We have another giant pile of fanfics for you all to read starring everyone's favorite apple poni. A total of 25 today. Hope you are ready to put those eyeballs to work!
For older fanfics, be sure to hit up this post, and it has links to even older ones! Thanks to Whisper Key as always for digging them all up.
Slice of Life
Alicorn training... with Applejack? by Alank2 [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Becoming an alicorn, Twilight Sparkle had much to learn. Her unicorn magic increased, but she had a lots of experience controlling it, and while flying proved harder then expected she had no doubt she'll master it sooner or later. And that's on top of her learning more about her role as a Princess. She has no time for interruptions.
However, when stressed Twilight is faced with her newfound strength, Applejack is there to help with an unexpected problem; being physically stronger then any unicorn.
Apples to Apples by Roundabout Recluse [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It's no secret that Apple Bloom has a complicated history with Diamond Tiara. Frankly, Applejack can't make heads or tails of it.
It's Hearth's Warming Eve, there are pies to be made, and Apple Bloom needs advice.
Peanut Gallery by TheDriderPony [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
What happens when you die?
Is there Paradise? Or Oblivion?
Are your loved ones there with open arms? Or everyone you ever wronged eager for their pound of flesh?
When it's Applejack's time to go, she learns that the truth is both far worse (and far better) than she could have ever imagined.
The Trouble With Truffles by Golden Skies [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack has a secret, for years now she has snuck out into the woods with a pig in tow, in order to indulge in her secretive food fantasy: truffles. Knowing that she would never hear the end of it for the supposedly country-pony enjoying such a fancy food, she has done her best to keep her secret hidden. That is until Fluttershy begins to grow suspicious of her friend’s actions, and quickly jumps to the most logical conclusion upon investigation...
Comedy
The Princess of Taxes by KorenCZ11 [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack finds out the hard way that she is one of the few sane ponies in Ponyville. Or perhaps Equestria overall. Because of this, Princess Luna often comes to visit to discuss her policy plans with the farm pony. Hi-jinks ensue.
Why Don't We Just Eat the Unicorns? by MagicS [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The eternal night of Nightmare Moon’s reign is a harsh and unforgiving time, and growing food during it proves to be a most difficult affair. When famine hits, Applejack believes she has a good idea on how to fix the problem.
Djinn, Jack, and Cider by FanOfMostEverything [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In the land of Siderea, there are the modern science of magecraft and the ancient art of the old magic. Summoning falls under the latter. Anyone can perform the ritual to call forth a nature spirit, but the trick lies in the offering used to draw their attention. Arcane scholars agree it should be something incredibly rare and/or valuable. Gold, jewels, exotic spices and unguents...
Applejack has a jug of cider, and she
hopes figures any djinni with working taste buds will be more than happy with it.
Breakfast for Dinner by The Red Parade [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack experiences one of the most uncomfortable meals of her life. And it's not because Big Mac is putting salt on his pancakes, surprisingly.
Stop laughing. This is serious.
Mah-teor by Estee [13k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Meteors fall. There's a blaze of fire across the sky, a moment of impact and since everypony was lucky, nopony was hurt. It means there's a meteor embedded into the soil of the Acres and for just about everywhere else in Equestria, that zero-injuries landing would pretty much be the end of it.
But it's Ponyville. And for Applejack, the meteor was the easy part.
The Big Talk by Jake The Army Guy [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Rainbow Dash and Applejack have finally admitted to themselves and each other what they always sort of knew, and are now a happy couple. The only step left is telling the rest of the Apple clan after a nice Hearth's Warming Dinner. However, newlyweds Big Macintosh and Sugar Belle have a big announcement of their own to make.
Which they do.
Kind of...
Sad/Dark
Cart Before the Horse by The Red Parade [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
When their cart breaks down at the market, Applejack begins to suspect that something may be wrong in Roseluck's household.
Stop crying this is serious.
Six Stages of Grief by mushroompone [23k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Pinkie's parents are missing, presumed dead.
Applejack is there to pick up the pieces.
The Dishonest Mare by Shaslan [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack loves Rainbow Dash. She does. Or...she did. Maybe sometimes love just isn't enough.
The Fog In The Mind's Eye by Estee [9k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
She just wants to get home. Explaining the group's actions during that last mission took hours longer than it should and now that the palace has finally been fully briefed, all Applejack has to do is make her way to the capital's central train station. Enter the Grand Gymkhana, catch the last westbound of the night and eventually, she'll be in Ponyville. Back on the Acres. Surely she can manage that much, even when stumbling through an empty city while half-lost within a thick winter fog. But the mists are making edges blur, and it's becoming so hard to perceive what truly is.
And then she finds somepony who can no longer truly see the world at all.
Tonight, Applejack is the enemy. And there can be no peace with those who already lost the inner war.
The Trees of Harmony by Reviewfilly [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Work in the orchard had always brought Applejack joy. Seeing her cherished trees grow and her apples shine never failed to put a smile on her face—even if those smiles have grown a little dull as of late. She never once complained about an honest day's work.
But now, like so many times before, she has to visit the one place that appears dark even in the brightest of days. The place that reminds her of her failure.
Time Spent Wasting by applejackofalltrades [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
What was the most important Friendship Lesson I ever learned? Well, it happened one night many, many years ago...
During a check-in visit to Sweet Apple Acres, Twilight finds a much too old Applejack overworking herself. The farm is lonely, the orchard is diminished, and Twilight is worried. A talk about the past reveals Applejack’s current struggles with the farm, her family, and herself.
Shipping
Liar, Liar, Apples on Fire by Monochromatic [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Rarity isn't mad, she swears, just very confused. Did Applejack actually break into her house? And for some inane, frankly incomprehensible reason?
SS&E's One Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Word Rarijack Fic for Fourths by shortskirtsandexplosions [1k words]
Applejack stumbles upon Rarity late one night inside Twilight Sparkle's castle.
Neiiiiiigh.
Drama
Hell Ain't Half Full Yet by Cynewulf [8k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack falls out of her own world and into another when a bit of technically illegal treasure hunting goes horribly wrong.
Shattered Ornaments by TCC56 [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Magical surges happen at the worst possible times.
Like, say, when you're carrying a box full of holiday ornaments and you suddenly become super-strong and crush it.
Applejack is currently very familiar with that.
Fortunately she also has Rarity on speed dial, and a friend's skill with fine detail work is just the tool Applejack needs right now.
The Swing by metronome [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It's almost what would have been Bright Mac's 40th birthday. Applejack can't help but feel nostalgic - and Big Mac can't help but ruin it.
Well, ruin is a strong word.
SciFi
Call of the Wire by Casketbase77 [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Equestria's history is full of wonders, both magical and mechanical. But only twice has it succeeded in implementing AI.
The latest iteration is an apple farmer whose resurrection is celebrated by everypony except herself. Because really, once every part has been replaced, what is left that can measure a mare?
Adventure
Into the Deep by TwilightSparkle484 [32k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Applejack and Rainbow Dash are both known for being competitive. Thus, when an opportunity for a dare arises, it is no surprise that the two take on the challenge – cave exploration. Unexpectedly, Spike manages to tag along for the ride. Spelunking is a foreign concept for the trio, yet they're willing to take a risk. But if danger is inevitable, ... how far is too far?
Takes place a few months after Season 9.
The Zap Apple Conundrum by Lets Do This [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The signs of the Zap Apple harvest are weeks overdue. A worried Applejack seeks Twilight's help in figuring out what's wrong...
Volcanoes Are Our Friends by R5h [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Mount Vehuvius is about to erupt for the first time in over five hundred years, bringing ruin to the town of Pommepei, and only Maud Pie can stop it.
To Applejack's bewilderment, she's not interested in doing that.
