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

Starlight stood in her garden, tending to her new patch of watermelon plants.

"Hi, Starlight!" Apple Bloom, a filly Starlight knew, trotted up. "What are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm checking my watermelons," Starlight replied, pointing to the small baby fruits. "I just planted them."

"Fruits and vegetables are your special talent, right?" Apple Bloom asked.

"They got me my Cutie Mark!" Starlight agreed, sprinkling some water on a melon.

"But, what does a star have to do with fruits and vegetables and gardening?" Apple Bloom asked, frowning in confusion. Starlight

laughed.

"Sit down and I'll tell you," she replied.

"I was raised by parents connected to nature. My father was a lumberpony, and my mom simply loved flowers. I used to come along with my father to plant saplings that replaced trees he had cut down. My mother taught me how to manage a garden, and gave me my own patch to plant whatever I wanted. It was so fun to watch the plants grow, and I loved picking them when they were ready!

"One day at school, a gardening content was announced. Actually, I was a little younger than you, Apple Bloom. Anyway, I knew I had a chance at winning, so I decided to enter my prized fruits.

"I was very nervous the day of the contest. Like I said before, I had a shot at winning, but all contests are nerve wracking.

"And I won! My friends were so happy for me, my parents were proud and happy, and I was happy with myself. I realized that I had a gift for fruits and vegetables. It wasn't some hobby that I did after school, it was my special talent." Starlight smiled at the memory, but Apple Bloom wasn't satisfied.

"But why isn't your Cutie Mark a fruit or somethin'?" She asked impatiently. Starlight smiled.

"Apple Bloom, not all cutie marks are literal!" Starlight laughed. "The fruit that won me the contest- I entered Star Fruit!" Realization dawned on Apple Bloom's face.

"Oh! That was a good story, Starlight!" She exclaimed, jumping up. "Thanks!"

"Anytime!" Starlight replied happily. As Apple Bloom ran off, Starlight returned to her garden.

Did she come down here just to hear my Cutie Mark story? Starlight wondered.