Sweetiebelle sat in her bedroom attempting to levitate an old history book with her magic. She closed her eyes and pictured the book levitating and could feel the spell appearing ever so slightly on her horn. She then, while keeping her thoughts sternly on the task at hand, released the spell on to the the history book. She opened her eyes ever so slightly so she could see if it was working. Sweetiebelle could see the book slightly being lifted up but than she could feel the spell start to drain her energy and foolishly tried even harder to use whatever energy was left in her to get the book fully in the air but couldn't. Sweetiebelle then collapsed onto the floor releasing the spell panting for air. She had not noticed she had been holding her breath.
"ugh! Why can't I get this stupid spell right? I always try so hard and do exactly what everypony tells me to do but still, nothing!" Sweetiebelle yelled still slightly panting for air.
Than she got back up and put the old book away and brushed her mane until it was smooth and untangled.
"Sweetiebelle!" called Rarity from downstairs."Its time for breakfast!"
"*sigh* Coming!" Sweetiebelle called back as she left her room and trotted down the stairs.
When Sweetiebelle made it to the kitchen where her older sister was, she could see the kitchen table being set up nicely for breakfast. Everything on the the table was organised and there wasn't a single flaw in the decor.
"Sweetiebelle, could you go get some flowers from outside for the vase?" Rarity asked.
"yea, of course!" Sweetiebelle said, hoping to please Rarity.
Sweetiebelle ran outside and grabbed some nice pink flowers and ran them back inside.
"I got the flowers!" sweetiebelle chimed while holding the flowers in her mouth smiling.
"*gasp* Oh, no no no no no! Sweetbelle, not pink flowers! the color will clash with the green table decor I used this morning! Go back and get some red ones." Rarity exclaimed.
"Ok fine," Sweetiebelle said frowning as she trotted back outside.
Once she made it back outside she dropped the pink flowers in the garbage and got some red roses before going back inside.
"Are these ok?" Sweetiebelle said through a muffled voice.
"Their wonderful!" Rarity said before taking them from sweetiebelle and put them in the vase on the table.
"Can we eat now? I'm starved." Sweetiebelle asked.
"Oh, of course, sit down." Rarity said.
Sweetiebelle went over to the table and sat next in the seat by the window so she could look outside.
"Sweetiebelle! Please sit somewhere else. I need to sit next the window to see if anypony comes to the shop, I would hate to keep them waiting." Rarity exclaimed.
"Fine." Sweetiebelle said as she walked to the seat opposite of the table.
Breakfast went smoothly with only a few rude remarks to Sweetiebelle.
"Sweetiebelle sit up straight, Sweetiebelle eat slower, Sweetiebelle you better not spill anything on the table cloth, Sweetiebelle!"
Finally it was over and just in time because their was a knock on the door. Rarity got up to answer it. When she opened the door two little fillies were standing there wearing bright red and gold capes.
"Oh, hello girls you must be hear for Sweeiebelle, she's in the kitchen, come on in." Rarity told Applebloom and Scootaloo.
Rarity then led them to the kitchen.
"Hi Applebloom, hi Scootaloo! What are you doing here so early?" Sweetiebelle asked excitedly.
"Don't you remember? Today we are going crusading!" said scootaloo.
"Applejack said she is gonna teach us how to make apple pies!" Applebloom explained.
"Oh yea! haha I almost forgot." Said Sweetiebelle recalling the activities that were planned for today.
The Crusaders headed to the door before Rarity chimed in.
"Sweetiebelle, I am so terribly sorry but you can't leave before you do your chores."
Sweetiebelle glared at her older sister.
"Seriously? can't I just do them later."
" No, you must do them now. Said Rarity.
"Fine, what do I need to do." Sweetiebelle asked.
"Make your bed, start the laundry, clean up breakfast, and sweep the shop before ponies start to arrive."Rarity said before going to her workshop to finish a new line of clothes she had been working on. On her way Rarity stopped and said.
"You may come tell me when you are finished."
"Fine." Sweetbelle said through clenched teeth.
" I'm so sorry girls but I need to do my chores before I go, I promise I wont be too long." Sweetiebelle told Applebloom and Scootaloo.
"Its alright, my sis does the same thing every morning. It's always, Applebloom, feed the animals, Applebloom, mop the house." Applebloom explained.
"We will wait down here for you to finish ok? Scootaloo said.
"Great! Thanks, you guys are the best." Sweetiebelle said and ran upstairs.
About an hour or so later Sweetiebelle finally finished.
"What took so long!" Scootaloo said rudely.
"Scootaloo, dont be rude." Applebloom said.
"No its fine, im so sorry it took so long. Rarity kept giving me more things to do in the shop."Sweetiebelle said.
"Its fine Sweetiebelle, at least you're done now" Applebloom said.
"You girls go wait outside I need to tell Rarity were leaving." Sweetiebelle said as she ran to her sisters workshop.
" Hi Rarity, im finished now so were gonna leave ok?" Sweetiebelle ashed.
" Hmmm, yes of course. You may leave now." Rarity said to Sweetiebelle.
"Sweetiebelle started to head back out before stopping.
" Rarity…" Sweetiebelle asked
"Yes darling," Rarity replied.
"Um,if you're not busy later, could you maybe, help me with my magic later?" Sweetiebelle asked.
"So sorry darling but I have work to do for a new client. I'm so terribly sorry." Rarity said before going back to her work.
"Oh, ok" Sweetiebelle said sadly before going back to her friends.
On the way to the farm the three fillies chatted excitedly amongst themselves. Well, Applebloom and scootaloo chatted while Sweetie Belle quietly walked behind them.
"Im so excited! Maybe we will get our cutie marks in baking!" Scootaloo said.
"Maybe my cutie mark will have something to do with baking apple pies and it will be apple related like the rest of my family!" Said applebloom before the two girls burst out laughing. Than Scootaloo noticed Sweetiebelle.
"Whats wrong? You haven't said a word since we left." Scootaloo asked Sweetiebelle.
"What? Oh Im just sad that Rarity can't ever have the time to help me with my magic." Sweetiebelle said looking down.
"Have you tried asking Twilight? she's great with magic." Applebloom said mentioning the now famous purple alicorn.
"Yea I tried. Twilight's always busy with princess stuff now" Sweetiebelle said.
"Well, Im sure you will get the hang of it soon. Try thinking about crusading today, get your mind off things. Maybe that will help you feel better. Scootaloo said.
"I guess you're right." Sweetiebelle said smiling.
"Thats the spirit!" Applebloom said.
"So what are we going to be called once we get baking cutie marks!" Sweetiebelle said laughing along with her friends.
Once the crusaders made it to the apple orchard they were greeted by applejack.
"Hay! Now who's ready to make some pies!" Applejack said.
The three fillies cheered and followed Applejack into the kitchen to see that everything had been set up already to make it easier for the three fillies.
"Ok, y'all ready to start baking?" Applejack asked.
"Are we ever!" Scootaloo said.
"Alright the first thing we are gunna need is-" Applejack started.
"Plenty of TLC!" Applebloom interrupted.
"No silly filly, we need to wash our hooves but yes, TLC as well" Applejack laughed.
The three fillies washed their hooves as Applejack started to list what they were gunna need.
"Ok the instructions say we are going to need flour, salt, sugar, butter, vegetable shortening, and water to make the crust." Applejack explained.
"Well lets get started than!" Sweetiebelle said excitedly.
"Yay the crust is the best part!" Scootaloo said.
Than the four started mixing and measuring and setting up the crust dough.
"Now it needs to cool for an hour" Applejack said smiling.
"We need to wait for an HOUR!" Scootaloo said.
"Yep, but we won't be doing nothing during that time, now we need to bake the filling" Applejack said and laughed a little as she saw Scootaloo relax at the sound of not being bored for an hour.
"So what do we need to do now big sis?" Applebloom asked.
"Well now we need some spices, sugar, lemon juice, and some apples, but we need to peel and cut them first." Applejack explained. Than she set up a station like thing on the table for the three fillies to prepare the apples while she cleaned up.
Scootaloo washed the apples, Sweetiebelle peeled them, and Applebloom cut them and put them into a large mixing bowl. They finished that about thirty minutes later.
"We finished preparing the apples." Applebloom said to applejack.
"They look great!" Applejack said as she looked at the crusaders work.
"Now we need to mix in the other things" Said applejack before helping the crusaders measure and add the rest of the ingredients to the mixture. By than the pie crust was done and they put it into small pie tins before adding the filling. Than they put the three pies in the oven to cook.
"Finally were done!"said Scootaloo as she laid in the middle of the floor.
" haha not quite yet Scoots we still need to clean up" Said Applebloom before her Applejack and Sweetiebelle started laughing. Sweetiebelle helped Scootaloo back up and then they cleaned up the kitchen. As they were finishing up the pies finished baking and applejack carefully took them out of the oven to cool. When that was done, with lots of complaining from scootaloo, Applejack wrapped them up and gave one out to each of the fillies.
"You girls did a great job!" Applejack said.
"Really! Do you think this is what we get our cutie marks for?" Said Scootaloo before the three crusaders checked their flanks but then being disappointed when nothing was their."
"Awww" the three wined in unison.
"Well, it's all in good fun right?" Applejack said trying to make the three feel better.
"I guess." Sweetiebelle said.
"I better get home it's getting late." Said Scootaloo seeing the setting sun outside.
"Yea me to, thanks for the pie." Said Sweetiebelle balancing the pie on her back.
"Thank yall for coming!" Applebloom and Applejack said as Scootaloo and Sweetiebelle left and parted in opposite directions.
Sweetiebelle walked back home trying to levitate the pie with her magic as she walked thinking about how her sister could never help her perform such a task. Eventually Sweetiebelle rounded the street corner and saw the boutique. She entered seeing that Rarity had closed the shop early which of course meant that she had an important project to work on. Sweetiebelle put the pie in the refrigerator so her and Rarity could eat it later because it actually looked and smelled really good. Than She went to find Rarity.