Scootaloo and The Curse of Black Pollock's Treasure: First draft of the script

by DiabolicalBeetle

Rating: everyone
Tags: Dark, Adventure
Length: 4941

First draft of the script for my upcoming game, constructive criticism wanted

Scootaloo embarks on a dangerous adventure to seek a pirates lost treasure, but all is not what it seems. It soon becomes clear that she is just a pawn in a very dangerous game with terrible consequences for those who loose.

With sea monsters, pirates and mentally tortured ponies what's not to love?

This is just a first draft of a script, constructive feedback is much appreciated!

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-05-31 22:09:04 UTC

Chapter 1

Scootaloo and the curse of Black Pollock’s treasure

Rainbow Dash narrates the opening sequence:

50 years ago the seas of Equestria were plagued by a mysterious beast. The crews of ships, both merchant and naval, vanished without a trace, leaving only ghost ships in the wake of this monster.

No-one knew exactly what had caused these disappearances and every search party Celestia sent to investigate failed to return. The princess grew desperate. Though she hated to associate with their kind, for the sake of her kingdom, the princess turned to the ones who understood the sea better than anypony else; Pirates.

The greatest pirate on the seas of the time, and a famed monster hunter, Black Pollock, was all too glad to answer Celestia’s call for aid; for a modest fee of course. With their hearts filled with courage and greed, Black Pollock and his crew set off into the ocean to face their destiny.

Nopony knows what exactly what transpired next. Days became weeks. Weeks became months. After 4 months at sea Black Pollack returned. Alone.

He claimed that he had defeated the beast, but at the cost of his crew and his ship. It was plain to everyone that the voyage had cost him a piece of himself too. Celestia tried to offer comfort and counsel, but he would accept none. He left without even collecting his reward, saying he already had all the treasure he could want.

As he boarded what was left of his ship at the docks he challenged ponies to come and find his hideout and become heir to his vast wealth and his prate legacy saying ‘Only the most worthy, stout hearted folk could be up to this task! I’ll be waiting!’ His ruined ship then disappeared into the fog and he was never heard from again. It is said that every night with a full moon, much like this one, his ghost ship combs the shores looking for lost souls to add to his skeleton crew!

Sweety Belle squeals and the opening ends, and cuts to rainbow dash telling a ghost story to the CMCs

But true to the pirate’s word, the beast was indeed slain. The ships were able to set sail without fear once more and the ports of Equestria prospered once again. There hasn’t been another disappearance to this day.

Applebloom: But what about the treasure!

Scootaloo: He’s a pirate, so obviously he must’ve buried it somewhere! They’re weird like that.

Sweety Belle: So he didn’t have any foals to pass his treasure on to?

Rainbowdash: I guess not. Being the ‘scourge of the seven seas’ makes it kinda hard to settle down and have a family.  A couple of years ago a pony named Nimble Nimbus, a former Wonderbolt hopeful, claimed she found Polack’s lair whilst chasing a strange storm cloud. She seemed to have completely lost it though. I think it was just really bad altitude sickness myself. When she was asked about the treasure she said ‘It was everything I ever wanted.’ Poor mare’s not been right in the head since...

Long pause

Scootallo: So, where did she say it was Rainbow Dash?

Rainbow Dash: A mountain in the middle of the ocean called ‘sea-mount.’ Its been rumoured to have a secret entrance for ages. But I’ve looked kid, and found nothing but rocks and starfish.

???: You’re in the right place, but you’ve been looking at the wrong time.

Rainbow dash- Hey, I’m in the middle of-

???: You need to go when the tide is the furthest out it can be; at a full moon! Only then will the entrance be revealed.

Rainbow Dash: I’m sorry, who are you again?

???:  I go by the name of Blue, but that’s not important. What is important is that it is a full moon tonight. The entrance is still uncovered, but it won’t stay that way for long! I can take you there. Just hop aboard my boat, for a small fee, and-

Rainbow Dash: Yeah, these fillies and I weren’t born yesterday. I think this is a scam guys.

Scootaloo: But what if it isn’t? What if she really knows where the treasure is?!

Rainbow Dash: But I told you, there is no treasure!

Scootaloo: Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there! ...Not that, I’m saying you’re wrong.

Rainbow Dash: Look, kid, I’d love to stay and argue with you some more, but I need to find to Fluttershy before I go to bed, I’ve been looking for her all day. Do whatever you want... Just don’t do anything too stupid, ok?

[Rainbow dashes off]

Scootaloo: So how about it guys? We could get pirate cutie marks!

Applebloom: Ordinarily I’d love to go with a strange mare into a dark cave, but Apple Jack is taking me with her to Fillydelphia tomorrow, so I need an early night for an early morning.

Scootaloo: Sweety Belle?

Sweety Belle: Sorry, I need an early night too. I’m surprising Rarity tomorrow with my famous Breakfast in bed!

Scoots: I’m sure she’ll be thrilled.

Apple Bloom: Sorry Scootaloo. Maybe another full moon. Anyways, we all need to get going, its almost dark!

[They start to leave]

Sweety Belle: Aren’t you coming scootaloo?

Scootaloo: Yeah, I’ll catch you guys up. I just need to take care of something first.

[Walks over to Blue]

Scootaloo: How many bits? I can’t afford much.

Blue: For you, my dear, no charge.

Scootaloo: Great! Just let tell my-

Blue: No time for that, no time! Quickly onto the boat! Soon the entrance will be shut!

[she climbs aboard a little speed boat in the canal and journeys to sea-mount]

Blue: This is it, kid. The entrance to sea mount.

Scootaloo: The story was true! It’s soooo cool! Pirate cutie mark here I come!

Blue: Well don’t just stand the gawking, go on in!

Scootaloo: Are you sure it’s safe in there?

Blue: Fortune never favoured the timid, kid.

Level 1:

[Scootaloo enters the cave and is immediately confronted by an irritated Trixie]

Trixie: Humph! The Great and Powerful Trixie has had enough of this uncooperative cave and its groundless accusations! She shall take her leave of this place immediately!

[teleports away]

Level 2

[Scootaloo explores the cave more and comes across several ponies with tiny irises, they all look and sound insane. Throughouth the game from this point you hear several taunts echoing inside your head.

A Pegasus that can’t fly? Nature can be so cruel. But fear not, for I can grant you one last kindness...

Life can be challenging for those like us. The freaks...We can either accept their rightful place at the bottom of the food chain.... or at the top.

Some abnormalities are gifts! Most however, are burdens. But you knew that already, didn’t you...

You still fight my influence, child. Blank flanks always were less suggestible. They don’t yet know what they want... but it is sheer folly to think that that your inexperience gives you the upper hand.

The reach of my powers is near limitless. The touch of my magic is intangible, but its grasp? Unbreakable.

Friendship is a lie. The only truth is natural selection.]

Colgate: Must have clean teeth...

Clean teeth equal a clean soul...

Brushy brushy... Brushy Brushy.... brushy brushy...

Spring Water: I know the fountain is just up ahead.... I know it.... I feel it in my... skull?

Fluttershy: Oh, Hi Scootaloo. I could have sworn the door was just ahead, I don’t know where it went. But I need to dig up this extra special carrot for Angel before I even start to think about my own survival *giggles like a nut.*

Level 3

[Scootaloo goes deeper still into the cave]

Scootaloo: Big Mac? Is that you?

Big Mac: Eyup!

Scootallo: Thank goodness! Everypony’s gone nuts and-

Big Mac: I knew I’d find you here

Scootaloo: ...You did?

Big mac: Eyup! People keep trying to tear us apart, but we’ll always find our way back to each other... Smartypants!

Scootaloo: Aw, maaan. I suppose I’ve got to start running now, haven’t I?

Big Mac: Eyup!

Level 4

[Scootalloo escapes Big Mac and goes into a room where Bonbon has been glued to the floor by ink and Lyra is at the mercy of a giant squid]

Bon Bon: Help her! Hurry, you must save her!

Lyra: I’m a sea pony, heeheehee ~

Throughout the battle Lyra witters on about utter nonsense

Under the sea... under the sea... something something crustaceans... er, united nations under the sea!

Aren’t my fins just gerogerous?

I wonder if I’m slimy now?

After the battle bon bon breaks free and throws a huge bomb at the squid, making it ink itself and retreat:

Bon bon: Get away from her you fish!

Lyra swims over

Lyra: Bonbonbonbonbon!

Bonbon: Lyra!

Lyra: I’m so so sorry! I thought that thing was going to kill me!

BonBon: I’m so glad it didn’t... Because now I’m going to! What the hay were you thinking?! You could have gotten yourself eaten! I was so scared!

Lyra: I don’t know, I just thought I was a sea pony... I... I don’t remember why. Oh well! It was fun whilst it lasted. ~

Bonbon: You’re unbelievable.

Lyra: Thanks for saving tail there you two! Or should I say... my fish-tail!

Bonbon: You really shouldn’t.

Lyra: Spoilsport. Anyways, I’ll make it up to you later Bon Bon, is there anyway I can repay you Scootaloo?

,

Scootaloo: Well if you could help me find way across this lake to the other room that would be great.

Lyra: Done!

[levitates scootaloo out]

Bonbon: Wait lyra, You don’t know what’s on the other side!

Level 5

A sea of sand with bobbit worms hiding in it. Look them up on Wikipedia, they’re terrifying! You meat carrot top at the end.

Carrot top: Look how beautiful my garden is! My plants are so tall and beautiful. I should go out there and tend to them some more...

Scootaloo: No, they’re fine! I, er, just gave them some fresh fertiliser. You wouldn’t want your plants to get fat now, would you?

Carrot top: No... no I guess not. Mama’s healthy babies! ~

Scootaloo: I’ve come too far to go back now. I need to fix this before I lose it myself.

Level 6

[Scootaloo walks in on the doctor and derpy with a mouth filled with fish]

Doctor whooves: Great Scoot! She’s even started sending fillies into this death trap. This is not on. Still, you seem unharmed? You must have been quite the little trooper to make it this far! Remarkable!

Scootaloo: Erm, thanks? What’s wrong with her?

Doctor: Oh, her? She thought that one of these beached blow-up fish was a muffin and one thing let to another...

Derpy: MMPH!

Scootallo: ...right. Do you have any idea what’s making people go nuts?

Doctor: I have a few ideas, yes. I was thinking that it was some sort of magical defence field that induced hallucinations fuel by our deepest desires to test our resolve as part of a mental fitness exam. But it seems to be far too powerful and inconsistent for that. It hast to be... But its impossible! There’s no way there could be one that powerful!

[Scootaloo then has a number of options what to ask the doctor]

Scootaloo: Do you know what this place is? I thought a pirate’s lair would have little more treasure and little less of everything that wants to kill us.

You are absolutely right! At a guess, I’d say this place was some kind of underwater obstacle course. Perhaps a pirate training ground? A buccaneer boot-camp? Whatever it was, everything in these rooms seems to be in here for a reason. Sometimes its a hazard, other times its a way out. But it all serves a purpose... Anyway, off you go! You’ve made it past the Bobbitt worms; you can handle anything that’s down here! Those things could chew through a cyber mare.

Scootaloo: CyberMare?

Doctor: Ordinarily I wouldn’t ask you to do this, but we need to know if there’s another way out of here. I think you’re more than capable of opening that door. I can’t leave Derpy alone or she’ll explode again. You need to find a way out of here or none of us are going to make it. The only way out is to keep going deeper into this cave... does that make sense? I’m not so sure it does... Anyway, if you need any help or any more information please don’t hesitate to ask. Good luck.

Scootalo: Why am I unaffected?

Doctor: I don’t know maybe it’s because you haven’t been here that long? Maybe it’s because your will is stronger than most? Who knows! This is magic I don’t quite understand.

Scootaloo: Have you been affected by it?

Doctor: ...Yes.

Scootaloo: What did you see?

Doctor: ...

Scootaloo: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to-

Doctor: Its fine, its fine, really. I’m sorry. I think I’m holding it’s influence at bay, at least for now. I hope. Is there anything else you want to know?

Scootaloo: Do you think there’s treasure here?

Possibly. This could all just be a big test to determine who’s worthy of becoming heir to one of the greatest pirate legacies Equestria has ever known! It’s certainly a nice thought if nothing else.

What about the other ponies?

Doctor: There are more inside? I thought Trixie was the only other one and it didn’t look like she was going anywhere quickly. Derpy and I will go back and get them once we’re out of this predicament.

Scootalo: Who are you?

Doctor: I’m the- ...A Doctor. And this is Derpy, my faithful assistant!

Derpy: hurumph!

Scootaloo: Why did you two come down here? Seems a like lousey place to go on a date.

Doctor: Well, I um, oh dear...

Derphy: Muphnt phay phat!

Doctor: *coughs* We’re here to solve a mystery, we like solving mysteries. Nothing suspect about that! Just a Doctor and his companion solving a mystery. A completely platonic companion I might add.

Scootaloo: I’m sure

Scootaloo: What do you think it causing this?

Well at the very bottom of the ocean all manner of bizarre and terrifying creatures come into existence. Fang-tooths, Dragonfish, Loosejaws... Since food is so scarce in a world that’s so cold and dark all of these animals have a unique method of attracting food. Most just use light to lure their prey, but some are capable of using magic. This sort of magic, specifically illusions of one’s deepest desires, are the calling card of Deep-Sea Kelpie. They’re normally small, shy creatures, no bigger than you, content to live out their lives in the crushing darkness feeding on what ever fish come their way. They use their magic to draw their prey close and lull them into a false sense of security.

Scootaloo: Do you think a Deep-Sea Kelpie could be behind all this?

Doctor: Usually their magic is too weak to affect a healthy pony to a large degree, but on rare occasions when a diver has encountered more than one it has induced hallucinations and even temporary psychosis. If there were enough of them they could cause the effects we’ve seen today. But it seems too focussed to be the work of a school. I think we’re dealing with something far more dangerous...

After opening the door

Doctor: Wow, excellent work! If you just hang on, I’ll have this fish out of Derpy’s mouth in a jiffy!... I think. Thankfully a jiffy isn’t a known measurement of time so technically I’m not lying *laughs to himself*

Voice: Leave him... he’ll only slow you down... Quicly, before he notices...

Level 8

[Scootaloo enters a large empty room and is tormented by various illusions and taunts until she reaches a huge glowing chasm]

Blue: That’s far enough!

[Blue walks in telekinetically wielding a cutlass]

Scootaloo: Blue?

Blue: You have done well filly, much better than I expected for someone with your... disadvantage. But now your usefulness has come to an end.

Scootaloo: What you say?

Blue: I used you to trigger all of these traps before my arrival. Fortune may not favour the timid, but it sure does reward te cunning! Speaking of wich...

[turns towars teh chasm]

I’ve found it! Black pollock’s treasure! It’s finaly mine!

Scootaloo: But there’s nothing there! Its not real!

Blue: I didn’t come all this way to let a snot-nosed little blank-flank rob me of what I’ve searched for for half a lifetime!

Scootaloo: But, its just an illusion! A trap!

Blue: Don’t you dare come any closer! It’s mine... all mine! [she walks into the chasm and the floating cutlass clatters to the ground]

Scootaloo: No...

Voice: Come, let us meet face to face...

If you remain still: Don’t try to resist my will, you’re already my thrall... You just don’t know it yet. This can only end one way.... Best to get it over with quickly...

Level 7

[just a coridoor with a family portrait carved into the wall. There is an enchanted surfboard (revieald in the portrait to be Black Pollock’s cutie mark) that Scootaloo then carries with her for the rest of the game. The surf board has a letter in a bottle beside it that you have to read to progress. When read Black Pollock’s voice can be heard]

Black Pollock: To whoever is reading this message, I applaud you for your strength! You are every bit as strong as I, if not more so. And you have my deepest sympathies, for you will need all of this strength for what is yet to come.

This cave used to be a pirate boot-camp of sorts. It is now a prison.

I lied about the treasure. I threw all of it overboard in an effort to save my doomed ship. I needed strong folk to come looking for it. Stronger folk than I. I wasn’t strong enough to finish what I had started. By the time I realised how the beast took its prey I was already too far gone. I was arrogant. Foolish.

I managed to outsmart the beast, letting it think I was completely under its control. It seemed that my will was stronger than that of my crew. I lured it to this cave with the promise of more of my men to devour. As the tide receded the beast was stranded. I chained it to the cave floor. It was almost helpless. Almost... No matter how hard I try to set foot outside of this cave I can’t. I have become addicted to the visions. I need them more than I need food, drink or sleep. Soon they will consume my mind completely. I am too weak to fight the beasts influence anymore. Do not underestimate it, do not pity it. If you value your life and the lives of all those in Equestria you must destroy it... no matter the cost.

If you do survive this ordeal, please find my wife, Velvet Petal. Tell her that I’m sorry I left her. Tell her she will always be my one true north, in this life and the next. I should have chosen her over the sea.

And my daughter, little Blue Pollock. Tell her that my greatest regret was missing her grow into a beautiful mare. She was always a scrappy little filly, and far craftier than she had any right to be! I’m sure she would have grown into a fine pirate... but now I hope she follows in her mother’s hoofsteps rather than my own.

Tell them both that in the monsters visions all I saw was the two of them. In my last moments I will have looked upon their smiling faces with joy.

Those two are, and always have been my only real treasures.

Level 9

[ a long black corridor with glowing sea anemones serving as torches. A glowing stallion surrounded in darkness is at the end of the corridor, his tail long but the end hidden from view. There is no music, but the clanking of chains can be heard]

???: Ah, so nice of you to join me. I must say your will is stronger than I would have expected for one with your weakness...

Scootaloo: You killed her! She was a horrid, manipulative... doo-doo head, but she didn’t deserve to die!

???: (laughs) My, aren’t we a bleeding heart? Rest assured, little filly, she’s not dead- at least not yet. But I doubt she’ll be interfering in our plans any time soon...

Scootaloo: ...A-are you a kelpie?

???: If you wish to brand me so. I believe I have ascended past that name. (reveals himself by illuminating the rest of his body, a monstrous sea serpent. His tail is the serpents tongue. There is a chain wrapped around the serpents neck tying it to the floor.) I am Star-Eater, the grandest of leviathans, Bane of pirates and scourge of the abyss!

Scootaloo: Sweet Celestia’s Sandwiches!

Star-Eater. When I’ve finished with you I will finally have the strength to break these chains and be free of this cave! Free to feed upon ponies and taste their colour, joy and magic once more!

Scootaloo: No, you can’t!

Star-Eater: No? (laughs) And what could a crippled, weak little filly like yourself possibly do to stop me?

There is an explosion and Rainbow Dash drops the ceiling on Star-Eater!

Rainbow Dash: Oh yeah!

Scootaloo: Rainbow dash? I knew you’d come to save me!

The illusion fades into Derpy pretty quickly

Rainbow dash (in a different voice): Sorry to disappoint you.

Scootaloo: Derpy?! But how did you do that?

Derpy: I used the blow-up fish. I might be their queen now or something, I dunno.  But there’ll be time to talk about it later, we need to move! The tide’s coming in.

Derpie Carries her off

(there is a horrendous roaring as the cave floods, but the chain was broken in the collapse.)

Beneath Derpy ad scootaloo the serpent is seen speeding away beneath the waves)

Scootaloo: That thing survived!? It’s free!

Derpy: It’ll get to the Doctor and the others before we can! What should we do?!

Scootaloo: Whatever we can. C’mon, I’ve got a plan!

Level 10

The final battle begins! Star-Eater chases scootaloo on the surfboard whilst Derpy bombs him with blow-up fish. Star eater shoots energy blasts at Scootaloo and manifests storm-clouds that can damage both. Derpy is controlled with the mouse, Scootaloo with the arrow keys.

Derpy: You know that I can’t see things too well, right? I’m a lousy shot...

Scootaloo: Don’t worry Derpy, I’ll direct you! Just focus on catching those fish! I’ll keep him occupied!

Derpy: Right!

Derpy lands the first shot!

Derpy: I got him!

Scootaloo: Great work Derpy! Keep it up!

Derpy Lands the second shot:

Star eater: Ungh... This nought but an exercise in futility!

After 4 hits: How can this be? Defeated by a halfwit and a cripple? I won’t let it end like this!

Changes his attack pattern to extreme:

Final hit:

Star-Eater: Noooooaaaaaaagrh!!![ He starts to sink and you hear an soft explosion afterwards.]

Screen fades out to an island with guards, rainbow dash, and princess Twilight, and all in the cave. Scootallo runs and hugs rainbow dash, derpy is squeezed by the doctor and they both blush.

Twilight: Scootaloo! Thank goodness you’re safe. We saw what you did out there-

Rainbow Dash: And it. Was. AWSOME!!

Twilight:...

Rainbow Dash: Oh, but also reckless and stupid and super dangerous and you could have gotten hurt! I was so worried about you, what were you thinking?!

Scootaloo: I don’t know. I just didn’t want that thing to hurt anypony else.

Twilight Sparkle: Well it didn’t, thanks to you. I’ve sent some guards to recover what’s left of it and lock it away again. You were very Brave Scootaloo. But also stupid.

Rainbow Dash: Sooo stupid.

Twilight: But everyone here owes you and Derpy thier lives. You should be proud of yourself.

Rainbow Dash: I know I am! [They hug again] Want me to give you an air-lift back home kid? Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom are worried sick!

Scootaloo: Sure! Just give me a couple of minutes to say good bye to everypony.

Rainbow Dash: Ok, I’ll hang about until you’re done.

[Scootaloo then talks to everypony there. Don’t have to talk to anyone but Derpy to progress in the level]

Doctor: You two were amazing out there! So, would you like me to give you a great big explanation of how what just happened happened, or... ?

[can choose either one of the text options]

I’m happy just to fill in those plot-holes myself

Doctor: fair enough. Thank you Scootaloo, and good luck.

Scootaloo: I need to know what went down, doc!

Scootaloo: How did you find to us?

Doctor: There was a spike in the creatures magic that we all felt when you faced it! We were all able to think clearly. Derpy sped out of the cave as fast she could to save you and stop that thing whilst I set about rescuing the other ponies. We were all able to feel the source of that creatures power, that’s how she found you from above. She needed to reach you and stop the monster at the same time and- well, the easiest solution is often the correct one! Not how I would have done it, but I can’t argue with the results!

Scootaloo: Did you find blue?

Doctor: No, but we saw her hoof prints. She’s limped away from this in one piece. She’s probably chilling on a beautiful island somewhere licking her wounds. But now the guards know who she is I doubt she’ll be giving anypony any trouble any time soon.

Also, I shouldn’t have let you run off like that. The creature was affecting my judgment. But you proved to be more than up to the task. You have my gratitude and my admiration. Derpy too.

Derpy: You were awesome out there!

Scootaloo: Hey Derpy, thank you! You were awesome too! And thanks for saving me earlier. We made a great team!

Derpy: We sure did! Y’know, all those people that tell us we can’t do these things... We shouldn’t listen to them. We, and we alone, set our own limitations. And you’d be surprised how often and how far we can surpass them.

Scootaloo: Um...

Derpy: *Giggles* Sorry, I’m getting all after-school special-y again! I need to go home with The Doctor now, I guess I’ll see you around!

Scootaloo: See you around Derpy.

Lyra and Bon Bon

Lyra: That was really stupid of me to send you to that other room, I’m really sorry. Sometimes I don’t think these things trough.

Bon Bon: No, you just don’t think. Period. Still, I’m glad she did. You saved both our flanks today. Thank you.

Lyra: Yeah, thanks!

Scootaloo: Don’t sweat it!

Fluttershy: I knew shouldn’t have trusted that Blue mare, but I’ve always wanted to see a vampire cuddle-fish. Did you see it?! Wasn’t it just spectacular!?

Scootaloo: Not the word I would use...

Fluttershy: Oh... Well, thank you for saving me, I’m so sorry about all of this...

Scootaloo: It’s fine Fluttershy. Take care.

Colgate and carrot Top

Colgate: ... so you’re telling me that I was brushing my teeth... with a rock?

Carrot top: Yep. It was super weird. Oh hey Scootaloo! Thanks for saving us!

Colgate: Yeah, thanks! If you ever need a root canal I’ll make sure your name is at the top of the waiting list!

Scootaloo: Gee Colgate, I don’t know what to say.

Carrot top: Feel free to help yourself to anything in my garden or fridge anytime!

Twilight and Rainbow dash (have to at least speak to Derpy first)

Twilight sparkle: ...and the guard haven’t found anything! Maybe it’s defeat was just another illusion and it escaped?

Rainbow Dash: Looks that way. But those two definitely gave him a pounding he won’t soon forget!

Twilight: Indeed. But I’ve enchanted these buoys to detect his magic. If he comes near the shore again, I’ll be the first to- [Dash coughs] oh hey Scootaloo!

Scootaloo: Hey.

Twilight: Er, how much of that did you hear?

Scootaloo: Enough.

Twilight: I’m sorry Scootaloo, I just didn’t want you to worry.

Scootaloo: I’m not worried. We beat that overgrown night-light once and we can do it again! I’m not scared of *yawns*

Rainbow Dash: Ok squirt, its way past your bedtime.

Scootaloo: But I’m not sleee *yawns again*... fine.

Rainbow dash: Even heroes need their shut eye kid. C’mon.

Scootaloo is carried off by Rainbow dash. It the cuts to a lovely little scene of a sleeping scootaloo being carried off by Rainbow Dash. Derpy’s voice echoes: all those people that tell us we can’t do these things... We shouldn’t listen to them. We, and we alone, set our own limitations. And you’d be surprised how often and how far we can surpass them.

Credits roll

After credits it cuts to an exhausted Blue Pollock clinging to a piece of drift-wood on the dark sea. Suddenly the sea starts to glow and Blue panics. Star eater bursts out in front of her (but you don’t see him. You just see his glow reflected in Blue’s eyes, the pupils of which slowly shrink into nothing).

Star-Eater: It seems that you’re going to be following in your father’s hoofsteps after all...

There’s then a chilling scream as the screen goes black.

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING/READING!