I woke up the next morning, feeling better than ever.
The bed was extremely comfortable, I slept soundly, and I was feeling as energetic as Pinkie Pie on caffeine.
Seeing how I'm not usually this energetic, I rushed over to Sweet Apple Acres to start my first day on the job, and to get rid of some of the excess energy.
When I got closer I could see Applejack bucking away at the trees and Applebloom doing somersaults in the air and catching every apple in the basket strapped to her head.
"Well, Howdy," said Applejack "are you ready to start your first day on the job?"
"Yes, I am."
"Good, now there are a couple of things y'all should know. 1. Don't buck the tree too hard or you could put a nasty dent and send apples flying everywhere. Start soft and buck slightly stronger the next time to avoid accidents. 2. Practice makes perfect. Don't think y'all will get it the first time around. And 3. Have fun with it. As you could see, little ol' Applebloom here sure showed you how do that right."
Applebloom smiled. "Well if I can't do the real work of bucking the trees, Ah' might as well make this job fun as possible."
"I'll start you off small with about, let's say, 20 trees, if y'all think you can handle it."
I took that as a challenge which motivated me to try to beat my quota. "You're on!"
So trying to follow all 3 rules she set out, I was experimenting with my strength, leaving me kicking the tree with enough force to knock a single apple loose which fell on my head with a loud thud.
Applejack, seeing that said "I forgot to mention, rule number 4. Watch out for falling apples."
Applejack and Applebloom both started laughing.
"Thanks for the tip." I said chuckling.
The second buck, I made sure there were no apples directly above me and kicked the tree much harder, knocking most of the apples out of the tree.
"Nice work, see now y'all are gettin' the hang of it."
I nodded to her with a little gratitude, because who doesn't like getting compliments from the boss, and continued to add a little bit of strength until all the apples would fall out of the tree in a single buck.
It felt good finally being able to get some pent up aggression left over from my human home relieved.
To add the fun to the job I thought it would be a good idea to try to fly and bash into the trees to knock the apples loose.
I took off, only to do a repeat at the library, but that was my plan.
I quickly aligned myself to kick off from the tree, and it worked; I knocked every apple loose, but when I kicked off, I was propelled forward into the next tree.
Turning from side to side I was able to bounce in succession with a great number of trees, knocking every apple loose on each one.
Who knew not being able to fly would have its benefits.
I had quickly finished my quota for the day, but decided to get in a few more the right way.
"Whoowee, y'all are a natural. Ah've never seen anypony buck so many trees so quickly. How about y'all come inside and eat a li'l bit of Granny Smith's pie?"
I wanted to say no, only because last time I checked I was allergic to apples, but her hospitality drew me in so I followed her back to the farm house.
Granny Smith was just pulling the pie out of the oven when we got there.
"Well howdy young'uns, I just finished bakin' the pie for y'all. So, how're you likin' yer first day on the job?"
"It was amazin' granny! You shoulda seen him he was buckin' trees left n' right and he already finished his workload for the day and got a li'l extra done." Applebloom exclaimed.
"How many trees was he assigned."
"I was assigned 20 trees, and I think I got about 27 trees."
"At the rate yer goin' we should have applebuck season done in record time. Ah' don't ask this often, an' it's not an offer to be taken lightly. Would you like to be a member of the Apple family?"
I was shocked. I mean the greatest offer to be given by anyone is to be accepted into a family.
Also if I stay long enough, maybe I could increase cider production at the next Cider seasonal event.
I looked to Applejack and Applebloom who walked over to Granny Smith as they awaited my answer.
"I would love to."
They all cheered and handed me a slice of pie. I ate it gratefully, not caring if I get hives.
It was only a few hours into the day and I had time to kill, so I wandered aimlessly around Ponyville until I came across a place I had seen in the show.
Somehow I ended up near Sugar Cube Corner so I went in to say hello.
Pinkie was at the counter and gasped when she saw me.
I took that as Pinkie being Pinkie and came closer.
"I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry!"
"What? I don't think you did anything, why are you sorry?"
"That's the point! I totally forgot to plan a party for you! Ooh, I know! I'll throw you two parties, a 'welcome to Ponyville' party and a 'happy recovery' party."
"Thanks, Pinkie." I said with a smile, "So when are the parties going to be?"
"We can have one by tonight and the other tomorrow."
"How will that work? Nopony else knows that a party is planned for tonight."
"Well duh, I still need to give out these." She takes out a stack of invitations.
"How did you-"
"I made them for your party while you were recovering, but it slipped my mind with all the customers yesterday. I mean I was selling cake after cake, I could have sworn there was a party palooza out there!"
"So, you are upset because we didn't have my party yesterday after I got out?"
"Yes! I'm not usually this forgetful, and I've never forgotten to throw a party before."
"It's all right. I had quite a bit off stuff to handle myself yesterday." Just as I said that, Rainbow walked in. "Speaking of the de-…rainbow." I hesitated.
She slowly walked up to the counter eying me the whole way.
"Hey, Pinkie Pie."
"Hey, Dashie!"
"How's about an extra special cupcake for him." Rainbow said provocatively.
"You got it!" Pinkie ran into the kitchen and brought out a single cupcake towering with frosting, sprinkles, and even a cherry.
I just looked at, knowing my sweet tooth would enjoy this.
I turned towards Dash to ask if she wanted some, but she just motioned me to eat it.
I started with the frosting which was amazingly flavorful and the sprinkles only added to the sweetness.
"Wow this is amazing! This beats every cupcake I've had by a mile! So how much for the cupcake?"
"This one's on the house."
"Oh, wow! Thanks, I bet if you sold these regularly you could make a fortune" I said finally finished enough frosting to get into the cake.
The way pinkie makes cupcakes is unmatched. I have never had such a great tasting cupcake in my life, so much so, I was getting a little dizzy.
"Looks like it's starting to kick in." Dash said with a smile.
"Wait, what's starting to kick in?" I was starting to get worried.
"Oh, it's the prank cupcake Pinkie came up with."
"Dashie, try not to be too hard on him, he still has a party to go to tonight."
I was getting dizzier by the second. "Yeah, yeah. Don't worry Pinkie I'll make sure he gets there in one piece."
With that, I fell unconscious.
