"Ugh! I never want to pick up another hammer and nail for as long as I live!"

Scootaloo flung herself into the grass next to her two friends.

"Look at it this way, Scootaloo," Sweetie Belle said brightly. "At least we're done now."

"Yeah, and all it took was six long weeks!" Scootaloo moaned. "I can pick up garbage and debris and build stuff in my sleep now! In fact, I do! Every night!"

The other two fillies giggled at that. Normally Sweetie Belle was the one given to dramatics. Today, it was Scootaloo.

"Hi there, fillies!" Pinkie Pie skidded to a stop beside them, brandishing a box. "You look tired. And hungry. But mostly tired. Cupcakes? Cookies? Muffins? Donuts?"

The CMC gratefully accepted. Except Scootaloo.

"Uh, no sweets, Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked. "You love this stuff."

"Not now, Sweetie." Scootaloo said, giving her wings a weak flutter. "Can't you see I'm dying??"

"Ah hardly think you're dyin', Scoots." Apple Bloom said, amused.

"Then why do I hurt so bad?!" Scootaloo yelled. "I hurt in spots I didn't know I had!"

"Its called being sore, you silly filly!" Pinkie giggled. Then she winked. "And if you don't live through it, Scootaloo, I Pinkie promise to throw you the biggest, most bestest funeral party ever!! With my biggest cannons!!"

Nearby, the other five Elements laughed. Dash laughed the hardest.

"Oh very funny." Scootaloo huffed. "I'm dying and everypony is laughing!!"

Fluttershy looked at her companions.

"Twilight, could you please levitate the poor filly over here to me? Gently?" She asked.

Twilight grinned. Concentrating, she enveloped Scootaloo in her magic, carefully and gently levitating her over and laying her in the grass in front of Fluttershy.

"Hey! What's the big idea? I was comfy where I was!" Scootaloo protested as her two friends came over to join them.

"Really?" Apple Bloom scoffed, sitting by Applejack. "Funny, Ah thought ya said you were dyin' a second ago."

"That's what I heard, too." Sweetie Belle said, grinning as she settled next to Rarity.

"Ok, ok." Scootaloo huffed.

"Scootaloo, where are you hurting the most?" Fluttershy asked.

"My back. And my wings. I think I've them more the last six weeks propelling my scooter than ever in my whole life!" Scootaloo said.

Fluttershy reached out and placed her hooves on Scootaloo's back, gently pressing.

"Ooh! Ah! Ow!" Scootaloo groaned.

"Oh goodness." Fluttershy said. "Poor filly. No wonder you hurt so. Your muscles are very tight. Let me see if I can get them to relax." She started massaging gently.

"Ow...oh...ah...."moaned Scootaloo. "Sweet Celestia, that's sore! Ow!! Ok, I'm defintely dying. Owww!"

"Oh Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle said with a sigh.

Pinkie handed out more treats, and even offered one to the 'dying' Scootaloo. The filly refused it, moaning and groaning and yelping as Fluttershy gently massaged the knots and kinks and stiffness out of her small back.

Apple Bloom leaned back between Applejack's forelegs, head on her chest, and yawned. Sweetie Belle snuggled close to Rarity, also yawning. Their eyes closed.

"And in 3, 2, 1..." Dash counted, smirking.

Sure enough, no sooner had she said that, than both fillies were snoring softly. Scootaloo was no longer yelping, but was actually enjoying the massage. Relaxed, she put her head on her forelegs and soon dozed off.

"I'd say some little fillies got tired out." Rarity said with a smile.

"They put in a lot of hard work the last six weeks." Twilight said, with a fond gaze at each filly. "They certainly got busy repairing the damage their monster caused."

"Ah think it'll be a while before they get the hankerin' to go crusading again." Applejack chuckled.

"I wouldn't bet on it." Dash said. "Scootaloo said the other night that they had another cutie mark attempt planned."

"Well, if this one creates a monster," Twilight said, "I am putting these three over my lap and tanning their flanks with my mane brush so hard their grandfoals will feel it!"

The others laughed at that.

"And we'll let you!" Dash finally said, when she got her breath.

"Ah agree with that." Applejack said. "If this whole monster kerfuffle and the spankin's they got, plus cleanin' up the town, don't teach em anythin', maybe they need somepony who ain't kin to put the fear of Celestia into em."

"Or you could have Fluttershy stare them down." Dash giggled.

"Oh...oh my...oh no. Dash, I couldn't!" Fluttershy gasped. "The stare is...well, I wouldn't use it on these little fillies."

At that moment there was a yell from somewhere, and then Spike came rushing up.

"Its...its growing! Its scary! Its horrible! Twilight! In the school basement!! Cherilee called for you, I went, I saw...its a MONSTER, Twilight!!!"

"Oh for Celestia's sake!" Twilight huffed.

Spike's yelling had roused the fillies. They blinked at each other, then shuddered.

"Oh, not again!" Scootaloo moaned.

"Oh no...it worked???" Sweetie Belle gulped.

"Ah think it worked too good." Apple Bloom whimpered. "It wasn't supposed to grow as big as Spike said it was growin'!"

"You three got something to say?" Dash asked, crossing her forelegs.

"Well...there was one more experiment we wanted to try..." Sweetie Belle managed. "But...but we tried to do it exactly by the book! It was only supposed to be small though!!!"

"What book?" Rarity asked. "What are you saying?"

The fillies exchnged looks of terror.

"The...The Villian's Guide to Creating Monsters..." mumbled Apple Bloom, shrinking next to Applejack.

"Page 37!" Scootaloo added, before wilting under Dash's glare.

"WHAT??!" Twilight screeched. She glared at them. "You three...DO NOT MOVE!!! Spike! Watch them!"

The six ponies raced off to save the school, and Ponyville, from further monster problems.

"Oh wow, are you three ever in trouble!" Spike said, sympathetically.

"It wasn't in Twilight's experiment room!" Scootaloo said. "She can't wallop us for this!! Um...can she??"

There was a roar on the far side of town, then magical blasts. This was followed by an explosion. Then silence.

The fillies cringed as the entire group of ponies teleported in front of them. They, and Spike, were caught in Twilight's magic, and she teleported the whole group to the castle library.

The fillies gulped and looked from one upset face to the other. Even Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie looked angry, which in Fluttershy's case wasn't easy unless you hurt an innocent creature or her friends. And Pinkie only got mad if you broke a Pinkie promise or somehow completely destroyed a baked good.

Twilight pulled out a chair and sat down. Rarity levitated the waiting mane brush to her.

"Here you are, darling. Have at them!" She said furiously.

"Yeah, and put some extra sting into Scootaloo's for me!" Dash huffed.

"An' Apple Bloom's!" Applejack said sternly.

As the three fillies were caught up in Twilight's magic and dragged closer, their eyes met, their expressions changed from fright to pure horror, realisation sank in, and a collective wail rang through the entire castle.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

Author's Note

Alrighty! Last chapter. This one had me laughing while I wrote it. I know its not exactly perfect, but I gave it my best. Hope you enjoyed it!