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// Chapter 7 - The Cutie Mark Crusaders 
// Story: Aqua Butterfly: Tiny Pony, Big Friendship 
// by RadiantSword 
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	Fluttershy heard a knock on the door. "Come in." She said. She saw the door open and it was her caregiver and friend, Radiant Sword. "Hi, Radiant." She said with a smile.
"Hi, Fluttershy," Radiant said, "Dark Sword and I are going to visit the Cutie Mark Crusaders." Dark Sword was the former enemy of Radiant Sword and the Mane Six. Dark blamed friendship for making him lose focus on magical studies in his past and wanted to shrink Equestria to a size of a golf ball and enslave everypony. But he was ultimately defeated by Radiant and his harmonic friends, the Mane Six.
"I hope you and Dark got along pretty well as of today." Fluttershy said.
"Yup," Radiant replied, "Starlight has tamed our greatest enemy, now he wants to make friends."
"That's wonderful, Radiant." Fluttershy said.
"Want to see Dark?" Radiant asked.
"Yes, please." Fluttershy replied. She looked at Aqua, "Aqua, want to meet another friend of mine?" She asked.
"Sure, mama." Aqua replied.

Radiant, Fluttershy, and Aqua left the cottage. They meet up with a dark pony who resembles Radiant Sword.
"Hi, guys!" Dark Sword called.
"Hi, Dark." Radiant said.
"Hello, Dark," Fluttershy said, "I've discovered something new."
"What is it, Flutters?" Dark asked.
Fluttershy showed the tiny butterfly pony to Dark. "This is Aqua Butterfly, my teeny tiny daughter." She said.
"What..!" Dark said in a surprised tone, he began to blush. "This... tiny thing... is... your... daughter..?!" He asked, laughing out loud.
"Hush, Dark," Fluttershy said, "She's so small, so please keep your voice down." She cuddled Aqua with her hoof.
"Sorry..." Dark said in a quieter tone. "Do you suggest I should be smaller?" He asked.
"Good idea." Radiant said. He used his magic to shrink Dark to Aqua's size.
Dark flew onto Fluttershy's hoof and saw Aqua. "Oh, you have butterfly wings?" He asked.
"Yup." Aqua replied.
"Allow me to introduce myself," Dark said, "My name is Dark Sword. The former enemy of the Goddesses of Harmony."
"Oh." Aqua said.
"But now I'm a friend," Dark said "And I'm looking forward to playing with the young goddesses."
"Me too." Radiant said. He shrank himself to the same size as Dark and Aqua.
"Ready to meet the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" Fluttershy asked the tiny ponies on her hoof.
"Yes, please." Radiant said.
"I can't wait." Aqua said.
Fluttershy smiled and placed three tiny ponies in her mane. "Hold on tight, little ones." She said.

Fluttershy, with three tiny ponies in her mane, trotted to the Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse. She saw the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Hi, girls." She said, smiling.
"Hi, Fluttershy." Applebloom said.
"Good to see you again." Sweetie Belle said.
"Are the Sword Rivals coming?" Scootaloo asked.
"They're here." Fluttershy said.
Radiant, Dark, and Aqua flew onto Fluttershy's hoof and saw the titanic Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"Oh, look at them..." Applebloom said.
"They're so adorable..." Sweetie cooed.
"Dark is even cuter when he's tiny..." Scootaloo said.
The tiny ponies blushed.
"Alright, Crusaders. Who do you want?" Fluttershy asked.
"I want Dark." Scootaloo said. She took Dark with her.
"I want a butterfly-winged pony." Sweetie said.
"Aqua Butterfly? Are you sure, Sweetie Belle?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yes." Sweetie said.
"Please be gentle to her," Fluttershy said, "She's so precious."
"I will," Sweetie said, "I promise." She took Aqua with her.
"Have fun, Aqua." Fluttershy said.
"Well, guess Radiant is mine." Applebloom said. She took Radiant with her.
"Have fun." Fluttershy said with a smile.

Scootaloo brought Dark to the lake. "I'm glad I got to play with you." She said.
"Yeah, I guess," Dark said, "This is my first time playing with a godlike filly."
"It sure is, Darky." Scootaloo said.
"So, what do you want to play?" Dark asked.
"I know. How about you worship my hooves?" Scootaloo asked.
"Sure." Dark said.
"Alright, Dark," Scootaloo said, "You shall dub me 'Goddess Scootaloo'."
"Yes, goddess." Dark said. He kissed and massaged the pegasus goddess' hooves, hearing her moan. "Hope you like my massages." Dark said.
"I do, my loyal hoof servant." Scootaloo said.
"Glad to hear." Dark said.

Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle brought Aqua to Carousel Boutique. "Aqua, you're so cute and adorable..." She said.
Aqua giggled. "Thanks, Sweetie." She said.
"Want to see my dollhouse?" Sweetie asked.
"Yes, please." Aqua replied.
Sweetie brought Aqua to her dollhouse. "Here we are." Sweetie said.
"Wow," Aqua said, "I wish mama has a dollhouse like that."
"Fluttershy?" Sweetie asked.
"Yes," Aqua replied, "How did you know?"
"My big sister told me about it," Sweetie said, "I really like you, Aqua."
"That's sweet of you." Aqua said.
"There's a wardrobe in the dollhouse, so feel free to use it." Sweetie said.
"Thank you." Aqua said.
"You're welcome." Sweetie said.
Aqua flew into Sweetie's dollhouse and opened the wardrobe. It is loaded with fashion. She dressed up as a sunflower and looked at the mirror. "I look pretty." She said. Next, she dressed up as a princess. "Beautiful." She said. She then dressed up as a famous woodland tinker. "I look magical." She said.

Meanwhile, Applebloom bright Radiant to the Apples' House. "So, Mr. Radiant, how long did you enjoy being all tiny?" She asked.
"Since I became a test subject of Princess Twilight's shrinking spell." Radiant replied.
Applebloom placed Radiant on the table. "Tell me about your story." She said. She grabbed popcorn and listened to Radiant's story.
"I visited Twilight's Castle and became Twilight's shrunken knight," Radiant said "I served her and her friends as if they are goddesses to me."
"Cool..!" Applebloom said in interest, then asked, "Am I worthy of being your goddess, little knight?"
"Yup," Radiant said, "Any mare friend of mine that is way bigger than me is qualified to be my goddess."
"Okay," Applebloom said, then she saw Applejack and Big Machintosh come into her room.
"Howdy, Applebloom." Applejack said with a smile.
"Applejack, guess who's here?" Applebloom asked.
"Huh? Who is it?" Applejack asked.
"Hi, Goddess Applejack!" Radiant called.
Applejack looked on the table and saw Radiant. "Radiant? What the hay are you doing in mah house?" She asked.
"Applebloom brought me here and wanted me to tell her my story." Radiant said, "She's very interested in my adventures."
"That's wonderful t'hear, sugarcube." Applejack said with a smile.
"Eeyup." Big Macintosh said.
"So, how did you and Radiant defeat Dark?" Applebloom asked.
"We used Rainbow Power," Applejack said, "The same magic we used to defeat the evil Lord Tirek."
"And what happened to Dark?" Applebloom asked.
"He became Starlight Glimmer's servant." Applejack said.
"Radiant is so cool." Applebloom said.
"He sure is, Applebloom." Applejack said.

Applebloom saw the other Crusaders outside. The trio of fillies reunited.
"Dark is totally rad." Scootaloo said.
"Aqua is such a cutie." Sweetie said.
"Radiant is so awesome." Applebloom said.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders saw Fluttershy return.
"How is Aqua, Sweetie Belle?" Fluttershy asked.
"She and I got along really well." Sweetie replied. She gave Aqua back to Fluttershy
"That's good to know," Fluttershy said, "Thank you for playing with my itty-bitty sweatheart." She gave Aqua a nuzzle on her cheek.
"Want to see me and Dark normal sized?" Radiant asked to the cutie mark goddesses.
"Sure." Applebloom replied.
Radiant and Dark used their magic to grow back to normal size. "That is our usual size." Radiant said.
"Wow..." Applebloom said.
"I'm glad I got to play with giant fillies." Aqua said.
"Me too." Fluttershy said.