“Okay…” said Scootaloo, “Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all.” She and her friends, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were standing precariously on a tree that had fallen over the river just southeast of Ponyville.

“Oh now she admits it!” said Applebloom.

“So… What do we do now?” asked Sweetie Belle, “I don’t think we can reach the other side without falling in.”

“We can’t go back either;” said Applebloom, “This thing’s just too unbalanced.” Hearing this, Scootaloo felt guilty; it was her stupid idea to try to cross the log in the first place. But remembering one of her friendship lessons with Twilight, she realized that it was her responsibility to get her friends off safely, even if it meant compromising a little bit.

“Well…” said Scootaloo, “I guess our best option now is to jump into the river.”

“Really?” asked Applebloom, “That’s your best suggestion?”

“I don’t know…” said Sweetie Belle, “Rarity might not be happy if I came home all wet.”

“But think about it…” said Scootaloo, “If we try to get off the log in either direction we’re only going to end up falling in; and if we go in the wrong way we could end up hurting ourselves. I’m sure Rarity and Applejack would rather you come home dripping wet than with a serious injury.”

“That is a good point…” said Applebloom.

“And besides…” said Scootaloo, “It would be pretty humiliating if we fell in, but a lot of fun if we jumped in! If we’re going to get in trouble for coming home wet, we might as well have some fun before we do.” Sweetie Belle thought for a moment, then said,

“I guess we’re going swimming!”

“Eeyup!” said Applebloom, “Let’s have some fun!”

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Part one of 4, a commission for  TheHotrodHero of the CMC taking a dive instead of a tumble. Story also written by him.