friend pluck knapweed, with circles under the eyes from fatigue.

“I have lot to do, soon autumn will come and I have to buck rest of trees and adjust everything here. But this darn knapweed is the worst!”

Loki gently putted his hoof on Applejack´s shoulder.

“Don´t worry about that, go get some sleep and I will make you some poison on knapweed.”

“Thank you so much.” she answered him silently.

“I will make some amplifier so you can mix it, if it will be necessary .”

“Fine.”

Suddenly something rusted in the trees.

“What was that?”

“Propably some lost rabbit.”

“Ok. Now go to bed and tomorrow I will bring you the poison.”

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Late at night a shadow creeped near the library.

Before Loki went sleep, there was a poison and amplifier on his desk.

Then there wasn´t anything.

Nopony saw anything.

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“That´s weird, I could swear that I left that poison right here!” told Loki to himself.

“Twilight?!”

“Yes?”

“Didn´t you saw that bottle what I left on my desk?”

“No!”

Dourly walked out.

I have to go say sorry to Applejack. But it´s really a mystery.

“Loki!” heard voice of Rainbow Dash.

“What´s up?”

“Hurry to Sweet Apple Acres, something weird happened.

So he runned behind his friend and when he saw what happened, he couldn´t take a breath. About thirty trees were completly death, with rotten apples and leaves lying under them.

“What happened here?” he asked ponies around.

“Isn´t that obvious? Somepony poisoned those trees.” answered him Greenleaf´s arrogant voice.

“That´s impossible.”

“Impossible? Didn´t you make a poison on knapweed?”

How does he know?

Loki realized that everypony is looking at him. Including Applejack, that didn´t look much more refresh.

“Yes. So what?”

“Could you please show it to us?” asked AJ´s cousin calmly. Suddenly Loki realized everything. Greenleaf stole his poison.

Even thought, that nobody will trust him Loki answered:

“No, I couldn´t. I lost it somewhere.”

“Lost it? Well, that´s pretty poor excuse.”

“Think what you want, but I am not responsible for this disaster.”

“How are we supposed to trust you? Loki, the master of ilusions and also known as pony of deception? Isn´t this you special talent?”

Loki hissed like snake.

How does he know about it? Propably Applejack or Applebloom told him. Well, I never said that it´s a secret.

“Your talent is obviously being pain in the eye. Whatever my talent is, I use it to protect my friends, and I will prove that I am innocent.” said and teleported home.

Making antidote took almost whole day, but it was finally completed after lunchtime.

Ointment that can bring trees back to life -.pretty incredible, I must say. Just wait Greenleaf. Nopony plays with me. I just hope that Applejack will trust me.

Loki teleported on place in plantation, where he expected Applejack.

“Applejack?”

“Loki!”

“I have to ask you something. Do you trust me, that I didn´t destroy those trees?”

“Of course, you love apples and you would never harm the Ponyvile.”

Everytime it´s “Ponyville” never “Apple Family” or “me”. Why does she not mention herself, when comes to problem like this?

“Thank you. Now, I made an ointment that can restore those trees, but I need some help. Are you in?”

“Sure.”

He told her his plan.

“You can count on me. Now go, before Greenleaf spots you!”

Loki teleported home.

So now I will just wait for about 20 minutes and then I´ll go to those dead trees.

Giggle.

Soon Loki was standing in front of large group of ponies. Applejack completed her quest pefectly, when he told her to bring everypony there.

Without saying anything Loki took the ointment and put it on one tree. After few seconds the tree started to shake, then it´s color returned and then a new leaves and apples grown out of - now alive – branches. Everypony was shocked. Everypony,

Greenleaf included.

“I apologize for misunderstanding, that happened this morning. Yes, I poisoned those trees. It was supposed to be an small theatre that me and Applejack devised for introduction of this ointment. Unfortunately, the first batch was ate by rats, so I had to make another one.

Also I have to apologize to Greenleaf, that we didn´t tell him about it. If we were more circumspect, that awful misunderstanding wouldn´t happen.

So, Greenleaf. Would you like to taste the first apple from these newborn trees as my apologize?”

The look on green pony´s face told Loki what does he think about that, but he didn´t care. In front of so many ponies, he had to accept.

“Yes, with pleasure.” said with false smile and ate it. “It´s delicious.”

So Loki healed the rest of trees and everpony went home.

My plan doesn´t end here!

So Loki teleported to Pinkie Pie.

“Do you have a second?” asked he.

“Yep, what do you need?”

“Can you please organize here a small party?”

“Of course! That will be sooo much fun!”

“It sure will be.”

Loki went home and immediately started search in his small library.

Now, where did I put that book?

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“Damn unicorn!” raged Greenleaf when he was alone. “I never thought, that he will turn this into his own benefit. But I will not give up, until he recognize, that earth ponies are in farming superior!”

Day was ending and pony started to feel sleepy.

“I will do that at midnight, now I´ll take a nap.”

When he woke up, he saw that moon is right above him.

“Perfect.”

Greenleaf took the rest of poison (boosted  on maximum) and went to trees, that Loki so unexpectedly healed.

“If these and some others die, it will look like his oinment didn´t work and it will look like the poison is spreading. He will be ashamed in whole Ponyville.”

“You are so predictable.” said Loki standing behind the trees.

“You!!! What are you doing here?”

“Just enjoying your predictability. Now I will reveal your tricks!”

“Reveal? And to who?  It´s a deep night.”

Suddenly he noticed that Loki´s horn is shining with flame, not with his usual green magic.

“It´s deep...what?” asked Loki amused.

The midnight instantly turned into morning, so both ponies could see citizens of Ponyville standing around them.

“W-what happened?”

“Few weeks ago, I was with girls on quest to get rid of dragon. Back then I said that dragons have sometimes magic items in their tresures. One of them was book, that contained dragon magic. With it, I cursed you with ilusion of night.”

“That´s impossible! I know that I couldn´t sleep so long. I went to bed early!”

“Do you remeber that apple, I gave you?”

“App...” Loki saw that he realized  it. “Sleeping spell?”

Grey unicorn nodded.

“I think that you should apologize to members of Apple family, you know better than anypony of us, how much they love this farm.”

“I...I am sorry. I apologize to you too Loki. Now I get it. Even if I don´t want somepony to help us, I shouldn´t do bad things to them and...you were right. I guess that even unicorns and pegasi can be helpful on farms. I just...didn´t want earth ponies look useless.” said and bent his head down.

“It´s not like that. You know why earth ponies do work on farms? Because they have the love for it. Just a few pegasi and unicorns would like to work like this the entire life. I just wanted to help Applejack, because my family had it´s part on your delay.”

“So this is how it was? I...” he wanted to say something but Pinkie interrupted him.

“Stop that seriousness and LET´S PARTY!!!” shouted, Vinyl kicked the speakers and everypony started dancing.

That´s enought. My legs hurts.

So Loki took two apples and went on nearby meadow, lied under a tree and started eating.

“There you are.” said a familiar voice.

“Applejack, why aren´t you on the party?”

She still looked really bad.

“I just wanted you apologize for all those problems, that Greenleaf coused you and I want to also thank you again, for all your help.”

“I can´t let my friends in the lurch. You you want an apple?”

She nodded wearily. Loki saw that she didn´t sleep very much for a few days. After one bit she losted consciousness.

“That sleeping spell never disappoints me.” said for himself.

Now my plan ends.

Carefuly he picked Applejack and put her on his back. Then he brought her to her bed and covered with a blanket.

Then Loki went to plantation.

“I have to catch up delay.”

“So let me help you.” spoke Greenleaf, watching him from trees.

When Loki saw him, they both smiled.

“Will be my pleasure.”