After the fun optimistic reunion with the Cakes and Pinkamena Diane Pie, and meeting Melon Cake Byakko, the Kirin siblings all left the bakery with infectious laughter and wide smiles. A majority of that time helping the Cakes, Melon and Pinkie take care of the over baked cookies but none of the siblings minded. Even Sheton was happy to lend a hoof, especially since his new friend Melon Cake, seemed happy that he’d be there for a bit longer. As a way to thank them for their generous offer to help, the Cakes let the Kirin siblings take a single box away with them. Even though they said that it was free of charge, Goku insisted on giving them some amount of payment, that being in a large bag of bits.

Once everything was taken care of, all four Pegasi left the bakery, with Pinkie Pie promising them all that they'd all get to have some fun together as soon as possible. The party pony also mentioned that she had a big surprise for them later on at dusk. Goku had a sneaking suspicion that it had something to do to with that little reunion celebration that she had mention to Mayor Mare.

"Oh man, the cakes have not been slacking off in their baking of goods ever since we were away." Goku exclaimed as her feathered bat wings ruffled. "I almost forgot what it tasted like on my own tongue.”

"It’s the same here with us, little sister." Snowflake said with an amused smirk. "Then again, I did miss being able to taste those. I will admit, the deserts that we had after dinner while living in Queen Celestia's castle were delicious and her maids are experts. It’s just that Pinkie's make it seem like we're still home, like we never left in the first place and stayed here all our lives."

"Oh yes, she's certainly good at making ponies feel like tha" Midnight chirped as she gave a slight nod. "Oh, I still remember that heartbroken look that she gave us when we said we had to leave. I’m getting emotional just thinking about it!”

"We both feel the same way big sis, trust me; we know what you’re going through. None of us liked saying goodbye to our friends any more than you did" Goku said looking over at her eldest sister’s comically teary eyes expression. "It doesn’t matter anymore now; it’s all in the past, and it’s high time we ahead. Besides, I'm really looking forward to catching up with each of them." The tan hybrid mare looked over to Sheton, who was resting on Midnight's back. "Not only that, I'm eager to see how many more friends our little bro can make than the one he just made."

At these words, Sheton, locked his eyes with Goku’s own, his expression one of confusion. Once Goku’s words fully sunk in, he lowered his head and poked his forehooves together.

“Oh, um…about that sis...I’m still a bit nervous about that. I-I know I was successful in getting Melon Cake as my friend, and she seems like a really sweet girl.” he admitted, still keeping his eyes on the beige Pegasus. “Do you really think that I’ll get along with all the other foals? I know I did with Melon Cake, but…w-what if I mess up on the next one?”

“Honey, that is not going to happen, okay? You’ll be fine, I have a hard time believing that all foals won’t want to have you as a friend. Especially since you got along so well with Melon Cake in the short time that you’ve known her.” Goku said, her tone filled with sincerity. “Besides, even if you mess up and make a mistake that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. You just gotta learn from those mistakes so you’ll know what to do next time, that’s all. one thing I’ve learned, is that friends can go through all sorts of tough times and come back stronger than ever. I’ll be honest when I say you won’t go through some hardships with your friends, but if you really value that friendship, then it’ll all be worth it in the end.” Her expression turned slyer as she gave her brother a mischievous smile. “It’ll be all the more worth it if your best friends are a bunch of cute little fillies.”

At those last words, Sheton’s body went rigid on the spot as a hard blush formed on his cheeks. He put his forehooves on his large fedora and pulled it down hard over his head, muffling the groan that escaped him.

"Sis, will you please stop bringing that up!" the stormy grey colt whined cutely, feeling his stormy grey cheeks heating up again. "You've been doing this ever since we left the city! How long are you gonna keep doing this to me?!"

"When I have a nice good bunch of nieces and nephews; plus, three days." Goku replied slyly. "Of course, if you decided you only want to go with a bachelor group I won't mind. Though I think it'd be better if you had some filly friends with you."

The stormy grey hybrid colt frowned. "What so you can tease me more?"

"Maybe, maybe not...either way, you'll have to find out for yourself sweetie." Goku replied sweetly as she gave her little brother a wink, giggling as she saw him lower his head, pulling his fedora over his eyes. "Anyway, can you be a little sweet heart and see who we're supposed to see next on the list? I sort of forgot who we're supposed to be seeing next."

Grumbling under his breath, Sheton flew over to the left side of Goku's barrel reaching onto her left saddlebag and pulling out the list. After scrolling through it for a few moments, he softly replied, "It says that our next stop is Sweet Apple Acres, with the mare in charge needing to bring a large feast to the celebration...and the mare in charge is going by the name...Applejack Sweet Apple..."

All three mares ears perked up at the name, immediately realized whom their brother was talking about. After a moment, a grin made its way across Goku’s face and her ears twitched in excitement.

“Applejack Sweet Apple, huh? Now there’s a name that I know close to home, given that she’s part of the core of Ponyville.” She murmured as she started going on a path up a hill that led outside of Ponyville. “That means that we’re going in the right direction!”

“Uh, why are we leaving Ponyville and going up this hill?” Sheton asked, looking back over his shoulder at the slowly shrinking town behind them. “Are we done with the supervising there already?”

“No we’re not, Sheton. We’re just going outside of town because the next pony we’re meeting lives s little less farther from home.” Snowdrop replied, patting the Pegasus on the head with a wing. “Its just up this hill and we’ll be there.”

“Up the hill? Why would she be-?” Sheton asked, but stopped mid-sentence as a terrifying thought entered his mind. “Wait, are you saying that…she’s a f-farmer? A-and actual farmer?”

“Eeyup! Applejack and her family are all farmers here in Ponyville, providing the whole town with the food beverages that they make. All of the money that they collect goes to maintaining their farmlands and keeping them running.” Midnight replied happily. “They actually play a very big role here in Ponyville. Something I’m sure you’ll learn at some point once we enroll you in school again.”

Sheton didn’t say anything, a low whimper from his throat as he buried his face in Midnight’s mane. Goku looked back at him and immediately noticing his shivering form, prompting her to ask, “What’s wrong, sweetheart? Are you scared of meeting Applejack because she’s a farmer?”

“Um…I…um…it’s just that…” he began his voice gaining a quiver, a lump forming in his throat. Snowflake extended her right wing and ran it soothingly down his back in an almost motherly way.

“It’s alright, dear. Just take a deep breath…in and out.” She cooed gently. “You can tell us whenever you’re ready.”

These gestures were all that were needed to sooth hybrid colt as he took several deep breaths to calm down. Once he had managed to collect himself, he cleared his throat and began to speak.

“W-well, um…its’ just that…I’ve heard a lot of stories about farmers. How they’re mostly consisted of Earth Ponies and they run huge acres of land. They have huge families, they’re are pretty competitive with each other, and very honest and loyal to their families.” He replied softly, memories of his lessons back in Canterlot beginning to come back to him. “I-I also heard that, t-they’re short tempered, a-and can sometimes lose it and become pretty violent, even around other foals. I-I heard that they um, s-spank them, sometimes w-with a paddle, o-or something like that.” He trailed off with a gulp as he held his own rump. “It…i-it’s really scary to think about.”

“Oh Sheton…is that why you’re scared of meeting the Apple Family?” Goku asked gently, getting a frightened nod from the colt in return. Giving him a gentle smile, she pulled her little brother off Midnight’s back and held him in her wings. “It’s alright baby, I can see why that’s th reason why you’re scared of meeting Applejack’s family. It’s true that many farmers can be pretty hotheaded and violent.” She gave a sigh. “It’s also true that they do spank their foals, cause that’s they’re way of disciplining them if they do something wrong. Even so, not all farmers do that, and you know that we wouldn’t right?”

Sheton slowly nodded his head. “Uh-huh…”

“Exactly, and neither side of our family would ever do that to any other foal, cause that’s not what we believe in. And that’s not something that anypony in Ponyville believe in either.” Goku continued as she stroked the colt’s mane. “If I know Applejack, it’s that the never lay a hoof on any of the foals in their family, even if they’re honorary. That and the only time that they ever get violent with anypony is if they, or anypony else they care about are in danger. Or if their protective instincts take over their rationality. That has totally happened plenty of times with Applejack and her family, I can tell you that much.”

“Mhm.” Midnight giggled.

“Anyway, the point I’m trying to make is, Applejack and her family are honest, sweet, loyal and the most dependable ponies her in Ponyville. What’s even better, is that they love making new friends, and I can guarantee that they’ll love you too. Especially the little members of the family that they have.” Goku said giving her brother a wink. “So, try to put aside your negative thought about them and give them a chance, okay? Can you be a brave big boy and do that for big sister?”

“Y…y-yeah, I’ll try. Sheton replied after a long moment of silence. “I’m still a bit nervous about meeting them, b-but…I’ll do it for you.”

“That’s a brave little colt!” Goku cooed as she nuzzled him. “Trust me, by time we get to the farm, you’ll be really happy to meet the Apple Family! I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces when they see you, hmhm!”

“I don’t think you’ll have to wait for that little sister.” Snowflake said with a chuckle as she gently pulled on her sister’s tail with her teeth, making her stop walking. The beige Pegasus looked back at her middle sister, only for the mountain blue Pegasus to point forward.

Following the line of Snowflake’s gaze, Goku looked ahead of her and gasped up seeing that they were at Sweet Apple Acres. From inside the white gate stretched far down on either side of the hill, they could see a well and a field of corn on the left side of the farm. There was also a chicken coop and tool houses on the right side of the large red barn at the very center. Behind the tool houses, there was a large field of large hay piles that stretched down to the far right. A gigantic fields of apple trees stretched across both sides of the barn seeming to go on vastly. A carrot storage building could also be seen stretching at the far back, with a little field of carrots accompanying it as well.

At the front, there were two large pots of plants and flowers and a large sign have an apple shaped hole in the center, with the label below saying, ‘Sweet Apple Acres’. The last thing that they noticed, was the large symbol that was just above the apple shaped whole. It was one of two large white and blue wings morphing in the shape of an ‘x’, both shining brightly in the Sun’s light.

“Whoa…it’s huge!” Sheton exclaimed, his eyes wide at the farm’s size.

“It certainly is, sweetie. If you thought that the farms were big in pictures and photos, then they’re absolute behemoths when you see them up close and personal.” Midnight said as they all made their way onto the farm. “Although, ponies do run smaller ones, but they tend to run larger ones, so they can make bigger profits. So it only makes sense that they’d run farms as big as this one.”

“Yeah, I’ve read a lot about that. Earth Ponies being the ones the plant the foods while the Pegasi are the ones who bring the clouds of water needed to help those plants grow. I guess that’s why farmers have such a high respect and fondness for Pegasi.” Sheton murmured, looking back at his own hybrid. “Is it…is it possible for Pegasus ponies to be farmers, too?”

“Of course! Nopony has to really be an Earth Pony to be a farmer. I was just saying that since Earth Ponies are the most physically strongest and endurable of the three Pony Tribes, they’re more fit to be farmers.” Goku replied. “It’s really not common for Pegasi and even Unicorns to be farmers if they chose to, but I think it’d be really beneficial. It would make things better because well if all three were on the same farm because, well, you’d have all three Pony Tribes working together. Plus, they’d use their skills to keep the farm running and maybe make bigger profits than any other family of farmers.” A thought then struck Goku, and she looked back at her brother. “Why do you ask sweetie? Do you want to become a farmer when you grow up too?”

“Oh, no! I was just curious if there ponies besides Earth Ponies who were farmers.” The stormy grey colt replied looking down at the ground in thought. “Though, now that I think about it, it probably wouldn’t be so bad. Well, besides all the numerous chores and whatnot.”

“Well, you’re not wrong about that sweetheart. It is a lot of hard work with long hours to boot, but if you have plenty of friends, it can ease the burden somewhat.” Snowdrop chuckled softly. “Still, we can talk to Applejack’s family at some point about giving you a part time job here when you’re older. Well, if you’re actually interested…”

All of a sudden four hybrid siblings n orange and yellow blur shot passed them leaving a large cloud of dust in its wake. They all coughed and snorted hard as they as they saw the blur shot past them. When it cleared, they pick up the sound of hooves beating against trees, and they looked over to see who it was.

Galloping from tree to tree, mane and tail billowing behind them as they ran, was a large Earth Pony mare. She had deep tangerine fur that looked to be from darkest and smoothest of oranges found in orange bushes. A long golden yellow mane and tail flowed from her neck and tailbone, as if it they were both kissed by the sun, and her eyes were beautiful orbs of emerald green. She had snow-white stockings on the lower half of her legs, stopping just above her golden yellow hooves, with a red bandana around her neck. The mare had a large Stetson hat resting atop of her head, with little white freckles adorning her face, with her whole muzzle being snow white. Feathers adorned her shoulders, chest, and the base of her tail, indicating that she had the blood and magic of a Pegasus in her veins. She had the white and blue wing symbol tattooed to her back, and her Cutie Mark was of three deep red apples.

The four Pegasi all watched as the mare galloped towards one last apple tree, her hooves pounding against the ground as if she were trying to buck somepony off of her back. At the last second, she whirled around and raised her hindlegs and launched her back hooves forward towards the tree. They slammed into the tree trunk the force of the kick so powerful that it made the giant thick tree shake violently. The apples hanging from the tree easily gave to the force, and fell right into the basket waiting below.

“Woo! That’s the fastest that Ah’ve ever bucked more than one tree on this here clearin’! That is definitely goin’ in mah record book!” The mare said proudly as she crossed her forelegs together. She gave a flick of her tail, which just touched the ground, with her mane brushing against it, held together by red hair bands. Her ears suddenly flicked, picking up sound of hoof steps making their way towards her. When she turned to greet who had come onto the farm, her eyes widened in surprised shock at who she saw.

“Oh mah stars…do mah eyes deceive me?” She asked herself, blinking a few times to make sure what she was seeing was real. “Goku…Snowflake, Midnight...is that really you three?”

“Well howdy there Applejack! Long time no see girl!” Goku, giving the tangerine mare a tip of her imaginary hat. “I can see that you’ve certainly grown into quite the strong experienced mare.”

Applejack’s surprised expression turned to that of utter joy as a wide grin made its way to her face. She reared up on her hindlegs and let out a happy whinny before she leapt forward and enveloped the tan hybrid mare in a powerful hug. Goku coughed a bit form the sudden action, but soon composed herself as she returned the hug, breathing in Applejack’s wonderful apple scent.

“Sweet Celestia’s flowin’ mane and tail, it really is you ya’ll! Land sake’s, Ah haven’t seen any o’ y’all in forever!” The farm mare said, pulling away from Goku. “Mah stars, ya’ll have certainly grown into a beautiful lookin mares, haven’t you?” Her emerald eyes then trailed up to Midnight, and she took a few steps back in surprise at the sheer size ad height that the beetle black mare was at. “Look at y’all, none o’ ya have changed a bit since Ah last saw ya! Still have them fancy lil’ features o’ yer’s as ever!”

“We sure do Applejack, and trust us, we know we’ve always had these. We’ve gotten plenty of compliments on it from the Cakes and Pinkie Pie, we can say that for sure.” Midnight said, giving Applejack in a warm smile. She then spread her hybrid wings and enveloping her in a warm, yet tight hug. “Even so…it’s wonderful to see you again! I can’t watch to catch up with you and the others on all the fun times that we missed.”

“M-me too, sugarcube…A-Ah’m happy to see ya’ll again as well…’’ the tangerine mare replied, trying to breathe through the mare’s impressively, strong wing hug. “M-M-Midnight, h-hon’…y-yer squeezin’ too tight there…A-Ah…c-c-can’t b-breathe!”

Applejack, also going by the name of Applejack Sweet Apple Titan, was the second mare in Goku’s close circle of friends that lived in Ponyville. Though she didn’t necessarily live inside the town, the barn farm that she lived on was certainly connected to it. Goku had meet the farmer a mere few days after she had meet Pinkie Pie, while playing with her elder sisters outside town and up in the forest of Apple trees. They didn’t realize was an entire orchard until one day, while they were playing there, they were found by Applejack’s parents, who were going through a stroll in the trees. At first, they sisters were scared shitless, since this was their first encounter with farmers outside of their home. The three farmers however, proved to be very kind and docile, and after some gentle coaxing, the sisters told them why they were there. After a brief conversing, the three farmers took to them to the farm for lunch, where they met Applejack and the rest of the family.

As they grew older, Goku got to know Applejack as a, not-at-Pinkie Pie-level, cheerful, hardworking and outgoing mare, wanting to help anypony in need. She and her family were known all around Ponyville as being honest, loyal, dependable, and sweeter than any of the apples or apple related food that they made. Applejack was also the owner of Sweet Apple Acres, an honor and a responsibility that was passed down to her by her father. She and her family were in charge of bringing in money from the food and fruit products that they sold across town, so they could make it through the winter. With so many siblings to help her, it wasn’t really that difficult to get a lot of money in. Though the apple bucking and money collecting was not an easy task, especially when you’re doing it by yourself.

Despite the positive traits, she and her family were known to be the most stubborn ponies ever to walk the streets of Ponyville, Applejack included. Whenever her stubborn pride would get the better of her, she would often reject the help of other ponies, and that would led to very disastrous situations. This led to Applejack being chastised by her family on numerous occasions due to the problems that would arise from it, annoying Applejack’s friend to no end. Nonetheless that didn’t stop their friendship from developing and growing, especially after the tragic passing of Applejack’s parents.

The giant two-toned wing symbol that Applejack had indicated that the whole Apple Family was a clan themselves, similar to the way that Pinkie Pie’s was, earth bound, unlike Goku’s. Like Pinkie’s clan, the Sweet Apple Titans had the power to control the elements of nature, be it fire, wind, lighting, and typically earth. They could also harden their legs and hooves into protective shells of crystals, allowing them to reduce the chance of their limbs breaking. The Apple Titan family also had the ability to grow literally grow into large impenetrable armored forms of themselves, with just a single bite into their forelegs. Their speed, agility, power, and endurance, increased tenfold, were more powerful than even the strongest of local farmers, putting those normal ones to shame. One other weapon in their arsenal were those called the Six Powers, six specific moves that came with them going in their armored titan forms. From stabbing right through objects like bullets, creating shape gusts of winds with their kicks, and jumping off the air as if they were walking right on it. To turning their bodies into a paper like substance that allows them to evade multiple attacks, turn turn their bodies even harder than the armor they adorned, and vanishing faster than the blink of an eye.

If that wasn’t enough, they had the alien like ability to heal any injury inflicted on them, as long as it wasn’t the head and the heart. That however, was nothing compared to the amount of power that they would achieve if they reached the very peak of their Titan abilities. When that happened, that would make any Apple Family member that achieved it truly worthy of being called a Titan. It was said that if they had managed to train themselves and hone their abilities to a certain extent, they would achieve gaining the power of the very symbol that gave them their name. Which will allow them be able to soar through the sky like their Pegasus counterparts and use them weapons. Very few ponies were able to master it, let along get to that level, with the exception of Applejack’s grandmother and parents. That however, didn’t mean that no Apple tried to do it. Even if they didn’t achieve it, at least they gave it their all, and that was all that truly mattered all apples.

“Anyway…what’re y’all doin’ back here?” Applejack said, taking a moment to catch her breath. “Ah can tell that ya’ll aren’t jus’ here fer a warm reunion, are ya?”

“You always had a good eye Applejack dear; using the Pegasus Magic wisely is see.” Snowdrop remarked. “Well, for starters, Queen Celestia chose us to be the supervisors for the Summer Sun Celebration happening later on tonight. We already went to Pinkie Pie for the treats that she’s brining, and now, we’re here to see the adequacy of the food that yourfamily is planning to bring. After this we’re also planning to move back to Ponyville shortly after the Celebration.”

“Wait a minute, Queen Celestia chose you all t’ be the supervisors?” Applejack asked in surprise. The three sisters nodded, and a dry snort emitted from Applejack’s nostrils. “Well shoot, figures that she would choose you of all ponies to go through with this. Since y’all are from Ponyville like th’ rest o’ th’ girls.”.

“You can say that again.” Midnight giggled. “I guess since it was being held one of Equestria’s most peaceful towns, she wanted somepony who was from there to supervisors.”

Applejack nodded. “Yeah, that would make sense…Ah honestly don’t think Ah could’ve handle all o’ those stuck nobles back in that fancy city. Ya know, with them bein’ all high in expectations an’ all.”

“Oh, I don’t doubt it. You probably would’ve bucked them all to th’ other side of Equestria if they did that.” Goku said slyly, earning a laugh form the farmer. “Or probably make them into that all-time famous apple cider of yours.”

“Hey now, Ah wouldn’t go that far. They may deserve some good ol’ fashioned apple buckin’ for anything they may say ‘bout mah family an’ cookin’, but they don’t deserve anythin’ like that.” The tangerine mare said, rolling her eyes. “’Sides, Ah bet they probably wouldn’t have tasted all that good anyway, given how snooty an’ stuck up they are.”

“Eeyup, they most certainly would not have!” Goku said, putting a hoof to her chest as she struggled to stay on her hooves. She looked back up to say something else to Applejack, only to see that the farmer’s eyes were no longer directly locked onto her. Almost immediately, she knew exactly who she was looking at, as evident by the feeling of her brother shifting underneath her.

“Well now, who’s this lil’ sugar-foot?” she asked kindly as she lowered her face down to Sheton’s. “Don’t think Ah’ve ever seen him with any o’ y’all b’fore?”

“Really Applejack? Are you seriously saying that you don’t remember meeting this lil’ cutie?” Goku asked, raising an eyebrow at Applejack. “This is my little brother Sheton, he was born back in Canterlot city while I was still living here with you guys. We were all sent a letter by my Mom saying that he was born. I had also invited you all to Canterlot to come and see him while my Mom was still on the hospital remember?"

Applejack mulled over in her mind, trying to recall that day that she had seen Sheton back in her own foalhood days. A moment later it clicked, and she looked back up at Goku with recognition in her eyes.

“Oh yeah! Now Ah remember that day! Ah was takin’ a day off seein’ an’ trainin’ with y’all along with th’ rest o’ th’ girls when ya got that later.” She said, giving a little nod. “Ah also remember excited everypony was t’ see yer brother. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie included…heh, Pinks was jus’ goin’ on an’ on ‘bout how cute he’d looked, while Fluttershy couldn’t wait t’ see another foal an’ hold ‘im.”

“Heheh, yeah…if anything, I think my Mom was the most comfortable with Fluttershy being around my brother.” Goku nodded back, a slight blush coming to her face. “I’m, uh…sorry about how my Mom was towards most of you at first. It’s just…Thestrals can be quite protective of their offspring, even around their own mates. It certainly didn’t help that Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Rainbow Dash didn’t ask before they could get so close to him, let alone hold him. Would’ve gotten their throats ripped out in the process if it hadn’t been for my dad calming her down.”

“Uh-huh, Ah remember that day alright; yer Ma was a real scary one she was. Though Ah can’t really blame her, RD, Pinks, an’ Rares weren’t really helpin’ a lot. Too damn impatient t’ see th’ baby an’ wait till yer Ma was comfortable enough with ‘em.” Applejack sighed. “Ah’m amazed that she let me, Twilight, an’ Fluttershy see yer brother…even more when she them hold ‘im.”

“You weren’t the only one.” Snowflake commented. “I guess it’s because since all three of you are used to being around children that you didn’t pose a threat to Sheton. Or maybe it’s because Fluttershy has the best way with foals out of all of you, and our dear mother could sense it in it.”

“Maybe.” Goku shrugged. “Or it’s probably because Fluttershy, along with Derpy, come from a clan that’s not too similar to the Nightstalker Clan. If any of you know what I mean.”

“Oh don’t worry G, we all know what ya mean.” Applejack chuckled, blowing her mane from her face as she looked down at Sheton. “Anyway, it’s real nice t’ meet ya Sheton. Mah names Applejack Sweet Apple Titan, and Ah’m the owner an’ manager o’ this entire farm.”

“Um…hello Ms. Applejack…” The stormy grey Pegasus colt said shyly, giving the farmer is best smile. He reached out with a hoof and shaking it with Applejack’s larger, and stronger one. “It’s really nice to meet you.”

“Hey now, no need fer that 'Ms.' bullshit there, sugarcube.” Applejack said, fighting back the urge to roll her eyes. “We apples are known for out hospitality ‘round ‘ere. Anypony that comes here an’ wants t’ be a part o’ th’ family, isa part o’ th’ family, an’ that means noformalities. Y’all can jus’ call us by our regular names, or nicknames, ya hear? Ya don’t need t’ treat us like we’re royalty ‘r anythin’ like that.”

“Yes ma’-I mean…A-AJ…” came the colts meek reply, earning an approving smile from the farm mare. The then found his face planted into the ground when Applejack gave him a hard pat on his head.

“Good, glad we’re on the same page.” She said as the colt struggled to get his face out of the ground. “Anyway, Ah don’t wanna keep you guys waiting here, Ah’ll go an’ get th’ rest o’ th’ family. Ah know they’ll be dyin’ to see ya’ll again, our youngest member o’ the family.”

Sheton, who had finally managed to get his face out from the ground, was just able to catch what Applejack had said, and a knot formed in his stomach. Before he could say anything else, he gave a cry as the sound of a dinner bell tore through his sensitive ears.

“RISE AN’ SINE EVERYPONY!!!” Applejack called out in a loud voice, stretching far outside of the farm. “WE GOT SOME NEW GUESTS ‘ERE!!!””

Immediately afterword, the four hybrid siblings all heard galloping hooves, feeling the ground shaking under their own. They only had enough time to turn around and see a huge heard of Earth Ponies before they were all swept off of their hooves. Before they knew it, they were all seated in in front of a large table, having a green white and red cover on it, with the Earth Pony herd crowding all around them.

“Now, I know that ya’ll been to our Apple family reunions while y’all were still livin’ here, but our families grown quite a bit since you last saw us, G.” Applejack said, wrapping a strong foreleg around the tan hybrid mare’s shoulders. “So Ah’m gonna introduce ya’ll, an’ yer brother, t’ every last pony an’ youngin here! Oh, an’ Ah’m sure ya won’t mind, but they all brought food here with ‘em in case ya’ll were hungry.”

“Well…we did have a nice big breakfast with our parents before we came here.” Goku said slowly, waving a hoof around. “But, if you insist, we’ll clean off every last plate of this food with our bare teeth!”

“Always thinking with your stomach whenever you see food.” Midnight sighed. “Why does this not surprise me?”

“Because our dear little sister has the stomach of an airship.” Snowflake replied slyly, smiling up at her eldest sister. “As do we, my dear sister, so I don’t think we have any room to talk.”

“No, we sure don’t!” Sheton chirped, staring up at the food with a watering mouth. “Come to me, you delicious food!”

With that, each of the Apple Family introduced themselves, or reconnected, with the Kirin siblings. They gave some special attention to Sheton, since most of the Apple family there were mares. Some of them couldn’t not help but fawn over the little colt, and there were even a few foals that went to greet him. The hybrid colt was nothing short of surprised upon just how open and friendly they were, and that they didn’t seem to be bothered by his hybrid appearance. He assumed that they had run into Thestrals before, and were used to seeing a few hybrid ones, but that didn’t stop him from greeting them back. Sheton was however, on the receiving end of endless amounts of affection from the mares, and even a few fillies couldn’t help but be a little physically affectionate with him.

At some point, the table soon begun to get over crowded with food, obscuring Sheton’s vision of his sisters and Applejack. Undeterred, he stood up on his stool and tried to see what was going on from behind the piles of food. It was to no avail, and before he knew it, he found himself slipping from his stool, and he fell.

“Whoa!” He cried, bracing himself for the impact of the cold hard ground. Instead, he felt something smooth soft and feathery touch his rump instead. He squeaked as he fell into it, his fedora falling over his head as he tumbled across the soft mass. After some rolling around, he adjusted himself and sat upright, letting out a little sneeze. He lifted his fedora out of his eyes and looked up to see who had caught him, only to freeze at what he saw.

Towering over him like a giant apple tree, was the biggest stallion Sheton had ever seen in his entire life. He was a Pegasus, with fur that looked as if it was painted in a bowl of deep scarlet paint, with a long, thick, slightly wild and untamed tangerine mane and tail that went all the way to the ground. His whole body was very buff, absolutely bulging with muscles, even more so than any guard that Sheton had seen ever seen. All of which giving the hybrid colt the impression that this stallion could squash him like a bug with ease.

The stallion had a massive wingspan that was as big as Midnight’s, making him look even more intimidating, along with his scars. His wings were a combination of scarlet red and tangerine orange and he had fetlocks of just atop his golden yellow hooves. The stallion also had a huge mass of scarlet and tangerine feathers adorning his chest, and a large yolk was hanging around his thick muscular neck. The winged symbol could be seen planted on his back like a tattoo, and his Cutie Mark was of a large green apple cut in half.

Sheton continued to stare wide eyed at the massive stallion above him, even as he set the young colt down. It was only when the stallion let out a deep snort that Sheton snapped out of his trance, and his expression went from that of shock to terrified awe.

“W-w-wow…y-y-you’re…y-you’re huge m-mister.” He finally said shaking slightly as he took a step back. “I…I-I-I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stallion a-as big as you b-before.”

“Ya haven’t?” Another voice said, sounding softer, more mature somewhat high-pitched. “Well, Ah can say the same fer you sugar-bun. Neither me nor Big Mach here have seen a lil’ colt like you ‘round here.”

Sheton jumped at the new voice, before looking around to see a Pegasus was mare that was just as big as the stallion, now name Big Mac, in front of him. She was a cute one, with a pink coat that was darker than Pinkie Pie’s, at least a brilliant raspberry pink. She also had a long smooth and silky tangerine mane and tail, with gentle sunset orange eyes. While she was nowhere near as buff as Big Mac, her legs back and neck were definitely well toned, allowing her to still look attractive. As with Big Mac, she also had a large yolk around her neck, though it looked slightly smaller.

Her beautiful wings were a beautiful combination of raspberry pink, tangerine orange, crimson red and golden yellow, with deep orange hooves. The mare’s wings looked to be even longer than the stallions next to her, with a mass of chest feathers. The white and blue winged symbol of her family shone on her back, and her Cutie Mark was also of an apple cut in half. However, this one was red instead of green, and had a seed-shaped star right in the middle, with a trail of fire behind it.

“What’s the matter hon’ bun? Apple got yer tongue?” The mare asked, smiling in amusement at the colt in front of her and Big Mac. “Or are ya that shocked that ya can’t even form single word outta yer lil’ word hole there?”

Sheton, realizing he was staring again, snapped his mouth shut, a blush erupting onto his cheeks. “I-I-I…n-no ma’am, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to stare, I-I was just…”

The scarlet red mare cut him off with a giggle. “Well shoot hon’, don’t tell me that Ah look old enough fer y’all t’ be callin’ me ma’am. Ah may look old ‘cause o’ mah size and looks, but Ah ain’t that old. Ah ain’t even in mah thirties yet, so y’all don’t need t’ waste yer time bein’ all formal an’ all that stuff.”

“O-oh…right, Applejack mentioned that to me.” Sheton murmured, bashfully looking away. “I guess I forgot that for a minute there.”

Big Mac chuckled. “Eeyup.”

“So, what’s yer name sugar?” The mare asked, tilting her head at the hybrid colt. “Ah get the feelin’ from them lil’ fangs and bat wings o’ yers, that you’re G’s little brother ‘r somethin’ like that.”

“O-oh, um…y-yeah, I am.” Sheton nodded, smiling shyly up at the two hulking ponies. “M-my name is Sheton Nightstalker Shenron, a-and I am Goku’s little brother. A-are, um…d-do you two also live on the farm here like Applejack?”

“Eeyup, we sure are sonny.” Big Mac replied, nodding slightly. “Me, Anna Applejack, our Granny, an’ our four other sisters live here on th’ farm with us. Even though AJ’s the owner here, we all run th’ farm together an’ keep it in tact. It’s a kind o’ tradition that we apples like to stick to, ‘specially with a family as big as ours.”

“Yeah, I can see the sense that makes.” Sheton murmured, looking over the two ponies’ hulking frames. “A-anyway, i-it’s really nice to meet you…uuuh…”

“Anna Blaze.” Anna finished for him. “Anna Blaze Sweet Apple Titan, and this is my twin brother, Big Macintosh Sweet Apple Titan, the eldest two outta our bunch o’ siblings.” She smiled as she leaned down and nuzzled the stormy grey colt. “It’s real nice t’ meet ya too Sheton…welcome t’ Sweet Apple Acres, an’ t’ Ponyville.”

Sheton giggled, smiling at Anna’s display of affection towards him. “T-thank you…”

“There y'all are! Ah was wonderin’ where you two were.?” Applejack said as she trotted over to her eldest siblings. A small grin etched onto her face as she watched the two scarlet twins interact with Sheton. “It looks like Sheton’s getting’ t’ know ya pretty well ain’t he?”

“Mhm, we sure do.” Anne Blaze nodded, wrapping a wing around Sheton before she looked eyes with the three hybrid mare’s behind Applejack. “An’ I can see a few familiar faces with ya too!”

“Your damn right you can! And we can never forget the two strongest ponies in the Apple Family! Goku replied as she trotted over to the two twins and hugging them tight. “I can’t believe how much you two have grown over the last four years! You’ve certainly done a lot of work along the farm and packed on the pounds haven’t you?”

“Eeyup.” The Big Macintosh replied, his voice deep and rumbling as he nuzzled the tan mare.

“Mhm.” Anna Blaze replied, doing the same with her right wing.

“We can also see that you two are still ponies of few words.” Snowflake commented. “You two have not changed one bit, have you?”

“Eenope.” Big mac replied with a grin as he hugged Midnight.

“Mm-mm.” Anna Blaze giggle, nuzzling the mountain blue mare’s cheek.

Big Macintosh and Anna Blaze were both members of the Apple family and the two eldest of the Apple siblings there were. They were actually born just a few minutes apart from each other, making them twins. They were the quietest and gentlest, and strongest of out of the apple siblings, able to plow through fields and buck down apples with little effort. They were also good at many academics, especially math, which made them capable of balancing out finances for business.

Due to their sizes, they found it difficult to try and converse and befriend somepony, especially that of foals, since they love then. Still, they were very kind, sweet and soft-spoken ponies, very difficult to anger and fiercely protective of their younger siblings. Though most of the time they didn’t really need to do anything, since their sheer size helped them in conflicts. Which is probably why they hardly used force to resolve it, let alone words.

“Well, I can see that you two have met my little brother, hm?” Goku asked, giving both twins a sly smile, most especially Anna. “Isn’t he just the most adorable little colt that you’ve ever seen?”

Both twins nodded, with Anna Blaze nuzzling Sheton again and even lightly nibbling at one of his ears. The stormy grey colt, trying to push the scarlet mare away as Big Mac watched form the side in amusement.

“Still as quiet and affectionate as ever.” Goku murmured shaking her head fondly. “You are still the same as you always were.”

“Hey now, don’t forget about us, Goku!” A new voice from behind her said. “They’re not the only ones here t’ see ya! There are a lot more than jus’ Mac an’ Anna!”

Goku jumped in slight surprise at the voice that made its way to her ears. Curious, she turned around, only to see three other mares making their way towards her. When they came within tails reach, Goku could tell that just by their appearance that they were other three siblings of the Apple family.

“Of course they’re not, Jubilee.” the beige hybrid mare said slyly to the mare that had spoken. “How could I forget all seven apple family members after only four years apart?”

“B’cause y’all have known us ever since we were fillies, that’s why. Even if we’ve only known your family for a month, we’d never forget all those fangs and bat wings on ya.” Jubilee replied with a grin. She was a rather short Earth Pony mare, with a shade of pale orange fur, and a long extended scarlet mane and tail having golden yellow streaks in it. A pair of scarlet red stockings could be seen on her forelegs, with snow white ones adorning her hindlegs, and beautiful sunset orange eyes. She had a mass of feathers adorning her shoulders and chest, and her face and upper legs had jet-black freckles, with a large jet-black Stetson atop her head. A large winged symbol shone on her back, and her Cutie Mark was of an Apple with a lasso around it.

“That reminds me why haven’t ya’ll kept in contact with us, sugarcube? You’ve hardly sent us any letters at all except for th' holidays. We were all beginning to think that somethin’ bad happened to ya’ll while you were away.” The second mare asked with narrowed eyes. She was a Pegasus mare with a pale green fur, a long scarlet red mane and tail, both braided and tied by red hair bands. Scarlet red stockings on three of her legs, with one snow white stocking on her left foreleg. The mare also had heterochromia, the left eye being emerald green, while the other being a sunset orange color. She had a large feathered mass of them adoring her chest, with wings were a combined color of her mane, fur, and eyes. On her back was adorned with the blue and white winged symbol, with a white striped apple red Stetson. Her Cutie Mark was of pies, and instead of being apple pies, they were prismatic colored pies.

“Oh come now Scarlet, no need to get upset. Ah’m sure Goku and her sisters have a reasonable explanation. Don’t ya honey bun?” The third mare said softy, giving the three hybrid mares a warm sweet smile. Like Annie, she was also a Pegasus, with deep scarlet red fur, a long braided pure golden yellow mane and tail having green bows holding them together. Her wings were a combination of scarlet red and golden yellow, and sunset orange, with a mass of them on her chest. A pair of snow-white stockings covering the lower half of all four of her legs, very much like Applejack’s. The blue and white wing symbol could be seen shining off of her back, and her Cutie Mark was of a pure golden apple with a blooming flower above it.

“Yeah, we’re sorry about that, Honey Blossom. We got caught up a lot on college work and magic training and bullshit.” Goku replied, rubbing the back of her head as a pink tint made its way to her beige cheeks. “We did the best we could though, besides it’s not like we had a whole lot of time on our hands anyway.”

Jubilee Sweet Apple Titan was the third sibling of the Apple family, the twin sister of Annie Sweet Apple Titan. She was the third eldest of the Apple family, having been born several or so years after Big Macintosh and Anna Blaze had been born. She was a very laid-back, patient, reliable mare, with tremendous physical strength. She also had a big adventurous side to her, which usually led to her getting into a lot of trouble as a filly.

The pale orange mare was also an expert in math, that she would use to sometimes help Anna Blaze and Big Macintosh with finances. She made sure that they bad food whenever they went into town and made their sales in order to avoid getting any pony sick. While she did have a stubborn streak to her, she was nowhere near as stubborn as Applejack. And unlike the darker orange mare, she was more open to accepting help, if only slightly.

She had a very strong and competitive personality, loving to compete in rodeos and do friendly competitions with her friends and family. Jubilee did however, also had a sweet side to her that she was didn’t mind showing, as long as nopony else was around to see it. Jubilee was also a real a tomboy, and didn’t like anything that was too girly. She didn’t mind getting dirty either, since she was so used to it from being on a farm all her life. Somepony could throw her into a huge pile of mud and she would not even bat an eye, and instead find it rather enjoyable.

As fun as Jubilee was be around for other ponies, there was one thing that ponies were advised never to do. Or rather, call her, whenever you’re around her. All her life, Jubilee had always been shorter than other ponies usually were, something she really wished didn’t happen. While she didn’t mind being teased about it much from her family and friends, she did get very angry when somepony called her ‘little’. It didn’t really escalate into an all-out fight fortunately, but there were a few tomes it did come to that. As long as nopony did that, they would be just fine, otherwise, they’d be in for a world of hurt.

Scarlet Sweet Apple Titan was the fourth sibling of the Apple family, and like some of her siblings, she was also a cook. Though she was more comfortable with making pies than anything else, but that didn’t mean she didn’t like making other apple related treats. For a Pegasus, she was very strong, with an excellent eye for anything weather related. She was a very fun mare to be around, happily engaging in lots of foalish activities. Which gave her quite the reputation for being one of the many ponies that foals loved being around the most. She was a very assertive mare, but made sure that she didn’t go too far with anything. While she would always be straight with somepony, she would always make sure to express that she wasn’t having a go at anypony.

Scarlet didn’t like it when she or any of her were teased in way not in good nature. Due to her having scarlet hair, she had a spurn for being called ‘tomato head’ by other ponies. This was one of the negative things that they had in common that allowed them to become so close as they were growing up. The only ones that didn’t make fun of her hair, were Goku and her two sisters, even if it was in good nature. Snowflake even once said that it had a fine touch to her, and would go better in some sort of style, which would make it look even better. It was then that Scarlet decided to get her mane and tail braided, with one large bang framing her face. Since then, nopony's said a single bad thing about her hair or it's color. Though there were still some smart-mouth comments here and there, something not out of the ordinary for Scarlet.

Honey Blossom Sweet Apple Titan was the elder twin sister of Applejack, being the fifth eldest of the Sweet Apple Titan siblings. Out of the six, she was the kindest, gentlest, and warmest out of the bunch, a real sweet talker with words that seemed to ooze honey. Her level of strength was literally at that of both of her eldest siblings combined, and she was a natural at making absolutely delicious apple treats. Honey Blossom was known to be a very patient mare, and absolutely adored the foals in Ponyville, playing with them whenever she had the time.

If there was one thing that she loved just as much as foals, it was nature, and the creatures that flourished with it. Whenever Honey Blossom wasn't playing with the foals, or doing the chores, she would take strolls through the forest. She would take in its mind blowing beauty, and try to befriend the animals that lived in it, and it was also a great way to clear her head. She also had a great knowledge for weather, and would offer to help the Ponyville Weather Team with the clouds and the weather. Thanks to her earth pony strength, she was able to endure the weather far longer and withstand the hazards that calm with it.

Despite her kind heart, special talents, and positive traits Honey Blossom was also a pretty sensitive mare by nature. She didn’t like it when ponies said mean things about her, especially if it hit very close to home. She despised those that harmed others, especially young foals and animals, be it wild or exotic. She would get very upset if that happening around her, and she would not hesitate to jump in and diffuse the situation should she so chose. While she was known to be the most even tempered out of all her siblings, she wasn’t a mare to get angry in the least. After all, it was the quietest, most docile of ponies that had the most ferocious of tempers, and some had to learn that the hard way with Honey Blossom.

“Yeah well, it certainly didn’t look that way to me, sugar pie.” Scarlet frowned as she crossed her forehooves together. “It seemed like ya’ll were stallin’ an’ waitn’ till the last moment, makin’ this lil’ meetin’ a surprise for all of us.” Her expression softened to a grin. “Still, it’s great to see you girls again. Y’all bein’ back here on th’ farm with th’ family after all this time is a blessin’ in itself.”

“Yeah, I bet it is, and it’s the same for us too.” Goku giggled as she returned the hug. “Still, it’s great to see you all again, and we’re here to stay for good.”

“You’d better honestly mean that, hon.” Jubilee said, giving the hybrid mare a playful jab in her barrel. “Or else me ‘n’ Annie Pie ‘r’ gonna show you just how strong we’ve gotten since we last saw ya.”

“Heehee I won’t!” Goku replied with a giggle. “Even though we were born in Canterlot, Ponyville is our true home! We lived her throughout most of our lives, and we’re not going anywhere!”

Suddenly, the beige Pegasus felt a few gentle tugs on her mane, making her head jerk to the right side. Figuring that it was Sheton, she looked to where she thought he was, only to see that it wasn’t Sheton. It was an adorable little Earth Pony filly, with a sun kissed yellow fur that was almost golden in color. She had a long fiery red mane and tail that both had three pink bows in them, one bow tied behind her mane, and a beautiful shade of sunset orange eyes. Like the rest of the Apple siblings, she had feathery fetlocks right in between her hooves and snow white stocked little legs, along with her chest and shoulders, all having a mixture of all three of her colors, and her flank currently had no Cutie Mark.

“Well, hello there little one.” Goku said sweetly, lowering her head to the filly’s level, who was smiling at her brightly. “I didn’t see you there, what’s your name?”

“Howdy there! Mah name’s Apple Bloom Sweet Apple Titan, welcome to Sweet Apple Acres!” Apple Bloom replied with a sweet southern drawl, holding out her hoof to shake the older mares, who paused momentarily when the filly said her name. “Are you another one of Mah sisters’ and brother’s friends?”

“Why yes, I am! You really wouldn’t remember me since you weren’t that much older than you are now, but I certainly remember you!” Goku replied, scratching Apple Bloom behind her ear. “In case you’re wondering, I was one of the ponies that was there when you were born, before me and my sisters left.”

Apple Bloom’s ears perked as recognition clicked in her eyes. “Oh yeah, now Ah remember that! Mah big sis told me ‘bout meetin’ ya sometime after Ah was born. She also told me that, you were part, uh…” She trailed off as a thoughtful look came to her face. “You were, um…part…how was that word pronounced again?

“Thestral?” Goku asked. “As in part Bat Pony?”

“Yeah, that one, that’s the word!” Apple Bloom exclaimed, giving a not of thanks. “Ah could tell that you were one when a saw them fangs on ya, and those membranes stickin’ outta yer wings.”

“Is that so? You have a good eye there, don’t you Apple Bloom?” Goku asked, smiling at the now blushing sun yellow filly. “I have to say though…I didn’t really expect you to be so relaxed about the fact that me, my sisters and brother are all half Thestral. Not to be mean or anything but…I was more or less expecting you to be having your tail between your legs.”

“Heehee, yeah, that probably would’ve been the more expected reaction at seein’ somepony that’s half Thestral, let alone a full blooded one.” Apple Bloom giggled, blowing her bang out of her face. “But Ah really don’t mind. Me an’ AJ have a couple o’ friends that’re more or less Thestrals themselves. At least, they kinda do, since they have looks that’re a lot like yers.”

“Really now?” Goku asked tilting her head to the side. “Well then, I take it that means you won’t be too bothered about meeting another foal that’s half Thestral?”

Apple Bloom tilted her head. “What do ya mean?”

The tan hybrid mare chuckled, looking over her shoulder at Sheton and gesturing him to come over with a wing. Silently, he obeyed, and stood just in front of his sister as he looked eyes with Apple Bloom, who was staring right back at him curiously.

“Apple Bloom…” Goku began gently. “This is my little brother Sheton Nightstalker Shenron; he’s here with us to supervise the Summer Sun Celebration. And to meet any foals that’re his age and see if he can get any friend before moving back here with us.”

“Wow…so he’s half Thestral too?” Apple Bloom asked, looking in between the brother and sister as the latter nodded. A bright smile came to her face as she looked back down at Sheton taking in his features. “Wow, that’s so amazin’! Who would’ve thought that Ah would meet somepony that’s actually half bat pony!”

“Wait a minute…” Sheton began softly, giving the filly a look of surprise. “Y-you’re…not bothered by my appearance?”

“Bothered? Didn’t ya hear what Ah had said t’ yer big sis?” Apple Bloom snorted dryly. “Ah said that Ah have another friend that looks like she’s half Thestral, so Ah’m not bothered by your appearance. Ah admit that I did make me nervous at first, but Ah grew used t’ it over time, an’ now, Ah actually think that it’s pretty fascinatin’.”

“You do? Wow…” Sheton murmured, looking down at the ground. “I didn’t think that I’d hear anypony say something like that before. Most of the foals at my school say that’s either weird or even creepy.”

“Seriously? Well that ain’t a very nice thing t’ do.” Apple Bloom frowned. “It doesn’t sound like ya have a lotta friends back where yer from do ya?”

“N-no, I really don’t. O-other than another Thestral a Kirin, and another filly that’s um…unique in her own way.” Sheton replied, rubbing his forehooves together. “I really would like to have more friends, but…it’s been hard. And it’s not like any I haven’t tried to make friends with those that weren’t Thestrals or Kirins.”

“Well, in that case…” Apple Bloom began, smiling warmly. “Why don’t Ah be yer friend then?”

Sheton paused, looking up at Apple Bloom with surprise as he asked, “W-what? You want to be friend with me?”

“Well, yeah! Why wouldn’t Ah? Everypony needs a friend here an’ there! Even if it’s a pony that’s known fer suckin’ th’ juice right outta an apple!” Apple Bloom said, giggling slightly as Sheton blushed. The filly winced upon seeing the embarrassed look on his face. “Sorry, that hit a lil’ too close t’ home, didn’t it?”

“No, not really. It’s just that I’m not used to somepony saying things like that about Thestrals and Bat Ponies. Though we do love drinking apple juice…” Sheton said, laughing a little as he rubbed the back of his head. “So…you really want to be my friend Apple Bloom?”

“Uh,duh! Ah jus’ said that nopony should be without a friend! ‘Specially ‘round these parts, and definitely not in Ponyville!” Apple Bloom replied, blowing out a raspberry. “So, whaddya say Sheton? Ya wanna included int’ mah lil’ friend group, or are ya gonna spend all day ponderin’ over th’ fact that somepony’s offerin’ friendship to a nighttime pony?”

Sheton blushed again, letting out a sheepishly laugh as he looked back up at his sister. After getting a light nudge from her, he looked back at Apple Bloom and her outstretched hoof. He took a deep breath and exhaled, before reaching his hoof out and shaking it with his own. No sooner did he do so, he found his back meeting the ground as Apple Bloom tackled him into a hug.

“Oh yes yes yes yes YES!” She squealed, hugging the colt tightly around his neck. “Thank you thank you thank you Sheton! Ah promise, ya won’t regret this; you an’ Ah are gonna be th’ best friends ever!”

“A-aye…happy to hear it!” Sheton gasped, wheezing as he struggled to breath. “C-can’t breath!”

Fortunately, or unfortunately for Sheton, his savior came just in the nick of time before he passed out from Apple Bloom’s hug. The next thing they both knew, they were in the warm embrace of Honey Blossom as she spun them around in the air.

“Oh, mah gosh! This is just th’ cutest darn thing Ah’ve ever seen!” She cooed as she nuzzled both foals. “Ah don’t think Ah’ve ever seen anything this cute since lil’ Apple Bloom was born!”

“Honey Blossom! Don’t embarrass me!” Apple Bloom cried, her face going as red as her mane. “That was a long time ago, and Ah’m not a baby anymore! Ah’m already seven years old fer corn’s sake!”

“It don’t matter one lickto me, honey-bun!” The scarlet mare said as she kissed the filly the nose. “No matter how old you get Ah’ll always find it so adorable t’ see ya hoggin’ yer friends like this”

Apple Bloom sighed dejectedly. “Oh Faust help me now…”

“It’s okay Apple Bloom, I know what you’re going through.” Sheton said as Honey Blossom kissed his cheek. “This is the same thing my sister does to me, I promise you’re not alone.”

“Thanks, Sheton.” Apple Bloom said, smiling at the stormy grey hybrid colt. “Yer so gosh darn sweet…”

“Hey now Honey! Don't go hoggin' 'im all to yerself!” Scarlet said, tugging on Honey’s tail. " Me and Jubilee want to meet th’ lil’ sugar pie too!"

"Yeah, let us get a look at th' lil' darlin'!" Jubilee huff, stomping her hoof down. “An’ let ‘im go b’fore ya squeeze him t’ death! Ah can already see his face turnin’ blue!”

Honey Blossom frowned at her two sisters, but nonetheless relented to their request and set both foals on the ground. After giving him one last gentle squeeze, she allowed Scarlet and Jubilee to come up to the colt and inspect him.

‘Oh wow…these mares are really pretty.’ Sheton though, his ears flattening as he stared into their narrowed eyes. ‘A-and scary…all of those scars they have…they must’ve gotten into a lot of fights.’

“So…yer Goku’s lil’ brother are ya?” Jubilee asked, leaning her head close to the colt. “Ah gotta say…wasn’t really expectin ya t’ look anythin’ like this. Though, Ah pretty much expectin’ ya t’ have them bat features on ya. What’s yer name hon’?”

“Um…S-Sheton.” The stormy grey hybrid colt replied. “Sheton Nightstalker Shenron.”

“Nightstalker…Ah have t’ be honest, it suits ya, given yer appearance.” Scarlet said, smiling a little. “This yer first time here in Ponyville?”

“Y-yes ma’am…it is.” Sheton replied as his wings ruffled. “I’m here with my sisters while they run the Summer Sun Celebration. T-they also wanted me to come here s-so they could see i-if I could make friends.”

“Hmhm, well, you’re certainly passin’ in that regard Ah can tell.” Jubilee chuckled, wrapping a foreleg around the colt’s neck. “Ah have t’ say, yer a might lucky t’ have somepony like Apple Bloom as yer friend, an’ ya better believe us when ya say that yer real lucky. There aren’t many ponies here that’re accetpin’ o’ ponies that can suck an apple dry in th’ blink of an eye, so consider yerself very lucky sugar.”

“Um…o-okay?” Sheton murmured, looking at the pale orange mare through her scarlet forest of a mane.

“Let’s jus’ get one thing straight here sugar pie.” Scarlet said, her multi-colored eyes locking right onto Sheton’s. “Each an’ every single one o’ us here are very protective of one another, especially our little sister here. While we may be hospitable, we don’t take no bullshit form anypony wantin’ t’ bring harm t’ one o’ our own. So ya better treat our lil’ AB here as kindly as we do you, ‘r else these apples ain’t the only things that’re gonna be sucked dry, ya hear?”

Sheton gulped, giving a hasty nod as he sweated bullets. “Y-y-y-yes ma’am, I perfectly understand! I-I’ll be sure to be v-very nice, a-a-and kind and g-g-gentle to Apple Bloom!”

“Good, glad that we’re on the same page.” Jubilee said, giving Sheton a firm kiss on his forehead. “It’s real nice t’ meet ya Sheton, Ah think you an’ Ah ‘r gonna get along jus’ fine.”

“Same here Lee.” Scarlet nodded, patting Sheton hard on his head. “An’ if anypony picks ‘r bullies ya, y’all can come t’ us an’ we’ll deal with ‘em lickety split!”

“Uh, y-yeah…s-sure thing.” Sheton nodded, his cheeks burning as Scarlet kissed his cheek rather roughly. “It…it’s really nice to meet you Scarlet…J-Jubilee…a-and the rest of your family.”

Both twin sisters smiled. “You too sugarcube.” They both said in unison.

"Boy, this day jus' keeps getting better an' better don't it girls?" Honey Blossom asked, coming up from behind Sheton and giving him a pat on the head. "First AJ gets assigned as one of the preparatory ponies for the Summer Sun Celebration, then Goku and her sisters come to see us, and now we get to meet their lil' bro? Shucks, it's like Faust herself is givin' us blessin's left an' right...Ah wonder what Granny Smith's gonna think 'bout all o' this good fortune?"

“Land sakes, that's right! Ah can’t believe AH completely forgot about that! Thanks fer remindin' me Honey!” Applejack exclaimed with wide eyes. She then gathered all four siblings away from the rest of the family over to one of the others. “Goku, Snowflake Midnight, Ah know that ya’ll remember our dear old Granny Smith, don’t you?”

“Of course we do, Applejack! How could we forget the leader of the whole Sweet Apple Titan Family?” Midnight asked with a chirp as she looked fondly at the Earth Pony mare sleeping in the rocking chair. She had a hide of mint green fur, though it looked aged and pale, having lost some of its solid pureness over the years. Upon closer inspection however, it shined brightly, making her look even younger. She had a mane and tail of ghostly yellowish white, both of them tied up in large long braids that reached the ground in a pile. Both of them were held together by orange hair bands, with two very long bangs framing her face, shadowing her eyes.

Snow-white stockings adorned her legs, the fetlocks just above her hooves looking to be very long due to the passing of time. An orange collar with miniature apples was wrapped around her neck, which did very little to conceal her huge mass of white chest fur. A huge brown Stetson with a red stripe could be seen hanging from behind her neck, a thick string tied to both sides of the hat. A huge pair of the Apple family's wing symbol could be seen imprinted onto her back, and her Cutie Mark was of a large apple pie.

“Wow…she looks so beautiful and...ancient.” Sheton murmured with wide eyes, his voice barely above a whisper. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anypony look like her before.”

“Sugarcube t’ say mah Granny is legendary would be a major insult. If ya ask me she’s more of a legend given how long she’s lived.” Applejack chuckled as she patted the colt’s head. She then before walking over to her grandmother and gently shook her. “Up an’ at ‘em Granny Smith, we got some special guests!”

The elderly mint mare’s eyes slowly opened, revealing two sunset orange irises that that glowed beautifully in the Sun’s light. With a yawn, she stretched out her legs, blowing out a loud hard snort from her nostrils. She soon locked eyes onto the ponies in front of her, and a smile broke out into her face.

“Well, well, well, isn’t this a mighty nice surprise, this is?” Granny Smith said softly, gazing lovingly at the Kirin sisters. Her voice sounded like it belonged to somepony who should've been long dead, yet at the same time sounded vigorously youthful. It held an incredible amount of warmth, love, kindness, power, and wisdom in it. “It looks like some o’ mah dear grandchildren have finally returned t' th' nest after so long."

“It’s great to see you too Granny Smith.” Snowflake said, smiling warmly at the elderly mare. “We can see that you haven’t changed a single bit the last time we saw you.”

“Well, I can certainly say the same fer all o’ ya’ll sugar foot!” Granny Smith replied as spread her forelegs out. “C’mere and give yer ol’ Granny a hug! Ah wanna feel how strong ya’ll got while you were away!”

“Only you would want that Granny Smith…only you.” Goku murmured with a chuckled as she and her siblings all hugged her simultaneously. “And we can see that you’re still the same strong resilient mare we’ve always known.”

Granny Smith, also known as Annie Smith Sweet Apple Titan was the final member of the Ponyville Apple Family, along with being the eldest. Out of all of the apple family, she was known by Ponyville and its civilians the most, and the longest. She not only lived in Ponyville, she was the very pony that founded the very town that Goku her siblings and all of her friends had lived in. Everypony saw her as the embodiment of Ponyville, that mare that helped shape Ponyville into what it was today. This in turn lead her to becoming the first and most respected mare in all of Ponyville, Mayor Mare being a very close second.

Granny Smith was a rather unique and goofy mare, doing things that many would not see an elderly mare doing that were really goofy. She could go from a drill sergeant one moment, to a mare that engaged with foals the next. Because of this, many saw her as a rather strange mare, which shouldn’t have really been a surprise due to her age. Still, many ponies saw her as a very cool and awesome mare to be around. This was especially true for Scarlet especially since she was a redheaded Pegasus embodiment of Granny Smith. Along with having the very same quirks the matriarch had that made her so unique.

Many dreaded the day that she would leave the world of the living and pass on into the Elysian Fields. Despite this, they knew they would have Annie to help them remember the one mare that founded the most gentle, peaceful, welcoming, and accepting town in all of the land. For now, she was still here, alive and still kicking endlessly. Though no longer in her prime, Granny Smith wasn’t kicking the bucket yet, much to her family and many foals' happiness.

“My my my, y’all have certainly gotten a might stronger. I can literally feel it in these ol’ bones ‘o’ mine.” Granny Smith said, nodding in satisfaction. “Takes me back to when Ah was that young an’ strong. Oh, those were th’ good ol’ days they were...yes they were indeed.”

“Trust me Granny Smith, there are many elderly ponies of our kind who know exactly how you are feeling.” Midnight smiled sweetly. “All joking aside, we didn’t just come here for a big family reunion, not when you haven’t meet all of us.”

At these words, Granny Smith raised a snow-white eyebrow, giving the beetle black hybrid mare a perplexed look. Before she could ask anything, she felt something bump into her forelegs. She looked down, only for her sunset yellow eyes to widen upon seeing Sheton there.

“Granny, I know that this is sudden, but we really couldn’t wait for this moment to come any sooner.” Snowflake said as she draped a feathered bat wing over the colt’s back. “Meet our little brother Sheton Nightstalker Shenron, the youngest out of us. You weren’t really there when he was born in Canterlot, but I’m sure at least oneof your granddaughters told you about him, didn’t they?”

The smile on Granny Smith’s face could not have gotten anymore wider than it did at that moment. “Ya think Ah have hay in mah ears?! O’ course Ah remember! Now Ah get to have more youngin’s on th’ farm!” She exclaimed as she swept the hybrid colt in her arms. “Oh, this day jus’ keeps getting better ‘n’ better! More grandfoals jus’ keep comin’ to me on after another!”

‘She…she called me her grandfoal.’ Sheton thought, stopping in his nuzzling into the elderly mare’s chest fluff. ‘I’ve just met her, and she’s calling me her grandfoal…why…does that make my happy?’

“Heh, it looks like he has them fancy bat features on him too.” The Apple Matriarch said, spreading one of Sheton’s feathered bat wings. Her orange eyes ran through the emerald blue membranes as one of her hoofs gently brushed at his tufted ears. “Hmhm…only other foal that Ah’ve seen with fangs is that rainbow maned mare an’ her lil’ sis, along with that librarian’s lil’ assistant o’ her’s. Only his is longer and visible, almost like them Timberwolves in that gigantic creepy forest they live in.”

“Well, he is half Thestral.” Goku pointed out with an eye roll. “Plus, our mom is a Thestral herself, so you really shouldn’t be surprise that he has all of those features. The only thing you should be surprised his how many apples he can suck dry.”

“Sis!” Sheton cried, whipping his head around to the tan hybrid mare. “I thought that we agreed that we’d never tell anypony about that!”

“I’m not!” Goku giggled as her brother’s face flushed red. “I’m just telling Granny Smith that whenever she decides to show you around the farm, that she should watch out for how many apples you can suck. I mean seriously, you definitely suck a mean apple little brother, no matter how big!”

“Heheheh, is that so? Well, Ah don’t think Ah need t’ worry ‘bout that. We have plenty o’ Fruit Bats here that drain our apples dry. Though its usually the ones that’re bad or goin’ bad, so Ah don’t really have t’ worry ‘bout it too much.” Granny Smith chuckled, brushing one of her bangs away from her eyes. “Still though, since ya like suckin’ apples so much, be sure t’ ask me before ya suck mah apples dry. Don’t wanna have to wake up one mornin’ t’ find a bunch o’ dry apples an’ piles o’ seeds whenever Ah’m takin’ mah stroll through the orchards.”

Sheton smiled up at the elderly mare, giggling a bit as he said, “Yeah, I’ll be sure to ask before I try to pick off the apples, especially night. The last thing I want is to be lassoed and hogged tied like a calf at a rodeo.” He sneezed a bit as Granny Smith let out a snort of laughter. “It’s really nice to meet you Granny Smith. You and all of the apple family. I’m…I’m starting to like my visit here to Ponyville more and more right now.”

“Well you should be, given that this town is one o’ th’ best places fer anypony to live in.” Granny Smith chuckled, bringing the hybrid colt’s face into her chest. “An’ if yer plannin’ t’ move here with your sisters, lemme jus’ say that anypony that comes here t’ this town, is welcome here on th’ farm. Which includes you, so anythin’ ya may need that we can provide, we’ll be more than happy to lend it t’ ya. We apples pride ourselves in our honesty, hospitality an’ desire t’ help others, no matter what their race. So ya don’t need to worry ‘bout many o’ us judgin’ ya ‘cause yer a Thestral, an’ like Jubilee an’ Scarlet said, anypony that does, we’ll take care o’ them, ‘okay sugar foot?”

‘How did she manage to hear what Scarlet and Jubilee said to me? Was she really awake all of this time?’ Sheton thought, sweat dropping as he looked up at the mint green mare. He eventually let the thought slide as he replied, “Yes Granny Smith, I’ll let you know if there’s anypony that’s bothering me about my appearance.”

“Glad t’ here it sugar foot.” Granny Smith nodded, bringing the colt in her chest again. “And it’s real nice t’ meet ya too.”

“Thank you…” Sheton said softly, breathing the sweet scent of apples on the mare’s fur. He sighed as his eyes closed, and he nuzzled deeper into Granny Smith’s chest fluff. ‘She smells just like apples…and she’s so warm, like mama.’

Everypony in the crowd, Apple Bloom included, let out multiple ‘awww’s at the tender scene between Sheton and Granny Smith, with the latter holding back a squeal. It was soon shattered when the sound of a stomach rumbling loudly snapped the mare and foal out of their hug. The Apple Matriarch slowly pulled away and looked down at the colt, whose eyes were squeezed shut and face redder than an apple.

“Sugar foot…tell me that Ah did not jus’ hear yer stomach growlin’ like a Timberwolf stalkin’ through the Everfree.” She said bluntly, gazing at him with a half-lidded gaze. “Cause Ah’m pretty sure that Ah’m hearin’ things right now.”

“N-n-no, you didn’t Granny Smith, that was totally my stomach.” Sheton squeaked, pulling his fedora over his head. “I-it looks like all of that breakfast that I ate earlier this morning got digested faster than I thought.”

“This wouldn’t happen t’ be ‘cause o’ th’ fact that yer a Kirin would it?” Granny Smith asked, a small knot forming in the pit of her gut. Another timid nod confirmed her suspicions, and she let out a long sigh. “O’ course it does…one o’ th’ things that Ah learned from yer sisters when Ah first fed ‘em here on th’ farm. Should’ve known that it would happen again, ‘specially with their little brother…alright then, come on!”

“W-whoa!” Sheton cried as Granny Smith grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and began carrying him off. “G-Granny Smith, what’re you doing?!”

“Goin’ t’ get that little stomach o’ yers filled up, that’s what.” Granny Smith replied simply through a mouthful of stormy grey fur. “No way in Tartarus Ah’m gonna let any youngin’ on this farm come in an’ go outta here without their lil’ barrel stuffed till they pop like a fritter. Jus’ you wait’ hon’ Ah’m gonna fill ya up so much that ya actually very well may pop.”

A shiver went down the bat winged colt’s spine, his eyes going comically white.

“Uh, what do you mean by that?” He fearfully asked as he was set down on his stool.

“You’ll see.” The mint green mare replied, a scary glint in her eyes as she grinned down at the colt. As Honey Blossom comforted him, Granny Smith turned to Sheton’s other three sisters. “Hey Goku, are you an’ yer sisters gonna join us? Or are ya gonna let yer poor brother hog all o’ the food fer himself?”

“Tch, as if we’d let our brother eat all of that food my himself!” Goku replied, her mouthwatering as she galloped over to the table. “Come on girls, let’s chow down!”

“Are you sure we have time for another breakfast Goku?” Midnight asked. “We still have a schedule we need to stick to, and it won’t really be good for us if we start slacking off.”

“Oh don’t worry dear sister…we have plenty of time. It still morning, and we don’t really need to worry about our schedule until sundown, which is the time our job will be over.” Snowdrop said, smiling reassuringly at her eldest sister. “Besides, I’ve been getting rather hungry myself, despite the wonderful breakfast mother and father prepared for us. And I know that you are too.”

As if to prove the mountain blue mare’s point, Midnight’s stomach growled painfully. She moaned softly as her feathered bat wings drooped and her expression became crestfallen.

“Y-you know what, I-I think I could go for a few more bites.” Midnight whined, following Snowflake as they joined the crowed of Apples. “Let’s just try to stay on schedule alright? The sooner we get this done, the sooner we get to hang out with our friends and relax, along with Sheton interacting with his new friends more.”

“Don’t worry big sister, we’ll remember.” Snowflake said, watching as her youngest sister wolfed down several fritters. “Though with how big our stomachs are, our dear sister and brother’s stomachs included, that may take a while.”

“Yeah, probably…” Midnight said sheepishly, moaning softly as she brushed her mane out of her face. With those words, both hybrid mares joined their siblings and the rest of the apple family in the brunch, eager to satisfy their near endless hunger once again.

Author's Notes:

Well, there's the third chapter, with a bit more change to it as it was for the third one involving Pinkie Pie and Melon Cake, though with this one, it was with a lot more changed detail. I had also shorted the description and made the interaction between Sheton, Apple Bloom, Big Mac and Anna Blaze a bit more restrained than in the last version that I wrote it in. I don't know why I had decided to write it the way that I did, probably because my brain was so out of whack and all of that stuff, despite how cute I believed that it would look for others to see, but...yeah, I can see that I didn't work out so well.

Anyway, I had decided to have that interaction restricted and more restrained for scenes much later on into the series, since Sheton was already getting that from Honey Blossom and Apple Bloom. The same thing goes with Granny Smith, since her scaring the ever living shit out of him, especially when they're just meeting, may give him the wrong impression about the mare, and be very scared to be around her. So I decided to make that scene a lot more relaxed and more tender than it was last time. Looking over it, I think that it was much more thoroughly executed and though out, and I think the same will eventually be said for the rest of my chapters of the girls, along with our dear animal care taker and librarian.

Well, that's all for this chapter; next time we're going through a polished interaction with everypony's favorite speedster Pegasus!