Before her fall, Luna lived entire lifetimes as a mortal pony. She now wishes to do so again, and elects to spend some time with Twilight Sparkle and her friends. She never expected to fall madly in love.
The day after Hearth's Warming, Snowfall Frost thinks back to her encounter with Applejack and decides that maybe she hasn't learned her lesson, not entirely. Maybe she needs a refresher.
Ever since Spike moved to Ponyville with Twilight, he met the most gorgeous, pragmatic, industrious and kind mare there is. It too bad Spike doesn't know how to say this to this crush; Applejack.
Applejack is out on the orchard going about her day where she suffers a work related injury. With most of her freinds unable to care for her while she is bedwritten she turns to Spike. How will she react when feelings start to arise.
Flim has to go on a trip away from his pregnant wife Applejack and their daughter Apple Cider. But when his trip happens to be near the 25th anniversary of her parents death, AJ fears that the same fate will happen to him.
To help her understand the ways of the Earth Ponies better, Luna nominates Applejack to take her in for a year and teach her the ways of a modern, earth pony farmer.
The Elements weren't the only ones Applejack tried to leave behind on the cherry farm. Now, loose threads are returning to tie themselves up, but Applejack has bigger fruit to pick.
Ponyville tries to react to the antics of a clueless stallion from out of town, and his new friend, the local drunk.—and no, I'm not talking about Berry Punch. Ponyville isn't prepared. This story occurs parallel to cannon.