Applelove And Respect

All of Applejack’s family members, cousins and long time friends were celebrating their long-awaited family reunion party. High-quality food was made everywhere and catered, along activities and entertainment provided by few of the elders and residents. Indeed, the party has gone full swing, and the stress was gone away. By the end of the reunion, they'd watch a thrilling movie exclusively for this occasion, followed by what they call an “After-Movie Special” - a dance party.

Even Pumpkin Sweet was enjoying himself with the Apple family, but it wasn't until he was gaining popularity just for saving the lives of Applejack’s family. As for Applejack, she still has four days left, starting from tomorrow. She never been this happy to seen her parents in a long time, despite the distress caused.

“How great is this reunion?” Applejack said to her parents.

“Are ya kiddin’? We’re just gettin’ started!” Bright Mac announced.

“Yeah! And, we're finally together again after all this time. Not to mention that Appleloosa is finally free from Soursore.” Applejack exclaimed.

“Speakin’ of which,” Bright added. “Soursore and his cowboys are gonna be in a different facility out of this country. We’ll need better security here, though. Cuz, it ain't as good as anywhere else...”

“Well, either way, Appleloosa is now outlaw free!” Applebloom exclaimed.

“Guess we’ll never have this kind of crisis ever again...” Granny Smith nodded with relief.

“Eyup.” Big Mac commented shortly.

Granny Smith played another set of card games with her friends, while Big Mac and Applebloom made more food for their friends and family.

“Applejack!” Pear called her daughter. “Can we talk up to your room? It’s about Pumpkin Sweet...”

“...ok…” Applejack answered. She then saw Pumpkin, who was talking to one of her friends and cousins. “I don’t mind talking about him…”

By the time they walked past Pumpkin Sweet, some of her friends and cousins glanced at her before turning to Pumpkin.

“Do you have a crush on Applejack?” a young cowgirl smirked.

Pumpkin blushed. “I… I used to, but I think she might have second thoughts.”

“Ya kiddin’?” a friend of Applejack tilted her head. “You not only saved her family, but also other citizens who been trapped in the middle of nowhere for years! That deserves an award for Hero of Appleloosa right there!”

“What do you mean by that?” one of the cousins showed him a newspaper, containing a picture of Soursore behind bars.

“Your name is already on paper and everything since the police came back here with all the captives. Applejack’s mom who told the police about your plan.” they exclaimed, much to his surprise.

“How did I got myself on the newspaper?” he said to himself, seeing his face on newspaper. He thought that Pear was only going to talk to Applejack, and not everyone else out of nowhere.

“I think I need to use the bathroom.” Pumpkin uttered nervously.

“Take your time.” they winked as soon as he left.

“He's got a thing for her, all right…” one of the cousins whispered to the other.

“Uh-oh…” they giggled to themselves. “Bow-chicka, ride me cowboy!”

“Oh, brother…” some of her friends either shook their heads or followed her antics.

Pumpkin headed for the bathroom, panicking. The popularity scared him for a while, but he tried to calm himself down. Butterflies kept fluttering around his stomach, and he had to breathe heavily.

“Why would Pear Butter tell everyone on a whim? Oh man, I don’t think I can go outside of my house anymore. I know that I want Applejack to love me, but I don’t want everyone else to know about it!”

It wasn't long before the door opened, and in came Applejack. “Oh… H-Howdy, Pumpkin.”

Pumpkin shook, but kept his posture. “Howdy, Applejack. So, what's goin’ on?”

“Well, it’s almost 7:00 PM and we’re about to watch the cowboy movie. Do you want to watch with us?” Applejack offered.

Pumpkin tilted his head, then nodded. “Great! I got the projector ready.”

Applejack took his hand. “Relax, Pumpkin. It’s going to be fine...”

They both headed back to the living room with the others, and Applejack started to turn on the projector and the DVD player. After that, she sat down on the beanbag before turning to Pumpkin, who was blushing like crazy.

“I just feel scared when I sit by girls.” he uttered. Everyone either smiled or tilted their heads after Pumpkin's response, which caused him to shake harder. Applejack got off her beanbag and pulled him close to her.

“Don’t be scared, sugar. Our door is always open.” she replied. Pumpkin tried his best to not screw this opportunity up as he sat next to her. At the same time, one of the cousins turned the lights off. The movie has finally begun, and everyone had their eyes on the screen. Applejack leaned her head on Pumpkin’s shoulder, which made him blush even more red.

After The Movie

After Applejack said goodbye to her friends and cousins, the family waved back as well. Indeed, the reunion has been a blast, and everyone enjoyed it. Even Applebloom didn't want the family bonding to stop there, but she wouldn't need to worry about it. She was reminded that they have a list of activities, of course, and this reunion was only the first. Now, all that was left in the apartment were Braeburn, Applejack’s entirely family, and Pumpkin Sweet.

“Applejack, I don’t think anything can be complete without all of this.” Applebloom gave her opinions about the amazing reunion.

“Yeah, and I really miss everyone in this family being together a lot.” Braeburn replied.

“And of course, I really love Appleloosa a lot.” Big Mac said with happy tears.

Applejack has never felt this happy with her family in a long time, with everyone having a great time, including her friends. Nothing can get any better with her family, she'd say to herself.

“Looks like I’m going to sleep now. I’m really exhausted...” Applebloom yawned before walking to her room.

“So do I. I really need more energy for the activities we’re gonna do for the rest of this vacation.” Big Mac replied.

“Good night, Big Mac and Applebloom.” Applejack said as Big Mac headed for his room. Her parents and grandma were preparing to leave.

“This is the greatest family reunion ever in our lives. And it’s great that we still have time for more bonding.” Bright Mac said proudly.

“Well, I don't wanna be rude, but we keep talking about this alot. It may be true, but we should still continue our vacation, and forget about this whole criminal thing.” Granny Smith exclaimed.

“Yeah. We should move on for sure.” Bright Mac replied as he made his way out of the apartment. As for Applejack, she and Pear Butter give each other one last hug for the day.

“I know we should sleep together in this apartment, but we really need to take care of Granny.” Pear kissed her daughter’s cheek.

“I know.” Applejack replied. Pear and Granny started exiting the apartment with Braeburn following close behind.