//------------------------------// // Chapter 14:Rematch // Story: The Return Of Night // by EndlessKnight980 //------------------------------// Endless pull the cart as he walk with Apple jack. They were heading to sweet apple acer. He had agree to stay there until the camping sale pony return. Him mind still race with everything from the news paper. Could his mother really be royalty? Could he really be a prince? And more importantly what happen in the battle his father and mother fought? But he walk looking down. “There it is. Sweet Apple acer.” Endless look up and was speckless. he had seen many farm in his day. But this place was huge. “Hello any pony home?” she wave a hove in front of him. “Ya.” “Right then. Let me show you around.” he follow her as she went on about the farm. he felt like a little colt again. He looking around wildly. There was a little dog running around. There were apple trees every were. he started to daydream about his youth. Back when his father would work the fields. he remember the time when his mother and him plan a picnic for Father birthday. They were going to surprise him out in the field. They surprise him alright. They just got everything set up on the hill. Father walk down the trail and saw them. he smile as he remember the pain he was in. His first magic discharge. It was a large amount of static. It made his mother hair stand on ends. The picnic was ruin. But after that. Father started him on his magic training. he look over at a small hill and picture the picnic they never had. He was running around and his father would lift him in the air. As his mother laugh. he smile and look into the air. “Hello. Did you hear me.” he snap his head forward to see Apple Jack standing by an older pony. “Sorry. Lost in my own little world.” “Well shot. It good of you to come back.” she smile. he was a little confuse and then smile as he understood. “Endless Night. This is Granny smith. Granny smith this is Endless Night. He going to be staying with us for short time.” “Nice to meet you ma.” Granny smith move close to he. She look him over. She hit his leg with her cane. Then his side. She poke the cane on his upper lip and look at his teeth. “He look like he could do. I approve.” She said pulling the cane out of his mouth. “So I can stay?” he said a little confuse. “You can stay as long as you make our Apple Jack happy.” Apple Jack face turn red. “Granny you listen here. it not like that. He has some pony already.” Granny Smith eye ball him again. “Alright. But this isn’t no free boarding house. Your going to work if your living here.” She said poking Endless with the cane. “Do not worry madam. I would not think of living here without payment.” he said bowing. Granny smith smile. “I like the colt.” she poke Apple jack in the side. After that Apple Jack lead Endless to the barn. They put the cart outside. he grab his bag from the cart. “Here we are. Home sweet home.” he look at the barn. “I hope you’ll be comfortable here.” “It will be fine.” he told her “I offer you a room if we had one.” “Don’t worry about. I don’t like spacial treatment. This will be great.” “Well shot. We would have put you up in a room no matter who you are.” he smile as he throw his bag on a bail of hay. “Ok. Boss. What first?” Apple jack look confuse. “What do you want me to work on first?” “Well I guess you could help big macintosh a hove gathering apple for now.” “Ok Boss. Lead the way.” A few hours later he wander back to the barn. He had only work this one before. In the royal city. When Master Zend had him training with the guards as punishment. He went through they train camp. Waking up before the sun was up. Then running training corse. Then the random work outs. That was a long week. he smile as he remember the prank on Master Zend. Clover convince him to do it. They had replace his soap with a block of charcoal. Then cover it in a layer of soap. Endless giggle as he remember the look on his face. He brush out of the washroom. Black strips on the sides of his face. Black dots cover his mane and hair. He got in trouble. But Clover. She never got in trouble. he stood up on his hid leg and stress up and fell into the hay bail. he remember how that green little Unicorn was always getting him in trouble. he dose off. Remembering Clover long black main. Her Shamrock cutie mark. And her baby blue eyes. “It time to get up. Watch up. It a new day.” “Just five more minute mom.” he Jump as cold water hit him. “WHAT THE!” Apple jack was laughing with a little brown filly. “Good morning.” “Was the water really needed” “We been trying for the last ten minutes.” Apple bloom told him as he shook the water off. “So what do you need me to do today?” “Well shot. It time to make some apple Cider.” “Are you ok?” Apple Bloom ask. he had a big smile on his face. A little drool on his lips. “Yes. I’m fine. Just really like cider.” he follow Apple jack and Apple bloom to a large spinning wheel. “You and big macintosh will work here. Just run.” he climb into the wheel and start to walk. “Easy.” he said as he saw the line of pony’s. It was very long. A few minute later he was running. Apple bloom and Granny smith was picking apples. Apple jack was selling cups of cider. “Hold it right there Apple’s” Endless trip and fell. He span around and around. His eyes were spinning as the wheel stop. Big Macintosh stop it. Endless try to walk. He fell to the ground few feet from the wheel. His eyes were spinning. “Yes it is us. The world famous Flim and flam Brother’s ” “What do you two pole cats want?” Apple Jack ask. “We here for a rematch.” Flim said. “But this time. Only those who live at Sweet Apple Acer can compete.” Flam said. “Your on. We beat you once. We can do it again.” Apple bloom said jumping up in they face. “Wooo there. Let talk it over.” The Apple’s gather in a huddle. Endless look at the two Brown unicorn. He walk up to them. “Excuse me. But do I know you?” Endless ask. They look at him and laugh. “Did you hear that brother of mine?” “Indeed I did brother. What should we do?” “I think we tell him.” he took a step back as they started to sing. he felt a little odd as they put on a little show. Then it hit him. “STOP SINGING!” he yell. Flim and Flam stop singing and look at him. “You two had a restraint in canterlot.” They look at each other then laugh. “This pony’s Crazy.” they laugh. he was started to get mad. “He must have escape from mad house.” he didn’t like being call crazy and he was getting madder. “Hey. Quit it. He New in town.” “It alright Apple Jack. I’ll handed this. “ooooo. So scary. Who are you suppose to be?” “I’m the Apple Family new work horse.” “It doesn’t matter who you are.” “We’ll win with our new. Apple picker cider making 9000. So Apple family. do you accepted our challenge?” Apple Jack look over at Endless. Then smile. “Your on.” Apple Jack bark orders as everyone took there place. Apple Jack had him on gathering of apples. Big Macintosh on the wheel. Granny and Apple bloom shorting. Apple Jack was staking the barrels of cider. Flim and Flam ready there large machine.he didn’t like it but he try to put it to the back of his mind. The mayor stood on a box. “Ready. Set.” Endless and the other got ready. “Go!” he cast the levitation spell on the apples. He then move them over the table. Apple bloom and Granny Smith kick bad apple out. Then the Apple floated into the smasher. The cider was then put into the barrel and Apple Jack kick it. Flim and Flam however. Just suck up apple of the trees. Endless try to keep up with it. He focus harder. The Apple flew faster. The brother’s flip a switch. The machine move faster. “Come on pony’s. Pick up the paces.”AJ Yell. he work harder. He started to run up to trees and kick the Apple off. Endless could hear pony’s yelling. “They so close.” “Ten minute left.” the mayor cry out. he work harder. The brother seem to kick there machine into high gear. There machine jump and bucked. he move faster. “2 minutes” Time seem to fly. “Keep it up. We’re almost there.” Endless head was rushing. He was running out of energy. He didn’t know if he could last ten second. Let alone 2 minutes. But those two call him crazy. And I Am Not CRAZY! He throw himself into high gear. He started doing five trees at once. Endless lost track of time as he move from tree to tree. “TIME! Stop Working.” he fell to the ground breathing hard. The Apple’s did the same. “Good Work Every pony.” Twilight walk over and help him up. “That was amazing. Where did you learn to do that?” Twilight said. Endless try to talk but couldn’t. He was to tier. he saw the other girls helping the Apple Family. The mayor was counting the barrels. Twilight put Endless next to Big Macintosh. He was breathing hard to. he put a hove up. Big Macintosh smack it. “I have counted both the Apple Family. As well as Flim and Flam barrels of cider.” Endless stood up with the others. “Flim and Flam You made 128 barrels of cider.” The brother’s slap hooves together and smile. “Sweet Apple acer. You made an amazing.” Every pony was on edge. “139 barrels of apple cider. The Apple Family Win’s” Flim and Flam look at each other. “But that not fair. The colt not part of there family.” they said. “You challenge Sweet Apple acer. He live at sweet apple acer.” Apple Bloom said. The brother look at each other. “Run Brother?” “ Run Brother.” They started up there machine and drove away. “COME ON EVERY PONY. LET PARTY!” Pinky Pie yell. Then place a DJ stand down and a pony with big shades on started to play music.