Lazy sunday at Sweet Apple acres

by maritimeMacKenzie

Rating: everyone
Tags: Comedy, Slice of Life
Length: 1037

Is taking it easy for a hard working pony hard work it sure is for apple jack.

We start our story in a house on a farm and in that house on that farm is a pony who is in a bed in a room on the 2nd floor down the hall on the left . Now Apple jack was definitely not use to lying on such a nice day like the one she was seeing outside when she could be working the farm or doing chores around the house but today was different for you see Apple jack sprained her hoof showing Rainbow Dash how hard she could buck 10 apple trees in a row it was the 7th tree when it happened and boy did it hurt her hoof and for apple jack herself well she was bummed out that she would not be able to do what she normally does for a week or two as she takes it easy and heals . AppleJack : You can do this Apple Jack it's just a week awwww horse feathers it hasn't even been a day yet and I'm already talking to myself from being cooped up in this here room I got to do something . down stairs granny Smith is making some soup for apple jack talking to apple bloom . Granny Smith : Poor apple jack she must be just miserable not being able to do anything I know how much she loves to help always working so hard all the time puts a lot of strain on her body not like she would ever bother any pony with her problems she just keeps pushing her self and this sort of thing was bound to happen eventually now apple bloom would you be a dear and give this to your sister . Apple Bloom : But granny I am a pony not a deer but leave it to me maybe I'll even get my cutie mark in giving soup or would that be bringing soup . apple bloom trails off with her thought on the possibility of getting a cutie mark as a familiar pony approaches the door why Its Pinkie busting in as balloons that seem to come from every where and no where fill the room . Pinkie: APPLE JACK YOUR BEST AND FUNNEST COUSIN PINKIEEE IS HERE TO CHEER YOU UP. Granny Smith: shush now apple jack is busy trying to rest so please be quiet . Pinkie: oh okay . With all the commotion going on apple jack cant get a moment to rest . Apple Jack: Is that pinkie pie I hear all I want to do is try and rest but she is going to want to throw like 3 parties at once but if I say no I'll break her party loving heart oh what is a pony to do . The door to the room creaks open apple jack turns to the door . Apple Jack: Is that you pinkie look I would love to have fun with you just not today maybe some time later okay I just hope your not mad at me . Instead of the pink pony apple jack was expecting it was apple bloom with bowl of soup. Apple Bloom: hey sis granny said to give you this here soup and don't worry pinkie left when she saw a rainbow outside I think she chased after it or something . Apple Jack: yep that sounds like pinkie alright and uh just leave the soup on the night stand I will eat it later when I'm hungry . Apple Bloom: But apple jack granny smith said eating would help get your strength up and help you get better. Apple Jack: I don't doubt that but I just have not been feeling to keen on eating anything when usually I work all day to build up a hunger and eat at the end of the day It just aint the same you know . Behind apple bloom walks in Winona to see apple jack . Apple Jack:hey Winona here to see me girl your lucky laying about all day playing when you want to your use to it me on the other hoof am not . Winona paces in a circle before lying down to have a rest apple jack looks down at the dog from her bed and smiles and thinks to her self maybe she should lay down and rest as well and so she does and that's where our story ends for now with a pony in a bed in room on the 2nd floor down the hall on the left in a house on a farm .

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-03-16 23:10:53 UTC

Chapter 2-Day dreaming of dapper apples

Apple jack is sleeping now dreaming of the apple trees swaying in the pleasant breeze the sun sparkling off the emerald leaves on the branches

that hold fruit of the dancing apple trees you can pick their fruit with relative ease and if you want more just stop and ask please . Now as Apple     Jack gets some much needed rest Apple bloom is in the living room with Granny smith and big mac all listening to the radio with much concern about what they are hearing. Radio announcer: Once again we regret to inform those of you just tuning in now that bad weather coming in from the north east threatens to tear up parts of Equestria including Canterlot and Ponyville as it passes through are fair land  with wind speeds reaching up to 60 mph . When the CloudsDale weather team was asked about this hurricane coming in they stated that CloudsDale was not responsible so who or what is behind this tragic state of affairs well Ponyvilles  very own princess of friendship Twilight Sparkle suggests this might be the work of an angered sea serpent using it's rage to affect the weather unfortunately the weather is not the only thing that is going to be affected by the serpents rage we will get back to you the listener later when more Information comes in until then Celestia speed equestria . GrannySmith: This is awful why back in my day some bad weather was never this bad somepony  needs to do something . AppleBloom: yeah but the only ones that could do anything about we of are the elements of harmony but that means apple jack would have to go and she is in no condition to do so . AppleJack: I am in no condition to do what now I'll be the decider of that now I know y'all have your concerns for me but there's still so much I can do and not have you treat me like a little filly who needs help with every little thing . the room is silent as the family looks at each other realizing that since applejack hurt herself they forgot how tough she really is and how stubborn she can be as well .GrannySmith: now AppleJack dear I know how much you want to do something but leave it to some pony else can you promise to do that for me and I promise not to treat you like a little filly but just remember no matter how old you or your siblings get you will always be my precious little fillies . The apple family hug each other and relax after being filled with so much tension and discomfort caused by the recent bad news.AppleBloom: Well with GrannySmith in the house Its not like we as a family never dealt with bad wind before. GrannySmith: Heh heh heh .... HEY don't talk about your elders that way . Apple Jack wakes up in her bed realizing that all she thought was real was a dream. Thinking back to when granny smith told that often a pony could dream a dream so real that a life could be lived in a matter of minutes. Apple jack wondering if it was all just a dream tries shaking her hoof to see if it was really sprained A quick sharp pain jettisons up her leg it seemed the one thing she hoped was a part of the dream was the unfortunate truth she had to bear . As Apple Jack sits up and comes to terms with her current situation she softly and slowly weeps in to the night.

Chapter 3 - one hoof infront of the other.

A month has come and gone though it took longer for apple jack to heal then originally thought the one thing that was simply not  healing was her pride  not being able to buck apple trees for a whole month made her feel useless. Rarity: Apple jack dear me don't you think that making up for all that lost time by working so hard may be a bit much you did just heal not to long ago and as your friends we worry you might be pushing your self to hard. Apple jack: now I appreciate the sentiment but this ere pony needs to get to work besides my hooves never felt better after healing so stop your fussing  because  I am fine trust me  element of honesty remember. Twilight : Apple jack we know you would never lie to your friends but we feel you might be lying  to your self  I know what its like to lose what makes you the pony you think you are  when I lost my library I felt well like there was nothing  I could do because all I knew was gone but once I started to get those books from princess Celestia I felt whole again but it Did not ease the pain of losing all that I was accustomed too and making up for all this lost time I feel no we feel your denying how much sadness  that has built up inside and are pretending like everything is fine when it is clearly not. Apple jack lowers her hat to hide the tears running down her face . Apple jack: Not being able to do what I was born to do was  down right humiliating  *sniff*  and your right It did hurt  and It still hurts thinking about It even now after I healed what is a pony to do when they can not do what there meant to do. The CMC walk up to apple jack . Sweetie Bell:

we couldn't help but to hear and as the cutie mark crusaders we feel that not knowing what to do is the fun  of it . Scootaloo: Yeah It means you get to do any thing you want to do before you find what makes you special . Apple bloom`: And we as the cmc feel that even though you already know your special talent this can apply to you as well big sis. Apple jack smiles slightly and wipes away the tears .Apple jack: Thanks yall  for thinking about Lil old me means a lot really it does *sniff*.