Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo finally reached Sweet Apple Acres, and found Applebloom and the other apple family awake. “Why, howdy y'all crusaders. Whatcha doing up bright and early?” Applejack asked.
“We were bored, so we came here." Sweetie Belle answered.
"So, we were wondering if there is anything we could help ya out." Scootaloo continued.
Applejack thought for a second, "Well, we sure do need another helping hoof on the farm, so come on it." Applejack welcomed them into the barn, and they exited through the other door, which leads to the apple farm. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo met with Applebloom behind the barn.
"Hey there, Applebloom." Sweetie Belle said, trotting over to Applebloom.
Applebloom woke up from her sleep, "Huh? What?"
"Yer friends are here to help, cause' they had nothing else to do." Applejack said, "So, ah'm gonna leave yer to it. Feel free to come to the kitchen fer some apple juice!" she said going back into the barn.
Scootaloo begin to buck some apple trees, so does Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. They chatted as they buck the trees. "So, whatcha gals doing up so early?" Applebloom asked, putting the bucket of apples away.
"For me, i was just sightseeing," Scootaloo answered, as one apple fell onto her head. Scootaloo picked the apple back up, and put it in the bucket.
"I was with Scootaloo," Sweetie Belle said, happily waving five apples using her magic.
Applebloom laughed at the sight of the five apples waving like it was alive. Sweetie Belle levitated more apples, and make it into a form of a pony, and changes her voice into a deep voice. "Hey, my name is Apple. You know, red apple, green apple, rainbow apple?" Sweetie Belle joked.
Scootaloo looked at the apple pony, "You're not suppose to be alive!" Scootaloo just joined in the conversation, and pretended the pony was real. "Besides, you're for eating." Scootaloo went along.
Sweetie Belle giggled and fell onto the ground laughing, as Applebloom picked the fallen apples and putted them into a bigger bucket. "Okay, let's stop fooling around now. We have until tomorrow to pick all these apples!"
"Why so early?" Scootaloo asked, helping Applebloom with the apples.
"Well, there is a few more weeks til' Apple Harvest, and everypony will want to drink Apple cider, so we have to gather as much as we can." Applebloom replied, as she bucked another apple tree.
Scootaloo just kept silence and helped Applebloom out with the apples, as Sweetie Belle is still laughing hard on the ground.
After about 2 hours of apple bucking...
"That was sure a lot of apple trees!" Sweetie Belle said wiping the sweat off her forehead.
Applebloom and Scootaloo nodded in agreement. "Well, ah can't blame yer fer working so slow." Applebloom said, joking around.
"So, we're done with the apple bucking, so, wanna go hang out in the park? It's been a while when we hang out together, all three of us." Scootaloo said.
Applebloom just nodded, and Sweetie Belle jumped in joy, making a spark with her horn. All three of them walked to the park, and they sat down on the bench, with Scootaloo on the ground.
"You're sure you don't need to sit up here? I mean, we have plenty of space here." Sweetie Belle said, pushing herself a little to the side.
Scootaloo shook her head. "Nah, i'm okay down here."
“Oh. Okay, I guess. But if you want to sit up here, I'll be more than happy to share this place with you. I bet Applebloom don't mind too. I mean, we are your friends, after all.” Sweetie Belle said, looking at Applebloom who just nodded and said nothing. “So, what exactly should we do in the park?” Sweetie Belle asked, for she had forgotten why did they went to the park.
“Ah don't know. Why did we come here, Scoot?” Applebloom asked, wondering why did they went to the park early in the morning if they aren't doing anything at all.
Scootaloo sat on the ground, staring at the other end, seeing the moon and stars slowly fade away. “I just wanted to come here, because of the nature.” Scootaloo stood up, and inhale and exhale. “If you guys don't want to be here. We could go somewhere else where you could e more comfortable at. Where do you want to go, AB?”
Applebloom thought for a second, “Well, ah always wanted to visit Zecora again. It's been forever when we last see her!”
Sweetie Belle pushed Scootaloo to the ground, acting like a superhero and pointed up to the sky, “Well, what are we waiting for? To Zecora's hut!!!” Then Sweetie Belle ran off running in the direction of Fluttershy's cottage.
“Isn't that the direction of Fluttershy's cottage?” Scootaloo asked.
Applebloom nodded. “Yup.”
“But I thought the Everfree Forest was that way.” Scootaloo said in confusion, pointing to the right.
“Well, Fluttershy live near the forest, but t would take longer time to get to Zecora's hut. At the same time, it'll be nice to drop a visit by Fluttershy's cottage.
Scootaloo just went with it, with no other answers.
All of them reached at Fluttershy's cottage. “Hello? Fluttershy?” Sweetie Belle knocked the door. The door slowly opened. Standing there was Fluttershy.
“Oh, hello girls. What are you doing here?” Fluttershy asked politely.
“We just came here to visit. Mind if we come in?” Applebloom asked.
Fluttershy opened the bottom part of the door, “Oh, sure. Come in!”
“Thank you.” Sweetie Belle said.
“Yeah, thanks!” Scootaloo said, a few seconds later than Sweetie Belle.
“I'll bring you some tea.” Fluttershy said as she went to a table with a few cups and a bottle of tea.
“That's mighty kind of a, Fluttershy.” Applebloom said politely, as she helped Fluttershy bring the tray of cups to the tiny table that is in the living hall.
“What brings you girls here?” Fluttershy asked as she took a sip out of her tea.
Scootaloo was the first to finish her tea, and she said “Applebloom wanted to visit Zecora, so me and Sweetie Belle just tagged along.”
“You want to go to the Everfree Forest?!” Fluttershy said, shivering. “Oh, no! That's too dangerous. Who knows what will be in the Everfree Forest?!”
“Fluttershy, it's okay. We're not kids anymore.” Sweetie Belle insure Fluttershy that everything will be fine, and they wouldn't get hurt when the come back home later.
“O-okay... I trust you. Just promise me nothing will happen to you three when you get back.” Fluttershy said gently, and politely, yet a little worried.
The three ponies finished their tea an thanked Fluttershy for having them over for a few minutes, and off they went into the Everfree Forest to meet their zebra friend, Zecora. They aren't afraid when they walked into the Everfree Forest. But since this is their first time ever taking Flutterhy's route to go to Zecora's hut, who knows what will happen...