//------------------------------// // Peary the Juvey // Story: The Rotten Pear // by Catrina37 //------------------------------// Ch. 7: Peary the Juvey "I can't believe Uncle Big Bosc would forbid Uncle Peary from his dream to make his own pear butter. All just to keep you out of his life, Grand Pear!” Applejack said in aggravation. “I agree, it was very frustrating.” Grand Pear says. "Big Bosc was very close with your mother, Applejack," Posy said, "When Grand Pear disowned her, he felt backstabbed and furious that he wasn’t allowed to see her. After we divorced, Big Bosc swore to keep his father and pears out of his life since he thinks it's pears that tore the family apart." "What happened next?" Spike asked. "Well...” Grand Pear started. **** “...As the years went by, Peary grew up angry and troubled like some teens are," Grand Pear narrated, "When Big Bosc forbade him from pears and anything involving them, Peary felt without purpose. Big Bosc tried to get him involved in the flower business to help Posy out, but Peary was unhappy. He felt that the rest of the family wanted to isolate him from me. That made his anger toward the Apples and the rest of the non-pears in Equestria become great.” At the Farmer's Market in the Town Square, a pre-teen Peary was sulking at his mother and brother's booth while they sold a few flowers, twirling his hoof in a circle on the booth and looking down on it. Big Bosc noticed his expression and bumped him in the shoulder. "Try and smile for the customers, will ya?" Big Bosc growled. Peary showed a fake smile as he waved to other ponies. He moaned until he saw a pear booth with Pear Spice selling pear jam to customers. He felt so relieved to see her. With steady and quiet movements so Posy and Big Bosc wouldn’t notice, as well as ducking below the booth to not be seen. He crawls a few feet away from the booth before standing himself up. He puts on his happy face and trots over to see his cousin. "Pear Spice! Hi!" a happy Peary says. "Peary! It’s been a long time since any of us saw you last month! How've you been?" Pear Spice says. Peary blew his mane up and says, "Miserable. Big Bosc has me planting seeds and watering flowers for work. I never have time to make pear butter for Dad. I want to fulfill my dream, but my big brother says I'm part of the family business." "Just give your brother time. He'll come around." “I hope so, but it seems like that sort of thing won’t be possible,” he says glumly, “How’s Dad?” “He misses you terribly.” Suddenly, Peary is harshly pulled by the tail by a really strong grip. It was enough to make him fly a little until he lands on his rump a couple of feet away from the one who threw him: Big Bosc. He didn’t look happy either according to his scowl. Big Bosc stomped toward Pear Spice and says harshly, "Hear me out, Spice! Neither you nor Dad are allowed to talk to us unless Princess Celestia allows it!” Flabbergasted beyond anything for what Big Bosc was saying, all she could do was say, “Wh-? Now wait just a minute, Princess Celestia didn’t say-!” “I don’t care!” Big Bosc loudly interrupts, before turning towards Peary, “And as for you, Peary! You're not to bring pears into our lives. You'll stick to the flower business, and like it!" Having had enough of his brother, Peary growled and gritted his teeth. “This is what I think of your stupid flower business!" he yells. Peary angrily ran up to the flower booth and bucked it, causing the entire booth to fall on his mother's flowers and crush them, as well as fall on top of his mother who was still inside of it. Horrified beyond anything, Big Bosc and Pear Spice rush over and helped Posy up. Peary angrily spotted a grape cart and kicked it down as well. Then, he kicked down an orange stand, and a coconut stand. **** Many minutes later... Almost the entire market was destroyed, and Peary breathed heavily from the exhilaration and frustration within him. Angry ponies swarm around Peary as they looked at him with dagger-eyes and trotted toward him. "Come on! I'll take you all on!" Peary said as he held up his hooves and threw punches. Two stallions grabbed Peary and started to tussle with him, but he was strong enough to take them down without any hesitation. Other ponies begin to pile on him to make sure no one else gets hurt. Posy and Pear Spice ran to stop the fight, and they even tried to get through the crowd forming around Peary, but it was almost to no avail. Big Bosc meanwhile just stood by and watched.