"Get up sleepy bones, you can't sleep in all day" says Thunderlane, prodding me. I give a groan and put a pillow to my face.

"Five more minutes..." I groan. Thunderlane gives a snort and grabs my Wonderbolts logo sheets in his mouth, he gives a yank and I plop on the floor. "I was getting up!" I complain.

"Sure, Rumble, maybe next week. Come on, go get a shower or something." says Thunderlane. I give a grumble and walk in to the little bathroom outside of my dark blue door.

One shampoo, conditioner, soap, and checking myself out, later. I emerged from the steamy bathroom and head towards the kitchen. Trotting to the kitchen, I hear an excited squeal and get tackled by a light lavender mare with teal hair.

"Is my Rumbly ready for his first weekend in Ponyville?" says the mare, I give a loud groan and try to squirm out of her grip.

"Flitter! I am not five any more, I don't need a foal name." I yell. She gives a laugh and messes up my mane.

"You will always be my Rumbly." she says. A loud knock on the door pulls her attention away from me.

"FLITTER! FLITTER! BY CELESTIA'S THRONE!" comes a loud voice. Flitter squeals and races over to the door.

"What was that all about?" I ask, Cloudchaser gives a laugh and takes a bite out of her apple.

"It is Flitter, what are you going to do?" she says with a shrug. Flitter opens the door and gives a high pitched squeal.

"Scootaloo! So glad you could make it! Do you got the stuff?" she asks, moving away from blocking the entrance a orange purple blur comes zooming into the living room. The blur stops and a little orange, pegasus filly stands in its place. She had a messy red-purple mane which is even messier with her helmet on, she gets off the blue and red scooter that she barged in on and pulls a surprisingly non dented box out of her saddlebag.

"Straight from Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie's signature chico-vanilla-strawberry-lemon cupcake with a blueberry frosting and sprinkles." says the filly. Flitter takes the box and opens it on the table. Inside are a dozen cupcakes and a little note is inside.

"Thanks Scoots, here." says Flitter, shoving a cupcake in the filly's hooves. The filly smiles and puts the cupcake in a smaller box and places it in her saddlebag. She climbs back on to the scooter and is about to take off but pauses. Without looking away from the front door she begins to talk.

"You're that new kid...Rumble, right? Well, some of the fillies from school are heading over to the big lake near Fluttershy's house. You're welcome to come, just bring a lunch." she says, her little wings begin to buzz on her back and she zooms out of the house.

"Who as that!?!" I exclaim. Flitter stuffs her face with a cupcake and sighs dreamily.

"Oh that little filly? Her name is Scootaloo, even though every pony just calls her Scoots. She does a couple deliveries for her big sis's friend down at Sugarcube Corner. Everywhere you look, she is probably there with her scooter, zooming this way and that. Heck, that is the only way she gets places fast." says Cloudchaser looking at her magazine. Thunderlane almost chokes on his drink and looks at Cloudchaser.

"Who is her sister?" he asks, Flitter laughs and begins to hover.

"It isn't her real sister, they are more of adopted sisters. Scoots and Rainbow Dash...they really should be blood related. Besides, Rainbow is the only family that Scoots gots." says Flitter. Thunderlane's eyes grow big and he looks dumb-found.

"You mean my hard as rocks boss, THE Rainbow Dash, is that little fillies family?" asks Thunderlane. Cloudchaser laughs and sets her magazine down.

"Rainbow isn't that bad of a mare once you know her. For crying out loud! The girl is being enrolled into the Wonderbolts sometime this month! One of her close friends is Spitfire. That mare is pretty awesome and Scoots respects that too." says Cloudchaser with a serious tone.

"You said that her scooter is the only thing that she can get around on. Why doesn't she just fly?" I ask, Cloudchaser and Flitter give each other a glance with sad eyes.

"Um...you see...Scoots is a very unique pegasus..."says Cloudchaser.

"Scoots can't fly because her wings aren't strong enough to support her weight." says Flitter really fast, the whole room goes silent.

"But every pegasus at age nine should be able to fly, I mean assuming she is the same age as Rumble!" says Thunder, I give a sad glance to the twins and they nod.

"But hey! She carries on like the trooper she is. Now, Rumble, you need to pack a lunch and head to the lake!" says Flitter. She gallops over to the kitchen and begins throwing things together.

"Maybe if you're lucky, Scoots and her friends will invite you to join the CMC!" says Cloudchaser, I look at her questioningly and she smiles. Flipping the box closed she points to a little logo on the bottom right hand corner. It was a yellow filly in a cape standing on its back legs in front of a blue badge.

"The CMC stand for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. I don't think you noticed but Scoots is a blank-flank like you. Her two friends: Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, are also blank flanks. They started this club that has them do everything they can think about to earn their cutie marks! It is amazing the stuff they do together." says Flitter. She emerges from the kitchen with my saddlebags in her mouth. She puts them on my back and tightens the strap.

"But what are all of you doing today?" I ask, the twins give laughs and hold up magazines. Thunderlane is stretching his wings out and leaning over the table.

"I don't know about you little bro, but nine hours of Weather Patrol for five days straight kicks the mojo out of you. I am staying home and resting my acing wings." says Thunder, I give him a pat on the back and trot out the door.

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Trotting down a dirt road I think about all I learned from the twins on Scootaloo. She is a pegasus filly that can't fly, is the adopted sister of Rainbow Dash, she gets around on her scooter, and she is part of the CMC. Other than that she is a mystery...hey that rhymed!

"Howdy there!" comes a shout, I jump up in surprise and loose my footing. The ground meets my face and I give a growl of annoyance. A yellow filly with a red mane comes trotting up to me. "Why, Ah'm sorry partner. Didn't know you were gonna trip like that." she says in a western twang.

"It is no big, just got startled." I say, finding my footing. Standing up, I see that the little filly is beaming and smiling at me.

"You must be that new kid, Rumble. My name is Apple Bloom." says the filly, she sticks out her hoof as a greeting. I cautiously look at her, but give her a hoof bump. "Are you coming down to the lake? It is might fine this time of year."

"Um, yeah. Scootaloo delivered cupcakes to my foal sitter this morning and asked me iI wanted to come." I say. Apple Bloom nods and begins to trot next to me.

"That's Scootaloo, she knows how hard it is to be the odd pony out. All though she can be rough around the edges, she means well." says Apple Bloom. All of a sudden she ducks behind a bush.

"What are you..." I begin to ask but a rude laugh cuts me off.

"Well if it isn't the new blank flank, Bumble." comes a sassy voice. I turn around and see Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

"Hello Diamond, how is your day going?" I ask, she gives a snort and whips her tail in my face. I cough out purple and white hairs and glare at her.

"It WAS fine until you showed up." she sneers. I open my mouth to say something but a blur cuts me off. It zooms around Diamond and Silver Spoon until they are all dizzy and stuff. Suddenly, the blur stops and Scoots is standing on her scooter his fire in her eyes.

"Go pick on someone that is as low as you Diamond." she says, Diamond laughs and stalks up to Scoots.

"Says the pegasus who can't fly." she spits. Scootaloo gives a growl and her wings start to buzz with annoyance.

"How about you go buy some fancy necklace so I can choke you with it." Scoots says, Diamond stumbles back with fear in her eyes. Scootaloo gives a smirk and rides over to the bush Apple Bloom dove into. Apple Bloom comes out with a wagon and ties it to Scoots scooter. Apple Bloom climbs in and looks at me.

"Are ya comin'?" asks Scoots. I look at the wagon and shake my head.

"I will just fly next to you." I say, Scoots shrugs and begins to make her wings hum.

"If you think you can beat me. Actually, lets make a bet! If I get to the lake first, you have to dive into the lake from the tallest tree. If you win, I have to dive in from the tallest tree." she says. I laugh and get in a ready stance, my brother and I race all the time and I always win.

"You're on!" I say, Scoots grins and takes off. I choke on her dust but fly up so I can get a birdseye view. Looking around, I see Scootaloo's path heading straight towards a big lake near the Evergreen. Angling my wings, I begin my rapid descent. Keeping my course aimed at the shores of the lake, I look at Scootaloo's trail. It was right below me the whole time, even though I knew that I was going faster that a scooter could carry a pony. The shores are about a foot away, I can taste the water vapor. My hooves touch down to the sand and a wave a triumph flows over me...but soon disappears when I see Scootaloo's scooter leaning against a huge tree. Looking up, I see a purple tail disappear into the tree canopy.

"It was a dead on tie. So that means we both have to climb the tree and dive." yells Scootaloo. I take a gulp and fly to the tallest branch. Scootaloo is waiting for me with her helmet still on.

"Why are you wearing your helmet?" I ask, she shrugs and leans over the edge of the branch.

"Sweetie Belle! Can you do your weird magic thing and send my scooter up here?" she screams. A small 'yes' comes from below and Scootaloo's scooter flows up with a light blue hue around it. Scootaloo grabs the scooter and hops on. "Okay, you have to keep your wings plastered to your body when you are diving, no air brakes. Also, I will go first." And with that her wings hummed and she zoomed off the edge. Rushing over I look out and see that Scootaloo is using the clouds like she is in a skate park.

Wispy cumulus clouds were used as grinding rails, and puffy marshmallow like clouds were her ramps. She rose higher and higher into the sky, only using her scooter and stunt tricks. Finally, she sped off of the last cloud and let go of her scooter. Taking off her helmet, she threw the scooter and helmet to Sweetie Belle who caught it with her magic. Scootaloo's wings stopped humming and she filled over so that she was diving head first into the deep lake. Her altitude decreased rapidly until she hit the water, a HUGE splash arose and went as high as the branch I was on. Scootaloo's head bobs up and a huge grin is plastered on her face.

"THAT"S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!" she screams. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are cheering and patting Scoots on the back as she climbs out of the pool. I take a gulp and fly up to the same place Scootaloo began her dive. A big storm cloud sits there, without thinking I give it a buck and four shots of lightning come out of it before it disappears. I take a deep breath and angle myself so that I will aim in the middle of the lake. Plastering my wings to my body I free fall. All of a sudden, I am surround by water and a huge boom goes off. Swimming to the top of the water, I see Scootaloo grinning at me while Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are looking liked they had seen a Sonic Rainboom.

"What?" I ask, Scootaloo shrugs and sits down on the shore.

"Well, I am honestly hurt. I mean, here I was hoping that we could get a new member into the CMC...a pegasus no less! Now, well, I guess it is still us three." she says in a fake sad voice. I stomp up to her and poke her in the chest.

"Why? You think I can't handle hanging around fillies all day?" I say, Scootaloo just gives a smile and lays in the sand.

"Listen, it has nothing to do with what I can think you can handle. But the CMC is only for blank flanks." she says, I give a mocking laugh and stand over her.

"I am a blank flank." I say, Apple Bloom prods my flank.

"Maybe a few seconds ago..." says Sweetie Belle. I look at my flank and give a yelp. The only blank flank had a thundercloud with four lightning bolts coming out of it. I jump around and yelp with joy.

"I got it! I got it!" I repeat over and over. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo are smiling at me but their eyes are sad and lost.

"Okay, Mr. Stallion, cool it." says Scootaloo, she looks at the sky and gives a gasp. "Oh horse-feathers! It looks like it is dinner time, see you girls later!" says Scootaloo. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle give their goodbyes and head back home. Scootaloo is about to take off but stops and looks at me.

"Thanks for inviting me." I say, she gives a laugh and smiles.

"Don't mention it. Um...I know that you probably want to go home and show off your cutie mark but do you want to come over to my house for dinner? Rainbow Dash and her stallion-friend make a great pie and pasta." says Scootaloo. I ponder the thought and shrug.

"My brother doesn't get home until I am already asleep so no harm no foul." I say, Scootaloo smiles again and puts her helmet on my head.

"Okay then! Get on the scooter and we will be off!" she says, I look at her shocked and she rolls her eyes. "You don't know where we are going so we will ride together." Pulling her scooter over, she holds it out to me. I get on slowly and hold the hoof grips real tight. Scootaloo positions my hooves so that I won't fall off and stands behind me. Wrapping her hooves around my waist she makes her wings hum. We start off slow, probably so I can get the feel for it and then she increases the speed little by little. In no time, we are zooming down path and path until we reach a tall tree. Scootaloo brakes and climbs off.

"Where is your house?" I ask, Scootaloo snickers and points up. Looking up I am speechless, there is a HUGE cloud house with big windows. "That's were you live?" I screech.

"Ever since Rainbow Dash took me in. Anyway, you can fly the rest of the way. I'll meet you up there." she says. She takes the helmet off my head and straps it onto hers. Climbing back onto the scooter, she zooms up the tree. I fly up towards the cloud house, still amazed by the architecture. My hooves slowly touch the fluffy clouds and I see that Scootaloo is parking her scooter. She knocks on the door and sways side to side while she waits. A icy blue stallion with a navy blue mane opens the door and smiles.

"Hey there Scoots!" he says, she gives him a hug and waves me over.

"Hi Soarin, didn't know you were off today. Anyway, this is Rumble...he is new to Ponyville." she says, I stare at the stallion with big eyes. Soarin! THE Soarin of the Wonderbolts was literally standing in front of me right now!

"Hello there, come on in!" Soarin says, stepping aside so Scoots and I can walk in. I slowly trot in and smile, it looked kind of like my house. Scoots comes to stand by my side and pushes me over to the kitchen. Poking her head inside, Scootaloo pushes me in and I find a cyan colored mare with a rainbow mane staring at me.

"Hi Rainbow, this is Rumble." says Scootaloo, Rainbow looks at me through narrow eyes.

"I always thought that you're stallion-friend would be taller, Scoots." she says, my eyes widen.

"What! We aren't...we just...what!" I say, Rainbow laughs and messes up my mane.

"I'm just messing with you. Besides, Thunderlane has told me a lot about you." she says, I sigh with relief and begin to relax.

Dinner was great! The pasta and pie were delicious, Soarin and Rainbow Dash were cool, and Scoots and I formed a friendly bond. When it was time to leave, Scootaloo walked me out the front door.

"Hey, Rumble?" she says, I look over at her while she digs through her saddlebag. She pulls out a dark gray seashell on a string and hands it to me.

"What is this?" I ask, she smiles and puts it around my neck.

"A nacklace...duh. In the CMC we always give something to the fillies and colts that get their cutie marks through us. Usually it is something from the place that they found their cutie mark. For Featherwieght it was at the quill store so we got him an ink canister, Button Mash was a game controller, and Shady Daze was a red apple from Sweet Apple Acres. For you, it is a seashell that landed near us when you hit the water. Cool, huh?" she says, I hold the seashell in my hoof for a little bit. I give her a huge hug, catching her off guard.

"It is wonderful." I say, she smiles and pats my back.

"Don't get ushy mushy on me." she says, I laugh and brake the hug. I take flight and zoom over to my house.

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Opening the door I see Thunderlane, Flitter, and Cloudchaser playing a round of bingo. I cough and Flitter looks up, zooms out of her chair and hugs me.

"Where in Celestia's name have you been!" she screeches. I squirm out of her embrace and take a few gulps of air.

"Hanging out with Scootaloo, fighting off bullies, earning my cutie mark, bucking a thunder cloud, having dinner with Rainbow Dash and Soarin." I say between breathes. Thunderlane's ears poke up and her looks at me.

"Cutie Mark! Rainbow Dash and Soarin from the Wonderbolts!" he says.

"SCOOTALOO!!!" yell the twins. They swarm me, Thunderlane asking for the whole story, and CLoudchaser and Flitter demanding details on Scootaloo and I's so called 'date'.

Yep...this was going to be a LONG night.