Chapters "Excuse me...miss? Are you okay?'
I groan loudly as a response, my head really hurts and it's really hot here. I open my eyes to see a grey pegasus mare with a blonde mane and wonky cross-eyes staring at me with a worried expression across her face. She looks really familiar, I feel like I could relate to her for some odd reason. Why though?
"Oh thank Celestia You're okay!" the mare's worried frown turns to a smile, and suddenly I feel like I can trust her now. Again...I have no idea why. "You are okay, aren't you?"
I nod a bit, which was not helping my throbbing head. I observe my surroundings to discover I was in a meadow of some sort, how did I end up here? "Where am I miss...?" My voice sounded normal, good.
The mare grinned as she spoke, "Oh! You're just outside of Ponyville!"
My head began to throb more, Ponyville? I've heard that name before, but where? And what meaning did it have to me? "Ponyville huh?" I stood up to realize, I was standing on all fours. So, I knew I was a pony instantly. Thank heavens....or was it a bad thing? I had no idea!
The mare nods, "Yeah! It's a cool place!" she places one of her hooves on her chest, "In fact, I work there as a mail mare!" the mare then looks at me before outstretching her hoof towards me, "I'm Ditzy Doo! Every pony calls me Derpy though!"
I take her hoof as Derpy lets out a laugh, "Well, nice to meet you Derpy...!" I smile, I swear I've seen her somewhere.
"What do they call you?"
I was about to give her an answer, but...I had NO idea what my name was! "I...don't know..."
Derpy narrows her eyes, "Maybe you hit your head or something..." she takes my head into her hooves rather roughly and inspects it top to bottom. "I should take you to the doctor..."
I shook my head, "I feel fine Derpy!" I exclaim, "Really! I do!"
Derpy lets go of me, "Are you sure?"
I nod, "Yeah...Maybe if I look around, my memories will return!"
Derpy nods, "Right! Follow me! I'll take you to Ponyville!"
With that, I fallow her on foot as she spread her wings and flew to town a half a mile away.
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Welcome to Ponyville! Enter The Flim Flam Brothers
Ugh...I have been walking for hours! Are we even there yet? I look up at Derpy, still trailing the sky. Maybe she can't see ahead of her!
"Derpy! Are we almost there yet?" I shout to her.
Derpy lands on a cloud and glances at me. "Yeah! It's just up ahead!"
I am now annoyed, "You said that a half an hour ago!"
"Who's the one from Ponyville here?" Derpy questioned tensely.
I sigh, someone a long time told me never argue with the designated driver. Wait, who told me that? And...what in the world is a driver? I focus on the dirt road ahead as I also try to remember something, anything, about my past. What happened to me? Did I hit my head? I must have, because my head still really hurts...Or maybe it's because I'm thinking too hard.
"We're really close now!" a hear Derpy shout.
I can now see the town very faintly in the distance, a few hoof-steps later and my eyes can't believe what I'm seeing!
So many ponies of every race! Unicorns lifting things with magic, pegasai soaring above me, and earth ponies busting into town with large carts of produce and other various things. It is mind blowing! All three races working together! I've never seen anything like it! Or have I?
Yet again my head began to throb with every pony I saw. Each and every pony that I see I swear I have seen each and every one of them before in some way or another! But where? Where have I seen them before?
Derpy lands beside me, "That's a lot of ponies, huh?"
I feel my ears flatten and my eyes widen a bit more, "Y-Yeah...." I look around, "This is a town? This is more like a city!"
Derpy giggles before joking, "Then you haven't seen Manehattan before."
I rub the temple of my head softly with my hoof, "This is too much, I can't even think..."
Derpy and I begin to walk into the town and I can't help but look around. Derpy is kind enough to point out the names of everypony, and with every name she mentions, the more my head throbs. Each and every name is familiar, but how? How were they familiar?
Suddenly, as Derpy was pointing to two ponies sitting on a bench, she accidentally rams into a carriage that was holding a giant machine that with it's weight, had smashed the carriage with no effort. It only took Derpy to make the machine topple over and hit the ground with a thud. As if the situation couldn't get any more worse, the machine started rolling into town.
Derpy stands there panicking, and I'm doing the same seeing each and everypony scream and run the other direction.
"Oopsie..." Derpy muttered quietly.
Oh man were we in a lot of trouble! I can see the owner....no...owners? There's two of them and they are twins! Not only that, I think I know them because I feel distrust towards them both. But why? They look more funny than anything!
Derpy begins to approach them guiltily, "I'm so sorry misters!" she picks up bits of snapped rope that had previously held the now rolling machine, "I didn't mean to-"
The first twin interrupts Derpy before she can continue, "I've never seen such recklessness! Have you, Flim?"
The second twin trots over the Flim, "No Flam...have you seen such a clumsy feather-brain?"
"I sure haven't Flim!"
With that, those two erupt into laughter, causing Derpy to tear up. The two twins continue their taunts, "I wonder if she even knows where she is!" Flim jokes.
"Of course not Flam," Flim jokes back, "She couldn't even see town hall if it was right in front of her! With those wonky eyes of her's, she probably can't even see us!"
That's it! My head hurts too much and they have gone way too far! I grab them both by their little black bow ties and white collars, "Shut the buck up and leave her alone! She didn't mean to!" Wait, did I just say buck?
"What have we got here?" Flam mutters looks at me over.
Flim laughs and points at my flank, "A full grown blankflank!"
I look at my flank, it looked normal to me! "A what now?" I ask with anger rising in my chest.
Derpy looks at me through her tears before running away, everypony looks on as she disappears from sight.
I am now annoyed and madder than ever, "You know what? I don't care! You are just plain mean! I'm glad your machine is destroyed! If you ask me, Derpy did the right thing! If you judge ponies like that, you're just asking for misfortune!" I then take off in the direction Derpy went.
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I call Derpy's name repeatedly as I run into town, I'm really starting to freak out a bit now. Suddenly I see Derpy running away. I am really breathless now as I call out her name one last time, "Derpy! Please wait!"
Derpy stops finally, but does not turn to face me. I finally stop running to catch my breath which was probably long gone. "D-Derpy...don't listen to them..."
Derpy finally looks at me, tears brimming on her eyes. "B-But they were right....I can't see so good...I destroyed town hall..." she sniffles, "I was so ashamed that I stayed away from everypony...I never showed my face in public since then..."
My head began to throb again, but I was used to it at this point, "What made you come back than...?"
Derpy smiled, "I-I have no clue...I guess I just decided that I shouldn't let it get to me..."
I smile, "Well I'm glad you're back! We need more ponies like you!"
Derpy wipes her tears away, "R-Really?"
I grin, "Yeah! You have such a positive I should about everything, and your optimism is unmatched by anypony in Equestria!"
Derpy pulls me into a hug, "Thank you so much...nopony has ever been so kind to me..."
"Well it's about time some ponies start seeing you with their hearts instead of their eyes..." I tell her.
Derpy releases herself from the hug, "Come on, let's go to Sugarcube Corner, I wanna muffin..."
Wait, what's Sugarcube Corner?
Enter Pinkie and the Apple Family!
I fallow Derpy through town, very unsure about the place called Sugarcube Corner. I mean, why do they call it something so sweet and cute? Well, this whole world is cute...so...I really should've expected a name like Sugarcube Corner to exist in a world like this.
Suddenly we stopped at probably the most mouth watering building I ever laid my eyes upon. In fact, I think it is the only building that I would actually want to eat at this point!
"Here we are!" Derpy exclaimed.
The building looks just like a real life gingerbread house, like the one from Hansel and Gretel. It looks so real I want to take a bite out of it right now! But of course, I knew better.
The two of us go inside and we are greeted by two adorable foals, one a boy pegasus, the other a girl unicorn. They were messing around with some toys, a rattle and a toy butterfly. They were so adorable.
"Aw..." Derpy went up to them, "Hi Pound Cake! Hi Pumpkin Cake! she crouched down as the two foals ran to her giggling. Derpy giggles back, "Now, where are your parents?"
Just as Derpy ends the sentence, a pink mare with a bouncy curly mane bounces to the cash register from the doors of the kitchen.
"Oh! Mr. and Mrs. Cake went out for a few seconds, they'll be back!" she exclaimed cheerfully.
Derpy grinned and approaches the counter and I fallow, "Hiya Pinkie Pie!" I smile at Pinkie and wave to her as Derpy put three gold coins on the counter, "I'll take a blueberry muffin with extra cinnamon," she points to me, "And my friend over there would like a-" Derpy was cut off by Pinkie Pie gasping at the sight of me and dashing away.
I am now confused, "What was that about?"
Derpy giggles, "Oh don't worry about it! She's just being Pinkie Pie!"
This made me even more confused, "Okay...?"
Suddenly a couple, a blue mare with a pink hairdo and an orange colt enter the store. They take their positions at the cash register without a second thought, "Oh dear, where is Pinkie?" the blue mare asks.
Derpy pointed to the door, "She left a few seconds ago Mrs. Cake, she'll be back."
The orange colt took the two foals by the scruff gently and took them to another back room. A play room by the looks of it.
Mrs. Cake sighed, "Oh that Pinkie Pie, I assume she saw your new friend," she said while looking at me. Mrs Cake extended her hoof to me, "My name is Mrs. Cake! My husband, Mr Cake, is putting the foals down for their nap!"
I shake her hoof as she pulls out a notepad and a pen, "So, what will it be for you two today?"
Derpy smiles, "I'll take the usual!"
I look over the menu for a few seconds before deciding, "I'll take an apple muffin please."
Mrs. Cake scribbles down our order before looking at me and adding, "Good choice! We are receiving a fresh shipment of apples from Sweet Apple Acres today, so the muffins will be fresh from the oven!" With that, she retreats in to the kitchen.
Derpy and I take our seats at a table and wait for a good long while.
"So...any luck getting your memory back?" Derpy asks.
I shake my head, "No…"
Derpy smiles, "Don't worry, I'm sure your memory will come back!"
"I hope so too, because all this thinking is really hurting my head!"
Derpy was thinking to herself for a few minutes, finally she says, "Well… Did you look at your cutie mark?"
Cutie Mark?
"Um...a cutie mark?" I ask, shortly it is a very important thing.
Derpy narrowed her eyes, "You really hit your head, didn't you?" she points to my flank, "A cutie mark is a mark that stands for your talent! Take mine for example!" she points to her own flank.
I look at it closely, there was a picture of seven bubbles on her flank. It was very fascinating.
"My cutie mark is bubbles! I forgot what it stands for, maybe it's because of my bubbly personality!" Derpy explains, "So, what is your talent?"
I take a look at my own flank, to discover that it was blank! "I....I don't have a cutie mark...!"
Derpy looks at my flank and gasps, "You don't! You're a blank flank!"
I had heard that name before, it's what the Flim Flam Brothers called me. I ask, "What's a blank flank?"
"A blank flank is what they call ponies with no cutie mark, it essentially means that they have no talent. It's a pretty big insult!" Derpy explains.
I look down at my hooves which were rested on the table, "Oh...so... In order for me to discover who I am, and avoid being picked on, I have to get a cutie mark?" I look at Derpy, "So... How do I get a cutie mark? Do I go to some special store or do I draw it on?"
Derpy stifled back a laugh, "You don't buy a cutie mark, silly! You earn it!"
I laugh at my own embarrassment, "Oh... So how do I earn it?"
Derpy smiled and explains, "Well, first you need to find your talent! You can do anything, but your cutie mark will appear on your flank when you discover what you were meant to do!"
I smile, "That seems hard, but it could hold the key toward my past..."
"Yeah! It really could!" she narrowed her eyes, "And I know just the group to help you!"
My ears prick up, "Group?"
Suddenly, an orange mare with a cowboy hat and three apples for a cutie mark entered the store with three crates of apples tied on a rope.
"Mrs. Cake? Ah got the apples ya ordered!"
"Mrs. Cake enters with Derpy's muffin, "Oh yes, Applejack! Put the apples on the counter! I'll be with you in a minute!" she comes over to our table and gives Derpy her muffin, who began eating it immediately. Mrs. Cake goes to the counter, takes the crates of fresh fruit, gives Applejack a small sack of coins, "Here you go dear! Have a nice day!"
"You too Mrs. Cake! See ya!" Applejack then started to walk out the door.
Suddenly, Derpy stops Applejack, "Hey Applejack! You got a minute?"
Applejack looks our way and trots over to us, "Of course Derpy! What do ya need?"
"My friend here is new here in town, she seems to have lost her memory and she has no cutie mark..." Derpy explained.
Applejack looked at me, "Aww...I'm sorry to hear that sugarcube..."
Derpy looks at me, "Yeah..." she looks back at Applejack, "Anyways, do you think the Cutie Mark Crusaders could help a mare out?"
Applejack grins hugely as she replies, "Well, I think if me and your friend talk to Applebloom, ah'm sure she'll help out!"
"Great!" Derpy glances at me, "I would love to help out more, but...I have somewhere to be in an hour...." she points to Applejack, "You listen to her, and you'll be okay!"
I nod as Derpy stands up and trots to the door, "Okay Derpy...can we hang out later...?"
"Sure!" and with that, Derpy left.
Mrs. Cake serves me my muffin, and I eat it quickly so me and Applejack can leave.
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After some more walking, we reach a vast land filled with acres upon acres of apple trees!
"Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres! The first farm in Ponyville!"
My jaw drops, "It's so huge!" I exclaim.
Applejack lets out a laugh, "Breathtakin', isn't it?"
I nod, it definitely was!
Applejack takes me all the way to the red barn, where an old green mare with a pie cutie mark was sitting in a rocking chair on a porch.
Applejack approaches the mare, "Granny? Have you seen Applebloom anywhere?"
The only response was a loud snore, it was clear that Granny was asleep.
Applejack rolls her eyes, "Granny!" she shouts.
"Hm...? What now?" Granny snaps awake.
Applejack plants her hoof on her forehead before turning to a red stallion with a green apple cutie mark pulling a wooden cart of apples, "Big Mac? Where is Applebloom?"
Big Mac points to the inside of the barn, the hey loft, and the two of us head inside.
Applejack looked around, "Applebloom?" Ah need to talk to ya about something!"
A young southern voice answers the call, "Yeah Applejack?"
Meet Applebloom, Rarity, and Sweetie Belle!
Through the darkness there is a little yellow filly who was playing with a small collie in the room. I could see, like me, she had no cutie mark.
"This is a friend of mine Applebloom, and she needs help with a little somethin'!" Applejack explains, "Ya see...Miss Hooves found her outside of Ponyville all knocked out! As it turns out, poor mare has no memory of how she got there in the first place!"
Applebloom looks at me, "Well howdy there! The name's Applebloom!"
We shake hooves as Applejack adds, "As it turns out, you and her have a special thing in common!" she points to my blank flank, "Take a look!"
Applebloom's jaw drops wide open, "Y-You're a...."
I nod, "Yes," I blush in my own embarrassment, "I figure, if I get my cutie mark my memory might return, do you think you could help me?"
Applebloom smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Ah think I can help out..." she trots to the entrance of the hay loft, "Come with me..."
I glance at Applejack for a moment, who tells me, "Go on, it's o
I smile, "O-Okay!" With that, I fallow Applebloom out the door.
What have I gotten myself into?
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I fallow Applebloom through town to a boutique of some sorts, it was certainly full of style. In fact, I think it's too full of style for my taste. But whatever, it's not my boutique.
Applebloom goes up to the door and knocks on it a few times, the one who answers is a white unicorn with a curly purple mane and three diamonds for a cutie mark answers. The unicorn looks very privileged and rich, like beauty is her only priority.
"Oh hello Applebloom dear!" the unicorn exclaimed, "Need to see Sweetie Belle I presume?"
Applebloom nodded, "It's really important Rarity!"
Rarity let us in, "Well come in dearie," she glances at me, "Who's your friend?"
"She's a friend of mine, she kinda lost her memory an' she has no cutie mark!" Applebloom exclaimed, "So, I thought me an' the girls could help her!"
Rarity looks sympathetic towards me, "Oh the poor dear..." she smiles, "Well, let me say you are so sweet to help her Applebloom."
Applebloom nods, "Thank you, where's Sweetie Belle?"
Rarity points to a hallway, "She's in her room, of course."
"Thank you!" with that, she dashes down the hallway into a room.
I was about to fallow, but I stop in front of the mirror and take a good long look at myself for the first time.
My entire body is an aqua blue, my mane and tail however are chestnut brown. My mane is also very long so it droops in my eyes. To be honest with myself, I don't look too bad...for a unicorn...
Rarity sees me and hands me a ribbon with her magic, "This should help with your mane dearie..." she pulls my mane back for me.
I look at myself in the mirror once more to finally see my eyes, a light bluish green color.
Rarity grins, "Better?"
I nod, "Yes, much better..."
Applebloom and Sweetie Belle dash out of Sweetie's room, "Now we have to get Scootaloo!" Applebloom tells me.
Sweetie Belle shakes my hoof, "So, you're the new blank flank, huh?"
I nod, "Yes?"
"My name is Sweetie Belle! Nice to meet you!"
I smile, "Nice to meet you too!"
Sweetie looks at Rarity, "Rarity? Can I go out?"
"Of course Sweetie!" Rarity says, "Just be back for dinner!"
"I will!"
The two fillies lead me outside and we dash away to find the one named Scootaloo.
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We look all through town, but there was no sign of Scootaloo.
"Ugh...where is she?" Sweetie Belle groans.
Applebloom looks around, "Ah don't know..."
I also look around, "I'm looking...I don't see her..." I looked at them, "Don't worry, will find her..."
"I hope we find her soon..." Sweetie Belle muttered.
Suddenly, I hear a soft voice.
"Uh...! A-Angel....! Please...Don't do that....!!"
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Fluttershy, Ink's New Pet, and Rainbow Dash!
I saw a bunny dash right for me with a basket of carrots, and judging by the clerks face the carrots were unpaid for. So, I grabbed the bunny before it could get past me, A yellow pegasus with a long pink mane runs to me, softly exclaiming, "Oh...I'm sorry...!" she cowers a bit, as if I was gonna hit her for so
I smile, "It's quite alright," I hand her the bunny, "He's quite a funny little thing!"
The pegasus smiles softly as she pets the bunny, "Oh I know...sometimes he can be a little...mean..." she glares at the bunny, "Angel! You return those carrots right now....!"
Angel looks mad and annoyed as the pegasus returns the carrots, she returns to me smiling.
"Thank you for getting Angel for me! He's so fast, even for me...!" she tells me.
I ruffle the fur on Angel's head, "No problem! I love animals!" What made me say that was in the very back of my mind, something told me I loved animals.
"Oh! Do you have a pet?"
I look down at my hooves, "Well...no...I'm kinda new here in Ponyville...so...I don't even have a house...I'm probably staying with Derpy..."
the pegasus smiles, "Well, if you ever want a pet, my shelter is open!"
I think for a second before turning to Applebloom, "Do you mind if I check out the shelter for a bit?"
Applebloom looks at me, "Yeah, go ahead! We'll look for Scootaloo and come to you!"
I smile, "Alright!"
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom dash off, and me and the pegasus trot off, I turn to her, "Oh, I didn't quite catch your name...."
"I-I....I'm Fluttershy...."
I can see why she was called that, "That's a lovely name..." I say happily.
Fluttershy blushes a bit, "Th-Thank you...what's your name?"
I frown, "I don't know...I've lost my memories..."
"Oh you poor dear...well, I'm certain you'll get memory back....!"
I smile, "Thanks Fluttershy..."
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The two of us reach a small cottage with small animals running around in the yard and trees above them, when we enter the house, there is even more animals roaming the house.
I see so many different animals! Squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, mice, and even a grizzly bear! It made my head spin!
Fluttershy put Angel Bunny down and rushes into the kitchen. She comes out with a huge bag of pet food, salad, and assorted nuts. "It must be feeding time...!" she fills up various food bowls as several hungry animals rush to the food bowls to eat happily. One however, didn't....
There was a tiny spiky brown ball on the couch, it unfurled to be the cutest baby hedgehog I had EVER seen. Something in my mind clicked, I love hedgehogs just as much as I love cats!
The tiny hedgehog let out a tiny yawn as I approached the animal, "Oh my gosh...this is the cutest animal I've ever seen....!" I whisper excitedly, "Who's this little fella...?"
Fluttershy smiles and trots over to the couch, "This hedgehog is a baby, so he doesn't have a name..."
I extend my hoof towards the baby hedgehog ever so carefully, to see the baby crawl to my hoof. He sniffs it, puts his paws on it, and smiles.
"Aww, he really loves you...!" Fluttershy giggles, "I think I found your pet....!"
I smile, "I couldn't agree more!" I frown, "But I don't have any money..."
Fluttershy looks confused, "Money....? Oh, you must mean bits..." she smiles yet again, "And I don't care about bits all that much...all I really care about is animals going to the right home...!"
I feel my ears flatten, "I-I don't know Fluttershy...I don't feel right, not paying and all...."
Futtershy picks the baby hedgehog up and hands him to me, "I insist...! Call it a sign of our friendship..."
The hedgehog looks up at me with round shining baby eyes, as if he was saying to me, "Please take me home! I love you!" And that was enough to make my heart grow warm, "Are you sure?" I ask as I glance at Fluttershy,
Fluttershy nods with a smile, "I can see a bond between you two already...he wants to be with you..."
I smile, "Thank you Fluttershy...! I'll pay you back, I promise! I'll take good care of the little thing!"
Fluttershy gives me a pack with a baby bottle and formula, and a tiny blue bed with a few toys. She also gave me instructions on how to properly care for hedgehogs, which was a good thing. With that, I left with my new pet.
As I'm walking through town aimlessly, the baby hedgehog climbs on top my head. This causes me to smile happily, I'm more happier than I've ever been before!
I stop at a lush green meadow to take a break from walking. I sigh and lay down, this causes the baby hedgehog to roll down my face and onto the soft grass. He lays there, once more a tiny brown spiky ball. I show him my hoof again, he unfurls and sniffs it, and this causes him to smile.
I giggle, "You're so adorable!" I hold the hedgehog in my hooves, "I hope we can be good friends!"
The baby hedgehog nestles into my chest, and curls up into a tiny ball.
I nuzzle him gently, "But...what do I call you...?" I think a moment before deciding, "I know! I'll call you Quinn! Quinn Quill! It will be short for Quincy! You like that?"
The hedgehog yawned as a response, "I'll take that as a yes!" I say, "Nice to meet you, Quinn!"
Suddenly, a turtle with a propeller on it's back flew up to me. Quinn unfurls himself to gaze at the turtle, he is intrigued by it, as am I.
"Why hello there!" I greet the turtle, "That's a cool flying gadget you got there!"
The turtle just floats there, not moving.
"Tank?" A girl voice calls desprately, "Tank!" A cyan pegasus with a blazing rainbow mane and a rainbow lightning cutie mark flies to me and sighs in relief, "Oh thank Celestia! There you are!" the mare picks up the turtle, "Geez, you had me worried!" The mare looks at me, "Oh! I'm sorry if Tank was bothering you," she laughs, "He can be a bit of a knucklehead!" The mare sees Quinn in my arms, "Whatcha got there?"
I show her Quinn, "This is Quinn! My new pet!"
"He's pretty tiny..." the mare says, "But I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover! Plus, he's a spiky dude!"
I grin, "Thanks!"
The mare lands in from of me, "The name's Rainbow Dash! Fastest flyer in all of Equestria!"
I giggle, "Cool!"
""I've never seen you around these parts, what do they call you?"
I frown, "I don't know...I kinda lost my memory..."
Rainbow Dash sits down and frown, "Oh...that really sucks...I'm sorry..."
Suddenly, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle come out of nowhere.
"Oh thank Celestia! It's Rainbow Dash!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed.
Rainbow Dash smiles, "Hey little fillies! What's up?"
Applebloom was panting for a good long minute before replying, "We're looking for Scootaloo! Have ya seen her?"
Rainbow Dash thought a minute before saying, "At the schoolhouse, she stayed after school!"
Sweetie Belle is now confused, "Why?"
"Something about writing a story..."
Applebloom and Sweetie look at each other then back at Rainbow Dash, "Thanks!" the two look at me, "Fallow us!"
I nod, place Quinn on my head, "Nice to meet you Rainbow Dash!" With that, I fallowed them to a small school.
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Scootaloo, the Dreaded Writing Assignment, and enter Twilight!
The school house was very small, but very nice looking. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and I peek in the window to see an orange pegasus with a purple mane sitting at a small desk in the front of the class. She seems to be having a hard time with the paper on her desk, and she looks really stressed.
The little pegasus then stands up, grabs a pack beside her desk, and leaves the building.
Applebloom and Sweetie Belle greet the stressed pegasus, "Hiya Scootaloo!" Applebloom greets warmly.
Scootaloo sighs, "Hi girls..."
Sweetie Belle points to me and Quinn, who is atop my head, "We may have a new member for the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"
"Well girls...I'm sorry to put a downer on things, but I can't make it to the meeting..." Scootaloo mutters, "I haven't finished my story for class, and Mrs. Cheerilee will be disappointed at me if I fail another assignment!"
Applebloom gasps, "But the essay is due tomorrow!"
Scootaloo grabs her helmet and scooter, "I know...so...I'm gonna have to go to...ugh...the library..."
Sweetie Belle grabbed a spare helmet from the pack, "Then we'll go with you!"
"You girls are the best!" Scootaloo exclaims with a smile, "Come on!" with that, the three fillies took off the scooter.
I take off after them, "Hold on Quinny!" I exclaim.
Quinn seems to enjoy the speed quite a lot as he clings to my mane, I must admit that Scootaloo is pretty darn skilled with that scooter with her, why doesn't she have a cutie mark of a scooter or something like that?
The three fillies stop at a large oak tree with a door and head inside, of which I fallow.
Inside, there are shelves upon shelves of books, and I suddenly feel at home. Like, books were a source of comfort, and escape from stress.
"Twilight? Are you here?" Applebloom asks.
A purple unicorn trots downstairs, a baby dragon beside her. "Yes girls!" she grins, "What do you need?"
Scootaloo explains her predicament, and Twilight nods.
"Well, you can work here...but I don't think I can help you..." Twilight admits, "I read books! I don't really write them..."
Scootaloo groaned, "Really?" she planted her hoof on her forehead, "No way! I'm never gonna get this done!"!
I smile, "Wait a sec...maybe I can help!" Something in my mind told me I could help, that same voice that told me I was good with animals.
Scootaloo looks up at me, "You think you can help?"
"Well...I can try, can't I?"
Scootaloo is hesitant, "Well..." she looks at her paper and than back at me, "W-Well...I guess you can try..." she hands me the paper, and I look it over.
Honestly, the story is sort of....bland....It had a good set up and everything, but some words were misspelled and the characters were bland. But I shouldn't be too critical...Scootaloo is just a filly.
"It's...okay..." I admit, "But I bet I could do better..."
I read it over again, Twilight made a remark, "You're holding the paper really close to your face, I think you may need something..."
I look at her, "Yeah? What?"
Twilight poofs up a pair of glasses with her magic and puts it on me, "Better?"
I read the paper again, it is much better!
"Yeah! Well, anyways, I bet I could do better!" I exclaim.
Scootaloo narrowed her eyes, "Oh yeah?" Prove it!"
I nod, "Maybe I will!"
Twilight stops me, "I don't have any spare paper, do you think you could go to the store next door and get some?" she gives me a bag of bits.
I nod, "I will!"
With a bag of bits in my pack, and Quinn on my back, I went next door to the arts and craft store.
As I enter the store, the scent of paint and paper fill my nostrils, it is quite satisfying for some odd reason. I approach the front counter to ask for some paper, when a German Shepard dog ran towards me, barking loudly. This caused my little Quinn to shriek in fear and roll up into a tiny spiky ball. I flinch as the dog is approaching at a rather incredible speed, but it was held back by a leash and a sharp voice, "Harley! Down!"
The dog obeyed and lays down as a blue pegasus with a grey hoodie approaches. His cutie mark is a pencil and a paintbrush crossing, making an X.
"I'm sorry about my dog, miss..." the pegasus apologizes, "Harley is just curious!" he ruffles the fur on his head.
I smile, "It's quite alright, no harm done!" I set Quinn down in front of Harley, "It's okay Quinn, look!"
Harley sniffs Quinn in curiosity for a good long minute before Quinn himself unfurls himself and sniffs Harley's nose.
The colt smiles, "Is that a hedgehog?"
I nod, "Yes, it is!"
"He's a cute little fella, I'll give you that..." the pegasus compliments.
I grin, "Thank you!" I move aside to let him pay for his stuff.
The pegasus goes ahead of me, but turns back to me, "How come you didn't call him Sonic?"
I laugh a bit, I may have lost all of my memories, but I could never forget the blue blur, Sonic the Hedgehog. "I was looking for something more original..." I explain.
The pegasus laughs, "Well, I like the name, Quinn...Reminds me of Harley Quinn...the Joker's wife..." he pays for his things and looks back at me, "My name's Cerulean, Cerulean Sketch!"
I shake his hoof, "Pleasure to meet you Cerulean! I would tell you my name, but...I don't remember it...I sorta kinda lost my memory..." I admit.
Cerulean frowns, "Oh...I'm sorry..."
I get the paper I need before responding, "It's okay, I'll remember soon enough!"
"Well...I hope you remember soon..." Cerulean says.
I smile at him and Harley as I pick up Quinn and place him on my head, "Thanks..." I go to the entrance, "Well...see you around..."
Cerulean waves at me, "See you..."
As I leave, I look back at him in curiously. Somehow...I feel like I know him from somewhere...Like we were connected in some way...and I know deep down, this is not our last meeting....
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I return to the library and set the paper down on a table, "Got the paper Twilight!"
Twilight smiles, "Thank you!"
Scootaloo and I grab a stack of paper, an inkwell, and a quill. With those materials, we sit down at a table. I put Quinn on the table and try to pick up the quill. But every time I try to pick it up, it slips between my hooves and onto the floor.
Twilight notices this quickly, "Don't you know how to use magic?" she asks, "You are a unicorn after all!"
I shake my head, "I've never used magic..."
I see Twilight grab a book off the shelves, "Well, I think it's time you learn how to use magic!" Twilight sets the book down and starts flipping through it with her magic, "We aren't gonna try anything too advanced, just a simple levitation spell that will help you pick up objects. Every unicorn learns how to do this at a young age...but you are a full grown mare, so this may take awhile..."
I glance at Scootaloo and then back at Twilight, "If it will help me, I'm willing to learn!"
"That's the spirit!" Twilight exclaims.
I grin, "Okay! So...where do I begin?"
Twilight flips through the book and stops at a chapter called: MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS somehow I find this really humiliating...
Twilight explains to me how to use the levitation spell, of which sounds really complicated the way she explains it. She actually tells me the mechanics of magic! It's really hurting my head and confuses me to no degree! Thankfully, she notices my confused state.
"Oops...sorry..." Twilight apologizes while blushing, "I guess me being a smart pony can have its this advantages!" she chuckles softly, "Basically, the way I learned, point your horn at the object and really concentrate on moving it or lifting it!" she puts a blue quill on the table, "Try lifting this..."
I obey without question. I point my horn at the quill, close my eyes....and concentrate with all my might.
I open my eyes....
Nothing happens...
I try again...and again...and again...for three long hours. Still nothing....
I start to concentrate with my eyes open, and still...nothing...
"This is impossible...I'm never gonna learn how to use magic!" I declare.
Twilight pats my shoulder reassuringly, "Please don't hit yourself over the head...unicorns learn how to use magic in different ways, speeds, and even ages! It's like a pegasus or bird learning how to fly, each one learns differently..."
Scootaloo pats my other shoulder, "Yeah! I don't know how to fly, and I'm way past that age of learning how...but I don't really care! I'll learn someday! I won't give up!"
I smile, "Thanks for the support everypony..." I look at Quinn, who is nibbling on the piece of paper in front of me. I pick him up, "Looks like someone is hungry!" I look through the pack Fluttershy gave me, and pull out a baby bottle and the formula. "Do you have a heat source to heat the formula?" I ask Twilight.
Twilight shakes her head, "Sorry, no...but..." she turns to the purple and baby dragon next to her, "Spike?"
Spike nods and breathes green flames under the bottle, heating the bottle and its contents.
I put the bottle on the table, "Thanks..." I look at the bottle, wishing I could pick it up with magic.
With my eyes open, I imagined the bottle floating, and I guess I started concentrating on the bottle without me even knowing. I see the bottle floating in front of me in a light blue green aura.
I gasp, "Twilght! Girls! Look!"
Twilight looks at me and gasps, "You're doing it!"
"I-I am!" I exclaim, "Look Quinny! I'm doing it!"
Quinn didn't seem to pay attention, he was eyeing the bottle with a hunger.
I giggle and feed him the bottle, which he drinks ravenously. Soon the milk is gone and Quinn is asleep in my lap, curled up in a ball.
I put the bottle away and turn to the page of blank paper on the table in front of me. I see the blue quill sitting on the paper next to the inkwell, waiting to be fed ideas.
I pick up the quill with my new found skill and and I am I about to write, but...I don't know what to write about! I have writer's block! Just my luck!
Applebloom looks outside, "The sun's settin'! I gotta go home!"
Sweetie Belle gasps, "So do I!"
Scootaloo looks at me, "Meet us here tomorrow with the finished story!"
"Okay! It's a deal!" I nod to show my enthusiasm.
With that, we thank Twilight and depart. Just as I step out, I am greeted by Derpy.
Derpy grins and hugs me, "Hi there! How's it going?"
"Good! I learned how to use magic, and I got a new pet!" I show her Quinn.
"Aw! So cute!" Derpy exclaims.
I grin, "Thank you!"
Derpy trots in front of me, "Come with me...you don't have anywhere to stay currently! So I will let you stay with us...!"
My ears perk up, "Us?"
"Me, Dinky and Sparkler! My foals!"
I chuckle warmly as we walk into the sunset, "I can't wait to meet them!"