Truths of a prophecy

by Cookiedash

Cutie mark crusaders-Prophecy completers! YAY! (Part 3)

It had been about two weeks since Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle had gotten their respective elements, and the CMC still didn't have their cutie mark. Or any answers to the prophecy.

"Ughhh. Why is this so hard?" Scootaloo complained.

"Yeh! It wus easy ta start with!" Applebloom added.

"Oh come on. It's not that bad. We've figured out most of it. We just need to know who the 'queen' is and what the 'mess' is." Sweetie Belle said, trying to cheer her friends up.

"I guess you're right, but, what about when the prophecy says 'Faith shall rise and find it's strength, the three shall follow, finding their marks'?" Scootaloo asked.

"Hmm, maybe we need ta battle this mess first. Then we c'n git our cutie marks!" Applebloom exclaimed.

"YEH!" Scootaloo agreed "What do you think our cutie marks will look like?"

"Ah don't know, but Ah bet they'll be somthin' amazin'!"

"So, what's our plan?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Whut d'ya mean?"

"Well, if we are going to battle this mess, defend the queen and get our cutie marks, then we are going to need a plan of action."

"Sweetie's right! I say we head down to the Everfree forest tonight and talk to Nightmare moon about it, tell her what we know." Scootaloo said.

"Ah agree with Scoot's. Nightmare moon gave us this prophecy ta complete, an' we need ta help her out. You comin' Sweetie?"

"Ummm. I'm not sure. Do you think that's safe? I mean, wont our sisters and Rainbow Dash freak out?"

"Don't worry about them, we'll be in and out of the Everfree forest before you can say 'Wonderbolt'!" Scootaloo reassured her friend.

--Time skip-(12:00am)--

"Wonderbolt." Sweetie Belle squeaked under her breath. She and her two friends were standing on the outskirts of the Everfree forest. They had snuck out of the castle a few hours ago, when everypony had gone to bed.

"Right, are you girls ready?" Scootaloo asked. The other two only responded by getting into the wagon that was attached to Scootaloo's scooter. After Scootaloo made sure that they were in safely, she started to flap her wings. Eventually, they buzzed and were pushing Scootaloo and the wagon with Sweetie Belle and Applebloom in it, along into the forest.

Hours had passed since entering the forest and the CMC still hadn't found the castle, even at top speed.

"Where are we Scoot's? We were supposed to be there ages ago!" Sweetie Belle complained.

"I know! I've been following the path we took to get to the castle, but now it seems like the forest goes on forever!" Scootaloo replied.

"Did ya take a wrong turn or somethin'" Applebloom asked.

"No! I've been going straight, I took the path that leads right down to the castle."

"Well, maybe ya did take a wrong turn." Applebloom persisted. Before Scootaloo could retort, Sweetie Belle spoke up.

"Hey, I don't recognize this part of the forest. And we have been going the right way, I've been following the map to help Scootaloo. We should ha-."

"Wait, ya'll got a map of the Everfree? How'dya do that?" Applebloom interjected.

"I made it when we went in to try and trap some beasts, so we wouldn't get lost. I drew a map all the way up to the castle." Sweetie Belle replied, "Anyway, as I was saying, we should have been there by now."

"Hey guys, I can see light up ahead." Scootaloo suddenly called back to them. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom both peered out the side of the wagon. Up ahead, the trees ended. They seemed to pan out into a vast area of dry land.

"That's funny. I didn't think that the Everfree forest would end this quickly." Sweetie Belle stated

"What d'ya mean? Ah thought it stopped at the castle?" Applebloom inquired, turning to face her friend

"I mean, I thought it carried on after that, so if we've missed the castle, I didn't think the forest would end this early." Sweetie Belle responded. Both she and Applebloom looked back to the front just as the wagon passed through the last layer of trees and into the open desert. It was a vast land. The dirt was dry and cracked, the ground was flat, no hills or dips had been placed anywhere. The tree line that the three fillies had just burst through stretched out far to the left and right before disappearing. It was morning by now, the sun had started to peek over the horizon. In the distance, lit up by the little light the sun gave, the three could see a faint trail of smoke. The smoke came from a large building. The building, although too far away to really see it clearly, looked futuristic. It had a tall, curvy, yet straight, shape to it. It was taller in the middle and got shorter as the building neared it's walls.

"Hey, are you two seeing that building?" Scootaloo asked

"Yeh, I can see it. It's a very weird building." Sweetie Belle added,

"Let's go an' explore it!" Applebloom shouted.

"YEH! Maybe that's where the next clue to the prophecy is!" Scootaloo agreed, then she started to flap her wings faster to get a boost and the three shot off towards the strange building.

--Meanwhile in Canterlot--

"SWEETIE BELLE!"
"APPLEBLOOM!"
"SCOOTALOO" three terrified mares shouted for their sisters.