Out of a house, Out of a job, Out of my mind

Ok, so animal care didn't go quite well. It had been one day since he worked at Fluttershy's , and sadly he got nothing out of the experience. Except Zap. He did get his little parasprite freind, who he had trouble keeping away from Twilight. Zap either sat perched upon Cloud's back, or snug in his pocket. Anyway, he had another job tryout to go to. Apple Acres was the Apple Family's apple farm. He knew he was good at physical things, so this job should be a breeze.

As Cloud arrived at Apple Acres, he was greeted with Applebloom and Granny Smith.

"Hey there Cloud! How are ya doing?" Chirped Applebloom.

"I'm doing great! How about you?" Asked Cloud.

"Good! So, what are y'all doing here? Asked Applebloom.

"Oh, I'm looking for a job! I was wondering if you needed any help around here." Said Cloud.

"Oh, sure! We here at Apple Acres could always use a helping hand. I'll get you hooked up for a little trial." Said Granny Smith.

"Great, thanks!" Said Cloud. Granny and Applebloom led Cloud to the barn, and hooked a cart up to him. Then, they showed Cloud how to buck trees. Well, they tried to anyway.

"Alright, Cloud, let's get to taking down these apples!" Said Granny.

"Alright, I'll just levitate them down using my magic and..." Said Cloud, but before he could finish he was interrupted by Granny Smith.

"NO!!! Apple Acres is a no-magic workplace." Stated Granny, firmly.

"Oh... ok.  So if not by magic, how?" Asked Cloud.

"By bucking!" Shouted Applebloom.

"Bucking?" Asked Cloud.

"Yeah, it's easy!" Said Applebloom. She then proceeded to show Cloud the proper bucking technique. When Cloud tried, not a single apple fell. He tried again and again, but with no success. From all the work that he had done, he was getting tired. Yet, Applebloom wasn't tired, and she did more work than him.

"Man, how do you guys do it?  Asked Cloud, panting.

"We work a lot! I guess you're just outta shape." Said Applebloom.

"Applebloom! That was inappropriate!" Scolded Granny.

"Sorry Cloud, I didn't mean it." Apologized Applebloom.

"It's ok!" Said Cloud. Zap, still in Cloud's pocket, started to wake up from his long nap. He poked his head out and looked around. Applebloom looked at the creature and recognized the creature as the one capable of destroying the entire farm. Naturally, she screamed aloud. Cloud and Granny attempted to calm her down, until Granny saw Zap. She was shocked for a second, and then she tried to swat at it. Cloud was confused as to what Granny was doing. Zap flew about, avoiding Granny's swings. Zap then flew towards the barn, trying to get away from Granny. Cloud saw Zap and understood what was going on. He chased after Zap, leaving Granny to comfort Applebloom. He ran in to the barn and saw Zap up on a perch. He jumped at him, but Zap dodged him. Cloud crashed into the wall before aiming his next shot at Zap. He dived again, only to be met by a wall.

"Get over here Zap!" Yelled Cloud. Zap stuck his tongue out at Cloud. With a big leap of glory, Cloud caught Zap. He held the parasprite down until he calmed down.

"Don't you ever do that again! Try it again and there will be punishment." Said Cloud, with a grim tone in his voice. Granny came up to Cloud.

"How about you go and take... that with you." Said Granny. Cloud disappointedly got up and walked off. He angrily looked at Zap, who got the message and flew back into Cloud's pocket. Cloud then slouched back to Twilight's house to rest for the night. Yet another job scratched off the list. Oh well.