Pear Butter sits to write her new daughter a letter to be opened later when they can laugh about it. Being a parent is a frightening prospect even on her second foal.

But it’s still sealed decades later.

Dear Miss Princess Celestia,

I hope you get this letter okay. Not really sure how you get yer mail, but I'm gonna wrap it nice and fancy so they know it's for royalty. Wouldn't want it to get lost.

Ma and Pa said to send you this letter because it's Family Appreciation Day. They said you like to get letters from fillies and colts across Equestria so you can see how happy everypony is. I think that's mighty sweet of you, Princess.

Now, how do I start this thing?

Pear Butter reflects on the events of her wedding and her future.

Contains brief, fluffy romance.
Cover art by INowISeeI.

The only thing more shocking than a letter from their parents is what it says.

After Grand Pear disowned her at the wedding, Buttercup began to fear that unconditional love was now limited to her husband. Her worry was only expanding with the addition of expecting her first foal and an Apple Family Reunion coinciding around her due date. But when she received a letter from her long-estranged sister in Manehattan seeking to reconnect, she was surprised when Granny Smith encouraged her to invite Pear Blossom—now Orange Blossom—to the reunion.

That was when Buttercup realized that the Apples were the family that she always wanted... and never quite had.

The Apple family reunion got really awkward this year.

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Special thanks goes to MagnetBolt for assistance!

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This story is a sequel to Of Revolutions and Reunions

The Battle of Klugetown was a triumph. A huge success. The combined army of ponies, thestrals, and hippogriffs had liberated the slaves and overthrown Verkos' criminal regime with minimal causalities. Applejack's family anxiously awaited her return, with Applebloom eagerly wanting to hear about the epic battle and the countless acts of heroism that her big sister surely must have carried out.

Indeed, Applejack did have much to tell her family. Not only that, she was also bringing two familiar faces back to Sweet Apple Acres.

For all the triumphs and tribulations the Crusaders have faced through the years, it's commonly known they consider themselves sisters between each other.

When a certain day arrives for Applebloom though, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are asked if they'd like to meet their sister's parents, unknowing of the forever lasting impact on their bond in friendship.

Featured August 18, 2020.

This is a pilot story-episode.

Velvetverse is the AU story where Twilight Velvet, Cookie Crumbles, Windy Whistles, Rain Flower(Mrs. Shy), Cloudy Quartz, and Pear Butter become the mane 6 before their future daughters do.

I had a family. I wanted someone to love. I didn't realize I had to choose.