//------------------------------// // Chapter Fourteen: El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Scootaloo // Story: Bart and Scoots // by Gazmanafc //------------------------------// Chapter Fourteen El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Scootaloo (The Mysterious Voyage of our Scootaloo) The rest of the school day went excruciatingly boring for Scootaloo, all of Miss. Hoovers remaining lessons were mind numbingly dull or non-existent, for no apparent reason half an hour was dedicated for "magazine time" but Scootaloo just continued to stare out the window looking up to the skies imagining herself soaring through the clouds with Rainbow Dash. Eventually by three o'clock the entire class rolled out to go home, but Scootaloo stayed behind as instructed to write lines on the chalkboard. With the foul mood that she's been in since lunch time because of Sherri's insults to her heritage and Skinner's refusal to take what she said seriously, she decided that she didn't really care anymore. So instead of writing "I WILL NOT ATTACK STUDENTS AND LIE" she decided that she would much rather write "PRINCIPAL SKINNER CAN ROT IN TARTARUS" instead. Cursing under her breath while she did it, "Stupid Skinner, making me write lines, siding with stupid Sherri, I wish I was back in Equestria, the wind in my hair as I soar in the skies with Rainbow Dash." Meanwhile, in the fourth grade classroom, Bart was writing lines of his own, unlike Scootaloo who was cursing and raging about Skinner, Bart had gotten used to writing the lines, so much so, it sounded as if there was a cement mixer in the room as he wrote. After about an hour and a half, Bart was ready to leave, knowing that Scootaloo was still in the school having heard what punishment she had been given from Lisa, Bart agreed that he would meet up with her when they were both done. But when he reached the second grade classroom, Scootaloo wasn't there, instead a message was left behind on the chalkboard below Scootaloo's curses. I know you're reading this Bart If you want to see your pony friend again, come to the 7G12 Television Studio after dark with $100,000 for her safe return Bart's mind raced, Scootaloo had been kidnapped and is being held for ransom by someone who somehow knew the truth behind who Scootaloo really is, he also knew who had done it too, which wasn't a good thing, the 7G12 studio was the original recording studio for the Krusty the Clown show before he moved to Krustylu Studios, the place where he had exposed this criminal before for the first time in fact. Bart quickly darted out the door as fast as he could to get backup. Waking up after passing out on Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle finds herself lying in her bed located within her room at the Canterlot Library. There's a knock on the door, with a young-sounding southern voice. "Hey Twi, ya up yet?" Not waiting for a reply, the owner of the voice trots into the room. Still groggy, Twilight musters enough cohesion to acknowledge who the owner of the voice is. "Apple Bloom? What are you doing here?" asks Twilight. "Mah sis sent me to get ya." the filly cheers. "I meant, what are you doing in Canterlot?" she asks again. "Oh. Rainbow Dash told Princess Celestia about the spell ya found to go to Springfield. The Princess asked my sis, yer friends, Scootaloo's ma, Sweetie Belle and me for an important meetin' about it." Apple Bloom explains. "Oh! That's right, I was about to tell the Princess myself before I must have fallen asleep." "Rainbow Dash told us that you plum passed out on the floor." the filly laughs. "Moving on..." Twilight responds not wanting to drag that out any longer. "Where are we meeting the princess?" "In the throne room. Everypony is already there waitin', like ah said, Applejack sent me to come get yah." "Then lets go!" Twilight says. It didn't take long for Twilight and Apple Bloom to travel from Twilight's guest quarters to the Throne room, where, true to what Apple Bloom said, all of her friends, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Rarity are waiting, both Princess Luna and Princess Celestia are in attendance, with the round off featuring Scootaloo's other filly friend and crusader, Sweetie Belle, and her mother, Skylight. "Welcome Twilight. I take you had a nice rest." the solar princess asks. "Yes princess." Twilight says. "Rainbow Dash has filled us all in on your advancements in finding a spell to travel to Springfield. Is this true?" the Princess asks. "Indeed it is Princess. Just this morning, I found a spell from one of my books that will allow dimensional travel, like the normal portal spells I've been using to travel between Ponyville and Canterlot delivering letters, it is limited to only one pony at a time. But, I have found a booster spell that can enhance the range or duration of the next spell I use, but in a test I did with Rainbow Dash, Spike and I, it lost some accuracy." "So, when you return to Equestria it could be anywhere..." Princess Celestia muses. "Exactly. The inaccuracy wasn't to significant though. In my test, I intended for us to appear next to my bed-side stand, but we instead come out on top of my bed." "Still. It would be wise to take precaution when you return, Twilight Sparkle." says Princess Luna. "I will, thank you for the advice Princess Luna." "You said that the original portal spell was limited to one pony darling," chimes in Rarity, "how many will be allowed with the booster spell?" "Judging from the test I did with Rainbow Dash and Spike, I would guess that only three ponies can cross dimensions at a time. Which means..." "...only two can make the first trip out." Says Skylight. "Yes Skylight. The decision now is to decide who of us goes to Springfield." Everypony looks around at each other for a brief moment. Applejack steps forward. "You've gotta go sugarcube, ye're only one who can bring whoever goes out there back." she says There was no denying that, Applejack was right, everything would've been made redundant if Twilight didn't go to Springfield to ensure the travel arrangements back home were successful. "But who else should go along with me...?" she asks. "I think there's only one pony who would fit the bill." says Skylight. "Yeah! It has to be the one pony who Scootaloo would totally want to see in the whole wide world!" Sweetie Belle jumps in excited. At her enthusiasm, everypony looks at Rainbow Dash. "Me? But..." stutters Rainbow Dash. Skylight steps forward to stand next to Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow Dash, it has to be you. Scootaloo may be my daughter, and I love her to bits, I always will, she knows that. She looks up to you, to her, you're as Bart would put it 'Bigger than Jesus', I think she'd be overjoyed that you came to Springfield to bring her home." Skylight says, trying to encourage Rainbow Dash. It worked. "Alright! I'll do it! For the squirt!" Rainbow Dash proclaims. "Yeah!" the two fillies in the room cheer. "Alright everypony, this it. By the end of today, Scootaloo will be back in Equestria." Twilight declares. Rainbow Dash moves out of her position with the other Elements of Harmony, to join Twilight at her side. With each of the ponies standing in a line, Twilight turns to each of them. "Stay safe Sugarcube" says Applejack. "Be careful in Springfield" includes Fluttershy "Have fun" cheers Pinkie Pie "Take are of yourselves darlings" says Rarity. "Don't expose yourself too much, be discrete." says Princess Luna. "If the Simpsons ask, they are welcome to come to Equestria for a short stay" says Princess Celestia. "Good luck" says Skylight. "Yeah!" cheers Sweetie Belle "Bring Scootaloo back safe fer us!" exclaims Apple Bloom "I will Apple Bloom, and thank you Everypony" Twilight says. Turning to Rainbow Dash, "You ready to go Rainbow Dash?" "Ready as I'll ever be Twilight." says the Rainbow maned mare. Twilight fires up her horn, which glows with a magenta aura, then she fires a green orb at the wall. "Then lets go. See you soon everypony!" Twilight says, as she and Rainbow Dash trot through the portal and to Springfield.