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An Apple Alone

by Blue Thrush
With her siblings out of town, Apple Bloom has to run Sweet Apple Acres all by herself. Is she up to the task of managing the farm?

Apple Bloom is left to handle the majority of the work on Sweet Apple Acres since Applejack and Big Macintosh have to leave to help out on another family farm for a couple of weeks. Granny Smith is helping out wherever she can, but the majority of the labor rests in Apple Bloom's hooves. While she's not the inexperienced filly she was years ago, does the young mare have what it takes to run the Apple family farm in Ponyville while her two older siblings are away, or will the monstrous load of work be too much for her?

NOTE: This work began before season 3 commenced. Certain elements of it, therefore, will clash with some of the developments of season 3 and onward (including things like Princess Twilight, the fate of Apple Bloom's parents, cutie marks, etc). With that in mind, enjoy!

Everyone
Complete
Slice of Life
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 
WGA

132782 words: Estimated about 11 hours to read

12 Chapters:

  1. Growing Pains 2011-12-28 21:20:21 UTC
    3695
  2. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 2012-10-10 10:43:17 UTC
    3124
  3. Bruised Apple 2012-01-15 04:06:34 UTC
    5448
  4. The Ties That Bind 2012-01-15 04:07:25 UTC
    8356
  5. To Market, to Market 2012-06-09 11:16:02 UTC
    17289
  6. Back to Basics 2012-07-07 04:28:20 UTC
    13649
  7. One Thousand Bushels 2012-10-20 20:03:57 UTC
    15684
  8. Dog Days 2013-01-18 21:15:07 UTC
    13199
  9. Weight of the World 2013-05-19 13:08:38 UTC
    11674
  10. An Unwelcome Respite 2013-09-19 21:49:21 UTC
    11117
  11. The Fruits of Her Labor 2018-01-26 18:33:40 UTC
    20487
  12. A Most Welcome Respite 2019-06-14 10:20:55 UTC
    9060