"Run, Scoots, run!" the two other fillies cried. She went a full gallop, but if she tripped, game over. She bumped into a hooded figure. It lifted off its hood to reveal Princess Luna.
"Quickly, get on! I will fly you back to Ponyville!" Luna spoke quietly, but loud enough for Scoots to hear the urgency in her voice.
"Luna!" a scream from the young filly grabbed her attention. "Help!" Luna could barely make out the form of a tall lanky pegasus. She swooped down and throttled the stallion before flying down to catch the filly, but she was too late. With the rate she was plummeting, nopony
could catch her. A bat pony suddenly flew up and caught her. When she looked closer, she saw that it was...Blackberry? "Blackberry? Oh my gosh! I haven't seen you in years!" The black bat pony looked up, her cheeks completely pink.
"I saw you fall, so I caught you. So, how many years since I last saw you, chicken?" she teased.
"Hey! Three, I think. Well, how's your secret colony doing?"
"Fine, I guess. Applejack sure got mad when I took one small apple to give to my mom for a present. I offered to give her bits, but she was being a bucking rude pony, so I left. Later, the bats invaded once they heard about the whole ordeal, and Fluttershy had to use the stare."
"Watch your language, Blackberry! I'm still a filly! Now, can you fly me up? I'll help."
Blackberry rolled her eyes. "Fine." They grunted, but they made it up. "Oh sweet Celestia! Luna!" Scootaloo slipped, but didn't scream. Buzz buzz. Her wings worked hard, and...she seemed to be flying! Treading air at least. If she could muster up all her strength, she might be able to glide for a bit. However, Luna punched the idiot in the face, and flew off to chase him down. Aided by Blackberry, she got back to Ponyville and went immediately to Dash.
"Dash, this is my friend Blackberry. Blackberry, this is Rainbow Dash!" she said quickly.
"The one you said did the Sonic Rainboom! Wow!" Blackberry whispered excitedly.
"Okay, so what's up?"
"I know where the rest of the CMC are."
"Great! Go get them!"
"Well..." Scootaloo explained how they had tried to murder her, how they were insane, and everything else she could think of. Dash whistled at the end. Then she explained how Applejack and Rarity had gone into the Everfree Forest, but Twilight stopped them, saying it's not a good idea. Let the pegasi do it. She arranged her mane to resemble Twilight's and quoted, "You don't know any teleportation spells, and AJ would only be able to run."
"So, that's the whole thing. I want to go in, but I won't do it alone. So, how about you two are my official teammates. I doubt Flutters would want to do it." Rainbow finished.
"Yes! The Temporary Crusaders rule!" yelled Scoots.
Rainbow looked at her curiously, smiled, then walked into her room. Blackberry and Scootaloo shrugged. Rainbow returned with three tiny pins and whistles. She placed a pin on every whistle, then placed it around everypony's neck. "What's this?" Rainbow looked at her. "Oh, but where did you get these pins?"
" It was a rainy and windy day. The Wonderbolts were blown away, but I caught them, leaving behind a rainbow trail. They were so impressed, (and thankful) that they gave me some spare pins. So yeah."
"We need to go now! Who knows how much sanity they have left at this point." Scootaloo urged.
Later, they went in, and the deeper they went, the more they heard screams. Finally, they came upon a tall alicorn trying to murder the CMC. "Please don't!" begged Sweetie.
"Sorry, but you have to die!" Her bangs covered part of her eyes, but Blackberry could tell they were a bright pink.
"What would Applejack think of you, you monster?!" Applebloom shrieked.
"She will never know it was me who killed you, and besides, it's what you get for not doing what I said." Rainbow could now recognize Twilight Sparkle's voice, but now it sounded so savage! "Shh! Guys, stay behind the bushes! I'm going in for better hearing." Rainbow Dash could barely be heard.
Scootaloo heard a rustle in the bushes, but it was only a squirrel. Above, she heard a voice tell her, "Scootaloo, you must fly! Even if you think you can't you must try! You are the only one who is small enough to kill this changeling! Go!" *it was of course Luna* Scoots buzzed her wings at the same pace, and stuck a Superstallion pose. She was flying! She wanted to whoop but she had to be very quiet. "Oh, right! A changeling's eyes will become brighter if they are stressed or scared. She flew swiftly and softly, holding her knife over it, but before that she tapped it on the head, and flew away as it turned around. "Changeling, what is your name?" she called up in a tree.
"R-1200. Who the heck are you?"
She thought before saying, "Lightning Dust! Now why are you murdering them and their sanity?! As a Wonderbolt, I could grind you into bits!"
"Look, I don't want to, but the boss says-"
"Who's your boss?"
"XV-3244"
"I know him! He's the one who died an hour ago by somepony named Rainbow Dash."
"I'm free? I don't need to kill no stinking ponies?"
"No. Why don't you transform into a random pony design and go live in Equestria?"
"Cool! But what's your real name? You sound like a filly."
"Scootaloo."
"Neat. Okay, Scootascoot, I'm leaving! Oh, and to reverse this cruddy spell, just get this flower from the Everfree. Oh wait. We're here. Okay, it's multi colored. Yellow orange green. Remember that! It's at the top of that hill!" R-1200 waved goodbye then whooping transformed into a pony and ran off. Next stop: magical flower!