The Library

The fillies rushed to the library, all on their hooves and excited from the new advice Discord gave them. The orange pegasus flapped her small wings faster and faster as she gained speed on her scooter, her two friends not far behind and running as fast as their legs would take them.

"Come on crusaders!" Scootaloo yelled, looking behind at the white and yellow fillies. The two stopped and panted, looking at each other as they reach the library, a few droplets of sweat hitting the ground.

"We haven't done that long of a run in a long time Applebloom." The white unicorn panted heavily and fell onto the yellow earth pony dramatically.

"Applebloom, I don't think I can walk." She giggled and placed all of her weight on the earth pony.

"Get off me sweetie Belle!" The earth pony shoved her friend off playfully with a laugh. The three giggled and walked into the library, now drenched in sweat from running.

Even with Scootaloo on her scooter, her coat was soaking wet with the smell of perspiration filling the library as they walked in. The earth pony was the first to speak.

"Twilight, you here?" The three ponies got no response and started searching the library. The pegasus grabbed a book off the counter and carried it to the other two ponies. Applebloom curiously read the title with a slight frown.

"Exploring yourself and other ponies for beginners." She tilted her head and looked towards the other two. "What in the hay does that mean?"

The unicorn jumped for joy. "I think it has something to do with getting out cutie marks!"

The grinning pegasus flapped her tiny wings, getting her a few inches off the ground from pure excitement. Applebloom looked at her friends skeptically.

"I dunno, it doesn't look that way." She looked at the cover - a picture of three mares, their tails barely covering their marehoods. The graphic was highly detailed.

"Ohh come on Applebloom, this book is perfect!" Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement as Scootaloo spoke.

"You sign the book out Scootaloo, I don't want my name on there. My sister would get suspicious." The unicorn spoke next.

"Yeah, I'm in the same boat Scootaloo, Rarity would get suspicious if twilight told her." The pegasus laughed and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, and I'm the chicken. It's just a book." The three friends laughed at the joke as Scootaloo signed the book out.

They trotted out of the library. The earth pony sniffed the air, eyebrows frowning and nose scrunching from the smell of the three.

"Uhh girls, we need baths ASAP." The ponies laughed as they made their way to the clubhouse with the new book.

"Alright so get to the clubhouse, read a little of the book then a bath. How's that soundin' cutie mark crusaders!?" Applebloom shouted out with excitement. As they jumped in the air for a hoof bump, they shouted:

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS SLEEPOVER IN THE CLUBHOUSE YAY!" They then started the journey to the clubhouse, the sun just starting to cross the west horizon.