"So where is your tree house at?" Spike asked but his eyes weren't making contact with the white filly.
"It's in Sweet Apple Acres dead smack in the middle," Sweetie said.
"Oh so why are we not walking in that direction?" Spike pointed with his claw.
"Well we have to pick up Scootaloo at her house," Sweetiebelle replied. As they continued walking down the road they saw a familiar rainbow colored tail sticking out from a cloud. "Hey Rainbow Dash have you seen Scoots?"
"Yeah she's right next to me we were taking a nap," Rainbow flew down softly "She's actually still asleep,"
"So are you gonna wake her up?" Sweetie asked.
"Sure, wait a sec I don't want to scare her," Rainbow Dash flew up to the cloud and slowly lowered it. She then proceeded tapping Scootaloo with her hoof. " C'mon squirt wakeup"
"Hmm five more minutes mom, school has a two hour delay" Scootaloo said while asleep. She slowly started to open her eyes. "Good morning big sis, wait Spike, Sweetie Belle what are you doing here?" Scootaloo said with a confused expression.
"We are supposed to go crusading today" Sweetie said obviously annoyed.
"Oh yeah I forgot" Scootaloo buzzed her wings to allow her to float off the cloud. "Let's get going then," The trio walked off saying their good byes to Rainbow. As they walked Sweetie Belle would occasionally look at Spike but before he could notice she would look away. The more and more she did it the more Scootaloo became confused. Scootaloo turned towards Sweetie Belle then Spike slowly she pieced it together. "So Sweetie Belle why is Spike here, not that I have a problem with it I just want to know,"
"Well Spike offered to come with us as company so of course I said, Yes" Sweetie Belle replied.
"Oh I guess that makes sense, but he's a dragon he can't get a cutie mark" Scootaloo was still questioning Sweeties intentions.
"Well he doesn't need to have a cutie mark and besides if we get hurt Spike can help us," Sweetiebelle said. They continued walking and Sweetie Belle was talking about school or something. Spike wanted to be a part of the conversation.
"So cutie marks huh, you guys must really want them," Spike said.
"Of course we want them we did so many stuff just trying to find our talent," Scootaloo said "We ran races, tried being bee keepers, we tried foal sitting"
"We even tried gymnastics" Sweetie Belle climbed on a fence and tried balancing on it to only fall head first into dirt. Scootaloo rolled her eyes. "sa oyu cna ese ew scuk ta ti" Sweetie Said with a mouth full of dirt.
"Sorry didn't catch that" Scootaloo said holding her hoof around her ear. Sweetie Belle spat the dirt at Scootaloo.
"I said, as you can see we suck at it" Sweetie said brushing her self off. Spike helped her up and pulled a twig out of her mane.
"There we go, good as new" Spike smiled.
"Yeah sure, no offense Sweetiebelle but dirt on your white coat don't exactly mix," Scootaloo blew her mane out of her face. Sweetie didn't respond and continued walking. Spike looked at Scootaloo the pegasus just shrugged. As they walked rows apon rows of apple trees came into view. The view was always intoxicating for Spike. They walked through the trees and Spike spotted the tree house that The Cutie Mark Crusaders used as a base. The trio walked up the wooden bridge into the tree house. Inside the tree house was Applebloom whom was drawing in a notebook with her mouth. Applebloom turned around as soon as she heard the beats of hooves against wood.
"Hi Scootaloo, Hi Sweetiebelle, Hi Spike?" Applebloom stared at the dragon her cheeks turning a slight shade of crimson. Applebloom walked towards Sweetiebelle and whispered "Why is Spike here?"
"He volunteered to hang out with us besides he's kinda cute," Sweetie Belle whispered to Applebloom. Meanwhile Spike was balancing a pencil on his muzzle, Scootaloo tried to do it but it kept falling off. Spike grabbed the pencil off the ground and placed it on Scootaloo's muzzle. Causing Scootaloo to slightly blush and she looked away from him in an effort not to embarrass herself.
"Wait, ya think he's cute too, but since when did you start liking him?" Applebloom asked. Sweetie looked away from her and covered her mouth.
"Since well, awhile he's just plain likeable, maybe about just after the talent show," Sweetiebelle said. "Great just what I need Sweetiebelle likes him too this might make it a bit hard to date him, oh well I guess we just have to compete for his affection" Applebloom thought.
"So Sweetiebelle how about we have a little friendly competition," Applebloom asked confidence flowing through her. Sweetie's grin turned from one of euphoria to puzzlement.
"What kind of competition?" Sweetie asked.
"Oh nothing serious, just a competition for Spike's heart," Applebloom said her confidence not waving even a little.
"Oh it is, ON," Sweetiebelle said. Spike and Scootaloo walked over to them obviously interested in their conversation.
"You mind filling us in about what you been talking about?" Scootaloo asked. Sweetiebelle grin turned a bit cockier.
"I just came up with something for us to get our cutie marks in," Sweetie said looking at Applebloom. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS RIVER ROPE SWINGERS, YAY!" Sweetie yelled."What are you coming off of Sweetie Belle?" Applebloom thought. A large grin grew on Scootaloo's face.
"Finally something dangerous!" Scootaloo exclaimed.
"Gotta say Sweetiebelle that actually sounds pretty fun," Spike said.
"Then it's settled lets do this!" Sweetie yelled. Spike and Scootaloo walked out of the tree house, Sweetie was about to join them when she was stopped by a yellow hoof.
"What are ya about to do, Sweetiebelle?" Applebloom asked.
"Oh my dear, you are about to find out," with that Sweetie Belle whipped Applebloom's face with her tail. "Why that little, oh she is gonna get what's coming to her," Applebloom thought. She joined the group and they headed off to the nearest river. Spike and Scootaloo were chatting about the latest hoofball game. While Applebloom and Sweetiebelle were glaring daggers no swords at each other. Spike showed that he could walk on all fours but preferred walking on his two feet. They continued walking and the tension between the two fillies slightly calmed down.
"And that's how I saved the Crystal Empire," Spike said. Scootaloo was very impressed that the drake did so many things.
"Wow, Spike that's amazing you must of looked pretty awesome when you did it," Scootaloo beamed.
"Psh, it really wasn't that great, I just did what had to do," Spike was enjoying the praise.
"Not great, you saved the Crystal Empire and the Equestrian Games!" Scootaloo practically screamed.
"Yeah you like a knight in shining scales," Sweetiebelle said dreamily.
"I don't know about a knight but I am a Prince," Spike said puffing his chest in confidence.
"Really! you are a prince?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Yep, well technically speaking I am Celestia's adopted son, so that makes me a prince but I really don't like all the attention that's why I didn't tell anypony," Spike said.
"So let me get this straight, ya are ah prince and Twilights a princess?" Applebloom asked.
"Yeah but I was born with the title because of adoption but Twilight earned her title," Spike explained. As they walked the river came into view it was about 10 ft across and a 9ft drop into water.
"Well here we are, who wants go first?" Applebloom asked. Sweetiebelle walked up to the river and said.
"I'm first!"
"Good luck Sweetiebelle" Applebloom said. Sweetie Belle grabbed the rope with her hoof.
"Here goes nothing"