//------------------------------// // Turning Back Time // Story: The Same Mistake // by A-Pie-Flying //------------------------------// “I wonder... If Applebloom is alive, will she ever forgive me for what I did?” Scootaloo thought to herself as she walks around in circles in the Ponyville Park. “I doubt that she would ever forgive me.” Scootaloo stopped walking around in circles, and jumped out of the circled line she made in the dirt, and sighed sadly. “Hey, Sweetie Belle. Do ya think Applebloom would forgive me for what I have did to her?” “Maybe, or maybe not. But don't get your hopes down, if you're lucky, maybe she will.” Sweetie Belle said calmly. Scootaloo glared at Sweetie Belle, and Sweetie Belle immediately noticed Scootaloo's glare. Her eyes seem to be saying ‘Thank you so much, Sweetie Belle, like that helped.’ sarcastically, but Sweetie Belle can't really tell, because Scootaloo sometimes glare at her for no apparent reason at all. Scootaloo stopped glaring at Sweetie Belle, and remembered there is one book in Twilight's library about turning back the time, she had an idea! “Sweetie Belle, you learned levitating, am I right?” “Well, yeah... Why?” Sweetie Belle tilted her head in confusion. “Because I had a great idea!” Scootaloo said, pushing Sweetie Belle to the library. Scootaloo knocked on the door, “Hello, is anypony home?” Eventually, nopony replied, so Scootaloo opened the door and went inside with Sweetie Belle following her. Scootaloo quickly went to scramble around the books and hunt down the book of time which Twilight had mentioned a few weeks ago. “Where is it? Where is it? Oh, there it is!” Sweetie Belle walked to Scootaloo, taking the book from her. “The Book of Time? What's that for?” “Well, I kinda need you to do your magic thingy and send me back a few hours ago. Maybe around three in the afternoon.” Scootaloo replied. “Well, I understand if you don't want to help me, and that's alright.” Scootaloo gave out a smile, and begin to put back the book to where it was found. “Whoa, wait. Not so fast. You want me to send you back in time for what, exactly?” Sweetie Belle asked, wanting an answer, a good reason. Scootaloo sighed, “Well, I want to go back in time, and not argue with Applebloom, so none of this will ever happen!” Sweetie Belle went to see the book, she looked at the page where you can send ponies back in time. “This is kinda easy, I guess. But there is a side effect.” “What kind?” Scootaloo pushed Sweetie Belle aside and grabbed the book. “Whatever you did in the past, it will effect the future, and I mean future as in the time you're at now. Hmm... That's kinda weird to say for a book.” “Are you sure you want to do this?” Sweetie Belle asked as she looked at the book one more time. “Yes!” “Okay, then... I hope you know what you're doing...” Sweetie Belle looked at the book, and begin casting the spell. “Scootaloo, remember, don't mess too much around the past! And also you have thirty minutes!” These were Sweetie Belle's last words as Scootaloo was sent to the past. Scootaloo found herself in the exact spot where the accident happened. She saw Applebloom and Sweetie Belle walking by, and of course, this was the part where she waved to them and asked them if they are going crusading. “Good, the accident have not happened yet” Scootaloo thought to herself in relieve. “Hey, Scootaloo! Whatcha doing?” Sweetie Belle asked. “Oh, eh, nothing. Ya know, just chilling.” Scootaloo said, trying to sound as normal as she can, when she was panicking in the inside. “Hmm.... Are you hiding something?” Sweetie Belle begins to feel a little suspicious. Scootaloo forced a smile, “Nope! Nope! Nothing at all... Just me, and my normal house, and eh...” She looked around, finding another excuse. “And my scooter! Nothing out of the ordinary here!” Sweetie Belle stared into Scootaloo eyes for a few seconds, and believed her. “Oh, okay then! Bye!” She waved goodbye. Scootaloo waved back. And she found Applebloom heading towards the area where she was heading when Applebloom pushed her out of the way when the barrel was going to hit her. Scootaloo saw the barrel coming down the hill at a very fast speed, she quickly ran to Applebloom, and pushed her out of the way. “Oh great, now it's my turn?!” Scootaloo quickly thought to herself as the barrel pushed her down until she reaches the edge of the cliff and fell. Scootaloo flapped her wings as fast as she could trying to flutter down if she can. But she failed to, and she fell. Applebloom saw everything, and Sweetie Belle saw some of it. The last thing Scootaloo heard was “You're gone be alright...” The thirty minutes passed... She was back in her present time, and Sweetie Belle did not know she sent Scootaloo back in time. Applebloom felt sorry for Scootaloo about what had happened like when Scootaloo felt sorry for Applebloom. “Y-you're awake!” Applebloom said cheerfully. “We were so worried that you may be dead!” Twilight added in. “Ah nearly lost hope in ya.” Applejack said, putting her hat back on her head. “Wha-what happened?” Scootaloo said rubbing her head. “I can't feel my wings... Why can't I feel my wings?” Every pony went silenced. They seem to knew what had happened to her wings. Scootaloo want to know the answer, she want it now! “WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WINGS?!” she exclaimed. “Eh... You see, kiddo...” Rainbow Dash said, nervously. “The doctor said that your wings broke, and they can't fix it.” Scootaloo's eye widened. “MY WINGS ARE CUTTED OFF?!?” Scootaloo shouted in terror. “Oh, no, darling. They aren't cut off. Their just... In a bandage, behind your back.” Rarity said, pointing to Scootaloo's back. Scootaloo let out a sigh of relief. “But, I still can't fly though. Even though I can, I can't. Because my wings are broken.” Scootaloo begins to shed a tear. “Whoa, kid. Don't cry.” Rainbow Dash comforted Scootaloo. “Even though you can't fly, doesn't mean you can't be awesome.” Scootaloo wiped her tear, and looked up at Rainbow Dash and hugged her. Rainbow Dash was shocked, she looked at her friends, which all of them just look at them saying “D'awww....” Rainbow Dash didn't know what to do, so she just returned the hug. Applebloom sat in one corner, sulking in guilt. “Hey, Applebloom?” Scootaloo said in a weak voice. “Ya okay there?” “No... No... No! Of course Ah'm not okay! Ah mean! I nearly lost my best friend!” Applebloom cried. Scootaloo don't know what to say. “If only ah can safe yer wings...” Applebloom said in a slightly softer voice. Scootaloo got out of the bed, and walked to Applebloom, and hugged her. “I'm alive, and that is all that matters. Even though I don't have my wings, it doesn't mean we can't be friends.” Applebloom hugged her friend back, sobbing and crying literally everywhere. [“Ah wish ah still could safe yer wings too...”/i]