After school one day, Spike had returned to his home and plopped down onto his bed looking tired, "What a day. Well, at least I can relax now." he said as he kicked back, until his cellphone beeped. He checked his texts and saw a message from Applejack.

"Spike, I know it's been a tiring day, but I was wondering if ya'd like to come by my farm and help me out with something? I'd be ever so grateful for it."

Spike was taken aback by Applejack's request wondering what the tallest member of Twilight's group would want him to help out with. Curiously, he texted her back saying he'd be there. He got changed out of his uniform and donned his sneakers, jeans, red shirt with a purple jacket.

He went downstairs and called to his mom, "Mom, I'm going out, be back in time for dinner." Not bothering to wait for an answer, he left the house. Rather than fly, he decided to keep it cool by riding by on his bike.

He rode to the edge of town, before coming upon an orchard of apple trees that stretched almost as far as the eye can see, and close to those fields was a house and a barn.

Spike smiled as he pulled up, "This is the place. Sweet Apple Acres. Number one place to get all your top apple products." he said to himself.

"Spike, hey!" came Applejack's voice.

Spike looked over and saw Applejack standing by the entry to the fields. What took him by surprise was that Applejack was wearing sneakers, a pair of daisy duke jean shorts, and a red shirt tied at the bottom. The boy felt flustered inside at the Amazonian farmer girl, but got himself together. He parked his bike by the entrance and greeted her.

"Hey, Applejack, how's it going?"

"All good. I'm so glad ya could come."

"No problem. So what is it you need me to do?"

"Can ya help me in picking some of the apples from the trees in the orchard?"

"That's what you need me for?" he asked in confusion.

"I know it's a silly request, but I could use some extra help. My big brother and little sis are already covering the trees closest to the house. Can ya please, Spike. I already called up the others, but they're tied up at the moment."

Spike looked up at Applejack seeing how desperate she wanted his help, "Well, ok. Where do we begin?"

Applejack smiled, "Follow me." she walked him through the orchard, before he saw two more people carrying bushels of apples. One was a boy about as tall as Applejack with short orange hair, wore sneakers, jeans, a white shirt, and a red vest. The girl was a bit shorter than Spike, has short red hair with a pink bow, and wore orange boots, jeans rolled up from the bottom, and green shirt.

"Big Mac, Applebloom, come meet my new friend here." Applejack spoke as, the two walked over.

The boy spoke first, "Howdy, nice to meetcha, partner."

"Nice to meetcha. Applejack's told us about ya."

"She has?" Spike looked up at her.

Applejack smiled, "Spike, this here's my big brother Big Macintosh, and my sister Applebloom."

"It's nice to meet you both." Spike greeted them.

"Likewise, partner." Big Macintosh answered.

Spike feeling more intimidated by his height, spoke up, "Do you play basketball?"

Big Mac let out a laugh, "Boy, I cannot tell you how many times people have asked me that."

"And how did you answer them?"

"I told them yes."

"So you do play the sport?"

"Eeyup." he nodded.

Spike noticed Applebloom and spoke, "Wait a minute. I know you from school."

"Ya should, we do take some classes together." Applebloom reminded him.

"Right. Sorry, I'm not so good with remembering others in class outside my usual posse."

"I understand," Applebloom replied, "I got my own posse myself, that I'm hardly ever seen without."

"Spike's gonna help me with the trees out there." Applejack spoke.

"You needing help?" Big Mac asked, "And here I thought you can handle everything on your own. I mean you clean trees in the snap of a finger. Even though I don't know how ya do it."

"I may be capable of handling myself, bro, but like you've said before in your mathematical talk about one girl plus hundreds of apple trees don't add up." she said, as she escorted Spike off into the orchard.

Once they got to the right spot, Applejack walked up to a tree, and Spike spoke, "So how do you pick them so fast?"

"Well, Spike. I actually knock them down."

"Knock them down?"

"Yeah. Watch and learn." she activated a portion of her element of harmony.

"You're gonna use your element of harmony?" Spike asked.

"Not its full power, just a small bit. Because that's all I'll need." Applejack answered, as she stood before one of the trees. She threw her arm back and with a karate grunt she slugged the tree. Spike watched as every apple above fell from it and landed in the baskets set up at the bottom of the tree.

Spike's eyes widened in amazement, "Wow. Now I see why you're so fast. And Big Mac and Applebloom never see you do that?"

"Nuh-uh." she shook her head.

"Don't see how you'll need my help if you can do that to all the trees." Spike said in confusion.

"While I may have the strength now to knock the apples off all these trees here, I'd rather not bruise my knuckles. Besides you yourself can also get them faster."

Spike knowing what she meant smiled, "Yeah, with my wings I can pick them up without worrying about falling off a ladder."

"Right. So how about firing up those wings of yers and lets get busy." Applejack ordered.

Spike nodded, and spread his wings, grabbed a basket and flew up to the top of one tree and began plucking apples right from left, while Applejack continued to pound the trees knocking the apples down.

After about an hour and a half, the two had brought a whole wagon of bushels over to the barn and loaded them up inside.

"Whew that was some work." Spike said as he wiped his forehead.

"When ya work here for your whole life ya get used to it." Applejack replied, as she tossed him a bottled beverage, and caught it.

"Apple cider, the drink of the Gods." Spike said, as he held his bottle up high.

Applejack laughed, "Yeah. You should see Rainbow Dash go through a six pack of that. That gal has a drinking problem." the two laughed, before having their apple cider.

As they sat atop a bale of hay having their drinks, Spike asked, "So you were the last to join Twilight and the girls?"

"Yeah. I myself recently transferred to the school and Twilight was asked to be my guide. I really enjoyed getting to know her as she showed me around the school. Truth is I was going through a lot at the time."

"How so?"

"Well, I've been kinda dealing with family problems." she admitted, while removing her hat.

"Family problems?" Spike wondered.

"Yeah. See my ma and pa have been away for the last couple of years expanding the Apple Family produce, and me and my sibs have been living here with our Grandmother Granny Smith."

Spike nodded, as he processed her story, "Go on."

She sighed, "Well, I've been missing them so much I kinda almost got detached from the world wondering if my parents even loved me, or any of us. But then Granny sat me down and told me about how she remembered the looks on my parents faces the day I was born. She said they hadn't looked so happy since the day pa proposed to ma. And that while they're away they're missing me and my sibs just as much as we miss them. Even though we still see them form time to time, a part of me still longs for them," she shook it off, "Shucks, listen to me going on about my past like I'm some kinda senior citizen." she laughed.

Spike spoke, "It's good to hear you say all that. I'm glad I'm getting to know about you, Applejack."

Applejack looked to him and smiled, "Thanks, Spike."

"So back to how you got involved with Twilight's world?"

"Right. Well, one day we was having a bite at one of the local take out joints, until there was this disturbance going around. I didn't know what it was, until Twilight told me to take cover, and she was going to find help. I felt something was up, so I followed her and to my surprise I saw her and the others transform into human ponies. I was so shocked I didn't realize I was in the line of fire of the monster they were fighting. Luckily Twilight swooped in and saved me. She told me to get out of there and get to cover, but I didn't wanna just leave them. Granted I was still confused about what was going on. Afterward the element of Honesty bonded with me when I promised I wouldn't tell anyone about her or the others. And here I am now."

"What a great story." Spike said.

"Thanks. And I'm glad I got to be there friend. It's been hard to make friends given my intimidating height and all."

"Well, I wasn't afraid." Spike reminded her.

Applejack smiled, "Yeah. First thing you called me was Amazon. And like I said that's one of the nicest things to be called because of my height."

"Honestly, I meant to keep that word in my thoughts, but that slipped out." he said sheepishly.

"I'm really glad it did." Applejack smiled, as she looked down at Spike while he looked up into her green eyes. They gazed passionately into each others eyes, until they snapped out of it while blushing.

"I should probably go now." Spike suggested.

"Here, I'll show ya out." Applejack offered, as they left the barn.

As they walked along the path heading for the entrance, both stopped as a stench caught their noses, "Ugh, what is that a skunk?" Spike asked as he covered his nose.

Applejack suddenly looked surprised, "That's no skunk smell, Spike."

"Then what is it?" Spike asked.

"Trouble. Come on!" Applejack ordered, as she ran off with the boy following her.

"What's going on, Applejack?" Spike asked, as they ran through the orchard.

"Only one creature I know smells that foul." she explained.

"What?" Spike inquired, before the two stopped to hear the sound of wolves growling. They looked ahead and saw five giant wolf creatures whose bodies were made out of sticks, logs, and other tree like parts, "What the hell is this?!" Spike cried in shock.

"Timberwolves." Applejack's eyes tightened.

"Timberwolves?" Spike asked, while looking up at the growling beasts.

"Yeah. I've dealt with these here critters before in Twilight's world, but how'd these varmints get here?" the girl wondered.

"That would be my doing." came a voice, as Spike's eyes widened. Flapping down was Descent who landed atop one of the Timberwolves, "Hey, Spike. How's it going?"

"You!" Spike growled.

Applejack herself frowned at the sight of the newcomer, "You're that Shadow Bolt Spike was fighting before."

"Indeed. The name's Descent."

"Why're you here?" Spike demanded.

"I'm here to pay you back for scorching me with your dragon fire." Descent replied, while frowning at the boy.

"Hey, that was intended for Trixie. You jumped in all on your own." Spike reminded him.

"Regardless, I'm gonna take you and your friend down in the name of Nightmare moon," Descent ordered the creatures, "Attack!" he flew off the Timberwolf he stood on.

The five Timberwolves took off to attack Spike and Applejack. Applejack quickly tackled Spike away, as they rolled across the ground with Applejack on top of the boy.

"You all right, Spike?" she asked.

Spike looked up at her with wide eyes, "I'm fine," he thought to himself, 'Especially with her giant jugs pressing down into my chest.' he thought with ecstasy, before remembering the situation and shook the impure thoughts off.

The two got up, as Applejack spoke, "We gotta transform."

"Right." Spike agreed, as he morphed into his dragon form, and Applejack activating her element of harmony became her anthro pony self.

Descent hovered above and watched as Applejack was using her wood manipulation with the earth to restrain the Timberwolves and her bare strength, while Spike was flying around lighting the beasts on fire.

He snickered, "Nice try, Spike, but your fire alone will not save you!" he dove in and attacked Spike as the two grappled in mid air.

Applejack looked up seeing Spike go at it with Descent, "Spike!" she tried to go help him, only for the Timberwolves to block her path and surround her. Applejack stood ready, until a blast of lightning struck one.

She looked over and saw Rainbow, Twilight, and the others, "Applejack, are you all right?" Twilight asked.

"I'm fine, but Spike could use some help." she motioned up to Spike fighting Descent.

"I'll help him, the rest of you handle the Timberwolves." Twilight offered, as she flew up to assist Spike.

Spike and Descent ended their grapple, and were striking at each other with Spike nailing his enemy with a punch. Descent recovered from the blow and delivered a kick to Spike throwing him off balance.

"Hope you're ready to die a second time!" Descent said with a sinister tone.

"Not if I can help it!" Twilight called, as she fired a blast of magical energy at Descent forcing him to fly away.

Twilight flew up to Spike, and spoke, "Hey, Spike, sorry I'm late."

"Better late than never Twi." Spike chuckled.

"Why don't you and I face that creep together?" Twilight offered.

"Delighted." Spike answered, as the two flew in to attack Descent.

Descent saw the two together, "Well, the Princess of Friendship and the Dragon King's incarnate? This is a treat."

"Well, sorry to disappoint you, but this treat you say isn't going to be good for you." Twilight remarked, as she fired magical energy blasts at Descent who dodged some shot, but took a shot in the leg.

Descent groaned and recoiled from the shot, and saw Spike fly in delivering a punch to his cheek sending him crashing down into the ground.

"Bulls eye!" Spike cheered.

"Good job." Twilight smiled.

"Hey, Twilight!" Applejack called, as they looked down seeing the Timberwolves restrained by Applejack's Wood pillar binds, "Got them all rounded up for you to transport back to Equestria."

Twilight smiled and activated her magic causing the five beasts to disappear into a portal. Descent seeing this was shocked, and growled as they looked to him, "Until next time." he turned to smoke and vanished.

The girls and Spike sighed in relief as they powered down back to their human selves, "That was fun." Pinkie smiled.

"Those dogs didn't stand a chance." Rainbow boasted with pride.

Applejack spoke up, "Come on yall. How about some pie and Apple Cider?"

Rainbow's eyes lit up, "Cider?! Let's go!" she started running back for the house, with the others running after her.

Meanwhile in Nightmare's lair, Descent was bowing before his boss in a pleading way, as Nightmare Moon looked disappointed.

"I gave you a simple job to carry out, and you fail me, Descent!" she frowned.

"I understand your disappointment, Nightmare Moon. But it won't happen again. I promise you." he groveled.

Nightmare answered, "If you break that promise, I'll pluck your wings from your back!" she warned him, before walking away.

Back at Sweet Apple Acres, Twilight and the others had hurried on home, while Spike and Applejack were by the orchard entrance.

"Well, I better get going, thanks for inviting me to help out here at the farm, Applejack."

"You're welcome, Spike. Feel free to stop on by when ya want."

"I'll keep that in mind," Spike said, until he saw Applejack get closer to him, while gazing at him with her beautiful eyes, "Uh, Applejack?"

"I'm really glad I have ya as my friend, Spike." she began.

"I feel the same way about you," he admitted. Applejack pulled Spike into an embrace, and in the process buried his face into her cleavage. Spike spoke with a muffled voice, "Applejack!" he worked his face up so he was looking up at her with a blush upon his face.

Applejack smiled, as she looked down at him and spoke, "Spike, think you can call me 'Amazon' more often when it's just us two?"

Spike was surprised at her request, but decided to answer, "Sure thing... Amazon."

Applejack's smile brightened, "Thank you, sugarcube." she pecked Spike on the forehead increasing his blush.

When Applejack let Spike go, he got on his bike and rode off for home. As he rode down the road heading back, his shocked look started shifting into a smile. But that smile started turning into a lecherous grin, and he began snickering. Suddenly his snickering turned into a perverted laugh and cheer as he rode to home.