The Legendary Pony

"Ok, today you'll be meeting Applejack, I've told her some stuff about you, so don't freak out when she knows something that you do, slight warning, I forgot to mention your name." Twilight said, as we were walking down the dirt path

"Ok, I'll see you later, Twilight, thanks again for letting me stay at yours." I replied

"Bye!"

"Bye!" Twilight walked off home and I just looked at the sign that was warmly welcoming me, "Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres, home of Ponyville's best cider and apple related beverages since 1983."

After reading it, I followed the path to where I saw 3 ponies, a tall red one with a green apple Cutie Mark on his flank, next to a green one who had a pie Cutie Mark, and to the nearest tree, was an orange one who had three red apples for her Cutie Mark on her flank too. "Hey, I was sent by a Miss. Twilight Sparkle, know her?" I asked them kindly.

"Eeeyup" the red on replied.

"Ok, Twi told me that you need to learn how to make friends and teach you one thing of my choosing, so I thought, why not tech ya to apple buck?" The orange one started "So to start ya off with making friends, let me introduce myself, I'm Applejack, this is Big Macintosh..." Applejack introduced, pointing to the red pony "This is Granny Smith" she pointed to the old green pony" and this... Is Sweet Apple Acres! Beauty, isn't she?"

"Yeah, never seen a apple acres before."

"Ya mean, apple orchard, right?"

"Yes."

"While we're talkin' 'bout her, I'll give you some history. This place use to be called Sweet Apple Juice when it first opened in 1981, but it didn't do too well, so we decided to make everything apple related and call it Sweet Apple Acres in 1983, and it's been a hit since! Now, to show ya how to apple buck." she walked me to a tree fully loaded with apples, looking at them made my stomach rumble

"You're getting hungry, ain't ya?"

"Yeah, I mean, look at those apples, it could get anyon- I mean anypony hungry."

"Eeyup."

"Okay, so, I assume apple bucking is where you get apples out of the tree by kicking it, correct?"

"Well done, I guess you've done it before!"

"Well... I did a little when I was, I think 5."

"Whew, do ya have a partner?"

"No, no pony took interest."

"Shame, I wasn't even allowed to apple buck when I was 5, years of apple bucking got Big Mac alotta mares askin', but he's waiting for the perfect one, aren't ya?"

"Eeyup." Big Mac said

"Well, getting that out the way, can we get back to apple bucking?"

"Oh, yeah... I forgot about that. Ok, now you need speed, watch how I do it." She went 17 feet of distance and then ran full speed to the tree and kicked it with her hind legs, all the apples fall out into a basket placed below

"You also need to be strong too, or those apples are never gettin' out, no way, no how. Now you, um..."

"Oh, sorry, I'm Firestorm."

"Firestorm? That's a familiar name, but where from? Anyway, ya turn."

"My turn? Wait... I can't, have you seen me? I'm not that strong... I can't!"

"Well, just try how I started then, stand here and just buck until an apple falls, simple." I walked in front of the tree and looked at applejack

"Are... Are you sure?" I gulped

"Yea', you better hurry, 'cause if you want to be as strong as me, you got to train for 5 years."

"F-f-f-f-five years?"

"5 years, yep."

"Oh… well, is there a possible way to, speed them years up?"

"Nah, everypony in my family has done it the same way for generations"

"Wow... Well, here I go..." I bucked the apple tree as hard as I can, all the apples seemed to fall out, but I didn't notice

"Well, that's as hard as I can buck." I looked at her, her jaw dropped

"Yeah, I'm that terrible."

"Terrible?! You got all the apples! How long have you been training?!"

"What? I've never trained in my life, what do you m-" I stopped and looked at the tree, all of them, out the tree and in the basket

"WHAT THE HECK?! HOW?!"

"Wow, you must be born strong of you can buck every apple on your first try."

"AGAIN, HOW?!"

"I don't know how, but you deserve this."

I turned around and she gave me an apple, but it was with her mouth, I was grossed out, but I was starving, so I accepted it. When I put my mouth on it, our lips touched by mistake, we were both blushing and didn't know how to take it

"Oh… um… Well, there you are… I'm sorry but I forgot your name." I put the apple on my back

"Firestorm" I said blushing more

"Right, Firestorm… You know, that's sorta' a cute name ya got 'ere."

"Thanks… yours too… I guess now that I think about it." after 20 seconds of looking into each other’s eyes, granny smith said something

"Look Big Mac, our Applejack is in love."

"Eeeyup."

"Granny! We are… we're just friends!" Applejack said in shock

"Y… yeah… friends. Hey, can we do more apple bucking? I really enjoy it." I asked

"Sure! I need some help aroun' here, heck, you could help us with the cider! Can he Granny? Please?"

"Sure, why not? He can run on the treadmill that makes the cider." Granny Smith said

"We could get enough cider for everypony this year." Big Mac said

All four of us walked into the forest of apple trees.

After a whole day of bucking apples, I said my goodbye

Just as I was at the exit, Applejack ran up to me

"Wait, before ya leave…" Applejack kissed my cheek then held me in a hug "…Remember that you've got good friends who's here for you when you need us."

I felt happy at this point, none of my old friends gave me a hug as if that did a teacher would tell you to keep your hands to yourself, and the school kids would call you gay if you did

"T… Thank you… You're a nice pony, you know that Applejack?"

"Thanks, anyway, enjoy that apple."

"Oh… ok." Applejack broke the hug and let me go to back Twilight's house, which at the moment was my temporary home, I don't know for how long, but it was temporary, I was still blushing from the hug and kiss

When I got in, I only noticed I didn't walk home, but I flew there, I was almost touching the ground and was flapping my wings gently, then fell on the ground when I noticed

"Oh, Firestorm, welcome back, how was apple bucking with Applejack?" Twilight asked

"It was nice… really nice, I loved it!" I told

"Good, you're with Rainbow Dash tomorrow by the way."

"Rainbow Dash? She sounds really girly."

"Oh, trust me, she's quite the tom boy, and would seriously hurt you if you called her girly. Anyway, you look exhausted, so it's straight to bed for you."

"Ok, mum."

"What was that?"

"Nothing Twilight. I'll see you in the morning."

I walked upstairs and went into my bed, instantly falling asleep.