The year is 1017 it's been five years since the end of the great war and eight since twilight was crowned ( just to give a timeline here )however much has changed for the two species. Despite the two species now having separate nations many still choose to stay where their families have been for years. Tensions since the war have been high with much violence reported in over 100 cases. However we'll get back to that.
In a two story large farm house 15 miles southeast of ponyville 8:00am
"Uuurrrhhh" yawned Skye as she woke to her mother Violet telling her to get ready for a long day of helping her stepfather with chores. Her mothers kind golden eyes look down on her with a smile Skye's blue eyes opening slowly and tiredly as she groans. She sat up, her red hair still a mess. Her mother leaves, giving Skye privacy to change. Normally she would shower but she wasn't going to shower this morning there wasn't a point she would just end up stinking and muddy by lunch anyway.
Skye drags herself out of bed, grabs her clothes and heads to the bathroom to change. When she comes out she is wearing a plain red button shirt and tight fitting blue jeans with her leather work boots, her hair in a ponytail running down over her right shoulder. Skye is currently 15 years old and since the last few years have been tough Skye fills in the gap on weekends and sometimes like today weekdays when her parents can't keep up on the small farm. She may not exactly like it but she would rather just get it done and get her stepfather Connor off her back.
Heading downstairs she sees her mother and her younger sister Rose as they just finished setting the table for breakfast, just opposite of her was Connor reading the morning paper. Looking up he said hello and morning to her which she returned. Sitting down the family ate in relative silence. After finishing Skye and her mother did the dishes as Connor took Rose to school. Rose was only 9 years old but still helps sometimes with the simpler chores mostly with mom.
Now it's time to get to work so after the two finish washing the dishes Skye proceeds outside to start with the chores before Connor comes back and yells at her. She first grabs a small basket and heads over to the chicken coop to collect any eggs recently laid; this will typically take around 20 minutes. After collecting all the eggs she takes them inside and gives them to her mother who will rinse and store the eggs in the fridge for later.
Next Skye grabs a sack of feed and cuts it open with the pocket knife clipped on her pants pocket. She then pours that feed into the pig pen. Just then her stepfather comes back.
"Ah, I see you've started", he says.
"Yeah i was just about to start with the back fence next" she responds walking over to him.
"Nevermind that I'll handle it. I have something else for you to do today."
"Huh what would that be?" Skye was now curious and confused this typically happens just about the same way it was rare he told her to do anything else. Leading her back into the house he hands her a list.
"I need you to go into town and get these items for your mother and I didn't get the chance last time we went, we're short again." He said I groaned inside. I always hated going into town. It always made me feel awkward, especially because whenever we would go the ponies would stare and start muttering under their breath about us. This is made worse with the large memorial we always have to pass to get to the market that's in the center of town for the ponies who died in the war.
When I got to town I just used the tried and true method of keeping to yourself and focusing on what you're there for.
Don't talk to anyone you don't have too.
Don't look around.
After you're done, leave quickly.
I left quick but not quick enough to not see some on the outskirts glaring at me from in front of the memorial. The one that scared me most was the purple unicorn who looked like she wanted to skin me. Nevertheless I didn't stand around.
Getting back home I tried to get those ponies out of my head. I shook and cleared my head. Heading off to do a few more of my remaining chores before lunch.
12:50pm Skye pov
As the day proceeded forwards things got slower and before long my shift of helping my step dad Connor was over and as i predicted i had dirt all over my hands, lower arms, and pant legs.
"Skye honey!" my mother called
"Get in here clean up and eat you've been working hard all morning. You too Connor!"
Coming/Be right there! Connor and I yelled back as we started walking. As we entered the house we noticed mom was almost done with lunch, Connor and I then went to one of the two bathrooms after getting a change of clothes and hopped in the shower. For lunch we had peanut butter sandwiches with some milk and fruit. Not the best but it was good all the same besides we can't import with how this farm runs. Around an hour and a half after lunch i was up in my room reading a book when mom called up to me.
"Skye it's almost time for Rose to get out of school come down and go pick her up please."
"Ok mom I'm coming." I responded as I got up and began descending the stairs. We had a system in place where we would take turns on picking her up from school since we try to be careful with the many untrusting ponies in the town, not to mention the fact the school for was on the other side of town. I then grabbed my sweater and headed out the door.
So this is a massive rebooted story from my time on . Back then it was very half-assed and had alot of poor writing and character development. I hope that this time I've nailed it and done much better. I will update this story but when you're working on 3 stories and life it can get busy. Anyway I'm rambling please comment, like and share.