Chapter 8: Playing matchmaker
Shadow has being a bit grumpy. Why? Because he had to watch Apple bloom, sweetie belle, and scootalo. They were working in their cutie mark camp today. And Applejack hasn't seen it yet. So just in case, she needed someone to help them. "Thanks for volunteering shadow to help." Applejack told pinkie pie. They were walking to the campsite with shadow sitting on Pinkie's back. "No problem! I think this might be for the better of him." Shadow groaned. "Do I have to watch them?" He sounded like a young child, or a teenager. Pinkie looked back at him with a menacing glare."you will do this, whether you like it or not." Shadow groaned again, a little quieter. Pinkie starred at him once more. He gulped and looked down to the ground. "Yes ma'am." Pinkie pie turned her head back around. "Good." They trekked on.
Finally, they got to the campsite. Luckily, it was Sunday so no pony was there. The CMC sat around a table, looking at what seemed to be a list of some sort. "We're here!" Pinkie sang. "Applejack! Pinkie pie!" They all stood up and rushed to give them a hug. "I see you have someone riding you." Apple bloom commented to pinkie after giving Applejack a hug. "Yep. Now shadow, don't let things get too out of control,got it?" Shadow nodded still unsure about all of this.
"This is good practice for us if we have kids someday. And you help me babysit the cakes, so this should be easy." Shadow got off of her. "Gotta run pinkie." Applejack told her and ran. "See you soon!" She turned to Shadow. "I have to go too. Make sure you are on your best behavior." She smiled bright. Shadow couldn't help but grin at her sweet smile. "Sure. See you later." The CMC watched at they both quickly kissed and pinkie ran off. Shadow had himself turned to the trees when he herd them.
"Aww!" He faced them, his face embarrassed and annoyed. "You two are so cute!" Sweetie belle squeaked. "Can you believe it?" Apple bloom asked her fellow friends. "In all honesty, no! I mean," scootalo walked next to shadow and pointed to him. "This guy was the meanest creature,not literally, that we ever met!" Apple bloom nodded. "But why are you snuggling up to pinkie pie? I mean, she's the exact opposite of you." Shdaow rolled his eyes. ,"Obviously you haven't been paying attention these last couple months."
sweetie belle had the list from earlier in her magic. "Guys, we are supposed to be getting these ships together." She waved it in front of Apple bloom and scootalo. "Wensday said she would meet up with us a little later." "It's secret!" They all said to Shadow. He laughed and sighed."I already know what you and wensday are up to." Sweetie belle started pulling shadow's hand with her magic."well if you know,I want to show you our plans!" Apple bloom and scootalo pushed him toward a cabin, Egging him on.
When he stepped into the cabin he saw pictures of multiple ponies from ponyville. "Through much analysis and wensday's therapy business, we have confirmed many ponies' feelings to one another." Apple bloom proudly stated as she walked around the room. "So, our job is to try to ether get them together or confirm some pony's feelings to somepony who likes them." Sweetie belle levitated two ponies' pictures and the list over to shadow.
"Today's subjects; Applejack and knuckles." Shadow chuckled. "Oh wensday, Why do you do this?" "Actually, apple bloom chose them." Scootalo appeared on his head and pointed to Apple bloom. She started to blush. " I just think they would be cute together." She rubbed her hoof and frowned. Shadow smirked. "Id ship it." This comment turned the three to silence. "You... would?" Apple bloom finally responded, her friends still in shock. "Yeah." Shadow laughed. "I mean, they both have something about them that just connects. Right?" One by one, the CMC started to smile. "Will you help us?" Shadow looked at their plans. "Sure. I've got nothing else to do."
Later...
"So, what information do you do you have in both of them that are similar?" Apple bloom asked me. I arrived to the CMC's clubhouse with y findings. I was a little late because I was helping another fictional character somewhere else. "Yep. Got them right here." I pulled out a piece of paper from my backpack. I handed to shadow. He sat down looked at then put glasses on, Witch he didn't need, and held some coca or coffee in his other hand. I giggled at this. "What?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "Nothing." I smiled to myself. "Let's see.." we all surrounded him.
Both can be stubborn
Both are strong
Knuckles is the last of his kind
Applejack's parents are deceased
Both take competition seriously
Shadow read all this off. "Where did you get all this info from?" He asked as he stood up and handed me the paper. "Someone."(shout out to LoveandEdify thnx) I stood up as well, and Apple bloom started making a graph along with the others. "So, are we going to do this or not?" I stated, holding a bow and arrow, a arrow dipped in what seemed to be love energy, and my quiver. They all smiled and nodded. I nodded back, and we stormed out the treehouse with confidence.
I was crouching on a tree branch on one of the trees at sweet apple acres. Apple bloom and scootalo were bringing Applejack and knuckles to the special tree. The one Apple Jack's parents put their seeds. Sweetie belle and shadow where setting up the scene. "I hope this works." Sweetie belle mumbled to herself, placing flowers into a vace. Shadow turned to her. "Yeah. And if it doesn't, at least we'll get to see a funny situation." He shrugged and pulled out a red chaos emerald from literally nowhere. She gasped.
"Where did you get that?" Shadow smirked. " I guess I just found it." He placed it in front of the tree. Just then, Apple bloom and scootalo came running tward them. "They're coming! And I told them it was a date!" They both shouted in unison. "You did what!?" Shadow yelled angrily. I stared at him. "That is fine. In fact, it increases their chance of being together." Shadow sighed in defeat. "Whatever." After that, everyone hid, waiting for them.
When they both arrived, they looked at the flowers, then each other. "You set this up for me?" Applejack shook her head. She then saw the red emerald, laying in the grass nestled up to the special tree. She gasped.'i thought I left that in my room in the drawer.' Knuckles looked over. He gasped loudly. He walked over to the emerald. Knuckles picked it up slowly. I smiled. I got an arrow ready. "Did... Did you find this?" He turned to Applejack. She blushed and looked away. "Well, I uh..." She looked around, not noticing the CMC hiding in the bushes, shadow in the shadows, and me on my branch. All she saw was apple and pear trees. "Why didn't you tell me?" Knuckles whispered angrily and looked into her eyes. "I wanted it to be a surprise." She looked down. 'how can pinkie pie do this so well?'
knuckles' eyes widened. "Suprise for what?" Applejack walked over to her parents' tree and sat down. The CMC noticed that Apple Jack's was blushing severely, smiling a little, and moving her hoof around in the grass. "I was going to tell you that..." Apple bloom gasped with happiness, causing sweetie belle and scootalo to gasp with happiness as well. Shadow smirked. I smiled sweetly, and aimed my arrow at both of took off her hat, and faced knuckles, who was now standing behind her. Knuckles started to blush when he saw her starring into his eyes. "I... I'm in love you." The smiles across the CMC's faces grew wider. Sweetie belle squeaked quietly. Knuckles looked down and,blushing a deeper red, walked over and picked up her hat. He placed it in his head. Applejack finally saw him blush. Then she realized something. 'am I dreaming?' she spotted my love arrow turning invisible. 'I'm not.' Applejack was deep in realization.
Suddenly, knuckles grabbed her hoof and pulled her up close to him. The CMC squirmed with excitement. Shadow's smirk became a little wider. I breathed in slowly, the same as every other time I did this. "You don't know how long I've waited to tell you that." Knuckles smiled softly. Applejack was lost in suprise. He pulled her closer. Their faces moved nearer. As I breathed out, I let the arrow fly. Just as it hit them, they both kissed. The CMC were about to squeal when I and shadow covered their mouths. I could see love energy all around them, and two spirts standing next to the special tree, smiling at Applejack. Shadow started pulling the CMC back. "Hey! What are you doing?" Scootalo hissed. "They need their time." That was all he said. I joined in pulling, and they nodded in defeat. Shadow carried them to their clubhouse while I watched the rest of this scene.
Back at the clubhouse the CMC jumped around in excitement. "We actually did it! We actually did it!" Apple bloom shouted in happiness."they kissed!" Sweetie belle squeaked."I have to say, it was really cute." Scootalo laughed. Shadow chuckled. "It couldn't have been done without wensday. " They all smiled. "Speaking of which, where is she?" Apple bloom asked. The door to the clubhouse opened, and I walked in with a huge smile on my face. "Mission accomplished." The CMC stood next to one another. "Yeah!" They shouted and high hoofed. Shadow and I smiled to each other. When pinkie pie came to check on us, we were laughing together. Shadow noticed her standing at the door. "Told you." She smiled.
Hope you liked this chapter! Thanks to LoveandEdify for the help. The next two are a two-parter so be prepared. Write you later!