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// Chapter8: the Apple family 
// Story: The seventh element 
// by Kalebdash64 
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I dreamed I was human. I was on the beach in ST. Thomas [U.S.V.I.] sitting on a beach towel looking at the moon across the horizon. The waves were soft and relaxing. I was tempted to dive in for a swim.

"Beautiful is it not?"

I looked behind me. Luna was there. 

"Yes, it is" I looked back at the sea " I used to come here with my human dad during the summer, It's one of my favorite places"

"I noticed your arrival has not been, peaceful"

"Heh-heh, yeah" I changed back to my real self.[ pony] "But it's been fun"

She sat with me on the towel. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Uh, sure"

"What is this", she was holding my Beats headphones.

"Oh these are headphones, they're to hear music"

"How?"

"I'll show you in the morning"

"Why not now?"

"So I can keep you waiting"

She huffed. "You're no fun"

I laughed. I saw on my left Percy Jackson , Hazel ,and Frank going on a quest. "Oh right Im dreaming, for a second I thought I was going insane"

Luna was now laughing. "I have to go one of my subjects is having a nightmare"

"Ok bye sis" I opened my eyes it was 3:42 Am. I looked around this wasn't the room we were in. Applebloom wasn't here. I think this is AJ's house. "How the hell did I_ , BOOM! There was a lightning strike close to the house. The light illuminated the room. Applejack grabbed me tightly with her hooves. She was still sound asleep. I struggled to lose her grip but made it worse. She was now in my chest. I sighted in defeat and wrapped my hooves around her. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I woke up in the morning with someone clearing their throat. I looked at the door. Big Mac was there. [dont laugh dontlaugh...pft hahahaha]. He mouthed the words ' hooves out flanks'. I looked at my hooves. The were in AJ's flanks. I quickly removed them blushing in embarrassment.

"Sorry", I whispered.

He gave me a dirty look and closed the door.

AJ started snickering. "Looks like someponys in trouble"

"You planned that didn't you?"

"Maibe", she got out of bed putting her signature hat on. "How did we get here anyway?"

I got out of bed. "I don't know but I feel smaller"

"Uh, Stormlig look in the mirror quick"

I galloped to the bathroom with was on the right side of the room. My horn was shorter and I was shorter. My wings were still on my back. I looked less divineish."You know what I'm just gona roll with it"

"Huh?"

We walked downstairs to get hit by Granny Smith's cane.

"Burgler burgler!", she kept screeaming. My head went on a wee trance for a few seconds"

AJ stopped her. "Are ya ok Storm?"

"N- no"

"Yeh he's fine"

"So much for a good morning"

I heard hoofsteps coming downstairs. "What the hay happened here?"

I got up from the floor. "I feel bad for the robers that might have come here in the past"

Granny Smith walked slowly towards me. There was a screeching soung every time she walked. She stopped inches from my face. Her toothless grin was too painful to bear. "Welcome to the family mah name's Granny Smith"

"Uh, I'm Stormlight" 

"Well watcha waiting for go n sit n the table"

My head hurt like crazy but with AJ's help I got to my seat. As The rest of the family was talking I was thinking of my family and friends back on Earth. Just the thought made me homesick. 

"Are y'all redy ta work on tha farm?"

"Huh?, um...sure"

"Then what are ya waiting for",AJ literally pushed me all the way outside. She stopped in front of an apple tree. "Our first chore of tha day is apple buckin"

"Oooooookay, how exactly do I do that?"

"You'll have ta find out yer self sugarcube"

"This is gona suck", I mumbled.

"What?"

I give my back to the tree. I lift my back hooves in the air. I hit the trees and the apples fall to some crates and I fell on my face. The pain on my back hooves flowed through my body. "Was that all?"

"No, only 75 more trees to go"

"You've got to be kidding me"

"I was its actually a lot more trees"