My Little Pony: Will Of Fire

The Fire Element Alicorn

Chapter 18

Tree Sweet Tree

They say a home is where you heart is, a place where you are able to build a family, and where you eat, sleep, and live in. Flareon, Twilight, and Spike's home is Golden Oak Library in Ponyville and nothing could ever separate them, that is until, their house got infested with termites. They could only watch as a group of ponies completely covered their house and began the fumigation. One of the ponies walked up to them and said, "The fumigation will take about 24 hours at least. It would be best if you would stay at a friend or relatives house until then." As he walked away, they looked at each other concerned about what to do next. Flareon then suggested they stay at Canterlot Castle, but Twilight said, "Absolutely...not! I don't want to bother Princess Celestia was our meager problem. She has much more important things to worry about. We're just going to see if we can stay at one of our friend's houses. Flareon could tell right away that was a very bad idea, but without an other option available, they left Golden Oak Library. Twilight then suggested they go to Apple Acres first and see if they could stay with Applejack.

A couple of minutes later, they reached Apple Acres and found Applejack with her brother gathering apples from some trees. She then turned around and said, "Howdy Flareon, Twilight, and Spike. What can I do for you?" After Twilight explained what happened to their house, Applejack replied, "Well of course you guys can stay here for a day. No problem at all, but I will have to put you to work." She then turned to her brother and said, "Big Macintosh...show Flareon the ropes ok?" He then simply replied, "Eeyup." After Big Macintosh took Flareon away, Applejack said, "Alright Twilight...you're going to help me gather all these apples!" When she pointed to the right, Twilight was totally baffled to discover there were still a lot of apple trees Applejack had yet to visit. "So I have to help you with all that? Yeah...great. Mind helping us Spike...Spike?" When Twilight looked around, she noticed he was nowhere to be seen.

Later on, Big Macintosh brought Flareon to an open field. Near them was a pulling plow which Macintosh pointed to. "Wait a moment," Flareon said as he quickly figured out where this was going, "You want me to plow this entire field?!" Big Macintosh then simply replied with another, "Eeyup," as he put the plow on Flareon's back. "I hate my life," Flareon quietly said as he began to slowly plow the field. Five hours later, both Flareon and Twilight were completely tired. The worst part, they still weren't done yet. Flareon still had to plow the other half of the field, while Twilight still had many tress to pick apples from. After Applejack and Big Macintosh allowed Flareon and Twilight to take a break, they decided to go into the house to get a drink, but when they got to the porch, they saw a similar face. "You two still aren't done yet?" Spike said as he had just finished another glass of lemonade, "So...what do you say? Want to say here till tomorrow?" As Flareon and Twilight looked at each other, they didn't need words to answer that question. Twilight then signaled for Spike to follow them and they quickly left Apple Acres in a hurry.

Even though Flareon suggested they just go to Canterlot already, Twilight once again refused, and decided they stay with Fluttershy. As they knocked on her door, Fluttershy soon answered it and said, "Oh...hi Flareon, Twilight, and Spike. Do you need something?" After Twilight explained their situation to her, Fluttershy was more than welcome to let them stay with her till tomorrow. Her animals however, weren't pleased with Flareon staying with them. "Now...now everyone, they're our guests and we should treat them like family...right Angel?" Unfortunately, Angel simply crossed her arms and looked away. "Are you guys hungry? I can make something for you," Fluttershy said as Twilight and Spike followed her into the kitchen. Soon after, Fluttershy's animals quickly took the opportunity to attack Flareon. They tried biting him, hitting him, grabbing him, and Angel even tried dropping an anvil on him. As the others returned to the room, Twilight said, "Hey Flareon, do you want some? Hey...are you ok?" For some reason, Fluttershy's house looked more like a battlefield now as there were holes in the wall, floor, and ceiling, while Flareon looked like he was tossed around inside a tornado. He then quickly replied, "You know what...I think we should be going now. We don't want to bother Fluttershy too much. She already has her animals to take care of." "It's ok...I don't mind," Fluttershy said, but Flareon had already made up his mind as he took Twilight and Spike with him as they left her house. Soon after, Twilight stopped and said, "Flareon...we could have stayed with Fluttershy. How come you wanted to leave?" He already knew she wouldn't believe that Fluttershy's animals always had it out for him. "My allergies were acting up. I think I was allergic to one of her animals. Never mind me though, let's go to Canterlot!" Flareon said, but Twilight simply replied, "Nice try." Soon after, she decided they stay at Rarity's house. "I'm telling you Twilight, this is a very bad idea," he said. "What's the worst that could happen Flareon?" she replied.

An hour later, Twilight said, "Now I see what you meant." It turns out, once they have arrived at Carousel Boutique, Rarity had immediately forced Twilight and Flareon to try out her new outfits. "Spike," Rarity said, "Be a dear and please bring out new more racks for my guests!" Compared to Flareon and Twilight, Spike was more than happy to help out Rarity. You could say he was having the time of his life. "Here you go!" Spike replied as he put the two racks near her. After she went into another room to get new film for her camera, Spike began to laugh at Flareon and Twilight. "You two look so ridiculous, but seriously, staying with Rarity 3 the best day of my life! So...how about it?" It didn't take even one second before they threw off their outfits and quickly left, but not after having to drag Spike along with them. At this point, Flareon was till too embarrassed to say anything, so he didn't bother to mention Canterlot. Next up, they head for Sugarcube Corner. When they got there, Pinkie Pie opened the door and said, "Hello...welcome to Sugarcube Corner! How are my best friends in the whole world doing?" Flareon then looked at Twilight very seriously and simply said without hesitation, "No." Now they only had one more friend to visit, Rainbow Dash. Since Flareon couldn't carry both Twilight and Spike, they had to take her hot air balloon to Cloudsdale.

When they got there, Flareon still couldn't believe that pegasus in Cloudsdale lived in houses that were on top of clouds. "This world just keeps on surprising me. I still have no idea how you got buildings to sit on clouds. I wish we had this back in my world." As they landed near Rainbow Dash's house, she quickly came out and said, "It's about time you guys visited me!" After Flareon explained to her about what happened with Golden Oak Library, she replied, "My home is your home too, so don't be shy, come on in! I apologize for the mess though, I'm not that organized." When they got inside, Flareon understood what she had meant. Rainbow Dash's house looked like a teenager's bedroom. There was stuff lying everywhere and when they saw her room, there were Wonderbolt posters covering every inch of her wall and ceiling. She actually wasn't shy about describing each poster in detail. Soon after, Rainbow Dash was deciding on the sleeping arrangements. "Let's see...Twilight, you and Flareon can share the pull-out coach while Spike, you can sleep on the recliner." Later on, they decided to play some Go Fish. As the clock struck midnight, they decided to call it a night. As Spike laid down on the recliner, Flareon and Twilight got the pull-out coach set. As they got in bed, they quickly fell asleep as the long, exhausting day finally ended. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite over it.

Suddenly, Flareon, Twilight, and Spike were all woken up by loud sound. "What in the world is that? It sounds like a freight train!" Flareon said. "I think it's coming from Rainbow Dash's room," Twilight replied. They quietly went into her room and quickly discovered the loud sound was actually Rainbow Dash's snoring. "Are you kidding me?! Flareon whispered, "Who snores like that?" Neither Twilight or Spike were able to come up with an explanation on how a living creature could produce such a disturbing sound. Soon after, they left Rainbow Dash's house. Flareon then decided they had no other choice and said, "Twilight...enough already! Please...can we just go to Canterlot already?" At first he expected her to say no again, but Twilight quickly replied, "You and me both." It turns out, the stressful day had finally got to her. Soon after, they got into the hot air balloon and headed for Canterlot. Thirty minutes later, they finally reached Canterlot and went to the castle. After Twilight told one of the royal guards about their situation, the pony soon left to get Princess Celestia. Soon after, she appeared and said, "Flareon, Twilight, and Spike...I heard from a royal guard that you needed a place to stay until you could return to your house." She suddenly began to smile. "Why didn't to ask me earlier?" Flareon then moved closer to Twilight and whispered, "Yeah...I wonder why?" She then smacked him on the back of his head which prompted everyone to laugh. Later on, Princess Celestia had found an empty room for them to sleep in. "Goodnight...see you in the morning," Celestia said as she went back to her bedroom. Finally, after a day filled with nothing but bad luck and stress, Flareon, Twilight, and Spike were finally able to go to sleep. The next morning, they were happy to know that the fumigation on their house was complete. As they walked into Golden Oak Library, Twilight decided to hang a small sign near the front door that read, 'Tree Sweet Tree'. Even though it had only been a day, the time they spent without their home seemed like months.