In this week I was inspired, I uploaded three chapters very quickly, and the feedback is looking good so far, and I am more than glad there's some readers who gave their opinions and I appreciate them too.

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Chapter 3: Financial Problems

In a bridge near to Ponyville, there are two mares whose names were, Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon.

Lyra was a mint skinned unicorn with a white mane, and Bon Bon was a beige skinned earth-pony with a pink and rose mane.

Both were carrying carriages full of supplies that they have been ordered to deliver, and since they were a few minutes away from Ponyville, they decided to rest and chat for a few minutes.

The white haired began to chuckle, "Wow, I wish I could go someday to the so called Crystal Empire, ponies said that they've the most beautiful clothes in Equestria!".

Her best friend nodded agreeing with her, "Yeah, I would like to go there someday too"

Bon Bon leaned to her friend's ear before adding, "They said there's many good-looking stallions we can talk to", They chuckled at the fact.

"And they said that you should keep moving"

The best friends looked behind, and saw an impatient shinigami who was tapping his foot.

Bon Bon frowned, "Would you mind? We're talking over here" She said with no caring at all that they're blocking the way with their carriages, Bon Bon glare to her friend, returning to their conversation.

Ichigo sighed before he shunpo'ed across the bridge, not wasting any time.

"Blah, you should have said something to those fat asses!" Shirosaki said feeling irritated to how they responded, he would have intimidated those ponies and make them show some respect to him.

Ichigo also expressing the same disturbance, replied, "Maybe, but I never actually mind those people back in my home, I just ignore them"

The hollow couldn't help but to stare in disagreement at his point of view, he wanted to say something but Zangetsu spoke.

"Ichigo, since we're looking for a job, what's the first job you wish to work on?" The old man asked, which it'd make Ichigo went pensative.

Zangetsu knew everything about his bearer, he didn't even needed to ask for anything. However, it was clear that Ichigo has his own objectives but sometimes he doesn't know what to do for achieving his goals.

Making sure Ichigo could make his own decisions, is part of his priorities.

"I'm not sure" He began, "I would just care about how much money I get and make sure I don't get tired of it, besides, maybe I don't need a permanent job in this world" the shinigami replied vaguely.

But who could blame him? He didn't knew what jobs there was in Equestria, and what were the differences between the jobs of this new world and his.

This question was more complicated to answer when you know about the variations of ponies, unicorns can move several objects with magic, pegasus could fly and travel easily through the world becoming great messengers, and most earth-ponies were physically strong, perfect for carrying stuff or crushing stuff with their hooves.

Fortunately when he's in his shinigami form, he actually matches to those descriptions except for the ability of telekinesis, so the only real problem was to know if there's any vacancy.

Now those questions and doubts will soon be answered when he finally stood in front of the very entrance of that little town, Ponyville.

The town was exactly what Ichigo would expect since it was made by ponies, small timber-framed houses with thatched roofs, there is some buildings that are built with other materials, those usually are shops, hospitals, and other business. There are many trees of different sizes and shapes, and a large lake that crossed between the whole town.

In the outskirts of the town, over of a hill there is a farm, in the map it remarks that it's called Sweet Apple Acres, it describes it is known for their apples.

Ichigo rolled his eyes at how lazy the description is.

Ahead of the town, there it was a city made of clouds floating in mid-air, in the map says that it is called Cloudsdale, where most pegasus gave birth and learned to fly.

It is also known that the city can only be habitable by pegasus, not because they're against with their counterparts, in reality it's because the pegasus are the only variant of ponies who are capable in walking in the clouds without them falling through it.

It was the first time that Ichigo have saw many ponies at the same time, there was so many different ponies with different colors and tattoos, and also it was the first time he have ever saw a pegasus in all its glory.

Of course, he already saw many of them flying in the skies before, but he has never seen one standing there without flapping their wings.

As the teenager walked in the town, he felt many eyes of several ponies looking at him, not necessarily in suspicion but instead in curiosity.

He stopped and sat on a wooden bench of the street before wondering, 'Where's the best placeto start?'.

Unfortunately his thoughts would be interrupted when a party blowout was heard directly on Ichigo's ear, scaring the hell out of him to the point it make him jump out of his seat, almost getting a heart attack.

"Welcome to Ponyville!" An pink skinned pony with a spongy pink mane, greeted him with a welcoming smile.

Ichigo who was holding his chest, feeling like his heart was about jump out of his body, kindly asked, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!, YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!"

With her hoove, began to shake the shinigami's hand in a fast pace, "Hi!mynameispinkieisreallynicetomeetyou!whatsyourname?wheredoyoucomefrom?doyoulikeparties?maybecupcakes?ihaveplentyoftheminsugarcubecornersowecanmeeteachotheran-" Her mouth went shut when Ichigo place his hand on her lips, stopping her words to be even heard, but she was moving her mouth.

With slight annoyance, he said, "Calm down already!" The pony noticed the teenager's hand stopping her words to come out of her mouth and finally stopped trying.

"Are you calm?!" He asked, and the pinkette nodded.

Ichigo remove his hand and the pony began to chuckle, "Sorry! I just like to meet new ponies and become friends with them!"

"Yeah, I noticed" He commented calmly while his anger was fading away.

"Soooooo" She began, "What's your name?" Pinkie pie asked with a noticeable curiosity.

"Ichigo" He replied.

"Ichigo...what?"

The shinigami sighed before responding, "Ichigo Kurosaki"

"Nice to meet you! I'm Pinkie Pie!" The pony said with a soft smile.

"I see" He said before he turn around and began to walk in a random direction.

"Look, I don't have a lot of time, I need to find a job first" For his surprise, the pinkette slides between his legs, still keeping that smile on her face.

"I know where you can get the best job ever!" She said making Ichigo to lift an eyebrow in disbelief, "Really? where?".

The pony giggled, "Don't be silly, it's in your right!" She joked while her hoove pointed to Ichigo's right.

He looked to his right and saw at what looked like a bakery, "Sugarcube Corner!" She exclaimed.

The bakery was candy-themed, it resembles the many goods that are made inside. The roof looks like the roof of a gingerbread house, and there's a spire that is built like a pink, frosted cupcake. There are table outside of the bakery for use by patrons.

"Mr. Cake and Ms. Cake asked me when I could, to offer somepony the work to bake delicious cakes with me!" She told him.

'Sugar, I guess that explains why she's so energetic' Ichigo thought.

"But why me? What're you planning?" The teenager questioned, suspicious to her actions.

He has been in the town for a few minutes and somepony is already offering him a employment without even knowing him, she had something in her mind.

"To become friends with you, obviously!" Pinkie Pie responded like it was the obvious thing in the world.

Ichigo blinked twice in confusion, "What?"

"Yeah! You're new in Ponyville and you act very grumpy all the time!" The pony explained while she imitates the permanent frown that Ichigo always had.

Ichigo frowned even more before saying, "So you want me to work with you so you can befriend me, all because you think I'm an antisocial and I need friends?"

She nods, "Pretty much! Do you accept the job?!" Pinkie asked, while Ichigo sighed.

He knew that her intentions are not basically evil, but there was another problem, cooking wasn't part of either his shinigami powers, his hollow powers, or his human skills. He only knew the basics of cooking from his father, but he never cooked something big like a cake, or anything bread-related.

But he couldn't waste the opportunity, he needed the bits to pay the fee to finally travel to Canterlot, and who knows what happens next.

"What are you waiting for? It may be our only chance, Ichigo" Zangetsu spoked, something that Shirosaki agreeded.

"Yeah! Maybe I'm going to hate her and her voice a lot, but like you said, we won't stay here forever, so who gives a crap?!" The hollow pointed out.

Ichigo with those arguments in mind, he glared at Pinkie and nodded, "Alright, I'll accept" This words make the pony to jump in joy.

"Yay! let's go, new friend!, let's get to work!" She said with enthusiasm and with her bare hooves dragged the shinigami inside of the bakery.

Inside of the bakery, Ichigo looked his surroundings, the interior was a combination of a kitchen as well as a store, where several cakes and other goods are in their respective showcases.

And there is a pleasant smell of chocolate in the air, it almost makes Ichigo hungry because of this.

The shinigami scratched the back of his head before asking, "So, when do we start?"

Pinkie grab a tablecloth of a cook, and show it to Ichigo before saying, "First, we'll have to use these! We don't want your dress to get dirty!"

"Hey! Is not a dress!" He exclaimed while he wore the clothing that the pinkette gave him.

It was a little short to wear, but it wasn't a big deal, Pinkie Pie did the same and even wore a chef's white hat.

She pulled out a list with many names on it and said, "Okay, we've a lot of things to do!".

"Wait" Ichigo spoke, and the pony looked at hin in confusion.

Ichigo looked at her some what ashamed of what he was going to say, but with some courage he let those words out, "I don't have any experience in baking"

After saying this, Ichigo was expecting the pinkette to scold him because of his lack of skills, but his predictions would become untrue when she smiled even more.

"Then let me teach you!" The pinkette offered surprising the shinigami.

"I've some experience in teaching other ponies, and since you're older I don't think it would be hard to learn some easy tips" The pony assured with confidence.

"Okay" He began, "When do we start?"

Pinkie in the other hand, jumped in front of him before showing him a book titled, 'Basic Baking for Dummies'.

"Heh" Shirosaki chuckled, "She called you an idiot" the spirit taunted as the teenager rolled his eyes at his comment.

"Now!"