At Spike's place one morning, Spike was in the workout room getting in some exercise. He was currently doing chin ups, "Yeah, 146! 147! 148! 149! And whatever comes next." he joked to himself.

He let go of the bar and lifted a few dumbbells, until Applejack came in, "Hey, Sugarcube."

"Oh, hey, A.J. Fancy a workout?" he offered.

Applejack smirked knowing what he was aiming for, "Can't resist seeing me in a sports bra and short shorts, huh?"

"Dammit, I need to be less obvious." Spike cursed.

"Anyway, the reason I came in here is because I got fantastic news." the country girl began.

"And that would be?" Spike asked, as he toweled off.

"My parents are coming home this weekend!" Applejack cheered.

"Your parents?" Spike asked curiously.

"That's right."

"But I thought they were busy expanding the Apple Family produce all over."

"Well, they felt they've been away from home long enough, so they're finally taking a much needed break."

"That is great news." Spike admitted.

"I know. Especially since I can finally introduce ya to them, and vice versa."

"You think they'll approve of me? I mean I know Granny Smith and Big Mac's approval is one thing, but your parents are a whole other ballgame." Spike noted.

"Trust me, Spike. My parents will love ya." Applejack assured him, "Besides, Ma's not like her family where being upper class means she looks down on lower class."

"I feel better about that." Spike admitted.

"So you'll come and meet them?" A.J asked hopefully.

"Of course." he answered.

Applejack smiled and embraced him with his head in her breasts, "Thank ya, sugarcube."

"Anything for you, my Amazon." Spike answered with a muffled voice.

"I got to tell the gals the news!" Applejack said with joy as she hurried to tell the others.

Spike at down on a bench and pondered, "Meeting A.J's parents. I met the rest of the girls families and they all seemed to like me."

"Indeed. You have shown to be easy to get along with, at least to anybody or any pony willing to try to get along with you." Bahamut replied.

"Thanks."

"Though I should probably ask, once you've seen A.J's mom up close will you start doing a contest to see which of the girls mothers is hotter?"

"Bahamut! How dare you even accuse me of planning to do something so uncouth..." Spike scolded him before answering, "Besides Twilight's mom is already number one on my list of hot moms."

"Of course." Bahamut replied in sarcasm.

Saturday morning at Sweet Apple Acres, Spike, and the rest of the elements of harmony were waiting on the porch with Applebloom, and Granny Smith, "How much longer?" Rainbow groaned.

"Be patient, Rainbow Dash," Twilight told her, "Can't be much longer."

Applejack looked ahead and gasped with excitement, "And you're right."

Everyone looked and saw the Apple family truck driving up the path before parking outside the house. Stepping out of the driver's seat was Big Mac, "I'm back! And look who I picked up at the airport."

Stepping out of the care was an adult couple. The man who well built like Big Mac had brilliant red colored hair, and his eyes were moderate harlequin. His attire included cowboy boots, jeans, an orange short sleeved buttoned shirt, and on his head was a hat just like Applejack's. The woman who had a figure and bust line like Applejack had brilliant gamboge hair, and brilliant turquoise colored eyes. Her attire included slip on shoes, jeans, a white shirt, and an unbuttoned red flannel shirt.

"Ma! Pa!" Applejack and Applebloom cheered as they raced over, while Granny Smith took it nice and slow.

The girls reached their parents who embraced them, "My girls. You're growing up so fast." their mom said with pride.

"And you two are getting' even prettier as you grow, just like your ma here." their dad motioned to their mom who in turn playfully punched his shoulder.

"Hey, ya'll come over here!" Applejack called to her friends along with Granny Smith.

The man noticed the elder woman, "Hi, ma." he greeted, as he embraced her.

"Oh, Bright Mac, you keep looking more handsome every time I see ya," Granny Smith said, before turning to the woman, "And, Buttercup, still as beautiful as always."

"Thank you, ma." the woman named Buttercup answered, as she embraced her mother-in-law.

Applejack turned to her friends, "Let me finally introduce ya to our parents, Bright Mac and Pear Butter."

"Please, call me Buttercup." Buttercup insisted.

"Ma. Pa. I'd like ya to meet some of my closest friends I've told you so much about in my letters," Applejack began, "This is Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Sunset Shimmer.

"Nice to meet you both." Twilight greeted.

"And what an honor to meet you ladies too." Bright Mac greeted with a tip of his hat.

"Applejack's told us so much about the two of you." Sunset noted.

"Well, that ain't a surprise," Buttercup replied, "Our little A.J's always been one to boast about her amazing parents to others." she teased Applejack.

"Ok, ma," Applejack chuckled, knowing she had one more person to introduce, "And this is my favorite guy in this whole world. Spike Drake."

Spike approached, "Hi. It's nice to finally meet you two."

"So you're the Spike Applejack been going on about to us for months." Buttercup said.

"Yeah, I guess I am." Spike chuckled awkwardly.

"Well, it's nice to meetcha, son," Bright Mac shook Spike's hand who returned the gesture, "Hm, gotta nice grip there, Spike. A firm handshake from another really tells a lot about a man."

"I've heard that before." Spike admitted.

"Come on in, we got lunch prepared." Applejack said, as they escorted the couple into the house.

Soon they were seated at a large table with a wide spread of apple themed dishes, which made the couple look excited, "Whoo-ee, ya'll really went all out just for us." Bright Mac said.

"And why shouldn't we?" Applejack asked rhetorically.

"Yeah. I mean how often is it ya get a break to come home from touring all over the world to spread our family produce?" Applebloom asked.

"Well, you're right." Buttercup agreed.

"And it's been awhile since we enjoyed a meal together as a family." Bright Mac agreed.

"So let's dig in." Big Mac told everyone.

As they enjoyed lunch, Fluttershy spoke up, "So, uh, Buttercup, is it true you and Bright Mac's families were rivals?"

Granny Smith looked sheepish, as Buttercup spoke, "It is true, Fluttershy. My family the Pears were always upper class people, but I didn't wanna seem like some stuck up daddy's little princess."

"I heard you used to act like a wild party girl while spending your dad's money right form left." Spike recalled.

Buttercup blushed, "Well, that was my rebellious phase. Papa wasn't tolerant of it, but he knew it was a simple phase we all go through. My rebelliousness is how I first met Bright Mac."

Bright Mac explained, "Even though I just an apple farming boy, Pear Butter as she was known mostly by fell for my devilish good looks." he flirted with his wife.

Buttercup gave him a sly work, "Is that what you tell people? It was more on the lines of how hard workin' you were... And I did find you quite handsome too."

The girls giggled, while Spike admired Bright Mac for also fancying himself as a ladies man. Sunset decided to speak up, "So when you two started dating your families had issues with your relationship?"

"That they did." Bright Mac confirmed.

"Sayin' two people from different classes like ours had no place to be seeing each other." Buttercup added.

Spike turned to Granny Smith in shock, "Granny Smith, you actually made them think that?"

Granny smith sighed, "Yes. When I was younger I thought differently about a lot of things. Especially when it concerned my boy."

"So did my pa." Buttercup added.

"When they kept forbidden us from seeing each other we started meeting in secret when nobody was around," Bright Mac explained, "Still it was exciting to both of us."

"Sneaking around past our parents, ignoring their rules and warnings. Oh, the good days." Buttercup said in nostalgia.

"Kinda like how we're living our lives now." Pinkie stated.

"Except we don't do stuff that gets us into trouble." Twilight noted, while not wanting them to know what they really do.

"So if a lady may ask, how did you two eventually come to be husband and wife?" Rarity inquired.

The couple smiled, as Buttercup spoke, "Well, my father one day sprung some news on me that we were planning to move someplace else, and I was devastated, but none so more as Bright Mac."

"I didn't wanna lose her in my life. So I did the only thing I could think of to keep us together," Bright Mac began, "I arranged for us to be married in the Apple Orchard one night inviting several of our friends who supported our relationship like my friend Burnt Oak."

"And one of my close friends Chiffon Swirl, who would eventually grow up to be Mrs. Cake." Buttercup added.

"What?" Pinkie and Applejack gasped, "How come Mrs. Cake never told us about this?" Applejack wondered.

"Guess, she didn't know how to bring it up to ya." Spike suggested.

"Anyway, I told Buttercup I wanted us to be together forever so that's when I asked if she would marry me." Bright Mac continued.

"As you can tell I agreed not wanting to be away from him either. So we were married out in the Apple Family Orchard, until our parents found out what we were doing."

"Sounds like drama approaching." Pinkie whispered to the girls and Spike.

"Our parents were outraged at what we were doing, but we both told them off saying social classes meant nothing to us. All that mattered was that we loved each other, and if they couldn't accept that then they was just being foolish." Bright Mac finished.

"Way to say it." Rainbow commended the couple.

Granny Smith spoke, "After listening to what my boy said I thought about it and realized I wasn't being fair to him. I swallowed my pride and gave them my blessing."

"What about your dad, Buttercup?" Sunset asked.

"Daddy wasn't so willing at first, but I warned him if he can't accept my love then I no longer wanted to be a Pear," Buttercup explained, while the group was surprised at the card she played, "It was then my daddy realized the corner he was leading himself into. It was between his foolish pride or my love for him as a daughter. He finally swallowed his own pride and gave us his blessing. And that's what led to our new family relationship between Apples and Pears."

The girls teared, as Rarity spoke, "So romantic."

"Oh, man, now I'm getting all sappy!" Rainbow complained, as the group laughed.

After lunch, Bright Mac put an arm around Spike, "Say Spike, how about joining me and Big Mac out in the orchard for some apple picking?"

"Uh, sure." Spike agreed.

"Don't mess him up, pa." Applejack warned him.

"Don't worry, Applejack." Bright Mac said, as Spike joined the Apple men into the orchard.

With the ladies left alone, Buttercup spoke, "He seems like such a nice boy."

"You bet he is." Applejack confirmed.

"Though I'm amazed it was you who fell for him Applejack," Buttercup turned to Applebloom, "I half expected he'd be the object of Applebloom's affection being classmates and all."

"Ma!" Applebloom cried, while blushing in embarrassment.

"I'm kidding, sweetie," Buttercup giggled, "But seriously I am proud to see you've found someone special, A.J."

"Thanks, ma." Applejack smiled.

"And if I may be so bold to ask... Do the rest of ya like him?" she asked the girls.

The others were taken aback by her question, and weren't sure how to answer considering they were pretending Spike was with A.J for her sake, "Well, we..." Rainbow stammered.

"We're all actually..." Fluttershy shook nervously.

"The thing is." Twilight stammered.

Buttercup smiled, "I knew it. You all like him."

The girls froze, and Twilight seeing there was no way out of it answered, "Yes. We all love Spike very much."

"That's why Applejack was asked to move in with him, along with the others." Applebloom added, while the girls felt sheepish.

Buttercup chuckled, "Oh it's like history repeating itself."

"You ain't upset are ya?" Applejack asked in worry.

"Why should I be?" Buttercup asked, "Even if it's unorthodox I can tell Spike makes ya happy as he does the rest of ya. So I approve of your relationship with him."

Applejack's eyes filled with tears of joy before embracing her mom, "Oh, thanks, ma! I love ya so much!"

"I know, sweetie." she replied.

Meanwhile out in the orchard, Bright and Big Mac, along with Spike were picking some apples, as the Apple Family patriarch spoke, "Ah, I missed doing this. This is was one of my favorite past times growing up here."

"Must feel good to get back to your roots, huh?" Spike asked, as he was picking apples with Big Mac.

"Sure is," Bright Mac sighed, "I do regret not being here as much as I used to be with my family. But when our family's got such a big reputation with our produce someone's gotta look over it until retirement."

"So you're just waiting for retirement?" Spike asked.

"That or finding someone we know we can trust to manage the worldwide Apple family market."

"I thought you'd leave that to Big Mac or Applejack." Spike said while motioning to Big Mac.

"Even though it's a family business, Buttercup and I wanted our children to be free to make their own choices and live their own lives." Bright Mac smiled at his son.

"Oh, pa." Big Mac smiled happily.

"I say ya made a good choice as a parent." Spike said.

"Thanks, Spike. So how is it a nice young man like yourself got together with my daughter Applejack?" the patriarch inquired.

"What can I say? I guess like you and Buttercup, she fell for my devilish good looks." Spike joked, and they laughed.

"Oh, you're definitely a keeper with that sense of humor." Bright Mac chuckled.

"Thanks. And I really love Applejack. An honest hard working girl. She must really take after her parents," he thought to himself while comparing Bright Mac's build and Buttercup's sexy figure, 'In more ways than one.'

"Well each of our kids take after us in our own ways," Bright Mac admitted, "Why Applebloom's need to help others with their problems comes from Buttercup when she helped Mrs. Cake discover her passion for baking."

"No kidding?" Spike asked, "Well, that's good to know."

"Hey, yall, what say we break for a swig of cider?" Big Mac offered, as he brought three mugs of family Apple Cider.

"Good idea, son." Bright Mac agreed, as the boy sat down.

"You know Granny Smith mentioned some very interesting facts about you and Buttercup."

"Did she now?" he asked curiously with a touch of nervousness.

"Yeah. She mentioned how the two of you conceived Big Mac here in the barn when you two consummated your relationship." Spike teased.

Big Mac's eyes widened in shock, but non so much as Bright Mac, "She told you that?" Bright Mac gasped.

"Uh-huh. She even mentioned how you two conceived Applejack on one of your tables in the barn, and Applebloom in a confessional." the boy conitnued.

"That mom of mine. I'll have to have a word with her about that." Bright Mac grumbled.

"Looks like you and Buttercup really were spirited." Spike chuckled.

"We was young, and Buttercup was lovin' the fast and wild life," Bright Mac confessed, "When you're in love you do things you can't help yourself."

'I can relate.' Spike thought.

"But I don't regret where we did it," Bright Mac continued, "If not for what we did, we wouldn't have three special children." he smiled at Big Mac who rubbed the back of his head. Spike enjoyed listening to Bright Mac knowing he truly was a loving father as was Buttercup being a loving mother.

As the sun was beginning to set, Spike, Big Mac, and the girls sat around Buttercup and Bright Mac, as Buttercup was playing a guitar while singing.

Buttercup: We're far apart in every way

But you're the best part of my day

And sure as I breathe the air

I know we are the perfect pair

On a prickly path that goes on for miles

But it's worth it just to see you smile

And I cannot be pulled apart

From the hold you have on my heart

And even if the world tells us it's wrong

You're in my head like a catchy song

The girls felt moved by Buttercup's beautiful voice, along with how romantic her song was. Spike himself enjoyed her soothing words while thinking about his relationship with his whole harem.

The seasons change and leaves may fall

But I'll be with you through them all

And rain or shine, you'll always be mine

On a prickly path that goes on for miles

You're the only one who makes it all worthwhile

And you should not blame me, too

If I can't help fallin' in love with you...

When Buttercup finished, half the girls including Applejack and Applebloom were tearing up with happiness, as was Big Mac, "That was beautiful, ma." Applejack sniffled.

Bright Mac nodded, "Sounds more beautiful every time you sing it." he told his wife.

"Oh, you." Buttercup giggled, as they kissed.

"Aw!" the girls cooed, while Spike smirked and nodded with pride.

Later on after dinner, the girls and Spike were ready to head back to the mansion, "Remember to stop by." Buttercup told Applejack.

"We're going to be here for some time, so we wanna make sure w get enough time with you as possible." Bright Mac added.

"You know it," Applejack confirmed, as she embraced them, "See ya both soon."

Spike went to the couple, and spoke, "Once again it was great to finally meet the both of you."

"And it was our pleasure getting to know you, Spike." Bright Mac agreed, as the two shook hands.

Buttercup pulled Spike into an embrace, while Spike himself could feel her bust press into his chest, "Take care of our A.J will ya, Spike?"

"Yes, ma'am." Spike answered, as he enjoyed her bust pressing into him.

When Buttercup ended her embrace, Spike hurried off to catch up with the other girls. The happy couple watched Spike walk close to Applejack and the others while smiling, "Love really does work wonders, doesn't it, Buttercup?" Bright Mac asked.

"It sure does," she looked up at her husband, "Hey. I love ya."

Bright Mac smiled, "I love ya too." the husband and wife kissed.

As Spike and the girls walked, Applejack looked back and saw her parents kissing on the porch. Taking a note from their book, she pulled Spike over and planted one square on his lips right in front of the other girls. Spike froze in shock before returning the kiss, while the rest of the girls were in shock, before scolding Applejack who laughed knowing she came on top today.