The Journal of Dusk Breaker

Morning, yup it was morning already. Scootaloo didn't get a wink of sleep. She was still freaking out on the inside. She couldn't have been going crazy, could she? Sure she had her moments but if something was off wouldn't Sweetie have noticed and asked if I was okay when I was over at her place yesterday? After that deduction she sighed pulling herself out of bed. Stretching, she thought to herself that it was going to be a long day at school, or at least it would be if she got caught sleeping in class again.

Shaking her head she sighed, it was time to get ready for school, she'd figure out what to do about the book when she got home. If she didn't hurry she was going to be late. After leaving some lettuce and water for Tank when he woke up she poked her head into the main room of the cloud house seeing the book still laying there on the puffy cloud couch. Shivering she hesitantly walked over and snagged her bag walking quickly out the front door locking it behind her. "So creepy..."

School today actually wasn't that bad, she actually stayed up during class even if it was Monday, the WORST day ever. It was a surprise even to her how she managed to stay awake today. Well that wasn't entirely true. She needed to talk to SweetieBelle or AppleBloom about the book.

"Hey AB," She said just after the final bell as they were leaving class to get her yellow friends attention. "I need to talk to ya bout something. Mind if we meet at the old club house in about an hour?" They only ever went there when there anymore when there was something really important going on that was to be kept in the utmost secrecy.

"This ain't gunna be you askin' to copy mah homework again is it?" Scootaloo shook her head no. Okay the last few times she did call her there for that but this time it was really important. AppleBloom sighed, "Alright I'll meet ya there." She walked off adjusting her backpack.

That could have gone a bit better, but after a few times of calling in an emergency was just her needing some help with her homework and AB and Sweetie had every right to be a little frustrated thinking there was a emergency and it turned out all she needed was school related. This time it was something really important at least it was creepy enough to be important.

Upon reaching the house made of clouds she shivered. How was she going to get the book to the clubhouse? Wait what was she thinking?! She's got to be fearless! Rainbow Dash would probably laugh at her if she saw her being scared of a dusty old book! She huffed and went inside shaking her head only to drop her key and all the color left her face as she stared at a Jet black Alicorn standing in Rainbow Dash's house, she screamed.

When she started screaming the Alicorn jumped completely shock an began yelling startled yelling, "HOLY BUCK!" He held his chest. "You scared the BUCK outta me!" He shook his head. "Hey, calm down! Relax would ya! I'm not gunna hurt ya. I'm just as freaked out as ya are."

Scootaloo did stop screaming but picked up an umbrella keeping it close to use as a weapon if need be. "W-What are you doing in Rainbow Dash's house?"

"Ah so that's the name of the pony who made this house? She's rather full of herself if ya ask me." He responded walking over to the couch but stopping when he looked at the journal and hummed. "So that's how it is... What's your name?"

"You didn't answer my question, you are trespassing." Scootaloo wasn't gunna answer this random pony even if he was an Alicorn... Wait an ALICORN?! "J-just who are you?"

"I thought it'd be pretty apparent who I was... I'm Dusk Breaker," He replied looking at the umbrella in her hands smirking. "And this," He picked up the Journal. "Is my Journal. Now, ya know who I am. Who are you?"

"M-My name is Scootaloo," She said looking at him critically. "Y-You can't really be Dusk Breaker can you? I mean it says in the journal that Dusk Breaker is a pegasus."

Dusk Breaker just blew air out of his nose. "Yeah, I was. Sometimes unexpected and unexplained things happen, I mean the Everfree forest is a pretty good example. That place is absolutely nuts..." He walked past Scootaloo not at all intimidated about her carrying the umbrella around. "Now, Scootaloo what year is it?"

"Uhhh, it's year 1009 C.R." Scootaloo responded following him to the kitchen as he's looking through cabinets seeming to completely ignore the fridge like he's never seen one before and is choosing to ignore it.

He whistled, "I've been gone a lonnnng time." He shook his head putting his hands on the counter and sighed staring down at it. "I guess I really did underestimate that spell, I should have listened to Ivy... She really did know what she was talking about. I guess I'll never see her again if it truly has been that long." Scootaloo looked at him try to blink back tears and shake his head once more. "W-well," his voice wavered. "I suppose I'll just have to get along without Iron and Ivy... Scootaloo, do you know of anywhere quiet I could stay for a while? At least until I figure out what to do?"

She couldn't believe what she was hearing, she had living proof that Dusk Breaker exists! That and he knows his journal better than anypony! He can help me with my paper! I mean he IS my assignment! "I'll help you, if you help me. Look I know your in a crisis right now but you appeared in here and nearly scared me half to death so... I have a book report due tomorrow, on your journal. There is no way that I'll be able to finish it and the paper in one night. So if you promise to help me finish it I'll help you. Deal?"

Dusk Breakers face shifted from depression to surprise into some form of look like he seemed to be weighing his options. "You are doing a book report on me... What was my life such a legendary screw up they have it in the history books?" He laughs at his own expense shaking his head. "Given I don't have any other options I suppose that I have no other choice."

Scootaloo looked at the clock and swore under her breath, "Ponyfeathers," She dropped the umbrella into the holder by the door and opened it. "Okay grab your journal and come with me." Dusk Breaker just looked at her and sighed doing as she asks. "Try to keep up and not to attract too much attention okay?" The statement just causes him to roll his eyes as he follows her out the door.

Flying it was always something Dusk Breaker enjoyed more than anything. Feeling the wind in his face the breeze through his feathers. He felt at home in the clear sky. Following Scootaloo was rather boring but he honestly had no idea where he was. After flying for about 10 minutes she descended down near a apple farm that looked strangely familiar for some reason. He shook off the feeling and landed next to a treehouse that had Cutie Mark Crusaders HQ written on the sign nailed to the tree next to the latter going up. "Cutie Mark Crusaders? Care to explain?" He asked looking at Scootaloo who was busy climbing the latter already.

"Later just hurry up I'm already late." Scootaloo said huffing as she pulled herself up on the walk way and put her hand on the doorknob. Dusk sighed and flapped his wings pushing himself up off the ground and onto the walk way. "Show off." Dusk cocked his head not really sure what she was meaning by that.

When she opened the door all of Tartarus broke loose, "Scootaloo, your laaaaaaaaa..." the yellow mare began but she got quiet and she reached a few times to the white pony next to her who was reading a book grabbing one side of it and closing it causing the white one to look up with a similar look of surprise.

"Who the hay is that Scoots?" Sweetie asked in the place of AppleBloom who is still too shocked to say anything. Scootaloo entered the room and gestured for Dusk to follow her. To which he had responded with rolling his eyes and coming inside it was a bit cramped for him. He had do sit down on the floor to be able to be in the room without craning his neck so his horn wouldn't got through the ceiling. "H-Holy horseapples he's an Alicorn! Doesn't that make him royalty!?"

"Royalty? yeah right more like a royal screw up." Scootaloo and Sweetie stopped talking and looked at him joined by AppleBloom whose eyes never left him. "What? I'm no prince, I'd be surprised if Princess Celestia even knows I exist." The three stare at one another for a few minutes saying nothing. Like they were talking in their heads to one another just by looks and slight movements. "Okay Scootaloo," That cut her out of the seemingly heated mental conversation and she looked at him. "Why in the blazes did you bring me to this old treehouse?"

"Just sit there for a minute okay?" Dusk opened his mouth to say something but just closed it again huffing. "Alright girls I've got quite the situation and it's evolved since I asked you two here. I was going to initially ask you two if you've ever heard of possessed books." She looked at them and got mixed results Sweetie nodded her head yes, while AppleBloom shook her head no. "Well that's no longer an issue, he is. He showed up in Rainbow's house and I don't know how he got there!"

"I can probably answer that..." Dusk said the three mares looking at him curiously. "It might take a while, and Scootaloo if you want that report done I suggest you take notes."