A Lesson in Baking

Pinkie Pie, Candy-stone, Applebloom and Bab Seed had just arrived at Ponyville Train Station. The two younger fillies were leaning against a wall, catching their breath. Pinkie Pie was bouncing around, full of energy as if she hadn't just spent the last half hour running a race against 3 ponies who all really wanted to win. Candy-stone was standing still, observing her surroundings whilst humming a tune she seemed to be making up on the spot.

"Hey Pinkie, when are ya sisters gonna get here? I don't know if I can wait much longer to meet 'em" said Babs, who had recovered from the race just enough so that she could talk without wheezing. "Well, you don't have to wait any longer because they're here!!!!" said Pinkie, a little too loud for Bab's liking but since Pinkie was so excited Bab decided not to bring that up right now.

As the train slowly pulled up to the station the doors slid open with a small click and two mares walked out. One had a pale greenish-grey coat and a darker green-grey mane. Her hair was a similar length to Pinkie's when its deflated. Her flank bore a geode with purple crystals that matched her eyes perfectly. The other mare was taller than Pinkie but shorter than the greenish-grey mare. Her coat was a dull purplish-blue and her mane was a light grey. Her mane was a lot shorter than the other mare's but a bit longer than Bab's. The purplish-blue mare's cutie mark was a small rock with gold lines running through it which Babs assumed was a gold nugget.

The mares all ran to one another, with the taller hugging Pinkie and the other hugging Candy-stone. After a while Pinkie broke away from the hug and turned to Bab and Applebloom.

"Bab, Applebloom, these are my sisters Limestone and Marble Pie! Limestone and Marble, these are my friends Bab Seed and Applebloom!" squealed Pinkie, looking like a young filly in a sweet shop. Limestone looked rather angry. "Don't mind my sister" Marble said calmly, her voice was rather low but somehow comforted the two fillies knowing they had nothing to fear. "Pinkamena has told us quite a bit about you girls. We brought you some presents as we stopped for a while in Trottingham" said Marble, keeping a smile upon her face as she talked.

"Okie dokie lokie, now that you've met why don't we go back to Sugarcube Corner? I'll need extra help since I'm making a chocolate-caramel-fudge triple layer cake! The cakes are out of town on a delivery and Pound and Pumpkin are staying at a relative of theirs, so we have the bakery all to our selves" squealed Pinkie, who's smile was still growing slowly. "Come on then, lets go before we freeze to death out here", said Limestone, her voice gruff and rather raspy. She wasn't wrong though, it was the middle of winter and it was rather cold out. Candy-stone seemed to be using her long mane a shield from the cold wind. The 6 ponies began to walk away from the train station towards the bakery to begin the afternoon of baking and taste-testing, something Bab and Applebloom couldn't wait for.

*End of Chapter 3*