Chapter 11: Zap Apple Harvest

Disclaimer: I do not own MLP:FIM and Digimon, I do own Takuma, Goldmon and it's Digivoultions.

It was early morning in Equestria and the Sun wasn't up just yet. The scene shifts to the orchard of the Apple Family. All the ponies including their human guest Takato was sleeping in the Apple Family's spare room. Suddenly there were wolves howling. This even caused Guilmon to come out of his cave looking around "What's going on? Who is that Digimon howling?"

He got his answer when he heard something new and that was pots and pans slamming against each other. This was followed by an old voice "THE TIMBER WOLVES ARE A HOWLING! THE TIMBER WOLVES ARE A HOWLING!"

The pots and pans were like a warning siren going off, that it woke everyone up in the house.

Applejack, Applebloom, and Big Macintosh along with Takato peak their heads out of the window and hear another howl from the Timber Wolves.

"Eyeup" Big Macintosh spoke even nodding his head.

"What's this mean?" Takato asked and Applejack turns questioning him but Applebloom answers "It's a sign that the-"

She didn't get time to complete her answer as an old green pony runs onto the farm "The Zap Apples are comin! The Zap Apples are comin!"

"Oh" Takato mutters "So it's the biggest day ever for us!"

"Yay, the Zap Apples are comin!" Applejack, Applebloom and Big Macintosh shouted.

The old Green Earth Pony was Granny Smith, the three other pony's grandmother. She stops in front of the barn then looks at the four "That's what I said!"

She then beats on the pots as Applejack, Applebloom, and Big Macintosh just smile at each other with Takato knowing that the day of these Zap Apples was almost here.

Applejack then remembered something, Twilight Sparkle had written her and explained to Takato "Well, looks like Takuma will be helping us tomorrow, do you think you can meet him after his visit with Zecora?"

"Count on it" Takato said.

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The now human Fluttershy, had just met up with Takuma, Goldmon, and Twilight Sparkle at the edge of the Everfree Forest. Surprisingly Henry was with them and it didn't take him long to figure out that Fluttershy was now a human.

"Fluttershy is that you?" Henry asked.

"I-I-I-It is" Fluttershy said.

Takuma turns to Henry "We are on our way to see if Zecora."

Henry looks at Takuma "What do you mean? Why do you need to see this Zecora?"

Twilight Sparkle answers "Because, I accidentally permanently turned her into a human...We have had the same thing when Applebloom had her Cutie Pox disease.

"Cutie Pox?" Goldmon, and Henry asked.

"What's so threatening about this Cutie Pox thing?" Terriermon demanded.

Twilight Sparkle answers "The Cutie Pox disease was a disease that got a lot of ponies way back in the ancient times...This caused the infected pony to gain random Cutie Marks on their bodies-"

"Doesn't sound so bad" Terriermon spoke which earned him a state from Goldmon "What? Now you are on my case."

Twilight Sparkle answers "This disease did more than just place random Cutie Marks on every part of the pony's body but it CAUSED them to do the things each Cutie Mark represent."

"So forcing them to do their talents" Terriermon said "You know I wouldn't like that."

"Exactly" Twilight Sparkle said with Takuma clearly remembering that adventure "And wasn't there no known cure to it...To make a long story short, Zecora came to the rescue and was able to somehow to cure Applebloom's Cutie Pox."

Takuma nodded snickering a bit which earned him a hoof to the stomach "What?"

"You wouldn't be laughing if you had to do all of what Applebloom needed to" Twilight warned him.

"My bad Twi" Takuma told her "You're right, didn't mean any harm."

"It's okay" the unicorn said she then turns to Henry "So you see we have no means in turning Fluttershy back to normal except by finding this Sun Goddess and having her undo the spell."

"Sun Goddess?" Henry asked even placing his finger onto his chin "Can't say I even heard of her."

"That name rings a bell though" Terriermon admitted he turned to Goldmon "Doesn't it?"

Goldmon nods "Like I said to Fluttershy, Takuma and Twilight last night, it does ring a bell but that really can't be meaning her."

"Sounds like you two may know of this Sun Goddess" Fluttershy said.

"Like I said last night" Goldmon began "We do know of a Sun Goddess but it can't be the one we know because in doesn't make sense."

Terriermon nodded "That's true, the Sun Goddess both Goldmon and I are thinking it is doesn't even know about Equestria...So what doesn't make

Fluttershy, Henry, Twilight Sparkle, and Takuma share looks with each other as the Digimon have a point. Why would this mysterious Sun Goddess that the Digimon knew of know of Equestria? Plus was it the one they were thinking of? Twilight reasoned that Goldmon and Terriermon had a point on that matter.

"Well we better get going to see Zecora and see if she has a solution for this problem" Twilight said to Henry "If any pony or zebra in this case can undo something it's Zecora."

"Alright then" Henry said he turns to Takuma "Takato called on my cell phone and has told me that the Zap Apples are coming."

Takuma nods "Alright then tell Takato I'll be right there to help them after we see if Zecora can help Fluttershy."

"Right" Henry said rushing off towards Applejack's orchard. This left Fluttershy, Goldmon, Twilight Sparkle and Takuma alone. The four turned to the Everfree Forest then walked inside it to find Zecora's hutt. They found it in it's usual place and this time Twilight Sparkle knocked.

"Oh that's a sound I've rarely heard, it's the sound of visitors! Wonder who they are." The door opened and Zecora sees them "Why if it isn't Takuma, Twilight, Applejack and that Scorpion. Come in! Come in!"

The Zebra lets them in and one-by-one they come in. Zecora looks at the four "So what brings you all to see me?"

Twilight Sparkle answers "We've come to ask you for help Zecora, you see" she looks at the human Fluttershy as the former Pegasi pony completes it "Well you see Zecora, Twilight Sparkle accidentally and unwillingly turned me into a human."

"Thanks to a trick by Trixie" Takuma told the Zebra.

"And we were hoping you'd be able to mix up a potion that can reverse the spell" both Twilight Sparkle and Goldmon told her.

Zecora just looks at Goldmon "Why I'll be a friendly little scorpion."

"The name's Goldmon" Goldmon told her.

"I see Goldmon" Zecora said she shakes the Scorpion Digimon's pincher "I'm Zecora."

"Nice to meet you Zecora" Goldmon spoke to her as Takuma and Fluttershy turn to her with Fluttershy asking "We came to you figuring out you could help me out at least with a temporary solution, at least until we finds this Sun Goddess."

"Besides" Takuma told Zecora "If any zebra like you could cure Applebloom's Cutie Pox disease, you should be able to cure this magic even if it's temporally."

For the first time in her life Zecora was speechless letting the information sink into her. She looks at the human Fluttershy, she too knew about the Spell Twilight Sparkle accidentally caste on her friend unwillingly thinking it was the spell to turn her friend into the same pony which should've been her. Sadly Zecora sighed "I'm so sorry to say this, but even with all my herbs and potions in my hutt, not even the herbs and potions I have can undo this Spell."

"There isn't a temporally solution?" Fluttershy asks.

Zecora shakes her head yes sadly "The Spell is very powerful that it negates ever temporally solution I could give her, the only way to turn her back is by meeting the Sun Goddess. Only she has the only solution strong enough to end this spell."

The four hang their heads hearing that not even Zecora could help this problem. Hearing Zecora mention the Sun Goddess's name Twilight looks at the zebra "That is the second time some pony or in your case Zebra mentioned her name...But who is this Sun Goddess?"

Zecora closes her eyes "Like the pony whom wrote the spell in that book, I"ve only heard of the spell and the name of this Sun Goddess, not even I know who she is, but we both know she is said to be MORE stronger than Princess Celestia and Princess Luna combined."

"Impossible!" Twilight shouted "No one is stronger than the two Princess of Equestria."

Zecora gives Twilight Sparkle a shrug "Keep in mind it's a rumor, but the only way to reverse it is with her power, why this is, not even I know."

Fluttershy looks at her feet "Oh-man, but I guess we'll have to see if she exsist..."

"Any clue you can give us to find her Zecora?" Takuma asks.

Zecora shakes her head "No, I'm not an expert on what this Sun Goddess is but I've once tried everything on another pony whom experienced the same thing but nothing worked. So this Sun Goddess has to be real."

Twilight Sparkle has no other choice but to accept the fate that Fluttershy was stuck as a human being for quite a while, the unicorn lowers her head turning to Fluttershy "I am so sorry Fluttershy."

"Hey, don't worry about it Twilight Sparkle" Fluttershy said taking a step and hugging the unicorn with her arms "You didn't know that Trixie was going to play that evil trick. You're to blame."

"I am partly to blame" Twilight Sparkle told her friend "If I hadn't asked you to help me this wouldn't have happened."

"She's right mother Twilight" Takuma said causing Twilight to turn to her son "Haven't heard you call me that in a long time."

"Why shouldn't he?" Goldmon asked Twilight "You are his mother here."

"Thought I should do it now" Takuma admitted "Besides it's not all your fault it's Trixie's she wanted you to do it."

"Most likely she did it because she knew you'd take a real hard hit" Zecora said "But I know you will find the Sun Goddess or she'll find you. When that is though not even I know. It maybe a long time."

"Thank for the confidence Zecora" Twilight said she turns to her friends along towards her adopted son "You too Takuma my son." she gives him a hug "Now you can help Applejack."

Takuma just gives her a smile "Alright, Goldmon let's get moving, we are already late."

"Right away Takuma!" Goldmon shouted as he went with Takuma.

Fluttershy turns to Twilight Sparkle as the two leave "We'll find the Sun Goddess in time Twilight Sparkle. Besides it might help me understand humans more by being one myself."

"True" Twilight added on.

Takuma just got to the orchard where Takato, Big Mackintosh, and Applejack were starting to set up.

"Sorry I'm late" Takuma told them.

"No, problem if Zecora could help Fluttershy out..." Applejack admitted she then remembered "Say...What happened to Fluttershy?"

Goldmon answered "Trixie played a part in this...You see" the Digimon pauses looking at Takuma whom nods at the Digimon's look at wanting to know if it was okay to tell them this, before continuing "Well Fluttershy was helping Twilight Sparkle on a spell that Twilight said was safe and only supposed to turn Fluttershy temporally into herself...Well Trixie flipped the pages and placed the name of the Spell Twilight was told to do which was the wrong spell...In short Fluttershy has been permanently turned into a human."

"Poor girl" Takato admitted.

"Eyeep" Big Mackintosh spoke even nodding his head.

"No..." Applejack spoke "Why Trixie do that?"

"We don't know" Takuma told her "Perhaps it would allow the next Digimon she sent at me and Goldmon to kill me.

"But there has to be a way" Applejack protested "Please tell me Zecora could've done something about it even temporally."

Goldmon and Takuma shook their heads but Takuma answered "There is only one way but that way is puzzling."

"Why is the only way puzzling?" Applejack asked as she, Takuma, Takato, Goldmon and her brother worked on setting up for the big day the Zap Apples would come.

Takuma answers "The only way to reverse the Spell is by finding this unknown Sun Goddess."

"Sun Goddess?" Applejack asked she turned to her brother "Does that sound anything that you'd know?"

"Nope" Big Mackintosh replied.

Takuma turns with Takato scratching his head "I've heard of a Sun God from the Ancient Egyptian Time Frame on Earth known as Ra, but that was what they believed in, but I've never heard of a Sun Goddess. Any hope if she's around?"

"There has to be" Applejack told him with Takuma agreeing with her "Because if this Spell Trixie made Twilight use on Fluttershy.

Granny Smith walked over towards the window "Hey silly goose! Quit your gawkin' and move your caboose!"

"Eeyep" Big Mackintosh spoke as he as Applejack grunts while moving buckets with the two Tamers helping. Guilmon approaches "Takatomon...Wolves were howling last night."

"Why yes, they were" Applejack told the dinosaur Digimon "Granny Smith says it's one of the signs that those wolves howling last night were known as the Timber Wolves. When they start to howl it's a sign that the Zap Apples are coming."

"Zap Apples?" Guilmon wondered.

Applejack explained "They are these apples that come every year and they are complicated because once they do arrive you have to pick them all in that one day, otherwise just as they arrived they disappear."

"I want one Applejackmon!" Guilmon shouted.

Applejack chuckled "Hold your horses Guilmon, they aren't hear yet but I'll let you go." she turns to Big Mackintosh "One or two apples shouldn't hurt will it big brother?"

"Eeyep" Big Mackintosh said smiling he too enjoyed Takuma's help when he came to help them out. It really made things easier for the two. Once done outside, Applejack, Takuma, Takato, Goldmon, Guilmon and Big Mackintosh had just gotten done placing the baskets down underneath trees. Suddenly Guilmon, and Goldmon noticed the winds beginning to pick up. Normally the Digimon would think of this as a threat but seeing that Takuma, and Applejack were not afraid of it. Instead Big Mackintosh smelled the air. Electricity crackled around the bare trees and just as the electricity was shown the trees gain their leaves becoming apple trees.

"There's the Zap Apple Leaves!" Applejack announced "Right on schedule."

Takato and Guilmon blinked! They couldn't believe how fast the leaves came. Takuma acted as if this sort of thing was all too natural which the two had a feeling Takuma was completely normal here.

While this was going on Rika, Renamon, along with Henry with Terriermon arrived on the scene. They too were amazed at how fast the leaves came.

"Hey there Takuma!" Henry shouted as Applejack with Big Mackintosh turned towards them.

"Hey there!" Takuma announces "Came here to help?"

Rika nods "It was ether help you or try on another of Rarity's dresses today. Besides Henry and I are going on patrol soon."

"Well sorry to say this you'll have to make do with yourselves" Takuma tells them "The Zap Apples are tricky because they must be picked within one day."

"Do you think you'll make it this year?" Henry asks.

"We should" Applejack said "Thanks to backup of two other humans and their Digimon Partners, we could use your help if you want."

"But they do have a point" Goldmon told Applejack "With what happened to us last night. Well it could happen again."

"That's true" Applejack admitted.

"Eeyep" Big Mackintosh said.

Rika looks at Henry, so we'll just have to patrol harder then, sounds like Goggle Head and Takuma are going to be busy."

"Goggle Head?" Takato asked as he watches the two retreat he turns to Takuma, Applejack, and Big Mackintosh "Did she just call me Goggle Head and called Takuma by his name?"

"Eeyep" was the three's response.

"Rika!" Takato spoke "Why did you have to call me Gogglehead and Takuma by his real name?"

"Good question" Takuma said.

"Perhaps if you beat her in a Digimon Battle Card Game she's respect you a bit more" Applejack suggested.

Takato paled at this "Uh, let's not give me any ideas...Like I'd stand up to the Digi-Queen."

"You never know, unless you try" Big Mackintosh said which for the first time caused Takuma to be speechless. He had never known Big Mackintosh to say a full sentence most of the time he was saying "Eeyep or Nope."

"Besides" Takuma said "If Goldmon and I defeated her by defense, I'm sure you could try your luck against her."

"Thanks but, I'm not going to be embarrassed by losing horribly against her...At least not just yet."

The six got back to work just as Rika and Henry with their Digimon got to the school yard where they got a big surprise. There Applebloom and Granny Smith were in the school yard the only thing that alerted the two to the school yard was Granny Smith shouting "A, b, c, d, e f g, h i j k l m n o p..."

The two humans, two Digimon and two other ponies a pink filly with a tiara on her and on her flank as a Cutie Mark appears with a brown stallion. The pink Earth Pony filly was laughing as both Granny Smith and Applebloom were dressed as bunnies jumping over water pans for watering plants.

The pink Earth Pony filly looks at Rika whom looked puzzled at the scene "Have you ever seen anything so embarrassing like it?" she asked Rika whom looked at Diamond Tiara "I don't know what is happening."

The two ponies stop with Applebloom looking at the two Tamers, their Digimon and the two ponies with Granny Smith speaking first "Well, howdy-doo there, Filthy Rich!"

"Hello, Mrs. Smith, did I hear right that there's a zap apple harvest coming in a few days?" the stallion asked.

Granny Smith answers " Four days, to be exact."

"Four days?" Henry and Rika asked the two looked at each other with Applebloom also adding onto looking at the Tamers "What's wrong with that?"

Henry turns to Rika "Well Rika we have our work cut out for those four days."

"I know but we could always use Takuma, he seems to always outsmart those Wild Ones" Rika admitted they were silent when they listened to the conversation more.

"Excellent news, and as usual, I get your first hundred jars?" Filthy Rich said.

"Course, Filthy" Granny Smith said.

"Uh, I prefer Rich" Filthy Rich said.

Rika was about to run off when Henry listened to what was happening next. The pink Earth Pony filly was known as Diamond Tiara and she was taunting Applebloom " Oh, you poor, poor thing, having to make all that zap apple jam with Granny Smith."

Applebloom looks at her "Actually, I been looking forward to making zap apple jam for years!

Henry watches as Diamond Tiara yawns and at once sights her as a bully. Rika sees this too and so does Terriermon "Momentime Henry."

Terriermon knows how badly Henry didn't like this " I'm not talking about the jam, I'm talking about Granny Smith! You must be sooo embarrassed. "

Rika notices Henry watching closely and she looks at him even touching his shoulders whispering to him "We can't help her right now, but afterwards if we run into her we will help her."

"I suppose" Henry spoke to her as the six manage to turn to see Granny Smith's head stuck in a huge bowling pot. Granny Smith lets out a muffled "Soups on!"

Applebloom then asks " Uh- what do ya mean?"

Diamond Taira grabs hold of her rabbit suit "You know, with all her silly ways, how she forgets things, and makes you wear these ridiculous costumes?"

Applebloom tries to explain it " Granny said that the water needs-"

She was interrupted by Diamond Tiara " Thank goodness you're here on the farm and not in town where every pony could see you." she quiets down "Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me."

She scurries off out of the way but her father uses a spoon against the pot which even made the Tamers want to laugh as they figured it might've been one of her other steps she needed to make this Zap Apple Jam and the old green pony spoke " Uh, thank you kindly, Filthy!"

Applebloom watches as her grandmother steps backwards after saying this. Which the two left to get some stuff.

Henry turns to Rika "Why didn't you let me stop Diamond Tiara?"

Rika answers even agreeing with him "I know I wanted to hurt those two but that wouldn't be a good idea for us to do besides we can try to help her. Isn't that what Takuma would try to do or advise to try a friendlier approach in helping them?"

Henry turns "I suppose, he did teach Fluttershy how to walk like a human."

"Spent a whole day with her" Rika said "Helping her but now he and Takato are going to stay there for four days."

Soon the two began to follow Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, with their Digimon following. Things were looking bad for Applebloom where even Rika was feeling that Diamond Tiara's words were hitting in. Still both Henry and Rika had to admit that the old mare was a bit embarrassing but deep down they felt something that Diamond Tiara didn't and that was there was probably a reason for this. Eventually school got out for the fillies, both Henry and Rika watch as Applebloom's head was lowered a bit. The two could tell Diamond Tiara's words hit her.

"She's needing our help" Henry told Rika whom nodded "Well let's see what we can do."

The two with their Digimon walk over to Applebloom.

"Hey" Terriermon told her "What's the sad look for?"

Applebloom sighs turning to the Tamers "You two are lucky, you don't have to go to school."

Henry looks at Applebloom "That's wear you are wrong."

"Wha?" She asked him.

Rika nods "Humans do go to school it normally starts at a young age normally around five years of age and they don't go out of school until they fully graduate from High School."

"High School?" Applebloom asked.

Henry explain things "You see Applebloom, there are a total of three types of schools for us humans, the first is Elementary which would be equivalent to what you go to now Kindergarten threw fifth or sixth grade depending on the area. Next there is the level Rika, Takato and I go to is Middle School if elementary schools don't go to sixth grade the Middle School goes threw sixth threw eight and finally the highest school known as High School is ninth threw twelveth if you complete it you graduate."

"Now how come Takuma doesn't go to school? Well my bad, Twilight said she home schooled him when she got back from Princess Celestia." Applebloom said.

"Lucky guy" Rika admitted but Renamon asked out for her "But you are usually so happy...Why are you so sad?"

Applebloom answers "I'm fine if I can get Applejack or Big Mackintosh to come in to talk to the class Monday for Family Appreciation Day."

Henry and Rika turn to her with Terriermon asking her "Mind if we tag along?"

"N-N-N-No" Applebloom said.

The five walked to the orchard where Takuma, Takato, Applejack, Big Mackintosh and their Digimon Partners were still working at it. Applebloom approaches "Applejack, Big Mackintosh can I ask you to come to school Monday for Family Appreciation Day?"

Henry and Rika just look at each other knowing that Diamond Tiara's words was beginning to twist her mind.

Applejack speaks up for her sister " I'm sorry, Applebloom. I already told you that we just can't take a break from harvest to come to your school. You know what'll happen. "

Applebloom hangs her head " I know... after the fifth day the zap apples disappear..."

Henry and Rika look at each other as Takuma turns to them "Um, I know what you two are thinking, but this Family Appreciation Day is for her family so even if one of you do go...It won't work."

Applebloom hangs her head knowing she only had Granny Smith to bring for that day.

Takuma watches the pony go off as he turns "Somethings bothering her."

Rika and Henry nod even Terriermon and Renamon watch her. Guilmon and Goldmon watch her go off as well.

"Wish we could help her" Takato admitted.

"Rika and I will talk to her" Henry told them "It's the least we can do as he friend."

"Takato and I'd love to help he rout but we've got a lot of work to do" Takuma admitted.

"Don't worry about it" Rika told him "Henry and I will handle this."

"Alright" Takuma agreed.

Suddenly wind began to blow causing all Tamers, Ponies including Applebloom and their Digimon to look up wondering what's going on as crows began to caw. Out of this Granny Smith announces "Look! The third Sign! Right on time! Hot diggity!"

Electricity crackled and the flowers on the Zap Apple Trees appeared.

"Wow" was everyone's response to this.

Granny Smith lets Big Mackintosh, Applejack, Takuma, Takato, Goldmon and Guilmon "Alright, you lazy daisies, move your caboose!"

"But we we aren't lazy daisies" Guilmon protested as Goldmon turns to him "Well we should get back to work."

They watch as Granny Smith walk away as Applejack tries to help her younger sister as well " I'm sorry Apple Bloom, but don't you fret. Granny Smith's got no shortage of entertainin' stories to tell."

"I know! That's what I'm afraid of" Applebloom admitted.

She walks away with Henry, Rika, Terriermon and Renamon following.

Evening fell and Applebloom meets up with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo at the Cutie Mark Crusader's club house. They were joined by Rika, Henry and their Digimon which surprised the three young Fillies.

"What are you here for?" Applebloom asked them in an surprised tone.

"We'd like to talk to you Applebloom" Henry told her "Rika, Terriermon, Renamon and I saw Diamond Tiara talking to you."

"Oh then you what Applebloom is worried about" Scootaloo asked.

Rika nods "We do..."

Applebloom walks around "I'll be embarrassed, shamed, disgraced, mortified, humiliate-"

Scootaloo looks at her friend " What are you, a dictionary?"

Sweetie Belle agrees "Snap out of it. We're here to help you!"

"And we are too" Terriermon said with Renamon nodding "Even though we Digimon have no clue what family means."

"Goldmon and I have the closest clue on it" Terriermon mutters.

"Not helping at the moment" Henry told them.

Scootaloo speaks up "Nice to have two humans and their Digimon trying to help us out, After all, with the exception of the Tamers and their Digimon we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders. We'll figure out a way to postpone your presentation."

"NOT a good idea" Henry admitted.

"What?" the Cutie Mark Crusaders asked.

Rika nodded "I thought I had family problems with my mother and father divorced...However Henry is right, postponing stuff without a good reason isn't a good idea."

"But this worrying is making me sick" Applebloom said.

"Is it what Diamond Tiara told you earlier?" Henry asked her.

Applebloom turns to him "I guess you and Rika really did here her talking to me, wonder why you two didn't stop her."

"We couldn't" Rika explained "Sure Granny Smith and Diamond Tiara's father were busy but knowing me I could've made the situation a lot worse."

"You have no idea how Henry wanted to give Diamond Tiara a talk" Terriermon said "But we had a feeling that just like Rika said could've made it worse."

"Rika and I let it slide that time because we were both debating on what was the best way to stand up to her to help you" Henry said Rika nodded "Next time though if we see her bullying you, we'll step up."

Applebloom turns "But the only pony I have to speak on Monday is Granny Smith."

Henry bends down touching Applebloom's head "Applebloom, Rika and I have followed you and your Granny Smith well until you went to school. Anyway have you thought why Granny Smith is doing it?"

"To embarrass her?" Scootaloo asked.

"No" Rika told them "Quite the opposite. There is always a reason why she's doing this stuff,"

Applebloom looks at the humans and Digimon.

"But what could be the reason?" Terriermon asked.

"For this Zap Apple Harvest or Zap Apple Jam" Renamon answers.

"Oh I knew that" Terriermon lied which caused Henry and even Rika to roll their eyes.

The Tamers and their Digimon were about to continue to try to help Applebloom whom tried acting sick with Henry and Rika shaking their heads. Both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo helped Applebloom look ill even calling in the old green Mare, but she didn't see anything wrong with Applebloom and left to go back to the house.

"That didn't work" Applebloom admitted.

"Of course not" Rika admitted "Adults have a good way in finding out who is sick and who isn't."

"Well now what do we do?" Applebloom asks.

For a while they see the sun going down and it is still Applebloom whom asks "It's already almost sundown! Tomorrow is Sunday, and I only have one more day to figure something out!"

Sweetie Belle points out "Hey! Look!"

The huge group looks outside the clubhouse as more wind begins to blow. Applebloom knows what " That's the fourth sign!"

Electricity formed over the trees and they started to get real apples allowing her to speak out proudly " The zap apples have appeared"

"White Apples?" Henry asked.

"And that gives me an idea!" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Why does that worry me?" Terriermon asked.

A couple of minutes later the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rika, and Henry appear next to the trees, surprisingly Guilmon was also there with Takato.

"Hey Takato" Henry said "Takuma go home?"

"Yeah for now, he's coming bright an early tomorrow" Takato said he turns "So what's wrong with Applebloom?"

"Oh Diamond Tiara teased her about Granny Smith" Rika answered "We've been trying to cheer Applebloom up."

"Oh" Takato said "Takuma suspected it, he's not one to go admitting it but he has told me that even though he's not one to go spreading stuff like hate, he doesn't like Diamond Tiara."

Sweetie Belle explains her new plan " We can't move Family Appreciation Day, so let's move harvest day instead!"

Even Takato had to interject "I don't think that's a good idea."

"I'm agreeing with Takato on this one" Applebloom admitted "They don't look... quite ripe."

Scootaloo scuffs at her friend " Harvesting apples early never hurt an apple."

This got Takato to sweat drop even he knew buy now that Zap Apples weren't exactly normal apples. Even Rika and Henry had to join in looking at each other Applebloom joined their suspicions "I don't know... zap apple trees aren't like normal apple trees. They're magic."

"Just as Takuma and Applejack told me" Takato admitted.

Electricity sounded above the Zap Apples as Sweetie Belle asked "How different can they be?"

She gives the Zap Apple Tree a buck but in response to it the tree sent an electrical current down the tree's trunk and shocked Sweetie Belle causing her to go flying crashing into the ground.

"Sweetie Belle!" Rika shouts with Terriermon snickering.

"That's convincing to me not to kick these trees until the Zap Apples are ready" Henry admitted.

Applebloom then suggests another suggestion " Well if we can't buck 'em, let's just pick 'em!"

"Me help too!" Guilmon volunteered.

"Uh Guilmon no! Stay boy!" Takato ordered.

It would be a bad decision even with Guilmon's help the Cutie Mark Crusaders tried to get the Zap Apples off but because they weren't ripe the Apples stayed on and despite the four's best efforts were flung aside as if they were rag dolls. Once more the three Tamers cringed at the sight of this. All The Cutie Mark Crusaders were okay and so was Guilmon whom blinked "That didn't work."

"Any other bright ideas?" Applebloom asked.

"That last one was one of your ideas" Terriermon mutters.

Takato would be the last person Applebloom would talk to Applebloom "Applebloom, Takuma would be the first to tell you that you have a great family, he enjoys helping your family out. He only regrets that he, and Goldmon won't be there to help you out. Heck I'm now regretting it."

"Oh it's okay" Applebloom said "Now that I know I have you Tamers backing me up."

Takato nods "Well Guilmon, time to go back to that cave, it's harvest day tomorrow."

"Right Takatomon" Guilmon spoke "See you all tomorrow."

Takato, and Guilmon leave with Rika turning to Applebloom "Don't let Diamond Tiara get to you."

Applebloom looks at Rika confused onto why Rika out of all the Tamers was giving her some advise. Rika might've changed her ways slightly but why was she acting all friendly now? It didn't matter though it was helpful. The group splits up with Rika turning to Henry "Perhaps we can help Applebloom out by attending school with her."

"I'm all for it to have Diamond Tiara apologized, but just how do we do that?" Henry asked her.

Rika answers "I have an answer and it involves asking Twilight for help."

Henry turns to her "But what if we end up like Fluttershy? You do know that she can't return to normal not until we find this Sun Goddess."

Rika looks at him "Not like that, but perhaps Twilight could help us."

"Why do I think I know your plan?" Henry asked.

Rika gives him a smile "Normally I'd not do this but, for some odd reason why I saw Applebloom's disappointing look, I couldn't let it slide."

"You're right" Henry said "So let's see if Twilight can help us on your plan. Shall we bring the Digimon along?"

Rika turns "Renamon!"

Renamon looks at Rika "Yes?"

Rika orders her Digimon "You will help Takuma, Takato, Guilmon, and Goldmon tomorrow harvest the apples, Henry and I shall be trying to help Applebloom out if Diamond Tiara decides to bully her."

Henry turns to Terriermon "Better help Renamon too."

"Alright" Terriermon said.

They meet up with Twilight Sparkle and Takuma. The two watch as Rika and Henry come in.

Rika explained what she and Henry heard earlier.

"Oh man, always knew Diamond Tiara was a bad influence, trying to get poor Applebloom to think badly about her Granny Smith" Takuma said.

Twilight Sparkle nods understandingly as Rika admitted out "From what I've seen with Diamond Tiara, she's acting just like me before I began to realize what friendship is all about. Now Twilight is there some way Henry and I can enter the school to try to cheer her up?"

Twilight Sparkle thinks about it with Takuma nodding she turns "There is one way and that is to shrink you to their size."

"Will it be permanent?" Henry asked Twilight.

"No" Takuma said "She uses that spell on me all the time when I was younger."

Twilight Sparkle smiles "Yeah, it's safe! If it wasn't Takuma would've been filly er... I mean colt size all the time."

"True" was the response Henry turns to Rika "You sure about this Rika?"

Rika gives him a nod "You betcha, it's the only way we can help Applebloom now in Takuma's absence."

Henry then nods "Alright then I'm in for it!"

Twilight Sparkle turns "Alright but my spell will last till the end of that school day are you sure?"

"Yes" Henry said "We need to comfort Applebloom."

Takuma smiled at the two Tamers. They were going to help the young Earth Pony out. Twilight Sparkle closes her eyes "Alright then come back here tomorrow morning before school starts for Applebloom, I'll cast the spell then."

"Right!" was the response.

The day of the Zap Apple Harvest had arrived instead of pure white apples the Zap Apples were now rainbow colored apples, Takuma had left early and Twilight had cast her spell upon Rika and Henry. Now the two had made it to the classroom where a purple Earth Pony with a pink mane and tail appeared she had three smiling flowers on her flank which was her Cutie Mark. She looks at Henry and Rika "What? Who are you two?"

Henry explains "I'm Henry Wong and this is Rika, we've wanted to be here for this Family Appreciation Day."

The Earth Pony smiles "Well I'll be two of the best Tamers in Equestria and from Earth! I'd be happy to have you come into the class for the day...But where are your Digimon?"

Rika answers "We've sent them to help with the Zap Apple Harvest."

"Oh" the Earth Pony said she looks at them "Oh where are my manners, I am Cheerilee the teacher here in Ponyville."

"Nice to meet you" Rika and Henry said.

Cheerilee lets the two in her classroom where the day begins as all the fillies and colts sat down. Now which surprised Applebloom was the fact that Rika and Henry were in the room. Cheerilee greeted them "Good morning every pony! We have two Digimon Tamers visiting us today" the cheerful Earth Pony Teacher smiles pointing at the two "Henry Wong, and Rika Nonaka. For today's Family Appreciation Day, we are pleased to welcome Granny Smith. Um... Apple Bloom? Is Granny Smith here?

She pauses turning Applebloom whom replies "Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Cheerilee, but she got called out of town on account of a family emergency-"

Henry and Rika looked at each exchanging glances. The Cutie Mark Crusaders must've tried one last attempt to postpone the area. Luckily for Rika, she was seated right behind Diamond Tiara."

Applebloom was interrupted by an old female voice " Well howdy, my little ponies!"

Applebloom gasps as Granny Smith appears " Howdy, y'all! I'm as happy as a pig in a fresh mudpile to be here!"

Applebloom just gasps as she goes towards her grandmother "Whuh- what are you doing here? Did you miss the train?"

Granny Smith responds " Er no, it came. And Uncle Apple Strudel was on it. "

There was another old Earth pony stallion and he lifts his hoof out and started giving Applebloom a noggie " Ooooooh, noogie noogie noggie!" he laughed under this which caused a small hidden smile from Rika she didn't have much of a family but everything was like a family she wanted or even heard of with Applebloom looking a bit embarrassed at this even as she returned to her seat. As she returned to her seat hanging her head there were a few ponies whom looked at her including the two Tamers with a sad or confused expression.

Henry turned as Rika's eyes narrowed at Diamond Tiara as the Earth Pony spoke to another gray filly "I can't wait to hear Granny Smith's presentation. If she can remember any of it."

Then she and the other Earth Pony laughed which caused both Rika and Henry to get up and touch them. The two looked at the Tamers "What?"

"Henry and I don't like you two, let me give you one warning, one more word out of you and I'll snap!" Rika told Diamond Tiara "And you don't want me to snap."

Henry then added on "Yeah, I'd suggest you listen to Rika because I've known her for a while and you don't want her to be angry at you especially when Takuma and Goldmon worked so hard to help her out to become more friendly to us."

Diamond Tiara and her friend known as Silver Spoon take the warning and shut up.

They watch as Apple Strudel placed a seat behind Granny Smith and she sits down on it destroying it but that didn't seem to feel it or think on what it was supposed to do " Long ago, when I was a little pony, things were very different here in Ponyville, 'cause there was no Ponyville!" as she is speaking she brings out a map which seems to vanish.

She let this slide in before continuing to go forward " That's right, my little ponies. Me and my family were pilgrim pony folk, back when I was a little filly. Oh, we ventured far and wide, collecting new seeds and sellin' the old. But my pa was the finest seed collector in all of Equestria. Then, one day, the Smith family found themselves in the most brilliant, most grand, most magnificent of all cities. A place called... Canterlot. Well, I bet your hooves to hindquarters I had never seen anything like it before nor since. And as if the beauty of that city wasn't enough, suddenly, she appeared. Princess Celestia, the most regal of all ponies. When lo and behold, she stopped to look at my pa's seed collection. Then Princess Celestia saw that we were plumb-tuckered, and hankerin' to find our forever home. And bein' a royal Princess and all, she knew exactly the place for us to lay down our stakes. My pa gave the Princess a mighty thanks. We quickly found that land near the Everfree Forest, and we built our first home. Next, we planted our first orchards. But an orchard don't grow overnight, and we were getting mighty short on food. Now mind you, we were cautioned about the forest, and we knew that it was not fit to enter."

As she is talking all students including the Tamers imagined what it would be like. A young Granny Smith. Younger but her mane and tail were tied in knots and she wore a brown hat. Her family as she said looked like the pony version of the pony folk. It goes to Granny Smith's family wandering around until finding Princess Celestia with Granny Smith's father kissing Celestia's hoof and her mother well not liking that idea. When it came down to the last part Granny Smith was about to wander into the Everfree Forest which as she stated wasn't an good idea to enter but went in there herself

The Timber Wolves howled in their flashback causing Granny Smith to pause before going in there allowing Granny Smith to continue her story " I turned, and there before me stood the timber wolves! I've never run so fast in my life. I did the only thing I could think of."

Henry whispers to Rika "That's almost mimicking how Takuma found Goldmon."

Rika only nods at his remark as Granny Smith continues as the flashback in each of every pony and Tamer's minds seen Granny Smith banging pots as the wolves did chase her into her family house. This was enough for the Timber Wolves to abandon the chase and go back into the forest but her family did come out " My pa and I planted those special apple seeds, and before our eyes they grew like wildfire. Well, we had full grown trees faster than you could say lickety split. Then each year, I paid close attention to the signs of the zap apple special harvesting times. How the weather affects the Everfree Forest, how the timber wolves howl when the zap apples first start growing, and how they zapped away if you didn't pick 'em all in one day! And the fruits of our labor were the best fruit we ever tasted. Soon enough I was mixing up batches of zap apple jam. Just like harvestin' the zap apples had its special rules, so did makin' zap apple jam. I learned that you gotta be extra friendly with the bees, otherwise their honey won't taste rightly sweet to mix in with the zap apples. Who'd'a thought that glass jars needed talking to? Or that zap apples like pink polka dots? But magic is as magic does. Just funny that way. Then ponies started comin' to our farm from far and wide just to get a taste of my zap apple jam. Some of them decided to stay, like Stinkin' Rich, Diamond Tiara's great grandfather. Matter of fact, the first thing he ever sold was my zap apple jam."

In her flashback the train whistles and she ends her story with a big smile on her face "And before we knew it, we had ourselves a nice little town, bustling with all kinds of ponies. And that is how Ponyville was founded."

There was silence even coming from Henry and Rika as they continued to take in the information. Suddenly there was clapping coming from Silver Spoon which even surprised Diamond Tiara. Rika and Henry noticed that there was slight hope for the gray filly. Not only that but everyone in the class started to clap for the old mare.

" Oh, thank you kindly, little ponies. Oh, now now, let's settle down" Granny Smith said to them.

When the clapping stopped, Scootaloo asked the question next "So if it weren't for you and the zap apples, Ponyville wouldn't even exist?"

"Darn tootin', little filly!" Granny Smith said.

This got Rika and Henry, their friend Takuma must've known about this by working with the Apple Family for all this time and was a lucky human to actually be raised in a town that was historic thanks to Granny Smith's family. Now they had a deep understanding why Takuma helped them out, if asked and they lived here for a long time, they'd like it too."

Applebloom decided to talk to Diamond Tiara "If it weren't for my Granny Smith, your daddy wouldn't have Barnyard Bargains."

Diamond Tiara looked to Rika and Henry to see if they had her back this time. Sadly she was mistaken and that both Tamers had Applebloom's back however she wasn't about to let this slide as all the other fillies and colts agreed with saying "It's true!"

Diamond Tiara spoke "But..."

They watch as Granny Smith licks the chalkboard pressing her face into it and Diamond Tiara shouts " But, she's just a... kooky old lady!"

Gasps were heard from the crowd even Rika and Henry had to stand up with Henry litterally losing it "Now THAT'S taking things too far! That was mean!"

"We humans have a saying" Rika agreed "Always respect your elders!"

Applebloom actually smiled as she came to her Grandmother's defense " Thanks for the support Henry and Rika!" she moves to her grandmother giving her a hug " She is not a kooky old lady! She is the most amazing pony in all of Ponyville!"

The school day ends with Rika and Henry reverting back to their normal size. In fact while Applebloom helped Granny Smith make her Zap Apple Jam, Rika and Henry helped to pick what was left of the Zap Apples and once all were gathered they were all gathered at a booth seeing a long line.

'That's a long line!" Rika said.

"I'd like to thank you for help" Applejack said to Henry and Rika.

"Yeah well" Henry said "We've learned quite a lot of history earlier today."

When the lines settled down Scootaloo and Guilmon each took a piece of bread and began eating it. The sweet jam was good even to the dinosaur.

"Delicious Takatomon!" Guilmon shouted.

"It is" Takato admitted.

Henry and Rika had to admit it was good. Even Scootaloo had to comment on it "I think this is the best zap apple jam I've tasted yet!"

Sweetie Belle added on " Must be 'cause you had something to do with it, Applebloom."

"Agreed" was the Tamer's response as Takuma was right besides Applejack and Big Mackintosh with Goldmon at Takuma's side.

Granny Smith comes out "You betcha. Apple Bloom is one humdinger of a zap apple jammer!"

Applebloom smiles "I am?"

Granny Smith nods smiling and Applejack remembered that it was Family Appreciation Day for her sister and asks "So I take it Family Appreciation Day went well?"

"Did it?" Applebloom asks she then adds on "My Granny Smith is super special! I just forgot that for a little while."

Granny Smith turns towards her youngest Grand Daughter "Aw, don't fret. I forget things all the time. Now, I'll getcha... er... somethin'."

Hearing this the Tamers each shared a great smile as Granny Smith walks away. Applejack then asks out "Who wants to help Granny sing to the water?"

The response from the young Fillies and colts "WE DO, WE DO!"

They zipped over towards the area helping Granny Smith out with the Tamers, their Digimon and Applejack watching as Granny Smith begins which she was followed by the fillies and colts dressed as bunnies " A, b, c, d, e f g..."

Suddenly a new voice shouts "Diamond Tiara!"

The Tamers, Applejack, and their Digimon turn to see Diamond Tiara dressed as a bunny supported by her father whom protested "But, dad!"

"Now this is simply wonderful to see" Rika admitted as each of her friends including their Digimon, Applejack and Applebloom burst out laughing.

Takuma takes time to note that things looked better for Applebloom but he had a hunch that this wouldn't be the last Diamond Tiara bullied the kids. Now that the Zap Apple Harvest was over the Tamers could now get together and start their patrolling as a team for he knew they would need it.

End of chapter. If anyone didn't notice I did take almost every scene out of the MLP: FIM episode known as Family Appreciation Day with some added scenes added onto it. Anyway next chapter is sure to be a promising one. Next chapter is Chapter 12: Giant Insect Invasion