Cutie Mark Crusaders

Ah' remember what it was like growin' up, jus' like it was yesterday! We, The Cutie Mark Crusaders were young fillies, an' we would spend every hour together! But like ah' said, that was when we were growin' up. Lemme introduce mah' self. Mah' name is Apple Bloom and ah' live on Sweet Apple Acres with mah family, Applejack, Big Mac, and Granny Smith. Now, lemme start on the day that we got our Cutie Marks. Then ah'll tell y'all about now.

We were all 13 years old. We were sittin' round' in our club house, thinking about what we could do to get our cutie mark.

Rarity let us borrow her boutique. Ah' was so excited! We each sat down at table and began sketching our ideas. Mine looked like something that Rarity would design. I showed mine to Sweetie Belle, an' she acted kinda jealous.

Her's looked like somethin' else. What I mean is, it looked terrible! Scootalo made hers worse than Sweetie Belle! She added a Mohawk, and little rainbow streamers at the end of the outfit! Then we took some fabric, an' we made our dresses! When we finished, Sweetie Belle an' Scootalo were lookin' ta see if they had their cutie mark.

Ah' was too busy adding a little bit more glitter to my dress. But as soon as ah' heard them gasp, ah' just knew somethin was up! So ah' turned an' I looked at my flank, and their it was. A mannequin pony wearin a dress. Ah' was so happy!

_________________________________________________________________________________________                      I remember the day that I got my mark like it was just yesterday! You may have heard Apple Bloom's story, but mine is way better! My name is Scootalo, and here is how I got my mark.

We were still 13 at the time, and I remember Apple Bloom's face when she found out her mark! She was making a super girly dress that Rarity would. I thought it was OK, but anyway, she was so happy! But then she looked at our flanks and noticed that we didn't have ours yet. I knew she felt pretty bad for us.

She decided that we could pretend that she still didn't have one yet! So, that's what we did. Later that day, we went to a dance studio. Sweetie Belle thought that dancing would be her talent. I also knew that we would all have to dance too. I just imagined that I was on my scooter. I closed my eyes, and started doing some random moves.

Soon I heard some hooves clapping behind me. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that I was upside down. I thought it was funny though. Anyway, I stood up and walked over to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, who had already taken off their dance outfits. I was taking off mine, when I heard Apple Bloom gasp. I just shrugged and figured that Sweetie Belle had gotten hers.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was here, because at the time, I hated dancing. Anyway, I looked at her flank, and noticed that she didn't have one. Sweetie Belle and I just glanced up, and noticed that she was looking at me. So, I looked down and saw that I had one! Mine is a dancing pony.

I soon learned to love my talent though. What especially inspired me to like it, is that Rainbow Dash likes it. She keeps it a secret though. She likes it because one of the Wonderbolts is a dancer too! I was pretty happy when I got my Cutie Mark.

___________________________________________________________________________________                            Hi! My name is Sweetie Belle! You know the other Crusaders, Apple Bloom and Scootalo. I'm Sweetie Belle. I was sad when I found out that Scootalo and Apple Bloom got their Cutie Marks before me, but I was also happy for them. When they went off to show their family their mark, I was sitting in the club house.

I was trying to think of my special talent, when I suddenly thought of my favorite thing! Talking. But then I thought that there isn't any cutie mark for singing, so I just sat down, until I started singing the song I Am Octavia. I sing it when I'm sad.

I started writing some music notes down, and started singing them. Suddenly, Apple Bloom and Scootalo came in.

"Hey" Apple Bloom said. "Look at your flank!" She sounded excited.

Suddenly, I looked at my flank, and I saw it, a big music note on it. I was soo happy!!

I let out a big gasp, and couldn't stop jumping. I finally got my Cutie Mark!

But, little did we know, things would go downhill from there.....

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The next day, we all decided ta' meet up after school. We noticed Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon comin' up ta' us. "Hey blank fl-" Diamond Tiara started, but then came to a stop. "Like our Cutie Marks?" I asked smugly.

Diamond stood still, her mouth agape. Silver Spoon opened her eyes, confused as to why Diamond Tiara had cut off. Then she noticed. "Y-you got your cutie marks." She stuttered in disbelief. We just nodded our heads, and headed over to our club house.

"So what did ya' want ta' talk about?" Ah' asked Scootalo, curious as ta' why she wanted ta' meet up.

"Take a seat." She said, nervously.

"Scootalo, whats this about?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I was dancing in the studio yesterday, when I was given an offer." She responded, clearly more nervous than before.

"And?" Ah pried, wanting ta' know more.

"It was an offer to go to Canterlot and join the 'Wonder Dalts'" She answered.

"Wonder Dalts? What the hay is that?" Sweetie Belle inquired.

"It's what those stupid high-class ponies call their dance team." Scootalo stated, sounding defiant.

"Well, what did ya say?" Ah asked. Ah really didn't want her ta' leave us.

"I said yes." Scootalo replied.