Wish Gone Awry. Enter Equestria! Enter New Life!

"What horrible thing did I do to deserve this? Never mind, don't answer that," Julius internally lamented as Granny Smith went on about the early years of Ponyville. Back then, it was little more than a few houses, and Sweet Apple Acres was called Pleasant Apple Hide. But the name was somewhat clunky and a bit dated, so they ended up changing it after a few years and a few more acres to Pleasant Apple Acres. Which, while better, the name flowed awkwardly, so they changed it again to Sweet Apple Acres. "I've learned more about apple farming than I ever wanted to, which was nothing. At least it can't get any worse," Julius's painted smile was starting to crack.

"Now, let me tell you young'un back in my day, the girls and I were quite a catch," Granny Smith chuckled. Twilight's face started to blush as her eyes quickly darted around. Spike was looking confused, bored, and confused. Julius meanwhile barely kept up his painted smile, though Twilight could tell it was cracking quickly.

"Oh dear sweet merciful God please no!" Julius mentally face-palmed. "Please oh please God give me an out, any out. I know I don't deserve it, but please!" Julius mentally begged, his smile twitching the cracks becoming more and more visible.

"Now I'd tell you how Auntie Applesauce got the nickname Spicy Applesaucy but with Spike being here and all," Granny Smith said, gesturing to Spike. Both Twilight and Julius breathed a soft sigh of relief.

"Oh, that's ok," Spike said, jumping up. "I have to use the little dragon's room," Spike said as he started to leave the room. Twilight's eyes went large, but before she could do anything, Julius acted.

"I should go with you, Spike," Julius quickly blurted out. "I didn't say anything earlier, but I sensed some timberwolves around. Don't worry, Spike, I'll protect you," Julius stated, standing up quickly, seemingly wanting to leave faster than Spike. "Spike, if we were alone, I'd hug you," Julius thought as he worked his way out of a very unpleasant story.

"You can do that?" Both Spike and Granny Smith asked somewhat unbelievably.

"Oh yes, of course, how else do you think I saved Fluttershy, don't believe me, then ask Twilight," Julius lied right through his teeth while throwing Twilight a bone, her own get out of mental scaring card.

"Oh uh yes, of course, he can," Twilight confirmed shakily. "Humans are the dominant species in their world. His world is quite hazardous. They can sense danger as a survival mechanism," Twilight quickly and somewhat unconfidently said. "I should go with them, just in case Julius here needs help," Twilight followed after them. Shrugging, Granny Smith let them leave, while Spike started shaking. After leaving the farmhouse, the trio made their way towards the outhouse, Spike's gaze darting all over the place. After the group gets about halfway to the outhouse, Julius firmly placed a hand on Spike's shoulder.

"Spike, it's ok. There are no timberwolves around," Julius said reassuringly. "I was lying to get Twilight and myself out of that talk," Julius explained while Twilight just nodded in agreement.

"Why did you two lie to her? Couldn't you just have told her the truth?" Spike asked accusingly.

"Oh, Spike, old ponies don't take too well to that," Twilight started to explain. "If you try telling them you don't want to hear their stories or that their stories are inappropriate, they'll just ignore you and tell it anyways," Twilight says as both she and Julius shuttered as unpleasant memories came flooding back to the both of them. "You have to find a way to leave the conversation," Twilight stated while Julius nodded in agreement. Still looking oddly at the pair, Spike just sighed.

"Well, I still have to use the little dragon's room," Spike said as he continued towards the outhouse.

"That's ok, we'll stay right here," Julius told Spike as they stood about halfway between the outhouse and farmhouse. As Spike went into the outhouse, Julius turned to Twilight. Placing a hand on her head, he softly stroked her mane. "Well, you're certainly a poor liar, but we got out of that. Good job, us," Julius smiled as his hand ran through Twilight's mane, his fingers feeling like the most amazing comb.

"Well, maybe you're just a good liar," Twilight shot back. "I mean, you lied to Granny Smith like it was nothing," Twilight said as she leaned her head into Julius's hand.

"Hah, fair enough. To be honest, lying is a larger part of our society than we'd like to admit. Most people have tells. You really have to train yourself to get rid of them," Julius explained as his fingers started to play with the tips of Twilight's ears softly. "Anyways, we probably should leave Granny Smith alone for a while. Once Spike gets back, let's go find Applejack," Julius said as his fingers teased Twilight's ears, his palm softly rubbing the crown of her head.

"Good idea, she'd probably appreciate the help," Twilight almost cooed, her head nearly nuzzling into Julius's hand. "Applejack always has so much to do and is so reluctant to ask for help," if a pony could purr, then Julius would have sworn Twilight purred that.

"She just doesn't want to trouble others and wants to make sure the job gets done properly. Workaholics are the same everywhere, it seems," Julius smiled as Spike came out of the outhouse. "Good timing, Spike. Let's go find Applejack," Julius said as he quickly withdrew his hand from Twilight's head.

"Ok, let's go find her," Spike perkily said as he took the lead. Walking down one of the trails, Julius and Twilight walked slightly behind Spike. Julius's hand would dip down out a bit, caressing Twilight's mane, deftly playing with the soft flowing hair. Twilight would softly smile, gently cooing as Julius' deft hand plays with her mane and occasionally teasing her ears.

"Oh sweet Celestia, how is he this good at this?" Twilight thought as she lightly blushed. Twilight was barely in control of her head as it seemingly betrayed her. His hand, his fingers, felt better than any head massage she'd ever had. "You know if you're ever looking for a job," Twilight started to coo. "Ponyville spa would love~ to have you," Twilight moaned as Julius hit an especially sensitive spot right at the base of her horn.

"Hah, I'm sure they'd find many different uses for me," Julius winks at Twilight. "I'm just lucky that you ponies seem to have the same sweet spots that my dogs do," Julius lightly chuckles as he works the base of Twilight's horn.

"Ok, ok, you two," Spike says, rolling his eyes, "you can stop flirting anytime," Spike chuckles. Twilight blushes at the accusation while Julius just stifles a chuckle. The rest of the walk down the paths was spent in awkward silence. Julius kept his hand on Twilight's head, playing with her mane and caressing her ears. Twilight did stifle her cooing and moaning but otherwise did nothing to stop him. If anything, her nuzzling only encouraged him. After quite some time, the group hears a very feminine grunting and the sound of apples falling, shortly after Applejack comes into sight.

"Hey, Applejack," Spike yells out, "am I glad to see you. Julius and Twilight won't stop flirting," Spike laughs while Twilight blushes fiercely, and Julius wolfishly smiles.

"Well, Twilight," Applejack pants catching her breath, "I didn't know you felt that way about him," AJ giggles. "Has 'it' come early for you?" Applejack slyly laughs, earning a chuckle from Spike as well.

"Well, she isn't doing anything to stop me, so... maybe?" Julius joins in, smiling at a blushing Twilight. "Not that I mind or anything. I have a soft spot for cute bookworms," Julius teases as Spike and AJ burst out laughing.

"Applejack, we came to find you to see if you need any help!" Twilight yells out, blushing fiercely. After a few moments of laughter, Applejack finally collects herself, her cheeks a little sore from laughing.

"Alright, alright, sugar-cube. Big Mac is over there," Applejack points a hoof to her left towards a somewhat far-off Big Mac. "Julius and Spike, you two go over there to help him. Twilight, you're with me," Applejack commands.

"Alright, Spike, come on," Julius says, still smiling. Picking up a giggling Spike, Julius walks over to Big Mac. Applejack sighs after watching them walk off for a while. After they get far enough to be out of earshot, Applejack turns to Twilight, get gaze narrowing.

"Alright, Twilight, it's time for you to fess up," Applejack says accusingly. "You've been acting oddly, back at Rarity's what did you really cast on Julius, and what did you mean by 'mouth stuff?'" Applejack asked, walking closer to Twilight.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Twilight nervously said, her eyes darting around the area.

"Twilight, I know you're lying to me. Look, sugar-cube, Julius is far away enough that he cannot hear us. I know you did something you shouldn't have, and you know it too. All of us girls know you were spying on him and Princess Luna at the lake as well. What did you really see?" Applejack firmly asked. After a few tense moments of Twilight shaking and Applejack staring her down, Twilight finally cracks.

"Ok, but you can't tell anypony, especially not Princess Luna and Julius," Twilight says, ashamed while looking away from Applejack. Applejack just tilts her hat and nods. Twilight beings the whole story. The entire time at Lake Hinny, Julius knew Luna was a princess, what Julius and Rarity did, everything. Applejack's cheeks grow redder and redder as Twilight tells AJ what she saw. "And that's everything!" Twilight franticly says that both she and Applejack were embarrassed and unable to look at each other.

"I, uhhh, I see," Applejack staggeringly said as she brushed her front hooves together in embarrassment. "I didn't think Princess Luna had that in her. Julius must be a real charmer to pull that off. He and Rarity well," Applejack shot a look towards Big Mac and Julius "if he really is that big, then maybe he should be wearing those pants. Even out of their heat, mares can get quite desperate; he'd only make it worse," Twilight and Applejack both nodded at that. "Look, sugar-cube, I won't say a word about any of this, but when you're ready, you really should tell Princess Luna, Rarity, and Julius," Applejack advises. Thinking of something briskly, Applejack looked at Twilight. "I suppose this is as good a time as any to ask. Do you want to join the group Twilight?" Applejack asks.

"What group?" Twilight asks in visible confusion.

"Twilight before you came to Ponyville Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and I were all friends. One day we all got together and had a serious talk about stallions, about what we would do if one of us got one. Many mares have ended their friendships because they got a stallion and wouldn't share," Twilight nodded at that, remembering the shocking number of times she heard that happening in Canterlot. "We didn't want that to happen, so us girls got together to discuss what we would do. We decided that we'd all join the same herd. For this, we each picked a condition the stallion had to meet. For Pinkie Pie, he just had to make us all happy, not quite sure what that means. For Rarity, he has to like fashion, with all those clothes, I'd say he meets that requirement easily. For Fluttershy, he has to like animals, though I'm guessing she wants more. For myself, he has to be a hard worker. As for Dash, well, he has to be the best; we asked her to be more specific, she settled on being able to beat her in a race. Of course, we all still have to like him, but those are the big things," Applejack explains.

"Wait, why did you ever tell me?" Twilight asks, tilting her head.

"Well, a lot was happening, and it can be an awkward thing to talk about," Applejack said, avoiding Twilight's gaze. Twilight's eyes darted between the ground and Julius, something Applejack noticed. "You're interested in him, aren't you?" Applejack gently asked; Twilight just turned away. "Look, Twilight, I'm not entirely against the idea of being with him. He seems nice enough. I'd like to get to know him better first, though. Sure, I highly doubt he could beat Dash in a race but beating six timberwolves at the same time might be enough for Rainbow Dash," Applejack tries to comfort Twilight.

"Is it that obvious?" Twilight asks, looking down and ashamed.

"Well, you kept spying on him after seeing his stallionhood and what happened at Lake Hinny. Then continued to watch him rut Rarity. You wouldn't do that unless you had some interest," Applejack chuckled. "Look, Twilight, you don't have to decide now. I'm just saying he probably has a better chance with us than you'd think. Besides," Applejack smiles, "you two did look cute together," she says as she reassuringly places a hoof on Twilight.

"Thanks, Applejack," Twilight smiles and giggles. "Well, there's a lot of work to do, might as well get started," Twilight stated as she mentally got her body ready for some farm work. As the day went on and the work picked up, Twilight's muscles screamed in pain. Applejack, noticing, slowed down a bit. Sure she was going a bit slower than usual, but a second pony still made the work go by faster.

Occasionally both mares would glance towards Big Mac, Julius, and Spike. Big Mac was going on business as usual. Meanwhile, Julius and Spike worked together on picking apples from the same tree. To their credit, they were working quickly, clearing a tree for every two trees Big Mac cleared. Julius couldn't buck the trees, but he could grab and shake them hard enough. Sure it took more energy and effort, but it worked.

After an hour, the mares smelled a strong masculine scent. Looking towards the boys Twilight and Applejack saw Julius without his shirt on. Both Twilight and Applejack stared longer than they should have. His upper body looked like a slimmer, much more athletic minotaur's, muscles showing clearly but not grossly. His body had the barest hint of hair gently blowing in the wind. His body coved in what seemed like a thin coat of water, accentuating his features; the scent coming from him slowly clouding the mares' mind in a haze.

"Ok yeah, if he isn't wearing clothes next week, he'll be mobbed," Applejack stated, forcing her head away from Julius's topless body. Twilight just nodded, forcing herself to follow Applejack's lead. Applejack sighed, looking back at the apples they already collected and realizing their situation. "Well, we got more done than if you weren't here, and somehow I get the feeling that we won't get much more done today. Let's take the haul back to the barn and get something for the boys to snack on," Applejack suggested as both hers' and Twilight's faces flushed with desire.

"Lead on, Applejack," Twilight said, forcing her gaze away from Julius and the boys. Trotting back to the barn, apple load in the cart, both mares stayed in silence. Even though the musk was weakened, they could still smell Julius's scent, the rich, masculine aroma slowly driving them into lust. "We're going to have to wash up," Twilight thought as the soft, unmistakable scent of their marehoods became obvious, from Applejack's expression that she thought the same.

Getting to the barn, the girls quickly unloaded their apples. Leaving the barn, the girls filled up two washbasins and swiftly washed up. After drying off, Applejack smirked at Twilight.

"Wait right here, sugar-cube, I'll be right back," Applejack told Twilight before going inside the house. Twilight, shaking her fur a little dryer, just shrugged and waited. After a few minutes, Applejack came out with a bottle filled with a pale purple liquid. "Here, sugar-cube, it's perfume," Applejack explains, giving the bottle to Twilight. "It's jasmine-musk scented," Applejack said while Twilight took the bottle and turned away from Applejack.

"Why do you have this?" Twilight asked as she applied the perfume, the enticing flowery scent baring softly on the air.

"It was a gift from Rarity. You know how Rarity is. 'A mare must always be prepared,'" Applejack explained while accurately imitating Rarity, causing Twilight to laugh. "It suits you, Twilight, like a real mare on the prowl," Applejack teased while Twilight blushed.

"Thanks, Applejack," Twilight thanked as she gave the bottle back to Applejack. "Come on, let's go in and make some snacks," Twilight energetically said, trotting into the house, following after Twilight, Applejack was right behind her.

"Don't worry about Granny. I explained enough to her. Now let's get started," Applejack said as she laid out a bunch of ingredients and some foods. After an hour of cooking and baking, the two mares had a nice spread of treats and some freshly made apple juice. "Twilight set the table. I'll go get the boys," Applejack told Twilight as she made for the door.

Twilight took her time setting the table, making sure everything was set to perfection. Having a few minutes to herself, Twilight thought over the events of the day. "Ok, with how he's been acting, he's clearly attracted to me. But that's only by pony standards. What if those gestures mean something else to his species? He did say I have the same sweet spots as his dogs. What if that kind of intimacy is common for his kind? How can I know I can't just risk doing anything that might put him off. Oh, think Twilight think," so caught up in her thoughts Twilight didn't hear Applejack and the boys enter the house.

"Twilight, we're back!" Applejack shouted while shaking Twilight while the boys went to sit down at the set table.

"Oh, Applejack, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you," Twilight blushed while rubbing her front hooves together.

"You were thinking about Julius and what to do, weren't you?" Applejack asked, nearly telling Twilight what she was thinking.

"I just don't know what to make of him. Sure he's showing attraction but in a pony way, but he's not a pony. He might not know what he's doing. He's not even from this world. What if everything he's been doing means something different to his species?" Twilight explained, looking downtrodden.

"Well, you could just ask him, but you're too nervous to try that," Applejack suggested to a nerve-wracked Twilight. "You could always try some flirting, see how he reacts," Applejack further suggests. "Either way, the boys are in the kitchen waiting for us, so let's go," Applejack tells Twilight as she guides Twilight into the kitchen.

Sitting at the table, Big Mac, Spike, and Applejack sit just so, forcing Twilight to sit next to Julius. The snacking was a bit quiet as Spike, and Big Mac whispered to each other and giggled between bites. Applejack would shift her eyes between Twilight and Julius. Julius looked perfectly calm, sure his facial features were much more challenging to read. Even with her natural talent, Applejack couldn't make heads or tails of what he was thinking. Twilight, meanwhile, could be read with impunity. The nerves clearly showing, ears twitching and smile cracking. Julius himself noticed this and started to slowly, calmly rubbing her head.

"Dear Celestia, he's just making it worse," Applejack mentally facehoofed at the cute scene. Picking up on Applejack's expression, Julius quickly wrote something on a napkin with his free hand without letting Twilight see. Handing the message to Spike, he passed it to Big Mac, who gave it to Applejack. Looking at the front of the message, it only read 'Twilight.' Not being able to resist, Applejack looked at the contents. "That's adorable," Applejack giggled as she gave the note to Twilight. While reading the letter, Twilight's eyes widened as she glared right at Applejack, who just nodded her head. Blushing hard, Twilight raised her head to whisper to Julius.

"Y-you uhhh," she stammered, "you put the xy in sexy" Twilight blushed fiercely while looking away.

"And you're sweeter than 3.14," Julius whispered back, winking at Twilight while Twilight froze.

"Adorable," Applejack sang as Spike and Big Mac chuckled. The rest of their snack carried on in much the same fashion, with Julius leading the flirting while Twilight followed. Spike and Big Mac were near beside themselves, giggling though they did manage to hold themselves together. Applejack just sweetly shook her head at what had to be the most adorkable thing she had ever seen.

"So I know where Rarity is, but where are the rest of your friends?" Julius asked, finally breaking from his flirting.

"Oh uhhh well," Twilight stammered powerfully, "Pinkie Pie is busy with party stuff. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash are off getting Zecora," Twilight managed to explain.

"Getting Zecora, I wonder how that's going. Hopefully, they'll get to her safely," Julius remarked as his thoughts wandered to the dangers of the Everfree Forest and how Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash would fare.