"Watch your step, there Spring Frost! You nearly tripped!" said Sizzling Sunset, who managed to grab his sister by the mane.
"Sorry, I'm still a little sleepy..." replied Spring Frost, eyes drooping. Sizzling Sunset giggled faintly.
Absolute Zero glanced around the busy train station. 'Still so busy, eh?' he thought to himself.
"Look! The reception place!" proclaimed Lemon Glacier, who had just eaten a chocolate chip cookie she stole from a passenger during the ride. "And their suits are STILL strange!"
The siblings walked over to the reception counter, and behind the counter were two identical ponies, one a male and another female. They were sitting there, their hats covering their eyes.
"Are they...napping?" asked Fiery Rose in a whisper. Heat Wave and Arctic Lime shrugged.
"Let me...wake them up," suggested Winter Sky. She cleared her throat, "Excuse me, reception ponies. Me and my siblings are wondering what direction should we go to reach Ponyville?" The two ponies didn't answer.
"Yeah, they're napping." said Heat Wave. Absolute Zero rolled his eyes.
"EXCUSE ME!!!" he shouted rather aggressively. Spring frost yelped a little. The two ponies raised their hats from their eyes, scratching their manes.
"Oh...I'm sorry, sir. I didn't see you there." said the male pony.
'OBVIOUSLY you didn't! You were napping!' Absolute Zero thought to himself, and gave the make pony a fake grin.
"It's okay," he lied, "we're just wondering what direction Ponyville is?"
"Ah, Ponyville," answered the female pony, "just go north from this station. You'll get there in about 2 minutes by hoof."
Absolute Zero was about to lose it, "And may I ask, where north IS?" The male pony pointed his hoof behind Absolute Zero, and Absolute Zero smiled. "Thank you, reception ponies."
"Please! Call me Windy!" said the female pony.
"And call me Steamer!" exclaimed the male pony.
"Right...we better get going...Windy and Steamer," mumbled Winter Sky. Windy and Steamer grinned happily, while the rest rolled their eyes.
"How dumb can they be?" questioned Sizzling Sunset, stomping his hooves hard as he moves along.
"They were probably just newbies, no need to be too harsh on them." answered Arctic Lime.
"Hmph! I think they were being harsh on US!" proclaimed Winter Sky, sticking her nose in the air.
"Guys, please, don't fight over a stupid thing!" yelped Spring Frost, who was half asleep and was laying on Absolute Zero's back. The 3 ponies stopped arguing and continued along the smooth road. Winter Sky flapped her wings, and up she went. Arctic Lime followed her, knowing that walking by hoof was too tiring. Absolute Zero stayed on the ground, having to have to carry Spring Frost on his back. He sighed deeply, and Lemon Glacier heard him.
"Here, Zero, go on up, I'll carry poor little Spring Frost for you." she used her magic to levitate Spring Frost gently from her brother's back onto hers. She winked at Absolute Zero, and he flapped his wings and flew up.
"WE MADE IT!" shouted Sizzling Sunset. As the 8 siblings stepped (or flew) onto the colorful grounds of Ponyville, they sighed loudly, and smiled. Spring Frost awoke from her nap, and jumped off from her sister's back, onto the ground. She stretched, her braids wildly messed up. Fiery Rose took notice of this and used her magic to fix her younger sister's mane. Spring Frost giggled and continued trotting. The siblings looked around, surprised at what they saw around them. They saw small, organized shops and houses, all so colorful and bright. They continued trotting into Ponyville, waving at every pony they pass by. "Remember, HAPPY FACES!" shouted the twins. They all giggled and continued to trot.
"Where's the Mayor's house?" asked Arctic Lime shyly.
"According to this map," replied Absolute Zero, now holding a map, "it should be ov--"
"THERE!" Fiery Rose interrupted, pointing to a large tree-house with windows and decorative things.
"Are you SURE that's the Mayor's house?" asked Heat Wave.
"I'm PRETTY sure!" answered Fiery Rose with no doubt. They all agreed with her, and trotted over to the large tree. Sizzling Sunset knocked on the door, and a little purple dragon slowly opened it.
"May I help you?" he asked. Spring Frost and Winter Sky leaped high into the air, screaming. "A DRAGON!!"
"Guys, calm down, it won't bite. Will you?" asked Absolute Zero. Spring Frost and Winter Sky peek behind their brave brother.
"Of course not! I only eat gems and other precious things!" replied the purple dragon. Winter Sky's eyes widened and she leaped once more.
"He'll eat me! He'll EAT ME! I'M precious!" yelped Winter Sky. The others, including the dragon, rolled their eyes. Winter Sky stayed behind Absolute Zero, keeping a close eye on the dragon.
"I eat precious things like RUBIES or SAPPHIRES! Not PONIES!" proclaimed the dragon, "oh, by the way, I'm Spike. Who are you guys?" he looked at the siblings, confused.
"Let us introduce ourselves," answered Absolute Zero politely. "I'm Absolute Zero."
"I'm Arctic Lime."
"I'm Sizzling Sunset!"
"I'm Spring Frost, the youngest!"
"I'm Heat Wave, the youngest too!"
"WE'RE TWINS! EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T LOOK LIKE IT! I'M LEMON GLACIER AND THIS IS FIERY ROSE!"
Winter Sky shivered and stepped forward from behind her brother, "And I'm...Winter Sky."
"Cool names! Gee, I've never seen you guys in Ponyville before. Where have you come fr--" Suddenly, Spike was interrupted by a pony calling his name. She peeked from behind Spike, her purple coat matching the dragon's.
"Spike, who are these fellow ponies?" she asked.
"Ah, these are ponies in which I have no idea where they came from. They don't look like they came from Ponyville, since we never saw them before! Say, where do you guys come from?"
"We traveled to Ponyville from Manehattan!" answered Lemon Glacier.
"Man--Manehattan?" the purple pony questioned, startled.
"Yup! These are Absolute Zero, the blue one, Winter Sky, the magenta-ish one, Arctic Lime, the bright light green one, Sizzling Sunset, the neon orange one, the twins, although they don't LOOK like it, Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose, the bright yellow and bright red one, Spring Frost, the bright green one and Heat Wave, the super bright orange one!" exclaimed Spike, who was running out of breath. The purple pony also introduced herself.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle! Nice to meet you...8 ponies? Wow, that's a lot!" said Twilight.
"I know right?" agreed Spike.
"Well, since you guys are new to Ponyville, why don't you come in for a bit?"
"That's really nice of you, Twilight, but we are trying to find the Mayor of Ponyville. We're trying to find a house to stay in!" said Absolute Zero.
"Oh! I just remembered! The Mayor has just went out this morning to Canterlot for an important job and won't be returning to Ponyville for the next week or so! You are MORE than welcome to stay with us! Say, do you have like a family name or something?"
Absolute Zero turned to his siblings, who were all frowning. Twilight blushed, afraid that she did something wrong.
"We...we don't know our family name, Twilight. Our parents left us quite a while ago." replied Arctic Lime, head drooping.
"Oh my goodness! I'm TERRIBLY sorry! I didn't know..." mumbled Twilight shamefully. Spike wiped his tear.
"I KNOW! Since you ponies have SUCH awesome names, and not to mention epic coat colors, how about we call you the Extremes?" suggested Spike.
The 8 ponies looked up, their eyes shining. "That's it! The Extremes!" cried Winter Sky. "Spike, you're a genius!"
Spike blushed, giggling a little. "Aw, shucks!"
"Well then, come on in, Extremes!"