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After an off-hand comment is made by their daughter, Soarin and Applejack tell her the story of how they met, started dating, and got married.

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Loved the how I met your mother reference

Is this a how i met your mother parody, or are these just references? I'm following the story no matter what, just wondering.

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Just a reference. I was trying to figure out how to start this story, and I ended up looking up How I Met Your Mother (wasn't really a fan of the show). After reading about how it went and how people reacted, it just kind of came to me to use that as a starting point.

"So the two of you saw each other from across the ballroom," Little Green said. "Your eyes met, and you instantly fell in love, dancing the night away and talking until morning." Her eyes went glassy as she imagined it, staring up toward the ceiling. Her wings slowly spread open, sticking out from her side.

Nope. Sold him a pie.

I'm looking forward to what comes next

This story has potential. I hope it updates often. Also the same complaints I had with How I Met your Mother.

Another applejackxSoarin fanfic. Yes!

Nice dig at How I Met Your Mother. Also sweet premise here!

I have one other thing to add, it's rather minor but feels major sometimes. I'm talking about how Applejack talks, it doesn't feel like it has the distinctive accent she has in the series proper. On a minor note, Green doesn't sound like like she has hints of the Apple accent, I have less of an issue with this because it could just be she draws the bulk of her speech patterns from her father.

Well I now hooked. I love me a good SoarinJack story, and this looks like it will deliver.

I completely understand how Green feels.

"She don't need to hear about that!" Applejack shouted, pressing both her hooves against his mouth as her face grew as red as her brothers.

Missing an apostrophe there.

Interesting start. The reference might have been a little too in depth (I'm not at all familiar with the show in question, so it just seemed confusing to me at first), but, nevertheless, I'm intrigued.

Do go on.

I'm surprised a tear didn't fall down his cheek :rainbowlaugh:

I can't wait to see Soarin’s reaction to Big Mac

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I think you goofed the spelling on a word there

Well, if he doesn't at least ask her for a date after this chances are he and everyone he knows will be kicking him for his stupidity.

8558857 Another fallout of the ongoing war between my Cellphone's Autocorrect and I. :ajbemused:

That was sweet. Great job.

Best pie reaction ever.

I see Granny wants great grand foals before she goes. Her middle grandchild just needed the most hooves on help.

Granny Smith, biggest shipper of us all. No better way to get ponies together than blackmail . Any chance we might get to see some MacDash?

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Sorry, but I'm afraid not. Currently in this (canon? universe? whatever you wish to call it), Rainbow Dash never really settled down. She was more focused on her career and never really met another that got her interest enough. That may change in the future if a character I feel is perfect for her shows up. As for Mac, I currently think that he'll be living in Starlight's old town with Sugar Belle, raising a family and working an apple farm of his own.

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Aww... that's too bad. MacDash is my OTP next to SoarinJack. Still love the story

Take it yer here your pie

I get that you're trying to imitate the Apple accent variation Granny Smith uses, but your choice for one of the words just makes it a little confusing. Still a fun read, but maybe a little closer look at your choice of wording before the chapter officially went up would have been a good idea.

:rainbowlaugh: Let me guess it was a shotgun wedding! I bet that proposal happened very fast when Applejack’s family found out!

not a ship you see everyday

"So, you went on a date, everything was perfect, and you to fell in love," Little Green declared, staring up with wide eyed wonder.

No.

So, not only was the thing weighted, but there was a magnet somewhere.

Big shock.

Applejack's smile wavered as she looked at the doorway.

How interesting...

I think I have a pretty good idea of where Applejack proposed.

you to fell in love," Little Green

two

That was a tender moment.

On a side note

Although, he was also limited by the basket in his mouth, which he did not want to accidentally dump out again.

The word in bold is missing I think.

"Uhm... where are we going?"

There we go.

honestly wasnt expecting tha it was nic twist

this was a cute chapter

"And it didn't take nine years to do it," Soarin added with a grin.

Cute. Real cute.

You can always trust the Apples to follow tradition and put spin on it.

I liked the part at the end there, is there going to be a follow-up story? One where Green is navigating the pitfalls of being an older sibling. Something I thought would be interesting to see would be Applejack having triplets, can you imagine Green's mixed feelings over that?

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I do plan on writing more with Little Green and some of her own events. I also have an idea for a younger sibling in mind, but nothing concrete, and I don't know when I'll get around to bringing them in.

this was a nice change of pace from all the high stakes stuff I usually read thank you for writing this

This was a really adorable story. I loved it from start to finish, and I now wholeheartedly ship Applejack with Soarin. :pinkiehappy:

(Hope that there might sometime be a sequel with Little Green. XD)

"Naw," Granny replied with a wave of her hoof. "I ain't bribin' ya. I'm blackmailin' ya. If it were a bribe, I would offer you an extra pie or somethin' to encourage you to ask. As the pie's rightfully yours and I ain't givin' it to you unless you do as I say, it's blackmail."

That... is one of the most believable things I've ever seen Granny Smith do. Others have her as being some grandkid obsessed weirdo, but here it just feels like she genuinely wants to see her granddaughter happy. I also love how you're mostly avoiding cliches. I say "mostly" because when granny threatened to make his pies salty, he seemed genuinely worried. IMHO, having him say the same thing but with a lopsided smirk would have been better.

Meh, whatever. Onwards!!

"Ya look like your gonna try and sell me beach front property in Appleloosa or something,"

You know, I really don't know why it took me three dayum years to read this. Captain Unstoppable highly recommended it, but I just... never found the time. Now that I have... I just adore it!

As I said in my last comment, you did such a great job of avoiding cliches and tropes. Most of the SoarinJack stories I've read have him as some pie obsessed stalker who spent years trying to track her down, she immediately tells him to get lost, he wears her down until she finally agrees to a date, he tries to be smooth but completely fucks up the date, et cetera et cetera. This, though? I... I legit can't think of a better word to describe it that "real." This isn't some story book romance between a swooning maiden and a charming prince. It's just... two ponies gradually getting to know each other and liking what they find. Applejack being hung up over it not being a story book deal was a nice touch. And it doesn't end on some huge sweeping note. In keeping with the story, it just calmly and naturally ends.

Overall, this is a heartwarming story of two ponies coming together, and a great exercise in the concept that an anti-climax isn't always a bad thing. I utterly adored it. Stay awesome, my dude! :ajsmug:

"Worst of all, it's not even a happy ending." She let out a huff, wings flickering again. "The story ends with the mother dying, and the narrator going to start dating Sparkle Songbird, the pegasus he met and had a relationship with at the beginning of the first book! It would be like if I asked Papa how you two met, and he told me about dating Fleetfoot instead."

Oh trust me kid a lot of people were pretty upset about that it was like a huge slap in the face for anybody who followed the series kind of like Game of Throne which I'm not going to go into it

"Very true," he stated. "Which was something she didn't think about before coming up with the plan. By the end of the night, her and the others--"

"She don't need to hear about that!" Applejack shouted, pressing both her hooves against his mouth as her face grew as red as her brother's.

I remember that good times lol 😆

Well this was a pretty interesting way to start a story so basically little green wants to know how both Applejack and soarin first met each other even though technically they did meet up with each other before at the Grand Galloping Gala which technically true but I'm sure there's more to the story

Wow so Rainbow dash despite her dislike for pies she invited soarin to try one of Apple Jacks famous apple pie which his reaction was priceless to say at least lol

"Sure," Soarin said as he took the bottle. Stepping away from the porch, he turned to head toward the north field.

"And while you're at it, ask her out on a date!"

The shout caught him so much by surprise, that he forgot to flap during taking, causing him to crash back into the ground.

Dang granny Smith you kind of escalated pretty quickly there asking him to date your granddaughter lol wow

Apparently Granny Smith kind of see what's going on between Applejack and Soarin and basically she's trying to give them a little bit of a confidence boost them to ask each other to a date even though both of them are pretty stubborn so she can be very stubborn as well but I do like how she's not trying to force these two but she also realized they still really care for each other and she really doesn't want to see them messed out with each other

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