Chapter 3: The quest for cutie marks

Once the eight foals were at SugarCube Corner, they all tested their baking abilities by making a cake that best suited their personality.

Cartman made a cheesy poof shaped cake, Stan made a football shaped cake, Kenny made a cake shaped like a gold bar, Kyle made a cake shaped like one of those Jewish stars, and Hector made a cake shaped like a castle.

“Wow, these cakes look amazing,” said Scootaloo.

“And they all taste pretty good,” said Sweetie Belle, as she taste tested the cakes.

“They look great, but why is yours shaped like a castle?” asked Apple Bloom, facing Hector.

“Oh, it’s to represent my dream of being part of a family, preferably in a big house, or in this case a castle,” said Hector.

“Well, you are staying with Twilight, maybe she’ll adopt ya someday,” said Apple Bloom. “Maybe you’ll become a prince if that happens.”

“Yeah, but I doubt that a Princess would ever want to adopt a colt that was raised on the streets,” said Hector. “Then again, she does have a dragon for a servant so I think it’s a possibility.”

“Hey, Spike is not a servant, he’s like a little brother to Twilight, and he’s her number one assistant,” said Sweetie Belle.

“That sounds suspiciously like a servant, but let’s be glad the little guy doesn’t scrub the toilet,” said Cartman, causing the colts to chuckle.

“Okay, you make a good point, but he’s not a servant,” said Apple Bloom. “By the way, before I forget to ask, do any of you boys have any girlfriends?” The boys suddenly started blushing at the question.

“(I’ve got one, her name is Tammy. But she likes… adult type stuff),” said Kenny, which left the fillies confused until they found out what Kenny meant.

“I had a girlfriend named Bebe, but she dumped me for my friend, Clyde,” said Kyle.

“Well, that doesn’t surprise us. As for me, I’m currently in a somewhat rocky relationship with my girlfriend Heidi, we started off a little rough but we made it work,” said Cartman.

“I’m in a relationship with a girl named Wendy, but sometimes she questions whether I love her or not,” said Stan.

“And you all know about my love life, so I don’t think you need a recap… again,” said Hector. “I think it’s safe to say that we’ve been through the troubles of having a relationship.”

“Ok, that’s good to know,” said Apple Bloom. “Also, I don’t think you got your cutie marks in baking, maybe we should try something else.”

“What’s next, finding out that the inner machinations of our minds are an enigma?” said Cartman, rhetorically.

“I was going to say that you should help other ponies with their problems,” said Apple Bloom. “Or we could do… chemistry, wink wink.” She said that last part while winking.

“If you want to learn about love you could just tell us instead of leaving it ambiguous,” said Hector, causing Apple Bloom to blush. “If you want to find love, you must wait for it to find you. And then when your moment comes, you spend your life with the pony you love.”

“That was beautiful, dude. Very inspiring,” said Stan, who was trying to hold back his tears. “I guess your talent is being inspirational.”

“Yeah, I guess it is,” said Hector. Suddenly, he started to levitate in the air as sparkles of light surrounded him. “What’s happening?!” Once he stopped levitating, he noticed that he now had a cutie mark on his flank. “Holy shit! I got my cutie mark!”

Hector’s cutie mark appeared to be some sort of equation. “What do you think the equation means?” asked Stan.

“Oh, I’ve seen this equation in Spider-Man, it means ‘with great power comes great responsibility’. It’s basically an inspirational quote,” said Hector. “I guess my special talent is being inspirational to others.”

“That’s a pretty good talent. Maybe you can be a motivational speaker when you grow up,” suggested Apple Bloom. “But now I’m sad that you’ve got nopony that’s gonna be proud of you.”

Hector started to get upset. “It’s okay, I still got you guys,” said Hector. “I’m going back to Twilight’s castle, you guys can keep trying to get your cutie marks.” He trotted back to the castle, where he found himself sitting in the map room. “Wow, pretty big map.”

“Hey Hector, what’s wrong?” asked Twilight, as she walked up to the young colt. She then noticed his cutie mark. “Wow, you’ve only been here for two days and you already got your cutie mark. Judging by the equation, I assume it has something to do with being inspirational.”

“Yeah, but there’s no one in my life who can be proud of me. I’m all alone,” said Hector. The alicorn princess then hugged the young colt, which only slightly cheered him up. “I just wish I had a family, or, at the very least, a mother who would love me forever.”

Suddenly, Twilight got an idea. “Hector, how would you like to be adopted by… me?” asked Twilight. “I promised you that I’d find you a home, and I’m going to give you one.”

“Really? You would want to adopt me?” said Hector, in disbelief. “No offense, but you look a little young to have a kid, let alone an adopted one.”

“I’m only 22, I think I’m old enough to take care of a foal. So is that a yes or a no?” asked Twilight.

“Please excuse me for my language… hell yes I want you to adopt me!” said Hector, as he gave Twilight a hug.

A few days later…

Hector had recently been adopted by Twilight Sparkle and so far he was enjoying having her as his mother. Meanwhile, his friends were in the library trying to find some information about the portal that brought them to this world.

“Hey guys, check it out. This book has a picture of the door,” said Stan, holding a book with the picture of the door portal that brought them to Equestria. He then proceeded to read the book until he found some useful information. “It says here that the portal was created to bridge a gap between Equestria and the human realm. It was designed to allow humans to explore Equestria in their human form, but the spell used to create it also allowed humans to turn into ponies.”

“Are the effects permanent?” said Kyle, to which Stan shook his head. “Oh, thank heavens.”

“You do know Jews don’t go to heaven, right?” said Cartman, mockingly.

“Fuck you, Cartman!” said Kyle. He then faced Stan. “Does it say anything about getting back to the human realm?”

“Yes, but since it’s been a week since we entered the portal, we’ll have to wait two more weeks for the portal to open up again,” said Stan.

“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m loving it here in Equestria,” said Hector, as he walked into the library. “Things are going well. I’ve got a new home, a mom, a new family, and new friends.”

“(Does this mean you’re not going back to the human world with us?)” said Kenny.

“Sorry guys, but you need that world more than anything. I’m gonna miss you guys,” said Hector, as he and his friends engaged in a group hug. “Well, we better get some shut eye.” His friends then said their goodbyes and went to their respective legal guardians.

Later that night…

Once everypony was asleep, Hector snuck out and went to the location of the door portal. “Sorry guys, it’s for the best,” said Hector, as he shattered the portal.

Author's Note

Why did Hector do this? Stay tuned to find out.