//------------------------------// // John the farm helper // Story: A non Brony in a pony world // by jaysclub //------------------------------// Non brony in a pony world chapter 3 Before spike could get into his basket to sleep Twilight stopped him. “So Spike what was John like today” “He was quite quiet at the diamond mines he looked like he wanted to ask some questions but he stopped himself and continued to work.” “That is strange but maybe when he feels more relaxed he will open up more anything else?” “There was this other thing but I don’t know if I should say as it is something he freaked out about” “Okay Spike we don’t have to talk about it but if you want to tell me about it you’re more than welcome to goodnight Spike” Downstairs John was having problems sleeping. "Did I overreact when Mark mentioned the girl problem to Spike he would never have found out more than what I would have been willing to tell him.Who should I go and see first to get the library books back maybe Applejack since some of Twilight’s other friends may pop by and say hello and if I can manage to say hi back it will help with getting the books back." After that thought John fell asleep and had a relaxing dream instead of a nightmare like the night before. It was morning and realised he was the only one awake so he decided to have a look through the phones videos and music he was glad he had his earphones with him and decided to read a book while listening to music. “Morning John” John didn’t realise someone was talking to him until he got a tap on the leg. “Oh hi Spike sorry I didn’t hear you call me” “Its okay I was wondering who are you going to see first” “I’ve decided to see Applejack first since I may get to see some of Twilights other friends” “I understand but you do need one thing before you go out thought” “What’s that?” “A shower follow me and I’ll show you where it is” John followed Spike to the shower room which was opposite the bathroom. “Thanks Spike but where’s the lock?” “We don’t have one but you can put something in front of the door if that helps towels are in the cupboard.” “Thanks Spike” Spike left and closed the door behind him John then jumped in the shower and had a quick wash which helped him relax and put some clean clothes on. When he headed downstairs he saw Twilight and she had a big grin on her face. “Are you okay Twilight” “Your hair is sticking up and I think its funny” “Do you have a mirror so I can see it.” Twilight levitated a hand mirror over to John and he could understand what made her have that big grin on her face as he had one aswell then he used his hand to flatten his hair back down. “So what are you going to do today twilight?” “I’m going to head into town and pick up some items I forgot to tell Spike to get yesterday how about you?” “Might say hi to Fluttershy today” “That would be nice as she is scared of the everfree forest” “So why does she live there?” “I have asked her but she tell us she likes to be near her animals but I don’t think that’s the real reason” John looked around the room and realised Spike wasn’t with them. “Twilight where is spike?” “Oh he went to Rarities he has a crush on her.” “Does she know?” “She knows but she just thinks he’s being playful and doesn’t worry about it” When their conversation finished Twilight left and headed into town John left afterwards and tried to find his way to the apple family. After 10 minutes of looking he found a sign which said “apple family farm” while he was walking he heard a strange sound which made him worry. *Thump, rustle* When he got closer he see a large red horse with something around its neck.When John got closer the red horse notices him and walks over to him. “Excuse me but what are you doing here?” His voice was deeper than what John was expecting but John tried sound friendly to avoid getting injured. “Hi I’m John I’m looking for Applejack is she here” “What do you want with Applejack she ain’t done nothing wrong” “I’m here to collect an overdue library book from her for Twilight” “Well that seem reasonable my names Big Mac, unfortunately she’s not here at the moment would you like to help me here on the farm until she gets back.” “Yeah okay what would you like me to do” “Follow me and I’ll explain while we walk” So big mac told John he wants him to kick twenty apple trees for him as he is behind on his schedule. Big Mac showed him a technique he uses. “That’s the way I do the job please make sure there are baskets under the tree so the apple don’t get bruised.” “Okay Big Mac just one question before I get to work how long do I have to get all the apples” “If you can do it before sundown that would help out a lot” So Big Mac left John to work on the trees and did as he was told and put baskets under the trees to catch the apples.The technique he found worked the best was doing a leg sweep on the tree he didn’t know what to do with the apples when they were in the basket so he decided to try and find big mac who was plowing a field. “Big mac I forgot to ask what should I do with the apple which have fallen” “Leave them in the tree shade I’ll deal with them later” “Thanks I’ll get back to work now” So John left big Mac to plowing the field and continued to kick the trees until all the apples fell. Twilight was in the library and had collected all the items she forgot to ask Spike to get yesterday when she heard a strange noise coming from inside the library. *phone ringing sound* Twilight found the strange device on the table and levitated it and saw it had a name on the screen. She saw two buttons on the screen what said accept and decline.she decided to press accept to see what would happen. “H-hello who am I talking to?” “Steve who is this” “Twilight Sparkle princess Celestia’s most faithful student what am I talking into?.” “You’re talking into a mobile phone don’t worry I’m a friend of John’s how is he doing there?” “He’s doing okay he did have a recent bad dream and I am worried about it.” “Do you want to tell me about the dream and I’ll try to help, wait where is John now as I thought he would have kept the phone with him.” “He said he was going to see Fluttershy. Is it a problem that I have the phone I can put it down and leave it if you want me to?” “No it’s okay as long as you don’t steal it. Would you like to tell me about the dream now?” “Okay in the dream he told me that he was saw you and someone called Mark told him he was a horse and you walked off and left him alone he did try to run but he couldn’t catch up.” When Steve heard this he stayed quiet for a moment before replying. “It might be he’s worried that if stays there he will change form without a choice and lose us as friends. Can you give him a message from me?” “Yes I can I just need a pen and some paper.” Twilight levitated a piece of paper and a quill over and got ready to write the message. “I’m ready for the message now” “Okay tell him that me and Mark would never leave him no matter what happens” “Thank you when I see him I’ll give him the message. What does low battery mean?” “Do you have an electric plug there as he is going to want to charge the phone up” “Yes we do it was nice talking to you Steve hope you have a wonderful day” “You to Twilight Sparkle goodbye” “Just call me Twilight in the future okay goodbye” Twilight pressed the end call button and put the phone back where she found it. "Maybe I should send a letter to the princess again and give her an update". Twilight sent a short request to Celestia and awaited a reply. Back on the farm John had kicked fifteen apple trees and decided to take a short break before finishing his work he was glad he brought something to eat and drink with him. It’s nice and peaceful here it must be great to raise a family here. When he tried to stand up he realised his leg was in a lot of pain since he was only using his right leg. "Come on breathe slowly try and not think about the leg Big Mac’s counting on you". John finally got back on to his feet and used his left leg finished of his work when he heard a voice call from somewhere. “Consarn it it’s broken again big mac can you help me big mac...where are ya?.” When he couldn’t hear the voice or see the where the voice was coming from he decided to see what the problem was. John saw the problem the apple cart front wheel had slightly come off the stick it was on so he went in search of a hammer and some nails. When he had the hammer and nails he got to work on the cart when he heard someone talking to him from behind. “Excuse me but what are y’all doing?” “Fixing your cart I over heard you had some trouble with it. “Why aren’t you facing me while we talk?” “Because I am trying to concentrate I’m not trying to be rude” “Why are you helping me?” “I just like to help people” *bang bang bang* “I like your being honest with me” “There that should stop it happening in the future my names John what’s yours” “The name’s Applejack friend who are you waiting for?” When John heard the name he jumped a bit. “What’s wrong don’t you like the name?” “No it’s nothing like that it’s just I was waiting for you” Upon hearing this Applejack backed away from John worried about what he was going to do next Applejack went on the offence. “What do you want with me I’ve done nothing wrong” “I know you haven’t I’ve come to collect the overdue book from you for Twilight as she is always busy.” “It’s nice that you’re doing that for Twilight it’s mighty respectful however would you be willing to help me first then I’ll give you the book.” “But I did your cart for you” “And I’m grateful for that so let’s say I want you do one more thing for me.” “Okay what is it.” “I would like you to help me paint a treehouse as a surprise for my little sister and her friends” “Okay I can do that when do you want to start” “Right now follow me” So John followed Applejack to where the paint is stored and John carried the paint and followed her to the the treehouse and they saw it was quite messy. “Would you like to paint or pick up the items of the floor?” “Is it okay if I paint as I may throw away things your sister wants to keep hold of” “Okay partner let’s get to work” After an hour of work Applejack broke the silence “You don’t like to talk much do ya” “No sorry I just don’t know what to ask about” “You can ask anything darling I won’t judge I’ll ask the first question to get the ball rolling. What are your thoughts of ponyville?” “Erm it’s a nice town to live in I guess I haven’t really gone anywhere yet as I don’t like to be judged by people I don’t know.” “Okay now you ask me a question. Don’t worry about the question you want to ask me I’ll be honest” “Okay erm what’s it like to live on a farm I’d imagine it’s hard” “It depends on the season if it’s winter or autumn it’s not that bad but spring and summer is when it gets hard.” Applejack and John had a good back and forth with questions until Applejack asked an awkward question. “Do you have a crush on a girl back on earth?” “*sigh* I really don’t want to answer but I guess if you want me to” Applejack could see he didn’t want to answer her question and quickly stopped him. “If you don’t want to answer it you don’t have to I’ll ask something else. What are your thoughts of big Mac?” “Thanks he’s seems like someone you would want to keep as a friend rather than an enemy. I think I have finished” Applejack inspected his work and was happy with his work and they headed back to Apple jack’s home. “Well you have earned your reward here is the library book” “Thanks but would it be okay if I leave it here as I want to have them all at the same time.” “All at the same time what do you mean?” “Well want keep it a surprise for Twilight but I’m going to get the books which are overdue back for her from her friends” “That sound like a nice thing to do. Who do you have to see now?” “You’re the first pony I have seen so I still need to collect books from Rainbow Dash, Pinkie pie Rarity and Fluttershy. Who do you think I should see next?” Applejack thought before giving answer. “I think you should see Pinkie pie next she lives in sugarcube corner” “Thanks but what about Rainbow dash how will I find her?” “You see her flying around?” Applejack chuckled at her own remark and said farewell to John. While he was walking home he thought about what would be the best way to introduce himself to Pinkie. "Should I just say hello or should I buy something first then say hello, I’ll ask spike but I don’t have any money for here I’ll talk to Twilight maybe she can help me." When he got home he saw Twilight who was sitting on chair in the middle of the room who motioned for him to sit down next to her. “Twilight are you okay you seem down” “I’m sorry I should have tried to find you” “What did you do I won’t be mad I promise.” “Your phone rang and since you weren’t here I answered it I’m so sorry” When John heard this he just laughed which confused Twilight. “That’s it I don’t really care if I forget my phone and you answered it there is one thing on the phone I don’t want you to see. If you destroyed my belonging with your magic I would be mad then so who did you talk to.” After hearing she wasn’t hated by him she perked up and passed him a piece of paper over. “What’s this?” “I spoke to Steve on the phone and told about your dream and it’s message from him for you” When John read the message he began to tear up Twilight seeing this gave him a hug to cheer him up. “Thanks for giving me the message Twilight I was worried they were going to forget me overtime.” When they finished hugging they heard a knock at the door Twilight opened the door and saw it was Big Mac who had a small bag on his back. “Hi Twilight is John here?” “Yeah John it’s for you” John came back from the kitchen with some ice in a cloth and noticed big mac had something for him. “Hi Big Mac you ok?” “Yeah I am okay I wanted to give you something before you left but I didn’t get to you in time and I’m not going to take no for an answer” John then takes the small bag of Big Macs back. “Erm okay thanks big Mac.” “Okay oh and Twilight a message from Spike he said he’s going to be helping Rarity make her dresses for when she goes to Canterlot in a few days.” “Thanks Big Mac see you tomorrow” When Big Mac left Twilight was down and John wanted to what was wrong. “Are you okay Twilight do you want me to get you a drink.” “No it’s just I like having spike sleep in the room with me he’s like a young brother to me I know that sounds stupid to you.” “It doesn’t sound stupid to me but why don’t I sleep in your room with you it’ll be like spike is there with you.” “Where would you sleep though” “I guess on the floor” John said while shrugging his shoulders “Why don’t you sleep in my bed with me?” “Will there be enough room though for you.” “There should be enough room.” “Okay then do you want to read a book with me until you get tired” Twilight smiled when she heard about the book and she levitated a book to John to read. “Can you read this one to me?” The book was called “The history of Ponyville” John sat down on the sofa and motioned for Twilight to do the same which she did. When John finished the book he realised it was quite late and that Twilight was asleep. I’m guessing the book did it. John put the book down by his side and gently picked up Twilight and took her to her bedroom when he stepped in he was surprised at what he saw. The bedroom had books everywhere like in the library and had glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. John moved the star print duvet and gently put Twilight under it and went to the other side and slid into bed trying to avoid waking Twilight. "I miss you guys so much." Meanwhile back on Earth A man and a woman are searching the streets late at night. “Come on let’s call it a night” “What why? he might be round this corner here.” “Because it’s late and you to have work in the morning” “I’ll give up my job if it means I could have him back. Look here comes someone if you ask them I’ll call it a night. The man then walked up to the stranger. “Excuse me I was wondering if you have seen my son his name's John Carther” End of chapter 3