“So what are we learning today Diamond?” Apple Bloom smiled warmly as she stood beside Diamond, who winced and looked away. After a moment, Diamond pointed toward Scootaloo’s scooter.
“We could try acting fancy. But I don’t think the other two’s talents are likely to be in fancy. If I had to guess, Scootaloo’s Mark is in scooter-ing.” Diamond noticed all three cringe, and Scootaloo shook her head.
“We tried that, and I don’t want to spend my life having a Mark that means I’m only good at that.” Scootaloo glared at the ground, and scuffed the dirt. Diamond sighed and put a hoof to her chin, tapping it as she mused.
“I don’t know then, maybe you’re good at something the scooting requires?” Diamond looked between the three, and they all copied her action.
“Maybe stunts, I mean you really like those Scoots.” Sweetie glanced over to her friend, who tilted her head and smiled.
“Hey, that’s not a bad idea! An stunt-pony Mark would look great!” Scootaloo smiled and walked over to her scooter, and attached the cart that her friends normally rode in. Pausing, she blinked and remembered Diamond and Silver.
“How exactly am I going to get a Mark in doing stunts anyway? I do them all the time, surely I would have it by now if that was the case.” Scootaloo waited patiently as the others considered it.
“Let’s ask Rainbow Dash what cloud-based sports there are that can be done without wings.” Sweetie smiled and nodded, all taking to the idea with relish.
“Alright, I’ll go find Rainbow Dash, we’ll meet in that clearing near the edge of town.” Scootaloo took the cart off once more, and hopped onto her scooter and buzzed away. Sweetie folded the paper plane up and stowed it in her hair. Taking the handle, she levitated the cart as she followed the others to the clearing.
“Hey, heard you need help organising an awesome cloud-surfing course.” Rainbow Dash flew into the clearing, Scootaloo under one arm, scooter in the other. Landing, she glanced up at the sky, and nodded.
“We have to clear the clouds for tomorrow anyway, I see no reason not to get an early start. I‘ll be right back.” Dash flared her wings and began to construct an obstacle course out of clouds, similar to one she had done as a filly. However, the design was fundamentally different, centering around surfing down the cloud instead of flying around them. Landing, she smirked at them as she brought down a cloud.
"Hop on Scoots, I’ll show you how to make a board.” Dash waited as Scootaloo jumped onto the cloud, and began showing how to slice it into a more aerodynamic shape, compressing it to be less fluffy. Scootaloo wobbled on the board, and flapped her wings as she slowly floated around the clearing, getting a feel for it.
“Hang on a sec kid, something's wrong with the cloud.” Sitting down beside the board, Dash narrowed her eyes and looked as it wobbled under Scootaloo, and frowned.
“Could ya tone down the magic, sis? It’s interfering with the stuff I used to make the cloud stay in shape.” Raising her head, Dash saw confusion in Scootaloo’s face, and tilted her head.
“Hold on a sec, lemme see your wings.” Dash stood up and leaned over, gently touching Scootaloo’s small wings. Breathing in sharply, she slowly brought a wing over. As the wing got within a few inches of Scootaloo’s, the cloud suddenly began to drift sideways, sending Scootaloo in the opposite direction of Dash. There was no wind.
“Scoots, have you ever used weather magic before?” Dash folded her wings and nodded as Scootaloo shook her head. It was something all Pegasi were taught at a very young age, and for a very good reason.
“Are ya foster parents Earth or Unicorn?” Once more, Dash watched Scootaloo nod. Walking over once more, Dash put a hoof on Scootaloo's cheeks.
“There’s the reason for it then, and with Cherilee being an Earth Pony; no wonder it’s leaking out so much. Alright, listen carefully, I’m not much of a teacher so this’ll be very basic, but follow exactly what I say.” As Rainbow Dash spoke, all fillies, excluding Scootaloo, quickly got confused at everything Dash was speaking about. It passed over their heads, did a loop-de-loop, and proceeded to dump a bucket of tree sap on their heads.
“Alright, now for the final test.” Dash picked up Scootaloo, and tossed her high into the air. Crying out, Scootaloo instinctively flapped her wings, and for a brief moment she continued to fall. Suddenly, she remembered what she had just learned, and gritted her teeth, and applied it. Sweetie bit her lip as Scootaloo dived down, and pulled out, doing a corkscrew as she cried out in sudden jubilation.
“Heh, I wonder if she’s gonna remember we’ve got stunts to pull.” Dash smirked as Scootaloo flew around the clearing for a solid half-hour, before finally noticing they were watching her, and coming to land. It wasn’t the best landing, but she managed to avoid falling into the dirt.
“Alright, time to surf those clouds, kid.” Dash sent the cloudboard flying toward Scoots, who caught it and flew toward the top of the course, smirking confidently as she looked down at it. Was this the best Dash could do? Flipping upwards, she backflipped onto the board, and dived straight into the course.
Each corner felt like water, her wings barely even flapping as she used her newfound control over her magic to weave between the clouds without disturbing them. Leaping off a ramp, she backflipped once before landing on the railing, and sliding past the finish line. Jumping off the cloud, she beamed as she realised Dash was looking at her, mouth hung open.
“That...Was...AWE-SOME!” Dash and everyone began to crowd around Scootaloo, giving praise. Even Diamond, who was standing slightly to the side, sent a ‘good job’ her way. As Scootaloo felt everyone praising her, and the knowledge she would never be grounded again, tears sprung to her eyes, and she looked to her flank as a tingling distracted her.
It was a picture of a cloud in a half circle, forming a sharp turn like the ones she had surfed around on her way down the course. There was a single bolt of purple lightning coming out of a small orange wing. Scootaloo looked to Rainbow Dash, and realised they were both crying. But it didn’t matter. Tough ponies didn’t believe in tears, so they never saw them.
While not related to getting a Cutie Mark, the sleepover at Diamonds had been the icing on an otherwise great week. Sweetie once more showed Diamond how to properly play the arcade games, and all awkwardness quickly melted away during a movie.
“Why couldn’t Silver attend?” Sweetie saw the wince, and smiled apologetically in response.
“Her family doesn’t think I’m a very good influence, and they won’t let her see me outside of school and afternoons.” Diamond bit her lip, and looked down to her drink. Scootaloo brought an arm around Diamond, and gently hugged her. Diamond leaned into it, not resisting.
“Listen, I think I can solve that, but we need to agree to a party at my house tomorrow. I’ll handle everything.” Sweetie saw all look to her, and she smiled, leaning forward enthusiastically. All sighed, and smiled as they gave her a nod.
“Excellent.”
“Now you kids have fun.” Rarity smiled as they all headed upstairs, and chuckled. When Sweetie Belle had come to her saying her friend Silver Spoon wasn’t allowed on sleepovers, and that she’d promise not to make food on the weekends for a month if she helped, Rarity had been out the door in an instant.
Oh, it had taken quite some convincing to get them to allow the poor filly to sleepover. But after many assurances, and an agreement to give them a discount on purchases, she had managed to get the group together. From the happy smiles on their faces, Rarity knew it was going to be a loud night.
11:58
“I’m telling you girls, something amazing happens at midnight. You’re not gonna believe it.” Sweetie pointed to her clock, and the other’s rolled their eyes. This better be good, they were really tired.
“Alright we get it, let’s just watch the clock then. This better be good, ah have farm work in the mornin’.” All fell silent as they watched the clock silently tick over. It was amazing, they were silent for the entire two minutes.
11:59…
12:00
Sweetie turned toward her friends, smiling in open relief, they were still here! As they frowned at her and looked around, they didn’t seem to have any clue about what was different. That meant, she now had her friends to count on during loops, if time was still looping. Feeling tears come to her eyes, Sweetie almost missed what Scootaloo had just said.
“Is it just me, or are you growing smaller?” Scootaloo looked down at her hoof as she saw it growing, and turned to look to Apple Bloom. Sure enough, everypony but Sweetie was slowly growing into adult mares. Confusion on their faces, they turned to Sweetie. However, before one could open their mouths, the true horror began.
Sweetie was frozen as she watched her friends age before her, slowly turning into wrinkled old ponies. Then, they collapsed, and all life drained from their eyes. Then the eyes fell into dust, the bodies slowly losing color and fading into a uniform gray color. And then, finally, they fell to ash. All before the clock beside her clicked to 12:01.
Sweetie screamed.
uuuuuuuum, wow that was horrifing.
Oh god. That was horrible. Really really horrible. Well, at least that means the story will be longer! I was hoping it wouldn't be over by like 10 loops!
Well, that took a turn for the dark and horrifying.
Happy Feeling gone
. . . so that's a "No" on the happy ending, huh?
Ummmmmmm
So that happened
Sanity Check!
*Sweetie Rolls* 0
Crit Fail! Sweetie permanently loses 5 Sanity!
So it begins...
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Well, um.... disregard my comment on the last chapter then.
Aw...
I was hoping it would be a happy ending.
psssh who reads tags
5258067 So it's not just the room, but Sweetie too. Maybe it is Sweetie period, and whatever room she is in is effected by her 'power'. Tho I wonder now. Time resets backwards, but for them they instantly aged forward. But it didn't effect them till midnight, they technically were in 2 places at once. The question now is, does this effect anything? Do they just reset too with no memory like everything else does. Or since they broke the universe and were in 2 places at the same point of time, are they now permanently dead and cease to exist? With no one remembering they once existed except Sweetie Belle?
Let us watch and see... I hope you thought long and hard on this Author and don't have any plotholes...
...Holy shit...
Dash
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Let's count the simutaneous Horrors:
Rapid Aging
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccidentalMurder
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NightmareFuel
and it'd be even more horrifying if those they came back but twisted and mutated by some kind of Time Radiation. Seriously interested to see what happens next chapter or if they come back after the loop after this twisyed some how.
5257948
That's what I want to know.
So... Sweetie Belle's an alicorn?
Yay the dark tag comes into play finally
I still hope there's a dark ending plz
*shudder*
5258589 I think it would be just Sweetie seeing as what you brought up is interesting, them being in two places at once. We all know that Sweetie can't be in two places at once because she herself is looping the days over and is already affected by the loops however nopony else is and this is probably causing a paradox should they be in the same room at midnight with Sweetie and the paradoxes are trying to fix itself by 'fixing or getting rid of' the newer foreign entities. Just another theory again but hey, this author loves him their theories.
‘ll be right back
Hope on Scoots, I’ll show you how to make a board
Hand on a sec kid, something wrong with the cloud
Raised her head, Dash saw confusion in Scootaloo’s face
Sweetie turned toward her friend, smiling in open relief, they were still here
1. Forgot your I at the start.
2. Hop.
3. Hang on a sec kid, something's wrong with the cloud.
4. Raising.
5. Friends.
10/10 pony anatomy right there.
And suddenly I'm glad she didn't bring Twilight - except why don't any of the books or other items taken into the room age and fall apart? Does it only drain life energy from living things?
Oh shit...
5259361 yes
5258067
The most appropriate GIF EVER. source?
Im guessing that the "loop" while "resetting" does something really, really weird with time (stretch, fold, whatever) and the girls just happen to be collateral damage, but will be reset as normal once its done.
Not that Sweetie will think that. That's just a good dose of NightMare Fuel.
Sleep well Sweetie?
Probably shouldn't have read this right before bed, but whatever.
Sweetie Belle can be so STUPID sometimes.
welp, sweeties traumatized for life.
Run
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The Grim-dark is coming.
That is absolutely horrifying. Even more so for the ones aging.
I't be like that chicken in a wine ager skit from that one cartoon (which I can't remember what it was).
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I'm sorry, I'm a sick, twisted bastard, but I laughed so hard while reading this at just how much overkill is in it!
why relish, everyone know that ideas always go best with mayo, or a nice, tangy cocktail sauce
For the love of all things holy, please proofread before posting. Well, I've got nothing better to do, so I might as well do that for you. Sorry if I miss some- I'm half asleep at the moment. Corrections in bold red- and if you can't see them, look closely at the punctuation.
“We tried that, and I don’t want to spend my life having a mark that means I’m only good at that.”
"Hey, that's not a bad idea! A stunt-pony mark would look great!"
“How exactly am I going to get a Mark in doing stunts anyway?
“Let’s ask Rainbow Dash what cloud-based sports there are that can be done without wings.”
“Could ya tone down the magic, sis? It’s interfering with the stuff I used to make the cloud stay in shape.”
It was something all pegasi were taught at a very young age, and for a very good reason.
“Alright, time to surf those clouds, kid.”
“Now you kids have fun.” Rarity smiled as they all headed upstairs, and chuckled.
I love you for that. The feel of the story is really shifting, along with a strange feeling of madness that's slowly setting in.
You took your time to make it all turn around, and that made it so much more effective. Seriously, that was shocking, and I doubt anyone saw it coming.
HOW COULD YOU KILL THE CLOSEST TO PERFECT LOOP VERSIONS OF THE CMC LIKE THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Otherwise, good job. That really screwed my mind over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey man, remember me?
One small bug fix.
...huh wah?!?!?
Jesus Motherfucking CRIST!!! FUCKING HELL!!! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!!!!
...that's some...some really fucked up shit right there. Holy Fuck...
Well I'm not sleeping tonight...
5277568 This is the truest definition of crapsaccharine I've seen in a while. It's like I can hear a children's melody slowly deteriorating in the background.
Have a comment I posted on YouTube a couple days ago, that relates to this comment, and also Five Nights at Freddy's:
TALK ABOUT DARK ;----------;
5291854 I'm used to things like this. I can watch horror games and smile all the way through. Unless I'm actually playing FNaF. Because animatronics are my worst fear.
Sweetie chose... poorly.
5263087 Stumbled onto this today, remembered you askin' for the source. Well, here ya go. Animation starts at 1:09. If ya choose to skip to that point, the tone you're hearing is an extended bleep covering an apparent litany of expletives.
So the universe is round. Sweetie just races back through the beginning every night. Interesting enough.
Also, I am calling BS on the Scootaloo scene, just getting the right lecture would not teach her something so fundamental as flight. Also, why did Sweetie even think of 'cloud based sports' when they are trying to think of something that requires a scooter? And on that note, a scooter and a skateboard are very different in how you have to hold yourself, one supports you while the other would let you fall.
Kinda hoping that they vanish, but that would raise some major issues every loop, having them vanish, and a search being brought up every time the loop restarts... This is why tests should be done on lesser creatures before the ruling species tries it out.
How discriminatory of the mass of congregated time.
The dream ends this night.
It seems.
trapped in this perfect nightmare of solitude,
only alone you can stay.
We shall read on.
5257993 ... You realise that, aside from a ten-sided die, there is no dice in the world that has a 0 on it, right? (And a ten-sided die is almost always used as the one's place for a percentile roll.)
OHMAHGAWD!!! BWAHAHAHA!
THAT's HORRIBLE HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
xD I feel so awful for laughing.
Okay, so we now know what happens when anypony is in the room her ...I'd be freaking out too. Sweetie Belle's stuck in a time loop like one of my favorite anime characters, the only difference is that she doesn't have a god to help her through it.
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Let's just hope she doesn't start drinking, I hear time loops can do that to a person.
This is when things get real. Oh, the thrill that shoots through my heart everytime that happens. More, please!
I might even go and reread that last bit and laugh a bit.
Nah, it's not strong enough. I need the concentrated stuff now.
0_0... shit just hit the fan.
Wtf? Uh...Scoots? Appleboom? Please tell me she was dreaming and that they didn't just die...
>if time was still lopping
KEK
So, what if an immortal stays in the room?
5345860 I kek'd
Wasn't she going to try it on Diamond Tiara first? That was the whole point of the "kick the CMC to the curb" loop I thought. I mean, she didn't want to try it on Diamond maybe, since she's not horribly evil, but then why try it on all your friends? Why didn't the teddy bear disintegrate too?
I have to say (excuse my French) THAT WAS FUCKED UP!!!!!
Oh....OHHHHHH NOOOOOOOO.... excuse me for a moment...
(leaves the room to scream loudly)