Sitting next to my favorite lake in Ponyville, I watch as Rainbow Dash and Soarin are trying to out stunt each other.

"Come on Soarin! I know you can do better then that!" taunts Rainbow Dash, Soarin gives a grunt and does a triple backflip and a cork-screw maneuver, landing face first into the crystal waters of the deep lake. Rainbow Dash laughs and dives in after him, making funny sounds the whole way. A loud splash is made when she hits the water, spraying mist all over my new scooter.

"Hey! This thing costed a lot of money!" I yell after them, Soarin pops up and squirts water in my face.

"I will make you a deal, you and me have a stunt off and who ever wins pays for another set of wheels for the other pony." he says, I give a laugh and shoot into the sky.

"You are really going to regret that bet, I will let you go first." I say, he shoots out of the lake and dives in between the cloud pillars Rainbow Dash and I set up earlier. He makes a backflip and 'soars' through a line of five loops set in a semi circle. With a loud clap of thunder, he bolts pass me and does a winding pattern into the lake. He dives in and emerges soon after, looking at me smugly.

"Beat that Squirt!" he yells up. I give a snort and fly as high as the clouds go. Looking at the few wispy clouds lying around I plan my course. I take off and use a small cumulus cloud as a rail and slide down it. Doing a back flip I land on a more puffy cloud and use its momentum to shoot across to another espy cloud. Hitting the small cloud and spin down its winding tendril till I see a large cloud. Looking around rapidly, I see a familiar gray-blue mane and light gray coat of a stallion bucking at the cloud. I grin and aim towards the remains of the cloud. Bouncing off the small puff clouds I land on the stallions back and use him as a ramp. Spreading my wings and dash over to above to lake and close my wings around me and start spinning. I fall and I bet I look like an orange missile falling from the sky. A big splash goes off and I swim my way to the top of the lake. I stick my tongue out at Soarin and was about to get out when a sudden force dragged me back under. I looked up and saw Rumble, my dear friend, smiling back at me. I open my mouth to say something but close it, remembering I am underwater. Rumble gives me a mocking salute and uses his wings to move around in the water. Sucking a little water into my mouth I tackle him and pull him to the surface.

We break to the surface and I spray him with the water, he spits it out and tries to pull me back under but I flap my wings and create waves to push him back.

"Okay, okay, Rumble. Stop playing with your mare-friend and get out of the lake." says Rainbow Dash. Rumble smiles and puts his hoof around my shoulders.

"Yes, my mare friend, the one I love dearly." he said with a fake voice and rubs his other hoof in my mane. My snout goes into the water and I suck in some water through my nose. Flailing my wings, I can feel that I hit Rumble in the snout. Flying out of the water before he can get me again, I do a few circles around the lake to dry off. Softly, I land next to Soarin and make a goofy face.

"Guess I am getting another set of wheels." she said, he rolled his eyes and ran his hoof through my damp mane.

"Sure Squirt, whatever you say." he says in a amused tone. Rumble comes up next to me and shoulders me over.

"I guess you will be ready for the stunt show tomorrow." he said, I give a groan and put my face in my hooves.

"Don't remind me, I am already sore from the training." I moan. Rainbow Dash laughs and begins to collect her things.

"Then why don't you and Rumble just hang out today? I am sure I can talk to Cloudy Tail and make sure that he can be excused from his weather duties as long as he brings you home at a respectable time." she says, he gives his word and grabs his skateboard which he had dropped off earlier. Putting on my helmet, I climb on to my scooter and begin to make my wings buzz.

"Do you want to head to Sugarcube Corner?" I ask, Rumble just shrugs so I take off in the direction of Sugarcube Corner.

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Walking in through the door to Sugarcube Corner, a cheerful little bell goes off and Pound Cake pokes his head up from behind the counter. He cheeks redden when he sees me and he quickly brushes off his apron.

"H..Hey Scootaloo. Hi Rumble. C...Can I help you today?" he stutters, I give a warm smile and put five bits on the counter.

"Just some of Pinkie's signature chico-vanilla-whatever cupcakes." I say, Pound Cake nods his head vigorously and runs into the back. Giving a chuckle, I lean against the counter and stare at Rumble. He looks at me with teasing eyes and has a small smile on his face. "What?"

"He has a crush on you." he says, I give a snort and was about to say something but Pound Cake comes rushing back with two cupcakes in his hooves.

"Here you go Scootaloo, oh...by the way...I was wondering if tomorrow you would like to come hang out here...you know...just you and me..." he says is a shy voice, I look at Rumble in horror and he gives a chuckle. I slowly take the cupcakes and hand them the Rumble.

"That is a very generous offer for you to make Pound, but tomorrow I have my stunt show. Maybe I will come by after and we can hang out." I say, his face brightens up and he gives me a huge smile.

"Then it is settled." he says in a dreamy tone, I give him a friendly nod and walk over to a booth that Rumble picked. Once I sit down, I wait a second and let drop my head to the table with a thud.

"Owwwww." I complain, Rumble laughs and takes a bite of his cupcake.

"Oh come on Scoots, Pound isn't a bad colt. A little young, but can't blame him for liking a pretty mare like you." he says, I look at him with my 'are-you-for-real' face.

"I am not a full ma..." I get cut off by a all to familiar laugh.

"Well, if it isn't the last of the Cutie Mark Crusaders." says an evil voice that only Diamond Tiara could pull off. "Are you here to cry?" Silver Spoon gives a laugh. My ears flatten to my face and I shift so that my flank is covered by the seat.

"Go away." I mumble, she gives a laugh and plops right next to me. With Silver Spoon sitting down next to Rumble. She is stroking his mane like they were a couple. (GAG)

"I would LOVE to sit with you. Are your wings sore from all of the scooting you do lately?" Diamond says in a voice full of fake pity. She slaps my wings and I wince from the pain.

"That is enough Tiara." says Rumble, Diamond looks at him with eyes that have hearts in them.

"My, if it isn't the handsome Rumble. Have you hit the weights lately?" she says, I feel like I am going to throw up. Standing up, I fly over Diamond's head and land on the other side of the booth. Grabbing my cupcake, I take a bite out of it.

"Where are you going?" asks Rumble with concern. I grab my helmet and strap it on.

"Home, I'm going to let you three ponies figure out this...thing." I say gesturing to them. Hopping on my scooter, I zoom out of there. Eating my cupcake along the way to my house, I make sure that no one can see my still blank flank. It was true that I was the last of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Apple Bloom had found her cutie mark two years ago while Sweetie Belle got it a week after Apple. Babs Seeds got hers a year later...but I was still blank. When I was a filly, I was pass the average age where you got your cutie mark but it wasn't uncommon for some ponies to be late bloomers. But come on! I am fourteen and I STILL don't have my cutie mark, maybe I am defected. I try not to let it bother me, I mean Apple and Sweetie still are my best friends. Sweetie invites me to all of her concerts in Canterlot and Apple is more than happy to let me stay as Sweet Apple Acres. But it really isn't the same with them anymore, heck, I am not the same anymore! Apple and Sweetie had colt friends and lives while I am just as lost as a newborn foal trying to find its mom.

Giving a sigh, I push the negative thought out of my head. Parking my scooter next to the tall tree that grew near my home, I begin to fly up to the cloud mansion. Loud laughs come from inside, curious, I poke my head through the open door. In the large living room is the Wonderbolts main team: Soarin, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot. But also their third group: Surprise, Fire Streak, Lightning Streak, and Misty Wings. Slowly creeping in, I tip-toe up the stairs trying to get by without having my wings pricked and preened.

"Scootaloo! Come say high to our guests." calls Rainbow, I curse and come down the stairs with a smile on my face.

"If it isn't the mare that beat my impossible obstacle course." says Fleetfoot, she pulls me into a bear hug and I gasp for breath.

"The course was impossible, just very complicated." I choke out. She gives a snort and lets go of me.

"RIGHT! That is why no pony on the Wonderbolts could complete it," she turned to Rainbow Dash and pointed at me, "You better watch out our I will steal this little WB out from under your wing."

"Never happening Fleet, where ever Scootaloo goes, I go." Rainbow says. I smile and look over at Fire Streak and Lightning Streak. Fire is apparently looking at his brother in disgust while Lightning is smiling at me with that 'I-think-that-I-am-so-awesome' smile. I give a laugh and trot over to them.

"So how are the sync-flyers doing?" I ask, Fire Streak gives me a warm smile and nods at me.

"I am doing fine," he turns to Lightning and scowls, "but my brother's wings is unfortunately sprained." he says. Lightning turns over to show his right wing bandaged. I look at him questioningly, how could he have flown here with a strained wing?

"If it wasn't for Rainbow's low roof I would be fine." Lighting says in a snappy tone. I laugh and fall on to my back.

"You...are...so...DUMB!" I choke out. Lightning looks at me with amused eyes.

"Says the little filly who thought that I was my brother and he was me." says Lightning. I stop laughing and my cheeks turn red.

"You both look a lot alike." I say, they give a snort at the same time and turn their back to each other. Surprise giving me a huge hug and messes up my mane. "Hi Surprise."

"HI!" she screams in my ear. I rub my head, trying to clear the Surprises jumping in there. I turn to Misty and wave at her. She does a few hand and wing movements and I smile.

"It is great to see you too." I say, she smiles and nods. I was about to say something but the doorbell rings. "I will get it." I say, every pony resumes talking as I get the door. On the other side stands a nervous Rumble.

"Hey Rumble, do you need something?" I ask, Rumble looks shocked that I answered the door but regains his posture.

"I was looking for...um...Soarin." he says, my eyes go wide and I duck into the living room. Soarin is chatting about some heroic tale.

"Um, Soar...Rumble is here to see you." I interrupt. Soarin's smiles and nods at the group.

"This will take a few minutes." he says, I walks by me and I give him my best 'what-are-you-two-doing' look but he just smile and nudges me back into the living room. Rainbow Dash just shrugs at me and pats the open spot on the couch beside her. Slowly sitting down, I sit back and listen as the Wonderbolts talk about their upcoming show. My eyes slowly close and I picture myself next to the lake.

"Scoots?" comes Fleetfoot's voice. I open my eyes and see that every pony is looking at me.

"Did I miss something?" I ask, Fleetfoot chuckles and pulls me close.

"I was wondering if tomorrow after your show, you would like to come down to the Academy and give my new obstacle course a run through. See if it is safe." she says, my ears perk up and I smile. Fleetfoot made the best obstacle courses in all of Equestria! They were tough, ruthless, and tested you both mentally and physically.

"Only if I can bring a friend." I say, Fleetfoot shrugs and takes a berry from the bowl in the center of the table.

"Sure, but I am not responsible for any injuries they get." she says, I roll my eyes and stretch my wings out.

"Scoots, Rumble wants to see you." says Soarin' I look at the group and begin walking BACK towards the door. Rumble is standing out on the porch, messing around with his seashell necklace.

"Soarin said that you wanted to see me?" I say, Rumble jumps like I startled him.

"Um, yeah. I want to tell you that I can't make it to your stunt show tomorrow." he whispers. I look at him in shock, a tear falls out of my eyes, Growling at myself, I wipe the tear away before it can streak down my face. Regaining my posture, I train my face so that it seems I am emotionless.

"Okay Rumble, see you around." I say, like a robot, he looks at me surprised but I just slam the door. Walking back into the living room I make a B-line for the stairs.

"Where are you going Squirt?" calls Soarin' I pause and look at the group.

"To my bedroom to cry. Oh, and Fleetfoot I will do the course...but I am not bringing a friend." I say before galloping, yes galloping, up the stairs; into my bedroom, and under my covers.

What a GREAT way to get prepared for my stunt show.