Apple buck season... Usually the hole Apple family would work at this time, but not this year. Applejack was in the orchard, she worked. Like she always did, but this apple buck season was large! Applejack had to work day and night. Her family was out of town, they had gone to Appleloosa to visit Braeburn, after he broke a leg working in his orchard. So Applejack was alone. She bucked tree after tree, she got more and more tiered, but she couldn't stop. Her body was shaking, sweat ran down her body. The sun was extremely hot today.
"Just.... Some more..... trees...." She panted as she bucked another tree. She bearly got them all. Just as she went to pick up the apples that fell to the ground, she heard something in a bush. "Anypony there?" She called out. Nopony answerd. She didn't have time to deal with this, She ignored it.
Applejack worked. She bucked tree after tree. It felt like houres, the trees never ended. "Guess ah have to work tonight to..." She mutterd as she saw the sea of red and green. So she got to work, she didn't have the time to shower in almost two days. Her hooves was full of mud and she was just a mess.
"Ah hope Rainbow is haveing fun..." She wished. Even if she worked... Like all the time... She missed Dash. She haven't seen her since the start of apple buck season.
"Yeah.... I am haveing fun!" A rusty voice said from behind. Applejack yelped and turned around. Rainbow dash sat in a tree and looked down at her.
"What the hay are ya doing here?" Applejack asked. As she bucked another tree.
"Just checking on you... You okay?" Rainbow asked as she first now saw what a mess Applejack was.
"Ah am fine...." She sighed.
"Yeah..." She said with sarcasm. " Stop lying, your tired I can see it." She continuedas she covered her nose. "That smell!" She said, her eyes started to water. "You need a shower!"
"Ah haven't had the chance to shower yet." Applejack apologized.
"Its fine, but do you need a little rest becaus-" Rainbow was stopped by Applejack saying.
"No! Ah can do this! Ah just need ta..... Get started again..." She said with a sigh, as she looked over the trees again.
"No your not! Aj take a nap, you need it." Rainbow said as she flew down to her lover.
"Ah don' need it!" She snapped at Dash. Applejack was soon going to change to a tierd stubborn and angry Applejack. A part of her most ponies feared, especially after last years apple buck season. Applejack would go crazy, again.
Rainbow looked over Applejack, she could see that she was tiered, her body was covered in sweat and her eyelids was half closed, her mane was a mess Rarity would pass out it she saw that. "Okay... Just take an hour or three..."
"N-No..." Applejack panted, she walked over to a tree and bucked it, only half of the apples came down.
"Aj... When you can't take the hole tree in one buck... You need a nap." Rainbow said as she flew over to Applejack.
"No ah don-" she was stoped when Rainbow tackled Applejack to the ground. Applejack was under Rainbow, she pinned Applejack down and used all her power to hold her down, it didn't take much.
"Let me go!" Applejack snapped at Dash. She tried to fight, but her body was to tierd. She tried to push Dash off, like it would be nothing when she had her full power, but she was to weak. And Rainbow was useing it against her.
"No! You need to relax!" Rainbow said as she pulled herself over on her back, and places Applejack on her belly. She hold her down on her belly. Now they was laying in the shadow of a big Appletree
"Please.... Let me go.... Ah have work to do..." Applejack said as the relaxed feeling almost took over her.
"No... You have been working in celestia knows how many hours, now its time you take that sleeping you have missed." Rainbow said as she held Applejack's body close.
Rainbow's slow heartbeat was so relaxing, Applejack was about to fall asleep. When she felt a hoof on her head she looked up, Rainbow saw stokeing her mane. She was trying to get Applejack to fall asleep. And it was working, Applejack's eyes began to feel heavy. She felt so tierd, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"Finally..." Rainbow said low with a smile, she stroked Applejack's back. Rainbow could already feel Applejack's muscles thanking her. "Sleep well..." She whispered and kissed Applejack on the forehead. She felt herself fall into the tierdness, as she closed her eyes and fell asleep herself.
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They didn't know how long they slept, but when Rainbow woke up, it was night. Applejack was still sleeping. "All that work must have empty her pretty well." Rainbow said as she looked at her sleeping beauty. Rainbow began to stoke her back again. " I love you... Sugercube." She kissed Applejack's forehead again.
"Rainbow..." Applejack said sceard in her sleep, Rainbow was looked at her. Then Applejack began to shake, she almost started to cry, but Dash started to whisper to her.
"Shhh... Its okay Aj, I'm here... Its okay..." She could feel Applejack's body starting to relax. How ironic, Applejack haven't been sleeping for about two days, and her first dream is a nightmare.
"Ah love ya dash..." Applejack said in her sleep. She could feel safe, Rainbow's relaxing voice had calmed her down, she could relax again.