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

Tennis Match swung her tennis racket and sent her tennis ball flying.

"Not bad," she commented before galloping over to retrieve it.

"That's so cool!" Exclaimed a nearby filly. She had an orange coat and a magenta mane. Tennis Match recognized her as a Cutie Mark Crusader.

"Thanks," she replied. "It's really no biggie, though. Anypony could hit like that."

"Really?" The filly asked with wide eyes. Tennis Match put a hoof up to her chin in thought.

"Welllllll, I'm anypony could hit that far with practice. It's not a natural talent for everypony," she corrected herself. "But, like I said, anypony could hit that way!"

"Is it your special talent?" The filly asked. Tennis Match nodded.

"I'm probably one of the best tennis players in Equestria." The filly flittered her wings.

"That's cool! I bet Rainbow Dash would totally beat you, though!" Tennis Match waved her racket at the statement.

"I really doubt she knows the first thing about tennis. She prefers to be up in the clouds, racing."

"Yeah, it's cool up there," the filly agreed.

"Hey, what's your name?" Tennis Match asked.

"Scootaloo!" The filly replied excitedly.

"Nice name, Scootaloo. Now, wanna hear my Cutie Mark story?" Tennis Match asked.

"As long as it's not namby pamby and it doesn't involve singing," Scootaloo replied promptly. Tennis Match grinned.

"It definitely doesn't involve singing. Now, when I was a filly...

"I was rebellious. My mom and dad were both athletes, and I didn't like tagging along to their various sports events. Too much of something makes it annoying, you know? So I avoided all sports, especially tennis.

"One day, my parents decided I should start doing extracurricular activities, since I had too much free time on my hooves after school. They would have loved for me to join a tennis club, but I chose knitting instead. I grew really strong from that, and I still knit to this day. But back to the story.

"After my mom had Mint Flower, they eased up on the sports, and I decided maybe I would start playing tennis. So I joined a tennis club. As time went on, I began to play more and more often. My coach decided I could compete in tournament after only a couple months playing!

"I won the tournament, which is kinda obvious, but it was so exciting! I realized that I had a natural talent for tennis, and I shouldn't knock something until I've tried it. At that moment, my Cutie Mark appeared!" Tennis Match picked up her racket again.

"That was pretty cool," Scootaloo admitted. "Not as good as Rainbow Dash's story, but still cool."

"Hey, you want me to teach you some tennis?" Tennis Match asked with a smile. "It'll be fun!"

"That sounds cool. Hey! Maybe I'll get my Cutie Mark! Let's start right now!"