Me: And we are back with a new chapter.

Tigress: And I wish we weren't.

Pinkie: Oh, don't be such a frowny frowner, miss Debbie Downer.

Tigress: If you wish to keep your mouth, you will be quiet.

Pinkie: But, then I would't be able to talk or taste cupcakes or any kind of cake for that matter. I know this because one time, this one travelling magician pony known as Trixie, though she called herself, "the Great and Powerful Trixie", she got her hooves on this thing called the Alicorn Amulet and it makes anypony who uses it super duper powerful and makes them all evil and stuff and well, she removed my mouth. It was horrible until Twilight returned my mouth, but I was unable to say anything that entire episode and that's how I got my cutie mark.

Tigress:... What?

Me: Don't ask. Anyways. Pinkie, would you mind going back to the story?

Pinkie: Not at all. *she begins hopping towards the hole* Review everypony. *she hops through the hole and it gets fixed*

Sprocket got up early. There was just a streak of changing colors over the horizon. He climbed out and headed to the barn. He turned on a lantern so he could see. He went over to the desk and he got hard to work, completely ignoring everything around him as he worked. After a while, Applejack came in and seen him working hard. "Sprocket." No response. "Sprocket?" No response. "Sprocket!" Still no response. She let out a huff and walked next to him. "Sprocket!" Surprisingly, still no response. "SSSPRRROOOCCCKKKEEETTT!" That got a response of him screaming and falling on his back.

Sprocket caught his breath and said," Good morning, Applejack."

"Mornin'. What's got yer attention so tightly?"

She begins to look over what he has, but he leaps in front of it. "Sorry. It is still classified as of right now. But, when I get the thing made, you'll be able to see it. Also. If you ever see me like that again, be sure to be as loud as possible, as that is the only way to get my attention. Even if it scares me."

"A'right. Well, it's time fer breakfast." Sprocket nods. Applejack begins heading out, and Sprocket flips the paper over, so the blank back is all that is seen. Then, he follows Applejack back to the house.

two hours later

Sprocket is working on the cart. It has a few more pieces added on it, but is still a ways from being done. Sprocket is whistling a happy tune as he works, when he hears some commotion outside. He heads out to see Applejack is surrounded by timberwolves. He grabs a hammer and a wrench before heading out to the orchard. The first timberwolf leaps at Applejack, only to get a hammer to the face. The timberwolves look to where the hammer come from, seeing Sprocket standing there with the wrench, ready to fight. "Applejack, run. I got these piles of sticks." A timberwolf lunges towards Sprocket, but he leaps and sinks the wrench into th back of the neck, causing the timberwolf to howl in pain and try to shake him off.

Applejack ran into the house as Sprocket jumped off the timberwolf with the wrench in hoof. The timberwolves started circling him. He charged at a timberwolf, ramming into it, and making it break apart. But, he did not notice the tree, and went headfirst into it. He was dazed and the timberwolves began to close in on him, when a clanging sound was heard. The timberwolves only stayed around for a moment longer before running away from the awful sound. "That's right! Git outta here!" She ran up to Sprocket. "Sprocket? Are ya okay?"

Sprocket replied, "I'vea gotta swampnosed pizza in the tree."

"Ah'm gonna take that as a no." She lifted him on her back and carried him to a cart, gently setting him in before connecting herself to it and heading to the hospital.

hospital, an hour later

Applejack was sitting in the hospital, waiting for news. The doctor came out, with a slightly amused smile. "Doc? Is he a'right?"

"Well. He's got a concussion. Nothing he says makes sense. He will be fine in a few days."

"A'right. Question, though. Why are ya smilin'?"

The doctor chuckled. "Well, it's just that everything he says is vey amusing. Well, you can go in and talk to him, if you like."

The doctor walked away and Applejack walked in. Sprocket smiled a lopsided smile. "If it isn't Rum! I'va gots ta fish you a tree."

Applejack smirked slightly. "Oh really?"

Sprocket only nodded. "It's aboot me job. Yashe there's a cart and two seeds. One of the pans be my wheel." Applejack couldn't suppress a snortle. "I love her."

This stopped all of Applejack's thinking. "Wait. What?"

"I love her." Sprocket's lopsided smile grew a little. "She is cloudy, strong, emerald, beautiful, and has a house flank, not that I timberwolf."

Applejack was blushing at the compliments. "why haven't ya told her?"

Sprocket's lopsided smile vanished. "I'd like fish sleep." He then turned away from her, and Applejack raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything as she left.

Farm, a few minutes later

Applejack was sitting under a tree, thinking about what was said in the hospital room. "Why was he so silent? Ah mean, he has a concussion, shouldn't that make him give away information freely? Unless it's a deep secret, maybe. But, that still don't make sense. At least, Ah don't think it does."

Twilight happened to be coming by and noticed Applejack sitting under a tree. "Hello, Applejack."

Applejack turned her attention towards Twilight and smiled slightly. "Oh, hey there Twi. What're yall doin' here?"

"I was just coming to see how Sprocket is getting along on those books."

"Well, he's currently in the hospital with a concussion."

Twilight gasped. "Oh my! What happened?"

"He was takin' on some timberwolves n' hit his head on a tree." Applejack shook her head, until an idea came to her. "Hey, Twi, do ya know anything 'bout when somepony has a concussion?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Sprocket was awake when I was there. He was a bit out o it. He said wrong words in places n' he said some things he had been keepin' secret. But, when I asked him 'bout somethin', he shut up tighter n' a clam."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "That doesn't make much sense. Unless it is something he is really wanting to keep a secret and wasn't planning on telling anyone. But, I'm not sure what it would be."

"Well, Ah'm gonna find out some how."

"Well, just be careful. If you push too hard, you could cause a lot more damage."

"Ah understand."

"I guess I'll be on my way if he's unable to tell me which books he hasn't read yet. I'll see you later."

"See ya, Twi." Twilight headed back down the road and Applejack got back to working.

the next day

Applejack went straight to the hospital. When she entered Sprocket's room, she was surprised to see Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash laughing. "What're you two doin' here?"

"Well, Twilight told us how Sprocket was in the hospital, so we came to help cheer him up and when we tried talking to him, he was making so little sense with his misplaced words that we just couldn't help but talk to him more just to laugh."

"I'm doing mountains than yesteryear. I just still use the wrong applesauce. And sometimes manticore the wrong things."

"Ya 'manticore' the wrong things?" Applejack had a slight smirk.

"I 'hear' the monkey things." Applejack chuckled. "At least pie say enough tree things that beds don't cloud what I sleep." Applejack raised an eyebrow. "I say right right things bats ponies don't misunderstand read I say."

"Now Ah know whatcha meant, even with wrong words in there."

"so, why dog you here?"

"Well, ya were talkin' ta me yesterday."

"Oh?"

"Ya. N', ya tol me some stuff, ya probably wouldn't say if'n ya were in yer sane state o mind." Applejack turned to the other two. "Could ya please leave us alone fer a while?" They both nodded and left. She turned back to Sprocket, who was now worried. "Ya did button up when ya got so far."

"Wh-what do wrench want to feed?"

"Well, what're ya keepin' from me that ya weren't even plannin' on tellin' others?"

Sprocket's eyes darted around. He knew what she was talking about. "Do- do I cat to tell?"

"Depends on if ya want ta keep yer job."

Sprocket shrugged. "Then I serpent I have pegasus job now."

"Ya don't care 'bout losin' yer job?" Sprocket shook his head. Applejack then smirked. "Well, how're ya gonna pay fer this hospital bill? Ya haven't made enough ta pay fer it. Nor have ya got yerself any insurance without the job."

"Sorry. Could golden that? I didn't squish it all."

"How're ya gonna pay fer this hospital bill? Ya haven't made enough ta pay fer it n' ya don't got no insurance without a job."

Sprocket sighed. "So, tell you, pumpkin have no squash to pay the bill?" Applejack nodded. "Alright. I was river on leaving happen I finished building the yesteryear and what I wolf planned to take hacksaw of the timberwolves."

Applejack was now really confused. "Why?"

Sprocket sighed again. "It's because...of elephant I'm here in the first place."

"Yer on the run."

He nodded. "My former boss is yesterday to find meat. So, I need see keep moving."

"Yer former boss will find ya?" Sprocket nodded. "How do ya know?"

"Because. He's searching feet me. If I donkey keep moving, he'll find me, and I'll..."

"Get killed." Applejack finished for him. He only nodded. "Ah see." Silence ensued between the two.

Sprocket then decided to ask, "What did I tree to you?"

"Ya love me." Applejack replied with an emotionless tone and ear laid back.

"Oh." Sprocket's eyes darted back and forth. "Do. Do you...fell...the..same?"

Applejack was silent for a while. She finally replied, "Ah don't know. Ah'm...Ah'm conflicted 'bout it."

Sprocket nodded. "I see." Silence ensued again, when Sprocket finally had an idea. "Well, I..have..an..idea."

"Oh?"

"Well, if you do leech me, we can kelp in toe. Then, when he's cup through Ponyville, I return."

"How do ya know he won't come back through?"

"He never chucks the same watermelon twice."

"Well, Ah think Ah'll find out from another friend if'n Ah do feel that way 'bout cha."

"Who is this Friday?"

"Rarity. She's a hopeless romantic." Sprocket chuckled. "Well, git well soon. Ah'll visit ya soon."

"Wait!" Applejack turned back. He lifted up a piece of paper. "For Applebloom. Instructions."

Applejack looked over them. "A'right. Ah'll make sure she does 'em." she then left Sprocket to his thoughts.

Me: Well, there's that chapter. And the first one I ever double-checked.

Tigress: How can one not know if they are in love?

Me: You know little about emotion, don't you?

Tigress: This is true. But, how can one not know?

Me: simple. Love is an emotion that if you are not use to it, you don't know what it is.

Tigress: Why not?

Me: Because it is so foreign that it is hard to tell what it is. Anyways, review!