"Or they try to prevent ponies from harvesting them," Rarity replied, arranging baskets under several full trees. "Zapapples are only ripe for a day - the ones still on the trees disappear after that, so we need to work quickly. I'm sure Pinkie and I can remember how to make the jam between the two of us."

Luckily, Rarity was well out of the way when Kanji decided to resume applebucking. She took a moment to make sure Lin was alright before picking up the dropped zapapples and depositing them in buckets. "Just like that. Just make sure that nopony else is beneath the tree before you start, please."