"Cosplay Applejack [Short]"
By 8th-Sin (https://pastebin.com/u/8th-Sin)

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Created on: Friday 28th of June 2013 11:38:01 AM CDT
Retrieved on: Sunday 9 of May 2021 08:39:54 PM UTC


>It's Apple bucking season and you've been hired by the Apple family to help out.
>You're only carrying the baskets and carts that are full of apples to the barn and bringing out empty ones.
>A simple job but exhausting, you needed the bits though.
"This is... *huff* hard work."
>You're dragging a cart full of apples back to the barn and every inch on your body feels the burn of a full days work.
>"Eeyuup" Big Mac replies as he bucks a tree causing the Apples to fall perfectly into the baskets.
>You've got to work out how they do that.
"Where's AJ? Shouldn't she be helping?"
>"Nnnoope. She usually takes a break around this time every week."
>You continue to haul the cart up to the barn, leaving Big Mac to his work.
>With a final push, you leave the cart in the barn and begin carrying an empty one down again.
>"Ah'm thinkin' maybe ya should take ah break there, sonny." Granny Smith calls out from her rocking chair.
"I'd love to but I got to get this cart to Big Mac."
>"Aww shoot, don't you fret none bout tat, just take ah quick break inside. Grab some cool applade."
"Apple-aid?"
>"It's like lemonade but with Apples." she gives her classic old lady chuckle as you head inside for that break. This family is a little too obsessed with apples.
>You take a seat at the table and pour yourself a glass of 'Applade". It's not bad, lemonade would be better but you're too tired to complain.
>Suddenly a thump echoes from upstairs, deciding to check it out you head up the stairs.
>Originally you tried sneaking up but the stairs creak so loud and another thump rings out, from AJ's room.
>You rush to her room and open the door to see the orange mare trying to fit in what looks like some kind of spandex or latex outfit, you're not quite sure.
>The outfit is blue with various shades of it to give a sci-fi appearance, a leather gun holster strapped to her leg and her mane is styled into a p0nytail that reminds you of some you've seen back home. The costume resembles Samus Aran's Zero Suit from Metroid, a game you played for hours as a kid.
"What exactly am I looking at?"
>Her faces changes to a red blush that matches her apples perfectly.
>"Ah... Ah can explain."
>You struggle to muffle a laugh.
"I'm listening."
>She fixes the last part of her costume, sits down with a sigh to explain herself.
>"Um, you see ah... Like to cosplay."
"Cosplay?"
>Your chest begins to ache from fighting a laughing fit.
>"It's where ponies dress up as-"
"I know what it is, we had something similar on my world, I just mean why?"
>"Ahh dunno, it's just lots of fun to dress up."
>Her face turns an even more intense shade of red, you didn't think a face could blush so much.
"Does Rarity know?" you say, on the verge of losing control.
>'S-she helped... make the costume."
>That was it. You lost it, falling onto the laughter in an uncontrollable wave of laughter.
>Applejack gives you a fierce glare but you're too busy holding your sides to notice.
>"I-It ain't funny."
>She goes on about it but you can't hear her over your own laughter, when you finally manage to regain control you stand up and wipe a tear. Still occasionally letting out a small laugh.
"I'm sorry it's just... I had no idea."
>"Ah don't exactly go around tellin' every p0ny."
"So what do you do in your costumes?"
>"Enter competitions or ah just play around an' pretend ah'm who ah dressed as."
"You any good."
>She gives a nod behind you, you turn to see a bunch of trophies stacked across a shelf, some for rodeos but up the top you notice the cosplay ones. There are participation awards, 4th, a few 6ths and even some lasts, the highest being a 3rd place.
"Not bad." you give an impressed nod.
>"Ahh intend to win tha next competition with my latest costume." She proudly puffs out her chest and strikes a pose much like you'd see Rainbow Dash do.
"And right now you are?"
>"Pony Aran, bounty hunter."
>Picking up the gun you find on her bed you point it at her.
"You'll never catch me alive, Pony Aran."
>"You can't escape me villain."
>The two of you play bounty hunters for a few minutes but you've got a plan.
>This is the perfect chance for you to get to know AJ better.
