Scootaloo looked out of the barn and sighed. The sun was slowly creeping up between the two hills. She smiled as the rays touched her face. A new day. 'Tomorrow'. Today. Yesterday. What did that mean? Who thought one day, lets make ponies? Who moved the sun before Celestia if she herself was not yet in power? What did those questions matter? When at the end of the day she was alone? Or was she?
"Hey Scootaloo. Up already?" She jumped as she heard Sweetie speak from behind her.
"Yeah, nice today huh?"
"I guess so..." Sweetie went quiet for a moment as the birds began to sing. "Scootaloo, I was wondering... do want to go climbing?" The question was random and out of place. She wasn't sure how to answer.
"Sure. But where would we climb?"
"What about there? It's like kinda medium and I bet you could pull some call stunts on your scooter!" Sweetie pointed into the distance and Scootaloo froze. It was THAT mountain. The one her sisters had supposdley climbed. What if they were still there? How had she not thought of that before?
"Sure! That's a great idea!"
"Wha? What's a great idea? Oh no! It's ain't one of Sweetie Belles plans is it?" Apple Bloom awoke from all the shouting. Her hair was messy and she had a scared expression on her face.
"Come on Bloom! Don't be a chicken!"
"You're a chicken." Scootaloo frowned.
"Great comeback Bloom, great comeback."
"What were you expectin'? It's 3am."
"Bloom, it's 6am plus you're a farmer who's sister gets up at like 4am normally."
"Fine! I give up! I'm doin' whatever you two are doing!"
"Great!" Sweetie squeaked."We can go now and then make it back by 10. We could leave a note and..."
"Woah, Sweetie. Now? Why now?"
"Come on! It'll be fun! Scoots go get your scooter and we're leaving!"
"And we'll be back before 10?"
"I'm sure of it!"
She left to get her scooter. They would come back before 10am.
Only...
They didn't...
They didn't come back that day at all.