After helping with the unexpected fire in Sugarcube Corner, the thestral siblings all left the bakery with infectious laughter and wide smiles. The fire was a bit more than Goku, Snowflake, and Midnight had suspected, but none of them minded helping the Cakes pit it out. 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 four siblings take a single box away with them. Even though they said that it was free of charge, Goku was very insistent on giving them some amount of payment, that being in a large bag of bits.

Once everything was taken care of, they all left for their next route, with Pinkie Pie promising them they'd have some more fun 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 as to what it could be, but knew she’d find out eventually. She was just not prepared for what kind of reunion that it would be.

"Oh boy! The cakes have not been slacking off in their baking of goods ever since we were away~." Goku moaned as her tongue ran across her lips. "I almost forgot what it tasted like on my own tongue.”

"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 that." Midnight chirped as she gave a slight nod. "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. 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 thestral. “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. I’ll be honest when I say you won’t go through some hardships with your friends. Still, 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. “Even more so 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." 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 sweetheart 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 Titan..!"

“Now there’s a name that I know close to home. Given that she’s part of the core of Ponyville, along with her family.” Snowflake 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. “It’s just up this hill and we’ll be there.”

“Up the hill? Why would she be-whoa!” Sheton asked, but stopped mid-sentence as a Goku suddenly flared her wings and took off. “Hey, wait up there, sis!”

Spreading his own wings, the colt took off after his sister, Midnight and Snowflake following soon after as they soared up the hill. It was only in the span of several seconds that they caught up with Goku, landing on either side of her. Following the line of the tan mare’s wide-eyed gaze, they 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. “I can’t believe that Sweet Apple Acres is this big!”

“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 do larger ones, so they can make bigger profits.”

“Yeah, I’ve read a lot about that. Earth ponies are always the ones the plant the foods while the pegasi are the ones who bring the clouds of water needed to help those plants grow.” Sheton murmured, looking back at his own hybrid. “I guess that’s why farmers have such a high respect and fondness for pegasi. 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 more fit to be farmers.” Goku replied. “It’s really not common for pegasi and even Unicorns to be farmers, but I think it’d be really beneficial. Plus, all three pony tribes would 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, an orange and yellow blur shot passed the four siblings 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, their noses burning from the dust in their nasal cavities. 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, was an earth pony mare, with deep tangerine fur that looked to be from darkest and smoothest of oranges. 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 on her head, with little white freckles adorning her face; 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 three red apples made her cutie mark.

The four thestrals 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 blinked 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, showing her shining teeth. She reared up on her hindlegs and let out a happy whinny before shed 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 scent of apples.

“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!”

“Oops! I’m sorry!” Midnight cried, letting the mare fall to the ground in a coughing fit. “Goodness, I really gotta stop doing that…”

“So, 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 yout 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 your family 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. “Well shoot, figures that she would choose you of all ponies 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, but they don’t deserve 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. 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? 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 Crimson Flash Nightstalker Shenron. He was born back in Canterlot city while I was still living here with you guys. I had 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! Ah was takin’ a day off o' work with y’all along with th’ rest o’ th’ girls when ya got that later.” She acknowledged. “Ah also remember excited everypony was t’ see yer brother. 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. “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 and Fluttershy 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, remembering the little conflict between Goku's mother and a few of their friends She could still see the rage-filled look on Gine's face when Pinkie tried to take Sheton in her embrace. It was only thanks to Fluttershy intervening that she didn't have her muzzle bitten off. And even then, it took some extra reassurance from both her Applejack, and Goku to convince her they weren't going to harm Sheton. “Ah’m amazed that she let me, Twilight, an’ Fluttershy see yer brother. Even more when she them hold ‘im.”

“I guess it’s because since all three of you are used to being around children, you didn’t pose a threat to Sheton in our mother’s.” Snowflake commented. “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 her.”

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

“Oh, don’t worry G. We all know what ya mean.” Applejack chuckled. “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 thestral colt said shyly, giving the farmer is best smile. “It’s really nice to meet you.”

“Hey now. No need fer that 'Ms.' bullshit there, sugarcube.” Applejack snorted with an eye rool. “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 no formalities. Y’all can jus’ call us by our regular names, or nicknames, ya hear?”

“Yes ma’-I mean…A-AJ.” Came the colts soft reply, before feeling his face planted into the ground when Applejack gave him a hard pat on his head. “Ow…”

“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’ SHINE 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 like an incoming earthquake. 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 overcrowded 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. A massive wingspan adorned his shoulder blades, making him look even more intimidating, along with his scars. The stallion’s wings were a combination of scarlet red and tangerine orange and he had fetlocks of just atop his golden yellow hooves. There was a huge mass of feathers and fluff also covered his broad 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-ow...y-you’re...huge m-mister.” He finally said shaking slightly as he took a step back. “I…I-I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stallion as big as you 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 Macintosh 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 Macintosh, in front of him. She was quite the cute one too, looking like a female version of the giant muscular stallion next to her. Had it been for her gender, her more slender frame, and flaming half-apple with the star shaped seed in the middle, she would've been mistaken for being the stallion's identical twin brother.

“What’s the matter hon’ bun? Apple slice got yer lil’ tongue?” The mare asked, smiling 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 as he looked way from the mare's gentle green eyes. “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’m only twenty-one right now, 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 one o’ Goku’s kin.”

“O-oh, um…y-yeah, I am.” Sheton nodded, smiling shyly up at the two hulking ponies. “M-my name is Sheton Crimson Flash Nightstalker Shenron, 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 intact. 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.” The mare kindly finished for him. “Anna Blaze Sweet Apple Titan. And this is my twin brother, Big Macintosh Sweet Apple Titan. We're th' 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 and blushing 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.

“I can also see that you two are enjoying meeting 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 tan hybrid mare said slyly. “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 both. Scarlet red stockings could be seen on her forelegs, with snow white ones adorning her hindlegs, and beautiful sunset orange eyes. A mass of feathers covered her 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.” The second mare, a Pegasus mare, asked perplexedly with a raised brow. Her hide was a pale shade green, and she also had mane and tail the color of scarlet, both braided and tied by red hair bands. Scarlet red stockings were on three of her legs, with one snow white one on her left foreleg. The mare also looked to have 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, and a trio of prismatic pies made up her cutie mark. “We were all beginning to think that somethin’ bad happened to ya’ll while you were away.”

“Oh come now Scarlet, no need to get upset.” The third mare who was also a pegasus, said softy, giving the three mares a warm smile. Her body was covered in deep scarlet red fur, and a long braided pure golden yellow mane and tail feel down her neck and rump. A shining shade of sunset orange made up her eyes, with her wings and chest fluff having the colors in a trio. A pair of snow-white stockings covering the lower half of her legs, and her cutie mark was a golden apple with a blooming flower above it. “Ah’m sure Goku and her sisters have a reasonable explanation. Don’t ya honey bun?”

“Yeah, we’re sorry about that, Honey Blossom. We got caught up a lot on college work and magic training and bullshit.” Goku replied 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.”

“Yeah well, it certainly didn’t look that way to me, sugar pie.” Scarlet frowned crossing her forehooves. “It seemed like ya’ll were stallin’ till the last moment, makin’ this lil’ meetin’ a surprise for all of us.” Her expression softened to a wide toothy 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. “Now we’re back, and we’re not going anywhere.”

“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.”

“No worries, I won’t!” Goku replied with a giggle. “Even though we were born in Canterlot, Ponyville is our true home! There won’t be any other place that comes even remotely close to being as homey as this one”

Suddenly, the tan mare 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 her brother. It was an adorable little earth filly, with yellow fur that was pure golden in color. She had a long fiery red mane and tail that both had four beautiful pink bows. One atop her head, another on the end of her tail, and two in her twin ponytails. Her little hooves had snow white stocked, wiht her chest and tale base having feathers, all the same color as her body, and her flank currently had no cutie mark.

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

“Howdy there! Mah name’s Apple Bloom! Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres!” Apple Bloom replied with a sweet southern drawl. Holding out her hoof to shake the older mare’s, 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, making her giggle. “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. “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 also part, uh…” She trailed off as a thoughtful look came to her face. “You were, um…part…what was that word pronounced again?

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

“Yeah, that one, that’s the word!” Apple Bloom exclaimed, smiling. “Ah could tell that you were one when a saw them fangs on ya. Along with those membranes stickin’ outta those wings o’ yers!”

“Is that so? You have a good eye there, don’t you Apple Bloom?” Goku asked impressively. “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.”

Apple Bloom giggled, blowing her bang out of her face. “Yeah, that probably would’ve been the more expected reaction at seein’ somepony that looks like a vampire.” She said casually, giving a shrug of her shoulder. “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 yer own.”

“Really now?” Goku asked, with a little head tilt. “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 larger 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. He couldn’t help but take in the filly’s beautiful countryside appearance, as well as how big she seemed to be.

‘Wow, she looks so pretty, and she has so many white patches on her legs and face. And she smells a like apples too.’ He thought as he looked her up and down, taking in her entire frame. If Apple Bloom took any notice of him looking her over, she didn’t mention it. ‘She looks pretty big too…she looks like she could pack a good wallop on me if she wanted to...’

“Apple Bloom…” Goku began bringing Sheton out of his thoughts. “This is my little brother Sheton Crimson Flash 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. A bright smile came to her face as she looked back down at Sheton taking in his nocturnal 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, taking a step closer. “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 it did make me a bit nervous at first, but Ah grew used t’ it over time. Now, Ah actually think that it’s pretty fascinatin’ that there are ponies whe look like you.”

“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 Shenrons.”

“Well, in that case…” Apple Bloom began as she smiled warmly. Her sunset orange eyes gleaming in a way that made Sheton feel like he was being warmed from the inside. “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 friends 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…and apples are our favorite fruit of all fruits.” Sheton said, laughing apprehensively 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 as she slapped Sheton’s shoulder with her tail. “So, whaddya say Sheton? Ya wanna included int’ mah lil’ friend group? ‘R are ya gonna spend all day ponderin’ over th’ fact that somepony’s offerin’ friendship to a pony who looks like they’re gonna suck yer blood?”

Sheton blushed again, letting out a sheepishly bashful laugh as he looked back up at his sister, and down back at the golden yellow filly. After getting a light nudge from her, he looked down at a smiling 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!”

“H-happy to hear it!” Sheton gasped, wheezing as he struggled to breath. He tried to gently pull himself out of Apple Bloom’s hold, but the filly had an iron grip. “Apple Bloom, I-I-I 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. “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 beautiful red 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 lick to me, honey-bun!” The scarlet mare gushed. “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…!”

“Yeah, I know.” Sheton softly and sympathetically as they were squeezed tightly. “Trust me, I know what you’re going through. It's okay, you can lean on me if you feel like you're going to break.”

“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 too….’ Sheton though, his ears flattening. ‘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. What’s yer name hon’?”

“Um…S-Sheton.” The stormy grey hybrid colt replied. “Sheton C-Crimson Flash 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 with a smile. “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…” Sheton nodded, his cheeks burning as Scarlet kissed his cheek rather roughly. “S-sure thing.”

“Well, now that we’ve got yer introductions outta th’ way, Ah got one more pony Ah want ya t’ meet sugar-foot.” Applejack, said, wrapping a strong foreleg around Sheton. “Goku, Snowflake Midnight, Ah know that ya’ll remember our dear old Granny Smith, don’t you?”

“Of course we do, Applejack!” Midnight replied fondly. “How could we forget the leader of the whole Sweet Apple Titan Family?”

As if to show why they shouldn’t, a loud snoring suddenly cut through the atmosphere, making all turn to an earth pony sitting in a rocking chair. She mint-green fur that looked aged and pale, having lost some of its rich color over the years. Which made it all the more shocking to the newcomers that it shined brightly, making her look even younger. The mare 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 presumably closed eyes.

White stockings adorned her legs, the fetlocks just above her hooves lengthened 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 on the back of her head. The winged symbol was imprinted onto her back, and large apple pies were imprinted on her flank.

“Wow, she looks so beautiful. And...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 here!”

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 asked, gazing lovingly at the thestral sisters. Her voice sounded like it belonged to somepony who should've been dead, yet at the same time sounded vigorously youthful. It held an impossible amount of warmth, love, power, and wisdom in it. Like some hundred year old legend that was still alive and kicking. “It looks like more o’ mah dear grandchildren have finally returned t' th' nest after so long."

“It’s wonderful to see you too Granny Smith.” Snowflake said warmly to the young-looking 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 gushed as spread her forelegs out. “C’mere an’ give yer ol’ Granny a hug! Ah wanna feel how strong ya’ll got!”

“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.”

“My my my, y’all have certainly gotten a might tougher. I can feel it in these ol’ bones ‘o’ mine.” Granny Smith breathed. “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 Crimson Flash Nightstalker Shenron. You weren’t really there when he was born in Canterlot, but I’m sure at least one of 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 gently gathered the hybrid colt in her forelegs, holding him like a mother would her newborn. “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 in bewilderment, looking into the mare’s deep orange eyes. Without even knowing what he was doing he was nuzzling into the elderly mare’s chest fluff, inhaling her apple scent. ‘I’ve just met her, and she’s calling me her grandfoal. Why does that make me...happy?’

“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 eyes ran through the blue membranes as one of her hoofs gently brushed at his tufted ears. “Only other foal that Ah’ve seen with fangs is that rainbow maned mare an’ her lil’ sis, along with that librarian’s lil’ assistants 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. “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 nevertell 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!”

Snowflake and Midnight sweat dropped. ‘Why did she put so much emphasis on the word suck?’

“Heheheh, 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. “Still though, since ya like suckin’ apples so much, be sure t’ ask me before ya suck any o’ mah apples dry. Don’t wanna have t’ find a bunch o’ dry apples an’ piles o’ seeds whenever Ah’m takin’ mah mornin’ stroll through th’ orchard.”

Sheton smiled up at the elderly mare, giggling a bit as he said, “Not to worry, I’ll be sure to always ask before I drink your apples. Especially if it's at night. The last thing I want is to be lassoed and hogged tied like a calf at a rodeo.” He shut his eyes as Granny Smith let out a snort of laughter. “It’s really nice to meet you and everypony else Granny Smith. ’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. 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 apple suckin’ bat pony. Anypony that does, Ah’ll take care o’ them. 'Kay sugar foot?”

‘Did she hear what Scarlet and Jubilee said to me? I could have sworn she was asleep before I even saw Applejack wake her up?’ Sheton thought, feeling slightly confused. He eventually let that thought slide as he replied, “Yes Granny Smith, I’ll let you know if there’s anypony that’s bothering me about my appearance.”

“Good. Ah’m glad t’ here it sugarfoot.” 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 little ‘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.

“Tell me that Ah did not jus’ hear yer stomach growlin’ like a Timberwolf stalkin’ through the Everfree Forest.” 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 it would.” A whimpered bashfully as he thought, ‘Motherfucker, why do I have to have such a giant stomach?!’

“This wouldn’t happen t’ be ‘cause o’ th’ fact that yer also draconic, would it?” Granny Smith asked, knowingly. 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! W-what’re you doing?!”

“Goin’ t’ get that little stomach o’ yers filled up.” Granny Smith said 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 actually 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. “Why did you say I might pop?”

“You’ll see.” The mint green mare replied, a scary glint in her eyes as she grinned down at the colt. Ignoring the terrified look Sheton gave her, she turned to his sisters and said, “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. “L-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.”

“Not just a while big sis…” Goku said humorously. “A long while.”

Again...not really much to say here, other than taking out the description of the OCs and Main Characters selves and their clans powers and abilities. Other than those minor changes, I had pretty much left this chapter the way as it is. As I was looking back at these chapters, I could see that making such long descriptions about the characters personalities and backstories were one of the biggest flaws that were in this story. The more it took out, the more I saw how unnecessary that it was, and how it was getting in the way of someone enjoying the chapters. So, that's one of the things that I'm going to be fixing as I continue onto this fic, and maybe even while I begin to write the adventure. Some chapters I may post immediately after I get the last one done, while others may be balanced out...either way, this one, will surely be changed in ways that it should've been in the last one.

Next time: The thestral siblings meet a bolt of loyalty, a mare of blossoming beauty, and a kicker that demolishes clouds.