The Amazing Superfilly

The sun was high and there was a nice breeze flowing. The trees had a beautiful orange hue, making the whole town look straight out of a fantasy story. The running if the leaves would happen soon. But for now, things were peaceful in the town of Ponyville. The occasional leaf flew through the air, gently fallin on the ground, only to be crunched under the wheel of a scooter. The crusaders were using their usual method of transport, with Scootaloo driving the scooter while Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle held on to their dear lives on the little cart. Well, Sweetie Belle did. Apple Bloom simply enjoyed the ride, no longer having to worry about getting hurt in the eventual crash. Their objective lied in the center of Ponyville, right next to the market zone.

"Thanks for shoppin', hope to see yah soon."

The Apple Stand was a joy to see. It reminded everypony of the earth pony origins of the town, it also served as quite the inspiration. An honest, hard working family earning their living. A shinning example of integrity and resolve. A real example of success and will power. The entire definition of an earth represented by small selling stand. The very-

"Can't you go faster?"

"Wanna try doing it? Ah wait, you can't, because you don't have wings!"

"Scootaloo be careful!"

The antics of the crusaders were, at this point, well known in Ponyville, to the point where they rivaled the elements of harmony in attention. So when they saw two fillies in a red cart pulled by another filly in a scooter, going at a rather dangerous speed, they did the sanest thing that anypony would do. Move out of the way and hope that they walk out of it. Trying to stop them would only encourage the little fillies to try something even more dangerous.

"Derpy, what can Ah' do for you?"

The market was, as expected for a Saturday, full to the brim. Ponies where everywhere. Some were selling, some were buying, and some were simply taking a stroll. The occasional couple could be seen walking around, blissfully immersed in their romantic world. Either way, it was perhaps the worst place to go running around like a maniac.

Which was exactly what the crusaders were about to do.

Scootaloo was a superb driver. The scooter was simply an extension of her body. She could jump, twist, turn and do pretty much anything she wanted. Even dragging a small cart with two fillies on it did little to impair her. She grinned when she saw the market place filled to the brim. In her eyes, what she was facing wasn't a a dangerous idea.

It was a challenge.

Her wings buzzed louder as she sped up through the town. The cart started bumping over the uneven road, making Sweetie Belle pale. Apple Bloom edged Scootaloo to go faster, enjoying the rush of the wind. Scootaloo swerved to the side, skillfully avoiding a brown stallion with a tie. Using a rather large bump as a ramp, she jumped over a set of pebbles. The apple stand was on sight now. Any distraction would mean a rather nasty crash against the stand. Her focus was intense. Nothing could snap her out of it. She was a speed demon! She was the master of the road! She-

"Go away Dash! You can get an apple later!"

Scootaloo's attention went straight to the cyan speedster known as Rainbow Dash, who was currently leaving Applejack in peace after trying to get an apple for free. Her eyes followed her idol through the skies like if it was the only thing that mattered. But her mind managed to snap out of it, placing her back at the matter at hand. But a few seconds was all it took to send her off course, making her taking a sharp turn, vainly trying to avoid a rock. As their usual luck predicted, the scooter hit head on, the sudden break launching all three crusaders into the air along with the cart and scooter.

"Sorry 'bout that Derpy. How many apples did yah wanted?"

Apple Bloom spun through the air, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo flying besides. Sweetie Belle was moving her legs madly while Scootaloo flapped her wings in vain. All three of them were screaming. The ground slowly got farther away, before starting to come closer and closer and clo-

CRASH!!

Apple Bloom hit the ground. Face first. Hard. She dragged through the dirt, caving a small path. She groggily raised her head, only to receive the cart on her head, digging her head in the ground. Trying again to look around, Apple Bloom found herself right in front of a very shocked Applejack. Derpy had, in the last second, managed to catch Sweetie Belle while Rainbow Dash had grabbed Scootaloo just as she was about to hot the ground..

"Oh gosh, Apple Bloom, are you alright?!" Applejack started, pulling her little sister out of the dirt and checking her for injuries.

"Ah'm fine sis, really!" Apple Bloom answered, feeling slightly embarrassed. It was the truth too. No pain, no cuts, no scratches, no spinning head. She felt just as great as before. Meanwhile, Derpy gently Sweetie Belle on the ground.

"There you go. Are you ok?" she asked with a sweet tone.

"Y-yeah, just a little scared back there."

"I wasn't scared at all!" Scootaloo cheered from Rainbows hooves.

"Dang right! That's my little sister!" Rainbow agreed.

Applejack Dash a short stern look before returning her attention her sister, who was, apparently, really fine. She wasn't hurt in any way. Not wanting look a gift-horse in the mouth, Applejack sighed in relief. She didn't even want to think how badly it could have gone for her little sister. A little tug on her leg snapped her out of it.

"Hey sis, we need your help." Apple Bloom asked, her friends lining up besides her.

"You...you do?" she asked dumbly. She could hear RD snicker a little.

"Yeah! We come up with a new plan." Apple Bloom explained.

"You have?"

"Yeah! We're going to fix houses!"

"So we can get our cutie marks! Sweetie Belle chirped in, her earlier fright all but forgotten.

"We need to know which houses need repairing!" Scootaloo finished. Applejack was still stunned for a few sconds, trying to understand how so much could have happened in just a few seconds.

"I heard that the second floor of the town hall needs some repairs again." Derpy said.

"You heard her crusaders! Let's go!" Apple Bloom said before bolting away, barely followed by her friends. As the excitement died away and the everypony eventually left, poor Applejack was left sitting there, completely disoriented.

"What the hay just happened?"

A few blocks away, free from all the commotion, stood the Town Hall. Perhaps the only actual state building, many thought it was beautiful, though a few wondered how it got so damaged so easily. For some reason it always was the target of something. Accidental destruction, intentional destruction, pure and simple destruction, it was always something. Luckily, there was always somepony willing to fix it, like our little crusaders. Providing they didn't simply add to the damage. As usual, Apple Bloom took the lead.

"Okay ponies. Derpy said that the second floor had some boards that needed some fixing. Do yah have everything we need?"

"Hammers and nails are go!" Scootaloo answered.

"Saws and extra hammers are go!" Sweetie Belle answered.

"Alright, lets get our cutie marks!"

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS HOUSE FIXERS YEEEAAHHH!"

The second floor seemed in perfect state at first sight, but a closer look revealed the truth. The entire floor was riddled with rotten wood, the walls were poorly build and the beams on the roof seemed slightly out of place. All in all, it was an accident waiting to happen. Sweetie Belle took a small step back at the daunting task.

"Are you sure this is a good idea Scootaloo?"

Scootaloo herself seemed slightly nervous.

"Ok girls, new plan. We tackle the walls but nothing else alright? Applejack will have mah' mane and tail if we wreck this place." Apple explained. Setting themselves to the task, the three crusaders each grabbed a hammer. The wood was surprisingly hard considering how badly it was placed. Apple Bloom immediately founded the mistakes, and with her strength, easily corrected them. The boards came off like if they weren't even glued to the wall, a few of them breaking even! Measuring her strength, Apple Bloom quickly got to the half of her section. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo weren't doing so well. They had barely managed to remove a few of the planks, not being able to replace any of them due to the rest of the wall.

"What is going on here?"

All three fillies froze at the voice of Mayor Mare. A half pulled plank fell loudly on the floor.

"What are the three of you doing here?" She repeated the question, walking towards the center of the room. The three fillies lined up in front of her. A small, barely audible creak could be heard. Nopony noticed but Apple Bloom, making her ear twitch a little.

"We were, uh, we were fixing the place!" Scootaloo answered.

"The place is fixed young lady. It was fixed a while ago." Mayor Mare said.

"Are you sure? It doesn't look very fixed to me." Sweetie Belle said.

"It is done. The workers told me it was all perfect." Mayor Mare said, slightly irritated.

"But it ain't! The walls are all wrong, the floor is all rotten and the-"

"Enough. You three are here without permission and damaging public property. This floor is in perfect conditions!" Mayor Mare said angrily. Apple Bloom's ear twitched again. Something was wrong.

"There is nothing wrong about the walls, the floor or the roof. I could even jump on it!" Mayor Mare said. Another twitch, followed by a small line of dust that fell from the ceiling.

Realization hit Apple Bloom like a freight train.

"NO, WAIT, DON'T JUMP!"

But it was too late. Mayor Mare gave a slight jump and fell strongly on the ground, sending ripples all over the room. One of the beams on the roof broke from its place with a sickening snap. Faster than anypony could react, Apple Bloom pushed Mayor Mare out of the way just as the head of the beam fell on her little body, sending her through the rotten floor, the floor of the first story and finally stopping at the bottom of the basement with a loud thump.

"APPLE BLOOM!" Shouted both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. The hole that the beam had made grew bigger as pieces of the rotten wood got loose from the impact, making the whole floor shake. Reacting from her shock, Mayor Mare ran towards the girls, hoisting them on her back and running towards the stairs, the whole floor caving around them. Small clouds of dust started falling from the roof. Finally reaching the first story, Mayor Mare began running towards the door again, barely avoiding  the large chunks of wood that were falling around them. With a grunt, she managed to jump over the hole were the beam had pushed Apple Bloom through.

"What about Apple Bloom?!" Scootaloo shouted.

A larger piece fell right besides them. The entire floor of the second story was coming down. And they were right under it! Mayor Mare did her best to avoid the pieces of wood, but it was slowing her down too much! They would not make it!

Crack

Apple Bloom bursted through the floor at an incredible speed, crashing into Mayor Mare and sending all four of them through the wooden door. All of them bounced on the ground a couple of times before finally stopping.

BRAMF

With a final roar, the floor collapsed, sending a cloud of dust and debris through the door and windows. A large group of ponies had gathered outside. As the noise diminished and the dust dissipated, Mayor Mare ran towards the girls. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were whimpering and shivering, with a few scratches on their bodies, but fine on the outside. With sigh of relief, she ran to the last filly.

Apple Bloom was panting. She wasn't hurt in any way, at least not visibly. The section of her body where the beam had fallen over was visibly ruffled, but no scratch, wound or broken could be seen.

She was perfectly fine.

"What in the..." was all she managed to stutter.

"GIRLS!"

Applejack ran to where she was, followed by Rarity and the rest of her friends. Mayor Mare had to step back in to let the distressed ponies grab their dear sisters.

"Oh Sweetie Belle, are you alright?! Are you hurt?! Where?!" Rarity asked hysterically.

Rainbow Dash flew down and scooped Scootaloo on her arms. After a few seconds,  both of them manage to wake up, immediately hugging their sisters and weeping in fright.

"Apple Bloom, wake up, c'mon talk to me dammit!" Applejack ordered frantically as she cradled the unconscious body of Apple Bloom. After a few seconds, the little filly slowly opened her eyes, the entire world a blur for a few seconds. The figure of her sister slowly became more clear. She could feel something wet dripping on her face. Applejack was crying.

"Is...is everypony...alright?" she asked between pants.

The answer was a crushing hug from her sister that fully brought her back to reality.  Looking around, she saw Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo being attended to. The town hall was still there, though almost every window was broken.

"Mayor Mare saved the crusaders!" somepony cheered, making the entire crowd erupt in cheers in congratulations.

"No wait, I-" the mayor tried to argue, but they would have none of it. Mayor Mare had saved the crusaders from a rather nasty death, and that made her a hero.

"Is there anything you want now Mayor Hero?" somepony said. Mayor Mare stood dumbfounded for a few seconds. Turning her head a little, she saw the crusaders and family being swarmed with ponies and questions. She frowned.

"Yes. I want the architect and the construction workers that are responsible for this mess!" she ordered loudly, grabbing the attention of the crowd. A few ponies did as she told them and shot out, giving the girls and their sisters some space.

"Come on, let's get out of here while we can." Applejack said, carrying Apple Bloom on her back.

A short while later, Apple Bloom sat on her bed, trying to make herself as little as possible in front of the angry face of Applejack. Now that the emergency was over, the time for worry had passed. Now was the time to be angry, and Applejack was making the most of it.

"What were you think gettin' inside a rusty old place like that?!" Applejack asked.

"We-we were trying to earn our cutie marks! And the whole place was bad so we tried to fix it! But then a beam came off and almost crushed us so I-" Applejack placed a hoof on her mouth. Her face had lost the stern tone it had, but it wasn't still very serious. She took a seat besides Apple Bloom.

"Now listen here Apple Bloom. You almost got yourself killed today. Do you understand that?"

Apple Bloom nodded. She didn't almost got herself killed. She was fine, if a little sore.

"Ah understand you want your cutie mark sugar cube, Ah' really do. But Ah' don't want you risking your neck over it! What good would be finding your talent if you died? Or if Sweetie or Scootaloo had died?"

That got her thinking. What if they had died? She barely felt a little sore, but nothing more. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle had almost died. Heck, the mayor had almost died! What if she hadn't saved them? What if she hadn't had those powers? they wouldn't even be alive to tell the tale!

"Think before doin' any more crusading, specially if you feel it's dangerous. Alright?" Applejack asked, taking a softer tone.

"Alright..." She murmured.

"Ah also wan't you to stop this crusading for the rest of the day. Let things cool a little around, know what Ah' mean?"

"Yeah..."

"Good. Now, family lunch is almost ready, so get cleaned up and come down when your done." and with that said, Applejack left, leaving Apple Bloom alone in her room.

Apple Bloom laid on her bed, her mind in a swirl of frustration. Yesterday, she had found a weird apple. She chose to do the right thing and tell the rest of her family, only to be silenced and punished without even a chance to explain. Then, she gained all this powers and skills. She chose make something productive with them and use them for crusading, only for the crusading to almost cost the lives of her friends. She saved them all, only to get yelled at by her sister, who didn't know what really happened. And finally, when she had had enough and tried to explain everything, she had been told to shut up again.

Suddenly, family lunch didn't sound so good.

"Apple Bloom, yah' got a visitor!" Applejack called from below. Apple Bloom groaned. Even now, the world wanted to mess with her.

"Comin'..." she said.

Walking down the stairs, she pushed all the irritation to the back of her mind. Her day was pretty much ruined by now, she didn't want to make it worse by being a jerk to everypony. With a sigh, he descended the last steps, arriving to the front door. And promptly froze in place.

"Hello Apple Bloom." said Mayor Mare.