The Son of Princess Luna
Applebuck Season
Previous ChapterNext ChapterApplejack: "Boy howdy! I got my work cut out for me. That there is the biggest bumper crop o' apples I ever laid eyes on."
Big McIntosh: "Eeyup. Too big for you to handle on your own."
Applejack: "Come on, big brother! You need to rest up and get yourself better. I haven't met an apple orchard yet that I can't handle. Oops, sorry. I'll take a bite out of this job by day's end."
Big McIntosh: "Biting off more than you can chew is just what I'm afraid of."
Applejack: "Are you sayin' my mouth is makin' promises my legs can't keep?"
Big McIntosh: "Eeyup."
Applejack: "Why of all the... This is your sister Applejack, remember? The loyalest of friends and the most dependable of ponies?"
Big McIntosh: "But still only one pony, and one pony plus hundreds o' apple trees just doesn't add up to..."
Applejack: "Don't you use your fancy mathematics to muddy the issue! I said I could handle this harvest and I'm gonna prove it to you. I'm gonna get every last apple out of those trees this applebuck season all by myself." [gulps]
(I was walking to the Apple Farm because I heard about Big Mc.'s injured waist, disabling him from applebucking. When I arrived, he made it back.)
"Hey Big Mc., you ok not doing Applebuck Season?"
Big Mc.: "I'm not worried about that. It's Applejack I'm worried about. She's gonna to applebuck all by herself."
(Surprised in my voice) "She's what!? She can't do it by herself! I better help her, she needs all hands and I can create about 10 clones to help. 10 isn't my limit, because I master the way to control and focus my energy there."
(Before Big Mc. could say anything, the ground began to rumble. We look towards town and sees a massive herd of cattle heading to Ponyville.)
"Oh no, it's a-!"
Rainbow Dash: "STAMPEDE!"
(Ponies began to panic and Pinkie was vibrating a lot [Pinkie: This makes my voice sound silly!].)
Twilight: "Pinkie Pie, are you crazy!? Run!!"
Mayor Mare: "Everypony calm down. There is no need to panic."
Rarity: "But Mayor, whatever shall we do?"
Rainbow Dash: "Look there!"
(They all looked and see Applejack with Winona, her dog. She was catching up with the cattle herd and that was when I arrived to the scene.)
Applejack: "What are y'all doing here!? Run Danny!"
"No way AJ! You need backup and I happened to have brought it!"
(I whistled into the air and after a few more seconds, a green portal opens behind them and a large green dog came out.)
"Cujo! Help Winona!"
(Cujo nods and goes to Winona. At first, the dogs were arguing but agreed with a truce to save Ponyville. Me and Applejack manage to get on the cows, who were frightened by Cujo's appearance. We had to do get a rope on the leading cow and we needed to jump from cow-to-cow. After we manage to steer them away from Ponyville, they stopped and we began to talk to the leader.)
Applejack: "Whoaaa. Hooie. Now what was that all about?"
Daisy Jo: [moo then coughed a bit] "Oh my! Begging your pardon, Applejack, but Mooriella here saw one of those nasty snakes."
"I see.... Cujo, stand down."
(Cujo acknowledge and shrunk to his normal puppy size. He looked adorable to the cows and Applejack, but Winona didn't like the cuteness.)
Applejack: "I completely understand. Just next time, try and steer clear of Ponyville."
Daisy Jo: "We certainly will, Applejack. So long, Winona, Danny, and Cujo!"
(We began to leave them.)
"Ok Cujo, your work is done." (I attach a letter to his collar) "Return to the Ghost Zone and deliver a message to Clockwork for me."
(A green portal opened and Cujo went back through it, it closed behind him.)
Applejack: "Hey Danny, was that you're dog?"
"No. He's just a loyal pet and great friend of the Ghost Zone."
Applejack: "Ghost Zone?"
"It's where I got my powers and learned it from the other ghosts. I have the ability to summon ghosts from the Ghost Zone to aid me in business or rescue me."
Applejack: "Ah see..."
"Anyway, if you think you are going to do Applebuck season by yourself, you're wrong."
Applejack: "I can handle myself just fine!"
(Applejack and Winona left.)
(After constant request to help Applejack, she kept saying no. So, me and the rest of the Mane 6 came to my house for a meeting.)
"Ok, council is now in session. The reason why I called you all here today is because Applejack is stubbornly refusing to accept help."
Twilight: "So, we need a way to help her."
Rainbow: "How about we just help her?"
"Normally I would agree, but this is Apple Family Turf. If we help out, without permission from 1 of the Applebuckers, or AJ for this example, they can ban you off the land..... permanently."
(Everypony gasp at the news.)
Twilight: "When did you learn this?"
"You forget I'm a prince, Twilight. I have my sources. Now, we must help her at all cost. So, we need a confirm "yes" from her mouth. Otherwise, we are just helpless."
Rarity: "How will we do it?"
"Well, I've tried but she refuses. So, Twilight, we need you to be an annoyance to her until she gives in!"
Twilight: "Why me!?"
"Because, you can use logic on her and she will be forced to submit."
Twilight: "We can try that...... I guess....."
"Good. The council has made it's decision, carry it out."
(Later, I went to the music balcony and created 3 clones. Each played a instrument from the song, I played the guitar and sang solo.)
(After I sang, I heard flapping and turned, seeing my mother there. She was different now)
"Well, you're back to normal."
Luna: "Yeah. Beside that, that was a wonderful song you were singing."
(I scratch the back of my head.)
"It's a song I picked up on during my long time trip. I loved the fact that the humans of the human world had songs that came from the night. "Take Back the Night" was 1 of those songs. There were others, but some came from a horror game that worked from midnight to dawn."
Luna: "Really? Wow...."
"So, why come here to me?"
Luna: "Well, I have news. I have my new protégé."
"So, you manage to find Trixie."
Luna: "Indeed. Though, her title of being "Great and Powerful" is just a act. She was weak in magic, and claiming that she took on a Ursa Major was probably a lie."
"Her boasting is going to get her killed 1 day. So, how is her training?"
Luna: "She complains and she only just manage to finished the first lesson. So, I have her working on her tricks."
"I see.... Well, I guess I'll be seeing you at the gala. I hope Trixie will be there to meet me."
Luna: "Actually, I'm sending her here."
"Testing her?"
Luna: (Nods) "To see if she is worthy enough to continue her training. She must overcome Lesson 1."
"Let's hope she doesn't loose her head....."
Luna: "Well, that is all. I'll be seeing you at the gala or sooner, right son?"
"Right Mom."
(Luna kissed my forehead and left.)
(Later....)
(Thanks to our plan, we manage to convince Applejack. We were working a lot and we decided to take a break.)
Applejack: "How about y'all take a little break? I got some fine apple juice waitin' for ya!" [sigh] "Girls, I can't thank you enough for this help. I was acting a bit stubborn."
Twilight Sparkle: "A bit?"
Applejack: "Okay. A mite stubborn, and I'm awful sorry. Now, I know the town gave me the Prized Pony award, but the real award is having you five as my friends."
Rainbow Dash: "Phew! That applebucking sure made me hungry."
Spike: "And I've got the perfect treat."
Pinkie Pie: "Eeew... Spike, I threw those all away. Where'd you get them?"
Spike: "From the trash."
Ponies: [in unison] "EW!"
Spike: "Just a little nibble? Come on."
Ponies: "Ew! Gross!"
Spike: "Please?"
"I've got a better idea." (I pulled out a plate of Chocolate Chip Muffins) "I baked them myself."
(Everypony mouths hang open and began to drool. We began to eat them, and Spike joined in after throwing the disgusting muffins away. A Pegasus came around and felt depressed when she saw us eating the rest of the muffins.)
(The Pegasus was about to leave until she felt a tap on her shoulder. She looks and sees me holding a muffin for her to eat.)

"I heard you love muffins of all kinds, so I took the liberty of baking a Double Chocolate with Chocolate Chips in it Muffin. I hope you love it Ditzy Doo."
Derpy: (Taking the muffin) "Thank you kind sir!"
(Derpy left and I walked over to the group, who were looking at me with kindness.)
"What? I knew she would noticed me making muffins so I made her one to make up for it."
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