Extreme Measures

by Boo Bear


Apple Pie Anyone?

"So, where does this...Applejack live?" asked Winter Sky, flying over Twilight.
"Well, Winter Sky, she lives in a farm ca--"
"A FARM??!!" interrupted Sizzling Sunset, "I thought Applejack would live in some sort of PALACE or something!"
Twilight and Pinkie Pie smirked. "APPLEJACK, Sizzling Sunset, is a FARM type of pony. She doesn't necessary like fancy things, she's that type of person who cares more about her family!" Twilight explained.
"YEAH! And she SURE loves APPLES! Hence her NAME, APPLEJACK! GET IT?" Pinkie Pie again giggles at her silly joke, this time everypony else ignores and continues to trot.
Spring Frost glanced around her, her mouth wide open. 'Such a LOVELY forest!' she thought to herself. Arctic Lime spotted his little sister falling back from the rest of the ponies. He gave out a little chuckle, and trotted over to her.
"Is everything okay, little sis?" he asked.

Spring Frost snapped out of her trance, and smiled, "I never imagined Ponyville to be so...so beautiful! I'm actually GLAD we moved here, Arctic." She hugged her brother, and he smiled for the very first time after the incident.
"I'm glad, too, Frosty."


"Here were are, Sweet Apple Acres! I gotta say, Applejack really cleaned up the place after the last time I came here," mumbled Twilight, as usual. The 8 siblings were all starstruck at what they saw. Their eyes were gleaming.
"Look at this! All the evenly patched fields! So wonderful!" exclaimed Absolute Zero, rubbing his eyes as if it were all a dream.
"Aw! Look at all those CUTE animals!" expressed Fiery Rose, happily bouncing in circles. Spike bursted out laughing.
"CUTE? Wait till you actually SEE them, Fiery Rose!" added Spike.
The 10 ponies and Spike continued along the semi-muddy path that lead to the farm. 'It looks even prettier in pony!' thought Absolute Zero.
"APPLEJACK? You home? We have NEWBIES! The good ones!" Pinkie Pie mentioned.
The barn door creaked open slightly, and a small filly's head stuck out of it. She then opened the door fully, only to show the darkness of the barn inside. "Oh, howdy Pinkie Pie! And Twilight! Spike! Who are these new ponies? Are they new?"
Pinkie Pie jumped, "OF COURSE THEY ARE! THEY'RE ORPHANS FROM MANEHATTAN!" Twilight closed Pinkie's mouth.
"Pinkie! It's not a GOOD thing that they're orphans, you know!" whispered Twilight into Pinkie's funky mane.
"Sowwy..." Pinkie Pie muttered under Twilight's hoof. Twilight sighed, and removed her hoof from Pinkie's mouth.
"Why, HOWDY Manehattan ponies! Came to visit this fine town?" asked the little filly, "Ah, lemme introduce ma self! I'm Apple Bloom, Applejack's lil' sissy!"
"Nice to meet you, Apple Bloom! Actually, we're going to move to Ponyville. Your friend Twilight and Pinkie Pie here is just showing us some of their friends! I'm guessing you're her friend's sister." answered Absolute Zero positively.
"That's cool! Lemme get my sister, she's probably making some apple pie with my ole' Granny Smith!" Apple Bloom went inside the barn. "APPLEJACK! WE HAVE GUESTS!" she shouted from the back. After a few seconds, an orange pony with a cowpony hat on her tied yellow mane trotted to the barn door. She smiled, "Why, HOWDY Twilight! Pinkie! Spike! And who are these newbies that Pinkie Pie shouted out earlier? The...GOOD ones?" Applejack looked at each sibling with her green eyes. "You ponies sure have some EXTREME coat colors!"
"That's why their called the Extremes!" explained Spike. Applejack chortled.
"There's quite a bunch of them, I say! Gee, I wonder what their names are!"
Twilight cleared her throat and sighed, "Okay, these ar--" but before she could finish Heat Wave covered her mouth.
"Twilight, let US introduce OURSELVES." Heat Wave uncovered her mouth, and Twilight nodded, blushing.

"I'm Absolute Zero! You can call me Zero."

"I'm Winter Sky. Please just call me Winter Sky, not Sky nor Winter!"

"I'm Arctic Lime." whispered Arctic Lime.
"I'm sorry, what was that, sweetie?" asked Applejack, her hoof below her ear.
"Arctic Lime," answered Arctic Lime.
"Apple Climb? Gee, sounds like my grandpa!"
"No! ARCTIC LIME!" he shouted at the top of his soft lungs.
"Ah! Arctic LIME! Speak up, next time, will ya, son? You make a PERFECT couple with my shy friend, Fluttershy!" Twilight, Pinkie Pie and Applejack giggled together, while Arctic Lime starts to blush.

"I'm Sizzling Sunset!"

"We're TWINS! Though we don't look like it, but we are!" muttered Lemon Glacier and Fiery Rose.
"I'm LEMON GLACIER!"
"And I'M FIERY ROSE!"
"Don't they remind you of ME, Applejack? I ABSOLUTELY CUTESALOOTSY LOVE THEM!" interrupted Pinkie Pie, jumping cheerfully.

"I'm Spring Frost, the youngest of them all!"

"So am I! I'm Heat Wave, by the way."

"Why, aren't they such SPECTACULAR names? Matches your bright coats, fellas!" replied Applejack. The 8 ponies nodded, knowing exactly what she meant.
"I know right? EPIC!" mumbled Spike, his stomach groaning, "Gee, I'm getting kinda hungry..."
"But SPIKE! You just ate at Sugarcube Corner!" shouted Twilight.
"I know, but I'm STILL hungry!" moaned Spike, rubbing his plump stomach.
"Come on, y'all! Come on in and we'll have some delicious apple pie!" invited Applejack with a big grin on her orange face.
The 11 ponies trotted into the barn, and inside the ground transformed from muddy paths to soft hay beds. Winter Sky shrieked as pieces of hay start to stick on her hooficure.
"Y'all not allergic to sugar right? I mean, some ponies are. Just making sure," said Applejack, taking a cutting knife and slicing the pie that has been laid on a table. She cuts them into even slices, just like how Pinkie Pie did with the cake. 'Ponyville ponies are so evenly organized!' thought Absolute Zero to himself, smiling.

"Here y'all! A slice a pony! Enjoy!" announced Applejack, handing out a slice of apple pie to each pony.
"And since you're THAT hungry, Spike, I'll give you TWO slices!" Spike started to bounce up and down, clapping his small dragon hands. "THANKS, APPLEJACK!"
"Sure thing, Spike!"
The ponies and Spike happily munch on their apple pie, giggling every time Spike burps.
"What? Can't a dragon burp in peace?"