Author's Note

Originally I was going to make this chapter one part, but thinking it would make the story to long I decided to turn it into two parts. Also, sorry if I screwed up on Applejack's accent.

Chapter 2. Lucky to have you around part 1: Applejack's and Fluttershy's stories

It has been three days since Lucky came to ponyville, and Rainbow Dash has never been more annoyed in her life. She was also surprised to see ponies actually talking to Lucky. Not telling him to go away, or yelling at him to shut up, but actually having conversations with him. Why do ponies like him Rainbow Dash thought. He's so annoying. At least my friends won't like him. Speaking of her friends, they were waiting for Rainbow Dash in sugar cube corner, where they decided to hang out for the day. When Rainbow flew inside the building, she saw her friends sitting in a booth talking.

Rainbow went over to them and asked, "Hey girls, whats up?"

All her friends responded with a hello. That is, except for Twilight who was busy reading a book, big surprise there. As Rainbow Dash sat down, she decided to ask her friends a question.

"Hey, what do you girls think about that Lucky Horseshoes guy?" she asked. "He's annoying right?"

Instead of answering right away by saying 'heck yeah', like she thought they would, her friends just gave worried glances at each other (except for Twilight and Pinkie Pie).

"Right?" Rainbow asked again.

"Well ya are right, we was annoying," said Applejack, making Rainbow feel happy. "At first."

Happiness was gone. "What do you mean 'at first'," Rainbow asked.

"Weelll," said a nervous Applejack. "It started the day after ya raced him."

It was time to get to work on Sweet Apple Acres, and Applejack was pulling a cart filled with empty baskets towards the apple orchard so she can do her favorite chore on the farm. That chore was apple bucking, and she loved every single moment of it. Once Applejack got to the trees, she took a few baskets from the cart, and strategically place them by a tree, knowing where the apples would land. As Applejack was ready to buck a tree, she suddenly heard a noise.

-CRUNCH-

"What in tar-nation?" looking up, Applejack saw Lucky Horseshoes eating one of the apples in the tree. Curious of how either pony didn't notice each other, and angry that somepony was eating her apples, she whistled to get Lucky's attention. Lucky looked down and started to talk.

"Oh, hey," he said, "Sorry I didn't see there, I was kinda thinking of...something. Hey why do you look angry?"

"'Cause ya'll are eatin' one of m'ah apples," Applejack responded, pointing at her favorite fruit. Lucky looked at his snack, then back at the pony. That's when he realized his mistake.

"Oh! Okay, I see the problem here," Lucky said, as he flew down. "Don't worry, I can get it back. I just need a gallon of prune juice, and directions to the nearest outhouse." His attempt at humor did not git rid of the glare Applejack was giving him.

"Yeah, I know. Potty humor isn't funny." Lucky turned around to see the cart of empty baskets, then back to the tree's filled with apples. He suddenly got an idea.

"Hang on," he said with hope, "I can still fix this." He started to grab the baskets that were in the cart, and started placing them by the trees. Then, he started hitting each tree as fast as he could. Almost like a pinball in it's machine. Once he was done, he stopped right in front of Applejack, with a stupid grin on his face and his forelegs opened wide. Applejack looked at the trees to see not a single apple fell off.

"And what the hay did that accomplish?" she asked.

"Wait for it," Lucky said. He then clopped his front hooves together, and every apple in the tree's fell into the placed baskets.

"Ta da! Now you got one less chore to do. How great is that?" he asked the very shocked, and very confused Applejack. "I'm gonna take that silence as a thank you."

Applejack was starting to see why Rainbow was mad about that race yesterday. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head. "Ya'll might be the fastest apple bucker, but ah bet ya ain't the strongest."

"Ooh, that sounds like a challenge," Lucky excitedly said, "I accept." Applejack then led Lucky out of the orchard and into a field that had two high strikers. Curious on what was happening, Lucky asked a question.

"Other than to have fun, why do you have these?" he asked, "In fact why do you have two?"

"Because when ah use one," A.J. explained, "This happens." She bucked one of the high strikers and had the peg send the bell flying high into the sky. A few seconds past until it landed back on the ground.

"That was from years of apple bucking," she gloated, "Yer turn Horseshoes." Lucky then went over the the other high striker, and turned around with another stupid grin on his face. He then kicked it with one leg, and the peg sent the bell even higher into the sky.

"Years of apple bucking for you," he gloated back, "A week of kung-fu for me." He then saw the the look of shock on Applejack's face and started to feel bad. "But...I guess you gave it your best shot, so no shame in that," Lucky said, in attempt to make her feel better. A.J. lost the look of shock and replaced it with a look of confusion. Why is he making me feel better. she thought, and almost as if he read her mind, he explained himself.

"You know what my special talent is?" He asked Applejack, who shook her head. "It's being extremely lucky. Meaning I never lose, and I never get hurt." Almost as if Lucky asked for it, the bell suddenly landed on his head. "OW! Okay, I don't get too hurt," he said, rubbing his head in pain.

"Why are ya'll tellin me this?" A.J. asked, after she had finished laughing at Lucky's poor timing.

"I'm telling ya'll this because you shouldn't feel bad about losing to me," Lucky continued. "EVERYpony loses to me, and your no different." This made Applejack feel a little better, but another question popped into her head.

"Hey what were ya'll doing in that tree in first place," she asked. That's when Lucky remembered why he was here in the first place, and pulled out what looked like a small red book out of his satchel.

"I wanted to know about this towns history," He explained. "and I heard that your grandmother was around when Ponyville was founded. So I was kinda hoping that I could ask her how it happened."

"Well shoot," Applejack said, "why didn't ya just say so." She led Lucky into her house and asked her granny if she could tell him her story. She accepted, and sat down in her favorite rocking chair. As she told the story, Lucky was writing in a few important parts of the story on a blank page in his book. When Granny Smith was finished with her story, Lucky closed his book, and thanked both her and Applejack. Ya know, that lucky guy may be annoyin' Applejack thought as Lucky left. But ah guess he ain't so bad once ya get ta know him.

"So let me get this straight," Rainbow Dash said, in the present, "Your FRIENDS with this guy now."

"Ah wouldn't go that far," Applejack explained, "But he ain't so bad once ya get ta know him."

"I can't believe this!" Rainbow exclaimed, attracting a few stares, "Can you Fluttershy?"

She turned to her fellow pegasus to see her staring at the floor. Rainbow Dash couldn't tell if she was doing this because she was embarrassed by the stares, because she didn't want to intrude, or.....

"Right Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked again.

"Well," Fluttershy responded, "He did come earlier today to learn about the animals that inhabited Ponyville."

Fluttershy was leading Lucky into her cottage that day. She was so excited to talk about her little friends, but nervous that she was going to talk to a pony Rainbow hated. What if Rainbow Dash decides to visit and see's me talking to him Fluttershy worriedly thought, That won't end well.

"Ya know," Lucky said, breaking Fluttershy away from her worry, "We don't have to go into your cottage to talk. We could have done it by that tree where I asked you. Sorry again if I scared you."

"Oh, but we have to go to my cottage first," Fluttershy explained, "It's around the time where I feed the animals, and they'll get hungry if I take too long."

As they got to her cottage, Fluttershy opened the door and was shocked at what was happening in her home. All the animals were running and flying around like crazy. Unfortunately, whenever that happens they ignore Fluttershy completely. I'll never feed them if their acting like this she thought. She turned around, hoping Lucky would help her, but he was gone. That's when Fluttershy decided to get assertive.

"Uh, excuse me," she quietly said, "Could you all, um...maybe sit down. That is, if you don't mind of course." Her attempts at being assertive, SOMEHOW didn't work. She was about to give up when all of a sudden, they all stopped. Fluttershy turned around to see Lucky, who had replaced his pilot's hat and goggles with an army hat and a pair of sunglasses. She also noticed he was blowing into a small, thin, metal tube.

"ALL RIGHT YOU MAGGOTS!" Lucky yelled, "AND RABBITS, AND WEASELS, AND mice, and squirrels, and birds, and ferrets and....a bear? Really? You own a bear?"

Fluttershy answered that question with a sheepish grin and a shrug. Lucky turned his attention back at the animals and yelled, "HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS! THOSE WHO'S MAIN DIET CONSIST OF VEGETABLES, GO TO THE RIGHT! THOSE WHO EAT OTHER CRUD, TO THE LEFT! AND BEAR..."

Lucky got the bears attention, but not wanting to anger it, he calmly said, "You just wait until your served." Lucky than blew into metal tube again, and all the animals did exactly what he told them. Fluttershy got a few feeding dishes, and started to give the animals their respected foods. After that, she went over to Lucky, asking him what the metal tube was.

"This is a special kind of whistle," he explained, "It makes a noise that only animals can hear. You keep it if you want, just don't do the military sergeant thing. Because, ya know, that's my thing."

Fluttershy accepted the whistle. Suddenly she remembered why came over in the first place. "I almost forgot," she told Lucky, "You wanted to know about the animals in Ponyville."

She made, and poured, both of them tea, and was ready tell him everything. "You might want to write this down," she recommended.

"Don't worry, it'll all go in here," Lucky said, tapping on his head a few times, "Besides, I can't write anything down until Princess Twilight gives me back my journal."

"Until WHO gives him WHAT!" Rainbow yelled in the present, attracting more stares. That's when Twilight decided to join the conversation, putting her book down.

"Rainbow Dash," she said, "You're gonna drive everypony crazy if you keep yelling like..." Twilight stopped once she saw the angry glare pointed at her.

"What?" she asked.