//------------------------------// // The Real Apple Family // Story: "What Are You Doing? Buy This Book Now!" // by Strawberry Sunrise //------------------------------// Twilight teleported herself and Spike back to the Apple family house. She ran into the storage room and freed Applejack, Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith. As they turned to leave the room, their changeling counterparts blocked the way. “You’re not going anywhere!” they said together. Twilight teleported them to cages in Tartarus. “Here’s your copy of ‘What Are You Doing? Buy This Book Now!’ by Flimmy McFlammerson,” Twilight told Applejack. “What?” Applejack said. She had never heard of ‘What Are You Doing? Buy This Book Now!’ by Flimmy McFlammerson before. She opened the book and saw ‘Sucker!’ written on every page. “Are you trying to tell me something here?” Applejack asked. She thought Twilight might think she was a sucker for getting trapped by the changelings. “Do you think I’m a sucker for getting trapped by the changelings or something?” she said. “What? No! It’s just a fun joke thing,” Twilight said. “Hmm…” Applejack said, but then she smiled. The group left the storage room and went into the main part of the house. “Well, thanks for saving us!” Apple Bloom said. “Thanks,” Big Mac said. “Thank you!” Granny Smith said, and she made some of her famous apple pie for Twilight and Spike. It was a secret Apple family recipe. “This pie is delicious!” Twilight said. “Thank you!” After the pie, Twilight and Spike left the Apple farm. “Do you think Chrysalis will do anything else?” Spike asked. “I don’t know,” Twilight said. “Maybe.” They kept walking.