♪♪
[excited chatter]
Hm.
♪♪
Ah, 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'd you move back?
I uh, well, I needed a change of pace.
Ah.
[chomp]
This is delicious!
[chomp]
I can't believe I've gone my whole life
without ever having this!
Glad you like it.
How much?
Nah.
Wow, thanks, Mr. Grand Pear, sir!
It was real nice meetin' you!
[chatter]
Glad you're back, sugar cube!
Just in time for breakfast-for-dinner!
I got the perfect topper for flapjacks at the market today!
[gasp]
PEAR JAM?
What were you thinking?
[door closes]
[tense music]
Quick, hide it!
Huh?
♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪
♪ Aaaahhh ♪
♪ My little Pony ♪
♪ I used to wonder what friendship could be. ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Until you all shared its magic with me. ♪
♪ Big adventure! ♪ ♪ Tons of fun ♪
♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪ Faithful and strong! ♪
♪ Sharing kindness ♪ ♪ it's an easy feat ♪
♪♪ And magic makes it all complete! ♪
♪ To have my little pony ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪
♪♪
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!
Yeeup!
Why?
Well, uh, actually I'm not really sure.
You have any idea, Big Mac?
Uuuuh, nope.
Then I guess we should ask Granny?
Ask me what?
Uh, what goes better with apple fritter flapjacks,
caramel syrup or praline?
Praline!
Oh ho ho, that smells great, Applejack!
I'm gonna wash up for supper.
Be right back.
[door closes]
[sigh]
Listen, sugar cube.
Anytime Big Mac and I ever asked Granny about the feud
or the Pears, she'd get so upset she couldn't talk.
Best not bring it up.
OK. 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 anypony knows about the feud, it's the family historian!
I'm in! Whaddya say, Big Mac?
Sibling trip first thing tomorrow?
Yeeup!
[knock]
[yowling cats]
[crash]
Now that's how you make an entrance.
Or is it an exit?
Well, anyway, it's so wonderful to see you three!
To what do I owe the pleasure?
Well, Goldie, we were hoping you could tell us about the... uh...
feud with the Apples and the Pears.
Oh...oh, dear!
Does Granny Smith know you're here?
No, ma'am.
But I ran into Grand Pear yesterday and he was real nice.
Maybe the feud was a misunderstanding or something
and we can fix it?
Hmm. Well, I don't know about that, little one.
But if it's the story you're after,
I suppose you have a right to know.
Let's see here, I got a stack of books here someplace.
Oh! Apple family history volume one-thirty-seven.
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, there was another one just right next door,
Come and get your apples!
Nothing sweeter than biting 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 farming apples.
Pears are nature's candy!
Apples are sour,
like the expression on your face right now!
[chuckle]
Goldie: And so it went.
Granny and Grand Pear were always at each other:
Who was the best farmer?
Who took better care of their trees?
If Granny read to her trees at night...
"... And then the little tree reached its 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.
[kiss]
I've got you covered.
Mm hm.
[snarl]
[shouts]
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.
Psst.
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?
[heartbeat]
It sure does, buttercup.
Buttercup. I like that name.
Applejack: Wait an apple pickin' minute!
Bright Mac and Buttercup?
Those are our parents names!
Course, Buttercup was just the nickname your father
gave your mother.
Pear Butter. Well, that was her given name.
Are you saying our mother was a Pear ?
[gasp]
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 preserve 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 'em too long
and not feel a little bit lighter than air yourself.
[giggle]
Anything else?
I'd need volume one hundred and thirty-eight for that.
[snarl]
I'm sure I could wrangle it...
in a couple days.
That's all right, Goldie.
It was nice just to hear--
Ooh ooh! I just remembered somethin'!
Your dad and his buddy, Burnt Oak,
would get in all kinds of trouble together as colts!
Burnt Oak?
The firewood salespony?
I haven't seen him in ages.
He and your dad were thick as thieves back in the day.
Y'all should talk to him.
[crash]
[growl]
Well, well, if it isn't the Apples!
What can I do for you?
I know you're not here for firewood.
You've got more trees than anypony in Ponyville!
You're right.
We're not here for that.
Come to ask about your dad?
Uh, eeeyup.
I wondered if you might.
I hoped you would.
It's nice to talk about him.
[laugh]
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 leavin' me in the dust!
He would've won too if he wasn't so distracted.
Whoa!
[crash]
[splash]
Oh!
Pear Butter! What did you do?
I... I'm not sure.
Bright Mac: She didn't do it, sir.
Excuse me?
The 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 have 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 the tree huh, Applejack?
Your dad worked the apple farm all day
and then headed over to the Pear's 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 ma.
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 OK if we stopped by again sometime?
To hear more stories?
I'd like that very much.
♪♪
Well, cinnamon sugar on toast, all three Apple siblings!
Hi, Mrs. 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.
Oh, 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 Mrs. 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, flour,
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're just like her!
That was the first of many cakes for me
and Buttercup was with me through it all.
She'd be my taste tester...
help with the decorating...
and prep new ingredients.
Over the years, I perfected my recipes.
Your mom did so much for me,
one day I wanted to surprise her with a cake.
♪♪
[laughter]
[sneeze]
[giggle]
[crack]
[gasp]
Oh, it's just you!
Sorry.
I just brought you a little something to say thank you...
but I see you're busy.
[giggle]
Promise you won't say anything.
What in tarnation are you doin', Bright Mac?
We do not fraternize with Pears!
Ptui!
♪♪
You and Bright Mac?
I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
Your families hate each other!
I can't help it, we just sort of happened.
Then Pear Butter told me the sweetest love story
I have ever heard.
Happy one-hundred-and-thirty-one -thousand-four-hundred-
and-fifty-six-hour anniversary, Darlin.
What? Ha ha.
That's way longer than we've been together.
I know.
But it's the anniversary of the first time
I called you Buttercup.
It's OK 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's worth it just to see you smile... ♪
♪ And I cannot be pulled apart, ♪
♪ from the hold you have on 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 could have given me!
♪ Seasons change and leaves may fall ♪
♪ but I'll be with you through them all ♪
♪ and rain or shine you'll 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 fallin' in love with you. ♪
Hey! No fair!
I was gonna tell you the same thing!
You're just mad I beat you to it.
I'm telling ya.
I was gonna pull you up, cover your 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.
Yup. Too bad.
The Pears are moving!
[gasp]
I mean, I figured the Pears moved
but I didn't know all that stuff happened before
with Granny and Grand Pear.
It must have been really hard on our parents.
Oh, it was...
We're moving?
To Van Hoover?
But that's so far!
It's what's best.
There's acres of untouched land
and a warehouse to make our jams!
We'll get to expand our business
and get away from those gosh darn Apples!
Mrs. Cake: Pear Butter 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've ever seen anypony do.
What? What? Tell us!
We're gonna need one more pony to tell that story.
Mayor Mare, you knew our parents?
Not as well as Mrs. 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...
[gasp]
♪♪
I don't want to 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--
Apple Bloom: Reminds me of somepony else I know...
Big Mac: Hee hee. Eeeyup.
Mayor Mare: So they had a special way to seal their vows.
I now pronounce you--
Granny: What is goin' on?
What's with all these here candles?
Grand Pear: Pear Butter, where are you?
You're supposed to be packing!
What are you two doing?
Ma, Grand Pear...
Buttercup and I are in love.
What?
And we'll be married as soon as Mayor Mare says...
Oh! I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Doesn't that feel nice.
[kiss]
What are you talkin' about? Married?
You two can't be married!
Finally something we can agree on!
Pear Butter, enough of this nonsense.
We're moving and you gotta stick with your family.
But... the Apples are my family now, too.
♪♪
You can't be serious.
Are you choosing to be an Apple?
Over being a Pear?
Are you making me choose?
Yes. I am.
Then yeah.
I guess I am.
Fine!
[sobbing]
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.
♪♪
Apple Bloom: 'Scuse me? Grand Pear?
I'm Applejack and this is Big MacIntosh
but you already know who we are, don't you?
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 want to get to know us, too?
I'm so sorry.
I was just so angry, but I never...
It's in the past, Grand Pear.
Ooh, can I call you Grandpere Pear?
[chuckle] Sure can!
♪♪
Now where'd you all get to?
I ain't seen hide nor hair of you's all day.
We've been all over.
Learning about our parents.
Ye have?
And our grandfather.
So you're back, hmmm?
Sure am.
Never should've left.
Finding you and learning all about Mom and Dad...
I feel like I found a piece of me
I didn't even know was missing.
Hearing their story makes me feel closer to them, somehow.
I'm sorry, I shoulda told y'all about them sooner.
And I should have been here.
I can't believe I let a silly feud keep me from my family.
Nothin's keeping you from us now.
Let's not miss anything else.
Applejack's right.
Welcome back, prickly old pear.
Thanks, you old crab apple.
Now that we're all together,
there's something we want to show you.
Mom and Dad left us something to remember them by.
Come on!
Whoa!
It's beautiful!
It's impossible.
♪♪
If anything's gonna make it through,
it's Apples and Pears.
[chuckle]
♪♪