The Multiverse Brawl

Today was the day. The day that a large group of ponies were sent to the blank dimension for their fate to be decided. I will be among them, along with Scootaloo. She is now old enough to be chosen out of the ponies for the games. So now she lays in my hooves, crying.

20 minutes...I thought, still holding the orange filly in my hooves. Her parents let me have her for the day. I brought her inside my house and sat on the cloud couch. "Scoots, it's really not that bad. Besides, the machine usually doesn't choose ponies on their first day. Plus, not to be mean, but your still a little squirt, and won't put on much of a show.".

"I-I-It's put on r-random. We don't know if I'll be chosen." Scootaloo said looking up at me with tears in her eyes, and a few sniffles.

"You aren't going to the games, I promise."

"P-promise?"

"Ya, I won't let anything happen to you squirt."

"Really?"

"Really really."

"Th-thanks." Scootaloo said as she lowered her head and rested it on me. I watched the filly rest on my chest as I thought about the good times we had. I was like a sister to her, and she is like a sister to me, I couldn't let something happen to her. I would never forgive myself if she died in the Multiverse Brawl.

I looked up at the clock to check how much time we had. We had five minutes until the ceremony. I then looked down to check if Scootaloo was asleep. She was. I smiled, but I didn't say anything until realizing that we had five minutes.

"Scoots... Scoots wake up." I said while shaking her a little. Then her eyes started to crack open a little.

"Cmon, just five more minutes." Scootaloo said with a tired voice, placing herself in a more comfortable position as she said it.

"Scoots we only have five minutes."

"Why?" .

"Scoots were going to the ceremony in about..." *POOF*!!! "...now...".

Scootaloo immediately sprang to her hooves on the blank ground. "W-what?".

I got up from where I was sitting and saw many ponies that were being "poofed" here along with me and Scootaloo. Then I approached Scootaloo and whispered in her ear "Be strong Scootaloo.".

She nodded, and we began to approach where the great mass of ponies were looking at a stage that looked nothing like the rest of the never-ending whiteness of the dimension. It was a very new looking, wooden stage that had two metal poles that were held up by another two poles behind each of them. The two poles connected in the middle of the stage above everyone standing on it. The poles that connected had about four lights and held up a banner that said "Multiverse Brawl" on it. To the right and left of the stage were several TVs that showed clips from past games. The people standing on the stage were skeletons in neat little suits, not pony skeletons, but human skeletons. These skeletons also weilded swords. They have never used them on anypony so I guess they just use them for intimidation, or to look cool.

I looked around for my friends, and I think Scootaloo told me that she was going to look around for hers. I saw Applejack on the far left side of the audience, probably looking for one of the gang. I slowly approached Applejack and saw that she wasn't looking in my direction. So I decided to try and scare her. I crouched down and got closer to Applejack. Trying to stay hidden in the audience. And then...

"BOO!!"

"GAH!!! PINKIE!!!"

"HAHAHAHA!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE!!! HAHAHAHA!!!" Pinkie Pie said, holding her stomach, lying on the floor, and basically laughing her heart out.

"Pinkie!! You scared me!"

"Aaah... I know it was great..."

"Don't do that!!"

"Ok... aaaah... That was hularious."

"So Pinkie do you know where the others are?"

"Ya! There's one right there!" Pinkie Pie pointed behind her at Applejack.

"Oh yeah. Let's go over to her."

o)O(o<

"Umm... Rainbow? Where are you?"

Scootaloo began to panic. She had lost herself in the crowd. She began to dart round the inside of the audience, looking for me. She couldn't fly, everypony was grounded, nopony could even jump. When she stopped, tears started to well up in her eyes. Nopony noticed her as she fell to her knees and quietly sobbed.

"R-Rainbow... where are you?"

Nopony noticed the orange crying filly except one certain stallion. He was a dark blue unicorn with a light blue mane that looked like it glittered in the light. He approached Scootaloo and layed down next to her. She didn't notice him because she was silently crying in her hooves, concealing her eyes and ignoring almost everything around her.

"Are you ok?" The blue unicorn said with a silent voice close to Scootaloos ear.

Scootaloo stopped her crying and looked up at what she now realized was a stallion. She showed a little bit of fear in her face when she looked at the stallion.

"I... Um..."

"Whats wrong?" Scared that you'll be chosen?" The unicorn said encouragingly, scooting up closer to Scootaloo.

"Y-yeah..." Scootaloo said, looking down at the floor.

"Is it your first time here?"

"Y-yeah"

"It's ok, ponies on they're first year usually don't get chosen."

"That's what my, *sniff*, friend told me."

"You have a good friend then. Is your friend here with you?"

"Yeah"

"Did you get separated from her?"

"Yeah"

"Wanna go find her?"

"Yeah"

"Alright then, let's go." The unicorn got up from where he was sitting by Scootaloo and offered a hoof to help her up. After, they both started looking for Rainbow Dash.

It took a while for the pair to say anything. Though the dark blue unicorn eventually found that he didn't know what Scootaloos friend looked like. So he spoke up.

"So what does your friend look like?"

"Her name is Rainbow Dash." Scootaloo began, "She has a rainbow colored mane, and blue fur.".

"Wait Rainbow Dash? I think I've heard of her before."

"How couldn't you have heard of the fastest flier in Equestria?" Scootaloo said, now a bit happier, and at ease.

"Oh, now I remember. She performed the sonic rainboom correct?"

"Yup! Isn't she awesome?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Guess? How do you guess?"

"I don't know... Hey, did I mention my name by any chance?"

"No you didn't. I didn't either."

"My name is Stardust. How about you?"

"I'm Scootaloo. Nice to meet you Stardust."

"Nice to meet you too Scootaloo."

They looked for me for a while. They must've been looking for me for at least 10 minutes before they found Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy!!" Scootaloo yelled over to Fluttershy while running to her to give her a hug.

"Scootaloo! You've grown! So good to see you!" Fluttershy said while hugging Scootaloo.

"I thought you said we were looking for Rainbow?" Stardust said.

"Oh, you must've found a new friend!" Fluttershy said, turning her attention to Stardust.

Scootaloo nodded her head. "Mhm. His name is Stardust. He's helping me find Rainbow Dash.".

Fluttershy stuck a hoof out to Stardust. "Hello. My name is Fluttershy." Fluttershy said in a somewhat quiet voice that was hard to hear.

Stardust stuck out his hoof and gave Fluttershy a hardy hoof shake. "Nice to meet you Fluttershy, my name is... oh, Scootaloo already said my name didn't she.".

Fluttershy gave a little giggle and turned to Scootaloo. "Now, Scootaloo you said that you were looking for...".

*HOOOOONK*... *HOOOOOONK*... *HOOOOONK*...

...

Everypony went silent and turned their attention to the stage, where a skeleton in a glittery white suit and an afro stood. Behind him there were two skeletons in suits moving the randomizer machine into place. It was a purple, rectangular machine, that looks like a slot  machine in a casino. Only without the coin slot and everything. The disco skeleton looked at the audience as the two suited skeletons moved the machine into place. After the two skeletons had put the machine where they wanted it, they left the machine alone and went back to their old positions on the stage and the disco skeleton began to speak.

"Hello all ponies in the audience tonight!"

(Silence)

"Are we all ready for the Multiverse Brawl!!"

(More silence)

"I bet you are!!"

(Disgusted faces and silence)

"Let me just say, it is a beautiful honor to be speaking for you people tonight! You are such, great, PEOPLE!!!"

(Disgusted faces, more silence, and an empty cup thrown from the audience that completely missed the skeleton.)

"Wehehehell, let's get started shall we?" The skeleton said while moving over to the randomizer machine.

Scootaloo looked over at Fluttershy, who was biting her hooves, probably thinking; 'Please not me, please not me, please NOT ME!!!'.

"Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnddddddd SPIN!!!" As the skeleton said these words he pulled down on the giant lever that was connected to the machine. The screen on it had many 0's and 1's that were randomly scattered around. After about 20 seconds the machine finally stopped and made a "dinging" noise. A small slip of paper came out the other side of the machine. The disco skeleton then went to the other side and pulled out the peice of paper.

"Aaaaaand the chosen fighter is..." (Drumroll) "...Scootaloo!!".

Intsantly Fluttershy sprang out of the crowd. "WOOO!! NOT ME!!!!! YES!!!".

"Fluttershy!" Stardust scolded.

"Wha... oh... I'm sorry Scootaloo... I'm so sorry..." Fluttershys face instantly turned from a happy face to a sad one as she

looked at the now shocked Scootaloo.

Scootaloo only stared at the disco skeleton with tears going down her face. She would have trembled to her knees, but everypony was staring at her. She looked at Fluttershy, and then at Stardust.

"I-I-I... *sigh*, g-g-goodbye you g-g-guys." All Scootaloo could do was stare at the white ground and try her best to hold back her tears.

Stardust and Fluttershy could do nothing but cry as they saw my little sister being escourted to the stage by two skeletons.

I stood with Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and now Rarity who had joined us a little while after me meeting up with Pinkie Pie and Applejack. We each stood there, speachless, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie each starting to shed tears. Even I started to cry. 'I promised her that she would be fine, that everything would be ok, that she wouldn't go to the games. I can't just leave her like this. I must do something.'.

"And now Scoo..."

"I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!!!" I yelled out for the disco skeleton to hear.

Everypony in the audience was in shock at what they just heard. Nopony had ever actually volunteered to go to the Multiverse Brawl. I was the first pony ever in Equestria to volunteer for the games.

I went through the crowd and went to my little sister who was still being held up by two suited skeletons.

"Squirt, be strong." That was all I said to her before going up the stairs to the stage. After I was on the stage I sat next to the disco skeleton.

"S-so you volunteer. Seriously?" The disco skeleton said, sounding a bit awe struck.

"Yes, seriously." I said looking over at Scootaloo.

"Well... um... fillies and gentlemares WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER!!!"

(Just, more, silence and disrespect.)

"Alrighty!! Now young colt, what is your name?"

(Just get your vocabulary right...)

I lifted my head to the audience. "My name is Rainbow Dash.".

"Alright! ladygents and coltymares!! Dimension 12s first volunteer!!"

(The audience doesn't even care anymore.)

"Now for our next fighter in the..." I stared at Scootaloo who I now found with Fluttershy and a dark blue unicorn. The fact that I gave myself up for her makes me proud. 'I hope you have a good life squirt. And I hope you never forget me...'. I smiled as a tear began to form in my eye. I saw her looking at me as if she replied; 'I will Rainbow, I will...'. I came back to realization as I noticed the dark blue unicorn was being called up on the stage.

"Soooooo Stardust correct? How do you feel about being chosen for the Multiverse Brawl!!"

Stardust just sat there beside the disco skeleton absalutely petrified. His pupils were small as needles, and he was stuck in the same pose the whole time he was stuck on the stage. All he could say was a little squeak. In fact that was the only action he could do besides breathing.

"Well... thank you gentlemares and ladycolts! And remember, you will see these two ponies and the Multiverse Brawl on the

"Multiverse Channel". Thank you for being here, and goodnight!!!"

*POOF*

(.........*Sigh*)