You along with pretty much the entire school ran out of the front doors in excitement for the weekend. While making your way to your bus, you were stopped by Applejack.

"Howdy there, Anon!" She said in her normal southern accent.

"Hey Applejack," you said. "Need something?"

"Well not really, I just have a question for ya." She said.

"Well," you said. "Ask away."

"You see, Big Mac and I are runnin behind at the orchard and I was wonderin if ya'd like to help us out this weekend... If ya don't have plans, that is." She explained. She didn't seem nervous about your answer like Fluttershy And Rainbow were, so her trying to hit on you didn't really seem all to likely. You took a moment to think about it, for you weren't really the country type of guy.

"You sure you want my help?" You asked. "I'm not really the cowboy or farmer type of guy."

"I don't really care about that Anon," she said. "As long as we got a devoted farmhand with us, that's all that matters!" Well at this moment, you began to feel guilty for not wanting to help. And knowing you, you don't handle guilt all too well.

"Yeah," you said. "I guess I can come out and help you guys."

"Alright!" She said as she wrapped her arms around you in a hug. "Thank ya so much!"

"You're welcome... Hey, Applejack?" You said. "Can you please let go of me?" Her eyes shot open as soon as you said this, and she instantly let go of you. Her face was ridiculously red at this point, no doubt about it.

"Uh... Sorry about that." She said with a nervous chuckle, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Hey, it's fine." You say. It was getting awkward, so you decided to change the subject. "So, when do I start?" After this question, she brightened up a bit.

"Well right now, of course!" She said as she ran to the parking lot. "Come on!" You began to run after her until you stopped in front of her vehicle. Your mouth stood agape as you saw her ride. It was a Chevy Silverado with all of the modifications that a hillbilly would dream for. "Well are ya gonna get in, or just stare?" She said with a smirk. You snapped out of your mood and got in the truck.

"Smooth ride you got here," you said, admiring the interior. "How much did this cost you?"

"About 50 thousand." She said casually.

"Jesus, Applejack!" You said in a surprised tone. "Where in the hell did you get that kind of money by working on a farm?"

"It's called saving up allowance." She said with a giggle. "How about you, do you have a ride?"

"Yeah, a matte black hellcat." You said. Applejack's expression suddenly changed.

"Yer kidding!" She said in astonishment. You chuckled and shook your head saying no. "Well where is it?"

"Oh it's at the auto repair shop," you said with a sigh. "I blew out the motor last month, so I've been having to take the bus lately."

"Oh, bummer." Applejack said.

"Yeah..." You said while facing out the passenger side window. You began to notice that the city was now replaced with trees and the cement road was now dirt. The fall leaves fell from their trees and blew out of the way as you drove by them. It was really quite the sight.

"Beautiful, ain't it?" Asked Applejack. But you paid no attention. You were still admiring the gorgeous scenery around you. A few moments later, you found yourself looking at an apple orchard. "Hey, we're here!" You awoke from your trance and arrived back to reality. You nodded your head and got out of the truck. When your feet hit the ground, you were greeted by a small girl.

"Well hi there, stranger!" She said in a cheerful tone, typical for a young girl like her. "You're not from around these parts, are ya?"

You chuckled at the sight of her. She had some muddy cowgirl boots on with a red bow, your average cowgirl attire. "What is this, some kind of Western movie?" You asked, kneeling down and smiling at her. She giggled and drew a plastic gun from the holster on her hip.

"Eeyup!" She said. "Now reach for the sky, bandit!" You followed her instructions and stood up with your hands in the air.

"Applebloom, leave our guest alone!" Said Applejack from behind.

"Oh no, she's fine." You said. "Just having a little fun is all we're doing." You realized you forgot to introduce yourself to the young girl, so you kneeled back down and held out your hand. "By the way, my name's Anon. I'll be helping you guys out for the weekend."

She giggled and shook your hand. "My name's Applebloom! Nice to finally meet ya!"

You raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by finally?" You asked.

"Well ya see, Applejack always talks about ya!" She said. "Always going on about how yer a good guy and yer cute and stuff!" You chuckled and turned to Applejack, whom was blushing very hard.

"All the time, huh?" You ask, looking at Applejack. Right when Applebloom was going to speak, Applejack quickly put her hand over her mouth.

"Alright there, I think Anon has heard enough!" She said. "We got work ta do anyway." She motioned you over to the farmhouse to let the rest of the Apple family know of your presence. "Hey there, y'all!" She said as the two of you entered the house.

"Well howdy, AJ! I see you've brought a friend!" Said an ancient looking lady. "A cute one, too!" This caused you to give a stupid grin, being complemented by someone you don't know.

"Anon?" You heard a familiar voice say. You knew that voice anywhere: Big Macintosh. Big Mac appeared from around a corner and gave you a friendly smile. "I was expecting ya, good to see ya buddy!" He said as he walked over to you. The two of you shared your "bro hug" and had a good laugh. You and Big Mac go way back, just like you and Pinkie. The two of you used to play outside all day, making mud pies, shoot birds with slingshots, and way more... Memories that you will cherish forever. The thing is, you've never been at one of each other's households, so this place is completely new to you. Hell, you didn't even know each other's families. You were surprised to hear that Applejack so happened to be Big Mac's sister at first, but then it actually seemed pretty obvious.

"Wait, that's Anon?!?!" Said Granny Smith. She looked pretty shocked, yet excited at the same time, and you didn't really know what to think.

You gave a nervous chuckle. "That's me." You said while rubbing the back of your neck. "Sorry for asking but... Do I know you?"

"Nope, but I know you!" She said excitedly. At this moment you were a bit creeped out. "AJ talks about ya all the time!" Oh. Well that explains a lot. You turned to Applejack, who had her face buried in her hands. Everyone laughed at this sight, even you. You had to admit though, you felt a little sorry for her, getting embarrassed by her family like this.

"How about some apple picking or whatever you guys do?" You ask, attempting to change the subject.

"Oh, right!" Said Big Mac. "Follow me, Anon." He motioned you outside, and you followed. He brought you over to the barn to get some wooden baskets to put the apples in. After that, you two spent hours on end doing nothing but getting apples from their trees and hauling the heavy baskets back to the barn. But it wasn't too hard of a task for you and Mac. Being an athlete does have its perks, after all. You were about 4 hours in right now, and the sun was beginning to set.

"Hey Mac, it's getting late so I'm gonna finish up this last tree and call it a day!" You said to Mac.

"Alright, I'll help ya out there!" Mac said as he made his way over to the tree you were at. The two of you then quickly finished picking all of the apples and made your way to the barn. You set the bucket of apples down and made your way out of the barn. When you and Mac walked into the house, your presence was instantly recognized. Applebloom and Granny Smith looked at the two of you with faces of disgust and plugged their noses, notifying you that you stank pretty bad. Mac offered you the shower first, and you gladly accepted his offer. He showed you were the bathroom was, and you entered the room, locking the door behind you. A few moments later, you realized that you didn't have a change of clothes. You wrapped a towel around your waist and took your clothes out to Granny Smith. You asked her if she could wash your outfit, and thankfully she said that she would. You thanked her and made your way back to the bathroom. You hopped in the shower and let the warm water run on your back. Your exhaustion mixed with the sensation of the warm water nearly put you to sleep. You decided that you were gonna go to sleep as soon as you got out of the shower. You finished washing your hair and body, and then got out of the shower. You dried off, wrapped the towel around your waist and walked out to retrieve your clothes. Granny Smith had already put them out for you, and you took them back into the bathroom to put them on. After you were fully clothed, Granny Smith was laying out dinner on the table.

"Would ya like something ta eat, Anon?" She asked. You shook your head and told her you were gonna settle in for the night. You asked where you would be sleeping, and Granny showed you were you would go. She led you to a pull out couch, already set up for you to sleep on. "Oh, one more thing Anon," Said Granny Smith just as you were getting into bed. "Would you be a dear and call Applejack down for dinner?"

"Yeah, sure thing." You said. You got up and made your way through the kitchen and to the stairs. "Hey, which room belongs to AJ?" You asked Granny. She said it was the second door on the left. "Alrighty then," you said to yourself as you made your way up the stairs. When you hit the top, you spotted Applejack's door and made your way to it. You put your hand on the knob and opened the door... Big mistake. "Hey Applejack, dinner's OH MY GOD I'M SORRY!" You probably should've knocked first, because that would've definitely saved you. Applejack was on her bed, fingering herself. Yep, that's what she was doing, no doubt about it. What's worse is that she saw you as well. "Dinner's ready!" You said through the door as you walked down the stairs. You let the Apple family know that she would be down in a few and then you got back into the couch. As you stared at the ceiling, you tried to get that image out of your head, but it stayed. After a while, you figured that a good night's sleep would get it out of your mind. Slowly but surely, you found yourself drifting off to sleep...

You woke up to the Saturday's morning sun. That, and the smell of food. You realized that you were very hungry, having no good after last night really drained your tank. You began to drag yourself off of the couch to get some food. As you walked into the kitchen, you saw that everyone was in there and awake. "Morning everyone," You say as you began to serve yourself. "Sleep well?" You ask. You got a few nods and an 'eeyup'. All seemed normal, except for Applejack avoiding eye contact with you and staying very quiet. You knew what was on her mind, and didn't really want to think about it either. After your breakfast, you went outside with Big Mac. "Alright Mac, what are we gonna do today?" You ask.

"Well I was thinkin' about getting the rest of these apples out of the trees," he began. "Which may or may not take all day. Then after supper, I wanted to go fishin' with ya down by the lake." He said as he pointed his finger in the direction of the lake.

"Sounds good to me!" You said with excitement. This will be the first time that you and Mac could hang out and enjoy yourselves. Anyway, enough of that. It was time to get to picking apples as fast as you possibly could...

You sat on the hill at the end of the orchard as you felt overwhelmed with victory. You had just finished stripping the orchard of all of its apples, and you were ready to relax. You smiled as you looked over the orchard, as you could see it's entirety from the hill. You heard footsteps and expected Big Mac, but you were surprised by Applejack, who sat next to you. Not wanting to make this more awkward than you felt, you decided to make some Smalltalk. "Hey," you said. "How's it going?"

"Oh, I'm alright... You?" She replied. She still wasn't looking at you, so you tried to lighten her up a bit.

"The orchard... It's beautiful." You said. "Just like you, I'm surprised you don't have a boyfriend yet." You said with an awkward chuckle. Why in the hell did you say that, Anon? Now she's gonna think you like her. Good going. She then turned to you with a huge blush on her face.

"Y-you think I'm beautiful?" She asked in a surprised tone. You honestly didn't want to directly say yes, but whatever.

"Well, yeah. I guess you can say that." You said with a laugh.

"Well gosh, thank ya..." She said as you two shared a laugh. When all seemed good, she decided to ruin the moment for you. "Hey, about last night..." She began. Well, shit. "I'm really sorry that ya saw that... I shoulda resisted the urge to do what I was doin' because you were here." She said.

"No, it's not your fault." You said. "It's very much mine for not knocking on your door first. I just hope this doesn't come between our friendship, because I enjoy being your friend." You said. She looked at you with watery eyes, kinda a bit much but she's a girl, seems normal in your book.

"Me too," she said. She then pulled you into a hug, and not wanting to be rude, you hugged her back. You then realized you were really sweaty.

"Hey, I gotta shower up and then head out fishing with Big Mac." You said as you got up. She looked a bit sad that the hug broke, but just smiled and replied with an "okay". When you got back to the farmhouse, you showered up and ate supper. You and Mac then headed out to the lake to go fishing. That night was one of the best you had had in a long time. Full of laughs, guy talk, and you even got a call from the auto shop telling you that your car was completely repaired. Shortly after midnight, you and Mac walked back to the house with a bucket of catfish. You almost instantly fell asleep when you arrived. You lie down on the couch, with nothing but thoughts of your car and a smile on your face. The next morning, you said your goodbyes to the Apple family and had Big Mac drop you off at the auto shop. You saved him goodbye as you walked into the garage. You saw the store clerk and told him your name and your car name. He led you back into the garage and that's when you saw it- your heart and soul. Your hellcat was sitting there, ready to go. You signed some paperwork and paid the guy and instantly ran to your car. You turned it on to hear the engine purr. That was music to your ears. "Missed you babe." You said as you patted the dash and internally cringing at what you just said. But nevermind that, it was time to ride. You skidded your tires out of the garage and began to drive. You weren't going anywhere, you just wanted to drive and do nothing but drive.

Author's Note

Hey everyone, chapter 4 is here! I wanted to make this one longer than the others, so I tried to put as much thought as I could into this chapter. I do apologise for rushing the story at the end though, I just wanted to get this out so you guys could read it. Anyway, thanks for reading and enjoy!