Apple Bloom sat calmly by the gate to the train station, reading a complex adult magazine. Mostly for help with her homework. She needed to research something about planets, anything really, and present an essay to Cheerilee.
But that wasn't why she was here. Her cousin Babs Seed, whom she had never met before, was arriving in Ponyville any minute. Rumor had it the girl had problems, and was coming to Ponyville to seek her cousins' help. With what? Nonetheless the Cutie Mark Crusaders had decided to come over
"Right then, Babs, just through here..." Applejack's voice came from the station. Babs was here already? Had Apple Bloom been too engrossed on the article about alternate universes to notice?
The Crusaders got up and looked towards the station. Applejack was standing by the gate, guiding a strange filly through.
Applejack turned to her sister, saying, "Apple Bloom, this is your cousin Babs, from Manehattan. She'll be staying for the week. Please, be nice to her, she has a few... problems."
Apple Bloom stared at the other filly. She'd heard rumors about her cousin, and was shocked to see they were true. She stood a bit taller than Applejack, being about the height of Big Macintosh. Her other proportions, however, were similar to Apple Bloom's, she couldn't have been more than three years older. Apple Bloom could only stare in shock with her jaw open as her massive cousin squeezed through the ticket gate, barely fitting through, though with little struggle. Despite her size it appeared effortless, like she did it all the time.
"Yo, cousin! Sorry if I scared ya, I'm not really the one to not intimidate with my size, you know?"
Apple Bloom looked behind her. Scootaloo was staring in shock, and Sweetie Belle had fainted. Turning back to her cousin, she opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Babs was, simply put, gargantuan.
"So, you gonna introduce me to your friends or what, cuz?" Babs seemed impatient.
