Scootaloo opened her eyes and found herself at the local skate park on a sunny day. She grabbed her scooter, then nearly tripped once she saw Sunset Shimmer a few feet away from the park's entrance. The Crusader blinked in surprise, then headed in the rocker's direction.
Sunset's expression became fearful, and she turned around and ran away.
"Sunset! Wait!" Scootaloo hopped on her scooter, and started chasing her.
"Go away," the rocker shouted.
"But I want to talk to you!" Scootaloo sped up, getting closer and closer until her scooter abruptly stopped. With a yelp, the Crusader nearly hit her face on a sidewalk. She slowly got up and took off her helmet. That was strange... she didn't see anything ahead of her that could've caused this to happen. Upon inspecting the ground, she noticed her scooter got stuck in a pit or tar.
"What the?!" Scootaloo tried to pull it out, but to no avail. She decided to leave it there and catch up with Sunset. She'd have to hoof it. With a quick series of stretches, the Crusader took off in pursuit.
Crowds upon crowds of people appeared off in the distance, confusing Scootaloo. There wasn't supposed to be anything going on today! As she continued forth, she pushed through the masses. Over time, the atmosphere began to change. Blue walls began to close in as the scent of food wafted around the Crusader's nose. Shouts of anger and sorrow began to sound off.
Scootaloo stopped in her tracks momentarily. Something about all of this seemed unnervingly familiar... with a rapid shake of her head, she continued forth with determination. She had to find Sunset Shimmer, no matter what! She needed to apologize for the wrong she did!
The crowds became more and more dense as Scootaloo pressed on, making it harder to move forward. The shouting grew in volume as the scent of food became stronger, and it was at that moment that it all dawned on the Crusader. The color drained from her face. This was where Sunset...
"Oh, crap."
Suddenly, as though sensing Scootaloo's thoughts, the entire crowd of people started moving the opposite direction she was taking to get to Sunset. The Crusader yelped, then against her better judgment, went against the herd mentality that she had unwittingly created.
The crowd began to move faster, and Scootaloo put both of her arms to her chest as she pushed on through. At this point, she didn't care what happened to her as long as she got to speak to Sunset!
A sudden gust of air blew past the Crusader, causing her to trip. How was that possible? She was indoors!
The people began to run as they started pushing each other away, and a loud noise sounded off in the distance. Scootaloo struggled to get up as several bystanders repeatedly knocked her down to the floor. Frustration built up within the Crusader, and she roared with anger. Several of those in the crowd stopped for a moment and let her stand up.
The noise became louder, and Scootaloo realized her mistake in continuing forward, despite everything else telling her not to.
Sunset Shimmer's scream reverberated through the Crusader's ears, and the sheer force of it sent her flying into a wall... where she lost consciousness.
Scootaloo opened her eyes in a daze. How long had she been out? She shook her head rapidly and looked around, only for fear to grip her.
The cafeteria tables had melted into a liquid substance as flames danced around the floor. There was a rancid burning odor wafting around Scootaloo, and she had suppress a gag at the smell. The rafters with the school's logo were burning brightly as the roof began to crack open.
"I-I have to get out of here!"
Scootaloo ran off, trying to remember where the nearest exit was until a sinister laugh stopped her dead in her tracks.
"Scootaloo, Scootaloo, Scootaloo..." a familiar voice said in disappointment.
Fear's grip tightened as the Crusader turned around.
"You should have backed out when you had the chance," Sunset's demon form said as she folded her arms with a grin.
"I... I-I," Scootaloo stammered.
"Yes?"
The Crusader's mouth hung open as flames began to spread around her.
"I can wait as long as I have to, take your time," the demon said patiently. "Just remember that you can't."
The roof of the cafeteria cracked again, then collapsed around Scootaloo.
"I just wanted to apologize," the Crusader blurted out.
The demon raised an eyebrow. "Apologize?" She snorted, then giggled... then descended into a laughing fit that caused the whole cafeteria to shake. Scootaloo remained still, terrified until the demon finished and wiped away a tear. "Oh, that's the funniest thing I've heard since the Fall Formal!"
The Crusader blinked. "...What?"
"I don't buy it," the demon said plainly. "If you were really and truly sorry, you would be sincere about it, not just saying you're going to do it!"
Scootaloo took a deep breath, then exhaled. "Sunset Shimmer... I'm sorry. My friends and I didn't mean for this all to happen to you."
"You didn't mean for it to happen? Hah!" The demon stretched out her palms and threw a fireball at the Crusader.
Scootaloo screamed and shielded herself with her arms, only to realize that she was still alive.
"What did y-"
Pillars of flame erupted in a circle around the Crusader. "Holy!"
The demon laughed. "I'm going to enjoy watching you suffer!"
"I apologized," Scootaloo said as the flames drew closer.
"That you did," The demon said. "But like I said," her face contorted in fury. "You should have backed out when you had the chance."
The flames engulfed Scootaloo, and she screamed and writhed in agony as searing pain coursed through her body.
Scootaloo woke up in a cold sweat, panting.