The quiet streets of Ponyville filled up with commotion as ponies scrambled away from a orange pegasus with purple mane. Maneuvering around crowds, Scootaloo drove up ramps bolting through Ponyville. Finally arriving at the secluded corner of Sweet Apple Acres, she came to a halt and took of her helmet, shaking her hair into place. Running into the Clubhouse, she spotted her friends Applebloom, Sweetie Belle- and Rumble? Before she could say anything, Applebloom lead her to a corner.

"Why is Rumble here? No boys in the clubhouse, remember?" reminded Scootaloo. Applebloom swiveled around to see Sweetie and Rumble talking.

"Rumble want to get his-" Applebloom paused, "Cutie Mark!"

Scootaloo laughed, "What's so wrong with that?"

"After what happened at Cutie Mark Day Camp, he doesn't want to admit it, but he's still sort of afraid about no being good at things" Applebloom whispered, and Scootloo snorted.

"Relax, let me handle this" Scootloo, trotting towards Rumble and Sweetie, "So Rumble, what are you good at?"

Rumble turned around, "Uh, why would you ask that? I'm amazing at everything, so um, I can do it all" he said nervously. Sweetie rolled her eyes.

"Specifically?"

Rumble growled, "If you're trying to catch me off guard to say, 'I can't do anything', which is totally not true, won't work. I came here so,so, so-" Rumble stopped to think, "Help me with-" He tore a photo from the cork-board, "Dancing!"

Applebloom stared at him, "Rumble, if ya don't know where to start, then-"

"Pfft! I can do anything, I'm Rumble!" Seeing the CMC's expression, his fake smile vanished, "Fine, I can't"

"Can't what?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Do anything! I can only fly, and I still haven't gotten my Cutie Mark" sighed Rumble, looking down,"So maybe I'm not good at anything"

Scootaloo beamed, "Rumble, that's not true, you're good at so many things"

"Yeah? Name one"

Scootaloo hesitated, "Well, uh-"

"Exactly, I can't!" burst Rumble.

"That's only because we haven't seen you at your full potential yet" Scootaloo reasoned. Before they could continue, Button Mash ran into the room, panting.

"Sweetie, Miss Cheerliee, want, three!" he explained. Sweetie Belle gave a brisk nod and ran out the door.

"We'll continue when we come back!" called Scootaloo, as Applebloom pulled her tail out the door. As she shut the door, Button chuckled.

"You two are totally into each other" smirked Button.

"We are not!" protested Rumble, as Button rolled his eyes.

"Please, the whole class ships it!"

The clock ticked loudly as the CMC's shook nervously as Miss Cheerilee paced around the room. Sweetie was the only calm one, while Applebloom was shivering and Scootaloo was chatttering. With a stern look on her face, Cheerilee turned to the three fillies.

"In our recent test on Cutie Marks, I was-" Cheerilee stopped to think, "Astounded by your mark, because-"

Scootaloo and Applebloom closed their eyes, bracing for impact, will Sweetie Belle grinned confidently.

"The best ever score! You got full marks in our hardest test!" exclaimed Cheerilee excitedly as the CMC's glanced at each other in shock, "No pony comes close to 30 out of 30, and you've done it! The highest ever is 24, and you beat it! Congratulations girls!"

The three looked at each other, smiled, beamed, and then burst out into cheers, "Oh my gosh!!"

Cheerilee smiled, "Which is why you will be moving up a class"

The girls stopped celebrating, and Applebloom shook her head, confused, "Wait, did ah hear you correctly Miss?"

Cheerilee nodded, "Yes, you will no longer be part of this class, the work is too easy for you"

They froze, unaware of whether this was a good thing. Sweetie Belle broke the ice, "Wow Crusaders, we are going to be in a class with older ponies! How cool is that?"

Reality sank in as the girls erupted into cheers once again. When Cheerilee dismissed them, they trotted out the class to be met with dozens of staring eyes of their classmates.

"Woah, are you three moving up a grade?" asked Feather. Scootaloo looked confused.

"Did you call eavesdrop on our conversation?"

Everypony nodded, and swarmed the CMC's with questions. After finally breaking away from the mob, the hurried back to the Clubhouse. Rumble has his back to them, facing the wall.

"Rumble, did you hear? We're moving up a grade!" said Applebloom happily. Rumble turned around, eyes dark and filled with anger and sadness.

"You three really are great at everything, aren't you? You're always good at everything. Well, not everypony ends up achieving greatness! I already have to live up to my brother's reputation as a Wonderbolt, and now you three just beat me again!" vented Rumble.

"Hold on Rumble. How did we beat you?" asked Scootaloo.

"Remember? I was the smartest pony in our grade, and I tried to get my Cutie Mark that way!"

The CMC's racked their minds, and vaguely remembered a scene from three years ago....

The classroom was filled with chatter and excitement as Miss Cheerilee got up, ready to make an announcement. Today was the day when everypony would be given the awards for different achievements, sports, music, and lots of other things.

"Well my little ponies, time for our awards to be handed out!" announced Miss Cheerilee, "The award for most sportiest goes to- Archer!"

The class clapped as Archer got up and revived his award. The awards continued: Feather won best photographer, Button won best gamer, Snips and Snails got funniest and so on. Finally it was time for the one everpony was waiting for, Student of the Year.

"The award for Student of the Year goes to- Rumble!" said Cheerilee. Rumble blushed, and got up out of his seat. A few foals clapped, but the others were ignoring him, or talking to the other award winners. Rumble's smile faded, as she saw nopony looking or caring that he won Student of the Year. Ears drooping, his slowly walked back to his seat, as the class chatted loudly and talked amongest, not noticing the small grey pegasus with tears in his eyes.

"Don't you see! I was the best student, and nopony ever cared! And now you're being moved up a grade, and the whole class is talking about how great the CMC's are!" mocked Rumble, flying out the door, leaving the CMC's in the dark, tense, Clubhouse.

Author's Note

I was bored this weekend, so why not. Please feel free to leave feedback, etc etc. Due to an issue before, I would like to inform everyone:

This story is not 100% factually checked by Hasbro, or anyone in the staff, and I am not theorizing this to be a continuity of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic show.

Thanks, and enjoy!