Creaaaaaaaaak...
...thap!
The kitchen door to the farm slapped shut. Applejack trotted heavily into the kitchen, lugging her saddlebag full of things.
"Granny!" she called through the house. "I'm home!"
"Oh howdy there, Applejack!" a voice yodeled from the nearest room. "Home awfully late, ain'tcha?"
"Mighty sorry about that!" Applejack unhitched her saddlebag, breathed with relief, and began unloading baking supplies onto the kitchen counter. "I had to make a stop by Sugarcube Corner for baking supplies!"
"Ehh?" Granny Smith hobbled into the kitchen, squinting. "What for, now? Oh ponyfeathers..." She grimaced hard. "Did I forget Apple Bloom's birthday again?"
"Nothin' of the sort, Granny," Applejack said, opening the pantry and sliding bags of sugar into their respective places. "It's for the Annual Hoedown. I'm plannin' on bakin' some extra fritters to carry over."
"Ohhhhhhh... ehhh... hrmmm..." Granny Smith rubber her wrinkled chin. "Whose place exactly? The Whistlers?"
"No."
"The Proudhoofs?"
"No."
"The Smokey Vittles?"
"No—it's the Harvest family, Granny."
"Ah! Of course! Ol' Blue is havin' a barn dance again, eh?"
"Close. Golden Harvest and her kin."
Granny frowned. "Well, I was close, wasn't I?"
Applejack chuckled good-naturedly. "That you were, Granny. That you were."
Granny strolled over to examine the materials Applejack was setting in place. "Well, I think it's mighty-fine that you're bringin' with you some good neighborly spirit... what with a samplin' of the Apple Family's finest and all."
"Figured since we're the oldest ponyfolk to stake a claim on the land, then we gotsta show up with the finest bounty to these shindigs." Applejack tilted her hat back. "Ya reckon that's bein' a showoff or somethin'?"
"And so what if it is? Huh? Yer an Apple! So be an Apple!"
"Heheheheh..."
"When is it, exactly?"
"This weekend," Applejack explained. "Everypony in town is showin' up. Yer welcome to be there too, Granny."
"Ohhhhhhhh AJ..." Granny Smith hobbled towards the opposite end of the room, sighing. "I gotta save my strength for Apple Family get-togethers. I'm afraid I'm just not cut out for cuttin' a rug like I used to be."
"Awwwwww Granny! Dun say that! I'm sure they'd love to have you!"
"Harvest Family's barn, ya say?"
"That's right."
"... ... ...they grow carrots and pears, don't they?"
"Errr.... yup."
"Bah!" Granny waved a hoof. "Then I'll definitely pass!"
"Heheh... fair enough. Guess... uh..." Applejack swallowed, raising her head slightly in Granny's direction. "...guess I'll be goin' alone then."
A naked second later: "No you won't."
Applejack's ears twitched. She gulped. "I w-won't?"
"No!" Granny leaned her head back into the kitchen and winked. "You'll be bringin' Big Mac with ya, right?"
Applejack exhaled sharply. Seconds later, she bore an awkward, freckled smile. "Hah! Right! Big Mac!" Another exhale. "How could I be so silly...?"
"Dun ask me! Yer silly everyday!" Granny left the room. "Whelp, I'm off to lose me some weight! Dun ask how! Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!"
"Right... er... talk to you later, Granny..."
Applejack stood alone in the kitchen.
Eventually, after a limp minute or to, she began the long and arduous task of preparing dinner for four.
2 things
1. Eww...
2. I read that in DBZA Master Roshi's voice.
Once it gets pointed out to you, just how alone you are, you really start to notice it.
Yay, depression!
I wonder. Is it being alone that scares Applejack? Or is it the idea being with somebody. her parents died when she was young, and she's spent her time running the farm. I wonder if she is unsure of even how to have a relationship with someone. At this point in the story she doesn't even have any very close friends.
I'm also wondering on a broader scale, is this story going to only recap Applejack's formative years? Or is it going to be a complete retelling of the first story from her point of view. Not that I would mind either option mind you although if it is the second, it would be nice if it concentrated on key moments, rather than doing a scene by scene recap. I hate to say it but I don't think Applejack's day-to-day life was quite as exciting as Rainbow Dash's.
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I shall now do this for ALL fics.
Granny:I aint ready for the long drop yet. So Im goin for the short drop. Thats what I think bout the Harvest.:Granny:
That's the kind of mood I am just before a new crush.
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Good catch! I missed the fuck outta that.
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