Thank you!
You must be new.
I'm Apple Bloom.
I'm Grand Pear.
Welcome to Ponyville!
You mean welcome back to Ponyville.
Grand Pear was originally from here, before he opened his famous pear jam store in Vanhoover.
Really?
Why did you move back?
I… well, I needed a change of pace.
This is delicious!
I can't believe I've gone my whole life without ever having this.
Glad you liked it.
How much?
Nah.
Wow, thanks mister Grand Pear, sir.
It was really nice meetin' you!
Glad you're back, sugarcube.
Just in time for breakfast for dinner.
I got a perfect topper for flapjacks at the market today.
Pear jam?!
What were you thinking?!
Quick, hide it!
What's the big deal?
It's just pear jam.
The big deal is that there is a long-standing feud between the Apples and the Pears!
Eeyup!
Why?
Why?!
Well, uh, a-actually, I-I'm not really sure.
You have any idea, Big Mac?
Nope.
Then I guess we should ask granny?
Ask me what?
What goes better with Apple fritter flapjacks?
Caramel syrup or praline?
Praline.
That smells great, Applejack.
I'm gonna wash up for supper.
Be right back!
Listen, sugarcube.
Any time Big Mac and I ever ask Granny about the feud,
or the Pears, she'd get so upset she couldn't talk!
Best not bring it up.
Okay, but, that Grand Pear was really nice to me,
even though I'm an Apple.
I wonder what happened.
Me too.
But, if we can't ask Granny, I don't know who…
We can ask Goldie Delicious!
If any pony knows about the feud, it's the family historian.
I'm in.
What do you say, Big Mac?
Sibling trip first thing tomorrow?
Eeyup.
Now, that's how you make an entrance!
Or is it an exit?
Well, anyway, it's wonderful to see you three.
To what do I owe the pleasure?
Well, Goldie, we were hoping you could tell us about the…
feud. With the Apples and the Pears.
Oh dear.
Well, does Granny Smith know you are here?
No, ma'am.
But, I run into Grand Pear yesterday, and he was really nice.
Maybe the feud was a misunderstandin' or somethin',
and we can fix it?
Well, I don't know about that, little one,
but if it's a story you're after, I suppose you have a right to know.
Let's see… I got a stack of books here someplace…
"Apple family history volume 137"!
Here we are: "Feud with the bears".
I mean "Pears".
My eyes ain't what they used to be.
A long time ago…
Sweet Apple Acres wasn't the only farm in Ponyville.
In fact, it was another one just right next door.
Come and get your apples!
Nothin' sweeter than bitin' into a crisp apple on a beautiful fall day!
Unless of course you could bite into a juicy pear.
Please. Pears are just what happens when you ain't no good at farmin' apples.
Pears are nature's candy.
Apples are… sour.
Like the expression on your face right now.
And so it went.
Granny and Grand Pear were always at each other:
who was the best farmer or who took better care of their trees.
If Granny read to her trees at night.
"And then the little tree reached his branches up to the moon,
and the moon said: "Good night".
Why then, Grand Pear had special blankets made for his trees
so they wouldn't get cold.
Good night, trees.
I've got you covered.
In fact, all the Apples and the Pears were rivals to the core!
The only Apple and Pear who ever got along were…
Bright Macintosh and Pear Butter.
I'm not supposed to talk to you.
I'm not supposed to talk to you either.
My mom says if you hold a buttercup under your chin it'll make your chin glow.
But it doesn't work on me.
See?
Does it work on me?
It sure does, Buttercup.
Buttercup? I like that name.
Wait an apple pickin' minute.
Bright Mac and Buttercup? Those are our parents' names!
Of course Buttercup was just the nickname your father gave your mother.
Pear Butter – well, that was her given name.
Are you sayin' our mother was a… Pear?!
So, we are half-Pear?
I can't believe it.
How did we not know?
Well… nopony called your mother Pear Butter.
And her cutie mark was a preserved jar,
but pear butter don't look too much different from apple butter.
So, no clues there.
Is there anything else you can tell us about them?
I know they loved each other very much.
They had that magical, star-kissed, other-side-of-a-rainbow kind of love.
You couldn't be around them too long and…
and not feel a little bit lighter than air yourself.
Anything else?
I'd need volume one hundred and thirty eight for that.
I'm sure I could wrangle it.
In a couple of days.
That's alright, Goldie
it was nice just to hear…
I just remembered something:
Your dad and his buddy Burnt Oak would get in all kinds of trouble together as colts
Burnt Oak?
The firewood sales pony?
I haven't seen him in ages.
He and your dad were thick as thieves back in a day.
You all shoud talk to him.
Well-well, if it isn't the Apples.
What can I do for you?
I know you are not here for firewood,
You got more trees than anypony in Ponyville.
You're right, we're not here for that.
Come to ask about your dad?
Eeyup.
I wondered if you might.
Hoped you would.
It's nice to talk about him.
We had a lot of laughs, in fact, this one time…
…we were racing to see who could till the fastest
and Bright Mac was leaving me in the dust
he would've won too if he wasn't so… distracted.
Pear Butter, what did you do?
I'm not sure.
She didn't do it, sir.
Excuse me?
Water silo.
It was my fault.
You owe me a new silo, boy.
And you, come with me.
No daughter of mine is gonna make goo-goo eyes at an Apple.
Grand Pear never would've known it was your father's fault.
But there was no way he'd let your mother take the blame for something he did.
So, dad was super honest!
Apple doesn't fall far from a tree, huh, Applejack?
Your dad worked the apple farm all day
and then headed over to the Pears on his breaks to fix the water silo.
I didn't see him for weeks!
Not that he minded.
Gave him a chance to get to know your mom.
Did you know our mom too?
Buttercup was a real peach of a pear.
But if you want to know more about her, you should ask Mrs. Cake.
Mrs. Cake?
She and your mom were inseparable when they were fillies.
Then let's go.
Thanks, Burnt Oak.
Would it be okay if we stopped by again sometime
to hear more stories?
I liked that very much.
Well cinnamon sugar on toast!
All three apple siblings!
Hi Missis Cake.
We heard you and our ma used to be real good friends.
And we were hoping you could tell us a bit about her.
I would love to.
I never knew the right time to bring it up.
But I'm so glad you came
For starters…
Did you all know that it was your mom who convinced me to pursue baking?
But isn't your name Missis Cake?
Not always.
Back when I was Chiffon Swirl
I had no idea what I was supposed to do.
But one day your mom brought me some
Candied pears, eggs, flowers, sugar and vanilla
And told me to just be creative.
Next thing I knew I was whipping up pear upside-down cake.
And I got my cutie mark!
It was like she knew what I was supposed to do
long before I did.
Just like you sugarcube or rather,
you just like her.
That was the first of many cakes for me.
And Buttercup was with me through that all.
She'd be my taste tester,
help with the decorating
and prepared new ingredients
Over the years I perfected my recipes
Your mom did so much for me.
One day I wanna to surprise her with a cake.
Oh, it just you.
Sorry, I just bought you a little something to say thank you.
But I see you're busy
Promise you won't say anything?
What in tarnation are you doing Bright Mac?!
We do not fraternize with Pears!
You and Bright Mac?
I wouldn't have believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
Your families hate each other.
I can't help it, we just sorta.
happened.
Then Pear Butter told me the sweetest love story
I have ever heard.
Happy one hundred thirty one thousand four hundred and fifty six hours anniversary darling.
What?
That's way longer than we been together.
I know.
But it's the anniversary of the first time I called you Buttercup.
It's okay if you didn't get me anything.
Actually, I did
A guitar? For me? But…
I don't know how to play.
Quiet, you!
We're far apart in every way,
But you're the best part of my day.
And sure as I breathe the air
I know we are the perfect pair
On a prickly path that goes on for miles
But it worth it just to see you smile.
And I can not be pulled apart
From the hold you have in my heart
And even if the world tells us it's wrong
You're in my head like a catchy song.
Wow… it's just… wow!
Do you like it?
Be honest now.
It's the best gift you've could've given me.
The seasons change and leaves may fall
But I'll be with you through them all.
And rain or shine — you always be mine
On a prickly path that goes on for miles
You're the only one who makes it all worthwhile.
And you should not blame me too
If I can't help falling in love with you…
Hey, no fair!
I was gonna tell you the same thing.
You're just mad that I beat you to it.
I'm telling you,
I was gonna pull you up, cover you eyes,
Lead you over here
And say "Surprise!"
And then you'd say
Oh, Bright Mac I love it!
And then I'd say
I love you.
Too bad it didn't work out though.
Eyeup.
Too bad
The Pears are moving.
I mean I figured the Pears move,
but I didn't know all that stuff happened before
with Granny and Grand Pear.
It must've been really hard with on our parents
Oh it was.
We are moving?
To Vanhoover?
But that so far!
It's what's best.
There is acres of untouched land
and a warehouse to make our jams.
We'll get to expand our business
and get away from those gosh-darned Apples.
Pearbutter was devastated.
But seeing no way out of it,
she did what she had to do.
So, that's it?
What do you want me to do, Bright Mac?
We're moving.
I love you but I have to stay with my family.
Then Bright Mac did the most romantic thing I ever seen anypony do.
Tell us! Tell us!
What?! What did he do?!
We are gonna need one more pony to tell that story.
Mayor Mare, you know our parents?
Not as well as Missis Cake,
but I did play a part in their love story.
The night before the Pear family moved,
Bright Mac asked me to meet him at the edge of Sweet Apple Acres.
I don't wanna be apart from you, ever.
I'm not sure what we'll do, but I'm sure of us.
So sure that I'd marry you today.
I would too.
I think that's my cue.
I had the honor of officiating your parents' secret wedding,
and it was perfect.
Bright Mac knew Buttercup wouldn't want a big splash.
Reminds me a somepony else I know.
Eyeup.
So they had a special way to seal their vows.
I now pronounce you…
What is going on?
What's with all these hay'n candels?
Pearbutter where are ya?
You supposed to be packing.
What are you two doing?
Mom, Grand Pear,
Buttercup And I in love.
What?
And we'll be married as soon as Mayor Mare says…
Oh, and now pronounce you husband and wife.
Doesn't that feel nice?
What are you talkin' about, "married"?!
You two can't be marry!
Finally something we can agree on.
Pear Butter, enough of this nonsence.
We're movin', and you gotta stick with your family.
But… the Apples are my family now too.
You can't be serious.
Are you chosing to be an Apple?
Over being a Pear?
Are you making me choose?
Yes, I am.
Then, yeah. I guess I am.
Fine!
I can't believe Grand Pear just up and left Ma like that.
No wonder Granny never told us about any of this.
These things are never easy.
And it's hard to know when it is a good time.
It seems to me that now's as good a time as any.
To talk to both our grandparents.
Excuse me, Grand Pear?
I'm Applejack, and this is Big Macintosh.
But, you already know who we are, don't ya?
Sure do.
Did you really move to Ponyville just for a change of pace?
No.
Then, you came here because you're sorry and you wanna get to know us too?
I'm… so sorry, I-I-I was just so angry and… well, I-I never…
It's in the past, Grand Pear.
Can I call you grandparent, Pear?
Sure can.
Now where'd you all get to?
I ain't seen hide or hair of ya's all day.
We've been all over. Learnin' about our parents.
Y-You have?
And our grandfather.
So, you're back, hu-uh?
Sure I am.
Never should have left.
Findin' you and learnin' all about Mom and Dad,
I feel like I found a piece of me I don't even know was missing.
Hearing their story makes me feel closer to them somehow.
I'm sorry, I should have told you all about them sooner.
And I should have been here.
I can't believe:
I let a silly feud keep me from my family.
Nothing's keeping you from us now.
Let's not miss anything else.
Applejack is right:
welcome back, crinkly old pear.
Thanks, you crabapple.
Now, when we are together, there is something we wanna show you.
Mom and dad left us something to remember them back. Come on!
It's beautiful.
It's impossible.
If anything's gonna make it through,
it's apples and pears.
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