Spike looked at Granny, he was wondering why they needed to go see some bees. "Granny, why did we stop off at the flower stand and buy flowers, aren't we going to see some bees?" Asked Spike.
Granny nodded to the little dragon. "Yep, that's exactly why we stopped at the flower stand. You see Spike, Zap Apple Jam is very difficult to make, so you learn how to make it the best possible way, but one of the most important ingredients besides the apples themselves, is the honey. The sweeter, the better."
Spike cocked his head. "But what about the honey back at home, it's super sweet?"
Granny nodded. "Yes, it is, but when I tried to make it with normal honey, the jam turned yellow and tart." Granny shivered. "Took me two months to get that taste off my tongue. But Spike, I learned that if you sweet talk the bees, they'll produce sweeter honey, and they'll be willing to part with it."
Spike nodded. "Ok, then the flowers are for?"
Granny giggled. "Flattery." Said Granny simply.
Spike looked at Fluttershy. "Mommy, what's flattery?"
Fluttershy giggled. "Spike, mommy will tell you when you're older." Said Fluttershy.
Spike shrugged. 'I don't get it.' Thought Spike. He then looked around for some sign of a bee hive. He then spotted one, it was next to the honey stand in the middle of the market. "Granny, Mommy, I see the honey stand." Said Spike.
Granny smiled as she walked towards the owner of the stand. A tall brown stallion dressed head to hoof in a bee suit. "Good morning, Honey Wand, how have you been doing?"
"Granny Smith, I am doing well, in fact, I'm doing great." Said Honey Wand as he pulled off his bee suit's hat. He looked at Spike and Fluttershy. "So, this is the reason my sales have been so high in the last month?" He walked over to Spike and smiled at the little dragon. "I believe that your Mama is Pinkie Pie, right?" Asked the stallion.
Fluttershy nodded. "That's her, it's nice to meet you sir, my name is Fluttershy, I'm Spike's mommy."
Honey Wand smiled at the little filly. "Well, I guess the rumors were true then, the little dragon has five mothers?"
Spike nodded. "Yep, I have Mommy, Mama, Ma, Mother, and Mom."
Honey Wand nodded. "Well, your very lucky then Spike. I've known Rarity and Applejack for most of their lives and I know Pinkie so well already."
Spike smiled. " I love my Mamas."
Honey Wand smiled. "That's great to hear. Now what can I do for you today?"
Granny looked at the stallion. "Zap Apple Jam." Said Granny simply.
Honey Wand nodded. "Say no more." Said Honey Wand as he smiled at the old mare. "Go right ahead."
Granny smiled as she walked over to the bee hive and gave it a light tap. Soon a few bees flew out to check what was attacking the hive. Granny smiled at the bees and showed them the flowers. "Well, hey there little guys, I was hoping to get some sweet honey today. I know strong bees as yourselves can easily do that." Said Granny.
The bee started to buzz. It took a few moments for Fluttershy to translate. "He said that he would be happy to talk to the queen about letting us have some of the sweetest honey, but they want the queen to meet us first."
Granny smiled. "Well I can't wait to see the dear." Said Granny. The bees then flew back into the hive to grab their queen.
A few moments later a large bee walked out of the top of the hive. She then started to buzz at Granny. "She says it is great to finally meet the legendary Granny Smith, she has heard stories from her predecessors about your kindness, but she wishes to see it for herself." Said Fluttershy.
Granny nodded. 'Yeah, much easier with a translator.' Thought Granny. She then showed the flowers to the queen and smiled at her. "Well, I must say that you’re a strong queen, with very loyal bees, you must be very proud of them?"
"I am." Said Fluttershy after she translated the buzzing.
Spike looked around while the others were talking, he then noticed a bird perched on a tree branch, it was looking at the bee hive with hunger in its eyes. Spike became worried so he tapped Fluttershy. "Mommy, there's a bird in the tree." Said Spike.
Fluttershy nodded. "Ok Spike, mommy will look at the bird in a minute, but I'm busy right now." Said Fluttershy as she placed Spike on the ground. "Why don't you stretch your legs?"
Spike huffed. "But Mommy?" Asked Spike. But it didn't get Fluttershy's attention, so he walked over to the bird to tell him to go away, so he wouldn't ruin the honey deal. Spike looked at the bird. "Um, Excuse me?" Asked Spike.
The bird looked down at Spike. "What do you want, I'm busy trying to feed my kids." Said the bird.
"Um... could you not be mean to the bees, please?" Asked Spike.
"Sorry kid, I have four mouths to feed, and I haven't gotten a chance to get any worms today, so the bees are the closest thing."
Spike hummed in thought. "Wait, you want worms? I can get you worms." Said Spike.
The bird looked at Spike confused. "Wait you can? How?" Asked the bird.
Spike smiled as he pointed to his nose. "I can smell them. If I find some for you, could you leave the bees alone?"
The bird shrugged. "Sure, all I want is to feed my babies." Said the bird.
Spike smiled as he started to sniff around the ground. Spike shot up and looked at the bird. "I found a few right here." Said Spike, he then began to use his claws to dig for the worms. Slowly, Spike pulled out three worms from the ground. His claws were covered in dirt, but he was smiling. Spike showed the worms to the bird. "Ma'am, I have the worms." Said Spike.
The bird smiled as she flew down to Spike and landed on his shoulder. She looked at Spike. "Thank you so much, my babies will be so happy to know I got them some food."
Spike smiled. "Well, don't worry, if you ever need some help just come by my mommy's place on the other side of town, it's a small cottage near the forest."
The bird smiled as she nodded. "Thank you so much, I might drop by some day, but right now I need to get home." Said the bird as she took the worms from Spike's hand and flew away to her nest.
Spike waved as the bird flew away. "Bye." Said Spike.
Fluttershy noticed Spike waving and seeing as the talk with the bee queen went well, she decided to go check up on Spike. She walked over to Spike, ready to see this bird Spike mentioned. "Sorry Spike, where is that bird you wanted to show me?" Asked Fluttershy.
Spike smiled at Fluttershy. "She flew away Mommy, she said she was looking for food for her babies. I asked her to not hurt the bees, and then I found some worms for her to give her babies. I told her to come to the house if she needs help and she said she might." Said Spike.
Fluttershy smiled as she nuzzled Spike's head. "That's so cool Spike, I hope I can meet her one day." Said Fluttershy.
Spike nodded. "So, did Granny get the honey?"
Granny walked over to the two with a large jar of golden honey on her back. "Sure did Spike, we got everything we need to make Zap Apple Jam now. All we need to do now is get our bunny suits on and hop over the watering cans while singing the alphabet." Said Granny as she took the lead and started the walk back to the farm.