Chapters The Tale of Two Apples Chapter 1
The Tale of Two Apples Chapter 1
It was a warm summer's eve, and Eamon had just finished a day working on his boss's farm. It wasn't a well-paying job, but Eamon enjoyed it. He needed something to pay the bills, and he thought that he may as well do something that he liked. Ever since Eamon's parents died when he was young, he became very independent.
Eamon walked towards his appaetment door and reached into his pocket to get his when he hears a voice.
"Eamon… Eamon…" a soft voice called out to him.
He was a little creped out by this and quickly grabbed the key from his pocked, opened the door and rushed in. He then waited a moment before he opened the door to see if he could see the person who called his name. No one was down the corridor, so he thought that he was just hearing things.
He went over to grab an apple that he had bought the day before to eat. It wasn't much, but it was enough for Eamon. He walked into his bedroom and sat on his bed. His room was nothing very special, just one bed and a dressing cabinet with some pictures on top.
He reached over and grabbed a photo of a couple and their newborn boy. It was his parents and him, taken sixteen years ago, and he still remembers it like it was yesterday.
The pain and memories of their deaths would never leave him for as long as he lived. But he had come to peace with it, and knew that they would be remembered by him. That was enough to put a smile on Eamon's face. There was a loud nock on Eamon's door and Eamon heard someone speaking to him.
"Eamon, please open the door, I need to talk with you" the same voice asked.
Eamon was very curious about this, because he did not have any friends or family members, this was a stranger to him. He walked slowly over to the door and asked the voice what she wanted.
"I've been watching you for some time now, and I believe that you deserve a better life that the one you have here" she responded.
Eamon opened the doors cautiously to be greeted by a fill grown horse. He was taken back by the sight and slowly realised that it was more than just a horse, it had large wings on its hips and a large horn sticking out of her forehead.
"I must be seeing things" Eamon thought to himself.
The large horse opened its mouth and said "do you want to live a better life than the one that you have here".
Eamon was speechless, a horse with wings and a horn was speaking English, this must be a dream he thought to himself.
"I assure you that this is real" the horse said.
Eamon thought about her question for a bit before asking "can you give me a better life, and if so, where".
The horse smiled and said, "I will take you to where I am from, Equestria". Eamon had nothing here that was very important to him except for the picture of his parents and him, so he decided to go with the horse.
"I'll go with you, but I just need to grab something before we go, is that all right with you".
The horse nodded and Eamon went to get his picture. He quickly returned to the horse and said that he was ready. The horse's large horn began to glow yellow, and then a bright light enveloped both Eamon and the horse.
"Good bye everyone" said Eamon quietly.
""Ugg, my head, what happened to me" Eamon thought to himself.
"Are you all right there partner" a voice asked Eamon.
Eamon opened his eyes slowly and saw an orange pony with a blond mane and ponytails wearing a cowboy hat standing in front of him.
"You've been here for days now, I was beginning to worry bout you" she said.
Eamon slowly began to get up to his feet and began to examine exactly where he was. It appeared to be a barn with lots of barrels and crates in it.
"Where am I, and who are you".
"Why, you're at sweet apple acres, home of the best apples in all of Equestria, and my name is Applejack." She replied.
Eamon was still getting use to the idea of talking horses, but he would get used to it.
"Do you have something to eat" Eamon asked.
The pony looked at Eamon with a grin "did you not hear me partner, we have the best apples in all of Equestria".
Eamon began to feel silly about his question, and asked if they could go and get an apple to eat. The pony smiled and nodded to him, she slowly began to walk away, signalling Eamon to follow. As the pair walked out through the barn doors, Eamon realised just how big there apple farm really was. Eamon was taken back at the sight of their apple orchard; its sheer size was unlike anything that he had ever seen before.
"Are you just goanna sit there with your mouth wide open or do you want something to eat" said Applejack. Eamon quickly snapped back and nodded to the pony. The two of them walked silently towards a large house in the middle of the orchard. It was an old style of housing painted a dark shade of red. This place reminded Eamon of his boss's farm where he grew many things from cabbage to live stalk. As they made their way towards the house, Eamon heard another voice coming from the house.
"Hey sis, who's that you've got there". Eamon didn't know where the voice was coming from, but Applejack seemed to know who it was.
"Let's get inside first Applebloom, and then he'll answer some questions for us.
Applejack opened the wooden door and was greeted by a small yellow pony with red hair and a pink bow.
"Hey there stranger, what's your name" the small pony asked.
"Let's get something to eat and then we'll sit down and talk, ok Applebloom" Applejack said.
Applejack went into what seemed to be the kitchen and fetched some apples for Eamon, and then they moved into the living room and began to talk.
"These apples are really good, thank you for your hospitality" said Eamon.
"It's our pleasure, besides… the princess asked fur us to look after you" she responded.
Eamon thought back to when the white horse met him at his apartment and was fairly sure that's who they were talking about and just nodded.
"So why don't you tell us a bit bout yourself partner" Applejack asked.
Eamon began telling them that he was a human from earth and that his parents died when he was very young.
"That's awful" Applebloom said.
As Eamon continued with his tale, Applejack asked him how did the princess find him and send him here.
"To be honest, I don't know how she found me or how she sent me here to stay with you and your family" Eamon said.
Eamon didn't seem to be lying to Applejack or her sister, so they had some answers as to who this stranger was.
"Well sugar cube, you seem to be a real good guy, and we would love to have you stay with us for a while" Applejack said with some enthusiasm.
Eamon looked around and noticed that this house was very big for just two pony's, he asked if there were any other members of her family that had yet to be introduced.
"Aww shucks, I almost forgot, Big Mac, get Granny Smith and come in here, there's someone that I'd like you to meet, is that understood" applejack yelled from across the room.
"Eyupp" a deep stern voice answered.
Chapter 2
Some time had passed since they had heard the response from the deep stern voice, Eamon began to get curious.
“So, umm” Eamon started to say “Who did you ask to come in to see me” facing Applejack.
“Just my big brother Big Macintosh and Granny Smith” Applejack responded with a slight grin.
“Oh, ok” Eamon said nervously “Are you sure that they should see me”.
Applejack let out a small laugh after hearing this and turned to Eamon.
“Why, because you are a human” she answered “Because you are different”.
Applejack seemed to know exactly why Eamon was hesitant to see any more colourful ponies.
“Well, that and the fact that I’m still a bit scared about what has happened recently” responded Eamon sheepishly.
The two of them let out a slight laugh while Applebloom stared at them with a slight smile.
They sat in silence for a few minutes, drinking some water that Applejack had brought them. There wait seemed to go on for hours, sitting in silence, just waiting for the rest of Applejacks family to join them.
“Sorry we took so long” said the same stern voice that Eamon Big Macintosh “But Granny Smith was out in the fields again”.
No sooner did those words leave his mouth the back door slowly opened and a big red workhorse with a light brown mane entered with a frail green pony following close behind. He saw his sister and then froze in place when he faced Eamon.
Eamon began to feel like a freak, being stared at, scaring people (or ponies in this case). He then looked away to hide his face from the Red pony, but it wouldn’t help him.
“Applejack” Macintosh asked with a scared and confused look on his face “Who, and what he” pointing out the elephant in the room.
“Big Macintosh, I’d like you to meat Eamon” applejack said with a hint of enthusiasm “he’ll be staying with us for a while”.
“WHAT” Big Macintosh said being louder than he wanted it to be?
“What’s the entire ruckus about” said an elderly voice from behind Big Macintosh.
The frail green pony had stepped in front of applejack, staring at her for a brief moment. Her gaze then shifted towards Eamon, making him very uncomfortable. Instead of freaking out like Eamon thought the green pony would, she simply smiled at him.
“Hello there” she started “welcome to Sweet Apple Acers, what brings you here”.
Both Eamon and Big Macintosh stared at her with a look of shock, not only was she not frightened of Eamon, but she was being fairly friendly towards him. After a few moments of silence, Applejack was the first to speak.
“This here is Eamon Granny Smith” she started “he’s a human from earth, and he’ll be staying with us for a while”
The frail pony looked at her and simply nodded, indicating to her that she was fine with this. She then focused her attention to Eamon and then walked towards a chair and took a seat.
“Why is it that I am the only one who is a bit frightened around this new friend of yours Applejack” Big Macintosh asked nervously
Both Applejack and Applebloom began to giggle at this, and then Applejack faced her brother with a smile on her face.
“You, scared” she started “you’re the biggest and strongest out of all of us”
He looked at her with a look of annoyance, but it quickly changed to a slight grin
“Your right sis, I guess that I was just being a bit silly”.
He then faced Eamon and quickly realised just how much bigger he was compared to them, he noticed that he stood above him by about a foot and about two feet about Applejack.
“So…” he began to say “You’re a human, right”
“Yeah” Eamon quickly answered “why, are there no humans that live here”
Everyone except for Eamon began to giggle, with a confused look on her face. It took him a moment to realise what he just said
“Oh, right, ponies” he said trying to recover from his previous statement.
“It’s all right partner” Applejack started “You’ve only been awake for what now, an hour. We expect you to ask a few questions, even if you already know the answer to them”.
“I’ve got a question for you” Big Macintosh began facing Eamon “how in Equestria did you manage to get here”
Eamon began to tell him about what happened and how the White horse brought him here
“Princess Celestia brought you here, and to us…why” Big Macintosh responded with a confused look on his face.
Eamon realised that after telling Macintosh about these recent events, that his picture of his parents and him was missing. His face changed from happy and cheerful to one of worry and distraught.
“OH no, where is it” he said to himself “I need to find it”
With that thought, he asked if he could go outside to get some fresh air. With a not from Applejack, Eamon made his way outside and began walking towards the barn where he recently awoke.
Eamon was alone with his thoughts for a moment and thought about these ponies, in particular, Applejack. Why was she being so friendly and kind towards him, a complete stranger? And why did she remind him of something familiar. These thoughts quickly escaped him once he reached the barn.
Applejack and her family were sitting in the living room of their home, waiting for Eamon to return. The room was silent, until her brother decided to start a conversation.
“Why is he here” directing Applejacks attention towards him “I mean, why us and not someone else”
With that question leaving his mouth, she began to think for a moment.
“I’m not sure, but you don’t mind the fact that he is here with us” she responded
He simply shook his head from side to side and let out a slight grin.
“Your new friend has been gone a while now” he started “maybe you should go check on him to make sure he didn’t get lost”.
With that, Applejack walked towards the door and stepped outside. She knew that it was easy for people to get lost on the farm if they weren’t careful. Much to her surprise, she saw him walking in the barn. She began making her way over to him when she heard him talking to himself
“Oh no, where is it” he said “it has to be here somewhere”
Applejack looked into the barn and saw that he was turning the barn upside down. She walked in and confronted him about his actions.
“What do ya think yer doing” she said with a hint of anger in her voice
Eamon nearly jumped out of his skin as she spoke, scaring him. He turned around and saw the orange pony standing there.
“I’m sorry Applejack, I lost something very important and I need to find it”
“You could have just asked for some help sugar cube” she responded “I learned once that it’s ok to ask for help when you need it”.
Just as she said that, Eamon saw something in the corner of his eye that caught his attention. It was his picture. He began walking towards it, slowly bending down to pick it up.
“Is that what you were looking for” she asked
Eamon answered with a slight nod and began making his way over towards her. Applejack saw that it was a picture frame with what she assumed had a picture in it. She decided not to further question this and slowly began walking back towards the house with Eamon.
Chapter 3
As the two of them walked to the house together, they were silent. The only noise that could be hears was the wind and the occasional bird chirp. Once they finally made their way into the house, they sat down in the living room.
“So” Big Macintosh started “did you get enough air outside”
Both Eamon and Applejack chuckled
“Yeah, he got enough air” Applejack responded
Big Macintosh nodded slightly, but he faced Eamon again with a puzzled look on his face.
“Do you have any experience working” he asked
“Oh, yes” Eamon replied nervously “Ever since I was little, I have been working, doing odd jobs and keeping my former bosses farm in tip top shape”
“Big Macintosh… where are you going with this” Applejack asked
“Well, if he’s going to be staying with us, he’ll need to earn his keep” he responded with a slight grin
The room went silent after that was said; Eamon had a look of happiness that came across his face like it was nobody’s business.
“So… that means” Eamon begun before being cut off
“That means that you going to be staying with us at Sweet Apple Acres” Applejack said with some enthusiasm.
Eamon went silent for a few moments, thinking about this. He didn’t have any real family after his parents died when he was young. He thought that having these ponies around would be like a family to him. After the moments had passed, Eamon faced the family.
“I humbly accept your offer to let me stay here” he said quietly
“We weren’t gonna take no for an answer sugar cube” Applejack responded with a small giggle.
Everyone in the room except for Granny Smith (because she had fallen asleep) let out a laugh of excitement and then the room went silent once again. After some time had passed, Applejack was the first to speak.
“So Eamon, do you want a grand tour of ponyvile”
“Umm, I guess so, only if it isn’t any trouble for you” he responded
“Are you kidding, it’s no trouble at all” she said egger to take Eamon on the tour.
Eamon nodding at this faced Big Macintosh.
“Do you have a problem with this Big Macintosh?” he said with a worried look on his face
“Nope, and please, call me Big Mac” he responded
“Then it’s settled” Applejack said “let’s get going, I know someone who would really like to meet you”
With that said Eamon and Applejack got up and walked out the front door of the house and made their way to the gates of the farm. As they walked through the gates and into town, Eamon felt like he needed to say something to Applejack for her generosity. However, this quickly changes when they reached the town.
“Umm, are you sure it’s a good idea for people to see me, you know” Eamon said nervously to Applejack as she quickly cut him off.
“Because you’re a human” she responded “yes, they will be a bit unsure about you, but that should quickly pass”
He simply nodded, feeling reassured by the orange pony’s words as they walked into the town. Eamon say many different ponies that all gave him an unsure look, but he simply ignored it. They made their way to a large tree in the middle of the small town. Eamon noticed that it was more like a house than a tree. They walked up to the door of the tree and Applejack
knocked on the door.
“Twilight, are ya in there. I’ve got someone that I want you to meet” Applejack said
Shortly after those words left Applejacks mouth the door began to open.
“Hey Applejack. Who was it you wa…” said a lavender pony.
She stared at Eamon with her mouth wide open.
“This here is Eamon” she said snapping the lavender pony back to reality “He is a human from earth. I thought that you would be interested in meeting him”
While the lavender pony was still in shock from seeing Eamon, he examined her in more depth. She had long dark purple hair with a pink line in it. She was about the same height as Applejack and she had a horn. At this point in time, not a whole lot was surprising Eamon, after all, he was talking to these colourful ponies who were talking back.
“Please” the purple pony started “come in and have a seat”
Both Applejack and Eamon nodded and walked into her home. Eamon saw that the tree was hollowed out and became a home for this pony. He noticed that her walls had bookshelves full of books. He sat there with a look of disbelief. He quickly snapped out of his trance and began walking with Applejack once again.
“So Eamon” the purple pony said trying to start up a conversation with her guest “you’re from earth, right”
Eamon replied with a simple yes and then sat down in a nearby chair.
“What’s it like” she asked
Eamon began to tell both Applejack and her friend about earth. He told them that the ponies that were on earth were not like any of the ponies her. He told them that they had factories that did lots of work for humans. He even told them about some of humanities greatest achievements like going into space. Both ponies stared at him with looks of amazement as Eamon finished telling his tales.
“It must be a bit strange having a human here” Eamon asked
“Not at all” the purple pony replied
“I almost forgot, I don’t even know your name” he said
“My name is Twilight Sparkle” she responded
Eamon nodded and decided to ask some questions of his own.
“How many different ponies are in this land of yours” he asked
“Well” Twilight started “There are the earth ponies like Applejack, unicorns like me and pegesi.”
Eamon, who was listening to every word she said, decided to ask another question
“Are there any other creatures in Equestria” he asked
“We have many different creatures that live in Equestria other than just us ponies. There are hydras, manticors, cockitrieses, dragons and much more” she said
“WHAT” Eamon responded with a shocked and scared look on his face “Why are you not scared about any of these creatures?”
Both Applejack and Twilight both giggled as Applejack answered Eamon question
“Because those creatures don’t come here into town, they stay in the Everfree forest and other places that they can find”.
Eamon, who had calmed down a bit from his outburst before, sat back down and looked at Twilight who nodded to confirm that Applejack was telling the truth. Then they heard a noise coming from upstairs, and saw a door open. Standing behind the door was a small purple and green dragon. Eamon jumped behind Applejack.
“Will you relax sugar cube, this is spike”. She giggled “he’s Twilights assistant and he’s harmless
Spike, who was just as shocked seeing Eamon as Eamon was seeing him walked down the stairs and joined them in the living room. He walked over towards Eamon and extended his hand.
“Hey, my names Spike… what’s yours” he asked
“Eamon” Eamon responded as he shook spikes hand
“Nice to meet you, I’m sorry if I scared you”. Spike asked slowly
“It’s ok spike, you didn’t mean to scare me” Eamon responded
The two of them smiled at each other, they were at peace with each other’s presence and decided that it was time to drop the subject.
“How are you enjoying ponyvile” Twilight asked
“It’s pretty good I must admit” Eamon responded “however, standing at least two foot above everyone would take some getting used to”.
Everyone let out a bit of a laugh and returned their attention towards Eamon
“It’s not so different from earth, except for the ponies and dragons, I feel right at home”
Twilight noticed that Eamon was holding something in his hands which she hadn’t noticed until now.
“What’s that in your hand Eamon” she asked curiously
Eamon, who had completely, forgot that he had the picture with him still tried to think of a story.
“Oh, this. It’s nothing.” He lied
Applejack looked at Eamon, knowing that he was lying to them, but didn’t say anything because it was something that belonged to Eamon.
“Oh, ok then” Twilight started “Well, it’s getting late, do you have a place to stay Eamon”
“As a matter of fact he does Twilight” Applejack responded “He’ll be staying with us at Sweet Apple Acres”
“Well, I hope to see you again soon Eamon” Twilight said facing Eamon “I’d love to hear more about earth and to do some tests”
“Tests” he asked slightly scared
“Oh, don’t worry, nothing dangerous if that’s what you’re wondering” she responded
Eamon let out a sigh of relief
“Il be looking forward to it” Eamon said to Twilight
“All right, well thanks for having us Twilight, you’ll be sure to see Eamon around”
She nodded and waved goodbye to the two as they left. On their way back to the farm, Applejack couldn’t help but wonder what it was that Eamon was carrying. She didn’t like to snoop, but decided to ask what it was.
“So, what exactly were you looking for in the barn earlier today” she asked
“It’s, kind of personal” Eamon responded sheepishly
“All right, I won’t ask any more about it then” Applejack said
Eamon nodded and the two of them walked in silence for the rest of the journey. When they got back to the house, they
were greeted by a familiar yellow pony.
“Hey, you guys are back” she said eagerly
“Yeah, we’re home, tell Big Mac to turn the stove on” Applejack responded
The little pony ran inside and waited for the two of them before she jumped into Eamon, knocking him off his feet.
“How was your trip, did you get some answers, tell me what happened” she said quickly before getting an answer from her sister
“He got some information from our visit and made some more friends.” Applejack said “But let’s not asks him any more questions for tonight”
As they entered the kitchen, they saw Big Mac cooking some apples for them to eat.
After a nice dinner of apples, they decided that it would be a good time to hit the hay. As they walked upstairs to their
rooms, Eamon was unsure of where to go.
“Follow me sugar cube” Applejack said telling him to follow
They walked down the corridor and reached the end and opened the door on their right.
“This is your room Eamon” Applejack started “it isn’t much, but it’s enough”
“It’s fine” he said “As long as I have a bed, I’ll be fine.
“Well, if you need me, my room is just across from yours” Applejack said “Well, I guess I’ll see you in the morning”
With that, the orange pony left the room. Eamon walked over to the dressing table and placed his picture of his parents on top. He stood there, looking at it for a few moments in silence. After the moment passed, Eamon walked over to the bed and sat down on top of it.
“The first day of my new life” Eamon said just loud enough for him to hear “I wonder what tomorrow’s gonna be like”
With that, Eamon lied on the bed and quickly fell asleep
