"Where's Scoots then bro?" Applejack asked when Mac came back into the barn.
"She had to go home." Mac said.
"And miss meeting Honey-Crisp?" Apple Bloom asked eyes wide in shock.
"She didn't miss out Bloom," Mac said ruffling her hair. "She saw her remember?"
"She didn't say hi to her..." Sweetie Belle said climbing down from the fence and running to the door to see if her friend was playing a prank.
"I'm sure she will next time she comes over," Applejack said putting down Nutmeg's brush. "Come on girls time we left the family alone..."
"But AJ..." Apple Bloom said trying to biggerfy her eyes.
"Listen to her Bloom," Mac said retuning to grooming Appleseed smiling. "I may be the oldest but she knows best."
"Why thank you Mac," Applejack said tipping her hat to the complement and stood at the door waiting for the girls.
"Ok..." Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Tiara said together and marched single file, after saying goodbye to Honey-Crisp, out the door.
When all the girls were gone and Applejack shut the door, Mac turned to Appleseed.
"Just a few things to be said boy," Mac said getting Appleseed's attention. "First, good work with Fluttershy. Next, you bucked me in the same place as Saturday night," he said rubbing his stomach, a bit annoyed. "And third you know Scootaloo, the one with purple hair, she was already afraid of horses and you made it worse out there, right?"
All Appleseed did was look down ashamed, then at Nutmeg and Honey-Crisp as if to say, 'But they were going to harm them.'
"They weren't going to harm them Seed, they were just excited about meeting Honey," Mac said putting the brush down again and looking his horse in the eye. "We wouldn't let anything happen to to any of you." he said leaning his head up to Appleseed's.
"Aww...."
Mac was shook out of his talk time with his horse to see Applejack had come back and was smirking at her brother's feelings to his horse.
"What do you want AJ," Mac said heading to the door after saying goodbye to Appleseed.
"Just want to know who's going after Fluttershy to see if she's alright," Applejack said grinning.
"Your her friend aren't you?" Mac said closing the door, forgetting to lock it because he was talking to Applejack.
"But she might need you and your strong arms to lift her out of the dumps she's in," Applejack said still grinning.
"Ok, there's only one way to settle this," Mac said turning to his sister.
"Agreed..." she said holding out her fist to Mac's own.
"ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT..." they both cried both reveling scissors.
"ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT..." they cried again, this time showing two rocks.
"ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT..." they said for the third time, Applejack showing paper, Mac showing scissors.
"Looks like you win Mac," Applejack said walking away doing her proud walk. "See you later then."
Sighing at how his sister was getting to be more and more like her friend Rainbow Dash, Mac set off to Fluttershy's cottage to see if she was fine.
All the way to the cottage, Mac was thinking on what to say, to Fluttershy.
Before he new it he was there. Usually Fluttershy was out feeding and caring for her animals, but Mac couldn't see her today. As he walked to the door, Fluttershy's loyal, yet stubborn, pet rabbit Angel came out his own special door and looked up at Mac.
"Hey Angel," Mac said crouching down so the rabbit didn't need to look up so high. "Is Fluttershy home? I'd like to talk to her." Mac said.
Angel looked up at Mac for a while then went back inside, letting Mac get back up and wait for the results.
After five minutes, Mac was thinking of going home, when the door handle twitched and the door opened reveling Fluttershy, hugging her teddy bear.
"Hi Mac," she said in barely a whisper, not looking up at him.
"Hi Fluttershy," Mac said ears turning pink. "Er... AJ suggested I came over to see if you're, you know, ok." Mac explained why he was there. "Oh and to thank you for calming down Appleseed earlier as well." he remembered.
"You're welcome," Fluttershy said getting a bit more comfortable with Mac standing there.
"If I can ask," Mac said rubbing the back of his neck "How did you know that would work?"
"I... I didn't," Fluttershy said squeezing her bear a bit more. "It's just the song I sing to my animals when they are scared, or a bit over excited. So I just tried it on Appleseed. Why? Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry..." Fluttershy said backing away scared she offended the Apples with her singing.
Mac quickly grabbed Fluttershy's hand and bought her closer. "You stopped Appleseed from running over the girls," he said looking into her eyes. "I don't think that was wrong, and differently nothing to be sorry about. We were just surprised that it worked, that was why we were all staring at you when you turned around." Mac explained.
"But it was because I told Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle about Honey-Crisp, that got them excited... that got Appleseed so scared... that he bucked you again... that..." Fluttershy was cut off by feeling lips on her cheek. Looking up she saw Mac moving away smiling at her, the way her best friend Rainbow, and her boyfriend - Soarin Skies stares at each other .
"That wasn't your fault," Mac said "You were just answering their question. They were going to find out about her one way or the other, that's what they were there for remember?"
"But you got hurt..." Fluttershy said squeezing her bear again nearly making it's head pop off.
"I'm a farmer Fluttershy," Mac said smiling at how much she cared for him. "Unless me and AJ have these bets, I get hurt almost everyday if I'm not careful."
"But I..." Fluttershy said loosening her grip on her bear.
"Will always be there to help any of us get better again," Mac finished, kissing her on the cheek again, making her blush and smile with happiness.