Scootaloo woke up the next morning, her immediate action being to stretch and yawn, still quite tired. She looked to her side in order to see her clock, which read 12:00. More often than not, the pink-maned mare would wake up later than most ponies would consider usual. Suddenly, the future event of today sprung into her mind, and she hurried to get out of bed. She clambered out of her slumber place, yawning once more. She was unreasonably excited for the day to come, and she began to canter down the stairs.

Once she reached the first floor, she headed into the kitchen. Because there was no pony here to make something for her, and her parents had never really bothered to teach her any proper cooking skills, she grabbed a box of cereal, filling up a bowl. Heading the fridge, she pulled out the milk, pouring it into the bowl, then put the carton away again. She let out a huff, her lack of magic made it more difficult to eat what she'd created. She lifted it with her hooves and gulped down half of the food, placing it back down. Sighing once more, she left the bowl, not caring enough to clean up what was left.

She went back up the stairs, ready to go back to sleep for the time being. Her tiredness was common, but she didn't think too much of it. When she got to her room, she set the alarm on her clock to 2:30 in order to guarantee that she would arrive to the party on time. Diamond Tiara's house wasn't too far, so she was quite aware that it wouldn't be too much trouble, especially with her scooter shortening her time to arrive. She got in bed, only to fall asleep rather quickly.

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When the pony awoke once again, the sound of alarm buzzing filled her ears. She yawned, clambering out of bed, and sleepily going into the bathroom to make sure her appearance was alright. After seeing her disgruntled mane, she picked up a brush with her hoof and fixed the hair, satisfied with the outcome. She then began to go downstairs and out the door. Her excitement was starting to regain. A smile filled her face and she rushed downstairs and outside.

Scootaloo hopped on her scooter, making sure to hurry toward Diamond Tiara's place. She sped past shops and buildings and houses, passing Sweetie's place and Apple Bloom's, knowing that they'd likely already have left. Diamond Tiara's house was large, the wealth of her family shown clearly compared to the small houses in the rest of town.

After around ten minutes or so, she arrived at her destination. She hopped off her scooter when she got there, and cantered over to the door and knocked. She almost felt a rush of a adrenaline, her wings flapping. Diamond Tiara opened the door.

"Hey, Scootaloo! Welcome!" Tiara greeted, holding the door open for her friend. Scootaloo nodded gratitude before verbally expressing her thanks.

"Hey, Diamond! Thanks," She chuckled a little, but not hesitating to walk into the living room. There was the pink filly's favorite pop station playing on her stereo, and a table, with different snacks laid out across it, a few ponies took some of the different treats. Scootaloo's attention turned to Diamond's perfect white couch, where the other crusaders sat watching a movie, with Silver Spoon sitting alone on a chair beside it. Scootaloo raced over to them.

"Heyo!" Scootaloo conversed, hopping on the couch with them without a second thought. At first Sweetie and Apple Bloom seemed a tad surprised, but settled down when they realized who was next to them.

"Hi, Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle chirped, and Apple Bloom waved. Scootaloo felt a wave of joy wash over her, and she couldn't help but feel comforted by the presence of the wonderful ponies.

They all watched the movie together, and Scootaloo tried her best to keep her focus on the movie instead of the ponies beside her. As the next two hours drug on, so did
evening. Apple Bloom, who was directly to her side, leaned on her as the movie reached it's last few minutes. Scootaloo could practically feel her face heat up, her heart pounding the mare's placement, adverting her gaze slightly as to not be seen by the other CMCs, forgetting who her eyes would then meet. Silver Spoon.

"You alright, Scootaloo? You look a little... overheated?" She questioned, oblivious to the true reason. Apple Bloom lifted her head, concerned for Scoot.

"Huh? Me? Oh, yeah, I'm great! Fine, I'm fine really!" She chortled nervously as she spoke, waving her hoof as she told.

Silver Spoon seemed suspicious, but didn't deem it necessary to question her. "Alright, if you say so, I guess."

Scootaloo turned to Apple Bloom as the farm-residing mare seemed to also have a red face, and Sweetie Belle was also looking over at the two.

"Ah- let's finish the movie!" AB piped up, trying to regain her focus on the large television screen.

"Apple Bloom, the movie's over," Sweetie informed, making Scootaloo laugh a bit. Just then, Diamond Tiara headed over to the group, an excited smile on her face.

"Okay, okay! Mares, stallions, and everything in between! Come over here because we're about to do something totally cool!!" Tiara squeaked, trying to sound professional at first, but that façade had ended halfway through. The other guests of the party headed over. Button Mash, Twist, Pip, Snips, Snails. There weren't too many ponies there, which Scootaloo assumed was not as Diamond Tiara had hoped, but her enthusiasm was still clear. Scootaloo's ears perked with excitement, curious of what she was about to say.

"Truth or dare!!" Diamond declared, hopping with excitement, as ponies around the room began to share her excited nature. Scootaloo felt the same way, and she began to think about the possibilities. Especially when related to the crusaders. She felt that this simple game would something.

The sounds of chattering ponies began as they all arranged themselves into a circle on a fancy rug. "Okay, okay! Who first?" Button Mash interrupted, and Diamond Tiara pointed to herself with a smirk.

"Me, of course!"

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