An Apple a Day

Pinkie Pie was enjoying a nice morning stroll through Ponyville Park when she heard Fluttershy's voice. "Hello, Pinkie, it's Fluttershy." she said.

"Yes." said Pinkie. "Where are you? I can't see you? How are you so close? Are we playing hide and seek?"

"No." Said Fluttershy. "Just try to listen for where my voice is coming from and you'll understand."

"OK." said Pinkie Pie, and she began looking around, trying to find where Fluttershy was. She walked over to a tree. "Are you here?" she asked.

"Yes, look at the other side of this tree." Said Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie walked over to the other side of the tree and got a shock. There, on the trunk of the tree, was Fluttershy's face. "I'd always liked to be a tree." she said.

"Fluttershy! What HAPPENED to you?" said Pinkie in a shock.

"You see, I accidentally ate the seeds of an apple, and Applejack said that an apple tree would grow inside my stomach." said Fluttershy. "Then Twilight gave me a potion that turned me into an apple tree."

"Oh, I see. Are your apples ripe?" asked Pinkie.

"Let me check." said Fluttershy, and the tree shook, causing a ripe, red apple to fall from the tree. Pinkie picked it up and took a bite. It didn't taste right.

"This tastes NOTHING like apples!" said Pinkie Pie.

"It doesn't?" said Fluttershy. "Then what does it taste like?"

"Chocolate milk!" said Pinkie, jumping up and down. That's when Fluttershy finally made a realization.

"Aha!" said Fluttershy. "Now I know who's behind all this!"

"Who?" said Pinkie, just as Discord came climbing down Fluttershy's trunk. "Discord?" Pinkie said in surprise.

"Oh, hello there." said Discord. "If you're wondering why Fluttershy is now an apple tree, it's because she didn't buy my favorite applesauce when she went grocery shopping!"

"What?" Fluttershy said. "That's why you did it? Because I didn't get you what you wanted?"

"That it correct!" said Discord. "I just didn't want you to go through all the trouble of going back to the store and getting me that applesauce I wanted. So I turned you into an apple tree!"

"Well, I would be more than happy to go back to the store and get it for you!" Fluttershy said kindly.

"Oh, so you're willing to do it? Go ahead!" said Discord.

"Well, first, you have to change me back." said Fluttershy. Discord snapped his fingers, and Fluttershy was back to normal. "Oh, yes, I'm finally a pony again!"

"I'm sorry I did such a thing to you. But it was hilarious!" said Discord.

"It sure was pretty clever." said Fluttershy. "Say, what really happens when you eat an apple seed?"

"Oh, nothing." said Discord.

"Then why did Applejack say it would happen?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh, because Applejack helped me set it up a bit. She's already apologized to Twilight for lying." Discord said.

"Yes, now I can eat the stem and the core safely!" said Pinkie Pie.

"So, will you get me my favorite applesauce?" Discord asked Fluttershy.

"Sure thing" said Fluttershy, and she walked over to the store to go get some.