One fine, foggy day in Ponyville, three young fillies were doing what they were always doing; trying to find their Cutie Mark. These three fillies, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, or the CMC, were currently passing Applebloom's family's apple farm.
"Man, I love fog, it's such a beautiful sight over Ponyville," Sweetie Belle said, eyes sparkling like diamonds.
"Meh, it's alright, for mist," Scootaloo scoffed, pulling her two best friends in their wagon.
"It should be clearin` up soon, it's almost dinner time, and it hardly stays till then," Applebloom said, with a dreamy expression as she thought about the wonderful food that could be cooking. Almost immediately Scootaloo's stomach began growling.
"Yeah, just keep talking about food while I starve why don't ya?" she quirked, a tad bit annoyed with Applebloom.
"Oh, sorry about that Scootaloo, I forgot you haven't eaten in a while," AB said, and all was forgiven.
"Hey look! The fog is starting to clear up!" Sweetie Belle yelled. Sure enough, the road became easy to see, and the farm appeared in the distance. "But I thought we-"
"FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD" shouted Scoots, and they immediately set off toward the farm, where a nice warm dinner was waiting for them. What they didn't see, however, was campfire smoke coming from the mountains behind them…