Labor of Love

Chapters

Chapter 2
Chapter 2.5
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5: AJ's Mistake
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 10
Chapter 1
Chapter 9

Chapter 2

After dinner, every pony lounges around downstairs, relaxing before another hard day of work tomorrow. Apple Bloom returned home before dinner, and her and Granny Smith retire early for the night, leaving you, Applejack, and Big Macintosh awake.

Big Mac walks into the kitchen and comes back with three mugs and a bottle of Apple Vodka.

“What’s the special occasion, Big Mac? Oh, did ya’ll finish the last grove of trees today?” Applejack asked.

“Eeyup.” he simply replied, handing a mug to you and her. He generously fills each of them, and you all toast each other for finishing the long harvest.

Just from one sip you feel the strong alcohol burning your throat and spreading a warm feeling around your whole body. Applejack and Big Mac have a much easier time with the potent brew, knocking back their entire mugs in one gulp and refilling them.

“Whoo-whee! That’s some good stuff.” Applejack says after downing her first drink. “So ya’ll finished today, that means we can now start gettin’ ready for cider season.”

“Eeyup.”

“Best part is we can probably make a dozen more barrels than usual this season.” she says excitedly, throwing a smile and wink in your direction. While you’re already slightly red in the face due to the liquor, her acknowledgement of you makes you blush.

You and the two siblings talk and joke, glad that the long days of doing nothing but bucking apples is done until the next spring. After a few hours Big Mac also heads to bed, leaving just you and AJ alone. You’re amazed how well she can hold her liquor. After all this time, you still haven’t finished your first drink, but AJ and Big Mac each threw down 6 each. Yet after all of them, AJ doesn’t show the slightest amount of intoxication.

She stretches and yawns. “Alright there, sugarcube, ah’m gonna go hit the hay.” she says, starting to head for the stairs.

“Wait!” you blurt out suddenly.

She stops and turns her head to you. “Huh? Somthin’ the matter?”

Taking a deep breath, you know that it’s now or never. Mustering what courage you can find, you finally speak your mind. “A-Applejack… I, well… I like you.”

Her worried face is soon replaced with a relieved look. “Well shoot, sugarcube, ah like you to. You’ve been a huge help to all of us.”

“No, not like that.” you say. “I, well… it’s not like that. I really like you. You’re the most beautiful pony I’ve ever seen. I… I love you.”

“Oh.” she replies, her face turning crimson red. She looks down at the floor in embarrassment, her hoof picking at the ground while her mind races. After what seems like an eternity, she walks over to you and places a hoof on your shoulder. “Look, sugarcube, ah’m real flattered you feel that way about me. But ah just don’t think ah feel the same way about you. You really are a huge help to me and everypony else here. Ah’m sorry, ah really am.” She hugs you and gives you a small nuzzle, then turns to head upstairs. She looks back at you with sorrowful eyes before disappearing up the stairs and to her room.

Morning found you after a sleepless night. Yawning, you get up out of bed and head downstairs for breakfast before another long day. As you enter the kitchen, a familiar red blur darts past you. “Applejack, Big Mac, ah’m off to Zecora’s house!” Apple Bloom yelled as she dashed out the door.

“Don’t be late, ya hear!” Applejack yelled after her. “Ah don’t want you out there past dark!”

Applejack turned around and sees you standing there. “Oh. Hey there.” she says quietly. “Look, I hope you’re all righ’ after last night.”

“I’m fine, really. Just forget I said anything last night, it was stupid of me.” you reply, giving her a weak smile. Before she can speak up, you head for the door. “Come on, we got some cider to make.” you say.

The morning is spent helping Big Mac move the cider barrels to the storage barn as AJ and Granny Smith make the much sought after hoof-made cider. After a few hours, you and Big Mac see a familiar figure approaching the farm. AJ and Granny Smith also see the visitor and come over.

“Uh, hi Zecora. Everything okay?” Applejack asks.

"I was curious and came to see if Apple Bloom could still help me.” the zebra replied.

“Apple Bloom left hours ago. She didn’t get to your house?” Applejack worriedly said.

Zecora shook her head. “Apple Bloom never did arrive today. I’ll start a search to see if she’s okay.”

Before anypony could move, Applejack was dashing off towards the Everfree Forest. “You fellers go, I’ll git some help.” Granny Smith said. While one of the oldest ponies in town, she could still move at a respectable pace when needed, and she went off towards the center of town. The remaining three of you rush off after Applejack, Zecora and Big Macintosh running on the ground while you take to the skies. Even though you can fly faster than most earth ponies can run, you’re only able to catch up to Applejack when you find her stopped in the forest, staring at the ground.

She hears you land behind her and turns to face you, and you see a deep look of concern on her face. Walking up to her, you see what she was staring at; Apple Blooms hoof prints, and right next to them the unmistakable tracks of a timberwolf.

Applejack is visibly shaken, and her normally calm demeanor is now replaced with overwhelming worry. “You… you don’t think…” she says, tears welling up in her eyes.

“No. I’m sure she’s okay. We have to find her.” you reassure her. You use your hoof to draw a crude but noticeable arrow in the ground. “Zecora and Big Mac are right behind me, and Granny Smith went for help in town. We’ll find her. Come on.”

Determination comes back on her face, and the two of you race off, following the hoofprints on the ground. Suddenly, Applejack stops and motions you to stop also. “Shhh!” she hisses. The two of you creep forward and come across a small clearing. A full grown adult timberwolf paced back and forth by a small outcrop of rocks, its concentration completely focused at it. Looking closer at the rocks, you see a small amount of movement. A familiar flash of red…

“Apple Bloom!” Applejack gasps. A brief moment of relief spreads over her face, but it is quickly replaced by anger as her sister is trapped by the wolf. “We gotta get her outta there now!” she says as her mind races for any idea of how to get Apple Bloom out of there.

Zecora and Big Mac finally catch up to the two of you as you finish thinking of a plan. “I think I know how to get her out.” you say. “I’ll get the timberwolf to chase after me and lure him away. When I do, you three get Apple Bloom and get back to Sweet Apple Acres.”

“Woah there, ya’ll ain’t gonna have that wolf chasing after you alone!” Applejack protests. “Ah can’t let you take that much of a risk for mah family.”

“No offense AJ, but you’d slow me down. Once I get him away from here, I’ll just fly up and out of the forest.”

“Fine, ya have me there. But still, ah can’t ask you to take that big of a risk for…” she tries to argue.

“Let him go, sis. He knows what he’s doing.” Big Mac interrupts.

She doesn’t look happy, but she finally gives in. “Fine.” she says. Walking up to you, she gives you a quick kiss on your cheek. “Be careful, sugarcube.” she says.

You can see the genuine worry and fear in her eyes, and you try to reassure her. “Don’t worry, I bet you an apple pie I’ll be back at the farm before you all get back.”

Turning to the task at hand, you know that there’s only one way to get the wolf to follow you for sure; piss it off as much as you can. Taking off as fast as you can, you speed off and lower your head and ram straight into the wolf’s stomach. A loud CRACK can be heard as you connect with your target, and you both go tumbling to the ground. Slightly dazed, you stumble to your hooves and quickly glance to where AJ and the rest are hiding, and can see the shock on her face at what you just did. Your attention is quickly brought back to the timberwolf as it too recovers from the violent impact, its eyes settling on its new target, you.

The wolf threw back its head and let out a piercing howl before lunging at you. You manage to dodge its attack, and take off deeper into the Everfree forest. Taking one last look behind you, you see Zecora, Big Mac, and Applejack rushing over to where Apple Bloom. You leave the clearing and turn your attention to getting the wolf as far away from the others, figuring a good five minutes or so should be more than enough for them to get away.

While you could easily out-fly the wolf, stick to the ground to make sure that the wolf doesn’t lose interest in you. You’re running at full speed, but so is the wolf, leaving the two of you almost evenly matched. Running through the thickly wooded forest is no easy feat, but you manage to keep on your hooves and avoid the scattered rocks, roots, and bushes. In your head you estimate that the group must be almost out of the forest, and you should start planning your exit also. A small spot of sunlight ahead tells you that there’s a break in the treetops that you can fly out of and leave the wolf defeated on the ground. With a final burst of energy, you race for that spot, stretching your wings as you lift off the ground.

A loud crash to your left reaches your ears. Turning your head just in time, you see something you hadn’t taken into consideration; a second timberwolf heard the first wolf’s howl and had joined the hunt.

You try to desperately take off but your reaction is too slow. The second wolf lunges at you with its jaws wide open. You manage to avoid its open mouth but not the wolf, and once again you and the wolf go violently tumbling to the ground. The wolf’s heavy body lands on your body, and an extreme sharp pain suddenly strikes your back. Scrambling from its twisted limbs, you try to take off before it gets up. However, the sharp pain returns, causing you to yell out in pain. Looking backwards to identify the source, a wave of horror clouds your mind as you see your left wing hanging lopsided, broken and unable to allow you any chance of flight.

The low growls of the two wolves force your attention to your current situation, and you have no choice but to take off running again, each step sending pain to your broken wing. You have no choice but to ignore the pain, the two wolves back on your trail and thirsty for blood. You are now running with no idea which way you are headed, your one surefire means of escape gone. Glancing left and right, you just see tree after tree, no hiding spot to be seen.

Your mind races for a solution, any solution, but you can’t think of anything to get you out of this mess. Just as you’re starting to think that there’s no hope, the trees begin to thin out, signaling the edge of the Everfree forest. Finally reaching open ground, your feeling of joy is quickly extinguished as the ground opens up to a wide, deep canyon; Ghastly Gorge. Before you can turn back into the forest, the two timberwolves have caught up to you, blocking any chance of running.

Your back to the canyon, your thoughts race once again, but like before no easy answer appears. The wolves finally make their move, one dashing at you while the other one stays put. The first wolf rushes at you with jaws gaping wide open, eager to finally catch its prey. With no other choice other than accepting death, you roll to the side at the last moment, causing your already broken wing to crumple under your body and reignite the burning pain. But the move works, the wolf missing you and, unable to stop its forward momentum, falls into the deep gorge with an anguished howl.

Ignoring the searing pain, you turn your attention to the second wolf. Unfazed by what happened to its comrade, the wolf paws the ground before charging you also. “Stupid animal, I guess this is it.” you think to yourself, the ordeal finally coming to a close. As before, you wait until the last second and side step the wolf, rolling out of the way just in time again.

Well, almost in time.

As the wolf begins to go over the edge of the canyon, it begins to twist its body back around. It’s too late to stop itself from falling to its fate hundreds of feet below, but the wolf takes one last swipe at you, its wooden claw catching your tail. You dig your hooves desperately into the ground, but the heavier timberwolf and gravity win as you’re pulled over the edge. Flailing its limbs, the wolf lets go and joins the first wolf at the bottom of the canyon.

Your one good wing flaps furiously, and even though it causes you excruciating pain to do so, you try to use your broken wing also, regaining flight your only option to survive. You manage to slow your descent but it’s not enough as you continue to plummet to the earth below. With only mere seconds left, you pull every ounce of remaining energy and will into your wings.

But the ground keeps rushing at you, and then time runs out.

Hours later you slowly regain consciousness, the first thing registering in your head being the pain your body is in. You don’t even try standing up or even moving your body; the feeling in your two front legs more than enough to tell you that they’re both broken. The most you can do is move your head slightly side to side, enough to see that you’re lying on your back at the bottom of the gorge, lifeless pieces of timber strewn around you. The sky above you is an orange-red, no doubt Celestia is lowering the sun, ending the day. No doubt the quarray eels will have an easier time getting you than those timberwolves did. Exhaustion is finally catching up to you, and despite your best efforts you begin to close your eyes. You swear you’re starting to hallucinate, as the last thing you see is a small rainbow-colored streak hurtling towards you.

Chapter 2.5

“Don’t worry, I bet you an apple pie I’ll be back at the farm before you all get back.”

Applejack watched the pegasus lean low, then take off full speed. Her, Big Mac, and Zecora watch in amazement as he aimed straight for the timberwolf eyeing Apple Bloom. “What in the hay does he think…” Applejack starts to say.

A sickening CRACK reaches their ears, and Applejack watches in horror as the pegasus and the wolf collide violently, tumbling to the ground together. AJ gets ready to leap out and run to her fallen friend, but Big Mac holds her back.

“Gosh darnit, Big Mac, lemme go!” she snaps.

The big work horse shakes his head. “Nnope. Look.”

Looking forward, she sees the pegasus shakily climb back on his feet. The wolf also regains its composure, howling in anger and snapping its jaws at the pony. He manages to dodge the attack, and takes off running deeper into the woods, the wolf close on his tail as it pursues him.

The wolf gone, Applejack and Big Mac dash towards the rocks. “Apple Bloom!” AJ yells.

The little filly runs out to them, embracing her siblings. “Ah’m so sorry!” she cries. “Ah thought ah saw a rare plant that Zecora needed, so ah wandered off the path to try to git it.”

“It’s alright, sugarcube. Let’s get ya home.” AJ says.

The group races for the entrance of the forest, just in case any more timberwolves decided to show up. Finally reaching the end of the forest and back in Ponyville, they are met by five familiar ponies who were running towards the woods themselves. Upon seeing Apple Bloom reunited with her family, they cheered and ran to meet them.

“What are ya’ll doing out here?” Applejack asked them.

“Spike and I were in town picking up ingredients for a new spell I’m working on when Granny Smith ran into us.” Twilight Sparkle explained. “She said that Apple Bloom was missing, so I rounded up everypony to help search.”

“Aw shucks, thanks ya’ll.” AJ said.

“Wait a second.” Fluttershy said. “Didn’t Granny Smith say that four of them went into the woods?”

“But there’s four of them now!” Pinkie said.

“Yeah, there’s somepony missing.” Twilight realized. “Oh, didn’t your new helper also go into the woods? Where is he? Oh my gosh, don’t tell me something happened to him.”

Applejack fidgeted nervously but tried to remain calm. “He led the timberwolf away from Apple Bloom here. He said he’d meet us back at the barn.”

“He’s going to be fine.” Rainbow Dash said, spreading her powerful wings. “A pegasus should have no problem out flying some creaky old timberwolf. I bet he’s flying circles around him right now!”

“Yeah… yeah, you’re probably right.” AJ said.

Despite Pinkie Pie wanting to throw a ‘Apple Bloom Escapes From The Timberwolf’ party, she finally listens to reason and everypony heads their separate way. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Twilight join the Apple family at Sweet Apple Acres while the other ponies return home. As the group nears home, Applejack perks up as she sees somepony coming out to greet them.

“Hey there young fellers! Thanks heavens ya made it back safe.” Granny Smith yelled.

Applejack waved in acknowledgement, a little disappointed that it wasn’t who she was hoping to see. “Heya Granny Smith. You’re alone here?”

“Yup. Came back here afta I found Twilight over there. Say, where’s that other feller who ran off with ya?” she asks.

Applejack explained the plan the pegasus had come up with and how he was supposed to come back to the farm. “Well shoot there, little AJ. Don’t you go frettin your head over him. He’s a young, strong stallion and I’m sure he can handle some scraggily ‘ol timberwolf.” Granny Smith cackled.

Applejack cracked a smile, trying to remain optimistic. The next hour passed by uneventfully; Big Mac and Granny Smith put Apple Bloom to bed, as she was exhausted after her day. The girls stayed downstairs, talking about some of their recent adventures. Applejack, however, was unusually quieter than normal, continuously walking by the windows and checking the dirt path outside.

“Hey Applejack, is something the matter?” Twilight asked. “You’ve been checking that window an awful lot.”

“Sorry everypony, ah’m just starting to get really worried.” she finally admitted. “It’s been over an hour since we got back, there’s no way he should be taking this long.”

“Come on AJ, there’s no way some lousy timberwolf could possibly catch a pegasus, especially him.” Rainbow Dash said. “He may not be as fast as me, but I’ve seen him fly, and he’s pretty good. Just you wait, he’ll come gliding in any moment now, and you can give him a big kiss for saving the day.”

Applejack’s face became a crimson red at the thought, remembering the confession she had received just the day before. “N-now cut it out, Rainbow Dash. Ah’m sure he has some other pony that he likes.”

“I dunno, I think he really likes you.” Dash teased. “I’ve seen the way he looks at you, and he even turned down my offer to be my personal weather assistant so he could work on your farm. There’s no way anypony would turn down a chance to work with THE Rainbow Dash unless it was something big like love.”

Rainbow Dash started making kissing noises, but was forced to take to the air as Applejack chased her. Soon the room calmed down again, and another hour passed without the missing pegasus returning.

Worry began to slowly creep up on the other ponies besides Applejack, all of them checking the window frequently. Finally, Applejack got up and started heading for the door. “Confound it, ah can’t take it anymore! Ah’m going out to look to see what’s keeping him.”

“Hold on, Applejack, I’m coming too. It’s too dangerous to go into the woods this late, though. We’ll have to keep our search to the edge of the trees.” Twilight said.

“Yeah, you’re not going anywhere without us! Come on Fluttershy, we’ll search the forest from overhead!” Rainbow Dash said, dragging Fluttershy by the tail.

“Th-the forest? But it’s getting dark… and there are still monsters out there… and –eep!”

Applejack raced off to the fringes of the Everfree forest, Twilight barely able to keep up. "Apple *gasp* jack, hold on!” Twilight panted.

“Can’t, Twi! We gotta find him and we can’t slow down!” Applejack shouted back.

Twilight sensed something strange was going on with her friend, but was having trouble getting any answer from her. Every time Twilight would ask what was going on, Applejack would just become more frantic in her search. Finally, Twilight couldn’t take any more of the question dodging and summoned a spell to lift Applejack off the ground to hold her still.

“What the… Twi, what the hay are ya doin? Ah don’t have time for your lil’ games righ’ now!” she shouted as her hoofs frantically moved in the air, but to no avail.

“Not until you tell me what’s wrong.” Twilight said sternly.

“What’s wrong? One of mah friends is MISSING after being chased by a big ‘ol timberwolf! That’s what’s wrong!” she replied.

“I’m worried about that too.” Twilight reasoned. “But there’s something else that’s going on that you’re not telling me. AJ… I want to help you. And I know you want to help him. But whatever has been bothering you since we got back to your farm is going to make things worse unless you let me help.”

Twilight slowly let Applejack back down to earth. Her hoofs reaching the ground, she collapsed, tears streaming from her brilliant green eyes. “Twi… Twilight, I’m a terrible friend. I’m a horrible pony.”

“But it wasn’t your fault AJ. He knew facing a timberwolf would be dangerous, and what he did was very brave, but it isn’t your fault.”

“No, Twi. It isn’t that.” Applejack sighed. “Last night… well, he said that he was in love with me, but ah had to turn him down. Ah told him ah didn’t feel like that for him.”

“But you told him the truth. It wouldn’t have been right to tell him a lie or to leave him without an answer.” Twilight said.

But Applejack still cried. “But that’s just it. Ah didn’t tell him the truth. Ah do like him. Maybe ah even love him. But ah was scared, Twi. Ah don’t know what ah was thinking. And even after ah lied to him, after ah turned him down, he still puts himself in clear danger for mah sister.”

Embracing Applejack, Twilight held her for a while, then guided the depressed pony back home. She won’t be much help searching like this. Twilight thought. I hope Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy have better luck.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew over the treetops, searching for any sign of the missing pony. Despite having the advantage of flight, the woods were a large area to cover, and they had no idea which direction their friend could have gone in. Rainbow Dash sped through the skies as quick as she could, while Fluttershy meekly followed, taking time to search a bit more thoroughly. They found nothing though, and after a few hours of nonstop looking, both finally collapsed on top of a pair of clouds, completely exhausted.

Looking to the western sky, Fluttershy spoke up. “Um, Rainbow Dash. I, uh, I know that we should keep looking, but the sun’s going down. I think we should head back soon.”

Rainbow Dash sighed with disappointment. “Yeah, you’re right.” she said reluctantly. She hated knowing that they had to give up soon, and she had kind of hoped that she would be the one to swoop in and save the day.

She looked down at the ground far below. “Wow, I can’t believe that we flew all the way out to the gorge.” Dash said.

“T-t-the g-g-g-g-gorge? Aren’t there those big eels that eat anything that goes there?” Fluttershy squeaked.

“Don’t worry Flutetrshy, the quarray eels won’t come out until after dark.” Rainbow Dash reassured her. “Besides there are no caves for them this far up the gorge. They’re all father down, see?”

Fluttershy peered closer, seeing that the gorge walls were indeed devoid of any of the eels’ homes. However, something did catch her eye. “Rainbow Dash, I think I see something.”

“Ugh, come on Fluttershy, I just told you that there are no monsters down there.”

“No, I think I see something else. Down there. See? Right by the walls.” Fluttershy says, pointing her hoof.

Rainbow Dash squints, trying to look at what she’s pointing out. Rocks, rocks, more rocks… just rocks and a scattering of logs. As Rainbow Dash is about it scold Fluttershy for getting worked up over nothing, something finally catches her eye.

Wait… that definitely isn’t a rock. I think that’s… Oh Celestia!

“Fluttershy, it’s him!” Rainbow Dash shouted, jumping off her cloud and plummeting towards the earth. Fluttershy followed the rainbow streak left in the air, flying as fast as she could but still slower than Dash’s speed.

As the two pegasus ponies got closer and closer, a gruesome scene began to unfold. Fluttershy stopped 20 feet above the ground, her hooves covering her mouth and eyes. Dash managed to land on the ground, but even she was shocked by what lay before her.

Hundreds of wooden sticks and logs lay strewn all over the ground, and near the center the broken body of a familiar pegasus. His left wing lay crumpled under his body and his front legs bent at unnatural angles, all while surrounded by a large amount of blood.

Rainbow Dash managed to choke back a sob. Fluttershy joined her shortly on the ground, her instinct to help the injured somehow overcoming the shock of everything. She inspected the broken body, and after a while finally delivered some good news. “Dash, he’s alive!” she said. “But he’s in real bad shape. We have to get him to the hospital quickly!”

“But how do we get him there? There’s no time to get anypony to help, and even if we did how do we get him out of this gorge?” Rainbow Dash said. She racked her brain for an answer, and a moment later her eyes lit up. Ascending back to the skies, the pulled down one of the clouds they had been lying on moments ago. Bringing it to ground level, she motioned Fluttershy to help her lift the broken body onto the cloud. The fluffy mass easily cradled the pegasus, and Dash slowly guided the cloud back up out of the gorge and towards Ponyville.

“Wow, great idea Rainbow.” Fluttershy remarked.

“Yeah, it’s a good thing he’s a pegasus. If he was a unicorn or earth pony we’d be stuck down there all night.”

Once they were clear from flying over the forest, Fluttershy continued gently moving the cloud along while Rainbow Dash raced ahead to the hospital to ready help. Fluttershy looked down, her eyes beginning to water as she gazed at the pained face of her charge. “Don’t worry. You’re safe now. We’re almost there.” she said softly.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash walked out of the hospital as the sun finally finished setting. Fluttershy flew back to her cottage to take care of her animals while Rainbow Dash flew back to Sweet Apple Acres to inform her friends of the news. Entering the farm, she found Twilight consoling Applejack the best she could. Upon seeing the rainbow colored pony returning, Applejack dashed over to her, almost tackling her.

“Did ya find him? Please tell me ya have something! Anything!” she pleaded desperately.

“Woah, Applejack, calm down! Calm down!” she panted. “Yeah, we found him. He’s going to be okay.”

“Goin’ ta be? What happened to him?” AJ demanded.

Rainbow Dash explained to Applejack and Twilight how she and Fluttershy had found him and brought him back to Ponyville. Twilight was left speechless when she heard how badly he was injured, but AJ was completely broken by it all. Dash’s story over, Applejack ran outside without a word. “Where is she running off to?” Rainbow asked.

“I think I know. Come on, I’ll fill you in on the way.” Twilight said.

Arriving at the hospital, the two ponies were directed to a room where they found Applejack standing by the bed. “AJ, come on, there’s nothing we can do but let him rest and wait.” Twilight said.

AJ shot her a glare through her tear filled eyes. “No way, Twilight. Ah left this poor pony go off alone once before. Not again! Ah ain’t leaving him until he’s up and walkin’ again.”

Twilight and Rainbow Dash looked at each other and left AJ alone for now. Turning back to the unconscious pegasus, Applejack hung her head.

"... ah love you too."

Author's Note

I had no intention of having a chapter to help bridge the chapters 2 and 3, but thanks to a suggestion by Mad Library Scientist, this chapter was made, and I’m glad that the idea was suggested.

Chapter 3

“… he’s alive! But he’s in re-“

“…on’t worry. You’re safe now. We’re alm-“

“Not again! Ah ain’t leaving him…”

“… ah love you…”

Even though you haven’t opened your eyes yet, you can already tell something is different. You’re no longer on the cold canyon floor. Your body no longer is in immense pain. Your ears are no longer ringing, but there is a constant, annoying beeping noise that won’t go away. You crack your eyes open slowly, a bright light overhead blinding you. Your eyes slowly adjust to the light and you find yourself staring at a white ceiling. Your entire body is stiff, and you try to stretch your limbs, groaning as your muscles finally move a little.

“Y-you’re awake? Nurse, he’s awake!” a familiar voice rings out. Somepony suddenly grasps your body in a hug, and looking down to see who it is, you see a familiar orange pony with a blonde mane hugging you, crying on your chest.

Two pony nurses and a doctor come running in, and despite her pleas, they make Applejack wait outside while the room while they run tests and check-ups on you. Finally, after what seems like an eternity, they allow her back in the room, and she is joined by Bic Mac and Apple Bloom, as well as her five best friends.

“Ah… ah can’t believe you’re finally awake.” Applejack says again, still teary eyed.

Little Apple Bloom comes up and gives you a big hug also. “Ah’m sorry I caused this big mess for yah. Can yah forgive me?” she says meekly.

You smile at her. “It wasn’t your fault, Apple Bloom. You have nothing to be sorry about.”

“Glad you’re alright there.” Big Mac says.

The other mares then crowd around you, talking excitedly all at once; Twilight wanting to document your escape for a book, Rarity desperately trying to arrange a spa day for you as soon as possible, Pinkie Pie of course wanting to throw a party (and the nurses struggling to stop her from wheeling her party cannon inside the room), Rainbow Dash wanting all the details of what must have been an epic fight between you and the wolves, and Fluttershy bombarding you with questions of what she could do to help you while you remain bed-ridden.

Thankfully, one of the nurses steps in and informs everyone that visiting hours are over for the day. Reluctantly, everyone says their goodbye, except Applejack. She pleadingly looks at the nurse, who looks sympathetically at her. “A few more nights can’t hurt. Why don’t you go wash up in the bathroom down the hall and get the cart.” Applejack nods and heads out of the room.

Alone now with the nurse, she smiles at you while she checks you over once more. “You’re a very lucky stallion to have such a dedicated special somepony.” she says.

“Oh, she’s not my special somepony.” you say quickly, turning red.

“Oh? Because it definitely seems like she is.”

“How so?” you ask puzzled.

“Well, for one, she insisted that she be allowed to stay by your side here until you’re well enough to leave. Normally we couldn’t allow such a thing, but Princess Celestia herself came and asked that she be granted special permission to. We of course couldn’t refuse the Princess’s request, even if it was for almost a month.”

“Wait, I’ve been here for a month?” you ask, completely shocked. You had figured you’d been out for a few hours, a day or so at the very most. But a whole month, and Applejack hadn’t left your side for one second.

The nurse nodded. “Of course, with those injuries you came in with we all thought it would be a year until you woke up. We told Ms. Applejack that there wasn’t much anypony could do but wait, but she insisted that not only she wait here, but she demanded that she help take care of you also! Thank Celestia she at least had the decency to wash herself every day after giving you your bath.”

“W-w-what?” you gasp, turning an even deeper red than Big Mac’s coat.

“Well of course, you can’t bathe yourself while you’re unconscious, especially with those broken legs of yours.” she says. “As a matter of fact, she should be giving you another one when she comes back any second.”

As if on cue, Applejack returns to the room, pushing a cart with a wash basin, a sponge, and towels.

“Well, you look like you’ll be fine. Give us a shout if you need anything.” the nurse says. You swear you see a twinkle of mischief in her eye, but she leaves the room without another word.

You and Applejack stare into each other’s eyes for a moment before both turning away with embarrassment. “Ah’m… ah’m glad that you’re okay.” AJ finally says. “Y-you’re okay if ah give you a bath, right?”

“Um, y-yeah, s-s-sure.” you stammer, still not quite able to grasp what’s happening.

Dipping the sponge in the warm water, she mistakes your embarrassment for nervousness. “It’s alright, sugarcube, ah’ve done this for ya plenty of ti…” she says before realizing what she’s saying. “Ah mean, ah’ll be gentle.”

You can only nod as she pulls your sheets down, exposing your body. She gently starts washing your upper torso, the warm water actually proving to be quite relaxing. Applejack sees your tension melt away under her hooves, boosting her confidence. She eventually starts moving lower to your stomach. She stops before she gets too low, and then starts on your unhurt hind legs. The minutes fly by, and she washes every body part except one, but eventually there’s only one part of you that remains unwashed. You can see that Applejack is trying to think of any other part of you that may be left, but every other body part has already been taken care of.

“Um, ah don’t think… ah mean, well…” she nervously stammers.

“It’s, uh… it’s okay. I mean, I can’t do it myself.” you assure her, waving your cast-covered hooves.

Her face still goes red with embarrassment, and she slowly lowers her attention to your crotch. The warm sponge makes contact right above where your cock is hidden, and you try desperately to think of something, ANYTHING, to get your mind off of how good her bath feels.

Looking quickly up at your face, Applejack mistakes your attempts of distraction as a sign of pain. She moves her hooves slower, taking her time and prolonging the experience. Her gentle yet firm movements feel like heaven, and you start to hear her breathing heavily. Your mind races, desperate for any distractions;

Oh Celestia, that feel goo-

No! Uh, come on, come on, um… bucking apples! Yeah, working at the farm with Big Mac and Appleja- Gah! No, can’t think of her. Uh, walking through the fields… ahh, why does she have to wash me there for so long? Um, living back at home would be bad. I hated when- oh bucking heck, I can feel her breath on me… right on my… uh oh…

Not feeling Applejack moving her hoofs anymore, you look down and your worst fears have come true. Applejack’s eyes are glued to your member, which had become fully erect during her washing. Her face was only a few inches away from it, her mouth slightly agape. Her breath could be clearly felt on your member, the warm breath stimulating you further.

“Applejack, I didn’t mean… I, uh...” you stammer.

“N-no, it’s okay, ah mean it’s my fault after all.” she replied, her eyes still not moving away. “But how will ya, you know, make it, uh, go down?”

You’d normally just do what any healthy stallion would do, but with your hooves covered in plaster, your options were very limited. “It’s… don’t worry about it. I’m sure it will go down.” you lie.

But Applejack doesn’t buy it. Finally averting your gaze, she softly says, “Well, if… if ya want, ah can help relieve ya.”

“Huh?” you ask, not believing what you just heard.

“Jeez, don’t make me repeat mahself!” she said, getting flustered. “Ah said ah’d help ya with yer problem there.”

Before you could answer or protest, she throws the wet sponge in your face and grasps your throbbing cock with her hooves. She gasps once she feels how hard you are. “It’s so hot.” she murmurs. “How can ya not be in pain with it being so hard?”

You can only moan in response as her hoof runs gently up and down the length of your cock. She begins to slowly stroke your cock, spurred on by your heavy breathing and small moans of pleasure. You can’t believe that she’s actually giving you a hoof job, but if this turns out to be a dream you never want to wake up.

Applejack eventually begins to move her hooves faster, moving one hoof down further to feel your heavy sack. She gently fondles your balls while stroking with vigor, by far better than any clopping you could have done yourself. While getting no stimulation herself, Applejack seems to be enjoying herself also. Her face remains just inches away from your cock, and her heavy panting adds to the eroticism. Nothing could make this moment better…

“Oh buck it!” you hear AJ say aloud. Before you can ask what she is talking about, her head lunges forward and she sticks out her tongue, dragging it from the base of your shaft to the very tip. You begin to stare in disbelief at what she had just done, but soon throw your head back as the feeling of her tongue proves too much for you. As her head nears the tip of your cock, you can’t hold back anymore and explode, thick ropes of hot cum erupting from your cock and flies up everywhere. Applejack froze in awe as she watched your cum spew from your cock, and didn’t even bother to move as some of the strands of sperm landed on her face, one even finding its way into her mouth.

She finally drew her tongue back into her mouth, tasting your cum. Shockingly she didn’t spit it out, and instead began to lick the remnants of your orgasm that had landed on your stomach or dripped down your still hard shaft. Finally done cleaning you up, she uses one of the towels to clean her face off and smiles seductively at you. “How was that, sugarcube?”

“Dear Celestia, that was amazing!” you pant. You still can’t believe that the past few minutes occurred, and that you truly have died and gone to heaven.

“Well, ah’m glad you liked it.” she replied. “But yah don’t look like ya’ll are completely done.”

Looking down, you see that your cock is still completely stiff. Without having to say anything to her, she climbs up onto the bed by your feet and faces you, her mouth by your still erect member. “Would yah like me to do that again?” she asks. You can only nod in answer.

Almost eagerly now, she begins licking the length of your cock again with her mouth. She spends a short time licking the entire shaft, then moves her mouth to the tip, flicking it slowly with her tongue. Just when the feeling can’t get any better, she moves her mouth over the head of your cock and engulfs it in your mouth. Her head bobs shallowly, her tongue dancing around the bottom of your cock. You can’t help but buck your hips up, trying to get more of yourself into Applejack’s mouth. She gags at the sudden intrusion and releases her mouth from around your dick.

“Mmph! Woah there, sugarcube, not so hard. Ah’ve never… well, this is the first time ah’ve ever done something like this, so go easy. Ah don’t think ah can do that much yet.”

“I’m sorry.” you reply. “It just felt so good, I couldn’t help it.”

“I-it did?” she asked. You answer with a nod. “Alright then…” she says. You’re not sure what she means, but she quickly puts her mouth back around your cock, but this time with each bob of her head, she forces more of your cock down her throat while softly moaning. She gags a couple of times, and you try to pull back to let her breathe. But she stubbornly refuses, instead trying harder to get you all the way down.

Getting about half of your cock down her throat, she can’t fit any more. She instead starts to increase the pace of her sucking, staring up at you with those tantalizing green eyes of hers. Even though you came just moments before, your balls begin to tighten and a familiar sensation begins to build.

“AJ… I’m getting close…” you manage to pant between heavy breaths. She acknowledges you by sucking faster, ignoring her gag reflexes and trying to force the rest of your cock down at any cost.

You groan and thrust your hips up again, but this time AJ meets it by forcing her head down, getting all but the last few inches down her throat before you erupt. She coughs hard as she feels the massive amounts of cum surge through your cock and straight into her throat. It’s too much, and she quickly lifts her head off of the throbbing member, but not before two powerful shots of cum go straight into her stomach. A third shot escapes into her mouth, filling it with your salty seed, and the last two weaker yet voluminous shots cover her face yet again. She coughs again, most of the sperm in her mouth landing on your stomach. She looks at it with slightly fearful eyes, then quickly leans down to lick it all up, finishing my once again licking your cock clean.

Looking back up at you with her cum covered face, she licks her lips before speaking. “Did ya’ll like that?”

“AJ, that was… I mean, how come you… it was amazing.” you say.

Your cock finally begins to soften and return to its sheath, finally satisfied. She smiles, “Looks like ya did really like it.”

She cleans her face once again and carefully snuggles up next to you. “Y-yah don’t mind if ah spend the night with ya, do yah? Sleepin on that chair there is about as comfy as sleepin in a tree.” she asks.

“Of course not.” you reply, thankful that the beds in this hospital are bigger than the ones found in your home city.

Careful to avoid your casts, she wraps her hooves around your body. “Ah’m… ah’m really happy that ya’ll are okay. Ah really do… lo…” she murmurs before falling asleep.

Her last sentence is lost to her mumbling, but you couldn’t quite make it out. Tiredness also begins to cloud your mind, and your eyes begin to become heavy. Your mind tries to rebel, a small alarm trying to tell you that something doesn’t seem quite right. But sleep wins, and you decide to try to figure that out tomorrow. You can feel Applejack’s head nuzzled against yours, and you gently return the gesture. With her by your side, you finally fall asleep in peace.

Chapter 4

The ensuing weeks pass by quickly, and Applejack stays true to her word and never leaves your side. While the nurse ponies tend to your medical needs, Applejack personally tends to your more basic needs. The hospital food, while not as bad as you thought it would be, still leaves a lot left to be desired when it comes to taste. Thankfully, Granny Smith and Apple Bloom send over fresh made apple treats to you almost daily. You have a wide array of visitors also, and by the end of your hospital visit almost every pony in town has stopped by to see you.

But the time you enjoy the most is when you finally are alone with Applejack. Every night she gently cuddles up next to you, her warm body next to yours a comforting feeling. But she doesn’t go to sleep immediately. Instead, she strokes your body all over with her hoof, eventually rubbing your crotch and coaxing your cock to full attention. Once you’re completely hard, she silently slides down and swallows your cock, licking and sucking your cock, eventually deep throating your massive member as much as possible until you finally cum. When you do, she always swallows every drop, not letting any more spill out and go to waste. She struggled a little the first few nights, but by the end of the first week she can sense when you’re about to cum and leaves just the tip of your cock in her mouth, swallowing your cum as it shoots into her mouth.

Finally, the day comes where you are allowed to leave the hospital. Applejack leaves before you, saying that there is something she has to take care of, but Rainbow Dash would be by to help you back to Sweet Apple Acres. You’re thankful for the help; despite being well enough to leave, your legs and wing are still too weak and fragile to walk or fly, and you’ll be stuck in a wheelchair for a few more days.

Rainbow Dash meets you in the hospital lobby. “It’s about time!” she says. “I’ve been waiting for-EVER here!”

“Sorry, Dash. We can go as soon as I settle the payment.” you say. You may have left your family, but you had at least remembered to bring enough money to cover something of this magnitude. Almost two months in a hospital couldn’t be cheap.

“Oh, don’t worry about that. Your bill has already been taken care of.” the nurse pony replied. Before you can ask who had paid for it, Rainbow Dash whisks you out the door, her impatience getting the better of her.

As she pushes your wheelchair towards the farm, she once again begs you to tell your story of how you got away from the timberwolves. From experience you know she won’t stop until you do, so you once again tell the tale of how you lured the wolves away and almost got away without a scratch. Even though she’s heard the story at least a dozen times, she still remains enthralled by the whole things, at some points even forgetting to push your wheelchair.

“Wow… you’re so awesome!” she says when you finish. “That’s better than any Daring Do book!”

You blush as she continues to pour admiration and compliments down on you, treating you almost as if you defeated an entire pack of adult wolves. You’re glad when she stops as you both arrive at the farm. She pushes you into the barn, where a loud explosion catches you completely off guard, and you find yourself covered in brightly colored confetti. “SURPRISE!” a group of ponies shout. You scan the crowd of ponies who are present; so many showed up, but soon you realize that one very important pony is not there…

As the party goes on, you pull Twilight Sparkle aside. “Hey, do you know where Applejack is?” you ask her, figuring that she would be the most likely to know.

“Oh yeah, I’m so sorry I forgot to tell you sooner. She had to take an emergency trip to Fillydelphia, I think. I don’t know why, she didn’t tell me. But she did say that she’d be back tomorrow morning.” Twilight says.

“Don’t worry, though. She asked me to help take care of you while she’s away.” Rainbow Dash says excitedly.

The party goes on for hours, and after mingling with the other ponies you’re finally able to sneak away from the craziness. You wheel yourself outside, taking a deep breath of fresh air. Night has already fallen, and you stare up at the starry night sky.

“Hey, there you are.” says somepony behind you. Looking back, Rainbow Dash trots up to you. “Is everything okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just, well, needed to get some air.” you reply.

“Heh, yeah, I know what you mean. Pinkie’s parties can be a bit much sometimes.” Dash says. She stands next to you, looking up at the sky also. Out of the corner of your eyes, you see her hooves fidget nervously, something obviously on her mind. She finally musters the courage to speak. “So, uh, I heard that you really like Applejack. Uh, not that it’s any of my business or anything! I was, uh, just curious.” she says.

Everypony is going to find out sooner or later, so you decide to be upfront with her. “Yeah, I do.” you reply.

“So, did you tell her? Did you ask her out? What did she say?” Dash asks excitedly.

You think back to that night, two months ago;

Look, sugarcube, ah’m real flattered you feel that way about me. But ah just don’t think ah feel the same way about you.

She never changed her answer since then. ‘But all those nights at the hospital, surely that meant something?’ your mind asks you. You think back on those intimate nights, and darker thoughts start to collect. ‘Maybe it didn’t… she never told me different. And maybe… maybe all of that was just out of pity…’

“Uh, hello? Still there?” Dash says, looking at you strangely.

“Oh, uh, sorry.” you finally say. “Yeah, yeah I told her how I feel. She... she didn’t feel the same way about me, so I guess that’s that.”

“Seriously? She turned you down?” Dash said in surprise. “There’s no way she could turn down a pony as awesome as you. I sure as heck wouldn’t!”

You blush from the surprise compliment. “Thanks Rainbow.” you say.

Suddenly a pink pony sticks her head out the door. “There you two silly fillies are! What are you doing out there? The party’s in here! If you don’t hurry up me and Big Mac are gonna drink up all the cider.”

“Oh no you don’t!” Dash yells, bolting back inside.

It’s close to midnight by the time the party finally ends. The only ponies left awake are you and Big Mac. Granny Smith and Apple Bloom went to bed a while ago, and Rainbow Dash is already asleep in Applejack’s room. Big Mac helps you climb up the stairs and shakily walk to your room. You try asking him if he knows why AJ went all the way to Fillydelphia, but all you get as an answer is a familiar ‘Nnope”.

You never do get any information from Big Mac, even though he must know something. You try to fall asleep but can’t, thinking too much about where Applejack could have possibly gone. Hours pass, and eventually nature calls. The bathroom is just down the hall a bit, and not wanting to wake anypony you shakily walk the short distance. Relieving yourself, you realize that this is the first night that you’ll be sleeping alone, and without a certain ‘relief’. ‘Oh well, guess it can’t be helped.’ you think to yourself. You finish your business and try to quietly walk back to your room.

“Mmmph! Oohhhhh…”

‘What was that?’ you wonder. More soft moans can be heard, coming from the room you’re standing in front of; Applejack’s room. ‘But…she’s not here. The pony in there tonight is…’

The door is still slightly ajar, and you gently push the door open an inch more and peek inside. Lying on top of the bed is Rainbow Dash, but she is definitely not sleeping. Instead, she lays on her side facing away from you, posing no risk of her seeing you spy on her. One of her hooves is busy at work at her crotch, a squelching wet noise quite audible to you. She doesn’t try to muffle her moans either, the whole scene together more than enough to arouse anypony.

You start to back away, but a certain noise stops you dead in your tracks. ‘Wait, was that…’ you start to wonder. You strain to listen, and it’s confirmed. ‘She’s… she’s saying MY name.’

Looking back in, Dash is indeed softly saying your name in between erotic moans. You’re shocked, not sure how to go about this. You decide that it’s probably best to get out of there before you’re caught, and start to walk away.

Or you try to, at least.

You’re legs are still weak, and they choose that exact moment to give out on you, causing you to crash onto the floor. A gasp comes from Applejack’s room. “Wha… who’s there?” Rainbow Dash says. There’s no way that you can get up in time, and seconds later the door opens, Dash looking down at you on the hallway floor.

“What the… are you okay? What are you doing up?” she asks, helping you up. She helps you wobble back to your room. She hugs her body close to yours to help support your weight and to keep you from falling again, but the smell of her sex reaches your nose, and despite your best efforts the strong, alluring smell begins to arouse you. As soon as you reach your bed your cock begins to harden, but thankfully you manage to hide your growing member under the bed sheets.

“So, what were you doing up so late?” Dash asks again.

“I, uh, had to use the bathroom, and uh…” you start, but are too embarrassed to say what you saw after.

Dash fidgets nervously. “Did you, uh, you heard me, didn’t you?” she finally asks.

“Y-yeah… I did.” you answer, unable to lie to her.

Dash goes red in the face, contrasting sharply with her normal blue color. Her mind races, trying to change the subject, “Well, um… you’re not hurt are you? Gah, Applejack would kill me if you hurt yourself again!” Standing on her hind legs, she checks over your upper body, making sure you didn’t rebreak anything.

“Dash, I’m fine, really.” you say, hoping to stop her before she starts checking ‘lower’. Her body rubs up against you intermittently, and you can still smell her musky scent, and your cock is now fully erect. You can barely hide its form under the sheets, but if she continues her exam, she’ll be sure to see it.

“No way, pal, I gotta do this!” Dash says. She continues her ‘exam’, her lack of any medical expertise quite clear. A poke here, a prod there, stretching your front legs back and forth…

Finally, your fears start coming true as she tries to inspect your stomach. “D-Dash, really, I’m fine, I swear!” you say again, holding the sheets tighter.

She tugs at the sheets, trying to remove them. “Come on, stop being so stubborn.” she growls at you. The tug of war goes on for a few more moments before she gives one last strong tug, pulling the sheets from your weakened hooves. Her smile of triumph is quickly replaced by a look of shock and awe as she gazes down at your erection. “Wow.” is all she can manage to say.

You both remain silent for a few moments before Dash flaps her wings, landing right below your erect member, facing you. She gently prods your cock, surprised how big and hard it is. Her crotch is just touching your balls, but the heat coming from her is almost burning hot. She can’t resist bucking her hips forward a bit, her clit bumping against the bottom of your shaft and a soft gasp escapes her lips. She slides her body further up yours, her slick crotch pressing firmly against your throbbing shaft. She subconsciously moves her hips back and forth ever so slightly, getting obvious pleasure from the stimulation.

She shows every sign of being deep in heat, but as you try to speak up she hushes you with her hoof. “L-listen, I know that you r-really like Applejack, but I… I like you also. I really do. I’m really s-s-sorry that things didn’t work out for you and her but… but maybe it could work for you and me.” As she speaks, she slowly slides her lower lips farther up your dick. The heat from her pussy directly on your cock awakens your primal instincts and you begin to move your hips in small thrusts to increase your own pleasure, precum starting to ooze out of the tip of your cock. As she begins to reach the tip, she continues her heat-induced confession. “I… I knew that you were a special pony the minute I met you. And… and I want to- mmm… I want to be your special somepony. I’d do anything to be your special somepony.” She finally reaches the tip of your cock, her pussy now perfectly aligned with you. You feel the head slip snugly against her entrance and she presses down ever so slightly, the very tip just inside her. “Anything…” she says once more.

That’s all you can stand, and you thrust your hips up as she presses down with her body, sinking your entire length into her in one thrust. Dash lets out a combination of a moan and yelp as her tight pussy is stretched to its limit. You also can’t help but moan as your cock is engulfed by her hot body, every inch of your cock massaged by her wet, hot twat. Rainbow Dash grimaces as she adjusts to your cock deep inside her. “Gaahhh! It’s… it’s so big…” she pants heavily.

You start bucking your hips, wanting to feel better, to feel more. Dash gasps out and grits her teeth. “Ahh! Careful! It- mmphhhh! It’s my first time!” she gasps in between soft yelps of something between pleasure and pain. But her words fall on deaf ears and you feel like you’re not in control of your body as you continue to fuck the blue pony on top of you.

She struggles to stay sitting up on your body, but the pleasure she experiences causes her to collapse on your chest and you feel her body shudder and her already vice-like pussy tighten even more. A warm liquid runs down your cock and groin, and you realize that not only did she just cum, but she also is a squirter. The additional lubrication allows you to thrust into her faster and harder, causing her to cry out with each pounding she takes. Her head rests on your shoulder and you can hear her heavily panting from the extreme pleasure she’s experiencing.

As much as you loved Applejack’s hoofjobs and blowjobs, they don’t come close to comparing to Rainbow Dash’s tight cunt, and you feel yourself quickly reaching your limit. You quicken your thrusts, desperate to cum. “D-Dash…” you try to say, but she’s too lost in her lust to hear you. She instead wraps her hooves around you, pulling you closer while moaning louder, almost sobbing with pleasure. Finally, your limit is reached, and you thrust your cock deep into her depths one last time before releasing a powerful stream of cum straight into her. Dash buries her head into the crook of your neck and screams as she feels your hot seed begin to fill her, causing her to cum yet again. She squirts again, but this time it’s a mixture of her sweet nectar and your salty cum that leak out of her and dribble down your crotch, pooling underneath you on the bed. You both lay exhausted, panting heavily while your cock softens and eventually slips out of her soaked pussy with a soft squelching noise, your cum oozing out of her overfilled hole.

When she finally catches her breath, she snuggles up next to you, nuzzling you for warmth as sleep overtakes you both. You bask in the afterglow, until you hear her softly say three words. Your heart feels like sinks, happy that you finally have had those words spoken to you, but not by the pony you wanted to hear it from the most…

“I love you.”

You finally wake up well after sunrise. In fact, it looks like it’s almost noon. But given the fact that you and Rainbow Dash were up so late, it’s no surprise you slept in so late. Feeling you move, Dash also finally opens her eyes. “Mmm, morni- eww!”

She dabs her hoof at the area around her crotch, as she finds the copious amounts of your cum that leaked out of her and still in her a complete shock. She gets up and heads for the door, a few stray drops of your cum dripping onto the floor. “I need a shower.” she says. As she opens the door, she turns back to you. “You coming?” she asks.

Joining her in the shower, there wasn’t much room for two ponies, but you both manage to squeeze in. The warm water doesn’t compare to Rainbow Dash’s body warmth, it being pressed against you due to the tight space. You wash each other off under the water, you exploring every curve of her slender, athletic body. There isn’t any room in the shower to do anything further, but as you’re about to shut off the water she pulls you into a deep kiss.

You exit the bathroom first, Rainbow saying she needs extra time to brush her mane and tail. As you exit the bathroom, your mind is still on the previous night, you almost bump into another pony;

“Applejack!” you gasp in surprise.

“Hey, there ya are.” she says smiling. “Ah was wondering when ya’ll would finally wake up.”

“Um, yeah.” you reply, unsure of how she would react seeing Dash walk out of the bathroom next. “Hey, how come you went off to Fillydelphia yesterday? What’s going on.”

“Well,” Applejack says, a sad look beginning to show, “ah had to go cuz, well, we needed to raise some money to pay off some debts…”

“Debt? But the farm was doing great! Sales were up, and you made that business deal with that vendor in Canterlot last winter. How did you suddenly go into- wait, don’t tell me you- you didn’t…”

Applejack looks at you with strong, determined eyes. “Ah had to! You put your life at risk, no, you almost died protecting mah lil’ sis! Of course I paid for your hospital bills! Shoot, a few bits is always worth less to me than the life of family or friends!”

“But, but it must have cost you thousands!” you protest. “And there’s no way that a bank would loan you that much without some sort of… Applejack, don’t tell me you did what I think you did. Please tell me you didn’t sell the farm. Please.”

Applejack looks down. “Ah had to, ah had no other choice. Ah talked it over with Big Mac and Granny Smith, and they both agreed that it was the only way to help yah. But we don’t have to leave or anything, we’re allowed to keep on living here. We’ll continue to work here also, and eventually we’ll make enough to buy it back!”

“Applejack…” you say softly, not fully hearing what she just said. You’re still shocked she would do something of that magnitude for you.

You see a single tear fall from one of her beautiful eyes, but she quickly wipes it away. “It’s alright, sugarcube. Ah’d sell this farm anyday for ya. Listen, while ah have ya here, there’s something else ah have to tell yah.” She takes a deep breath before continuing, looking nervous. “Ah, well, ah haven’t been entirely truthful with ya’ll. Ah’ve been hiding a secret from ya, but… but ah can’t anymore. Ah don’t know really how to say it, but ah guess it’s just easiest to say that, well, ah lo…”

“Applejack, you’re back!” a sudden voice shouts behind you, and your heart stops as you realize who it is.

“R-R-R-Rainbow D-Dash?” Applejack stutters, seeing the rainbow-maned pony walk out the bathroom that you had just exited moments before. AJ’s confused look soon becomes depressed as she begins to realize that you both must have been in there. “Ah’m-ah’m sorry, ah gotta go do something!” she says quickly, turning and running down the stairs and out towards the fields.

“Applejack!” you yell after her, but it’s too late. She’s much too far to hear you, and even if she did, she probably didn’t want to hear you.

“Hey, what the… what’s going on?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Nothing, don’t worry about it.” you reply. You wish you could chase after her and try to make things right, but you can still barely manage to walk, and running or flying is still a few days away at the soonest. Sighing, you walk downstairs. Maybe Big Mac can offer some assistance…

Big Mac confirms what Applejack said about selling the farm, but had no idea where she may have run off to. He suggested asking her two closest friends as they may know more of what was going on in her personal life. You know you couldn’t ask one of them, as Rainbow Dash was kind of involved with the matter already. So you head to the library, hoping that Twilight Sparkle isn’t too busy reorganizing all her books. Again.

Thankfully she wasn’t. But no good news comes from it. Twilight doesn’t know where Applejack could have run off to, but she did know one important fact. You feel your gut knot and twist as she tells you of the talk she had with AJ as they searched for you, the words haunting you;

“But that’s just it. Ah didn’t tell him the truth. Ah do like him. Maybe ah even love him. But ah was scared, Twi. Ah don’t know what ah was thinking. And even after ah lied to him, after ah turned him down, he still puts himself in clear danger for mah sister.”

You thank Twilight for her help and silently walk out of the library. Drops of water begin to fall from the sky, but you don’t notice, let alone care. Standing in the rain with your head hanging low, your thoughts race.

‘She did love me. But what I did with Dash… what AJ saw… after she sold everything just to help me… there’s no way I can face her…’

‘There’s no way I can go back. Ever.’

‘It’s time to go home.’

You trudge your way to the train station, and glancing up at the station’s clock, you see that you’re just in time to get the last train out of town. You walk inside and go up to the ticket counter, and ask for a one way ticket to Fillydelphia.

“One way ticket, you got it. That will be 250 bits, please.”

Swallowing, you use something you never wanted to use again. “Please put it on charge account number 2334… the Silverwing family account.”

“Ah, very good, sir. Enjoy your trip, Mr. Silverwing.”

The train finally arrives and as you board the train, you miss a white unicorn shouting your name, trying to get your attention. The doors shut and the train begins to move, slowly starting its long journey towards Fillydelphia, and away from the one you love.

Chapter 5: AJ's Mistake

Applejack finally wiped the last few tears from her eyes, having been doing nothing but crying while hiding deep in the apple orchard. 'Stupid Applejack, of course he’s going to move on and find some other pony! That’s what you get for not being honest with him when he first told you!

She sighs, standing up and walking over to a small stream nearby and splashes the cold water on her face. She stares sadly at the rough reflection of herself. ‘But… but all those nights I spent with him… what I did for him… surely that must have let him know I felt something for him.’

A drop of water lands on the tip of Applejack’s nose, causing her to look up at the sky. Clouds had formed above her without her realizing it, and it had begun to slowly rain. She takes one step back towards the barn, but then stops. “Ah can’t go back there yet.” she says to herself. Instead, she walks the other way and heads to the center of Ponyville. She walks into the only tavern in the small town, The Phoenix, which is occupied mostly by colts and stallions trying to relax after a hard day of labor, and the odd mare trying to shamelessly flirt with the male patrons. A few eyes are turned, surprised to see Applejack enter. Normally she only comes to deliver barrels of her hard apple cider, and Big Mac was known to be an occasional patron.

Applejack takes up a seat at the end of the bar, and the barpony comes greets her. “Hey there AJ, didn’t know that we were getting any more deliveries of cider. I thought the season was done already.”

“It is.” she replied. “Ah ain’t here for that. Ah need a drink. Something strong.”

The barpony looked concerned, never once seeing the pony touch anything more than a few sips of her own cider for quality testing. But he knew better than to pry into her personal life, instead reaching for a bottle behind him. “Sure, here, try this. It’s what your brother usually gets. Now just be careful, it’s an awful stro-“

Applejack knocked back the shot of liquor without hesitance. The strong alcohol burned her throat as it went down, but she overcame the urge to violently cough and keep the drink down. The barpony still managed to notice the trouble she seemed to have with the drink. “Woah there, maybe you should try something a bit more tame.” he says.

Applejack stops him. “No… no, it’s fine. Ah’ll take the bottle.” she says, pushing the amount of bits she needs on the counter towards the barpony. He takes them and slides the bottle towards her, casting one last concerned look at her before having to go off to help his other customers.

Applejack sits alone, lost in her thoughts while taking the occasional shot of liquor. A few stallions eye the orange pony sitting alone, and some of the gruffer ones dare each other to muster up the courage to go ask her for a quick roll in the hay. None of them prove to have the courage, and they let her be. All except one. A dark grey pegasus sitting with his friends boasted that he could easily get with her. His friends laugh and start placing bets on whether he has the guts to even approach her. He smiles and glances at his target, and finally gets up and walks over.

Applejack has nearly finished the whole bottle of liquor, and even though the large amount of almost pure alcohol spreads warmth throughout her entire body, another kind of heat starts to creep up on her. It started as just an occasional tingle in her loins, but now it had evolved into a throbbing heat encompassing almost her entire lower torso. ‘Gosh darnit, not now!’ her mind groans as she feels her heat cycle coming on. Her hoof wanders down to her crotch and she gasps as she realizes just how hot she has become in such a short time. Drinking enough liquor to get even Big Mac drunk didn't help the situation either. 'Ah need to find somethin' to fix this. Or somepony...' she thought to herself. She thought of going back home, but quickly tried to banish the thoughts of that from her mind, mostly due to a certain pony. 'No, ah can't go to him! He has Rainbow Dash now.' she angrily thought to herself.

An audible 'ahem' startled Applejack, and she turned around to find a dark grey pegasus standing by her. "Hey there, beautiful. The name's Thunderlane. And who might you be?" the pegasus asked cockily.

Appledash had dealt with his type of pony before, and turned away from him. "Sorry, ah ain't interested." she said coldly.

"Oh come on, baby. I can't leave a pony such as yourself all alone without some company." he pressed, moving up closer to her. "The least you could do is tell me your name."

She glared at him, annoyed that he wouldn't give up. "Mah name's Applejack, if ya have to know. Now quit buggin' me, ah gotta go anyway." she snapped, hopping down off of the bar stool. She tried to maintain her composure as she headed to the door, but the alcohol started to take its toll, causing her to stumble and almost fall. She gasped as she felt somepony grab her, stopping her from hitting the floor. Looking up, Thunderlane had quickly flown over and caught her, one hoof a bit too close to her crotch for her liking. "Ah'm fine, thanks. You can let go." she stubbornly says.

"If that's your way of saying thank you, then you’re welcome." he says. He does remove his hooves from her body, but he takes his time, slowly dragging them against her body. Applejack's legs almost give out from the caressing, and although she tries her best to stifle any noise, a small whimper escapes her lips. She pleads to herself that the pegasus didn't hear it, but he did, a smile creeping onto his face.

Backing away from him, she manages to overcome her body's urge to throw herself at the stallion. "Uh, yeah, thanks. Ah... ah gotta get home righ' now." she says, finally getting to the door. She again tries to unsteadily trot on home, but her hooves refuse to cooperate and she stumbles again and again. Thunderlane follows her out of the bar, his friends cheering him on and laughing.

He easily catches up to the drunk earth pony, again grabbing onto her body. "Look, Miss Applejack, you really are in absolutely no shape to be walking home alone. At least allow me to escort such a fine, beautiful mare home."

She tries to glare at him again, but between her heat becoming worse and her intoxication, she gives him more of a sad, lost look. "Okay, fine, ya'll can walk with me back. But don't ya dare try ANY funny business, or ah'll buck ya straight to the moon, ya hear!" she finally gives in.

Chuckling, Thunderlane agrees, "I promise." he says. Under his breath, he mutters, "Though a good bucking from you doesn't sound too bad, either."

Even with the strong pegasus helping her along, Applejack barely manages to keep on walking, and she's forced to admit to herself that there was no way she could make it home in her current state, but at least it had stopped raining. Thunderlane was carrying her more than helping her walk, but he didn't mind. Her body constantly rubbed up against his, and his hooves were free to explore her body with almost no protest from Applejack. His caresses began slowly, but soon he grew bolder, his hooves finding their way to her flanks, slowly moving down to her stomach, and then down further, getting closer to their goal...

Thunderlane almost gasped with surprise as he feels a strong heat radiating from her special spot under her tail. He quickly realizes that she must be deep in heat, and the countless possibilities of the fun he could have with this mare begin to dash through his mind. To test his theory, he begins to move the hoof by her crotch in small circles, each pass moving his hoof closer to her treasure.

Applejack feels his hoof moving lower and lower, and she begins to realize what his intention is. She tries to shout at him to stop, but when she opens her mouth small whimpers of pleasure come out instead. She trips from the arousing sensation and lands flat on her face, but due to Thunderlane's hoof placement, her rear stays in the air. Thunderlane backs up, and with her tail lying up across her back, he is given an unimpeded view of her glistening slit. A trickle of her love juices escapes past her lower lips and drips onto the ground, showing just how wet she is. Thunderlane couldn’t hold back anymore, his cock popping to full size in mere seconds. He reaches out with his hoof and spreads her open slightly.

Applejack gasps out loud as his hoof traces the outline of her soaking sex, her body pressing back against his hoof, wanting more. Much more. Thunderlane eventully moves his hoof away, and replaces it with his massive erection, mounting the desperately horny earth pony.

Feeling the sudden weight on her back and something else prodding her sopping wet hole, she musters what sense she has left for one last desperate plea. “P-please, not… not here. Not out here.”

Thunderlane looks around, noticing that he’s about to mount her in the middle of the road. It’s one of the more remote roads in Ponyville, not likely to be used at this time of night. But the risk of being caught is still too much of a risk he’s willing to take. Reluctantly dismounting the panting pony, he helps her up and guides her into the bushes, finding a relatively secluded spot close by. He pushes her to the ground and prepares to mount her again, but she still resists. “W-wait! A-ah can’t do this.” she weakly says.

Getting annoyed, Thunderlane shows his throbbing cock to Applejack. “Oh, come now, Applejack. See what you did to me? You can’t leave me like this. It’s your fault, and you have to fix it. Besides, you know you want it. You want it badly, don’t you?” he says, moving closer to her.

With the alcohol still running strongly through her body, she is unable to think, taking his words as truth. “Y…yeah. It’s mah fault. Ah want… ah want it.” she says.

Thunderlane lays back on the ground as AJ walks up to him. “That’s it. That’s a good pony. How are you going to fix the bad thing you’ve done?” he slyly says.

Applejack lowers her head and begins to lick his cock and he groans in pleasure as her warm tongue contrasts with the cool night air. He soon wants more, so he grasps her head with his hoof and guides her mouth to the tip of his cock. She instinctively opens her mouth to take in the throbbing cock and moans as she does, but Thunderlane keeps a hold of her head and forces it down further. Applejack begins to gag and tries to resist. Though she has taken in almost the entire length of some other pony, it had always been at her pace, but this pony here didn’t seem to care for her safety.

Applejack tries to tell the grey pony to wait and slow down, but it comes out just a mumble. Thinking that she is moaning in pleasure, Thunderlane smiles. “Oh, you like it rough, you little whorse? I didn’t know you were such a slut.” He pushes her head down harder, and his strength proves to be greater than hers, her throat bulging as his cock begins to disappear into her mouth and toward her stomach. Applejack tries to keep on struggling, her hooves weakly hitting Thunderlane on his legs, but before long his entire cock has been swallowed by her. He holds her down, ignoring her ragged breaths and occasional gag.

After what seems like an eternity, he finally draws her head back up. Applejack almost has his cock out of her mouth, thinking he’s done, but as he draws to the last few inches, he forces her back down violently. Forcing her head up and down, he continues to force himself down her throat, not caring how she’s holding up.

Panic starts to set into Applejack’s mind as she can’t breathe at all, only grasping the occasional small breath of air when his cock slides out enough. Realizing she is currently powerless, she braces herself and tries to keep from passing out from the lack of oxygen, hoping that he cums soon. She gets her wish, and Thunderlane shoves his dick down her throat one last time as he grunts, spewing his thick cum into Applejack. As he finishes cumming, his grip loosens and Applejack is finally able to free herself from the now-softening cock, gasping for air and coughing. Thunderlane lays back in bliss from his massive orgasm, but as Applejack recovers from her asphyxiation her body reminds her that she still needs some relief also. She is finally able to regain her normal breathing rate, but as she looks up to see what’s going to happen next she sees Thunderlane spread his wings and preparing to leave.

“Wait a darn second, where the hay do ya think ya’ll are goin?” she shouts.

Sexually satisfied, he sees no reason to stick around any longer, and anyways, it was a long flight home to Cloudsdale. The grey pony takes off and looks back at her. “Thanks for the fun, sweetie. We should do this again sometime soon!” he says.

Applejack curses at him as he flies off and leaves her alone in the bushes. Her hoof returns to her crotch, still finding it burning with heat. Looking at the sky one more time, there’s no sign of Thunderlane returning. With no other choices, she admits defeat and spreads her hind legs, reaching up with her hoof and begins to rub her crotch. She tries to imagine a stallion, any stallion, mounting her and slowly sliding his massive cock into her, dousing her unbearable heat with his rod. She moans loudly, her hoof beginning to rub faster as she clops out in the open, hoping she finishes before anypony walks by.

She soon finds herself getting close to her peak, but something still holds her back. In her mind, the faceless pony thrusts faster and faster, and back in reality her hoof moves as quick as it can. She is so close… but what is it that’s missing? Applejack finally finds the missing piece, the face in her head coming into view. She tried to deny it, but as she finally admitted to herself that the pony she saw was the one she wanted, no, needed, she threw her head back in ecstasy as her orgasm hit her like a speeding train. Her legs gave out and her body shook violently as pure bliss and relief washed over her.

She finally removed her hoof from her pussy, both covered in her slick lubricant. She lay panting on the ground for almost ten minutes before she could shakily get back up on her hooves. Covered in sweat, mud, and her bodily fluids, she mustered up the strength to finally make it home. Quietly slipping in, she saw that nopony else was awake. She made her way upstairs and got in the shower, the water refreshing her body after a long night. She finally stumbled to her room and fell asleep, the last thing she thought being how bad her hangover would be in the morning.

Applejack’s head didn’t feel bad when she woke up. It felt terrible. She almost thought that Big Mac had kicked her right in the head all night, and the rooster’s call as the sun rose sounded more like a stampede of buffalos right by her ears.

As her head cleared slowly, the memories of last night began to return to her. Storming down to The Phoenix, drinking almost that entire bottle… but her heart dropped like an earthpony in Cloudsdale as she started to remember what she had done with Thunderlane. “Oh my gosh, what have ah done?” she sobbed, her heart feeling like it had just been stomped on. She still felt betrayed by what Rainbow Dash and her crush had done, but they had a strong bond and feelings for each other. But what she did last night… there was no way that Applejack could forgive herself.

She hated herself for her actions, for what she had done. She dashed to the door and raced for a certain bedroom door, even leaving her trademark stetson hat. Knocking on the door, she called out. “Hey, you awake? Ah gotta talk to ya.” No pony answered, and she pushed open the door.

The room was vacant, so she raced downstairs, finding just her family. They tried to say good morning to her, but she cut them off, desperately asking them if a certain pegasus was still nearby.

“Nnope.” was the only reply she got. Before any of them could ask what was going on, Applejack raced off to the fields in hope that he would be there. But the acres of trees revealed to be empty also, no pony in sight.

Applejack began to feel sick in her stomach, and races into town, asking everypony she passes by if they had seen who she was searching for. Her search eventually leads her to Twilight, who delivers more bad news. Twilight explains that she had only told Rainbow Dash that the missing pegasus had confessed his feelings for Applejack, but hadn’t told her how she felt about him also. She also informed Applejack of his visit to her library the day before, but he had left and wasn’t sure where he could have possibly gone.

Thanking Twilight, Applejack wandered off, unsure of where to go next. She felt better that Rainbow Dash hadn’t intentionally stolen her secret love, but felt worse about herself, mentally kicking herself knowing that if she had just been honest from the beginning, all this chaos would have never occurred.

‘Some element of honesty I turned out to be.’ she thought to herself.

With no other leads or ideas, Applejack turns to go home. She’s so lost in her own thoughts, she doesn’t hear somepony calling her name.

“-plejack? Applejack. APPLEJACK!”

Applejack nearly jumps as Rarity screams her name, finally getting her attention. “Oh mah gosh, sorry Rarity! Ah didn’t hear yah there.”

“Well, I’m just glad you finally acknowledged me before I screamed myself mute.” the white unicorn says, tossing her mane back. “It’s quite uncivil for everypony to keep ignoring me when I try speaking to them. You ignoring my calls is bad enough, but I also had that pegasus that lives with you completely ignore me at the train station yesterday.”

“The what?!” Applejack shouts out. She grasps Rarity tightly, her face pressed against hers. “Where did ya say ya saw him?”

“C-calm down, Applejack.” Rarity says nervously, not sure what had gotten her friend so excited. “Well, there I was, walking back from picking up my order of fabrics from the6 o’clock train from Canterlot, when I see him getting on the last train out of Ponyville for the day. I try to get his attention to say hello, but he ignored my greetings and…”

But Applejack didn’t bother to listen to the rest, instead racing for the train station. Rarity looked completely lost and confused. “Hmph… first they all ignore me, then they can’t have the decency to wait until I’m finished speaking. Does nopony have any manners anymore?”

Applejack was able to confirm with the ticket master that her target had indeed boarded the train yesterday, but he couldn’t remember where he had been headed. Applejack pleaded for him to think harder, but it proved useless. With no other choice, she slowly walked home, the tears from her eyes not stopping the entire way.

Her family saw her walk into the barn upset and crying, but she refused to speak to any of them, instead shutting herself in her room. Big Mac called over her five closest friends, but it proved pointless. The only pony she spoke to was Rainbow Dash, but all she said was “Ah’m sorry” through the closed door.

Chapter 6

Sunlight streamed into your room, signalling the start of a new day. You groan, turning over and bury your head into the pillow. 'Any second... any second now that rooster is going to start...' you think to yourself, bracing yourself for the loud bird to signal everypony to wake up.

You wait....

... and wait....

... and wait. But only silence reaches your ears.

You open your eyes, and you remember. 'Of course... I'm back here.'

You don't wake up in the small, wooden room in the quaint little barn you've come to love. Instead, you find yourself in a grand stone bedroom, the walls adorned with paintings and white wallpaper. You're not in the small, conservative bed that you've come to call your own; you're now in a grand king bed with handmade sheets imported from Saddle Arabia, and pillows filled with phoenix feathers.

Somepony knocks at your door, and in walk two mares in maid outfits. "Good morning, master." they say in unison.

"Oh. Good morning." you reply lazily. As the two maids begin to prepare you for yet another day in the life you've come to hate, your mind goes back to a few days ago, when you returned home:

After you finally arrived back in Fillydelphia, you almost choke on the smoggy air of the city. The last year in Ponyville had made you used to the slow, leisurely pace that the small town ran at, but being thrown back into the city overwhelmed you as all the ponies around you rushed everywhere. You're bumped and jostled on the train platform as business ponies rush to and from, and you decide it would probably be safer outside the station.

Working your way to street level, the skyscrapers of the city towered over you. Other pegasus ponies zoom above you, some delivering mail and packages at breakneck speeds while others remove the clouds from the sky. The latter don't seem to really care too much about their job, as nopony seems to even glance at the small bits of sky that can be seen through the buildings. Though it would be quicker to fly home, you've learned from past experience that it is much safer
to walk the streets than try to avoid the almost-suicidal delivery pegasi.

Before you know it, you find yourself standing in front of a tall building with grand decorations and a smartly dressed earth pony by the front door. Recognizing you, he holds the door open for you as you enter, bowing his head. "Welcome back, Mr. Silverwing." he politely says. As you make your way to the elevators on the far side of the lobby, he rushes over to the house phone and dials one of the penthouse suites on the top floor. "Hello? Mrs. Silverwing, yes, I'm terribly sorry for interrupting you, but your son is back. Yes, he just entered the door, he should be up shortly. Yes, you're welcome Mrs. Silverwing."

You take the elevator to the top floor, the ride up the building seeming to take hours. Your floor is finally reached and the doors open, revealing two older pegasus ponies who are dressed as if they had just dined with Princess Celestia herself... which has happened on more than one occasion. Walking up to them, you finally greet them after a year apart.

"Hi mom, hi dad."

The two embrace you, your mother crying that her little colt has finally come home, your father trying to retain his composure and air of authority, but even he sheds a tear of finally having you home. They quickly sweep you back inside their luxurious accommodations, bombarding you with question after question;

"Where did you go?"

"Why did you just suddenly leave?"

"Did you get hurt? You're limping!"

"Did somepony try to kidnap you? Should I call the police?"

"How come you never wrote to tell us if you were safe?"

You finally get them to remain quiet while you tell them a very vague account of the past year, leaving out which exact town you were in, working on the farm, and of course being attacked by two timberwolves. Your mother of course has endless amounts of questions, but your father smiles and pats you on the back.

"Honey, don't worry. Don't you see, this is a fantastic development for our young son here! He has quite clearly grown in maturity, and I think it is time that he join my company and take his rightful place as manager for some of our newer accounts!"

You try to protest, this being the exact thing you had tried to avoid in the first place. But he won't hear any of it. "Nonsense!" he boomed excitedly. "You survived a whole year on your own, and without using a single bit from our account, might I add. I'm throwing a celebration tomorrow night and announcing your entrance to the Silverwing Bank and Investors. And I won't hear anyone try to tell me otherwise!"

And that's exactly what he did, the next night your home being flooded with all the important ponies in the area; the board of VIPs from your dad's company, executives from the branch companies, politicians, celebrities, and even a few members of the Wonderbolts. Everypony congratulated you on your move into the family business, your father beaming with pride that his one and only son has finally accepted his fate. On the outside you smile and act as happy as everypony else, but deep inside you feel like throwing yourself out the window.

'This... this isn't what I want...'

"...ster? Master?"

The call of one of your maids brings you back to reality, the memories of the past few days fading away yet again, instead now finding yourself being groomed by one maid, the other adjusting a blue suit that somehow made its way onto your body. "Master, your father is waiting for you." she says as your bedroom door flies open.

Your father enters, beaming ear to ear. "Ready for your first day, son?" he says happily. You sigh and nod, the fight and rebellion you once used to have now gone. You follow him out and he leads you downstairs to a waiting carriage. You both get in, and your father begins to ramble on and on about your new position in his company, and how he is envisioning great things from you.

Getting to his building makes things worse. Everypony there greets you with a hoofshake and your father immediately whisks you to your new office, introducing all the ponies who now report to you. The greetings are short lived, and almost immediately the papers begin to find their way to your desk. Knowing that your father won’t leave you alone until you begin your work, you fall into the routine of reviewing, signing, or declining each business proposal, loan, and invoice that you get. The years that you spent in school and in your father’s office showed, and your father gives you an approving nod before he leaves you to your new work.

The hours drag on and on for you. Hundreds and hundreds of papers come and go from your office, seeming like they’ll never end. You can’t take it anymore, and slam your office door shut and lock it, finally having some peace and quiet. You stare out your window, looking at the sky. Somewhere out there, there’s a small little town where you once had a completely different life. Somewhere out there, a small farm existed, the family there working all day but happy with what they did all day. Somewhere out there, a special somepony that you loved was maybe thinking of you too.

Sighing, you remember how you betrayed her trust, betrayed her love for you, and even though you didn’t know how she felt about you until it was too late, you still feel pangs of guilt in your gut. A knock at your office door returns your attention to the present, and as you open the door your father walks in.

“So how is everything? My word, you finished all of this already? Hahaha! That’s my boy! Perfect timing also, the board and I are meeting to discuss some of our newly acquired properties. Why don’t you come with me? A fresh mind will surely be welcome!”

Without waiting for your answer, he guides you to a meeting room. Nine other older ponies sit around a grand table, and your father takes the head seat as you take the last vacant chair. Talks begin of some of the newly acquired properties the company has bought, and whether or not they will be profitable. Very few are allowed to continue to operate without change; some have new managers sent over to try to bring in more profit while other are completely demolished, the land either sold for development or a new business built in its place. The entire process doesn’t interest you in the slightest until you hear a familiar name.

“…Sweet Apple Acres, run by a Miss Applejack.”

You’re paying full attention now, and what Applejack told you before comes rushing back to your head. Traveling to Fillydelphia, borrowing money to pay off the hospital debt… why didn’t you connect everything sooner?

Your thoughts are once again interrupted by your father. “I think everypony can see here that the land value greatly outweighs the meager profits this place has been putting out, according to our records.” he says. “I vote that we raze the farm and start plans for developing the land for something more useful. Ponyville is a growing town, and we can definitely flip the land easily.”

All the other executives nod in agreement, but you can’t take it and stand up. “No!” you shout, catching everyone off guard.

Your father looks at you sternly, his face all business. “No?” he repeats. You struggle to find the words you need to change your father’s mind as he continues. “Son, even you must see my point. This farm is run by one family, and each year they barely cover their costs. Heck, even a few years they lost profit! The past ten years for them they have barely managed to cover their expenses and can barely keep their own barn standing.”

“But… but, they provide an extremely high quality product, plus some items that can’t be found anywhere else.” you say, remembering Granny Smith’s Zap Apple Jam and the family’s famous cider.

“I’m surprised you know about those items.” your father says, a surprised look coming across his face. “But they make it in such small quantity, we can simply move production to some other larger farm.”

Things don’t look good for your side as the other ponies grow weary and clearly wish to cast aside the matter. Desperate, you try one last thing to save Applejack’s home. “What if… what if I can turn their profit margin into a more favorable output?” you ask.

Your father ponders for a few moments, obviously running countless calculations, scenarios, and risks in his head. Finally, he nods. “I’m surprised that you believe that this farm can be saved. But I guess you must see something that I don’t. Very well then, I shall sign direct management over to you and see what you can do in the next few months. But if things don’t improve by the spring, we shall have to demolish it.”

“The spring? But that only gives me the winter, and they don’t produce anything during the winter season.” you protest.

But your father remains firm on his decision. “That’s all the time you have. We cannot afford to wait any longer than that.”

The next few days are spent doing nothing but trying to figure out how you can turn the Apple’s luck around. You’ve bought them some time, but looking over the paperwork from the farm leaves you astonished. Your father was right; they barely made any profit, which was not much of a surprise as they sold their produce at such a low cost. Adding the fact that you had to increase their profit margin significantly during the winter, the task seemed impossible for anypony to pull off.

One solution finally presents itself, and as the hours pass, you realize that it’s the only option. The only thing that could ruin the plan is what the Apples would say, but you have to trust them that they still trust you… that she still trusts you.

Leaving your office, you inform your secretary to arrange a train ticket to Ponyville, and to set up a meeting with you and your accountant tomorrow. The next few days are going to be long…

Author's Note

Well, this story has definitely lasted much longer than I had originally anticipated. I'm thinking there will be 2-3 more chapters before I finally draw things to a close.

Chapter 7

It takes a few days to get everything set up for your plan, but you finally find yourself back on the train bound for Ponyville. Sitting with you is a smartly dressed unicorn, and the two of you pass multiple papers back and forth. As he passes you each one, you quickly sign it at the bottom and pass it back, the task repeated dozens of times before the last paper is finally secured in his briefcase. He wipes his brow with his handkerchief, concern and confusion on his face. "Mr. Silverwing, are you sure you wish to do this? This... this is quite a shocking decision. Does your father know about this?"

You gaze out at the passing landscape, spotting your destination far in the distance. "No, no he doesn't. But I have never been so sure of anything before. I have to do this."

The unicorn nods, knowing better than to ask for any explanation of why or how. He settles into his seat for the rest of the train ride, but you fidget in your seat, anxious to reach your destination.

Hours later you finally return to the small town that you love so much, but you don't have any time to reminisce on your memories, instead leading the unicorn to a familiar nearby building. You knock on the wooden door, and it soon opens. A purple unicorn opening the door and her eyes light up when she sees you. "You're really back!" she exclaims in excitement. You both enter her library, a table in the middle of the room set up for six.

"Twilight, thank you for helping." you say sincerely.

"Of course, anything for a friend. But I still don't get why you needed me and Spike here for a business meeting, or why anypony would have a business meeting here in Ponyville at all. Come to think of it, I didn't know you were a businesspony at all." she remarks. "Who else is coming? There's just four of us right now."

Before you can answer another knock at the door is heard. Spike rushes over to open the door, and two familiar earth ponies enter.

"Heya, Twi. So ya'll know what in the heck we're all doing here? Ah just got this message yesterday to meet here an..."

Applejack's sentence trailed off as she saw you standing beside Twilight. Big Mac follows her in and is also shocked to see you. "Uh... hey." you manage to say.

Tears flood AJ's eyes and she rushes to you, embracing you tightly. You return the hug, trying to console her as she sobs into your shoulder. "Go-gosh darnit, you idjit! W-we... we were so worried about yah!" she managed to yell at you between heavy sobs. Big Mac walks up to you also and pats you on the back. Though he says nothing, you can tell from his watering eyes that he was also worried about you, and is also glad to see you back safely.

It takes a few minutes for Applejack to calm down and let go of you. The mood is soiled by your companion who coughs loudly. "Ahem... can we begin yet? There's a lot to get done today, and I must return to the city as soon as I can."

You shoot him a glare stern enough to almost match Fluttershy's, but admit to yourself that, if things go correctly, he would indeed have quite the workload to complete. "Maybe we should get started." you say.

Applejack and her brother take one side of the table while you and your companion take the opposite side. Twilight and Spike fill the two remaining seats between the two groups, Spike looking quite distraught at the stack of papers that your companion places in front of him.

Applejack wipes her hooves across her eyes, clearing the last of her tears. "So what in tarnation is goin' on here? Ah thought we were meetin' with somepony from that bank in Fillydelphia ah went to." Applejack said. Big Mac nodded in agreement.

The unicorn next to you opened his briefcase and put on a pair of spectacles. "Ahem, yes, well, that would be us. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Cal Culate, chief accountant for the SIlverwing Bank and Investors. And this, of course, is the new executive of properties and the owner's son, Mr. Silverwing."

You shrink back into your seat as your family name is revealed, your friend's jaws all almost hitting the table in surprise. "Wha'... but how... you're really..." Twilight stuttered.

You nod your head in confirmation, trying to read Applejack's reaction. Her face still remains in shock as her brain processes the information she just heard. Cal coughs again, becoming impatient. "Yes, well, now that we got that cleared up, Mr. Silverwing here has somehow seen vast potential in your farm, despite the board's decision to look into other uses for the property..."

"They said what?!" Applejack and Big Mac yelled out in surprise.

Cal readjusted his glasses. "The board had gone over your annual revenue reports and deemed that this land was not being used to its full potential, and decided it would be in the best interest of everypony to build more promising business opportunities."

"Now hold on a garsh darn second!" Applejack yelled. "That's our home! Ain't nopony in some fancy schmancy bank that's gonna just kick us all out like that!"

"Now hold on, Ms. Applejack." Cal said, taken aback by her outburst. "Though that would be the best course of action to make a larger profit, that is not what Mr. Silverwing here decided to do. You there, young dragon, if you please." he said to Spike. Spike grumbled at being treated like a child, but dutifully began distributing the papers to the proper pony.

Applejack scanned the first few papers. "Thi-this is... this is a contract to sell the farm! Uh uh, no way! We ain't gonna give up our farm so easily t..."

"Wait Applejack!" Twilight interrupted, looking over her copy. "It is a contract to sell Sweet Apple Acres, but this says that Silverwing Bank and Investors is selling Sweet Apple Acres to... Applejack."
Applejack read the document slower, her eyes going wide. "Bu-bu-but, ah can't! There's no way ah could afford to buy it all back righ' now."

"Ahem," Cal coughed once more. "If you'll please turn to the last page, you will find a receipt. Mr. Silverwing and I cleared the funds for the purchase this morning before we left Fillydelphia. All that is left of for Ms. Applejack to sign the papers and the farm will be returned to her. Oh, and Ms. Sparkle, you will need to also sign in place of the 'Canterlot Official' overseeing the transaction. Her highness Princess Celestia personally notified me that her most trusted student could sign instead."

Applejack and Big Mac both gasped as they turned to the last page and saw the enormous price that had been paid. She looks up at you, her eyes wide with surprise. "How the... how did you... how did he..."

Turning to you, your accountant slides one last document in front of you. "And if you would please sign this, sir, this will finalize your sale of any and all assets you own with your father's bank." Before anypony there could ask what he meant or object, you sign your name at the bottom, sealing the deal. Applejack and Twilight also sign where they need to, both still in slight shock as to all the information that had just been dumped on them. Cal collected all the papers, looking them over and nodding before placing them back in his briefcase. "Very good, thank you all. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to rush back to the city to file these and inform the board that the farm has made them an acceptable 'profit'." He places an envelope in front of you before getting up and leaving the library, walking quickly to catch the next train back to the city. Spike also gets up, heading upstairs grumbling that after a whole day organizing the library, the last thing he needs is to sort more papers.

An awkward silence hung over the room before Twilight finally asks what was on her, AJ's, and Big Mac's mind; "What the hay is going on here?"

Sighing, you decide it's time to come clean, and you tell them all your real identity, who your family is, and how you ran away and wound up in Ponyville. The three ponies in front of you look at you in disbelief. Twilight spoke up first, asking what was on everypony's mind. "Why didn't you just tell us who you were? We wouldn't have cared. Well, except Rarity... she would have begged you to introduce her to all of your contacts back home."

"I was afraid of word getting around that I was here. My dad... he's a great dad, always gave me whatever I wanted. But you all heard how ruthless he is when it comes to his business. He won't let anypony stand in his way when it comes to making money, and won't hesitate to crush somepony's living for bigger opportunities." you say, nodding towards the Apple siblings.

"But how in the hay did ya'll manage to afford to pay so darn much for the farm?" Applejack wondered. "There's no way even Celestia could just come up with that kinda money!"

You decide to just tell the truth. You explain to the ponies how you and your accountant came up with a sum that you’re the bank’s board couldn’t refuse. The only way to raise that kind of money was to sell any interest you had in the company, as well as to call in a few favors that some of the executive ponies owed you, and finally by getting the remaining amount by dipping into your personal account. Without hesitation you write the check to buy back the farm, putting Applejack’s name as the buyer to return her home to her family.

Applejack tears up again after hearing how far you went for her. She gets up and slowly walks over to you, and instead of saying anything she pulls you forward and kisses you deeply. Her tongue brushes against your lips and you extend yours to meet hers, the kiss lasting for almost a minute before you two break apart. Twilight’s face turns red from witnessing the intimate exchange, and Big Macintosh just shakes his head, but has a small smile on his face. Applejack shyly looks away, finally remembering that you two weren’t alone. “S-so, uh… so what are ya’ll gonna do now?” Applejack nervously asks.

“I don’t really know, I kind of didn’t think this far ahead.” you admit. “I can’t really go back home after going behind my father’s back and selling everything he worked to give me. Besides, I didn’t really like the city life. I’ll just travel for a while, maybe find a new place to call home soon.”

“But… yah already have someplace to call home.” Applejack said. “Ya’ll had a home the day you came here and met Big Macintosh. Right, Big Mac?”

“Eeyup.”

Her hoof touching yours, she softly kisses you again. “C’mon, sugarcube, let’s go home.”

The three of you walk back to the farm together, Big Macintosh leading the way while you and Applejack trail behind together. The majority of the walk is silent, you and Applejack not knowing what to say to each other. You catch her glancing at you shyly, but every time you look back into her eyes she blushes and quickly looks away. The walk finally ends, and you reach the familiar barn that you gave everything away to save. Entering the barn you feel like you truly are home. You yawn, the past few days of staying up late catching up to you and taking its toll. You’re happy that Pinkie Pie hasn’t gotten word yet that you were back, or she would no doubt be here with yet another party in full swing.

You enter your old room, much more satisfied with the simple layout over the gigantic monster of a room back in Fillydelphia. “And no maids bursting in unannounced.” you say to yourself. Right then, you hear your door slowly open and somepony enter.

Praying to Celestia it isn’t some cruel, ironic twist that your maids found you, you turn around and see that it’s Applejack. “Oh, hey.” you say.

She doesn’t respond, instead slowly approaching you while she drops her hat by the door. She walks up to you, her face inches away from yours, getting closer and closer before your lips finally connect again. Though it’s technically your third kiss with her tonight, you still feel butterflies in your stomach as her soft lips connect with yours, her tongue once again meeting yours. She softly moans and moves her body up against yours. Her hoof reaches up and strokes your underbelly, causing your legs to buckle slightly and you begin to feel aroused.

Applejack breaks contact with you, pushing you over to the bed. You don’t offer any resistance, and allow yourself to be pushed onto your back and she climbs on top of you. She looks down with a smile, noticing your cock beginning to harden and grow. She gently rubs her hoof along the shaft, feeling it grow larger and firmer as she grinds her crotch against your leg. You feel her growing aroused also, a slick trail of her love juices forming along your leg.

You groan as she gently starts to give you another hoof job, but this time she goes slower, being more intimate with each stroke. “Ya’ll like that?” she says softly. You moan as she gently squeezes you. “Ah’ll take that as a yes.” she says.

Seeing that you’re fully erect, she slides her body up, sliding your cock against her wet slit. Looking down, you see her lower lips spread apart as the length of your cock slides between them. This all seems oddly familiar, but as she started moving her body you lose your train of thought to the warm sensation. The angle Applejack’s body is at causes her clit to rub directly against your shaft, causing her to occasionally jerk as her senses become overloaded. “Buck it, ah need it now.” she mutters, rising up and positioning herself over your cock. “Consarn it, how did she do it again?” she muttered, fidgeting slightly as she tried to get your cock to slide in her.

“Wait, what did yo- ahhhh.” you try to say, but she finally finds her mark and lowers herself onto your waiting cock. You can’t help but gasp as her pussy envelopes your cock, squeezing you so tight that you don’t think it will be possible to get more than your tip in. You can see that she is in pain, but Applejack keeps on forcing more into her. She bites on her lower lip to keep from yelping out as you sink deeper into her tight passage. You thought Rainbow Dash was tight, but Applejack was surprisingly much tighter than her smaller friend. You correctly guess that it was from all the apple-bucking she’s done her entire life, her muscles in her flank being stronger than almost any other pony.

One last push down finally fills Applejack completely, but instead of finding pleasure she only found pain, a few stray tears finding their way down her face. “Ah… ah’m sorry, just gimme one second.” she gasps. She tries to rise back up but her face is stricken with pain, and she collapses onto your chest, grimacing.

“Applejack, stop…” you try to plead.

“N-n-no, ah c-can do this. Ah have t-to.” she responds. “This is h-h-how Rainbow Dash said ya liked it.”

“Wait, Rainbow Dash?” you say, turning red as you remember that day Applejack caught you two together.

“Y-yeah… after ya disappeared, Rainbow came a-and apologized. We talked, and she t-t-told me about how ya r-really… really liked what she did.” Applejack admitted.

You flap your wings, in one motion flipping Applejack onto her back and laying her on the bed while trying to extract yourself as gently as possible. Now standing over her, you look deep into her confused eyes. “AJ, it’s not how it’s done or anything like that. It’s who the special pony I’m with. I… I made a mistake, and I would take it back if I could. But I still love you, AJ. I really do.”

She looks away from you. “Ah… ah’m sorry ah wasn’t truthful with ya. Ah just panicked when ya said that to me. And… ah did something also that ah understand if ya never forgive me for. But ah, well, ah do love ya too.”

You gently turn her head back to you and kiss her. As you do, you bring your haunches forward, the tip of your cock finding its way back up against her tight, wet hole. She freezes, remembering how much it hurt to get you inside, but you assure her that you’ll be gentle. Nodding, she allows you to continue, gasping as you slowly begin to slide into her, taking care not to rush it. Every time she starts to wince in pain, you stop to allow her to adjust to your girth before continuing. It takes almost fifteen minutes, but you finally fill her up once again, this time with pleasure flowing through her body.

“How’s that? You okay?” you ask her.

“Bucking goddess, ah didn’t you were gonna be this big.” she said, staring down to where you two are connected.

The hot heat wrapped around your cock feels like heaven, and you slowly take shallow strokes and receive a soft moan from Applejack.

“Oh Celestia, that feels good. Yah can do it harder if ya want. Ah’m all yours.” Applejack says seductively. That’s all the motivation you need. You begin to take long, deep strokes in and out of her tight hole, causing her to gasp and cry out from each thrust. Her hooves grasp the sheets in ecstasy as you start to build your speed, her muscles starting to relax but still gripping your cock tightly.

The stimulation her pussy gives you begins to become too much and you don’t think you can hold out much longer. You try to slow down your pace, wanting to enjoy the pleasure of her body for as long as possible, but she thrusts her hips up, her body wanting more. A familiar sensation in your balls starts to build, and you know you’re getting close. Applejack starts to reach her peak also, and you suddenly feel her pussy tighten up as she bites her hoof to stop from screaming out and alerting everypony in the barn to her climax.

Her orgasm sends you over the edge, and you start to cum before you can even think of pulling out. Her orgasm continues as she feels your warm seed begin to flood her womb, and she wraps her hind legs around your body, pulling you deeper into her as you continue to unload spurt after spurt of cum into her.

You collapse onto her warm body and you both try to catch your breath. She nuzzles your neck and you return the gesture, your lips then meeting once again. You try standing up and slowly extract your softening tool from her flooded pussy, globs of your semen leaking out once you remove yourself. Lying down next to her, you drape a hoof over her body and pull her close to you.

“So be honest, was ah better than Dash?” she asks. You turn deep red, not sure how you can possibly answer that question right now. She giggles at your embarrassment. “Ah guess ah just gotta keep doin a good job so ya don’t have to go back to her.”

Sleep finally begins to descend on the both of you, and you both cuddle up as close to each other as possible. Applejack softly says your name, and you look straight into her bright green eyes, finally hearing those words you longed to hear from her lips before you both fall asleep.

“Ah love you.”

Author's Note

Not the strongest ending I would have liked, but I started to lose motivation half-way through writing this chapter. For now, I think that this is where this story is going to end, unless enough people want it to continue, then I'll take a look at doing so after I finish up a few other things.

I'm always open to ideas, so if anyone wants to suggest something for this story feel free.

Chapter 8

A year has passed since you left your old life behind in Fillydelphia for good.

A year has passed since you sold everything you had and moved to the small town that you love so much.

A year has passed since you got to hear those words you've yearned to hear for so long from one special mare.

WHUMP!

"Hey Big Mac, I think that was the last tree!" you call out to the larger red stallion.

"Eeyup." he agrees, looking around at the bare orchard.

You can't help but chuckle, the short conversation seeming extremely familiar. You load up the twin baskets full of apples onto your back as Big Mac does the same himself and begin carrying the final load back to the farm. You're secretly quite proud of yourself; last year you could barely carry a single basket of apples without feeling like your spine was going to snap in two, but now you could carry a full two baskets. However, you still had a LONG ways to go before you could carry the load Big Mac was capable of...

As you and the large stallion begin the trek across the farm back to the barn, you cough nervously as you summon the courage to ask Big Mac the question that has been on your mind since the final fall harvest began. "Hey, um... so, Big Mac..." you say, unsure of how to phrase your question without causing the stallion to kick your teeth in. "Well, you know that me and Applejack have been going out for the past year..."

Knowing where your question is headed, Big Mac stops and turns to you. He stares at you in absolute silence and you're unable to determine what he's thinking through his facial features. You start to sweat, but not because of the weight of the apples on your back. 'Oh buck...' you think nervously.

Instead, Big Mac simply sighs and nods. "Eeyup." he simply says before continuing walking home.

You finally realize that you had been holding your breath and exhale in relief. You swear you just heard Big Mac snigger slightly at the sound of your sigh of relief, but nothing could possibly break the feeling of joy that you felt right now. Though you never did actually ask Big Mac your question, he understood perfectly what you were going to ask him and he had given you his approval.

Now all you had to do is ask her.

Dinner at Sweet Apple Acres was once again as wonderful as ever. Granny Smith and little Apple Bloom had whipped up an amazing meal while you and Big Mac were clearing the last trees of their fruit. Applejack had returned home just after you and her brother returned, her apple cart empty while her bag of bits was close to overflowing. As usual, Big Mac broke out the Apple Vodka to celebrate the final day of harvesting the orchards, and everypony took an extra shot of the powerful brew as the season had lasted a month longer due to so many new trees finally bearing fruit. Well, almost everypony took an extra shot; the first one still caused you to cough despite taking a sip. You turned slightly red at as the Apple family finally calmed down; even Apple Bloom managed to take a sip without coughing herself.

You turn to look out the window and see that Celestia's sun is beginning to finally dip down. "Hey, AJ? Care to go on a walk with me?" you ask her.

Applejack finishes off her drink with one last swig. "Sure, ah'm up for a lil' stroll." she says, tossing her hat onto her head.

"Ah'll come too!" Apple Bloom says excitedly, but as she gets up Big Mac yanks on her tail and pulls her back to her seat.

"Nnope." he simply says.

"Aww, how come?" she pouts in annoyance.

"Don' be a stick'n the mud, Big Mac. She can come with us." Applejack says, but Big Mac shakes his head and repeats his previous answer.

Applejack and Apple Bloom are thankfully completely clueless as to why Big Mac refuses to let anypony else go on your walk. However, Granny Smith looks over at you and you can't help looking away nervously as your face reddens. The elderly pony's face instantly lights up and a grin spreads over her entire face.

"Oooh! Ya'll best better be gettin' on, don' wanna waste any more daylight, ya two!" Granny Smith exclaims. She quickly grabs you and AJ, and with a surprising amount of strength she pushes you two outside and slams the door shut before either of you can react. You can barely hear Apple Bloom still questioning her two elders why she can't go, but you know that as soon as you and AJ leave Big Mac and Granny Smith will explain everything.

"Whut'n tarnation was that about?" Applejack asks in confusion. You shrug, feigning ignorance, and thankfully it's enough for the earth pony mare. "Ah well, ferget about them. C'mon, let's go." she says, nuzzling you before you both head off.

You lead Applejack up through the farm's orchard and up to the tallest hill that overlooked the majority of the farm. You reach the peak just as the sun begins dipping below the horizon and motion Applejack to sit down next to you. She's more than happy to oblige, and you watch the sun set in silence for a few moments before she speaks up.

"So, ah bet ya'll thought ah forgot what day it is." she said teasingly. "Well, ah didn', an' ah was gonna do this later tonight but out here works as well."

Before you can ask her what she means Applejack leans in and kisses you. You're normally not one to complain about kissing the mare of your dreams, but you had everything tonight planned out and didn't want to miss your opportunity. Still, a little kissing couldn't hurt, and you gladly return her kiss while embracing her, pulling her closer to you.

It doesn't take long before you start feeling more than just the warmth of her body against yours. She starts stroking your inner thigh with her hoof, slowly making her way up to your crotch. You mentally kick yourself for wanting to stop things before your plans are ruined, but it's for the greater good. You stop her hoof from going any further while reluctantly pulling back and breaking your kiss with her, causing Applejack to look at you in confusion with a hint of hurt.

"A-ah'm sorry, did ya not like that?" she asks worriedly.

"What? Of course not! I mean, I did! I mean.... arg!" you say in a panic. You take a deep breath to steady your nerves and grasp both of AJ's hooves with yours, looking into her beautiful green eyes as you pass the point of no return.

"A-Applejack, the time I spent here has been the best part of my life. Living here with you all has been an absolute dream come true, and I am forever in your debt for allowing me to come live with you and your family on your farm."

"Hey now, ya'll technically saved all o'us last year when-" Applejack started to say, but you quietly hush her.

"None of that would have happened if you never let me stay." you say. "But anyways, living here on Sweet Apple Acres has been a dream come true for me, but there's one pony that means more to me than anything in Equestria. I wouldn't leave that pony for anything. Not even Celestia herself could keep me away from her. I love her with everything I have, and I would gladly give up everything I have to see her happy."

Her eyes tearing up, Applejack couldn't help but let out a stray chuckle at the irony of your last sentence. However, her tears break free and she quickly brings a hoof up to her mouth as she sees you reach under your wing and bring out a shiny gold object, holding it and offering it to her.

"I love you, Applejack. Will you marry me?" you ask her.

Applejack dips her head down, using her hat to hide the tears pouring down her face but she manages to nod. Slipping the golden hoop onto her, she lifts her head just enough to look at the engagement hooflet before jumping you, pushing you down onto your back as she forcefully kisses you. You embrace her once more as you return her show of affection, not caring that her tears are falling onto your face; all you care about is the sensation of her body pressed up against yours right here, right now. Eventually, she pulls back ever so slightly so she can finally answer you properly.

"Yes. Celestia's sun, a thousand times yes." she says with a smile.

From their hiding place in a nearby cluster of bushes, a small gathering of ponies silently wiped their eyes to clear their own tears of happiness.

"See! I told you he was gonna ask tonight!" Pinkie Pie whispered gleefully.

"I still think spying on them like this is wrong. He wanted to ask her in private, after all." Twilight said uncertainly.

Rainbow Dash sighed almost a little too loudly. "Oh come ON, Twilight. You wanted to come see just as badly as the rest of us. She IS one of our best friends after all." she said.

Twilight had to admit to herself that Rainbow Dash was right; when Pinkie had ran over to tell her that Applejack's special somepony had just bought an engagement hooflet, she too had been curious as to what the farmpony would say. However, how Pinkie knew the exact date, time, and place the two would be when he asked her was a complete mystery. Then again, it was Pinkie Pie, after all...

"Oh, I'm so happy for her! I can't wait to start designing Applejack's wedding dress! Though I do hope she chooses to have her wedding in the spring. Winter weddings are absolutely dreadful, and summer dresses are an absolute nightmare to make!" Rarity said dramatically. "Oh! And then of course the bridesmaids will need their dresses, and the groom will need his outfit as well! Then there's the flowerpony and...."

"Now hold on Rarity, maybe they want to have a small, private wedding." Twilight suggested.

"Um, girls?"

"What? One of our best friends not having the dress of her dreams? Never! I'll do it for free, if I must! This IS Applejack we're talking about!" Rarity retorted.

"Um, excuse me, girls?"

"What is it, Fluttershy? Can't you see I'm trying to prevent an absolute catastrophe here? This is Applejack's wedding we're talking about!" Rarity said. "What could be more important than helping plan her big day?"

"Um, leaving. Leaving now." Fluttershy said, covering her eyes with one hoof while pointing towards the two ponies on the hill. Looking over to where the two newly engaged ponies were, the five hidden mares turned a deep red as they saw Applejack slowly taking her fiance's rock-hard cock into her mouth.

"Yup, time to leave." Twilight said.

Author's Note

OMG, what's this? An update???? To THIS story??????

Yup! It's about time, right? Only took over a year for me to pick up where I left off. Expect this story to now receive the PROPER ending it deserves.

Though I will admit, I did not miss having to working around not having a first name for the main character. I will always refuse to use 'Anon' when referring to 'you' (as it pisses the hell out of me when I see it being used). Completely kills the mood of any second-person story for me.

Chapter 10

"You sure he won't wake up?"

"Shh! He will if ya'll don' hush up!"

"Okay, okay! So which one of us goes first? We can't do this at the same time."

"Nuh uh, ah know yer tricks Dash. We do this fair n'square at the same time. Or d'ya think ya'll ain't up for the challenge?"

"Fine, I'll do it your way, and I'll still win! You'll see!"

Though your eyes are still closed, you know you're no longer alone as you can clearly hear the 'whispering' of Rainbow Dash and Applejack as they attempt to quietly make their way to the bed. The levels of their voices didn't wake you up, though; the loud hoofsteps of the two mares and the loud bang the door made as it flew open probably woke every living creature on the farm. Still, your curiosity gets the better of you and you pretend to still be asleep, and before long you feel the sides of the bed sag down as the two mares climb onto either side of you.

You feel one of the girls suddenly grab your crotch through the sheets. "Whoa there, slow down there." you hear Applejack hiss. "Ya'll trying to wake him up?"

"Oh, you think you're some expert? What would you do?" Dash shoots back.

"Like this." Applejack says softly. You then feel the AJ slowly slide the sheets aside, revealing your semi-hard cock to both mares. Without hesitation your lover grasps your shaft between her hooves and gently strokes it to full hardness in mere moments.

Rainbow Dash snorts impatiently. "Hey, what happened to doing this at the same time? Move over!" she hisses while reaching out. The pegasus is definitely more aggressive than Applejack is and you can't help but let out a muffled grunt of discomfort from her roughness.

Applejack chuckles in confidence. "Ya ready t'give up there?" she asks, smelling victory close by.

"Pfft, I'm just getting started. Watch and learn." Dash says. You feel a set of hooves remove themselves from your shaft, but they're soon replaced by an extremely soft, pleasant feeling that wraps around your cock. Daring to take a quick peek, you see that Rainbow has wrapped one of her wings around your shaft and is gently flexing it to massage it. "Ha! Who's the better mare now?"

"Hey, t'ain't fair! Ya'll are hogging all'a him." Applejack says. Rainbow ignores her friend's griping, and as Applejack quickly thinks of what to do next she sees that the top portion of your shaft is free. Not wasting any time, she positions her head over your cock and engulfs the flared head in her mouth, going straight to sucking on it while using her tongue to tease the underside of it.

You grit your teeth and clench your eyes shut as pretending to be asleep is now a challenge. Applejack already knows exactly how to get you off with just her mouth, but now that you have Rainbow Dash stroking your shaft with her wing it won't be long before you cum. Either mare's technique would get you off for sure, but both at the same time was too much for any stallion to handle. However, you feel Rainbow beginning to slow down her wingjob, and soon you hear a grunt of discomfort as Dash removes her wing from your cock.

"Rrg! Stupid wing cramp. Hold on a second, lemme switch sides." Dash says.

Applejack mumbles something in protest, but the vibrations from AJ's mouth are just the thing needed to finally send you over the edge. You bit your lip to stop from groaning out loud as your cock begins twitching and your cum shoots up into Applejack's waiting mouth. The surprise of your orgasm catches Applejack off guard but she manages to keep your cock in your mouth and catch every last drop. Once you finish shooting your load into her mouth, she gently sucks the tip of your cock to get every last bit of your cum before finally lifting her head and opening her mouth to show the shocked rainbow pegasus what she just got before closing her mouth and swallowing your seed.

"Heh, looks like ah won." she smirks.

"B-b-but... but it wasn't fair! I was about to... he... I wasn't ready!" Dash protests.

"Nuh uh, ya'll lost fair an' square. 'Sides, this was YOUR idea, missy." AJ points out.

You hear Rainbow Dash mumble something not fit for fillies but she begins moving around. You can't tell exactly what she's doing and you can't risk opening your eyes, but you eventually figure out that somepony is now straddling your still erect crotch. The touch of somepony's crotch against your cock gives a suggestion of what is about to happen, but the voice of the pony throws you a curve ball.

"Do I really have to?" you hear Dash whine. Her voice is clearly coming from just above you, and Applejack's answer coming from the side of the bed.

"Rules are rules, Rainbow." she says.

Thoroughly confused, you can only wait to see what happens next. You feel Dash shuffle her body a little as Applejack reaches out and guides your cock to its next target. This makes no sense to you; why would the loser of their 'contest' be the one who gets to fuck you? But when you feel where your cock is now pressing up against your eyes snap open and you can't help crying out in shock and surprise.

"Whoa! What the...?" you sputter, unable to stop yourself.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack jump in surprise as they realize that you may not have been asleep after all. Unfortunately for Rainbow, the surprise of hearing your voice causes her hind legs to slip, and as gravity takes over both you and her open your mouths in silent shock as she impales herself on your cock...

...with her ass.

"OH BUUU-" Rainbow Dash cries out.

With lightning fast reflexes, Applejack quickly muffles Dash's mouth with her hoof. While Dash may be in pain, you can't help but admit that her tight ass feels amazing wrapped around your cock; the tightness and heat you are feeling absolute bliss. The only thing stopping you from thrusting in and out, though, is the continued muffled cries from Rainbow Dash.

"Ow ow owowow! D-don't move!" Dash cries out.

"What in Celestia's name is going on?" you ask, looking to Applejack for an answer.

"N-n-nothin'! Ah mean... we were jus'... ah'right, we made a bet that whichever one o'us couldn' make ya cum would have t'lose their anal virginity t'night." AJ finally admitted.

AJ's slightly slurred speech and hazy eyes show that the earth pony is still slightly drunk, and if she still is then Rainbow is definitely still under the influence of the alcohol she had earlier. Shaking your head at the lengths these two went to, you gently help Rainbow Dash off of your cock and lay her down next to you. She's still crying from being impaled so roughly, so you offer her a light kiss on the muzzle to help calm her down.

"H-hey, no fair..." Applejack pouts. Not wanting to forget your new fiance, you motion for her to lay down on the other side of you. She quickly jumps into bed next to you, cuddling up against your body and nuzzles your neck.

Turning to Rainbow Dash, you see that the rainbow pegasus is already fast asleep. "Heh, looks like she's already aslee-" you start to say, but as you turn back to AJ you find that she's asleep as well. Both mares breathe softly against you, and though it feels like a dream come true to have these two beautiful mares sleeping next to you, you know that you're going to have some explaining to do once they wake up. All you can hope is that they remember their silly bet when they wake up and save you the trouble of having to explain why Rainbow's anus will most likely be extremely sore.

Sighing, you decide to not worry about that mess now and decide to call it a night yourself. You give Dash a quick kiss on the forehead and give Applejack a longer, soft kiss on her lips. "Goodnight, you two." you say before closing your eyes and falling asleep once more, this time not being awoken by two mares trying to make you cum.

Author's Note

Heh, drunken shenanigans...

Chapter 1

WHUMP!

Looking back, you see dozens of apples fall into strategically placed baskets below them, the once full apple tree now bare. “Hey, Big Mac, I think that was the last tree.”

“Eeyup.”

Helping Big Macintosh load the last of the full apple baskets onto his cart, you trek back to Sweet Apple Acres, another long day of harvesting complete.

Walking through the fields of trees and watching the leaves begin to fall, you think of how lucky you were to find this piece of paradise…

Growing up in Fillydelphia, you always felt that the city life wasn’t for you, and even though you are a pegasus, you felt more confined than an earth pony on a deserted island. The everyday hustle and bustle of the large city, as well as living in your father’s shadow always left you feeling empty inside. Your parents always put pressure on you to follow in your father’s hooves and become a successful business pony, but you finally made up your mind and flew away without telling anyone, wanting to start a new life somewhere where nopony knew you or your family’s name.

Doing that proved harder than you thought. Baltimare, Los Pegasus, even in Cloudsdale there were too many ponies who recognized you due to your family.

Finally, you found the perfect place, a small little town nestled in a valley under Canterlot. Your first few days went by without incident. No pony knew you or even tried making the connection to your family. The closest you come to having your identity exposed is when a group of ponies from Canterlot visit the library, as the pony in charge of it is a student of Princess Celestia herself.

Looking for work, you come across an ad for a farm hand for a farm on the outskirts of town. You meet Big Mac, and after proving to him that you can handle a full day of labor, he and his family welcome you as one of their own.

That was almost a year ago, and although the constant labor became very tiresome at times, you’ve never been happier with life. Arriving back at the barn, you and Big Macintosh leave your harvest outside and return home.

“Heya, young fellers. Got some cider in the kitchen for you.” an elderly pony called out as you entered.

“Thanks Granny Smith.” you say. Taking a mug, you gulp down the cold cider eagerly, the homemade brew reenergizing you after the hard day’s work.

A red and yellow blur suddenly speeds past you, but Big Mac manages to catch it by the tail. “Woah there, Apple Bloom. Where are you headed?” he asks.

“Ah’m headed over to Zecora’s!” the little filly said excitedly. “Ah’m helping her gather more ingredients for that stuff to cure poison joke. Applejack said it’s ok. I swear ah won’t get in trouble.”

“Okay, but be back before sundown.” Big Mac said. Apple Bloom nodded, then ran off, more than likely thinking that helping the zebra would get her a cutie mark.

You can’t help but smile at her determination. Apple Bloom was also the only pony in town to ever get close of finding your true identity when she asked why a pony with your cutie mark would want to work on a farm. Thankfully, she distracted herself by thinking of a new way to try to earn a cutie mark, and ran off before you could answer.

You head upstairs to shower off the sweat and grime that you accumulated from bucking apples all day. As your hoof is right about to open the bathroom door, the door opens and you find yourself face to face with Applejack.

You both take a few steps back in surprise. “Woah! ‘Scuse me there, sugarcube.” Applejack says, her face turning slightly red.

You can’t help but stare in awe. She just got out of the shower herself, her mane and tail remained wet, draping down seductively. Her piercing green eyes seem to sparkle and she winks at you as she walks to her room. “Got it all warmed up for yah in there! Just don’t be late for supper!” As she walks past you, her tail inadvertently flicks up in the air, lightly brushing against your body. She enters her room and closes the door, and you’re finally able to snap out of your trance. Sighing, you enter the bathroom and splash cold water on your face, thinking back on when you first met.

You didn’t meet Applejack until a few days after you had moved in and started working on the farm due to her traveling to Canterlot. You’ll never forget the first time you saw her; she met you and Big Macintosh out in the fields early one morning after she returned, already bucking apples while most other ponies were fast asleep. Her body glistened with sweat as her powerful and toned legs wound back for another powerful kick. Her beautiful green eyes and contagious smile solidified your mind, and you were pretty sure that this was love at first sight.

Coming back to reality, you jump into the shower and wash yourself off. Your thoughts start to wander, imagining Applejack’s body in the same room as you are just moments ago. You begin to feel blood rushing to your loins, and your cock begins to harden. Your thoughts recollect soon, and you finish cleaning yourself in a few minutes, turning off the water and start to dry yourself off. When you’re almost done, you notice a used towel lying on the floor by the tub. The letters ‘AJ’ are embroidered on one of the corners, and you realize that this is the towel Applejack just used to dry herself with. On impulse, you lower your head and take a quick sniff; yeah, that’s definitely her scent.

Impulse takes over again, your cock springing to full attention. You grab her towel and wrap it around your cock and slowly start stroking yourself with it. Knowing that just moments ago this towel was touching every inch of Applejack’s body brings you a very guilty pleasure, and you start to masturbate faster. Your thoughts wander to Applejack in the shower, after a long day bucking apples, her body all sweaty and dirty. You imagine her beckoning for you to join her, offering to wash your body for you. You can see her rubbing her body against yours, gently stroking your cock with her hooves…

The thought sends you over the edge, and you groan as 4 powerful shots of cum erupt from your cock, spewing your sperm straight into AJ’s towel. You then finish drying yourself off, grab both your and Applejack’s towel and drop them both into the laundry basket.

Returning to your room, you think back on your past year with Applejack. Since that first day, your feelings have done nothing but grown stronger for her. Her hardworking demeanor and simple way of life were things you loved about her, and even though she tried setting you up on a date with a few of her friends, your attraction for her had always stayed strong. You lay down and realize that you can’t hold out any longer. You have to tell her how you feel about her.

Chapter 9

By the time you and Applejack finish 'celebrating' your engagement Celestia's sun has long set and Luna's moon is high in the sky. After making sure both of you look presentable and have no stray fluids leaking, you walk back to Sweet Apple Acres with your new fiance. Both of you can't help but smile as you steal glances at one another, acting more like young foals on their first date than grown adult ponies, and though the trip is made in silence both of you know exactly how the other is feeling.

As you finally reach home Applejack gives you a quick kiss on the cheek and nuzzles you. "Ah can't wait to tell Granny Smith, Big Mac an' Apple Bloom, an' all of mah other friends." she says, gazing down again at the gold engagement hooflet.

"Well, Big Mac already knows. I, er... I asked him for permission earlier today." you admit.

Applejack looks at you with surprise. "Really? An' he didn't buck ya halfway 'cross Equestria? Big Mac ain't one to approve of our family marryin' a non-earth pony."

Your face easily reflects the shock and fright of learning that fact but your guard quickly lowers as you see Applejack burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! Ah'm sorry, sugarcube. Couldn't help mahself. Ya'll shoulda seen the look an yer face!" she manages to say.

It takes a few more moments for AJ to finally stop laughing and wipe her eyes. "Ya'll know ah'm jokin', sugarcube. Ya know Big Mac thinks ya'll're a great stallion, 'specially after the way ya saved Apple Bloom. Not to mention what ya'll did to save our home."

Drawing you in, Applejack gives you a romantic kiss, which you're happy to return. As you draw back, you look at Applejack's beautiful face with Luna's bright moon suspended behind her in the star-filled night sky; the perfect way to end such a happy day. You smile, elated that this is the pony you'll be spending the rest of your life with, maybe even having a few foals with her and raising them on the farm you've come to love so much.

You both glance at the house and see that all the lights are off. "Guess we stayed out later than we thought." you comment.

Applejack nods in agreement. "Looks like everypony else went to bed. C'mon, we should also. Early start in the mornin' to get those last few orders filled." she says, flicking your chin with her tail teasingly as she passes you. She keeps her tail raised slightly as she senses you walk behind her, both of you knowing what will happen once you get to her room. You're going to be very tired in the morning, but it will definitely be worth it.

Opening the front door as quietly as possible, you and Applejack slip inside and shut the door, hoping to not wake anypony. However, as soon as you close the door you are both blinded as somepony turns on the lights, and though you can't see you very clearly hear a large group of ponies yell "Surprise!" all together.

You rub your eyes in an attempt to restore your sight as Applejack does the same. However, both of you have a strong feeling that you know exactly who is behind the surprise, as well as who else is in attendance. As your vision finally begins to return, you see that you are indeed correct; bouncing over to hug you and AJ is the hyperactive pink pony Pinkie Pie, and behind her is the suspected gathering of other ponies; Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Big Mac, Granny Smith, and even Apple Bloom is still awake.

Applejack blinks a few times as Pinkie tightly hugs you both, and once the bouncing mare finally lets go of you she faces you. "Ah thought ya said ya only told Big Mac." she said with an eyebrow raised.

"I did." you reply. Both you and AJ look at the red stallion, but he simply looks around and shrugs. A giggle from Pinkie solves the mystery; it's clear that she somehow caught wind of your plans, but there was no use in trying to pry how she knew out of her. It was very likely even she didn't quite know how.

Congratulations were passed from everypony to you and Applejack, all the mares present 'oohing' and 'aahing' over the engagement hooflet that you gave her. Apple Bloom couldn't help but happily bounce around the living room, excited that she now had another brother to help her earn her and her friends their cutie marks. Big Mac nudged you and winked. "Sure you want to get tangled up in that mess?" he asked jokingly.

"Eeyup." you say, mimicking his voice.

The role reversal caused everypony to laugh and without any further delay Big Mac and Applejack broke out a barrel of aged Apple Cider to celebrate the joyous occasion. "Now be careful, young fellers, this here stuff is fit'y times stronger than our normal hard cider." Granny Smith warns everypony. However, when you take your first sip of the expensive cider your eyes light up as you taste the best. Cider. Ever.

You have no idea how much time has passed since everypony started celebrating your engagement, but before you know it almost everypony is drunk out of their minds. It seems the only ponies left sober are Granny Smith, Apple Bloom, and somehow Pinkie Pie, despite the party pony having downed four mugs of cider herself. Rarity, Twilight, and Fluttershy are a bit tipsy but seem alright enough to walk while Applejack and Big Mac are stumbling around the room. Rainbow Dash, however...

... there really are no words for what Rainbow Dash is right now.

"H-he... hey *hic* hey, you pon... pon- pegasus dude. You... *hic* you- you lucky A-Apple..." Rainbow Dash drunkenly says.

While you're a bit inebriated yourself, you can still tell that what Rainbow Dash just said makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

The mares decide to call it a night, and thankfully Pinkie Pie volunteers to make sure everypony gets home safely, but when Rainbow Dash flies full speed into the floor and momentarily knocks herself out cold from the impact Pinkie suggests that Dash spend the night at the farm to avoid hurting herself any further. Granny Smith agrees, pointing out that the guest room is available since you now spend every night in Applejack's room. Satisfied with the arrangements, Applejack's friends say goodbye and head home while Granny Smith takes the sleepy Apple Bloom up to bed, leaving you, AJ, Rainbow, and Big Mac downstairs to talk a little longer.

Almost immediately Applejack cuddles up next to you and begins to nuzzle you despite Rainbow Dash and her brother being present. Rainbow Dash regains consciousness just in time to see your fiance beginning to heat things up by kissing you on the neck, her tongue clearly giving your coat a small lick that sends a shiver down your spine. "Hey, d-don't ru- *hic* ru-rub it in... so much." Dash says with her slurred speech.

Applejack looks at her with a puzzled look on her face, causing Dash to 'explain' her reasoning. "I... you... I wa- I liked him *hic* too, you knew- know." Dash said, pointing a wavering hoof... kind of in your direction. "I-I-I coulda... I coulda *hic* been special som-somepony too."

When you first moved to Ponyville you learned very quickly that Rainbow Dash was very, VERY competitive, and Applejack was usually eager to take on any challenge Dash set. Despite her intoxicated state you see that glimmer of determination to prove that she is the alpha-mare in Applejack's eyes, and in an attempt to egg Dash on AJ sits herself up more. "Oh yeah? Well, get a gander at this." she says. Without any warning, she pulls you in close and begins kissing you heavily, making sure that Dash can clearly see her tongue seeking out yours.

Rainbow Dash turned red in the face as she watches you both making out. Unsure of what to do herself, she spots Big Mac trying to sneak out of the room unnoticed. "O-oh yeah? Well *hic* two, two of us can... can *hic* make things four!" she declares. Managing to walk in a semi-straight line, Dash throws herself at Big Mac and locks lips with him and attempts to match the forcefulness of your and Applejack's kissing. However, Big Mac's hesitance and resistance cause her to fail, and as soon as she breaks free to gasp for breath the red stallion manages to break free and escape, bolting for his room before things get any more out of hoof.

Applejack finally releases you as well, her face smiling in victory. However, her smile fades slightly as she sees Rainbow Dash sitting in defeat in the middle of the floor, her eyes watering while she sniffs loudly. "It's no- *hic* not fair! I liked... I liked him *hic* t-too!"

You can't help but feel a pang of guilt in your chest. Rainbow Dash really did have quite the crush on you, and it was obvious that when you and Applejack officially announced that you were dating last year the rainbow mare tried her best to put aside her own feelings of jealousy and depression. You of all ponies knew how she felt; to love somepony while they may not love you back. At least in your case Applejack finally admitted to having feelings for you too, but Rainbow Dash didn't have the same luck.

Still acting more like a spoiled filly than a grown mare, Rainbow stomped a hoof on the ground. "And he... *hic* he was m-my first. I di- *hic* didn't wanna give t... that to *hic* just any... anypony."

Applejack touched her lower stomach, remembering how you were her first as well. All hints of her competitive spirit were gone, now replaced with the urge to calm her depressed friend. "Aw, c'mon Rainbow Dash, there are plenty o'stallions out there that ya'll would be happy with." she said.

"Nu-nuh uh, no wa- *hic* way!" Dash replied. "Sides, I *hic* I... I bet if I had m-met him not *hic* second he woulda chosen me"

You face-hoof yourself as Dash's comment rekindled Applejack's competitiveness, both mares staring each other down. Seeing things were going to be going south very quickly, you decide to follow Big Mac's lead and retreat to Applejack's room. Nothing good can come from you hanging around the two drunk mares, not to mention you're wiped out from working the fields all day and partying so late. Thankfully neither mare notices you leaving the room and headed upstairs, and once you reach Applejack's room you quickly jump into bed and yawn as sleep quickly begins to envelope you. As you shut your eyes and start to fall asleep you retain no worries about Applejack and Rainbow Dash still drunkenly arguing. This isn't the first time they've gotten in some pointless drunken 'contest' and they always made up the next morning, IF they even remembered anything about the night before. The last thing you think before you fall asleep is an innocent one;

'AJ and Rainbow Dash will be fine. What's the worst that could happen?'