//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: Applespike // by Applespike forever //------------------------------// Present, the next year, Today was the day Applejack would take the apples her friends collected to the market for selling, so when she got there she set up her stand and sold her apples, while she was selling she saw Rainbow Dash walking by and waved to her, Rainbow noticed and waved back and walked up to her friend. “Hay Applejack, how’s business going?” She asked scanning the stand to see all the apples sold. “Pretty good thanks, oh and thank you for helping me with the work the other day I really appreciate it.” “Oh, your welcome anything for one of my best friends, I would do anything for them even if it means working on a farm or something boring like just walking round Ponyville.” She said with a smirk “Well I better be going, I have Wonderbolt practice and Captain Spitfire will be angry if I’m late to practice, so see ya Applejack!” She lies and went the root to Sweet Apple Acres. “Bye Rainbow have fun and don’t hurt yourself and tell Soarin I said hi if you will!” Applejack called our to her friend before she was out of sight. When the market was closing, Applejack packed up her stand and went home. When she was home she was welcomed by her friends and family smiling at her. “Heh, hay guys why are you all looking at me like that?” She asked getting nervous. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY APPLEJACK!!” They all screamed with their arms out. “OH MY GOD, I completely forgot it was my birthday I guess I was so caught up with my work that I forgot my own birthday!” Applejack said looking away embarrassed. “Happy birthday ma!” Cinnamon Stick and Cinnamon Roll said at the same time and gave their ma a hug and a quick kiss on the lips, Spike came up with little Applespike in his arms and Applejack held her arms out and Spike gave his son to his wife and said, “Happy birthday babe!” And gave her a kiss on the lips which she returned happily while AppleSpike sucked on his mother’s hoof and made a cute baby laugh and hugged his mother, breaking from the kiss, Applejack gave AppleSpike back to her husband and looked to her friends and gave them a group hug for the hard work and said to Rainbow: “So you lied about going to Wonderbolt practice after all?” Rainbow just nodded and playfully punched her shoulder and said: “Yep, I had to come up with something to get away so I could help with the party so I thought that would work and it did, though sorry for lying.” “Oh it’s alright!” Applejack replies hugging her friend which she happily returned, when she broke away from the hug, Pinkie dragged her to the presents and screamed: “OPEN YOUR PRESENTS NOW!!” She jumped up and down rapidly, with that being said the Applejack opens her presents and this is what she got from all her friends and family: Emerald ring on a charm from Spike, Book/Diary from Twilight and Flash and Twinkle, Dress from Rarity and hat from Fancy Pants, Lasso from Rainbow Dash and Soarin Thunder and Lightning, Apple pie from her children, New hair ties from Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich and the Tri-pies, Picture of her family from Fluttershy and Discord and Screwball, When she finished she was crying happy tears for all the gifts she received from her friends and family, and they all partied the rest of the night. When it was time for everyone to head home Applejack thanked everyone for a absolute great night and they were all going to go to a pub the day after tomorrow to keep celebrating her birthday and had a good time together, when it was time for bed Applejack went to sleep and had the most wonderful dream she has had since she came home last year and slept peacefully. The next morning, Applejack came downstairs and made breakfast for her family, not a hour later Applejack went outside to paint the fence that needed painting white and feeding the pigs their food. Inside the house Cinnamon Roll came down and saw that her ma had made Apple pancakes for breakfast and she ate and when she was done she went to find her ma and helped her, meanwhile, Spike came downstairs and ate and went to work and same with his son, Cinnamon Stick, when they all finished, well one particular pony still did work, and they noticed and so they went up to her, however, when they did they saw that she had finished the work and after that they all went inside and ended another day of work and slept peacefully. The next morning was when they would all go into town and meet their friends, and since they Apple-family finished the work yesterday; they didn’t have anything to do today so they could take the day off, and have fun with friends and family, while they were walking, however, they saw Pinkie pie just shutting the front door to SugerCube Corner and Applejack called out to her “Hay Pinkie Pie!” She shouted to her bubbly pink friend and Pinkie turned and jumped over to them. (Pinkie was still at SugarCube Corner because she was baking a cake for somepony and couldn’t go to the castle with Cheese Sandwich and her kids). “Hay guys are you going to the Twilight’s cause I was just setting off?” She asked in a cheerful tone as usual. Applejack replies with smile and a chuckle saying “Yep we sure are.” with that being said they all went to the castle and when they got there they saw all that all their friends were there: Discord, Fluttershy, Screwball and Zany; Cheese Sandwich, Cherry Pie, Raspberry Pie, and Blueberry Pie (the Tri-pies); Twilight, Flash and Twinkle; Rainbow Dash, Soarin, Lightning Dash and Thunder Dash; Rarity, Fancy Pants, Gemstone and Jewel. When they were at the pub they had lots of drinks like apple cider and the teenage-kids had lemonade and the babies had juice, when it was time to go home Applejack was so drunk she couldn’t walk properly so Spike had to carry her back home. When they got there Spike decided to give her a glass of water and helped her drink it. After a few hours it was time for bed and so Spike and the Cinnamon Siblings went to bed while Applejack was recovering from her drunken state. When Applejack had recovered from her drunken state she tried to walk to the bedroom she and her husband share but when she took a single step forward she fell on her stomach and as soon as her head was on the floor she went to sleep. Spike had come in the room from brushing his teeth in the bathroom, and noticed that his wife was not in bed yet he silently went downstairs and into the kitchen and instantly saw his wife on the floor near the table fast asleep, he couldn’t help but blush at how cute she always looked asleep and ever so gently picked her up and carried her to bed and tucked her in bed and got in bed himself and scooted her closer to him and instantly she cuddled into the warmth of her husband and the warmth of her bed. The next day, Applejack was outside bucking apples. She was almost done when her daughter Cinnamon Roll came up to her and spoke. “Hi mummy, how are you today?” “I’m fine, just nearly done with my work and then I’m off to Twilight’s castle.” When she was done, she went to Twilight’s castle and saw her friends there. Rarity came up to her and shouted. “FINALLY YOU’RE HERE NOW WE CAN GO SHOPPING TO KEEP CELEBRATING YOUR BIRTHDAY!” After she said (shouted) that, they all went to go shopping for Applejack. When they were going home, Applejack had gone past the gate and entered the farm, she saw Winona waiting for her outside the house and went up to her and rubbed her belly, then she went inside and upstairs as quietly as she could. She and Winona went into the bedroom, Applejack saw her husband asleep, while Winona went to her pet bed near their bed. Applejack hopped into bed and before she closed her eyes she gave her husband a kiss on the nose and turned and went to sleep.