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As we made our way to Applejack's house I got weirder stares from ponies passing by, was it because my body was altered? Probably, but I sure as heck wasn't complaining, I have the body of an underwear model. As we walk I notice Twilight eyeing my abs while trying not to fall over, my guess is that she was astound to see what a fit human looks like. Man if only she was a human girl, but I should really get her back into focus before she trips into a mud puddle.

"Uh...Twilight, you should keep your eyes on the road?" She shakes her head regaining focus before she tripped over a rock landing on her face.

"Oof!, Oh colt. I lost my hoofing." She got up dusting herself off with her magic. "It's just that I never would have thought your body would look like this when fit, it's just..." I cut her off as we continued walking.

"Hypnotic?" I grinned as I let out a big chuckle causing her to frown at me with big red cheeks.

"No! I was just intrigued at how fit human bodies can get, I wasn't staring at you in that manner!" She yelled defensively, I wanted to make her more embarrassed so I started to move my pecks with a smile.

"Not even if I'm doing this?" I said with a teasing tone as I move my pecks. Her eyes got wide at what I was doing; she jumped in front of me and pointed at my chest.

"How are you doing that!?"

"What, this?" I kept moving my pecks while we kept walking, she was eventually going to fall over again.

"Yes, that! Stop doing that its weir-!" Before she could finish she fell over and landed on her back.

"You just can't keep your eyes of me can't you..." I just shook my head at her as I passed by the fallen unicorn.

I realized that I should have stopped while I was ahead, Twilight quickly got up in a violent manner with the angriest of faces, and perhaps I hit a nerve. She then charged at me like a raging bull seeing red. It would seem she was ready to stab me hard with her horn. I did not want to go out like that, so I quickly booked it up the road that headed for AppleJacks house; which I could see up ahead while running for my life. All of a sudden I feel like I'm running faster barely losing breath, I turn my head to see Twilight was farther away than she was before out of breath.

"Ha!" I pointed at Twilight while I was still running, as I turn my head I see that I was closing in on a barn, before I could stop I had made impact with the doors crashing right through them landing on my stomach.

"Ow...that wait, that didn't hurt?" That actually didn't hurt at all. I felt it but there was no pain through the impact, I got on my knees looking at my body, not a scratch no bruise. Did Twilight's spell make me tougher?

"Oh mah Celestia, what was that?!" I tiny filly yelled as she poked her head through the destroyed doors. "Ahh! It's the monster!!! AppleJack, Big mac! The monster is back here to finish what he started!"

I quickly got up trying to explain to the filly that I'm not here to hurt her, before I could the big red stallion charged right through where the doors used to be once agian repeating what happened a few days ago only this time I stood in a stance ready for the impact. Big mac rammed me with all of his brute strength carrying me off my feet. I was latching onto him trying not to let go but then we crashed right through the wall of the barn, he immediately stopped forcing me to let go flying backwards into a wagon rolling down the hill.

"Oh my GLOOOOOOB!!!" I yelled as I rolled down the small hill the barn was on, I saw that I was heading for a boulder, I acted quickly and looked for something to use as breaks, but it was too late, I got up and spread my legs standing on the sides of the wagon jumping as it made impact over the boulder plunging into a lake.

"Oh mah stars what happened here!?" AppleJack yelled as she trotted to where the wagon was destroyed.

"It was the monster big sis! He barged into the barn and attacked Big mac!" Applebloom said in a panic state.

"Eeyup!" Big mac said, AppleJack still wasn't sure what her siblings where babbling on about.

"AppleJack! Where's Leon! I was sorta chasing him and I just lost track of him!" She said with worry thinking that he ran off again.

AppleJack soon realized who the 'monster' that was had barged in the barn and fell into the lake. AppleJack gasped and trotted to the lake trying to see where I had gone, sadly I had not surfaced yet, and Twilight and AppleJack were starting to get worried until I burst right out coughing violently, desperately gasping for air. I made my way to shore clinging on for dear life, I then heard clopping, I turned my head to see that Big mac was going to finish what he had started. I climbed out as fast as I could but he was nearing fast, before he could ram me AppleJack had yelled out to her brother to stop and he did only a few inches from me while I was curled into a ball.  I looked up at the stallion piercing my soul with those green eyes, I could see that he really wanted to stomp me into a tortilla. AppleJack and Twilight came up to me in a relived manner seeing that I was fine after all that as I slowly got to my feet.

"Oh my Celestia, Leon are you alright?!" Twilight asked with worry in her voice.

"Yea, you seem to have taken alot of blow-" Before she could finish she saw Applebloom run past her and Twilight charging at me.

"Ah won’t let you hurt mah sibling’s again! Take that! and that!" She started bucking my shin, I didn't feel a thing, all I could do was stare down at the little filly who was trying to desperately trying to save Applejack.

"Aww, that so cute!" I picked up the little filly that was squirming in my arms.

"Hey! put me down you hairless monkey monster!" She yelled in a demanding tone, I did just so, before she could start bucking me again AppleJack yelled at her sister to stop, wincing at Applejack.

"Applebloom, this 'monster' as you call him saved my life from being eaten by timber wolves, Ah told you this when I got out from the Ever free forest!" Her siblings stared blankly at her making AppleJack sigh in frustration.

"Oh, now Ah remember! Ah was so worried when you told me what had happened that Ah must have blocked out the part where you were telling me he saved your life." She hopped up in joy starting to remember. While Big mac was having trouble believing it.

"Of course he saved mah life, look; he even has the scars to prove it." She pulled me down to my knees and pointed out where the scars have been engraved in my body. Applebloom inched her head closer squinting her eyes examining the remnants of my injuries.

"Does it hurt?" Applebloom asked as she placed a hoof on my chest on top of the big bite mark scar.

"Not anymore, after a few days of recovering I am well now, and besides as the human saying goes back in my world 'whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger'." I then notice Twilight writing down on her note pad at what I had just said; all I did was roll my eyes.

"That's a mighty deep saying; do you humans always get hurt like that back in your world saving others?" I got back on my feet dusting my hands before I explained to the cowpony.

"Well yes and no."  They all tilted they're heads trying to figure out what I meant. "You see a very small number of humans would do what I had done for you Applejack, especially after being bucked as you call it into a tree, tied and accused of trying to assassinate you." She looked away a bit ashamed tilting her hat down. "However..." She glanced at what I was about to say. "I chose to save your life not because I had to, but because I wanted to, I cannot explain this nature of mine as it itself is quite an enigma to me. But that’s as simple as I can put it." I said as I crossed my arms.

"Hmm...Could that be what I saw in him?" Twilight thought to herself as she put her hoof on her chin and looked down in wonder. She then heard me grunt loudly as Applebloom tackled me for a hug.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving mah sister!" She was tearing, how did I know? I feel tears on my chest as I got up slowly getting back up. "Ah would have been so devastated if Applejack had died!" I then saw AppleJack smile a little as I got back on my feet holding Applebloom in my arms.

"Ahem, Big mac, is there something you want to say to Leon?" She jabbed him alittle expecting her brother to apologize, he just shrugged. "Big Mac!" AppleJack yelled.

"Alright, I'm sorry I tried to run you down...twice."  He said as he turned away looking off into the distance.

"And I'm sorry I kicked your flank by making you run into a tree." I smiled as I was stroking Appleblom's mane, I then notice Big Mac giving me a huge glare at what I had just said. "Eh...Sorry."

"Well I have to head back to town, I have some paper work I need to look into, I trust you two will get along?" Twilight said.

"Don't you worry Twi, I'll treat him as if he was mah own kin." AppleJack said reassuring her friend.

"Yea Twi, don't you worry that little pretty flank of yours." I winked causing Twilight to blush, making little Applebloom snicker in my arms.

"Ugh...." She rolled her eyes before she trotted away into town. I put Applebloom down as her sister approached me with a smile.

"So what brings ya here Leon? Ah take it you didn't just come to see little ol me."

"Twilight said that you were having one of your family reunions and she insisted I attend, so...where the party at?" I clapped my hands together looking in every direction, AppleJack started giggle. "What so funny? I asked.

"We still need to set things up before the party can start and we haven’t bucked the Apples for the apple pies, apple fritters and apple cider."

"Oh, okay then, you want me to help? I mean I bet you could use some assistance and I would like to keep myself occupied since I'm not currently doing anything at the moment." I said as I gently put Applebloom down.

"Ya sure? Ah mean your scars seem serious and Ah wouldn't want you to strain yourself." She said with a hint of concern. Before I could answer her she cut me off at a question I was expecting. "And what happened to your body? You seem...different."

"Twi cast a spell on me that has made my body quite fit as you can see which caused me to crash through the barn door, oh, and uh sorry about the damage." I said as I scratch the back of my head.

"It's okay, you can go work on the door, and there are tools in the shack over yonder and some extra ply wood." She points at the shacks a few yards away. "I and the others will start setting things up before we get bucking." She said before she trotted off with her siblings.

I made my way to the shack to retrieve the tools and the ply wood, I made my way to the door trying not to drop anything it was hard just to keep my balance as I traveled ever so gently to the door. I set everything down and do a quick stretch before I get started, I then realize something, I have not fraking clue how to do this. I try to remember wood shop class from school. We actually built a shack but I wasn't working on the door, although I was observing how they were constructing the doors. I get to work remembering as much as I could, I got to a sloppy start but then was doing well after a while. I try to screw the doors on the frame as I held it up; it was hard to do both at once, the door kept hitting my head. After finally have finished I feel on my butt sighing loudly to have finally be done and it only took two and a half hours.

"Whew...Oh thank goodness, this took me a while but I am done!" I got up dusting myself off making my way to where some tables and cauldrons on wood. I look around for a while trying to find AppleJack and her siblings, I then see her bucking apples. Watching her work those trees got me shuddering reminding me on how she bucked me hard. I make my way to her calling out to her making sure I don't surprise her so we don't repeat the little incident of our first encounter.

"Oh hey Leon, you finished with the doors?" AppleJack asked.

"Yea, and now I can help you out preparing for your family get together." I said with enthusiasm clapping my hands together.

"Oh...well Ah'm not sure if you can do that, Ah mean you need to buck apples and...your body doesn’t seem like the type for this kinda job."

"Hey! If I can break through your farm doors, then I can buck trees without using my legs." I said as I push Applejack a side ready to punching the tree she was about to buck. "Okay, okay, here I go." I said as I inhale and exhale slowly, AppleJack was starting to grow a bit impatient. "Here I go!!!" I yelled as I punched the tree, nothing happened for a little while then I felt an apple fall on my head, I looked up and an entire rain fall of apples fell on me. I could hear Applejack laugh uncontrollably at the sight she had just beholden.

"Oh colt! That was funny, but you did well though, really impressive!" She was a little proud that I had knocked the apples off the tree.

"See? Told you I could do it." I said as I dug out of the apple pile.

"Alright partner you proved yourself, I'll let ya work with me, but before that Ah need ya to put them apples in the basket right over there." She pointed at the cart that was filled with baskets, I just nod and oblige to what she asked me to do.

After a couple of hours working at the farm in the hot sun, I feel like this body can keep going and going and going, I mean I've worked in the fields with the others and it was hotter than this and the bosses were not very nice. I mean look, my boss is a cowpony which I'm not complaining about who is the nicest of per-...I mean ponies, despite her being brutally honest.  We talked and talked, her saying about being one of the elements of harmony which was honesty; knowing who was lying and who was not. While we continued to buck apples from trees Applejack asked me a question I was expecting.

"Hey Leon, can I ask ya a question?"

"I thought you just did" I chuckled as I continued pulling the cart full of apple; she then quickly caught on and started laughing.

"Nah, Ah mean...why did you save me?" Her voice at a hint of curiosity and concern, it was quite for a long minute because I was trying to figure out how to answer her.

"Didn't I answer this already a couple hours ago?"

"Yeah, but Ah mean...Ah feel like you had another reason. And Ah feel like you’re not tellin me."

"Applejack...listen, I saved your life, end of story. It's like I said before, I don't know why I did it, It just couldn't be helped." I said as I pulled the cart faster.

Applejack just stopped and stood where she was for a while, a little sadden that I didn't have a decent motive, but she knew I was telling the truth; she was the element of honesty after all. After picking all the apples that were needed we started baking the pies along with preparing with the apple cider. That took forever, and finally we started the fire to make apple fritters and oh man did they smell good steaming on hot plates. After hours of almost nonstop work, me and Applejack made our way to her house sitting in the kitchen catching our breath.

"Whoo-wee that were a mighty big haul of work today weren’t it?"

"Yea, I...I...I'm poofed" I said as I lay limp on the table. I then hear hoof steps coming to the kitchen; it was granny Smith and Applebloom coming in with wooden mugs of apple cider.

"Here ya go, fer all yer hard work in helping the Apple family prepares for our reunion." Granny Smith said as she handed me the mug.

"Yea, we finished twice as fast thanks to you!" Applebloom said as she handed her sister a mug.

"Yea and thanks for not holding a grudge of our first meeting" AppleJack said as she took a swig.

"Hey, don't worry about it. After a while it'll be just a memory took look back on and laugh at" I hold up my mug to bring them in for cheers. "To honest hard work and new friends!"

"To honest hard work and new friends!" The other yells out in unison, we then drank up and oh my goodness it was the best apple cider I had ever had.

"Oh man that is amazing!" I drank up whatever was left in my mug as if I was in a dessert for weeks. But then I realized Big mac wasn't here, oh well, he must off finishing up of what’s left.

"So, are ya planning to stay for the apple family reunion?" Applebloom asked.

"Well, I don't really know, seeing that this will be a family only party. And I'm pretty sure I'll freak out the arrival of your family of my appearance, I mean the same thing could happen again like our encounter."

"Nonsense, I'm sure they would love to meet ya. And besides it's the least we can do for your heroic deed." Applejack and her family were persistent on me attending, but it might feel weird going to a family reunion...shirtless. But then again, they are all nude so what am I being so worried for?

"You know what? Alright, I guess it couldn’t hurt to attend and meet your family, heck I bet they'll be as great as you." I then made my way to the door into the mid-day sun stretching my muscles, all of a sudden I see Applejack standing at her doorway, yelling.

"Leon, look out!!!" She pointed at the sky.

I quickly look up and see something coming right at me. I couldn’t make out what it was as its color matched the sky, however it left a rainbow trail behind it. I couldn’t help but think of something that reminded me of rainbows. I was lost in thought trying to figure out what resembled rainbows. Then it hit me...both ways, I was tackled knocking me off my feet and landing on my back hard with dust being kicked up covering my vision. Applejack ran as quickly as she could to the commotion as soon as the dust finally cleared up, she saw Rainbow dash standing on top of me hoofing me in the face. It hurt only a little, it was like being punched by your little sister...little sister that tackled you hard.

"Take this you jerk! And this! And this! Aaannd this!!!"

"Ah! Get this psycho off me!" I tried to push her off but as soon as I did that she latched her fore hooves and hind hooves on me not letting go, she then bit me hard on my right nipple witch made me scream louder than a little girl. She kept going at it until Applejack yanked her off me.

"Rainbow Dash, what in tarnation are you doing?!" Applejack quickly pinned her friend on the ground.

"This thing came back to finish you off while we weren’t looking! Lucky for you I was flying by and spotted him doing some weird movements, I bet he was trying to summon an army of the undead!"

"He just came over to lend a hoof! And where are you getting all this foolishness from?" Applejack asked while keeping her friend pinned.

"What really?" She looked up at her friend and then back at me.

"Yes! Was the whole attacking me thing necessary?!" I got up as I was tending to the bite Rainbow Dash left on me.

"Oh...uh, sorry. I thought you were trying to eat my friend." She chuckled nervously while smiling sheeplesly. All I could do was just shake my head at her which made her kind of sad.

"Look Rainbow Dash we forgive you, but you just can't go jumping to conclusions like that. It leads to big mistakes like now."

"Yeah, I mean over exaggerate much?"

"Hey, I said I was sorry."

"And I forgive you, but just don't tackle me again...okay?"

"Okay..." She said as she started hovering in the air.

"Don't you have some work to do on your cloud schedule?" Applejack asked.

"Oh colt, your right! I'd love to stay and chat but I gotta rep to keep!" She quickly dashes off leaving a trail of rainbow behind.

Man can that Pegasus fly, I then hear loud rumbling and the ground quake a little. I turn my head to see a cloud of dust heading for the ranch, the closer it gets I see a herd of ponies coming in fast like a stampede. I can see from Applejack's excited expression that her family has arrived and holy crab cakes were there a lot of them, I guess this means that the party is about to get started.

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The night Twilight sent her letter to Celestia.

At her bed room Princess Celestia just stood there reading the note Twilight had sent by her fire place, with what seemed like a concerned and curious expression. She sets down the note and hums in thought with her hoof on her chin.

"What are you doing in our world...?” She said in thought as she made her way to the balcony staring up at the moon. "Why would he throw away his life like that for some pony who harmed him, not to mention taking on two Timber wolves with his bare hooves...or whatever he has." Her expression quickly turns into slight worry. "What else could he be capable of?"