The trainer came on Friday. The trainer went home Saturday. Why?
Well, when she got there Pinkie Pie threw her a "super-funtastical" party.
"Having fun yet?" Pinkie asked for the millionth time.
"No, not until you stop asking!" the trainer, Philly Train-me said grumpily.
"That's silly. How will I know you're having fun if I don't ask?" Pinkie replied.
The next day, Philly rang a cowbell. "It's bright and early. Get up! Get up! Time to start training!"
Rainbow Dash yawned. "We don't need to train. After all, you are talking to the fastest flyer in Equestria! Go home. Rest. Relax. Enjoy yourself."
A grin spread across Philly's face. "You know what? I think I will. Goodbye Ponyville, he-llo Manehatten!"
"Just tell Babs Seed the Cutiemark Crusaders say hi. Wait- never mind, I forgot she was visiting Ponyville, so she could join the other Crusaders in training," Rainbow replied.
"Where's Philly?" Twilight asked a little while later.
"Probably home by now," Rainbow answered.
"RAINBOW!"
"I'm happy to join my fellow Crusaders in training!" Babs said.
"Oh, this is so exciting!" Sweetie Belle said happily. "Cutiemark Crusaders Equestria Games winners!"
"Yeah!" the other 3 chorused.
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
"All right, Sweetie Belle, aim at the target!" Sweetie Belle lowered her head as her horn didn't light up and as magic didn't come out of her horn. "Sweetie Belle, you can just compete in Everypony Events," the Crusader's trainer, a Unicorn named Magician Flower said.
"No! I want to do magic!" Sweetie Belle yelled.
The other Crusaders looked at each other worriedly.
"I want to get my cutiemark and win! Which I can't do if I can't do magic!" Sweetie whined.
Magician Flower sighed. "Then I guess it looks like we have our work cut out for us."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Sweetie Belle yelled happily.
"Scootaloo, you have to flap your wings," Magician Flower called. It was a little while later. Sweetie Belle was happy because she had produced a spark, but by then Magician had decided to move onto another Crusader. Unfortunately, Scootaloo wasn't any better at flying than Sweetie Belle was at magic.
"I'm- trying..." Scootaloo answered. She jumped.
"Don't push yourself. Let it come more naturally," Magician explained.
"How would you know, you're a unicorn!" Scootaloo said, stopping.
"My twin brother is a Pegasus," Magician Flower said.
"That makes sense," Scootaloo said, embarrassed.
"All right, again," Magician yelled. "On the count of three. One... two..."
"Babs, dig like this," Magician demonstrated digging.
"Oh! That makes more sense!" Babs said. She tried it.
"No, like this," Magician demonstrated again.
"Okay!"
"No, like THIS!" Magician took Babs' hoof and made her dig.
"Oh!" Babs tried again.
"Not like that!"
"No, Applebloom, you have to water the seeds," Magician Flower said. It was an hour later. Magician finally had to move onto another Crusader. Unfortunately, Applebloom proved to be just as hopeless.
"Silly seeds!" Applebloom said grumpily.
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
"Stupid wings!" Scootaloo yelled from across the park. She was continuing her training alone.
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
"Crazy horn!" Sweetie Belle said from the opposite side of the park from Scootaloo.
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
"Dumb old dirt!" Babs yelled, still practicing her digging.
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
"Calm down, fillies," Magician said.
Applebloom looked at Big Mac. "Don't say it..."
"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.
The Crusaders bursted out laughing. It was going to be a long day of training. Eeyup.
"Are you excited? 'Cause I'm excited. I've never been so excited! Well, except for the time I saw you walking into town and I went HUH! But I mean really, who can top that?" Pinkie asked. The train to the Crystal Empire was full. It seemed everypony in Equestria wanted to participate in the games!
The only problem was, everypony was running into rivals. Twilight saw Trixie, Rainbow saw Lightning Dust, and Applejack and Big Mac ran into Orangejack and Big Orange! Eeyup. Everypony in the train (except Pinkie) was worried about something or another. And now, let's tune into the Cutiemark Crusaders as they notice Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
"Cutiemark Crusaders Equestria Games winners!" the Crusaders yelled for the umpteenth time.
"More like Cutiemark Crusaders babies," Diamond Tiara snickered.
"What are you doing here?" Applebloom asked.
"Competing, what else? I wouldn't want to be a silly announcer." That remark made Fluttershy look a little teary.
"Hey, no one hurts Rainbow Dash's friends!" Scootaloo yelled angrily.
"Oh, you're apples. I didn't hurt her. All I said is I wouldn't want to be an announcer." Applebloom looked angry. (So did Applejack- Diamond Tiara pretty much called apples crazy. You're apples? You're nuts?)
"Don't hurt Applebloom!" Scootaloo yelled. Diamond Tiara snickered.
"Bye, losers," Diamond Tiara said. She and Silver Spoon walked off.
Babs looked at her fellow Crusaders. Applebloom and Scootaloo looked angry. Sweetie Belle looked like she was about to cry. "Don't pay attention to them," Babs said.
"Do you really think we'll lose?" Sweetie Belle whimpered.
"Babs is right, we shouldn't listen to her. She's the loser," Scootaloo comforted as the train pulled to a stop.
"Everypony off!" the Conducter yelled. Ponies filed off. When the Crusaders walked off they saw a sign that read:
WELCOME COMPETITORS!
"Wow," Scootaloo breathed. "This. Is. AWESOME!"
Princess Cadence stepped over to them. "Welcome competitors. The games start tomorrow,so if I were you, I'd use the rest of the day to relax. Enjoy the Crystal empire!" And with that, the princess walked away.
And with that, we end our prologue.