"Do we have to get her first?"
Sweetie Belle moaned as her and Princess Twilight Sparkle padded over to the training clearing of the Wonderbolt Academy. This section was the take off arena, and also the only part of the Academy that was on the ground and not in the clouds.
Sweetie Belle really didn't want to do this. She didn't want anything to do with this mare, or this task of which she thought was almost stupid. She didn't want to have to do anything with the ponies who she used to call "friends" or working with them. She just wanted to go back to her normal life as one of Equestria's greatest stars. Couldn't she just go back to that?
Apparently not. Not according to Twilight. According to Twilight, she had to work with these ponies. According to Twilight, she had to "save Equestria". Well, Sweetie Belle was sick of what she had to do according to Twilight.
But it was to late. The mare who used to be her friend was swooping down from the sky. The white mare growled quitely as the Wonderbolt in training swiftly landed with Rainbow Dash at her side.
"Well, Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle was pretending to be nice. "I sure have not seen you in a while."
Scootaloo saw right through the unicorn's fake care for her and started off more agressivly to her.
"So where have you been then, huh?" Scootaloo gave a flick of her tail. "After you left the club, you said you would become rich and famous...but I see that it hasn't exactly worked out."
Sweetie Belle felt rage building up inside of her. She got ready to explode all her anger on to Scootaloo, but Twilight stepped in front of the two before any sort of fighting broke out.
"Now, girls," Twilight's voice was firm. "We have to focus on the real matter at hand here. You two need to work together on this, so that means that I want no fighting. Understood?"
"Fine." Sweetie Belle mutered.
"No." Scootaloo snapped. Sweetie Belle stood with a look of shock on her face. How could the pegasus say that?
"Scootaloo!" Rainbow Dash's teeth grited as she held back her anger. "Why in all of Equestrai would you say no?"
"I shouldn't have to do this!" Scootaloo shot back. "Why do I have to go and work with this slob! There is-"
"SLOB!" Sweetie Belle roared. "You think i'm the slob? Excuse you, but it seems as though you havn't washed your uniform in days! Why are you even here, anyways? You havn't been able to fly since after you got your cutie mark!"
That blew it for Scootaloo. She let out a hiss of fury and spun around, darting into the skies. She wipped her head around as she flew away.
"No way i'm coming back to help you, Sweetie Belle!" Scootaloo shouted as she flew off.
"I would never want you back here anyways!" The white mare retorted back loudly. "No brats on the team!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"I hope you fail on your 'so-called quest!'"
"And I hope you never becom a Wonderbolt!"
Sweetie Belle watched the sky as the young mare disapered. She stood there, nostrils flaring, teeth grinding, her eyes narrowed to slits. Oh how she hated that girl!
"I'm really sorry about Scootaloo," Rainbow Dash apologized to Twilight. " I never thought that she would act like that. But don't worry, i'll fix her up, I promise."
"Thanks, Rainbow." Twilght sighed. "See you later, I guess."
"Bye." Rainbow called as she hit the skies.
Twilight turned to face Sweetie Belle. Boy was she in trouble!
"What...was that?" Twilight started out calmly, but grew angrier as she went on. "I thought I told you that we were here to recruit Scootaloo! Not to drive her off!"
"She started it!" Sweetie Belle puffed.
"No childish exscuses!" Sweetie Belle backed away as Twilight roared. "The fate of Equestria lies in your hooves, and you decide to start out by angering our first teammate?"
"No, but-"
"Never mind, Sweetie Belle. Lets just try to get at least one pony to help, alright?"
"Yes, Twilight." The white mare stared at her hooves. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright, Sweetie Belle." Twilight started to walk away. "Now, lets go to our next destination."
"Who are we getting?"
"Apple Bloom."