Scootaloo goes on an adventure to prove she isn't a chicken.
When Applebloom and Sweetie Belle make yet another joke that Scootaloo is a chicken, she decided that she had enough of it. She told them she would go deep into the everfree forest to retrieve a golden petaled flower, that you can only find in deep in a cave, and if she retrieves it successfully, the two would never make another chicken joke about her ever again. She will have to face off against countless enemies and the unpredictable forces of nature in the everfree forest, but she goes anyways. She soon realizes she got herself way in over her head and has to find a way to get out of the deal before it was too late.
Her heart raced as she galloped towards the exit, hoping with every last nerve in her body that she can step into the sunlight once more, even more so hoping that she could go back to Ponyville. Oh, how she wished she was in ponyville right now, surrounded by her best friends. A cold shiver tingled down her spine as she heard another deep roar coming from the depths of the cave, which of course, only made her run faster. She could feel her legs about to give out, but she had no chance to stop. It’s either don’t rest or die. She desperately flapped her small pegasus wings, hoping that she could at least hover a little bit above the ground to elevate her speed by a little bit, that was all she needed. She could feel the ground shaking as the creature’s shadow slowly overtook her path. She now knew there was no escape, this was it. This was where she was going to say goodbye to everything she ever did. Her thoughts clouded up and some of her most memorable moments flashed by her eyes. She thought she heard someone yell her name, but it was too late. She fell to the ground, exhausted, then blacked out.
chapter 1
It was a stunningly sunny day in ponyville. All the ponies were outside enjoying this surprisingly nice weather, after all, the pegasus ponies scheduled a storm for today. Might as well take advantage of this nice morning before the pegasus ponies started to move the clouds into place! Ponies happily trotted around the worn down, dirt streets of ponyville, rejoicing in the sunny rays that happily reflected off the windows of all the shops and market place stands that lined the streets. Fresh fruit and vegetables lined all the stands, and flowers grew peacefully on the tables in front of the flower shops. The birds chirped in irreplaceable melody that brought joy to the ears of those walking past them. One pony in particular was feeling extra daring that morning. A slightly worn, blue and red scooter made of wood ripped down the streets, forcing some ponies to move out of the way. The pony on it, a small filly, wearing a blue helmet, was getting ready for the final touch of her little performance before speeding down a road that led her to sweet apple acres, where she could have a rest at the refurbished clubhouse. Her magenta hair waved in the wind, as she took sight of a wood plank that rested on a cart full of apples. She knew this was her opportunity to really impress the ponies, maybe even rainbow dash! She took a sharp turn and headed down a different road. As the speed up, flapping her small wings as fast as she could, ponies started to literally jump out of the way for her. When she was near approaching the wood plank now, the filly got ready to jump. “here it goes,” she thought to herself. “ready, set… JUMP!” She zoomed up the wood plank and went airborne. “Woohoo!” Scootaloo cheered to herself as she flew through the crisp air and safely landed on the road that led to the clubhouse.
It took her mere seconds to arrive at the clubhouse. She turned her wheels sharp and put her orange hoof on the ground to slow herself down, perfectly timed to stop right before the ramp. As she took her helmet off and shook her hair back into place, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom came out of the clubhouse to greet her.
“There you are, we have been waiting for ever!” Applebloom said in a slightly annoyed tone. “We were supposed to start our meeting half an hour ago! Where were you?”
“Um, sorry, applebloom. I saw a wood plank and you know.. saw the opportunity and took it,” Scootaloo justified. “Thought rainbow dash might have seen me!”
“You and your scooter tricks,” Applebloom replied. “Anyway, we can’t afford to waste any more time, get up here so we can figure out what kind of amazing feat to do next!”
Scootaloo raced up the wooden ramp that led to the clubhouse, which was strategically placed in a tree, considering this was an apple farm. The Cutie mark crusader's meeting was about to commence!
As Applebloom and Sweetie Belle formed a circle on the wooden clubhouse floor, Scootaloo strolled in behind them. She took a seat directly in front of the door, forming a triangle between the fillies, perfect for bouncing ideas off one another.
“OK, so we need to think of our next incredible adventure to go on, so we can discover our special talents, so we can get our cutie marks!” Exclaimed Applebloom. “Any ideas? Because I’m clueless..”
“I thought maybe we could go on a hike to Winsome falls! Who knows what we will have to do on our way there, and maybe, who we will have to face!” Said Sweetie Belle, motioning her hoof in a panorama motion around the room. “Maybe we can even find treasure in a cave!”
“Yeah right,” Scootaloo said. “Think realistic! Do you think three fillies could hike all the way up to Winsome falls on our own?”
“I have to agree,” said Apple bloom. “Even with Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash by our side, you, Scootaloo, were still a nervous wreck the whole way up there!”
Scootaloo rolled her eyes at that remark, but didn't say anything as she knew it would just start an argument that would lead them away from the meeting in general, so they all sat in silence for a moment again. After a couple of long minutes, Scootaloo perked up.
“I know! Remember when we were zip lining and we failed badly?” Scootaloo asked. Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom both cautiously nodded their heads. “ And then after we fell, I asked where we could get a canon at that hour?” At that moment, Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle’s eyes got stricken with fear.
“Now hold on Scootaloo,” Apple bloom, while marking an x in the air with her hoof, said. “we may be super awesome, but we don’t want to go in over our heads here. Nothing that could.. get us hurt, you know?”
Scootaloo looked at the ground. All of a sudden she quickly bounced up off the floor.
“Now hold on! Since when did the cutie mark crusaders become so soft? We have to earn our cutie marks, and the only way to do that is to do everything! If we don’t try launching ourselves out of canons, we will never know if canon-launching if our special talent, and we will never get our cutie marks!” Scootaloo snapped back rather arrogantly.
Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle exchanged worried expressions, then they both looked back at the eager filly standing by the door. Apple bloom stood up at that point and walked towards Scootaloo.
“I guess we could.. try?” She said quietly. “But if one of us gets hurt, you know who is to blame!” Apple bloom remarked. Scootaloo turned and faced the door, ready to open it.
“Well then, let’s get going if we are going to get our cutie marks. Not much more time before sunset, so let’s make the most of it!” Scootaloo said cheerfully, as she ran down the wooden ramp and started to put her helmet on. Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle once again looked at each other with worry-filled eyes, then walked down the ramp and started walking behind Scootaloo, who was already much down the road.
They arrived in Ponyville about 10 minutes later, and they immediately got to business. Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom ran around asking other ponies if they knew any canon rental shops that were open that day. Nopony seemed to know of any. They made their way around Ponyville, and after a long, hard day of looking around Ponyville for a canon shop, they came across sugar cube corner, and immediately knew the perfect pony to ask for canon rental shop directions, Pinkie Pie! If anyone knew about canons, it would be her!
The three fillies raced up the steps of sugar cube corner and when they got inside, they were greeted to Mr and Mrs. Carrot Cake racing around the bakery, looking desperate to finish a line of desserts spread out on a table. Pound and Pumpkin Cake, being babies, were curiously crawling around the bakery floor. Pound cake and smashing a block on the floor and Pumpkin Cake was sucking on a pacifier. No one seemed to notice them, so they waited for a bit. And a while, and a long time. Eventually Mrs. Cake saw them and looked so shocked.
“Oh my goodness! I didn't even know you three were here! We've been so busy trying to finish all these deserts for the official Canterlot daisy desserts competition! It’s tomorrow and we aren't even close to finishing them! How long have you been here?” She asked.
“Oh, um, not that long.. we just got here!” Sweetie Belle said, in an attempt to not make Mrs.Cake feel guilty. “In fact, we just came in here looking for Pinkie Pie, do you know where she is?”
“Oh, yes! She is upstairs at the moment, do you want me to go fetch her for you?” Mrs.Cake asked.
“That would be nice,” Sweetie Belle said. “Thanks.”
Mrs.Cake turned and walked up the stairs. Pound cake looked over at the three fillies and attempted to throw a block at them, but it didn't quite hit them, so he burst into tears. At that moment, Pinkie Pie slid down the stair railing, and hit the ground with a big BANG. She immediately bounced back up and laughed at the incident.
“Hehehe, oopsie doopsie loopsie! I guess I lost my balance.. again!” Pinkie Pie snorted. “I heard you three needed the expert!
“Um. yea.. we needed to know if you knew where the nearest canon rental shop is,” Scootaloo said. “We are trying something totally awesome for our crusade!”
“Nearest canon shop! That’s your next left turn, then you take a right, go straight, turn backwards, take three steps, go forward 6 steps, turn left, turn around, go right, go straight, and its the 67th shop on your right!” Pinkie pie said ecstatically.
The crusaders looked at each other with confused looks, then back at Pinkie Pie. “Yea um, do you think you could write that down?”
“Okie Dokie Lokie! One written direction sheet coming right up! Your order number is 8!” Pinkie pie replied, as she poofed into the kitchen for a pen and paper. Literally ten seconds later she came back with all the directions written down on a sheet of paper. “Here you go! This pony is the real deal for canon rental! He’ll get you one for a good price, too! Good luck you three!” Pinkie pie said, then bounced back upstairs.
“Well I guess we can leave now,” Scootaloo said. “Now let’s go find this canon-shop, get a canon, and get our canon cutie marks!”
