"Hey Ponk." I start, looking at those caring blue eyes.

"Yeah Nonny?" Pinkie responded without a care in the world. She continued to wash me, waiting for what I have to say.

"Why?" I asked her. I didn't want to explain to her. I didn't want to sound grateful. I kinda hoped that she would figure out what I was asking. CA and HA looked at me, a little confused.

"Why what?" Pinkie asked.

"Why, did you accept me? You know back at the hospital I said you were my aunt. Why did you lie to them and say you were?" I asked. My heart was pounding.

"Oh Nonny, do I need a reason to be your aunt?" Pinkie asked as she started to drain the water out of the tub.

"YES! Yes you do! You can't just be my aunt because I just said you were!" I yelled out. Pinkie held her chin with her hoof. Her ears flapping against her forehead as she thinks.

"Well, because it looked like you needed somepony. It seemed like you were...scared. That's not the only reason why I adopted you as my nefew. It's because...well I don't know actually. My Pinkie sense was just going wild the second I saw you. I know you're something special." Pinkie said as she held my cheek with her hoof. Her tail grabbing a towel. Special. Special. That word, I only heard it from my mom. "Is that reason enough Nonny?" She asked as she began to dry me off.

"Yeah...yeah it is. Thank you, Ponk." I said as Pinkie lifted me up from the bathtub and put me on the floor. Pinkie started the water again. I looked at HA, he gave me a small smile.

"I think we have enough time before the picnic starts. It's a good time to make new friends. The CMC seem a good choice." Pinkie said before putting an abundance of soap in the water.

Ah shit.

"Ponk do I HAVE to go with them?" I asked her as she got in the tub.

"Duhhh. I mean you four have a lot in common. You all like adventure, you're the same age as them, and you don't have a cutie mark like them. It's a guarantee friendship!" Pinkie said, spilling some water to the floor.

"Well..." I started, HA glared at me, knowing what I was about to say. "I don't really...want a cutie mark." Here it comes.

"WHAT!" Pinkie yelled as she splashed the water and soap on the floor by accident. "What do you mean you don't want a cutie mark?!" She asked as she stared at me.

"Well I don't wanna be forced to do the same thing over and over again." I said. 'Will I be here long enough to get a cutie mark?' I thought. Pinkie just started giggling.

"Oh silly, a cutie mark doesn't mean you have to do something forever. It means your special talent. Like...what do you want to be when you grow up?" Pinkie asked me.

"A-a policeman." I said shyly.

"Well, if that's your cutie mark, your allowed to make other choices. A cutie mark can't force you to do anything." Pinkie said.

"Oh..." I said dumbfounded.

"Now, go and meet your new future friends." Pinkie said, smiling at me. I smiled back at her and went out the bathroom and down the stairs. Until I heard a voice.

"Uh I only ordered 12?"

I froze. That was Twilight. I peaked my head down and saw Twilight and Spike at the counter with 12 pink frosted cupcakes.

'Oh great.' I thought as I rolled my eyes.

"Maybe you can sneak around her?" HA suggested. I looked at HA a bit surprised.

'Really? I thought you would make me go to her and talk about being friends.' I thought. I looked at CA who was wearing glasses, and had piece of paper and quill in his hooves. I wasn't gonna ask.

"Well I know you and her aren't...how do I put this? Friendly to each other?" HA said while looking at Twilight. I nodded and carefully went down the stairs.

"Oh that was very thoughtful of you it's just some of the icing from the extra cupcake is getting all over the one next to it. See?" Twilight said as I saw her push the box to Mrs. Cake. I made it down the stairs and crawled on the floor to the door. I was about to get out before I saw Spike looking at me with a raised eyebrow. I ignored him and got out. I got up and...

'Uh, HA where do I find the CMC?' I thought as I began walking a random direction.

"They're usually at their clubhouse at the apple farm, so just keep going straight." HA said. I did what he said and kept going. When I was at the farm HA continued to tell me where to go. Eventually I found it. The clubhouse was, nice in a way. It seemed cozy I walked up the stairs and made the motion to knock on the door. That's when the door opened suddenly and I knocked on Scootaloo's head.

"Oh sorry! I didn-"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Scootaloo screamed as she slammed the door on my face. I grabbed my nose in pain.

"Gah! My fucking...nose!" I said as I rubbed my nose.

"Girls, it's that crazy pony that doesn't want his cutie mark!" I heard Scootaloo yell out.

"What?!" I heard two other voices scream.

'You know maybe its a bad idea t-'

"No! Go and try. Please?" HA said looking at me with sad eyes. I looked back to the door a grumbled.

"No! I want my cutie mark! It's just that...uh...I was tired! Yeah!" I yelled to the door. Silence, that's all I heard, then whispering. I looked at HA and CA with a worried face. HA nodded while CA didn't give a shit. He was still writing something on that paper. Suddenly I heard the door opening. I saw three pair of eyes looking at me. Glaring, studying, and judging.

"Why are ya here?" Applebloom said with a raised eyebrow. Her tone untrusted.

"To be friends...?" I said, cringing. My tail wrapping around my hind leg. They all blinked, looked at each other and back at me.

"Why?" Sweetie Belle said, her tone still squeaky.

"Because Pinkie said...we'll be good friends?" I said my tone shaking. Scootaloo glared at me. Suddenly they pulled me in. The room was dark and a light shinned on my face. How did they do that in less then a second? I instantly closed my eyes, as they adjusted to the light I slowly opened my eyes. Applebloom was holding the light to me.

"Why should we trust ya?" Applebloom asked, her eyes staring into mine.

"Yo-you don't have too? I-I can earn your trust!" I responded quickly. Not thinking at all.

"Are ya working for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon?"

"Who?"

"Why would you be a good member of the cutie mark crusaders?"

"Uh! Because I wanna see what my cutie mark is!"

"Will you wake up in the middle of the night to go to a cutie mark crusaders meeting!?"

"I'm a light sleeper."

"Will you only be loyal to this group!?"

"I have no other grounds so yeah."

"And what's yer name again?!"

"Anon!"

"Anon will you show us how to beat up a timberwolf?"

"What?"

Suddenly the lights came back on and Applebloom turned off the light she was holding. She then held her hoof to me.

"Congrats Anon your a cutie mark crusader now." She shaked my hoof.

"What?"

Author's Note

Fun fact, CA is older then HA.