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.

18. Applejack

Applejack woke up as early as usual, but immediately recalled that she could sleep in today. She rolled over, squeezed her eyes shut, and blissfully fell back asleep.

After about an hour and a half, Applejack woke up again. She yawned and pushed herself up out of bed. The soreness in her muscles reminded her that she had stayed up late. Tomorrow was the Apple Family reunion and Applejack had agreed that Pinkie Pie could come along. She had been up late worrying over that decision.

As she put her mane in its usual ponytail, she again thought about her worries. She loved Pinkie Pie just as she loved her siblings and her other close friends, but she also worried about taking the party pony to the reunion. Planning the reunions was a big job and quite an honor. It was also, as she had recently learned, a lot of hard work. This would be Apple Fritter's first time planning everything and she didn't want Pinkie Pie saying or doing anything to suggest that it had somehow been done wrong.

Oh, Applejack knew that Pinkie Pie would never be mean intentionally, it was just that she had a tendency to sort of take over any party she attended. Apple Fritter didn't know Pinkie that well and might misunderstand her good intentions as disparaging of her own hostessing skills. If Pinkie was less exuberant about everything, Appliejack might be less worried. Her friend's enthusiasm was one of her best qualities, but that didn't mean it couldn't be a bit much sometimes.

With a sigh, she headed downstairs. In the kitchen, she found Granny Smith alone making pies. She stayed just long enough to hear Granny's request for a bushel of fresh apples and headed out to the farm.

As she worked on the few chores Big Mac had left for her, Applejack decided to share her concerns with Granny Smith. The wise older pony would almost certainly have good advice. And she knew Pinkie Pie well enough for the concern to make sense to her. Even if Granny Smith couldn't come up with a solution, talking out worries with her always seemed to help.

Feeling a little better already, Applejack headed out to the orchard to gather the requested bushel of apples.