Extreme Measures

Chapters

Rise and Shine!
Shocks and Tears
The Long Train Ride
True Colors
A Messy Start
Sugarcube Sweetsakes
Apple Pie Anyone?
Winter Sky's Match
Just 20% More?
A Pinkie Situation!
Let's Go, Balloon Patrols!
Humble Blushes
Meet The Cuties!
House Of Memories
The Locked Door

Rise and Shine!

Spring time, Celestial reign

We had no choice. There were too many of them, all so precious, all so beautiful. But we couldn't take care of them. There were too many. We had to do this, for the kids, for us. They will never live a happy life if we keep them. Princess Celestia, take care of them, please.

10 years later...

"Okay guys! Up on your hooves! Rise and shine!" shouted Absolute Zero. He was usually the early worm, hence the fact that he's actually the oldest of the siblings. "Come ON, guys, get UP! Do I HAVE to repeat myself until nighttime?"
7 pairs of eyes opened, slightly. The two youngest ones, Spring Frost and Heat Wave, slowly rose onto their hooves, yawned and rubbed their half-opened eyes.
"Wha--what time is it?" asked Spring Frost, her braids all messed up.
"It's 6 in the morning," answered Heat Wave, checking his dusty watch.
"Why did you wa--wake us up so early?" asked Spring Frost again, this time undoing her braids to let out her moss-green and turquoise mane.
"Haven't I told you yesterday, Spring Frost? Today's the day we head to PONYVILLE!"
"Pony..pony who?"
"Never mind, Spring Frost, I'll tell you the whole story once we get there. But I kinda can't right now as SOME ponies won't get up! GET UP, ALL OF YOU! NOOWWWWW!!!!"
At the sound of their big brother's angry shout, the rest of the siblings finally woke up. The oldest sister, Winter Sky, stretched her manicured hooves and got up.
"Hey...wh--what time is it n--now?" she asked in a soft tone.
"Sis, it's 6 am. Now PLEASE, would all of you get on your hooves? I'm starting to lose my voice now!" proclaimed Absolute Zero.
"We hope you do," whispered Sizzling Sunset, one of the middles in the siblings. He rose from his bed and scratched his spiky mane.
"Oh stop it will you, Sizz? He's just trying to wake us all up!" said the second oldest brother, also the shyest, Arctic Lime. He was on his neon green hooves, his mane slightly messy and his tail all frizzy.
"Okay, that's...5 woken. Now, who's---" before Absolute Zero could finish, he heard two light snores coming from the end of the room. It was the two twins (although they don't look like it), Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose, although the smartest and the cheeriest of the siblings, they are also the laziest.
"We'll NEVER get them to wake up now! Look! It's already 6:15! If it took 15 minutes for 5 to wake up, then they'll take...oh no!" Absolute Zero rubbed the top of his head, moaning.

Suddenly, the awaken 6 heard slight giggles, very light ones. Spring Frost and Winter Sky walk slowly towards the beds that the twins slept on. As they walked closer, the giggles started to grow into fading laughs. Once they reached the beds, they the two sisters counted to three. "One...two...THREE!" and they lifted the blankets up only to find the twins laughing their manes off. They got off their bed and onto their hooves, pushing poor Spring Frost and Winter Sky aside. Then they started to sing as what they call the "Morning Song":

"With the sun all up, and the birds tweeting away! We shall sing this song, to make the day a brighter day! All the mares and the colts, with smiles as big as bolts, they will come on out today! HOORAY!" (sang with the "It's a small world" tune)

The twins finally stopped to catch their breaths. Lemon Glacier, a bright yellow pony with a light turquoise and golden mane, stared at her siblings, which are all staring back at her. She gave them a cheerful grin, knowing that today was the day they were travelling to Ponyville, and yet she and her twin sister wasted their time.

"Hehe...come on, Fiery Rose, stop messing around and pack up..." said Lemon Glacier softly.
Fiery Rose noticed how her siblings were staring at her too, so she joined in on her innovative conversation. "Yeah, Lemon Glacier...you should stop too..."

"Alright, you two! You BOTH stop messing about! We don't have much time before the Orphanage nurses wake up! So all of you, quickly pack up, today's the day we finally get to start our own lives!" exclaimed Absolute Zero.

Shocks and Tears

"Shh! Slowly Winter Sky! Tiphoof slowly!" whispered Arctic Lime, who was carrying Heat Wave on his back.
"Sorry but I can't MANAGE to see my hooficure all...all messed up!" said Winter Sky who was carrying Spring Frost on her back. Each sibling was carrying their own rucksack and a pouch of coins they "borrowed" from the Orphanage nurses (except for Arctic Lime and Winter Sky, who was only carrying a rucksack and a sibling).

"Guys! Please, don't fight over something small! We have only a few minutes until the nurses wake up!" suggested Absolute Zero in a whisper. They were just passing the second floor of the 8 storied orphanage, when suddenly, they heard hoof steps. Panicking, the siblings entered a random room, not knowing who or what was in it. They all started to control their breaths, hoping they weren't caught by an Orphanage nurse. Sizzling Sunset listened closely for any signs of movements through the door, while Arctic Lime and Absolute Zero calmed a quadruplet group of fillies. Winter Sky, the twins, Spring Frost and Heat Wave waited patiently in the dim room, carefully listening with Sizzling Sunset as well.

"Okay guys, the coast is clear!" suggested Sizzling Sunset. The others nodded at Absolute Zero and Arctic Lime, who were trying their best to calm the quadruplets down.
"Shh...it's okay, little ones. You remember us right? The 8 siblings?" Absolute Zero asked one of the fillies. The fillies all squinted, and finally, let their breath out.
"Sorry, we thought you were intruders, mister!" said a filly. The siblings giggled, thanking them for not reporting to the nurses. Sizzling Sunset opened the door slowly, making sure no creak was heard. They all walked out from the room and quietly shut the door behind them. Steadily, the siblings all trotted down the stairs one by one, hoof by hoof, making sure that no nurses spotted them. After a couple of minutes and panicky halts, the 8 siblings finally reached the ground floor of the orphanage. Spring Frost made a small giggle as she heard a loud snore coming from a nurse's room.

"We made it!" shouted Heat Wave happily. They trotted to the entrance door, sniffing the morning air ahead of them. Once they stepped out of the orphanage for the first time and onto the stoned pavements of Manehattan, the siblings never felt so free in all of their lives. They never thought that Manehattan would be so lively even in the morning! They looked around, amazed at what was outside their orphanage. High buildings, city birds, posh ponies, everything! The siblings had wide, shocked eyes. However, Absolute Zero only stared with disappointment. He frowned at his siblings.

"There is no need to be so shocked about this place, guys," he proclaimed, "we're leaving Manehattan for a reason you know." Spring Frost looked at her brother, amazed to hear what he just said.

"Why aren't you so happy about Manehattan, Zero?" she asked.

Absolute Zero looked down, still frowning, "You were just a baby filly and Heat Wave was just a baby colt. Lemon Glacier, Fiery Rose and Sizzling Sunset were about your age, and Winter Sky, Arctic Lime and I were just a few years younger than we are now. Have I told you the story of why we were kept in this orphanage, sis?"

"No, you haven't, Zero."

After a loud sigh, Absolute Zero continued, "How many brothers and sisters do you have altogether, sweetie?"

"Counting you...seven."

"Do you think you would be able to take care eight ponies if you were a grown up pony?"

"Well...no, I don't think so, bro. But I'll have to anyway!"

"Well, Spring Frost, our mom and dad left us because they couldn't take care of us."

"Wh--why??"

"There were just too many of us, sweetie. Mom and dad couldn't take care of us. I overheard them talking about it one night. They were fighting, all night. I couldn't sleep at all. Then, just the next night, they decided. Mom and dad came into our rooms and put us in these big baskets. I pretended I was sleeping, but really I was crying on the inside. But I couldn't stop them, I didn't know why. I would have but I just couldn't open my eyes. I only listened to them. I felt the bumps when they carried the baskets to a place, whereas we call it the Orphanage. I heard them knocking on the entrance, and two nurses popped their heads out. Mom and dad just dropped off the baskets we were in and ran off. That's when I started crying, when I burst. Winter Sky and Arctic Lime only remember a little bit, and Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose and Sizzling Sunset just remember the bumpy ride. You and Heat Wave were too young to remember."

Spring Frost sat on the ground. Tears started dripping from her emerald eyes, but there was no sound from her. Absolute Zero sat down beside her and patted her on the back. "Sis," he started talking, "that's why we have to get out of here. If we live in Manehattan, things are only going to get worse for the eight of us." Spring Frost nodded, but continued crying. Absolute Zero wiped her eyes with his hoof gently.

The others saw Spring Frost, and came to comfort her as well. Heat Wave sat down beside her, knowing how she felt.
"Hey, sis? Don't cry. You're not the only one that misses mom and dad." Spring Frost looked up, her eyes shining from the tears. "I know."

The Long Train Ride

As the train starts to near Filly Delphia, the youngest ponies start to doze off while waiting for their lunch to be served. The twins, Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose, peek their heads out of the windows to catch a breath of sunny air. Arctic Lime, Sizzling Sunset and Winter Sky were happily playing a nice game of cards, while Absolute Zero examines a well drawn map of Equestria.

"Hmm..." he thinks to himself, "I wonder where we should go once we arrive in Ponyville?"
The twins overheard his loud thinking and came to take a closer look. "Whatcha doing there, big bro?" asked Fiery Rose with a wide smile on her bright red-pink face.
Absolute Zero turns to face the eager looking twins, and sighs, "I'm just asking myself where we should go first once we arrive in Ponyville."
Lemon Glacier's eyes start to beam, "Oh! I know! I know! I know where we should go! Right Rose?"
"I sure do, Lemon!"
"Okay, first, big bro, once we arrive at the train station in Ponyville, we go to the reception place where those ponies with strange hats and suits sit. What's next, Rose?"
"And THEN we ask them the way to Ponyville, because, of course, the train station would be NEXT to Ponyville, not IN it! And then, Lemon?"
"We trot to Ponyville with BIG smiles on our faces, I mean, unless you wanna look MISERABLE and ponies would HATE you! When we get to Ponyville, with big smiles OF COURSE, we go to the Mayor's house and ask for a house and stuff like that!"
"She'll lend us a house with a BEAUTIFUL garden around it, and there would be 8 rooms for each and EVERY one of us siblings to sleep in. Oh, with soft beds and pillows, an ACTUAL dining ro--" before Fiery Rose could finish, Lemon Glacier covered her mouth with her hoof. "That's enough, Rose!"
"Sowwy..." said Fiery Rose, her mouth still covered by her twin, who finally released her hoof. Fiery Rose gives Absolute Zero a shameful grin.
"You SURE have an imagination there, sis! It's already fine if the Mayor lends us a house with two rooms even! It's MUCH better than a crowded room with only a table and a rug." said Absolute Zero, patting Fiery Rose on the back.

Choo! Choo!

"What was that AWFUL sound?" asked Winter Sky, still focusing on her card game.
"I think that was the sound of the train." answered Arctic Lime, placing a Queen card on the deck. Sizzling Sunset glanced behind him, and yelped.
"What is it, Sizz?" asked the twins.
"It...it's so beautiful!"
"What's so beautiful?" asked Absolute Zero, folding his map.
"Look!" Sizzling Sunset pointed outside the window, dropping half of his cards. Arctic Lime and Winter Sky placed theirs on the table, and went to see what Sizzling Sunset was pointing at. The twins and Absolute Zero crowded around a window, and gasped at what they saw.

They felt the light splash on their faces. In front of them, was Neighagra Falls, the tallest and largest waterfall in whole of Equestria. Their eyes widened, their mouths opened, all amazed to see the magnificent Falls.
"I told you it's beautiful!" proclaimed Sizzling Sunset.
"You're sure right, Sizz. Arctic Lime, go wake up Spring Frost and Heat Wave so they can see this. Quick!" ordered Absolute Zero. Arctic Lime rolled his eyes and trotted to his sleeping siblings. They were snoring so faintly, so peacefully. Arctic Lime giggled.
"Guys, wake up! I wanna show you guys something!" yelled Arctic Lime kindly at the sleeping ponies. Spring Frost opened her eyes and scratched her mane. Heat Wave opened his eyes too, but he had to be shaken to awake him fully.
"Wh--what is it, bro?" asked Heat Wave, now on his hooves.
"Hurry up and follow me, or you'll miss it!" exclaimed Arctic Lime. The two young ponies followed their older brother. He took them to the window, and waited for their response. Spring Frost and Heat Wave were also amazed at what they saw!
"Wow! It's so BIG!" shouted Spring Frost.
"So BLUE!" Heat Wave replied.
The 6 ponies started laughing at the young ones, who were obviously still sleepy. Spring Frost and Heat Wave ignored their laughs and continued to stare out into the open, eyes totally fixed onto each and every landscape that rushed past them.
"I'm guessing their awake now!" said Winter Sky, smirking.

Ladies and gentlecolts, we are announcing that the time to our destination is 15 minutes. Thank you for your attention.

"Did you hear that, guys? 15 minutes! We're nearly there!" cheered Lemon Glacier, bouncing around.
"Oh thank Celestia!" mumbled Winter Sky, who went back to her cards game with Arctic Lime and Sizzling Sunset. "HAH! Beat THAT, Sizz!"

Absolute Zero laid down on his bunk bed with a slight frown on his neon blue face. Fiery Rose saw her brother laying down, and went to cheer him up. Lemon Glacier continued celebrating by jumping and dancing around, a pleased smile on her bright yellow face.
"Hey there, Zero, why the sad face?" asked Fiery Rose, now with a neutral look. Absolute Zero looked up at his encouraging sister, and drooped his head.
"The memories keep coming back to me, Rose. I can't help thinking about it. The fact that mom and dad left us, it's just too painful to forget!"
Fiery Rose frowned, knowing exactly what her brother was talking about.
"Zero, you're not the only one who didn't forget about that night. All of us didn't. You have to let go of that. Why do you think I like to smile and cheer people up?"

"Why?"

"Because it helps me forget about the bad past. You've never seen me frown before, have you?"

"Nope, I haven't."

"That's because I forbid myself to. If I frown, it reminds me. If I smile, I let it go. It's simple, bro. You're just gonna have to let it all go. If you don't, this trip we're having has no use!" Absolute Zero stood up from his bed and rubbed his eyes. He turned to his sister, and smiled. "You're right, Rose, I'm just gonna have to forget all about it."

Ladies and gentlecolts, we are now nearing Ponyville. Please remain seated. Thank you.

True Colors

"Watch your step, there Spring Frost! You nearly tripped!" said Sizzling Sunset, who managed to grab his sister by the mane.
"Sorry, I'm still a little sleepy..." replied Spring Frost, eyes drooping. Sizzling Sunset giggled faintly.
Absolute Zero glanced around the busy train station. 'Still so busy, eh?' he thought to himself.
"Look! The reception place!" proclaimed Lemon Glacier, who had just eaten a chocolate chip cookie she stole from a passenger during the ride. "And their suits are STILL strange!"
The siblings walked over to the reception counter, and behind the counter were two identical ponies, one a male and another female. They were sitting there, their hats covering their eyes.
"Are they...napping?" asked Fiery Rose in a whisper. Heat Wave and Arctic Lime shrugged.
"Let me...wake them up," suggested Winter Sky. She cleared her throat, "Excuse me, reception ponies. Me and my siblings are wondering what direction should we go to reach Ponyville?" The two ponies didn't answer.
"Yeah, they're napping." said Heat Wave. Absolute Zero rolled his eyes.

"EXCUSE ME!!!" he shouted rather aggressively. Spring frost yelped a little. The two ponies raised their hats from their eyes, scratching their manes.

"Oh...I'm sorry, sir. I didn't see you there." said the male pony.
'OBVIOUSLY you didn't! You were napping!' Absolute Zero thought to himself, and gave the make pony a fake grin.
"It's okay," he lied, "we're just wondering what direction Ponyville is?"
"Ah, Ponyville," answered the female pony, "just go north from this station. You'll get there in about 2 minutes by hoof."
Absolute Zero was about to lose it, "And may I ask, where north IS?" The male pony pointed his hoof behind Absolute Zero, and Absolute Zero smiled. "Thank you, reception ponies."
"Please! Call me Windy!" said the female pony.
"And call me Steamer!" exclaimed the male pony.
"Right...we better get going...Windy and Steamer," mumbled Winter Sky. Windy and Steamer grinned happily, while the rest rolled their eyes.

"How dumb can they be?" questioned Sizzling Sunset, stomping his hooves hard as he moves along.

"They were probably just newbies, no need to be too harsh on them." answered Arctic Lime.

"Hmph! I think they were being harsh on US!" proclaimed Winter Sky, sticking her nose in the air.

"Guys, please, don't fight over a stupid thing!" yelped Spring Frost, who was half asleep and was laying on Absolute Zero's back. The 3 ponies stopped arguing and continued along the smooth road. Winter Sky flapped her wings, and up she went. Arctic Lime followed her, knowing that walking by hoof was too tiring. Absolute Zero stayed on the ground, having to have to carry Spring Frost on his back. He sighed deeply, and Lemon Glacier heard him.
"Here, Zero, go on up, I'll carry poor little Spring Frost for you." she used her magic to levitate Spring Frost gently from her brother's back onto hers. She winked at Absolute Zero, and he flapped his wings and flew up.

"WE MADE IT!" shouted Sizzling Sunset. As the 8 siblings stepped (or flew) onto the colorful grounds of Ponyville, they sighed loudly, and smiled. Spring Frost awoke from her nap, and jumped off from her sister's back, onto the ground. She stretched, her braids wildly messed up. Fiery Rose took notice of this and used her magic to fix her younger sister's mane. Spring Frost giggled and continued trotting. The siblings looked around, surprised at what they saw around them. They saw small, organized shops and houses, all so colorful and bright. They continued trotting into Ponyville, waving at every pony they pass by. "Remember, HAPPY FACES!" shouted the twins. They all giggled and continued to trot.

"Where's the Mayor's house?" asked Arctic Lime shyly.
"According to this map," replied Absolute Zero, now holding a map, "it should be ov--"
"THERE!" Fiery Rose interrupted, pointing to a large tree-house with windows and decorative things.
"Are you SURE that's the Mayor's house?" asked Heat Wave.
"I'm PRETTY sure!" answered Fiery Rose with no doubt. They all agreed with her, and trotted over to the large tree. Sizzling Sunset knocked on the door, and a little purple dragon slowly opened it.
"May I help you?" he asked. Spring Frost and Winter Sky leaped high into the air, screaming. "A DRAGON!!"
"Guys, calm down, it won't bite. Will you?" asked Absolute Zero. Spring Frost and Winter Sky peek behind their brave brother.
"Of course not! I only eat gems and other precious things!" replied the purple dragon. Winter Sky's eyes widened and she leaped once more.
"He'll eat me! He'll EAT ME! I'M precious!" yelped Winter Sky. The others, including the dragon, rolled their eyes. Winter Sky stayed behind Absolute Zero, keeping a close eye on the dragon.
"I eat precious things like RUBIES or SAPPHIRES! Not PONIES!" proclaimed the dragon, "oh, by the way, I'm Spike. Who are you guys?" he looked at the siblings, confused.

"Let us introduce ourselves," answered Absolute Zero politely. "I'm Absolute Zero."
"I'm Arctic Lime."
"I'm Sizzling Sunset!"
"I'm Spring Frost, the youngest!"
"I'm Heat Wave, the youngest too!"
"WE'RE TWINS! EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T LOOK LIKE IT! I'M LEMON GLACIER AND THIS IS FIERY ROSE!"
Winter Sky shivered and stepped forward from behind her brother, "And I'm...Winter Sky."
"Cool names! Gee, I've never seen you guys in Ponyville before. Where have you come fr--" Suddenly, Spike was interrupted by a pony calling his name. She peeked from behind Spike, her purple coat matching the dragon's.

"Spike, who are these fellow ponies?" she asked.
"Ah, these are ponies in which I have no idea where they came from. They don't look like they came from Ponyville, since we never saw them before! Say, where do you guys come from?"
"We traveled to Ponyville from Manehattan!" answered Lemon Glacier.
"Man--Manehattan?" the purple pony questioned, startled.
"Yup! These are Absolute Zero, the blue one, Winter Sky, the magenta-ish one, Arctic Lime, the bright light green one, Sizzling Sunset, the neon orange one, the twins, although they don't LOOK like it, Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose, the bright yellow and bright red one, Spring Frost, the bright green one and Heat Wave, the super bright orange one!" exclaimed Spike, who was running out of breath. The purple pony also introduced herself.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle! Nice to meet you...8 ponies? Wow, that's a lot!" said Twilight.
"I know right?" agreed Spike.
"Well, since you guys are new to Ponyville, why don't you come in for a bit?"
"That's really nice of you, Twilight, but we are trying to find the Mayor of Ponyville. We're trying to find a house to stay in!" said Absolute Zero.
"Oh! I just remembered! The Mayor has just went out this morning to Canterlot for an important job and won't be returning to Ponyville for the next week or so! You are MORE than welcome to stay with us! Say, do you have like a family name or something?"
Absolute Zero turned to his siblings, who were all frowning. Twilight blushed, afraid that she did something wrong.
"We...we don't know our family name, Twilight. Our parents left us quite a while ago." replied Arctic Lime, head drooping.
"Oh my goodness! I'm TERRIBLY sorry! I didn't know..." mumbled Twilight shamefully. Spike wiped his tear.
"I KNOW! Since you ponies have SUCH awesome names, and not to mention epic coat colors, how about we call you the Extremes?" suggested Spike.
The 8 ponies looked up, their eyes shining. "That's it! The Extremes!" cried Winter Sky. "Spike, you're a genius!"
Spike blushed, giggling a little. "Aw, shucks!"
"Well then, come on in, Extremes!"

A Messy Start

YAWN~
'Not sure if there were actually 2 ponies messing the tree-house up or it was a dream. Nah, it was probably a dream.' thought Spike to himself. He got up from his bed and stretched and yawned. He rubbed his eyes, careful not to scratch them with his claws. Spike looked up to see that Twilight was out of her bed, and that she HASN'T made her bed yet.
'This is even stranger. Twilight hasn't made her bed!'
Spike crawled down stairs, still slightly tired from last night. 'I'm pretty sure it was all a dream. Just a dr--' "HOLY SAPPHIRES!"
What Spike saw made him faint. Twilight's books were all scattered on the floor, her shelves have been broken, and there on the floor lay Twilight herself, unconscious, surrounded by the eight siblings.
"Is she okay?" asked Arctic Lime, looking worried.
"Spring Frost and Heat Wave! WHAT did I tell you about going to bed early? Instead you decide to mess up a kind pony's house!" shouted Absolute Zero.
"We're sorry, Zero..." mumbled Spring Frost and Heat Wave.
"You shouldn't be saying that to your big brother," said Winter Sky, "instead you must apologize to dear Twilight Sparkle once she wakes up." The two ashamed ponies nodded.
"Twilight? Oh please wake up!" exclaimed Lemon Glacier.
"Oh PRETTY please!" yelped Fiery Rose. She poked Twilight's cheek, hoping to awake her.
"Twilight?" whispered Spring Frost. Suddenly, the purple pony's eyes start to open, steadily. At last, they fully opened and were staring into another 8 pairs of doubtful eyes.
"Wh--what happened?" she asked.
"Ask these ponies!" Absolute Zero pointed to his youngest siblings, who drooped their heads in shame. Twilight got on her hooves, but nearly fainted again because of what she saw around her.
"M--my bo--books!" Twilight shouted, "WHO DID THIS??!!"
Her scream frightened the young ponies, but they answered Twilight anyway. "Twi--twilight...we did all th--this me--mess..." they both mumbled. Twilight looked around and finally glanced at Spring Frost and Heat Wave.
"How? WHY?" she tried to ask kindly.

"Well," explained Heat Wave, "it started off with Absolute Zero telling me and Spring Frost to go to bed. But we weren't tired, so we pretended to go to bed. After you all went to bed, me and Spring Frost woke Spike up, so you know, it won't be a bit weird to play around in some other pony's house. So we three decided to play a game of tag, and so we did. Spike was it. So he was chasing us around and we kept on bumping into the bookshelves--"

"Oh no WONDER I kept on hearing random bumping noises coming from down stairs! I thought it was just the wind!" said Sizzling Sunset, "continue, please."

"So as Heat Wave was saying," continued Spring Frost, "when we're running around the library, we kept on bumping into the bookshelves by accident, as we were so excited to play tag. We were a tad fast for Spike, so he started to breathe out fire to scare us, but we were still faster than him. That explains the broken shelves. So after a while, we got tired and went to bed, not noticing the huge mess we made. We're TRULY sorry, Twilight, right Spike?" everypony turned around to see Spike, who has just got up from the floor, dusting himself off.
"Sorry? Sorry abo--oh...yeah...that..." mumbled Spike.
"SPPIIKEEE!!!!!" yelled Twilight, small flames fuming from her purple mane.
" NO! WAIT!" shouted the two young ponies, "please, don't punish Spike. We got him into this mess."
Twilight sighed. "Okay then, Spike, you're saved for now. But as for YOU two, you must clean this whole mess up!" Spring Frost and Heat Wave nodded.
"Actually, they don't have to!" exclaimed Lemon Glacier.
"Yeah! We'll help!" said Fiery Rose.
"I'll help too! I haven't used my magic in SUCH a long time!" agreed Sizzling Sunset, "step aside, sibs!"
The 6 ponies and Spike stepped aside from the library, and the twins and Sizzling Sunset stood beside each other. They closed their eyes, and their horns started to glow. Lemon Glacier, a bright gold, Fiery Rose, a bright ruby, and Sizzling Sunset, a bright orange. Suddenly, their horns shot out neon beams of light and onto the library shelves. The ponies and Spike covered their eyes, seeing as the light is far too bright. In a few seconds, the light faded, and the bookshelves were fixed, each book placed in its rightful place. The twins cheered happily.
"WOOHOO! WE DID IT!"

Twilight stepped forward, a smile on her face. "Never in my life have I seen such a close bond with a family before! Yours definitely beats the Apple family! Spike! Take a letter!"
"Yes, ma'am!" replied Spike.
"Wait! Are you going to REPORT us or something?" asked Absolute Zero, frightened. Twilight giggled, as well as Spike.
"Of course not, Absolute Zero! I am a faithful student of the Princess herself, and every time I learn something about friendship, I write a letter to her! Trust me, It's a good thing! So Spike, write this down;
Dear Princess Celestia, yesterday I've met some wonderful ponies who came all the way from Manehattan to come live in Ponyville. They are called the Extremes, because they have fantastic names and have brightly colored coats. Their names are: Absolute Zero, Winter Sky, Arctic Lime, Sizzling Sunset, Lemon Glacier, Fiery Rose, Spring Frost and Heat Wave. When they were introducing themselves to me, I had learnt that they have been orphaned. I'm writing to you now because I have learned something very important, and that is to stand up for your family or friends in any situation, in this case, your family. Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Okay Spike, send that off!"

Spike rolls the letter into a scroll, walks over to the balcony window, and blows a green fire that sends the scroll into thin air. The 8 siblings were amazed at what they saw. Twilight giggled.
"You'll get used to it."

Sugarcube Sweetsakes

The 8 siblings have never felt so free in all of their lives. Trotting around the beautiful landscape of Ponyville just made them feel much better on the inside.
"Where would you guys like to head on first?" asked Twilight, her face beaming with joy. Absolute Zero glanced around him.
"Just asking but...is Spike the only friend you HAVE in Ponyville?"
Twilight blinked rapidly, and smiled, "Of COURSE I have more friends in Ponyville! Say, would you like to meet them now?"
The 8 siblings nodded and agreed with Twilight. "Oh YES! Finally I get to meet FRIENDLY PONIES!" exclaimed Fiery Rose, her smile as wide as her own face. Twilight giggled a little, "Okay, then! Let's meet our first friend, Pinkie Pie!" Twilight pointed to a cake/candy like shop, all decorative and pink and sugary. "She lives in there, Sugarcube Corner!" The eight siblings gasped in amazement.
"Is that like some sort of bakery?" asked Spring Frost curiously.
Twilight nodded, "Yup it is! Pinkie Pie lives there with the owners and their babies, Mr. and Mrs. Cake and Pumpkin and Pound cake! Their VERY adorable, I must tell you!"
Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose bounced into the air, glad to hear that there's some baby ponies in town!
"Okay, then, let's head into Sugarcube Corner!" exclaimed Twilight. She lead the astounded siblings to the fancy shop, and knocked on the door. Suddenly, the door bashed open like firecracker! A grinning pink pony with massive cotton candy-like hair stood before the 9 ponies and Spike.
"WHY HELLO THERE, TWILIGHT!" the pink pony proclaimed cheerfully.
"Hey, there Pinkie Pie. These ar--" before Twilight could finish, Pinkie Pie had already zoomed past her and stood in front of the 8 siblings, who or course, got frightened of the over-excited pink pony.
"HELLO THERE! WHO ARE YOU PONIES? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU GUYS BEFORE! I USUALLY KNOW EVERY PONY IN PONYVILLE! SO, WHO ARE YOU PONIES? WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?" exclaimed Pinkie Pie so loudly Spring Frost and Heat Wave jumped slightly into the cheerful air. Twilight sighed, and took Pinkie by the hoof.
"Pinkie, these are newcomers. They came all the way from Manehattan,"

"MANEHATTAN? THAT'S AMAZING!"

Twilight continued, "They're orphaned ponies th--"

Pinkie interrupted, "ORPHANS? THESE TOTALLY COOL COLORED PONIES ARE ORPHANS??"

Twilight hesitated, and continued, "PINKIE! LISTEN TO ME! Their names are Absolute Zero, the neon blue one, Winter Sky, the bright red-pink one, Arctic Lime, the bright neon light green one, Sizzling Sunset, the neon orange one, the twins, although they don't look like it, Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose, the bright yellow and bright red one, Spring Frost, the bright green one and Heat Wave, the bright neon orange one." Twilight breathed deeply, and sighed, just like what Spike did when he introduced the siblings to her.
Pinkie Pie smiled even wider, "SUCH COOL NAMES! IT MATCHES THEIR COOL COATS!"
Spike groaned, "That's what I said!"
The siblings giggled. "Thanks, we...get that a lot," said Arctic Lime, smirking slightly.
Pinkie Pie laughed, "SAY! Come on in!" The 10 ponies and Spike entered the bakery, and the siblings were astonished. Every inch of the room was filled with delicious looking cupcakes, cookies and cakes!
"WOAH! You got one hoof of a bakery, here Pinkie Pie!" said Winter Sky, examining the displays of sweets.
"YUP! But don't give me ALL the credit! Mr. and Mrs. Cake owns the place! Too bad they're out with their babies," Pinkie Pie smiled, "Would you like some cake? Or cupcakes? SWEETS?"

Absolute Zero giggled, "I would LOVE to try some of that green icing cupcake there!" he pointed to a display filled with all sorts of cupcakes. Pinkie Pie rushed to the display and took the cupcake with lime-green icing and rainbow colored sprinkles on top. She trotted to Absolute Zero and hoofed it to him. Absolute Zero took a small bite, and before they knew it, he gobbled it all up in one bite! Pinkie Pie grinned, happy to see her new friend satisfied.
"Anyone else?" she asked.
"ME! ME! ME!" Oh PLEASE pick ME!" called out Lemon Glacier, her face beaming with joy.
"WOW! You remind me so much of...ME!" said Pinkie Pie, bouncing up and down. "What would YOU like...umm...Lemon Bobber?" Lemon Glacier blushed while everybody else giggled.
"It's Lemon GLACIER, Pinkie Pie!" she corrected.
"Oh, I'm SO SORRY, Lemon GLACIER! SO, what would you like?" asked Pinkie Pie, who was slightly blushing of embarrassment.
Lemon Glacier giggled a little, "OH! Can I have that strawberry cheese cake with blueberries and cherries on top?"
Pinkie Pie nodded, and rushed to get the cake that Lemon Glacier ordered. She took a cutting knife, a chopped the cake into even slices, and served one on a glass plate for Lemon Glacier. She smiled, "Thanks, Pinkie!"
Pinkie Pie beamed even more, "YOUR WELCOME! Anyone else?"

Everpony got a try at one of Sugarcube Corner's delights, even Twilight. Spike requested for a sapphire gem, and Pinkie just happened to have a spare! "Delicious preciousness!" replied Spike, chewing his gem slowly. Everpony laughed at Spike, who blushed heavily.
"Thanks for all this, Pinkie! You sure make an excellent impression for these newcomers!" said Twilight, munching on her marshmallow cookie.
"NO PROBLEMO!" replied Pinkie, chewing on a snickerdoodle.
Absolute Zero swallowed his third cupcake, "May we meet some of your other friends, Twilight?"
"Yeah! Pretty Please?" asked Spring Frost, blue icing covering her lips.

"Of course! But who?" Twilight asked herself.
"Oh! OH! I know! How bout' Applejack? She's a good friend to start off a day with! I mean, what's so apple about that? Get it? APPLE? HAHA!" Pinkie Pie started to laugh at her silly joke, whilst everybody else giggles along with her.
Twilight nipped on her last cookie piece, "Okay then! Applejack's farm we shall go!"
"AND I'M COMING WITH YOU PONIES!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

Apple Pie Anyone?

"So, where does this...Applejack live?" asked Winter Sky, flying over Twilight.
"Well, Winter Sky, she lives in a farm ca--"
"A FARM??!!" interrupted Sizzling Sunset, "I thought Applejack would live in some sort of PALACE or something!"
Twilight and Pinkie Pie smirked. "APPLEJACK, Sizzling Sunset, is a FARM type of pony. She doesn't necessary like fancy things, she's that type of person who cares more about her family!" Twilight explained.
"YEAH! And she SURE loves APPLES! Hence her NAME, APPLEJACK! GET IT?" Pinkie Pie again giggles at her silly joke, this time everypony else ignores and continues to trot.
Spring Frost glanced around her, her mouth wide open. 'Such a LOVELY forest!' she thought to herself. Arctic Lime spotted his little sister falling back from the rest of the ponies. He gave out a little chuckle, and trotted over to her.
"Is everything okay, little sis?" he asked.

Spring Frost snapped out of her trance, and smiled, "I never imagined Ponyville to be so...so beautiful! I'm actually GLAD we moved here, Arctic." She hugged her brother, and he smiled for the very first time after the incident.
"I'm glad, too, Frosty."

"Here were are, Sweet Apple Acres! I gotta say, Applejack really cleaned up the place after the last time I came here," mumbled Twilight, as usual. The 8 siblings were all starstruck at what they saw. Their eyes were gleaming.
"Look at this! All the evenly patched fields! So wonderful!" exclaimed Absolute Zero, rubbing his eyes as if it were all a dream.
"Aw! Look at all those CUTE animals!" expressed Fiery Rose, happily bouncing in circles. Spike bursted out laughing.
"CUTE? Wait till you actually SEE them, Fiery Rose!" added Spike.
The 10 ponies and Spike continued along the semi-muddy path that lead to the farm. 'It looks even prettier in pony!' thought Absolute Zero.
"APPLEJACK? You home? We have NEWBIES! The good ones!" Pinkie Pie mentioned.
The barn door creaked open slightly, and a small filly's head stuck out of it. She then opened the door fully, only to show the darkness of the barn inside. "Oh, howdy Pinkie Pie! And Twilight! Spike! Who are these new ponies? Are they new?"
Pinkie Pie jumped, "OF COURSE THEY ARE! THEY'RE ORPHANS FROM MANEHATTAN!" Twilight closed Pinkie's mouth.
"Pinkie! It's not a GOOD thing that they're orphans, you know!" whispered Twilight into Pinkie's funky mane.
"Sowwy..." Pinkie Pie muttered under Twilight's hoof. Twilight sighed, and removed her hoof from Pinkie's mouth.
"Why, HOWDY Manehattan ponies! Came to visit this fine town?" asked the little filly, "Ah, lemme introduce ma self! I'm Apple Bloom, Applejack's lil' sissy!"
"Nice to meet you, Apple Bloom! Actually, we're going to move to Ponyville. Your friend Twilight and Pinkie Pie here is just showing us some of their friends! I'm guessing you're her friend's sister." answered Absolute Zero positively.
"That's cool! Lemme get my sister, she's probably making some apple pie with my ole' Granny Smith!" Apple Bloom went inside the barn. "APPLEJACK! WE HAVE GUESTS!" she shouted from the back. After a few seconds, an orange pony with a cowpony hat on her tied yellow mane trotted to the barn door. She smiled, "Why, HOWDY Twilight! Pinkie! Spike! And who are these newbies that Pinkie Pie shouted out earlier? The...GOOD ones?" Applejack looked at each sibling with her green eyes. "You ponies sure have some EXTREME coat colors!"
"That's why their called the Extremes!" explained Spike. Applejack chortled.
"There's quite a bunch of them, I say! Gee, I wonder what their names are!"
Twilight cleared her throat and sighed, "Okay, these ar--" but before she could finish Heat Wave covered her mouth.
"Twilight, let US introduce OURSELVES." Heat Wave uncovered her mouth, and Twilight nodded, blushing.

"I'm Absolute Zero! You can call me Zero."

"I'm Winter Sky. Please just call me Winter Sky, not Sky nor Winter!"

"I'm Arctic Lime." whispered Arctic Lime.
"I'm sorry, what was that, sweetie?" asked Applejack, her hoof below her ear.
"Arctic Lime," answered Arctic Lime.
"Apple Climb? Gee, sounds like my grandpa!"
"No! ARCTIC LIME!" he shouted at the top of his soft lungs.
"Ah! Arctic LIME! Speak up, next time, will ya, son? You make a PERFECT couple with my shy friend, Fluttershy!" Twilight, Pinkie Pie and Applejack giggled together, while Arctic Lime starts to blush.

"I'm Sizzling Sunset!"

"We're TWINS! Though we don't look like it, but we are!" muttered Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose.
"I'm LEMON GLACIER!"
"And I'M FIERY ROSE!"
"Don't they remind you of ME, Applejack? I ABSOLUTELY CUTESALOOTSY LOVE THEM!" interrupted Pinkie Pie, jumping cheerfully.

"I'm Spring Frost, the youngest of them all!"

"So am I! I'm Heat Wave, by the way."

"Why, aren't they such SPECTACULAR names? Matches your bright coats, fellas!" replied Applejack. The 8 ponies nodded, knowing exactly what she meant.
"I know right? EPIC!" mumbled Spike, his stomach groaning, "Gee, I'm getting kinda hungry..."
"But SPIKE! You just ate at Sugarcube Corner!" shouted Twilight.
"I know, but I'm STILL hungry!" moaned Spike, rubbing his plump stomach.
"Come on, y'all! Come on in and we'll have some delicious apple pie!" invited Applejack with a big grin on her orange face.
The 11 ponies trotted into the barn, and inside the ground transformed from muddy paths to soft hay beds. Winter Sky shrieked as pieces of hay start to stick on her hooficure.
"Y'all not allergic to sugar right? I mean, some ponies are. Just making sure," said Applejack, taking a cutting knife and slicing the pie that has been laid on a table. She cuts them into even slices, just like how Pinkie Pie did with the cake. 'Ponyville ponies are so evenly organized!' thought Absolute Zero to himself, smiling.

"Here y'all! A slice a pony! Enjoy!" announced Applejack, handing out a slice of apple pie to each pony.
"And since you're THAT hungry, Spike, I'll give you TWO slices!" Spike started to bounce up and down, clapping his small dragon hands. "THANKS, APPLEJACK!"
"Sure thing, Spike!"
The ponies and Spike happily munch on their apple pie, giggling every time Spike burps.
"What? Can't a dragon burp in peace?"

Winter Sky's Match

'It's not FAIR! Why does everypony have to be so...so ORDINARY? Why can't there be a pony that has the similar likes to me?' Winter Sky thought to herself as the ponies and Spike trot (and fly) away from Sweet Apple Acres.
"So, who shall we visit next?" asked Twilight.
"Hmm...how bout' Rarity? It ain't that far from the barn!" answered Applejack.
"OKAY THEN! RARITY IT IS!" mumbled Pinkie Pie, prancing. They continued to trot (and fly) along the muddy path, becoming more distant from the Apple family's barn. Spring Frost and Heat Wave were bumping into each other, laughing at their foolishness. Absolute Zero flew just a few inches above ground, whistling a tune. The twins and Pinkie Pie start singing a song:

"We are the funky wacky friends! We sing this song on twists and bends! We're on our way to the boutique! A place where Rarity stays chic!~

Suddenly, Winter Sky overheard their song, and flew down next to Pinkie Pie, who was giggling continuously.
"Pinkie Pie? Can I ask you something?" asked Winter Sky.
Pinkie Pie stopped giggling and turned to Winter Sky, beaming, "Why SURE THING! What is it?"
"What kind of pony is Rarity?"

"She's a unicorn! DUH!"

"NO! What I meant was how Is Rarity like? What is she into?"

"Oh THAT kind of kind! Well, Rarity is definitely into FASHION! She owns a store called Carousel Boutique, which is where we're heading to! Rarity is sweet, kind, but can sometimes be a bit bossy, but I don't mind! She sews clothes and dresses for ponies, and ONCE, she sewed us BEAUTIFUL...well it was to HER anyway...but ANYWAY, one night, us friends were invited to the GRAND GALLOPING GALA! And the--"

"Wait? What is a Grand Galloping Gala?"

Pinkie Pie took a book out of her fluffy pink mane, "HERE! Read ALL about it! I always kept that book safe with me! But SHH! Don't tell Twilight, it's actually hers!"

Winter Sky accepted the book and nodded, "Continue..."

Pinkie Pie grinned, "OKAY! So on like just a few days before the Gala, Rarity made us dresses! They were OKAY I guess, but then this pony called Hoity Toity came along and LOVED her dresses, so we decided to wear them for the sake of our friend who made them! COOL, RIGHT? ANYWAY, so yeah, she loves to make clothes, she loves fashion, she ADORES makeovers and ADORES going to the spa! That pony is OBSESSED with hooficures, just how I'M obsessed with CANDY AND SWEET THINGS!" Pinkie Pie smiled even wider, and blinked.

"Thank Celestia! I found my perfect MATCH!" yelled Winter Sky happily.
"Perfect match? For what?" asked Lemon Glacier, who was eavesdropping on their conversation for a while.
"Sis! Don't you see? I'll FINALLY be able to hang out with somepony that loves, or ADORES the same things that I do! YEEPEE!" Winter Sky zoomed into the air and did somersaults, celebrating her logical success.

"Here we are! Carousel Boutique!" announced Twilight Sparkle, pointing at a tall, elegant looking pink and purple building with an actual carousel on top. The siblings were bewildered, as they haven't seen such an elegant building before!
'This is it! I can finally meet my perfect pony friend!' thought Winter Sky to herself, doing one last somersault before landing on ground.

Twilight knocked on the front door, and a white pony with a royal purple mane and tail answered the door. She flips her mane to the side.
"Why, hello there, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, oh! And my SPIKEY WIKEY! What seems to be the problem? And who are these magnificent colorful friends of yours?"
Pinkie Pie hoofed a piece of paper to Rarity, and smiled, "Here are the names of these AWESOME ponies! I even drew a picture of them so that you can recognize which pony is which!"
Absolute Zero turned to Twilight, "How did she--?"
Twilight shook her head, "Don't ask. It's Pinkie Pie." Absolute Zero nodded, still confused.
Rarity examined the paper with the names of the siblings and the pictures. She smiled, and gave the sheet back to Pinkie Pie, who was somehow inside the boutique, taking a look at Rarity's new dresses.
"Such FAB names, I tell you! And you ponies came from MANEHATTAN? That's WONDERFUL!" Rarity muttered proudly. "Ugh! Silly me! I'm just standing here while you ponies are outside! Come in, come in!" The ponies and Spike followed Rarity into her boutique, and clearly Rarity has been busy designing her new outfits. There were strips and pieces of fabric and cloth lying all over the floor. The siblings, for the very first time, weren't impressed. But they honestly didn't mind the mess, as to the fact that their room in the orphanage had always been messy.
"Hehe...sorry for the mess. I've been busy lately," explained Rarity shamefully. The ponies and Spike giggled.
"Why I must say!" continued Rarity, "I just HAPPEN to have some SPECTACULAR outfits that I made about a week ago for these newcomers! Come, come! I'll show you the way to my wardrobe place."
Applejack nudged Arctic Lime, "Watch out there, Mr. Shy, you're bout to go on a heck of a ride!" Applejack giggled whilst Arctic Lime gulped loudly, and continued to follow Rarity.

"Sweetie Belle! Hurry up with the outfits! We have guests!" shouted Rarity at the top of her lungs. "Sorry about that, my guests, my sister tends to be quite slow at things, if you don't mind."
"HEY! I heard that!" cried a little filly's voice. The siblings heard little hoof steps gradually getting louder, and then, a little unicorn filly with a white coat and a pink and purple mane entered the room where Rarity and the siblings were in.
"Sorry, sis! I got kinda mixed up with all the clothes that were up there...hey! Are these the guests you were talking about?" the white filly asked her sister.
"Why, yes, Sweetie Belle, these ARE the guests I was talking about! Meet the...the..."
"Extremes." mumbled Winter Sky.
"Yes, the Extremes! They are called that because...umm...because..."
"We have cool names and coat colors." muttered Arctic Lime.
"Yes! Cool names and coat colors! You don't need to know their names, darling, just hoof me the outfits and shoo!" Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes, sighed, and trotted over to her bossy sister and hoofed her the outfits. She trotted off, whistling a rather calming tune.
"Ah, where was I? Oh yes, the MARVELOUS outfits I made! Such a coincidence, they can fit each pony of you! Now, who would like to try first?" asked Rarity, her deep blue eyes wandering around.
"ME! ME! I'LL TRY FIRST!" shouted out Winter Sky, who quickly flew next to Rarity, beaming with joy. Rarity blinked a few times, and continued.
"Good! Your name is Winter Sky, right?"

'Oh my Celestia! She knows my NAME!' thought Winter Sky, beaming even more.
"Yes, it's Winter Sky," she answered in an absent-minded manner.
Rarity chuckled, "Say, Winter Sky, you remind me SO much like...well, me! Isn't that ri--" before she could finish what she was saying, Rarity and Winter Sky had noticed that the ponies had disappeared. Rarity blushed a little.
"They...must have had to do something, I guess?" she mumbled.
Winter Sky shook her head, "Nope! They're just not into these kinds of things, like US!"

"Why, I must say, Winter Sky, that is absolutely TRUE! We BOTH love fashion! Are you into makeovers and spa treatments, may I ask?"

Winter Sky never felt more cheerful, "YOU BET!"

Just 20% More?

"Isn't that a little too...tight on you, Winter Sky?" asked Twilight, who was staring at her friend in shock. After about a few hours or so, Rarity and Winter Sky had finally come out of the dressing room. Rarity was wearing her working eyeglasses and a pale pink dress with tulip patterns around it. Every pony (ESPECIALLY Spike!) thought Rarity looked gorgeous in that dress. But with Winter Sky, however, she was wearing a fuchsia dress with emerald stitching and diamond patterns, it was beautiful to the ponies, but it didn't suit Winter Sky very well. Since Winter Sky has a much more...wider body than Rarity, the dress started to close in on her, making it look tight on the poor pegasus.
Rarity gasped, "How DARE you say such a bad comment about MY dress!"
Twilight sighed, "Rarity, I wasn't commenting on your dress, I was commenting on how TIGHT the dress looks on Winter Sky!"
Winter Sky looked down at the hot pink dress she was wearing, and frowned. Rarity spotted her frowning, and blushed.
"Why, Winter Sky, don't listen to them! They're just jealous at what you're wearing!"
Winter Sky shook her head, "No, Rarity, they're right. This dress is far too tight on me. Although it's a very elegant and very fashionable dress, it doesn't suit me and is too tight," Winter Sky let a tear out, "I think I...need to go on a diet."
Pinkie Pie widened her eyes, "A DIET? But that means you won't be able to eat CANDY or CUPCAKES!" Twilight, Applejack and Rarity nodded their heads, agreeing with the pink pony.
"DID SOME PONY SAY DIET?" a loud call came from the back. It came from a blue pony, with a colorful mane and dark pink eyes. She was carrying on her back an over sized purple leather bag.
"Ah, Rainbow Dash! I see you have tried on your wing coat that I made for you!" said Rarity, a grin on her face.
"Yeah, I have, but I kinda don't like the color and pattern of it. It needs to be 20% more cooler, if that's fine with you."
Rarity frowned and sighed, "Fine then. I'll make the wing coat...20% COOLER for you..." she used her magic to levitate the leather bag up from Rainbow Dash's bag onto a table.
Rainbow Dash looked around the room, examining each sibling one by one.
"Hey, who are these ponies? Never seen THEM before!" she asked curiously.

Pinkie Pie trotted cheerfully to Rainbow Dash and hoofed her the same sheet of paper containing the names and pictures of the siblings. Rainbow Dash read it slowly, and smiled.
"COOL NAMES! And I gotta say, you guys have pretty cool coat colors too!" Every pony and Spike giggled at Rainbow Dash, who has no idea why they were giggling at her.
"Anyway," continued Rainbow Dash, "I heard some pony say that they needed to go on a DIET! Now was it one of the siblings?"
Winter Sky nodded, "It's me, Rainbow Dash. I said that." Rainbow Dash flew speedily over to the frowning pegasus. Rainbow Dash patted her on the back, "No need to be so sad...Winter Sky? I'll help you out with this diet! It's even BETTER since you're a pegasus like I am! I'll make you do 30 wing laps around this GINORMOUS cloud up in Cloudsdale, and make up do 100 hoof-ups, and maybe even test you of how much WING POWER you have!" Winter Sky chuckled, and so did the other ponies (and Spike).
"Thanks, Rainbow Dash, it really means a lot to me, honestly. But, when will I have the time?" asked Winter Sky.
"NO PROBLEM! You can always ask me when you're ready to take your exercise training! But, I'm only going to warn you ONCE. My training will be pretty intense so you're going to have to train a little with Applejack one day! Gee, I wish I can take you new ponies up to see Cloudsdale, but some of you aren't pegasusses!"
"I know! Why don't we use that hot air balloon we used last time?" asked Spike.
"Great idea, Spike! Come on ponies, follow me!"

Winter Sky flew next to Applejack, "Can you really help me lose a couple of pounds?" she asked.
Applejack nodded, "Sure thing, sweetie pie! I'm an athlete myself, too!"
Winter Sky smiled, and flew into the air.

A Pinkie Situation!

"SPIKE! Where did you PUT IT?" shouted Twilight from upstairs. Spike blushed, knowing that he misplaced the inflatable balloon and the fact that the other ponies were waiting outside. He rushed to the front door and opened it, "Um...is it okay if you ponies help me find a purple...balloon?" The siblings and other ponies nodded, sighing at Spike's clumsiness.
Suddenly, as Pinkie Pie was looking through some blueberry bushes, she noticed a crimson purple square thing. She used her mouth to untangle it from the thorns, and managed to tug it out of the bushes. She dropped it and examined it closely. Pinkie Pie noticed a little hole closure. She stuck her eye closer to the hole to examine it more. 'Is this some sort of hole that you blow into so air goes into it?' she asked herself. 'Oh well! Let's give it a try!' Pinkie Pie took the purple square thing and wrapped her mouth around the hole. On the count of three, she took a deep breath and blew into the hole as much as she could. The purple thing started to expand, and after about three or five blows Pinkie managed to blow the purple thing into a giant hot air balloon! 'Ah, THIS is what Spike and Twilight were talking about! I thought they were talking about some sort of cupcake!' Pinkie Pie chuckled inside, but then suddenly realized, she wasn't on the ground! Instead she was hanging on the side of the purple balloon, where the hole was. 'I better call for help!' she thought to herself, 'But how? If I let go of this hole the whole balloon would go PLOMP! because the air would go out! And then I have to start all over and that took me AGES to do!' Pinkie decided to wait until a pony notices her, so she ends up taking a small nap. ZZZZZ.....

Meanwhile, the twins were still searching for the supposedly misplaced balloon. They were singing another song, this time not relevant to what they're doing:

"A bit of chocolate is what I need, some pancakes and sweets to join the feed! A strawberry cupcake sounds so DELISH, but yet it tastes like a rotten fish!"

"Hey, sis, do you know where Pinkie is? I mean, I haven't seen her! Usually she would be breaking the fourth wall by now!" mentioned Lemon Glacier.
"Fourth wall? What's that?" questioned Fiery Rose, who just finished searching through a small tall patch of grass.
Lemon Glacier sighed, "Never mind, sis. Anyways, have you SEEN Pinkie Pie?"
Fiery Rose shook her head, "Nope. Not after Spike told us to search for balloon!"
Lemon Glacier look worried, "Well, shouldn't we go check on her? Just so, you know, she's okay? I mean, she IS our best friend!"
"Good point, Lemon! Let's go find Pinkie!"

The two twins search for their friend, from inside the tree-house to the corners of Sugarcube Corner, but there was still no sign of Pinkie Pie.
"Where could she be?" asked Lemon Glacier, looking disappointed.
"Uh, sis, the color of the balloon was purple, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I think I found Pinkie...with the balloon." Fiery Rose pointed at a distant purple balloon with a small pink pony stuck to the side of it. The twins ran to the balloon, only to find Pinkie snoring freakishly loud, her mouth stuck to the side of the balloon.

"Pinkie? PINKIE?" shouted Fiery Rose, bouncing up and down. Pinkie continued to snore, possibly not hearing the neon red pony call her name.
"Here, let me try!" Lemon Glacier pointed her horn to Pinkie, closed her eyes and started to chant a short poem:

"From day to night the angel light shines, a beauty in which the heart aligns, levitate this object high into the air, an attempt which shall not despair!"

A faint gold light started to glow around Lemon Glacier's horn, and suddenly the glowing light expanded and shot out from her horn and onto Pinkie, who started to open eyes. Pinkie noticed the golden light around, and began to wave her hooves around. "STAHP! STAHP!" Pinkie mumbled loudly. Lemon Glacier ignored Pinkie, and continued. She began to slowly levitate Pinkie from the balloon, who's mouth still stood stuck on the balloon. Lemon Glacier tugged carefully to let Pinkie know that she wants her to let go. Pinkie stopped waving her hooves, and unstuck her mouth. Lemon Glacier carefully pulls down Pinkie, who had her hooves folded. After a few seconds, Pinkie landed safely on the ground, the golden glow vanishing from her sight. Pinkie Pie stared at Lemon Glacier, who opened her eyes.
"What did you do THAT for?"
Lemon Glacier smiled, "Pinkie, why were you up there?"
Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes, "Can't you see? I was TRYING to hold the air inside the balloon so the balloon won't go PLOMP! But then YOU ponies came along and ruined my plan! Now look what you did! The balloon went all PLOMP!, didn't it?"
Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose start to burst out laughing, making the semi-angry pink pony confused.
"What are you guys laughing at? My hard work isn't something to laugh at!"
Fiery Rose began to calm down, "Oh, PINKIE! Just look behind you!"
Pinkie Pie turned around, and her jaw dropped. The balloon was still in its inflated position. "Bu...but....how?"
Lemon Glacier giggled, "This inflatable hot air balloon, Pinkie, is not your ordinary balloon! Once blown, the air hole closes by itself so the air would stay in! I'm guessing Twilight got it when she was in her magic school! I got one too, and so did Fiery Rose and every other unicorn in Equestria!" Pinkie Pie blinked rapidly, starstruck. After a few moments of awkward silence, Pinkie turned around to face the grinning twins, "Hehe...strange balloon!" and the three ponies started to laugh at Pinkie's silliness.
"Hey look! There they are!" a faint call came from the far end. It was Applejack's call, followed by the twins's siblings and their friends (and Spike).
"And I thought we were searching for cupcakes!" yelled Pinkie Pie, and the three started to chuckle heavily.

"Where have ya been, y'all? We've been worried sick bout ya!" said Applejack.
"Lemon! Rose! I thought you guys were missing!" muttered a worried Absolute Zero.

'Yup! Pinkie broke the fourth wall, once again!' thought Lemon Glacier to herself, laughing.

Let's Go, Balloon Patrols!

"H--how far up is Clou--Cloudsdale?" asked Heat Wave, clenching onto his sister Spring Frost, shivering.
Rainbow Dash giggled, "Just a few more hooves and then we're there!"
The ponies and Spike were sitting inside the basket attached to the hot air balloon (except the pegasusses, who flew beside the balloon). Pinkie Pie was picking peppermint sweets from her pink mane and munching on them, Rarity was styling her mane, Twilight was reading a book on clouds, Applejack was humming to an old tune Granny Smith used to sing to her, Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose were trying to disrupt the tune by singing a random melody, Sizzling Sunset was taking a little nap, and Heat Wave and Spring Frost were hugging each other, as they have a fear of heights. Spike tried to comfort them by sitting in between the two frightened ponies, but of course the attempt failed, as usual.

"We're here, ponies!" called out Rainbow Dash, a big smile on her face.
The siblings were astounded at the city that lied above ground. Spring Frost and Heat Wave completely forgot about their fear of heights. Instead, their eyes and mouths were widened, excited at the puffy clouds that formed as what the pegasusses call it, Cloudsdale.
"It's...it's so beautiful!" cried Absolute Zero, "Even though I'm a pegasus, I never actually lived above ground!"
Rainbow Dash turned to the neon blue pony, who was bedazzled, "So those orphanage nurses never actually let any of you siblings out? That must be tough for you ponies, I gotta say."
Arctic Lime agreed, "Yeah. We weren't allowed any form of freedom."
Rainbow Dash's eyes widened, "No FREEDOM? What sort of orphanage did you guys LIVE in? I swear one day, when I go to Manehattan, I'll go to that orphanage and complain to those nasty nurses to let those poor orphans FREE! That will teach THEM a lesson!"
Winter Sky giggled, "I'm afraid that is sort of impossible, Rainbow Dash. Those orphanage nurses are very strict, and they'll report any pony's bad behavior, even non-orphans, to the Royal Guards!"
The other ponies and Spike giggled along with Winter Sky, which made the blue pony blush a little.

Winter Sky and Arctic Lime had been told by Rainbow Dash to steer the hot air balloon wherever she goes, because if any pony who is a unicorn or an earth pony steps on the clouds, he or she would fall right through it. Rainbow Dash first led the ponies to steer the balloon to her cloud-house. The siblings were astonished at what they saw. They had never seen a bunch of clouds combined together to form a cloud palace!
"This is MY cloud-house! It's awesome, right?" bragged Rainbow Dash, a huge grin on her face.
Twilight rolled her eyes and shut her book, "Rainbow Dash, we are not here to hear you bragging about your cloud-house, we're here to show these siblings around Cloudsdale!"
Rarity nodded her head, "She's right, Rainbow Dash. These ponies, although are very BEDAZZLED at your...cloud-house...they would really appreciate it if you showed them around this Cloudsdale!"
Rainbow Dash sighed, "FINE...okay my balloon patrols! Follow me!" Winter Sky and Arctic Lime steered the hot air balloon in Rainbow Dash's direction. The siblings glanced around them, their eyes examining each and every cloud-building, all built very Greek-like (mentioned Twilight out loud whilst she was reading her book on clouds). There were many shapes and sizes of clouds, all shaped from shops, to houses, to even little gardens! Rainbow Dash took the ponies and Spike to a Greek-built cloud-building, called the Cloudosseum. Rainbow Dash tells a story on her achievement that took place in the Cloudosseum, in which she participated in the Best Young Flyer competition. Spring Frost and Heat Wave were very interested in the blue pony's story, but the others were moaning at Rainbow Dash for her to continue with the tour. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
"Geez! Can't a pony tell her adventures to these young educated ponies?" Rainbow Dash then continued to lead the balloon around Cloudsdale. Suddenly, Lemon Glacier spotted a pale yellow pegasus with long, flowing pink hair, sitting on a small fluff of cloud next to a small bird, smiling slightly.
"Who's that pony sitting over there? She looks kind of lonely!" she asked.
"Oh, her? That's Flutt--FLUTTERSHY? What are YOU doing up HERE?" Rainbow Dash's jaw dropped, as Fluttershy turned around to see a group of ponies all looking at her. She stood from the patch of cloud, and slowly flew over to them.
"Oh, hi, Rainbow Dash. I didn't expect to see you up here." Fluttershy muttered under her breath, grinning.
"Well, I didn't expect YOU either! Why are you up here, anyway?"

"Oh, well, you see, I was helping a poor little hummingbird. He broke his wing, so I came to help him."

"Don't you usually help your little animals down in Ponyville?"

"Why, yes, I do, but, you see, this hummingbird is a bit sensitive. He likes to stay up here in Cloudsdale. I don't know why, but he said that if he goes down to Ponyville, he gets a headache and won't be able to concentrate properly. Please don't tell him I told you ponies that."

Rainbow Dash nodded slightly, "Okay, then. We have new ponies that came to Ponyville just yesterday. Why don't you say...Fluttershy? Um, are you okay?"
Fluttershy had hid behind Rainbow Dash, her face (well mostly her pink hair) is just slightly poking out.
"New...new po--ponies?" she asked, shivering a little.

Rarity sighed, "Oh, Fluttershy! These ponies aren't BAD ponies, you know!"
"They---they're not?"
"Not at all, sugarcube!" replied Applejack, her cowpony hat slightly tilted to the side.
Fluttershy peeked out from behind Rainbow Dash, her hidden eyes examining each and every siblings that's staring back at her. She then sighed, and flew from Rainbow Dash and sat next to her.
"Oh, hi...new ponies." she mumbled under her breath, "Gee, there are so many of you."
Pinkie Pie took out the exact sheet of paper that had the names and pictures of the siblings. The pink pony hoofed it to Fluttershy. Fluttershy moved her long pink mane fringe to her side, revealing blue-green eyes.
'She's really pretty...' thought Arctic Lime to himself, blushing.
The pale yellow pony read the piece of paper closely, smiled, and hoofed the paper back to Pinkie Pie, who placed it inside her pink mane, grinning.
"Such lovely names..." Fluttershy mumbled quietly, smiling.
The siblings started to chortle at Fluttershy, who was looking confused.
"Thanks, Fluttershy, we kinda get that a lot!" replied Absolute Zero, still giggling.

Rainbow Dash turned to the pale yellow pony, "Say, do you wanna come with us? We're taking these new ponies here around Cloudsdale!"
Fluttershy nodded, "Sure. But I'm going to need to catch up with you guys later, if you don't mind. I'm still helping that poor hummingbird over there."
Rainbow Dash nodded as well, "Sure thing, Fluttershy! Okay, my balloon patrols, follow me!" Winter Sky and Arctic Lime followed the blue pony's orders, and started to steer the balloon away from Fluttershy, who was shyly waving to them.

Rainbow Dash showed the siblings around Cloudsdale, telling them a brief description on each and every cloud-building. The siblings glanced around them in amazement each time Twilight would say a little fact on Cloudsdale.
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, "Twilight, you ain't the tour pony here! I AM!"
Twilight sighed, "Do what you like, Rainbow Dash."

After a few cloud sightings, Pinkie Pie noticed Fluttershy flying over calmly to them, this time her light pink hair partially covering her face, again.
"Look, ponies! It's Fluttershy!" she waved at Fluttershy, who gave a little wink back at Pinkie Pie.
"Fluttershy! You're just in time! Follow us!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash, a wide grin on her face. The blue pony guided the ponies and Spike to a large patch of cloud, and ordered her balloon patrols (Winter Sky and Arctic Lime) to carefully fly the balloon to the patch of cloud.

"What are you DOING, sis? We're gonna FALL if you put us down on the cloud!" shouted Sizzling Sunset, his eyes wide open.
Rainbow Dash giggled, "No, silly! This large patch of cloud is special; nothing can fall through it!"
Sizzling Sunset looked confused, "Why's that?"
The blue pony pointed with her hoof to a large, pinkish-blue sort of cloud-building.
"You see that?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah. What cloud-building is that?" asked Fiery Rose, who's mane had been styled by Rarity.
"That, my ponies, is the Cloudsdale Rain Factory! That's where rain clouds are made!" answered Rainbow Dash, "And that, Fluttershy, is why you're right on time! Explain what you had to do! Remember?"

Fluttershy nodded, "Of course I remember. You see, I have really weak wing power," explained the pale yellow pony, putting aside her long fringe, "and Rainbow Dash here had to train me really hard because of that. All the pegasi had to make a tornado to suck all the water from some water source and transport it into the Cloudsdale Rain Factory. So then---"
Rainbow Dash yawned and interrupted, "You're making these poor ponies SLEEP! Lemme tell the story!"
Fluttershy nodded, blushing.
"Okay!" continued Rainbow Dash, "So what happened was Fluttershy made us reach the record by just putting in that EXTRA wing power! That's the end!"
The siblings wiped their mouths, obviously drooling from such an interesting story.

The 6 other ponies and Spike giggled at the siblings' hilarious foolishness.
"Come on, Rainbow Dash. Let's head down back to Ponyville, it's getting dark now!" requested Twilight.

Humble Blushes

One week later...

The sun was shining as usual, contrasting the bright blue sky. 'Princess Celestia is in a happy mood today, I'm guessing!' thought Absolute Zero to himself, lying down on his bed, grinning. His siblings were still asleep, even thought it was already 8 am in the morning. Suddenly, he heard a hoof knock on the door. Absolute Zero got up, and stretched. "Who is it?" he called out, but no pony answered. He shrugged, and trotted to the wooden door. Absolute Zero opened the door, not knowing who was outside. "Hello the---" Absolute Zero gasped in horror. It was the orphanage nurses, their eyes burning in fiery.
"ABSOLUTE ZERO! YOU DARE LEAVE THE ORPHANAGE WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE?!" they questioned the frightened blue pony in a rather cranky voice. Absolute Zero was dripping with sweat and, without him even thinking, he was dragged by the orphanage nurses. He started to scream, he started to shout at his siblings, but they wouldn't come out of the tree-house. Suddenly, in a faint distance, the poor dragged pony saw a distant purple pony. She was calling out his name, but he was too far and too weak to answer her call.
"Absolute Zero! Absolute Zero!" cried the purple pony, waving her hooves in the air. Absolute Zero finally gave up, and he let the nurses drag him along the rocky ground.

"Absolute Zero? You alright?" asked Twilight, "Spike, go get the bucket."
"Really, now?" asked Spike, groaning.
"YES, Spike!" replied Twilight, shaking the blue pony on the ground.
"You think he's gonna be okay?" asked Spring Frost, biting her hooves desperately.
Twilight nodded, "Your brother will be fine, sweetie. He'll just take a little while to, you know, open his eyes."
Spike came back into the room with a wooden bucket full of clear water. "Got the bucket!" he exclaimed.
"Okay, Spike. Now just pour the water over Absolute Zero's head." ordered Twilight, stepping away from the blue pony. Spike nodded and took a few steps towards Absolute Zero, and poured the water over his head. The other ponies jumped back, forgetting that their hooves were going to get wet from the huge 'SPLASH!' that the water was going to made. Suddenly, the blue pony's eyes opened slightly, like little slits. His head glanced up at each pony (and Spike) who was above him.
'Wh--what are they doing here?' thought Absolute Zero to himself. Winter Sky and Arctic Lime helped their brother up on his hooves.
"How---how did you guys save me from them?" asked Absolute Zero, still adjusting to his balance.
Winter Sky looked confused, "What do you mean? And who are 'they'?"
Absolute Zero glanced around, "Y--you know, the orphanage nurses!"
Lemon Glacier giggled, "What orphanage nurses, silly? They're in Manehattan, that's for sure!"

Absolute Zero scratched his head, confused, "B--but I saw them! They were dragging me out of this tree-house! And I tried calling you ponies but you wouldn't listen! And then I saw this purple pony is the distance, which was probably Twilight and she kept on calling my name!"
Twilight started to chuckle, "Oh, Absolute Zero! That was all just a DREAM! I didn't call out your name, rather I SAW you in the middle of the night sleep-trotting down the steps!"
The other ponies and Spike giggled at Absolute Zero's silly foolishness.
Absolute Zero shook his head, "Wh--what? It was all just a dr--dream?" he shivered, rubbing his hooves on his mane.
Sizzling Sunset nodded, "Thank Celestia you didn't go THAT far!" every pony and Spike chortled once more, this time Absolute Zero also joined in.

"Thanks, you ponies! I actually thought that those orphanage nurses were after me!" proclaimed the blue pony, an embarrassed grin on his face.
Suddenly, there was a faint knock on the door. Absolute Zero yelped and hid behind Arctic Lime, who started to giggle.
"Silly you, Zero!" said Arctic Lime.
Twilight opened the door and found Fluttershy carrying a basket of exotic flowers. Beside her was a tan earth pony with a grayish, curly-like mane. The pony wore cat spectacles and had deep blue eyes.
"Oh, hi Twilight," mumbled Fluttershy under her breath, "the Mayor wanted me to come with her. I don't know why..."
The tan pony chucked, "Oh, Fluttershy! I asked you to come with me so you could bring that woven basket with flowers!"
Fluttershy blushed, "Oh, yeah."
Twilight blinked, smiling, "Mayor! I see you have just came back from Canterlot, I suppose?"
The Mayor nodded, "Yup! And I'm here to see those new ponies that came from Manehattan! Princess Celestia had told me all about them! Now, I would LOVE to see them ponies in pony!"
Twilight giggled, "Sure thing, Mayor. Come on in!"
The tan pony and the pale yellow pony trotted inside the tree-house. Fluttershy placed the basket of flowers onto a table at the corner of the room, brushing her long, pink mane to the side of her face.
"Oh, these are for you, new ponies." muttered Fluttershy, smiling.
Arctic Lime turned over to catch a glimpse of the shy pony, who ironically glanced back at the bright green pony. Arctic Lime blushed, smiling and Fluttershy, who grinned back at Arctic Lime. Heat Wave and Spring Frost caught the two ponies supposedly flirting with each other, and trotted to them, chuckling.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't the two love ponies!" said Heat Wave, laughing.
Spring Frost giggled, "You two doing alright? I mean, we could leave you two alone, if you want!"
Arctic Lime glanced at his siblings with a furious, yet ashamed look on his neon green face, "Go AWAY!" he whispered loudly to them, stomping his hoof slightly.
Fluttershy nodded, "Yes, you two. Do as your brother says!"
Spring Frost and Heat Wave trotted away, still chuckling at their brother. Arctic Lime blushed once more.
"Hehe..." he continued, "silly siblings!"
The pale yellow pony brushed her mane behind her small pointed ears, "Why, they must love you, indeed."
Arctic Lime nodded and sighed, "Yeah. They SURE do."
Fluttershy giggled and smiled at Arctic Lime, whose cheeks wouldn't stop burning a reddish pink color.
"Say..." Arctic Lime continued, muttering, "we should...hang out sometime. You know, show me more around Ponyville and all."
Fluttershy glanced toward the ground, obviously have had blushed as well, "Oh," she replied, "why yes, of course we should...hang around. I mean, if you like, we could do so...maybe in a few days? IF that's okay with you! I can be really busy with the animals back home. Maybe you could come to my place, if you want, of course..."
"Of course, Fluttershy. Anytime!" answered the neon green pony, grinning widely.

The Mayor trotted over to the two shy ponies, as she had just finished explaining a wild trip and stay in Canterlot, which of course, made the other ponies and Spike fall asleep half way through, as the Mayor's stories never really made sense or never had been that interesting.
"Ah, Fluttershy! You're going to need to help me with a chore later. It involves animals, and you're the only pony I know that are really good with animals!" said the Mayor.
Fluttershy agreed, "Sure thing, Mayor. Wh--when would you like me to start?"
The Mayor thought, "Hmm...how about tonight?" she asked.
The pale yellow pony nodded, "Okay. Tonight."
Just as the Mayor was about to trot away, Fluttershy suddenly stopped her.
"Oh, Mayor, is it okay with you if Arctic Lime here, you know, helps me out tonight? I mean, if you want. I...might need an extra hoof." Fluttershy brushed her mane once more behind her pointed ears, seeing because her mane was so long and so hard to handle.
The Mayor agreed, "Sure, thing Fluttershy! As long as you could help me out with the animals, a com-pony would be lovely!" The tan pony finally trotted, her gray mane all puffy and healthy.
Fluttershy looked at Arctic Lime, who had just trotted off to the table where Fluttershy had placed the basket of flowers. The pale yellow pony trotted slowly over to the neon green pony.
"Is it okay...if you help me out tonight? If you want, of course." asked Fluttershy, poking Arctic Lime on the back.
Arctic Lime turned around, smiling, "Sure thing, Fluttershy. I guess I'm okay with animals."
Fluttershy giggled under her breath, hopping a little, "Thank you, Arctic Lime."

'Oh my, he is really...handsome.' thought Fluttershy to herself, trotting cheerfully to the rest of the ponies.

Meet The Cuties!

The other ponies and Spike followed the Mayor down the smooth paths of Ponyville. The twins were singing yet another song, this time Pinkie Pie (who randomly joined the group as she saw them walking along) joined in as well:

"Let's have a celebration! We'll have the cakes, and the cupcakes! And maybe some more cream tonight! Yes! The cakes will be all chocolate, and maybe strawberry too. The sweets all in and the sours all out, and maybe that one pony that can make the party COOL!"

Absolute Zero chortled at his sisters and friend, "You three SURE are best friends! Wow, it's like a miracle from Celestia!"
Winter Sky agreed, flying over her brother, "I know right? It's like...BEST friends!"
Every pony and Spike giggled at Winter Sky's reply, who started to blush.
"How much farther, Twilight? My legs are hurting!" complained Spike, groaning and rubbing his round, purple stomach.
Twilight rolled her eyes, "Oh, Spike! It's just a couple of minutes more! Besides, we've only been walking for about 5 minutes!"
Sizzling Sunset trotted to Spike, and poked him with his horn, "Say, wanna play a game of magic tag while we're walking?"
Spike glanced at the bright orange pony, who had a large grin on his face, "What's...magic tag?"
The bright orange pony smiled wider, and started to explain, "Magic tag is basically like tag, but with magic! You can breathe fire out green fire things, right?"
"Uh, I guess so!" answered Spike, scratching his head, nearly tripping over a pebble.
Sizzling Sunset poked Spike once more, "Okay, YOUR IT!" The bright orange pony ran away from Spike, his horn glowing in a bright pinkish color. Spike sighed, and started to chase after Sizzling Sunset. Spike took a deep breath while running, and blew outwards. A lime-green colored smoke flew out of Spike's mouth, curling and creating shapes in the air. The smoke started to travel across the air, nearing Sizzling Sunset. The green smoke started surrounding the running pony, and without Sizzling Sunset knowing, he started to levitate. Spike cheered at his success, and ran towards the levitating Sizzling Sunset. The bright orange pony had widened eyes, shocked to see what was before him.
Spike started to chuckle once more, "HAH! I win!"
Sizzling Sunset blinked rapidly, "H--how did you..."
"Twilight taught me!" replied Spike, interrupting Sizzling Sunset, who was then slowly levitated down to the ground.
Spike turned around to see that the rest of the ponies were still far behind from them. Spike giggled, amazed to know that for once he was faster than Twilight or any other pony.
The purple baby dragon glanced back at Sizzling Sunset, whose eyes still were wider than Pinkie Pie's joyful grin. Spike placed the Sizzling Sunset on the smooth pavement, and finally released the green smoke that surrounded the bright orange pony.
Spike looked worried, as Sizzling Sunset was still looking quite frightened.
"A--are you okay, Sizz?" asked Spike, patting Sizzling Sunset on the back.
The bright orange pony shook his head, "Yeah...I'm...okay...I guess..."
Spike gritted his teeth, "You sure? I didn't mean to scare you, honest!"
Sizzling Sunset shook his head once more, "No...it's not that, Spike. I was...fine..."
The purple dragon looked confused, "Then...what's the matter? Are you dizzy, or something?"
Sizzling Sunset turned to look at Spike, "Spike...I saw something..."
Spike widened his eyes, "What did you see? A GHOST?" Spike shrieked a little.
The bright orange pony glanced at the ground, and frowned, "No, Spike. I didn't see a ghost. I...I saw a vision..."
As Spike was about to ask what the 'vision' Sizzling Sunset had, he was interrupted by the voices of three little fillies.

"Howdy, y'all!" said one filly. It was Apple Bloom, Applejack's little sister. Her ginormous pink bow was tilted slightly to the side, but she didn't seem to notice or mind.
"Hey, guys!" called out another one. It was Sweetie Belle, Rarity's little sister. Her emerald green eyes were shining brightly, although the sun wasn't pointing directly at her.
There was another little filly, who stood there staring at the ground she stood on. She had a dark purple/magenta messy-like mane and tail, an orange coat and lavender eyes. She was just humming a little tune, not even smiling.
Sweetie Belle nudged her, "Scootaloo! Say hello, at least!"
Apple Bloom nodded, "She's right', Scootaloo! Why ain't you sayin' anything ta-day?" she gasped, "Ya had ya CUTIE MARK already?" Apple Bloom looked rather excited for Scootaloo. The orange filly shook her head, suggesting she didn't. Apple Bloom frowned.
Scootaloo sighed, and looked up, "Hi."
Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes, "What was THAT? Scootaloo, something is wrong with you today. What's wrong?"

"Who's that new pony? Never seen him before!" whispered Scootaloo into Sweetie Belle's blunt-pointed ear.
Sweetie Belle turned to glance at Sizzling Sunset, who was now scratching his spiky mane.
"Oh, him?" she whispered back, "That's Sizzling Sunset. He and his siblings came all the way from Manehattan! Well, that's what my sister said, anyway."
Suddenly, Scootaloos' eyes widened, "Y---you came from MANEHATTAN?" she ran towards Sizzling Sunset with a huge grin on her orange face.
Sizzling Sunset nodded, "Yeah, I guess so."
Scootaloos' eyes beamed, "How's it like there? I never been to Manehattan before! Are the ponies there nice? Do they sell good food? Are there lo---" Sweetie Belle came up to Scootaloo and covered her mouth. Scootaloo stopped talking, and faced Sweetie Belle.
"Yow cane let goo no!" she mumbled underneath her friend's hoof. Sweetie Belle sighed, and released her hoof from Scootaloo's mouth. Scootaloo gave an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry about that, Sizzling Sunset. She can get a little over-excited if a pony came from somewhere else besides Ponyville."
Scootaloo nodded shamefully, "Hehe, yeah...I do kinda get a TINY bit over-excited!"
Apple Bloom cleared her throat, "A TEENY?"
The orange pony looked down, "Okay, maybe a LOT..."
Sizzling Sunset giggled, "It's okay! I get a little over-excited as well if something...well, EXCITING happens!"
Every pony and Spike chuckled.

"Nice to meet you anyway, Sizzling Sunset!" proclaimed Scootaloo, still giggling.

House Of Memories

"Look! There they are!" called out a pony from the distance. Spike and the other ponies turned to face where the voice came from. Up ahead, where they could only see the edge of the pavement a couple of hooves away from them, silhouettes of ponies started to appear. They trotted closer, and Spike started to squint, which makes it easier for him to see such far distance.
"Over here!" cried out another voice. This time it was much louder, more vibrant.
Spike took a few steps forward, covering the top part of his eyes with his little dragon paws.

It was Twilight, the Mayor and the other ponies. Their silhouettes now became faded images of them trotting closer and closer to the dragon and other ponies. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo started to wave their hooves in the air, trying to signal where they were at. Apple Bloom started to bounce (for some strange reason), as if she had never seen them in a long time. Sizzling Sunset just stared into the distance, waiting for their expecting arrival. At last, the ponies had arrived at where Spike was. Twilight looked rather angry, but was concealing her facial expressions only because the Mayor and other ponies were around her.

"Where have you ponies BEEN?" asked Absolute Zero, who wasn't afraid to blurt out his feelings, "We've been worried SICK!"
Sizzling Sunset walked towards his older brother, looking rather worried, "Well, I ju---"
"It was my fault, really," interrupted Spike, "I asked Sizz here to play a game of magic tag with me. I--I guess it got a little too far..."
Sizzling Sunset turned to glance at Spike, and looked confused. Spike faced the bright orange pony, and winked.
Absolute Zero sighed, "Well, I guess you could play a little game of magic tag once in a while. But next to you do so, Spike, make sure to ask one of us or Twilight!"
Spike nodded, and stepped back a few steps, careful not to trip over.

The Mayor smiled, and cleared her throat, "Why, you ponies sure are well behaved! Indeed, Princess Celestia should here about this! Absolute Zero, you make SUCH a fine dictation! I haven't seen anything like that!"
Absolute Zero blushed, "Well...I got it from my..." Absolute Zero shook his head. He didn't want to talk about this dad.

Twilight nudged the Mayor, and the Mayor nodded, "Why, yes. Oh YES, the house! It is right over..." the Mayor pointed with her hoof to a house that Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were standing in front of, "here! Such a coincidence, I must say!"
Pinkie Pie bounced cheerfully towards the front door of the house, which was painted a pastel green, and had a little sign that said "Welcome". She looked up, and gasped, her eyes beaming. Suddenly, her curly mane and tail started to twitch. It started to bounce, much like how Pinkie did. Pinkie turned around to face the ponies and Spike, her eyes widened.

"W--what is it, Pinkie?" asked Twilight, looking worried and biting her lip.
Pinkie took a strange hat from her mane. It was a colorful one, with a mini umbrella attached to the top of it. She placed it on her head, and continued, "My Pinkie senses are acting up! Something BAD's gonna happen!" She started to bounce around, but not as cheerfully.
Spring Frost yelped, and hid behind Lemon Glacier, who had her jaw open.
"What do you mean, something bad's gonna happen?" asked Twilight.
Pinkie shrugged, "I dunno! But all I know it's gonna be a BAD thing!" She then started to spin around in circles, and stopped. She sighed, "Oh thank CELESTIA! The bad thing isn't gonna happen YET! YET!" She smiled, hoping to cheer up the frightened Spring Frost.
Spring Frost stepped out from behind her sister, "D--do you know what the bad thing is gonna be?"
Pinkie Pie shook her head, "Nope! SORRY!"

The Mayor pushed Pinkie aside, and trotted to the front door. The house was painted a bright orange color, similar to the color of Heat Wave's coat. The roof was made of brick and was gleaming.
'Probably the paint...' thought Arctic Lime, who stared at the roof for quite a while.
There was a garden on either sides of the house. The flowers were neatly arranged, and had different varieties of colors. Winter Sky sniffed a flower, and continued to trot into the house.
The windows were the shapes of ovals, except more wider. The panels were shiny, and if it had been double glazed and then painted over with a clear paint.
'Such a lovely smell!' thought Fiery Rose, sniffing the new atmosphere of the house.

"Come this way, ponies! And Spike! I'm going to show you each and every room of this MARVELOUS house! I must say, those carpenter ponies did a fine job!" mumbled the Mayor. She lead the ponies and Spike into a room on the left side. The house was built to have a hallway and doors or arches built on either side to enter a room. Straight down the hallway was a staircase, which lead to the upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms. The Mayor wanted to show the bottom floor rooms first, so the ponies agreed (except Spike, who was eager to go to the bathroom upstairs).

The Mayor lead the ponies and Spike to the first room on the left. It was a dining room, with a mini fridge and a sink attached to a row of wooden cabinets. The chairs were made of oak, and had been painted a bright yellow color. The table was rounded, and had been painted a deep red. The mini fridge was pure white, and had magnets that looked like ponies (LOOKED like ponies). The walls were painted a pastel pink, similar to the color of cotton candy. Pinkie Pie started to poke the walls with her hoof, and giggled.

"Um..why did you do that?" asked Sweetie Belle, who was right behind Pinkie, looking rather confused.
Pinkie turned around, "Why, silly! If you poke a pink wall, it gives you GOOD luck!" Pinkie made a wide grin.
"I don't believe in such things." said Sweetie Belle, scratching her pink and purple mane.
"Suit yourself!" replied Pinkie, bouncing away.
Sweetie Belle looked behind her, and started to poke the pink wall about 5 or 6 times. She giggled.
"I SAW that!" said a voice behind her. Sweetie Belle jumped, and turned around. It was Pinkie Pie, and she started to chortle.
Sweetie Belle blushed, and trotted past Pinkie Pie to catch up with the other ponies.

Pinkie and Sweetie Belle found the other ponies and Spike in the room parallel to the dining room, which was the living room. The walls were painted a pastel baby blue. There was a rectangular rug in the center of the room. Spike started to roll on the rug, sucking his little dragon claw. The other ponies looked confused, but the Mayor only giggled.
"Fine, Spike. You may go up to the bathroom. But be quick!" the Mayor said. Spike widened his eyes, grinned, got up from his rolling position and rushed past the ponies. They could hear his dragon paw-steps pounding on each step, and the ponies started to chuckle. After a while the ponies continued to observe the room, amazed at what they saw. There were 3 fluffy looking couches, which were in the shapes of a cookie, a cupcake and a heart. Winter Sky widened her eyes, and flew towards the couches. She glanced at them one by one, her mouth open.
"These are such AWESOME couches! Not like the ones back in the...orphanage..." she frowned and slowly flew back to the group of ponies. Ever since the siblings moved from Manehattan, the memories seemed to grow fonder to them, making their everyday life worse each day.

Lemon Glacier patted her sister on the back, "Cheer up, sis. We lived past that time, already. We NEED to forget about it..." she hugged Winter Sky, whose tears were starting to pour from her eyes. Her eye makeup started to become smudged, but she didn't seemed to mind. Fiery Rose came to wipe her older sister's eyes with a tissue she found on the coffee table beside the cookie couch.

"Okay, my ponies. Let's continue to the next room." said the Mayor, a straight look on her face. The other ponies nodded, and followed the Mayor to another room, which was next to the dining room. Spring Frost was the last to follow, as she was still observing the living room. There was a bookshelf full of big books that Twilight would usually read. A plasma TV was on the wall, untouched. She sighed, and then continued to trot to the next room.

'Why us?' she asked herself, kicking her little hooves on the carpeted floor.

The Locked Door

"What's taking Spike so long?" asked Scootaloo, scratching her already messed up mane.
Apple Bloom shrugged, "Don ask me!"
Sweetie Belle nodded her head, "Yeah, he DID say he was only gonna go to the bathroom! Should...should we go check?" she started to whisper.
"Sure, but we need to ask Twilight or the Mayor!" replied Scootaloo, straightening her mane with her hoof.
"Whye? We're gonna get in a BUCKET load of trouble!" whispered Apple Bloom, her eyes looking left and right.
"Then...let's ask that bright green filly over there!" exclaimed Scootaloo, pointing at Spring Frost.
"Ya mean Spring Frost?" questioned Apple Bloom.
Scootaloo nodded, "Yeah, her! Go on Sweetie Belle, ask her!"
Sweetie Belle sighed, "Oh, alright!" she slowly started to walk towards Spring Frost, who was in the kitchen. Sweetie Belle look around, surprised at what she saw. The kitchen had marbled tiles as the floor, and the walls were finally painted not a pastel, but a bright lavender color. There was a big fridge this time, twice as big as the mini fridge in the dining room, a steel microwave and oven, cabinets and drawers that were painted a mint green color, and a little matching mint green table.

Sweetie Belle shook her head, remembering what she had to do. She found Spring Frost, who was now testing out the sink for some reason. She trotted over to her, and patted her shoulder. Spring Frost turned around to see Sweetie Belle, and smiled.
"Hey there, Sweetie Belle!" said Spring Frost, waving her wet hooves.
Sweetie Belle only smiled, "Listen, I need you to come with me and my friends. But you have to sneak out of here, so they won't notice you." she pointed to the other ponies, who was listening to one of the Mayor's boring lectures, once again.
Spring Frost nodded, her little braids moving along with her action, "Sure!" she whispered, "But, wouldn't they notice that we're gone anyway?"
Sweetie Belle giggled, "With the Mayor's lecture, we'll be fine!"
Spring Frost giggled along as well, and followed Sweetie Belle out of the kitchen and into the large hallway.

Spring Frost grinned at the three other fillies, although she didn't even know one of them, which was Scootaloo.
"Hi, there!" she waved, her hoof half-dry.
Scootaloo smiled, "Hi there...Spring Frost?"
Spring Frost nodded, "That's me! You must be Scootaloo!"
The orange pony nodded as well.

"So, wa' are we gonna do first?" asked Apple Bloom, fixing her massive bow in place.
Sweetie Belle pointed to the spiral staircase that was at the end of the hallway, "We go upstairs and find Spike!"
The fillies nodded, but gulped as well, not knowing what was upstairs, except Spike.
They continued and walked along the hallway. The walls were painted a pale golden color, and there were little patterns on the walls, such as flowers and little squiggly lines that look like those confetti's that Pinkie Pie always used to throw into the air for no apparent reason. The fillies finally reached the staircase, and Spring Frost took the first step. The rest followed her, and unsurprisingly, Scootaloo was the last one to follow.The stairs creaked a little, but that was usual for a new house. The railing of the stairs were curved and patterned, making it look fancy.

"Spike? SPIKE?" called out Sweetie Belle. She put her hoof below her pointed her, hoping to hear an answer, but there wasn't any. She called out again, and still no answer was heard from the 4 fillies.
"Where IS he?" asked Spring Frost, looking worried.
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo shrugged.
"I guess we're gonna have to search for him in every room then!" proclaimed Sweetie Belle, who gritted her teeth anxiously.
The fillies agreed, and walked along the carpeted floor. It was rather soft, which the fillies liked. The lights were on, suggesting that Spike really had gone up to the bathroom. The fillies split up, Apple Bloom going with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle going with Spring Frost.

"Let's check this bedroom," suggested Spring Frost. She carefully pushed one of the doors open, and the door creaked, making Sweetie Belle yelp a little. Spring Frost switched on the lights, but all they saw were 2 silk beds, 2 bedstands and to little drawers which were painted red and yellow. The room itself was orange, and the carpet was a pale pink color.
"I'm guessing this is Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose's room!" exclaimed Spring Frost, chuckling to herself.

"SWEETIE BELLE! SPRING FROST! OVA' HERE!" cried out a little filly's voice. It was Apple Bloom, who came rushing towards the two shocked fillies.
"What is it, Apple Bloom?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"We found Spike!" she answered, jumping joyfully, "Na HURRY up! Follow me!"
The two fillies nodded and followed Apple Bloom. She took them inside the bathroom, which smelled quite foul. There was Spike and Scootaloo, standing still, looking at the door.

"Spike! Why didn't you answer us?" asked Spring Frost, patting Spike on the back.
Spike just shook his head, "It..it won't...open..."
"What?" asked Scootaloo, slapping Spike on the face gently just to get his attention.
Spike blinked rapidly, and then turned to face the worried looking fillies.

"Wha--oh! I...I can explain!" he started to mutter, looking rather frightened.
Sweetie Belle giggled, "It's okay, Spike. We're just asking why you are on the ground?"
Spike cleared his throat, "Well, it all started off as me finishing my...you know, business. After that, I saw a door, and I was curious of what was in it, so I gave a go at opening it! But it wouldn't open, so I had to try many different ways to nudge it open, but it wouldn't!" Spike kicked the door in front of him. The only reaction it did was it shook a little, but didn't open.

"That's strange...I'm pretty sure I heard the Mayor say something about all the rooms in this house are unlocked! I guess she didn't check the bathroom or something!" explained Spring Frost, looking confused.

"Well, what should we do? We can't just leave the door like this!" said Scootaloo.

Suddenly, the fillies and Spike heard hoof-steps coming from outside the bathroom. Quickly as they could, they shut the bathroom door.