Big Macy

by Foal Star

Chapter Eight: The Sisterhooves Social

Big Mac slowly trotted back to the field where they were doing the Sisterhooves Social, and he could feel a little jittery from the vial he drank down. Along with feeling nervous about his sister's behavior, there was a lot on his mind, and he was trying to keep focused. The former stallion continued his way back to the series of tents and booths. He trotted across the grounds looking high and low for his sister, and he was getting worried that she might've left? What if she found out and was too scared or embarrassed about the situation? But as he neared the center stage, he spotted Apple Bloom and was relieved to see her with the other Crusaders. The little filly had a sheepish smile on her face and was waving a hoof, and Big Mac flashed her a relieved smile and reciprocated the wave. Despite the little filly's nervous demeanor, she was looking better than before.

Orchard Blossom trotted over then asked, "so, you had a talk with your friends?"

"Yeah, we didn't talk much. Anyways, ya ready for the song? I know we didn't practice much yesterday, and…."

"Hey, at least this is just a part of the opening ceremonies, right?" Orchard Blossom said rather sheepishly as she rubbed a hoof over her mane as their practice yesterday didn't go so well, and she sang off-key multiple times. Also, memorizing all the verses was near impossible in a single day. However, she was still going to do her best and maybe just follow Apple Bloom's lead.

"Yeah, well, let's get it over with," Apple Bloom said with an exasperated sigh.

Now more concerned with Apple Bloom's attitude, Orchard Blossom trotted over next to her sister then asked, "Hey, is there something wrong?"

Apple Bloom slowly moved her head upward as she looked right into her "Aunt's" eyes seemed that the filly wanted to say something. Still, she hesitated, then simply hugged her and whispered, "thank you."

The mare was a bit stunned at the sudden gesture, and he could feel her heart pounding, and she bent down and nuzzled her. But the question that remained in her mind was that whatever was bugging Apple Bloom was still eating at her. Orchard Blossom brushed her soft mane over her head then asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Nothing just wanted to say thank you," Apple Bloom chirped as she skipped off, and Orchard Blossom let out a shrug as she followed behind her. The aunt noticed that something was eating at Apple Bloom, and she wanted to know what it was. But for now, she'll focus on their Song and the Sisterhooves Chant.

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After the Opening Ceremonies were overall, the contestants all came together under the shade of some apple trees at the starting line. Orchard Blossom looked around and saw that Rainbow Dash was standing next to her and Scootaloo. This was the first time the two met face to face, and as the daredevil mare placed a hoof over her mouth, she stifled her laughter and said, "so your Auntie Orchard Blossom, huh?"

"Yes, I am!" the mare snapped back somewhat defiantly, being rather taken aback by Rainbow Dash's attitude. She knew the mare was one of Applejack's friends, but they had never really met before. Despite that, she continued playing her role and pretended she didn't know her at all as she followed up. "And who might you be?"

"I'm Rainbow Dash and the soon to be the winner of our first Sisterhooves Social," Rainbow Dash proclaimed.

"Yeah! Rainbow Dash and I are gonna take the blue ribbon!" Scootaloo exclaimed.

"Not uh! Rarity and I are gonna win!"

"Yeah, like you guys did last year? You guys made second to last place!"

"Hey, it's not my fault! Rarity forgets to practice!" Sweetie Belle promptly snapped back.

Rarity threw a hoof over her face as she said, "well, I apologize; being a part of the Social just isn't my cup of tea."

Orchard Blossom couldn't help but smile and admire the comradery between the mares and their younger siblings. She then cleared her throat, placed a hoof on her chest, and said, "well, I have to disagree Rainbow Dash as today my niece and I will be winning the Sisterhooves Social today."

Rainbow Dash threw her hooves over her chest and scoffed, "Ha, you wish, I bet you'll be tuckered out before you make it through the mud pit."

Orchard Blossom glared at her seeing she must be referencing her weight, and asked, "what does that suppose to mean?"

"I'm just surprised a mare your size is competing, is all," Rainbow said with a snicker.

"Well, when we win today, I'll show you big gals like us come with many surprises," Orchard Blossom replied with a wink.

"I guess we'll have to see," Rainbow scoffed as she and Scootaloo positioned themselves. Sweetie Belle looked over at Orchard Blossom, flashed her a smile, and said, "good luck Bi- I…I mean Orchard Blossom!"

"Thank you?" The aunt asked, looking somewhat confused as she realized that Sweetie Belle almost called her Big Mac. Maybe he's looking too much into it, but she might have told Apple Bloom if Sweetie Belle knew about his gender swap. She would ask her if she knew something, but Granny Smith started shouting rather suddenly.

"Contestants! Please get to the finish line and take your positions!"

Orchard Blossom trotted to the line along with Apple Bloom realizing that Sweetie Belle knew about her being Big Mac. Does that mean she looked down at her wanting to ask if she knew the truth?

Just then, she heard Granny Smith shout, "Go!"

She squeaked as the mare jumped up and started running down the lane after the rest of the contestants, who were all ahead of her. Big Macy turned her attention to the first obstacle, and the fillies all ran at breakneck speeds down the lanes. The red-coated mare came across the mud pit, and her first thought was to jump over it, seeing it wasn't that long. But she had to remind herself to play the part of a mare. She decided to play it a bit smart, taking her time to skip through the mud, maneuvering herself slowly through the first obstacle. Then when she got to the end of the pit, she took the time to clean herself off with a handkerchief wiping the mud off her body.

She then turned to see other contestants laughing and jeering at her, with Apple Bloom coming up the rear and rolling her eyes. "Ugh, come on! Let's just keep going; who cares if you're dirty!"

"Sorry, sugar cube, but I rather we not be a bunch of mud monsters," Orchard Blossom snickered. She then took the handkerchief and started wiping the mud from Apple Bloom. The little filly fought back a little flailing her hooves about, but she allowed her aunt to clean her off. Orchard Bloom knew that this was a bit silly and over the top. But seeing Rarity running by and giving her a wink of approval meant her act worked. They then came upon a bunch of buckets spread out over a single lane. The mare then used her back hooves to trot through the next obstacle, placing her right back hoof into one then her left hoof into the other. She concentrated on maneuvering her hooves through the buckets. It was somewhat awkward, but she was making progress compared to the other ponies trying to go through the obstacle on all fours. Orchard Blossom then jumped off the last bucket and threw her hooves in the air as Apple Bloom jumped over her and shouted, "come on, auntie!"

"Ok, sweetheart!" the mare chimed as she ran after her "niece," and the mares came across a stack of boxes stacked on top of each other. She watched her sister jump over the boxes with ease. But she saw that if she missed this, she would end up smashing into the boxes, and it would cause her to lose time. Her first instinct was to just bust through the boxes without care, but that would only cause issues with the judges seeing she would be destroying property and seeing that she's a lot stronger than she looked. Orchard Blossom then decided she would try to only jump on the top box to ensure that she didn't break the boxes then jump down on the dirt below. Orchard Blossom then got into a stance and prepared herself as she launched herself up into the air. The mare's heart was pounding as she soared in the air then was able to land on the top box with the tip of his hooves. Then she was able to do a flip and landing on the other side with ease, which received applause from some bystanders. Orchard Blossom was relieved that she could perform such a feat, but she was also overly surprised as she took a moment to catch her breath. But she then turned to see that Apple Bloom was already further ahead, and she then ran as fast as she could after her "niece," and she saw to her surprise that the filly was still smiling. Big Macy looked behind to check on their progress; they were now passing many other contestants struggling to get over the boxes, which made her relieved seeing they made up for lost time at the mud pit.

They then came to the pie-eating part where Orchard Blossom looked down to the table full of blueberry pies. Her first instinct was to just go into the pie and shove it all into her face. Orchard Blossom opened her mouth about to swallow a pie whole; she had to remind herself to also be Orchard Blossom, not Big Mac. She then took out a fork and knife, then began to eat; she carved a piece and then began to eat a piece of pie. Orchard Blossom went about as she started eating her pie and doing her best to maintain a steady stream of pie into her mouth. Once the tin was empty except for some crumbs, she dabbed her lips with a handkerchief. As the mare finished eating her meal, she turned her attention to Apple Bloom. "Sorry dear, it was just so good I had to savor it!" Orchard Blossom exclaimed; she then went and started cleaning her up, wiping her face as she threw her hooves and tried fighting back. "Hey, stop that! We have a race to finish!"

Orchard Blossom couldn't help but pause and savor Apple Bloom's bright smile as she booped the filly's nose and said, "Right, I need to stop getting carried away."

"Ok, enough! Let's get going!" Apple Bloom exclaimed as she tugged on her aunt's hoof, and the two galloped off down the road; the two then came to the giant stack of hay, and they both flashed each other a smile. They then worked together to push the giant haystack out of the way. As Auntie Orchard Blossom pushed, she couldn't help but smirk at how light it was; if she wanted to, she could've flipped the stack over a hundred feet away. But she had to keep her cover in mind, so Auntie Orchard Blossom exaggerated how heavy it was as she slowly pushed the hay with her might with her" niece." She looked down to see the little filly struggling with her, and they continued to work together pushing the hay. Then they came upon a giant vat full of grapes. Orchard Blossom gulped as she gently placed herself within the center and went about trotting gently on the grapes. Apple Bloom threw herself into the vat with her aunt and shouted, "ok! Let's get to smashing!"

They then smashed the grapes together with their hooves trotting up and down together, pressing them into juice. They kept smashing within the grapes, and Orchard Blossom had an idea suddenly pop into her head to make this more fun. She then took some of the mashed grapes and threw them at Apple Bloom. The little filly gasped as she shot a playful smile. "Oh, you're gonna get it now!" She then scooped up some purple mush and threw the mashed grapes at her aunt. The mare squeaked as the goop got all over her mane and face; she laughed, "oh, you're going to get it now!"

She scooped up a ball of purple mush and threw it right back, and soon the two started having a "food fight," throwing the mashed grapes at each other and seeming to be enjoying each other. Orchard Blossom ducked and threw her mashed grapes back at her "niece" they must've lost track of time seeing that they were alone.

Auntie Orchard took Apple Bloom then cleaned herself and the little filly off. The former stallion turned downward with an embarrassed look on her face. "I'm sorry, I think we forgot this was a race."

Apple Bloom looked upward and chirped, "who cares if I win a ribbon? Let's just have fun and finish?"

The former stallion was rather happy to see that the filly was doing ok as they came up to the chicken coop. Auntie Orchard Blossom waited patiently outside as Apple Bloom gently plopped an egg on her nose and whispered, "we need to carry the egg to the basket."

The two ponies then slowly trotted to the end and plopped her egg in the basket among the dozens of others already inside. Orchard Blossom saw they spent way too much time in the grape vat. At the very least, she'll make their finale a spectacle! She took the scruff on the back of her "niece's" neck and placed Apple Bloom right on her back.

"What are you doing?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Just hold on tight!" Orchard Bloom neighed as she raised up on her back hooves and threw her forehooves; she then raced down the road at breakneck speed. As they neared the finish line, she saw they were dead last, with the other contestants all standing by smiling at the two. Upon seeing that most ponies were now clapping and cheering her name as she scratched the back of her mane with a sheepish smile. "Oh dear, I'm sorry for taking so long…."

Apple Bloom squealed as she hugged her aunt, and the two nuzzled each other. "No, it's fine; that was so much fun!"

The mare was feeling rather pleased that Apple Bloom had a lot of fun despite them being in last place. They then began to trot home. Apple Bloom stopped and whispered, "hey ya can stop now…."

"Stop what?" Orchard Blossom asked, looking somewhat confused for a second. Apple Bloom pointed her head down, and after a long dramatic pause, she mumbled under her breath, "I know you're Big Mac…."

Comments

[Phetiamwantip]

Uh, oh. Busted.

[ColtKit Productions]

I had a feeling she knew