Knuckles pov

"Troy, where are you? you owe me a fight for buck's sake." I thought to myself as I walked around town. I wasn't looking where I was going and bumped headfirst into a stunning mare. "I'm sorry ma'am, I wasn't looking where I was going," I told the organe mare and with blonde mane and eyes as green as the trees leaves. "Let me give a hand. I'm Knuckles Shadow, a soldier in the army of the king, and may I ask your name?" I asked the mare as I started to help her unload the basket of apples. And as she set up the rest of the stall, she looked over to him with a smile until she heard the nobles start to show up.

"Applejack, glad you're here now. Can you ask Troy about our sons and daughters? You know tradition dictates they be officers in king Troy's army. They could do better than the garbage he has now."

The noble mare said as the nobles agreed when she said they were getting more in her face saying they will ruin her stall. And that's when knuckles came back with the last basket of apples and stood in front of the stall.

"Who are you?"

"He is in Troy's army and came back from the front and was kind enough to help set my family's stall up after bumping into me and his name knuckles shadow."

Applejack said, and they just kept being talking to her back. And after a while, they hadn't leave Applejack turned, looking annoyed as she looked at them.

"Please let me open my family's stand."

Applejack asked and then would not let up. I was starting to lose my temper with the nobles, and when I'd had enough, I spoke up.

"Let her open up, or I'll get Troy to stop day and night court for the rest of the week!"

I yelled, and they moved on quickly and not looking back. I sighed, then looked at Applejack and rubbed the back of my head. "I'm sorry for doing that, you could have handled that, but being around Troy for so long at the front, he rubbed off on me. Like I said, sorry for that." I told Applejack, and she asked me if I would like to help her for the rest of the day. "Why not. I can't find Troy; he said he fight with me a but with but know it seems like he's hiding, so I'm killing some time here with such a pretty would be nice". I was a bit red in the face, and she giggled at me.

Applejack pov

I saw he was telling the truth, and I was grateful he chased the nobles off. "You know you look nice yourself too," I said to him, and the rest of the day was lovely, and we sold all the apples I had. Once we were, when we were done, I looked at him with a smile on my face. "So, do you have a place to stay the night?" I ask him, and he shook his head no as he looked at me.

"I was going to stay out under the star's cause Daybreaker and Nightmare moon still a bit worry around me. Troy had offered me a room, but those two could destroy me if I made them mad."

Knuckles looked away from me, making me laugh some. "Come on, then sugar cube." I stood up and gathered all my stuff before we started to walk back to the farm. On the way back to the farm, he looked at me out of the corner of his eye,

"Do you like living here cause I could see myself putting roots down here? I'm the last of my clan, but I will tell you about that later if you like. But, I have to ask how much farther?"

I pointed to the sign saying, sweet apple archer's "Here we are, my home and a place to stay for the night cause you more than earned a meal and a place to stay the night." I said, hoping he would stay the night, and as we walked up, Granny and Bigmac were sitting outside the house when I walked up with knuckles.

"Who this stallion with you, AJ?"

Bigmac asked, looked at him with the big brother look. "He's name Knuckles he chased the nobles off and helped at the stall." Granny walked up to him and walk around him, giving him a look over and poke him with her walking stick as she did with Troy. Granny did the same to Troy, and I was wonder why.

"So how else have you help granddaughter?"

Granny asked him and told her he helped unload and sell what I had and load the empty basket back on the wagon.

"Applejack who this young stallion."

My parents asked, and my pa was holding Axe. And knuckles step forward, hand outstretched.

"Hello, sir, my name is knuckles shadow."

Knuckles said to ma and pa.

"Applejack said I earned a meal and a place to stay for the night causes the two mares Troy have watching over the castle don't trust me since Troy fought. Your daughter offered me a place to sleep when I told her I was willing to stay out under the stars." Knuckles spoke in a respectful tone lowering his hand after seeing my pa wasn't shake it. Granny nodded yes and walked in, and knuckles saw a picture of Troy with Applebloom on the wall and were started to think.

"I see you found my youngest family picture; that's her to his right, and Troy in the middle. He will be here to pick up his colt tomorrow morning with Applebloom and the rest of his herd."

Ma said, coming up beside him. Harvested showed him to his room. After dinner, Knuckles sat outside and was watching the stars, and I came outside and sat beside him. "Stargazing partner?" I asked, and he nodded.

Knuckles pov

I was sitting outside, looking up at the stairs enjoying the night air when Applejack came up sat beside me. "Stargazing partner?" and I just nodded, and she handed me a mug of cider. "This is the best cider I've had in years," I said to her as I got up and stretched my wings out. "Thank you for the cider but thinking now it's time for me to go to bed," I told her and offer my hand to help her up, and we walked into the house, locking the door behind us. I went into my room and went to sleep, and had a good dream.

Third pov

In the middle of the night, on the way back from the bathroom, Applejack saw Knuckles.

"Why are you not sleeping."

Applejack asked him, telling her not to use a bed and a roof over his head.

"Does this have to deal with being the last of your clan?"

Applejack asked, and Knuckles nodded, and a lone tear fell from my face, then her eyes went wide. "oh, sorry that must of been hard on you; what did you do after the whole thing was over."

Applejack said as she moved to comfort Knuckles.

"I dug everypony a grave and buried them all cause they were my clan, my family, and took real good care of my parents grave when they passed."

Knuckles told her in a weak and low voice, and she was shocked and now understood why I had a hard time sleeping. Then she got an idea. "Would it help if I slept in your room with you? I remember Twilight say something about having a partner in bed can help somepony sleep." Applejack asked before looking at Knuckles, and he told her that would be fine, and the two both laid down, and Applejack lay her head on Knuckles and went to sleep.

Applejack pov

When I woke up, I saw Granny and Bigmac with an angry look on their face as Knuckles woke. He spoke with his eyes closed, not seeing the danger in front of them. "Thank you for that last night, Applejack; that was the best night sleep I had in years." Knuckles said before being sent into the wall. "What the buck was that for!?" and Knuckles saw Bigmac, Harvested, and Granny staring at him. With the speed that would make Rainbow jealous, Knuckles jumped up, running out of the room, quickly following him.

"Applejack, why are they chasing Knuckles out the house."

My ma asked me, and I told her the story, and she had some tears in her eyes.

"The poor dear to do that at a young age, ok you hold Axe, and I will stop them." After a few minutes, I took Axe, and we walked outside, seeing Troy with Appleblooom and the rest of his herd.

Troy was on the ground laughing his ass off as he watched the madness.

"What he did he do to get Granny to move so quick cause this is too much."

Troy said after he stopped and looked at my ma, their anger was gone from the faces of all of them, and they came over to the group.

"Oh, my ancestors, he did all that by himself."

Troy said and looked around for him and stop looking at the barn, and I stood in front of him.

"Let me go get him; he will listen to me cause he helped me at the stall yesterday get rid of some nobles."

I said, and Troy heard that was happening a lot lately. When I got to the barn, I called his name out.

"Knuckles, you can come out; they know, and they feel bad about it."
I said out loud, and he walked off the shadow of the corner and hugged me. Knuckles seems to feel safe around me after last night, and I was happy to help him with that feeling.

"Thank you. I know can trust you, Applejack."

Knuckles said, and I told him, let's go back to the other's, and Granny, Bigmac, and my pa walked up to him and told him they were sorry.

"It is ok. I should have told you all about my past a bit more, and Bigmac, you have a hell of a toss."

Knuckles said with a smile.

"You are still staying out of the castle leather back."

Daybreaker said to knuckles, and Bigmac had to hold him back, and I knew it was a terrible thing to say. Troy looked at Knuckles, a smile on his face.

"First off, calm yourself down, and second, Daybreaker, this is not the first time you have said something that's lead to this reaction."

Troy said, standing between the two. Troy and I saw more than just that hurt feelings.

"You want to watch what you say to me."

Knuckles said, and he took the air fly off farther into the farm to be alone. Troy crossed his arms as he glared at the annoyed Daybreaker. I felt his pain and knew he was telling the truth and went after him.

About ten minutes later, I found him under a tree punching the ground and walked very slowly up to Knuckles.

"Sugarcube, you ok?"
I asked Knuckles keeping my distance to give him his space; then he looked up at me with some anger in his eyes. I just went up to him and hugged him.

"She has no idea what pain I feel when I'm called that, and she still has family alive me not so lucky."

Knuckles said now, calm down a bit, and went on.

"Thank you for coming to check on me, but I'll come back after that bitch is gone, and you can tell that to Troy."

Knuckles said as he picked an apple and began to eat it.
I saw Knuckles felt safer with me.

"Ok, I'll go tell troy what you said and be back in a bit with some coffee and lunch."

I said to Knuckles and went back to where everypony was and went to Troy. "He told me to tell you he will come back when that bitch is gone."
I said to Troy, and Daybearker was pissed at what she was called.

"I'll come back later and talk to him. I'll talk with him about what he said, so could you let it slide this once."

Troy asked Daybreaker, and she nodded and went to the pouch and sat in a chair.

Applebloom looked at me, then got a big smile and came over to me.

"Looks like you have found your special somepony Applejack."

Applebloom said to me, and I went red in the face, and Bigmac and my parents saw this and came over to me, and my pa spoke up.

"Now, Applejack, I think he good for you, but I want to put him to the Apple family test by having worked on the hottest day in the field by himself."

Harvest said, and the rest of the family nodded their heads.

Knuckles pov two months later

I was sitting under the tree, getting a little relaxation between work. Applejack founded me with lunch in hand.

"Thank you, Applejack, and I'll pay your family for the apple I had earlier."

I said to Applejack, and what she did shocked me, kissed me on the lips, and I pushed my lips into Applejack's and returned the kiss; after five minutes, we stopped.

"You have a pair of lips, Knuckles, and the kiss was for you being a handsome stallion."

Applejack told me, and as we ate lunch, we talk, and she told me her family wanted to talk to me, and when we were done, we clean up and started back to the house, but I stayed at the treeline until Applejack gave me the thumbs up it's clear.

"Glad you are back, sonny, cause the family wants to talk to you, but first, I think you need to shower first."

Granny said to me, and I went upstairs, had my shower, and felt great when I got out and knocked at the bathroom door.

"I'm leaving a pair of pants out here for you and boxers and a shirt."

Applejack said from the other side of the door and walked downstairs to wait for me there; I open the door, got the clothing from the hallway, got dressed, and then went downstairs.

"Sit down so we can talk, please."

Granny asked as I sat down and saw the pony from the picture. She was her family on the other side, but Applejack sat down beside me and felt safe.

"We talked while you were having your shower and want to put you through a test."

Harvest said, and I was thinking, that's when Applejack held my hand, and my answer came to me, and I looked at her pa.

"I'll take any test you want me to cause I feel safe around your daughter and do not want to see her get hurt."

I said to them; Applejack smiled at me and kissed me on the cheek. Then the front door open; Troy walked in and sat down to my right.

"Knuckles, I see you have calm down, and I heard you are going to take the apple family test cause you like Applejack, now; for your test, you have to work on the hottest day, but to be fair, Bigmac is going to watch over just safety."

Troy said to me, and I nodded; I wanted to ask Troy a question.

"Troy, can we talk outside alone."

I asked Troy, and we walked outside.

Applejack pov

I was worried he would ask Troy if he could go back to the castle, then they both came back in, and Knuckles looked right at me.

"Applejack, I'm staying here cause I feel safe around you and would like to take you on a date with your ma and pa's blessing."

Knuckles told me, then looked at my ma and pa; this took me and the rest of the room by surprise, but Granny walked up to Knuckles and smile.

"You have my blessing to take Applejack out because I like how you went about it and asking for their blessing; this must be the way of your clan?"

Granny asked Knuckles, and he nodded his head, and my pa walked up to him.

"You have the whole family blessing Knuckles, but don't keep her out too late."

Harvest said to Knuckles, I started to remember it heat season soon, plus had to tell the girls I have a date.

"Got to go tell the girls I have a date be right all."

I said, and I was out the door and on my way to town.

"Hi Applejack, why are you in a rush for, and you look happy like you meet some pony."

Pinkie pie said, looking at me, and I just nodded. Rarity and the rest of the girls show, and we went to Rarity's shop and sat, and they all looked at me; Rarity spoke first.

"Let me guess you got a date with Knuckles, and you came to town to tell us.
."
Rarity said, looking at me with a smile and pass me a cup of coffee.

"You guys want to hear what happened if Rarity has not said anything to you all."

I said as look at Rarity, and she shook her head no.

"Well, Knuckles had a hard time, so I laid down with him, and when morning he got chased by Bigmac, Granny and my Pa were chasing him around the house than out."

I said when they all look at me, but that's when Rarity stopped them.

Third pov

It was the middle of the afternoon, and Knuckles was getting bored just sitting around and "is there any work I can do" he asked Bigmac and told him that the barn needed some repairs.

"You can fix the roof, and I'll work on the and me and my pa will on the inside that good with you."

He said to Knuckles, and he followed them out to the barn and went up to the roof to see how much would be needed and came back to the ground.

As they worked, Applejack came back home and saw her ma sitting with Granny on the pouch. "Hey, have you seen Knuckles cause was going to see if he wanted to go for a walk in among the apple trees?"

She said, and Granny pointed to the roof of the barn, and she turned around and seen him up there fixing the roof without his shirt on.

"Applejack, you are staring, sweety."

Her ma told her, and he just finished, and he turned to see her, and he started to wave at her and glided to the ground and landed near her.

"I would give you a hug, but I'm very sweaty."

He said to her and walked to the shed and got more nails for the roof, and when he came out of the shed, she had the ladder out, then put it up to the roof and got a work blet. As she was going up the ladder, he was now was the one staring at her flank, then Bigmac saw this and seemed to have got an idea while he walked over to his pa and whispered into his ear, and he just nodded.

When they got finish up on the roof, the laid back relaxing, Applejack looked up at Knuckles, and he was sleeping and kissed him on the cheek, and he woke up after that he looked to see Applejack's green eyes and her pleasant smile.

Knuckles pov

It was dinner, and I set the table up and made a fruit salad to help out, and Granny like the idea of me helping. Then and AppleJack asked me to help get some apples from the barn for baking later, so when the two of us were in the barn, I picked up the basket, and just as we left, Applejack asked me a question.

"Did you need me to sleep in your room again tonight, or you good for the night."

Applejack asked me, and this was the first time any pony thought about me, and I was happy about it; when I got close to I whispered in her ear.

"I would love it if you spent the night again cause you are sweet pony to worry about me, and thank you."

I told her, and we walked into the kitchen, and I put them by the door; when we got to the table, I pulled her chair out for her before sitting myself. Her ma and pa like that I did that and sat down myself.

"Who made this fruit salad cause? It is good."

Granny asked, and I put my hand up; they all looked at me with smiles.

"Who showed you how to make this, and I'll be spending the night with Knuckles again to give you all the heads up, ok."

Applejack said to her family, and they all nodded, and Bigmac saw I was waiting to hear what the family thought of the idea; I was hoping they would let her do it cause I was getting to have feelings for her.

Knuckles pov

I was on the way back from the castle, in the new armor troy had made for me; I went through the market area and seen my marefriend at her stall, so I walked up and seen the noble's were back with some there own guards, just then Claw walked and seen I was about to lose it.

"Don't it's not worth it, plus look here come's Tory he will handle this."

Claw said to me as I Troy walk up to the stall, but lost it when the one guard the noble mare had with her slapped Applejack, making her fall to the ground. Before she hit the ground, I ran faster than I ever did and caught her.

"Troy, I'll say this once get that mare and her guards out here, and I'll take care of Applejack here."

I said to Troy as the noble mare and her guards were taken away by Claw; Applejack reaches out to me and rub my cheek, then kissed me. Troy smiled as the Applebloom walked up with her family.

"Troy, what happened here, and if you don't mind Knuckles, can you stay with her for the rest of the day, and I'll make sure the house at the farm is clear later."

Applebloom said to me, looking with a wink. Troy just patted my back and told me to have fun cause this would be a warm-up as heat season is coming up soon. It hit heat season coming up, and I could become a father, one of my all wish when I met the right mare, but that change when I met the other three. For the rest of the day, things went along smoothly. The others came up and heard what happen.

"Applejack, that look's like it hurts; let me check it out."

Derpy said and took Applejack to the side and help clean the slap mark up, Rainbow Dash, and Spitfire but slap my Flanks, making me go red in the face. Just then, Troy walked up with Applebloom and Granny. She gave me the once over.

"You take Applejack home with your other mare's, me Troy and Applebloom will take over for the rest of the day."

Granny said to me, as my herd and I were walking away, Derpy remembered her daughter was coming home from school, and Spitfire and Rainbow Dash told Applejack they had wonder bolt training to do me. When it was just the two of us, and she walked beside me with her head on my shoulder, this made me happy and wrapped a wing around her, and we walk up to the house and her ma and pa seen the mark on her face.

"Who did this to you."

Her pa asked her, and she told him what happened and smiled at me, then put his hand out and shook his hand.

When I reached my room where I was staying, I took off the armor, placed it in the trunk at the end of my bed, and laid down to take a nap, but a knock came on my door. I told the pony at the door it was open.

"Hey sugar cube, can we talk, heat season is coming up, and I want to know do you want a filly or colt."

Applejack asked me, which made me think she rested her head on my shoulder while sitting next to me on my bed. I looked at, and her then I kissed her soft lips. I don't know what made me deepen the kiss, but she returned it and slipped her tongue into my mouth.

Applejack pov

I could not believe it. Knuckles was kissing me, and I felt the love coming from him as he deepened the kiss. When I pushed him gently, so Knuckle's back was on the bed, I broke the kiss and gave me his answer.

"I don't care what it is. I'll love them no matter Filly or colt, cause they will be my foal or foals that, and they would have a loving mother."

He told me with a smile and winked at me, then I felt some from below and hit me like a wet hay bale. But I wanted to make it memorable for Knuckles cause I love him, I look outside, and I got an idea.

"Hey, Knuckles, want to sleep outside like one more time before giving that up, just you and me and the night sky."

I asked him with my winning smile, Knuckles looked at me, and he nodded and hugged me with his arms around me. I feel safe. Sometime later, my ma woke me, and the Stallion of my dream's up from a napped we took.

"We would like to talk to you two down stair's when you are ready."

My ma said to Knuckles and me when he got out of the bed and stretch and put a shirt on, and we went downstairs. When we got into the living room, we sat down on the couch. Granny and the rest of her family and Troy were there too; Troy stepped forward and started to talk.

"Sorry, but we can't give you the house tonight, but I can give you use of my cabin in the woods for the weekend."

Troy said to Knuckles and me, this beat my idea, but Knuckles touched my hand and smiled at me. My pa knew that look in Knuckles eyes, and so did my ma.

"Applejack, I do not care where we are as long as you're with me; that's all I like have, and I have to do something with the others, but you are first cause you are you, and I love that about you, my sweet apple."

Knuckles said to me, then kiss me on the lips for a few minutes. When we stopped, my pa spoke up.

"Knuckles, that test we have planned is for next week, and we want you to be ready, and you treat my little filly here right."

My pa said to knuckles, and he told my pa he would give his life for me, and I just hugged him when I heard that.

Third pov

They were at the cabin with the help of Luna teleporting them there with all the things they need for the weekend, and Knuckles came up behind Applejack, kissing her neck and whisper in her ear.

"Want to start in the hot spring outside or upstairs cause this flank in front of me is mine for the whole weekend."

He said to Applejack and want to start outside, so they walked outside and stripped out of their clothing and with Knuckles sitting down first, the Applejacksat with her back to him. She felt his stallion hood poke her between her cheek of her flank.

"You are delighted there, my sexy mare, cause I want to show you a great time."

He said as his hand went under the water and started to play with her pussy gently moving his fingers up and down, then she reached behind her start rubbing his stallion hood. She turned around, mashed their lips together, and felt his tongue asking to enter her mouth. She opened up and felt his tongue go around each other.

"Sugarcube can you go down on me cause Applebloom told me it's out of this world, then you could give me something to suck on later."

She said to Knuckles he told her to lay on her back. He started with a kiss on the lips, worked on his way down and lick both of her breasts, and then went down till he was at her pussy. Applejack looked down at her Stallion, looking back up at her, and gave her a long slow lick, and he kept going. Knuckles found her clit then use his thumb to rub it as he licked faster and faster.

"I-if you keep that up, I'll cu-"

Her orgasm cut off Applejack with her juice spraying all over knuckles face. When it was over, she looked down at him, trying to lick it off by getting him to come up to her face and kiss him to taste her self.

"That was great, Applejack, and I got you a treat right here have at it, my sweet."

She grabbed Knuckles member and licked from the base to the tip. With her free hand, she cupped his balls gently squeeze them. As that was going on Knuckles, put his hands on the back of her head and thrust forward and his member want in her mouth. Applejack knew that what he wants her to do now and open her mouth. Knuckles was happy as he saw Applejack bob head up and down. She wants to make him feel good and took his whole stallion hood down to the base. He was surprised when that happened. It sent him over the edge, Knuckles grab her head and thrust forward, and the first round went down easy, then the next few spray-coated her throat. Applejack pulled off his cock and took the last load on her face.

"Hope you have some left for the main event, cause I want the next load to be here where you'll be during heat season and make you a daddy."

Applejack said to knuckles, but he told her to go inside. He carried her bridal style in the house and gently placed her on the bed. After he stood back up, they left for two glasses of water, they both drank them. When Applejack was done, she pushed him down on the bed and got on top.

"Guess you want to ride on top, but can I hang on to those lovely hips cause I can't get enough of you."

Knuckles said to her, took his hands, placed them there herself, grabbed his cock, and line it up with her pussy. Knuckles watched this with a smile and wondered what the other would be like. When she lined it up, she slammed herself down, and it there for a minute; knuckles saw a small amount of blood.

"Yes, you are the first stallion I've been with, so please do-."

She was cut off when she felt his lips on her's; it was that of some pony who knew what it was like. He removed his hands from her hip and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.

"Applejack, you were my first, and thank you for making this a special time for me cause I love you so much."

Knuckles said to her, and she just smiled down at him, then she placed his hands on her hips, sat up again, and started to move up and down. She brought her hands to her breast and played with them. Knuckles started to thrust in return and increase the speed. Knuckles was getting close to cumming and knew he would not last much longer. Applejack saw he was close to him and want to change their positions.

"I want you to be on top to finish, cause I know you can go deeper in me that way and cum much better that way."

She said to Knuckles while getting off the top of him; when he got ready and lined it up with her pussy he rammed it back into her. She loved the feeling of him in her and could not get enough of him.

"Applejack, I'm coming, want in you or on you."

He asked her when she wrapped her legs around him to keep him there on edge. He rammed into as his cum filled her up when he was done, and he looked down to see a scorcher size ball within Applejack. She was on cloud nine with the feeling that was with him still in her.

"I think you will make the other's very happy, but heat season comes. I want to be first, please, but let's sleep now cause that wiped me out."

She said to him, and he nodded, and they both let sleep take them as he held her while they slept. It was the morning of their last day at the cabin, and they were at it again, but they did not hear the door open, and Troy with Applebloom walked in.

"Where are they, Troy? I thought they would be here."

She said to Troy; all he did was point up to the next floor and tapped his ear. When they heard sounds coming from the next floor up, they heard Applejack very loud and clear.

"Harder you stallion you, make me scream your name."

They both went red in their faces and could not believe they heard her say that, and when they heard her scream his name, it was over, so they just took seats. Knuckles came down in his pants and a big smile on his face and walked right by them, got water, then stopped dead in his tracks.

"Troy, Applebloom, you heard that, Applejack; when you come down, make sure you are dressed cause we got company."

Knuckles yelled upstairs when she came down; she was in his shirt and his boxer's. Like him, she walked past them and got a drink of water and did the same as Knuckles did; Applebloom got an idea.

"How was your hard weekend with knuckles? I bet it was a scream, don't you think, Troy."

And they both started to laugh; Applejack and knuckles slapped the two upside the head and went back upstairs to pack to go home.

Author's Note

Co-written with Darksoul85