The king and the apple farmer.

by thecrimsonpony

Rating: teen
Tags: Comedy, Adventure, Tragedy, Romance
Length: 1583

The story of a king forced from his throne and abonden by his people only to meet a mare

The story of a king forced from his throne and abandoned by his people only to meet a certain country mare who help show him that just how lonely it is at the top. Can the young king learn to live on a farm and learn to live without the royalties he was so accustomed to.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-03-10 05:27:16 UTC

chapter one.

The king and the apple farmer.

Not many ponies know that there is an area of equestria which has always been ruled by a king. This land known as Kings landing. It is a land that seems lost in time. This is the story of a stallion know has Shinning Sword, a fair and noble king. He was loved through out his kingdom, but not by everyone. You see Kings landing since it's founding over 2000 years ago has been ruled by a unicorn but with Shinning Sword being a earth pony, you can see how that may cause problems. Now let us began this story at night in the castle with Shinning standing on the balcony over looking the garden.

It was a chilly fall night, the air was crisp and snow was just beginning to fall. Shinning was looking up into the night sky watching the snow slowly drifting down, it made him think of his home up north, where he would spend his freetime running through the snow and playing with his brother. He sighed when his brother face enter his mind, it had almost been 10 years since he found dead in the woods. He was told it was a wild boar that killed him but Shinning had his doubts. He shook his head and looked down into the garden to see a young couple, a unicorn noble lady and a earth pony solders, shinning couldnt help but laugh at the site. He knew that it would never last, he sighed sadly, if only he could do something to help them.

Suddenly there was a loud thud that game from the great hall. Shinning look to the where the sound came from and slowly made his way through the castle to the great hall, but as he came to the balcony over looking the great hall he hid behind one of the pillars when he saw a huge mob of solders and town people. He watch them carefully. He notice that it was made up of solders from other holds and town people from some of the poorer holds. It seem the nobles were leading the attack, his attention was suddenly adverted to the sound of a scream, he look up as he watch one of his must thrusted knights, name Doraleous, being lead down the stairs. His face was bloody and so was a wound in his chest, they drop him at the hoofs of a noble unicorn named brighten star. Shinning could only watch as a brighten star, stuck his hoof into Doraleous open chest wound. He screamed loudly before brighten star raised his sword and brought it down quickly on Doraleous neck, killing him. Shinning gasp and started to slowly creep away to the west battlement tower.

Once he was sure he was out of ear range of them he broke off into a full sprint

Once he reach the edge of the great plains he stop to rest at a lone apple tree. He knew he need a place to go but staying in kings landing would surly mean his death. He sighed before sanding and decided he would walk to the wall and cross it. The wall was a Huge wall made of Ice that separated Kings landing from god knows what, As a colt he had been told that a great evil laid behind the wall and that they wanted to take over Kings landing and that the Nights Watch guarded it with there life, his great grandfather had been the last lord commander the wall had seen before the Nights watch died out. Shining Sword stood up and slowly began to walk toward the wall he knew it would take a fortnight before he reach it, that is if he kept moving.

18 days later

Shinning Sword finally came to the wall, the trip itself had been uneventful. As he walk closer he was amazed by it sure size and the battlements that stood next to her. He thought of the soldiers who had stood here waiting for the attack that never came. He couldnt help but sigh as he walk. He then came to a large gate that was open to his surprise, he notice a unlit torch on the wall next to it. He pulled out his flint and steel and lit it. The flame came to life, it's warmth reach out and touch Shining Sword face. He held the torch out and slowly walk into the dark tunnel, as he walk through the tunnel he notice some marking on the wall. They were everything from names to drawings. One was a drawing of a great battle and another was the drawing of a stallion holding a mare close with the words 'lots of love.' Shinning sighed and thought of his family who had been murder somewhere. He punch the wall "When I find out." but he cute himself off and knew that the same ponies who did it probably are the one who cause the riot meant to kill him. As he kept walking he soon notice a light at the end of the tunnel, he started running toward it, making sure not to slip on the ice, and when he finally burst out into the light he notice how light out it was and it was snowing. He took a moment to look at the huge ice wall behind him and then to green grass and it multi color leaves, He simply shrugs "Not the first strange thing I've seen and it surly wont be my last" He laugh and blew out the torch and began walking into the unknown.

Chapter II

Now Shining Sword had heard stories about the area behind the wall but as he walk he notice that those stories were not true though he had yet to meet anypony. He couldnt help but yawn and slow his walk and look for a place to make a camp he notice a group of apple trees and walks over before sitting down beneath one and lend against the hard wood, yawning again. He slowly started to drift off to sleep not noticing the orange mare who was watching him.

Just as he had fallen asleep he was suddenly awaken by a mares voices "hey are you ok?" He jump to his hoof ready to draw his sword that is until saw the mares eyes. the light green eyes of his reminded him of mother. He regain his composer once he realized he was staring "oh um of course I am sorry i just have been traveling for a long time and I didnt think anyone owned this land." she smiled "it perfectly ok i was just concern that all" she stared at him for a minute "i never seem you before are you even from equestria?" she started laughing and you did too, thinking it was best not to reveal who he was he decided to say he was a nomad and he always travel.

She nodded "well if you want your welcome to stay, your going to have to work but he have some room while your here," she said with a smile. Shining couldnt believe what he heard, she was offering him to stay at her home and she didnt even know him, he was the shock but try to not to show it. "thank you" you say with a smile, she starts to walk to her home as you follow. She started to ask you question, not surprising, the first one was "what is your name anyways, mine is Applejack." You try to think of a fake name but your decide not to "my name is Shining Sword." She smiles "I guess that explains your cutie mark" Your cutie mark was two swords cross with a shield in front of them. You two keep talking till you get to the house were you notice a old green mare sitting on the porch, applejack spoke first "granny smith this is Shining Sword he gonna be staying with us for a while." you smile at the old mare and think to your old nanny who happen to resemble this old mare. Shining Sword let out a small laugh as he thought of the time his nanny would smack him ontop of the head with a spoon every time he try to do something bad. Granny smith simply smiled and nodded before apple jack open the door and walk through while Shining Sword nodded his thanks to the old mare as he walk in. "I will introduce you to the rest of the family tonight at supper but the guest room is at the end of the hall" she says before walking out the door. You go and unpack what stuff you have it not much but it got you here. You walk back into the main room to see the old mare starting to cook, you walk up to her "would you like some help?" she smiles at you and nodds "sure sonny just grab that pot and start cooking the stew." you nod and you start cooking the stew listening to her instruction you get it to where you can just watch it cook. you see her grab a wooden spoon and you cant help but flinch, she see this and ask "whats wrong hunny?" she smile and start telling her of the nanny you had when you were younger