We just need you to get Twilight
To remember some of her favorite times with you
So this book can record them.
Uh, but it’s a surprise gift for her coronation
And I know you’re uncomfortable not telling the truth, so...
It’s true I ain’t fond of lying, but...
I think I can handle it in my own way.
Just to play it safe...
Let’s practice our way first.
Oh, hi there, Applejack. It’s always so great to see you,
But why did you ask me to come out to the farm?
Uh... You see,
The thing is I need you to uh...
Check the apples?
I mean,
I definitely don’t need you to
Reminisce about some memorable times with me
For any kind of magical gift or anything.
Nope.
Huh, Maybe it’s better if I do the talking.
I’m not sure I understand, Spike.
Why would Applejack need me to check the apples
She’s using for the coronation?
I’m sure she just wants everything to be perfect.
Isn’t that right, Applejack.
Well, um...
Yes, but I have to be honest, Twilight, I...
Speaking of honesty,
What’s your favorite time that Applejack was honest, Twilight?
Gee, Spike, that’s...
An odd question.
And there’s been a lot...
Hold on, I’ma comin’!
Applejack! What do I do?
Let go.
Are you crazy?!
No I ain’t.
I promise, you’ll be safe.
That’s not true!
Now listen here,
What I’m saying to you is the honest truth.
Let go, and you’ll be safe.
Listen, y’all.
I thought I was just bein’ honest when I said all those things,
But somepony helped me realize I was actually bein’ hurtful.
So for that, I apologize.
So you don’t think fashion is ridicilous?!
Uh... Well... I uh...
I... Still don’t understand it,
But I appreciate how much it means to y’all,
And how much hard work you put into it.
I also know this contest is important to Rarity.
So what do you say?
I hate to disappoint everypony,
But there’s no way Granny could have made that dive
Because this tonic...
Is a fake.
But you gave it your stamp of approval!
Are you saying you lied?
I am.
I didn’t mean to.
But everypony seemed so much happier,
I couldn’t bring myself to tell you
When I found out the tonic wasn’t real.
I know it was wrong.
I just hope, with time,
I can win back everypony’s trust.
I am pretty honest.
Yep. But you weren’t always that way, were you?
Oh, I’ve heard that story...
Now, apple blight is a serious disease...
Did she say “apple blight?”
I-I think she said “gaskin mites.”
And once the trunk turns red like this,
The only thing to do is prune the branches.
Oh no! Granny!
Did you say “prune the branches?”
Well, sure. What else you gonna do once the blight gets this bad?
Everypony just stop!
This is all a big misunderstanding.
Actually, it’s a big lie!
Big Mac?!
Granny Smith?!
What’s going on here, Applejack?!
That’s a darn good question.
I’m not sure if I was worried
That nopony was listening to my ideas
Or just nervous that
I wouldn’t be the one to end up running the farm,
But...
I promised something to Filthy Rich that I couldn’t deliver
And I was too embarrassed to admit it.
So Granny was never sick?
And there ain’t no apple blight in ponies?
Nope.
Those were all lies...
And I thought if you found out...
You’d stop doing business with the farm,
So I just kept telling more.
So, she’s not a doctor?
Please don’t make Granny
and the farm suffer for what I did.
This whole thing is my fault.
I reckon what really set me against lying
Was seeing how it affected my family.
And you’re about as close to family as a pony can get, Twilight.
That’s why I need to...
That’s another thing I love about you, Applejack.
And nopony loves her family more than you do, right Twilight?
Sure. The Apples are all pretty close...
Found ‘em.
Gesundhoof!
Thank you, Applejack.
I still can’t believe it’s been almost 100 moons
Since our last family reunion.
I remember it like it was yesterday!
Well you have been talkin’ about it pretty much every day since then.
Apple Bloom, how’re them RSVPs comin’ along?
Who’s showin’ their muzzle at the reunion?
Everypony!
Everypony?!
Feathers on a goat! Are you sure?
Well, I got RSVPs from...
Apples from Yonderhill, Hollow Shades, Galloping Gorge, Foal Mountains, ...
Apples from Fillydelphia, Tall Tale Town,
And all them Apples from AppleLoosa.
Oh! And how could I forget? MANEHATTAN!
Babs is coming!
I get to see my favorite cousin!
Think we’re gonna need a bigger cider trough.
Everypony knows all this stuff about me,
But I have something to say...
Just look at me rambling on and on.
You brought Twilight here to check the apples and...
We haven’t even started.
Come on, Twilight!
Applejack, are you trying to ruin the surprise?
I don’t see how I could.
Spike won’t let me get a word in edgewise!
I think...
The way Spike’s getting Twilight’s memories
might seem dishonest,
But it’s working really well.
Don’t you think Twilight’ll get a might suspicious
If I just stand around while Spike does all the talking?
I suppose you should say something,
Uh... But it doesn’t have to be a lie.
You can talk about anything.
We just need more memories.
What do you think?
I think I still don’t know what I’m supposed to be checking.
You and your family have been running this farm forever.
You know apples better than I ever will.
I, uh... I guess that’s true.
We have been on this farm for quite awhile.
This barn’s been here awhile too,
Though it almost wasn’t...
♫ Raise this barn, Raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Together we can raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Up up up ♫
♫ Go the beams ♫
♫ Hammer those joints ♫
♫ Work in teams ♫
♫ Turn'em round quick by the right elbow ♫
♫ Grab a new partner, here we go! ♫
♫ C'mon Apple family! Let's get to it! ♫
♫ Raise this barn, raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Together we can raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Finish the frame ♫
♫ Recycling wood ♫
♫ Workin' hard ♫
♫ You're doin' good! ♫
♫ Turn'em round quick by the right elbow ♫
♫ Grab a new partner, here we go! ♫
♫ Raise this barn, raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Together we can raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Slats of wood ♫
♫ Come off the ground ♫
♫ Hold'em up and nail them down ♫
♫ Turn'em round quick by the left elbow ♫
♫ Grab a new partner, here we go! ♫
♫ C'mon Apples! Get her done! ♫
♫ Look at us, we're family ♫
♫ Working together thankfully, ♫
♫ We Apples, we are proud to say ♫
♫ Stick together the pony way! ♫
♫ So Bow to your partner, and circle right ♫
♫ Get down from there if you're scared of heights! ♫
♫ Forward Back and twirl around ♫
♫ That barn's gonna be the best in town! ♫
♫ Yeah! ♫
♫ Yeehaw! Attagirl! ♫
♫ Allright! Let's get to it! ♫
♫ Raise this barn, raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ To-gether we can raise this barn ♫
♫ 1,2,3,4 ♫
♫ Take your Brushes ♫
♫ Young and Old ♫
♫ Together paint it ♫
♫ Bright and Bold ♫
♫ Turn'em round quick by the left elbow ♫
♫ Grab a new partner, here we go! ♫
♫ We raised this barn, we raised this barn ♫
♫ Yes, we did! ♫
♫ Together we sure raised this barn ♫
♫ Yes we did! ♫
♫ Being together is what counts the most ♫
♫ We all came here from coast to coast ♫
♫ All we need to strive to be ♫
♫ Is a part of the Apple FAMILYY! ♫
♫ Yeah! ♫
What made you tell that story?
Um... I suppose being in the barn made me think of it.
Is that weird?
Not any more than the way you used to do your chores.
I’ve never heard that story.
What are you talking about?
You were there!
I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t let those spa ponies
Go another minute putting up with problems
They didn’t even know they had.
Somehow they just got used to
a huge bottleneck of ponies
Standin’ around waitin’.
But I took one look at that spa-jam
And I knew I had to do something.
Sometimes the simplest things
Can just derail a whole operation.
Whether it’s a leaky pipe
Or doing to much laundry,
You can’t just stick to the same old way of doing things
And expect things to get better.
I mean, thinking you can
is just plum ridiculous, right?
It’s funny when you realize
the extra work they were doing...
Was even making things worse.
I mean, I guess it’s possible to get stuck in a routine
Where you’re doing all this extra stuff and not realize it,
But I can’t for the life of me think of how.
Why are y’all starin’ at me like that?
Ooooooh yeeeeaaahh.
I don’t know how I could have forgotten that.
Come to think of it,
For a down to earth farm pony,
You’re weird a lot.
And that’s when the Yellow Birdie thought to himself,
“Hmm, my favorite little tree isn’t such a little tree anymore."
So she sang her song, big and strong,
They all lived in that great big tree happily ever after.
The end.
Applejack!
Were you reading a bedtime story to...
An apple tree?
Who’s our next model, for the fashion show.
Um...
Apple... Jewel?
Who the hay is that?
I hate to say I told you so, Twilight!
But I told you so.
It’s a curse I tells ya!
Huh?
Hey! Who put pillow on these rake?
Oh, I don't know.
Maybe someone who really loves her little sister
And doesn’t want her to get owie?
Applejack?
What are you doing?
Applejack?
Who’s that?
My name’s Apple Chord
And I’ve got a couple of songs to play for ya.
Clap your hooves if you know ‘em.
And a one and a two and a...
♫ My love is like a barrel ♫
♫ Barrel full of hay ♫
I guess I can be just as peculiar as the next pony.
But that’s not what’s going on today.
Uh... Because today
You wanted Twilight to check over the apples for the coronation, right?
Nope.
And I think it’s time I told you the truth.
Twilight, I have to be honest.
The reason Spike gave you for coming out to the farm today...
Was a lie.
It’s just that things have been so hectic,
What with saving Equestria and planing for the coronation.
I just wanted to have a chance to reminisce with you a bit.
I’m happy to spend time
remembering things we’ve done together.
You don’t have to make up some excuse for that.
Let’s see.
My favorite Applejack memories...
My name is Twilight Sparkle.
Well howdy do, Miss Twilight!
A pleasure making your acquaintance!
I’m Applejack!
We here at Sweet Apple Acres...
Sure do like making new friends!
Freinds? Actually... I...
So, what can I do you for?
That’s it, Bumpkin!
I know it’s hard work but you guys are doin’ great!
Hey Applejack! How’s everything going?
Oh, just dandy.
A little slow startin’, but peachy all the same.
There’s a lot of ground to clear, ya hear?
We can’t even start the plantin’ & waterin’
Until we get all this heap o’ snow high-tailed outta here!
Well, I’d like to help!
Well, I... I dunno Twilight.
Just give me a chance.
Well, I never turn down a hard worker, but...
Think how much quicker they could Wrap Up winter with your magic.
I could use a “come to life” spell,
Oh, here goes!
Huh, she's awful strong for such a little pony.
That’s my girl! Followin’ my advice!
And what in tarnation does that mean?
Slow down!
What’s going on!
What you do?!
You used magic, didn’t you!
It’s funny, really.
Twilight here was suspicious of my behavior all along.
Too bad the rest of you were too caught up
In your wedding planning to realize
Those suspicions were correct.
Sorry, Twi. We should have listened to you.
It’s not your fault.
She fooled everypony.
You’ve always been such a good friend.
I don’t know what I would have done without you.
I feel the same way.
If I hadn't met you,
I might not of ever left the farm or had any adventures at all.
Oh, Manehattan!
What you do to me!
Darling, are you all right?
Ponies move so fast here,
Not at all like back home.
Eyes peeled. Ears open.
Remember, Applejack, you’re in the big city now.
No moseying.
You’ve got to walk with speed and confidence.
Move it!
Sorry ‘bout that.
Get out of my way!
Sorry.
Watch it!
I'll do.
Butter my biscuits,
I can barely cross the street in this town...
Guess nopony else is goin’ out as far as we are.
Maybe they know something we don’t.
Now Fluttershy, I’ve told you a dozen times!
There’s nothing to be scare...
I’m sorry...
You really startled us!
It’s just I’m not used to seeing anypony
taking the train to...
The end of the line.
The final destination.
The laaaaaast stop.
We get the picture. Why?
Nothing but uncharted terrain and wild beasts out that way.
Well... Maybe there’s a little somethin’ to be scared of.
Where are the pies?!
They’re not back here!
This is your fault!
You think you always got to be in charge.
You’re lucky, you know.
You've got no idea what its like
To have a sister constantly looking over your shoulder.
Uh, actually…
Let’s try listening to me for a change.
And I say: if there are no pies, let’s settle for the filly filet.
Any last words?
I really wish my sister were here!
Hang on, Apple Bloom!
I’m a’comin’!
Get her!
Hey, I thought I was in charge now!
Howdy!
I feel pretty lucky we’re friends.
Honestly, so do I.
But, you were right about the coronation keeping me busy.
Come on, Spike.
Celestia and Luna want to go over the guest list...
Again.
I guess Spike and I should have let you handle things from the start.
I may be an honest pony,
But even I know how not to spoil a surprise.
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