How Did You Get Your Cutie Mark?

Cipher Splash

Scootaloo pointed to an orange unicorn buying apples.

"Let's go ask her for her cutie mark story!" She suggested. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom exchanged glances.

"Alright," Apple Bloom agreed. The three fillies trotted up to her.

"Aren't you... Cipher Splash?" Sweetie Belle asked. Cipher looked at her and nodded.

"Hi! I'm Sweetie Belle, and these are my friends Apple Bloom and Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle pointed at herself, then at her companions. Cipher smiled and shook Sweetie Belle's hand.

"It's nice to meet you," she said cheerfully.

"We were wondering, could you tell us your cutie mark story?" Apple Bloom asked. Cipher nodded.

"One day, I woke up, and I had my cutie mark," she explained. "I'm a champion roof-jumper. The end." The fillies stared at her.

"Being a roof-jumper is an actual talent?" Apple Bloom asked. Cipher nodded.

"Wait, that's not a story!" Scootaloo interjected indignantly. "Why did your cutie mark appear?" Cipher shrugged.

"I realized my special talent." Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo rolled their eyes at the obvious answer.

"Cipher! What's your cutie mark anyway?" Sweetie Belle suddenly asked. Cipher smiled, then began laughing and laughing.

"What?" Sweetie Belle asked. "What's so funny?" Cipher Splash moved her saddlebags aside to show Sweetie Belle her mark.

"What the hay is that?" Sweetie Belle cried. Cipher's cutie mark was indecipherable. Cipher smiled, as if she was pleased.

"Oh, nothing," she answered. Cipher turned around to leave, but Scootaloo pulled on her tail.

"Hey, lady! Tell us how you really earned your cutie mark," she demanded. Cipher stared at her.

"I am a scientist who uses potions to create apocalyptic results. I am also a champion surf-boarder, the runner of a casino in Las Pegasus at night, and the secret protege of Princess Celestia."

"You're pulling our legs, aren't you?" Scootaloo asked. Cipher nodded.

"Bye," she said to them, and then turned and walked away.

"I'm never mentioning that conversation to anypony," Apple Bloom remarked. Scootaloo sighed.

"Let's just stop. Nopony has a great story like Rainbow Dash," she suggested. Sweetie Belle shook her head.

"Come on, Scootaloo, just one more pony!" She exclaimed. Scootaloo stared at Sweetie Belle for a minute.

"Alright," she agreed.

"Yay!" Sweetie Belle sang out.