It's a beautiful day as Pear Butter is out at a birthday celebration with her parents that they threw for her. "Happy birthday, my little Pear Butter and Jelly," says Grandpear with a smile.
"Happy birthday, my little Sugar Cube," adds Pear Crumble.
"Awe, thanks," responds Pear Butter. "I'm so glad you're my parents!"
After several hours of just spending time together, Grandpear returns to work and Pear Crumble takes Pear Butter home. On the walk home, however, some rocks off a near by ledge slip out of place and come tumbling down the hill towards the two. Pear Crumble then looks up once she hears the noise and pushes her daughter out of the way of the stones. She then gets crushed by them herself. Pear Butter, in tears, runs off to find her father.
A few minutes later, she finds him and drags him to the ledge where her mother is. The two then break down in tears when they see her there, lifeless just as she was before. "Pear," says Grandpear, "she's dead, gone." She bursts into tears on his shoulder and he does her best to comfort her.
"But, but she can't be, no, no, no," cries Pear, her voice quivering. "No, no, no. No, no, no."
"I'm afraid so, honey bun," responds Grandpear.
The two then take Pear Crumble's lifeless body back to the farmhouse and bury it under the oldest pear tree on the property. The two then sit there and cry atop the freshly piled ground. "Why did it have to be her? Why?" cries Pear Butter. "It's not fair."
"I know it's not, dear, I know," says Grandpear as he holds her close to him and runs his hoof through her messy ponytail of a mane. A few moments later, the two go inside and sit down to dinner, but without Pear Crumble, it's not the same.
In the following days, this incident causes Grandpear to become more overprotective of his Pear Butter as she was the spitting image of her mother. Pear Butter, however, does not pick up on this and just thinks it's because she died and nothing more.
"Dad, stop," grumbles Pear Butter voicing her complaints. Nonetheless, he doesn't stop and continues to stay overprotective of her for the following months.
Two months after Pear Crumble's passing, Grandpear finally breaks down and tells Pear Butter the truth. "Honey, you wanna know why I'm so overprotective of you?"
"Yes, I've wanted to know for awhile now," responds Pear Butter.
"It's because you're the spitting image of your mother. You both had the bright orange curls, the light colored coat, the same beautiful aqua turquoise eyes. That's why I am so overprotective of you. It's because I can't help but see her face when I see yours." Grandpear breaks down into tears. "It's just hard for me, not having your mother around. I'm so sorry."
"Awe, dad," responds Pear Butter coming over and embracing him in a hug. "You still have me. You'll never lose me."
"I hope that's true," responds Grandpear. He then lets out a sigh and goes back out to work in the orchard. Pear Butter, now that he's gone, then sneaks away to see Bright Mack. All the while, she can't help but feel this is the worst time to be doing it behind his back, but when else is she supposed to do it after all.
Chapter 3-Several Years Later
Several years later, Grandpear returns to Ponyville and sets up his booth in the market place once again. Not long after he begins to draw a crowd, Apple Bloom approaches his stand.
"Are you new here?" asks the little yellow filly.
"Nah," responds Grandpear. "I used to live here several years ago." He then hands her a bit of pear jam to try.
"This is delicious!" exclaims Apple Bloom. "How much?"
"Nah," responds Grandpear.
Apple Bloom then thanks him and leaves. She takes the pear jam back to the farm. There, she shows it to Applejack and Big Mac and the two promptly hide it.
A few days later, the three go to Goldy Delicious's and learn about their parents and then follow it up by going to Burnt Oaks to learn more about their dad and Mrs. Cakes's to learn more about their mom. By the end of the day, they all return to the market and reunite with Grandpear. Later that afternoon, they bring him back to the farm and he makes up with Granny and they all go out and mourn under their parents tree together, every pony shedding tears together-both in mourning and joy to be a family once again.
Chapter 2-Five Years Later
Five years later, Pear Butter finally escapes the grasp of her father and marries Bright Mac. All the while, though, she can't help but hear her dad's voice in her head sometimes. "I can't believe I lost you just like I did your mother." Soon, he would know how right he was.
Two years after their secret wedding and Pear Butter turning her back on her dad, Pear gives birth to their first foal, a strong colt whom they name Big Mackintosh. Not long after he comes out, a filly follows suit. The two name her Applejack. "Twins," sighs Pear Butter.
Three years later, they give birth to their final foal, a filly named Apple Bloom. A few weeks later, the two are out in the orchard when a horrible accident occurs. The two are crushed by a roll away cart that came down the hill into the orchard.
Not long after their parents passing, AJ and Big Mac find them dead in the orchard and take them to the apple pear tree and bury them with help from Granny. They then go and grab Apple Bloom and all go outside to grieve. Granny returns back to the house, not able to bear the loss of her only son. She then gets up the courage and writes a letter letting Grandpear know the horrible news.
A few days later, Grandpear gets the letter and reads it. "Dear Grandpear, it's Crabapple. Our children died in a cart accident. It rolled into the orchard and crushed them. I'm sorry." Grandpear then breaks down into tears. He then repeats the same phrase Pear sometimes heard in her head all those years back. "I can't believe I lost you just like I did your mother." He then goes back inside, sits in his chair, and continues to cry until the break of dawn. He can't believe his baby girl is dead and gone.
