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Ponyville.  Naj wasn't sure why, but she always seemed to gravitate toward coming here, ever since that fateful day all those...well, her sense of time was one of the things she was hoping to get back soon.  That first time she knew exactly why she'd ended up here, it was just the right mix of dangerous and unimportant to someone in her position at the time that it was a place she could stay where no one who might recognize her would find her.  Or so she'd thought, at least.

 

The other visits though, she couldn't fully account for.  There had been an individual reason for each, but the general trend remained unexplained.  As she waited in line, she idly wondered if it was just another manifestation of Ponyville's oddness.  The town seemed to be a magnet for odd things, maybe she was just another example of that.

 

The line.  It wasn't a very big line, and truth be told Naj wasn't entirely sure what she was in line for, though she was conscious enough to pick up that it had something to do with apples, and therefor naturally the mare who sold them.  The changeling knew that apples wouldn't really be something she needed right now, but they could make for a nice treat all the same.  And the line, the line made for a sort of order and social interaction.  She'd been told it would be good for her to mingle, to help the readjustment process.  She'd...struggled with that suggestion though.  The line had presented her a sort of compromise that she wouldn't pass up.  She was there, she was participating, even if she wasn't really interacting yet.

 

And so Naj waited, smiling contentedly, if a little vacantly.  Though as a unicorn came back the other way, she noted with what wasn't quite a frown that there were only two other ponies left between the changeling and front end of the line.

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The mare was unusually forward and pretty energetic too. Applejack blushed, less so because she was embarrassed by any of this and far more because she was a little on her back hoof by the assured nature of the questioning. Still, that didn't mean she wouldn't be polite and give her a good answer. It was the friendly thing to do, after all. "Hmm...Can't say Ah've kept a countin' of tha mares and stallions, just tha total, but Ah reckon...thirty? Maybe thirty-five? As for how Ah feel about, all right Ah reckon. Ain't no difference between a mare and a stallion when it comes to kissin far as Ah'm concerned," she said with a shrug. Wasn't the only thing she didn't really have a strong opinion on one way or another, but the rest of it was saved for less polite company. Today was a business day, after all.
 

The mare was pretty easygoing and straight to the point when it came to her apple selection. Well, luckily for her, she had just the right answer! "Red Delicious it is! Sure lives up to tha name, don't it?" She said with a chuckle, filling a bushel full of the nice variety of standard apples. You couldn't go wrong with them! Eat them, bake them, admire them, give them to a teacher- really the perfect apple for the perfect day in Equestria. She pushed the barrel over to the unicorn and collected the five bits, placing it in a new open lockbox- the previous few were filled up!  "Hope you enjoy yer bushel! Stop back here any time, ya hear?" Applejack offered with a friendly bellow and smile, waving the latest satisfied customer away joyfully. That was a nice change of pace from the dramatics! Still, she had work to do.

"Come on up! Time's a-wastin'!"

 

*Mythic Visions*
 

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17 Kisses left!
84. Starlight Glimmer
85. Coloratura
86. Naj
Next up

 


 

Kissed
1-10

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1. Carrot Fields :smug:
2. Reno Golucky
3. Lore Weaver
4. Dunder Blust :?
5. Gentle Sol
6. Flam watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
7. Starburst :?
8. Astral :smug:
9. Flim watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
10. Silverbolt :smug:


11-20

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11. Klondike :smug:
12. Lyra Heartstrings
13. Donut "Pony" Joe
14. Rarity ajscreen.png;)
15. Pigpen :smug:
16. Cherry Jubilee :?
17. Misty Morning :smug:
18. Pathfinder :?
19. Earth Writer :smug:
20. Thorn


21-30

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21. Metal Maker :smug:
22. Twilight Shine
23. Opal Shards
24. Bon Bon
25. Electric Vibe :smug:ajscreen.png
26. Princess Luna
27. Guiding Light
28. Mythos Gray
29. Harrington Sleuth
30. Pumpkin Cake


31-40

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31. Inkwell
32. Pinkie Pie :smirk:
33. Star Storm :smug:
34. Master Mustang
35. Parhelion
36. Prime Meridian
37. Razor
38. Dr. Spin Tale
39. Professor Ashen Smirk
40. Quiet Harmony


41-50

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41. Ice Storm
42. Heart Line
43. Pocket Change
44. Sugar Rush
45. Moonstone II
46. Valen Orange
47. Mojo
48. Trixie :shifty:
49. Princess Twilight Sparkle
50. Zelda


51-60

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51. Curiosity Sparks
52. Flash Sentry
53. Gadget
54. Professor Clyde Krashkop
55. Carrot Top
56. Presteza
57. Prince Blueblood
58. Princess Celestia :Celest:
59. Princess Cadance
60. Ruby Pinch


61-70

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61. Berry Punch
62. Fluttershy
63. Red Cedar
64. Night Glider
65. Granola Gracie
66. Cheerilee
67. Fast Track
68. Fire Walker
69. Sky Sailing
70. Gideon


71-80

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71. Mint Zest
72. Discord
73. Rune Writer
74. Rainbow Dash <3
75. Tai
76. Detached Cable
77. Ejaz
78. Boulder Dash
79. Chipper Demise
80. Dusty


81-90

 
 
 
 
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81. Princess Blueblood
82. Swift Squall
83. Mythic Vision
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.

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“What in the name of…” Tempest muttered as walked down a road from good bit of running. One of the better parts of this place was the farmland outside of town. The weather was pretty nice all year long. Not too hot, not too cold. Lots of open farmland. Can’t ask for better weather or views for a good run. But what she was not expecting walking back to her renting room in ponyville was this. She did want to stop by and greet AJ… She did like the mare, of all the element holders she was her favorite. Just the most down to earth, easy to talk to. Honestly she was a good mare and if Tempest was less nervous about friendships she’d be so blunt as to call AJ a good one. Maybe her best. … if one can have a best friend when they had none. 

 

Walking past the short line she looked at the booth, ear flicking as she looked at AJ and reads the text. Arching an eyebrow she had to read it again. Something about this was…. Funny. Buy some apples and get a kiss from AJ? Pifff, why’d some pony what that? Well the kiss part. That’d just be weird. She was just some earth pony. And one of the element holders! … And strong. Caring. Hard working. Cares about her family and will do whatever it takes for them… Well now she was just staring and making this weird. Looking away she gazed at the short line. Well… She will just get some apples and say hello. Moving to the back she gets in to the line.

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"Hey there, Applejack! Seems like your sale's a hit huh?" Starlight said with a smile as she trotted her way up. It was plain to see the dents in the grass where bushels upon bushels had sat before. That was to be expected, Sweet Apple Acres always had the best of the best when it came to the fruit, and they always sold well, but this little booth of Applejack's took the cake! "Can't say what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't a kissing booth." the mare giggled softly and glanced over at where the bushels sat then over towards their stack of lock boxes with an impressed whistle. "Glad to see it's working out so well though! Well if it's alright then I'd like to get a couple bushels myself. One of Cosmic Crisp and one of Grenadier if you have them." the unicorn had done a bit of reading on fruit cultivars recently, surprisingly fascinating stuff!
 

Starlight would smile as she dug out the bits for the baskets. "I'm guessing this whole thing has felt like it's been going on for months huh?" she'd say with a laugh, laying the bits on the table. "It does seem a bit out of your usual comfort zone, but I guess that's what makes it so nice to see. Think you'll be doing this sort of sale again sometime? I'm sure it'll do just as well."

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Applejack nodded emphatically at Starlight's detailing of the event as a hit. Truth be told, Applejack hadn't been very confident in this venture but she was always happy to be wrong when it involved the family business. Her expectation for the day had been met when they hit ten customers. Doing a little over eight times that and with time remaining? Applejack was as pleased as punch. "Hehehe, you got that right. Been doin' great business all day! Why, Ah reckon Apple Bloom's little business idea will have generated..." she did the math, "a lot of bits more than what we woulda done otherwise. Who knows what Ah'll do next for a sale, but Ah reckon this ain't a bad thing to repeat! A little bit surprised she came up with it so fast but Ah reckon she saw it work before, so why not here? Can't imagine it centers on me, though. Ah'm no big fish in tha fry," She said with a blush, pulling her brim down a bit to cover her eyes. She was playing a bit coy on purpose, if only to try and bury the fact that she did find it all a little strange.
 

"A bushel of Genteel Crisp an' one of Grenadier, comin' on up," she said jovially, looking about. Shortly she found A bushel of Crisp, but the Grenadier was a little trickier. It wasn't one of their main varieties and so she found herself having to take a deep look but in time she found a bushel- the last bushel in the collection they had brought out, and one of three bushels of Grenadier that existed in the entire farm. Indeed, it was one she used entirely for cooking. Was Starlight making something for somepony? As she pushed the barrel up to her stand she bent down underneath and pulled out a small notebook. It came up with her as she laid the bushel down on top along with the Crisp. She pushed the two bushels over, and then plopped her notebook down. "If yer gonna cook yerself some Grenadiers, avoid pies. You can make it work but they just ain't tha best for it, tha taste's a bit too sharp and they don't keep their shape. Whatcha wanna use it for is a nice jam or some sauce. Here, take this," she said as she tore a page out of her notebook and put it in the bushel. "This here is a recipe for a great applesauce. Easy to make, tastes great, good for anythin'! Grenadier is tha perfect apple for it," she said with a smile.

 

"'Course, there's a fee ta pay, sugarcube. Ten bits and a kiss, or else Ah'll just be takin' mah apples and recipes an' goin' home," she said with a wink and a smile, ready and willing to partake in the final dance of this transaction. 

 

*Starlight Glimmer*
 

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17 Kisses left!
84. Starlight Glimmer
85. Coloratura
86. Naj
87. Tempest Shadow
Next up

 


 

Kissed
1-10

Spoiler

1. Carrot Fields :smug:
2. Reno Golucky
3. Lore Weaver
4. Dunder Blust :?
5. Gentle Sol
6. Flam watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
7. Starburst :?
8. Astral :smug:
9. Flim watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
10. Silverbolt :smug:


11-20

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11. Klondike :smug:
12. Lyra Heartstrings
13. Donut "Pony" Joe
14. Rarity ajscreen.png;)
15. Pigpen :smug:
16. Cherry Jubilee :?
17. Misty Morning :smug:
18. Pathfinder :?
19. Earth Writer :smug:
20. Thorn


21-30

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21. Metal Maker :smug:
22. Twilight Shine
23. Opal Shards
24. Bon Bon
25. Electric Vibe :smug:ajscreen.png
26. Princess Luna
27. Guiding Light
28. Mythos Gray
29. Harrington Sleuth
30. Pumpkin Cake


31-40

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31. Inkwell
32. Pinkie Pie :smirk:
33. Star Storm :smug:
34. Master Mustang
35. Parhelion
36. Prime Meridian
37. Razor
38. Dr. Spin Tale
39. Professor Ashen Smirk
40. Quiet Harmony


41-50

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41. Ice Storm
42. Heart Line
43. Pocket Change
44. Sugar Rush
45. Moonstone II
46. Valen Orange
47. Mojo
48. Trixie :shifty:
49. Princess Twilight Sparkle
50. Zelda


51-60

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51. Curiosity Sparks
52. Flash Sentry
53. Gadget
54. Professor Clyde Krashkop
55. Carrot Top
56. Presteza
57. Prince Blueblood
58. Princess Celestia :Celest:
59. Princess Cadance
60. Ruby Pinch


61-70

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61. Berry Punch
62. Fluttershy
63. Red Cedar
64. Night Glider
65. Granola Gracie
66. Cheerilee
67. Fast Track
68. Fire Walker
69. Sky Sailing
70. Gideon


71-80

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71. Mint Zest
72. Discord
73. Rune Writer
74. Rainbow Dash <3
75. Tai
76. Detached Cable
77. Ejaz
78. Boulder Dash
79. Chipper Demise
80. Dusty


81-90

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81. Princess Blueblood
82. Swift Squall
83. Mythic Visions
84. 
85. 
86. 
87. 
88.
89. 
90. 

 

 

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Some of the creatures took for granted the connection Sandbar had with the other ponies of Ponyville. Without realizing it, the students who came from other lands of non-ponies were using pony connections to get what they felt was not appropriate for them to acquire. Ponyville was not lush with griffons or changelings. Of course, the academy's campus was full of interesting creatures of all kinds, but that was because the nature of it required it to be a melting pot of friendship. Not Silverstream, nor her friends understood the burden Sandbar carried being the pony ambassador to their circle, until he grew an argument about who should supply snacks for the next study session. It was always Sandbar who had gotten the apples and bought the cupcakes. No one ever offered to do otherwise. And so he insisted that someone else in the circle take on snack duty for the week. And this week was assigned to a pink hippogriff with a very curious and bewildered attitude about her surroundings.

 

Apples. Were they all the same? Silverstream wasn't sure, she was always happy with whatever fruit was available for her to eat. She knew there were different kinds, but she had no idea what kind she would even prefer. Knowing she would have to carry a wagon full of apples in order for there to be enough for her hungry classmates, she took to Sweet Apple Acres first. She had actually never been there before, which is quite strange. It was now she realized that even though she made a temporary residence for entire semesters at a time to learn about friendship in Ponyville, she had never really visited that many places outside of school. It was actually kind of embarrassing. And in addition, the professors of friendship who taught her and her classmates were proprietors of a good or service somewhere around the town. You'd think that connection would encourage them to explore the town more. Applejack was in charge of Sweet Apple Acres, and she walked down the path to the front of the farm with wagon in tow, she could see that her honesty professor was selling her most popular items.

 

A short line had formed behind a selling booth where she could see members of the Apple family showing off the fruits of their labor, literally. But Silverstream was perplexed by many things she was seeing. Why was the farm surrounded by fences? Why did Applejack sometimes sell goods in the marketplace and sometimes here on the farm? And why did the selling booth Applejack was at have a crudely drawn painting of her face on the board above it? So many questions. She was ready to ask, but much like how she would wait in line for Councilor Starlight, she waited patiently with her wagon for her turn at the front of the line. Also, why were apples red but sometimes yellow or green?

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Starlight would giggle softly at her friend's blush. Poor mare had such a hard time believing that something like this could be centered around her more than just the apples "Now Applejack, don't sell yourself so short. I think most everyone in Ponyville thinks you're something special. I know I do!" the unicorn gave her behatted friend a little smile as they went about finding the apples she had ordered. Truth be told, Starlight had entirely expected there to not be a Grenadier left on the farm. Not many ponies really seemed to use those much! But AJ always seemed good at pleasantly surprising her friends. Nodding at Applejack's advice she would glance over in the notebook as she wrote. "That doesn't sound like too bad of an idea, I had read about them melting really easy when they cooked. Which had me thinking of trying apple jam, but I can hardly say no to a recipe from you!"
 

With the bits already laid on the table, Starlight would slide them over with a hoof. With her other forehoof on Applejack's shoulder for balance the mare would lean in and give the farmer the other half of the payment: a sweet little kiss upon the lips, a second per bit seemed like the fair deal! With that somewhat short transaction taken care of, Starlight would part lips and lift the bushels up to her side with a flare of her horn. "Thanks a lot, Applejack! You should try to come by tonight, I'd really appreciate the help with the applesauce. I've learned some cooking stuff from Pinkie but I'm far from what you could call professional." Starlight said with a laugh and a little shake of her head, thinking back to some early...less than stellar performances. "See you later! Hope the rest of the sale goes smoothly!"
 

Turning with a little spring in her step, Starlight would begin her way back down towards Ponyville, only to stop part way down the line with a little wave! "Well hello there, Silverstream. Come to get some apples, or just visiting?"

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 Yep. This was a farm. She could just smell that dairy air!
 
The young dragon had an assignment she needed to take care of, which was to visit an important Ponyville landmark and write about it. She had spent a few hours in the library and determined ‘Sweet Apple Acres’ was probably at least in the top five, if not the most important place in all of the village. After all, the Apple family started the village when they moved in and set up their farm. Without the Apples, there would be no Ponyville. Why they ended up with such an generic village name, none of the newspaper articles nor the impressive set of 'Encyclopedia Equestrian' books could explain. Why not Appletown? Cider-City? Smithtown?
 
After her research, her next step was to actually visit the farm. Thankfully there was some sort of event going on..And what was this event?
 
"Sweet Apple Acres First Annual Apple Kiss?", she folded her arms as she studied this banner. "Hey Silver...", she asked, "What do you supposed this..is supposed to be?"

 

 

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Applejack blushed at being called special, her home-bred sense of modesty sticking out like a pink flower in the midst of a brown landscape. She reckoned she was mighty special to a select group of ponies but beyond that, she was just a country mare who loved her family and hard work. Didn't seem anything too far off the beaten path, too intriguing to her. Then again, she couldn't deny that she was technically rather famous. And a heroine, as much as both titles seemed to be an ill-fit for her. "Heh. well, have it yer way, Starlight. Far be it from me ta deny you yer delusions of mah grandeur," she replied playfully before she motioned to the recipe. "Ah hope you like it. Jam ain't so good fer a first time apple cook, requires a certain touch. A nice applesauce though, easy ta make an' somethin' ta learn on. Plus, more applications. Rather nice, right?" She offered helpfully before the kiss happened. And it was good that she got that out of the way, because it was a doozy!
 

It lasted an uncomfortably long time. Well, not uncomfortably, not really. Applejack could tell she sure wasn't the first mare Starlight had ever locked her lips on but still, a full ten seconds wasn't something to commit to so easily. Not that Applejack was cowed by it. She committed herself to the full ten seconds and certainly gave as good as she got. When she pulled back ad Starlight spoke, Applejack used that time to get a drink of water. The unicorn had pretty much dried out the farmer's mouth! "Starlight, if you cook as well as you kiss, you don't need mah help. Though don't overcook it- a ten-second long kiss? Mare, you need ta know yer limits or buy me dinner first," she laughed before she began pondering what had been asked. "Ah might have time. A noble feller wanted ta meet with me after this ta discuss business, but Ah reckon Ah can stop on by after. Have a good'n, Star!"



*NewJack*
 

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16 Kisses left!
85. Coloratura
86. Naj
87. Tempest Shadow
88. Silverstream 
89. Smolder
Next up

 


 

Kissed
1-10

Spoiler

1. Carrot Fields :smug:
2. Reno Golucky
3. Lore Weaver
4. Dunder Blust :?
5. Gentle Sol
6. Flam watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
7. Starburst :?
8. Astral :smug:
9. Flim watapplejackbyfelixkotd.png
10. Silverbolt :smug:


11-20

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11. Klondike :smug:
12. Lyra Heartstrings
13. Donut "Pony" Joe
14. Rarity ajscreen.png;)
15. Pigpen :smug:
16. Cherry Jubilee :?
17. Misty Morning :smug:
18. Pathfinder :?
19. Earth Writer :smug:
20. Thorn


21-30

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21. Metal Maker :smug:
22. Twilight Shine
23. Opal Shards
24. Bon Bon
25. Electric Vibe :smug:ajscreen.png
26. Princess Luna
27. Guiding Light
28. Mythos Gray
29. Harrington Sleuth
30. Pumpkin Cake


31-40

Spoiler

31. Inkwell
32. Pinkie Pie :smirk:
33. Star Storm :smug:
34. Master Mustang
35. Parhelion
36. Prime Meridian
37. Razor
38. Dr. Spin Tale
39. Professor Ashen Smirk
40. Quiet Harmony


41-50

Spoiler

41. Ice Storm
42. Heart Line
43. Pocket Change
44. Sugar Rush
45. Moonstone II
46. Valen Orange
47. Mojo
48. Trixie :shifty:
49. Princess Twilight Sparkle
50. Zelda


51-60

Spoiler

51. Curiosity Sparks
52. Flash Sentry
53. Gadget
54. Professor Clyde Krashkop
55. Carrot Top
56. Presteza
57. Prince Blueblood
58. Princess Celestia :Celest:
59. Princess Cadance
60. Ruby Pinch


61-70

Spoiler

61. Berry Punch
62. Fluttershy
63. Red Cedar
64. Night Glider
65. Granola Gracie
66. Cheerilee
67. Fast Track
68. Fire Walker
69. Sky Sailing
70. Gideon


71-80

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71. Mint Zest
72. Discord
73. Rune Writer
74. Rainbow Dash <3
75. Tai
76. Detached Cable
77. Ejaz
78. Boulder Dash
79. Chipper Demise
80. Dusty


81-90

Spoiler

81. Princess Blueblood
82. Swift Squall
83. Mythic Visions
84. Starlight Glimmer
85. 
86. 
87. 
88.
89. 
90. 

 

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And speaking of Starlight, here she was as well levitating her own newly purchased apples. Well, at least Silverstream was in the right place. "Councilor Starlight! Hey, yeah. I'm here to pick up some apples for this week's study sessions. Sandbar was tired of always doing it, so I volunteered to do it this week. I hope I'm in the right place, I never asked him where he gets the apples. I just assumed wherever the apple trees are." She saw the amount of apples Starlight was carrying and grew surprised. "Ho! So you can get apples here!"

 

Smolder walked up to Silverstream and asked her about the area. Silverstream hung a talon on her beak. "I'm not actually completely sure. I'm just here to get some apples for the study session this week." Silverstream had not noticed the mentioning of kisses. "Councilor Starlight here just got some and I can see Professor Applejack up there so I assume she can help me. What are you doing here, Smolder?" She asked with a curious smile.

 

 

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((SteelEagle has tagged me in to play Applejack for the next kiss))

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Applejack looked at her list of sales so far today. Eighty-four. That's eighty-four individual sales of apples. Eighty-four minimum of one bushel. Eighty-four smooches off the earth pony's lips. Of course not all of them ended up being her responsibility, but it might as well have been eight hundred and four as it felt as much. But they were close to the end of the day and close to the end of their sales requirements. Applejack had to hoof it to her sister, this really was a great idea for a sale. She just hoped that it didn't mean she would be getting love letters in the mail from misled customers in the weeks to come.

 

Having taken inventory of her sales sheet and her chest of bits she waited for her next customer. "Next!" When she looked ahead, she saw who it was but didn't believe it for a few seconds. She stepped out from behind the selling booth and approached her newest patron. "Rara?" She greeted with pleasure. "What're you doing here?" She asked as she went to hug her old fillyfriend.

 

 

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16 Kisses left!
Next up

85. Coloratura
86. Naj
87. Tempest Shadow
88. Silverstream 
89. Smolder


Kissed
1-10

Spoiler

1. Carrot Fields :smug:
2. Reno Golucky
3. Lore Weaver
4. Dunder Blust :?
5. Gentle Sol
6. Flam
7. Starburst :?
8. Astral :smug:
9. Flam
10. Silverbolt :smug:

11-20

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11. Klondike :smug:
12. Lyra Heartstrings
13. Donut "Pony" Joe
14. Rarity ;)
15. Pigpen :smug:
16. Cherry Jubilee :?
17. Misty Morning :smug:
18. Pathfinder :?
19. Earth Writer :smug:
20. Thorn

21-30

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21. Metal Maker :smug:
22. Twilight Shine
23. Opal Shards
24. Bon Bon
25. Electric Vibe :smug:
26. Princess Luna
27. Guiding Light
28. Mythos Gray
29. Harrington Sleuth
30. Pumpkin Cake

31-40

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31. Inkwell
32. Pinkie Pie :smirk:
33. Star Storm :smug:
34. Master Mustang
35. Parhelion
36. Prime Meridian
37. Razor
38. Dr. Spin Tale
39. Professor Ashen Smirk
40. Quiet Harmony

41-50

Spoiler

41. Ice Storm
42. Heart Line
43. Pocket Change
44. Sugar Rush
45. Moonstone II
46. Valen Orange
47. Mojo
48. Trixie :shifty:
49. Princess Twilight Sparkle
50. Zelda

51-60

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51. Curiosity Sparks
52. Flash Sentry
53. Gadget
54. Professor Clyde Krashkop
55. Carrot Top
56. Presteza
57. Prince Blueblood
58. Princess Celestia :Celest:
59. Princess Cadance
60. Ruby Pinch

61-70

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61. Berry Punch
62. Fluttershy
63. Red Cedar
64. Night Glider
65. Granola Gracie
66. Cheerilee
67. Fast Track
68. Fire Walker
69. Sky Sailing
70. Gideon

71-80

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71. Mint Zest
72. Discord
73. Rune Writer
74. Rainbow Dash <3
75. Tai
76. Detached Cable
77. Ejaz
78. Boulder Dash
79. Chipper Demise
80. Dusty

81-90

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81. Princess Blueblood
82. Swift Squall
83. Mythic Visions
84. Starlight Glimmer
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It was interesting, to say the least, watching her longtime friend navigate the sales world in front of her, especially one with so peculiar a method of establishing itself. It didn't strike her at all as something Applejack would do. While nopony would ever accuse the legendary heroine of Equestria of being a wallflower or a square, such dreaded terms these days, she was certainly a pony to be allotted a certain degree of genial respect and honor. A kissing booth was an idea spread by youth who knew not the value of such an action- yet, staring out at the wild sea that she existed in the wake of, could she deny how effective it was? Of course not. Applejack's apples were worthy of more than a simple five-bit coin for a bushel on their own. Add in the excitement, the treasure, the near sacrilege of kissing an Element Bearer? Coloratura was less shocked by the fact that this was happening and more so that the trains weren't laying down new lines to carry screaming loads into this quaint town for the express purpose of leaving a mark on history in the form a wet piece of lipstick.
 

It was her turn and Rara made a few steps to the stand when her friend burst out from behind it and enveloped her in a hug, her warmth both physically and emotionally forcing a big smile onto the pop-star's face. She returned the hug even though it was of unequal physicality. One pony had a body fit for the stage, the other had a body fit for labor and toil. "It's so nice to see you, Applejack," she said earnestly and with a quick laugh, "and I can see you're rather excited by it, too," she said as she pushed her friend away with one hoof, leaving it lingering in the tufts of Applejack's chest, "but, while I know I'm famous and all, you could at least buy me dinner first!" She winked at the end, always enjoying her time with the headmare of Sweet Apple Acres. Her work ethic was beyond laudable and her greatness of spirit unquestioned. It was these core elements that, alongside their friendship, she hoped would lead to success today.
 

"I came by because I had a proposal to make. And then I saw the apple offers and- well, nopony who is self-respecting could say not to this. And I am a pony with a lot of self-respect, you know," she said as she approached the stand. "Let's see. What is a good apple for somepony who has to belt out some ballads? Something smooth, not too acidic?"

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"School project.", the dragon replied in a 'just the facts' tone, "Needed to check out the place and write a little paper about it." She was really doomed at the moment. Smolder could not even come up with a decent title for this paper. Maybe there is a pun she could use. Ponies like puns, right? How about 'Sweet Apple Acres: The In-Cider Information' or 'A-Peel-Ing Facts About Sweet Apple Acres'. Ho Ho. As her mind raced about the right title,  the young student's eye fell upon Applejack and the pleasant looking mare she was with.  Were they hooking up? She was being rather familiar with the farmer. Joking about needing to buy her dinner first. Heh. Smolder had heard talk about that before even back in the Dragon Lands. Months later, there were a few more eggs to be added to the hatching grounds.
 
She shook her head quickly to remove further thoughts on that particular 'road'.
 
"Guess I should get some apples. Learn about the whole picking process and maybe see about getting an a tour.....Maybe they could get Big Mac or Apple Bloom to show me around....Oh wait..", she pictured a guided tour with a stallion that was known for saying very little. "Maybe just Apple Bloom...", she probably wouldn't learn much just wandering around the farm by herself.
 
 
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Starlight chuckled softly, Silverstream was always such a bundle of energy, it was good to see that extended beyond school. That kind of positive attitude would carry her far in life. "That's wonderfully nice of you, Silverstream, I'm certain Sandbar appreciates it!" she'd say with a smile and a nod. It was good that the children were learning to share the weight of responsibility. No one pony can carry everything on their shoulders, at least not for long.
 

"As for getting some apples." she went on to explain, just as Smolder arrived. "Applejack's got a sort of special sale going on today. Five bits for a bushel! Buuut there's a bit of a twist to it." Starlight glanced back over towards the booth where AJ and a mare she seemed rather familiar with were gabbing and chuckled. "But if you don't know, I won't spoil the surprise for you." Starlight gave a little wink and adjusted the bushels floating at her side. "You girls have a great day, I'll see you all later!" the mare would wave once more before moving to make her way back off to Ponyville, she had some apple prepping to do!

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Food? Food where? Sweet Apple Acres? The place that grows apples? Well, apples may not have been the desserts that Grubber craved for the most, but the ponies of Ponyville seemed to like them a whole lot, so there had to be something about these apples which made them awesome. And heck, the vertically challenged hedgehog was accustomed to seeing apples as dessert ingredients, so it’d be worth it to grab some of those fruits to snack on anyway. Something something about how one apple a day keeps a doctor delayed, or however that pony saying goes.


And would you look at that? Some fellow students from the School of Friendship were waiting in line! “Wathup guyth?” Grubber called out as he got behind the dragon and hippogriff; “So thith ith like the place to be, right? Do they-?”


Grubber spotted a familiar sight in front of the hippogriff! “YO! TEMPEEEEETHT!!!” The hedgehog jumped up and down, flailing his arms to grab his old partner’s attention; “IT’TH YOUR BETHTETHT PAL, GRUBBER!!! LONG TIME, NO THEE!”

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Tempest saw him long before he did… heard him… She did not make a sound, not one word hoping he’d just WALK PAST but no. The living failure she was chained to her fleet and now chained to again by some paperwork somehow put forth without her consent or wishes. By some blessed luck she hard to hardly EVER deal with that… just some mail about how he was doing in ‘school’ or something. She never did read one of them. But now he was here. Behind her… and worse, trying to talk to her. 

 

Worse yet! She can’t trash him for that now. He was free to open that smelly maw of his spit his words all over like the fool he was with no harm to follow. It made the very air vial. “Did I give you permission to speak to me?” She mutters, her voice full of wrath. She didn't even turn her neck to look at him. After a few moments she speaks more. “How has… This… ‘school’ been? Doing better at that I hope than leading my ground forces. Otherwise they’d have kicked you out by now.”

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"Oh. Hehe. Well, I don't usually buy dinner, ah make it! But if you wanna come over for some real good eatins sometime, we would absolutely love to have ya." Applejack couldn't read other jests from ponies too well, but all the same she would respond with her sincere intentions. Applejack would love to have her old fillyfriend visit more often, even if it meant having to tie Apple Bloom to a chair to prevent the young pony from jumping all over Rara with her obsessive questions. Applejack walked back behind the booth. "I reckon you came here to buy some apples, huh?"

 

Applejack listened with a smile to Rara as she spoke about a proposition but then admitted her curiosity about the apple sale for today. The musical mare seemed hung on the term 'self-respecting'. It wasn't clear to Applejack how long Rara's corrupt manager had a hold of her passionate decisions, but it seemed clear to her that she was still adjusting to the self-managing lifestyle and all of the extra worries of maintaining integrity were causing her to pull her own reins in a little to make sure she was properly processing her intentions. "Don't try so hard, Sugarcube, I know you're one of the most self-respectinest ponies ever!"

 

A slight chuckle and Applejack responded to the singer's apple preferences. "Oh well now, that's easy. All of them. Apples are healthy and nutritious and always do a good job cleaning those air pipes next to yer gullet. Provided you don't have apple skins jammed in between your teeth, they should all be good for when you are about to do a show. Now I don't know what you mean by acidic, but I'm guessing you want something less tart. Sometimes apples with a more tart lean can get you all puckered up! So I would suggest a crisp apple, like uh, gala." Applejack reached back and grabbed a bushel of gala apples and threw it on the counter. "Oh, how many bushels did you say?"

 

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What's that? Selling apples at a discount and a surprise along with it? Silverstream beamed at the thought. What could the surprise be? "See ya, Councilor Starlight! See you tomorrow, in your office probably." Silverstream waved goodbye without laughing at her joke knowing full well it was probably the truth.

 

Smolder told Silverstream about the farm and how she was doing research for a paper she had to write. "Oh yeah, this place is huge too, isn't it?" Smolder listed off the names of some of the ponies that lived here. She knew, Applejack of course. "Wait, what!? All of the ponies that live here have apples in their names!? That is so awesome, and kind of confusing. Like, what if they tell someone else to put an apple pie in the oven and then end up cooking a pony instead. And what if I ask for my wagon to fill up with red apples and I end up pulling a red-colored earth pony back to the school for snacks?" Silverstream thought briefly at her exaggerated theoretical problem, but she was seriously concerned about possible confusion. Back on Mount Aris, it took several hours for her family to find a young seapony named Craggy Creek all because they kept looking in the streams that delta'd into the ocean from the mountain tops, instead of searching in the Aris Wood where he was lost.

 

She then noticed Grubber, a hedgehog she once saw in the halls at the academy. Seeing him wiz by to talk to the purple pony in front of her invited her to introduce herself. She flew curious to him and hovered over the two. "I saw you at the school during orientation." She hung a single digit of her claw on her beak. "Um, what are you exactly?" But before she could hear his answer, she had just noticed him mention the name of the unicorn he was talking to who seemed to be in a rather grumpy mood. "Wait, you look familiar. Have you had someone paint a picture of you and put it in a book titled 'Equestrian War History: The Storm King'?" Even if Silverstream could confirm her suspicions of this pony being the same one with the same severed horn, she did not retain the chapters of that text book enough to be able to remember who Commander Tempest Shadow, second-in-command of the Storm King, was.

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“Wow.”, That was kind of dark. Accidentally cooking a pony due to their name. That was a story only her brother or his goofy friends would tell. Almost sounded like the old ‘pony parents can’t get ahold of their usual foal-sitter so they pick a random one who looks a bit odd, but uses her anyway only for the brain-boggled sitter to end up cooking their kid and not the cabbage she was supposed to prepare’. Dark. “Please don’t tell that story to Ocellus...." The poor Changeling was not the biggest fan of spooky stories and was easily creeped and or freaked out by the simplest of horror stories. And considering the sensitive changeling was her bunkmate, the young dragon really did not want to hear the poor creature mutter in her sleep as she had to endure another nightmare.
 
"I seriously doubt any of us could lift or even pull Big Mac.", he was the only large red stallion she knew was nearby. She really really wanted to make a joke about the big guy being  a 'snack', but bit her tongue instead. There were waaaaay too many teachers lingering about. and she had just finished a week's worth attention after she got caught telling a rather wicked joke about an donkey.
 
Thankfully the sometimes sea-pony had moved on to other topics. Former invaders of Equestria. The odd mare with the broken horn and whatever a "Grubber' was. They were part of an unsuccessful team of invaders. Their leader lost not only the battle, but also his head. These two jokers were the only ones left, although Smolder pondered whatever happened to the Stormking's minions? Those big, dumb monsters that he had? Were they just sent back home, or did Princess Celestia take them all behind her she-shed and zap 'em with her magic? Ponies were far too forgiving. IF this happened in the Dragonlands, they would have all been kicked into the nearest lava pool.  Or Torch would have just stepped on them all.
 
 
 
 
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Grubber might have gotten to answering the hippogriff’s question had he not spotted his former commander turned designated sponsor. For a moment, the hedgehog felt the tiniest inkling of a storm brewed over his head as Tempest Shadow mumbled something inaudible. Thankfully, that pit in stomach turned out to be a case of the imagination happily running wild, so Grubber obliviously answered the unicorn. “Oh, school’th TOTALLY been doin’ great!!!” He excitedly bragged; “I’m making lotth of new friendth and learning everything I can about Friendthhip! I’m thure the report cardth thay glowing thingth about me, or otherwithe, you’d be giving me the evil eye and dithciplining me with your crazy horn right about now... you know, just like old timeth, eh heh heh heh.....”


.....It was perhaps a merciful thing then that Tempest Shadow didn’t know that according to the Friendship School’s mailings, Grubber displayed troubling signs of underachieving and being proud of it.


The hippogriff used the slight pause in the conversation to interject with another question. “Yeah, that thoundth like Commander Tempetht alright,” Grubber nodded, glad he didn’t require any boring history book reading to get that right; “Thhe did the Throm King’th evil, evil bidding. Whenever he needed a city thacked or a kingdom enthlaved, Tempetht Thadow’th Air Armada came in and made everything all blow up and thuff! After we nabbed all four pony princesseth, Throm King promithed he’d fix Tempetht’s horn and-”


Grubber did a double take; “Wait a thec, why doeth it thill look like you thill got a crackly chipped tooth on the top of your head?” He gasped; “Doeth thith mean you’ll alwayth be thtuck with tharky tharky boom thells FOREVER???”

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Rara had to stifle a giggle lest she be misunderstood by the audience behind her and the golden-maned friend in front of her. Oh Applejack, so forward and blunt. whose reasoning of the implication left in front of her by Rara was discarded abruptly in the face of her unending sweetness and kindness. And her complete and total lack of flirting game to boot, or at least flirting acknowledgement. Ahh, it was like nothing had changed! "Oh, a dinner would be great. I haven't had a real home cooked meal in...years," she said, trying to think back. She was poor at cooking. Her mother was good, but Coloratura had left when she was a very young mare. And she doubted that heating noodles in water counted as a home cooked meal! When Applejack had described her family's cooking all the way back when they were fillies it felt like Rara had been there. That had stuck with her all these years. The smells, the words, the love- when it was described by a pony as honest as Applejack, you could live it as vividly as if you were there yourself.

 

Rara didn't respond to the self-respecting comment. Again, that forward, blunt nature of her friend. Rara had a ton of self-respect. Hence the comment! Did she phrase it incorrectly? Maybe she did. Or at the very least, phrased it incorrectly for her particular audience of one. That was closer. Applejack wasn't a mare who appreciated talking in circles or across meaning. Rara would remember that. "Thanks for the reminder, Applejack," she said with a smile while perusing her wares. Indeed, she was here for a bushel. More than one, in fact. She allowed Applejack to dutifully inform her- yes, tart was a better word for it than acidic. She didn't like tart treats. They always seemed to make her voice wobble afterwards and while providing your own sound board could be very useful in the editing process it rarely felt good to actually do. A gala was suggested- nice and crisp, which suited her just fine. And who was she to argue with the maestro of the apple cultivators? "Well, hard to say no to a nice gala apple. I'll take three bushels, please," she said as she dutifully placed the fifteen bits on the table as she leaned on it to get closer to her friend.

 

"So, that dinner," her words floating barely above a whisper, "when would be a good time, I wonder? It would be a good time to discuss my proposition," she put special emphasis on the final word, hoping to elicit from her friend a certain air of excitement. Rara knew she was excited about the prospect anyway, but if she could get Applejack roped into it than it would certainly check everything off of her particularly particular list.

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Do not get mad… Do not let anger take over… She really was trying. Tempest held her eyes shut, body shaking as sparks leap off her horn. She did everything she can. She thought of AJ. She thinks of her friends. She played out holding Zappy and him dozing off in her forearms. But every word out of Grubbers muzzle was like claws on a chalkboard. But she can deal with this… Every pony knew what she did. What she was. Ya, she was Commander Tempest of the Grand Armada. She put kingdoms to heel. Made noncompliance towns and cities… disappear. She did all of this and worse. So much worse. 

 

She can just keep her muzzle shut and think of better things. She was a better mare… her friends told her so. She ca- Her eyes opened, face twisting with rage. Spinning around her horn screams in to life, raw magic flaring off like a lighting storm. “YOU SPEAK OUT OF LINE!” She screamed at Grubber. The very air felt electric as the hedgehogs fur stands up on end. He can feel an extremely powerful discharge belding up. A feeling he was all to kowing of from his time underneath her command. “DO NOT EVER SPEAK OF MY HORN! DO NOT THINK THE END OF MY FLEET MEANS YOU MAY SPEAK FREE OF IT!” She shouted, spit landing on the hedgehog's face. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?” She pushed her nose up against his, staring in to his eyes with so much rage as to even make a dragon back up and say she needed too relax some. But yet she did not zap him. For all her yelling this may have been the first time Grubber has ever upset her and not get electrocuted in to the next day for it. 

 

Pulling back she panted hard, shutting her eyes as the magic dies down. Deep long breaths. Deep long breaths… “Dismissed.” She mutters, turning away she faced back to the line as if nothing happened. Happy places…. Happy places. “Yes bird… I am the pony you are familiar with… No, I did not take part in what happened to your city. from what I heard it was very beautiful. I hope you can rebuild it.” She says to answer what was asked from the bird, the anger in her voice bleeding away in to a more cold but relaxed tone. 

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"Three!? You got it!" Applejack bent down behind the counter so that all was showing was her tied yellow tail. From the abyss that is under the counter, she lifted out two more bushels of apples, one with each leg. She gave a mighty grunt as she thrust the bushels up with as much grace as you'd expect from a strong farmer earth pony. "That's fifteen bits."

 

Coloratura was persistent about dinner, which made Applejack begin to question her fillyfriend's intentions. Although regardless of the motives, she was glad to have the pop star around. But she had no desire to write a schedule or keep dates and her offer was open-ended. "Tell ya what. Any day of the week for the next four years. How's that sound? There may be days where we work longer hours or we may have extended family over for a weekend, but we always make sure to have supper as a family every night, no exceptions." Applejack brought her hoof to her chin and tapped a couple times. "Well, unless the fate of Equestria is in the balance in which case, the family supper will commence when that kind of issue is settled." She countered herself with a smile. "And so, since I have no idea when Tirek is going to try to blow up Ponyville, you might as well show up whenever you are available, and upon walking into our home in the evening, you will see supper being prepared. You are always welcome to join us." Applejack put her hooves on the table and stared into Rara's eyes. "Always."

 

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Tempest's explosion of anger caused Silverstream's wings to fold. As she stood observing Grubber getting scolded, she felt her own safety might be at risk. So she softly started backpedaling towards Smolder's place in line. But then, the angry unicorn responded to Silverstream's question. Even though, Tempest's anger had been tucked away, Silverstream was still very cautious about what to say next. So instead of risking a social faux pas of her own, she decided to slowly nod her head in agreement as she looked at Tempest with frightened eyes.

 

 

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16 Kisses left!
Next up

85. Coloratura
86. Naj
87. Tempest Shadow
88. Silverstream 
89. Smolder

90. Grubber


Kissed
1-10

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1. Carrot Fields :smug:
2. Reno Golucky
3. Lore Weaver
4. Dunder Blust :?
5. Gentle Sol
6. Flam
7. Starburst :?
8. Astral :smug:
9. Flam
10. Silverbolt :smug:

11-20

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11. Klondike :smug:
12. Lyra Heartstrings
13. Donut "Pony" Joe
14. Rarity ;)
15. Pigpen :smug:
16. Cherry Jubilee :?
17. Misty Morning :smug:
18. Pathfinder :?
19. Earth Writer :smug:
20. Thorn

21-30

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21. Metal Maker :smug:
22. Twilight Shine
23. Opal Shards
24. Bon Bon
25. Electric Vibe :smug:
26. Princess Luna
27. Guiding Light
28. Mythos Gray
29. Harrington Sleuth
30. Pumpkin Cake

31-40

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31. Inkwell
32. Pinkie Pie :smirk:
33. Star Storm :smug:
34. Master Mustang
35. Parhelion
36. Prime Meridian
37. Razor
38. Dr. Spin Tale
39. Professor Ashen Smirk
40. Quiet Harmony

41-50

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41. Ice Storm
42. Heart Line
43. Pocket Change
44. Sugar Rush
45. Moonstone II
46. Valen Orange
47. Mojo
48. Trixie :shifty:
49. Princess Twilight Sparkle
50. Zelda

51-60

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51. Curiosity Sparks
52. Flash Sentry
53. Gadget
54. Professor Clyde Krashkop
55. Carrot Top
56. Presteza
57. Prince Blueblood
58. Princess Celestia :Celest:
59. Princess Cadance
60. Ruby Pinch

61-70

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61. Berry Punch
62. Fluttershy
63. Red Cedar
64. Night Glider
65. Granola Gracie
66. Cheerilee
67. Fast Track
68. Fire Walker
69. Sky Sailing
70. Gideon

71-80

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71. Mint Zest
72. Discord
73. Rune Writer
74. Rainbow Dash <3
75. Tai
76. Detached Cable
77. Ejaz
78. Boulder Dash
79. Chipper Demise
80. Dusty

81-90

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81. Princess Blueblood
82. Swift Squall
83. Mythic Visions
84. Starlight Glimmer
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Wow. This has all become rather...interesting... The young dragon really knew it was rude to state, but she just had to watch the verbal beat-down the odd mare with the broken horn just did against what she assumed was a giant talking dish scrubbing pad. Was that right? Maybe it was a pile of yak hair clippings that somehow managed to get its wish to becoming a real boy? An cereal mascot that somehow leaped out of his bow to terrorize the citizens of Ponyville? Pinkie Pie’s experiment in cotton candy that went terribly wrong? While she had the urge to kick the fuzzy little creature into the air like a soccer ball, for some odd reason, she kind of felt bad for him. Weird.
 
“Pfft. Like they say, leave all your drama to your ma....” Wait a second. There was like two whole minutes and her friend did not speak. Was this a record? Was she carried away by an Roc when she wasn’t looking? Did she just fall over dead? “Er, Silver?”,  she turned to look at her friend who looked rather terrified. Smolder only saw this look on her face when the normally bouncy hippogryph spoke of the Storm King. “Silver...”, she whispered to her friend, “There’s no reason for you to be scared, especially with me at your side..I’ll whoop anything that tries to mess with my friends...” While Silverstream could be a bit much at times, she was Smolder’s number one go-to-gal when she wasn’t feeling so hot. Just hearing her ramble on with an odd story that just popped in her head, see her in utter amazement as she noticed something she had never seen before or even a quick hug from the fuzzy female always brought her spirits up.
 
“You tell me what’s bugging you and I’ll get to whoop’n.”, she whispered as she cracked her knuckles.
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Excepting her occasional need to save Equestria and the rest of the known world, it sounded like Applejack's schedule was relatively clear in terms of a drop-in dinner. That was good to hear, because trying to nail down a specific time with her friend was harder than trying to get a Mustangia mare to hold down an address. Luckily, this Mustangia mare was more than happy to keep to a certain sense of reliability. You could count on Rara for a great many things and she was intent on keeping her streak alive today. Her face was aglow as Applejack invited her over any old time and started preparing her sales pitch internally. It would have to be good because Applejack's time was valuable and Coloratura intended to take up a lot of it very soon.


It was hard to keep a straight face when Applejack looked at her like that, but she was a professional mare and managed to do so. It was hard though.
"All right. I'll be over tonight then. I'll get to meet the mythical Granny Smith and the legendary Big Mac, finally," she said conspiratorially. It would be good to meet this specific node of the expansive network that made up the famous Apple family in its entirety for a good amount of time. Se had heard great things about their famous hospitality. She just hoped that extended to what she had to offer.  "Now I believe I am owed a kiss? I wouldn't want to believe that you've sold me a poor bill of goods now," she said with her best wink, leaning in and preparing for the work to be done. The wonderful, secretly very exciting work. She was getting to kiss an Element Bearer, talk about giving the tabloids something to write about!

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Chatting it up with Commander Tempest started to remind Grubber of the good ole’ times when he got to snatch all the sweets he wanted and Tempest would be there to-


WAIT NO, DUCK AND COVER! BAD OLD TIMES INCOMING!!!


“EWWWWOOOHHH!!!!!!” It was almost a learned reflex for Grubber at this point, jolting as if a wave of electricity punished him for whatever mistakes he made this time. And yet... there was pain to be experienced. Yelling from Tempest, sure... as well as a light show of fiendish fright. Even some spit on Grubber’s face! But no part of his body had been touched by the scorch of crackling plasma energy. And then, Tempest just... coldly turned away.


.....Was this the dawn of a new Tempest Shadow???!


Initially dumbfounded, the hedgehog suddenly beamed and rushed back to Tempest’s side; “Oh ohhhh, have you been going to Anger Management therapy? Becauthe I can definitely thenthe you’ve made progreth, Tempetht!” He glanced behind him and gestured towards the frightened hippogriff; “Thee? Thethe guyth can tell, too! They’re not running away from you threaming, anymore!!!” The way Grubber was speaking, one might believe that Tempest just accomplished the most amazing thing in the world.....

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Tempest let out a defeated huff of air as Grubber rushed back up to her. If zapping him never stopped him, she can’t feel shocked that doing nothing but yelling will do nothing. Glancing down at him she can’t help but frown at his just… dreadful lisp. Luna, buck her with all FOUR hooves his lisp was dreadful. But he did make a point she understands. “Anger management therapy? No… Well… In my own way maybe?” She says back glancing up the line at AJ and the farm. It was no paid therapy, but maybe it was therapy in its own way. “But I have been… Trying. To be less… You know. My boss is getting tired of paying me out of jail for assault charges.”

 

She pulled her eyes over at the ones behind her, eyeing up the dragon and the bird pony. At least one of them had a spine. “Dragen, I believe she is so scared do to me. I worked for the army that made her kin move to the sea and destroyed their city. But I had no play in that event and all my ties are long cut. I have nothing against you hippogriff. In some ways I wish I was one of you. You own the sky and sea, well this came about from dreadful times the hippogriff race will come out all the stronger for it I believe. And Dragen, if you wish to ‘whoop’n’ me… Later. 4th street, behind Old’Waters bar, evening.” She says yawning before looking back ahead of the line.

 

That mare AJ was talking to was something pretty… And what was up with her clothing? Why have a skirt if one can see past it? It just draws the eyes! But something about her… where has she seen this mare before? A poster or something? The mare looked like the Countess on one of her music disc covers back in the apartment. But different. Was it a sister or something? Now she’s going to be thinking about this all week!

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