Morning in Equestria

by Rosepixie

A series of very short stories about characters from the My Little Pony universe in the morning. There is very little plot, but it is safe to assume that the stories all take place on the same morning, so small connections may become evident. I have no current plans to expand any of these into longer stories, but may continue to add more of them over time.

1. Granny Smith

Granny Smith woke up before anybody else. She was always excited the day before a reunion. Most days she slept in just little while her grandchildren did morning chores and then she got up to make them breakfast, but today she got up before any of them. She started by baking warm cinnamon bread and left it out to cool so her grandchildren could enjoy it for breakfast.

Once that was out of the way, Granny Smith set out to bake her famous apple pies! They were always a big hit at the reunions and she enjoyed making them very much. She started by gathering all the ingredients and supplies for the crusts and then she got down to work. All she needed now were fresh apples!

Big Mac came down first. He wordlessly ate some bread and, since there were few chores for the day, quickly fetched a bushel of apples. Then he headed out towards town. He didn't say where he was going, but Granny Smith smiled as she rolled out her pie dough. She was pretty sure she had a good idea of what his secret errand might be. He would tell her about it in his own good time.

Apple Bloom bounced down next. She chattered constantly as she munched her bread and then cheerfully fetched the requested bushel of apples. Almost before Granny Smith realized that she was going, Apple Bloom had disappeared to meet her little friends at the treehouse. Granny Smith just shook her head and chuckled as she continued pressing dough snuggly into the pie tins to form the bottom crusts for pies. Those fillies were so impatient to get their cutie marks, but she sometimes wondered if they would have as much fun once they had them as they did trying to make it happen.

The last to come down was Applejack. She was usually up first, but Granny Smith suspected that something had been keeping her up late and refrained from commenting. She watched her usually cheerful granddaughter eat in silence. Applejack would tell her what was wrong when she was ready.

While Applejack was out doing her chores, Granny Smith sat down to begin peeling the apples that Big Mac and Apple Bloom had brought for her. She enjoyed the unusual quiet of the house while she worked. She loved everything about pie-making and the prospect of a whole day making her famous apple pies had her feeling very content.

Eventually, Applejack came back with a third bushel of apples for the pies. Without a word, she joined Granny Smith peeling apples. After a while, she finally spoke, making Granny Smith smile. She knew Applejack well enough to have waited and now she knew her granddaughter had finally decided to tell her what was wrong.

"Granny, I been thinkin' … "