Will of Fire

Chapter 19 - Cutie Marks

By: TheXIIILightning

"But, this doesn't make any sense. Lightning doesn't look like a criminal." Rarity said.

After AJ tied me up, Rainbow was going to get the others, but when she opened the door, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity were already there. Pinkie said her nose was itching and her knee was twitching, and that it meant there was a party at the Library... we didn't ask anymore questions.

"Pfsssst. I know that." Pinkie dismissed that claim.

"What do you mean Pinkie?" Twilight asked her.

"I know EVERYPONY, so I knew about that poster a long time ago." She kept her smile, like she had said a really simple thing that we couldn't understand.

"What!?" We all yelled in unison, me included. Pinkie didn't even shake a bit.

"What? My tummy wasn't pinching and my shoulder wasn't shaking. If they were, it meant there was a dangerous pony nearby. Since there wasn't any dangerous pony nearby, I figured I'd just let you girls figure it out. You know, a game!" She started bouncing in place. Twilight frowned at her.

"Pinkie, this is seri-" Pinkie grabbed her cheeks, putting on her best puppy eyes. "A game Twily!" She was now pouting.

"Fine..." Twilight sighed. "But we still need to figure out what to do with Lightning, we can't just let him leave." She pointed at me.

"As much as I ate to acknowledge it, Twilight's right. You girls caught me, and if anypony knew that you released a Wanted criminal, you could put yourselves in a really tight spot." I was still lying down. My hooves were getting sore of the rope.

"B- But girls, then what do we do?" Fluttershy spoke and Rainbow Dash reminded them of what I said earlier.

"We let him explain why he did it, and then we call the guards." She glared at me again.

"But I didn't do it!" I snapped. She gave a dismissing wave.

"Details, details. Let's just get this over with." She sat down on a pillow with her forelegs crossed. "Don't take this the wrong way, I think you're a cool dude. I'm just mad that you lied to us."

"But Rainbow, since I got here I didn't lie a single time."

"What?" She actually seemed surprised.

"Why would I lie? I didn't have any reason to. Hay, if you'd ask me about the poster sooner, I would probably say it was me!" I chuckled. They all looked surprised.

"Uhh, girls. Ah think he's tellin' the truth." Applejack squinted her eyes a bit, reading my expression. "That, or he's a mighty fine liar." I'll take that as a compliment, thank you.

"Well girls. I think we should listen to what happened, then we can decide about what to do next." Twilight suggested. We all agreed and each of them sat down on a pillow. Hey, what about me?

"I agree with Twilight. Applejack, could you untie me please?" I wiggled my hooves.

"Nnope." She huffed.

"Oh come on! I'm getting really sore."

"Ah don't care. Ya bought this on yerself." We glared at each other for a bit.

"Fine." I huffed, like she did earlier. "I won't talk until you untie me."

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"Oh for Celestia's sake!"

I felt the ropes untie from my hooves, with a hint of purple magic. Then I saw the same purple all around me. Twilight cast some sort of force field around me. I was untied, but still trapped. At least it's more comfortable.

"So, I think you both agree that this is the best solution." It was a rhetorical question, we nodded and I decided to talk.

"In fact, I don't really know where to start. I could just tell you what happened straightforward, but then some facts would be lost and things could sound way worse than they really are."

I scratched my head for a few seconds.

"Well silly, a story always starts in the beginning." She suggested, her wide grin still present.

"Thanks Pinkie, I gotta remember that next time." I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"No problemo!" She sat down again, eating some popcorns with Spike.

"Well, I guess I already told you about leaving the orphanage, and living on the streets with Sunshine for a while, right?" They all nodded.

"So starting in the beginning, I guess I better tell you the story of how I got my Cutie Mark."

"It all started when.."

[Meanwhile...]

"Hey Trixie!"

We were almost reaching Ponyville, just a couple more miles and I bet we can get there before nightfall. I spend most of the day talking to her, but Trixie seemed a bit more distracted lately. I'm happy that I get to see Lightning in a few hours, but I can't help but worry for her.

"Hey..." Trixie gave me a smile, but it wasn't a genuine one.

"Oh come on Trixie? What's wrong?" I gave her a small nudge, to see if she bright's up.

"Trixie is just... worried, for lack of better word."

"How come? Aren't you happy to see Lightning again?"

"Oh yes! Trixie is thrilled! It's just that her past experiences in this town were a bit... complicated."

"Yeah, I guess."

Getting kicked out of town, after an Ursa Minor attack can't be good for your self-esteem...

"Look on the bright side, we will only be there for the night. So don't think about it any longer. Besides, what are the changes you meet any of those ponies again?"

"Yeah." She cheered up a bit. "It's their loss that they never see Trixie's magnificent magic, ever again!"

"You're right, buck them!" We giggled for a bit, getting a few stares from the stallions pulling the wagon. "So, is there anything else you'd like to talk about?" She scratched her chin for a bit.

"Well, you never told Trixie about how you got your cutie mark." She looked at my flank.

"Really? I thought I did ages ago."

That's weird, we've been together for three days and I haven't mentioned it yet?

"Trixie's quite sure. She would remember such a story."

"Believe it or not Trixie, Lightning and I got our cutie marks at the same time." I skipped a bit in front of her, so she could see my cutie mark better.

"That's incredible." She gave a grin. "Trixie's now eager to learn more!"

"Well, I did told you about the time we lived on the streets of Canterlot, right?" She nodded. "Well, that was one of the scariest, and yet the happiest day of my life."

"It all started when..."

End of Chapter 19

This is a really short chapter, but hey...

MORE TRIXIE!

The next chapter will be a flashback, from Sunshine's POV

Now for the Hype. *Ahem*

It's a Cutie Mark story? That's like... The meaning of life!

What is the meaning of life, you ask?

Find out in the next chapter of...

Will of Fire!