The New Mark

by Ded account

Rating: everyone
Tags: Scootaloo, Adventure, Slice of Life, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Romance, Button Mash, Cutie Mark Crusaders
Length: 10373

Will the CMC's earn a friend or loose some?

The cutie mark crusaders want to make friend with this colt but will they or will they loose some friends in the process? Will they be accepted into the school of friendship?
Some info:

Cutiemark Crusaders have their marks

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are still bullies

The school of friendship has begun

Published 2021-02-22 00:30:01 UTC
Last updated 2021-05-01 23:34:09 UTC

Presents

"Hear ye, hear ye, Crusaders," Said Apple Bloom, sitting behind the table that the CMC's used for meetings.

"Since when do you say that?" Asked Scootaloo, looking up at Apple Bloom "And what does that even mean?"

"Obviously it means sit down and be quite or ELSE." Sweetie Belle answered, looking at Scootaloo like it was the most obvious thing ever.

"Uh, no Sweetie Belle, it actually means listen ta me." Apple Bloom corrected.

"Oh, umm ya, that does make more sense." Sweetie belle admitted, slightly embarrassed.

Scootaloo stood up "And that's why." Scootaloo perked up "Apple Bloom is the nerd in our group." She pointed at Apple Bloom who asked, frowning. "Well how d’ya reckon Ah’m the nerd after that?” Sweetie Belle was the one who answered. "I don’t know, maybe it’s because” She paused as she stood up, levitated a paper and pencil, started making a list and started talking while checking it of. "You’ve also got top grades for math, science, geography, and you've even got top grades for MAGIC and your not even a unicorn!"

Apple Bloom smiled but soon went to her normal look again and continued where she left of before she was interrupted by Scootaloo. "Anyways, what Ah wanted ta say was there's a new colt comin ta school on Monday."

"Ya so? WAIT!" Scootaloo looked the look of understanding then still looking at Apple Bloom she smiled "I see what this is about."

"What ya mean?" Said Apple Bloom completely confused.

"You need help because." Scootaloo then changed to a sing-song voice."Your in looooove with him.". Apple Bloom sat there feeling very annoyed and said “Why d’ya think that? Ah haven’t even met ‘im!” Scootaloo thought about that but then Sweetie Belle said “Then how come you know he’s coming and me and Scoots don’t?” Apple Bloom turned to Sweetie Belle.

“Seriously, You’re on her side?”

“No! But I still wanna know!” Sweetie Belle said, indigenously.

“Ya, Apple Bloom, Sweets is right. How did you know but not us?” Scootaloo said raising her eyes suspiciously.

“Well fine! If ya must know, I heard his mom tell ‘Im!” She said annoyed that Scootaloo had gained an ally.

Scootaloo smiled smugly. "sounds to me like you were spying on hiiiiiiiim." She said in a sing-song voice. Sweetie Belle raised her eyes suspiciously and said. "Ya! It does sound like you were spying on him!

Ya and it sounds like your' on Scoots side Sweetie Apple Bloom thought, getting even more annoyed by the second. "Well," She said, her voice raising, not trying to sound calm or patient. "Mabye ah was just passin by and heard 'em talkin! Ah mean they weren't really try'in to keep a secret or anything!"

Scootaloo stared at Apple Blooms angry face and said. "Yeesh! I was just teasing!" Apple Bloom gave Scootaloo a terrifying look. Much like the one twilight gave them when the CMC's accidently exploded her library when messing with some spells Sweetie Belle found. This was of course before they got their cutie marks.

knock knock "Huh. No answer. oh well lets try another time." Said Sweetie Belle walking away from Twilight's castle with Apple Bloom by her side. Apple Bloom looked back and said "Come on Scoot! Lets g-" Then she saw what Scootaloo was doing. Breaking down the castles door! Sweetie Belle looked back and mimicked Apple Blooms shocked face. "SCOOTS, DON'T!" They yelled together but by then the damage was done. The two ran to Scootaloo. "What the HAY!" Apple Bloom yelled, still shocked. "Relax." Said Scootaloo calmly. "Now we have free access to Twilights books. We're sure to get our cutie marks now!"

But then Sweetie Belle brought up something Scootaloo didn't think about. "WELL! How in the world are we gonna fix the door! I mean it's not like Twilights not gonna notice!" Scootaloo thought for a few seconds but it was Apple Bloom who had the idea. "Well, how about we go through her library until we find something that'll help us fix the door. Like a spell." "YA!" Exclaimed Scootaloo. "And while we do that we might get our cutie marks!" They all put their hooves in and cheered. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS, YAY!"

The three of them walked into the castle straight to the library (which was very close to the entrance). When the three of them saw the amount of books in the library their happy faces turned into devastated looks. They all let out a groan. This was going to be much harder then they thought.

"UGH. I guess we better look for the book." Said Scootaloo drearily.

later

"Ah found it!" Screamed Apple Bloom. She brought the book down to show her friends.

The title read: Spells to Fix/Repair/Build and ect

Sweetie Belle took the book and started flipping the pages, muttering things like nope, thats not it, what! why is that a thing?

"Here it is!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed cheerfully. Her cheerfull face turned to a frown. "Hmm. Seems a bit hard but I think I can do it." Scootaloo stood up and said while beckoning her friends out. "Well hurry then lets go!" She started out until Apple Bloom stopped her and said. "Wait! Shouldn't we test it first?" "Oh yeah. We should do that, I mean, we don't wanna accidently destroy her door even more!" Sweetie Belle said. Scootaloo thought about that. "Good idea! Try it ooooon." She looked around and grabbed a chair and broke it. "This!"

Sweetie Belle put the book down and started reading the spell under her breath. Her horn started too glow green. The chair was also glowing green until. "achooo" And Sweetie Belle lost concentration and the chair blew up the whole library! And if that wasn't bad enough, Twilight came in right then to see her precious library blown up!

"Any ways, as ah was sayin. What if we try ta be his first friends ta impress Twilight. Then mabye she'll let us join the school of friendship!" Apple Blooms voice was some what calmer but not completely. "Ooh! Good idea!" Said Sweetie Belle, clapping her hooves "Maybe we should get him a gift. Then he'll wanna be our friend for sure!" She suggested. "Uh, but isn't that just bribery?" Apple Bloom asked uncertain if this was a good idea. Sweetie Belle was going to answer when Scootaloo said. "Of course it isn't. I mean we're still actually gonna befriend him. He just needs to be lured in."

Apple Bloom still had an uneasy feeling about this. She looked outside. Celestia's sun was starting to set. "Well ah'm gonna home bye you to."

"Yeah, me to" Said Sweetie Belle. Scootaloo put on her helmet and grabbed her scooter "Me to."

The three of them started heading home while Luna raised the moon and when they got into their beds, they fell asleep, wondering.

Apple Bloom woke up the next day with a happy expression, she new exactly what to get he new foal. After she grabbed it and stuffed it into her saddlebag, she had her breakfast and quickly finished all the chores she could. (This took a while since she had extra after skipping doing them yesterday) and grabbed her green saddlebag with red apple on it for it was already noon when she finished all her chores. She was almost out of the barn when her sister, Apple Jack, caught her at the entrance.

"Where ya go'in sugar cube?" She asked.

Apple Bloom thought wisely of what to say for if she said the wrong thing, Apple Jack wouldn't let her go. So she told the truth except for the part about wanting to impress Twilight...

"Well that's alright, sugar cube, ah'll finish your chores for you this time." Apple Jack said. "It's nice of ya ta wanna get a gift for your little coltfriend."

Apple Bloom felt very annoyed. "Why does every pony think he's my coltfriend! Ah don't even know 'im!" She yelled, angrily at Apple Jack. Apple Jack looked half stern half amused. "Ah'm just teasin ya, sugar cube, now get going and don't make me take my offer back." She said.

Apple Bloom was still half mad but she she returned to her cheerful tone when she waved good-bye and ran of to the club house.

When she arrived she found that Scootaloo was already there, sitting down next to her magenta saddlebag with a yellow lightning bolt on it. She had a concentrated expression on.

"Hi Scoot" Apple Bloom said. No response. Apple Bloom put down her saddlebag and smiled mischievously. She had a plan to get back Scootaloo for teasing her yesterday.

Apple Bloom put on her best Rainbow Dash voice. "Hi'ya squirt what'ya doing?"

That did the trick. Scootaloo stood up and looked around for her hero. She saw Apple Bloom smiling mischievously. It only took a few seconds for Scootaloo to understand. When she did she turned red. Half angry half embarrassed she said. "Hey! Not funny Apple Bloom!" For Apple Bloom was giggling. "How 'bout we call it even after you teased me yesterday." She said.
"Fine!" Said Scootaloo and she returned to her thinking position again and said. "Now leave me be so I can think."

"'Bout what?" Asked Apple Bloom curiously. "Does it have somethin ta do with a gift for the new foal?"

Scootaloo opened her eyes. "Ya. I wanna give him one of my extra helmets . Problem is, I can't figure out which one he'll want." Apple Bloom raised her eyes suspiciously. "Why d'ya have two?"

"Let's just say two ponies had the same birthday gift." She stopped and pulled her two extra helmets out of her saddle bag on the floor. She looked at both of them. "UGH! I can't choose one! Their both to GOOD!" She said angrily.

"Don't worry, Scoots, ah have a gift for 'im and maybe Sweetie will. You can keep them both." Apple Bloom assured her friend.

Scootaloo took a breath of relief.

"But may ah ask ya why ya wanna keep both of 'em. Aren't they both the same? Ah mean, it's just a helmet." Apple Bloom questioned Scootaloo. Scootaloo was a little red in the face. "It's just that one is from Rainbow Dash and the other is the same one she wore when she was a filly." She said in a small voice.

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes. "Then why don't ya even wear any of 'em."

Scootaloo looked shocked that her friend even suggested that. "Obviously I don't wanna damage them!"

As Apple Bloom rolled her eyes again and muttered. "Maybe we all have some of Rarity in us" quite enough to make sure Scootaloo didn't hear her just as they herd a knocking on the door. "If you're Sweetie Belle then you can come in. Everypony else BACK OF!" Scootaloo said.

Sweetie Belle came in, without a saddlebag, levitating a cat with her magic. "Hi guys!"

"Hi Sweetie! Is that your gift ta 'im?" Asked Apple Bloom pointing to the cat.

"Ya, I decided to get him a pet cat when I was playing with Opal and thought Sweetie Belle, why don't you get him a pet cat? You have one and they are so much fun to play with when they aren't sleeping so I headed to Fluttershy's and of course she was delighted and lent me this one for free. Her name is Mittens." Sweetie Belle showed them the cat. It was a white fluffy cat with blue eyes and a little black patch on it's front left paw. "Isn't she adorable"

Scootaloo rolled her eyes at Sweetie Belle's last comment. Sweetie Belle either pretended to not notice or didn't because when she asked Apple Bloom what gift she got, her tone was as cheerful as it had been before.

"Ya'll will see. Let me get it." Apple Bloom replied, digging into her saddlebag. She took out a little toy train. Scootaloo looked at it for a few seconds and then burst out laughing. Apple Bloom frowned. Scootaloo stood up.

"I'm sorry Bloom but you can't really be thinking he'll like that. I mean a toy train." Scootaloo said. "Fine then ah'll put on a bet. If he likes my gift then you'll have to.." Apple Bloom paused to think and then smiled. "Spend a whole day with him." Scootaloo gave this a thought.Well, there really is no risk I mean only a baby would want a toy train like that! "Deal. But if I win you have to spend a whole day with him." Scootaloo responded.

The two shook hooves while Sweetie Belle watched them, amused. "Anyways, What are you gonna get him, Scootaloo?

Scootaloo shrugged. "Maybe..." She looked into her saddlebag. She smiled and pulled out a picture of her hero. "Perfect! He'll love this."

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom rolled their eyes. "Just because you are totally to obsessed with her, doesn't mean everypony is."

Scootaloo waved her comment away. "Nah. I'm pretty sure he'll like it."

"Whatever ya say Scoot. Anyways wanna go ta my place and maybe convince AJ ta let us have a sleepover?"

"Sure, but first lets get some food." Sweetie Belle replied.

"Yeah, i'm starved I didn't even have lunch yet." Scootaloo replied, her stomach growling on cue. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo grabbed their saddlebags and put them on. As all three of them left the clubhouse, Apple bloom suggested. "How 'bout we go to Sugar cube Corner." The other two agreed.

As the three of them were walking Apple Bloom stopped all of a sudden, took of her saddlebag and started looking through it. When Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle noticed this they also stopped and looked back at their friend. "What's wrong Bloom?" Asked Sweetie Belle, still looking back at her friend who was still rummaging through her saddlebag with a concentrated look.

"Ah'm just searching for bits cause ah don't know if ah have any." She stopped rummaging and sighed. "Guess ah gotta do this the hard way." And she dumped everything out of her saddlebag. The only things that came out were the toy train from earlier, bandages, her diary, her pencil and a very sharp stick but no bits. "Oh well, hey Scoot, do ya have any bits in your saddlebag?" Apple Bloom asked.

“No, but, maybe we should ask her.” Scootaloo said pointing at a cream skinned mare with a light brown mane that was In a tie. Her emerald green eyes matching Sweetie Belle’s. The three were approaching her when she suddenly looked up and ran away.

The three of them stared at the mare as she grew smaller and smaller

“Well that was weird.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Ya and so long Sugar cube Corner.” Scootaloo said as her stomach growled. “Oh well, let's just eat at your place Bloom."
Scootaloo thought for a few second about what happened last time they ate at Apple Blooms and said in a slightly ashamed tone. "D'you think they'll let us?"

"Well, ah reckon they would as long as ya don't explode our kitchen Sweets or soak it Scoot." Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle turned red.

"Hehe, I guess we should of been a bit more careful." Scootaloo admitted. Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement.

Apple Bloom grinned and nodded her head. "A lot more careful."

they all laughed and headed to Sweet Apple acres for dinner as Luna raised her moon.

Author's Note

My first chapter, Yay!
I hope you like it! :twilightsmile:
Credits to:
-Opium4TmassS (This would've taken longer to finish without her/he)
-My sister (Spelling/advice)

Hope ya'll like it

Bullies get MASHED!

Sweetie Belle woke the next morning in her friend Apple Bloom's room with a smile upon her face. Last night went very well.
No explosions, no flood, no crazy monster, and best of all, no broken barn.(All this happened at least once before) This was the best visit to Sweet Apple acres Sweetie Belle ever had. She looked outside. Celestia was raising the sun. Sweetie Belle shielded her eyes as light poured into the room. She looked around and saw Apple Bloom and Scootaloo waking up.

When they opened their eyes, they were wearing smiles just as Sweetie Belle did.

"Yesterday night was GREAT!" Scootaloo said standing up.

"Ya got that right Scoot." Apple Bloom replied cheerfully while she got of her bed. Her face turned shocked as she looked at the clock which was telling them it was already 7:20! That's why when she spoke she did so in a worried tone. "Oh no guys, look at the time! We're gonna be late." The other two looked at the clock and their faces went from cheerfully smiling to worried.

"What the HAY! Where did time go?" Scootaloo screamed desperately, trying to grab her saddlebag and shove all her school books in it while Sweetie Belle was using her magic to gather her stuff. Of course as Apple Bloom was pretty organized she had no trouble getting all her stuff from where they belonged. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle finally got all of her stuff in her saddlebags with 6 minutes left until school started.

Apple Bloom took a breath of relief. "Good, ya guys are ready. Now le-" But Apple Bloom was cut of by a scream of.
"Aaaaaaaaaaplle Blooooooom!" This caught the crusaders by suprize and they rushed downstairs.

The sight they saw was enough to make anypony break down in laughter but they thought better of it. It was big Mac who had a cat hanging from his tail. His face was full of rage.

The crusaders were drowned in fear. They knew who's cat that was.

Scootaloo and Apple Bloom looked at Sweetie Belle who nervously said. "Hehe, I guess Mittens likes you?" Big Mac huffed. "Okay um, I guess we'll go then." And Sweetie Belle levitated Mittens with her magic and dashed of with the other crusaders.
Even after they were very far from Sweet Apple acres, they didn't stop running for they lost even more
time after the hold up with big Mac and they only had 1 minute till school started!

"Phew, we're here on time." Scootaloo said, out of breath, when they finally reached the school. "Ya, good." Sweetie Belle responded while hiding Mittens in her saddlebag. They rushed into the school house just as the clock hit 7:30 and the bell rang.

When they went inside the school house they looked around to see if they could spot the new student, but the students were the same as always. (Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in the second row of the four-by-three desk arrangement, next to Snips. In the third row was Snails who was next to Twist who sat next to Pipsqueak. In the last row was featherweight and another familiar filly and the extra seat that had been there forever, so long than the crusaders hardly thought it meant anything, well, at least Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle didn't...

The crusaders took their seats, The three seats in the front, Apple Bloom in the middle, Sweetie Belle on the left and Scootaloo on the right side of Apple Bloom, and looked at Apple Bloom questionably. Apple Bloom pointed to the empty chair in the back row. The other two didn't seem to understand and their confused faces said it all. Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and scribbled down two notes, both of which read The extra seat in the back. and passed them to both of her friends who were still looking confused.

Scootaloo stared at the chair in the back and then it hit her. She scribbled another note to Apple Bloom which read The colt is the chair. Apple Bloom hit her forehead. Do ya really think Scoot. she thought in her head. She was about to scribble down another note when Ms.Cherilee started class and since they were in front, the teacher would surly notice a passing note.

Of course Apple Bloom knew that the new student was supposed to come later and be introduced when they arrived, Apple Bloom have being a new student here before, but her friends must of forgotten

Class started as normal as always, Ms.Cherilee talked about homework, scolded those who didn't do it and taught, it was all as expected. But what they didn't expect was a orangish-brown maned earth pony colt with a brown coat, hazle eyes and a spinning propeller hat upon his head to break the door and roll into the class, he seemed to of tripped on something, in the middle of Ms.Cherilee's lesson.

While many of the students were surprised by this sudden entrance, Ms.Cherilee looked as though she was expecting this, and for the broken door, she was used to this happening, mainly because of the monsters that have been coming to Ponyville ever since princess Twilight Sparkle started living here.

"Welcome, Button Mash." She said, smiling warmly, to the colt. "Please tell the class about where your from." The colt named Button Mash stood up, smiled, and started talking.

"I was born in Fillydelphia, and then my family moved to Canterlot because of my dad's job." He started in a squeaky voice. "And then me and my mom moved to Manehattan because of bullying." He paused and said in a slightly less cheerful tone. "But my dad couldn't find work so he stayed with my brother in Canterlot and then my mom found a part time job here, Ponyville." When he finished talking, Ms.Cherilee looked at him and asked. "Anything else?" Button smiled cheerfully again. "Yeah! I'm eight years old, I like blue and I LOVE video games!" He said or some might say yelled.

Ms.Cherilee smiled an told him to sit down.

She continued class as always. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle watched as he went to sit on the extra seat and they finally understood why Apple Bloom wrote the seat in the back

After two hours

Ding-Ding-Ding!
The bell rang, signaling recess time.

"Ok, class, recess time!" Ms.Cherilee said, following a cheer and a rush of students galloping out to play and eat.

The CMC's decided to sit at the same table they always did after they grabbed their lunch. They ate waaay faster than they usually would and were finished in less that 10 minutes. When they were finished they were debating on who should invite Button Mash to the clubhouse this evening.

"So why again do you think I should do it?" Sweetie Belle asked Scootaloo who rolled her eyes. "It's not obvious?" She asked sarcastically. "Just say something like Rarity would. example ooh Button Mash please come over, I looove you" She said in a fancy accent. "And there, your done." She finished with a smug smile. This upset Sweetie Belle and her face was contorted to rage.

She was about to fight Scootaloo but was stopped by Apple Bloom who whispered something into Sweetie Belle's ear. Sweetie Belle smiled mischievously and said. "How about you do it?" And with all her might she used her magic and levitated Scootaloo up into the air. "Yeah! Show her, Sweets!" Apple Bloom cheered.

Scootaloo was looking angry when she suddenly saw Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon coming over. The other two saw Scootaloo's expression and looked back. Sweetie Belle let go of Scootaloo and they all groaned.

"Ooh it looks like the so called pegusus still needs her dumb friend to help her." Diamond Tiara teased Scootaloo.

"I'm surprised she didn't blow her up." Silver Spooned remarked. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo looked sad which made Diamond Tiara smirk. Apple Bloom was about to fight back when she heard a voice.

"Why are you two bullying them?" Asked a squeaky voice.

They all turned to see Button Mash standing there.

"Oh who are you to question us, blaaank flaank." Diamond Tiara asked mockingly.

"So what if i'm a blank flank? At least I don't have a cutie mark like a tiara or spoon. I mean, what does it even mean?" He asked calmly. "Cause if spoons are for eating, does that mean your special talent is eating?" He asked Silver Spoon, who looked shocked. "And a tiara? What talent is that? Wearing tiaras? Cause that's not special." He said shaking his head. "Anyways, why are you teasing these three?" He asked pointing to the Crusaders. "They're cool, I mean." He stopped walking around and looked at Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, who were still looking shocked. "They help others earn cutie marks! Thats cool! So why are you bullying them about what they can't do?" He stared at Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon and then looked at Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, who were no longer whimpering but had their mouths opened in shock, and looked back and said in a very scary tone. "So leave and stop bullying them." He paused and gave them a horrifying look. "Or else!"

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon didn't need telling twice and they galloped away to the playground.

Button Mash watched as they ran away. "Well good that their gone." He muttered to himself and he looked back at the CMC's. "Are you three alright?" He asked. The CMC's smiled and looked at him.

"That was AWSOME!" They squealed. "How were you so calm with them?" Sweetie Belle asked a taken aback Button Mash. "Well I guess i'm just used to bullying, so it doesn't bother me." He said.

"And how'd you know they were bullying us?" Scootaloo asked in aww.

"Easy." Button replied. "I was just finished eating when I saw those to walk over to you three so I came over and heard them bullying you three."

"But how'd ya know about us?" Asked Apple Bloom.

Button rolled his eyes. "Let's say you have a very proud sister who told me all about you three when I asked for apples." He said. Apple Bloom blushed and muttered. "She's a bit embarrassing."

"Anyways, bye." He said as he left the crusaders, and that's when it hit them. "Wait!" Scootaloo yelled catching up with him. Button stopped and looked at Scootaloo who said. "Wanna come to our clubhouse in the evening?"

His ears perked up and his face lit up with joy. "Really?" He asked. "Of course." Sweetie Belle replied.

"YAAAAAAAY!' He cheered while jumping up and down and then he suddenly stopped and looked at the crusaders and said. "Okay." He then walked away into the school just as the bell rang. The crusaders looked at each other and grinned. That's one weird colt they thought as they all walked into the school house, excitement flowing through them.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading my second chapter!
Hope ya'll like it! :scootangel:

Why so weird?

"Mom! I'm hooome." Button Mash shouted when he arrived home from school. Buttons mom, Love Tap, appeared at the doorway and smiled. "How's my little Button doing?" She asked him, relieved he didn't have any bruises or scars.

Button smiled. "Well, it's just these three fillies-" He started but was cut of by his mom who was suddenly looking worried. "Did they bully you? Steal from you?" She asked. Before Button could answer, his mom gasped. “Oh did they use magic on you? Are you brainwashed?” And she kneeled down and started sobbing while hugging her son. “Noooo! Why Button! They should’ve taken me instead!!” She continued sobbing. Button smiled. He was used to this sort of reaction from his mom, but this was the first time she wasn’t right about any of her worries.

“No mom I’m alright.” Button said.

His mom stopped sobbing, got up and looked at him. “Really? Your not joking?” She asked.

“Ya, no joke, what I wanted to tell you was I’ve been invited to the a clubhouse by the three fillies.” He replied, joyfully. Love Tap’s ears perked up. “On your first day!”

Button nodded.

“Oh Button that’s great! You haven’t had a friend sin-since Canterlot!” She said proudly.

"Mom, they're not my friends yet."

Love Tap glared suspiciously at her son. "But your going to try to make friends with them, right?"

"Suuuuure." Button replied. "So does this mean I can go?" He asked his mother, happily. Love Tap smiled. "Of course you can go! Be back by five."

"Yaaaaaaaaaaaay." Button cheered and stopped. "Bye." He said and galloped away.

Love Tap closed the door. They grow up so fast she thought as she started into the living room when she heard a crash. "What the HAY!" She screamed. She looked back at the entrance and saw Button and a Button shaped hole in the door.

"Sorry, mom, I forgot my saddlebag." Button said, still joyful, and he galloped away again.

Love Tap smiled curiously. Maybe this is why the old home owner wanted me to buy an extra door she thought as she started into the living room. I wonder how she knew the door was going to break.

Meanwhile

"I'm back!" Said Button when he reached the tree that the Crusaders were waiting for him at. Scootaloo sat up. "She said yes, right?" Scootaloo asked Button, who nodded in reply.

"Good." Apple Bloom said. "Let's go then!" And the Crusaders started running but not Button, who was staring at something
with a look of horror on his face. Sweetie Belle noticed this and asked. "What's wrong, Button?"

Button shook his head. "Huh?" He said. Apple Bloom looked at him. "Well ya kinda blanked out for a second." She said slightly worried. "Oh. That's nothing let's just go." He said nervously.

Scootaloo looked at him suspiciously and said. "Ok then let's go!" She turned back and headed for the clubhouse followed by Button who probably didn't run a lot because he was pretty slow, but still fast enough to keep up with Sweetie Belle when she and Apple Bloom started running.

When the Crusaders reached their clubhouse, they realized they couldn't see Button with them. The Crusaders put their saddlebags inside the clubhouse, let Mittens out of Sweetie Belle's bag, and went back out to look for Button.

"Button where are ya!" Apple Bloom called out. No response. "Ugh! He's slow, I know, but is he really this slow?" Scootaloo asked exasperatedly.

Apple Bloom shook her head. "Ah don't think so. He was right behind Sweets the whole time" Apple Bloom said and then looked questionably at Sweetie Belle. "Right?" Sweetie Belle thought hard. "Yeah." She said slowly and she continued her normal paste. "But I do remember seeing a brown flash head to Sweetapple acres in the corner of my eye." She continued. Apple Bloom stared at her, and was about to say something when Scootaloo interjected.

"That was probably a squirrel or something." Scootaloo said, waving away that thought. "Button couldn't of ran that fast." Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle thought about this. "Yeah, ah think ya'll are probably right." Apple Bloom said. Sweetie Belle nodded and Scootaloo grinned (Apple Bloom rarely said she was right).The Crusaders sat, waiting for Button to just come them. After getting tired of waiting, Sweetie Belle had an idea, which usually never happened. "Hmm, maybe I could try a teleporting spell to teleport him to us." Sweetie Belle said. Scootaloo thought about it.

I guess that is better than getting some piranhas and threaten Button Mash to hurry up. "Yeah, I guess it's the best idea we've got." Scootaloo said and looked at Apple Bloom, who shrugged. "Ah guess so, lets go back inside." they all went back inside the clubhouse.

"Ok" Sweetie Belle started when they got into the clubhouse, and Scootaloo made a place for Button to appear at. "I don't remember very well. Maybe it's uhhhh-"

Knock Knock

The Crusaders looked at the door. "Wow! Sweetie Belle, I can't believe your uhhh spell actually worked!" Scootaloo said. Sweetie Belle beamed as Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and opened the door for-

"Aj?" Apple Bloom asked Applejack who was frowning. "What are ya do'in here?"

"Well, girls, ah found a colt in one of our apple trees." Applejack said and she dragged somepony by the tail into the clubhouse- Button Mash. He was in a hugging position as though he was still hanging from a tree. He saw the Crusaders, got up and smiled as Applejack left for Sweetapple acres. "Hi!" He said. Scootaloo ignored this greeting.

"Why the hay were you in a tree?" She asked.

Button started sweating through pressure. "Um.. I like trees." He said nervously. Scootaloo raised her eyebrows. Button was looking around for a distraction and then it hit him. He opened his saddlebag. "Video games!" He said as he raised his Joyboy into the air. His distraction worked.

Scootaloo stared at Button’s Joyboy. “What?” She asked, surprised by his sudden outburst. Button took a breathe of relief. “My Joyboy! It’s really fun!” He said, now excited. “Wanna try?”

Scootaloo was skeptical about this. She was more of an outside kind of filly, though Sweetie Belle perked up. “OOOH! I’ve never had my own! Usually I just go to the arcade!” Button smiled. “Here, you can have it! I’ve never had any friends to share with before!” Button handed his green Joyboy to Sweetie Belle, but she didn’t take it. She just stared at Button along with the other Crusaders.

“What! Ya never had a single friend! Ever?” Apple Bloom asked with a shocked expression Button frowned. “Well, I did have this one friend from Canterlot.” He said, thoughtfully. This statement barely reassured the Crusaders. “So, you mean, after all the traveling you’ve gone through, you’ve only had one friend?” Sweetie Belle asked, mimicking Apple Bloom’s shocked expression.

“Well yeah, I guess, most ponies think i’m weird and don’t wanna be my friend, so eventually, I just gave up trying.” He said, slightly less cheerful than before. Button noticed the Crusaders staring at him. “UM, do you still wanna try my video game, uhh?” He asked while he stared at Sweetie Belle. “I never really got your names, sorry.” He said apologetically.

“Oh!” Said Sweetie Belle. “My name is Sweetie Belle.”

“I’m Scootaloo.”

“And ah’m Apple Bloom.”

“We’re the Cutie Mark Crusaders!” The three of them all cheered together. Button smiled happily.

“Ok! So do you wanna try my Joyboy, Sweetie Belle.” Button Mash asked Sweetie Belle, again. "Sure, But first we have somethings for you." She said.

Scootaloo became excited. "Yeah! We wanted to thank you for the help yesterday so we got you gifts." Scootaloo said, not totally honest. They did want to thank him, but the gifts came for bribery.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yup here they are." Sweetie Belle said as she pulled out two boxes. One had air holes for Mittens.

When Button saw the presents his face was filled with glee. "Cool!"

Scootaloo smiled. "Okay, Button, take my present first." She said, handing him the photo of Rainbow Dash, who was flying through the sky. Button's face lit up. "WOW! Thanks Scoo-" He paused. "Wait, who is this?" He asked pointing his hoof at Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo gasped dramatically. "She's only the coolest Wonderbolt and big sister ever!" Scootaloo said, adoringly. Button stared at the photo for a bit longer. She does look pretty cool "Okay." Button said and he put the picture into his saddlebag.

"Anyways, here's my present, Button." Apple Bloom said handing him the box. He took out the green toy train with red wheels.

"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Button screamed with delight as he put it down and pushed it. "Thanks Apple Bloom, this is a great trai-" he started but then the train burst into flames, which shocked everypony.

"Oh, um-umm okay." He stammered but then returned to his cheery tone and looked at Apple Bloom. "Eh it was fun while it lasted." which made Apple Bloom smile. She looked at a sour Scootaloo. "Hah!" She said. "Now ya have ta spend a whole day with 'im." which made Scootaloo groan. Button was befuddled.

"Uh, why does she have to spend a whole day with me?" He asked Sweetie Belle, who replied. "They made a bet." Button nodded showing he understood.

"Okay, go give him your present, Sweets." Scootaloo said to Sweetie Belle, slightly sour still, who nodded and levitated her box with her magic. "Here you go, Button." She said, putting down the box in front of him and smiled. "Go ahead and open it."

Button opened the box and held Mittens. His expression far from his usual cheery one. Sweetie Belle noticed this and said in a slightly disappointed tone. "Don't you like her?"

Button forced a smile. "Hehe. Yeah, why wouldn't I?"

"Ah d'no. Ya seem off." Apple Bloom said suspiciously followed by a nervous laugh. "Hehe. I don't know what your talking about." Button replied, nervously, and looked at Mittens.

'Meow'

And Button broke. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" He screamed as he galloped out of the clubhouse to Celestia knows where. He didn't even bring his Joyboy with him. The Crusaders were to shocked to do anything.

"Soo we're going after him, right?" Scootaloo half asked as she put on her saddle bag and shoved Button's Joyboy into it. The other two nodded and the three of them galloped after Button, leaving behind Mittens who might slow them down, which was no easy task as Button appeared to have super speed for some reason (Which worried and confused the Crusaders. I mean, he was so slow before) and they lost his trace in mere seconds.

Since the Crusaders had no idea where Button lived, they had no idea where to search for him, so they did the most reasonable thing to do- Ask Pinkie Pie.

After some running

The Crusaders arrived at Sugarcube Corner with their hearts beating as fast as Rainbow Dash flew. They opened the door and went to the cashiers area, where they found Pinkie Pie.

"Go straight to Carasoull buquet take a left from there and keep going until you see house number 16." Said the very high pitched, girly and bubbly voiced Blue eyed, pink maned and slightly lighter pink skinned mare. The Crusaders exchanged confused glances. "Um, what are the directions for?" Sweetie Belle asked. Pinkie Pie stared at her. "Well DUH! They're for you to find Button's house!" She said jokingly. Apple Bloom was only more confused.

"But how'd ya know we wanted directions to his house?" She asked. Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. "Why else would you be here?" She asked.

Apple Bloom was about to ask another question when Scootaloo cut her of. "Come on, Bloom, lets just go, that's just Pinkie being Pinkie." Apple Bloom stared at Pinkie Pie for a little longer, turned back to Scootaloo, and then nodded and the three of them headed out to follow Pinkie's directions.

After MORE running

When the three of them arrived at house 16, they found the door had two hole in it, both suspiciously shaped like a young colt...

"Well this must be it." Said Scootaloo as she raised her hoof to ring the door bell.

After a few moments of silence

"Coming!" Said a soft and warm comforting voice of a mare. When she opened the door, the Crusaders recognized her as the mare who looked at the sky and ran of on Sunday. The mare smiled and said. "You three must be the fillies who Button was talking about earlier." She looked closer at them. "Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, I think, right?" She asked.

"UGH! Is AJ telling everypony about us when they ask for apples?" Scootaloo asked nopony in particular. Apple Bloom ignored this. "Yeah, Mrs.Mash, we wanna check on 'im cause he ran away from our clubhouse earlier and we wanna know why." Apple Bloom said followed by a sad smile from Mrs.Mash. "Yes, i'm sure he'd like to see his friends, he's in a tough situation right now."

"Yeah, and maybe he would like his Joyboy back." Scootloo said.

"Oh my! If he ran away without his Joyboy than something really bad must of happened." Mrs.Mash muttered to herself.

The four of them walked into a nice and clean home and were lead straight to the staircase.

They walked up the stairs and were walked to a door which read:
Button Mash's room

"Button! Open up!" Mrs.Mash yelled, knocking on her son's door, roughly.

Silence

"Akkor egy hétig búcsúzzon a videojátékaitól!" Yelled Mrs.Mash in Hungarian.
(Say goodbye to your video games for a week then!)

A pause

"Soha nem kapod meg az enyémet Joyboy Button replied in a determined tone.
(You'll never get my Joyboy)

"Nekem már van." Mrs.Mash replied, smiling mischievously.
(I already have)

"Bírság!" He replied.
(Fine!)

This time with pause because Button realized right away that he forgot his Joyboy at the Crusaders clubhouse and that the Crusaders were probably with his mom too for some reason. The Crusader are here, huh! He thought to himself. All the more reasons why I shouldn't open the door but he decided he would anyways because one, he needed his Joyboy and two, he wanted know why the Crusaders were at his house.

After a few seconds of silence, the sounds of banging came, which made Mrs.Mash smile, adding to the Crusaders confusion.

"Um, Mrs.Mash, did he say yes?" Asked Sweetie Belle, puzzled.

Mrs.Mash turned to look at them again. "Yes, why?"

"Because of the banging." Replied Scootaloo which only made Mrs.Mash laugh.

"I'm sorry, girls, but the banging means he's cleaning the wall of toys and other things blocking the door."

Weird the crusaders were thinking when the door creaked open, signaling they could enter.

"Ok, girls, you may talk to him." She said and she left the Crusaders.

The Crusaders glanced at each other and marched in at the same time, which would've been cool if the weren't to big to all fit through the door way.

"AAAAAAAAAGH! We really need to learn to take turns when using the doorway." Said Scootaloo as they tried to budge themselves through the doorway. but before the others could respond, Button's head appeared out of a pile of cushions, toys and other stuff he had, wearing some dorky looking palace guard armor. Mostly dorky looking because he was waaaay to small for it.

"What are you girls here for?" He asked as he watched the girls struggle. The crusaders were ashamed of getting stuck in the doorway so many times and were grateful he didn't laugh.

"We'll tell you if you can get us out." Scootaloo said trying to free her wings.

Button got out of his pile and pulled at the girls hooves and bang! Button freed the girls and was launched backwards into his pile. "oof! Now tell me why your in my room."

"We were gonna check on ya after ya ran away from our clubhouse." Apple Bloom said as she rubbed her side (You'd think they'd have gotten used to it after getting stuck so many times).

Button looked ashamed of himself and he buried himself into the pile of stuff once more. "Nah, it's alright. You girls didn't have to check on me." His voice said, muffled because his head was fully submerged in the pile of stuff. "You girls should just leave."

Button expected the girls to leave or call his mom to him but didn't expect them to put up a fight!

"No!" Scootaloo said, determined to stay till they found out why Button was acting so weird today. Button's head popped out of the pile of stuff again, this was not what he was expecting. "We're not leaving until we get what we want!" Scootaloo continued.

Ok now this is defiantly not what I was expecting Button thought to himself. "What do you want?" He asked.

Apple Bloom stepped forward. "We want ya ta tell us why ya ran after we showed you Mittens." She said. "Yeah! And tell us why you've been acting so weird today!" Sweetie Belle followed.

Button bit his lip. "Okay, but promise you won't laugh." He said beggingly. The Crusaders exchanged glances and nodded. Button got out of his pile. "The reason I've been climbing trees and freezing is because." Button sighed, looked back at the Crusaders and started whimpering slightly.

"I'm scared of cats."

The Crusaders gapped at Button.

"Bu-but why?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"It's just their claws and teeth are so sharp." Button replied, shivering slightly at the thought of cats.

Scootaloo looked at Button in disbelief. "Yeah, but cats aren't scary, their cu-cool." Scootaloo said, catching herself just before she said cute because she knew that cute was only for girly ponies, and she wasn't one of them.

"So?" Said Apple Bloom. "Your scared of sp-" "Nothing because I'm a cool pony." Scootaloo said, trying to hide that she had a fear.

Button fell for it. "See. I'm just a looser pony who has such a silly fear and no friends." Button said as he buried himself in his pile of stuff again and waited for the Crusaders to leave, but, of course, he again underestimated the Crusaders when it came to good-byes.

"But we want to be your friend." Sweetie Belle said. Button took his head out of his pile of stuff (You'd think he'd have a million cuts by now) and stared at Sweetie Belle. "You do?" He asked

"Yeah! Of course we do." Scootaloo said. "Exspecially after the way you warded of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon earlier today."

Apple Bloom smiled. "Yeah! And about some silly fear? It doesn't matter. Ah mean, we all have a fear." Apple Bloom said. "Ah'm afraid of cupcakes."

"And I'm afraid of the dark." Sweetie Belle said. Button smiled.

"Thanks!" Button said. "Sooooo, since we're friends now, what do you wanna do?"

"I d'no." Scootaloo replied. "Maybe we should go to Sugarcube corner." Scootaloo suggested as she rubbed her stomach. "All that running's made me hungry."

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Button nodded and the three of them headed into the living room to ask Mrs.Mash if they could go to Sugarcube corner.

“Of course you can!” Mrs.Mash answered. “Yaaaaaaaaaaay!” Screamed Button with delight. The Crusaders smiled. How did they hit such a jackpot? Making friends with a pony like Button Mash will easily impress Twilight! Especially since he’s only ever had one friend outside of his family.

Button grabbed his saddlebag and put some coins into it. “Let’s go!” He said happily and he ran out of the house right through the Button shaped holes. “Wait for us!” Sweetie Belle yelled as the Crusaders started after Button.

And all together they galloped to Sugarcube corner, free from any worries. Well maybe one.

“How is he sooooo fast now!” Scootaloo asked, trying to catch up.

Author's Note

Yes, I actually translated the Hungarian from Google Translate! So go ahead and check, if you wanna.

Why'd I choose cats for Buttons fear? I don't know. It fell into my head and I couldn't change it.

I don't think the title for the chapter is really good. What do you think?

The Broken Friendship

Author's Note

Sorry this chapter took so long to come out :twilightsheepish:
I'm actually a very slow writer and the previous chapters were written in my notebook before I even learned about Fim, so I just had to re-write them on the computer.

The Broken Friendship

Sweetie Belle lay awake in her purple bed, still tucked in her warm pink blanket even though it was already daytime, cuddling Mittens (After the Crusaders' visit to Sugarcube corner, the Crusaders felt it best for Sweetie Belle to keep Mittens since Rarity already had her cat, Opal.) She was smiling as she thought about the fun she had at Sugarcube corner with her friends the day before.

"Hey Pinkie!" Scootaloo said to Pinkie Pie as the Crusaders, plus Button walked into Sugarcube corner. "Hi girls and not a girl." Pinkie Pie replied as her usual joyful self. "What would you like to order?" She asked.

Apple Bloom was the first to reply. "Well, Ah would like a-" Pinkie Pie interrupted. "Let me guess." Pinkie Pie said as she grabbed a list to check off the orders.

"Strawberry milkshake for Apple Bloom,"

"Ya read my mind." Apple Bloom said.

"Chocolate for Scootaloo,"

"Yum yum yum!" Scootaloo said.

"Vanilla for Sweetie Belle,"

"Always." Sweetie Belle said.

"And an I don't know for a pony I don't know." Pinkie Pie finished in a catchy rhythm. Pause. Pinkie Pie gasped dramatically. "WAIT! A pony I don't know!" She screamed like the world was ending as she looked at Button. Pinkie Pie took out another checklist.

"Bu-but that's IMPOSSIBLE! I throw a party for EVERYPONY who's new to ponyvil! And I never forget the old ones either! So the only explanation is" Pinkie gasped. "I didn't throw you a party yet!" Pinkie looked suspiciously at Button, who just blinked. "Which meeeeaaaaans." She said slowly. "I have to throw you a party NOW!" She said happily and was about to run out for some supplies when Apple Bloom grabbed her.

"Ah think Buttons alright with no party. Right Button." Apple Bloom asked Button, who nodded. Scootaloo took a breath of relief. "Good because I'm soooooo thirsty!" Scootaloo said.

Pinkie Pie looked at Button. "Ooooookaaaaaaay." She said slowly. She slowly walked backwards out of Sugarcube corner. The Crusaders, plus Button, looked at the doorway.

"But you still deserve a greeting from me!" Said Pinkie Pie, who somehow teleported behind the cashier's place. The Crusaders (And you know who) turned to Pinkie Pie, who right away grabbed Button and started crazily shaking his hoof.

"So I'm Pinkie Pie, you are?" She asked after she finished shaking Button's hoof. "I'm Button Mash." Button answered while he tended to his arm. (He wasn't used to normal ponies shaking his hoof, much less Pinkie Pie ponies)

Pinkie Pie grabbed a paper, wrote down everything she knew about Button (Not that much), took out a camera from her mane, took a picture of Button, stuck it on to the paper (Without any glue because she's Pinkie Pie), and finally asked Button what he wanted to order.

"How about a chocolate milkshake." He answered. Pinkie Pie jotted down his order.

"Okay! Your orders will arrive once everypony sits down." Pinkie Pie said as she walked into the cashier area.

The Crusaders went to the closest table, took a seat and sure enough, Pinkie Pie teleported there right away with their orders. "Here ya go!" She said happily as she placed down their orders. Button, who wasn't used to ponies who could teleport, stared at Pinkie Pie as she sank out of his view behind the table edge and rose into his view behind the cashiers' area.

"How did she do that?" Button asked. Scootaloo stopped her drinking and shrugged. "Nopony really knows. All of Ponyvil just accepts that Pinkie's just being Pinkie." Scootaloo answered. She continued to drink her milkshake. I guess that makes sense Button thought to himself. He was looking at his milkshake when an idea came to him. he grabbed his milkshake, brought it closer to him, and said super fast.

"MILKSHAKE RACE!123GO!" And started drinking his milkshake really fast, making a loud slurping noise. The Crusaders, who weren't used to ponies like Button, stared at Button when suddenly...

"BRAIN FREEZE!" Button screamed and he fell to the floor screaming. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Sweetie Belle stopped her daydreaming. She quickly galloped out of her room and down the stairs, into the living room where she found her sister, Rarity, who was a Purple maned mare with a shiny white coat and beautiful sapphire blue eyes. She was usually the most beautiful mare in all of ponyvil. Usually. Not when she was sobbing on her special drama velvet couch with her make-up all smudged.

Sweetie Belle was shocked to see her sister Rarity in this state. Many different thoughts zoomed through her head about what might off happened. She dropped her ribbon! No, she wants more ice cream! No! Come on Sweetie! She probably ate hay fries last night and is a single gram heavier than before!

Sweetie Belle smiled slightly. Her sister was such a drama queen sometimes. Sweetie Belle walked up to Rarity. "What's wrong?" She asked her big sister. "It-it's ju-just that" Rarity answered between sobs. Sweetie Belle waited patiently for some silly answer but earned none because she earned a-

"HE BROKE UP WITH ME-HE_HE_HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Rarity cried and she buried her face into her velvet pillow.

-Confusing and sad one.

"Who broke up with you?" Sweetie Belle asked over Rarity's sobbing. "HIM" Rarity cried. "THE PE-PERFECT STALLION! MY PR-PRINCE!" Rarity started sobbing into her pillow again. Sweetie Belle stared at her sister, shocked and guilty. She was especially guilty because she thought that Rarity was just being a drama queen when she was actually really heartbroken.

Sweetie Belle walked up to Rarity and was about to pat her older sister on the back when Rarity suddenly sat up with a very angry face. Sweetie Belle backed away.

"But you'd think he would have better manners, right? I mean he is a prince!" Rarity said angrily. Okay, what the hay is going on Sweetie Belle thought, as she watched her sister go on with her ranting.

"It's not my fault he doesn't have a clue about which spoon to use for soup!" Rarity said indignantly. "So why am I weeping?" She asked herself. "It's he who should be sad that he doesn't have a beautiful marefriend!" She barked at nopony in particular. "And it's his fault he doesn't even have proper manners and never will! The nerve of him to cry in front of me and whine that it's" Rarity scrunched up her face like she was crying. "Too haaaaaaaaard!" She said in a fake whining tone.

Um Sweetie Belle thought as she backed away from her sister. Maybe I should leave. Sweetie Belle slowly turned away from her sister. But wait Sweetie Belle stopped. aren't I forgetting something?

Sweetie Belle paused for a moment. Hmm, maybe it's just my mind playing tricks on me. Sweetie Belle shook away the thought of forgetting anything and slowly walked away until she exited the house, then she galloped.

Sweetie Belle was galloping really fast towards school (She usually walks but since she spent her morning daydreaming and watching her sister Rarity like a Television she was a bit late) when she saw her friend Scootaloo on her Scooter.

"Scootaloo! A little help please!" Sweetie Belle yelled to her friend. Scootaloo stopped and turned to look at Sweetie Belle. Scootaloo smiled. "Sure!" Scootaloo said. Sweetie Belle took a breath of relief and got into the little wagon that was attached to Scootaloo's scooter by the wagon's handle.

"Thanks, Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle said as Scootaloo started pushing on the ground to make the scooter roll. "I don't know how much longer I could've galloped before I broke."

"S'all right Sweets!" Scootaloo replied, keeping her head straight (Following Rainbow Dash's lessons) So she wouldn't crash or take a wrong turn.

The two friends were zooming towards the school when Scootaloo felt a tingling sensation on her muzzle. The same feeling you had when you had to sneeze, which of course, meant trouble.

"Ahahaaaaa" Scootaloo made the sound of needing to sneeze. Sweetie Belle's eyes went wide.

"No-no-no-no Scootaloo! Hold it, hold it!" Sweetie Belle said desperately.

"Ahahaaaaa" And Scootaloo couldn't hold it anymore. "AACHOOOOOOOO!" Scootaloo sneezed, making her loose her grip on the scooter's handles and the scooter hit a pretty big rock, sending Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle flying through the air.

"AAAAAAAAHoooof!" Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo screamed, followed by a thud when they hit the ground.

"Sorry, Sweetie." Scootaloo said apologetically as she rubbed her flank. "I don't know why I got all sneezy."

"It's ok Scoot, we should just focus on getting to school." Sweetie Belle said as she touched the bruise on her back with a slight cringe. "We don't want to b-" Sweetie Belle stopped and looked at her back. Why was there a bump on her back and not a saddlebag?

Sweetie Belle thought back to before when she left the house and hit her forehead.

"So that's what I was forgetting!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "My saddle bag for ponies sake!" Sweetie Belle looked back in the direction from which she came from. "Well, maybe I could head back quickly an-"

Ding-dong-ding-dong

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo stared at each other for a few seconds before quickly getting up and galloped as fast as they could towards the school, not even bothering to take a look at Scootaloo's scooter.

The Schoolhouse was getting closer and closer when

Bang!

Sweetie Belle had just crashed into another foal.

Sweetie Belle got up. The crash made her fall backward. Sweetie Belle looked to see who she had just hit. Sweetie Belle gasped. She had just hit the one colt they were trying to make friends with.

"Are you all right, Sweets?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle nodded and Scootaloo let out a breath of relief, but then looked at Button., who groaned and got up.

"I'm so sorry!" Sweetie Belle cried out. "It was an accident! We were running late to school and I didn't see you there!" Button looked at his dirt-stained blue saddle bag for a second, then to a little cut on his leg and started whimpering a little.

"It-it's alright Sweetie Belle." He said, holding back his tears.

"Really?" Sweetie Belle asked, while Scootaloo, on the other hand, had a different reaction.

Scootaloo was staring at a figure coming towards them with a look of horror. "It's good that your okay, Button, but right now we have other things to worry about."

Sweetie Belle and Button looked up to where Scootaloo was staring and saw Mrs.Cherilee. Sweetie Belle was in panic mode but had no idea what to do.

Ms. Cherilee arrived in front of the three foals. She looked at dirt-stained Button, (you'd think his brown coat would've hidden it) Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. "Button, you may head to class, your cuts aren't too major and we can clean you off later. I just want to speak with these two." Ms. Cherilee said, shooting disapproving glares towards the two fillies.

Button nodded and started walking away with a slight limp, too scared of his teacher to do anything else.

Ms. Cherilee refocused her attention to Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.

"We're sorry, Ms. Cherilee." Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said in sync.

"I'll accept any punishment you think worthy, Ms.Cherilee." Sweetie Belle said, defeated. Ms.Cherilee gave a confused look to Sweetie Belle, but then understood and smiled warmly towards Sweetie Belle.

"No, it's alright, Sweetie, I know you want to defend your friend, but this was her doing and she has to pay the price."

Sweetie Belle sighed. "Yeah, I guess that is a good punishme-" Sweetie Belle stopped. "Wait, WHAT!" Sweetie Belle said, confused. "Scootaloo gets punished?"

Scootaloo tilted her head in confusion. "Why do I punished?" She asked.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm sorry Scootaloo, I know you don't want to be punished but denying what you've done won't help." Ms.Cherilee said disapprovingly. "Now come on girls, we don't want the students waiting any longer than they have to."

Ms.Cherilee started towards the schoolhouse, but Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle didn't follow. Scootaloo knew this was unfair and was about to say something... bad. Thankfully Sweetie Belle had a plan to defend Scootaloo. But then again, having Sweetie Belle defend you with a plan she made herself, could be a punishment in its own way...

"But Ms.Cherilee," Sweetie Belle said. Ms. Cherilee turned back to look at Sweetie Belle. "How did you know Scootaloo hit Button?"

Scootaloo stared at her friend with rage because she thought that Sweetie Belle was giving her away to their teacher even though she didn't do anything while Ms. Cherilee smiled slightly.

"Good job telling the truth Sweetie." Ms. Cherilee said. "Well, I saw you and Scootaloo galloping towards school when I was out searching for you two when I saw Scootaloo gallop into the poor colt." Sweetie Belle smiled at this short story. The first step of her plan was going smoothly. The only problem was, she didn't have a second step.

Sweetie Belle started panicking. She looked towards Scootaloo, who still wore the look of anger and got even more panicky. Sweetie Belle had no idea what to say, so she said the first (And worst in this case) thing to say.

"Oh, okay."

...

Sweetie Belle just realized what she had said, but it was too late. Scootaloo's face was holding fire.

"Well, let's head to class, and maybe I'll figure out your punishment, Scootaloo, then." Ms. Cherilee said and she headed towards the schoolhouse, followed by an angry and slightly guilty Sweetie Belle and a rageful Scootaloo.

"How dare you!" Scootaloo whispered to Sweetie Belle in an angry tone.

"I'm sorry!" Sweetie Belle replied, guilty.

"Yeah right you-you idiot!" Scootaloo spat back.

Sweetie Belle was hurt and angry now. "Your the one who can't defend yourself!" Sweetie Belle raged.

And the argument went on until the trio entered the classroom. The whole class immediately went silent and stared at Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo as they walked into their normal seats but then started talking again except for Button, who was secretly playing video games, and Apple Bloom.

"What happened, Scoot?" Apple Bloom asked Scootaloo in a worried tone.

"Go ask Sweetie Belle!" Scootaloo said angrily.

Apple Bloom was extremely worried. What could've happened to her friends? Apple Bloom really wanted to know so she turned toward Sweetie Belle and asked her the same question as she did to Scootaloo.

"Ask Scootaloo!" Was Sweetie Belle's answer.

"Ugh!" Apple Bloom groaned when a thought came to her. Well Button was late too! Maybe he knows what's going on Apple Bloom looked towards the back of the classroom to where Button was sitting and was about to get up when she heard a voice.

"Okay, class! It's learning time!" Ms. Cherilee said. Apple Bloom returned to her old position, filled with worries.