As Applebloom and Sweetie Belle formed a circle on the wooden clubhouse floor, Scootaloo strolled in behind them. She took a seat directly in front of the door, forming a triangle between the fillies, perfect for bouncing ideas off one another.

“OK, so we need to think of our next incredible adventure to go on, so we can discover our special talents, so we can get our cutie marks!” Exclaimed Applebloom. “Any ideas? Because I’m clueless..”

“I thought maybe we could go on a hike to Winsome falls! Who knows what we will have to do on our way there, and maybe, who we will have to face!” Said Sweetie Belle, motioning her hoof in a panorama motion around the room. “Maybe we can even find treasure in a cave!”

“Yeah right,” Scootaloo said. “Think realistic! Do you think three fillies could hike all the way up to Winsome falls on our own?”

“I have to agree,” said Apple bloom. “Even with Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash by our side, you, Scootaloo, were still a nervous wreck the whole way up there!”

Scootaloo rolled her eyes at that remark, but didn't say anything as she knew it would just start an argument that would lead them away from the meeting in general, so they all sat in silence for a moment again. After a couple of long minutes, Scootaloo perked up.

“I know! Remember when we were zip lining and we failed badly?” Scootaloo asked. Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom both cautiously nodded their heads. “ And then after we fell, I asked where we could get a canon at that hour?” At that moment, Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle’s eyes got stricken with fear.

“Now hold on Scootaloo,” Apple bloom, while marking an x in the air with her hoof, said. “we may be super awesome, but we don’t want to go in over our heads here. Nothing that could.. get us hurt, you know?”

Scootaloo looked at the ground. All of a sudden she quickly bounced up off the floor.

“Now hold on! Since when did the cutie mark crusaders become so soft? We have to earn our cutie marks, and the only way to do that is to do everything! If we don’t try launching ourselves out of canons, we will never know if canon-launching if our special talent, and we will never get our cutie marks!” Scootaloo snapped back rather arrogantly.

Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle exchanged worried expressions, then they both looked back at the eager filly standing by the door. Apple bloom stood up at that point and walked towards Scootaloo.

“I guess we could.. try?” She said quietly. “But if one of us gets hurt, you know who is to blame!” Apple bloom remarked. Scootaloo turned and faced the door, ready to open it.

“Well then, let’s get going if we are going to get our cutie marks. Not much more time before sunset, so let’s make the most of it!” Scootaloo said cheerfully, as she ran down the wooden ramp and started to put her helmet on. Apple bloom and Sweetie Belle once again looked at each other with worry-filled eyes, then walked down the ramp and started walking behind Scootaloo, who was already much down the road.

They arrived in Ponyville about 10 minutes later, and they immediately got to business. Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom ran around asking other ponies if they knew any canon rental shops that were open that day. Nopony seemed to know of any. They made their way around Ponyville, and after a long, hard day of looking around Ponyville for a canon shop, they came across sugar cube corner, and immediately knew the perfect pony to ask for canon rental shop directions, Pinkie Pie! If anyone knew about canons, it would be her!

The three fillies raced up the steps of sugar cube corner and when they got inside, they were greeted to Mr and Mrs. Carrot Cake racing around the bakery, looking desperate to finish a line of desserts spread out on a table. Pound and Pumpkin Cake, being babies, were curiously crawling around the bakery floor. Pound cake and smashing a block on the floor and Pumpkin Cake was sucking on a pacifier. No one seemed to notice them, so they waited for a bit. And a while, and a long time. Eventually Mrs. Cake saw them and looked so shocked.

“Oh my goodness! I didn't even know you three were here! We've been so busy trying to finish all these deserts for the official Canterlot daisy desserts competition! It’s tomorrow and we aren't even close to finishing them! How long have you been here?” She asked.

“Oh, um, not that long.. we just got here!” Sweetie Belle said, in an attempt to not make Mrs.Cake feel guilty. “In fact, we just came in here looking for Pinkie Pie, do you know where she is?”

“Oh, yes! She is upstairs at the moment, do you want me to go fetch her for you?” Mrs.Cake asked.

“That would be nice,” Sweetie Belle said. “Thanks.”

Mrs.Cake turned and walked up the stairs. Pound cake looked over at the three fillies and attempted to throw a block at them, but it didn't quite hit them, so he burst into tears. At that moment, Pinkie Pie slid down the stair railing, and hit the ground with a big BANG. She immediately bounced back up and laughed at the incident.

“Hehehe, oopsie doopsie loopsie! I guess I lost my balance.. again!” Pinkie Pie snorted. “I heard you three needed the expert!

“Um. yea.. we needed to know if you knew where the nearest canon rental shop is,” Scootaloo said. “We are trying something totally awesome for our crusade!”

“Nearest canon shop! That’s your next left turn, then you take a right, go straight, turn backwards, take three steps, go forward 6 steps, turn left, turn around, go right, go straight, and its the 67th shop on your right!” Pinkie pie said ecstatically.

The crusaders looked at each other with confused looks, then back at Pinkie Pie. “Yea um, do you think you could write that down?”

“Okie Dokie Lokie! One written direction sheet coming right up! Your order number is 8!” Pinkie pie replied, as she poofed into the kitchen for a pen and paper. Literally ten seconds later she came back with all the directions written down on a sheet of paper. “Here you go! This pony is the real deal for canon rental! He’ll get you one for a good price, too! Good luck you three!” Pinkie pie said, then bounced back upstairs.

“Well I guess we can leave now,” Scootaloo said. “Now let’s go find this canon-shop, get a canon, and get our canon cutie marks!”

Author's Note

Hi everypony, back again with another chapter, and much longer this time. I hope you guys enjoy and feel free to leave a like and comment with some feedback, it is always greatly appreciated!