My little pony: the Shadow veil saga

Shadow veil awoke early the next morning, before the sun rose, and was mentally preparing himself for a hard day of community service, without magic, at the apple farm, when a delightful smell filled the air. Curious, he followed the cent to the kitchen, were he found Twilight sparkle preparing a full hearty breakfast.

Not a moment after Shadow veil arrived at the doorway to the kitchen did Twilight notice him, and almost dropped a tray of oak pancakes. "I didn't see you there, good morning."

"Good morning to you too, princess Twilight sparkle" he said, his voice still a little groggy from his heavy sleep. "What is all of this?"

"Well, I just thought you'd want a nice breakfast for your first, busy day" she said with a honest and sincere smile.

Shadow veil eyed her suspiciously for a moment, then came to the conclusion that she was just trying to win his friendship over with food. A good attempt in his opinion, and it might have worked on any other pony, but he knew better. Not long after he would start eating, would she begin asking him questions she wanted answered. Prying into either his work, his past, or his secrets in a desperate attempt to have some hold over him. Well she had another thing coming. He was wise her plan.

As he sat down at the table, Twilight levitated a plate of pancakes over to him. "Eat up, you'll need your strength."

He took a questioning look at the oat pancakes, then at the princess, then at the pancakes again. But all Twilight did was sit down to a slightly smaller stack of oat pancakes and used magic to lift a container of syrup up and have it pour onto her pancakes.

Shadow veil couldn't help but feel tempted by the pancakes, and decided that he really would need the extra energy today, so he began preparing his pancakes as well by pouring a sufficient amount of syrup on them. Then he used magic to lift a fork and knife and began eating the pancakes bit by bite. With each bite he took he excepted the purple alicorn to begin with her assault of questions, but she never did. All she asked was if he liked the pancakes, to which he replied that they were delicious.

Shortly after they finished and Twilight put the dirty dishes in the sink, to clean up when she returned, then they left the library to make there way towards sweet apple archers.

Applejack greeted them at the gate with a honest smile. "Ya' ready to work?" She asked the dark unicorn.

But Shadow veil walked past the orange farm pony and looked over the apple farm. He scanned one end of the farm to the other, taking everything in. Both Twilight and Applejack watched curiously as Shadow veil took in a deep breath, taking in the scents of the apple farm, then exhaled.

He then turned to Applejack with a smile that shook her and Twilight sparkle as he replied "Ehup" sounding just like Big Mac.

Both girls looked at the stallion curiously as a pure and honest smile at reached across his face, brining to him a new light to him that the girls have never seen. He then turned to Twilight and said "I'll see you later, princess Twilight sparkle" then he booked it at top speed down the dirt road towards the apple farm house.

The girls just stood there, confused as to the stallion's drastic personality change. He had made it half way to the farm house when Applejack said farewell to her friend and chased after the dark unicorn, feeling slightly nervous at his change in attitude.

When they arrived at the edge of the apple orchard, Applejack began to explain to Shadow veil how to buck an apple tree and get the apples down.

"If you don't use enough force, they won' all come down. But ya' don' wan' ta be using too much neither. Otherwise it could hurt the tree. Watch me, I'll-" Applejack was interrupted by the sound of an apple tree being bucked.

Shadow veil had kicked one of the near by apple trees were baskets were under to catch the falling fruit. She was shocked to see that he got nearly every apple down, say for a few stubborn ones.

"That ain't half bad for a first try" she commented, smiling at the dark stallion.

"I'm a little out of it" was all he said as he looked at the tree. "It's been years since I bucked for apples. Guess I need more warming up. After all, a strong mind needs a strong body. Exercise and physical labor help strengthen the flow of-"

"Wait now" Applejack interrupted the dark unicorn. "You've bucked apples before? Where?"

"Many years ago" he replied as he began picking up the loaded baskets and putting them on a nearby cart. "And here, at sweet apple archers."