*THWACK*

*RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBlE*

The sounds echoed across the orchards of Sweet Apple Acres. Harvest season was on, and the family was doing their part, to harvest one of the farm's largest apple crops.

Along for the ride, was their first farm hand in many years: a young stallion, named Coral Leaf.

Though lacking in lower-body strength, his upper-body strength proved that with a sturdy enough stick, he could 'buck' apples from the trees, in his own way!

Out of the whole Apple Family, the one that excited him the most with her enthusiasm, was Applebloom.

She had ended up helping him find this 'special talent' for apple bucking, when she had intended to take him to see her friend, Zecora.
Instead, the two had encountered a group of Timber Wolves, whom Coral had saved Applebloom from.

Since then, the young pony had warmed up to him, and Coral had found himself both nervous and happy, to be in her close company.

A few days after the harvesting had begun, there was a knock on Coral's door.

"It's Applebloom, Coral."

"Hi there, AB," he said casually, opening the door for her. "What's up?"

"Well, Applejack says she needs some supplies from town, and guess who I volunteered? You and me!"

"Us?"

"Yeah! She doesn't need the supplies right away, but ah figure that means we can spend the extra time meeting some of the townsponies!
Whaddya say?"

"Sure, I'm up for it," said Coral. "You've been talking about them for some time, and I guess it's time that I met them.

"But, we just started harvesting. If we stay long, won't that interfere with tour family's schedule?"

"Naw, we still got time, and the weather's still nice out. Now come on Coral, move yer caboose! Let's git to town!"

A little while later, Coral was crossing over a fancy stone bridge, and entering the center of Ponyville.

"And this all sprang up because of Sweet Apple Acres?" He asked, looking at the buildings around him.

"You bet," replied Applebloom. "Course, it's grown since I was a little-"

*WHAM*

Before he could react, Coral suddenly found himself knocked on his back (and 500 ft away from Applebloom!). Once his vision stabilized, he saw two blue eyes, and a large tangle of pink-colored hair that looked like cotton candy.

"Ooo, a newbie!" Came a high-pitched, friendly voice. "Pinkie-sense, still tingling!"

"Ugn, whuh?" Said Coral, struggling to get up.

"Un-wuh?" Mimicked the pink pony. "Is that a new language?"

"N-no," said Coral, rising to his feet. "You startled me."

"Awww," pouted the pony, "I was hoping to learn a new language today! Well, there's always Tuesday!"

"Coral," said Applebloom, coming over, "I see you've met Pinkie Pie."

"Coral?" Asked Pinkie, suddenly grabbing his head, and examining his neck. "Is he some kind of seapony? I don't see any gills. And for that matter, if he's a sea-pony, how is he able to walk?"

"Pinkie, calm down," said Applebloom, making the excitable pink blur let go of Coral. "Coral, this is Pinkie Pie, our premier Party Planner here in Ponyville.

"Pinkie, this is Coral Leaf. He's from Northwestern Equestria, and he's, a friend whose helpin' with the harvest out at Sweet Apple Acres."

Coral's cheeks blushed slightly...it was the first time Applebloom had called him, 'a friend.'

"Well, any friend of the Apples, is a friend of mine," Pinkie shouted. "So Coral, how you liking Ponyville so far?"

"Actually Pinkie," said Applebloom, giving Coral a tug on the arm, "we really got a lot of things to do, but maybe we'll see you around, okay?"

"I'll see you around...and raise you a-square!" Giggled Pinkie, as they walked away. "Nice to meet you, Coral!"

"Did we have to leave so quickly?" Asked Coral, after they turned another corner in town.

"Well, no offense to Pinkie," said Applebloom, "but she kin' get a bit...talkative."

"I noticed," said Coral, as Applebloom let go of his arm...though the edge of her cleavage was still brushing slightly against it. "Still, does she usually greet ponies like that?"

"Aw, she has all different kinds of ways tah greet ponies. To tell the truth, ah think that 'attack greeting' of hers is a sign that she likes you!"

"Well, well, well," came a smarmy voice to their left.

"And speaking of the opposite of Pinkie Pie," sighed Applebloom, "look who it is."

From down a side street, strode Diamond Tiara, and her friend, Silver Spoon.

"What have we here, Silver Spoon?" Asked Diamond, shaking her purple-and-white bangs out of her face.

"Well Diamond Tiara, it looks like an Apple to me," said Silver, walking up to Applebloom, before bumping into her chest. "But I don't think apples have milk tanks like these."

"You don't say?" Said Diamond, in mock-shock. "Guess the Apples are getting forgetful. They must have forgotten to lock their little moo-cow up, and she jist happened to wander into town."

Coral stood watching what was going on, eyeing the two girls, and Applebloom...whose eyes were cast down at her chest, wrinkling her lip.

"Come on little cow," goaded Silver. "Say what good little cows say best!"

"Lemmelone," mumbled Applebloom.

"What was that?"

"Ah said, leave, me, a-lone."

"Wrong-o," said Silver. "Good little cows say, 'mooooo!'"

Suddenly, Diamond Tiara's right hand shot out, and squeezed Applebloom's left breast, causing the girl to gasp.

"Come on now, Appleboobs," she smiled devilishly. "Moo for us!"

*WHACK*

It took Coral a few moments to realize what had just happened. Next thing he knew, his right hand was outstretched, and Diamond Tiara was holding her own way is the only right hand, as Silver Spoon and Applebloom looked on, agog.

"You...hit, me," squeaked Diamond Tiara.

"My Mother taught me to be polite to the fairer sex," said Coral, "but I don't think you two count."

Diamond's mouth fumbled for something to say, before her eyes squinted into an angry grimace.

"Who-who do you think you are, hitting me like that?" Her voice rose. "My Daddy is Filthy Rich, the richest stallion in Ponyville! Why, when I tell him how you attacked me-"

"Filthy, you say?" Interrupted Coral. "I guess you got that part of your personality from his side of the family."

"S-s-you shut up!" Barked Diamond Tiara. "I should have expected this from a stallion seen with this, big-boobed blank-flank."

"You know what? I'm done with this conversation, and so is she," he said, taking Applebloom's hand. "Come on Applebloom, don't we have some things to pick up for your family?"

It wasn't so much him touching her hand, as much as the way he had deflected Diamond Tiara's taunts, that made a smile 'bloom' on the young Apple's face.

"Oh, yeah," she said. "Thanks fer remindin' me, Coral. Ah think Applejack wanted us to pick up those supplies from Barnyard Bargains, but...Ah'm pretty sure we can find em elsewhere."

"Well, lead the way," said Coral, gesturing with his free hand."

"Why thank you," said Applebloom, leading him away from the two girls.

"This isn't over," called out Diamond Tiara. "I'll get you for insulting me like that...and your little cow, too!"

As soon as they turned another corner, Coral let go of Applebloom's hand.

"S-sorry," he said. "I just figured, it might help shut her up some."

"Well, when it comes to Diamond Tiara, that's one trait she doesn't have," said Applebloom. "Ah jist can't believe what you did back there!"

"Why not? She squeezed your...um...chest."

"...yeah, she's been doin' things like that and callin' me a...you-know-what, ever since ah started growin' out like this."

"Well, I find it terrible," said Coral. "You don't want her touching you, and she should respect that."

"Well, ah guess-"

"Applebloom, look at me."

The tone in Coral's voice made Applebloom look into his green eyes...which seemed to be lit with a fierce determination.

"Now I know I'm not your big sister or your big brother, but, I want you to promise me something, as a...a friend."

"Well, ah'll try-"

"No, not try...do. If that, 'thing' back there ever tries anything like that again, promise me you won't just stand there and take it."

"Ah...ah promise, Coral."

"Cross your heart and hope to fly?"

The rhyme she had told him a few days ago broke her out of her somber mood, and the over-abundant filly smiled.

"Stick a cupcake in my eye," she said, covering her right eye, making Coral smile as well.

Just as Applebloom had said, there were more than enough stores in Ponyville that had what the Apple Family needed.

Coral was pretty surprised how almost every other pony or stallion they came across, greeted Applebloom. It reminded him of the small-town feel of where he had grown up.

After getting all their supplies, Applebloom continued to show Coral around Ponyville.

Their path led them to Carousel Boutique, with a sign in the window reading, 'Sorry, Darlings. Canterlot Boutique is closed, as we strut our stuff at the Baltimare Fashion Blitz. We'll be back soon, to make you look chic, unique, and magnifique!'

"Mah best friend Sweetie Belle's sister owns the place," said Applebloom, as Coral peered inside. "Rarity's pretty famous in her own right. Ah remember when she first designed fashions for Sapphire Shores-"

"Wait, THE Sapphire Shores?" Asked Coral, his eyes pulling away from the window, 'bouncing' off Applebloom's chest before finding her eyes.

"The one and only. Since then, Rarity's designed outfits for all sorts of famous ponies, and she's got 7 fashion boutiques across Equestria!"

"And, you know Rarity? I mean, personally?"

"Well, yeah. She's amazin' at whut she does. Ah will admit, when ah started gettin' bigger, well, it was impossible to find anythin' to wear.

"Luckily, Rarity offered to help make me some things that actually fit. Ah'm awful glad she did. Granny was offerin' to just wrap me in bedsheets."

"Wow," said Coral, glancing slightly down at his crotch. "You think, maybe she could make something for me?"

"Ah don't see why not. She is the Element of Generosity, after all."

"Wait a minute," said Coral. "'Element of Generosity?' Why does that sound familiar?"

"Because it's one of the 'Elements of Harmony,'" said Applebloom. "Didn'tja learn that in school?"

"Yeah, but ah thought it was just an old pony tale."

"Well, so did I, and as a matter of fact, almost all of Ponyville did, until Nightmare Moon showed up. Fortunately, Twilight Sparkle, mah big Sis and their friends sto-"

"Ok, now you've got to be joking," said Coral. "Your sister, the head of Sweet Apple Acres, fought alongside the Princess of Friendship?"

Coral waited for AB to confess she was making it up, but she just kept smiling.

"So, Applejack's-"

"The Element of Honesty," Applebloom proudly proclaimed, seeing Coral trying to form words.

"And, a-a-a-and you know all of the Element's holders?"

"Of course! Say, you wanna say 'hi' to The Princess of Friendship?"

Applebloom had to admit, it was cute seeing Coral look flustered at the recent revelations about her family and their friends.

She soon found herself leading the orange stallion to the front doors of Twilight's Castle, its shiny crystalline structure, reflecting the afternoon sun.

Coral was further surprised, when Applebloom grasped one of the ornate doorhandles, and one of the massive doors opened!

"Wait...she leaves her front door unlocked?" He asked, amazed.

"Well, duh," said Applebloom. "Why wouldn't she?"

"Well, because she's a Princess?"

"Oh Coral, she's not 'that' kind of Princess. Come on in!"

Entering the main foyer, Coral couldn't help but look all around him. He'd spent all his life in a small town, and had never seen a room, let alone the inside of a castle, as big as this one!

"Well don't just stand there gawkin,' let's see if she's home," said Applebloom, casually taking Coral's right hand, as he tried to hold onto the bag of supplies with his other.

"Twilight?" Her voice echoed off the walls. "Hello? It's Applebloom, and ah got a new friend who's a real big fan ah yers."

"I'm not a big fan of hers," said Coral, nervously.

"Oh, don't take everthin' so seriously," said Applebloom. "Anyone in here? Echo!"
"I'm in the library," came a twinkly female voice. "Come on in!"

After several twists and turns, Coral found himself being led into a huge room, with row upon row of books.

Seated in a crystal chair, was a purple pony, in a dark-maroon dress. A horn sprouted from her forehead, and as she leaned forward, a large pair of wings seemed to unfurl from her back.

"Applebloom! So nice to see you!" Said Twilight.

"Same here, Twilight," replied Applebloom.

"So, who's your friend?"

"Oh, This is Coral Leaf. He came from Northwestern Equestria, and he's helpin' us out with the harvest! Coral, this is Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship!"

Both ponies were rather surprised when Coral suddenly dropped to one knee, and bowed his head.

"Your majesty," he said. "I am...humbled to be in your presence."

"Oh-hoh now, you don't need to bow, Coral," said Twilight. "You can stand up."

"But, you are a Princess," he said, getting to his feet.

"Ah toldja, she's not 'that' kind of Princess," smiled Applebloom, cheekily.

"I see," said Coral, trying to find some way to be polite, but not too polite. The only thing he could think to do, was extend his right hand. "Well, uh, pleased to meet you, then?"

Twilight just grinned, and shook his hand.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Coral Leaf, and I hope you enjoy your stay here in Ponyville!"

"Y-yeah, same here," he said, a big grin spreading across his face. "Wow! Mother is going to not believe that I shook hands with Princess Twilight Sparkle!"

"We really just came by to say 'howdy,'" said Applebloom. "We're sorry if we disturbed yah."

"Oh no, nothing too important's going on today," said Twilight. "Spike left for Canterlot yesterday, and I completed my studies for today, a little while ago. You're more than welcome to show Coral around the castle."

"This is really strange," Noted Coral. "It's just you, alone in this massive castle? You don't have any guards, or security staff?"

"Coral, do ah havtah repeat mah-self agin?" Asked Applebloom, scrunching up her face, half-jokingly.

"I still can't believe it," said Coral, as he and Applebloom left the castle sometime later. "She's definitely not like the Princesses I've read about in books."

"Well, things can change," said Applebloom. "Twilight is a perfect example of that. When she came to Ponyville back when I was a little filly, she was just a regular ol' unicorn. Heck, back then, the castle didn't even exist!"

"Then where did she live? Did she stay with your family at Sweet Apple Acres?"

"No, she stayed at the Golden Oak Library."

"Oh? Where is it? Did we pass it?"

"Well, the thing is...it's not really, 'there,' anymore."

"What happened to it?"

"Well, remember when that monster Tirek was terrorizing Equestria?"

"Yeah, I remember. He came through our village during his rampage. He sucked up my parent's powers and...I thought they were gonna..."

"Well, fortunately, Twilight, Sis, and their friends stopped him. But, he tried to attack Twilight, and blew up the library."

Rounding another corner, Coral found Applebloom had led him to a large open area in town.

In the center, was a large field of flowers, along with the charred remains of what looked like a tree trunk, with what looked to be a burned doorway, embedded in it.

On a small pedestal in front of the field, was a carved stone miniature of a tree, with windows, leaves, and even a small beehive.

Seeing a brass plaque under the tree, Coral read the words on it:

On this spot, did a villain named Tirek, destroy the Golden Oak Library. This sculpture preserves the memory of Ponyville's cherished institution, and former home of Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship.

"Was anyone hurt during the attack?" Asked Coral, somewhat intrigued by the miniature tree.

"No, that was the thing about Tirek. He just wanted other pony's powers, but he never really hurt anyone."

"And, did they ever rebuild the library?"

"No."

"Really?" Asked Coral. "All this time, and not even the Mayor proposed a rebuilding?"

"Well, when she moved into her castle, Twilight's place kind of became the town library. Amazingly enough, there were plenty of shelves for books."

"Yeah but, I mean, I know she's a prominent figure and all. It just seems a shame that noone did-"

"Applebloom!"

The voice quickly made Coral and AB turn around. Coral found himself looking at two ponies, about the same age as Applebloom. One was orange, with wild pink hair done up in a ponytail, and a pair of small wings on her back. A purple helmet dangled from the handlebars of a motorcycle she was handling.
The other girl had porcelain-white skin, and fluffy hair that was a mixture of light pink and purple. A horn sprouted from her forehead, and it was easy to see that she had been amply-blessed in her chest area (though not as amply as Applebloom).

"Hey, girls! Ah got someone to introduce to yah!"

"And then she...grabbed me, like, right here," said Applebloom, pointing at her chest.

The group of girls and Coral, were trotting back to Sweet Apple Acres. The sun was beginning to set, as Applebloom explained about their day exploring Ponyville, as well as their run-in with Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon.

"And nopony said anything?" Asked Scootaloo.

"There wasn't anyone around," said Applebloom. "Well, except for Coral here."

She then told her friends, about Coral knocking away Diamond Tiara's hand, as well as him telling her off.

"Whoa whoa whoa," said Sweetie Belle. "Coral...you, hit Diamond Tiara!?"

"Just her hand," he replied.

"Yeah but, that's Diamond Tiara!"

"So? I don't care who she is. She was bullying Applebloom, and that was just wrong."

Sweetie stared at Coral for a few more moments, then turned to Applebloom.

"I like him. Maybe we should keep him around for awhile."

"Well, if those two act up on me agin, I'll tell em off," replied Applebloom. "Coral made me promise to not take anymore guff from em."

"Really?"

"Yep. Pinkie-promised."

"I swear," said Scootaloo. "You'd think they would have grown up by now. Just seems like they always find something to...nitpick other ponies about."

"Is something wrong?" Asked Coral, hearing Scootaloo's voice soften.

"N-no, it's nothing."

As she looked off to the side, Sweetie whispered in Coral's ear: "She can't fly. Her wings can't support her."

"You don't need to be all secretive about it," said Scootaloo, looking a little annoyed.

"I was just answering his question," said Sweetie.

"Well you don't need to whisper, like you're afraid to hurt my feelings. The fact is, I've accepted that I can't fly...but that doesn't mean my wings are useless."

"Well, what can you do with them?" Asked Coral.

"Watch this!"

Fastening her helmet, and climbing onto her motorcycle, Scootaloo started the engine, and with a loud roar filling the air, she took off down the road!

Coral saw her disappear into the distance, then, off to his left, he saw her riding along a low ridge. 50 ft away, was a small drop. As he watched, Scootaloo gunned her cycle again, and shot towards the drop, which looked too wide for her to clear!

Coral's first instinct was to run towards the impending catastrophe, when Sweetie Belle grabbed his hand.

"Relax," she said, with a small smile. "She's got this."

Coral's legs shook a bit, as Scootaloo took the jump, and sailed through the air! However, he suddenly heard the flutter of wings, and saw hers becoming a blur on her back. She let go of the bike's handlebars, and then tumbled through the air on her own, three times.

On the third tumble, her hands grabbed the handlebar of the cycle, and rotated it around with her. The added momentum of the rotation and her wings, pushed her far enough to land on the other side of the drop, as Sweetie and Applebloom elicited loud cheers!

A few seconds later, Scootaloo roared up, braking in a cloud of dust and loose pebbles, before whipping her helmet off.

"So, was that awesome or what, Coral?"

The sun had almost set by the time the group made it back to Sweet Apple Acres. Applebloom invited her friends inside, but they claimed they had to head back to Ponyville for their own supper.

Coral and Applebloom politely waved them off as the two disappeared down the road, back to town.

"They're fun," said Coral.

"Yeah, the bestest friends ah pony could have," said Applebloom.

"'Bestest?' I didn't know grown ponies still used that word."

"Well, this pony ain't too old to say it," said Applebloom, and hunched down, making her voice sound like Granny. "An don'choo forgit eet, you young whippersnapper!"

"Well, bout time yuh showed up," came Applejack's voice from the front door of the house. "Big Mac and I worked hard as the dickens out there. What'd you two do all day?"

"Ah just thought I'd show Coral around," replied Applebloom, as they came through the front door. "Show this country boy whut Ponyville's really like."

"Well, it's definitely not Manehattan, but it's definitely got a few things that hoity-toity city ain't! Now come on inside! Granny's almost got spaghetti fixed up!"

After dinner, Applebloom and Coral went out into the orchard. The temperature hadn't dropped too much since sunset, and a light breeze rustled the leaves on the trees.

"Sure is peaceful out here," said Coral, knocking on one tree.

"Yup," said Applebloom, picking up a stray apple. "It'll prob'ly be that way for a few more weeks, and then the wind will really pick up, and the Timber Wolves will start howling."

"Why is that?" Asked Coral. "...mating season?"

"No," said Applebloom, taking a bite from her apple. "That's when we know the Zap Apples are comin.'"

"The what apples?"

"Zap Apples. They're a really rare variety found in the Everfree Forest. Granny discovered em' when she was a young pony. They're really stubborn to grow, but not only are they rainbow-colored, so's the jam we make from em!"

"Well, maybe I can help you guys out with harvesting Zap Apples, once cider season is over," smiled Coral.

"Oh yeah," said Applebloom, taking another bite. "Ah don't know if Applejack will let you."

"W-why not? It's not because of my method for apple-bucking, is it?"

"Oh no no. It's just...it's an Apple Family Tradition, and-"

"-and I'm not an Apple," he finished.

"Well, yeah," she said. "But that doesn't mean you're a bad person. It's just...tradition!"

Noticing He'd grown quiet, Applebloom offered him the rest of her apple.

"Want it?" She said, waving the half-eaten fruit in his face. "Come on, it's Apple Family-tested! *CHOMP* Fthee? Muh fwthel uf apfovuw!"

"With chunks of apple spittle for testimonial?" Asked Coral, taking it from her hand, and taking a bite.

"Uh-huh. Say, you sure know a thing or two bout words. Did you go to some fancy academy or somethin?"

"No, I was home-schooled. Not many other colts and fillies around, so my Mother decided to teach me. It also helped that she had a sister in Manehattan. You see, there wasn't a library anywhere near where I lived, so Mother had her sister send us packages of books."

"Wow," said Apple Bloom. "Ya sure you're not related to Twilight?"

"Hah, that'd be funny," said Coral. "Anyways, I remember most of them were pretty big and heavy. I almost gave up, but Mother kept on me to keep trying, and pretty soon, I was reading at an advanced level."

"And this from the stallion who was gonna leave all this," said Applebloom, gesturing to the orchard.

"Well," continued Coral, "I was expected to help on the farm, so my studies were scaled back a bit. However, I'm no dunce. I got a good education, and I can read probably better than most stallions my age."

"Well, Ms Cheerilee was always about makin' our learnin' fun," said Applebloom, as she suddenly started to climb a tree...the effort made a bit more cumbersome by her bosom squashed against the trunk.

"Yeah, my Mother would try to do the same sometimes," said Coral, watching her out of the corner of his eye. "Of course, that was always my Mother's goal, to 'expand' my mind, and, 'grow' it beyond the normal kids."

"Sounds like she's really great," said Applebloom, now up a ways, reaching out for an apple, unpicked, high in the tree.

"Oh, she is. I thought I'd give her some time before I'd write her and Father, but I got so excited after getting hired by your family, that I wrote them immediately. Don't worry, I put in a good word for you."

"Ungh! Oh really?" Asked AB, still trying to reach for the apple she had her eye on. "And what did you-nngh!-say bout me?"

"Oh, that the Apples had a nice, polite, well-behaved daughter that always did as she was told."

"Yeah, and maybe Diamond Tiara is just Princess Luna in disguise."

"Well, I did tell them that we had a little adventure in the woods, though I kept out the part about the-"

*SNAP*

"AAAAGGGHHHHH!!!!"

Coral looked up in time to see The branch AB had been holding onto, give way!

"I got you!" he cried, though the split-second falling of the over-endowed girl didn't leave him proper time to catch her, and next thing he knew, her body had caught his shoulder, and both Coral and Applebloom were soon on the ground.

Fortunately, Coral had been able to cushion Applebloom's fall, but his upper-left shoulder ached a bit.

"Oh my goodness, ah'm sorry, Coral," said AB, getting up, and offering him her hand. "Are you all-*gasp!*"

"Whu-what is it? Another Timber-wolf?" He asked, eyes suddenly darting around.

"N-no," said AB, her face turning red in the moonlight. "I-I think my, bra popped."

"O-oh," said Coral, quickly sliding out from under her, and getting to his feet.

"Ok, I'm gonna go over there, just, don't look," said AB, running to a shadowy area.

"Coral turned around, his attention on the broken branch on the ground, but his mind kept thinking about Applebloom's bra.

He knew he shouldn't be thinking what he was thinking, but he could imagine them: two golden cantaloupes attached to her body, bouncing, and vibrating with each little movement.

As if on cue, he felt a stirring under his overalls, and saw the burgeoning shape of his penis beginning to tent out his wardrobe!

Oh no, he thought. Not now! Why can't I think about Applebloom, and not grow like this!?

"Ok, you kin turn-around," came AB's voice.

Not wanting to risk embarrassing himself, Coral turned his head slightly.

Applebloom was standing there, one arm under her overall-covered bosom, and the other, holding an oversized bra.

"Um, so, I take it it's broken?" He asked.

"Yep," she said. "The clasp tore clean off. And what's even stranger? Ah think they grew agin!"

Those words sent a chill down Coral's spine, and a tingle through his loins, as he felt his 'pet snake' swelling again.

"Are you okay, Coral?"

"Of course I'm okay. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well, you kin turn around now. Ah said so."

"Well, maybe I, um, just like, taking in the view. Like, look at that moon!"

"Oh yeah, looks like a cloud patch is comin' in."

As if on cue, the patch of cloud obscured the moon, and dimmed the lighting around the orchard.

"Well, I think we better get inside," he said, turning and walking towards the farmhouse, trying to keep a step ahead of her.

"Coral, are ya sure everythin's okay?"

"Yeahyeahyeah, I just want to get inside quick."

His pace quickened. How long would it take that cloud to pass over the moon? 4 minutes? 2 minutes? All Coral knew, was that he couldn't let her see his hard-on.

Fortunately, he reached the farmhouse before the clouds passed. Without saying a word to the Apples in the living room, he quickly rushed upstairs to his room, and closed the door.

Locking it, he slipped off his overalls, and surveyed the damage.

He wasn't rock-hard, but he was still hard nonetheless. His penis had to be at least 14 inches long, and at least as thick around as a large sausage!

*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK*

"Coral? Coral, can we talk?"

His eyes darted to the door, and back to his penis, where, in the light of the moon from the window, it seemed to be getting bigger!

"I, I really don't feel like talking anymore tonight, Applebloom. I think I should go to sleep."

"Well, ah was just wonderin' if ah made you uncomfortable out in the orchard."

No, but you're making me even more uncomfortable in here, he thought, as his member lengthened by a few more inches!

"Please Applebloom, just leave me alone. Can't we talk about this tomorrow?"

"...oh, alright. G'night, Coral. And...thanks fer stickin' up for me earlier t'day."

Oh the irony, he thought, as her footsteps receded, and he heard her room door close.

Looking back at his penis, he was surprised to see it had stopped growing.

Curiously, he gripped his rod in his left hand, squeezing it gently.

It's gotten harder, he thought. How is this possible?

He thought about putting his overalls back on, but all he could imagine was the feeling of his package squeezed like a balloon in a vise.

I'll sleep without them, he thought to himself. Hopefully by morning, I'll be back to normal.

And with that, he pulled the covers over himself, and in a few minutes, had nodded off.

*TWEEEEEEEEEEET*

Coral suddenly jolted awake, to find himself surrounded by presents and confetti.

"RISE AND SHINE, Coral Leaf! How ya feeling!?"

Rubbing his eyes, he found Pinkie Pie standing at the foot of his bed, a party favor in her mouth.

"P-Pinkie? What are you doing in my room?"

"Throwing you a surprise party, silly!"

"Well, it's just that it's...unexpected-"

"Well, DUUUUHHH!!! If you expected a surprise party, where'd the fun be in that? Now come on! Off with that blanket, and outta bed!"

"Wait-wait-wait, I'm not-"

But it was too late. One swipe, and the blanket was off. However, Coral was surprised to see his overalls were on!

But I thought I went to bed with them on, he wondered, as he got out of the bed. Oh well, maybe I got cold during the night and put them on. At any rate, my erection's gone.

Opening the door, he went down the hallway, but was startled when Granny's door opened, and a bunch of confetti blew in his face.

"Move yer caboose, Coral!"

The next door down, he was greeted the same way by Applejack.

"Boy howdy, yer in for the surprise of yer life!"

The final door opened, and just like before, confetti shot out, but this time, Big Mac appeared.

"Eeyup," he said, a big smile on his face.

Weird, thought Coral, as he went down the stairs, only to find Sweetie Belle in the kitchen, wearing nothing but an apron!

"Now there's one surprised stallion if I ever saw one," she giggled, and took his hand. "Come on in here. We got a special surprise for you on the table!"

The table was draped with a white cloth, with something moving under it. It looked like a pony, but...not quite.

"Bon appetit!"

And with a flick of her wrist, Sweetie pulled the cover off.
On the table, lay Applebloom...stark naked! Her red hair poured down the side of the table like a waterfall, and her skin shone in the light as if she had been well-oiled. Though Coral's eyes couldn't help but focus immediately on her breasts.

Her chest was just as big as before, but he noticed that as she breathed in, her chest seemed to swell each time!

As he watched them swell now to the size of soccerballs, Applebloom's eyes opened, and she sat up.

"Am ah big enough yet?" She asked, with a sad pout on her face.

"Uh, um, uh," was all he could mutter, as he saw her darkened nipples seeming to grow in size as well.

"Aww, ah'm still not big enough!" cried out Applebloom, beginning to sob loudly. "AH WANT MILK!!!"

Her yelling terrified Coral. She sounded like a bratty 8-year-old, not a grown pony!

"I'll, I'm sure there's some in the fridge," he said, and rushed to open the door, only to be greeted by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's heads, sitting on the fridge shelves!

"Apple-boobs," they chanted. "Apple-boobs."

Slamming the door, Coral turned to find Applebloom standing behind him, her chest now 3 times larger! Each tit was the size of a beanbag chair, and her nipples stuck out, thick as soup cans!

"AH WANT MILK!!!" She screamed in his face, her tears now spurting from her eyes like a lawn sprinkler. It was when a few drops hit his mouth, that he realized they weren't tears.

"It's milk. Applebloom, you're crying milk!"

"AH AM NOT CRYIN' OVER SPILLED MILK!!" She yelled, stomping her feet, and making her massive tits wobble.

*SLAM*

Coral turned to see the Apples standing by the fridge, which Big Mac had just kicked.

"You, horrible little whipper-snapper," growled Granny Smith.

"You made mah lil' sister cry," said Applejack, her body quivering like she was going to explode.

"Now, ah'm gonna make You, Cry!" Yelled Big Mac.

Coral tried to move but Big Mac was upon him in a second! The next thing he knew, Mac had thrown open the oven door, and with one swift tear, off came Coral's overalls!

"PLEASE, STOP!! he wailed. "I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HER, I SWEAR!!"

"You know what ah feel like havin?" Asked Big Mac.

"N-n-no," whimpered Coral.

"CAKE!!"

With one swift motion, Mac turned up the oven heat, and with his left hand, he shoved Coral's crotch against the interior of the stove.

"STOP!! PLEASE!! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!!!?" he wailed. His penis felt like it was swelling in the oven. Pretty soon, he could swear he felt metal when-

*DING*

"CAKE'S ON, EVERPONY!" Cried out Applejack.

Suddenly, Big Mac grabbed Coral by the shoulders, and pulled him back. As he did so, he was shocked at what he saw.

Where his penis should have been, was a humongous, penis-shaped cake, that just kept coming, and coming out of the oven! After a few moments, the tip was free, and Coral realized his transformed wiener was as long as 3 barrels stacked on top of each other, and the diameter of one! Even though it was attached to his body, Coral was surprised that he couldn't feel his huge appendage.

"Land sakes, can't remember the last time I had cock," said Granny, licking her gums.

"Who wants tah cut the cock?" Asked Applejack.

"Oh, me! Memememe!!" Came Pinkie's voice, as she suddenly appeared...with a knife!

"I just love cock," she said raising her knife, staring into Coral's eyes. And as she did so, her face took on a hellish look, her eyes turning red, and her smile splitting all the way back to her little pink ears. "I like to start...WITH THE HEAD!!!"

"AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Coral sat bolt-upright in his bed, before hitting his forehead.

Funny, he thought. Why would I hit my head?

Blinking his eyes, he suddenly noticed the bed sheets in front of him...the tented bedsheets! Moving, them, sent a tingle through his extremities. Taking a deep breath, he threw back the covers.

His penis was still a penis, and not a cake...but it was definitely not normal anymore!

Perpendicular to his crotch, it rose up almost 2 1/2 ft in front of him, topped by a head that looked as big as a soup bowl.

Grasping it with his hands, he was shocked to find that he couldn't get his hands all the way around it!

Getting up from the bed, he stepped onto the floor, and felt a slight shift in weight. He soon realized it wasn't his penis causing the small tug, but his scrotum.

Reaching down, he was greeted not by the feel of a pair of tangerines in his hand, but a pair of softballs!

Oh dear Celestia in Canterlot, he thought. Now what am I gonna do? This thing is so big everypony's gonna notice! What can I-

*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK*

"Wakey-wakey, Coral."

It's Applebloom, thought Coral, a tingling feeling beginning to stir in his stallionhood!

"I'm up! I'm just, I'll be down soon!"

"Oh, okay. Maybe we kin talk bout last night later on, if yer up for it."

You mean my dream where you cried milk and your family tried to cannibalize my family jewels, he thought, as he heard her walk away.
He had to get rid of this erection, and fast!

Opening the door and seeing that the hallway was clear, he held his massive erection against his body, and quickly got into the bathroom shower, turning it up to the coldest setting! Cupping one hand over his mouth, he held his penis vertically with the other hand, but after 3 minutes under the freezing water, it was still rock hard!

What is going on, he thought, growing frantically.

Turning off the shower, he threw on his overalls, his huge hard-on rubbing against his body.

Sneaking out of the bathroom, he made his way downstairs, past the kitchen. Fortunately, the Apples were preoccupied with talking about the upcoming ciderfest, giving him ample time to sneak out the back door.

Once it was closed, Coral ran for the south orchard. It was a strange feeling, the rubbing of his chest and stomach against his penis, was something he hadn't experienced before!

Once he was deep in the south orchard, he stopped. Surrounding him on all sides, were apple trees, many that hadn't even been harvested yet. Fortunately, the Apple Family had prepared for their eventual harvest of the area, and placed barrels under each tree.

Removing his overalls, Coral looked down at his enormous endowment, growing out of his crotch like a massive tree limb.

"What is wrong with you?" He said aloud. "Why won't you shrink? Please? I can't let Applebloom or the others see me like this! Please, I'm begging you!"

And as Coral wandered around the orchard his penis wavering in the air, he began to sing:

You used to be smaller, it's funny I know,
Then by age eleven, you started to grow,
They say its my hormones, how hard can it be,
Oh please, shrink for me!

You give me a tingle, when she bounces by,
But this isn't healthy, you'd poke out her eye.
I can't let her see you, stuck out past my knee,
Oh please, shrink for me!

You're over 2-point-5 feet long,
You fill up my clothes.

I gave you ice-y cold showers,
I can't feel my toes.

I want you sized-down, oh-so-bad,
I'm going insane.

Out here in this section,
Oh damn this erection,

Why do you cause me such pain-AGH!!

In his frustration, he had banged his hard-on against an apple tree. He only had a split-second of pain, when a rumble was heard, and next thing he knew, the bucket under the tree was full!

Looking up at the tree he had hit, Coral couldn't see a single apple. Somehow, as crazy as it seemed, there was enouh strength in his massive hard-on, to buck the apples from the tree!

Looking down at his johnson, he noticed it seemed...limper, and, was it finally shrinking?

Realizing the only way to get down to size, Coral took a deep breath:

You tented my bedding, a tall phallic mound.
Guess you won't get smaller, lest I knock you around.
I'll knock down some apples, clear out a few trees,
Oh please, oh please....shrink for me.

It took about 15 minutes (and some 'pleasurable pain'), but finally, Coral's penis shrank from 2 1/2 feet, to a more manageable 10 1/2 inches.

In that time, he had shaken the apples off nearly 5 dozen apple trees, though he'd have to go back to the last dozen or so, as his hard-on had started to wear off, and the brute force of his once massive hard-on, was fading.

"Coral?"

The sound of Applebloom's voice made him quickly put on his overalls. The crotch was definitely more snug than before (while his penis had shrank in size, it felt like his scrotum had not gotten smaller from his exertions).

"I'm over here," he called out.

A few moments later, Applebloom appeared.

"Alright Coral Leaf, you mind tellin' me what in blazes is goin' on with you?"

"W-what do you mean?"

"Well, last night you start actin' funny out in the orchard. Then this mornin,' you tell me yer comin' down fer breakfast, and you don't show. Then, ah find you here in the south orchard. That's a whole lotta things that just don't make sense to me."

It's because of you, he could hear him saying in his mind. The sight of your big bosom, makes my dick grow enormous...because...because...I think I'm in love with you. But that wouldn't work. Quickly, he tried to focus on what they had been talking about last night: home, books, studying...Bingo!

"Well," said Coral, "I am sorry that you felt like I was ignoring you. It's just that...well, sometimes when I get a deep thought in my head, I tend to focus so intensely on it, that I kind of block out some things."

"I see," said AB, rubbing her chin.

"And talking about how I seem booksmart and all, got me thinking about how Ponyville, doesn't have a library anymore."

"Well, Twilight has books in her castle," said AB. "You kin ask her to borrow some, and she's usually more than happy to oblige."

"Yeah, but still, I feel Ponyville needs a new library," replied Coral, his voice building. "And I was thinking, well, um...no, it sounds stupid."

"What does?"

"No no, it's stupid."

"How kin ah tell it's stupid, if you don't tell me what it is?"

"...Ok. You know how your sister was talking about extending the ciderfest out by a few more days?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, what if in the middle of the ciderfest, we have an old-fashioned barn dance? It'll be a, a charity event. We can raffle off items, ask for book donations, and hopefully, get Ponyville back on track to having a library again!"

"That, kinda sounds like a lot of work," said AB. "We are about to really get going with the apple buckin' soon, and ah don't think we'd have the time."

"We can get your friends to help. Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and you did say Pinkie Pie is a big party planner, right? I'm sure she could make it work. Maybe Twilight could help drum up some support."

"Y'know Coral, not to sound suspicious, but, is there another reason why you're proposin' this?"

Dang it, he thought. She's just poking holes in everything I say. Okay...I'll try a half-truth.

"Well, the truth is, I was inspired a little when we went to Ponyville yesterday."

"You were?"

"Yeah. There were so many things that seemed big, but you showed me they weren't. Like Princess Twilight. I got all flustered, and you showed me how simple she was. The same with Pinkie Pie. She seems like a maniac, but, you told me she just expresses herself differently. I saw a community of ponies that care about each other...well, except for Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon, but given what I saw, I do think your hometown could benefit from a new library. That's a pretty manageable idea, isn't it? It's not like I'm asking you to raise the sun, or anything."

Applebloom just looked into Coral's green eyes, and licked her lips.

"Well...you might have somethin' there, Coral," she said. "Course, I'll have to run it by Applejack, ya understand. But if she says yes, ah'm pretty sure me and mah friends can help!"

"Applebloom! Where are ya?"

"Oh geez, it's Applejack. Ah'm supposed to be in the west orchard. I better go, but don't worry, Coral. Ah'll tell sis yer idea when I see her!"

As he watched her run off, Coral's eyes shifted to the trees around him, and down to his much fuller crotch area.

Well, it wasn't a total lie, he thought. I do think Ponyville could use a new library. Just wish I didn't need to twist the truth so much.

"And you," he said aloud, looking down at his crotch, "Behave next time. I don't want to get into anymore trouble."

Of course, it was easier said than done.

Author's Notes:

Well, after the first week of Chapter 1 being run through the ringer, it took a little while to get back on the horse (no pun intended).

This chapter was actually pounded out quickly after the first chapter was completed (and the main reader came back with glowing approval!), but I knew it was far from perfect, and tried to take my time, trying to make sure it made sense.

I did tighten up some areas, and we even get to delve into the realms of singing, and erotic nightmares.

The nightmare Coral has, was all written at one time, as my brain just kept trying to concoct the most horrifying thing a horny young stallion could possibly imagine (and no, I've never read Cupcakes, but that was my interpretation of part of it).

Btw, I found some inspiration for adding songs, listening to the works of Howard Ashman, and Alan Menken. Coral's lament, is actually a parody/take-off, of the song Grow For Me, from Little Shop of Horrors.

In truth, I could have had Coral meet a number of other ponies, but really...would you want a 25,000 word chapter? I was still surprised how huge the word-count on the first chapter was, and this one blew past it! I think the standard for each chapter, might be a minimum, of 7,000 words.

Hopefully, Chapter 3 might not take so long to come out, but I can't make any promises. Most of the overall story is in my head, with a mental rough outline of what each chapter might entail. A few concepts grew so large, that they ended up being mentally-assigned their own chapter.

Finally, I think how I envision the story, is a lot like the musical Little Shop of Horrors. You have an emotional story, yet there's a lot of exaggerated and ridiculous stuff happening around the young couple.

I think that is the biggest goal of this story: to walk that knife's edge, and be so emotional-yet-ridiculous, that people will take the ticket, and ride the ride.