Second chance

Heartflash was only outside the town of Ponyville. She was hesitating. And she doesn’t know why. It isn’t like this is her first time. She had been to many towns like this before. Maybe, it’s the sun. Or Celestia’s prize student, Twilight Sparkle. Hm, could be both.

Oh, for the love of Luna Moon. Maybe her look. Ponies aren’t use to seeing alicorns. Exception to the Princesses and Queen Chrysalis, is she even a pony? She shrugged. It might be a little odd, for an alicorn to just going on about like that. Celestia’s prize student probably going to notice and send a letter to the Princess about her. Yes, she knows about the letter thingy. Well, she knows it from a record about her.

Then again, Celestia does know about her. So, maybe she’ll tell about it. Hmm, Celestia would do that, but then, Twilight Sparkle would starts to ask her too many questions. Maybe if she just ignores her, she’ll be fine. Who knows?

So, finally have her decision make, Heartflash makes her way into the town. When she there, she takes a quick look around. Everypony was staring and whispering. When she focuses on a mare with a lyre as her cutie mark, she quickly looks away. Heartflash continue on trotting.

Where to? Wonder where is the farm anyway? She thought. Hourseapples! She should have written that down. Where is the guidepony when you need it? She looks around again. Then, she heard a loud buzzing sound.

“Lady, Look out!!!” A filly voice shouted. In her reflexes, she zaps to the sky, in main second. Before something fast past where she is standing.

“Woah!! Woah!! Woah!!” “Scootaloo! Watch out!” “Somepony! Help!!” All three little voices said at the same time. Heartflash look at the three fillies; one on the scooter, two in a wagon that tied to the scooter’s back. She takes her gaze up to the road in front. A tree. A really big one.

“Hang on, little one!!!” She flew toward the three. Fast. Ponies that saw this quickly move out of the way. Who didn’t was thrown away from the impact. Heartflash caught the poor ponies with her magic and setting on the ground, safely.

“Who in the right mind would plant an enormous tree here!?” She thought out loud. Somewhere in Equestria, a green pony with yellow mane sneezes. Another pony, with blue mane and white coat hands her a handkerchief.

Heartflash focuses her magic to form a giant lion paw. Then, make a grab on the three. She manages to grab the two on the back. She heard the two gasped.  Throwing both of them on her back, she focuses on the third. She tried to make a grab for her. But missed.

“Scoot!!!”

She glances at the giant tree. The filly needs to be saved now! She flutters her wings faster. Slowly nearing to the orange filly’s side. She looks at the pegasus filly. Her eyes were glassy. Her hooves reach out and grab the little filly.

She makes a sharp turn to the right. Just before, any of them crashes the tree. The scooter and wagon couldn’t be safe, though. It was a loud crashing. The scooter was crushed between the wagon and tree.

Heartflash slowdown before she landed. She uses her magic to lift the fillies down to the ground. The three fillies stared up to her. The orange pegasus blinks away the tears before the other two saw it.

“Thanks, Miss alicorn!!” The filly with the red bow said.

“We own you our life!!” The unicorn filly added.

“Yeah, it was awesome!! Almost like Rainbow Dash!!” The pegasus nodded. Heartflash blushes a bit. Then, she smiled at the three.

“Thank you,” She replied, “May I asked what’s your name?”

“Ah’m Applebloom. This is my friends, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. And we’re,”

“The Cutie Marks Crusaders!” The three shouted together.

Heartflash chuckles, “My name is Heartflash. Why are little fillies like you doing something as such?” The fillies head hung in embarrassment.

“Well, you see, Miss Heartflash. We wanted to our own cutie marks, so we’re doing anything to have it. But each time ain’t worked for us.” Applebloom said in her Texas accent.

“And then, we came up with this idea; Getting fast enough to beat the speed of sound.” Sweetie Belle continued.

“But then, everything gone wrong, the brake didn’t work and we can’t slowdown. But then, you came in, and save the day!!!” Scootaloo finished. All three of them look up at her.

“I understand.” She looks to her left. An orchard… Wait an orchard!!

“Listen, you don’t have to rushes through things like finding a cutie mark, you just have to lay back and relax, and it’ll come to you. So, now just have fun. Okay?” She winked. The three nodded.

“We will, Miss Heartflash.” Applebloom smiled.

“How you got your cutie mark?” Scootaloo asked. Pointing at her flank. Heartflash thinks for a moment. Should I? It’ll probably waste my time, but then again, it will be till the next two day. I guess I’ll give it a try. She agreed with herself.

“Well, I don’t really remember how it happened, it have been a long time.”

“Awe, please, miss Heartflash!” Applebloom pleaded with her puppy-dog eyes. All of them did it.

“Okay, it happened about roughly 500 years ago…”

“Heart, could you do something for me?” my mother called.

“Yes, mother.” I answered as I walked next to my mother, knitting something. She looks at me, smiled dearly.

“Could you could find some seaweed, I’m making seaweed with mushroom soup.” I was thrilled. It is my most favorite dish, so, I quickly nodded. I grab my saddle bag and place it on my back. I was about to run out, but then, I remembered. I turn back and nuzzle my mother cheek. Then, I ran out.

I was still couldn’t use my wings. But my magic is something that I was good at. When I reach seaside, I used my magic to form a staircase toward one of the clouds. Giving it a little time to adjust, I just climb myself up there. No sweat. Then, making another form; this time fishing net, I scoop deep into the sea. I spun it a little bit and pull it up. There’s some a load of them. There’s isn’t any fish because I already put on the spell on my fishing net, or is it seaweed net? She puts the seaweeds into her saddle bag. Ah, I’ll wash it later. I thought to myself.

“Hey, down here!!!” I heard a familiar colt voice. I took a quick peek down from the cloud. Down there, I saw my friend, Maple Sunrise. He’s a weird kind of pegasus. When normally pegasus would like to fly up high, he just loves to stay on the ground, reading and do researching about plant and it uses.

“He sounds like Fluttershy.” Sweetie Belle stated. The other two shushed her. “Sorry.”

“Hey, Sunrise.” I waved.

“What you doing up there?” He asked.

“Seaweeding.” I answered. Giggling at his confuse face.

“What’s a seaweeding?”

“Oh nothing. What are you doing here?” I asked him back, while I was walking down the form stairs.

“I was looking for Nightrain. Have you seen her?” I shook my head no. Nightrain was also a friend of mine, she a unicorn. She loves to draw. Especially flowers and mountain views. Oh, and she loves to eat carrots.

“I think you should look for her by the old mansion, she did said that she wants to draw it.”

Sunrise eyes brighten. “Thanks, Heartflash.”

“Sure, say ‘hi’ to her, for me,” I said, galloping away from where he is. At the same time, I flap my wings. Just for a flying try. Even though it didn’t work, I just keep on doing so. Little my father always said; if first you didn’t succeed, tries and tries again.

That’s when suddenly, I smelled smoke. I knew something was up, because my house wasn’t far from there. So, dropping my saddle bag, I began to gallop at full speed. The speed of a filly could carry herself. As I nearing my house, I saw a thick black smoke going into the sky. The smell was also thick, that I coughed.

When I reaches there, my home as on fire. I couldn’t help but to think the worse. With a bravery of a filly, I throw myself into the house. Into the fire. In there, I began searching my mother. From the first and second room, I couldn’t find her.

“Help!!” I heard somepony screams. I headed for the voice. In the kitchen, I found my mother lying on her side. I got to her side. Shaking her.

“Mother! Wake up! You got to wake up! The fire!” I screamed. She coughed and open her eyes.

“Heart…” My mother voice could barely hear from the fire crackling. I couldn’t help but felt scared. I cried. How could something like this happen. The fire was nearing to us. I stayed closed to my mother. The roof was also daring to fall on both of us.

But then, it happened. A giant sparks appears on my horn and both of us were somewhere else. I was surprised. What had happened? Then, I blanked out.

“You blanked out? Just like that?” Scootaloo raised her eyebrow. Heartflash nodded.

I couldn’t remember why I was blank out but, when I woke up, a lot of ponies including my friends talks about my bravery into save my mother life and endanger mine. Then, I felt a warm sensation on my flank. They gasped when they saw it. I take a look at it and saw my very own cutie mark; A red heart and a yellow lightning bolt behind.

I was speechless and felt kind of ironic when my name was Heartflash. All ponies said that the shown of ready to risk my own life for the safe others. I was so proud and happy that I flew to the midair and do a loop. And that also my very first flight.

The three stare at Heartflash with unblinking eyes.“You have your cutie mark based on your name?”

“yes.”

“That is so awesome!” Scootaloo squeals.

“I got an Idea! We could find our own cutie marks based on our name.” Applebloom told them the idea. All three of them grinned.

“Cutie Marks Crusader Talent Based of Name!!” The three ran off. “Thank you, Miss Heartflash!!” All three of them shouted. Heartflash blinks in surprise at their sound volume. The she shakes her head and make her way to the barn. But then, she stops for a moment. Her horn lit up so as the crushed scooter and wagon. They were slowly fixing and was as good as new. She smiles and continue going toward her destination.