A Bell's Core Sound

     "Do any of you know how to drive this thing?!?" shrieked Scootaloo.

     "Ah thought you knew!" I shouted, equally as frightened.

     "Did any of us think before trying our 'extreme stunt driver' cutie marks?" asked a surprisingly calm Sweetie Belle. I guess that's what happens when you jump off cliffs, fly into hills, and perform many other death-defying stunts.

     I should probably explain what's going on. Me and my friends are trying to get our cutie marks, and Scootaloo had the brilliant idea to create a car, find a steep hill, and then drive off it without adult supervision. A normal day in the life of a cutie mark crusader.

     "Look out! We're about to-" the words never left my mouth. We crashed right into the side of a big oak tree. I wish I could tell you more of our surroundings, but I blacked out. The last thing I felt was a something soft crash into my side.

     Pain. That was all I could feel, pain. Pain with excruciating heat... wait heat? Grudgingly, I open my eyes to see Sweetie Belle completely on top of me and her muzzle pressed against my cheek. The sight made me cheeks burn and I tried to nudge her awake. For some reason she seemed too at peace to just push her off of me...

     "Five more minutes Rarity..." muttered Sweetie Belle. After trying a few more tries, she opened her eyes. "Oh, hey Applebloom." Sweetie giggled and bonked me on the nose. Then, that sensation happened again. My cheeks started burning and I turned red. Before I could contemplate this feeling, Scootaloo started moving.

     "Ugh, how long was I out?" Scootaloo moaned while rubbing her head with her hoof.

     "Not that long, but can ya please tell us when ya don't know how ta drive?" I berated.

     "Well maybe I would have if somepony wasn't so eager to get our cutie marks without proper preparation I could have!"

     "That was you!"

     "Well you contributed!"

     "Did not!"

     "Did too!"

     "Girls!" Sweetie Belle yelled. "Can you please stop arguing and tell me where we are?" I didn't think too hard about our surroundings, but taking a look around I realized I was just as much of a loss to where we were as Sweetie.

     "Girls... Ah think we might be in the Everfree Forest!" I was getting increasingly worried. "What if we don't make it back? Ah'll never see my family again, ah'll never see mah home again, AH'LL NEVER SEE OUR CUTIE MARKS!" My voice got very high-pitched at this new revelation.

     "Applebloom, why didn't you tell me we were lost?"

     "Well you were driving!"

     "I was too busy focu-"

     "GIRLS!" Sweetie's voice went abnormally high. "We're lost in the Everfree Forest, it's getting late, and all you can do is argue? At least let us get out of the forest first!" As always, Sweetie was the voice of reason.

     "Yeah, Sweetie's right, ah'm sorry Scootaloo..." I let my head droop.

     "You should be." Scootaloo stuck out her tongue. Always the mature one that Scootaloo.

     "So Crusaders, how are we planning on getting out of this mess" I asked, genuinely worried about if we would be stuck in the Everfree for the night. Nopony in their right mind would do that on purpose. I didn't want to become a Timberwolf treat!

     Sweetie spoke up, "Well, we should probably find a path and stick to it. We either get back to Ponyville, or the Gryphon Kingdom..."

     Scootaloo interrupted her, "That's a risk I'm willing to take, let's go girls. Cutie Mark Crusaders Forest Navigators!" and with that she bolted away, leaving me and Sweetie trying to catch up. When we finally caught up, Scootaloo turned around and called us slowpokes. After about an hour of mindless wandering, it started getting dark.

     "Girls, ah hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ah think we need to go to bed. Won't do us no good to try and see in the dark." I realized the moon was rising over our heads and the Everfree was alight with many piercing eyes in the bushes.

     Sweetie was shivering uncontrollably and chimed in, "It's also frigid cold!" I didn't think about it, but I realized I was shivering too. I guess I just didn't realize it since I was getting used to it, but the temperature HAD dropped considerably since we got in this mess.

     "You guys are wimps, since I'm a pegasus I have an immunity to cold and I don't get tir-" her jesting was cut off by a yawn, much to her chagrin. "Okay fine, maybe I do get tired, but I do have a resistance to the cold, so I can sleep wherever. You guys can fend for yourselves." I had a strong feeling Scootaloo was still mad about me insulting her driving skills. Either way, before I could answer I heard light snoring from underneath the tree she was standing under.

     "Did she just-" Sweetie began.

     "Fall asleep and leave us to freeze ta death... Yeah ah believe so." I finished her sentence for her. "So, ya got any ideas on what we can do? Because ah'm pretty sure we can't make blankets or just fall asleep." While I was thinking, I saw Sweetie's face light up and she did a little flutter in the air. That was a sign that she had an idea.

     "Okay Sweetie, out with it. What's your idea?" I expected an answer along the lines of, 'We can take the leaves and use the needles on our capes to sew blankets!' Or something completely crazy like that. What I was not expecting however was her idea.

     "We can huddle together for warmth!" Sweetie sounded really enthusiastic about the idea.

     "...What?"