Chapter 9: Not Taking No For An Answer

"Yes. I really do need this much carrots."

It's the next day. Everypony has pretty much healed after that food poisoning. I'm buying loads of carrots, more than I can pull. You wondering where I got the bits from? I sold my emeralds, that's how.

I pull the cart with all my strength. It's been getting easier by the day. When I hear the sound of the ground shaking and see Rainbow fly up to inspect, I take off the cart and look on in wait.

"Stampede!!!"

Everypony panics. I wait for the bunnies to get closer. When I think it's good enough, I kick my cart over. Spilling all my carrots. "Come and get it!"

The bunnies all begin to munch down on the carrots. Everypony cheers. Seriously, they're just a bunch of baby bunnies…

"We're saved! Oh, thank you TipStir!" The mayor congratulates me. "We should award you for saving the town!"

I shake my head in disagreement. I have no place to put them in yet. "No no no. It's fine. Just helping everypony in Ponyville."

Fluttershy walks up to me. "Thank you TipStir. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"Probably trying to stop the bunnies from eating every plant in town." I joked.

"Yes. Probably." She agrees.

Twilight arrives finally. She sees the bunnies eating the carrots. She walks up to us.

"What happened?"

Before I could answer, RainbowDash interrupts. "TipStir here stopped another stampede that was about to come to Ponyville."

Fluttershy supports her. "She helped me in calming my bunnies."

"What caused this to happen?"

RainbowDash, Fluttershy, and I answer at the same time. "AppleJack."

Twilight looks like she's had enough. "Alright, enough is enough!"

Twilight walks off towards Sweet Apple Acres. I follow her there as well. We see AppleJack sleep next to an apple tree. We walk up to her.

"Alright AppleJack, your apple bucking hasn't just caused you problems, it's caused other problems as well! I don't care what you say, you need help!"

AppleJack kicks the apple tree. The apples fall into her basket.

"Ha! I don't need help. Look! I did it! I harvested the entire Sweet Apple Acres, without your help. How'd you like them apples?"

I tap AppleJack's back. I point to the apples she has yet to buck.

"Nope. How'd you like them apples?"

AppleJack talks gibberish before just falling onto the ground. Her brother, Big Mac arrives.

"What's wrong with AppleJack?"

"She's just shocked that there's more apples to harvest. And doing it alone, won't be easy." I say as I stare at AppleJack on the ground.

Twilight looks down to AppleJack and asks. "Now AppleJack, I completely respect the Apple Family ways. You're always there to help anypony in need. So maybe you can put a little of your stubbornness aside and allow your friends to help you."

AppleJack gives up. "Ok Twilight."

"I am not taking no for an answer- wait what?!" Twilight looks shocked.

"Yes Twilight." AppleJack puts both hoofs together. "Yes. Please. I could really use the help."

Twilight chuckles. Finally…

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Everypony is helping AppleJack harvest apples. I'm bucking trees and having them fall into my basket. Pretty good don't you think?

AppleJack appears pushing a cart with apple drinks. "How about you take a break. I got some fine apple juice waiting for ya."

We approach her. She thanks us. "Girls, I can't thank you enough for the help. I was acting a bit stubborn."

"A bit?"

"Ok. A might stubborn. And I'm awful sorry… Now… I know the town gave me the prize pony award, but the greatest award, is having you 6 as my friends."

"Don't forget Spike!" I pull him up from out of nowhere.

AppleJack chuckles. "Yes. Spike too."

"Fewh… That apple bucking sure takes a lot out of ya. Sure am hungry." Rainbow says.

"And I've got the perfect treat." Spike pulls out muffins.

Pinkiepie looks in disgust. "EWW! Spike I threw those away! Where'd you get them?"

"From the trash!" Spike says happily.

"EWW!" Everypony shouts. I may have eaten it, but that was before it was thrown into the trash. This is just disgusting!

"Just a little nibble?" Spike follows us with the tray of muffins. "Come on."

We all kept refusing his gesture of good will. I'd rather have Pinkie bake a new batch and eat those then dare eat muffins from the trash.

Spike eats them as we walk off to a restaurant. My bag vibrates again. Wonder what this is about. Opening my bag, I see a note. Reading it, it says 'Congratulations for using the goggles to mysteriously help. Here is the reward of a bed for your home.'

The paper disappears, the smoke enters my S bag. I stop walking, my face twitching. I scream.

"I DON'T NEED A BED!!!"

Everypony turns to look at me. Rarity asks if I'm fine. I cough nervously.

"Yes… I'm fine…"