It was a beautiful harvest day in Sweet Apple Acres. A variety of apples hung ripe from every tree. The sun was rising, and the rooster is crowing. A perfect day for applebucking.
Yet there was no Applejack nor Big Macintosh around to be seen.
Instead, a strange pony in a navy blue cloak with the hood on was gathering the harvest.
Each kick dropped every ripe fruit. Each tree filled each basket. Each basket was then sent to the barn, where a hidden Applebloom was watching with wide eyes.
This pony had came out of nowhere, appearing right after Miss Twilight had gone back to the library to get some cure for Applejack's magical drain. At first they thought it was Twilight, since the fur that's showing was a similar lavender, but they dismissed it, seeing as the pony in the cloak was really an Earthpony with how hard she/he can kick. The pony had nearly cleared a quarter of the orchard, sending baskets full of apples in front of the barn.
Applebloom wondered who was under that cloak.
He seemed like a good pony, maybe a Ponyvillian, because he probably heard Applejack's dilemma to come and help.
By now Applebloom grew tired of hiding and guessing, so she skiddadled to the pony in the cloak.
" Mister!!!" She called hopefully. The pony froze, then slowly turned around. Applebloom could see under the hood that there were two glows of soft lavender light.
" Who are ya? Why are ya helping with the harvest?!" She yelled curiously.
The pony slowly backed away, then looked at the now finished half of the orchard he had bucked clean.
He looked back at Applebloom, and the filly could feel him smile under the hood. He bowed, before turning to run away.
" H-Hey!! Wait!!" Applebloom started to give chase.
The pony ran a zigzag through the trees, getting faster and faster as Applebloom's little legs went slower and slower.
" At least let us thank ya first!!" Applebloom tried again.
But as she turned around a tree, the pony was gone with no trace.
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Giving up after a half-hour search, Applebloom went back to the barn, where she was met with a resurrected Applejack, Big Mac, and Granny smith.
" Who... B-Bucked these?" Applejack said, voice still raspy.
Applebloom started to explain.
" When miss Twilight went out this pony in a navy blue cloak came runnin' in and started bucking them trees! Bucked half of the orchard too! Ah went to them ta ask them who they were and why they were helpin when they bowed then ran away! I chased them, then after a good minute they disappeared!"
Applejack frowned. " A pony in a navy blue cloak? Help us? ...Why?"
" Ah dunno! Wait, why are ye up?" Applebloom finally noticed.
" Twiligh' came back and gave me a cure. Twas a weird juice glowy thing, but it gave me mah magic back."
" But ye still have ta rest." Big Mac reminded.
" Okay! Ah know! No need ta rub it in mah face, Mac. Anyway, how bout we discuss more bout this pony in a cloak inside, while I-"
" Eh hem...." Mac began.
" Just haulin them in tha cellar Mac, Jeez!"
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Far away, hidden in a bush, a pair of eyes with two pupils of galaxy in a cresent moon and a star shape glinted with mischief under a navy blue hood.
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" D'ya think ya can research bout that pony, Twi?" Applejack asked the day after the impromptu helping mystery pony.
Twilight blinked her purple eyes, frowing.
" He was wearing a navy blue cloak right? And as Applebloom said, glowing purple eyes?"
" Yah, an earthpony too. Strong one. But ah don't think it's a boy."
" Oh? What makes you say that?"
" From da way Applebloom described his kicks and size, it was a gurl. About your frame too, Twi."
" Huh, but why so strong?"
" Ah dunno myself- why are you grinning?"
Indeed, the purple unicorn was grinning. But when Applejack pointed it out, she just kept grinning.
" What? Oh, grinning. I'm just excited to find out more about this mystery pony! She could be a lost wizard, or a friend of StarSwirl's! Maybe even an incognito superpony!"
" Superpony? Ah didn't think a mare as bright as you would believe such things."
Twilight looked offended. " Hey, superponies are real! Princess Celestia even comfirmed a group of them about a few years ago in Canterlot! I've seen them in action myself."
" Wait, really?" Applejack looked intrigued.
" Really! See, when that big raid occured in Canterlot, the Raid of AM, it was so widespread that Princess Celestia couldn't handle every bandit. It was getting worse, until five superponies suddenly came out of nowhere."
" Five?"
" Yeah, and they were sighted in many places, though rarely. They were known as the Unity Squad, since they seemed to be different creatures in a team."
" How does that work?"
" I don't know, but they managed. The two leaders of the team, Magi and Striker, a unicorn and a... uh, they don't know his kind, helped Princess Celestia up north.
All-Around, a dragon, took west. Spy, another like Striker, took east. And Brute, a skeleton dinosaur thing, took south."
" Did they drive them out?"
" No! The Unity Squad captured them all. But before Princess Celestia even got to know them, they disappeared."
Suddenly, Twilight's eyes widened. " Wait! I know who that mystery pony is!"
Applejack jumped at Twilight's sudden idea.
" Who then?"
" It's Magi! That day in Canterlot, many witnesses reported she wore a navy blue cloak and two purple glows were shining from under her hood!"
" Why would Magi be here? Why would she help us Apples?" Applejack questioned.
" Remember when i said they were seen sometimes but rarely?!" Twilight said excitedly. " It's because they help little towns with simple things, as Equestria is a peaceful place. You guys are lucky that Magi was here when you had a magical drain!"
" Yeah, sure was. Now we only have half the orchard ro harvest thanks ta her. Wish we had a way ta thank her."
" Oh, you don't need to. She probably already heard
this entire conversation." Twilight said with a smile.
" What?!" Applejack asked, shocked.
" Magi can hear fairly far, and she finds it amusing if she hears the ponies wonder who helped them."
"Oh... wait, why do you know so much about Magi?" Applejack said suspiciously.
Twilight shrugged. " I'm a big fan, i guess. All fillies in Canterlot, since seeing the Unity Squad, wanted to become like Magi. And all boys wanted to become Striker. ....dunno why?"