It was around mid day, the sun was at its peak in the sky without a cloud to ruin it. The clubhouse held two fillies, one sat on a bean bag as she read a book while the other laid her head down on the podium in front of her.
"What's taking that Scootaloo so long?" Apple Bloom said annoyed as she lifted her head up with a bored expression.
"I hope she didn't forget we were going crusading today," Sweetie Belle said as she flipped a page.
Apple Bloom let her head fall into the podium below her. "Ah swear if Scootaloo forgot we were crusading today..."
"Well she is forgetful but Miss Cheerilee did look annoyed after Scootaloo turned in that paper, what was that all about?" Sweetie Belle flipped another page.
"Ah don't know..." Apple Bloom picked her face up and there was a long pause. "So, what are yawl reading?"
"Miss Cheerilee's lesson the other day inspired me to learn about bugs so I went over to Twilight's to find a book on the subject but turns out that they were all being borrowed," Sweetie said in a unamused tone.
"Like.. Every single one?" Apple Bloom questioned.
"Not even a dictionary page on one.. So I just picked up this one, its about robots." Sweetie said in a dull voice.
The door opened and a orange pegasus trotted inside and threw herself on a bean bag. "I'm sorry" Scootaloo dropped her head into the depths of the bean bag.
Sweetie put a bookmark in her book and sat it aside. "What happened?"
"Yeah, you did kind of make us wait for like two hours..." Apple Bloom responded wanting an explanation.
Scootaloo turned over belly up on the bean bag. "I tried forging my parents signature on the field trip paper."
"Really?" Sweetie looked down to Scootaloo.
"Yeah..." Scootaloo looked ashamed.
"Does that mean you won't be coming on the field trip?" Apple Bloom asked.
"No..." Scootaloo said in a defeated voice while throwing her hooves into her eye's.
Sweetie and Apple Bloom looked to each other with frowns.
"Hey Scootaloo, is there anything that we can help with?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Anything at all!" Sweetie smiled.
"Well... No, you wouldn't want to help me with that," Scootaloo said in a sad voice.
"What?" they both asked.
"Well, I need help with this," Scootaloo sat up with a sad face and dug through her bag while Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both looked to each other in confusion.
"What are you looking for?" Sweetie asked.
"You said you guys would help with anything," Scootaloo pulled out a blank piece of paper with a smile. "I need you two to write a essay on how forging is bad and that 'I', Scootaloo, will never do it again."
"Ah am never going to feel sorry for you again..."
Scootaloo trotted to Twilight's place from the clubhouse, she took a longer way in order to get some energy out sense they didn't do any actual crusading today. That's when Rainbow landed softly next to her.
"Rainbow Dash! How's it going," Scootaloo was excited to see her friend.
"Nothing much, a lot of relaxing, two days ago was crazy so I needed a break," Rainbow looked to Scootaloo with a smile.
"Something crazy... Two days ago? What happened?" Scootaloo shrugged.
Rainbow gave Scootaloo a deadpanned expression. "Gee, I don't know..."
Scootaloo continued to think but drew a blank.
"Anyways, did you tell your friends that you're a," Rainbow looked around and spotted no one. "a Changeling?" she whispered.
"No, but I probably will at the sleep over," Scootaloo felt uneasy.
"You haven't made up your mind?" Rainbow questioned.
"No..." Scootaloo frowned.
"I think you should, if I know the Cutie Mark Crusaders then I know that nothing is going to stop them from being friends," Rainbow gave a large smile to Scootaloo. "But it is your decision," Rainbow shrugged.
"I know your right Rainbow... Its just a little scary," Scootaloo looked away.
"Hey Scoot, you know what it means to have courage?" Rainbow tilted her head at Scootaloo.
"Um, is it.. To never be scared and always do the right thing?" Scootaloo looked back to Rainbow.
"Nope! Its the ability to look danger in the eyes and charge forward, be that pain, or even something scary," Rainbow smiled.
"If only I could be as courageous as you," Scootaloo kicked the ground as she trotted.
"And why can't you?" Rainbow asked.
"Well, because you're awesome and its really difficult." Scootaloo said in a defeated tone.
"I am pretty awesome but so are you!" Rainbow pointed her hoof at Scootaloo, "Who said having courage was easy? If it was then the two of us would not be nearly as awesome," Rainbow smirked.
"You're right Rainbow! I feel like I can tell the whole world I'm a changeling!" Scootaloo smiled.
"That's not the best idea-"
"I'M A CHANGELI-" Scootaloo yelled before Rainbow threw her hoof in front of Scootaloo's mouth.
"Maybe I'm too good at giving prep speeches," Rainbow smiled as Scootaloo blushed.
Scootaloo frowned as she sat on the wood floor of Twilight's house, she brought out a large collection of books and pages.
"I have them all," Scootaloo closed her eyes. "I can finally rid the world of such unholy things..."
Scootaloo took out a match and stared into the pile of books about bugs. She lit the match and held it above the pile. "You may no longer curse my friends with your wicked knowledge!"
Twilight entered the room as she read a book, "Hey Scootaloo, what are you-" Twilight looked up from her book and raced over, "SCOOTALOO!"
"I'm sorry Twilight! This has to be done!" Scootaloo dropped the match above the pile but was quickly snuffed out by magic as Twilight now stood in front of her.
"Scootaloo, let me start by saying, DO NOT BURN BOOKS! Then let me also say, DON'T BURN THINGS INSIDE A BUILDING, ESPECIALLY IF ITS A TREE!" Twilight yelled.
"Um, I was framed," Scootaloo smiled.