The train rumbled softly as it glided across the tracks along the Canterlot mountain. The sky was grey with clouds that had yet to burst into tears of rain. An eerie silence hangs in the air of cart 5-B. A mismatch of people sit inside it.
"I call bullshit!" Scarlet Streak said with a certain amount of anger in her voice, blowing a lock of scarlet red hair out of her face. "There's no way that she can't handle this herself."
"Maybe Princess better things to do then go to backwater town to fix stuff." Rasputin said in his broken english, his thick stalliongrad accent making it almost impossible to understand what he's saying.
"Why you little!" Scarlet said. Little, on the other hand, was not the right way to describe Rasputin. He was by far the tallest of the five, standing at a gigantic seven foot two inches. His bulky muscular frame taking up most of the seat he was sitting on.
"Knock it off you two, I'm getting a headache." Midnight Star spoke for the first time during the entire train ride. The Ninja had all of her face covered but her dark purple eyes. Which were closed in a near sleep state.
"But she start thing!" Rasputin countered, his dull silver eyes glaring daggers at the Ninja.
"Did not!" Scarlet said.
The two couldn't speak anymore as their mouths were closed in an ethereal blue aura, which belonged to Jaina Wilson.
"One more word and neither of you will have any vocal cords left." She continued.
Scarlet and Rasputin could only nod in defeat.
"Cut them some slack Jaina, we're all on edge and none of us asked for this but we don't have a choice." The final member of the group said. Griffin Wilson, brother to Jaina and leader of the five.
Jaina sighed as she rubbed her eyes. "Fine. I'm sorry Scar, Ras." She reluctantly said.
"Apology accepted." Rasputin complied with a small smile across his unkempt face.
Scarlet merely grunted.
After about four hours of silence the train arrives in Ponyville station.
"This can't possibly end well." Scarlet Streak says with a tone of pure boredom as she looks out over the station, only to be hit by the fact that it was annoyingly busy.
"Let's go." Griffin said with some seriousness as he walked into town. The other four following him. Rasputin carrying the five bags they had with them.
As they walked through town they caught a lot of attention being thrown their way.
"Who're they?"
"I don't know but they don't seem very nice."
Were among the various things said about them.
"Master, I have spotted what appears to be living cotton candy nearing our position." Midnight Star said in a hushed tone.
"Thank you Star, I'll keep that in mind." Griffin replied. He didn't really know why, but Star always reffers to him as Master. And nothing else.
"I caught pink thing. What happens now?" Rasputin said five minutes later, holding up a pink poofball in his left arm.
"Oh my gosh I didn't know you were this strong!" The pink poofball said super quickly. Causing Ras to drop it and raise his left foot above it.
"I crush pink thing?" He corrected himself. To the horror of a number of onlookers.
"No. Prolly not very smart." Scarlet answered.
"Oh. Okay." Ras said as he dropped his left foot besides his right. The pink poofball dissappeared in a flash.
"Fast." Midnight said in surprise.
"No matter, town hall is right there." Griffin said, pointing to a small tower in the middle of town.
As the five entered, Rasputin needing to duck to fit through the door frame, they caught sight of a small desk at the very right with what was undoubtedly a receptionist sitting behind it.
"C-can I help you?" She asked, her voice shaking a little as she looked at Rasputin.
"Yes. We have been given a house to reside in. Under the name of FF Inc." Griffin replied as he walked over to the desk.
The receptionist relaxed a bit at Griffin's calm but proffesional demeanor. It also helped that he was a full foot smaller then Ras. "Of course. Ah yes, down main street, the third road to your right and then the seventh house on the left." She said as she handed him five keys.
"Thank you, miss..." Griffin said.
"Green House, my name is Green House." The receptionist replied.
"Thank you miss House, have a nice day." Griffin said with a small smile, his bright yellow eyes reflecting the receptionists smile.
When they finally reached their house Midnight noticed something. "Wait. The door's unlocked, I'll have a look." She said as she closed her eyes. "About thirty people are inside here. No hostile intentions in any of them. Save." She continued as she opened the door.
It was dark as hell inside, they really couldn't see more then a foot in front of them.
"Surprise!" Thirty voices yelled at the top of their lungs as the owners appeared out of various hiding spots along the living room. The pink poofball from earlier leading the charge. "This is your welcome to Ponyville party! Were you surpised? Were you, were you?" The pink poofball continued to say.
"No." Griffin, Jaina, Scar and Star said in perfect unison.
"You the pink thing from before!" Ras trailed behind.
"I'm not a pink thing silly! My name is Pinkie Pie! Nice to meet you, what's your name!?" Pinkie Pie said faster then Ras could handle.
"My name's Griffin, these are my colleague's. Midnight Star, Scarlet Streak, Jaina and the big guy is Rasputin." Griffin said shaking Pinkie's hand.
"Rasputin? What a weird name!" Pinkie replied with a smile as Griffin took a step back.
"My name not weird!" Rasputin countered as he grabbed Pinkie by the collar.
"Hey! Let her go!" A Winged One with rainbow colored hair and cyan wings yelled as she kicked Ras in his shoulder. He didn't even flinch.
The Winged One held her foot in her hands she continuesly said 'ouch' over and over again.
Rasputin dropped Pinkie Pie as Griffin patted him on the shoulder. "It's fine Rasputin." He said before he looked across the room. "I'm gonna have to ask you to leave, take these decorations with you." He continued.
"Oh. But this is your welcome to Ponyville party! Shouldn't it be longer and more fun?" Pinkie Pie said as she stood up.
"I am going to ask politely one more time. Could you all please leave." Griffin spoke with minor irritation. He didn't like where this was going.
"But-"
Griffin snapped his fingers and with a flash of dark purple all thirty people and the decorations were teleported out of the house.
"Thank you!" Scarlet said with a smile of gratitude. Rare, to see something like that from her.
"Just doing my job." Griffin replied as he grabbed his bag from the pile at the door, where Rasputin had left them.
As the five started to unpack they quickly stumbled upon an issue, there were only two rooms. Just as quickly they decided on a guys-room and a girls-room. Rasputin and Griffin getting the smaller room since they were outnumbered in terms of gender.
After about an hour of unpacking, the bags were bigger on the inside thanks to one of Jaina's enchantments, they all collected in the living room. Each wearing a fresh set of clothes.
Griffin arrived first wearing a dark purple coat and an off yellow t-shirt, his dark purple hair falling over the left side of his face. His right arm completely covered in white sports tape.
Jaina came second wearing a matching set of light blue skirt and short-sleeved hoodie, her ethereal blue hair falling straight down her back all the way to just under her knees.
Scarlet third wearing a black leather jacket with a red skull and crossed bones symbol on the back and black jeans, her scarlet red hair stopping halfway down her neck. Her red wings sticking out two holes in her jacket.
Rasputin wasn't wearing anything new, his usual brown raincoat and pants with way to many pockets. He was bald.
Lastly Midnight Star arrived in a cloud of smoke. Her face, all but her eyes, covered in midnight blue fabric. She was wearing what looked to be an actually good looking overall, a strap of kunai and shurikan runnig across her chest from her right shoulder to her left hip. She had very short black hair.
They basked in silence for five minutes before Griffin said. "Okay, who wants to go grocerie shopping?"