"Alright. I call this meeting of the Cutie Mark Crusaders to order," Scootaloo stated as the CMC were inside their clubhouse, "Now...roll call. Applebloom?"
"Right here!" Applebloom responded.
"Sweetie Belle?"
"Present!" said filly raised her hoof.
"Timid Swallow?"
"A...Ano..r...right here," the shy pegasus filly raised her hoof shyly.
"Quirky?"
"Here here here!" Quirky smiled while bouncing.
"Dawn Star?"
"..."
"...Uh...Dawn Star?" Applebloom whispered to the Alicorn, who was busy reading a book at the moment.
"Huh? Oh! Uh...present!" Dawn Star replied as she put her book down.
"Little slow due to that book of yours, I see," Scootaloo sighed.
"Sorry. It's one of the books Twilight let me borrow last night," Dawn Star apologized.
"..." Scoots just sighed again before looking at Dawn in the eye, "If you're gonna hang out with us, please do your best to lay off the books."
"...Okay…" Dawn Star nodded before bringing her book back out, "Right after I read these next few pages."
The CMC facefaulted at that.
"...Ugh. Let me…" Mischief sighed as he snapped his fingers, making Dawn Star's book poof back to where it belongs, which was Twilight's Library.
"Hey! I wasn't done reading that!" Dawn Star snapped.
"Girl...you keep reading those books of yours and you'll turn into a bookworm," Mischief stated before poofing over to her and whispered into her ear, "And who knows? Maybe you'll meet...oops! Heh heh...almost spoiled it," he chuckled to himself before shrinking and poofing into Timid's backpack.
"...Who was he trying to say?" Dawn wondered, confused.
"Don't know..." Applebloom shrugged.
"Ok… so… what do we do now?" Dawn Star asked.
"Don't know...There has to be someway we can earn our Cutie Marks," Scootaloo replied before she looked at the others, "Does anypony have any ideas?"
"Hmm...what if we...no no...we tried that a few weeks ago...what if...no no...we'd need a ladder for that…" Quirky mumbled to herself before an idea popped into her head, "I got it!"
"What is it?!" the others asked in unison.
"Well...shoot I lost it," Quirky sighed.
"Man...this is hard…" Scootaloo noted.
"Agreed," Applebloom nodded.
"...we need a mini-vacation," Sweetie Belle suggested, "And I know just the place too!"
"Really?"
"Yeah. I heard there's this one place not to far from Ponyville that looks absolutely beautiful at night," Sweetie Belle replied.
"That sounds nice," Timid answered.
"Yeah. If I guess right, we'll be there and be back in Ponyville before the weekend's over," Sweetie Belle added.
"Nice. Of course...we'll need someone to look after us," Scootaloo stated.
"Yeah...Like mah sister and her friends," Applebloom added.
"A...ano...I...I can ask Onii-chan if h...he'd like to come along," Timid spoke up.
"Oh oh! I can grab some snacks for the trip! Like cookies, cupcakes, chips, apples, candy, and...!" Quirky began excitedly before Scootaloo placed a hoof on her mouth to quiet the Dark-Green filly.
"We get it Quirky…" Scootaloo chuckled a bit as she took her hoof off of Quirky's mouth, "Get what snacks you want, and we'll meet up outside Ponyville."
"Okay/h...hai," the rest of the CMC nodded as they let the club house.
---
(later that day)
"Okay...that should be everything," Twilight noted as she checked everything off the list of things needed for the trip, "All we have to do is wait for Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and Fluttershy. Once they get here, we'll be set for the trip."
"Cool," Silver Hawk nodded as he carried a few backpacks, "This trip sounds like it might be fun."
"Let's hope so...by the way...s...sorry for the way we acted when we were under the effects of the Love Poison," Twilight apologized with a small, sheepish chuckle.
"Oh. Uh...i...it's fine," Silver Hawk replied, a small blush on her face when he recalled what happened on Hearts and Hooves day.
"You sure Sugahcube? We uh...kinda got out of hand there," Applejack admitted.
"Yea, I'm sure," Silver Hawk nodded.
"...Very well...anyway…" Rarity began.
"Oooh~! This is going to be fun fun fun!" Pinkie cheered as she hopped around excitedly with Quirky.
"I know! We'll stay up all night telling stories, making smores, sleeping under the stars, this'll be the best...trip ever~!" Quirky squealed.
"Y...Yes, dears... This trip will be fun...unless something were to happen," Rarity stated, mumbling that last part to herself.
"DON'T SAY IT!" Quirky responded, somehow hearing that.
"...Okaaaaaay," Rarity sweatdropped a bit before she noticed three certain Pegasi walk over to the group, "Oh...here comes Rainbow Dash now."
"Hey everypony! Sorry I'm late," Dash replied as she motioned to Fluttershy, "Fluttershy had to finish packing a few extra things before we headed out."
"S..Sorry everypony. I...I just wanted to…" Fluttershy began before she noticed Silver Hawk, "...S...S...Silver Hawk?" she stuttered, a heavy blush beginning to form on her face.
"Oh… uh… hi Fluttershy-san," Silver Hawk replied with a blush just as Scootaloo caught up.
"H...hey guys. I'm ready to…" Scootaloo began before Fluttershy zoomed past her and hid behind Rainbow Dash, the shy mare trying to hide her heavily blushing face, "...go? Uh...is Fluttershy alright?"
"Ugh...No. Ever since that incident with the Love Poison, Fluttershy's been acting even more shy than usual," Rainbow Dash replied.
"I see…" Scootaloo noted with a sweat drop.
"..M...maybe I should go," Silver Hawk spoke, using his wings to try and hide his blush as he began to leave.
"W…wait!" Fluttershy spoke as she peeked her head out a bit from behind Rainbow Dash, "Y...you don't have to l...leave.."
"You sure?"
"Y….yes," Fluttershy nodded as he left her hiding place.
"..O...okay," Silver Hawk answered, both he and Fluttershy trying their best to get rid of their heavy blush.
"...well...this...kinda became awkward," RD noted with a sweatdrop before she turned to Twilight, "So uh...are we heading out now?"
"Well, from what Sweetie Belle told me, we're headed to Star Tree Glade," Twilight replied as she used her magic to pick up her backpack, "So...without further delays, let's head out."
And so they began their trek out of Ponyville to the place in question.
---
During their walk there, both Fluttershy and Silver Hawk tried their best to not look at one another without blushing heavily. Of course...some of the others in the group noticed this a bit and looked either confused or (in Rarity's case) give out a small, quiet awe.
"How cute," Rarity whispered.
"What?" Applejack asked, having heard what Rarity said since she was walking right next to her.
"Oh nothing," Rarity giggled a bit as she moved a bit further, leaving a confused Applejack.
"Ooookaaay…"
---
(a bit later)
"Are we there yet, Twilight?" Pinkie asked the Violet Alicorn.
"Pinkie, you and Quirky been asking ever since we left Ponyville, and I'll say it again, no we're not there yet," Twilight groaned.
"Oh..okay!" Pinkie giggled a bit as she walked away from her friend and walked next to Fluttershy, who was still blushing, "Hi Fluttershy!"
"Eep!" the shy mare yelped before looking at Pinkie, " O-oh. H...hi Pinkie."
"Sorry for spooking you, Fluttershy."
"I...It's okay, Pinkie," Fluttershy responded.
"...Fluttershy? Can I ask you something?" Pinkie asked the shy Pegasus Mare.
"Uh… well… okay."
"Well...ever since we've let Ponyville, you've been acting really, and I mean REALLLLLLLY shy around Silver Hawk. So I have to ask...do you...like-like him?" Pinkie asked, making Fluttershy blush so hard, her entire body was a beet red.
"W….w….what?" Fluttershy managed to squeak out.
"Well you see…" Pinkie started before Rarity, who had overheard what she said, rushed over and placed her hoof over Pinkie's mouth.
"Pinkie, darling, please don't rush her, okay?" Rarity responded, earning a nod from Pinkie.
"Th...thank you, Rarity," Fluttershy whispered as her blush began to die down.
"No problem, dear," Rarity nodded before whispering to Fluttershy, "And don't worry. You're secret's safe with me."
"...O…okay," Fluttershy nodded as they continued walking.
"So have you been to this Star Tree Glade Sweetie spoke of?" Scootaloo asked Rarity.
"No...but I did hear of a really romantic rumor about the fruit that grows there. They say that if two ponies that truly care for one another share a bite of the fruit...their hearts will be connected…forever," Rarity explained before giving off a small, romantic sigh.
Both Silver Hawk and Fluttershy, both Pegasi overhearing the explanation, froze up at that, the heavy blush returning even more for Fluttershy.
"You ok, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked, earning no response from the shy Pegasus Mare.
"O...Onii-chan? D...Daijoubu?" Timid asked, waving a hoof over her brother's face to see if she could get a response from him.
"Huh?" Silver Hawk responded in one second as he recovered from his temporary frozen state, "D...did you say something, Timid?"
"...You… ano...f...froze up there w...when Rarity-san w...was t-talking about th...that fruit," Timid replied with a stutter.
"What fruit?" Silver Hawk blinked in confusion.
"...ano…n-nevermind."
"...okaaay," Silver Hawk blinked a bit before looking up at the sky, which was beginning to darken, "It's almost night time, so why don't we try and find a spot to rest?"
"Good thinking," Twilight agreed as she spotted a clearing not too far from their location, "Let's rest there."
With that, the group headed for the clearing and prepared to settle in for the night.
"I was hoping we'd arrive at the Star Tree Glade tonight," Sweetie Belle sighed as she and the rest of the CMC tried to set up their tent.
"Sorry about that, Sweetie," Rarity apologized as she decided to help out.
"I...It's okay, sis. Maybe we can find it again next week," Sweetie Belle replied with a small, sad smile, 'I was really hoping to see that place before the weekend was over.'
"...Tell you what. After everypony is done setting their tents up, we'll make something to snack on before heading for bed. How's that sound?" Rarity asked her little sister, hoping to cheer the filly up a bit.
"...Okay," Sweetie Belle nodded, still feeling a bit down.
"...I really am sorry we couldn't find it tonight, Sweetie Belle. In truth…" Rarity began as she finished helping the CMC set up their tent, "I was hoping to see the Star Tree Glade myself."
This made Sweetie Belle smile a bit...before her and Rarity's stomachs began to growl, making both Unicorn's blush in embarrassment.
"...W...why don't we take a break?" Rarity asked her sister.
"Good idea," Sweetie Belle nodded.
"Yea," the others agreed.
---
(Later)
"..." Dawn Star blinked a bit as she and the others were sitting around a campfire, the Alicorn filly staring at the food before her, "...Twilight?"
"Yes Dawn Star?" Twilight responded as she turned her head to look at the filly.
"What's this?" Dawn Star asked, pointing at the food before her, "I know we cooked those Marshmallows, but why is it mushed between some chocolate and two graham crackers?"
"...It's called a S'more, Dawn Star," Twilight replied.
"S'more?" Dawn Star questioned, not sure what Twilight meant.
"Don't worry, I was as confused/curious as you were when I first made them," Twilight told the Alicorn filly.
"...I...is it good?" Dawn Star asked curiously.
"It sure is," Twilight nodded, taking a bite of her S'more.
Dawn Star looked unsure about eating the combination of foods before her, but she just picked it up with her magic and brought it to her mouth. She was about to take a bite before…
"Hey!"
"Kya!" Dawn Star yelped as she fell onto her back, causing her S'more to land on her face.
"Dawn Star, can you...uh...oopsey," Quirky blinked when she noticed Dawn Star giving her an irritated look, her face covered in what used to be her S'more, "Heh heh...sorry."
Dawn was about to growl when she started licking the S'more off her face, and was surprised by the taste.
"...Tasty," the Alicorn filly admitted.
"See, I told you," Twilight giggled before she noticed Fluttershy not eating her S'more, "...Fluttershy?"
"Uh… y-yes?" Futtershy asked, the shy mare snapping out of her trance.
"Are...you okay? You haven't eaten your S'more yet," Twilight stated.
"S...sorry. I...was thinking a...about something," Fluttershy answered, a small blush on her face as she took a small bite of her S'more.
"About what?"
"...N...Nothing!" Fluttershy squeaked out as she used her wings to hide her blushing face.
"Oh, sorry." Twilight apologized.
"I...It's okay…" Fluttershy replied, still using her wings to hide her face, "W...why don't we d-do something else?"
"Like what?" Dawn Star asked.
"Ooh! I know I know! How about a…" Quirky began when she pulled a flashlight out of nowhere and shined under her face and aid in a spook tone, "A Scaaaaaaary story~? Because it's not a camping trip with one~"
This suddenly got Fluttershy and Timid Swallow shaking nervously.
"...Uh...why don't we try something else?" Silver Hawk suggested, seeing how scared his little sister and Fluttershy were acting, "I mean...we could still try and tell stories. Just...no scary ones. Okay?"
"...Fair enough," Quirky sighed as she put her flashlight away.
"Maybe next time," Pinkie Pie assured.
"Yeah…" Quirky sighed before she cheered back up, "So...who wants to go first?"
"If you don't mind, I have a story to tell; it's about Star Tree Glade, and there's actually an interesting story behind it," Rarity answered, getting everypony's attention.
"We're listenin'," AJ said.
"Okay then. Years ago, back when Ponyville was still being built, there were two ponies that loved each other very much. But...back then, there were some Pegasi and Unicorns that were still bitter towards one another, so the two lovers, which happened to be a Pegasi and Unicorn, met up in a special spot every night to see each other. That spot just happened to be Star Tree Glade. These two ponies dubbed it this because not only of how beautiful it looks at night, but also due to some star shaped leaves and fruit some of the trees have. Also, if anyone wasn't paying attention to what I said earlier when we were walking, there's something really interesting about the fruits that grow in the Star Tree Glade. They say that if two Ponies share one of those fruits, their hearts will be connected forever."
"Connected?" RD raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Wh...what do you mean by that?" Timid Swallow asked.
"Well...what I mean is...even if the two who share the fruit were separated from each other, or if something happened to either of them, they'll always be together in eachother's hearts," Rarity explained.
"Aww~" some of the other ponies smiles, thinking how sweet of a story that sounded.
"I know...oh! And one last thing. They say every 30 moons, you can see the spirits of the two lovers, still sharing their love for one another," Rarity added before giving off a small, romantic sigh.
"Sounds sweet," Sweetie admitted.
"Y...yeah. I...it is," Fluttershy added with a stutter, the shy Mare looking a bit at Silver Hawk before turning away with a heavy blush on her face.
"Are you okay, Fluttershy?" Applejack asked as she looked at the shy Mare.
"Y...yes! L...let's just hear another st...story, o..okay?" Fluttershy responded, hoping to change the conversation.
"Um… okay…" Twilight nodded, "So, who's got another story?"
"I think I got one," RD spoke.
"...It wouldn't happen to involve Daring Do, would it?"
"Uh...no?"
"Just checking."
"Right. Hmm…" Rainbow Dash began to ponder a bit, trying to think of a good story to tell until she thought of the perfect one, "Anypony here ever heard of FireFly?"
"...No. I believe we haven't," Twilight admitted with everypony else nodding in agreement.
"Well...if you thought I was fast, think again. FireFly was the fastest Pegasus who ever lived. They say she could go so fast, she could blow away an entire hurricane!"
"Wow!" Scootaloo gawked.
"That's SOOOOO cool!" Pinkie Pie awed.
"Heck yeah it was!" Rainbow Dash grinned as she gazed up at the sky, "Nopony knows where she is now...but they say if you see a light-blue and pinkish fireball-like streak across the sky, it's probably her."
"Really?!" Quirky asked in awe.
"Really really. In fact…" RD began with a small smile, the rainbow-maned pegasus still looking up at the night sky, "Someday...I hope to meet her..."
"So COOL!" Scootaloo squealed in excitement, the Pegasus filly already imagining her idol/big-sister figure racing against FireFly.
"Okay okay...settle down, Scootaloo," Twilight giggled a bit as she turned back to the other ponies, "So..anypony else want to tell a story, or is that it?"
---
Later
As Pinkie was ready to tell another story, Timid yawned and looked like she would fall asleep any second.
"...Why don't we end things off? It's getting pretty late after all," Silver Hawk suggested.
"But we're not…" Scootaloo began before she began to yawn.
"C'mon, you six, Silver Hawk's right; it is getting late," AJ stated as she helped Applebloom over to the CMC's tent.
"Yeah...we'll see you in the morning," Rainbow Dash added as she picked up the tired Scootaloo and carried her over to the tent as well.
"Yes, quite right," Rarity added as she did the same with Sweetie Belle.
"Yeah…" Pinkied added, the pink, party pony doing the same with Quirky.
"Sleep tight now," Twilight smiled as she did the same with Dawn Star, but as Fluttershy was about to do it with Timid Swallow, Silver Hawk walked over too and accidentally bumped into her.
"Oops! G...gomen, Fluttershy-san," Silver Hawk apologized, a small blush on his face.
"I...it's okay," Fluttershy stuttered, a small blush on her face as well own before both of them decided to take Timid Swallow over together, "...G...Gomen…"
"Hmm?" Silver Hawk blinked as he turned his head towards her, "About what?"
"A...about...w-what happened o...o-on Hearts and Hooves day," Fluttershy said, her blush increasing.
"...O...oh! It...it was nothing. You couldn't help it," Silver Hawk replied, his blush increasing a bit as well.
"...I...I guess…" Fluttershy stuttered a bit as she and Silver Hawk arrived at the CMC's tent, "I...I'll t-tuck T..timid in i...if that's okay."
"S...sure," Silver Hawk nodded as he watched Fluttershy carry a tired Timid inside, 'I can see why Timid likes to visit her everyday...she's really nice and caring. N..not to mention, sh...she's really pr...ack! N..no! c..calm down, Silver Hawk. Sh..she's just a friend...a really...really...really kind friend.'
He just continued to watch before seeing Fluttershy gave a slight hug too Timid before the shy mare gently placed Timid in her sleeping bag.
"Good night, Timid," Fluttershy whispered even more quietly than usual.
"G...good night…" Timid replied in a sleepy tone as she fell asleep.
It wasn't much longer until Fluttershy and Silver Hawk walked back out of the CMC's tent.
"Th...thanks for tucking T...Timid in, Fluttershy-san," Silver Hawk spoke, breaking the silence between the two.
"Oh… i...it… was nothing," Fluttershy responded with a blush.
"Y...yeah…" Silver Hawk nodded with a blush, "Uh...d...do you w...want t...to look at the stars a b...bit more before w...we head for bed?"
"G...Good idea," Fluttershy answered as she and Silver Hawk sat down and looked up at the night sky, "...It…It looks very… nice out."
"Y...yeah. I...It does," Silver Hawk nodded, 'Come on..try and say something else...' "S...so...T...Timid's starting to t...take a sh...shining to you, F...Fluttershy-san."
"Really? Oh… my…"
"Y...yeah. I...I think she sees you l...like a big sister.." Silver Hawk added, "A...and I can see why. y...you're really kind and sweet."
"..." Fluttershy only smiled, a blush increasing across her face as she unconciously moved a bit closer to him, "A...A...Arigatou…"
"...You're welcome…" Silver Hawk smiled back in response, a blush increasing across his face as well.
They just remained silent, looking up at what starry sky was visible from the ground. It was then both Fluttershy and Silver Hawk's left front hooves unconsciously touch each other, causing the two to snap out of their little daze and move their hooves back a bit.
"G...gomen," both pegasi apologized as they looked away from one another, the blush on their faces increasing more.
They just sheepishly looked at each other until Silver decided to return to his tent until something caught his eye.
"...Nani?" the Snow-white Pegasus blinked as he walked over to a nearby tree and looked up, seeing a star-shaped fruit hanging from it, 'A Star shaped fruit? Why...wait. Rarity-san said these grow in the Star Tree Glade. So..does that mean…?''
"I...is everything okay?" Fluttershy asked as she walked over to him before she noticed the fruit as well. "A… a star-shaped fruit? Does… does that mean…?"
"Yeah...I think this place is actually…" Silver Hawk began before he noticed the clouds covering the night sky began to move away, revealing the full moon as it shined down on the Mane 6 and CMC's camping site, and somehow, the light was enough to wake everypony up.
"What's going on?" Scootaloo yawned as she and the rest of the CMC poked their heads out of the tent.
"I don't know...but it...got...bright.." Sweetie Belle replied slowly before she noticed the trees beginning to sparkle a bit, almost like they had miniature stars shining on them. "Oh my… can it be…?!"
"It...it is!" Rarity gasped as she walked out of her tent, "T...Twilight! W...we found it! This..this is the Star Tree Glade!"
"Really?" Twilight asked as she and the other mares came out and were all impressed by what they saw.
"Wow...pretty," Pinkie Pie awed.
"Ah'll say..." Applejack added.
"Awesome…" Rainbow Dash added.
"Ugh...what's going on out here?" Mischief's voice began as he poked out of the CMC's tent, a sleeping cap on his head, "Can't a dragon get...some...woah."
It was obvious everypony was amazed by the sight of the Star Tree Glade.
"S...sugoi…" Silver Hawk awed with Fluttershy, both pegasi unaware that they were standing close to each other, and they didn't even notice the one star fruit drop near them.
"H...hai…" Fluttershy agreed before she saw something in the corner of her eye. She then tapped Silver Hawk on the shoulder, catching his attention as she pointed forward.
Silver Hawk looked at the direction she was pointing at and saw two, transparent ponies staring at one another lovingly before they lovingly nuzzled against each other.
"...Suge…" he gasped, recognizing it was the couple Rarity spoke of in her story.
"..." Fluttershy was about to say something before smiling a bit, seeing how the others were too busy gazing at the trees, not noticing the couple, 'No...I don't want to ruin this moment...' she then looked a bit at Silver Hawk, who was watching the couple with a small smile, 'E...Especially s...since I h...have him to share it with.'
Then, Silver Hawk turned to see the star fruit that had fallen onto the ground. He then picked it up and looked at it a bit before looking over at Fluttershy, a blush forming on his face, knowing the story behind the fruit.
"...F...Fluttershy-san?" Silver Hawk spoke quietly.
"Y...yes?" Fluttershy replied as she turned to face him...but not before blushing when she saw the fruit Silver hawk was holding, "Wh...where did you…?"
"I...it must've fallen down the tree while we were looking at the trees," Silver Hawk replied.
"I… I see…"
"...y...you w...want to...t...try it?" Silver Hawk asked, the blush on his face increasing.
"EH?! R-Really?" Fluttershy gasped quietly, her face blushing like mad.
"Y...yeah...y...you know. T...to see if that part of Rarity-san's st...story is true," Silver Hawk replied, his blush increasing.
"Uh… okay…" Fluttershy blushed as Silver Hawk broke the fruit into two pieces. and handed the shy mare the other half.
"W...well….h-here goes nothing," Silver Hawk stuttered.
Fluttershy nodded before both took a bite of the fruit.
"...A...anything?" Silver Hawk asked.
"...N...no. I...I don't f..feel anything," Fluttershy replied with a small, stutter.
"Maybe it's not immediate."
"M...maybe…" Fluttershy shrugged.
"Y...yeah…" Silver Hawk nodded before he and Fluttershy gazed back over at the couple, who began to disappear, "W...well...t...tonight turned out to be…"
"A...Amazing?" Fluttershy asked.
"Y...yeah...that," Silver Hawk noted.
"That was great!" Sweetie smiled.
"Yeah...I don't think I'll never forget this night...ever," Dawn Star added.
"Not by a long shot," Scootaloo agreed.
"Yeah...too bad we don't have a camera..." Quirky sighed a bit.
"Yea…" Applebloom sighed as well.
"H...hai…" Timid added.
"Well, as beautiful as this is, we should get to bed now," Twilight figured.
"Yea…" Dawn agreed yawning.
"Hey Fluttershy. Ya comin'..." Rainbow Dash began before Rarity shushed her.
"Keep it down for now, Dash," Rarity replied.
"Oh right..sorry," Rainbow Dash apologized as she flew over to her tent.
Rarity just smiled as the other mares walked to the tent, leaving Fluttershy and Silver Hawk sitting in the moonlight.
"...It's a lovely night out…" Silver Hawk admitted.
"Yeah...it really is," Fluttershy agreed..
"...m...maybe we can d...do this again again sometime?" Silver Hawk asked, a small blush on his face."
"H...Hai… maybe…" Fluttershy agreed with an equally small blush before she began to yawn, "...I...I guess I'll s...see you in the morning."
"Hai… g'night, Fluttershy-san…" Silver Hawk replied as he walked over to his tent.
"G...good night...S...Silver Hawk-k...kun," Fluttershy smiled, saying that last part quietly as she walked back over to her tent as well.
---
(the next day)
The group woke up to see the Glade looked great during the day, yet admittedly not as wonderful as it was at night.
"Well, that was a fun trip, but I think it's time we head home now," Twilight noted as she used her magic to place her supplies back in her backpack.
"Agreed. After all, Sweetie Belle and her friends have school tomorrow," Rarity stated.
"Good point," Scootaloo agreed as she and the rest of the CMC were also packing up.
"Yeah. I hope we can have another camping trip soon," Sweetie Belle said.
"Agreed," Applebloom nodded.
"H...hai. I...I'd like to s-see the trees sparkle like last night again. D...demo...w...we need to head home," Timid added with a stutter.
"Me too, that was just so gorgeous! Like remember when we saw the two ponies in love with each other in the moonlight?" Quirky smiled.
"Yeah. That...wait," Scootaloo blinked as she and the rest of the CMC looked at the dark-green filly in confusion, "We didn't see them last night, Quirky."
"You didn't?" Quirky tilted her head in confusion.
"No."
"...Oh. It must've just been me, Timid's brother, and Fluttershy who saw them then," Quirky shrugged as she finished packing her stuff.
"Eh?" Silver Hawk gawked as he and Fluttershy overheard what Quirky said.
"Y...You saw them, too?" Fluttershy asked as she and Silver looked at the Dark-Green filly.
"Yep," she nodded, "I noticed them while everypony else was looking at the trees and stars last night."
"Huh…d...did you happen to see anything else last night?" Silver Hawk asked, a small blush on his and Fluttershy's face as they recalled what happened last night.
"...No. What else happened?" Quirky asked, tilting her head cutely in confusion.
"N...nothing. J...just asking," Silver Hawk chuckled nervously a bit before letting out a mental sigh of relief with Fluttershy doing the same.
"..." Quirky just blinked at that before shrugging, "Ok…"
This allowed Fluttershy and Silver Hawk smiled as they resumed packing their things.
"Okay… I see we're all packed, let's get going," Twilight spoke as the group began to leave.
---
And it actually didn't take the group long to return to Ponyville, most of the group returning to their homes once they got back, which was lucky since it was almsot night time once again.
"Well, I guess we'll be seeing each other tomorrow," Scootaloo figured with the rest of the CMC as they wanted to meet up before returning home.
"Yeah. See you tomorrow, guys," Dawn Star said as she followed Twilight home.
"Same here…" Sweetie Belle added as she did the same, following her sister.
"Bye everypony. See you all at school tomorrow!" Quirky waved as she left with Pinkie.
"Goodbye. Hope to see ya tomorrow," Applebloom added as she left with her sister as well.
"Ano… s-sayonara," Timid added before leaving with her brother before said, snow-white pegasus turned his head to Fluttershy.
"A...ano...B...bye, Fluttershy-san," Silver Hawk said, a small blush on his face as he and Timid resumed walking home.
"B...bye," Fluttershy nodded, a small blush on her face as well before she returned to her home in the woods.
"Ready to head home?" Rainbow Dash asked Scootaloo.
"Yep," she nodded before Scootaloo hopped onto Dash's back and Dash flew her home.
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(a bit later)
Later, Scootaloo and Dash were brought back to the filly's home.
"Well, here we are," Dash smiled as Scoots hopped off.
"Thanks for the ride home," Scootaloo thanked her idol/big-sister figure.
"No prob, Squirt," Rainbow Dash nodded before seeing Scootaloo trying to reach for the doorknob, a key in the young filly's mouth, "...Need some help there?"
"No no...I got it...I almost got…" Scootaloo began before her wings gave out, causing her to fall to the ground, "...yes."
Rainbow just nodded as she took the key, unlocked the door and opened it for Scootaloo.
"There you go, Scoots," Dash told her, "Now hurry inside before your parents get home."
"..."
"...What's wrong?" RD asked when she saw the saddened look on the filly's face.
"N...nothing. G...good night," was all Scootaloo said as she closed the door.
"...Weird…" RD blinked before she began to ponder, 'Why did she look like that when I mentioned her parents? In fact...I don't think I've ever seen her parents before...'
Dash just sighed, not sure what else to do before she began to leave, but not before taking one last look at Scootaloo's home, a concerned look on her face. And so she just flew off towards her home with the same concerned look. She then began to leave before she noticed a note on the ground.
"Hmm? What's this?" the rainbow-maned Pegasus blinked before she bent down and looked at the note, "...'Please...take care of...my baby?' What pony would leave this here, and who's it for?"
Unaware to her, a cloaked figure was watching nearby from the bushes before the figure looked at Scootaloo's home, a look of regret in her eyes as she began to walk away.