I never thought a cutie mark would change my life. But it did, and at first, not in a good way. I was just a normal hyperactive filly. I am a sunlight yellow with bubble pink and green mane with a little bit of orange Pegasus, the tips of my wings were purple and I even had purple markings around my eyes, but flying was super hard to learn so I spent most of my time playing with the other foals in my village. My family always told me I should be trying to find out what made me special, my super special talent that would earn me my cutie mark. But, I didn’t mind not having my mark yet. Slowly all my friends found their talents and I was the only one of them with a blank flank, I would never have guess that me being me would make me earn it.
It start early on Tuesday morning at school. Almond breeze was taking the mick out of my blank flank, my friends tried to shut her up, but my teacher came over to speak with her.
“But miss, what sort if pony will grow up WITHOUT a cutie mark.” Almond said.
“One who doesn’t care about what others think of them. I don’t care if I have my cutie mark. I like being me, and if getting a cutie mark makes me like a pony like you. I wouldn’t mind going my whole life without a mark!” I told her, snorting, my teacher smiled. I smiled too. “I am happy with how I am now, and I will never let any pony change me!” A golden light began surround me. Every pony looked away, when it vanished, I shook my head.
“Oh my…” My teacher gasped.
“What? What is it?” I asked, panicking.
“Your cutie mark Amethyst!” My friends smiled.
“What?!” I gasped and looked down at my flank. But my cutie was unlike any I had seen on other ponies. On my flank was a quill and paintbrush that had painted a blue streak. But, on my left side of my body was a large collection of fire work patterns the same colour as my wing tips, but on my right was a swirling pattern. “Whoa, how strange…”
“You are a very unique pony Amethyst Imagineblast.” My teacher smiled. I giggled and smiled, everypony in my class came over to see my strange cutie mark.
“Mommy, Daddy! I have my cutie mark!” I cried after school, galloping towards them.
“Really, let’s look.” They smiled I showed them, they gasped backing off.
“that is not normal.” Mommy said snort in disgust. My school friends and teacher watched.
“But…” I began
“I don’t think you can even call IT a cutie mark.” Daddy added. They turned their backs and walked off. I bowed my head and followed after them.
That night I sat in my room, looking up at a map of equestrian. I put my hoof on my village. Dodge city. I then looked at Ponyville, where my fourth cousin twice removed Fluttershy lived. I rushed to my piggy bank and tipped all the bits into my bag. I packed a few things, including Mrs Pineapple. My teddy. I then snuck out of the window.
I was able to hide on a train, then got off unnoticed when it reached ponyville. I trotted through the dark town, I shivered, it was so scary, but I kept moving. I knew my cousin lived on the outskirts of the big forest, I found it easy enough. I trotted up to the cottage door and knocked.
“oh my, who could it be at this hour?” the kind voice of my cousin asked, the door opened and light pooled onto me.
“Fluttershy!” I smiled
“Amethyst! What are you doing here? You could have been hurt, come in.” Fluttershy said. She made me a cup of tea and I told her what happened and showed her my cutie mark.
“that is just horrible, I like your cutie mark.” Fluttershy smiled. “Now, you should get some sleep. Tomorrow I will take you to my friend
Twilight’s. She is trying to understand cutie mark magic.”
“Twilight? As in Princess Twilight Sparkle?” I asked
“the very same, now come on. I will also have to tell your parents you are here. But I will say you’re are staying with me for a while.” Fluttershy added.
“Thank you Fluttershy.” I smiled. She tucked me into bed, I fell asleep happy.
“I can’t believe I am going to meet Princess Twilight!” I smiled, jumping up and down as Fluttershy and I walked to the castle in ponyville.
“Hey, Fluttershy!” Three voice called, I gasped and hid behind Fluttershy’s tail. Three fillies came up, I noticed their cutie marks where the same, apart from the symbols in side if them.
“Good morning girls.” Fluttershy smiled “Amethyst, these are the cutie mark cursaders. Apple bloom.” The earth filly looked at me. “scootaloo.” The Pegasus stood tall “And sweetie belle.” The unicorn came over.
“Hi, You new here?” She asked
“Of course she is Sweetie belle. Nice to meet ya Amethyst.” AppleBloom smiled.
“I’m Am…Amethyst ImagineBlast.” I muttered. “Fluttershy’d my cousin…”
“So, you’ll be staying in Ponyville for a while?” The fillies asked excitedily.
“I guess so…” I nodded.
“Great, we will totally have to hang out!” Scootaloo grinned. I smiled and stepped out from behind Fluttershy, the fillies gasped. I froze.
“Your cutie mark is amazing!” They said
“Y-You think so?” I asked, they nodded.
“Will you join the cutie mark crusaders?” Applebloom asked
“Really? Can I Fluttershy?” I looked up at her, she nodded. “Yes, I will! But, we need to see Twilight first.” I added.
“We’ll come with you. Our sisters are friends with Twilight, and they went to see her too.” Applebloom said.
“Yay.” I laughed, I walked with the cursaders ahead of Fluttershy. I stopped before Twilgith’s castle. “wow, it’s big.” I said
“Yep, wait until you see inside.” Scootaloo grinned, they opened the doors and we trotted in.
“this way girls.” Fluttershy smiled and led the rest of the way to the throne room. I saw Twilight with 4 friends sitting around a map table.
“Fluttershy, you made it!” Twilight smiled.
“Hi girls, Twilight, My cousin came from dodge city and she would like you to look at her cutie mark.” Fluttershy said.
“Oh, okay.” Twilight stood up and looked at me. I trotted towards her and showed her. “you’re cutie mark covers more than just you flank… I have never seen or heard of a cutie mark like it…unless you count the time we rainbowed up with the elements.”
“Do you know what caused it?” I asked hopefully.
“No, sorry, but I am guessing you have quite a bit of magic in you.” Twilight smiled “I would like to study your cutie mark farther, if you don’t mind.”
“Okay.” I nodded happily.
“That may mean you’ll have to stay longer!” Sweetie stood beside me.
“Which means we can hang out more!” Scootaloo added
“We can have sleep overs, adventures and all sorts of cool stuff!” Apple Bloom cheered. I smiled
“That sounds great!” I nodded.
“Well, enjoy your time in ponyville.” Twilight smiled. “Can you girls show her around Ponyville?” she looked at the crusaders.
“Sure. Come on crusaders!” Apple bloom cheered. I laughed and galloped after them.
Chaos at the CMC headquaters
Chaos at the CMC headquaters
"This way Amethyst!" Applebloom called, I nodded and hurried up to them. We stood at the base of a tree, in which a tree house stood.
"Nice." I smiled
"We had to re do it ourselves. This is the CMC Headquaters. Fillies and colts come here if they want help to understand or find their cutie marks." Sweetie belle explained.
"Is that why your cutie marks are all the same?" I asked
"Yes, its our destiny. What's yours?" Scootaloo looked at my mark.
"I don't know. I gained it by telling a bully what I believed about cutie marks. I said I would rather go without a cutie mark my whole life if it meant I would be like a pony like her." I said
"Wow, that is pretty cool." Sweetie belle smiled
"I guess, but what is the point of a cutie mark if you don't understand it?" I sighed. "I would rather had one that was easy to understand."
"Whoa." The CMC gasped.
"What?" I looked at them.
"Your cutie mark just darkened." Apple bloom pointed. I looked down, they were right.
"Maybe it is meant to show how I feel about my destiny..." I suggested. I smiled, and closed my eyes. "I will do my best to find my true destiny." I looked down and it was normal. I giggled. "That is so cool! I can't give up hope, I will solve the mystery of my cutie mark!"
"We'll help!" The CMC smiled, I nodded.
"We should keep a note about how your cutie mark reacts to your emotions." Sweetie bell said
"Great Idea. Come on!" We all raced into the tree house.
A while later, Sweetie belle pinned up a chart to the wall for my cutie mark.
"So, when you discourage your own cutie mark it darkens." Sweetie belle wrote "And returns to normal when you encourage your cutie mark."
"But why?" I asked, the CMC shrugged.
"Wait our sisters cutie marks darkened when Discord made them act against their true selves. " Apple Bloom said.
"So, why you against your true self, your cutie mark reacts like that." Sweetie belle wrote.
"Um...Who's Discord?" I asked
"You don't know Discord?" The CMC gasped, I shook my head.
"Well, he is the lord of Chaos, he is best friends with Fluttershy." Scootaloo said "He is creature of all sorts of parts."
"Wow, I hope I meet him!" I smiled. the CMC smiled.
"So, you're Amethyst?" A voice asked, I turned, and saw a strange creature, I jumped back in surprised.
"Discord, you scared her." Apple Bloom said.
"Did I? Well, I am sorry." discord said.
"You're Discord? Nice to meet you." I smiled, Discord created a top hat and bowed.
"pleasure is mine." He said, I giggled.
"Hey Discord, do you think you can help us?" Sweetibelle asked.
"What with?" Discord looked surprised.
"My cutie darkens when I am discouraged with my cutie mark, apparently it was like when you made their sisters go against their true selves." I said
"I am not sure I will be of help. I don't know about cutie marks. I don't have on." Discord said "but, think of cutie mark history." With that he vanished.
"cutie mark history?" Sweetie belle asked
"Well, he is old. Maybe he knows of somepony who had a similar cutie mark." Apple bloom suggested.
"I read a book once, about how the crystal heart shows you your heart..." I said, I looked down at my cutie mark. "And mine seems to react to my feelings, maybe we could ask the heart?"
"We could ask Princess Candence." Scootaloo smiled
"Applebloom, do you and your friends want some lunch?" A voice called, Apple bloom rushed to the window.
"We'll be right down!" She smiled. "come on girls." We went down, Applebloom's big sister had set out some lunch on a picnic table.
"Here ya go." She smiled, she looked at me. "Nice to meet ya Amethyst. I am AppleJack."
"Nice to meet you AppleJack." I smiled, as we sat around the table.
"She's the element of Honesty!" AppleBloom said
"Element of Honesty?" I repeated.
"From the elements of Harmony." AppleJack said.
"Oh, yes, I heard about them." I nodded.
"Well, I'll leave you girls, have fun now." Apple jack walked off.
"Your big sister is nice." I said
"Yep." Apple Bloom nodded. "She's been working on this farm since she got her cutie mark, that was after she left, believing her destiny was in Manehatten."
"Wow, i wonder where my cutie mark will take me!" I smiled
"Well, it brought you here." Sweetie belle told me.
"Yes, only because my family thought it was too weird." I sighed "But, everypony aside from them love it. It shows I am different...I guess I have always been different from everypony else."
"In what way?" Scootaloo asked, we all took a sandwich.
"Well, I never wanted to grow up, everytime I tried to fly I felt something. I am not sure what, but almost like I wasn't meant to fly yet." I explained. "that and unlike everypony else, I wasn't too bothered in finding my cutie mark. " I took a big bite.
"Wow, there are several ponies in school who don't have cutie marks, but they have spoken to us to help them find them." Applebloom said
"What's your school Like? I am going to ask Fluttershy if she'll let me go!" I smiled
"Great, we can introduce to the class. and you'll like miss Cheerlie. She is the kindest Teacher in ponyville." Sweetie belle said.
"I can't wait." I cheered, we all laughed and finished our lunch.
That night, Fluttershy was tucking me into bed.
"Fluttershy, do you think I could join the ponyville school?" I asked
"Of course, We'll go tomorrow and speak to Cheerlie." Fluttershy smiled
"Thank you, cousin." I said and closed my eyes, falling into a deep sleep.