Mystery Mint's Cutie Mark Story (And some other Characters)

Sweetie Belle sat outside Sugarcube Corner and sadly pawed the ground with her hoof. Lucky day for her; Apple Bloom was visiting Appleloosa with Applejack, and Scootaloo was off with Rainbow Dash learning to fly. Rarity was out for a brunch with Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, so hanging out with her big sister was out of the question.

"Why so glum?" Sweetie Belle looked up and saw Mystery Mint, a local rock and weather sensation, with her friend Cherry Crash.

"Wait a minute... aren't you a Cutie Mark Crusader?" Cherry Crash asked.

"Yeah," Sweetie Belle admitted. "But my friends are out doing stuff with their sisters, and my sister is with her friends."

"Oh, too bad for you," Mystery Mint sympathized. "My sister was always out with her two best friends." Her horn glowed coral pink and two miniature rainclouds appeared. In five seconds, the raindroplets created a rainbow. That was enough to cheer Sweetie Belle up.

"How did you do that?" She asked excitedly.

"It's kinda my special talent." Mystery gestured to the clouds. "Weather dioramas."

"Really? How did you earn your cutie mark?" Sweetie Belle jumped up and down in unmasked excitement.

"Tell her the story," Cherry Crash urged. "It's a good one."

"I guess I'll tell you, Sweetie Belle," Mystery agreed, sitting down next to Sweetie Belle. "Well...

"As a filly, I had often heard that most cutie marks simply represented a positive feeling that pony radiated to the world. I thought that was ridiculous, and I was determined to have my Cutie Mark to be more than a feeling.

"I also loved play guitars. After I attended a performance by Joan Jett, a brilliant rock pony, I was also desperately hoping that my Cutie Mark would be music oriented.

"One day, I heard about an upcoming talent show. I was so excited! Perhaps I would be able to find my Cutie Mark. I practiced my guitar for hours. Although I was usually playing guitar, as well as sing, in my band, the Strike Hearts, I felt that if other ponies were on stage with me, there was a less chance I would get my Cutie Mark. As an added effect, I created small, non-powerful tornadoes and thunderstorms to accompany me on stage.

"The night of the show came. As I was perfecting a lightning storm, Cherry Crash came up to me. The guitarist she had found to temporarily replace me had just called in sick, Cherry was no good at singing, and she needed me to step up.

"I almost said no. This was my special night, and I might earn my Cutie Mark! But I couldn't say no to Cherry. She was one of my best friends. I knew she wanted to succeed almost as much as me, even though she already had her Cutie Mark.

"It was awesome. Cherry was awesome on the drums, and don't forget me singing with my guitar. But the crown really went crazy when I unleashed my mini storms. They loved it. Our show was 100% epic!

"As I stood on stage I recognized how much I enjoyed creating miniature weather replicas. I also realized that teamwork was important and a key factor to success. As soon as I thought about that, my Cutie Mark appeared; the lightning bolt represents my weather replicas, the heart represents my understanding of teamwork.

"Although my Cutie Mark was not set in music, I incorporate my weather replicas and teamwork into every show I perform at. I've radiated the value of teamwork to other ponies, and graced the world with my weather creations."

"Wow!" Sweetie Belle gasped when Mystery was finished. "That's awesome! You have two talents!"

"No," Mystery Mint began. "My talent is weather replicas and I radiate teamwork to the worl-"

But Sweetie Belle paid no attention to the mare as she skipped down the lane.

"I GOTTA TELL SCOOTALOO AND APPLE BLOOM!"