My Big Human Brother

I look up in horror at the huge roller coaster. It looms over most of the circus and fair grounds. The very peek of the ride is nauseating to look at. Will stands beside me and Tender Taps as we look at the menacing ride. It's almost six in the evening, the park is open from five to one in the morning. Turns out it was supposed to open six hours ago, but the manager had some problems with the rides. Will looks over to me. "Applebloom, I think we should skip this one," he said. I shook my head, not directing my gaze anywhere else except the roller coaster.

"Nope, we got this far," I reply.

"We walked at least two feet," he counters. I gulp loudly. We didn't take our eyes off the coaster as if it was a mechanical monster, waiting to kill us. Will and I reluctantly went over to the coaster with Tender Taps. Me and Tender Taps sat at the front with Will sitting behind me. Tender Taps and I wait in anticipation, facing forward. Will on the other hand, was about to poop his pants. When the roller coaster started, I closed my eyes.

As we all stepped out of the coaster, Will was running to the trash can, and I was about to join him when Tender Taps stopped me. "That, was way too fast," he said. I nodded in agreement, not able to speak. "What next?" He asked. I slowly look around. One ride caught my eye, a Ferris wheel! I smiled and pointed. Tender Taps nods and looks at Will. "Is he afraid of heights?" He asks. I nodded. We looked up in time to see the roller coaster photo. The ride was dipping down, my yellow coat looked like it was gonna peel off and my pupils were pin pricks, my big bow was amazingly still on. Tender Taps had his hooves in the air and his mane looks like a flimsy piece of paper in a way. My brother, though, was the most hilarious. His hands covered his face like a scared little filly and he was in the middle of screaming, his hair was everywhere. I giggled a little before laughing as Will finally looks up from the trash can before blushing. Tender Taps joins me before we drag Will towards the Ferriswheel. The color of his face drained as he looked up. The carts only had walls and railings to protect him from falling off. Tender Taps and I sat in our cart right after Will's. It was hilarious, Will was sitting at the top when the wheel stopped. He's yelling down at me.

"You better hope I don't ever get down when you do! I'm gonna get you back for getting me here!" He would shout. I kept on giggling and laughing uncontrollably, loving every moment. Will keeps mumbling to himself as the ride continues, and I keep chatting on with Tender Taps.

"You know Applebloom, you have a cool brother," he said suddenly. I tilt my head before I saw what he was staring at. At the end of the ride, Will is standing, cracking his knuckles. "He's keeping his promise," he said chuckling. I chuckled a little. "You know, I had the best time tonight so far! Do you think we could hang out more often?" He asks. I smile brightly and nodded.

"Heck yeah!" I said immediately. I draw back at my own language and smile sheepishly.

"I mean, yeah sure, that's totally cool," I said, trying to sound like the cool filly.

After many rides, Will finally had it with us, saying we kept going on the scary ones on purpose. The sad part was, it was true. As we walked home, down the dirt road, we had to wave bye to Tender Taps as he went back to his own home, Will kept looking at me. "So, how was he?" He asks.

"He was awesome! He asked me to hang out with him even more!" I said excitedly. Will laughed at my enthusiasm.

"That's good, I was worried I was the only thing making you laugh," he said. I chuckled a little. "I'm glad you had a great time, I also hope you're able to get up at four in the morning because tomorrow is gonna be our last day of working until spring. Autumn came up fast," he said. I felt my inside just freeze.

"Wait, what time is it?" I ask.

"Just about Midnight," Will answers. I started running like a road runner I learned about once and darted down the road. Will stays back in a normal pace, smiling to himself like a devil. I burst through the doors of my room and slid under the covers as fast as lightning. Unfortunetly, I should have checked my calendar to see that we were done picking apples until spring because we woke up four in the morning today to do it. Will was amazingly fast today after accidentally drinking coffee. Will walks into my room, looking at the calendar, chuckling to himself as he knows I will be mad in the morning. "Worth it," he says to himself as he walks out of my room. Will tucks himself in and starts snoring away the hours.

I wake up, the sun shining on my face through the window. I sat up in my bed groggily, stretching my limbs. I got up and walked down the stairs while smelling a beautiful scent. I sat down in my seat in front of Will as he chomps into his pancakes with apple syrup. I start eating mine when I noticed that Granny Smith wasn't at the table with us. "Morning Will, where's Granny Smith?" I asked.

"Oh, she's off to pick up a few things she forgot to get yesterday," he said. I scratch my head.

"Strange, usually the shop doesn't open until nine," I said, taking some more bites of my pancakes. As soon as I bit down on my fork, I realized what time it was. "Oh no! We got to go get the apples off the trees! Quick Will! We got to go!" I said as Will starts laughing when I called out. I tilt my head at him while he keeps laughing. "Why are you laughing! This is a serious matter!" I said loudly. Will keeps laughing while pointing to the calendar on the wall. I look over to see that the last apple picking day was yesterday. I look over at him with my unamused look. "I hope you're proud of yourself," I said while getting my fork to eat pancakes. I paused as I look at the syrup and butter and pancakes themselves as I noticed the distinct flavor. "Did Granny make these pancakes? They taste a lot like Applejack's or Big Mac's," I said. Will shook his head.

"No, found a recipe for pancakes and decided to experiment a little," he said. I smiled widely.

"They taste great!" I said. He smiles brightly before continuing with his food.