It's been four days since Lyra and Bon Bon's make-up. It was a bright and sunny day at Sweet Apple Acres, the Apple family were sitting down at breakfast together.

AppleJack yawns and walks into the kitchen along with her brother Big Macintosh, her sister Apple Bloom, and her grandmother Granny Smith.

"Mornin, family!" said AppleJack.

"Mornin AppleJack!" said Big Mac.

"Hey, AppleJack! Guess what?" cried Apple Bloom.

"What is it little sis?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I finally got my cutie mark!" cried Apple Bloom.

"Really? That's great!" said AppleJack. "What is it?"

Apple Bloom shows AppleJack her cutie mark. "IT'S A TRAP!" she cried showing a cutie mark of an ugly looking fish head.

AppleJack jumped and lost her balance, then she fell on the kitchen counter, breaking it.

Apple Bloom started laughing, then Flare came out from behind the curtains laughing along with her, then they high hooved.

"LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! We got you good, AppleJack!" Flare teased.

"Looks like AppleJack is in a fishy situation, huh Flare?" teased Apple Bloom, then they laughed some more.

"What the hay just happened?" asked AppleJack.

"It was a prank!" said Flare. "Apple Bloom doesn't really have her cutie mark. I just painted an ugly picture of Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars on her behind, then she yelled 'IT'S A TRAP!' and you were really surprise face! Ex dee! Ex dee! Ex dee!"

"Yeeeup!" said Big Mac. "They really did get ya, little sis!"

"Oh no! My counter!" Granny Smith said going near her old wooden counter. "I've been cutting food from that counter for years, and it was fixed! Oh wait... what's the opposite of fixing things?"

"Aw, sorry Granny Smith. I didn't know what to expect!" AppleJack said to her patting her on the back.

"OW! My back!" cried Granny Smith.

"Oh, sorry!" said AppleJack lifting her arm away quickly. Then she turned to Apple Bloom and Flare giving them an ugly look. Apple Bloom just stood there whistling, and Flare stuck out his tongue making funny faces at her.

"Tongue face." said Flare.

"Flare? Apple Bloom? What do you have to say to Granny Smith?" she asked both of them.

They both sadly walked to Granny Smith. "Sorry Granny Smith." said Apple Bloom.

"Yeah. Sorry that your back hurts now. Sad face." said Flare.

"No! Not that, Flare!" cried AppleJack. "I meant for breaking the counter!"

"Oh that?" asked Flare. Then Flare waved his hoof up and down giving a raspberry. "That's nothing! You can replace a counter, easy! I know lots on Home Improvement!"

Big Macintosh was reading the newspaper, but then he sniffed. "Do ya smell somethin' burnin'?" he asked.

They both looked at the stove and it was on fire.

"Oh my stars!" cried Granny Smith, "RUN FOR THE HILLS!" Granny Smith looked like she was about to run, but then she walked very slowly back outside.

"Yes! Run for the halls! Let's get the hay outta here!" cried Flare. He takes Apple Bloom and Granny Smith and runs outside.

"Yeeeup!" cried Big Mac, then he runs outside.

AppleJack takes out a bucket of water and pours it on the stove, and the fire goes out. AppleJack breaths heavily and wipes the sweat from her head. But then the fire comes back and it spreads throughout the kitchen.

"Wait for meh!" cried AppleJack, then she runs outside.

A little while later, the Ponyville Fire Department came and took out the fire. AppleJack, Apple Bloom, Big Mac, Granny Smith, and Flare walk back inside and see that the kitchen is ruined.

"Well, the fire's out Apples. It's safe for you to come in now." said the Fire Chief. "All rooms are fine, except for the kitchen which looks like it needs replacing. Well, happy handmaking!" the Fire Chief walks out the door.

"Oh no!" cried Granny Smith going into her kitchen. Then she takes out her wooden spoon. "My favorite spoon! No!" Granny Smith sighed and sat down on the table with her spoon.

"I'm sorry what of what happened to the kitchen, Granny." said AppleJack. "I wish there was something we can do to help."

"What are we going to do for food?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I dunno sugar cube, but... I guess we can look for some firewood and cook outside." said AppleJack sadly putting her arm around Apple Bloom.

"No food. No food. Nope." Big Mac said sadly.

"Sigh. Why did this happen?" asked Flare.

"Because you and Apple Bloom distracted Granny Smith after you pulled that prank, which stopped her from watching the stove! You know that stove needs an extra eye on. You know how old this house is?" AppleJack said to them in an angry tone.

"I aplogize, sister. You know how I am about gags. Apple Bloom and I just thought of this great prank, just to give us all a good LOL. But all it did was create disaster. Sad face." Flare said sadly.

AppleJack felt bad, then she put her arm around Flare and smiled. "It's alright, sugar cube! Ah have no right to change what your hobbies are. You two were just having fun, and ah greatfully respect that!"

"Good." said Flare smiling. "I thought you were going to beat me up and get me to fix the kitchen!"

"What?" cried AppleJack. "Ah would never beat ya up! You're mah friend, Flare! You always will!"

"Happy face!" cried Flare. "That's a relief!"

"But you are going to help us fix this kitchen!" said AppleJack.

"Sad face." said Flare. "Well, like I said. I'm great with home improvement!"

AppleJack just thought of an idea. "Say! Granny Smith's birthday is coming tomorrow! Maybe we can fix her up a new kitchen!"

"Granny Smith's birthday is coming tomorrow. Maybe we can fix her up a new kitchen!" Flare repeated.

"Whah did you just mimic everything ah said?" asked AppleJack.

"You told me to say it." said Flare.

"No ah didn't." AppleJack said confused.

"Yes you did, you said: 'Say! Granny Smith's birthday is coming tomorrow. Maybe we can fix her up a new kitchen!' Remember?" asked Flare.

AppleJack too her hoof to her face and shook her head back and fourth. "You're silly, sugar cube!" she said to him.

"I'll be here all week!" said Flare. "No I won't actually. I'm just here until the kitchen's fixed."

"That sounds like a wonderful idea, sweetie!" said Granny Smith.

AppleJack smiled and said; "Thanks Granny Smith! Ah know it won't be..."

"Ah wasn't talkin to you! I was talkin to this handsome young man here!" said Granny Smith, walking towards Flare, patting him on the head.

"Yep! I sure am good with the ladies!" said Flare. "No matter how old- I mean, young they look!"

"Aww!" blushed Granny Smith. "You're such a sweetheart!"

"Lion face." said Flare. "So we have a plan! Don't we Mac?"

"Yeeeup!" said Big Mac.

Some time went by and Granny Smith has packed her things. Everypony was waiting outside.

"Have fun on your vacation, granny!" said Apple Bloom.

"Ah will deary, don't worry! Ahem sure you and your handsome friend has everything under control!" said Granny Smith patting Apple Bloom on the head.

"Lion face." said Flare.

"Will you all be okay while ahem gone?" asked Granny Smith.

"Yeeup!" said Big Mac.

"Don't you worry, Granny Smith! We'll get you that new kitchen! When you're back, you'll forget all about the mess!" promised AppleJack.

"What mess?" asked Granny Smith.

"The one in the kitchen?" Apple Bloom reminded her.

"Shh!" AppleJack commanded Apple Bloom.

"Well mah ride is here!" Granny Smith says as the Taxi carrage comes. Granny Smith gives each of the ponies a kiss goodbye, including Flare. Then she walks into the taxi, says goodbye and the carrage drives away.

AppleJack then glares at Flare. "Why does she like ya so much?" she asked.

"I use Axe shampoo everyday!" said Flare. "It actually works! It worked on Lyra, Bon Bon, and Fluttershy."

"Cmon! Let's get to work!" AppleJack said, then they all walked in.

"Wait, right now?" asked Flare.

"Yes, right now!" said AppleJack.

"But I had plans with Spike later." Flare complained.

AppleJack went close to Flare's face giving him a mischievious look. "Well ah guess you'll have to reschedule." she said to him moving her eyebrows up and down.

"Besides! Working on the kitchen could be fun! Maybe ah can finally get mah cutie mark!" cried Apple Bloom.

"You have your cute-zee mark already. Your destiny is to go fishing for ugly looking alien fish that want to blow up space stations and yell 'IT'S A TRAP', remember?" Flare said and laughed.

Apple Bloom laughed sarcasticly with him. "Ha ha, very funnny, Flare." she said to him.

Ten minutes went by, and the ponies were all wearing construction outfits.

"This helmet's too big for meh, sis!" complained Apple Bloom.

"This helmet too small for meh, sis." complained Big Macintosh.

"This helmet's too awesome for me, sis! Winky face!" Flare said, smiling with his teeth sparling, winking, and crossing his front hooves together.

"So what kind of kitchen are we gonna make?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I dunno. Ahem thinking Granny Smith is going to like the kitchen to look the same." said AppleJack.

"Yeah, right!" said Flare. "I have a better kitchen idea! It's time to release the future onto today!" Flare takes out a picture of kitchen.

"Flare, uhh, this is yer kitchen." said AppleJack.

"I know! We're going to make this kitchen look alot like my kitchen! Not identical, but similar." said Flare.

"Wow! Ah actually like this kitchen! Let's do this one!" cheered Apple Bloom. "Wanna do this one Big Macintosh?"

"Yeeup!" answered Big Mac.

"Don't ya think this will be too much fer her?" asked AppleJack.

"Look at that fridge, AppleJack! LOOK AT IT!" cried Flare.

"Okay, okay!" said AppleJack, then she looked at the fridge.

"Now look at the fridge in this picture." Flare said to AppleJack showing the picture of the kitchen to AppleJack.

"Yeah, ah see it. But it's too fancy smancy." said AppleJack.

"This fridge has an automatic ice maker, a water dispenser, lots of space, little cabinets for fruits, veggies, and a cabinet for cheese and other small items." said Flare. Then they look at Granny Smith's fridge. "And what's that right there? An icebox? Please! Welcome to the future, AppleJack! This isn't the 1800s anymore! The time has come to make change! Make stuff easier in life! So what do ya say? Wanna make this kitchen?"

AppleJack started to think about it. "Well..."

"C'mon AppleJack! Granny Smith would love it!" said Apple Bloom.

"Yeeup! It is time to make change." said Big Macintosh.

AppleJack continues to think. Then the Jeopardy theme song comes on while AppleJack continues to think.

"Will ya turn that racket off? Ah can't think!" asked AppleJack. Flare turns off the radio he was holding where the song came from.

"Ahright, fine. We'll go with yer idea." said AppleJack in an annoyed voice.

"Yes!" cried Apple Bloom.

"Yeeeup!" cried Big Macintosh.

"Praise the Wizards!" cried Flare. Then Flare turns on his radio and plays "I Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives.

And so they get started on remodeling the kitchen. They all start off by removing the old appliances from the kitchen. AppleJack and Big Macintosh remove the oven, and Flare was trying to move the fridge, but it was too heavy. Then AppleJack walks to Flare, giving him a look and pointing to his horn. Flare blushes and gives out a squee. Then AppleJack started removing the kitchen sink pipes and Apple Bloom was playing with the light switch, then the light fixture hanging on the ceiling falls on AppleJack's tail. She gives out a scream, then glares at Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom then points to Big Macintosh who was removing the counters. Later on, they were all done removing everything in the kitchen. Then Flare looked at his watch, and showed AppleJack the time with an embarrassing smile, then he attempts to run out the door, then AppleJack bites and his tail and pulls him back and shakes her head no and points to the kitchen. Flare looks at the kitchen, then looks at AppleJack giving her a blushy smile and a squee, and then AppleJack gives him some paint.

Then they all started to paint the walls. Apple Bloom painted a little mustache on her fake cutie mark, then she tapped Flare on the leg and showed him. They both giggled. Then AppleJack walked up to them, giving them an ugly look and tapping her front left hoove. They both gave an embarrassing smile and started painting again. Then Big Macintosh painted a couple of flowers on the wall, then Flare came and showed him the picture of Flare's kitchen, showing clear dark blue walls on half with the other half is white. Then they went to the hardware store to find some appliances. AppleJack and Apple Bloom were arguing of which wood to pick: Light wood, or dark wood. Then Flare came up to them and saw the silver counters, they both agreed to that. Then they went to the refrigerator section and saw some black ones, white ones, ones with the freezer on top and ones with them side-to-side, and ones with the freezer on the bottom. Some nod their heads yes on some of them, and some shake their heads on some. The one they all agree on is the silver one with the ice dispenser and lots of storage space.

The song fades away, and Big Macintosh was just pushing the fridge in place. The kitchen was finished!

"Wow! By the Wizards, look how beautiful this kitchen is!" said Flare.

"Wooooow! I have seen the future of kitchens!" said Apple Bloom. "Pretty shiny, right Macintosh?"

"Yeeeup! Sure is purdey!" said Big Mac.

"Something isn't quite right here." said AppleJack with her hoof on her chin, thinking.

"Oh, right! I almost forgot!" said Flare. He runs over to the wall and straightens the family picture frame. "There we go! Happy face now, Jackie?"

"It's not that." said AppleJack. "Ah think we went a little too far."

"What do ya mean?" asked Apple Bloom. "This kitchen is perfect!"

"Ah know, and ah like it. But... it just looks... a little too fancy, don't ya think?" commented AppleJack.

"Oh c'mon! It only costed us seventeen thousand bits! No big deal!" said Flare.

"WHAT?" cried AppleJack. "Where did ya find that kind of money?"

"Oh, it was alot. So I went to the bank and got a loan for ten thousand bits!" answered Flare.

AppleJack was in shock. "YOU WHAT?" she screamed.

"Don't worry! My business is a success! We'll be getting that much money again by the end of the month!" said Flare with a smile.

"What the hay are we gonna do until then? WE'RE BROKE!" cried AppleJack.

"No we're not!" said Flare. "We can get an extra loan from the bank, and..."

"NO!" cried AppleJack. "No more loans! We have to get money and fast! We'll lose Sweet Apple Arces for sure! Maybe even your business!"

"We're... broke?" asked Apple Bloom very scared.

Big Macintosh screamed like a little girl and fainted.

"Do you relized what you just done, sugar cube?" AppleJack screamed at Flare.

"Look, you guys wanted the fancy kitchen. You said that, remember?" asked Flare.

AppleJack hooved her face and said, "Look, ah know we said that, but the truth is..."

"LOL remember, Jack?" teased Flare. "Wow, you know how many times I asked 'remember' without saying that? That's a new record!"

"Look, sug..." continued AppleJack. "...We need money and fast! So..."

"Don't worry! I'll work extra hard! Maybe I'll get a second job! We'll get enough money by the end of next week in that rate!" suggested Flare.

"No, sug. How should ah put this?" AppleJack frowned and put her hoof on Flare's shoulder. "Ah think it's best that... you don't help us anymore."

"Say whaaaaaaaaaat?" cried Flare.

"Look. Ahem sorry, sug! Ah still like ya and all, but... you'll just... make... things worse." AppleJack said to Flare sadly.

Flare frowned. "Oh. I understand. Sad face. I didn't know I would've been much of a problem. I just... I just thought... I was your friend... and... help you out."

"No! It's nothing like that, sug!" cried AppleJack putting her hooves on both of Flare's shoulders. "Ah love ya, and yur mah friend! It's just..."

"No! Don't say a thing. I ruined your lives. It's my fault. I'm a baaaaaaaaaad friend." Flare said sadly. The way he said 'baaaaaad' was in a sheep toan.

"No! Yer a very good friend!" said AppleJack.

"Have a good evening, Apples. I wish you luck on your own. Without your ol' buddies help." Flare said sadly and walked out of the house and left.

"Flare, wait!" cried AppleJack. But he was already gone.

The next day, the Apple family was working extra hard and fast to get everything moving, so they can get enough bits to pay off the loan. Then the taxi carrage came, and Granny Smith is back!

"Howdy, Apples!" greeted Granny Smith.

"Granny Smith! How was yer vacation?" asked AppleJack.

"What vacation?" asked Granny Smith.

"The one ya just went on?" corrected AppleJack.

"Oh right! Umm... ah forgot." said Granny Smith. "But ah took dem photos, and ah have them in mah suitcase! Can't wait to see mah new kitchen!"

Granny Smith and AppleJack walked inside. Granny Smith sees the kitchen. She gasped. "Who's idea was this? HUH?" asked Granny Smith in an angry tone.

AppleJack became silent, but couldn't lie. She was thinking to herself, if she blamed Flare, it would make things worse for him, but she couldn't lie. "Flare. It was Flare." said AppleJack sadly.

"Well, steal mah eggs and call me an angry bird! This is one fine kitchen! That Flare is such a sweetheart!" said Granny Smith in a happy tone. AppleJack smiled. "Looks expensive, but if Flare did all this for meh, then I'd love that! I wouldn't even care if he used all our money to buy this beauty! Ah would feel sorry if anypony turned him down if he did something like that!"

AppleJack giggled in an embarrassing way. "Heh, yeeup! That's right! Heh heh! Ah know that would be a downer." Then AppleJack felt bad.

So the next day, AppleJack walked over to Flare's shop and wanted to see him. She walks over to Lyra who was watching the counter.

"Howdy, Lyra!" greeted AppleJack.

"Hi, AppleJack! What can I do for you?" asked Lyra.

"Is Flare here? Ah want to go speak with him." asked AppleJack.

"I'm sorry, AppleJack. But he hasn't shown up in the last two days. He's likely to be at home, he said he's depressed." said Lyra.

"Oh." said AppleJack sadly. "Ah see. Well thanks for the info, Lyra! Ah'll see ya around!" AppleJack walks out the store and heads over to Flare's trailer.

AppleJack walks up to his trailer and knocks on his door. Flare's eyeball camera (see Chapter 5) pops out and stares at AppleJack.

"What?" asked Flare, voicing the eyeball through the intercom.

"Listen, Flare. Ah want to talk to you, if that's alright." asked AppleJack.

"Listen, Flare. Ah want to talk to you, if that's alright." Flare mimiced in a teasing voice. "Flare's not home right now, please leave a message after that beep. BEEP!"

"Ooooooooookay." said AppleJack. "Listen, ah wanted to apoligize to you, after what ah said the other day. It wasn't right of meh to say that. Ah was being selfish, and you were just helping out. Ah'm sorry, sugar cube."

"Hmm... I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. Hey, let me go outside and hear you in person." said Flare. Then Flare deactivates the eyeball camera, opens the door, and there Flare is standing right there in an 'I'm waiting' face.

"Ah'm sorry, sugar cube. Ah didn't mean to hurt your feelings." said AppleJack sadly. "Ah was just afraid to lose the farm, and if ah only asked for your help instead of refuse it like ah did, maybe yer feelings wouldn've been hurt, and we'd have more money. Ah only ask for your forgiveness and ah'll make it up to you, sug, I swear!"

Flare put his hoof on his chin, facing the sky, and thinked. "Hmmmmmm." he thought. "You know what, Jackie?"

There was silence for a few moments, and AppleJack gives him a blushy smile, and Flare just stares at her mischieviously.

"YOU PAST THE TEST!" he screamed happily.

"What the hay?" said AppleJack.

"That's right! I was testing you again! I wasn't really upset. I was thinking how'd you responsed." said Flare. "And you don't lie, I know you weren't just trying to make me feel better. You want me to help you, you wanted forgiveness, and by the look on your eyes you meant it!"

"So yer just testing me, again?" asked AppleJack confused.

"Do I have to repeat myself? Lion face. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!" teased Flare.

"So, you destroyed our kitchen just to test us?" asked AppleJack.

"No. That wasn't suppose to happen." said Flare. "I was thinking about the test after you wanted to repair the kitchen for Granny Smith. And I didn't use any of your money, and you never owed any loans! By the way, we didn't pay a thing!"

"What do ya mean?" asked AppleJack.

"The one who owns the appliance store is a friend of mine Mike O. Wave." said Flare. "The appliances you have at your house right now actually came from my kitchen! I just took my appliances to the store and we pretended to buy them."

"But how did you take the appliances to the hardware store? You were with us the whole time! Except when you went to the bathroom, but you weren't even in there long." said AppleJack.

"I actually went in there to give Doctor Whooves a call." said Flare. "He used an invention he made to transform anypony to some other pony! So he turned into the form of me! He was the one painting this whole time. We switched places when you guys weren't looking."

"Wait, so you were the one painting?" asked AppleJack. "Ah guess that explained why you used yer mouth to paint, instead of your horn."

"Yeah, the doctor's invention just changes your look, it doesn't give any unicorn powers. He wasn't able to make that yet." said Flare touching his horn.

"Well, I guess that explains everything then!" said AppleJack. "But wait, if we have your appliances, then what's in your kitchen?"

"Oh, well..." Flare paused and lost his smile. "... didn't think of that. I was actually eating outta the snack machine in the Lounge for the last two days. Well, this is embarrassing."

"Oh... well... want your appliances back?" asked AppleJack.

"Nah, keep them! I'll just head back to the appliance store and get some more! Oh I rhymed!" said Flare. "Besides, I can use the shop as a kitchen until I get more." Flare's stomach rumbles. "Speaking of penguins, I'm hungry!"

"Speaking of penguins?" asked AppleJack confused. "What's this gotta do with... nevermind. How about ya come over our place for dinner?" AppleJack asked him putting her arm around him.

"Why that sounds lovely!" said Flare. "Smiley face."

So AppleJack and Flare walk back to the Apple house. When they got there, everything in the kitchen was going haywire, and everypony in the house was trying to turn them all off.

"Whoa! What the hay is going on?" asked AppleJack.

"Granny Smith tried to make us dinner, but then the kitchen went all haywire, and we can't stop the cabinets from opening and closing by themselves, or turn off the oven, and everything is going haywire!" cried Apple Bloom.

"Well if you want haywire, how about take this piece of wire to your barn and put it on some hay. LOL!" teased Flare holding a piece of wire.

"Big Mac, you know how to stop this thing?" cried Granny Smith holding a pot full of soup in place.

"Nnnnope!" cried Big Mac. Trying to hold the fridge in place.

AppleJack and Flare just stared at what's going on with concerned look on their faces. Flare had a silly concern look, like his mouth was opened wide, and went down to his neck.

"Flare?" asked AppleJack still staring at te mess going on in the kitchen.

"Yeah?" answered Flare doing the same.

"Maybe we should've just bought appliances that are less... advanced." said AppleJack.

"May I have my kitchen back then?" asked Flare.

"Yes. Please." said AppleJack.

Then Flare walked over to the button under one of the cabinets that said 'emergancy overide'. After Flare pressed the button, everything shut off.

"So there was an emergancy shut-off switch under one of the cabinets?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna have my kitchen back, and we'll give Granny Smith a new, less advanced-technology type of kitchen." said Flare.

"For those who agree to Flare's idea, say I." said AppleJack.

"I!" said everypony lifting their hooves.

"Yeeeup!" said Big Mac.