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Black Pony of the Family chapter 1

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Okay, okay, let's not fight, everyone. V.I.S.I.O.N.-K.I.N.G., Golden Heart is a not girl. Golden Heart creator, my pal here knows that, so let's not turn this into something out of control.

Also, V.I.S.I.O.N.-K.I.N.G., I accept the idea for the rescue party thing.

To answer your question, Mystery Guy, I haven't seen the video of the link you've shown yet.

Now, time for the fic.

Chapter 1: Cousin Comes To Town

It was an afternoon in Ponyville. The ponies are working as usual on their routines. Applejack meanwhile is working with Ben Mare, who is finishing up his debt to the Apples for destroying some of their apples when he was a Demon Pony one time. Twilight, Nyx and Phobos, Nyx's friend and dragon, are there helping.

"Well, Ben ol' boy, just a few more bits an' yew paid off yer debt 'ta mah family." Applejack said pleased as Ben is putting apples in his and Twilight's baskets on their backs. Nyx and Phobos are checking the apples to see if they're okay.

"Well, I hope so...as long as Phobos stop chewing through them." Ben said with an annoyed sigh, "Nyx?"

"Uh, Phobos," Nyx ask her dragon with a smile as Phobos kept biting through each apple to see if they're okay. "The idea to help my daddy finish his debt is to check the apples, not eat them."

"Hey, meega am hungry. Haven't eaten anything since breakfast," Phobos chuckles a bit.

Twilight roll her eyes saying, "I swear Phobos, you are as worst as Spike."

"No way! I am much better than that baby dragon."

"Well, anywoo, wit' these apples, Ben has repaid his debt anyhow." Applejack remarks with a shrug. "We will just..."

Suddenly a gunshot is heard, making the group yelp in alarm as a voice is yelling angrily, "Git off mah propert'! Scram!"

"Oh, not again," Twilight groans in annoyance as she, Applejack and Nyx turns to the attention of a shack on the edge of the Everfree Forest.

Ben looks puzzled, wondering what the fuss is about, then saw a pony scowling while firing gunshots...at a squirrel. It's a huge purple stallion with the body built of Big Macintosh, blue eyes, a short green mane, a short green tail and he has a rotten apple as a cutie mark that is bitten into.

"Git off, scram," The stallion scowls at the squirrel, shooting at it again.

"Tough; yew causing trouble again," Applejack ask the stallion in annoyance.

"Back off, cous; He done trespass! Ah done gotta chase him off!"

"But he isn't even causing any trouble, Tough Apple!" Twilight calls out to Tough with a sigh.

"What yew know; Yew ain't on mah properta'!" Tough snap sternly.

"Geez, who is that tough horse," Phobos asks a bit annoyed and puzzled.

Applejack sighs a bit as she explains, "His name is Tough Apple, mah cousin, an' yew may consider him 'de Black Pony o' 'de Family. He moved here fro' New Neighlean, an' trust me, mah cous got a habit o' getting on our nerves."

"Wow, he seems as bad as Boris." Ben whistles in amazement.

"Oh, Tough Apple isn't so bad." Twilight said to Ben with a smile. "Yeah, he is quick to anger...but that stallion has a soft spot that he tries not to show but fails."

"What?"

"Oh, wanna hear 'de story of how mah cousin was thought 'ta stay fer a while but end up living in 'dat shack in 'de first place?" Applejack ask as she glances at Tough who ates some of his own apples, core and all.

"Well, I suppose we got time." Ben said thoughtfully. May as learn the story as to how Tough Apple came to stay...and if it's true that he has a soft side in light of what the cousin shown earlier.

"Let's see...if Ah done remember correctly, it happened right after Family Appreciation Day. Of course, yew an' Phobos didn't come 'ta live in Ponyville yet. It happened while Big Mac an' I were doing some applebucking...

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As the main story begins in the past (after Family Appreciaton Day at the school), Applejack and Big Macintosh were doing their apple bucking. It has been a while since the Zap Apple Season and they got plenty of work to do.

"Applejack; Big Mac," A voice cried out. It was Apple Bloom, running up to the two with an urgent look on her face.

"What's up, lil' sis," Big Macintosh ask while putting straw in his mouth. "Our friends are nearby, ready for some juice when we're done here."

Indeed, there's the rest of the Mane Six preparing some juice for when the Apples are done.

"What's wrong, Apple Bloom?" Fluttershy ask Apple Bloom curiously. "Is something wrong?"

"We done got a letter in 'de mail!" Apple Bloom exclaims frantically. "An' it's awful, oh, it's 'de worst thing ever 'ta hit our family!"

"That bad," Twilight ask while blinking her eyes.

"Shucks, Apple Bloom, don't worry none. There ain't anything us Apples can't handle." Applejack said as she dusts her hooves off. As the siblings head over to the table where the table is at, Applejack ask, "So what's 'de problem?"

"Cousin Tough Apple is coming 'ta visit." Apple Bloom answers.

Hearing this news got Applejack to freeze instantly as her eyes widened in horror with her pupils becoming the size of peas.

"Oh, great horny toads; Oh, 'dis is awful, terrible; Worst thing 'ta happen 'ta us!" Applejack exclaims in horror.

"Relax, sis. Everything's going to be okay!" Big Macintosh exclaims in concern, trying to calm Applejack down.

"Okay, so who's Tough Apple?" Twilight asked, puzzled. "Because I am certain that I haven't met that member of the family."

"Me either, and I know every member of Applejack that I met so far!" Pinkie exclaims in amazement and concern.

"Well, y'all 're not gonna like Tough Apple, Ah'm tellin' ya!" Apple Bloom said in worry.

"He is what we done consider 'de Black Pony o' 'de Family!" Applejack explains in concern. "He isn't done nice, he gits on mah nerves an' he has anger management issues."

"Our cousin tends to cause problems for us Apples, even breaking stuff when he gets angry." Big Macintosh explains seriously. "That is why we keep him out of our git-'tagethers."

"Oh, well, the darling can't be all bad." Rarity said. "We should get to know him."

"YEW DO NOT wanna git 'ta know 'im!" Applejack shouted as she gets right into Rarity's face, making her yelp, startled.

"Trust us, once Tough Apple gits riled up, yew better run fer 'de hills." Apple Bloom said with a gulp.

"That bad, huh," Fluttershy asked Apple Bloom seriously. "Well...err...how come we never see him?"

"Our cousin lives in New Neighleans so we don't see him much." Big Macintosh said with a shrug. "At least that way, he stays out of trouble."

"Awww, I can handle a big tough guy like Tough Apple." Rainbow said, throwing air pumps while flying.

"Ugh, trust me. Remember 'de Ursa Minor? Mah cousin will make 'de baby one looks like a foal!" Applejack exclaims in concern. "Speaking o' which, we better git ready. When is Tough supposed to come?"

Apple Bloom checks the letter again, saying, "Today at 4."

"What time is it?" Applejack asks in concern.

"Uh..." Pinkie said as she checks her alarm clock (that the pony brought from out of nowhere). The pony grunts and shakes it, fixing the thing, "4:10."

"4:10; OH, NO," Applejack screamed in fright.

The Earth pony frantically rushed off. Her friends quickly follow; Twilight calls out, "AJ, what's wrong?"

"Yeah, what's the fire? So your cousin is here already. How is that a problem?" Rainbow asks Applejack puzzled.

"Tough hates 'ta be kept waiting," Applejack exclaims frantically, "An' when he hates something, all Tartarus breaks loose!"

The other ponies yelp a bit as they follow Applejack, knowing that trouble may start already.

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Outside the train station, a purple stallion with blue eyes in overalls and with luggage on his back is waiting at the train station, looking around with a frown.

"Where is 'dat there cousin o' mine? AJ is supposed 'ta pick me up." The stallion growls a bit as he trots off the platform via the stairs. Tough Apple hates to be kept waiting.

Tough mumbles a bit as he stops due to Lyra and Bon-Bon being in front of him, having a conversion. The stallion frowns, wanting them to move. But so far, they kept yapping and talking.

Finally, the cousin, having enough, yells, "OUT O' MAH WAY, YA DUMB IDGITS!"

Lyra and Bon yelps as they move out of the way. Tough grumbles a bit as he passes by. The unicorn ask in disbelief, "Who is that creep?"

"I don't know...but from his accent, he must be one of Applejack's relatives." Bon-Bon said in worry.

Tough continues on, stepping on a foal's soccer ball and squashing it, causing the colt to cry. He pushes past a stallion, causing him to snap in annoyance, "Well, excuse me, Mr. Pushy!"

Tough turned to growl at the one who snaps at him. Of course, this means that the stallion wasn't watching where he was going...causing him to collide with Caramel and Lucky. The former is holding some supplies on his back that fell right onto Tough, getting him covered with some icky stuff.

"Oh, sorry about that," Caramel said to Tough sheepishly, not noticing the furious look on the newcomer's face. "Err, let me..."

Tough Apple suddenly roars, "AH WILL KILL YEW!" He punches Caramel right into a stand then pounces towards him, getting into a fight. This causes a panic among all the ponies in the station.

"The horror, the horror," Lily calls out as Tough kicks a stand at Caramel who dodges it in a panic.

The Mane Six came into town, seeing the panic happening.

"Aww, horse apples; Ah was afraid o' 'dis!" Applejack gulps a bit. "Tough Apple has gone loco!"

"Oh, no," Twilight cried in worry.

The ponies rush on forward just in time to see damages to parts of the town near the station. They saw an angry Tough growling as he stood on his lower legs, preparing to drop a cart onto Caramel who is on the ground.

"No; don't, don't!" Caramel exclaims in terror and fear.

"TOUGH APPLE WILL CRUSH YEW!' Tough growl furiously.

"Tough!" Applejack exclaims as she and her friends rush in front of him, the stallion stops what he's doing. "Calm down, cousin, calm yerself. Yew don't want me 'ta get Granny Smith out here, do yew?"

Tough growls but calms down a bit, grumbling as he stops his assault.

"Okay, now put 'de cart down." Applejack said sternly. Tough grunts as he puts the cart down onto the round.

"Wow...you sure stop him." Rainbow said in amazement.

"Granny Smith's 'de only member o' our family 'ta keep Tough Apple under control. He done know better than 'ta git on her bad side."

"Caramel, you okay?" Twilight ask Caramel as the stallion got back to his hooves, shaken but okay.

"I'm fine really...that big guy really freaks me out." Caramel said with a gulp. "I don't know what happened. I accidentally spill stuff on him and he went out of his mind!"

"Well, duh! The big guy took offense, you oughta be more careful." Pinkie said in amusement, much to Caramel's confusion.

"What 'de hay kept yew, AJ?" Tough ask Applejack roughly. "Ah done hate being kept waiting; Yew were supposed 'ta picked me up at 4!"

"Well, excuse me, Tough Apple!" Applejack snaps to her cousin in frustration. "Ah done just got 'de letter! Give me a break!"

"Ah will give yew one if yew made me late again!"

"What a rude ruffian." Rarity groans a bit in frustration. The white unicorn yelps as Tough Apple growls at her.

"Oh please, don't be mad at Rarity or Applejack." Fluttershy said gently, flying to Tough. "Rarity just didn't like rude ponies...and Applejack just got your letter. Please, don't be mad, please?"

Tough Apple start to growl...but stop a bit as he pause while looking at the worried Fluttershy...as if seeing her like a little sister that he never have.

"Shucks...yer right. Sorry about 'dat, Miss..." Tough begins to say, calming down surprisingly.

"Fluttershy, and you're forgiven, Tough Apple." Fluttershy said with a smile. Tough Apple smiles back.

The other ponies look surprised and amazed. Granny Smith is apparently the only one who keeps him under control. AJ often stops her cousin's fights but has to use her grandmother's name to make Tough stop. Fluttershy...is acting like an innocent little sister to him!

"Well, Ah'll be darned!" Applejack exclaimed in amazement.

"What's going on? Move aside!" A familiar voice demands as ponies move to let the Mayor come by. She gasps as the state of the area that Tough Apple's rampage has cause. "What happen here? I demand an answer."

"Sorry about 'dat, Mayor Mare. Mah cousin Tough Apple just gone loco due 'ta a misunderstanding," Applejack said with a sigh.

"Cousin? What cousin?"

Tough Apple growls a bit but Fluttershy manages to calm him down. Twilight said, "Look, send the bill to the Apples or anyone of us. We will pay for the damages."

"Well, I hope so. My heart can't bear any more of these problems around you mares." The Mayor said with a sigh, yelping a bit as Tough got his bags back onto his own back, "Especially him. Applejack, I insist that you find a way to restrain that cousin of yours."

"Fine, Ah will, Mayor." Applejack said with a sigh. "Come on, Tough, gotta git yew back 'ta 'de farm."

Tough Apple nods as he follows his cousin away from the scene. The other Mane Six members looks concerned, it would take a while to get that big guy under control.

"Wow, Fluttershy, how did you keep him under control like that?" Pinkie asks Fluttershy in amazement.

"Oh, Tough Apple is a bit scary, but when it comes to me, I guess he's soft." Fluttershy said with a gentle smile. Twilight wonders if it would take more than the Pegasi's kindness to keep him under control.

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Applejack mumbles a bit as her siblings waits for her and Tough Apple up front. Apple Bloom said sheepishly, "Oh, howdy Cousin Tough Apple. Welcome 'ta Sweet Apple Acres."

"Eeyup! Good 'ta see ya again, Tough," Big Macintosh said with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah," Tough growls a bit, "Where's mah room; Ah need some relaxation after 'de mess yew put me through."

"Ah said Ah I was sorry on 'de way over here!" Applejack snaps to her cousin in frustration. "Yew didn't have 'ta make a rampage while waiting fer me!"

"Yew were late, you digit!"

"Tough Apple," A familiar voice screeches out like a banshee. Tough gulps a bit as Granny Smith came up to him, giving an angry glare to the stallion. As he sat on his hunches, the old mare snaps, "I got a call from the Mayor earlier. Did I hear that you damage parts of the train station area?"

"Some nut went an' dumped stuff all over me," Tough protests to Granny in annoyance but not too much. "Ah took offense an' offend mahself!"

"Caramel said it was an accident. Plus, yew weren't looking where yew were going," Applejack protest to Tough in annoyance. "It was nothing but a plain misunderstanding."

"'Dat is no excuse."

"Tough Apple," Granny Smith snaps to Tough making the stallion yelp. "Our family has been 'de most respected and lovable working ponies in Ponyville! And I ain't going to let you bring all that down because of your bad temper, do you hear me?"

"Yes, Granny Smith." Tough said nervously. The stallion may be tough but when Granny Smith starts talking, he better listens and not upset her!

"Good! Now then, tomorrow morning, you are to apologize to Caramel. Also, you're going to be working on the farm to pay off the damages you did; understand?"

"Yes, Granny Smith."

Granny nods in satisfaction while saying, "Glad to see you are being a nice young'un; Big Macintosh? Take your cousin to his room."

"Right, come on, Tough Apple." Big Macintosh said as he lead Tough away to his room, the big purple stallion grumbles a bit much to the sisters' notice.

"Tough is going 'ta be hard 'ta live with." Apple Bloom said with a sigh. Applejack nods in agreement. This is going to be one long stay.
Applejack tells the story of her cousin Tough Apple, whose mean temper makes him hard to adjust to Ponyville but who ends up taking a shine to Fluttershy via friendship, Feathermay and defends his cousin Apple Bloom.
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Wow to my series, It would be Applejuice that gets tough Apple under demand to Tough Apple and, Nostalgia Critic and Angry Video Game Nerd are more hard Angers than him.