Poetic Poise and Ponyville

A purple pegasus was sitting in a carriage with her new family, staring out the window. The sound of rain pounding against the carriage and the sound of the luggage was somehow soothing for the young pegasus. The other noises in the background was also her adopted mother, Melody Song, practice singing beautifully next to her. Oh, she has such a lovely voice, it was such an honor that the pegasus's mother was the famous Melody Song. The purple pegasus' name was Poetic Poise.

The weird thing that her new cousin, Choco Chip, has gotten his cutie mark while she didn't, and they're the same age! Poetic was jealous, she regretted it but she couldn't help it, she wanted her cutie mark so badly.  She was already a teen aged mare and still no cutie mark. She has no clue which talent is best for her. She loves to draw, she especially loves to draw her family. She'd draw Melody while she practicing singing, she'd also draw her adopted father, Puffy Cloud, doing outside work.

She also liked to sing and maybe try to play piano, maybe she too has a talent for music since she played the violin once in the past. But Poetic couldn't believe that after all of that hard work that she'd never gotten her cutie mark. She needed to do something so she could earn it.

Another "talent" she could try hard at was writing. She's been drawing as long as she's been writing. In class, she'd do well at many creative things and writing essays. But what if that's not her special talent neither?

"Poetic Poise, hon? You alright?" Melody asked, the purple mare whipped her muzzle around, having it point to the ground on her left. She rolled her eyes up at the blue unicorn.

"Oh, y-yeah." she said shyly.

"Now make sure your mane is groomed, dear. We're almost at our destination AKA our new home." Melody said with other ponies doing her make-up.

"W-where are we going anyway, Mother?" Poetic spoke up. It was going to take some getting used to for calling her 'Mother'.

"To Ponyville, of course. I think it's about time we escape Canterlot's stalkerish paparazzi's and stay here to relax. Plus I need to write more music for Disappearence. We're gonna be touring for the next few months." Melody said as the pony ladies stopped doing her makeup and started fixing her jet black mane. One of them also started on Poetic's purple and blonde mane. She fliched each time the stylist sprayed the hair spray. The spray's smell wasn't too pleasant for her.

"Do we really have to do this, Aunt Melody?" Choco Chip complained as another stylist started to curl his own mane.

"Uh, miss. I don't think it's necessary for my nephew's mane to be done. But anyway, for me and young Poetic it is." Melody winked at Poetic. Melody wears a cape even though she has a cutie mark.

Poetic was jealous, her new family was full of talent when she was just average Poetic Poise. She wished that the papparazzi would focus on inner beauty of ponies and not outside features.

"You see, Poetic. Tommorrow is your first day of middle school here. Maybe tomorrow's the day you get your cutie mark!" Melody said, resting her muzzle on top of Poetic's head.

"Y-yeah, I hope." Poetic's pupils pointed towards the ground.

"Don't worry, it'll be alright" Melody said taking her muzzle off of her daughter's head. "You'll get it soon. No doubt about that, you aren't the only one who hasn't gotten her cutie mark yet." Melody perked.

"Oh.. okay" Poetic sighed. But suddenly, she started having scary flashbacks of her past, the fires, the dragon, the loss of her family. A dragon invaded her town and completely destroyed it, she wasn't the only survivor. But she was the only survivor in her family, they were destroyed. She remembered being found by the mare of the filly orphanage.

It was a huge shame of poor Poetic to be the only older one there, there were even a small group of fillies mocking her for the lack of her cutie mark, she got along with them before she left the orphanage. But she was lucky that Melody was being chased by the paparazzi and had her end up at the orphanage's door.

"Poetic, you alright?" Puffy Cloud said, stabbing into Poetic's memories.

"Oh, yeah... all is well." Poetic was still a bit nervous, but things should get better. She had just recently have been adopted and not even introduced to anybody really quite yet. She was still adjusting to new stuff, she also have gotten new things.

Puffy Cloud just nodded and went back to chatting with Choco Chip. Poetic completely hated having a bare flank, what if she gets made fun of for it? That would just be plain awful, and she already had to face that back in the orphanage with those three rude fillies. But this time, it'd be girls her age. She could imagine the other ponies laughing and pointing at her and even beating her. She wouldn't want to be that pony. She started to feel her face turn a little pale until she got a nudge on her shoulder.

"It'll be alright, I promise." Melody looked a bit worried, but Poetic forced herself to shake off her own worries. She was right though, if something bad happens, it won't last forever.

'I'm only worrying myself. I need to calm down, I have to stop thinking that the worst is going to happen. It already did back in Twinkletown'... the mare scolded at herself, it was one of the only ways to make her stop worrying.

The carriage went into a sudden stop, making Poetic fall out of her seat and onto the ground of the carriage. She looked out of the window once again and she found a very small but beautiful house. After everybody else left the carriage, she made an exit as well. She hesitated for a moment and started moving her hooves again, she found the neighbors in front on the door.

Instead of a warm greeting like regular neighbors, they were asking for autographs and pictures. Melody made sure all the neighbors were satisfied and got in the new house, Poetic realised that the house was somehow already furnished. Maybe that explained why the family stayed at a hotel the night before instead of moving into the new house.

"Wow, this house is pratically already put together!" Choco said exploring the hallways.

"Oh, yes. Those nice neighbors are the ones who fixed it up. We owe them so much, but we have business to attend to." Melody seemed to be excited, but it died down. "I've gotta catch up with my song writing." Her eyes beamed and turned to Poetic, who rubbed her eyes. Her eyelids were droopy. Melody giggled.

"Poetic? How about you go onto bed early? It's eight o'clock P.M. but you seem pretty worn out." She asked. Without any hesitation, or reply, Poetic walked past Melody in obedience with her tail dragging on the floor behind her.

"See you later." Melody called out, but she didn't recieve anything back.

Poetic approached the doors for the bedrooms. Melody's and Puffycloud's was orange, Choco Chip's temportary room door was green, so that meant that Poetic's was the purple one at the end. She pushed the door open and it revealed a default bedroom. It wasn't really anything special; it had a bed, a television, a a nightstand with a lamp, and a book from the 'Daring Do' series.  She just moved in but not just the house, but the family, so she didn't expect too much immediately.

She slumped onto the bed and just fell asleep immediately.