Applebuckin'

Applebuckin’

Inspired by the song “Applebuckin’ “ By Aviators.

Written by zG VoiD

Chapter 1: The New Me

Another beautiful morning over Equestria. The sun is rising with its light beaming down at the lands below it. Another day is starting. All the ponies in Ponyville are waking up and leaving for their daily jobs. Yet there is one house that is empty and dim. A house that has been reserved for a family moving there from Manehatten. That family. Is arriving there soon. So soon that you can already hear the heavy caravan moving up the road. The caravan now was slowly appearing in the sight, a big brown caravan pulled by about 6 earth ponies and a lot of furniture being harnessed down on top. A caravan like this must have been from Manehatten due to the crest of Manehatten painted on the side of the caravan.

The sounds of clopping hooves could be heard from far away. The Caravan entered the Ponyville town square and stopped for a second.

Inside the caravan, a family of middle class ponies could be heard talking.

My family is always on the move. We have yet to find that place where we can stay. That place that will bring us happiness and joy. The place that we may finally call home.

We have been all over Equestria looking for that place, from Fillydelphia to Las Pegasus to Manehatten. To this place... I think that It’s about time to figure out why we are here.

“Dad. Where are we again?” I asked my father because after all, he is the one in “charge”

“We are in to Ponyville, Aviators. I told you that” He answered with his serious tone. He always treats me so seriously. He hardly ever has time to have fun.

After that, silence has fallen for the rest of the short trip and when we arrived at the old dim house. I have decided to ask my parents if I could go for a walk around this new town.

“So dad. Could I go for a walk? I would like to get used to this new town.” I asked, trying to sound as polite as possible. He was my father after all.

“Aviators. Do what you please, either help me and your mother to unpack or at least go and do something.” This was something that I expected from my father. He doesn’t care too much about me nor about what I ever have to say.

But I understood that, I know that we have been through a lot and that he is meant to be the “head of the family”. I decided not to help. Not because I didn’t want to. But because I wanted to get familiar with the ponies around. After all this may be the place where we actually stay for longer than 6 months...

As I trotted towards the village square in hope to find out more about this location, I saw a pink pony with a mane that looked like cotton candy. Maybe she will know more about this town and maybe she can tell me where I could find a job.

“Uhmm... Hello?” I asked hesitantly. I always been a little bit shy, I knew that I really shouldn't because ponies kept flattering me about my nice voice and character but I just don’t feel perfectly normal with so many unknown ponies around.

“Oh, wow! I never seen you before. Are you new? are you? are you? Oh sorry. I should introduce myself, I’m Pinkie Pie. And I will be your best friend on the entire world!” She said it like she actually meant it. Is she serious? Was it even a good idea to talk to her? She seems a bit too... overactive. But she is the only pony that can tell me something about this town at the moment. Plus I just started a conversation so I just cannot back away now. Not my style.

“Uhm, Hi Pinkie. My name is Aviators, I just moved into the house near the Orchard. I am interested about this town. Could you tell me something about it?” I am still thinking if it’s a good idea to talk with this mare, she seems to be very happy. Why is she so happy? Oh well, maybe she can actually tell me something useful.

“Sure I can Avie. What do you want to know about this town?” … Did she just call me Avie? Oh well I can get used to it.

“Umm. How about places of interest in this town?”

“Ummm. You mean shops?”

“... Yes...” Did she really not understand what i meant? Oh well. After all this is just a small town.

“You could have said so Avie. Well there is The Sugarcube Corner, It’s a bakery and I work there. I help Mr and Mrs Cake to bake cakes and cupcakes. You should come over one day to try some. There is The Carousel Boutique which is run by my friend Rarity. She makes the best clothes around and I’m sure that she could fetch you something nice if you ask her. There is also Sweet Apple Acres. It's that orchard that you were speaking of. My friend Applejack works there, she bucks trees all day, it must be a hard work now that I think about it. There is also the Tree Library, my friend Twilight Sparkle owns it, she is a great person to ask about anything. She used to be a student of Celestia herself. Apart from these, there are also some minor shops run by ponies here and there is the Mayor’s Hall... But that’s not interesting. Is this enough Information Avie?” Well... I didn’t expect her to actually know much about this town... she looks like she just lives here day by day... but oh well. At least i somehow know the town now...

“Yes, thank you, miss Pinkie Pie. I will visit your bakery someday when I get settled at my new house. Thank you for the information. Bye” I said that like it was meant to be a formal meeting...

“Bye, Avie. And please, Just Pinkie. Miss Pinkie sounds too fancy and formal. After all we are friends. Right?”

“ugh. Yes, Friends. Bye Pinkie...” Why am I still here? This pony really needs to calm down...

“Bye,See you around!” She said with a smile. Whilst swaying a bit from left to right.

God. I thought that she would never stop talking. She at least gave me some information about the town. Now I can somehow know where to go to get what. But I am interested about Sweet Apple Acres. She said that her friend Applejack works there. She also said that Applejack is a mare. But I haven’t seen any mares there... I will pay a visit to the orchard and see if they need any help. After all, this won’t be the first time that I would do manual work. I quite enjoy it. It helps to develop strength and I can learn about the town whilst I work.

Tomorrow I will check the orchard. For today. I think that I will just get used to this place. I’ll walk around for awhile. To find these places that Pinkie was talking about... After all. This is meant to be a “Second Chance” to my family. A new start. But where to start? I’m guessing that I will just start looking from Pinkie’s bakery.

“Pinkie? Could you please show me the way to your bakery?”

“Sure. I thought that you were going now. Did you change your mind?”

“No. I just need to take a tour around the town to get used to it. Maybe you could show me around?”

“Sure Avie. I’ll show you all the places in Ponyville. Follow me and feel free to ask questions if you need to.”

Is that Pink Pony really going to be this happy about everything? What is driving her to be that happy anyway? It’s just a small town. And i’m just a new pony here... This pony is a bit too friendly... But oh well. At least she is willing to help me around for awhile. It’s better than nothing I guess...