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// Applejack (co-op with Lil Mac) 
// Story: Mealtime For Ponies 
// by Aetherlord_Ignus 
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“Applejack, why do you have to put up such a fight about everything,” you say.  You pull hard on the abdomen of the orange filly, but she’s got to strong of a grip on a table leg.  Lil Mac is helping you, grabbing the pack of your shirt in his mouth to give you more pulling power.  Applejack is just about to give in when she loosens from your hand and gallops off.  You and the Mac take off after her, she runs jumping over small stools and skillfully avoiding obstacles until she gets to the door, she jumps at it and prepares to look like she wishes to push it open, but crashes into it.  You and Mac wince at the sight, but Applejack seems to be okay.  Applejack has completely given up and just sits down pouting.

“Will she be okay?”  You ask Lil Mac.

“Eeyup,” he replies.

You then pick up the orange filly, but with a mighty kick of her small legs, she hits you right in the stomach, it takes you a while to focus after having the wind knocked out of you, but when you do, you see that Lil Mac has caught Applejack’s tail in his teeth.  

“Thank you, Mac,” you say.

The two of you then drag the squirming filly into the kitchen.  You then pick up Applejack and place her in her high chair, you place a bib around her neck.

“I hope you prepared enough food for her,” says Mac, “lil’ Applejack there has the appetite of a full-grown stallion”

“Don’t worry little buddy,” you say, “I’ve prepared enough food it’s all in the kitchen.  Would you mind fetching them for me.”

“Nope,” says Mac as he walks towards the kitchen, “I don’t mind at all.”

While the red foal is in the kitchen, you make sure you always have an eye on AJ.  You can tell by the look on her face that she’s trying to think of a way out, so the half a second that Lil Mac spends in the kitchen are the longest 30 seconds of your life.

Eventually, Mac comes back balancing five or so plates of food on his back.  You don’t ask him how he did that, but you still compliment him.  You take the plates of his back and set them on the table, you then pick up a plate containing applesauce and put it on the orange filly’s tray table.  Applejack seems happy, which isn’t surprising because she only ever wants to eat apple related foods.  You take a spoon and begin to feed her the apple sauce.  When you start feeding her, she’s less tense and seems to be fine with sitting in the high-chair, which makes you wonder why she puts up a fight in the first place.  

Giving her the applesauce takes about a minute and you move on to her next course.  You brace yourself knowing that she’s not going to like it as you put a bowl of peas and a bowl of carrots on her tray.

Applejack seems to have decided that she doesn’t want to eat anymore and immediately pulls her legs from the chair and prepares to jump.  This isn’t the first time you’ve fed a filly so you instantly grab her in mid-air.  Being stronger than most ponies, she blows you back slightly, but you still feel slightly like a ninja.

You then put Applejack back in her chair.  Luckily for you, she’s learned her lesson and isn’t going to try jumping again.  She seems a little frustrated, but at least you can get her to eat now.  You start with the peas, you take a spoonful of them and move them towards Applejack’s mouth, she refuses to open.

“Open wide,” you say.

Nothing happens.

“Applejack,” you say slightly annoyed, “open your mouth.”

She still refuses.

“Mac,” you say, “what do I do?”

“Here comes the apple truck,” says the red foal to Applejack, “open up to let it through.”

Applejack opens her mouth and you are able to feed her with ease.

“Thank you, Mac,” you say.

“Eeyup,” he says.

Giving her the peas takes about four minutes and you then move on to the carrots, you use the same “apple truck method” which allows you to finish with them in five minutes.

For a fourth dish, you give AJ some apple slices.  Cut really small, of course.  Lil Mac asks if he can help you feed her.  You say yes and pick him up so that he can be at eye-level with his sister.  Mac is pretty heavy put you manage.  One he’s facing Applejack, Mac takes the apple slices in his hoof and feeds them to the orange filly one by one.  looking at the cute act of brotherly love allows you to ignore how much he’s killing your arms.

You finish the apples in about three minutes and you then move on to dessert.  You place a plate with and apple fritter on Applejack’s tray.  Applejack squeals in delight upon seeing it and immediately starts to chow down on it.  When she’s done, he face is covered in crumbs.
She looks up to you and asks, “more apple fwitter?”

“That’s the only thing she knows how to say,” says Mac, “she makes good use of it.”

“That is so adorable,” you think.  You wonder if ponies view stuff like that the same way.   But it’s probably just you and the other Bronies.

You walk into the kitchen and grab another apple fritter, you give it to Applejack and she eats it all in three bites.  She then thinks for a moment.

Once again, she says, “more apple fwitter?”

“Oh, clever,” you say to the cute filly, “but I’m not falling for that again.”

You manage to remain strong, but you know you want more than anything to give her another fritter, you instead give her the last part of her meal.

You hand Applejack a sippy-cup full of apple juice.  She drinks that in about two minutes.  

When that’s done you take a napkin and wipe fritter crumbs off the happy and full filly’s face.  You then remove her bib and take her out of her high chair.  When Applejack is placed on the floor, she runs off.  It takes you a couple seconds before you realize that she’s doing the same thing Pinkie Pie did.

“Get away from the kitchen,” you call, “you’ve had enough apple fritters.”

you look towards Mac.

“can you help me get her?”  You ask.

“Eeyup,” he replies.