---thirty minutes after the start of the episode 3rd POV---
Onyx was cleaning up the kitchen after Pinkie left to go shopping for food. He blinked as he heard the front door get knocked on. As Onyx moved to the front door, he mused to himself. "Who could that be?"
Onyx quickly opened the door and was surprised that Big Mac was there. "Big Mac, what are you doing here? You pulled your back. You should be resting up."
Big mac let out an annoyed grunt before moving inside when Onyx moved to the side. "Applejack being stubborn."
Onyx let out a sigh because it sounded like Applejack has taken something way out of proportion. "What did you say, and what did she say?"
"We were looking over the fields, and we got a late bumper harvest, and I informed Applejack that I do not think she can Harvest the whole thing right after she said she could." Big mac laid his head down on the table. "She is going to hurt herself, Onyx."
Onyx nodded his head while looking at Big Mac. "Was there any bet involved?"
Big Mac grunted out a no. Onyx nodded his head. "I will inform Pinkie at lunch, and she will most likely inform the girls on her own."
Big mac stood up and nodded his head. "Thank you, Onyx."
Onyx walked Big Mac to the door and waved him goodbye.
---Time skip Lunch 3rd---
As Onyx sat at the table eating Lunch with Pinkie Pie, He quickly spoke up to get her attention. "Will you please look after Applejack, Pinkie Pie?"
As she was savoring her Lunch, Pinkie blinked before looking him in the eye in curiosity. "Sure, but Why?"
"Big mac injured himself while using the plow in the fields." Onyx had informed Pinkie. "While he is down, there is a bumper crop coming in, so she is going to need some help, and you know how stubborn she can be about things like this."
Pinkie nodded her head in agreement. "I will talk to the other girls. Why ask now?"
"Big Mac and Applejack accidentally made a small bet that she could harvest the whole thing on her own." Pinkie sighed at Onyx's words. "So, I would like if you kept an eye on her if you noticed any strange behavior. The big mac is helping me with my most recent project."
"Alright, I will inform the girls that she is most likely going to mess herself up." Pinkie sighed with worry. "What were the terms of the bet."
"That she can not harvest the bumper harvest on her own. There was no bet, but not truly Big Mac's exact words were 'I do not think you can do this' he said this right after she said she could." Onyx said, slightly annoyed with Applejack. "You know how she probably responded."
"Most likely something along the lines of that Big Mac was doubting her words making her a slight liar," Pinkie responded. "I wonder what she is thinking. She knows she cannot do this alone; it is way too much work."
"She is just being her normal stubborn self. It is no one fault; it's not even Mac's fault he accidentally said what he said." Onyx informed Pinkie while sipping at his lunch soup. "This is good, anything different than normal."
"I tried a new hay mixture with fruit and vegetables." Pinkie smiled as she spoke about the cooking. "This mixture is supposed to make you get up and go."
"Well, it is certainly giving me more energy." Onyx looked at himself before nodding his head. "Yeah, I think I can take on the day with the energy I have now."
Onyx quickly kissed Pinkie before heading to his lab to work on his mobile walker's blueprints before he stopped and looked at Pinkie, slowly cleaning up. He snuck up behind Pinkie and slowly wound his arms around her body, and kissed her neck. "Love you, Pinkie."
Pinkie slowly rubbed her arms against his and smiled. "Love you too, Onyx."
As Onyx let go of Pinkie, he kissed her cheek. "Going to be in the lab. Come get me if anything interesting happens."
Pinkie smiled at Onyx and nodded her head. "Of course."
Pinkie watched as Onyx went towards his lab, stretching his back out.
---Time skip 3rd POV---
As Pinkie walked down the street in thought, 'I cannot believe Applejack is attempting to harvest the whole bumper crop on her own.'
Pinkie spotted Rainbow and Rarity chatting while having what looked like a late lunch. Pinkie called out to them. "Hey, girls."
Rarity and Rainbow looked up at Pinkie walking towards them and waved her over as Pinkie walked up to them and smiled. "How are you guys?"
"I am doing just amazing, Pinkie." Rarity smiled at Pinkie. Rarity informed Pinkie about her newest Commission. "I just got a great commission for three dresses… the woman just does not understand color combination, but you know the customer is always right."
Rainbow looked at the clouds. "The Mayor wants an autumn shower coming up soon."
"What about you, Pinkie?" Rarity asked because it looks like Pinkie wanted to inform them about something.
"Applejack made a one-sided bet with Big Mac." Pinkie sighed in worry.
Rainbow and Rarity looked at each other and let out an aggravated sigh as well because, from what it sounds like, Applejack's stubborn side is in fool force. Rarity looked at Pinkie. "What did she say she could and who informed you?"
"She said she could harvest her whole of a bumper crop on her own, and Big Mac told Onyx when he came over after breakfast." Pinkie informed before they had felt the ground start to shake.
Rainbow flew up into the air and turned her head before she noticed a smoke cloud coming closer. Rainbow inhaled deeply and screamed. "Stampede!"
As the girls watched the cows get closer, they were surprised when Applejack appeared and slowly got to the front of the herd with her dog Winona. Applejack was able to turn it to the side, stopping the Stampede from reaching Ponyville bridge. The various Ponies let out cheers.
"She looks to be in fine form, Pinkie." Rarity said as Fluttershy and Twilight looked at the rest, confused.
"She might not have started yet, Rarity, or maybe she just took a break for lunch. It has only been a day since she gave her word." Pinkie defended before looking at Applejack talking to the cows. "I hope your right, Rarity, and we are just overreacting."
Twilight looked at Pinkie and Rarity before deciding to speak up. "What is going on?"
As Applejack started moving back into town, Pinkie informed Twilight that they would tell her later. Twilight nodded her head in agreement. Mayor Mare quickly walked up to Applejack. "You must allow us to do something to thank you, Applejack. You were able to save the town single-handedly."
Pinkie smiled because she was able to sneak in a suggestion "We should throw a party!"
Everyone spoke up excited in agreement; Applejack nodded her head and spoke up. "That sounds great."
---time skip to the party a week later attempting Onyx 2nd POV---
As the party was getting set up, Onyx looked around, watching it all. He had noticed Pinkie bouncing around in happiness. Big mac was walking up to me. "How is she?"
Big mac let out a sigh of defeat. "Exhausted."
As Onyx slowly watched him sit down next to me. "Is she going to be here?"
"Yup. But might be late she was so tired when I left, and she will not accept help." Big Mac sounds extremely worried. "I saw her literally standing asleep for a split second."
Onyx looked at Mac, worried before he sighed. "The girls have not talked to her at all."
As Onyx and Mac watch, the five of them speak to each other. "I finally got the runes working that I would need to make the engine for the spider."
Mac looked at Onyx in curiosity. "Need help building, am pretty much healed. Applejack not letting me help her at all."
Onyx nodded his head as Twilight walked onto the stage. "yeah, want to come over later and help me put it together."
Mac nodded his head about to speak before Twilight coughed, getting everyone's attention. "Welcome everyone; we are here to honor a Pony, who is always ready to help no matter how big or small…"
Rainbow is flying down, and now she is interrupting Twilight… "Did you see Applejack's slick moves out there? She is such an athlete."
Onyx realized that Rainbow is trying to stall; he leaned over to Big Mac. "She is not, here is she?"
"Nope." Big Mac gave a one-word reply.
As the girls kept interrupting each other, I realized that Twilight does not recognize that Applejack was not there. "Twilight does not know."
"Yup." Big Mac nodded his head amused.
As Twilight was about to start her speech again, she was Interrupted by Mayor Mare herself. "…And so, without further ado, it is my privilege to give the Prized Pride of Ponyville award, to our beloved guest of honor, a pony of the utmost trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity, Ponyville's most capable and dependable friend, Applejack!"
As Onyx and Big Mac sat there silently wincing about Applejack not being there as the cheers tapered off to confused murmuring. Applejack quickly called out. "I am here! I am here!"
As Applejack walked through the crowd bumping into a couple of ponies, Onyx looked at Mac. "She looks terrible."
Big mac sighed at how exhausted Applejack looked; he let out melancholic. "Yup."
As Applejack walked off with her trophy, Onyx could not help but look at Pinkie in worry before the girls moved off to the side as the party really started up. Onyx left them to talk to each other before speaking to Big Mac. "She is going to need help; the only people that could do it are her friends."
"She will not take any help if she can help it; she wants to do it herself." Big Mac complained about Applejack's stubbornness.
---Twilight's library 3rd POV---
"So she is exhausted, and she cannot focus on anything." Pinkie informed the girls that Applejack was supposed to help her in the cakes' kitchen and got her completely wrong ingredients. "She got stuff that was close in name, but she was straight up asleep. I am just lucky I watched her and did not bake what she gathered for me to bake."
Twilight looks extremely worried for her friend. "Rainbow, Fluttershy?"
Rainbow sighed in before explaining. "When she was helping me, she was barely able to do it."
Fluttershy looked around and whispered. "When we were gathering the bunnies, she completely thought they were a different animal."
Twilight looked around and sighed in worry. "I will talk to her and attempt to get her to accept some help."
---Time skip later that night Onyx's house 3rd POV---
Pinkie walked into the house wholly exhausted, looked at the table, and saw an altogether home-cooked meal. She slowly sat down and saw Onyx smiling at her. "I cooked tonight, and after you eat, there is a warm bath upstairs."
Pinkie looked a little worried. "You cooked this?"
"Yeah, I mean, what did I do wrong?" Onyx was worried that he had cooked something wrong. "I mean, I followed one of your cookbooks, but I felt I did a pretty good job."
Pinkie took a bite of the food nervously before she broke into a smile. "It is good, Onyx."
"Oh, thank god!" Onyx smiled before admitting. "This was the second attempt. I destroyed the first by making charcoal."
Pinkie stopped eating before looking at Onyx. "Onyx, if I look into the kitchen, it is not going to be filthy, is it."
"No, it is not. I might not be able to cook excellent food, but I can defiantly clean." Onyx admitted. "Go take a look; it is not filthy, and all the dishes are all in the dishwasher. I am just waiting for you to eat so I can put your plate in."
Pinkie nodded her head and finished her plate quickly. Onyx smiled and cleaned up the table. "Go take a bath; you are sweaty and stinky, my love."
Pinkie kissed Onyx's cheek and was able to see that everything was as Onyx said it was. "Alright, Onyx, love you."
Onyx smiled as he slowly cleaned up the table and dishes before looking at the trash can, and it looked like a wave of miasma tried to attack him. "Definitely not letting her know I tried to use magic for cooking."