Crusaders Forever (Unedited)

"Why cant I sleep!?" Sweetie said frustratingly, she turned to her alarm clock it read 2:34 am. Sweetie let out a depressed sigh, she sat up in her bed for a few minutes before stepping off the side and headed out her room and down the stairs to the kitchen of the boutique. She dragged a chair from the table to the counter and stood on it, she opened the cupboard and pulled out a glass not much bigger than a shot glass.

She trotted to the sink and started filling the glass with water before taking a swig and gulping down the water in a second. She let out long depressing sigh again. She started to think about what she was going to with Scootaloo tomorrow. Her mood changed to one of joy.

Maybe, we can go sailing!? Or or maybe we can go see Applebl-. Her train of thought was cut off as she remembered.

"Applebloom..." She would have started sobbing uncontrollably if it weren't for every bit of willpower she had left. She just stared sadly at the floor while letting a few sniffles come out., she let tears fall from her face before slowly trotting up the stairs. She trotted to her room and hazily got back in to her covers, She started to silently sob.

"Why..." She was now talking to herself. "Why us!? We didn't do anything wrong!" She started to cry harder.

"I loved her... WE loved her!" Sweetie was now talking in an increasingly loud voice. She wasn't sad anymore, all of her sad feeling were replaced with anger.

"Applebloom was the sweetest, most honest and loyal pony I knew! She didn't deserve to leave!" She punched her side table, but she regretted it when she heard hoofsteps coming towards her room. Her door swung open and a angry Rarity was standing in the doorway.

"Sweetie Belle! Do you have any idea what time it is!?" Rarity had bags under her eyes and was panting slightly out of frustration. Sweetie stared sadly at her sister.

"Sorry Rarity, I-I just had a nightmare." She lied, she didn't like lying to her sister but she wanted to be alone right now. She didn't want Rarity bothering her more than she was now.

"Well, keep it down!" Rarity's face changed from anger to sympathy. "Is it anything you would like to talk about?" Sweetie's face dropped to one of fear and slight annoyance as she replied.

"Nononono!" Sweetie realized how loud she was talking and calmed down. "I mean, I am fine Rarity! Good night!" She desperately replied.

"Okay, goodnight Sweetie." As Rarity walked out of the room Sweetie let out a small "Whew!" before closing her eyes. She wanted to think about Scootaloo instead of Applebloom.  Applebloom is gone! I just need to be happy that Scootaloo survived too. She erased all memories of Applebloom from her mind temporarily and started to think of Scootaloo before they met Applebloom.

"Yeah cry you worthless blank flank!" Diamond Tiara growled, Sweetie was battered and bruised from the beating she just took from Diamond and Silver Spoon.

"Does it feel embarrassing to be the only one without a Cutie mark in the grade!?" Diamond started to laugh at Silver Spoon's comment. Silver joined in on the laughter ,

"Just leave me alone!" Sweetie started to cry harder. "I didn't do anything to you!" Diamond and Silver were both wearing insane looking grins.

"Oh yes you did!" Diamond sneered and gave Sweetie another kick. "We don't appreciate you walking around with that ugly flank on MY playground!" Sweetie lunged out and punched Diamond in the stomach. Diamond growled angrily.

"You are going to pay for that!" Diamond jumped on Sweetie with her hoof in the air. Diamond tried bring it down but something was holding it back, she turned to see a orange hoof stopping her hoof from coming down on Sweetie.

"Hey! Get out of here, loser!" She turned to look at her obstacle in the eyes, she saw two large violet eye's staring at her with a furious look. Diamond looked at Sweetie then back to the orange Pegasus. Diamond was about to say something but another orange hoof came at lightning speed right in to her nose. Diamond screamed in pain as blood flew from her nose.

The mysterious Pegasus stared at Silver who was helping her sobbing friend to her feet. "Get out of here you snobs! Before you get hurt!" The two filly's galloped away as the Pegasus walked to Sweetie. Sweetie was still crying, she used the last of her strength to stare the orange filly in the eyes, they looked full worry and sympathy.

"Are you alright?" Sweetie nodded with tears still falling from her face while letting a few sniffles out. "UGH! Those damn snobs, they need to learn to shut the hay up!" Sweetie smiled and hugged her soon to be friend.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" The Pegasus was surprised at first but returned the embrace. "Okay, okay that's enough, I don't really like all that lovey dovey stuff." The Pegasus smiled.

"Sorry." Sweetie replied with an awkward smile on her face. The Pegasus winked as her smile grew wider.

"Don't sweat it!" Scootaloo stood up to stretch her legs, while revealing her flank to her. Sweetie gasped as her smile grew. "You don't have you're cutie mark either!?" The Pegasus just smiled and winked at her before replying.

"Yup!" She winked again. "I have a feeling we'll be good friends." Sweetie smile grew even wider almost looking a bit creepy.

"Sweetie Belle, charmed i'm sure!" Sweetie said imitating her sister while holding out her hoof. The Pegasus let out a giggle before shaking her new friends hoof.

"Hey, mind if I call you Sweetie?" Scootaloo said still smiling. "Of course! My sister calls me that all the time!" Sweetie laughed as the Pegasus let out a giggle.

"Okay Sweetie, I'm -"

"SCOOTALOO!" Ms. Cherrilee yelled angrily. "Oh horse feathers!" Scootaloo looked behind her to see Ms. Cherrilee trotting towards her. Diamond and Silver Spoon were following her with smug grins on they're faces.

Scootaloo looked at Sweetie again. "Just call me Scoots, I'll see you after school!" Scootaloo turned around and joined the other three while sticking her tongue out at the two filly's.

Sweetie smiled.

"Ah, good ol' Scoots!" She let out a giggle at the dream she just had.

"I don't know what I would do if anything happened to you." With that she soon drifted to sleep.