Morning in Radiator Spring and both Sarge and Fillmore are up and going through their usual morning engagements.
“ Will you turn that disrespectful junk off!”
Sarge shouted over the fence into Fillmore’s yard as he heard Hendrix playing.
“Respect the classics man. It’s Hendrix!”
Do to habit Applebloom's up bright and early Sarge was a bit surprised by that it's usually him and Fillmore that are the early birds while everyone else are still asleep.
“Yoo- wee! Alright everypony let's get to bu-”
Applebloom stopped mid-sentence just remembering that she’s not home at the farm signing she stepped outside. Sarge watched as she plopped herself on top the fence. Seeing the look in her eyes Sarge walked up putting a hand on her shoulder.
“Applebloom? Are you alright?”
At first she just gives him a look of sadness sniffling a little before speaking
“I-I miss home. Ma family ma farm. Sniff I miss em. I know we’ve only been here for a short time now. But it's normally at this time that I've got ma usually chores ta do. I know it sounds ridiculous but… sniff it's just another reminder that I ain't home. And… and sob I just don't know what to do.”
She bringing hands up to her face she started crying
Never being in this kind of situation before Sarge did something completely out of character. He picks up Applebloom and held her close giving her a comforting hug while gently rubbing soothing circles on her back. Applebloom just held on to him crying into his shoulder while Sarge held her close giving her the chance to let it all out. It took a while until Applebloom had finally stopped crying still sniffling a little, still thinking about what to do an idea popped into his head.
Seeing as how the problem here is her not having her normal chores that she has back on her farm. Then maybe having her helping me with my chores will cheer her up enough where she's not crying every morning she wakes up. The kid’s really missing her home right now. She taking this so much harder than the other two are. And I don't blame her if I was ever this far away from home it be tearing me up inside too.
After thinking it through Sarge decides it's the perfect idea.
“ Hey Applebloom.”
Sniff
“ Y-Ya.”
“ You know I've got quite a few chores here myself to do. You can help me out if you want.”
Applebloom paused thinking about it for a moment. Maybe helping him out with his chores might help her feel a little more at home while being in this new world.
Sniff
“OK”
Sarge sets her down on the ground giving something even more out of character a small and gentle smile and they both head inside to get started on the chores. It took a few hours of working on the chores until they finished all of them. The first thing they had to do was clean up all of the materials on the shelves which took an hour or so to do. Then they had to sweep up the whole store floor, and mop clean the windows, vacuum the rooms and make up the beds which took another hour or so to do. After finishing up they’re now heading over Flo’s place to get breakfast.
“Howdy everyone!”
Applebloom greets everyone as she and Sarge walk inside.
“Hi Applebloom! Hi Sarge!”
Everyone inside greets the two. Sarge takes his usual seat next to Fillmore while Applebloom takes her seat next to Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.
“Alright Sarge spill.”
Fillmore suddenly turns to Sarge with a smirk on his face
“Excuse me?”
Sarge gives him a confused look.
“ Come man you know exactly what I mean.”
Fillmore nods his head in Applebloom’s direction. Looking over to Applebloom than Fillmore and then back to Applebloom again. Heat rises in his cheeks realizing what Fillmore is implying
“It ain’t nothing like that Fillmore alright. I’m just looking after her until they get back home. Ain’t nothing more than that.”
“Alright if you say so...So what do you think it’ll be like having a daughter?”
Sarge immediately shoots him a warning glare and Fillmore shuts his mouth.