Despite the fact that Rainbow Dash’s cloud house wasn’t too far from Ponyville, the Kirin Thestral siblings still got there in a rush. The Sun was only just hallway across the sky, meaning there was still time for them to complete their task. In their haste, Goku had a little run in with more than a few trees, leading to her getting lots of scratches and cuts by the branches, and getting a very disheveled mane. Luckily for her Sheton was able to get out of the way of danger and, trying to get his sister to stop, but ultimately failed. It was only when she was reminded by Snowflake that the celebration did not begin until later tonight that she finally calm down. However, that didn’t stop her from being gently scolded by Midnight for hurting herself like that. Nor did it stop the tan Pegasus from chastising herself for her forgetfulness.

“I am such a bucking idiot.” Goku chastised herself repeatedly, her tail lashing out continuously in self-directed anger. “Why did I have to forget that we were supposed to be supervising today? Was I really that happy to see Rainbow that I got totally side tracked”

“Sis, calm down!” Sheton cried, reaching out with his forehooves and grabbing his sister’s right foreleg. “We get it, you messed up on what we were supposed to do! There’s no need to keep beating yourself up over it! Please stop hitting yourself; I can already see a bruise forming!”

Goku blinked a couple of times and raised a hoof to her forehead and touched it. She winced as she felt a bruise forming right at the center, before looking back at her brother. “I’m sorry baby, I didn’t mean to scare you like that. It looks like I got myself more worked up than what was necessary huh?

“Yes, you definitely are. It looks like you’re rubbing off of Twilight a lot more than we thought.” Snowflake replied. “That doesn’t really matter right now. We need to see the next pony in charge and see if they’ll offer to…give you a new mane style.”

“Yeah, you’re right. These twigs in my mane are really getting on my nerves.” Goku sighed, pullin out a branch that was stuck in her mane. “Luckily for us, I know just the mare to do it! The best fashionista and mane designer in all of Ponyville, and she’s right here in this very building!”

Right in front of the three sisters was a building known as the Town Square, a special place where everypony in Ponyville came for special events. The exterior of the Town Square was a large tower like building having a balcony with wooden pillars holding it at the top and the bottom, going around in a full circle. Numerous pink windows could be seen going around the tower from the bottom and to the top in different numbers. There were also some at the top balcony, where a few large flags could be seen flowing in the wind around it.

The interior of the Town Square on the other hoof, was a different a story, looking to be more than twice as big as the outside. The whole floor was pure tannin in color, with numerous tables and large food line table at the very far right adorning it. Each of them had beautiful looking plates and utensils, along with vases of flowers right at the center of the tables. The upper parts of the town square had balconies, that having thick clothes of fabric tied in perfect knots.

On either side of the walls, symbols of both the Sun and the Moon could be seen sewn into large pieces of fabric, slightly obscuring the windows. In the very center of the building interior, was a long ruby red curtain that led down to a large stage, having to large wooden pillars. At the very same spot, the four Kirin siblings could see the next pony on the list and another one of their friends.

Standing in the center of the building, looking through a box of nearby ribbons, was one of the most beautiful ponies they had ever seen. It was a Unicorn mare, with an alabaster white fur that was whiter than the purest of snow in winter. She had a long curly indigo mane and a leonine tail; the skirt of it in the same color and style as her mane. With both appendages going well passed normal length of a pony. On all four of her legs were sapphire blue stockings going halfway up her legs, with both her hooves split and cloven.

Her eyes were a gorgeous sapphire blue color, shadowed by bluish gray eye shadow, with long eyelashes adorning her eyelids. Her horn was longer than that of the average unicorn, and sword-like in appearance. A tattoo of large bat wings was attached to her back, some feathers adorning the membranes. A cyan bow could be seen tied right at the base of her tail, and her Cutie Mark was of three beautiful sapphire gemstones.

Well, there she is…our beautiful fashion designer!” Goku exclaimed with a bright smile. “Looking as beautiful as ever I see.”

“Dramatic, too…don’t forget dramatic.” Snowflake added, making Midnight turn to her with a frown. The mountain blue hybrid raised an eyebrow at her. “What’s with that look, big sister? You and I know how our dear dramatic Rarity can be, and I don’t expect her to react and less differently once she realizes when we’re here.”

“I know that Snowflake but still, you could give her a break.” The beetle back mare suggested. “I know that Rarity has the tendency to overreact about somethings, but she usually doesn’t mean anything by it. She’s just…afraid of something happening that she doesn’t like.”

Snowflake rolled her eyes. “Tell that to the multiple stallions that dated her and found out how much of a nightmare she really is.”

“Well, either way I say that we go up here and give her a nice big hug!” Goku said as she walked towards the stage. “Right after she finishes designing the tow hall that is.”

“Hmmm…no, no. Goodness no, not that one either. Oh, one of these will work, oh there it is!” Rarity a bright smile coming to her face. She ignited her horn with cyan blue magic, and levitated to glittering red ribbons in the air. As tentatively as she could, she tied them both to the center of the pillars in between the stage. “There we are, glitter is always the best one. Oh, Rarity Belle Cifer you have certainly outdone yourself this time. Oh, I can’t wait until everypony comes here and see the marvelous decorations that I made!”

“In that case why don’t you tell them that yourself?” A soft gentle voice said from behind Rarity.

The alabaster Unicorn jumped at the voice, whirling around to see just who had come into the Town Square. The moment she laid her eyes on three of the four ponies, she went stock still as if she was frozen by a spell. Eyes wide and mouth agape, she stared at the four ponies in the room, Goku most especially, not even registering her ruined mane and tail.

“My stars…do my eyes deceive me?” Rarity whispered as she slowly began to lift a hoof to her chest, her lower lip quivering. “Goku, Snowflake, Midnight…is it really you?”

“Who else do you think it is, Rarity?” The tan hybrid mare asked sweetly, “After all, you wouldn’t be able to forget these ‘divine colors’ as you so elegantly put it?”

Rarity let out a gasp as her hoof flew to her mouth, stopping her lower lip from shaking. Her eyes grew misty as tears began to flow down her face, causing her mascara to stain it. With a shaky intake of breath, she all but leaped off the stage and fell into Goku’s outstretched forelegs. She buried her face into her large soft fluffy chest fur and wailing loudly, sobs racking her body as she clung tightly to the hybrid mare.

“Oh my stars, I-I can’t believe that it’s r-really you.” She sniffled, pulling her head away from Goku’s chest. “I…I-I never thought that I would…I would…”

“Oh, don’t be so overdramatic Rarity, of course you were…” the tan Pegasus said simply, rubbing the alabaster Unicorn’s back with a tri-colored foreleg. “It’s only been like, four years since we last seen each other.”

“Well it certainly felt like it was a lot longer than that, thank you very much.” Rarity said, lifting her head up out of Goku’s chest. “It felt like an eternity waiting all this time for my dear darling friends to return to me at last. You don’t know how long I’ve missed you all. I missed you all so, so much…more than you even realized.”

“We missed you too Rarity.” Snowflake said gently. “There’s no need to cry dear. You should be happy that we’re back here in Ponyville, not the other way around.”

“I know, I just…oh, I just can’t believe you’re back!” Rarity nodded, smiling at the mountain blue mare. “You have no idea how happy I am to see you all.”

“So are we Rarity.” Midnight said softly. “We’re sorry that we made you so worried, but you don’t have to worry about that anymore. We’re here to stay and we’re not going anywhere.”

“I’m doing to hold you to that, dear.” Rarity said, a small smirk coming to her face. “Otherwise, you three are going to be in for the longest modeling session of your lives.”

“Duly noted.” Goku giggled as they all resumed their hugging.

Rarity Belle Cifer was the fourth mare that Goku had befriended, and one of the most beautiful mare that could be found around the town as well. Rarity was born in Ponyville, or at least near it, and went to the same elementary school that Goku did. That was also the place where she had first met the tan hybrid mare as a little filly. As it was in Cloudsdale, Goku had protected Rarity against a group of bullies, except it was on school grounds and not anywhere else around town. She had found a Rarity being cornered a few foals that had decided that she would be their next victim, and Goku wasted no time stepping in. Afterword, Goku asked Rarity if they wanted to be friends, and the alabaster filly agreed, after getting over the fact that she was a Thestral. She also generously inviting the filly over to her parents’ house for dinner and a makeover, and after some mulling over, she agreed.

To this day, Goku could still remember how loud Rarity’s mother had squealed when she saw her for the first time.

From that moment forward, Goku and Rarity became the bestest of friends, closer than any of the other foals in their class. At school, they picked each other as partners for school assignments and projects, ate together at lunch, and went against anyone who tried to bully them. Whenever they weren’t going to school, they would go on play dates, have sleep overs, and meet up with each other for special events and have a great time. It was certainly a wonderful time for the alabaster filly, finally having found somepony that actually wanted to be her friend. Not even caring or having any worries about the fact that Goku was half Thestral.

As they grew older, Goku came to know Rarity as a mare who was very talented in many of the things that she did, at least when it came to fashion. Even as a filly, Rarity was somepony who got anything that she wanted, willing to use almost any means necessary, even in their teen years. She was also somepony who cared greatly about how she looked in appearance, didn’t like getting the least bit dirty, and overreacted at the littlest of things. It was something that annoyed most of her friends to no end, with only a few of them having the patience to continuously deal with it.

Despite the flaws, Rarity had a very kind and generous soul to many ponies, even if they deserved it. There were times where she would be seen generously giving the clothes and outfits that she had made to other ponies, asking for nothing in return. Having gotten a few tips from Goku, the alabaster Unicorn grew to be quite protective of her friends, keeping anypony from hurting them. If not with her hooves, which was usually left to either Applejack or Rainbow Dash, then certainly with her words. Rarity not only used her words to get ponies do what she wanted, but also to settle negotiations and diffuse arguments and fights. Combine that with her alluring beauty, ponies had a dangerous weapon on their hooves.

As much as good looks and a sharp tongue helped Rarity in times that she needed it the most, that was nothing compared to her magical power. The alabaster Unicorn came from a clan that had the ability to transform into one of the many creatures of supernatural legend. One that was eerily similar to that of a vampire pony, only in this form, she didn’t suck the blood their victims. It was said that in that form, the Cifer’s speed and strength increased exponentially, and use the power of spirit energy into any offensive or defensive way they wanted. They could grow of pair of large bat-like wings that could be used not for battle, said to be sharper that the cutting edge of a samurai sword. If that wasn’t enough, they even and alien-like ability to regrow lost body parts, a trait that they shared with the Sweet Apple Titan clan.

There was one drawback with that though when using this incredibly helpful ability. While they could regenerate their limbs and even their internal organs, the same could not be said for their hearts and heads. So, while in battle, the Cifers were very careful, knowing that one careless mistake would lead to their eminent demise. This was something that Rarity deeply to heart, as she didn’t intend on dying any time soon. Especially since she was so young and had so much of her longevity to live.

“I must say, you three have certainly become quite the beautiful mare’s haven’t you?” Rarity asked, looking the three mares over. “Ooh Snowflake, I see you decided to add a little color to your mane, darling?”

“Why yes, I did.” The mountain blue hybrid mare replied her fangs gleaming as she smiled. “It is beautiful, but I felt it…white for my tastes. So, I decided to give it a little style, and let it grow out a little.”

“I see…and I supposed that’s something that you and Goku got from your big sister, I presume?” Rarity asked teasingly as she looked up at Midnight.

“W-well, I wasn’t the one who created that habit. It’s just…something that we Kirins like to do.” The beetle black mare stuttered in replied. “O-our family has a habit of letting our hair grow out that’s all. Y-you should’ve seen some of the ponies that lived before our grandparents were even born. Their manes and tails were even longer than my own.”

“It’s true.” Goku nodded giving a flick of her tail. “My mane is normal in comparison to some of the members of my clan. Some of them were even longer than the Queen’s, and that is really saying something.”

“Indeed, I can picture that happening. Normally, I would detest ponies having manes and tails this long. With you three, it suits you in your own special way I suppose.” Rarity replied with a shrug. Her eyes suddenly widened when a thought entered her mind. “Wait a minute, that’s right! There were four of you! Sheton, wasn’t it?! Oh, where is the little darling? I haven’t seen him in so long since I last-oh!”

The alabaster Unicorn then felt her mane being tugged, looked down to see the stormy grey colt standing right in front of her. His blue eyes locked onto her own, a small shy smile on his face. The second the alabaster Unicorn saw him a wide smile stretched across her face as she put both hooves to her chest. Before Sheton realized it, he found himself levitated in her magic and brought into her cyan stocked forelegs, his buried into her chest fluff.

“Oh my Celestia look at him! I knew I recognized the most adorable little colt that I’ve ever seen in my life!” she squealed as she nuzzled him affectionately. “You certainly have grown into a rather handsome young colt these past four years. The very first time I saw you, you were nothing more than a little infant. It’s very nice to see you again darling.”

Sheton’s face flushed a brink pink, turning his head to the side as he poked his forehooves together. “H-hello Ms. Rarity, i-it’s very nice to meet you, too.”

“Oh, no need for the formalities dear.” Rarity said gently. “You’re the dear little brother of some of my closest friends, so you don’t need to be so formal. Just call me Rarity.”

“O-oh, okay then.” Sheton said, clearing his throat as he corrected himself. “I-it’s very nice to meet you...R-R-Rarity.”

“That’s better!” The alabaster Unicorn beamed, patting the colt on the head. “Now, what’s a young colt such as yourself doing here in a place like this?”

“W-well, um…I’m here to help my sister supervise the Summer Sun Celebration today.” Sheton replied softly. “I’m also here to see if, um…there are any friends that I can make while I’m here.”

“Make friends in Ponyville hm? Well, your sisters were quite wise in choosing this as the ideal place to make friends. Especially for somepony your age.” Rarity nodded, putting a hoof to her chin. “Speaking of which, just how old are you darling?”

“S-seven.” The stormy grey hybrid colt replied. “I-I have some other friends back in Canterlot that’re around the same age as me, m-maybe a year older. T-though it’s not by a lot…I only have, maybe…three or four of them.”

“Three or four hm? Well, I can see why, given that you come from Canterlot of all places.” Rarity murmured, holding back a look of disgust. Shaking her head, she looked back down at the colt with a tender expression. “I’ll tell you what darling…I’m just about finished setting up the decorations for the celebration. Why don’t you come with me and your sisters to meet my little sister?”

Sheton’s ears perked up. “Y…you’re sister?” He asked, not quite believing what the alabaster Unicorn had said. “You have a little sister?”

“Why yes, I most certainly do.” Rarity chirped with a wink. “Her name is Sweetie Belle Cifer, and she’s about the same age as you are; older by at least a few months. She is by far the sweetest little filly you’ll ever meet~! I’m sure that she’ll take a wonderful liking to you!”

Goku’s ears pinned against her head, a knot forming in her gut. ‘For some reason, I feel that the next filly we’re going to meet will be even sweeter.’

“A-are you sure she’ll like me?” Sheton asked, a nervous expression coming to her face. “I-I mean, I am half Thestral, and they’re not exactly common here.”

“Oh, now what kind of a question is that dear?” Rarity asked, letting out a little snort. “Me and my dear sister come from a family that basically turns into bat ponies ourselves. Even if it’s not exaclty the same species. Of course, she’ll like you, and I just know that you’ll like her too! And don’t worry, she won’t judge you for your appearance. If there’s one thing I taught my dear little Sweetie, is that we never judge anypony based on their face, or form other ponies perspective. I promise you, you two will get along just fine.”

“W-well, okay…if you say so.” Sheton said, looking down at the ground. “I’ve got along well so far with a couple fillies earlier today, and those meetings didn’t go too bad. So…I guess I could go with you and met your sister.”

“There we go! That’s much better!” Rarity said, smiling in approval. “Now, what do you say we leave here and go back to my humble abode? I believe I’ve kept my dear Sweetie waiting long enough.”

“Actually Rares, before we do that…” Goku said, walking over to the mare and foal. “…I need to ask you a little delicate, favor. It’s uh…a little complicated…”

“A favor? Why, whatever would you need me to do-UWAHAHAAA!!!” Rarity began to ask, only to let out shrill shriek a second later. “Oh my stars and garters darling! What in the world happened to your coiffure?!”

'It took her that long to notice it?' Sheton thought, a sweat drop forming on the side of his head.

“Calm down Rarity, its nothing that you need to get so worked up over.” Goku said dryly, even though she knew that it would not sooth the alabaster Unicorn’s anger in the slightest. “Long story short, we were visiting rainbow Dash’s cloud house, I lost track of the time, I rushed back and had a little…run in, with the trees in my haste…in more ways then one.”

“That’s an understatement of the century, darling. Oh this will simply not do at all!” Rarity said, giving an indignant huff. She levitated Sheton onto her back before bushing Goku to the back of the stage. “Follow me, I will make sure that beautiful mane and tail of yours are in shipshape in no time!”

As the mares and colt made their way out of the town square, Sheton couldn’t help but notice something peculiar about Rarity. Leaning down, he took in her scent shivering when he caught the scent of marshmallows. Luckily for him, she didn’t seem to notice, and if she did, she didn’t really seem to care.

‘Wow, Rarity really outdid herself in living fashionably hasn’t she?’ Goku though as looked about the alabaster Unicorn’s home. ‘Of course, I probably should’ve expected this…either way, it looks amazing.’

Indeed, Rarity’s home was quite the sight, though it was just a little more than the tan mare thought it would be. The exterior of the work home was in the ship of a large tent-like building, like the ones in circuses or amusement parks. It had two large circle shaped windows that had yellow striped covers at the very middle. A large pink white spotted cloth hovered over those windows, going around the Boutique held by thin yet strong iron bars. At the higher section of the Boutique there were to large iron objects in the shape of ponies that were displayed on either side held in place by iron bars. Just a little higher above a large window, was a large pink piece of fabric that went around that smaller roof, having white diamonds adorning it. To add as a finishing touch, was a tiny tent-like structure that had a small red flag.

The interior of the Boutique also looked to be larger than it was on the outside like most homes in Ponyville. The first thing that could be seen was a few chairs with mirrors in front of them, one of which that Goku was currently sitting in. On either side of the makeover desks, were wheeled bars used for fashion designers to hang their suits and dresses. There was also a large set of curtains on the further left side of the Boutique used for ponies to try on dresses. Along with another makeover desk, which was right next to a set of stairs. That last thing that could be seen in the Carousal interior was a large display floor for ponies to show off their dresses and suits. Finally, there was a set of double doors just behind it, leading to somewhere private and secret.

Goku closed her eyes as she let Rarity add a fresh smelling perfume to her mane and her tail, now free of any leaves and small branches. All the while, her elder sisters and younger brother tended to her feathers which wasn’t really hard due to how large they were. After a few more minutes of spraying and preening, all four ponies stepped back and admire their work on the tan bat winged mare.

“There we are darling, good as new!” Rarity said, gushing with happiness. “Your mane and tail are as good as new! It’s a good thing that I was born a Unicorn, or else it would’ve taken me a lot longer to do this. Especially with such an important event coming up and you being the one to supervise it.”

“Thank you Rarity, it looks so much better now! My mane and tai haven’t felt this soft and silky in, well…forever!” Goku said happily, running her hooves through both appendages, loving the smell of the perfume added to them. “Though, was the eye shadow really necessary? It’s not like I was wearing any when I came here.”

“Oh hush now dear! It looks positively marvelous on you! It really goes with those beautiful earrings too!” The alabaster unicorn snorted, giving a gentle flick of the other golden earrings. “I must ask, where ever did you get earrings like that? They would go absolutely wonderfully with my dresses.”

“I was given these on my sixteenth birthday by my Mom. I didn’t really ask her where she got them from thought, so I can’t really help you with the source.” The tan Pegasus replied, rubbing the back of her head with a sheepish smile. Seeing the somber look on the alabaster Unicorn’s face, she added, “But, if you want, I could help you make earrings just like them if you want.”

“Whatever do you mean, darling?” Rarity asked, looking up at the Kirin with a raised indigo eyebrow. “How could I possibly make earrings as marvelous as yours?”

“I remember you mentioning sometime when we were teenagers that part of your special talent is finding gemstones. Which is what got you your Cutie Mark in the first place, based on the story you told me on how you had a magic surge and it lead you to a rock full of gems. You still have some saved over, don’t you?”

“Sure I do.” Rarity replied. “I go gem hunting every other week or so, so I can keep saving up on money should I start to run out. Why do you ask?”

Goku smiled excitedly at Rarity. “Well, I was thinking, whenever we’re both free, we can take some gemstones and carve them up into the shape of earrings like these!” She gave her left ear a swivel, making the earring sway. “That way, you’ll have earrings like mine, into any kind of color that you want! Only yours will look more pretty, because well…they’ll be made from gemstones. Not only that, you can make some extra money for ponies who want to add those specific earrings to their dresses or suits.”

Rarity sat on her haunches and contemplated the suggestion that Goku made for her. She looked around her home/workplace, looking at the various amounts of dresses hanging about in random spot. Her sapphire eyes stared at their colors intently with a thoughtful look as she rubbed her chin with a hoof. A gasp escaped her lips as her eyes sparkled, leaping to her hooves and squealing with glee.

“Yes…yes, YES! That’s a wonderful idea, Goku! I could use my gemstone collection make beautiful little earrings form my clients to anypony that wants them! If I do that, I could make even more money than I already am!” She cried as she began to bounce around the boutique. Her gleeful expression sagged again as she looked down at the ground, pawing at it dejectedly. “Of course, I won’t have nearly enough time to do it, since the Summer Sun Celebration is only hours away. Oh, why didn’t I think of this sooner?!” A thought suddenly crossed her mind as she looked at Goku curiously. “That reminds me, are you four going to the Summer Sun Celebration?”

“Uh, yeah we are. didn’t you hear my little brother saying that we were going to be the ones supervising it?” Goku asked, her bemused tone making Rarity smile sheepishly. “The Queen did so personally, and even added a little side not saying that she wasn’t going to pick any of the nobles from Canterlot to do it because, for one, we’re your best friends, and two, the ponies in Canterlot were way too stuck up for our tastes.”

“Hmm, is that so?” Rarity asked, a thoughtful expression coming to her face. “Now that I think about it…yes, you would the better choice. With an event as important as this, I don’t think I would’ve had the patience to deal with those...posh ponies. Plus I don’t think I could be able to stand how they may have treated my dear Sweetie Belle if they were hear instead of you. It really is a good thing that the Queen chose you three to supervise this.”

“That it is Rarity, that it is. And seeing as how you were getting along so well with my little brother, despite his appearance, I’m even more glad that I was chosen” Goku giggled, smiling as she saw both Rarity and Sheton blush. “Say Rarity, you’re not the only who’s going to come to the Summer Sun Celebration, are you? You mentioned that your little sister was hear with you too, so is she going to be coming with you as well?”

Rarity’s eyes widened in recognition at this question, before her expression brightened like a glittering gemstone. However, before she could respond, another voice rang through the air like a belle after a clock striking at midnight.

“Rarity! I’m hungry, can I get a snack please?!” A younger voice squeaked out from above the four mares and colt, sounding as sweet as candy. The sound of little hooves clopping drew the attention of the other ponies downstairs, making them turn to the staircase. The Kirin Thestral siblings eyes widened upon seeing a shadow morphing on the wall, steadily growing by the second. Sheton looked up at Rarity with a curious expression, only for the alabaster Unicorn to look down at him warmly.

“Is, um…that your sister?” He asked, just the slightest bit of hesitance in his voice.

“Yes darling it is.” She said softly, her voice dripping with tenderness. “The sweetest little darling that you’ll ever meet.”

Just as she said this, a young foal came trotting inside, their hooves making light clopping sounds each time they hit the stone floor. Like Rarity it was a Unicorn, a filly, with the same alabaster white fur as the older mare, although her fur resembled that of a marshmallow. Her mane and tail skirt were long and curly, slightly curlier than Rarity’s and having a mixture of lavender pink and purple. She had a beautiful set of emerald green eyes, and a pair of emerald green stockings on all four of her little legs. Like Sheton, who was staring wide eyed at the filly, she had no Cutie Mark, though she did have an unusually long horn sprouting from her head.

“Rarity, are you in here ?! I said that I wanted a-” The filly repeated again, only to stop short as she noticed the four siblings in the room. After blinking a few times, she turned to the fashionista and asked curiously, “Who are they? Are they a group of clients that are to buy your dresses? If they are then I’ll just go back upstairs and wait for you.”

“No, it’s okay Sweetie Belle, that won’t be necessary this time. As a matter of a fact, you came just at the right moment and time!” Rarity replied, giving her younger sister a reassuring smile. “Darling, I’d like you to meet me dear friends from Ponyville; Goku, Snowflake, and Midnight Shenron! There the mares that I always told you about during my years in Magic College, the ones I told you that moved out of Ponyville and were planning to come back?”

The marshmallow filly immediately picked up on what her sister was saying. “Oh yeah, I remember! You showed my pictures of them during that time we visited Mom and Dad for a family dinner!” Setting her emerald eyes on the three, she trotted up to Goku and held out her hoof. “Hello there, my name is Sweetie Belle Cifer, the little sister of the bestest big sister in the whole wide world!”

“Hmhm, hello Sweetie Belle, it’s very nice to meet you too.” Midnight said, reaching out with a forehoof and shaking the filly’s own. “I must say, you certainly are an adorable little one you are! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a filly as sweet looking as you.”

“O-oh, well…thank you Miss Midnight.” Sweetie Belle said, looking away as her white cheeks turned a bright pink. “I don’t usually get that a lot from most of the fillies and colts at school, even if they really do think so.”

“Is that right?” Snowflake asked, with a raised eyebrow. “Well, I think we may have somepony who’ll think the same.”

“Really who?” Sweetie Belle asked curiously. A light tap on her shoulder answered her question, and she turned around to see Sheton standing behind her. A squeak left the alabaster filly’s throat and she took a moment to collect herself before she asked, “Whoa! I totally did not notice you! Were you there behind me the whole time?”

“W-well, yeah I was. I wanted to introduce myself, b-but I didn’t want to be rude in and interrupt your talk with my sisters.” Sheton replied, bashfully looking off to the side. “M-my name is Sheton…S-Sheton Nightstalker Shenron. I-I’m Goku, Snowflake and M-Midnight’s little brother. I’m here with them to help with the Summer Sun Celebration tonight.”

“Wait you’re their little brother!” Sweetie Belle asked with a gasp. “My sister told me that they were all crosses between Thestrals. So…does that mean…you’re half Thestral too?”

Sheton said nothing, just choosing to nod instead as he slowly spread out his wings. Sweetie Belle and Rarity’s eyes widened as they took in the sight of the colt’s huge wings, the former being taken in by the beauty of the membranes.

“Wow…that looks so beautiful…!” Sweetie Belle said, rushing over to get a closer look at the membranes. She reached out with a hoof, only to stop as she looked over at Sheton. “Can…can I touch them?”

Sheton blinked in surprise at the request, obviously not having expected the filly to ask that question. Regardless, he gave a nod of consent as he shyly replied, “Y-yeah, you can touch them…b-be gentle please. M-my wings are strong, but…they’re really sensitive to touch, a-and be careful with the wing claws please.”

Nodding in affirmation, Sweetie Belle very gently ran a hoof through the feathers of Sheton’s right wing, taking care not to be too rough. The stormy grey colt blushed at the contact, fighting back the urge to flinch as the filly’s soft hooves delicately ran through the edges. After giving a little poke at the wing claws, she ran a hoof through the membranes, marveled by its blue colored beauty.

“Wow…the feathers feel so soft…and the membranes are so smooth!” The alabaster filly gushed, looking up at Sheton. “Are all Thestral wings like this?”

“A-aside from being larger than Pegasus wings, and being stronger and durable while in flight, yes.” Sheton replied with a flushed face. “T-the membranes may be see-through, but they’re very flexible and stretchable, k-kind of like a large rubber band or something like that.” He closed his eyes as a small jolt went down his spine. ‘Her hooves are so soft…almost as soft as mama’s.’

“Really? That’s so amazing…I’ve never met anypony with wings like that before.” Sweetie Belle said, taking her hooves away. “It must be pretty easy to fly around with wings like that huh?”

“Yeah, it really is. Plus, don’t have to worry about preening your wings, like most Pegasus ponies.” Sheton nodded, giving his wings a ruffle. “Well, unless you’re a fully blooded Thestral, like my Mom is, but it’s not really a problem. Most of my wings are bat winged, so I don’t have to really worry about crash landing as much.”

“Yeah I bet…and I also bet a lot of Pegasus ponies will want to have wings that’ll stay in place whenever they’re flying.” Sweetie Belle said with a giggle, earning a little laugh from Sheton in return. “So…what else are you doing here? You know, besides helping your big sisters and all?”

“Well, um…the main reason is because my big sisters wanted me to make some friend here while they’re supervising.” Sheton replied. “I-I’ve already made friends with a couple of fillies here…but I don’t know if there are any others who I think I can befriend.”

“Wait a second…” Sweetie Belle said, holding up a hoof. “Are you saying that you and your sisters are planning to move here?”

“Well…they’re planning to move back here and have me come with them.” Sheton corrected, giving a little shrug. “But yeah, I am going to be moving here to Ponyville after the Summer Sun Celebration is over. Hopefully after that, I can find some other foals my age who’ll wanna be friends with me…if they’re willing to look past the fangs and bat wings that is.”

“Oh…well, if accepting friends is what you’re looking for…” Sweetie Belle began, smiling sweetly at the colt. “…then I guess I could be one of those friends for you?”

Sheton looked up at her, emerald blue eyes wide. “Really?”

“Mhm! Nopony should be alone and without a friend just because they’re different form everypony else. And from what you’ve told me, you shouldn’t be along either!” Sweetie Belle said giving a little nod. She leaned in a bit close and smiled sweetly at Sheton. “So what do you say Sheton? Do you want me in your new little friend group? I promise to treat you really nicely if you do!”

Sheton looked deep into Sweetie Belle’s eyes for a moment, trying to discern whether or not she was really meaning what she was sayin. From the way she was smiling and the way her eyes were sparkling, it didn’t look like it, especially form the way her tail skirt was wagging. The stormy grey colt looked down, silently contemplating his options, before looking up at Sweetie Belle, smiling, and nodding his head.

The unicorn filly let out a squeal that Goku and her sisters found absolutely adorable as she lunged forward and tackled Sheton in a hug. Though Sweetie Belle was much gentler than Apple Bloom was, and did her best not to scare the colt, seeing just how shy he was just by looking at him.

“Oh thank you, Sheton! I’ve wanted to make another friend for such a long time! Oh, Fire Flash and the others are gonna be so happy when I tell them about this!” Sweetie Belle cried as she released Sheton from her hug. “Hey, you want to go play up in my room?”

Sheton blinked a couple of times at this request, before looking up at his elder sisters, silently asking them permission to go and play in Sweetie’s room. The three mares looked at one another, before taking a temporary glance out the window seeing that there was still quite a bit of daylight out. They then turned to Sheton, and nodded silently smiles of consent on plastered on their muzzles.

“Go on Sheton, we still have some time left. Don’t worry, we’ll let you know when it’s time to leave a bit.” Goku said, giving him a reassuring wink. ‘I’ll make sure not to lose track of the time again.’ She added mentally.

Seeing he had got his sister’s permission, Sheton turned to Sweetie Belle and nodded his head, shyly, yet enthusiastically. This earned a cute giggled from the little filly as she got to her hooves and ran towards the stairs. Sheton was about to follow, but he soon found himself encased in an emerald green aura of magic, before being pulled forward. He had just enough time to glance back at Rarity and his sisters before he disappeared up the staircase and out of sight.

“Sweetie Belle Cifer! That is not how we treat our guests in this house! Put that poor colt down this instant before you-!” That was all that Rarity was able to say before she heard a door upstairs slam shut, effectively cutting off her scolding of her sister. The fashionista gave a slow shake of her head, before turning to the other. “I’m terribly sorry about that darlings. Sweetie Belle was just being a bit…over excited when she meets new ponies. I’ll make sure to have her apologize properly to your brother when they’re through with their little play date."

“Oh it’s no trouble at all Rarity. Let the little sweetie have her fun. Besides, that’s not the first time my little brothers been carried in such an excited manner.” Goku said dismissively as she gave a little giggle. “Me and my sisters are usually like that when we ask him for something totally embarrassing. Though he goes along with it, only to make his big sisters happy…hmhm, the things he does for love.”

“Oh well…I suppose I can let it slide then.” Rarity murmured, before glaring back up at the stairs. “I’m still going to give her a little talk about how to properly treat our guests though. It’s certainly not the first time she’s acted so over excited like this. And unless I can properly teach her how to control her excitement, it certainly won’t be the last.”

“Yeah well, you know what they say Rarity…kids will be kids. And as long as your sister and my brother are kids, it’ll always stay that way.” Goku chuckled, earning one in return form Rarity. “Now, what do you say we take some time off of this supervision and decorating with a little a little girl time, eh? There’s still some time left, and I wanna see just what you’ve been up to these past four years while we were away Rarity. So how about it? Are you in for showing me some of those fabulous dresses of yours?”

The alabaster Unicorn’s response was to encase the three mares in cyan auras of magic and literally toss them into one of the giant closed curtains. Goku, Snowflake and Midnight only had time to shake off the shock, before a light was suddenly flicked on. After adjusting to it, they found themselves staring at a whole line of beautiful dresses that looked to have only been recently made, with Rarity right in the middle of it. A box of makeover and other materials encased in her magic, her eyes sparkling like gemstones in the light of the Moon.

“Am I in? Am I in?! What kind of a question is that now, darling?!” Rarity asked, grinning from ear to ear as she levitated a hoar of dresses in front of the three mares. “I can’t wait to show you just what I’ve been up to these last for years you were all away! And I just know that you’re going to love every bit of it! We’re going to have such an absolutely fabulous time, and trust me when I say, we will!”

‘Something tells me that I’m going to regret making this decision later on…’ Goku thought grimly, letting Rarity put her in the first dress she could find. She gave the mare the best smile she could, while trying not to look too apprehensive. ‘Then again…I could be wrong…depending on the next pony we meet. Oh, I really hope that they won’t be too upset with us for making them wait for who knows how long we’ll be here! That would be a really bad mark on my job as a supervisor!’

Author's Notes:

There's...not really much that I changed with this chapter, other than the tittle and the ridiculously long about of emphasizing that I had done, which looked really bad the last time I did it now that I think about it. A few things that I also changed as well as the run on sentences and the slight grammatical errors that I saw in the chapter when I wrote it the last time. Another one being the interaction between Rarity and the rest of her siblings, especially Sheton, and the one that the latter had with Sweetie Belle, which I also think could've been done differently looking back over it.

Now, you guys are probably wondering why I cut off all of that stuff with Rarity and Goku talking about the siblings and themselves in general, and to put it simply, I feel like it would be more suited for later in the more dramatic parts of the new special edition of this story. I just don't really think it could be done well here especially since I had already did it between Rarity, Goku, Midnight and Snowflake back in the Town Square; I don't even know why I had decided to add that a second time! All and all, I think this new addition of the chapter went better than the last ones and I didn't drag it out as long as I did in the hold one, and it was more to the point while still keeping a good pace. Hopefully, the next chapters after this one will go as good as the last ones, and judging on the next ponies the Kirin Siblings are going to be meet, it's going to be quite the pleasant meeting!

Well, that's all for this chapter; next up we're getting a revisit to Ponyville's favorite motherly protecter of nature, with a little shy tag along butterfly coming along with her!