After failing, again, to get their cutie marks, the CMC get an idea. They decide to try and join the Pony Scouts in the hope that one of the many things they do to earn badges will also help the three earn their cutie marks. However, no matter how many badges they get, none of them are helping the CMC to get their marks. They are about to quit the scouts, but then something happens that makes them realize what it means to be a scout.