Two days after Flare arrived in Ponyville, we meet up with Flare and Spike at his trailer. Flare is making plans for his new business.

"So what kind of business exactly are you going to open?" asked Spike.

"I told you brah, it's a surprise! All of Ponyville surprised me, now I surprise all of Ponyville!" answered Flare.

"Well, where are you going to open?" asked Spike.

"I-D-K, I haven't decided yet. Even though I said I wanted to live somewhere less populated, I'd want to open a business somewhere really populated. I'll take a look around town and see what I can dig up." said Flare.

"Well I hope you get lots of business, bro. Is there anything I can do to help you out?" asked Spike.

"Well even though I can't tell you what I'm opening, you can help me build it. Throughout the building process you'll be getting hints on what I'm making. Maybe you'll be able to guess what the business is all about. On the other hoof, maybe you won't. I could also use some other pony's help to get the place going too. Twilight can help me in trying to get the place build, Rarity can do decorating, Rainbow Dash and Applejack can be muscle getting things in place, Pinkie can keep us entertained, and Fluttershy... I don't know, what can she do to help that involves building?" said Flare.

"Well she is a pegasis, maybe she can help decorate too." said Spike.

"Possum grade awesome! Alright, time to get the renovations ready!" said Flare cheerfully.

"Wait, do you have the money to pay for your business?

"I already took care of it with the mayor. I totally covered the cost for all the tools and items I need to build it, and all I have to do is pick a location and get on building!" said Flare.

"This is going to be awesome Flare!" cried Spike.

"Bro hoof." said Spike with his hoof out.

Flare and Spike gave eachother a bro hoof.

"Yeah!" they both said.

Spike and Flare walk around town finding a place to settle. They keep looking around, but still can't find anywhere to set up the business.

"Sad face." said Flare with a sad face.

"What's wrong?" asked Spike.

"I can't find a good place to build my business. But I ain't giving up yet, there has to be an opening somewhere." said Flare.

"How about next door to Rarity?" asked Spike.

"Nah. I need opening space on both sides of my business." said Flare.

"There is a big opening right across from Sugarcube Corner." Spike suggested.

"Noooooooo! I less then three those ponies at Sugarcube Corner! I don't want to be in competition with them!" Flare cried.

"Well there's my first hint! You're going to be selling food, right?" asked Spike.

"I'm not saying yes or no to any questions that involves what my business is all about. Kay thanks bye." said Flare.

"Bye?" asked Spike.

"No, it's an expression. I don't mean like, leave. It's just, I want to drop that conversation." said Flare.

"Ah, gotcha!" said Spike.

"Soooooo, have you ever found that special somepony?" asked Flare.

"Well, actually. You know Rarity right?" asked Spike.

"No I don't know Rarity. LOL!" said Flare as he laughed. Then Spike gives Flare an annoyed look.

"After I first met Rarity, she was the most beautiful creature in the universe!" said Spike with hearts coming out of his head.

"She WAS, or she IS? Because you said she WAS." explained Flare. Then Spike got a little mad at Flare.

"Will you let me finish?" cried Spike.

"Whoa, you mad bro?" asked Flare with a troll look on his face.

"As I was saying... I fell in love with Rarity from the very first time I met her! I've kept it a secret for a long time, but then I told her. She's been giving me lots of attention afterword. And someday I'm going to ask her out..." said Spike as Flare interupted.

"BORING! Seriously brah? A dragon and a pony? That's a laugh! Why don't you ask her out right now?" Flare teased.

"Well, I'm... kinda nervous." said Spike nervously.

"ROFL! Admit it dude! You can't do it! Winkey face." Flare teased with a wink.

Spike gets angry again, and Flare gives Spike an evil look as they look face to face at eachother closely.

"Oh yeah? I can ask Rarity out whenever I want!" cried Spike.

"Sure, I believe you. Mischievous face!" teased Flare.

"I'll show you! I'll show you that I CAN go out with Rarity! You hear me Flare? I'm going to give Rarity the best night of her life! You'll see!" cried Spike.

"Yeah, cool story bro!" said Flare, as Flare smiles. "Oh, here is a great spot to set up my business!" Flare points to the ground at his location which is the park, near the lake.

"You want to open your business at the park?" asked Spike.

"No I want to open my business in the everfree forest. What do you think? Tongue face." said Flare sarcasticly as he laughs and pats Spike's head. Spike still gives Flare an annoying look.

"Alright let's get started!" said Flare.

Several minutes went by; Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, AppleJack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash joined up to help with building the new business. Everypony was talking to eachother, but then Flare came to give the orders.

"Wow! I can't believe Flare is finally going to be build his new business!" said AppleJack.

"I hope the business is as awesome as anyother business around town." said Rainbow Dash.

"Don't worry, sug! I'm sure Flare's business will be tighter than a rope tangling a bull's hooves." said AppleJack.

"Attention everypony? Attention? May I have your attention please?" asked Flare as everypony looks at Flare.

"Smiley face. T-Y! So, it's time to get started in building my new business." said Flare.

"Ooh, ooh! I love building! Spike said your new business has something to do with food! I work at SugarCube Corner, so I can cook well. Maybe I can help!" said Pinkie Pie as she jumps up and down.

"Thanks Pinkie. Alright everypony, as you might have noticed, I'm the boss! BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS! So that means you all gots to do everything I say." ordered Flare.

"Did you just say "gots to do?" That's not correct grammar." said Twilight.

"Thank you for your concern Twilight, but like I said, I'm the boss. BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS! So first thing's first. Time to dig!" said Flare as he takes out 8 shovels 8 shovels.

"Ooh! Ooh! I love to dig!" cheered Pinkie while hoping. Pinkie then takes a shovel and starts digging randomly.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the hay are you doing?" asked Flare with an upset look.

"I'm digging!" said Pinkie then squeed.

"We shouldn't dig until we measured how big the hole is going to be. Rarity, did you bring your tape measures?" asked Flare. Rarity takes out her tape measures.

"Sure did, darling!" said Rarity.

"Um, Miss Rarity. Today, you address me as "boss". BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS! Or Mr. Gun. Heh! Sounds pretty catchy, Mr. Gun. SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" Flare stands on two hooves while his other hooves are in position in carrying a minigun and he starts making shooting noises. "Dundundundundundundundundun! LOL!" Flare goes back on all fours. Everyone was standing doing nothing.

"What are you guys waiting for? MOVE IT! Angry face!" ordered Flare.

Everypony starts modervating. So they started digging and measuring, they were doing well, but Flare just keeps bossing them around for every little thing. Fluttershy was having a problem holding the shovel, as she has hooves and no fingers.

"Miss Shy? What the hay are you doing?" asked Flare.
"Oh, sorry Flare, it's just... um... I can't hold the shovel. I don't have... uh... fingers. If it's okay... can I... um... do a different job?" asked Fluttershy then gave Flare an embarressing smile and a squee. Flare then gives Fluttershy an annoyed look.

"Fluttershy let me tell you something. Every minute you waste is less money and happy customers. Time is money sister! You wouldn't want to waste any happy faces do you?" asked Flare.

"Oh no way! I'd never want to see any happy faces wasted on my watch." Fluttershy said softly.

"Good, if that's the case. GET BACK TO WORK!" Flare yelled. Fluttershy jumps and starts digging with the shovel on her mouth. Meanwhile, with Rainbow Dash, she drops her shovel, smiles, then has an idea.

"Alright, who wants to see my ultimate digging techneek! I can dig a hole faster than you can see 'Wow'!" said Rainbow.

"Wow!" said Pinkie joking around.

Rainbow Dash glares at Pinkie. Then Rainbow starts flying to the sky, and is going to touch down on the ground, spinning, and will start a fast digging process. As Rainbow started spinning down fast, Flare got in the way, which forces her to stop.

"Hold it right there! You think you can just dig a hole just like that?" asked Flare with an angry look.

"Of course! I did it before!" said Rainbow.

"Well maybe you can, but to think, the hole would be too deep down if you go that fast. I'm not trying to make an underground business. I'm trying to make a surface business! So stop fooling around Dash, and start digging!" Flare ordered Dash as he gives he a shovel.

"Why do you have to be so bossy?" asked Rainbow Dash in an angry way.

"Because I'm the boss! BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS..." said Flare.

"Will you quit it with that?" Rainbow cried.

"Guys, chill! Fighting doesn't solve anything!" said Twilight, breaking up the argument.

"Ahem. Miss Sparkle, you seem to be goofing off. How about going back to work? Both of you!" ordered Flare. Then he walks away angry.

"He seems to be extra bossy today." said Rainbow.

"I know, but he needs help on building this business. Let's just do what he says. He'll probably give us a reward for our hard work." said Twilight in a positive mood.

"Well he doesn't have to be a jerk about it though." said Rainbow.

"I HEARD THAT! Angry face!" Flare said from the distance.

Twilight and Rainbow start digging again. Later on, the digging is complete, and they start building the walls. Rarity is building the walls out of bricks.

"This place is going to look smashing when I'm finished with it! Ah Rarity you're amazing!" Rarity said to herself.

"You maybe amazing Rarity, but you're doing it wrong. I wanted this place to LOOK like it's made of bricks. Like brick wallpaper. Not made of REAL bricks!" said Flare.

"But darling... I mean boss. Real bricks have actual style, and they feel so real! Brick wallpaper is just... blah!" complained Rarity.

"Who's the boss Rarity?" asked Flare.

"You are the boss." Rarity said in a very upsetting tone.

"Good, now do it right!" Flare ordered.

A few minutes later, AppleJack and Twilight start building the floors. But then Flare comes in very unhappy.

"What kind of floor is this?" asked Flare.

"It's teak wood, sugar cube!" said AJ.

"I said maple wood! MAPLE WOOD!" cried Flare.

"But teak wood is stronger, and not to be like Rarity, but it looks pretty stylish!" said AJ.

"Take this wood back, bring me maple wood, or you're fired!" Flare ordered.

Time moves on, everypony is still building, but Flare just keeps complaining to them. He keeps saying too small, too big, too wide, too short, too long, too dark, too white. Everypony is getting more and more angry. Nightfall came, Flare blows his whistle and gathers everypony up.

"Alright everypony, you've been working hard I see." said Flare.

"You think?" said AppleJack sarcasticly.

"Time to head home, come back here 6 AM, and we'll continue!" said Flare.

"Oh sorry, Flare. That's usually the time I get set on the weather in Ponyville. I'll be here 6:30, if that's okay." asked Rainbow Dash.

"Negetive! 6 o'clock in the morning, SHARP! No dilly dally!" ordered Flare.

"But it's only midnight, Flare." complained Twilight.

"So?"

"So we'd only have 6 hours of sleep."

"Actually 5 in a half hours of sleep, depending what time you get home and brush your teeth and everything. The faster you guys get everything done, the faster the business will be opened. You guys are lucky I'm giving you guys sleep at all. Smiley face. I'm such a good boss!"

There has been silence for 10 seconds, but eventually, Flare said it. "BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS!"

Rainbow Dash sighed and said, "Look, I'm going home."

"Wait! Don't you remember the 'slumber party' we were going to have?" asked Twilight as she winked.

Rainbow Dash was confused. "What slumber par... oh yeah, that's right!"

"Slumber party? Oh that sounds like fun! May I come?" asked Flare.

"Sorry sugar cube, girls only! Except for Spike." said AppleJack.

"Alright!" said Spike cheerfully.
"Sad face. That's not fair! I am your boss! BOSS BOSS BOSS!" said Flare.

Then AppleJack said, "No you don't understand, we have... uhhh... uhhhhhhh."

Then Pinkie Pie said, "A SURPRISE FOR YOU!" Pinkie jumps around happy.

"If you have a surprise for me, and you told me about it, then it's not a surprise anymore. Remember? LOL remember Pinkie?" asked Flare.

"Oh, but you have no idea what the surprise is, darling! That means it's still a surprise! Remember?" asked Rarity.

"LOL remember Flare?" asked Spike and then he laughed.

"HEY! You can't say that! That's my thing, remember? LOL remember Spike? Actually, it's from a certain show on Ponytube." said Flare.

AppleJack looks at her wrist, which has no watch on it, and says; "Oh would ya look at the time! Well we must be goin! Night partner!"

"Good night!" said everypony, then they all walk away leaving Flare alone.

"I can't wait for the surprise! I sure am the number one boss!"

Flare walks away, but then his head comes back facing the camera, breaking the forth wall.

"HA! You thought I was going to say boss many times again, huh? Well I'm only doing it when you least expect it!" Flare's head disappears, but then comes back. "BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS! HA! Gotcha!"

Flare walks away again. Meanwhile, at Twilight's house, the ponies are gathered around, having a meeting, while it's raining outside.

"What're we gonna do? Flare's been acting pretty dang bossy ever since we started buildin his business." said AppleJack.

"I know! We have to do something about it." said Twilight.

"You know what? I say we should just quit, and then destroy all what we started!" cried Rainbow.
"No! Destroying his business won't solve anything. Quitting on the other hand, that's a different story." Twilight said sadly.

"Yeah, I mean, I still like Flare, but getting bossed around is just too much for me to handle. It's not fun." said Pinkie Pie sadly.

"Quitting is a hard decision, especially if you're friends with the boss. BOSS BOSS... oh great he got me saying it now." said Rarity with an annoyed look.

Then Rainbow Dash said, "All in favor of quitting, say 'I'.

"I." Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Rarity said raising their hooves, but Fluttershy and Spike didn't say anything.

"What's wrong? Don't you guys want to quit?" asked Rainbow.

"Look, Flare and I are bros. Bros for life we say! I can't quit, that's not right." said Spike.

"Whatever. C'mon Fluttershy, what's your reason?" asked Rainbow, but Fluttershy doesn't say anything. "C'mon Fluttershy are you gonna say something or what?"

AppleJack then says to Rainbow; "C'mon Rainbow Dash, you're pushing Fluttershy here too hard!" Then AJ says to Fluttershy. "Now, c'mon Fluttershy, why won't you quit?"

"Um, well... if we quit. Wouldn't we be... hurting his feelings?" asked Fluttershy.

"Never thought of it like that." said Twilight.

"Yeah, if we just quit just like that... I mean we're his friends, and if we just quit, then maybe it would make him think that we're just like the ponies from where he's from. And I don't think he'd be happy at all." said Rarity.

"Even though he's pushing us too hard and making us mad, you should never leave a friend behind. And that's what true friendship is all about!" said Pinkie Pie with a smile.
"Yeah, so we're all on the same side now right?" asked Spike.

"Right!" everypony except Rainbow Dash says.

"Not me. Nopony tells Rainbow Dash what to do!" says Rainbow.

Twilight's door busts open. A shadow appears, letting in the rain. Everypony screams. The shadow walks inside the house, it's revealed that it's Flare, showing an angry look.

"You ponies! I have something to say for all of you!" Flare yelled.

Everypony shakes, and Flare's face becomes more and more angry. But then he smiled.

"You passed the test! Happy face!" Flare cried in excitement.
"Huh?" everypony said at the same time.

Everypony gets concerned and gets closer to Flare.

"Test? What test?" asked Twilight.

"I wasn't actually being bossy because I wanted the business done; I wanted to see how you would react if I was being too bossy, and see if you would stay with me and build the business or quit." said Flare.

"You mean all this time you were testing us, and you weren't really ordering us around?" asked AppleJack.

"I wanted to see if you guys are really friends with me, or you're just using me. Just like my old home. I strongy disliked getting used, and I didn't want to be betrayed. I was seeing if Ponyville was actually the place where everypony was trusted. I was right! This is my home! This is a place where ponies would accept me for who I am!" said Flare. Everypony smiled. "And I must say you all did a great job in making the best decision!" Flare then glared at Rainbow. "Except for you Rainbow Dash."

"What? What did I do?" complained Rainbow Dash.

"You wanted to quit." said Flare.

Rainbow Dash got embarressed. Everypony looked at her. Then she said; "Oh that, I was... I was kidding."

Flare glares at Rainbow, while Rainbow is still looking embarressed. Then eventually Flare smiles.

"Kay, I believe you! ROFL! I mean, I know you wouldn't quit. You're the element of loyalty, remember? LOL remember Rainbow? Winkey face." said Flare with a wink.

Everypony starts laughing.

"Now let's give that business another try, shall we?" asked Flare.

Then the next morning, everypony was working together to build the business. Everypony was happy, and was treated fairly. Flare even let them picked a few decorations. Three days later, the business was complete, and the secret was revealed!

"Wow! Flare's Pizza Shop! Sounds like a great name, Flare!" said Fluttershy.

"Yeah! Ponyville never had a pizza shop before!" said Pinkie.

"I got all the flavors! Hay pizza, veggie pizzas, or just plain cheese pizza. I even got some pasta dishes too, and salads, and soups, and lots of great drinks! Like some of these delicious sodas from my hometown." said Flare. He takes a soda fountain out of a carboard box. "Lots of great choices! Dr. Hooves, Cola, Lemon-Lime, Root beer, Diet soda, and inside there's also an iced tea fountain, freshly brewed! And best of all, my food is made with love!" then Flare takes out a pair of scissors, and walks towards the front entrance where a ribbon is in front of the door. "By the power of Equestria, and Princess Trollestia..." Twilight then whispered in Flare's ear. "I mean... Celestia. I hereby declare Flare's Pizza Shop..." Flare then cuts the ribbon. "...OPENED!"

Everypony then cheers and heads inside. Flare is inside in his new uniform on, behind the counter.

"So Flare, looks like your new business is beautiful darling! It was really worth it!" said Rarity.

"Well I hope so. I still need employees and customers. So it's not a success yet." said Flare.

The front door opens, and two ponies named Bon Bon and Lyra Heartstrings walk inside.

"Bon Bon! Lyra! So nice of you two to come in and be my first customers! Happy face!" said Flare.

"Actually, we're here to apply for a job." said Bon Bon.

"Yeah, your pizza business sounds like a great place for us to work!" said Lyra.

"Alright! That's great!" said Flare, then Flare takes out some application papers. "Just fill out your applications and you'll be working here in no time!"

Bon Bon and Lyra take their applications and sit down on a table to write them down. Then the mayor of Ponyville walks through the door. Flare got excited.

"The the the the the the Mmmmm-mayor?" said Flare.

"Hello Flare!" said the Mayor. "As the mayor of this town, I would love to be your first customer!"

"Sure! What would you like?" asked Flare.

"I would like a hay pizza, with extra cheese, thin crust." said the mayor.

"Right away, ma'am!" said Flare. Then Flare gets started making his pizza. After five minutes, he delievers it to the table. The mayor gives the pizza a taste. Then she's in shock.

"Surprised face! Oh no! I think I made it wrong!" said Flare nervously.

"This is the best pizza I ever tried! In fact, this is the first pizza I ever tried! Flare Gun, you're a great chef, and this resturant is going to be one of the most famous resturants in Equestria!" cried the Mayor.

"HAPPY FACE! PRAISE MS! I'm the best! The best the best the best the best the best!" cried Flare.

And so, a week went by. Flare's resturant became very popular. The place was packed all day. His store was opened at 8 AM, and closes at 9 PM, opened 7 days a week. Bon Bon and was in charge of the register, Lyra was one of the cooks, and Derpy Hooves also got a job as the delievery pony. Flare also helped with the cooking, and sometimes he delievers. And his business was a success!