Lightning and Firefist (Script)
Call of the Cutie
Previous ChapterNext Chapter*Classroom*
(Foals are chatting)
Cheerilee: Let's quiet down please. We have a very important lesson to get to. (class quiets down) Thank you. Today we are going to be talking about cutie marks.
Diamond Tiara: Bo-ring (sigh)
Stealth Firefist: Hey, be respectful Tiara. There's a reason you're in school.
Cheerilee: Thank you Stealth. You can all see my cutie mark, can't you? Like all ponies, I wasn't born with a cutie mark. My flank was blank.
Twist: Aww...! She's so precious!
Cheerilee: Then one day, when I was about your age, I woke up to find that a cutie mark had appeared.
Foal: Look at her hair! (Foals laugh)
Cheerilee: Yes I know, but honestly, that's how everypony was wearing their mane back then.
Stealth Firefist: Really? I thought you were a bad carriage accident. (Foals laugh and gets an unamused look from Cheerilee) No offense.
Cheerilee: Does anyone know how a pony gets their cutie mark?
Twist: Oh! Oh! Oh! When she discovers that certain something that makes her special!
Cheerilee: That's right, Twist. A cutie mark appears on a pony's flank when he or she finds that certain something that makes them different from every other pony. Discovering what makes you unique isn't something (Diamond Tiara: pssst!) that happens overnight, and no amount of hoping, wishing, (Diamond Tiara: pssst!) or begging, would make a cutie mark appear before its time.
Diamond Tiara: PSSST!
Apple Bloom: What?! (Gets a note)
Cheerilee: Apple Bloom! Are you passing a note?
Apple Bloom: Uh, I... Um...
Cheerilee: What could be so important that it couldn't wait until after class? (gasp) It's blank.
Diamond Tiara: (laughter) Remind you of anypony? (Laughs)
Stealth Firefist: Not that I know of.
Diamond Tiara: (Pointing to Apple Bloom) Blank Flank! (Laughs)
Stealth Firefist: (Scolding look to Diamond Tiara) How about you lay off her Tiara? (Muttering to Cheerilee) Yeesh. Foals, these days making fun of other ponies.
*After class*
(Students walk out and Stealth, Twist, and Apple Bloom walk out last)
Twist: Want some sweets? I've got some peppermint sticks. I made them myself.
Apple Bloom: (Sadly) Mm-mm.
Twist: They'll make you smi-i-le.
Apple Bloom: No...
Stealth Firefist: Oh, cheer up Apple Bloom. Don't listen to what Tiara is saying. She's just a bunch of rotten apples and bananas.
Diamond Tiara: I don't know why we had to sit through a lecture about getting a cutie mark. I mean, waiting for your cutie mark is sooo last week. You got yours, I just got mine. We all have them already. (gasp) I mean, almost all of us have them already. Don't worry, you three, you're still totally invited to my cute-ceañera this weekend.
Stealth Firefist: Um, three? I already have my mark.
Diamond Tiara: Well, what is it?
Stealth Firefist: I'll never tell. Not until the party.
Diamond Tiara: (Scoffs) Loser.
Stealth Firefist: I heard that!
Silver Spoon: Anyway, the party is going to be amazing.
Diamond Tiara: It's a party celebrating me and my fantastic cutie mark. How could it not be?
Stealth Firefist: (Muttering) I think of a lot of ways.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon: Bump! Bump! Sugar-lump, rump! (laughing)
Apple Bloom: Gimme a break.
Stealth Firefist: I know right?
Silver Spoon: See you this weekend...
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon: Blank flanks! (laughing and walking away)
Stealth Firefist: (Growls) Ooh, ought... (Calms himself)
Apple Bloom: Just let 'em go Stealth. (Walks away sadly)
Stealth Firefist: Poor foal.
*Sweet Apple Acres*
Apple Bloom: It's not fair! It's just not fair!
Applejack: Don't get your mane in a tangle. You'll get your cutie mark. Every pony gets one eventually.
Apple Bloom: But I don't want one eventually! I want one right now! I can't go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera without one, I just can't!
Stealth Firefist: Apple Bloom, you can't just expect a cutie mark to appear overnight or right now. If else fails, just don't go to Tiara's party anyway. The only thing she and Silver Spoon will do fun of you for not having one.
Applejack: Stealth's right. Y'know, I was the last pony in my class to get my cutie mark, and I couldn't be prouder of it. I know my future was to run Sweet Apple Acres, and these bright shiny apples sealed the deal. (gasp) Come to think of it, Granny Smith was the last one in her class, too. Huh, same as Big McIntosh.
Stealth Firefist: Wow, that must run down the family tree.
Apple Bloom: I really don't see how that's supposed to make me feel better. You've got apples for your cutie mark, Granny Smith has an apple pie, Big McIntosh has an apple half, my unique talent must has som'n to do with apples! Apples apples apples! (crash) Oops... apples.
*Marketplace*
Applejack: Get your delicious nutritious apples here!
Apple Bloom: Delicious and nutritious, and so many uses! (chomp)You can eat 'em. [gulp] Play with 'em. (Whacks with a Tennis Racket) (groan)
Pony: Hey, watch it!.
Apple Bloom: Create fine art for your home with 'em. You have to be crazy not to get a bushel of your very own. (Pulled by Stealth and Applejack)
Stealth Firefist: You don't have to go overboard Apple Bloom.
Applejack: Heh... she's so creative, heh.
Apple Bloom: (Speeds over to stallion) You, sir, care t' buy some apples?
Dr. Hooves: No thanks.
Apple Bloom: Why not?
Dr. Hooves: I have plenty at home.
Apple Bloom: Are you sure?
Dr. Hooves: Yes, I'm pretty sure I...
Apple Bloom: You're pretty sure, but you're not absolutely positively completely super-duper sure, are you?
Dr. Hooves: Y...ah... If I buy some apples, will you please leave me alone?
Apple Bloom: Aaal-right! (Dr. Hooves gives money and speeds away)
Applejack: You forgot your change! (Sighs)
Stealth Firefist: Well, at least you got more pay.
Apple Bloom: Woo-hoo! That's how you sell s'm apples and get a cutie mark! So, what does my cutie mark look like? A shoppin' bag full of apples? A satisfied customer eating an apple?
Stealth Firefist: So far nothing. You can't just expect a cutie mark to appear if you've got one customer to buy an apple.
Apple Bloom: Hmm... maybe I gotta increase my sales figures first. (sees mares grabbing apple) YOU TOUCH IT, YOU BUY IT! We take cash or credit.
Applejack: I'm sorry, ma'am. Ma'am! Aww... Now Apple Bloom, you can't just...
Apple Bloom: (Puts apples in saddle bags) That'll be four bits.
Sweetie Drops: I didn't put those in my bag.
Apple Bloom: Likely story. Four bits, lady!
Applejack: Apple Bloom! I am really really sorry about that. She's new.
Sweetie Drops: (Growls)
Stealth Firefist: You look angry. Here's some rare delicious fruit. (Shows rare and healthy fruit)
Sweetie Drops: Wow! That looks delicious! I'll give you 30 bits for those fruit.
Stealth Firefist: Oh, so you wanna negotiate, eh? Ok, You give me 25 bits.
Sweetie Drops: You do realize you made it lower right?
Stealth Firefist: Hey! Don't try to confuse with your logic! 20 Bits!
Sweetie Drops: Are you sure you know what you're doing?
Stealth Firefist: Okay, 18 bits and that's my final offer.
Sweetie Drops: Um, I feel like your cheating yourself.
Stealth Firefist: Alright, already! I've buy you mangoes with that! (Buys and gives mangoes) I just don't know how you sleep.
Sweetie Drops: (Walks away) Okay.
Stealth Firefist: There! A sastified customer.
Applejack: Stealth, ya do realize you cheated yourself right?
Stealth Firefist: (Sighs) Fine! I'll give you 20 bits AJ! Just like that last pony.
Applejack: Anyway, Sorry little sis, but your apple-sellin' days are over.
Apple Bloom: What? But how else am I gonna get my cutie mark?
Applejack: Home. Now.
Apple Bloom: Hm.
Applejack: Ugh. Listen, sugarcube, I know it's hard to wait for your very own cutie mark, but, you just can't force it.
Stealth Firefist: You it would like trying to make to make a your own banana attack army. But it would turn out they just stand there and do nothing.
Applejack: Besides, you're not that grown-up just yet. Ain't there other fillies in your class without one?
Apple Bloom: Well... Twist doesn't have hers yet.
Applejack: Do you think you'd feel better if you went to the party with her?
Apple Bloom: Mmm-hmm.
Applejack: Well there you go. Bet you and Twist would have a great time together. Now run along and find your friend.
Apple Bloom: You're sure you don't want me to stick around 'till the end of th' market?
Ace: Hey! Who's been using my racket?
Applejack: Yeah. I'm sure.
*Ponyville Center*
Stealth Firefist: Poor Apple Bloom. So confused and so impatient. If only we could help her.
Lightning Strike: I wish we could Stealth, but Applejack is right. She's gonna have to wait for her cutie mark until she's found her special talent or until she's grown up.
Stealth Firefist: It's not just that either. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are making fun of her just because she doesn't have a cutie mark. It's cutie-discrimination I tells ya! (Sees Apple Bloom walking sadly toward the two) Hi Apple Bloom! Wow, you look sad. Is it because Twist didn't want to go either?
Apple Bloom: No, she has her cutie mark.
Stealth Firefist: Wow! That's exciting! Tell her I said congratulations!
Apple Bloom: I still don't have mine.
Stealth Firefist: Don't worry, I know pony who can give you one. Lightning, teach her so she can get a cutie mark.
Lightning Strike: Um, actually, I don't have anything right now.
Stealth Firefist: Aw. mangoes! Luckily, I know the second best pony you should turn to.
*Ponyville Uptown*
Rainbow Dash: Wow, looks like somepony's got a dark cloud hanging over her head. Let me do something about that. (Pushes cloud out of they way) What's the matter, kid?
Apple Bloom: (inhales) There's a cute-ceañera this afternoon and everypony in my class will be there and they'll all have their cutie marks and I wanna get my cutie mark but I'm no good at sellin' apples but I really wanna go to the party but how can I go to the party if I don't have my cutie mark which my big sister says I'm gonna get eventually but... I WANT IT NOW!
Rainbow Dash: Cutie mark? I can get you a cutie mark like that! (snap)
Apple Bloom: Applejack says these things take time. I have to just wait for it to happen.
Rainbow Dash: Why wait for something to happen when you can make it happen?
Stealth Firefist: Yeah, like making your own fruit attack army come to life? (Rainbow Dash and Apple Bloom have confused looks) That's what I'm doing right now. So far, after all the time and effort I've put into it, my progress is 0%.
Rainbow Dash: Okay. Anyway, who are you gonna listen to, Applejack, or the pony who was first in her class to get a cutie mark? I always liked flying an' all, but I was going nowhere in a hurry. It wasn't until my very first race that I discovered a serious need for speed, and KAZAM, this sweet baby appeared as fast as lightning.
Stealth Firefist: Really? Cause Lightning told me he was the first one in his class to get a cutie mark. It wasn't until he discovered he could clear the skies of lightning clouds. And it wasn't until he was called Lightning Strike. Also, he could be from here to there in a second.
Rainbow Dash: He was in a different class.
Stealth Firefist: Oh.
*Later in a field*
Rainbow Dash: That's right, stretch out those legs. Gotta be nice and loose. The key here is to try as many things as possible as quickly as possible. One of them is bound to lead to your cutie mark. Are you ready?
Apple Bloom: I'm ready!
Rainbow Dash: I said: Are! You! Ready!
Apple Bloom: I'M READY!
*Training Sessions*
Rainbow Dash: Juggling, go! (whistle blows)
Apple Bloom: (Loses balances and juggling balls fall on her) Ah!
Rainbow Dash: Hang-gliding, go! (whistle blows)
Apple Bloom: Whoa!
Rainbow Dash: Karate, go! (whistle blows)
Apple Bloom: Hi-ya! (Kicks punching bag) Ee...
Rainbow Dash: Kite-flying, go! (whistle blows) (Apple Bloom runs and doesn't even get to fly glide) Ultrapony and monkey Roller Derby, go! (whistle blows)
Stealth Firefist: (Skating with Apple Bloom and smiling) You might wanna go faster. Those other roller ponies look very aggressive.
Roller ponies: (growl)
Apple Bloom: (Slips) Whoaaa! Whoa.. (Crashes into Stealth and Roller Ponies)
Stealth Firefist: Well, that could have been worse.
*Later*
Rainbow Dash: Tried that one... tried that one... tried that one...
Silver Spoon: (Walking with Diamond Tiara) Your new outfit is, like, perfect for the party.
Diamond Tiara: I know. It totally shows off my cutie mark.
Silver Spoon: I love being special.
Diamond Tiara: Can you imagine how embarrassing it must be to be... not special?
Silver Spoon: I don't even want to, like, think about it. (Both Laugh)
Stealth Firefist: (Growls) (Muttering to Apple Bloom) If they make fun of you at the party, I'm not going to held responsible for what I do to them.
Apple Bloom: I'm doomed. Doomed! I'll never find sumth'n I'm good at.
Pinkie Pie: You look like you'd be good at eating cupcakes.
Apple Bloom: Eatin' cupcakes?
Rainbow Dash: Eating cupcakes?
Stealth Firefist: Juggling buzzsaws? (Gets weird looks at the others) What? I thought we were saying our own thing.
Pinkie Pie: Eating cupcaaakes! (Hopping away)
Apple Bloom: I really appreciate all your help Rainbow Dash. (Backing off slowly) You're a really great coach and I really learned a lot from you and I'm sure I can learn a lot more but... I've got some cupcakes to eat! See you at cute-ceañera! (Catches up with Pinkie) Hold on, Pinkie Pie, I'm comin'.
Stealth Firefist: (Catching up with Apple Bloom) Hold on, Apple Bloom! I gotta make sure you're safe too.
*Kitchen*
Apple Bloom: I can't believe I didn't think of this. A cupcake-eating cutie mark, it's sooo obvious. (Looking to Cupcakes) Now, where are those cupcakes? I'm ready t' chow down!
Pinkie Pie: I don't have any cupcakes.
Apple Bloom: Oh.
Pinkie Pie: (gasp) But you look like you'd be good at helping me make some.
Apple Bloom: I guess, uh, making-cupcakes cutie mark could work too.
(Pinkie Pie)
All you have to do is take a cup of flour!
Add it to the mix!
Now just take a little something sweet, not sour!
A bit of salt, just a pinch!
Baking these treats is such a cinch!
Add a teaspoon of vanilla!
Add a little more, and you count to four,
And you never get your fill of...
Cupcakes! So sweet and tasty!
Cupcakes! Don't be too hasty!
Cupcakes! Cupcakes, cupcakes, CUPCAKES!
*Later*
Apple Bloom: (Struggling) (cough) Hot, hot, hot!
Pinkie Pie: Oooh, those look much better than the last batch. (chomp) Mmm...
Apple Bloom: (Tries one and spits it out) Ugh! I guess I'm not cut out to be a baker either. (sigh) I just have to face it, I'm gonna have a blank flank forever.
Stealth Firefist: Well, look at this way Apple Bloom. At least attempt 17 didn't catch me on fire, but it did get the pony outside. He'll be fine.
Pinkie Pie: What about that?
Apple Bloom: What about what? Is there something on my flank? Is there, is there, is there? (gasp) A cutie mark! It's a... a measuring cup? No. A mixin' bowl? No... Are those cupcakes? A tower of cupcakes maybe.
Pinkie Pie: (blow) Flour. It's flour! Yay! I guessed it. What game you wanna play next? Please say bingo, please say bingo.
Twilight Sparkle: (Arriving) Whoa, what's been going on in here?
Stealth Firefist: Nothing much. Just helping Apple Bloom achieve her cutie mark. Except, we found out the cooking is not really her thing.
Pinkie Pie: We've been making cupcakes, wanna try them?
Twilight Sparkle: Nnnno thank you... not that they don't look, heh, delicious.
Apple Bloom: Twilight, you have to help me!
Apple Bloom: (inhales) Tiara's cute-ceañera's today and everypony in my class will be there and they'll all have their cutie marks and I want to get my cutie mark but I'm no good at selling apples or hang-gliding or making cupcakes, but I wanna go to the party but how can I go to the party if I don't have my cutie mark, which Pinkie Pie says I can't just make appear, but I need it to appear, RIGHT NOW!
Stealth Firefist: She's very serious. You better hurry, she might be getting a little clingy. (Apple Bloom hugging Stealth's tail)
Twilight Sparkle: Uhhh... I don't follow. How can I help you?
Apple Bloom: You can use your magic to make my cutie mark appear.
Twilight Sparkle: Oh no, Apple Bloom. A cutie mark is something a pony has to discover for herself.
Apple Bloom: Please Twilight, jus' trah.
Twilight Sparkle: I'm sorry but-
Apple Bloom: Oh please, please, please please please!
Stealth Firefist: You might as I well try because you don't stand a chance. She's gonna try the cute, big eyes, baby face, and the mouth thing if you don't agree.
Twilight Sparkle: Alright alright!
Apple Bloom: Oh thank you thank you thank you. (pwing) Yes! I knew you could do (Cutie mark disappears)... it.
Twilight Sparkle: I'm sorry, sweetie, but I told you-
Apple Bloom: Try again, try again!
Twilight Sparkle: (sighs and tries again many times but it disappears)
Stealth Firefist: It didn't work. Well we tried everything Apple Bloom. We've tried selling, exercising, baking, and making Twilight give you a cutie mark. How about skipping the party?
Apple Bloom: He's right. I just won't go to the party, I can't go. Everyone will just laugh at me and make fun of me and call me name. It will be the worst night of my life.
Stealth Firefist: Actually, it'll be the worst day of your life.
Twilight Sparkle: Not helping, and I'm sure it won't be as bad as all that.
Apple Bloom: Forget it, there's no way I'm going to that (gulp, and realizes she's at the party) party. How could I have forgotten the time? How could I have forgotten Pinkie Pie was hosting the party? How could I have forgotten it was at Sugarcube Corner?
Stealth Firefist: Well, you did forget to read the full poster of the party. (Giving poster to Apple Bloom)
Pinkie Pie: Don't forget your party hat, Forgetty Forgetterson! (Hops away)
Apple Bloom: I have to get out of here before anypony sees me.
Stealth Firefist: Don't worry, I'll will help you. They don't call me Stealth for nothing. (Helps Apple bloom sneak around)
Snails: (chomp)
Diamond Tiara: Hey! It's my cute-ceañera, I'm supposed to get the first bite at cake.
(Ballons pop)
Apple Bloom: (Under table) Okay, Apple Bloom, almost there.
Stealth Firefist: Good Luck, I'm gonna be over there having fun. (Goes into middle of the party and notices two foals at the corner) Hey! What are you two doing... (Zipped by a zipper) Mmph! Mmph!
Sweetie Belle: Shh! We're hiding!
Stealth Firefist: Why?
Scootaloo: Because we don't want to get made fun of her! (Pointing to Diamond Tiara)
Stealth Firefist: Who? Tiara? She's just a...
Sweetie Belle: Shh! We don't want to get our cover blown, just because we don't want to get fun of for our missing cutie marks.
Stealth Firefist: (Gasps) You girls don't have cutie marks? No way! I know a friend who's... (Record Scratch) Hey, what happened to the music.
Apple Bloom: Oh no.
Silver Spoon: Wow, that is an amazing cutie mark.
Diamond Tiara: Nice try...
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon: Blank flank! (Laughs)
Stealth Firefist: Hold on girls. (Walks over to the foals) How about you lay off her jerks?!
Diamond Tiara: You stay out of this blank... uh...
Stealth Firefist: Not so easy to make fun of me isn't it?
Diamond Tiara: Oh! Blank Face. (Laughs)
Stealth Firefist: (Sarcastically) Wow, I was thinking the party couldn't get any worse. Then you said Blank Face. I'm going to cry now. Boo-hoo-hoo.
Silver Spoon: Just stay out of this, monkey.
Scootaloo: Do you have problem with blank flanks?! (Fillies gasp) I said, you got a problem with blank flanks?
Silver Spoon: The problem is, I mean, she's like, totally not special.
Stealth Firefist: (Sarcastically and Mockingly) Ohh, Riiiiight.
Sweetie Belle: No, it means she's full of potential.
Scootaloo: It means she could be great at anything. The possibilities are, (mocking) like, endless.
Sweetie Belle: She could be a great scientist, or an amazing artist, or a famous writer. She could even be mayor of Ponyville some day.
Stealth Firefist: Or, be first pony to make an entire fruit attack army. (Everybody stares weirdly at him) What? No one wants to do that?
Scootaloo: Anyway, she's not stuck being stuck-up like you two.
Stealth Firefist: Losers!
(ponies laugh)
Diamond Tiara: Hey, this is my party, why are you two on their side?
Scootaloo: Because..
Apple Bloom: [gasp] You don't have your cutie marks either? I thought I was the only one.
Scootaloo: We thought we were the only two.
Twilight Sparkle: I for one think you are three very lucky fillies.
Diamond Tiara: Lucky? How can they be lucky?
Twilight Sparkle: They still get to experience the thrill of discovering who they are, and what they're meant to be.
Applejack: And they got all the time in the world to figure it out, not just an afternoon.
(ponies chatter and walk over to three)
Tornado Bolt: Wow, Apple Bloom, I wish I could be a scientist.
Piña Colada: Do you really think you could be mayor?
Coronet: Maybe I got my cutie mark too soon.
Diamond Tiara: Hey, what's everypony doing? This is my party, everypony is supposed to be paying attention to me.
Stealth Firefist: Sorry, Tiara. But you were so five seconds ago.
Diamond Tiara: Well! We still get to make fun of you.
Stealth Firefist: Ehh, I don't think so. (Shows fireball mark on his armor) I've got my mark. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to be over there congratulating my friends. (Walks over to crowd)
Silver Spoon: Whatever. We still think you're losers, right Diamond Tiara? Bump, bump, sugar... lump...
Diamond Tiara: Not now, Silver Spoon.
Stealth Firefist: (Scoffs points to the two) Real losers if you ask me. I'm Stealth Firefist.
Scootaloo: Name's Scootaloo.
Sweetie Belle: And I'm Sweetie Belle.
Apple Bloom: Apple Bloom.
*Later at the party*
Twist: This song is so super!
Apple Bloom: So I was thinking, now that we're friends... I mean, we are friends, right?
Scootaloo: How could we not be? We're totally alike. We don't have cutie marks, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon drive us crazy--
Sweetie Belle: Totally crazy.
Stealth Firefist: And she's a pain in the tail if you ask me.
Apple Bloom: Well, now that we're friends, what if the three of us work together to find out who we are and what we're supposed to be?
Sweetie Belle: Ooh! Ooh! We could form our own secret society.
Scootaloo: I'm liking this idea.
Apple Bloom: A secret society. Yeah. We need a name for it though.
Scootaloo: The Cutie Mark Three?
Sweetie Belle: The Cutastically Fantastics?
Apple Bloom: How about... The Cutie Mark Crusaders?
Scootaloo: It's perfect!
Sweetie Belle: This is gonna be so great!
Apple Bloom: We're gonna be unstoppable!
Scootaloo: What do you say we celebrate with some of these delicious cupcakes?
Apple Bloom: NOT the cupcakes. Trust me.
Stealth Firefist: It had some difficulties.
Sweetie Belle: Let's see if there are any cookies.
Apple Bloom: Yeah! Come on.
Stealth Firefist: And good luck on your quest on finding your cutie mark girls!
Twilight Sparkle: Dearest Princess Celestia, I am happy to report that one of your youngest subjects has learned a valuable lesson about friendship. Sometimes, the thing you think will cause you to lose friends and feel left out...
Princess Celestia: ...can actually be the thing that helps you make your closest friends and realize how special you are. Hmm...
Stealth Firefist: (Rushes out of nowhere) Hi Princess Celestia! Cupcake? (Gives cupcake to the princess) Well, gotta go. There's party right now bye! (Rushes off)
Princess Celestia: (Chuckles) Oh, Stealth.
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