Cutie Mark Crusader Necromancers!
Chapter 1
It was an average day for the cutie mark crusaders. After a day of failed attempts at gaining their cutie marks the three fillies returned to their clubhouse. “I’m startin’ to worry we’ll never get our marks at this rate...” Applebloom said, her tone suddenly shifting from the happiness and relief of having surviving a hot air balloon crash to a depressing tone.
“It's ok, Applebloom,” Sweetie belle said, attempting to get her friend out of the dumps. “It was only one balloon, Pinkie's got a ton of ‘em behind Sugarcube Corner.” Scootaloo entered behind them, one of her wings was bandaged after she hurt it on their crash landing.
“Yeah, hot air balloons are a lame way to fly anyway, or at least that's what Rainbow Dash says.”
“Well it’s not that, but it’s just that, well, today’s the anniversary of my ma and pa's death.” A sudden silence filled the room.
It was common knowledge to those who knew the Apple family that the mother and father of Big Macintosh, Applejack, and Applebloom had been killed by a plague that had hit Ponyville several years ago. However, nopony talked about in front of them as it was still a sore topic to the family. “Oh, we are so sorry, we didn't know this was the day they passed...” Sweetie Belle said, her usually high voice going quiet.
“Oh, it's ok Sweetie Belle. Ya see, I was hoping that hanging out with y'all today would help get my mind off it.”
“Wait, hold the phone girls!” Scootaloo said, her good wing buzzing with excitement as she formulated a crazy plan. “Sweetie Belle, how much do you know about magic?”
“Not that much,” Sweetie Belle said, a little confused. “Rarity has tried teaching me some levitation spells so I could help her make dresses, but I can barely hold a thimble steady.”
“Hmm… ok, now Applebloom, this may be a weird question but... do you know where your parents are buried?”
“Umm, yeah. Applejack, Big Mac, Granny and I go visit them every now and them, but why do ya want to know?”
“All in due time girls, but right now we have to go visit Twilight.”
Break goes here(time passes).
It was about 3 pm when the three fillies arrived at Twilight's tree library. When they knocked Spike answered the door and told them that Twilight was visiting Canterlot and wouldn't be back for a few days. “Oh, okay, but do you think you could help us find some books Spike?” Scootaloo asked.
“Yeah, I suppose,” Spike said, yawning as they had interrupted his “Twilight’s away so sleep all day” schedule. “So what are you three looking for today?”
As Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were still in the dark about the plan, Scootaloo answered, “Umm we're doing a report on advanced pony medicine, do you think Twilight has any books on that?”
“Yeah I think so, just one second.” In a few moments he was back with three text books. “Ok, we have Advanced Healing Herbs, High Level Medicine for Healing Classes and House Wives, and The Almanac of Zebra Medicines. Will that be everything?”
“Yeah, thanks Spike!” Loading the three large books into the wagon behind Scootaloo's scooter, they returned to their club house.
“Ok Scoots, you dragged all the way into town for some boring books then back here, what do ya have in mind?” Applebloom asked.
“Ok, I guess it time to tell you two about my amazing plan. We’re gonna bring Applebloom's parents back to life!”
“What?!” Sweetie Belle asked, her voice cracking with disbelief.
“That's impossible!” Applebloom shouted, almost offended by what Scootaloo suggested.
“No, no, I’ve been thinking it over in my head and I think I've got it all figured out.” She then wrote out a few brief steps detailing the plan; Step 1: Find spell to bring back dead, Step 2: Find youth potion to restore said body to health, Step 3: ???, Step 4: Profit!, Step 5: The Apple family is whole again and we get cutie marks in magic and medicine!
After Sweetie Belle read it over, she looked at Scootaloo and said, “Ok, I’m in.”
Applebloom read the steps several times in near disbelief and nodded. “Y'all know this crazy right? But what the hay, I’m in.”
For the next few hours they poured over the three books looking for anything on Scootaloo's fool proof list of steps.
“Well, everything in Advanced Healing Herbs seems a little bit too technical. It gives more info on what the herbs are then what they clearly do.” reported Sweetie Belle.
“In High Level Medicine I've found a spell for awaking an unconscious pony. That would be helpful, I bet.” Scootaloo said, using one of her feathers to book mark the page.
“In The Almanac of Zebra Medicines I've found a real powerful youth potion that could work.” Applebloom said. “There's just one problem though, the potion calls for a buncha rare herbs not native to Equestria or this side of the world for that matter.”
“Oh, hayseed, where are we gonna find those then!?” Scootaloo asked, annoyed at this flaw in her flawless plan.
“I think ah know a certain black and white friend who may have just what we need.” said Applebloom. Thinking for a second the other two fillies came to the conclusion at the same time.
“ZECORA!”
