Apple Family Drabbles

It was late at night when Big Macintosh finally stopped the truck in front of the house, and powered the engine off as quietly as he could. Beside him on the passenger seat were a snoring Applejack and Apple Bloom; having been exhausted from tonight's festivities, they couldn't help but succumb to sleep despite their earlier protests that they didn't need some rest. Time spent in peaceful silence as they drove home proved them wrong, however.

Their brother slowly opened his door and went to their side of the truck. He carefully extracted Apple Bloom from her sister's hug and carried her in his arms as he entered their home, past Granny Smith who nodded at him appreciatively as she opened the door for him. The man eventually found himself in his little sister's room, and, after shortly taking off her shoes and her ribbon as gently he could manage after laying on her on her bed, tucked her in for the night with a kiss on her forehead.

"Good night, Apple Bloom."

Switching the lights off and closing the door, he went down the stairs to fetch Applejack. When he came back to the truck, he found that Applejack had dropped her hat - which was now held in the mouth of her dog Winona who was excitedly wagging her tail at her master's brother. Big Mac bent down and scratched the top of the diligent dog's head, before scooping up Applejack in his arms and taking her to her room. Likewise with what he did to Apple Bloom, he took his sister's hat from Winona's mouth and set it on her bedside table, following it up with taking off her shoes and tucking her in. Then he kissed her on her forehead while Winona climbed onto her master's bed and curled into a ball to sleep.

"Good night, Applejack."

As he shut the door silently and turned the lights off, he finally let his exhaustion wash over him and stifled a yawn. He suppressed the urge to go straight to bed after a hard day's work and an enjoyable night; he still had a business ledger to take care of. Big Macintosh sighed, slowly tiptoeing down the stairs to stop himself from making too much noise. He knew it was going to be one of those nights again, and he knew he was going to wake up sluggish by tomorrow morning.

But it was going to be worth it, that much he was sure. The things he'd do to keep his family happy...