You and Twilight walked out of town and headed towards Sweet Apple Acres. Once there, you two located Applejack who was bucking apple trees. She bucked at the air and stumbled a bit.

"What on earth is that pony doing?" Twilight asked. Applejack then kicked a bucket full of apples.

"Looks like she just kicked a bucket." Twilight looked at you with a deadpanned look.

"What? You asked." You tell her

"Ugh, idiot." She then teleported towards AJ.

"Applejack," Twilight said. Applejack then fell asleep standing up, which you didn't even know was possible. After a few times of trying to get her attention Twilight shouted Applejack's name.

"APPLEJACK!" With that, she instantly woke  up, startled at what just happened, and looking pretty tired.

"Oh, hey there Twilight."

"What's all this?" asked Twilight.

"It's applebuck season," AJ stated.

"Apple what?" Twilight asked.

"It's what we call harvesting time," AJ said. "It's when we gather all the apples and sell them."

"Why are you doing it by yourself?"

"Big Mac hurt himself," replied Applejack

"What about your family? Can't they help?"

"They were only here for the Apple family reunion, so I'm on my own. I should really get back to work." Twilight just looked at her.

"Uh, get back to work hint hint," Applejack said, "Could you step aside Twilight?" Twilight then cleared herself from her path.

"Could you step aside Twi?" asked Applejack again, not noticing that Twilight had already moved.

"I already did. Do you need some help Applejack?" Twilight asked

"Nuh, I don't need no help," Applejack said getting back to work.

Twilight walked over to you. You were leaning on a tree waiting for Twilight to finish her talk.

"Maybe she doesn't need any help Twi," You tell her.

"I don't know, she seems pretty tired."

The two of you walked into town and you remembered you had to talk to Rose.

"Hey Twi, I'll see ya back at the library," you tell Twilight.

"Alright, I'll see ya later." With that, Twilight walked off towards the library while you turned and walked towards town.

You see Rainbow building something that just looks dangerous.

"Hey there Rainbow, what exactly are you building?" You asked.

"Huh? Oh hey Dante, just trying to make something that me and AJ are going to do," replied Rainbow. You walked over to the seesaw looking contraption and inspected it.

"Well looks sturdy enough," You commented.

"Thanks, I made it myself."

"Ya know that I can help you," you tell Rainbow.

"Really?" Rainbow asked. "I thought you didn't consider us friends."

"Wait, who told you that?" There's only three ponies you told and that was Twilight,Vinyl,and Octavia.

"Twi told me. I mean why would you? You don't know us that much and I don't know you either. We can start being friends," She said full of pride.

"Sure, I guess." She tells you a few details about her life, like the obvious 'she likes to fly fast and high, that she really wants to be a Wonderbolt, and that she knew Fluttershy when she was a filly at flight school.

You told her some details of your life, but nothing about your status or your family. Mostly your likes and dislikes, and also what you're good at.

"Ah, so you're an egghead like Twilight," She remarks as she hammers in a nail.

"If you say so. Yeah, I'm pretty smart."

"So how'd you meet Twi?" She asked.

"It was about nine years ago. At first we hated each other and called each other names."

"Really? What kind of names?"

"I'd call her know-it-all she'd call me a freak. It went back and forth until we both figured out that we both like reading," You lied. You actually met her when Celestia told you about her.

"Looks like you got this built, Rainbow Dash."

"Just call me Dash, no need to say my full name," She said walking over to a fence post. Amazingly, she balances on it like it was nothing.

"So what ya going to do while you wait for AJ?"

"I dunno, but I'll see ya later." You sighed since you had nothing to do today you walked towards Rose's shop to clear some things.

You entered the shop to be hit by multiple smells, all refreshing.

"Oh, hey there Dante. What ya doing here?" Rose asked.

"Huh? Oh I need to talk to you about something."

"Alright, what is it?"

"Ya know how I gave you the Gala ticket, and you thought it was a date?"

"Yeah? Oh no, do you want your ticket back?" She said a little frightened.

"N-no, I just wanted to tell you that this isn't a date. It just something I thought to be a friendly gesture is all." You inform her

"Oh okay you should've just said that I understand anyway so friends." She said reaching for your hand

"Friends." You said with a smile. "Hey you think I could get a job here." You asked

"Sure you start tomorrow and thanks for telling me." She said with a smile you nodded as you exited the shop.

You walked out of Rose's shop and walked towards sugarcube corner. You still need to apologize to Pinkie for the words you said behind her back.

You walked towards sugarcube corner. It had pretty odd architecture, but hey you live in a treehouse. A literal treehouse. Anyway, you walked into sugarcube corner to see Pinkie waiting for AJ.

"Hey Pinkie," You said as you walked in.

"Oh, hi Dante what ya doing here?" Pinkie said in her usual bubbly nature.

"I just wanted to apologize for something I did."

"What did you do? Oh does Twilight know? Maybe the audience can tell us or maybe we can refer-" you covered her mouth trying to shut her up.

"Okay, look, I need to tell you that I talked behind your back and called you annoying." You removed your hand from her mouth to let her speak.

"Why would you do that? I thought we were friends. Friends don't say things like that," Pinkie said with a hint of sadness.

"I'm sorry pinkie I was just a little annoyed by your hyperactive behavior. Can you forgive me?" She thought about for a few minutes. You honestly thought that you broke her.

"M'kay I forgive." She wrapped you into a very tight hug.

"Thanks, I just wanted to tell you so I could have a clear conscience. Anyway, what are doing Pinks?"

"Oh, well I'm waiting for AJ. That way we could get started with the treats. Wanna help?" She asked with pleading eyes.

"Uh, sure why not?" You waited for AJ in front of the store with Pinkie. After spending some time with her, she seems interesting. She told you about her life in Ponyville, which consisted of parties and old friends. Again, you told her about your life but not giving too much information.

"There you are Applejack! Oh, we're gonna have so much fun baking and Dante is here to help!" Pinkie exclaimed, while dragging AJ in.

"Happy to help Pinkie," AJ said with a yawn.

"Hey, AJ you okay? You seem tired," You tell her.

"Oh, hey Dante. Nah, I'm fine. Just a little tired, nothing too bad," She tells you with a reassuring smile.

"Pinkie, are you sure you're okay with running the store and baking?" Mrs.Cake asked.

Pinkie turned around to see Mr. and Mrs. Cake. They seem pretty worried about leaving her in charge, and who wouldn't be? With her energy she could burn out anyone.

"Yes sirrie, Mrs. Cake! With Applejack and Dante helping me, what could possibly go wrong?"

'A whole lot of things,' You say in your head.

"Well, okay. Be careful dear," Mrs. Cake said, walking out of the shop.

"Try not to make a mess," Mr.Cake said, following his wife.

"Yes sir!"

"Let's get to baking guys." You walked into the kitchen as AJ stumbled in.

"Okay, I'll get the recipe book. AJ and Dante, you get the ingredients." You walked towards most of the items displayed. You had no idea how to bake, so you knew you couldn't be much help.

"Alright AJ, now I need some chocolate chips." AJ shook her head and walked over to a bag of potato chips and placed them in the bowl.

"Now some baking soda." AJ went over to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of soda.

Now you were starting to question recipe. Did it really require those ingredients?

"Okay, now a cup of flour." AJ then started squeezing a lemons into a cup.

"The last thing is wheat germ." AJ left the kitchen and entered with a handful of worms.

You looked into the bowl. The sight was kinda of disgusting.

"Uh, Pinkie? Are you sure these are the ingredients needed to make your treats?" You ask a little afraid of the answer.

"Of course Dante, it's fine. So let's get these baked!" After pouring the weird concoction into the pan, you wait to see if they actually looked good to eat. But in your mind, you said 'fuck that.'

"Come on Dante, eat one," Pinkie begged.

"I dunno Pinkie, maybe you shouldn't give this out," You tell her.

"Oh come on! We followed the recipe exactly! Unless you think we failed." Pinkie had a frown and you were considering eating the damn thing, but you came up with a lie.

"But if I eat it, then other ponies might think that you're giving me the best baked goods, and they'll feel sad," You tell her plastering your fakest smile.

"Of course! You're right Dante." She put away the baked goods and placed them outside for everypony in ponyville to eat. You had some time to slip away from the hazardous food stuffs.

You walked home to library to see Twilight pacing back and forth, no doubt worrying about AJ.

"You still worried about AJ, Twilight?" She turns to you.

"Of course Dante! Today, Rainbow dropped in from the sky onto my balcony saying that AJ wasn't feeling her best, and dropped her there," She says.

"Try giving AJ some space. She'll come around." You heard a knock on the door to see Nurse Redheart on the other side.

"Oh, hello Nurse Redheart. What can we do for you today?" You ask.

"I need both you and Twilight's help with a situation in Ponyville urgent care."

"Uh, sure. Twilight we may have emergency." Twilight walked out of the library with Redheart by her side.

You walked over to the tent to see ponies sick with food poisoning.

"Whoa,what happened?" You asked.

"It all began at sugarcube corner. Pinkie and Applejack were giving away free samples of the baked goods they made, and a few ponies started feeling sick." Redheart then began to explain the things that followed suit.

You knew that Twilight would talk to AJ, and you had a feeling this was partially your fault. You and Twilight walked over to Sweet Apple Acres for the second time that day.

You entered Sweet Apple Acres, only to see AJ stumble around trying to buck some trees.

"AJ, we need to talk. I just came back from-" Twilight was then interrupted by AJ.

"Twilight, I'm a little busy to get lectured right now," Applejack said angrily.

"If you would just let me help-"

"No! No! No! How many times do I need to say this!? I don't need no help from nopony!" Applejack shouted as she went back to work.

You then see Twilight angrily walk towards you.

"So how'd it go?" You ask, already dreading the result.

"What do you think," She stated a little angrily.

"Like I said Twi, give her some space she'll come along," You tell her.

Twilight then angrily teleported away. You stayed at the orchard and looked for Applejack. You spotted her almost falling asleep.

"Hey, Applejack." She turned to see you. She looked like she didn't mind being bothered by you.

"Oh hey Dante, how's your day been?" She asked getting back to work.

"Uh, good. Why are you refusing help though?" She then glared at you. Before she can tell you off, you say, "Now before you tell me to piss off or anything, let me just say that you're running yourself ragged. The way you're doing your job, you'll end up fainting. Look, what I'm trying to say, is that if you need any help, just ask your friends. They're there for you. They care for you because they're your best friends, and they'll want to see you at your best." You finish your speech and simply walk away.

You exited the orchard and made your home. You entered the library and checked the time. It was still pretty early, and by I early it was around 4:00 P.M. You had nothing to do all day which was a blessing, but you were bored and had nothing to do, so you fell asleep.

A few minutes later.

You heard the patters of small feet running towards Ponyville. You looked out the window to see that bunnies were running towards town. You were really confused, and decided that things couldn't get crazier then this. You walked out of the library to see that the bunnies were eating the gardens of flowers around the library. One bunny approached you and wanted to be picked up, so you did. She sat on your shoulder like a parrot to a pirate. You walked deeper into town, to see that everypony was gone and were replaced by bunnies.

"You know anything about this?" You asked the bunny on your shoulder.

She shrugged and poked your head. You see that Fluttershy was trying to round up some of the bunnies, and deciding you could do something, you walked over to her.

"Uh, Fluttershy you need any help?" She was momentarily startled as she turned to see you.

"Oh, it's only you Dante. Please, could you help me round up the baby bunnies? They're destroying the gardens." You thought of ways to make your companion on your shoulder help, so you asked her if she can make some the bunnies come out and you'll talk to them. She nodded and scurried off.

She brought several really scared bunnies towards you.

"It's okay little guys, I promise I won't hurt you. So come on, let's get you all home." The bunnies' expression changed from fearful to happy. The only areas affected by the bunnies were the flower shops. You walked around several shops as your companions walked by your side and shouted somethings in their language. You returned to Fluttershy, who gathered up some of the bunnies, but you had the larger amount.

"Oh, thank you for the help Dante. Could you come with me to bring these bunnies home?" You nodded and saw that your companion on your shoulder made some kissy faces which you rolled your eyes towards.

You made to a wooded area and let the bunnies roam free, but the companion on your shoulder stuck by you.

You then see Twilight walk towards you and Fluttershy.

"Applejack and I need your help, Dante and Fluttershy," Twilight said.

"Oh, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked a little concerned.

"It's nothing, just that AJ needs some help with the orchard." She walked away and signal both of you to follow. The bunny was still on your shoulder, but you didn't care, as she was actually cute.

You entered the orchard to see your acquaintances and Applejack, who was visibly tired.

"Alright everypony, if we split up the work, we could be done in hour and half!" AJ shouted. She then showed you all how to buck the apple trees. After a couple attempts, you manage to do it. The small bunny helped a lot by getting the apples that rolled away.

After an hour, you were all visibly tired, but it was worth it for making Applejack see her mistake.

"Alright everypony, I see that you're all tired. I'm sorry everyone, I know I was a bit stubborn for help."

"A bit!?" Twilight shouted.

"Alright, alright. A might stubborn," Applejack said. "But I'd like to thank you all for helping me. And thanks for the words of wisdom Dante." You nodded and drank some apple juice provided by Applejack. Everypony looked at you and the small bunny that was still on your shoulder.

"What?" You asked.

"Alright, what's with the bunny Dante?" Rainbow asked.

Both you and the bunny looked at each other and started laughing.

"Oh, it just that she was the only thing that greeted me when I left the library a few hours ago," You tell them.

You all got up and started to leave. You turned to see Spike eating some muffins that Applejack and Pinkie made.

"Uh, Spike, what are you eating?" You asked.

"Oh, you want one? They're actually pretty good." You shook your head not wanting to vomit today.

"Eww Spike! Are you eating the muffins that me and Applejack made?" Pinkie asked. He nodded and ate another.

"Yup you want one." He asked they then made a disgusted sound you just chuckled and kept walking.

"Lola it's time to get off of Dante's shoulder." Fluttershy asked

The bunny won't budge and stayed on your shoulder.

"It's okay Fluttershy, I kinda took a liking to her. So Lola, wanna live with me?" You asked her.

She nodded and hugged your face. The girls giggled at the bunny's action.

You all made your separate ways. You looked at Lola, who just held on to you and after a while, she was tired and fell asleep on your shoulder.

You and Twilight made it home. You went to your room, and set Lola down on your bed. You made your way onto your bed, but then you felt something a little heavy on your chest. Seeing that it was Lola, you smiled and closed your eyes.

You opened your eyes again to see Luna sitting at the same table as yesterday.

"So how was your day today Dant?." She asked.

"Pretty good, can't complain," You tell her.

"Really? Do tell."

"Well I made a couple of friends, and I have a new pet."

"Really?"

"Yup, I call her Lola. Enough about me, what about you? How's life in canterlot?" You asked.

"Well it's been good someponies are still afraid of me but Tia reassure me that they need to get use to me."

"Really? How's mom anyway?"

"She's fine, but she misses you a lot," She says with a smile.

"Tell her that I miss her too, and that my life in Ponyville been good, besides the randomness that happens," You tell her.

"You know Dante, you're the only pony that understands and tries to talk to me. Thank you."

"Like I said before, you're welcome Luna." After your talk you returned to your dreams. You just hope tomorrow isn't a bad day.

Rose

After finding out that Dante wanted to be friends it took off a whole load from Roseluck. She felt a little satisfied even though she did like him she isn't going to jeopardize there friendship over a silly crush.

"Maybe some day he'll like me." Rose said to herself

As long as she had her friends she was happy.

Pinkie

Pinkie felt weird whenever she was with Dante as she felt relaxed. Not everyday she felt like that her heart was telling her something. She was the happiest around Dante.

"You know gummy he's probably the only guy that I like." She said to her pet baby alligator.

The alligator idly looked at the wall blink one eye at a time.

"Your right gummy he is perfect I should talk to him even more." Pinkie said with a smile. "Sure he was a meanie when I met him but that's just him getting use to things. What do you think gummy?" She asked her alligator.

Again gummy just stays silent and looked at the wall. He waddled off underneath pinkies bed and retrieved a pair of phony glasses.

"Oh gummy." She said with a giggle.

Everfree forest

A mare named Echo notes felt a different presences nearby as if the same pony felt the same way as her. She smiled when she returned to her routine.

"Maybe a pony knows how I feel. Let's go Roary Echo said to her pet wolf." A grey wolf followed the mare towards a waterfall. Next Chapter: 4.Griffon the brush off Estimated time remaining: 4 Hours, 32 Minutes