//------------------------------// // Chapter 37 // Story: Apple Annie Oak Tree // by Creativa-Artly01 //------------------------------// A few days after the prince's party, Annie gets another letter from Celestia. This time it's one asking if they want to come and watch the Regal Flyers Gallery perform. Annie immediately writes back. "Sure! We'd love too!" she writes. She then takes it to the mailbox outside her door where a pegasus pony picks it up and flies it to the castle and drops it into Celestia's hoof. She opens it with a smile, glad to know they are wanting to come and see the Regal Flyers Gallery perform. A few hours later, Apple Annie, Franklin, and their children hop on the first train to Canterlot. Apple Jam is especially excited. She's always wanted to see the Regal Flyers Gallery perform and now she finally gets that chance. Annie, in the meantime, is trying to keep her daughter pinned down to the seat so she doesn't go flying out a window in a flood of excitement. Franklin, on the other hand, giggles at the two all the while. Around three hours later, the four hop off the train and head for the castle grounds and take their seats in the castle arena where they are soon greeted by Celestia and Luna. A half hour later, the Regal Flyers Gallery are led into the sky by their captain: Captain Dart Wind. Apple Jam looks up in amazement, eyes wide. Her parents and the rest of the ponies soon do the same. The Regal Flyers Gallery does twists, turns, dips, and spirals, the ponies cheering them on all the while. The show continues on for several hours before coming to an end, the ponies rushing to greet them and get their autographs as soon as they land. Even Apple Jam stands in line and gets an autograph, which she shows to her parents through squealing teeth. The three, with a sleeping baby in hoof, then go into the castle along with the princesses and talk for the rest of the afternoon about the great show they had just witnessed. It's truly the most fun they've had in awhile. All of them can agree to that, especially Apple Jam.