> Self Discovery > by Tessa > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue 1: Sweetie Belle > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self Discovery: Prologue 1: Sweetie Belle The smell of smoke woke Rarity up. Sweetie Belle was "cooking" again. Rarity raced down the stairs and grabbed the fire extinguisher just in case. Rarity sighed, luckily Sweetie hadn't caused a fire. Though she had burnt the food. "Fudge! I burnt the food again!" Sweetie shouted in frustration. The door opened and Rarity realized that she had overslept. She quickly got ready for work and greeted her first costumers of the day. "What is that horrid smell?" A snobby voice asked. "It's probably that blank-flank Sweetie what's her face's cooking." A slightly lower snobby voice answered. "Maybe her special talent is being a horrible cook!" The first voice said laughing. Then they both were laughing. Once they both started laughing Sweetie Belle knew exactly who they were. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. A tear fell from Sweetie's eye as she cleaned up the burnt food. As she did that she came up with a plan. "Hey Rarity I'm going crusading. I cleaned up the mess I made when I was cooking." Sweetie said not acknowledging that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were there. "Ok Sweetie. Good luck." Rarity said to her little sister before turning back to her costumers. "I must go on this quest." Sweetie Belle said as soon as she left. "It's a good thing I've been practicing my magic in both Twilight Time and when I have free time." She said her horn glowing a bright green. The items she would need for this journey were all there. "Good bye." Sweetie whispered saying good bye to everypony for a very long time. > Prologue 2: Scootaloo > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue 2: Scootaloo Scootaloo was riding on her scooter as usual and saw the town bullies. She veered away from their direction but ran into a tree. "She can't even ride her scooter without being stupid!" Diamond Tiara said laughing at poor Scootaloo. "Maybe the chicken's special talent is being stupid, useless, flightless, and a blank-flank!" Silver Spoon said laughing histaricly. Scootaloo got back up from her collision and rubbed her head. She rolled her eyes and picked up her scooter and headed home. And by home I mean the orphanage. Ever since Scootaloo was little she had been an orphan. The two bullies were still following Scootaloo and once she arrived at the orphanage the two bullies spoke up. "It's no wonder the chicken's an orphan!" Diamond Tiara said laughing as Scootaloo grabbed her scooter and went inside. Scootaloo slammed her door closed as hard as she could wanting to beat Diamond and Silver up. Once in her room Scootaloo screamed into her pillow. Seeing the art suplise she had gotten for her birthday from Apple Bloom, Scootaloo started to draw a picture. The picture showed Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon being fed to sharks. Though she had thought that drawing the two bullies in pain or something would make her feel better, it didn't. Scootaloo was gripping the crayon in her hoof a bit too tight and it snapped. As the crayon snapped Scootaloo snapped back to reality and got an idea. Gathering a few esentules Scootaloo snuck out of the orphanage. Looking around, like she would if she was at the cross walk if they had any carriages in Ponyille for every and anypony, she saw that nopony was around. "Hey Scootaloo! Wanna hang out today?" Asked a familiar rainbow maned pegasus. Scootaloo normally would be freaking out on the outside, but she wasn't because she had to go. "I'd love to Rainbow, but I can't." Scootaloo said. "How come?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Because umm..." Scootaloo said her mind racing trying to find a lie that Rainbow Dash would believe. And Rainbow's interrogating look wasn't helping. "Well?" Rainbow said growing impatient. "I have to go visit a friend who moved and she's ill and want's to see me! Yeah a friend!" Scootaloo said lying to her hero. "Oh ok. Well maybe next time. I hope your friend feels better soon!" Rainbow said before taking off. "Now off to go do my plan I have!" Scootaloo said trotting away from Ponyville. > Prologue 3: Apple Bloom > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue 3: Apple Bloom "The Zap Apples! The Zap Apples!" Apple Bloom repeatedly shouted excitedly knocking down everything in her path. "Whoa there! Slow down Apple Bloom!" Applejack said trying and failing to catch Apple Bloom. The Zap Apple trees were surrounded by a beautiful rainbow light. Much like the light that came from the Crystal Empire, Applejack noted. "Ah'll go get the paint!" Apple Bloom said galloping up the stairs to the attic. "Pink paint. Pink paint. Pink paint. Pink paint. Pink paint. Pink paint. Were is the pink paint? Ah ah!" Apple Bloom said looking for the pink paint. Carefully walking down the stairs Apple Bloom took the paint and a few brushes into the kitchen. The sent of paint soon filled the room, as Apple Bloom opened up one of the cans of paint. Grabbing a brush Apple Bloom painted many pink polka dots on the walls, floors, and everything else. "Apple Bloom! Why don't ya come 'n help Big Mac and ah harvest the Zap Apples!" Applejack shouted from outside. Apple Bloom excitedly galloped outside to help harvest the Zap Apples. Gathering any apples that her older siblings threw at her to catch, Apple Bloom was zipping everywhere. But then Apple Bloom saw something dreadful. Trying to get away from it but also catch the apples she crashed into one of the Zap Apple trees and was zapped. "Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! The blank-flank looks even more stupid that usual!" A snooty voice said laughing histaricly. The laugh made Apple Bloom furious, she looked around for a stick to snap. She found a very thick one and bent it with all her might and fury at Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. SNAP!!! The sound of the stick snapping surprised Apple Bloom and she snapped back to reality and forgot about her fury and stared at the broken stick in amazement. She knew she was strong but that stick was thick! Looking at the stick she came up with a plan. Apple Bloom decided to not (in full detail) tell her sister what she was going to do. "Hey Sis! I forgot we have some crusadin' to do today. See ya later!" Apple Bloom lied to her big sister. "See ya Sis. Good luck!" Applejack said to her little sister. "I must go on a journey of self discovery!" The three little fillies said unknowingly simultaneously.