The Cutie Mark Crusaders In: The Quest for the Cutie Crystal

Celestia looked towards the mountains. “The Crusaders are close,” she whispered to herself. Then she spotted Aria and Discord teleporting. She gasped and then thought of the girls. Girls! You have to hurry! Discord and Aria are on their way. Please hurry! The lives of Ponyville and Ponyville itself lie in your hooves! Everypony must’ve read her mind for they too had seen Aria and Discord disappear. Twilight Sparkle then stated, “Let us pray for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Wish them luck against our worst enemies!” Everypony cheered, wishing their unlikely heroes good luck…

The Crusaders were only ten feet away from the Crystal now. But just as they were climbing the mountain that led to the Cutie Crystal, Aria suddenly appeared. “You little brats!!” she said vilely. She lunged at Scootaloo and grabbed her by the waist. Scootaloo screamed in protest as Aria threw her down the mountain, her bag of berries tumbling elsewhere. Discord appeared to catch Scootaloo. As she landed in his arms, he smiled evilly down at her. She gulped. Sweetie Belle then called, “Scootaloo!” just as Discord squeezed her in his arms, causing her to grunt in pain. Apple Bloom rushed down the mountain and jumped on Discord and started biting him. “Aaaaaaaaaaahh!!” she screamed, throwing her bag of berries at Discord. He yelped as berries poked him in the eyes and went up his nose. She bit down hard on his nose, causing him to drop Scootaloo and yelp in pain, as well as sneezing out berries. “Yowch!” he exclaimed. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo turned to see Sweetie Belle rushing up to the Crystal. “Quick Sweetie Belle! Sing the Song of Harmony!” Aliceria called. Sweetie Belle remembered the tablet with that very special song on it. “Apple Bloom! Quickly use your locket to silence Discord forever! Your heart has the courage to do it!” Aliceria yelled. Apple Bloom gasped and pulled out her heart locket. “Scootaloo, use your spear to shut Aria down for all of eternity!” Scootaloo pulled out her spear and had it at the ready. Then Sweetie prepared to sing. But Aria came up from behind her and threw her away from the Crystal, her bag flinging down the mountain and bunches of berries raining down like a waterfall. The light of the Crystal blinded Aria fortunately. Then Aliceria gave a barbaric cry and jumped on Aria. They tumbled down the mountain as Sweetie Belle clambered back up. Apple Bloom then called, “Now Sweetie Belle! NOW!!” Sweetie Belle took a deep breath and began to sing. As she sang beautiful oos and ahs, Apple Bloom raised her locket and shouted, “Be gone forever, you nasty scallion!” She plunged the locket deep into his chest, a blinding light shining and surrounding the both of them. “NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Discord screamed. Then he yelled in pain as he slowly melted and disappeared. Aria shouted, “NO! DISCORD!!” Aliceria grabbed her by the mane and they both continued bouncing downward. Sweetie Belle then sang as she read the tablet:

Oh my dear, how thou has come to be? This chaos reigns within our hearts. But be not afraid. For I have come to thee. With my sorrowful tears, I will end this bane of terror, the life of light. No more shall those who wish for darkness, be breached with pow’r to end all strife of life… So now I come to thy aid, making sure that peace still reigns… Our hearts still shining ever bright.

The Crystal glowed ever so, blinding everything in sight. A white light engulfed the entire area, as if swallowing everything in its path. Then the lightning bolt appeared. Aria screamed in protest. Then Scootaloo dived down into Aria as she shouted, “No more terror from you, Aria!” She stabbed the evil queen of the dark with the spear. Aria screamed in pain and watched in horror as light shot through different parts of her body. “NOOOOOOOOO!!” She screamed and then went poof! And then she was no more. The Cutie Crystal shot bolts of different colors of the rainbow in different directions, many shooting towards the direction of Ponyville. Sweetie gently slid down the mountain, ready to rejoice with her friends. As she landed, she was bombarded with Apple Bloom and Scoot. They cheered and hugged, danced and praised. They had done it. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had just done what no filly had done before. They had just saved all of Equestria from the deep wraths of Aria and Discord! Just as they were settling down, Aliceria trotted over. “Girls,” she said happily. Each of the Crusaders smiled. “It’s time to head home,” she said giddily.

Ponyville was back to normal in minutes. The houses were good as new, the sky was blue, and the ground was smooth. Twilight and her friends were dancing and hugging each other. Celestia and Luna were laughing about how cheery it was when Pinkie Pie called out, “Look everypony!” Everypony turned to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders and their friend appear in the distance. “A-Apple Bloom?” Applejack said shakily. Apple Bloom stopped about ten feet away from her sister. Big Mac appeared next to Applejack. Then Apple Bloom spotted Granny Smith next to Big Mac. She had tears welling up in her eyes. “Granny! Applejack! Big Macintosh!” She ran as quickly as she could so that she could be reunited with her family again. They all hugged each other, crying joyfully for the return of their beloved Apple Bloom. Applejack choked up, “Ye silly filly! Y’all coulda been killed! But ye did it! I’m so proud!” As Apple Bloom rejoiced, so did Sweetie Belle. Rarity had scooped her up before she could even get a word in. “Oh my dear Sweetie Belle! I’m so happy to see that you’re all right!” They both cried happy tears as Scootaloo searched for Rainbow Dash. The blue Pegasus flew at high speed towards the little Pegasus filly.

“Rainbow Dash!”

“Scootaloo!”
The two hugged as they went soaring into the air, Rainbow swirling up and down and all around with Scootaloo in her arms. They laughed and hugged as Celestia and Luna appeared next to Aliceria, who was watching all of the enjoyment. Everypony was laughing and cheering for the Crusaders. The three were brought to the middle and thrown into the air as they cheered, “Hooray for the Cutie Mark Crusaders!” Celestia and Luna stood on each side of Aliceria and said, “Welcome back, Crystal Princess.” She smiled and laughed. Then she said, “It’s good to be back.” They laughed heartily together as the Cutie Mark Crusaders were giving high hooves while in the air, shouting, “Cutie Mark Crusader Adventurers: mission complete! Yeah!”

The End