A Day Of Motherhood

The Apple Family had finally become truly whole after Pear Butter and Bright Mac found their daughter Applejack. With the huge reunion with Grand Pear and Granny Smith, life had taken a turn for the best. To Applejack, it still felt like a dream but later on she understood that it had become her new happy reality. As for Pear and Bright, they had learned everything about Sweet Apple Acres from when they were gone, but the one thing they didn’t know about, was Apple Bloom’s true feelings. It has been a week since the reunion, and all they could do was talk to Applejack about her new experiences with her friends, and what they had missed out on while they were gone. While Bright Mac still wants to help Big Mac with his apple picking for the majority of the day, Pear Butter wants to spend some time with Applejack’s sister and to catch up on what she has missed.

The sun rose in Sweet Apple Acres as Apple Bloom woke up from bed in the morning. “Well, time to have breakfast with my parents” she said to herself. Over the past week she had never been as happy in her life when it came to being with her family. Even though she never got the chance to hang out with them, she was relieved that they would never be apart again.

Apple Bloom came out of her room and straight to the kitchen where she found Bright Mac talking to Big Mac and Applejack while they were making breakfast. She could hear Pear Butter giving Winona a bath in the bathroom from down the hall.

“I’m up!” Apple Bloom shouted as she took a seat by the table.

“How was your bedtime?” Bright Mac asked.

“Good, so what are you going to do today?”

“I’m going to help Big Mac again.”

Apple Bloom couldn’t help but feel disappointed since she didn’t get the chance to hang out with her parents as much as she had hoped. Her face fell as Applejack served herself applesauce, taking a seat next to her little sister noticing her grow sad.

“I know how that feels sugarcube, but I promise that someday you will get your chance.” Applejack replied.

Just in time, Pear Butter got done washing up Winona and made her way into the kitchen, but she stopped when she saw her youngest daughter in full depression. “Aww, poor Apple Bloom,” she said standing near the door with her pet.

“But I’ll never get that chance,” Apple Bloom said to her older sister. “The thing that makes me sad is that I will never have a full day with my parents to get to know them. I know they missed you, but I really want to know how they feel about me” Apple Bloom said sadly.

“I guess you do have a point. Ever since our parents came back, they’ve only wanted to really talk to me, Big Mac and Granny Smith.” Applejack replied.

“All because you did a lot for the Apple Family while they were gone. I did great things, but only with my friends. I wonder how they feel about my hobbies being less family related...” After her words, she begin to continue eating her applesauce. Pear Butter was heartbroken after eavesdropping and finding out how her youngest daughter truly felt. She was about to hang out with Applejack again, but felt as though she had not done enough for her daughter while being back home.

“I really feel bad for Apple Bloom. There’s got to be something I can do for her.” She thought about what she could do for her sweetest daughter on such a beautiful day with nearly perfect weather. Then it came to her! She remembered the cutie mark she had, which was the most unique thing she saw in her life and was curious to hear about how she had gotten her cutie mark.

After Apple Bloom finish up her applesauce, her sister took her bowl. “Apple Bloom I really have to go, we’ll talk about this more when the day is almost over.” She left the kitchen and met up with Bright Mac who was already helping Big Mac with apple picking. Apple Bloom stayed in her chair feeling depressed about the fact that she had no plans whatsoever for the entire day unlike the rest of her family. However, Pear Butter walking in with a charming look on her face, sitting next to Apple Bloom who still had her face on the table gloomily.

“Apple Bloom, is there something you want to say to me?” Pear said kindly.

Apple Bloom lifted her head up as she talked to her. “I got nothing for today. You always hanging out with Applejack and I’m always all alone, expect when I hang out with my friends.” She stopped since that’s all she had wanted to say. Pear Butter put her hoof under her chin so she could give her daughter a loving look.

“We should go out together for the whole day then.”

“Really?!” Apple Bloom screamed in excitement.

“I heard what you and Applejack were talking about and I’m sorry for not focusing on you as much as Applejack and Big Mac. Things got a little rough around here to the point that your sister and brother had to do a lot.” She then took a look at her cutie mark. “And I was curious about your cutie mark. Can you tell me how you got it?”

Apple Bloom was delighted, so excited that more ideas came to her for what she could do for the rest of the day. “You should meet my friends because they also got their cutie marks the same way I did.”

“That’s great! And maybe after that, we can go to places.”

Apple Bloom quickly jumped up and hugged her mother tightly. “We’re really going to love this day.”

“You’re right,” she said hugging her back. They both went outside to the barn to begin their full day.

“Hey mom, I thought you were going to help us for today.” Applejack said.

“Actually I’m going to take Apple Bloom out for the whole day. I’m sorry.”

“No need to apologize, I understand why.” She looked at Apple Bloom and she couldn’t help but giggle.

“Well we should get going now.” Pear Butter finished, taking Apple Bloom’s hand as they left Sweet Apple Acres. Today will be the most memorable day of Apple Bloom’s life.

Pear Butter and Apple Bloom went to the CMC clubhouse where Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were playing.

“So you’re telling me you and your friends tried your best to get cutie marks but nothing worked?” Pear asked.

“Trust me, it took us a long time to get our cutie marks.” Apple Bloom answered. Once they both got up the steps that lead to the door of the clubhouse, they both saw Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo drawing a logo for their new go-kart.

“I’m here!” She shouted as she joined in.

“Hello Apple Bloom.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Is that your mother, Pear Butter? Twilight told me about it.” Scootaloo replied.

Pear Butter slowly went inside the clubhouse, staring at the walls with tons of photos of their past, including the first photo of their new cutie marks.

“My mom wants to know how we got our cutie marks. She’s really curious.” Apple Bloom said.

“Well, looks like somepony wants to know our history.” Scootaloo boasted.

“It’s a really long story but it was really surprising. We tried to stop Diamond Tiara from making a mistake and we did. And our cutie marks are supposed to help others get their cutie marks. Yeah we’re like cutie mark helpers.” Sweetie explained.

“That’s the greatest thing that three fillies can do with their cutie marks.” Pear commented, impressed by their abilities and story.

“Also we go to Twilight’s castle if we ever go on missions. She’s like our princess teacher.” Apple Bloom giggled.

“Hey I meet her when me and Bright Mac came in the School Of Friendship to meet Applejack.”

“Yep. All because you were trying to find Applejack.” Apple Bloom hugged Pear Butter’s leg. She had been happy since the moment her mother and father had returned even if it was a week ago.

“Apple Bloom, maybe before we get back to Sweet Apple Acres, we should have a mother and daughter conversation by the lake.”

“Ok! But we still have a lot to do.” Her friends also join in for a group hug. Apple Bloom really hoped that her time with her mom would be the best day of her life.

Apple Bloom and Pear Butter went to the Castle Of Friendship to meet Princess Twilight so Apple Bloom could explain what she and her friends did when they went on missions. They walked with Twilight down the hallway as they entered the map room where they went to different lands in order to handle a friendship problem.

“So you’re telling me that you go to all the places in Equestria to solve friendships?” Pear asked.

“Yes.” Twilight answered. “She, her friends, me and my friends want every creature to live in harmony with everyone, even if they don’t live in Ponyville.” They all looked at the map and so far, nothing was happening right now.

“Weeks ago, we went to Seaquestria and it was the best friendship trip we have ever been on. We became sea ponies.” Apple Bloom cheered.

“Really? Maybe when we’re all on vacation we can go there again. I think it will be the best vacation Bright and I could ever have.” Apple Bloom added.

“And maybe you can meet Princess Skystar and Queen Novo. They’re the rulers of the sea.” Twilight added.

Soon, they went to the kitchen to eat some white flower sandwiches. For the most part, they talked about their times being together and the times the Apple Family went through without Pear and Bright.

“Twilight it’s really great that you have been teaching my daughter here, but do you ever feel disappointed that she isn’t part of your school?” Pear took a bite of her sandwich.

“Mostly, but when it comes to her friends it makes sense.” Twilight replied.

“Mom I know it feels off that fillies like us aren't part of her school, but we kind of have our own school. Even if it’s all in our clubhouse.” Apple Bloom tilted her head.

“That’s not a problem to me. You just do what you and your friends do best. Besides, the way you got your cutie marks was the best thing that could of ever happened to you.” Twilight and Pear all looked at Apple Bloom’s cutie mark.

“Yeah.” Apple Bloom gets off her chair to show off her cutie mark. “It’s also the most stylist mark I have ever seen. I bet when we get older, we will be brave.”

“Give it several more years. Trust me it’s hard,” Twilight says while thinking back to her own adventures with her friends.

“Yeah that didn’t turn out very well when I was making a delivery in the woods.”

“You were making a delivery in a woods filled with dangerous animals!?” Pear reacted.

“I just wanted to prove to Applejack that I’ve grown up. But I guess I’m not that grown up yet.” Her face fell since she had never thought about how different it was being a filly compared to being adult ponies.

“Me and her will have a conversation before we get back to our home. It’s really personal.” Pear said to Twilight.

“I really hope everything will turn out the best for you two.” Twilight hugged Pear as they finished with the sandwiches. “Also, show her your true feelings towards her.” She whispered into Pear’s ear.

“Thank you, Twilight.” Pear responded.

The two bonding ponies went to the marketplace to buy some recipes for their pies. “So Mom, what do you want to get?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Well I was thinking of something different. I wanted to add blueberry, but I also wanted to add cherries. I love both of those and I think putting in both will make the pie taste great.” Pear Butter explained.

“That sounds like a great idea.”

“So what are you going to make for your friends?”

“I don’t know. Usually I make cookies but I want to make something different. I’m just in a great mood to give my friends something really sweet and great.”

After hearing Apple Bloom’s plans, Pear Butter looked around at all the shops in the market to help her daughter. There were so many choices she didn’t know what to pick.

“So what do Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle like?”

“I think they like chocolate chips and bananas. And I wanted to make a different desert other than pie.”

Pear Butter got an idea for Apple Bloom’s desert for her friends. “Hey, you should make a small chocolate banana cake for your friends.”

“Great idea!” Pear was surprised to see how happy she had made Apple Bloom with her idea “Thank you so much! My friends are going to love it. Also, since there’s four pieces in a small size, I will save you a piece.”

Pear Butter was happy that she was getting a piece of cake baked from her daughter. “You know, I think I should help you make the cake, because if there’s one thing that a great cake needs, it’s is love.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Apple Bloom found it really inspiring. Starting tomorrow, she and her mom would make the best cake for the CMC.

After about fifteen minutes of shopping around the market, they got all the ingredients necessary for their desserts. Apple Bloom had never felt this happy in a long time,she was happy with her sister but now that her parents have returned, nothing could compare to the joy she felt now.

Their final stop before coming home was to meet Pear’s father’s stand, Grand Pear. “Hi daddy.” Pear said as she and Apple Bloom walked up to his stand.

“Well, if it isn't my sweetest pear of the Pear family.” Grand Pear laughed. “So how is it over at Sweet Apple Acres?”

“Better than ever. I’m spending the day with Apple Bloom.”

“Hey! It’s that little filly who ended the feud forever.”

“It was nothing. Me, my sister and my brother did the right thing.” Apple Bloom blushed.

“A great thing to finish off me and Bright Mac’s nightmare of a feud.” Pear said, proud of her daughter’s mission.

Grand Pear smilled. “So what are you two doing here?”

“We’re picking out some ingredients for our desserts for our family and Apple Bloom’s friends. I’m going to make a pie and she’s going to make a cake and I’m going to help her.”

“That’s a good thing you know? Mothers and daughters should always have quality time to make food from love for the whole family.”

All the ponies giggled after Grand Pear’s comment. “So how was the marketplace for you?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Well I was waiting for a certain somepony who’s going to join me.”

“Who is it?” Pear asked.

“Hey Grand Pear!” Granny Smith came trotting over, who had been away since this morning.

“Granny Smith?” Both Pear and Apple Bloom said in surprise, shocked at where she must have been all day.

“Yep, ever since the feud between the Apple and Pear family was over, Grand Pear and I have been hanging out lately.” Granny Smith said as she got into Grand Pear’s stand sitting by his side. “You two are surprised?”

“Well I never thought that you two would ever work together.”

“Relax, just because we’re working together doesn't mean we’re dating. We just want to show everypony that we’ve moved on.”

“I guess that’s a great idea.” Apple Bloom commented.

“You’re right. I think we should give them some time alone...not what I mean as-” Pear Butter blushed but her father cuts her off.

“Clam down. We’re just friends and nothing more.” He placed his hoof on her shoulder.

“Have a great rest of the day.” Granny smiled.

“You too.” Apple Bloom replied. She and Pear Butter left the marketplace, leaving Granny Smith and Grand Pear all alone.

As for Pear and Apple Bloom, they went to many places and were amazed by the nature and some stores. They enjoyed lunch together at a cute shop Apple Bloom decided to show her mother from when she went with her and her sister. It was close to sunset and all they had left today was to have a conversation mother to daughter.