Despite the fact that they had somepony with them to help navigate their way through the streets of the ever larger and more populated Ponyville, it took Mayor Mare, Goku, Snowflake, Midnight, and Sheton a while to get to their desired destination. The Shenron siblings didn’t really mind, since it gave them that much more time to meet the ponies and foals in town, and even run into a few familiar faces along the way. With each minute that passed, they felt like they were more and more at home, as if they had stayed even through their college years, never having left their nests.

Eventually they finally made it to Sugarcube Corner, and the three sisters could not have been happier to see it the one place where they could satisfy their sweet teeth. While a good portion of the bakery was made out of wood, most of it being painted a pale-yellow frosty color. While majority of the building was made out of the sugary sweets that could be found in any other bakery. The roof of the building was that of gingerbread covered in a sugary frosty substance, having a window on the middle left side. A small birds nest resting on the far right, and the shape of a mare holding a candy cane on a far left.

The higher part of the roof was covered in a pink and white cake frosting color, having two windows on either side, with a cupcake at the very top. There were also three purple candles at the top, with a window just below it. The far bottom of the bakery had a cellar looked to be filled with donuts, but were actually flowers. The far lower right side of the bakery had the sign of a pink frosted sprinkled cupcake on it. A mailbox stood just in front of the bakery, with a large purple door having two large pink candy canes on either side.

“Well girls, here we are! Sugarcube Corner! The one and only bakery where you can find the most delicious treats in Ponyville!” Mayor Mare exclaimed, wiping sweat from her forehead. “Oh my, that certainly took a while didn’t it?”

“Oh, it’s no worries Ms. Mayor. It only took us half an hour to get around the place.” Midnight said reassuringly, using one of her wings to fan of the amber Earth mare. “Even if it didn’t, we did leave Canterlot pretty early today.”

“Yes, we did. Though I do wish you had let both of us have our beauty sleep a little bit longer. At least one of us got to…” Snowflake remarked, mumbling the last part as Midnight and Goku bot giggled quietly. “Regardless, I thank you very kindly for your help Ms. Mayor. It was wonderful seeing you again.”

“Oh it was not trouble at all, I’m just happy that I got to help the wonderful little fillies I had known since I became Ponyville’s Mayor.” The amber Earth Pony replied with a warm smile. “I must be going no. I have to get ready for my big announcement for the celebration tonight. I hope you have a good day! Oh, and it was so nice meeting you Sheton. You take care now alright dear?”

“T-thank you Mayor Mare.” Sheton nodded with a smile. “It was nice meeting you as well.”

“Thanks Mayor Mare, it was great seeing you again too! See you at the celebration!” Goku shouted to the Mayor as she trotted off. The tan mare then turned her attention back to her siblings. “Well girls…here we are. I have to say, the place really hasn’t changed that much has it?”

“No, it certainly has not.” Snowflake replied a small smile gracing her pale features. “It exactly how I remember it…how we remember it.”

Midnight took in a long gentle inhale of breath from her flared nostrils. “Hmmmm, whatever is being baked in there, it smells lovely.” She turned back to her younger sisters, an excited smile adorning her muzzle. “I think we can guess who that is, can’t we?”

“Heeheehee, I sure can big sis! I can’t wait to get in there and give them the biggest wing hug they’ve ever had!” Goku said gleefully trotting in place, before she turned to look at Sheton. “Here we go Sheton! Because we’re gonna meet some real nice ponies here right in this very bakery! Are you ready honey?”

The stormy grey colt gave a few twiddles of his hooves, not replying for a moment. He then took a deep breath and looked his sister in the eyes. “Y-yeah…I’m ready…as ready as I’ll ever be at least.” He said softly.

Smiling warmly, Goku leaned in and gave him a gentle kiss on his cheek and ruffle his mane with a hoof. After putting it back on his head, she gave him a wink, before turning and opening the door, trotting into the bakery.

The first thing that happened when they all went inside was the scent of sweet sugary goodness. It enveloped all of their nostrils, as if their noses were the only things that were working for them. They all stayed silent, their mouths quivering and their taste buds tingling as their minds were swept into a sea of wonderful imaginary flavor. Nothing else mattered for those few blissful moments; just that sweet feeling of sweet blissfulness.

Then, in an instant, just as quickly as it had begun, it stopped, and the four siblings were brought back to reality. The moment they gained control of their senses, they were greeted with the interior of the bakery. There were several or so tables that were set up for anypony that wanted to take a seat and relax with either waiting or eating their snacks. On a few tables, were displays of cookies, cupcakes, and other goods set up for ponies to see. The far right of the bakery displayed drinks liquidly goodness that ponies would want to try, and the upper roof having numerous pictures of cupcakes. At the very front, was the counter for those who wanted to take their orders to go, also having sets of pastries there.

It was also that very same part of the bakery where there was complete and utter chaos.

Yes, the four siblings were being graced with a sight that was most certainly not most other bakeries. At the same time, it was something that they had seen before in this type of bakery, and even then, it was only when there was an order placed. One so important, that it would inflict the kind of chaos that was happening right before them. The very same chaos that Goku was trying very hard not to laugh at too.

Two ponies, one mare and the other a stallion, were running about the bakery as if they were farm chickens with their heads cut off. On both of their backs and in their mouths, were the large boxes on what could only be assumed as the very same sweets that were dotting the entire bakery. A glistening shine could be seen from their fur, showing that they were both sweating quite heavily, which indicated just how hard they were working. The three mares and colt could also see, just behind the counter, was a set of large double doors. A thin cloud of grey smoke could be seen emitting from it, something that the mare caught onto right away.

“Carrot! Did you leave my peanut butter cookies in the oven again?!” She indignantly shouted as she set three larger boxes on the floor next to a larger pile. Like the four Shenron siblings, she was a beautiful Pegasus, with a very light shade of cerulean fur, with a light crimson mane and tail having pale light grayish crimson stripes in them. Her eyes were shade of brilliant rose red and she wore a bright orange apron with pink feathers adorning the front. Her wings were a wonderful combination of light crimson, light grayish crimson stripes and light cerulean. Her Cutie Mark was of three strawberry frosted cupcakes, having cherries on top for each, and a white apron could be seen hugging her barrel. “I told you not to put them in there for no more than twenty minutes! Last time that happened, we had to use the fire extinguisher to put them out! I do not want to have to throw away another batch of burnt cookies again! And certainly not today of all days!”

“No Cupcake, I didn’t!” The stallion replied as he levitated several more boxes with some more. Unlike the five Pegasi in the bakery, he was a muscular and handsome looking Unicorn. He had a light brilliant amber yellow coat, and a long, somewhat wild, light brilliant orange mane and tail skirt. His eyes were a moderate shade of pistachio green and light brilliant orange freckles could be seen on his upper muzzle. He wore a plain white apron with a black and white striped neck bow, and his Cutie Mark was of three while frosted carrot cakes. “That smoke was from the last batch of cookies that I had thrown away! Yours were only in the oven for five minutes!”

“Well, be more careful next time honey! We can’t afford to make a single mistake! The Summer Sun Celebration is only hours away, so we can’t afford to waste any time!” Cupcake exclaimed, letting a large box slide off of her outstretched right wing. “This isn’t just some ordinary order that we’re dealing with here! This is for the event where the very Queen herself graces us with her presence and raises the Sun, right in front of us! I haven’t been this worried since we got that order for a cake at the Grand Galloping Gala!”

“Hey…don’t worry honeybun, there’s nothing to be scared of. Remember, we have the girls with us to help out with this.” Carrot said soothingly, wrapping a muscular forehoof around her neck. “This isn’t the first time they’ve helped us find a solution to these problems. Besides, this is the Queen we’re talking about. She’s kind, generous, and always happy to see us whenever she can. She doesn’t really mind if everything we do for her isn’t perfect, so I’m sure she’ll understand.”

Cupcake flinched, slowly looking up at her husband with a slightly twitch in her eye. With her eyes flashing a brilliant red, she took to the air and shouted, “Understand? Understand?! Are you insane, Carrot?! What in the name of all that is harmonious makes you think that the Queen will understand?!” She leaned in until her muzzle was pressed against the amber yellow Unicorn’s own. “I can guarantee you, she’ll be anything but understanding of even a single chocolate chip is out of place!! Do you really want to be the center of her wrath?! Especially since the controls the very Sun that she raises and lowers every day?! Because I sure don’t; and I don’t think you do either!”

“Cup…” Carrot said, a hurt look coming to his face as he frowned up at his wife.

The cerulean blue mare paused, cringing at the pained expression on the Unicorn’s face. Closing her eyes, Cup hovered back down to the ground as her wings folded back to her sides. She took a deep breath to calm herself, her swirly mane drooping slightly. “I’m sorry Carrot, I didn’t mean to shout at you like that. I-it’s just, I’m worried, like really really worried. If this was any other Queen, I might agree with you, but this is not just any other Queen, honeybun. This is Queen Celestia Daybringer, the very raiser of the Sun and the Moon, the bringer of both Day and Night, and the most powerful equine in all of existence! It’s apparent for both us that she likes-no, loves what we have for her! If she doesn’t, we very well may get our reputation ruined, or get put out of business, or worse!”

“Oh now you’re just over reacting.” Carrot said with an optimistic smile as he gently set it wife down. He was only to get a mild glare from his wife, causing him to chuckle. “I can tell you without a doubt, that the Queen will love what we baked for her. And I don’t just think it, I know it honeybun.”

“Yeah right…” Cupcake snorted as she sat on her haunches and crossed her forehooves. “I’ll believe that, when I see it with my own eyes.”

“You should listen to your husband, Mrs. Cake.” Goku said softly, deciding at that moment that she should finally jump in. “I’ve known the Queen since my foalhood, and if I know her, she won’t give flying feather what your treats look like. Just as long as they taste good that is.”

“Goku! Please watch your language!” Midnight chastised with a disapproving frown, only for her youngest sister to giggle it off. “I know your excited to see Mr. and Mrs. Cake again, but you don’t have to use such colorful language!”

I don’t know what you’re talking about big sis!" Goku giggled, smiling cheekily at her sister. “I was just stating the obvious.”

“Yes...” Snowflake snorted softly. "Sure you were little sister."

“Is that really you and your sisters, Goku?!” Cupcake asked with a rather loud gasp as her brilliant rose eyes widened. Upon seeing the hybrid mare nod, the cerulean mare let out a joyful squeal as she flew over to them. Cupcake enveloped Goku and nowflake in a hug, with both her forelegs and her wings, the strength behind her wings allowing her to lift them off of the ground. “The three of you are back! I can’t believe that you’re already back in Ponyville after so long!”

“Me neither, but it’s a real treat to have you here again.” Carrot said with a wink, making Midnight giggle. “We’re sorry that we didn’t here you come in the door. We were just so focused on the orders that we hadn’t really had time to take anypony’s orders and what not.”

“Oh, no worries Mr. Cake. You were just completing some last-minute orders for the celebration, that’s all.” Snowflake said gently, nuzzling Cupcake. “If anything, we had come in at the wrong time. Had we known you were still working, we would’ve given you a few more minutes.”

“Oh it’s no trouble at all you three. It was worth it to see you all again, even if it is today of all days.” Carrot said with a chuckle, as he looked each of the girls up and down. “You’ve certainly grown fine young mares, haven’t you? I could never forget those tufted ears fangs and bat wings on any of you. No matter how long I go without seeing them, I can always picture it. The same can be said for you too Midnight. You've certainly bigger than all the other fillies when you were younger. Still, I never thought you’d reach this level of size in such a short time.”

The beetle black gentle mare’s cheeks turned a deep red in response. She looked off to the side, her mane falling in front of her face as she rubbed her left foreleg. “Oh, I didn’t really do anything special. I just ate and trained a lot whenever I had the time. A-and during that time, I guess got carried away a little.” Without warning, she swept Carrot into a big, warm, and very, tight hug. “It’s still so very wonderful to see you two again. You don’t know how much we’ve missed you or this wonderful bakery of yours!”

“W-we’ve missed y-you too, g-g-girls…!” Carrot said, his voice strained the mare’s hug. “U-um…M-Midnight, sweetheart, can you let me go? I-I…c-can’t breathe!"

Midnight, upon seeing the amber yellow Unicorn’s face start to turn blue, let out a gasp. She put both forehooves to her mouth as he fell to the floor gasping. “Oh! I’m sorry, Mr. Cake, I guess I got a little caught up in the joy of them moment. I didn’t hurt you, did I?” she asked, using one of her wings to help the stallion get back up.

“N-no, I’m fine…you just caught me off guard as all.” Carrot replied, wheezing as he sucked in large gulps of air. “I haven’t been hugged that tight since the day I asked Cupcake to marry me.” he muttered so low that his wife wasn't able to hear it.

“None of you have changed a bit since you left Ponyville. Well, except for Midnight, I can see she’s certainly backed on the um…strength the last time we saw her.” Cupcake sighed happily as she looked all three mares over. “All of you still look just like how you were as fillies, and now you’ve become beautiful mares. Oh, I really miss those days where I could sweep you in my forearms, smother you senseless, and fill your little cheeks with goods.” She said, her warm joyful tone carrying just a hint of solemnness.

As soon as she said that, Sheton felt a knot form in his stomach as he looked at the expression on the cerulean mare's face. It only grew bigger and tighter when he noticed Goku looking at him, a small devilish grin forming on her face.

“It’s funny you should say that Mrs. Cake, because I may have found a certain somepony to help fill that void in your heart.” She said in a cheerful, yet mischievous tone. Before Sheton could do anything to stop her, he himself being pushed in front of all three of his sisters. “Mr. and Mrs. Cake, I would like the both of you to meet our little brother Sheton! I don’t know if Pinkie or anypony else told you that I was going to be a big sister, but in case you didn’t, well…here he is!”

She the lowered her head to his level and gently nuzzled his cheek, gently saying, “It’s okay baby, they’re not gonna bite. Go on up to them and say hi.”

Shaking slightly, Sheton slowly walked up to the bakers, both staring wide eyed at the young colt. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop him from swallowing his nervousness and politely greeting the two bakers. “H-hello…it’s nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Cake.” He said softly, giving a polite nod of his head.

“Oh my goodness, just look at him!” Mrs. Cake squealed as both of her forehooves flew to her muzzle, doing absolutely nothing to hide the large grin on her face. She swept the colt up in her wings, smothering his face in her chest fluff. “Aren’t you just the cutest little thing?!”

‘Seriously…?’ Sheton thought, a muffled moan coming from him as he sweat dropped. ‘First Ms. Derpy and now, Ms. Cake?! Just how many mares are going to hug me like this?!'

“Whoa there honeybun, easy there.” Carrot said dryly, putting a hoof on his wife’s shoulder. “You’re gonna squeeze the life out of the poor kiddo if you keep hugging him like that.”

Cupcake looked over at her husband. “Now why would I do that Carrot? I’ve hugged foals like this before, and none of them went blue in the face.”

“Because the very last foal that you hugged, you squeezed her so hard you nearly made her head pop like a balloon.” The amber yellow stallion replied somewhat bluntly. “I’m still amazed that Melon Cake was able to handle that, and still keep smiling throughout it.”

“It’s not my fault that Melon was so adorable that I lost control of my strength!” Cupcake shouted, a pout coming to her face. “And like you’re one to talk! When you first saw her, you looked very close to glomping her too!”

“True, but…” Carrot grinned, holding a hoof up. “The only difference between that is because I had more self-restraint. Something that can’t really be said the same about you, honeybun.”

“Yes well, at least I took care as to not actually make her pass out!” Cupcake retorted, her cheeks heating. “And it’s a good thing that I was the first one to hug Melon too! Otherwise, you would’ve seriously hurt the poor dear!”

“Whatever you say honeybun.” Carrot chuckled, giving a little shrug. “Whatever you say.”

Cupcake then felt a light tap on her shoulder, and she looked down to see Sheton looking back up at her. With another smile, she set the colt back down, allowing him to take in precious gulps of air and recover from the tight hug.

“Sorry baby, I didn’t mean to squeeze you so tight.” Cupcake said sheepishly. “It’s just…ooooh, you just look so adorable like that! I don’t know what came over me and-”

“Oh, no…it’s okay Mrs. Cake.” Sheton said politely, brushing his long mane away. “You didn’t hurt me or anything like that. You just, um…kind of caught me off guard with the sudden hug…I know you didn’t mean anything bad by it.”

“Thanks kiddo, glad you’re not holding it against my wife for acting so adorably energetic around new foals.” Carrot said gently, ignoring the small glare the cerulean mare sent him. The amber yellow Unicorn stallion gave Sheton a thorough look over, looking impressed by what he saw. “So, you’re the youngest out of your three sisters huh? I can see why, with those canines, webbed wings, and fluffy ears it’s hard not to. That hat looks a bit big for you to wear on his head though. Are you sure that it’s a good fit?”

“Don’t worry, the inside is small enough for him, and there are cuts inside for his ears to poke out and hold the fedora in place. So his face won’t be hidden under it whenever he decides to wear it. Our Mom made sure of that, since she was the one who gave it to him.” Goku replied, smiling reassuringly. “Even if it wasn’t, I’d still let him wear it. Besides, I think it looks absolutely adorable to see him wearing things that're too big for him!”

“It certainly is.” Snowflake nodded. “For both us and our dear mother.”

“So, what’re you three doing back here in Ponyville?” Cupcake asked curiously, turning away from Carrot. “I don’t mean to sound rude but, we didn’t think we were going to see you here today. You know, with the Summer Sun Celebration happening today and the Queen coming to visit the town.”

“Actually that’s exactly why we’re here Mr. and Mrs. Cake, and not just to partake in the celebration either.” Goku replied, grinning widely. “We're really here because Queen Celestia chose us to be the supervisors for this year’s Summer Sun Celebration, mainly because we know every part of this town. That, and just how much of a fun place that I can be for those that come here.”

“You’re the supervisors for the Summer Sun Celebrations?!” Cupcake gasped as Carrot’s eyes widened. The three sisters nodded, and the cerulean Pegasus suddenly found herself falling to her haunches, letting out a huge relieved sigh. “Oh, my goodness, that’s…that just wonderful to hear! With you being the supervisors for the most important celebration of the year, we don’t have to worry so much about getting criticized for our cooking! Especially since you three tried it lots of times before!”

“Now, Ms. Cake, we would never ever criticize your cooking in any bad way. You’re one of the best cooks here in Ponyville, so I don’t see any reason why anypony would say that your food is bad.” Goku said with a shake of her head as Carrot rubbed his wife’s back. She reached into Midnight’s saddlebag with a hoof and held out a clipboard. “This list holds all the ponies that were given tasks for the event by the Queen. As you can see, your place was the first on our list of places to see. No offense Mr. and Mrs. Cake but, you weren’t exactly the ponies we needed to see today.”

“None taken dear, me and Carrot hardly get chosen for anything this important. So, it’s not really anything new for us.” Cupcake said as she looked over the list, holding it on her right wing. Her rose eyes widened as she held a hoof to her mouth, gasping, “Oh my, it says here the first pony that you’re supposed to see is…Pinkie Pie!!”

“That it does Mrs. Cake! I have to say; the Queen could not have picked better ponies to be in charge of the Summer Sun Celebration tasks than those on that list! Goku giggled, her feathered bat wings giving an exited ruffle. “Even if she didn’t, we’ve been dying to see them again after four years away. It's been way too long since I've seen that infectious little smile of her's. How is she doing anyway?”

“She’s doing great! Lending us a helping hoof in keeping the bakery in balance and running like she always does.” Carrot said cheerfully, before he gave a gentle shake of his head. “I swear, I don’t know how that filly does it, but she just does it! Of all ponies, she was the last one we expected to actually want to work for us, especially at the age she was back then. I think she was like, eight or nine when she game here. With the work schedule that we had, I didn’t think could get anypony would want to be our apprentice.”

“So did I, Carrot. I remember the first time she walked in here. Oh, she was just the cutest little thing I had ever seen!” Cupcake cooed, putting both of her forehooves to her cheeks as her wings fluttered. “Those big blue eyes, that adorable curly and poofy mane and tail, that infectious little smile, oh! Everything about her just screamed party pony!”

“You can say that again. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anypony throw more parties as fun or party as hard as Pinkie Pie.” Carrot added with a nod of agreement. “Sometimes I think she’s on a continuous sugar rush or something.”

“That may be the case as to why she has so much energy, she's high on sugar.” Snowflake remarked dryly, earning a laugh from the Cakes. “Or maybe it’s just Pinkie being Pinkie in her own unique way. Which would explain how she’ s able to plan all the exciting events the way she does.”

“That would make more sense.” Carrot murmured with a nod of agreement, before his eyes lit up in recognition. “Oh that’s right, you were here to see Pinkie, weren’t you?”

“Ugh, I can’t believe I forgot about that! I was so caught up in telling you how things were with her ever since you left, and marveling at how adorable your brother is that I forgot you were here to see had completed the task she was assigned by the Queen!" She reached out with a hoof and poked Sheton’s barrel, emitting a small giggle from the colt. "Wait right here dearies, I’ll go get here right now! I just know she’ll be absolutely thrilled to see you again!”

“No need to Mrs. Cake! I’m already here!” a cheerful and bubbly voice, said, sounding as sweet as sugar. A blur of pink suddenly appeared in between the six ponies; a large and wide pair of blue eyes staring right into Cupcakes rosy ones. The baker couple, Midnight, and Sheton let out cries or shrieks of surprise as they leapt back a full ten feet as the mare fell from the ceiling and did a side flip, before landing on her hooves.

“Pinkie Pie! How many times have I told you not to jump out of nowhere like that; especially so close to ponies?!” Mrs. Cake said hotly, becoming slightly upset with her apprentice as she put a hoof to her chest in an attempt to calm her rapidly beating heart. “That’s got be the fifth heart attack that you’ve given me this month!”

“Sorry Mrs. Cake, I admit I got a little carried away there. I just got so excited when I hear you say that there was somepony here that I would be ‘absolutely overjoyed’, to see again.” Pinkie Pie, giggled cutely, her mane bouncing slightly. Now that she was far away enough to see, Goku and her siblings could see which Pony Tribe she Belonged to. The mare in front of them was an Earth Pony, somewhat on the chubby side, but in a way to still look attractive. She had a pale light grayish raspberry pink coat; like that of bubblegum, that looked very fluffy. A mass of feathers adorning her chest and the base of her tail, making it look like she had at least one generation of Pegasus in her.

She had a long brilliant raspberry mane and tail, done up in the curliest and poofy style they’d ever seen. It looked to be just millimeters from touching the ground, hanging over one side of her face, framing it rather attractively. Her eyes were a bright cerulean blue color, the same color as Cupcakes fur, only a bit lighter. They shone with such brightness, innocence, and mirth that it would be on par with that of a newborn foal. Imprinted on her back, was the red-eyed multi-pointed symbol of chaos, with beautiful prismatic wings on either side. To top her appearance off, her Cutie Mark was of three balloons the middle one being yellow and the other two being blue.

“Honeybun, you should know by now that Pinkie doesn’t give anypony any warnings when it comes to situations like this.” Carrot said softly, shaking his head. “We also know that no matter how much we prepare ourselves, we will never be able to keep ourselves from nearly jumping out of our fur and screaming like monkeys.”

Cupcake sighed as she took a few deep breaths to calm the rapid beating of her heart. Once she was sure it was back to a normal rate, she replied, “Yes…I know…you’ve got a point there, Carrot. Still though, Pinkie, please don’t do that! I can’t take another jump scare like that again! Next time I might actually faint!”

“Don’t you worry Mrs. Cake; I Pinkie Promise that I’ll give you and Mr. Cake a nice big super-duper extra-large heads-up of where I’m going to pop up!” Pinkie replied happily with a salute, as if she were a soldier standing in front of a military officer. Then her eyes lit up, letting out a gasp of realization as she exclaimed, “Oh! That’s right, you said that there was someone here to see me! Well who is it? Is it my family?! My friends?! Oh, Oh! Or maybe it’s the-”

Whatever the Earth Pony was going to say next caught right into her throat as she turned around. Her whole body freezing the moment she laid her eyes onto the three hybrid mares in the room. Her eyes widened pupils expanded very nearly causing her cerulean irises to disappear and leave them as orbs of blue. Her jaw slowly fell open, going well beyond the length that any other pony’s jaw should, making Sheton nervously step back. She remained like that for a few long silent moments, before her jaw snapped back into place and she gave a hard blink. Just a few seconds later, her lower lip began to quiver as her eyes glazed over and grew misty, and the faintest hint of a smile on her face.

“G-Goku…Snowflake…Midnight…” she said shakily, once she finally found her voice. “Is…is that really you?”

Goku’s face lit up with a small smile as she took a couple of steps closer to the bubblegum pink mare. Her golden eyes peered right into Pinkie’s blue ones as she said softly, “Hey there Pinks…it’s certainly been a long time, hasn’t it? I could never forget that bouncy mane and that infectious smile of yours, even after all this time.”

The shaky, barely visible smile slowly grew on Pinkie’s face as she let out a loud overly extended gasp. Her body shaked over more as the smile on her face morphed into a large grin, biting her lip as her eyes squeezed tight, her mane covering her eyes as she lowered her head. Then, abruptly, a loud ear-piercing squeal erupted from her throat as she leapt high into the air. The sound of a cannon exploding appeared from out of nowhere along with streamers and confetti, causing Sheton’s eyes to widen in surprise. Before the hybrid colt could do anything, Pinkie brought all three of his sisters in a strong grasp. She stood on her hind legs and spun around in the air, laughing merrily.

“Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!” she squealed as she hugged the three hybrid mares with all her might. “I can’t believe it I can’t believe it! I can’t believe it! I can’t believe it; it really you girls!! I haven’t seen any of you in so so so LONG!”

“Can’t really say we can’t say the same Pinkie. It feels like it’s been forever since we last seen each other.” Goku said with a soft laugh, wrapping her feathered bat wings around the bubblegum pink mare. “Regardless, it’s great to see you again. I could never forget that cute infectious little smile of yours, no matter how many times I close my eyes.”

“And I can never forget those cute little fangs and those super-duper cool wings of yours!” Pinkie Pie retorted slightly, booping the tan mare on her nose. “Or Midnight and Snowflakes; oh, I’m so so SO happy that you’re all back!”

Pinkie Pie, also known as Pinkamena Diane Pie Soshi, was the very first friend that Goku, had made during her time living in Ponyville, and one of the best friends that she could’ve asked for. She had met the party mare the day she had fully moved to the peaceful community, having not been there for even a whole day before running into her into Sugarcube Corner. Goku had went to the store to satisfy he sweet tooth soon after, only to find an energetic pink filly there instead. That was also the day that she had meet Cupcake and Carrot Cake, who were barely adults at the time, but no less warm and welcoming.

The beige multi-colored filly was not prepared for the reaction she got from Cupcake when she first met her. Nor was she prepared by the unexpected surprise hello and welcome from a certain pink filly Pinkie Pie. Goku had to admit one thing; she certainly had an amount of energy that could not be put into even the most intelligent of words. So much so that it took both Cupcake, Carrot cake, and Goku herself her to physically restrain Pinkie so the tan hybrid filly could answer her questions. Nonetheless, she did not hesitate to accept Pinkie’s offer to be her friend, something she never once regretted ever since. Never could Goku remembered being happier than she was that. Well, aside from the day her little brother was born when she was fourteen.

As the years went by, Goku came to know Pinkie Pie as the very embodiment of joy for all of Ponyville. A pony that wanted to spread smiles and laughs to everypony around her and make their day shine brighter every day. Practically everypony in Ponyville knew Pinkie, with said mare having told Goku that she took the time to learn every single pony’s name. She was known to be quite the baker, able to bake treats that would make even the most elderly of pony’s taste buds’ water with anticipation. However, it was nothing compared to the way that she was able to plan any kind of party that could be thought of, be it a holiday, party, wedding, anniversary, or anything out of the ordinary. Thanks to this, Pinkie Pie had earned the reputation of being known as ‘The Pink Party Pony of Ponyville’.

Despite her cheerful, sweet and bubbly nature, Pinkie Pie was not a mare that was to be underestimated. As fun loving as she was, even she knew when it was time to get serious, and when she got serious, everypony was warned to watch out. Especially with the crazy and inconceivably impossible abilities that she had. The same ones that she used very efficiently to get to the bottom of things. If there was one thing that she took more seriously than anything, it was promises. Most especially the famous ‘Pinkie Promise’ that she always made to ponies whenever Pinkie Pie saw it fit. To some who didn’t know Pinkie, it was just a silly and cute nickname she had come up with for the promises that she made. To Goku however, and the rest of their friends, it was something much, much more than that. It was a trait passed down from Pinkie’s family for countless generations, dating back to the very first Pie, something that was very sacred and traditional amongst their family. The Pinkie Promise was a promise that nopony, Pie or not, was ever allowed to break under any circumstance, unless forced to for the sake of others, and under absolute necessity. For those who broke the Pinkie Promise under any other circumstance, would face the full wrath of the Pies Pinkie Pie was known to be very persistent in making sure that those who broke their Pinkie Promises would pay dearly. Once they did, they’d be sure to never break it again, no matter what the reason.

Like Goku's family, Pinkie Pie also came from a clan, which was known from controlling for being able to wield the five Elements of Nature known to either be created or emerge themselves through the different seasons, called the Soshi clan. However, they would not be given the five of the powers of the elements unless they trained hard enough to the point where the mastered-on element and could move onto another. The more elements they mastered, the more symbols they would get on their shoulders, and the stronger they’d get. If they gained all five of them, they would be able to use all five elements with ease and possibly earn even more, and used them in unpredictable ways. There have been many in Pinkie’s family that have both tried, and utterly failed to reach that scale. The only one that came was Pinkie’s grandmother Surprise Pie, and even then, it took her a long time to get there. Even so, with the crazy powers and abilities that she had, Goku wouldn’t put it past the mare in the least to gain more, especially with the trump card Pinkie had with her powers.

“Oh you have no idea how happy I am to see you girls right now! I didn’t think you were going to show up the day after tomorrow, when the Summer Sun Celebration begins, but the fact that you did makes it even more super-duper fantastic to see you!” Pinkie Pie said cheerfully, finally letting the three hybrid sisters out of her overly tight hug, Midnight being the only one not ruffling her wings and rubbing her sides. “You came a just the right time, too! I’ve wanted somepony to try out the treats that I’ve been making over since it was in charge of the treats and pastries, and you happen to be just the first ponies that I want to try! Trust me, you will love it, heeheehee!”

“Is that so? Well thank you Pinkie, it really means a lot to us that you’d save your delectable treats for us!” Snowflake replied sweetly, wrapping her right wing around the Earth mare’s neck and nuzzling her, earning an adorable giggle from the mare. “Though, we’re going to have to correct you on something, sweetheart. About there being only being three of us here.”

“What do you mean? There’s you, Goku, and Middy here, so that means all of you are here, doesn’t it?” Pinkie Pie asked as she gave a cute tilt of her head. Her eyes then widened before, a she smirked and asked, “Unless you have a, special guest, with you?”

“Funny you should ask that, Pinkie. As a matter of a fact, we do!” Midnight chirped as she turned around and extended her wing, gently pushing Sheton forward. Despite his shyness, the stormy grey colt slowly made his way in front of his sisters, giving Pinkie Pie a small smile. “You may not remember this Pinkie, but Goku Snowflake and me had told you and the rest of the girls that we were all going to be big sisters. You had call come to Canterlot to see our brother, Sheton, the way he was born. You remember that don’t yo-”

The beetle back mare was interrupted when Pinkie Pie interrupted her by letting out a squeal that nearly made the four hybrid ponies eardrums explode. Everypony in the bakery jammed their hooves into their ears, trying to block out the volume as the while bakery shook and the windows rattled. Then, just as quickly as it had begun, the squealing stopped, before Pinkie Pie swept Sheton up in a warm hug. It was gentler than Cupcake’s, but still tight enough to the point where the colt a bit of trouble breathing.

“Oh I definitely remember this little cutie, hmhm! How could not remember a colt with the most adorable face ever?!” Pinkie Pie replied as she nuzzled the colt warmly. “I’ll never forget when the girls and me went to Canterlot Hospital and saw him for the first time Oh, he was so adorable back then, I could’ve eaten him up, heeheehee!!”

“Oh don’t remind me Pinkie, we all remember all too well the reactions that you all had when you saw my brother for the first time.” Goku said dryly with a small smile. “I can very vividly remember your reaction. Not did you only shatter every single one of the windows, but you also woke up every single foal in the nursery.”

“That and you also left most of us, including the girls, partially deaf.” Snowdrop added. “Not the best move if you ask me, dear…”

The bubblegum pink mare rubbed the back of her poofy maned head with a hoof, her eyes looking off to the side sheepishly. "Eheheheheh...yeah, I know...I did get pretty carried away back there. I just can't help but get excited when I meet new ponies of for the first time, especially of their foals, hmhm!"

“You sure do Pinkie Pie.” Snowflake murmured. “As you have mad so plainly obvious just a moment ago.”

Pinkie Pie giggled into one of her hooves, causing her mane to bounce in rhythm again. She then looked down at Sheton, who was staring rather intently at her with his head tilted. That action sparked something that immediately peeked her curiosity, leading Pinkie Pie to ask, "What is it, lil cutie? Is there frosting somewhere on my face?"

The stormy grey colt snapped out of his stupor, before quickly shaking his head. He looked down as he poked his hooves together, stuttering as he replied, "Oh, n-no Ms. Pinkie Pie, it’s was nothing, really. I-I was just, um...looking at, um...your mane." He gulped, choosing his next words carefully. “It’s um…r-really…p-poofy and…curly.”

"Hmhm, yeah, it is really poofy isn’t it? It’s been like that since I was like, eight, ever since I saw a huge rainbow that nearly shot me away from my farm!” Pinkie Pie giggle wrapping a little curl of her mane around her hoof. She then used both hooves to really get a feel at it before asking, "Does it still have extra flower from when I baked those triple chocolate chip cookies? If it does then you have a really good eye there, Tony!"

"Hey! Don't steal my brother's nickname Pinkie!" Goku chastised playfully. "Only I'm supposed to call him that!"

Sheton paused momentarily, and blushing at the nickname. "Oh, no no no no no! It’s not that! Its clean, so you don’t have to worry about that. It’s just..." He looked back up at Pinkie's mane as it gave a few more bounces before going still once more. "I've never seen a mane like that before...it’s the curliest and most poofiest one I've ever seen."

A smile that was sweeter than candy made its way across Pinkie's muzzle at the colt's kind words. Taking it as a compliment, she wrapped a foreleg around his neck and pulled him in a tight hug, practically burying his face into her chest fur. Sheton's nose was instantly assaulted by the scent of mixed sweets emitting from her body as she nuzzled the top of his head affectionately.

"Awwww, that is so sweet of you to say!" She cooed, pulling away from colt just enough to look him in the eyes. "Nopony's really given me very much compliments on my mane before! Most of them think that it doesn't really suit me or that I should go for a different style. I might have went ahead and done just that, but I have a best friend that always tells me that she likes it just the way it is, saying that it really add to my character! She was the first pony to complement me on my mane style and say that it really suits my character! Not only that, but she was also a foal like you Sheton! So that makes you the second foal to like the style of my main and tail!"

"Really? I'm only the second?" Sheton asked curiously as he tilted his head. "Who was the first?"

"That's for me to know, and for you to find out, little cutie! However, just for that little compliment about my mane, you're gonna get a special treat!" Pinkie giggled as she poked his belly, earning a few little giggles form the colt. After giving him a little kiss on the nose, she suddenly gasped before standing up stiff. Facing Goku, Snowflake and Midnight once again, her cerulean eyes widened as she shouted "Oh right, I almost forgot! You haven't seen or tried out the treats that me, Mr. and Mrs. Cake made for the Summer Sun Celebration starting tonight! Ok, wait right here Tony, and don't go anywhere! I'll be right back!"

With that, the bubblegum pink mare zoomed back into the kitchen, leaving a pink blur in her wake as Mrs. and Mrs. Cake felt their manes being blown form the wind created by Pinkie's unnatural speed. All six ponies could hear the sound of the double doors to the kitchen being banged open, before the whole bakery became silent once more.

"Well, I can see that she hasn’t changed a bit." Snowflake said dryly as she gave a chuckle, brushing some of her cumulus mane out of her face. "She's just as jovial as she was when we were fillies. I could never forget her smile, no matter how long I go without seeing it."

"Uh, isn’t that what I just said a moment ago Snowy? Don't go stealing my thunder!" Goku said as she elbowed her middle sister in the side. After giving off a soft laugh, she looked around the baker at the number of boxes that were stacked either next to or on top of each other. "Wow, you’ve certainly been busy before we got here haven't you, Mr. and Mrs. Cake? I don't remember you making anywhere near this many boxes when I was a filly."

"Yes, there is a lot more boxes than usual, isn’t there? You can thank our dear Pinkie Pie for that." Cupcake replied with a small smile, looking around the bakery at the various boxes that she and her husband tirelessly worked to fill. "When me and Carrot had first opened our business, we definitely did not have anywhere near as many customers here as we do now. In fact, we were barely fully-fledged adults when we tried to make it out on our own together. We did have a regular bound of customers coming in from time to time, and we made a fairly decent amount of money...but, it wasn’t enough to...really get the business going. In fact, it was barely more than several months after we opened our business that it was already on the verge of going into foreclosure."

A shudder ran down the cerulean mare's spin and her husband ran a hoof down her back to comfort her. "Oh, that was the worst day of our lives! It was at that moment that we started looking for some pony, anypony to hire, to help us not lose their business in any way they could, but they just couldn't keep up with our work schedule, and many of them lasted no more than a week before finally quitting! I really thought that we were going to lose everything and possible end up homeless and, on the street, something that I never ever wanted to think about." The mare gave a few more deep breaths to calm herself, her husband still doing all he can to sooth her, before her expression changed from that of dread to that of thankfulness and fondness. "Well...that is, until we meet Pinkie."

"Let me guess...she was the one who helped you get your bakery back on track?" Goku asked, already knowing what the answer was going to be.

"Oh she was more than that. She was the very pony that helped us both make Sugarcube corner into what it is today." Carrot replied, as if the mountain blue Pegasus's guess was a mere understatement. "I will admit we were hesitant to hire her, especially since we knew next to nothing about her and well...because she was just a filly. Still, there was just something in her. that drew us to her. The way she walked, the way she talked…hay, even in the way that she moved. Just that little something in the back of our minds telling us, as unbelievable as it sounded, that Pinkie was the answer to our problems, and if we didn't hire her at that moment...we'd come to regret it in the long run. So, that's what we did. Well, right after she practically fell to her knees and begged us to let her work for us.” He chuckled a bit. “Even though she was just a filly, we still gave her a salary, since we didn’t want her working for free.”

"It wasn't long when we came to realize that hiring her was the best decision we ever made in our entire lives!" Cupcake gushed as her wings fluttered. "She practically brought this whole bakery to life before we could even blink! She helped us change the stature of both the interior and the exterior of the bakery! Get best ingredients for treats, and find the best ways to get ponies even more interested in the bakery. Before we knew, it we had customers coming left and right, and our safe was filled with more bits than we could even count! By the time the day came to pay our debt to Filthy Rich, we had enough money to create several more bakeries if we wanted!

"Oh my, you were able to make that much in such a short amount of time?" Midnight asked, her eyes going wide. "Pinkie Pie must've really helped you pack on the pounds when it came to the bits, didn't she?"

"Oh you have no idea. By the time we had finished paying our debt, we still had quite a bit of money left over." Carrot chuckled, giving a light shake of his head. "We had already paid our bills for everything else, and we had a bit in our savings too so, we insisted on giving it all to the Pinkie, since she was the one to help us." he then gave sigh, brilliant green eyes trailing down to the ground. "Celestia knows where we'd be without her...I so glad that we took her in and hired her!"

"Took the words right out of my mouth Mr. Cake. I don't how happy me, my sisters or the rest of our friends would be without Pinkie Pie in our lives either." Goku nodded as she too gave a sigh. "I swear, I've never meet anypony who's just as, if not more, happy and carefree then I am. I don't think I'll ever meet another pony like her who can smile, laugh, and do all the random things that she can as much as she can."

At these words, Cupcake and Carrot Cake both paused, taking a moment to look at each other as grins slowly made their way towards their faces. They looked back to the four hybrid mares, their grins making them pause as well.

“Um, why’re you looking at us like that?” Snowflake asked, raising an eyebrow. “Was it something we said?”

“Oh, nothing dear.” Cupcake replied, giggling mirthfully. “It’s just that we can’t help but be a little amused by what you just said. About how you think that Pinkie Pie is the only pony to make you smile the way she does.”

“Why?” Midnight asked. “What about it?”

“Well…” Cupcake said, waving a hoof. “Let’s just say that we found another pony that may rival Pinkie Pie in making ponies, foals especially, smile and laugh.”

“Whoa whoa whoa, back up!” Goku shouted. “You’re seriously saying there’s another pony that’s like Pinkie Pie?! Who in the world could that be?!”

“That would be meeeee!”

The incredibly sweet voice caught all four of the hybrid siblings off guard, sounding like a foal version of Pinkie Pie. They began to look around for the source of the voice, only to find nopony in sight anywhere in the bakery. Before they could question the cakes, a green blur shot descended out of nowhere and landed right in front of the four ponies and the cakes. As they got over their shock, they found themselves looking into the large multi-colored eyes of an Earth Pony foal. It was a filly, with a shade of soft green fur that was as green as different colored apple. She had a large spikey mass of mane and tail that were even a darker shade of green, like leaves in a bush. Her eyes were two different colors, the right one being a ruby red and the other being deep emerald green, and she had no Cutie Mark on her flank.

“Gah, what the hay?!” Goku shouted, reeling back. “Where the buck did she come from?!”

“I don’t have a clue.” Snowdrop replied, taking her hoof away from her chest. “She just…came out of nowhere.”

“Hey there! I’ve never seen you four ponies before!” The filly said, a sweet excited smile on her face. “Are you guys new here to Ponyville?”

“Um…y-yes, we are honey.” Midnight replied, getting over her surprise first. “How did, um…you do that just now?”

The soft green filly tilted her head. “Do what?”

“Do that…thing you did just now.” Goku replied. “Y-you just…came out of nowhere, and I didn’t even sense your magic!”

“Oh, that’s something that I do pretty much all the time!” The Earth filly replied, giving a little shrug. “One minute I’m right in front of you, and the next minute, I’m behind you, and the next minute, I’m not anywhere at all! like I’m some ghost or figment of your imagination! It’s kind of something that Pinkie Pie is known for, just like me ya know?”

“That…doesn’t really make any sense dear.” Snowflake said, sweat dropping a little.

“Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t, but hey! That’s just how me and Pinkie Pie roll!” The filly shrugged, letting out a little giggle. “Anyway, enough about me, I wanna know more about you guys! I’ve never ever everseen ponies like you here before? Are you all friends of Pinkie Pie like I am?”

“Er…yeah, we are.” Goku said, staring at the filly for a moment longer before sighing. “M-my name is Son Goku Kakarot Shenron…these are my siblings Snowflake Icestorm Shenron, Midnight Thunderstorm Shenron, and Sheton Nightstalker Shenron. It’s really nice to meet you Miss…”

“Oh, right! Sorry, I was so caught up in the fact that I was meeting new ponies that I didn’t tell you my name!” The soft green filly giggled, giving a twitch of her ear. “My name is Melon Cake Ryūko, but most ponies just call me Melon! I’m the resident Fun Filly, in Ponyville, Sugarcube Corner, and in Ponyville Elementary School!”

Sheton paused, looking at the filly with slight surprise. “…Fun Filly?”

“Wait a minute, Ryūko?” Goku asked, her golden eyes widening. “Doesn’t that mean ‘Draconic Tiger?’ in Neighponese?”

“Sure does!” Melon replied cheerfully, giving a couple of bounces. “I am a member of the all famous Dragon Tiger Clan that are masters of the Elements of Nature breathing fire, and is oh so super-duper secretly hidden from most of pony society!” She stood on her hind legs and spun around, allowing the four ponies to see the symbol of draconic tiger on her back, right in the middle of two multi-colored wings. “See? The big guy’s right there, looking as fierce as he always does!”

“Wow…that looks so cool.” Sheton breathed, his eyes shining as he stared at the symbol on Melon’s back. “I’ve never seen a tattoo like that before…I’ve heard of the Ryūko clan before but…I’ve never met one in pony.”

Melon giggled, spinning back around so she could face the stormy grey hybrid colt. “Well, luckily for you, I happen to be one of those ponies! I have the tattoos, and the powers to prove that I am a member of a family that holds the power of the biggest strongest cat and the most powerfully magical in the world!” She leaned in until their noses were nearly touching, a small smirk coming to her face as her teeth began to elongate. “If you want, I can show you just how strong I can be!”

“Uh n-no thank you! I-I think I’ll pass on that if you don’t mind!” Sheton replied, backing away some as his cheeks burned with embarrassment. ‘Wow this filly is scary, I’m gonna have to watch myself around her!’

“Alright Melon Cake, take it easy there, sweetie.” Carrot said, putting a hoof on the soft green filly. “Don’t wanna scare the poor colt on his first day here in Ponyville…you okay there Sheton?”

“Y-yeah, I’m fine, M-Melon just took me by surprise as all.” Sheton replied, taking a breath to calm himself. “I-It, um…it’s really nice to meet you by the way M-Melon Cake.”

“You too Sheton!” Melon replied, winking at the stormy grey hybrid colt. “You know, I’ve never seen a colt like you around Ponyville before. Do think you and I could be friends?”

“W…what? R-really?” Sheton asked in shock. “You…w-want to be friends with me? E-even though I’m half Thestral?”

“Of course I do! I know we’ve only just met, but I don’t like it when nopony has any friends, even in a friendly place like this! Plus, you don’t really see a lot of Thestrals around anywhere like this place, so it’d be super-duper swell if ponies learned to like them now!” Melon replied, nodding rapidly. “And you seem like a really sweet and awesome colt! I can totally see it in those big adorable emerald blue eyes of yours!”

‘Well this little filly has the sharp eyes, doesn’t she?’ Goku thought to herself, watching the scene with a smile. ‘She kind of reminds me of Pinkie Pie.’

“So whaddya say Sheton?” Melon Cake asked holding a hoof out. “You wanna be friends with Ponyville’s Fun Filly?”

For a moment, Sheton stayed where he was, glancing down at the soft green filly’s hoof, before looking into her multi-colored eyes. He stared into the twin orbs for some time, as if trying to see whether Melon’s intentions were true, or if she was just pulling his leg. Hesitantly, he raised his hoof up and wrapped it around Melon’s own, blushing slightly at how warm and soft it felt.

“S…sure Melon Cake, I-I would like that a lot. Y-you seem like a really nice filly too, a-and…I hope that we can be friends too.” Sheton said, smiling softly at the soft green filly. “O-oh, and…you have…r-r-really, p-pretty eyes. I-I don’t think I’ve ever seen anypony with eyes that were two different colors, other than my dad.”

“Awww, you really think so?” Melon Cake asked, her expression softening. “Are my eyes really that pretty?”

“Mhm, I really do, honestly…t-they’re really pretty to look at.” Sheton replied, looking away shyly. “I…I’m a real sucker for f-fillies and mares with different colored eyes. B-because…it makes them look that much more, um…p-pretty.”

The next thing that Sheton knew, he found the life being squeezed out of him as Melon Cake brought him into an incredible tight hug. The soft green filly squealed loudly as she bounced on her hind legs spinning in the air not to different form that of a ballerina.

“Oh, thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you Sheton! That is one of the nicest sweetest things that anypony has ever said to me!” Melon Cake cried, happily. “Nopony has ever said that my eyes are pretty before, nopony except the ones who didn’t really mean it! I think this is the first time anypony has said my eyes are pretty and really mean it!”

“Really? Well, I guess I’m the first pony your meeting to say that.” Sheton giggled, blowing some of his mane away. “And the first pony to really mean it.”

“Hmhm, that you are Sheton!” Melon Cake nodded, giggling as she let out a little snort. “I think we are going to be the bestest of friends from here on out!”

“Y-yeah, I do too.” Sheton nodded. “A-and I promise, that I’ll be the best friend that you’ve ever had too.”

“Same here, and that’s not just any promise, that is a Pinkie Promise!!” Melon Cake declared, holding a hoof in the air. “Or in my case, a Melon Promise, hmhmhm!”

All eight ponies, all laughed at the promise made from the Earth Pony filly. Before Cupcake and Carrot could come up with a remark on that or say anything else a large object fell right in between them. The Cakes and the Shenron Siblings all jumped back in surprise as they all stared at what was in front of them. In between them was a gigantic plate filled with all the various treats found in the bakery, all giving off a scent of goodness so strong it was almost painful. Right at That moment, Pinkie Pie appeared from above them, hanging upside down from the ceiling bat-style, her hind hooves clutching the boars of the ceiling having the many engraved pictures of sweets on them.

"There we are! All of the super duper extra special delicious foods that I could find in the whole entire bakery! There’s, cupcakes éclairs, donuts, cookies, cake slices, all the treats that I'm planning to take to the Summer Sun Celebration to honor Queen Celestia!" Pinkie Pie said as she bounced in place, her broad grin still adorning her face. "I do want to say one itsy bitsy little thing though; the treats that we are taking to the celebration tonight are not to be eaten until after Queen Celly raises the Sun and gives of her super-duper extra important speech! These treats on the other hoof, are samples, so you can have as many as you want! Or well, as many as your body can handle, because we don't want any of you to get a tummy ache!"

"Hmhmhmhm, don’t worry Pinks, we'll all keep that in mind. I also appreciate how your being considerate about my little brother’s safety when it comes to eating too much sweets, but something tells me he'll be just fine." Goku giggled as he looked over at the stormy grey colt standing next to her. "In fact, since this is his first time at Sugarcube Corner, I think it’s only fitting if he tries the samples first."

Sheton looked up at his elder sister, his emerald blue eyes going wide with surprise. He then felt himself being gently pushed forward, until he was less than a foot away from the large plate. He stared at the pile of sweets for a few moments, before looking back at his sister, who have him a consensual nod in return. He then looked over at Pinkie, who gave a more vigorous nod, gesturing with an eager hoof.

"It’s alright dearie, try as many as you like." Cupcake cooed with a gentle smile. "You don’t even have to worry about paying us."

"Yeah, these ones are on the house." Carrot added, giving the colt a firm nod.

“Go on Sheton, take a bite!” Melon Cake urged, smiling sweetly. “They’re really good; we promise! Just one bite, and your taste buds will go straight to paradise!”

Having now gotten consent from the Cakes and Melon, Sheton smiled back at them before staring back down at the pile of treats laid out in front of him. His emerald eyes scanned each of the different foods stacked on top of each other, trying to see which one would taste the best. He finally settled one large strawberry frosted sprinkled vanilla cupcake, which was slightly glistening in the light of the Sun. Making his decision, Sheton reach out and took the cupcake in his right hoof. After staring at it for just a few more moments, he brought over to his mouth, took a rather large bite, and started to chew.

The reaction the everypony in the bakery got from the little colt came with major positive results. The second the cupcake touched his tongue, Sheton's blue eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets and began to sparkle. His feathered bat wings flared out involuntarily as his whole body froze on the spot. It was as if he had been blasted and encased in a large block of magic, the cupcake still held in his grasp. For a long moment, he didn't say a word nor make a single move, just staying in that same motionless position. After a few more seconds, Snowflake finally broke the ice.

"Um, Sheton?" She asked gently, her worried tone matching her expression. "Are you okay, dear?"

"So…oood.” He mumbled as he bowed his head low.

"What was that, sweetie?" Midnight asked, flicking her right ear as she lowered her head to hear better.

"SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOHOHOHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!" He repeated as he lifted his head, his cheeks flushing red as his eyes shut tight. His wings ruffled as they folded back to his sides, completely oblivious to the amused looks shot his way.

"YAAAAAAY, he likes the cupcake!" Melon Cake cheered, bouncing around the comically teary eye colt. "He loves it he loves it he loves it! He really really loves it!!!"

"I'll take that as a yes..." Goku said after another moment of silence, her expression and shifting from that of worry to bemusement.

"Oh, I know you'd love it! That expression told me you did the second that it came on your cute little face!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed happily, as she bounced around the large place, taking care not to run into the colt. "I mean why would you like it, let alone live it! They are the bestest most sure spectacular treats that you can't find anywhere here in Ponyville, made by yours truly!!" Right as she said this, she suddenly stopped hopping staying frozen in mid-air for a full three seconds, before landing back down again. Her head whipped around to face the cakes, before she zoomed in between them, pulling them both into a hug from either side of them, her smile growing somewhat sheepish. "Of course, I couldn't have done it without the help of the two most bests bakers in all of Ponyville...heehee..."

"Don't worry Pinkie Pie, we know what you meant!" Cupcake said giving her a loving motherly nuzzle. "Though you really should give yourself some more credit. We're not the only talented bakers here in this building."

“Mrs. Cake is right Pinkie Pie, you’re just as much of a talent baker as the cakes are!” Melon Cake nodded. “And maybe someday, when I’m big and strong like you, I’ll be a super-duper awesome baker like all three of you!”

"Melon's right Pinkie...with treats like that, the ponies at the Summer Sun Celebration will certainly have their taste buds on fire from just the sheer flavor! As my little brother had so kindly demonstrated." Goku added with a nod of agreement, before leaning down and nuzzling cheeks with her brother. She suddenly paused, giving a little sniff of the air. "Speaking of which...does anypony else smell smoke?"

As soon as those words came out of her mouth, Cupcake and Carrot both froze on the spot, looking to each other with wide eyes and contracted pupils as they screamed, "THE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIEEEEEES!!!" before they both zoomed into the kitchen with lightning speed almost blowing the double doors off of their hinges by their sheer force alone.

“Hold on Mr. and Mrs. Cake I’m coming!” Melon Cake shouted, zooming after the two bakers at the same speed Pinkie Pie had when she left.

“Oh those three...I told them that if they left the cookies in the oven for even a second longer than necessary that they would start to burn. Good thing they have me and Melon Cake to take care of that!" Pinkie Pie said, shaking her head as she turned back to the three mares and one colt. "Looks like they still got a few lose ends to tie up, and Melon’s there to help them."

"Yeah, it looks that way...” Midnight said with a gentle laugh. “It looks like you got your hooves full quite bit, huh Pinkie?"

"Yepperooni...I sure do. But, luckily for me, I have a sweet little filly here to keep not only the Cakes, but me in high spirits!” The bubblegum pink mare replied as she lowered her head and closed her eyes. “Oh, I don’t know they’d do without me, or me without Melon Cake!"

“Probably run themselves even more ragged than they already are.” Snowflake joked. “Then again, they already do that, so I guess it doesn’t really make a difference. Good thing they have somepony to help them keep their spirits up.”

“Totally.” Pinkie Pie said, laughing softly as she brushed her mane away. "I'm not gonna lie...I really missed you guys over the last four years that we were apart. Me and the girls all missed each other a lot, but we never missed anypony more than we did you four." her eyes then locked onto Sheton, who gave her a shy smile on return. "Now you're all here again, we can all be together! Plus, you've brought your little brother here too...which makes it even better, for both me and for Melon Cake! When the Summer Sun Celebration rolls around, we can all celebrate being together again! And Melon Cake can celebrate getting a new friend! Ooooh, I can hardly wait!"

"Neither can we Pinkie; I am looking forward to when we can all see each other in the same place. Plus, I'm wondering how a few...particular members of their families are doing." Goku replied with a genuine smile. The hybrid mare looked down at her brother for a split second before looking back up at Pinkie. "Oh...and I'm sorry that I wasn't able to keep in contact with you girls most of the time. I had a lot of college and magic training to deal with while I was gone, so I didn’t really have all that time to visit.”

Pinkie Pie walked up to all three mares and pulled them all into a tight hug. She used her tail to pull Sheton in as well, and bring him into the now complete hug.

"Oh Goku, there's nothing to be sorry for. I'm just so happy that I get to see you guys again, and that's all that matters. I am looking forward to catching up, and Melon getting to know your little brother more, and I think it’s gonna be a blast." Pinkie Pie replied sincerely, looking down at the colt with a small smirk at the end, before it turned into a gentler, warmer smile. "Just promise me one thing, okay?"

"What would that be Pinkie?" The tan hybrid mare asked, tilting her head in curiosity.

"If you ever plan to be away that long again, try keep in touch more often. I know that we really couldn’t do it, but still. It felt so wrong that we didn’t get to hear too much from each other." She said looking up at them with eyes that were like that of a sad puppy’s “So, promise me okay?”

Goku responded by wrapping her feathered bat wings around the bubblegum pink mare, pulling her even closer. She nuzzled her right cheek with Pinkie's left on as the mare began to shake.

"Of course Pinkie. We promise you, that we will keep in touch as much as we possibly can, with both you and the girls." She said softly, letting Pinkie Pie cry into her shoulder. "That is a promise, and not just any promise...but a Pinkie Promise.”

Pinkie Pie sniffled, smiling into Goku’s shoulder as she nuzzled it. “Thank you, you have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that. I know that this year’s Celebration is going to be one hay of a blast…especially with all of you here.”

“Oh, I know it will be!” Goku chirped, pulling away from Pinkie. “And with you and Melon there, it’s bound to be!”

A crash from inside the kitchen made all five ponies jump, and an angry voice followed soon after. “Carrot, what did I just say?! Don’t leave the cookies in the oven any longer than necessary?! What do you go and do?! Do you it anyway! I told you we can’t afford any mistakes today!”

“I thought that you were supposed watching them?!” The voice of Carrot asked. “Didn’t you say that you would watch the time while I took care of making the batch?! When did we suddenly switch rolls?!”

Melon Cake’s voice came shortly after. “Yeah! When I came to Sugarcube Corner this morning, you both said whose turn it was to take over the cooking and the baking! Don’t tell me that you guys forgot that already!”

“Oh dammit, we got so caught up about being happy about seeing Goku again that we completely forgot about that!” Cupcake swore. “Sorry honeybun, I didn’t mean to snap at you like that.”

“It’s alright honey, let’s just take care of this smoke before it-” Whatever Carrot was going to say when a blasting sound emitted from the kitchen. “SHIT, THE STOVES ON FIRE! MELON CAKE, QUICKLY, GET THE EXTINGUSHER!”

“ON IT!!!”

“OW OW OW OW OW! MY TAIL, IT’S ON FIRE!!!” Cupcake screamed. “MY TAIL IS ON FIRE!!! SOMEPONY PUT IT OUT!!! PUT THE GODDAMN FIRE OUT!!!”

“Hold on Cup! Melon hurry and get the bucking fire extinguisher already!”

“I’M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN!!!”

“Oh my…” Snowflake said. “It looks like they’re really going crazy back there aren’t they? I knew they were this worked up, but my word.”

Pinkie Pie laughed sheepishly, a huge sweat drop appearing on the back of her head. “Yeah, sorry about that you guys. The Summer Sun Celebration is only hours away, so it’s only understandable that they’re…a little stressed.”

“Just a little.” Goku snorted, rolling her eyes. “Right.”

“Um, do any of you, um…want us to help?” Midnight asked timidly. “I know we’re supposed to be on a schedule, but we’re not really in any rush. Plus, there’s still plenty of daylight left, and the Celebration isn’t till later on tonight, so…”

“Actually, you know what?” Pinkie Pie asked. “I think that’d be great, the Cakes are really stressed out right now, and I think it’d be best for all of us if we have a few extra hooves to help alleviate it.” She glanced down at Sheton with a small smile. “And an extra little ball of fluff to help keep them smiling.”

“Well, in that case, lead the way Pinkie Pie.” Goku said, spreading her hybrid wings and taking to the air. “Come on Sheton, let’s go!”

“Aye!” The stormy grey colt nodded as he and the other four mares stormed into the kitchen.

Author's Notes:

Whelp there you go, the 4th more or less edited chapter of the Guardians of Harmony starring out resident Party Pony Pinkie Pie, with a little admirer to match! Now for this one, the last time that I was writing this, I was contemplating on whether or not to add Melon Cake into the mix, especially since I gave her only one or two scenes in the first version of this story. Now though, I can see that I really should've added her in it, cause in my present opinion, it made the chapter run a lot more smoothly than the last time I wrote it, and made it seem a bit more cuter! Since this is Pinkie Pie that we're talking about here, her powers are going to be more or less completely out of whack, and they won't be the only ones either!

Welp, that's all for this chapter, next time we're going to pay a visit to Ponyville's favorite resident farmer!