Cutie Mark Crusading

by Lightning Bolt VA


Crash

That same day, a tired Sweetie Belle was dragging behind her friends who were running to Twilight's castle to ask Rainbow and Pinkie Pie about pranking. She had no clue why, it was almost midnight, and highly doubted that they were even at the castle, let alone awake. She was still pretending to go along with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, even though she knew it was the wrong thing to do. She didn't even know what happened to her friends. How could they think that Babs wasn't telling the truth? I am they were so close the last time they saw each other! What happened to make them have a fallout? Sweetie wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't informed of it. They never even seemed to listen or notice her. But, a fight would have been to obvious, their 6 older friends would have found out and patched it up from the start. Rarity would have definitely would have told her about it. Rarity tells Sweetie everything, even though she knows half of the time she would get bored and would either plain not listen or fall asleep. So a fight had been crossed off of the list of possibilities. She had on clue why they were being so mean. Maybe it was because of stress because they had promised to always try to get their cutie marks together. Sweetie Belle kept on thinking about it not seeming to look where she was going. Suddenly she had fallen down. Sweetie got up and focused in on what had happened. To her surprise, she had wondered deep into the Everfree forest. Even more surprising was the pony she had run into.

"Babs? Is that you?" said Sweetie Belle starting to lean over falling down. Babs quickly helped her back on her hooves.

"Yeah it's me. I have a feeling you don't want to see me right, do you?" Babs started wiping up her tears. Attempting to walk away, Sweetie Belle grabbed her and pulled her back forcefully. Sweetie looked her straight in he eyes and said "We are going to fix this. I am not letting this happen anymore." Babs looked confused but she didn't even have time to get her words out before Sweetie Belle said something. "Here. 5 A.M. sharp. Don't be late." Sweetie walked away. Babs didn't say anything because she was too scared because Sweetie was being the most assertive she had ever been.

Babs waited for Sweetie Belle to walk far enough away so she can walk another way out of the forest.

Meanwhile Apple Bloom and Scootaloo were still running towards the castle when they heard something move from bushes.

"We're almost there!" yelled Apple Bloom nudging Scootaloo.

"More li-" Scootaloo said stopping in her tracks. She stopped running and stared. Apple Bloom stopped and started backing up. They both stood motionless in utter fear. All you can hear was a very high pitched, "AHHHHHHHHHH".

Back in the infirmary the girls were waiting in the waiting room while Fluttershy was having surgery.

"It's been 5 hours! What are they doing in there? Making her at home?" yelled Rainbow Dash impatiently pacing. They had been waiting for a while now and by the minute she felt even more guilty. "This is all my fault! It's taking too long! The next thing you know they will be bringing her out in a bag saying 'Sorry for your loss'!"

"Rainbow don't worry, a hit to the nose wouldn't hurt Flutters' A hit to the head would! Oh wait the nose is a part of the head, He he nevermind.." said Pinkie pie. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.

"You're not making this any better, Pinkie." said Rainbow still pacing.

"Aw Rainbow, don't worry! Fluttershy will be just fine. We promise." said Apple Jack.

"Pinkie promise?"

"Cross ma' heart hope to fly, stick a cupcake in ma' eye."

"Thanks for Pinkie promising AJ, but still! Fluttershy could have been SEVERELY injured!" said Rainbow Dash, worried.

"Rainbow dear! Stop looking at the worst of things! Since Fluttershy has broken her nose, maybe she could get a nose job! Let's face it, we all know she needs one." said Rarity being her usually fashionista self.

"Enough with that stuff! Fluttershy's nose is perfectly fine! Plus I don't know the half of what a nose job is!" said Apple Jack.

"Figures" mumbled Rarity. Apple Jack heard and whipped her head around, "What did you just say 'Miss Rarity'?"

"Woah woah woah, calm down girls. We need to toughen up and just wait until the surgery is over. For Fluttershy." said Twilight putting her hoof in. "For Fluttershy." said Rainbow. "For Fluttershy." said Apple Jack. "For Fluttershy." said Pinkie. "For Fluttershy." said Rarity.

"Then lets do this!" they all shouted. They all sat down in their seats.

"Who's bored." said Rainbow. "Me." they all said.