Scootaloo's Personal Diary - Entries 256-62

Entry 256:

Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and I are going to pick up Apple Bloom's cousin, Babs Seed. She doesn't have a cutie mark, either! Hopefully she'll join the Crusaders! Then there will be four of us! Maybe she'll tell us about Manehattan. I've never been there.

She didn't seem too impressed with our clubhouse. I'm almost a bit upset, that's like a second home to me. We're going to show her the float we made for the parade this afternoon. I hope she likes it.

Great. Just great. Now there's three of them. Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and Babs have all teamed up to make our lives miserable. Babs even broke our float. That took so long to make. I don't even feel like making another one, what's to stop her from doing it again? We're not going to tell on her, though, We're not snitches.

Sweetie Belle is really upset. She keeps talking about how she was so proud of the float. She says she always feels like she's making mistakes, and she was actually proud of herself. Babs has a lot of nerve to do this to Sweetie Belle. I'm upset, but poor Sweetie Belle.

Entry 257:

We're doing everything we can to avoid Babs for the rest of the week. She'll be gone, soon, and we won't have to worry about her. At least when we outnumber our bullies, they don't bother us at every chance they get. This week is going to be terrible.

We're not safe anywhere in town. We're going back to the clubhouse to wait this all out.

I need a minute. I told the girls that I would catch up to them back in Apple Bloom's room. Babs, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon stole our clubhouse! It took us a while to get Sweetie Belle to stop crying, but I didn't have a chance to let go of my anger. I'm going to talk to Featherweight, I need someone to talk to.

I told Featherweight I want to get Babs back for all the thing she's done to us (in only two days, no less!) He said that was a bad idea. He said I need to treat Babs just like the other bullies. I need to do what I can to ignore her, and it'll pass. He said that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon won't want the clubhouse when Babs leaves, and the more of a reaction we give them, the more they'll bother us. He just doesn't understand. That's ours! We're going to get her back, I just have to figure out how.

Poor Sweetie Belle is still upset, she started crying again. She said that the clubhouse was the only place where nopony was mean to her. I kind of feel bad that I haven't been talking to her much, lately. She said not to be upset, that Pipsqueak has been there for her. I still feel bad. We have to give Babs a taste of her own medicine.

I got an idea! We're going to make a new float, and we're going to rig it to fall apart in the middle of the parade and throw Babs into the mud. Maybe after she's seen what we can do, she'll learn not to mess with us.

Tonight we're going to put the new float together. I have the things we need as long as Apple Bloom gets a timer.

We got it all made. This is going to be great! I thought for a moment I had my cutie mark, but it was just oil from when I rolled over on my wrench by accident.

Entry 258:

[Page has smudges that appear to be from mud.]

I'm kind of sad about the float, it looks really nice. It'll totally be worth it, though.

Well, I feel horrible, now. Poor Babs has been picked on at home, and was just trying not to be picked on while she was here. We became a bunch of bullies trying to get her back! I guess Featherweight was right.

Applejack says we should have just talked to her. Sweetie Belle says we should have listened to her. I feel pretty bad.

We're going to elect Babs into the Cutie Mark Crusaders, now that we know what she's dealing with. I still feel terrible for being so mean to her. I mean, she started it, I guess, but still. That's no reason to act like we did.

Note to self: revise the initiation script.

Entry 259:

We invited over everypony to meet our new member. Pipsqueak, Featherweight, Twist, and Dinky were all really nice to Babs. She said she was really sorry about how she acted. Part of me is still hurt, thinking about losing the clubhouse, but she seems like she means it. Sweetie Belle forgave her already, but that's just how she is.

I did pull Babs aside and tell her how Sweetie Belle felt about what happened the other day. I couldn't keep my mouth shut. I was so bothered by how upset Sweetie Belle was. She went over to Sweetie Belle and gave her a hug and apologized for ruining the float and taking the clubhouse. Sweetie Belle acted like it never happened and said everything was fine, now. Sometimes I worry she'll let ponies walk all over her, like Fluttershy.

Featherweight made sure to tell me he told me so. I told him he's lucky he's still recovering or I'd have bopped him. He laughed.

He told me the doctors say he'll be able to fly in just a couple days! I'm pretty excited!

Babs asked what was wrong, so I told her what happened, and she looked pretty upset. She said she couldn't believe she was nice to those ponies.

Speaking of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, I haven't seen them around today, which is good.

Entry 260:

[The page has the following scribbled on the side of it:

"Babs Seed
7824 Thorntree St.
Manehattan, Equestria 7KA 8H4"]

Babs gave us her mailing address, so we can write to her when we have something to share. I'll need to add it to my list at home.

We spent the day trying to think up new ways to get our cutie marks. We didn't figure out anything good. Eventually, we started telling Babs the things we'd already tried.

Babs wrote down a few she hadn't tried at home, when we listed off things we'd done. She said she'd give them a shot when she got home.

When I got home in the evening, Mom and Dad asked why I didn't talk to them about Babs. I said I didn't want to be a snitch, and mom said sometimes I need to talk to somepony to fix things.

I'm kind of nervous what Mom would've done, really. [A lot of the page is filled with a drawing of Rainbow Dash bucking a door, with Babs hiding, looking scared on the other side.]

She wouldn't have done that, but you never know.

Entry 261:

[Apple scented smudges dot the page.]

Today Apple Bloom had to help with the harvest. She said it's going to get cold quick, and Applejack and Big Mac need all the help they can get. She said she'll be fetching buckets and helping however she can all day. Babs offered to help, so we're all going to do what we can. Today's her last day, here.

Wow, I'm exhausted. Apple harvest is a lot of work. We didn't even buck any trees, we were just fetching things and we were all worn out by the end of the night.

We helped Babs pack up and told her we'd see her at the station in the morning. I stopped by Featherweight's house before I went home. He said he should be able to fly again really soon! It's about time!

Dad asked how things were going with Babs. I told him she leaves tomorrow, and that we're good friends, now. He seemed relieved. He said he didn't want another pony I have to worry about bullying me.

Entry 262:

We saw Babs off, she stood up for us when Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon decided to pick on us before she left town. Silver Spoon seemed almost afraid at the mention of her mom. It was funny to see Diamond Tiara covered in mud.

Featherweight met me after we left the station, and he was flying! He said the doctors told him he could fly now, but he had to be careful for a while. They told him not to fly if his wings felt stiff or sore. We spent the afternoon in the clouds playing around. He said he feels great, being able to fly again.

We did have to stop every now and then to let him rest, but it felt great. Mom found us and we all flew around for a while. She finally left after a bit, there's a rainstorm scheduled for this evening.

We went to Featherweight's house for dinner. During dinner, Featherweight said he found Sweetie Belle, before he found me. She apparently said she felt special that I was so worried about her the other day.

Featherweight tells me that Sweetie Belle sees me like I see Mom. He says she really looks up to me. I don't know about that, but I do know if anypony messed with her that they'd have to deal with me.