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// Chapter 10: Shopping with Fluttershy 
// Story: Falling Stars 
// by guitarguyjoe 
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	As we wandered around the market searching for the ingredients for a certain bratty bunny's breakfast, I saw a familiar face behind a stand selling apples. "Well hey there Applejack" I waved to the mare as she recognized me.
"Howdy there Star, Mornin' Shy" the mare greeted, "What are y'all doin' here?"
"We're picking up some ingredients for Angel's breakfast" stated Fluttershy. "Do you know where Carrot Top is? I need some carrots for the dish."
Applejack pointed to her left "Third stall on the left that a way."
"Thank you" I nodded as I began to leave.
"By the way Star" the mare called "Big Mac has got himself hurt while workin' again, would you like to help out on the farm? I'll be payin' ya o' course"
I nodded "I"d be happy to help after the great meal you gave me yesterday" I was trying to think of a way to thank them and this seemed like a perfect time.
Applejack nodded "Come by tomorrow mornin' and we can get ya started"
With that Fluttershy and I left to get the carrots. The line was a bit long, so I had an idea. "Flutters why don't you hold our place in line while I get the rest of the ingredients.
She nodded and handed me a bag of bits as I left for the ingredients. I had already gotten the cucumbers and lettuce when I ran into Rainbow Dash. Well more like she flew into me from the sky again.
Again I had her on my back unconscious. This was getting old really fast, I poked her with a hoof to wake her up. As her eyes opened I uttered my catch phrase. "Well good morning sunshine" She quickly started to hover and .. was that a blush I saw. I then decided what to say to break the silence.
"So what brings you here" I stated as the pegasis suddenly remembered something.
"I was looking for you actually" Dash began "I wanted to apologize for losing my cool yesterday"
I held my hoof up to stop her "You have nothing to apologize for. I shouldn't have said that stuff and then proceed to embarrass you in front of Fluttershy."
"You were right though, I'm not the fastest in Equestria." the mare looked down in defeat and looked to be on the verge of tears before I said something to comfort her.
"Just so you know you are the fastest pony that I remember racing" It was the truth after all.
She looked up with glee in her eyes "Really?" her voice cracked from the excitement as I nodded.
"Work hard and maybe one day you can join the Wonderbolts." For some reason she shouted with joy at this and flew off to who knows where. I think I said the right thing there.
I had finished fetching the rest of the ingredients, minus one cherry, and decided to return to Fluttershy. To my dismay I found her at the end of the line still at the carrot stall.
"What happened?" I asked as she hid her face in shame.
"I-I let people go ahead of me."
I sighed "It's ok" I assured her "I already got most of the ingredients so I'll stay here with you for the rest"
She nodded and we continued to wait in line. Not much later two mares had decided to cut in front of us.
"Excuse me!" I said as the mares looked at me "We were here first"
One mare glared at me as she stated "Look I got a lot to do today so I need to get these carrots and move"
I began to get irritated. "Well my friend here has been waiting for the past two hours to get these carrots, so I think you can wait another two minutes to get them."
She then looked at Fluttershy and back to me as I maintained a scowl that would scare a cockatrice. They realized that I wasn't going to stand for it and decided to move to the back of the line.
"Th-thanks" Fluttershy stated as she looked up to me.
"Well no one should do that to such a beautiful mare" I proclaimed as Fluttershy began to blush.
As we finally got the carrots it was time to get the cherry. We went to the cherry stand to find only one cherry left. We rushed up to get the cherry before anypony else could. "How much for the cherry my friend?" I asked as the vendor pondered a price.
"Five bits" he said.
"FIVE BITS!" I was shocked "I COULD BUY A WHOLE BUSHEL OF CHERRIES IN CANTERLOT WITH FIVE BITS"
"Well this ain't Canterlot pal. Five bits" He stated while flexing his muscles to show that he wasn't one to mess with.
I saw this as an opportunity. "How about this, We hoofwreslte. If I win I get free cherries for a month from here, but if you win I will pay fifty bits per cherry for a month from here."
The shopkeeper chuckled "Make it a year and you got a deal" I nodded as we locked hooves over the table.
From the vendor's (Cherry Pit's) POV
Cherry Pit was sure he was gonna make a fortune off of this guy. He was an Earth pony after all, gifted in strength, while the customer was a pegasis, only great at flight.
As they locked hooves he tightened his grip to intimidate the pegasis into losing. The pegasis didn't seem to notice as he asked the mare beside him to start the count down.
"R-Ready, S-Set, G-G-GO!"
Upon the last word Cherry Pit went all out giving every last bit of his strength into winning. The pegasis however didn't seem to be putting any effort into the contest, he yawned even.
Cherry Pit couldn't believe it. How could he be losing to a pegasis. He won every contest of strength he ever took part in and yet here he was losing a simple hoofwrestle match with a pegasis.
Just then he felt his hoof crash through the counter top of the stall. He fell back in pain as he heard the stallion say "I guess you were all talk, I'll be leaving now".
With that the stallion took the cherry and left with the yellow mare. Cherry Pit had lost his pride and quite possibly his job.
From Fallen Star's POV
As I turned around I saw a crowd begin to cheer. 
"Finally, someone put Pit in his place"
"Who is that mystery pegasis?"
"Is that Fluttershy's coltfriend?"
"He must be the strongest in Equestria"
I began to blush at all the compliments and from that third comment, "Thanks, but I'm not the strongest"
Everyone gasped at this new info as the vendor, whom I presume to be Pit, stood up and stared at me in shock "What? There's someone stronger."
I nodded as I began to leave with Fluttershy close beside me.