Scootaloo saw Scooteroll running off, and crying. She ran after him as she said "Scooteroll?! Scooteroll?! Scooteroll?!" Scooteroll stopped running, and turned to see Scootaloo. "Well, what do you want?!" He asked sadly. "You-You promised to walk me home." Scootaloo said. "Aren't you gonna laugh at my nose, and blank flank too?" Scootaroll asked. "I think it's a handsome nose." Scootaloo said. "Much better than that silly false nose you were wearing. And besides, I'm a blank flank too." She showed him her flank to prove it, and said "See?" "It's terrible!" Scooteroll said talking about his nose. "It's different from everypony else's." "But that's what makes it so grand." Scootaloo said. "Why, any filly would consider herself lucky to be with you." "Yeah?" Scooteroll asked. Scootaloo nodded as Scooteroll said "But, I wasn't very lucky today, was I? I wish..I-I wish I-." Scootaloo patted Scooteroll's head, and said "There's always tomorrow for dreams to come true. Believe in your dreams, and you can do anything you set your mind to." Scooteroll smiled, and he and Scootaloo started to walk together. But then, a unicorn named Trixie approached Scootaloo, and said "Scootaloo!" "Mama!" Scootaloo said looking at her mother. "You get back to your home this instant!" Trixie said in an angry tone. "But I-I-!" Scootaloo tried to say, but Trixie interrupted her, and said "THIS INSTANT, young mare!" Scootaloo sighed sadly and said "Yes, mama." As the young filly left, Trixie glared at Scootaroll, and said "Now there's one thing I want to make very plain. No filly of mine is going to be seen with a red-nosed, blank flank!"

After Trixie left, Scootaloo sat down near a tree, and started crying. Suddenly, he felt movement under him, and he moved out of the way to see Sweetie Belle standing up. "Oh, is this your tree?" Sweetie Belle asked. Scooteroll shook his head, and said "No. Who are you?" "I'm Sweetie Belle." Sweetie Belle said. "And I'm a dentist." "A dentist?" Scooteroll asked. "Well, I want to be someday." Sweetie Belle said. "Right now, I'm just a pony-elf. But I don't need anypony! I'm-I'm independent!" "Yeah?" Scooteroll asked. "Me too! I'm...what-whatever you said. In-de-pendent." "Hey, what do you say we both be independent together, huh?" Sweetie Belle asked. "You wouldn't mind my red nose?" Scooteroll asked as his red nose flashed. Sweetie Belle shook her head, and said "Not if you don't mind me being a dentist." Scooteroll smiled, and said "It's a deal!" As they walked together, Scooteroll said "I'm Scooteroll, by the way. And I don't have a cutie mark." Sweetie Belle smiled, and said "I'm a blank flank too. And that means we're a couple of misfits!" They both walked away to be independent with smiles on their faces. Now these two didn't have any idea about what they were getting themselves into. Equestria looked a lot more complicated and dangerous than it seemed when they were snug and warm at home. Moments later, they were walking through the snow mountain area. Suddenly they heard a loud roar. "It's Discord! He must see your nose! Quick! Douse the light!" Sweetie Belle said as she covered Scooteroll's flashing red nose with her hooves.

Discord was hiding behind a mountain as he was roaring loudly. He then went away thinking that he saw nothing. The next day, Scooteroll and Sweetie Belle somehow managed to get through the first night. Then they heard a noise, and they looked over to see an earth pony with a pale, light grayish olive mane, moderate sap green eyes, light freckles on the cheeks, and three red apples for her cutie mark named Applejack driving a dog sled as she shouted "Mush! Mush!" Frightened, Scooteroll and Sweetie Belle buried their faces in the snow. "Come on, ya'll! Mush!" Applejack said as the dogs suddenly stopped running. She looked over to see Scooteroll and Sweetie Belle, and said "What's this?" They got them out of the snow, and said "Hey! You'd get frostbite that way." "Who are you?" Scooteroll asked. "Who am Ah?" Applejack asked. "The name's Applejack! The greatest prospector in Equestria! This is mah land. And ya'll know, it's rich with gold! Gold! Gold and silver, Silver and gold! Yee-haw!" She tossed her pick axe in the air, and it landed on the ground. She picked it up, sniffed the tips, and licked them. She sighed sadly, and said "Nothing." She perked up, and said "Ah, well. Ah'm off to get some supplies. Ah'll give ya'll a lift! Hop aboard, sugarcubes!" "That'd be great!" Scooteroll said. "I'm Scooteroll." "And I'm Sweetie Belle." Sweetie Belle said as she and Scooteroll hopped on the dog sled.

Applejack then got on, and said "Now mush!" The dogs moved, so Applejack took out the whip, and used it as she said "Mush!" The dogs still didn't move, so Applejack tried again, and said "Mush!" The dogs still didn't move an inch, so Applejack got off, and walked over to the lead dog named Winona, and said "Like this, Winona. Watch." As she pulled the dog sled, the dogs hopped on to enjoy the ride. Suddenly, Discord popped out from behind the mountain, and roared very loudly. Applejack turned around, and gasped in horror as she said "Whoa nellie! It's Discord!" "It's my nose!" Scooteroll said as he nose flashed again. "It keeps giving us away!" As Discord made his way toward them, Applejack said "That critter is really annoying! We'll have to outwit him with out intelligence!" "How?" Scooteroll asked. "Douse your nose, and run like crazy!" Sweetie Belle then covered Scooteroll's nose with her hooves, and Applejack ran from Discord while pulling the dog sled. When they got cornered. "We're trapped!" Scooteroll said in panic. "There's no way out! It's my nose again. It ruined us!" As Discord roared, Applejack said "Discord's got one weakness, and Ah know it!" She quickly used her pick axe to cut the ice to make a large boat. She then pulled from the shore, and they started to float away as he said "Do it yourself ice breaks!" Discord arrived at the shore, and he growled angerly when he realized he couldn't catch them. At long last, Scooteroll, Sweetie Belle, and Applejack were safe.