Diamond Tiara backed away from the four fillies, a look of dread on her face. The Crusaders were content to walk toward her but not close the distance, so for every step backward Diamond Tiara took they took one step forward.

"What's the matter Diamond Tiara?" Babs called out.

"Look at her. She looks so nervous," Apple Bloom said.

"I know! It's because of her missing tail," Sweetie Belle added.

"Maybe she's having a case of the feather flu. Where oh where could she have gotten that from.... pick up any feathers recently?!" Scootaloo demanded.

Diamond Tiara turned away from the Crusaders and ran toward the school. The Crusaders chased after her. Although Diamond Tiara wasn’t an athlete she had enough of a lead on the Crusaders to let her reach the school before they could catch her. She hit the doors to the school hard, sending them flying open and ran inside, with the Crusaders right behind her. While Diamond Tiara ran to the classroom, the other four fillies went to their lockers.

After getting their books, they went to the classroom and found Diamond Tiara was in the room alone. Miss Cheerilee had not arrived yet. Diamond Tiara saw the Crusaders walk into the room and stood up from her seat. She backed up as far away from them as she could, until her hind legs hit the wall. The fillies walked straight toward her until they surrounded her.

"Well lookie what we have here," Sweetie Belle said.

"Where's your smart mouth comments now, Diamond Tiara?" Scootaloo asked.

"Miss Cheerilee will be here any minute," Diamond Tiara said hastily.

"So what? Do you think we care if she comes in here and finds us talking to you?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I can pay you," Diamond Tiara blurted out. "Whatever you want. Just let me go."

"So now the mighty Diamond Tiara is resorting to bribery to get out of trouble," Sweetie Belle replied sarcastically.

"It's a pity that we don't want your money," Babs said.

"What do you want?" Diamond Tiara asked.

"We want you," Apple Bloom said bitterly.

The school bell started ringing, signaling that class was about to start.

"We'll finish this later, Diamond Tiara," Babs said.

"You can count on it," Scootaloo added, her voice deadly quiet.

The Crusaders abruptly turned and walked back to their seats just as their teacher walked into the room. When Cheerilee looked around and saw Diamond Tiara standing against the wall, she stopped and looked at her, then at the Crusaders.

"Diamond Tiara, are you okay? Why are you standing back against the wall?"

"Yes, why are you back there?" Babs asked, turning to face Diamond Tiara and giving her a dirty look. From the angle Cheerilee was at she couldn't see the look Babs had on her face.

"Babs, please. I'll handle this."

"I'm fine," Diamond Tiara said nervously.

"You don't look fine," Cheerilee replied. "Or sound fine."

"I'm just tired. I didn't sleep well last night," Diamond Tiara lied.

"If that’s all, then please take your seat," Miss Cheerilee said.

Diamond Tiara walked toward her seat and sat down as the other students walked into the classroom. Miss Cheerilee began her lessons for the day by teaching about Princess Luna, the Princess of the Night. Her lesson lasted right up to the first recess. When the bell rang she dismissed her class. When the students reached the playground, Diamond Tiara didn't have any trouble finding the one pony she was looking for.

"I was hoping we could talk about things," Silver Spoon said calmly as Diamond Tiara approached.

"What's there to talk about? You sold me out. You betrayed me!" Diamond Tiara shouted.

"I’m sorry but you left me with no choice. I couldn't let the Crusaders stay in jail for something they didn't do," Silver Spoon said.

"Yes you could have! You should have!" Diamond Tiara shouted. "That's what friends do for each other!"

"If you were the one in jail and I could have gotten you out, wouldn’t you have wanted me to do it? What if it wasn't me and it was somepony else who could have gotten you released? Wouldn’t you want them to do it?" Silver Spoon asked.

"You think you were helping, but all you did was prove your own hypocrisy. How many times have we gotten revenge on ponies in the past? Now all of a sudden you're developing a conscience?" Diamond Tiara demanded.

"Watch it, Diamond Tiara," Silver Spoon said. "You're about to say something you can't take back."

"You called yourself my friend. Then you stabbed me in the back!" Diamond Tiara replied angrily. "I'm amazed you got your cutie mark so fast. You should have gotten a black rose for one instead."

"How dare you say that to me! I'm supposed to be your friend, and you're going to treat me this way? You don't even care about our friendship, do you?" Silver Spoon demanded angrily.

"Not in the least," Diamond Tiara replied flatly. "Just leave. You're as worthless as those Cutie Mark Crusaders."

"Then I guess our friendship is over. Funny, I always thought it would be harder to lose a friend than this," Silver Spoon retorted.

"It was pretty easy for me," Diamond Tiara said. "I'll get even with you for this. I swear by Celestia I will."

Silver Spoon turned and walked away from Diamond Tiara. She headed over to the swing set and sat down on an empty swing. Diamond Tiara walked over to the merry go round where most of the other ponies were playing. Silver Spoon didn't notice the Cutie Mark Crusaders playing tag near the swings. When Apple Bloom saw her sitting on a swing by herself, she stopped so quickly that Babs ran right into her, causing both of them to fall to the ground.

"Hey, what gives?" Babs asked.

"Look," Apple Bloom said, motioning toward Silver Spoon.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle trotted over to the two Apple cousins, and they all approached Silver Spoon.

"Hello," Apple Bloom called out.

Silver Spoon looked at the Crusaders and smiled. "Hello to all of you, too."

"Are you okay, Silver Spoon? You look sad," Apple Bloom asked

"I just lost my best friend, Sweetie Belle," Silver Spoon replied curtly. "Now she's threatening to get even with me."

"She'll do it, too," Babs replied.

"Don't you think I know that?" Silver Spoon asked. "I just wish it hadn't come to this."

"Give her time. She'll eventually calm down and maybe you can start being friends again," Apple Bloom suggested.

"Not after this. She told me I deserved to have a black rose as a cutie mark," Silver Spoon replied.

"A black rose?" Scootaloo asked.

"Remember when Miss Cheerilee was teaching us about the only pony in history who ever betrayed pony-kind and caused the destruction of Dream Valley?" Apple Bloom asked.

"That was his cutie mark. The cutie mark of a traitor. Since that day nopony in recorded history has ever had that cutie mark again," Sweetie Belle said.

"Diamond Tiara believes I should have it, because I betrayed her trust," Silver Spoon said. "There's not going to be any coming back from that comment."

"I'm sorry," Babs replied.

"Me too," Silver Spoon said. "I must admit, I’m quite jealous of you Crusaders."

"Jealous of us?" Apple Bloom asked, confused. "Why?"

"You have each other to watch your backs. Your friendship is genuine. My friendship with Diamond Tiara was forced at best. It was a one sided thing, with me doing all of the giving and her taking until there was nothing left for me to give. I wish I had friends like you to watch my back."

"We could watch your back and help keep Diamond Tiara away from you," Apple Bloom said.

"I can't ask you to do something like that for me. The only thing that would do is make you all a target for Diamond Tiara."

"Let us worry about that," Scootaloo said. "Besides, I'm pretty sure we're already on her enemies list."

"She's already had us thrown in jail. What could she possibly do to us she hasn't already done?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Are you sure you want to find out? This is Diamond Tiara we're talking about," Silver Spoon said.

"If it will make you feel better about it, you could give us like five bits per week. For that we'll escort you to school, watch your back while you're in class, at lunch and at recess, and escort you back home again," Babs suggested.

"At least you'd get something out of it," Silver Spoon replied. "Okay, let's do it. Thing is I don't have five bits on me right now. All I have is my lunch money."

"Keep your lunch money, Silver Spoon," Babs said. "Consider today a freebie."

"Thanks. I think maybe we should head back now. It has to be getting close to time."

The Cutie Mark Crusaders walked with Silver Spoon as they headed back to the schoolhouse. The rest of their class was not far behind them when they entered the classroom. About a quarter of the way through the second class session of the day there was a knock on the door and Minty walked into the room, dragging a ladder in with her.

"Excuse me, Cheerilee," Minty said, "I've got some cameras to put up."

"Cameras?" Miss Cheerilee asked.

"Yeah. I spent the better part of last night and all of this morning putting up cameras over each window and door into the school, over Silver Spoon's locker, and in the hallway with her locker. Now if anypony tries to put something in there again I’ll know. Now I want to put cameras all around the classroom pointing straight at her desk."

"That won't work," Cheerilee replied.

"What? Why not?" Minty asked, confused. "I made sure those cameras point at her locker and every possible way to get to it. They're filming right now. All we need is somepony to return to the scene of the crime, and bam! We've got this case all wrapped up."

Miss Cheerilee facehoofed.

"It won't work because the crime has already happened. You would have had to put those cameras in place before the crime happened for it to work. Now, it's just not going to do anything," Miss Cheerilee replied. “Also, there’s a distinct possibility that the guilty party is in this classroom, and now you’ve revealed the existence of your cameras, not to mention their locations.”

"Are you telling me I'm going to have to take down all those cameras?" Minty asked.

"I'm afraid so," Miss Cheerilee replied, struggling to keep sarcasm out of her voice.

"Awww come on! Do you have any idea how long it took me to get all those cameras set up? It's going to take me all afternoon to take them down and fix the holes I drilled for them."

"Then I suggest you get started," Cheerilee replied.

The mint green mare turned and dragged the ladder back out of the room. Cheerilee shook her head and closed the door behind her.

“You know what, everypony? It’s such a nice day I think we’ll have the rest of this morning’s class outside.”

“Is that so Officer Minty can work in peace?” asked Snips.

“Somewhat. Mostly it’s because I suspect she’s just as bad at masonry as she is at law enforcement and I don’t want us to end up as collateral damage.”

“What’s collateral damage?” asked Scootaloo.

“It’s when you accidentally break something you're not intending to,” said Sweetie Belle.

“Close. It’s when you’re aiming for one thing but hit something else along with your intended target. For example, picture Officer Minty. Now picture her holding a hammer. Picture a nail in front of her, which she wants to hit with the hammer. Finally, picture her hitting her hoof along with the nail. Her hoof has become collateral damage,” Cheerilee couldn’t help but grin at the mental image. She let her imagination run wild and had Minty hit three more nails and the rest of her hooves along with them. It didn't matter that hitting her rear hooves with a hammer held in her mouth would be physically impossible, it was Cheerilee's fantasy and she could visualize anything she pleased.

She pictured Minty swinging the hammer back with her head only to release it by accident, sending the hammer flying through the air. It boomeranged back on the mint green mare, striking her in the head. It didn't matter that this was even more implausible than the previous part. Cheerilee was in her happy place. Her smile only grew larger as random objects started raining from the sky, landing on Minty's head: an anvil, a wagon, a grand piano, the moon...

Minty stared at the offending hole. It was tiny – if she hadn’t known exactly where to look for it she probably never would have found it. She filled it in with some putty and started sanding it smooth.

“Perfect! Hmn, no. It’s not perfect at all,” she frowned and continued sanding. Suddenly the hole reappeared, bigger than before. She had sanded straight through all of the putty and into the wall itself.

“Well, this just won’t do at all.” Minty sighed and tried again.

“Now before we begin today’s history lesson, did everypony read the assigned chapter?”

Before any of her students could answer a cloud of dust poured from what had been her classroom just minutes earlier.

“I’m okay. Really!” Minty called out from the wreckage. “But it sure got dusty in here all of a sudden.” The mint mare sneezed and returned to work.

It was relatively peaceful for the next half hour. The students could hear the banging of a hammer, the grinding of a saw, and the sneezing of a mare, but there were no signs of imminent disaster.

“…and to this day Commander Hurricane is still considered the greatest military tactician in Equestrian history for…”

A loud crash interrupted Cheerilee’s lecture. The class turned to look at the mint green mare that was staggering towards them.

“And that, my little ponies, is why you should always wear a hardhat in a construction zone. I could have been seriously hurt, but thanks to my precautions instead I’m only seeing double. No, triple. No, back to double again.” Minty turned around, but the sudden movement made her dizziness worse and she crashed to the ground with a thud. “I meant to do that!”

“Should we help Officer Minty?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“No, I’m afraid that in order to let you help I would need permission forms signed by your parents absolving the school of all responsibility in the event of an accident. Besides, she’s perfectly capable of tearing down the schoolhouse without any help.”

Minty shook her head and her vision returned to normal, “Phew! No damage done!” She skipped merrily back towards the school, taking a not so quick detour through the playground.

“I want to be just like Minty when I grow up,” Twist said.

Cheerilee ignored that comment and continued her lecture on the history of the Pegasus-Griffin Wars, highlighting how a once-shaky truce to end the fighting had strengthened into the strategic alliance between Equestria and the Griffin Kingdom today. After she dismissed the class for lunch, Cheerilee returned to her classroom to check on the policemare.

“Minty, are you finished?”

“Yes. And I must say I think your classroom looks better with that hole I put in the… I mean the new skylight I installed. Completely intentionally. To, um, let more light into the room, so your students uh, don’t strain their eyes so much. Yeah! Anyway, duty calls. One or two hundred more trips down the slide and then I’ve got to get back to the station.”

“Earlier today this classroom had four walls. Now it has three.”

“Oh, yes! I made a slight alteration. Now you have a nice view of Ponyville. Hey! Isn’t that Big Macintosh?”

Cheerilee turned to look and when she didn’t see the red earth stallion she returned her glance to where the green mare had been seconds earlier. She sighed and looked at the devastation Minty had wreaked upon her classroom.

Meanwhile, the Cutie Mark Crusaders joined a line of students getting food from the cafeteria and sat down at a table near the exit to the playground. The lunch schedule for the school was staggered so that not everypony in school would be on lunch at the same time. It made it easier for the lunch staff to manage. It also made it easier for the students to find seats in the cafeteria.

Silver Spoon sat down at a table near the one the Crusaders were sitting at with a plate of food. When Silver Spoon stood up to go get a drink, Diamond Tiara walked past and stole her lunch. Most of the ponies were in line and nopony witnessed the act except the Crusaders. When the Crusaders saw Diamond Tiara take her lunch, they moved quickly. They stood up and caught Diamond Tiara while she was still between tables.

"That doesn't belong to you," Babs said.

"Yes it does," Diamond Tiara retorted, setting the tray down on a table.

"We watched you take it from where Silver Spoon put it. Give it to us," Apple Bloom said.

"Or we'll take it by force," Scootaloo said.

"There are witnesses here," Diamond Tiara said smugly.

"Look around. Think any of these ponies will stop us just to protect you?" Babs said quietly.

Diamond Tiara looked around the room and saw her classmates, and a few cafeteria workers.

"Maybe not, but I'd bet those cafeteria workers would," Diamond Tiara said.

"I think they'd be curious to know how a pony who didn't go through the lunch line wound up with a lunch," Sweetie Belle said. "You really want to explain that to them?"

Diamond Tiara looked nervously at the fillies, then at the lunch staff.

"Last chance. Give us the tray or else," Babs demanded.

"Take it," Diamond Tiara replied, backing away from the tray.

"Smartest thing you’ve ever done," Sweetie Belle said.

Apple Bloom picked up the tray and took it back to Silver Spoon. The rest of the Crusaders went back to their lunches and sat down just in time to see Silver Spoon come back to her table. She saw Apple Bloom set her tray down and smiled.

"Thank you, Apple Bloom."

"Anytime," she replied, smiling.

The rest of the school day went by without any drama. During the rest of lunch and the afternoon recess period the Crusaders kept an eye on Silver Spoon while they played, making sure that Diamond Tiara was nowhere near her. Diamond Tiara seemed more than happy to stay away from her, keeping her distance and walking in the opposite direction anytime she got too close. After school the Crusaders walked Silver Spoon home. They kept looking around for Diamond Tiara, but they didn't see her. Once they made sure the silver filly was safely home they turned and walked toward Sweet Apple Acres.

"Hey Scootaloo, wait up!" A voice called out.

The Crusaders turned and saw Rainbow Dash flying toward them. The blue pegasus landed about two feet in front of them.

"Hi Rainbow Dash, what's up?" Scootaloo asked.

"I've got some tickets to the Wonderbolts show in Baltimare tomorrow, and was wondering if you all would like to go. I've already talked to Rarity and Applejack and they said it’s all right with them if you want to go," Rainbow Dash said, holding five tickets in a hoof.

"These aren't just tickets," Apple Bloom replied, examining one of them. "They're front-row tickets. VIP tickets."

"And backstage passes, too, complete with a lunch with the Wonderbolts," Rainbow Dash said grinning.

"How did you get these?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"They were a gift from Princess Cadence. She wanted to thank me for the Sonic Rainboom I did at her wedding. I sent them back and asked if it would be possible to change them to a lower ticket so I could get a few more to take you with me. She sent back 5 VIP tickets with backstage access and a lunch invitation from the Wonderbolts."

"That was very generous of her," Babs said.

"That's what I told her when I sent her a letter thanking her," Rainbow Dash said.

"So when do we leave?" Scootaloo asked, excited.

"As soon as you all can get home and get packed. We'll leave this afternoon. Meet me at the train station at a quarter to five. We should be in Baltimare before dark. Once we get there I'll get us a room at an inn. We'll spend the night tonight, do some sightseeing tomorrow, attend the show and eat lunch with the Wonderbolts in the afternoon. Then we'll hop on the train and be back here before dark."

"We'll be back in an hour," Babs said.

She and Apple Bloom ran toward Sweet Apple Acres. Sweetie Belle ran back toward her home, but Scootaloo didn't move.

"Rainbow Dash," Scootaloo said softly. "I..."

"I know." Rainbow Dash said, reaching down and hugging the orange pegasus. "I've got some clothes just for you that you can use. Oh, and I have another surprise for you."

"Another surprise?" Scootaloo asked.

"I didn't want to mention this in front of your friends. I know you haven't mentioned it to anyone other than me, and I haven't told anyone either. While you were in school I spent the day in the courthouse in Canterlot filling out paperwork. I told you I would take you under my wing, and now it's official. All you gotta do is sign one paper, and we're officially sisters."

"You...me...sisters?" Scootaloo stammered, not believing what she was hearing.

"The truth is..." Rainbow Dash said, looking at the ground nervously. "I've never said this to anypony other than my parents, and were it any other pony besides you I wouldn't say it. I love you Scootaloo. That's why I agreed to take you under my wing. That's also why I filled out the paperwork to adopt you."

"I love you too Rainbow Dash," Scootaloo said, crying as she hugged the blue pegasus again.

"The courthouse is closing in about an hour, so I won't be able to get the paperwork back to them before Monday. They're closed over the weekend. But first thing Monday morning I'll fly over to Canterlot and turn it in. That is, if you're interested in becoming my little sister," Rainbow Dash said, grinning as she gave the paper to Scootaloo.

Scootaloo wasted no time signing it and giving it back to Rainbow Dash. They hugged each other again, tears forming in both of their eyes. After a few minutes they let go of one another.

"But Rainbow Dash, wouldn't you adopting me make you my mother?" Scootaloo asked.

"Look kid, I'm too young to be a mother. So don't call me mom or the deal's off. I want to be your sister. Call me Rainbow Dash, Sis, anything else other than mom."

"Okay, I will." Scootaloo promised.

"Come on, I want to show you something," Rainbow Dash said.

"Where are we going?"

"Home," Rainbow Dash said. "I have a bag packed for you, but I don't have it with me. So we need to go get it before your friends show up."

"I get to see where you live?" Scootaloo asked, getting more excited by the second.

"Where we live. My home is now our home."

"Uh...I have one question. I'm not sure I can fly to Cloudsdale. How am I supposed to get up there every day?" Scootaloo asked.

"I already considered that. I bought a house here in Ponyville last week. I live here now," Rainbow Dash said.

"You did? Why? I never thought you'd want to leave Cloudsdale," Scootaloo asked.

"I’m not leaving Cloudsdale. Well, not exactly. See, I spend most of my time here as a weather manager anyway. I keep getting called here day and night to help with the weather, and there have been times where I was just too tired to fly home after working all day. Sleeping in the park can be relaxing, but I really don’t want to do that come winter. So I bought a house here, but I’m keeping my house in Cloudsdale too. That house has been in my family for generations and has too much sentimental value to sell. So my Ponyville pad's a bit smaller, but it has an extra bedroom we can move you into."

"I can't wait to see it," Scootaloo said, enthusiastically.

"The full tour will have to wait until we get back," Rainbow Dash said. “But I can show you where it is and go get the bag for you. Then we can meet up with the others at the station."

Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo walked toward the center of town and past the Golden Oaks Library to a two-story house. It was old, but it was clean and well kept. It had a white exterior and a pitched roof. The layout of the house was straightforward. There was a kitchen, a bathroom, and a living room on the ground floor, and two bedrooms and another bathroom upstairs.

"This is our home? I love it! It's everything I've ever dreamed of!"

"It's not much, but it's cheap, clean, and most importantly, it’s all ours, squirt."

"Thank you so much. You're the best big sister a filly could dream of!"

"You're welcome. Thank you for agreeing to be my little sister. It means a lot to me too." Rainbow Dash opened the door and walked inside. She quickly emerged with a bag and gave it to Scootaloo. "They're all hand-me-downs from when I was a filly. But don't let that fool you, though. They're all clean, and have no wear and tear on them. I made sure of that."

"I don't know what to say," Scootaloo said. "You're always looking out for me."

"I always will," Rainbow Dash replied. "Come on, we've got to get to the station. There's an ice cream stand near it we can hang out at until the others get there. I'll treat you to my favorite ice cream."

The orange and blue pegasus ponies walked side by side down the road toward the station. As promised, Rainbow Dash bought some ice cream while they waited for the others to show up. It wasn't long before they saw the other three fillies come walking down the street toward them.

"Looks like we're right on time," Babs said.

"Sure are," Scootaloo said. "What time does the train leave?"

"It should be arriving anytime. I'll go buy our tickets," Rainbow Dash replied.

Rainbow Dash walked over to the booth next to the tracks and bought five tickets to Baltimare.

While she was gone Babs announced, "I've got an idea how we can use this trip to make some money."

"How?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Tell ya later," Babs replied as Rainbow Dash came walking back toward them.

A few minutes later the train pulled into the station and Rainbow Dash and the fillies climbed aboard and took their seats along with a few other ponies. For a Friday afternoon there were surprisingly few other travelers.

"I can't wait to see Baltimare. I've always wanted to see their aquarium," Sweetie Belle said.

"Aquarium? I wanna go on the roller coasters. They've got one of the biggest roller coasters in all of Equestria," Apple Bloom said.

"We can do both," Rainbow Dash replied. "The show's not ‘til noon and lunch is right after. We’ll get some sleep and we can be up bright and early. We'll hit the aquarium, ride on the roller coasters a few times, and have plenty of time left to get to the show on time."

"Yay!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted.

The train pulled away from the station and moved along the track. The ponies were looking out the window, pointing out the sights they could see. Over the next few hours they watched as town after town went by until they finally reached their destination. Rainbow Dash led the fillies off the train and they looked around in awe.

"Welcome to Baltimare," Rainbow Dash said.

"Look at this place!" Sweetie Belle said.

"I can see the roller coasters from here! Look at that one!" Babs said, pointing to a roller coaster that was clearly visible above the city’s skyline.

"That's gotta be the biggest one I've ever seen," Rainbow Dash said, impressed.

"Let's go on it!" Scootaloo suggested.

"It's too late. They're closing down for the evening," Rainbow Dash said. "I think we should go get a room and get some sleep. We can go on the rides in the morning."

"Awwww," the fillies said.

"I'm just as disappointed as all of you are. I'd love to take you all on it and see if that ride is as cool as it looks. That's why we'll do it in the morning," Rainbow Dash said. "The hotel's this way."

Rainbow Dash walked with the Crusaders and took them to a hotel, and booked a room for the night. She led them to their room and helped them settle in for the evening. The Crusaders took the bed in the room and Rainbow Dash dragged a couch next to the bed.

"I'm so excited I don't think I'll be able to sleep," Rainbow Dash said. "The Wonderbolts have been advertising they've got some new tricks for their show. It's gonna be sooooo awesome!"

"Not me, sister. I won't have any trouble sleeping tonight," Scootaloo said.

"Sister?!" The rest of the Crusaders turned and looked at the two pegasus ponies in the room.

"You might as well tell them," Rainbow Dash said. "They were going to find out sooner or later."

"Rainbow Dash is my big sis. She officially adopted me!" Scootaloo shouted.

"Congratulations!" Apple Bloom said as the rest of the Crusaders piled on Scootaloo and gave her a hug. "Everypony deserves a big sis and you've got one of the coolest. Not quite as cool as Applejack, but Rainbow Dash is up there, for sure."

"I don't know how any of us are going to sleep now," Sweetie Belle said.

"If you don't get sleep, then we can't go to the aquarium tomorrow. Or ride the roller coasters," Rainbow Dash warned the fillies.

Within five minutes the Crusaders were fast asleep. Rainbow Dash carefully tucked them in and went to sleep on the couch. It wasn't her usual cloud bed she liked to sleep on, but it was kind of comfortable once she got used to it.