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TheTalentlessPony


I make fanfiction sometimes. Just call me 'Talentless'.

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The Apple Family will be first to tell you how great of a pony Applejack is. She's hard-working, faithful, strong, and even honest!

...She's also pretty tolerant of other ponies' faults too.

But when Sweet Apple Acres needs some extra help, and a certain forgetful earth pony is assigned to work alongside Applejack, will she lose that tolerance, or will she end up feeling more than just aggravation for this clumsy stallion?

A CaramelXApplejack ( CaraJack / AppleMel ) fanfiction.

Chapters (5)
Comments ( 75 )

Intriguing. You have a good setup here, so I'm looking forward to seeing how everything works out. Just try not to make Caramel into too much of a screwup. Having some competence on his part is fine. :twilightsmile:

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Don't worry; I have this little personality look-off for him, and 'incompetent' is not on there. :derpytongue2:

I look forward to more of this!

No glaring errors....fairly well written (maybe a tad more description needed..)
But overall, worth a thumbs up and a fav!
I look forward to caramel's personality. Maybe breaking from the klutz perspective everyone has of him...(but maybe he just forgot the seeds twice and that was it?)

People who thumbs down b/c it isn't an Appledash fic....get over it. :rainbowwild:

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I have his personality written down as only somewhat forgetful, so no worries there.

Caramel shall forget everything. MUHAHAHA!

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Woohoo! I've always been a fan of Caramel/Applejack.

If you hit a writers block/want someone to bounce ideas off of *raises hoof*

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Thanks! :rainbowwild:

But I already have the entire thing written down; since Applejack already knows Caramel, there's no need for a whole 'introduction' thing.

That being said, this will be a good deal shorter than my previous story.

Great so far! I'm especially looking forward to your interpretation of Caramel.

It's here! Weeee! (i'll read this later tonight)

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And pssst. Did you notice?

Indented paragraphs~

Although, even there, your grammar isn't perfect. Sorry for the delay, but here we go:

"Ah'm back everypony!" the orange mare called as she entered her home.

"Big sis, you're back!" the red-maned pony cheered, wiggling her legs joyfully as her big sister wrapped a loving hoof around her, returning the hug.

"Yup. Just finished all mah work for the day." Applejack explained, looking out the window to see a sunset, indicating that it was late-afternoon; Pinkie Pie had been hosting a party that started a few hours ago, but the orange mare had told her how she'd be too busy to make it.

"Ya seem excited Apple Bloom." she said plainly.

"Y-yeah Granny?" the orange mare asked, putting her little sister down and focusing on the elderly mare.

"'Course not deary." the elderly earth pony assured, smiling an odd smile as she gazed at her granddaughter.

"Oh...then what'd ya wanna talk to me about?" the orange mare questioned, staring curiously at her grandmother's face.

"Ah know...ah know..." she said softly, knowing how lucky she was to have such an understanding granddaughter.

I found all of your problems in ending the dialogue. I think I covered this in your last fic, though.
Yours truly,
~Max
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This pleases me:pinkiehappy: I'll give it a fav:eeyup:

2046670 Reminds me, of me.

Hmm...Applejack's reaction strikes me as something more than general annoyance, possibly something personal. :trixieshiftright:

D'AAAAAAW tender sister moment. Suppressed feelings moment. Go on. :rainbowkiss:

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Round two.
Red: Fix to comma.
Yellow: Capitalize.
Blue: Pretty much anything else.

"What's wrong?" the orange mare repeated, glaring over at Caramel with an annoyed expression. "Ah..."

"...For now...ah gotta be goin'." Applejack huffed, opening the door and passing the yellow filly on her way outside. "Let's go Apple Bloom."

"Caramel." the orange mare responded.

"...Ya sound angry..." the yellow filly muttered, shuddering slightly. Her sister rarely sounded like that.

"Don't ya worry now; ah ain't mad. Pinkie Pie Promise." she said, trying to reassure the young earth pony. "...And speakin' of promises, ah promised to do somethin' with ya today, right? So where do ya wanna go?"

Apple Bloom's face quickly lit up at the question, making her jump up and turn back towards the distant Ponyville. "Ah know exactly where! Follow me!" she exclaimed, trotting off towards the town.

"Just trust me sis!" the yellow filly exclaimed, promptly bounding inside.

...where she was quickly met with the most delectable scent in the history of delectable scents.

"Mmm..." she moaned, sniffing the air with a great sense of bliss.

"Oh! Apple Bloom!" the brown pony exclaimed, smiling wide at the sight of the yellow filly

"This is Cocoa Cookie. She's a friend of mine that ah made recently." she explained.

"Mmhm. We met over some business." the brown mare added, smiling over at Applejack once more.

However...the red-maned filly didn't seem so convinced of the orange mare's reasoning. "He rode ya to the Gala though, didn't he?" she questioned.

"...K-know what's funny?" she asked.

"...Oh yeah?" the orange mare asked, managing a bit of a smile. "Well...how about that, huh?"

"...Apple Bloom...those're your bits..." the orange pony muttered, looking over at her little sister with a confused expression.

"Ah know. Ah...ah wanted to pay this time." Apple Bloom said shyly, smiling innocently at her older sibling.

"You're lucky to have her as a little sister." Cocoa Cookie interrupted, smiling over at the orange mare as the yellow filly sheepishly drank her hot cocoa while blushing slightly.

"She helped me clean up this place after it was built. Didn't ask for pay or anything; only that, for today, I would keep the shop a secret so that she could take her 'wonderful sister Applejack' out to eat." the brown mare explained, her smile softening as she remembered the moment.

"...So...you're not annoyed anymore?" she asked quietly.

Y'know, I might as well go over the rules of dialogue again.
1. Never end a bit of dialogue followed by a "he/she said" sort of thing with a period.
2. When you use a question mark, an ellipsis, or an exclamation point, you have to capitalize the next word.
3. Whenever a new character talks, its a new paragraph.

Things I like about the story:
I like that it isn't an insta-love sort of deal.
You have mastered the concept of indenting your paragraphs.
It is well written.
You wrote it.
The only thing I have to edit is the dialogue.
Its an uncanny shipping.

~Max
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I think you might be onto something there~

But shhhhh~

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I apologize; I do.

But that's just the way I write. </3

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2. When you use a question mark, an ellipsis, or an exclamation point, you have to capitalize the next word.

Not true. If the quotation ends with anything other than a comma, you do not need to capitalize unless the next word is the start of a separate sentence. If it's just a continuation along the lines of "he/she said/asked/etc," then the first letter of the next word outside of the quotation does not need to be capitalized.

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Thanks for clarifying that for me. That was the one thing that I was fuzzy on.

Will read got about 30 faves I gotta catch up on

Sma-sma-sma-sma-smackdown.

Poor Caramel :pinkiesad2:

Sounds like Applejack as a grudge......

Ooooouch.... Caramel's right... What is Applejack's deal? Anypony has to have a lot of practice before they get real good a job. Ya can't just throw em in the ring and expect them to be naturals.

I really can't wait to see why Applejack feels like that about Caramel. I also love the Chance-A-Lot reference. I'm rooting for Caramel! :yay:

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSH!!!!!!!!!

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I'm SO glad that someone caught that reference. <3

I'm almost glad that I'm sick today, it seems like everything good updates on Mondays.

Go get him Applejack!

Where's the kiss?

No kiss or anything? Come on! You can't have a romance story with no kissing in it. That's one of the core aspects of a romance story.

A good story all around and I have to give props to Granny Smith about her involvement in the plan to get Caramel and Applejack together. Though I have to say I'm not a fan of FlutterMac at all, so it kind of left me feeling a little disappointed to see that little scene.

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I'm sorry. :fluttercry: I wanted to go a different route than the usual romance story and leave it on a kind of 'she's-crushing-back-on-him-now-but-no-relationship-yet' ending.

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Sorry. I wanted to connect it to my earlier story; feel free to only think of it as a friend-thing though? :fluttershysad:

2089043 At least make a sequel please where this all picks up and they both fall into a relationship. Don't leave us hanging please.

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Oh, um...I don't know.

I didn't mean to dissapoint anypony. :fluttershysad:

2089059 Why not add one last chapter as an epilogue where Caramel and Applejack fall into a relationship and their first date and kiss?

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I really don't know...I wanted it to be open-ended...

2089067 This kind of ending works for me. By and large, ambiguous endings are not a bad thing. To make matters better, you did an excellent job on it. :pinkiesmile:

Awww, a sweet ending to a sweet story. It definitely leaves people wanting more, but it also opens up new possibilities. Overall, I really liked this fanfic. :yay:

I'm okay with this. Author's choice. :pinkiehappy:

Aww, that was nice. :twilightsmile:

I like how Caramel and Applejack don't instantly fall into each other's arms, even after Caramel's confession. It's ambiguously positive, and leaves room for a sequel (hint hint). :raritywink:

"Ya want another chance, Mister Chance-A-Lot? Well that ain't happenin'!

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I would like to hear the story in why they call him 'Mel

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