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[There's an excited bark over the communicator as the owner falls back with a small thud. Viewers will find themselves face to face with the cold black nose of Winona as an excited southern accent sounds off camera.]

Winona! Where've you bin hidin', ya li'l devil? C'mere!

[The boarder collie - Winona - steps away from the communicator and it shows Applejack sitting up, gathering the dog in her arms a bit awkwardly before she looks at the screen.]

Guess who Ah found wanderin' storage? Ah mean it's a bit of a shame she's not home, but th' extra company's always good.

[The blonde pony-turned-human tilts her head, remembering why she switched the comm on in the first place.]

Oh yeah. Ah kinda gotta request t' make. See, back home ah used mah legs fer apple buckin' - that's kinda like usin' yer hind legs t' kick apples down from trees. Ah don' really want mah skills t'go t' waste, but Ah don't know what th' human equivalent is. Ah do know a bit o' kung fu though, so Ah was wonderin' if there was anyone on this heah ship who could help me get this ol' human body inta fightin' shape?

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Apple bucking.

[His eyes widen and he leans in closer to the screen.]

You must know Big Macintosh! Right?

[She blinks a bit before grinning.]

Sure do. He's mah big brother.

Then you're in the Apple family too...[The whole thing has become a lot more clear to him recently, and he remembers Mac talking about his family.]

Anyone related to Big is my friend. Do you need help with anything?

Sure as sugar are. All we need is Granny Smith n' Apple Bloom an' ya'd have th' whole clan immediate t' Ponyville. Any friend o' Big Mac's a friend o' mine.

[Applejack rubs Winona behind the ear before tilting her head.]

Jus' wonderin' if y'all hewmans had some kinda kung fu or somethin'.

I'd like to meet them sometime, too, if there's ever any way.

And I think humans can fight pretty well. Most of the ones I've met can. Ribika like me are like that too. I helped Big a little with doing things in his human body. If you'd like I can try to help you too.

Ah'd really prefer it if they were left on th' farm. Granny's got a bad hip an' Apple Bloom's a young'un. She'd be causin' havoc jus' tryin' t' find 'er cutie mark.

Well Ah'll give anythin' a try once.

Are you anywhere close by? We can try to find a place where we have some room, and we can practice together.

Ah'm still in th' storage room, but can y'all make yer way t' th' garden? It feels more like home an' Ah feel comfortable there.

[He nods.] Sure. I'll be there soon.

I'm in some knowledge of self defense called Baritsu. Interested?

SH

[Sorry, Sherlock, she hasn't gotten the hang of text yet.]

Well, Ah don't know nothin' bout Bare-eet-chu [yes, she just tried pronouncing it] but Ah'm always up for tryin' somethin' out.

[ Have Sherlock switching to video for your sakes. The ends of an eyeroll are caught on camera replaced with a few seconds of intent analyzing; studies her background, her movements briefly. ]

I would imagine being a former - Horse? My apologies, Pony. Would make some actions difficult to carry over. It's not entirely difficult, it's a martial art that's more rooted in understanding concepts then rigorous training.

Pony's righ', an' it's bin a bit of a difficult week jus' learnin' how t' walk again. [She sets Winona down from her arms, watching the excited border collie bound around her.] Ah'll try anythin' once though. Even concepts.

I do take that as - you're a fighter then?

Ah guess y'all could say that, but Ah only fight if Ah need to. Equestria's mostly a peaceful place, so th' only time Ah need t' pound someone's senses back inta shape is if something like Discord happens again.

I'm assuming Equestria isn't in possession of weapon-based combat then. Ponies do have hooves, after all, but I'm not going to neglect the possibility that your kind can get inventive.

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