The sun had just started to rise as Rainbow Dash woke up. She yawned and rubbed her eyes. She was about to move when she felt some movement under her wing. She smiled as she remembered the "sleepover" that she and Applebloom were having. Rainbow looked down to see a tiny Applebloom curled up in a ball, right next to her shoulder. She even used Rainbow's tail as a blanket. Rainbow smiled warmly at the sight. It was adorable. She didn't want to move because she might disturb the peacefully sleeping filly. After a while, Rainbow Dash had her dose of adorableness for the morning. She moved her face closer to Applebloom and nudged her until she started to stir.
The sunrise was in the perfect place. It made Rainbow's living room look like it had turned to gold. Applebloom rubbed her eyes and stood up. Rainbow watched as the tiny earth pony tried to balance with the morning weight still on her. Rainbow didn't think she could smile as much as she was at that moment. In a strange way, Rainbow felt like she was a mother for a second. She poked the small filly who was still swaying. "Morning little guy! how did you sleep?" Applebloom slowly turned around. "Oh....Rainbow...Dash....I..slept...fine......" She yawned again. She started to close her eyes, slowly falling forward. She fell on top of Rainbow Dash's back, making tiny snoring sounds.
Rainbow flew into her kitchen, leaving Applebloom snuggled up in a blanket. She fed Tank the rest of the stolen lettuce and poured herself some cereal. She looked back into her living room. Applebloom was still there, with her hooves hugging a pillow. Rainbow smiled again as she poured her little friend some cereal as well. She sat and waited until Applebloom was ready to come to breakfast. As she sat, she thought of what happened over the last few days. Stealing from Fluttershy, then crashing a trick, Pinkie leaving her in the middle of the storm, and the Apple Family. She heard movment from the the other room, and went to go help Applebloom to her seat.
Rainbow Dash watched Applebloom eat. She was so grateful that Applebloom helped her out of her bad mood. "Hey kid?" Rainbow lifted her head off the table to look at the yellow filly munching on cereal. "Hmm?" Applebloom looked back at RD with a mouth full of food. Rainbow chuckled. "Thanks." She put her head back on the table. Applebloom looked up with a look of triumph. "Your welcome! What else are friends for?" Rainbow couldn't help but smile at that statement. Applebloom finished and gasped. " I KNOW!! Rainbow Dash!! Can you help the Cutie Mark Crusaders on our hunt for our cutie marks?! PLEASE?!!" Applebloom must have known Rainbow Dash's weakness. She looked at her with the biggest eyes ever. Rainbow sighed. "OK kid. What do you have in mind?"
The duo cautiously sneaked through Sweet Apple Acres to the CMC clubhouse. Applebloom walked silently through the front door, as did Rainbow Dash. They saw two little fillies huddling over a paper. They were talking about a list or something. Rainbow knew that Scootaloo was her biggest fan, so she crept up behind her and poked her in the back. Scootaloo sat up and her ear twitched a little. "What now, Applebloom?" she said, a little annoyed. She turned around. Rainbow Dash stood before her, in all of her might! Scootaloo gasped and ran up to her and hugged RD's leg. "OHMYGOSHRAINBOWDASH!!WHATAREYOUDOINGHERE?!!" Rainbow smiled. "Applebloom said you needed my help, so i am here to provide it!"
They did extreme sports, hiking, architecture, writing books, teaching, and even dancing. Nothing worked of course. Rainbow Dash didn't care. these three fillies were so nice to her, that she even joined in the activities. she made sure not to hit her bad leg or her back in the process. Rainbow also knew what the CMC were good at. They were just so caught up in their crusading to notice. Rainbow let them continue however because they were having so much fun NOT having their cutie marks. after a few hours, they decided to head back to the clubhouse.
Sweetie Belle opened the door "Thanks so much Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo hopped in after her. "Yea! You were so awesome!" Lastly, Applebloom and Rainbow walked in. Rainbow thanked them all. "I know I helped, but you still don't have your cutie marks!" Scootaloo zoomed up next to her. "Don't worry, Rainbow Dash! You helped us figure out what we aren't good at!" The CMC all smiled. Rainbow couldn't help laughing.
She hung out with the CMC for a few more hours, mostly looking at drawings that the three little fillies had drawn. Rainbow Dash was content while hanging out with them. After all of the bad stuff that had happened before, these guys helped a lot. Then Rainbow had an idea. She looked at all three of them. "Hey guys?" They instantly stopped what they were doing and looked at her. Rainbow smiled a little and looked at Scootaloo. "Do you guys want to sleep over at my house?" They all gasped. They screamed in a voice that almost flew RD backwards. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS SLEEPOVER AT RAINBOW DASH'S HOUSE!! YEA!!!" Sweetie Belle and Applebloom ran off to ask their sisters.
Rainbow slowly flew up to her house, balancing three little fillies on her back. When she landed at her front door, it was pretty much the same procedure as it was the day before. She showed them around, gave a few basic rules, and them set them loose. Rainbow Dash sat in the background and watched them play. She didn't think she would be able to handle it. It was like taking the adorableness of Applebloom and multiplying by three.
At one point they decided to play tag. Rainbow was being the referee. They ran all around the house. Rainbow Dash was having a hard time keeping track of all three of them at the same time. She flew around a corner and all of a sudden, they were gone. Rainbow flew to the living room to find Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle fighting. Sweetie looked like a mini Rarity. "I tagged you Scootaloo!" Scootaloo would have none of it. "Yea right! Applebloom what happened?" Applebloom looked between her friends. "Well... Sweetie Belle did tag you Scoots..." Scootaloo lifted her tiny wings. "WHAT?! NO WAY!!" Rainbow Dash face hoofed. Fillies. Sweetie looked at Scootaloo with a sneer. "Ha HA! I WIN! Ha Ha-AAAAGGGHHH!!!" Scootaloo pushed Sweetie Belle off of the rug. She fell through the cloud floor. " SWEETIE BELLE!!!" Scootaloo screamed.
Rainbow Dash flew out of her house and searched for Sweetie Belle. She saw a small white dot fading away. Rainbow zoomed down at all of her speed. She saw the image of the terrified unicorn filly. It reminded her of saving Rarity. She got closer and closer until...
Rarity was walking along the outskirts of Ponyville, going to Rainbow Dash's house to check on her sister. She was sort of shocked that Rainbow Dash would be hosting a sleepover. As she walked, she smelled the crisp, clear night air. She looked up at the sky to see a full moon and stars filling the whole sea of sky. "It is such a beautiful night! not a cloud in the sky! Unless it's Rainbow's house i guess." She said to herself. She loved taking a stroll around this time of night.
A few minutes later, and Rarity saw Rainbow's house come into view. She walked closer and heard a small sound. She ran closer to Rainbow Dash's house. She looked up, trying to figure out what the sound was. She gasped and covered her mouth with her hoof. She saw her darling sister, Sweetie Belle falling from the sky, Rainbow Dash following suite. She couldn't say anything. She was in panic and shock. She couldn't move. Sweetie Belle fell and fell, Rainbow didn't seem to be making any effort to try and save her.(Rarity thought)
Rainbow was reaching in front of herself, trying to reach for Sweetie. Sweetie Belle was screaming her little lungs out. Sweetie looked up and tried to see Rainbow Dash. She couldn't. She gave up hope of getting caught. She felt a sharp stinging in her back. her ears started to ring. Her vision went black.
Rarity watched as her sister hit the top of tree and then slammed into the ground. Rainbow Dash landed next to her. Rarity ran over screaming "SWEETIE BELLE!!" Rainbow Dash turned around. "Oh no... Did Rarity just see that?" Rarity ran over to Sweetie and picked her up in her hoof. "SWEETIE BELLE?!! ARE YOU OKAY?!!" Rainbow's ears flattened. She knew she was going to take the blame for this one.
Rarity hugged Sweetie Belle. "SWEETIE BELLE?! CAN YOU SPEAK?!" Sweetie belle coughed. Rarity started crying. "OH SWEET CELESTIA, YOUR OKAY!!" Rarity turned to Rainbow Dash, and started to scream lecture at her.
Scootaloo was crying in the corner as Applebloom watched Rarity scream at Rainbow Dash. She turned back to Scootaloo. "Now look what you have done Scoot! Rainbow is getting in trouble, and Sweetie Belle is hurt!" Scootaloo looked down. "I know..."
Rarity walked off carrying Sweetie Belle in a saddlebag. She looked at her little sister with great worry. "Don't worry Sweetie, you are NOT going to Rainbow Dash's house again." Sweetie Belle could only cough in response.