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// Sweetie wakes up 
// Story: Chaos Mark Crusaders: RotE Episode 8 
// by Dream Volt 
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I held the brush up with my magic and smiled.  I was getting much better.  I didn't drop it at all.  My mane looked really nice today too.  It was like the purple and pink were more purple and pink, but not any darker, but sill more.  Is that really possible?  Then I pushed some of my mane to look just above my horn and see if it was still there.  The mark was a jumble of green notes crisscrossing each other.  But that book Twilight gave us about cutie marks was really clear.  They shouldn't appear anywhere else.  It didn't seem to be Cutie Pox since I didn't even have one in the right place, and wasn't getting anymore.

"Sweetie Belle." Called Rarity

"I didn't do it."

"Do what?"

I heard somepony trot up behind me.  "I don't know.   I didn't do anything, so I know it's not my fault."

"Yes, well I just wanted to say your friends are here."

"Oh, okay."

Rarity let out a sigh.  She seemed to sigh an awful lot lately.  I rushed down the stairs and outside as quick as I could.  It was nice Rarity was finally home but it was kind of fun staying at Applebloom's until she got back.  Since we don't have school we could get right to the crusading.  I hopped in the wagon and Scootaloo took off.  Ever since that scary jet thing she's been pushing herself to go faster and unfortunately it's been working.  Applebloom and I were both holding onto the wagon really tightly to make sure we didn't fall out.  Applebloom had talked about adding something to make sure we stayed in but she hadn't done anything to the wagon yet.

"Uh, could we maybe try something safe today?" I said

"No way." Scootaloo shook her head.  "I was so close in that thing Blinkie built.  It's too bad now she has to ask your sisters if it's okay to give us stuff."

"Ah still don't get why your parents don't care."

"It's the pegasi way.  Freedom, both good and bad, you know the deal."

Applebloom and I both shook our heads back and forth.  She slowed down a little to look back at us, and we cringed since she didn't stop.  I was glad when she turned back around, though not so glad when she sped up again

"Whatever, that's not important.  I guess we can at least try something slower.  I know I won't get my cutie mark, but we made a promise, right?"

"Yea, until we all get our marks."  I began

"We'll do all we can to help each other." Added Scootaloo

"Until we're blank flanks no more."

We then all laughed.  We talked about it after Applebloom seemed to get her cutie mark, and we realized we didn't want that to split us up.  I asked about what we do when we all have our cutie marks, but they were already gone, and I didn't want to bring it up again.  Why is it most ponies don't take the time to think things through?