Crusaders

Scootalo looked around takeing in her surroundings,trees mostly trees she noted,  to her right apple bloom stood her eyes fixed for word to her left sweetie belle

In front of her well... Something, something that looked like a pony but was clearly not... It's eyes subley off almost like plastic

It's legs just a bit to straight and then it's cutie mark was, wrong at first it looked like just one big red apple but if one were to stair at it for very long it would seam to change twist and if one were to stair to long... Well lest just say it's not a good idea... the pony? Moved forword it's legs clicking as it walked and it mouth slowly cracking open, its pich black coat shimmering in the moon light

                          . Scootalo tensed up every muscle in her body prepairing to strike Her hoof slowly reaching down to her dagger an almost silent click the only thing signaling her dagger's release then whoosh scootalo darted forwords almost moving to fast for your eye to follow, her dagger hummed through the

Air until with a almost unseen flick it cut across the monsters chest leaving a surgical cut in its path that slowly leaked blood,

As it slowly stumbled backwards lightly dabbing at its wound scootalo watched as Apple bloom leaped of the ground launching her self

Forword until crunch! Her back hoof Conexts with its face sending it reeling backwards its muzzle broken and blooded Apple bloom

as if repeating a well practiced move simply twisted in the air landing gracefully next to it a look of determination on her face,

The monster looked up its eyes burning In rage only for it to be blasted back and into a tree by a giant golden music note lonched by sweetie bell, as she slowly and confidently strolled forwards, her horn still glowing slightly, a smirk on her face the monster looked around in a panic it made attempt to run, Scootaloo simply triped it whale it tried to run, as it struggled on the ground she walks next to it, her cutie mark glowing Apple bloom quickly followed with sweetie bell standing next to it as well all three of there cutie marks glowing brightly as the monster strugled to escape a invizable dome,

In a flash the monster was gone  leaving only a gem shaped like its cutie mark

"well" scootalo said "that was disappointing".

                     "I know right?" Apple bloom responded "I was looking forwerd to a good fight," "I am not complaining" sweetie bell responded

"It's better then someone getting hurt"  "who was going to get hurt" scootalo remarked "a tree?"

"Hrmpf well I don't know about you but I am consernd  with the trees" Apple bloom responded indignity

"Well of course you are" scootalo sighed "there your trees for crying out loud"

"Girls I think we should go home soon" sweetie bell piped in "it's getting rather dark out and I don't want Rarity to worry"

"Rarity can wait convicting scootalo that apple trees are important can't!" Apple bloom staitid firmly

"I just don't under stand it's just one tree!"

"Just one tree just one tree! It's not just one tree is a Mater of pride!"

"Pride of what?"

"Of running the best dang Apple farm this side of equstria!"

"What side of equstria? We're almost dead center!"

"Dead center ha! Mabey you need a geografy lesson as well as a lesson in respect!"

"Grrrrr!"

"Grrrrrrrr!"

"GIRLS!" Sweetie bell shouted "look at how dark it is IT IS TIME TO GO."

"Humpf fine" Apple bloom respondid grumpily "but she better not go around breaking Apple trees any more"

"Fine" scootalo respondid "but next time I see you I'll  bring a map and prove that I am right"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"Uggh" sweetie belle mound....

As the crusaders slowly walked away a figure emeged from out of the shadows

It's fur the color of dryid blood and it's lanky frame the height of a princess at least. a ripped and stained black cloak covering it's cute mark and faceil expiration exempt for the unnatural grin plastered on its face

"Good very good little crusaders you may think you are brave, you may think you are strong, but soon soon you shall see how weak

You truly are..." The thing be gain to cackle into the midnight air until he flairid his powerful wings and with a glow of his jet black magic he sunk away into the shadows of the night....