The sun rose and the rooster crowed loudly as Applejack stirred in bed. Turning over she looked and saw she was alone in the room. Now, where'd that mare get to so early? Getting out of the bed and making it quickly she stretched her hind quarters for a couple minutes and yawned. "Well, time to start a new week. Hope Dashing has a good reason for leavin' me alone in bed this mornin'."

Walking to the dresser she looked into the mirror and sighed. Somehow she missed the blue lipstick kiss on her neck from the party last Saturday. That explains why I was so popular all yesterday. Ah'm gonna have to have a long talk with that cyan mare and pranks like these. Grabbing a scarf from the bottom drawer she wiped her cheek. I guess I could have just taken a shower but now I know why she insisted on giving me a bath. Here I though it was all about the romance and then we made love in the shower, heh. Well, more like she... Well anyway I guess I asked for it. I did put her through the makeover and all. Smiling as she bundled and replaced the scarf she kneed the drawer shut with a thud. Then again I could just give her a hickey. It'd show up real good with that bright coat of hers.

Grinning as she looked in the mirror she admired herself and made a couple faces scrunching her muzzle and then kissing the air. Suddenly a flash of thought went through her head of her and Rainbow standing face to face. Princesses Celestia and Luna smiling in their usual humble ways as their friends cheers drowned into the roar of applause around them from a hundred of their closest friends and family as they leaned in for their first kiss as a married couple.

She gasped as the flood of emotions filled her to the point even her tail was as straight as it could be. Oh Celestia... Shaking her head she felt her mane flow freely across her back as she smiled again, lighter this time. She reached into a basket on the top and grabbed her hair ties and quickly brushed her mane then tied it into her trademark pony tail then did the same for her tail. Heh, the one day I forgot to tie 'em down I got caught on a branch and almost took the tree down. Well, maybe not down but I coulda knocked all the apples loose and that'd been a waste uh good money.

Tying her tail up she grabbed her hat and flung it in the air jumping quickly and landing it on her head mid air before tumbling to the floor and in one swift roll she was in front of her door. "Let's get today goin'," she said happily as she opened the door with a quick twist she shouted and jumped back.

"Good morning honey! I made you breakfast! It's eggs and hay bacon with a cup of hot fresh coffee and some oatmeal and-"

"Dash? Wha-What the hay?"

"Well, I woke up a while ago and decided to make you breakfast in bed but I heard the crow and I knew you'd wake up so I rushed at the end. Your juice is still downstairs."

"Well, I-"

"Back inta bed and take that hat off," Rainbow lunged forward and grabbed the hat in her teeth and tossed it toward the dresser and groaned as it missed before she turned her attention back to Applejack. "Now, git. I don't wanna hear you say another word unless it's 'yum.'"

Applejack was about to protest but she just resigned to the fact that she was about to have her first breakfast in bed. And it was by Rainbow Dash of all ponies.

"Okay." Applejack turned and pranced back to bed and laid down.

"Under the covers, now."

"Dash we don't eat in bed."

"Then it wouldn't be breakfast in bed then would it?"

Applejack smiled at the wisdom in the words as she tossed a few times and curled up under the covers, leaning against the headboard and the pillow under her back. Rainbow picked up the tray and trotted over and placed it on Applejacks lap with a grin she backed up and sat down expectantly.

Applejack leaned over the tray and took a deep sniff in. Everything smelled okay. The coffee was black. The oatmeal was oatmealy, the eggs were actually sunny side up and the hay bacon looked crispy and was from their week old batch that was seasoned and left out to smoke with sugar and hickory. Her mouth watered slightly as she leaned and took a bite of the oatmeal. Before she knew it she was licking the bowl clean and moving on to the bacon and eggs. Gobbling it up in a most undignified manner she grabbed her coffee with her mouth still half full of food and washed it all down in a just a few swallows.

Exhaling a little puff of vapor she fell back and her head made a thump against the head board as she moaned in pleasure. "Dashing, that was the best meal I've ever had in this room. How in tarnation did ya do it?"

Rainbow hopped up and bowed quickly before opening her wings and hovering with her forelegs out implying her want of the tray. "Well, I asked Pinkie and the Cakes how to make the bacon just right, only cost me 15 bits worth of bacon to learn it. Big Mac gave me the oatmeal recipe and set it all up for me last night and Quill gave me the egg recipe and showed me how to cook them and Fluttershy gave me the eggs. Lime gave me the recipe for the coffee and Twilight helped show me how to make the perfect fire to cook it all on. Rarity gave me a few tips on how to carry a tray so I wouldn't spill it walking up the stairs. Her first rule was don't fly with it full and I learned that the hard way; boy was she mad when I spilled juice all over Sweetie Belle. Hey, you okay AJ? Ya look kinda sleepy still."

Applejack felt her mouth getting dry then realized her lower jaw was down. Closing her mouth and swallowing a couple times to remoisten her tongue she blinked in disbelief and awe.

"So Sugarplum. You're saying the reason I didn't see ya yesterday was because you we're with all our friends learning how to make this for me?"

"And Big Mac, he's more like a brother. But whatever, yeah sure."

Applejack was completely dumbfounded at what she heard. Never had a pony done so much work for something that meant so much to her, not even one of Pinkies random surprise parties measured up. She's never say that out loud lest the pink mare pop out of a coffee mug crying or something, but this was epic in its awesomeness.

"Rainbow, I-Ah, thank you. This' the start of the most perfect day." Getting out of bed she hugged the hovering mare across her midsection before turning around and beginning to undress the bed. "Ah guesh lundry day ish tuhday."

Rainbow nodded then flew slowly out of the room. "Heya A.B. How was your sleep?"

"Fine Dashie, did she like her breakfast?"

"Ya know it. Ya may have ta help her with the laundry though."

"Eeew, not again. That's gross-"

"No silly filly. We don't... Ya know what, it's just food this time and ya shouldn't be thinking about stuff like that at your age. See ya A.B."

Applebloom trotted into Applejacks room happily. "So I heard ya liked your surprise, ya know she was all over town yesterday finding out how to cook eggs of all things? She asked me to teach her how to make fresh apple juice even. Not cider, juice. Is she goin' crazy?"

Applejack chuckled as she balled the sheets into a bundle. "Nah, she's just being the mare she always coulda been. Now, help me get some washin' water ready so I can get the oats outta my bed 'fore Granny gets up and asks why I was eatin' in bed."

"She already knows," Applebloom chirped as she grabbed part of the bundle in her mouth heaving it onto her back.

"Say what now?"

"Well Dashie was gonna make toast too but she kept burning it. She even started a fire and there wasn't any bread in the toaster. Ah've never seen anything like it. Except when Sweetie bell makes juice," they both shuddered.

"Well let's not think of that and lets just get the water goin so you can get to school on time. I know Dash and she cooked enough for two at least so ya go and eat up while I get this out there."

"Okay sis, see ya at the table, oh. Never mind, I'll see ya outside." Applebloom galloped out of the room and down the stairs in anticipation of sharing breakfast with her new sister as Applejack gathered the laundry.

This house is more of a home now than it was a couple months ago. I hope Davenports place; our new place, will be just as nice.

Rainbow arrived to work early and ready to start her shift busting clouds and moving others. She didn't have any rain showers scheduled for her shift so her day was planned to be an easy one.

"Heya Flutterwing, hows the leg?"

"It's better, doctor said I'd be back to galloping across the wide open plains in a couple weeks," she laughed with Rainbow, "yeah, like Pegasi need to gallop. He's a crazy old mule but I guess I've gotta keep the bandages on till then."

"Wow, I never thought you'd crash into Derpy though. You're always so careful and then I heard she actually held onto you as you both fell?"

"Yeah, she was nice enough to try to stop our fall but she let me go and, boom."

"Well at least it was only a sprain."

"Yeah, well I was temped to do more to her than what she did to me."

"Hey," Rainbow placed a hoof on Flutterwing, "it wasn't her fault her mail bag got tangled in your wings. She at least saved you from breaking something, right?"

Flutterwing smiled. "Rainbow, I don't know where you've been the last week but I like you. I mean, I liked you before but now. I don't know, you're more sincere."

Rainbow smiled and felt her chest warming. "Thanks, I was... Helping a friend. She changed my view on a few things and I'm trying to do better. Let's talk with Derpy later and work this out, okay?"

"Yeah, I think that's a nice idea. I'll schedule something and put it in your box, just let me know if it works. We have a couple days before it gets too late and I hope she doesn't forget."

Rainbow sighed and took her hoof to the floor. "Her name is Ditzy Doo. I'm not calling her Derpy anymore, its a hurtful name and she's doing her best for her and her filly."

Flutterwing took a step back in surprise. "Wait, you're the one who renamed her Derpy in the first place and now... Wow, who's this friend? I need to meet her if she could change you into a caring mare."

Rainbow took a deep breath in and held it as she though over the past two weeks. From the days in Canterlot when they had gone shopping and eating to lazily watching the sunset and moon rise all the way to the night she got a makeover and had more fun than she knew she could have with her marefriend and two of their best friends outside the elements.

Exhaling slowly she placed a hoof to her chest to maintain her calm demeanor. "She's a great friend that helped me in my time of need even though I didn't know I needed it. That's all that matters and I have to get my paperwork started so," raising a hoof for a bump goodbye she smiled as she looked into her friends eyes.

Looking back into Rainbows ruby eyes Flutterwing felt a sense of peace and happiness that she never sensed from Rainbow before. She happily bumped Rainbow hoof and nodded as she opened her wings and flapped them taking her into a hover as Rainbow trotted away. What is going on with that mare? She's actually acting normal, maybe... "Oh, wait Rainbow!"

Rainbow stopped and looked back as Flutterwing flew over quickly and landed, gesturing for Rainbow to come close. "Don't tell anyone, but I think Diamond Wing is leaving."

Rainbow stepped back and forced a look of surprise onto her face. "What? No way."

Leaning in close and lowering her voice Flutterwing continued. "I heard he's getting fired and his replacement is starting soon. Some big shot that wanted a career change."

Rainbows interest piqued as she listened.

"So, who do you think it'll be? Maybe and actor or maybe a corporate stiff who just wants to monitor us and watch our productivity?"

"Well, I don't care really. I know we're an awesome flock and if he or she can't take it we'll get them to quit like we did with Pillow Case."

Flutterwing laughed loudly as another pony was flying past. "Yeah, that chick was a total tool. She went back to corporate within two months and you're the one who got the credit."

"Well, I was a total bitch to her and convinced the flock she was," Rainbow stopped herself and lowered her eyes to see her hoof poking the floor, "a lesbian. I guess the jokes on me now, huh?"

Flutterwing walked to Rainbow and lightly punched the mare in the chest. "You're still awesome and sometimes life throws you a cloud you can't see falling until it hits you, right?"

Smiling back to Flutterwing Rainbow nodded and excused herself again. "I really have to get to work, I have a lot planned and I'm going to help AJ pick apples today."

"Okay Dash. See ya in the skies." With that they parted, Flutterwing to begin her shift and Rainbow to get her paperwork.

"Rainbow Dash, can I see you in my office?"

"Uh, yes sir." Rainbow followed Diamond into his office and waited for him to take his seat. This time however he walked beside his desk which was clear of paperwork and clutter for once. Rainbow looked at him almost awkwardly as he began.

"I'm retiring, Miss Dash. And I've called you here for a reason."

"Um, okay sir. Whats up?" she asked casually as she sat on the floor before him.

"I'm promoting you to supervisor. You'll have level eight pay and responsibilities at full time hours and I'm not taking no as an answer. Also," Rainbow stirred and was about to protest but he cut her off, "I know about the proposal and you're going to need the pay to save for the wedding. Lastly..."

His pausing was concerning to Rainbow as the silence continued for almost 30 seconds, he was obviously trying to find a way to say something. "Miss Dash, my replacement is Soarin."

Time stopped as Rainbow held her breath and let the words sink into her head to he soles of her hooves. Fear disgust and anger filled her making her tremble. "Rainbow, I heard about your prior relationship with him and did protest however he has a status that I can't argue with. Corporate-"

"Flock corporate! What the hay are you talking about?! You're, they're letting that... Work here?" As my boss? On his reputation alone?!" She screamed hopping up and flaring her wings aggressively glaring ready to fight no pony in particular. Diamond backed away to behind his desk and lowered himself slightly from the intimidating mare before him.

"I don't have a say in the matter, being mad at me is fruitless. All we can do is do what they say, if you're displeased you may file-"

"I'm not filing a report, I'm going to Cloudsdale to tell those mules to buck off and make Quill the boss!"

"Miss Dash, it won't matter. Please calm down, nothing will change this. You know they're authority is absolute over us all. They make the clouds, we make the weather. It's how it's always been," he said taking his seat and returning his professional demeanor. Placing his hooves on the desk he pulled himself to the desk closely and closed his hooves together. "If you have a complaint you may file it and have Derpy personally deliver it to the head office."

Rainbow lowered her wings slightly and glared at him. "I'm not mad at you one bit, Diamond. You were a fantastic manager and you're almost a friend to me now since you hired me back," she clarified. "But if I didn't need this job I'd quit again, but I can't do that to my fiance and my future family." Diamond raised an eyebrow when he thought of Rainbow having a young one inside her for a moment before she turned to leave, stomping with each step on each leg, her wings still open aggressively. "If I don't say it later, you're a great stallion and I hope you have a great future, but I can't promise I'll be as kind to him. And her name is Ditzy, not Derpy."

Opening the door she jumped out and with her tail slammed the door so hard the frame cracked. Looking at a dozen mares watching her she turned and stomped to Quills office. Whispers about what may have happened began to pass as Rainbow stomped by, her hooves making a heavy clunk with each step against the faux stone floor. A mare looked at the glass of water on her desk and watched the ripples encircle from the outside of the glass to the center and back out, overlapping each other as she trembled from the rage that was emanating from the cyan mare.

Opening the office door she entered to see a surprised Quill with forms in front of her. "Rainbow, whats-"

"You knew, didn't you?"

"Knew what?"

"Flocking SOARIN is going to be the boss. And you didn't tell me?"

"Wait, that plot hole is gonna be my new boss?! What the hay?"

Quill jumped and flew out of her office on a mission straight to Diamonds office. Rainbow relaxed her wings and folded them to her body but was still upset as she walked cautiously to the managers in the office. Shouting back and forth was heard for several minutes. Rainbow had relaxed fully and was trying to listen but the walls mumbled the conversation too much. Every pony was listening intently trying to hear what was being said and shouted before a loud crash and clatter was heard.

The interest in the door was absolute as ponies landed and loosened their wings by their sides waiting for the next happening. Another clatter was heard by the sound of something metal thumping several times as Quill opened the door. The office was a mess, his desk was overturned as Diamond was flaring his wings and growling panting. File cabinets were on their sides and paper was spilled across the room as she landed outside the door facing him.

"And if I ever see him near her I'll find you and buck you and the corporate douche bag who approved this back to the dark ages," grabbing the door knob as it was swinging shut in a wing she slammed it, splintering the wood around the handle as she faced the ponies looking at her. "Your new branch manager is going to Soarin, of the Wonderbolts," lowering her wings as she tried to calm down, "He begins tomorrow so prepare your greetings, welcome letters and any paperwork you may have for Diamond to finish before today is over. Diamond will be leaving Sunday night and Soarin will be officially in charge tomorrow so show him all the respect you can since he's leading our flock now."

She turned and walked quickly back to her office grumbling as ponies dodged out of her way watching her walk to her office and slam her door. Rainbow looked around at the other ponies who were all scanning the faces and expressions on each other. Rage was uncommon in their society even though Pegasus were known for their long history of being the warriors and first into battle those days were past. Even the Pegasus military that all were required to join and be members of from the day they pass flight school to the day they reach forty years of age, become disabled or retire with permission from a senior military pony was, more or less, a formality of days long past.

Rainbow quickly flew to Quills office as the sound of cleanup and grumbling began in Diamond Wing's office began. Knocking two times she tried the knob but it was locked. "Quill? It's Rainbow, can I come in?"

"Go away. I've got stuff to do."

"No. I'm not leaving like that. Let me in-"

"Go away Rainbow, please," Quill said from the other side of the door. Frustration in her voice Rainbow took a look around at the ponies around watching and waiting for another scene.

"Hey, you're awesome for what you did. I'm gonna start my shift and I'll catch ya later, stay cool."

Rainbow gave a cocky smile as she turned around and faced the ponies before shrugging and flying away to her box grabbing her orders for the day and left quickly without another word to the others. Once outside she smiled wide and flew as fast and as high as she could, making sure her rainbow contrail led away before she stopped and folded her wings letting gravity take her down. The silence as she began to fall was always peaceful and gave her a moment to reflect on how great it was to fly but this time her thoughts were on Quill.

Time to visit my friend.

She waited until she was dangerously close to the ground before opening her wings and gliding along the grass near the school house as students were taking their seats. No hoots or hollers this time greeted her daredevil antics and for once she she didn't care. She hugged the ground and sped into town less than a meter from the ground until she was nearing the office she stopped and landed into a quick trot as though she'd been doing it for a while.

Going to a side of the building she leaded on the wall nonchalantly and scanned for other Pegasi to leave the building. Seeing none for the moment except for the random ponies that weren't weather ponies she opened her wings and quickly flew up to the top floor and into the opened window of Quills office.

Quill gasped and lifted her head from her desk, her eyes were moist and her wings were hanging limply by her side. "Rainbow, what the hay are you doing here? You have work to do, go to it."

Rainbow flew across the room and landed beside Quill and placed an arm over the tearful mare. Quill tried to pull away but Rainbow wrapped her other around Quill and pulled her into a hug. Quill thought to fight but she gave in to the warm body against her and buried her face into Rainbow.

"Quill, what the flock is wrong with you all of a sudden? I've never seen you so upset of a little fight."

Quill pushed Rainbow back but not enough to break the hug. "You don't understand. I was ready to fight that stallion just now. And I mean to hurt him."

"Why?"

"Ugh, I don't know," Quill hung her head and wrapped her forelegs around Rainbow and looked into her eyes. "I don't know, when I heard he was leaving I was upset. When I found out he was being replaced by Soarin I was mad, but when I saw it in your eyes I went crazy. You're only a friend to me but you're a great friend, Rainbow Dash. I can't lose you as an employee or as a friend. Not over Soarin or something stupid like that."

"Quill, I won't quit over that plot hole and I won't stop being your friend ove-"

Quill leaned in quickly and kissed Rainbow locking their lips and pulling her in close as Rainbow stood stunned, wide eyed at the mare that was letting her tongue explore her mouth before Rainbow pulled back with a gust of wind from her wings.

What the hay? Why does every mare want me?

"Oh, my, gosh. I am so sorry Rainbow. I-I just, I-I don't..."

"Quill, it's okay. I'm totally awesome. I know and everypony does too, but I'm with AJ and you're with Lime. You two are totally meant to be together just like me and AJ. I think we need to all talk this over though but we're still totally cool, right?" Rainbow was getting closer to the window with each flap which didn't go unnoticed by Quill who was blushing as deeply as a purple coat could show.

Nervously she replied. "We're cool, just let me tell Lime okay? I don't know how this'll go if it comes from anypony else." She lowered her eyes to her desk as she fell into her chair and sighed, listening to Rainbow leave in a hurry and papers fall to the floor. "You forgot your orders..."

As if Rainbow heard she swooped into the window again and awkwardly smiled as she grabbed her paperwork and bounced backward out the window she just fell into.

She's even graceful jumping backwards. Damnit Quill, you just opened a tornado spell.

Rainbow landed on a cloud and scanned her orders with a growl. Why do I keep getting stupid orders? Now I have to help arrange tonights rain shower over the southern end of town for... "10 PM?! I'm supposed to be asleep or anything but I have to come back that late to punch clouds til they're dry?" Growling and throwing the papers up in the air as she fell back onto her cloud she closed her eyes and the sight of Quills muzzle pressed against hers flashed in her mind startling her eyes open. She released the breath she didn't know she was holding as she craned her neck over the edge of the smaller cloud and saw the papers landing askew on the grass below her. The cloud cast a shadow that was over one of the pages and Rainbow sighed rolling off the cloud.

Landing with a huff she picked up her paperwork and gathered it all up. The paper under the shadow was last, she looked closely at it and fell to her knees.

Miss Rainbow Dash,

It has been an honor to work with you these past couple months. The years before working with you were some of the hardest in my career with the Cloudsdale Weather Corporation but since you found love I can honestly say you have grown into a mare that I would be honored to take over my position in a few short years.

Whatever life throws at you, whatever anypony says, whatever happen just remember that you're the great Rainbow Dash and you are amazing at everything you do. You convinced this grumpy old stallion that there's life to live and I'm not wasting any more of it in my office. I'm going to travel for the next three years and see everything and everypony I've missed and it's all thanks to you.

You can change the world, Rainbow Dash. Just be the mare you are destined to be.

Sincerely

Diamond Wing

Regional Manager Cloudsdale Weather Corporation: Ponyville Division

A tear left Rainbows eye as she sat and looked up at the cloud she was on. It hovered right where it was just like it was supposed to but she really wanted it to rain on her so she could hide the tears she was feeling.

I was always mean to him over the years and now I find out he's changed his entire life because of me? What kind of example am I setting? I-I know I'm great and all that. I know I'm supposed to be 'awesome' and shove it in ponies faces but... Who am I? I don't feel like gloating over this or bragging or anything. I changed his life being me, not with stunts or showing off or whatever. Who am I?

Rainbow opened her eyes and looked around. No pony was around and the fields of grass were still. Hills in the distance were covered with flowers and the air smelt lightly of apples making her smile.

"I'm the luckiest mare in Equestria, that's who I am." Sappy or not I love AJ and I wouldn't be who I am if she wasn't there for me since the first time I crashed into her trees and she helped me out when we were fillies to the day she helped me to Fluttershy's to get better. Rainbow hovered in the air grinning with confidence. I'm an element bearer, loyalty, and I'm the best, fastest and most daring flier in the land. Rainbow began flying quickly as she continued.

I'm getting a house with the pony of my dreams and a promotion at work and someday... She let her smile fall as the air began to thin slightly and the sign of the pre-rainboom cone began to form. She shoved her paperwork into her saddlebags that were empty save for an apple and carrot in each and thrust her forelegs in front of her flying faster; her goal in front of her as the cone funneled sound away from her and the pressure pulled at her mane and tail.

Had she been a lesser mare she'd worry about losing hair but the stinging drove her faster as she finished her thought. I'm gonna be a mom with my wife, Applejack.

The smile returned to her face as she broke the sound barrier sending a ripple of rainbow through the sky. The increase of speed made her jet at an upward angle again and she planned for this one this time. Looking down she saw apples falling from the trees in Sweet Apple Acres, even though something seemed different about them she focused her energy on creating a heart in the sky over the acres before she landed. Scanning the area as she descended she saw a stunned Applejack and Big Mac by a pile of apples under a tree.

What the hay, I totally did a rainboom and a heart in the sky, what's so special about the apples I knocked down this time?"

Rainbow landed with style right next to Applejack and nuzzled her as she folded her wings, letting one brush Applejacks cutie mark before it closed too. "Hey, why aren't you impressed with what I just did for you, Sugarcube?" Rainbow said softly into Applejacks ear. "Hey, hello? AJ? Big Mac? What the hay? Ya deaf from that rainboom?" Rainbow took the air and hovered before the stunned ponies breaking their gaze. "What the hay, AJ? I'm totally talking to you and you're staring at apples?"

"R-Ra-Rainbow? Ya did this?"

Rainbow crossed her forelegs and rolled her eyes not landing. "Yeah, I knocked 'em all down and now ya have to pick 'em all up. Sorry but it was a impulse thing."

"Ya-ya-ya-ya..."

"Zap Apples," Big Mac said looking at the cyan mare who was defiantly crossing her forelegs and looking into the sky.

"Yeah, jelly. Big whoop. What's that gotta do with me?"

"Dashing," Applejack said as she lunged Rainbow into a pile of apples, "ya turned 'em all inta Zap Apples!?! How? No, don't say anything... Big Mac, get anypony you can to gather 'em up. We're starting jam season early. Rainbow tell Granny and give her this as proof and let her talk as we all gather. This' the biggest thing since our first batch of cider. Hurry everypony." She shouted gleefully as she galloped to another tree and bucked it hard making dozens of Zap Apples fall to the ground. Big Mac and Rainbow dashed their own directions to fulfill their tasks.

"Now Rainbow Dash, ya know Ah need my sleep and this joke with paintin' apples ain't worth my time, right after ya shook me to the bone with that boom ya do. Zap Apple season isn't for months and I ain't fallin' fer your jokes. Git outta here 'fore Ah get mad."

Rainbow rolled her eyes again and picked up the grumpy mare who protested greatly until she was outside and saw every tree that could bear the magical fruit holding dozens of fully ripe Zap Apples ready for picking.

"Oh Celestia... What? How? Dangnabbit put me down ya blue buffoon. I kin walk fine. Where's Applejack? She's gotta harvest before it's too late."

"She's coming Granny. She wanted me to show you so you could get ready for some jam making, I guess."

A loud thud was heard in the distance as Applejack was heard whooping. "I'm thinkin' we're gonna need some help with this harvest... I'll go get some special helpers. Ya help her get the apples down and where the hay is Big Macintosh?"

"He's getting help too."

"Well what're ya waiting fer? Get one of them turnadoes and help pick 'em up! That's a lotta jam apples waiting. I'm gonna warm my pots and talk to my jars. Time might be short, magic is as magic does, ya know."

Rainbow nodded and flew into the house again to grab her goggles before she went to work. Within an hour a dozen larger ponies and Filthy Rich were at the barn waiting for orders. "Now I need all the help I can to buck trees and pick apples. This' gonna be a long day but this' gonna get our famous Zap Apple jam out months early and we may have another harvest on time. Granny's getting the preparations ready so let's get pickin'!" Applejack raised a hoof in the air as the helpers cheered and licked their lips turning to charge the fields.

Filthy Rich galloped to the house and found granny. "I'll take the first 100 jars now and next harvest Granny."

"Filthy."

"Call me Rich."

"Rich, Ahm gonna need your help talkin to the jars and paintin' the walls. Can ya get somepony to get the honey? Remember they gotta talk extra sweet to tha bees! Hurry," she commanded as the rich stallion galloped out of the kitchen to gather ponies to help him gather supplies.

Granny giggled in her elderly way as she finished lining up her jars and donned her battle helmet readying herself for a long couple days.

What the hay?! Rainbow can make Zap Apple trees bloom and bear fruit?! How is this possible and why?!?!

You'll find out later in their week. Next chapter continues the rest of the day, maybe afternoon or maybe the rest of the day... I haven't decided yet and to those who are reading this in the future (present for you) then you can check the chapters and find out but no reading ahead!