-----ACT 1 SCENE 3

-----EXT. JACKSON FARMHOUSE – AFTERNOON

Applejack and Applebloom stand outside their open garage as Big Mac carries boxes out of the garage to somewhere behind the house.  The girls are looking towards the forest some distance beyond the orchard.

AB>Y’think he’ll show up tomorrow? It is Halloween.

AJ>I hope not, Applebloom. Some spook-a-boo scarin’ off the guests is about the last thing we need.

<Boo!

AJ & AB >Ahhh!

<Did I scare you?

AJ & AB >Kanon!

<What? Hey, what were you guys just talking about?

Applebloom opens her mouth to speak, but Applejack cuts her off.

AJ>Nothing. What’re you doin’ here Kanon?

<I came to help out.

AJ>We don’t-ow!

Applebloom steps on her foot.

AB>Well that’s awfully nice of yuh. Pinkie Pie and Granny are bakin’ goodies in the house, so y’ can help there, or y’ can help Big Mac clear out the garage.

<And what are you two doing?

AB>Yardwork.

Kanon looks between his options.

<…I think I’ll help Big Mac with the heavy labor. And Applebloom… I just ‘LOVE’ a woman that doesn’t let pride get in the way of good business decisions.

Applejack frowns and Applebloom half-smiles, half-smirks as Kanon heads over to the barn/large garage.

<Hey Big Mac.

MAC>Eeeyup.

<Need some help?

Big Mac raises an eyebrow at Kanon, then raises a very large box with an ‘oof!’

<I meant ‘want’ some help? Heh. I’ll just follow your lead.

Kanon lifts a box and follows Big Mac around to the back. Short montage of the two of them emptying the garage while the girls clean up outside. As the montage ends the garage is almost empty and they’re getting to the older looking boxes. Kanon picks one up and the handle breaks, spilling several photo albums.

<Aaah!

MAC>Hey!

<S-sorry, the handle broke.

Big Mac picks up one of the albums from perhaps twenty or twenty-five years ago. He opens it. It looks like wedding pictures. Kanon starts putting the rest of the albums back in the box and picks it up from the bottom.

Mac>Leave it. I’ll finish up, you go help inside.

Kanon looks at the boxes that are left. There aren’t THAT many, but…

<A few more loads.

Mac>Nnnope!

<… okay… sorry.

Big Mac turns back to the picture book. He seems absorbed in it. Kanon heads inside.