Tide woke up in a treehouse with his older brother Vinyl Scratch and three fillies looking down at him. “Um, Vinyl, how did I get here?” he asked.
“You blacked out a little while ago,” Vinyl replied.
“Who are these fillies?”
“The Cutie Mark Crusaders.”
The young white colt sat up and used his magic to pull down the covers. The orange Pegasus exclaimed, “Hey, you don't have your cutie mark yet! Why don't you join the Cutie Mark Crusaders?”
Tide replied, “Ok, I will.”
“First we need to know your name,” informed the yellow earth pony.
“My name is Tide,” he said.
“I'm Sweetie Belle,” replied the unicorn.
“I'm Apple Bloom,” added the earth pony.
“And I'm Scootaloo,” the pegasus ended.
“It was nice meeting you, Crusaders,” said Vinyl as they left.
