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// Chapter 7: Settling In 
// Story: Silver's New Beginning 
// by Silver The Hedgepony 
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"Uhh.... My names Silver... Big Mac sent me over here to tell miss Applejack that I will be staying here for a while to work and just to bunk."
Applejack smiled at this. "Really now? Ah must say that it's rare we find someone such as yourself 'round these parts. Come on in hon." She said moving to the side and moving her hoof gesturing him inside. "We have ah couch that comes out that you could sleep on." She said smiling as Silver walked in. "Do you as well have a place where I could place these books?" He said walking into a rather large living room with a couch in one of the corners. "Of course darlin' just use that there desk to settle your books down and take a rest if ya'll need it." Silver set his books down as Applejack pulled the bed out from the couch and fixing the sheets up. "Well that should settle that. If ya'll need anything just hollar." She said walking off.
"The ponies here are so kind..." He said speaking to himself setting the books on the desk but keeping the book Mistics and Magics. "I should read this one first..." He said as he grabbed it with his teeth walking back outside and looking for a nice spot to read.

Silver soon walked outside and looked around the farm for a nice quiet spot to read. He noticed there was a nearby tree he was able to sit under and read. He and set the book down and started to open the first page to the Table of Contents. "So there are some pretty good chapters in here... Basic spells... Advanced spells... Hell theres even trick spells in here!" Silver said as he started to turn the pages to the basic spells parts. "So these are how levitate things!" Silver said in excitement as he saw a picture of a young pont being able to lift up a rock almost twice her size. "Okay!" Silver said as he looked up at the tree spotting a couple of apples to test out this ability on. Silver looked at the apple and clearing his mind managed to feel a small amount of power flow through his head as the apple started to get a faint glow of white on it. "Hey! Im doing it!" Silver said happily as he managed to bring the apple off the tree and plop it on his hoof that he had extended to reach for it. "Wow... That was a lot easier than I expected...." Silver said biting into the juicy apple smiling at his accomplishment. "But maybe... I can do more..." Silver said looking back at the tree and seeing there were still many apples in it. He alsop noticed a large wooden bucket placed nearby.
"Maybe they pick these apples? Perhaps I could try to help.." Silver said slightly unconfident in his ability. As he looked back up at the tree he started to focus on just the apples in the tree as they all started to glow white. With little trouble at all he managed to pick all the apples off at once and place them neatly in the large wooden bucket. "Yes! I did it!!" Silver said Jumping for joy and falling back on the grass smiling widely. "That was so much easier than I thought.... And... I feel like i could do so much more.." Silver said sighing happily. He was relieved that he found confidence in himself as he turned over ad flipped to the pages of the book soon reaching the "Advanced Spells" of it.

Silver finally after almost all night had almost finished reading the book. He was amazed at all the neat little tricks he found himself able to do now. And he was nearly done with the last chapters of the "Tricks" part of it. But after a good nights rest Silver found himself awoken by a small little filly with a cute little bow on her mane standing on his stomach.
"Well good morning!" She said very happy and with a big smile on her face. "Mah big brother told me we had somepony new stayin' with us but ah didn't believe him cuz I didn't see anypony new here! But now I have and I just wanted to give you a great big welcome from the apple family!" She said hopping on his stomach. "So get yerself out of bed so we can treat ya to a happy apples family breakfast!" Silver felt his stomach as it growled at the thought of food. He hadn't eaten since that apple yesterday and it only made him hungrier.
"Alright. Alright.." Silver said slightly laughing as Applebloom hopped off of his stomach dashing to the kitchen. "My big sister and brother are already waiting for you! You slept in a little more than you should have!" She said before disappearing behind the wall.
"Slept in?" Silver thought "How preposterous! I have never slept in before!" He said as he looked over at a clock seeing that it was nearly 10. "Well now... I guess I must have been more tired than I thought..." He said getting out of bed and he levitated the book with him as he trotted into the kitchen. He breathing in and his stomach had growled at him more than a starving dog. The smell of pancakes and sausages filled the air and he saw Big Mac sitting at the table with a plate filled with pancakes as well as Applebloom sitting as well and 2 more empty seats. Silver saw that Applejack had 2 more plates filled and set them down as she sat and looked over at Silver smiling. "Mornin' sleepy head! Glad your finally up. Big Mac was just about ta go savage on us for makin him wait to eat his breakfast!" Silver looked over at Big Mac as he intensely stared at his plate. Silver smiled and laughed a little as he set his book on the counter and sat down at the table as they all started to chow down on the food.
Silver found that his hunger took over and that he found himself levitating the pancakes as he took a huge bite out of it devouring nearly half of it. It tasted strangely of apples but melted in his mouth as though it was like butter. He let out a small little "mmmmmmm" as he finished up the last of his pancakes and levitating a glass of apple juice to wash it all down. "Well that was absolutely delicious!" Silver said as we walked went over towards his book and picking it up.  I hope you don't mind but I would really like to finish the rest of this book before I get to work today!" He said as Bg Mac mearly smiled and gestured to the door as he was finishing up his stack of pancakes.
Silver nodded and smiled as he walked out the door and walked over to another shady tree. The smell of apples filled the air and the air smelled fresh and clean. It was so much better than smelling burning ember.

Silver finally managed to sit down and open the book to the last few chapters of the book titled "Special Tricks and Special Ponies" At this Silver smiles and began to finish the book.