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// Chapter 3 
// Story: The C.M.C. 'Screw' Around 
// by AngelShy24 
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	The Cutiemark Crusaders; Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were having the craziest day of their lives ever since Discord topsy-turvied their town and they started to hang out with Screwball; and it was about to get even crazier as the day went on… and night… and day, and night, and… well it was during one day even though Discord kept making the sun and the moon come up and down repeatedly.
As Screwball showed the Crusaders around the town, they witnessed a whole lot of crazy and weird things.
They ran into Twist who seemed just as weirded out from all of the confusion as they were. Screwball had some fun by shooting an electrical current on Twist’s body and caused her mane and tail to become very big and poofy and it almost looked like she was wearing an oversized afro. Twist ran off freaking out because she thought that she looked ridiculous. To the crusaders it was a little amusing in a way, but they didn’t think it was too funny.
Next, they came to a street where they saw a very peculiar sight; three mares doing three completely different things. Berry Punch was continuously sneezing, Bon Bon was continuously hiccupping, and Cheerliee was continuously burping. Now this brought a little smirk to the crusaders’ faces; especially Scootaloo who was cracking up mostly at Cheerliee’s constant belching.
Pretty soon they saw a bunch of young colts screaming and running away from a giant pair of razor shears, except poor Snips and Snails who were already shaved completely and were shivering and doing their best to cover themselves up. While Screwball was having a good laugh, the crusaders had no words to say; they just stood there with their mouths gaped open and eventually just covered each other’s eyes.
At one point they went to Apple Bloom’s home at Sweet Apple Acres to find the family dog, Winnona out plowing the fields, and Big Mac running around barking and digging holes. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were trying their best not to laugh at Apple Bloom’s brother, but they just couldn’t help themselves. Once Big Mac spotted them, he ran over to them wagging his tail. After Apple Bloom awkwardly petted her brother on the head, he loved her back by giving her a big lick on the side of her face; she became partially disgusted. Pretty soon, the other two crusaders found themselves running away from Apple Bloom’s brother as he was coming at them to give them the same treatment Screwball was so proud that they made a new friend… so to speak.
A little later, they came across three mares who were best friends; Roseluck, Lilly and Daisy. Screwball like how all three of their names were the names of different flowers, so she decided for them to have those exact flowers on their heads. The three of them became startled as their signature flowers appeared in their mane and they were wondering what was going on; they thought that they looked ridiculous. Screwball said that she was just making them… bloom; and the crusaders just groaned from her bad joke.
If there was one thing that they saw that was the weirdest and most bizarre sight to them was a pony named Lyra. They didn’t seem to recognize her at first because her appearance was unlike anything they ever seen. She was literally walking on her hind legs that were longer than usual, and her arms were swinging back and forth on her side. Plus she was wearing clothes all over her body! The only reason they seemed to recognize her was her mane on her head; but all her other body features looked just… weird. Lyra just smiled and waved at them as she walked on proudly with her head held high, and the crusaders waved back; but they still didn’t understand what was up with that.
The Crusaders saw many weird things; some they thought was funny, some they thought wasn’t too funny, and some they thought was alright and not too bad. But what they were about to soon see amongst the chaos will shock them dramatically!

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“That… was the weirdest… most bizarre and obscure experience I have ever had,” stated Sweetie Belle as they continued to walk along the streets of Ponyville.
“So, what did you guys think;” asked Screwball while hovering upside down in the air, “Pretty wild stuff, right?”
“Well… Ah guess it was kinda funny seeing mah brother and our dog actin’ like each other;” said Apple Bloom, “Although Ah didn’t care much for mah brother lickin’ me like that.”
“Oh man, those ponies sneezing, hiccupping and burping together at the same time…” said Scootaloo while laughing out loud, “now that was worth the chaos!”
“I guess the mares with the flowers on their heads were a bit funny,” said Sweetie Belle, “but I just didn’t get the one named Lyra; what was she supposed to be anyway?”
“See, I told you guys that you would learn to love all of this,” said Screwball, feeling quite happy that her new friends enjoyed themselves.
“But… you’re not really expectin’ us to enjoy all of this forever, do ya?” asked Apple Bloom.
“Well of course; my Daddy is going to rule over Equestria forever; and now that more of my power is back, there’s more chaos where those came from!”
Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle couldn’t help but notice Screwball’s swirly eyes again; it occurred to them to think of how she sees with those.
“You know, her eyes still creeps me out,” whispered Scootaloo to Sweetie Belle.
Sweetie Belle agreed, “They just keep spinning around, and around, and around…”
“Knock it off ya two,” whispered Apple Bloom, “just go along with it.”
Suddenly, the crusaders saw Screwball’s head only roll in between them wearing a bright smile, “What are we talking about?!”
All three crusaders suddenly screamed out loud and literally launched themselves away from the head; this was something that they definitely didn’t find amusing.
“Hey, calm down guys,” said Screwball while laughing, “Let’s not… lose our heads!” 
“What in sweet Celestia’s name is wrong with you?!” shouted Apple Bloom from a nearby tree branch, “Ya nearly gave us a heart attack!”
They suddenly saw Screwball’s headless body walk up to and stood beside her head without a body looking at them with a confused face.
“Wha… I thought you three might find this funny.”
“Um… no, that just creeps us out,” Scootaloo responded.
Screwball just shrugged her shoulders and picked up her head and placed it back on her body with no problem.
“Well okay then; if you say so. So what do you guys want to do next?!”
“Can we go back and see that belching again?” Scootaloo chuckled.
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle leered over at her, “Scootaloo?!”
“What?”
All of a sudden…
‘BAM!’
… they all heard a loud noise nearby from where they were.
“What the… did you guys hear that?” asked Sweetie Belle.
“It sounded like a large boulder slamming down on the ground or something,” Scootaloo responded.
“It might be a giant peanut!” shouted Screwball.
“A what?” questioned all three crsaders.
“Well… it could be; you never know.”
Apple Bloom just rolled her eyes and said, “Come on girls, let’s investigate!”

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The Cutiemark crusaders, with Screwball not too far behind, went over near to where the loud noise that they heard was. There were some rather convenient soap bushes in that location, so they hid behind one and then peaked over them. To their surprise, they saw a group of ponies, ones they knew very well, and they seemed to be standing off against… Discord!
“Oh mah stars, girls!” shouted Apple Bloom, “It’s them, they’re here; they’re finally here!”
‘Well, well, well, it’s seems that you’ve finally found the Elements of Harmony; how terrifying.’
‘Discord, I’ve finally figured out your lame little riddle; you’re in for it now!’
“Wait, what do you think Twilight meant by that?” asked Sweetie Belle.
“Who cares,” stated Scootaloo, “what matters now is that they’re about to send that meanie packing!”
Screwball suddenly chuckled from behind them, “It’s not going to work; hee, hee.”
They all looked behind them at Screwball weirdly and was wondering what her deal was.
“Sorry Screwball,” said Apple Bloom, “but you’re wrong; we’ve been waitin’ all day for this moment! And besides, what makes you think that anyway?”
“Oh… you’ll see,” said Screwball mischievously.
Based on her tone, the crusaders suddenly felt like something wasn’t right here. 
‘Fire when ready.’
Just then, Sweetie Belle noticed something.
“Say, do they… look weird to you girls; they look kinda… dull.”
Then Scootaloo noticed the absence of a certain individual.
“Wait a minute, where’s Rainbow Dash?! And why is Spike wearing the Element of Loyalty?!”
Before they knew what happened, they saw the main 6 floating in the air with the Elements glowing around their necks; except for Spike, who was still grounded on the ground. Most of their faces didn’t look too determined to complete their goal, and before they knew it, the lights around the Elements disappeared and all ponies fell back down on the ground; their plan failed.
The crusaders all saw that possibly happening anyway due to the few mishaps they noticed in the scenario.
“Ugh, total fail,” said Apple Bloom as she did a little facehoof on herself.
“Told ya!” Screwball proudly exclaimed.
‘Bravo ponies, bravo! Harmony in Equestria is officially dead; Discord rules, Celestia drools!’ 
“What the… how dare he say that!” shouted Apple Bloom.
Discord was skipping and sliding on his soapy-made road as he took his leave of the main 6 to leave them in their miserable failure. He then ended up coming by the crusaders and his daughter who was watching from a measurable distance.
“Ahh, hello there Screwball; crusaders; enjoying the chaotic day?”
“We sure are;” Screwball responded cheerfully, “That was a neat trick that you pulled on them!”
The crusaders were not going to just let this stand; they wanted to tell Discord what’s what.
“What did you do to them?” shouted Apple Bloom, “Fix it back… now!”
“I’m afraid the Spirit of Chaos takes orders from no pony,” said Discord nonchalantly, “Especially 3 little fillies who can’t seem to lighten up.”
“Girls, look!” shouted Sweetie Belle.
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo went over to where Sweetie Belle was and saw what she was shouting about. It seemed that the main 6 were in an argument and were going their separate ways.
‘I’m outta here!’
‘I better go too; I have new better friends waiting for me at the farm!’
The crusaders all suddenly gasped.
‘Yeah, I’m sick of you losers!’
‘Fine, leave; see if I care! With friends like you, who needs… *sigh*… enemies.’
The crusaders all watched in sorrow as they saw Twilight turn into a dull shade of purple as she sadly walked off in the distance.
“This is terrible!” shouted Apple Bloom.
“I know,” Sweetie Belle responded, “my sister would never haul around a big hulking boulder like that!”
They all suddenly turned to Discord with little scowls on all of their faces.
“What in Equestria did you do?!” shouted Scootaloo.
“Oh nothing much,” said Discord sarcastically, “I just tainted with their hearts a bit and made them give in to the opposite sides of themselves. Now they’re not friends anymore and don’t wish to cooperate with each other, which means those blasted Elements are now useless, and I’m free to do whatever I please! It was pretty clever, if I do say so myself.”
“You rock Daddy,” shouted Screwball, “Whoohoo!”
“Are ya seriously goin’ along with this, Screwball?!” questioned Apple Bloom.
“Well, yeah. Now my Daddy won’t be turned into stone again, and we can be together forever!”
“That’s right my dear,” said Discord as he laid back in a reclining chair in the air, “I’m here to stay!”
The crusader became furious; how could two such dirty beings ever exist in their world? This was the last straw for them and they were going to try and do something about it.
“Ah don’t believe this,” shouted Apple Bloom in anger, “You’ve just destroyed a 6-way friendship and you nor your stupid, clueless daughter don’t even care, do ya?!”
“I can’t believe you guys are being such big meanies!” shouted Sweetie Belle.
“If this is your idea of a joke or some kind of prank, it’s not funny!” shouted Scootaloo.
All of the crusaders then took their leave of the chaotic duo and went after Twilight Sparkle to try and fix this chaotic mistake.
Screwball suddenly had a semi-sad expression on her face while looking at Discord, “Daddy, they’re not happy anymore; plus, they called me clueless, stupid and they called me a meanie. I don’t understand; what did I do wrong?”
“Not to worry Screwball,” said Discord as he patted his daughter on the head while still reclining, “they’ll soon get over it; it’s not like they have much of a choice.”
Suddenly, Screwball’s spirits were lifted back up as in the background they saw Derpy in Carrot Top’s body again being chased by the long-legged rabbits.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, stay away from me!!!”
Both Screwball and Discord went into a fit laughter together as they enjoyed the amusing sight.