//------------------------------// // The Pear Family // Story: The Rotten Pear // by Catrina37 //------------------------------// Chapter 3: The Pear Family A few minutes later...across town... Grand Pear and Peary Bits were standing in front of a flower shop, with a sign post that said “Spring Flowers Shop”. While nearby, Apple Bloom was peeking from a nearby crate of pears. Grand Pear knocked on the door, and opening the door was an old mare with hair like her mother’s but with gray streaks and a pink posy for a cutie mark. Behind her is a mare with a brown mane in ponytails and a pear blossom cutie mark and a stallion with peach-colored fur, pear-colored mane, and a half-sliced pear cutie mark. “Afternoon, everypony.” he says in greeting. “Hello, Grand Pear,” said the old mare, “Thanks for bringing our son back. A friend told us what happened in the market.” Grand Pear enters the shop with Peary in tow, his head down and facing the ground. Entering the household gave Peary nothing but ire inside of him. “Big Bosc, take your brother up to his room! I’ll have a word with him later.” the old mare orders the stallion. “Right away, Mom,” responded the stallion. Big Bosc took Peary Bits upstairs. When the big stallion looked at his father, he noticed his father waving to him. But, instead of waving back to him, he gruffly turned away. Grand Pear dropped his head when the young mare lifted his chin. “He’s still working through his grief, Daddy,” the young mare said, “Give him time.” “I’ll have a word with Big Bosc, too,” said the old mare. Grand Pear’s ear swiveled in the direction of Apple Bloom’s crate, and he smiled as if he knew something no one else didn’t. “Apple Bloom, you can come out now.” he says. From behind the crate, Apple Bloom couldn’t believe what she heard and just found out! Grand Pear knew she was following behind the whole time! Her mouth was agape at the prospect, but she composed herself and decided to come out of hiding. Slowly, Apple Bloom came out from behind the crate, and trotted toward Grand Pear and the family. “Uh…hi,” Apple Bloom said shyly, “I...I’m Apple Bloom...Grand Pear’s grand filly.” The two mares, “Apple Bloom?!” “Yep. That’s her,” Grand Pear says with a chuckle. The old mare and young mare suddenly gasp upon what they just heard, and they step outside to come closer to her. “Oh my gosh,” the young mare shouts with glee, “It’s really you! You’ve gotten so big!” “Why I can’t believe how much you’ve grown already,” the older mare says, “The last time I ever saw you, you were wearing diapers!” “Say what now?!” Apple Bloom said, a confused look on her face. The two mares giggled at the look on the filly’s face. “Allow us to introduce ourselves, Apple Bloom,” the old mare said, “I’m Posy Spring, owner of the Spring Flowers Shop, and your grand-mare.” “Grand-Mare?” “That’s right! So call me Nana Posy.” “And I’m your aunt Pear Blossom,” the young mare said, “Your Nana Posy’s assistant and daughter. You already met my evil twin Peary Bits.” “And I’m your Uncle Big Bosc.” The Big Stallion’s voice suddenly says. Facing the direction of the voice, the group finds Big Bosc standing on the stairway, before he started walking over to them. He stopped when he was close enough to tower over Apple Bloom in height. “I’m your mother’s slightly older brother. I help farm and grow the flowers.” Big Bosc said to Apple Bloom. “So all of you are my Mom’s and Grand Pear’s family?” Apple Bloom asked. “Well…” Posy says with a sigh, “Yes and no.” “What do ya mean?” “Well, Apple Bloom,” Grand Pear said, “Posy and I use to be married a long time ago, but...we’ve been apart for some time.” “Y-You mean that you and Nana Posy have been divorced?” Apple Bloom stutters. “Yeah. A result of your mother’s death.” “Tch. No thanks to you, Old Timer!” Big Bosc said. “Big Bosc! That is no way to treat your father!” Posy yelled, “We may not be together, but you still have to treat him with respect!” Despite her authoritative tone though, all Big Bosc did was just roll his eyes in response, as if he didn’t care to begin with. Posy and Pear Blossom saw that, but, they decided to let it pass until later, because they just decided on something very important. “Now, you stay here with Peary while your sister and I escort Apple Bloom home. We’ll be back in a little while.” “Yes, Ma.” Big Bosc said. Big Bosc leaves the group alone, figuring that it was best to find something else to do. When he left, Pear Blossom and Posy exited the doorway, and went out on the road to escort Apple Bloom and Grand Pear back to Sweet Apple Acres. “Apple Bloom.” Pear Blossom said to her. “Yay?” Apple Bloom responds. “When we get you home, we’ll tell you everything about what happened.” The pink-bowed filly smiles upon hearing what her Aunt just told her, and Grand Pear and Posy Spring nod in agreement.