On a nice sunny afternoon the school bell rings signaling to get to class. Each of the students were in their assigned seats with cutie marks on each of their flanks weather it be a daisy flower, a silver spoon, or a bow and arrow. Even the teacher has one and each appears when they discover their talents and livings. Some however take awhile to discover.

"Let's quiet down please. We have a very important lesson to get to." the teacher Miss Cherilee ordered. The class obeyed and silenced to hear what the teacher has to teach.

"Thank you. Today we are going to be talking about cutie marks." Cherilee flips a page on an art board stand to show different types of cutie mark symbols and pictures.

"Bo-ring [sigh]" a filly named Diamond Tiara sighed in boredom uninterested since she got her own. A curious Applebloom however was more than intriqued about the symbols and payed attention with a pencil in her mouth so she could write down her notes.

"You can all see my cutie mark, can't you? Like all ponies, I wasn't born with a cutie mark. My flank was blank." Cherilee flips the next page to show herself as a baby.

"Aww...! She's so precious!" a filly with big purple glasses named Twist cooed with a lisp.

"Then one day, when I was about your age, I woke up to find that a cutie mark had appeared." Cherilee flips another page to show her in a 80's disco like outfit this time with her cutie mark in it and braces showing on her teeth also with a very fuzzy mane and tail unlike her appearance now.

"Look at her hair!" one of the classmates pointed and the whole class laughed at the picture.

"Yes I know, but honestly, that's how everypony was wearing their mane back then. I had decided to become a teacher, and the flowers symbolized my hope that I could help my future students bloom if I nurture them with knowledge. The smiles represented the cheer I hope to bring to my little ponies while they were learning. Now, can anyone tell me when a pony gets his or her cutie mark?" Cherilee asked. Twist raised her hoof waving it impatiently.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! When she discovers that certain something that makes her special!" Twist explained.

"That's right, Twist. A cutie mark appears on a pony's flank when he or she finds that certain something that makes them different from every other pony. Discovering what makes you unique isn't something-" while Cherilee teaches Applebloom writes down her notes about what she is learning about cutie marks. She then heard a pssting sound and looked around to see if anyone called her but ignored it and went back to her notes. Then Diamond Tiara comes closer and pssts her. Applebloom ignores her but Tiara does it again this time louder.

"What?" Applebloom asked in frustration turning her attention to Tiara. She then gave out a note in her mouth gesturing to take it. Applebloom looked to her left and sees Silver Spoon Diamond Tiara's best friend gesturing her hoof to pass it over. She didn't want to do it at first but as soon as she grabs it Cherilee didn't take long to notice it.

"Apple Bloom! Are you passing a note?" Cherilee asked sharply.

"Uh I... Um..." Applebloom stuttered to find an answer as she dropped the scrap of paper and Cherilee approaches.

"What could be so important that it couldn't wait until after class?" Cherilee looked down and gasped in surprise and confusion at the paper.

"It's blank." Cherilee said in surprise. Diamond Tiara then started laughing which Applebloom did not find amusing.

"Remind you of anypony? [laughter]" Tiara asked. Applebloom then realized what she meant as she looked at her flank which had nothing but blank on it. Not a cutie mark rested there. The class began laughing along with Tiara and Applebloom cowers in embarrassment unable to take the humiliation of being one of the only blank flanks in the whole school.

-Main music plays-

Later the afternoon the bell rings signaling that school is over. The fillies began running out of the school happy that the day is finally over except for Applebloom who mopes still embarrassed by the event that happened earlier.

"Want some sweets? I've got some peppermint sticks. I made them myself." Twist offered kindly note that she too is also a blank flank. Applebloom simply shooked her head declining the offer.

"They'll make you smi-i-le." Twist said playfully.

"No..." Applebloom denied again looking away.

"I don't know why we had to sit through a lecture about getting a cutie mark. I mean, waiting for your cutie mark is sooo last week. You got yours, I just got mine. We all have them already. [gasp] I mean, almost all of us have them already. Don't worry you two, you're still totally invited to my cute-ceañera this weekend." Diamond Tiara with her friend Silver Spoon comes along making fun of the two which made Applebloom feel worst as for Twist she only rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"It's going to be amazing." Silver Spoon assured as she and Tiara trot around the two.

"It's a party celebrating me and my fantastic cutie mark. How could it not be?" Tiara asked rhetorically with a smug tone.

"Bump! Bump! Sugar-lump, rump! [laughing]" the two mockers did their secret hoofshake to just annoy the two.

"Gimme a break." Applebloom muttered angrily.

"See you this weekend. Blank flanks!" Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon shouted in unison while laughing leaving the two blank fillys with sad expressions on their faces. Applebloom returns to her home Sweet Apple Acres trotting back and forth in anger and dissapointment while her older sister Applejack works on collecting applesand putting them into buckets

"It's not fair! It's just not fair!" Applebloom complained frustratedly.

"Don't get your mane in a tangle. You'll get your cutie mark. Everypony gets one eventually." Applejack assured.

"But I don't want one eventually! I want one right now! I can't go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera without one, I just can't!" Applebloom cried.

"'Course you can. Y'know, I was the last pony in my class to get my cutie mark, and I couldn't be prouder of it. I know my future was to run Sweet Apple Acres, and these bright shiny apples sealed the deal. [gasp] Come to think of it, Granny Smith was the last one in her class, too. Huh, same as Big Macintosh." Applejack pointed out.

"I really don't see how that's supposed to make me feel better. It probably means that being the last one in your class to get a cutie mark runs in the family. ...runs in the family. Runs in the family! Runs in the family! You've got apples for your cutie mark, Granny Smith has an apple pie, Big Macintosh has an apple half, my unique talent must has som'n to do with apples! Apples, apples, apples!" Applebloom started hopping in excitement until she accidentally landed on a bucket of apples and makes a mess of scattered apples on the ground.

"Oops... apples." Applebloom muttered sheepishly. As soon as Applejack gathered enough apples to sell at town she agreed to let Applebloom help out as they have their own selling cart near Sugarcube Corner.

"Get your delicious nutritious apples here!" Applejack called out.

"Delicious and nutritious, and so many uses! You can eat 'em, play with 'em." Applebloom said in a advertisment manner and uses a tennis racket and wacks the apple in the air crushing it into peices and hitting someone who shouted in anger.

"create fine art for your home with 'em, you have to be crazy not to get a bushel of your very own." Applebloom assured after bucking an apple right at a painters canvas plus splattering the juice on his face and the canvas. He gave a glare at Applebloom until Applejack pulled her in.

"Heh... she's so creative, heh." Applejack chuckled sheepishly. Another light brown colt passes by and Applebloom didn't hesitate to try and convince him to buy some of her product.

"You sir, care t' buy some apples?" Applebloom asked while walking next to the stallion.

"Uh, no thanks." the colt declined.

"Why not?" Applebloom asked popping out of another cart thus startling the pony.

"I have plenty at home." the colt assured trying to get away.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm pretty sure I..."

"You're pretty sure, but you're not absolutely positively completely super-duper sure, are you?" Applebloom was backing the frightened colt with her eyes narrowed.

"Y...ah... If I buy some apples, will you please leave me alone?" the colt asked nervously.

"Aaal-right!" Applebloom accepted and the stallion went to grab his money. As he did he placed a few coins in Applejack's apron pocket and quickly grabs his purchased apples and rushed off as quickly as he can.

"You forgot your change!" Applejack called out but the colt didn't respond.

"Woo-hoo! That's how you sell s'm apples and get a cutie mark! So, what does my cutie mark look like? A shopp'n bag full of apples? A satisfied customer eating an apple? Hmm... maybe I gotta increase my sales figures first." Applebloom thought and sees another customer searching through the apple buckets.

"YOU TOUCH IT, YOU BUY IT! We take cash or credit." Applebloom shouted at the pony which really frightened her and shooked in fear.

"I'm sorry ma'am. Ma'am! Aww... Now Apple Bloom, you can't just..." Applejack spoke sharply at Applebloom and notices her dumping tons of apples in another mare's bags.

"That'll be four bits." Applebloom said.

"I didn't put those in my bag." the pony said angrily.

"Likely story. Four bits, lady!" Applebloom demanded more forcefully until Applejack placed a hoof in her mouth to keep her quiet.

"Applebloom! I am really really sorry about that. She's new. Here, take these. No charge." Applejack placed another batch of apples in the customers bag but didn't have a satisfied smile on her face.

"...And these." Applejack said pouring another bucket of apples in her bags but is still not happy.

"...And these." Applejack said again and placed a heavy bucket load of apples on her back which made her groan but also finally smile in satisfaction and walked of shakingly with the heavy bucket on her back.

"Y'all come back now, y'hear?" Applejack called out and looked back at her applecart which is now empty and did not have a singal apple in it. But they also barely got paid the amount they were all worth. She then gave her little sister a dissapointing glare.

"What?" Applebloom asked confusingly unaware of her actions.

"Sorry little sis, but your apple-sellin' days are over." Applejack said and pulled of Applebloom's apron technically firing her.

"What? But how else am I gonna get my cutie mark?" Applebloom complained and grabbed the apron away from Applejack.

"Home, now." Applejack ordered and Applebloom spat out the apron and pouted.

"Ugh. Listen sugarcube, I know it's hard to wait for your very own cutie mark, but, you just can't force it. Besides, you're not that grown-up just yet. Ain't there other fillies in your class without one?" Applejack asked.

"Well... Twist doesn't have hers yet." Applebloom admitted.

"Do you think you'd feel better if you went to the party with her?" Applejack asked and Applebloom nodded with a smile.

"Well there you go. Bet you and Twist would have a great time together. Now run along and find your friend."

"You're sure you don't want me to stick around 'till the end of th' market?" Applebloom asked.

"Hey! Who's been using my racket?" a pony with a my neighbor style mustache holding the dripping wet tennis racket Applebloom used earlier called out angrily.

"Yeah. I'm sure." Applejack assured. Applebloom later comes to Twist's house and knocks on the door. Twist opens the top of her dutch door to greet her friend.

"Oh, what's up Apple Bloom?" Twist asked.

"So I was thinkin'... maybe we could go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera together. I don't have a cutie mark, you don't have a cutie mark." Applebloom pointed out.

"Well, um..." Twist smiled sheepishly and opened the bottom part of the door to reveal something actually horrifying to Applebloom. She gasped to see her with a duo candy cane cutie mark shaped like a heart.

"Isn't my cutie mark swell? I've always loved making my own favorite sweets, but it took me some time to discover that it was my super-special talent. Pretty sweet, huh?" Twist said.

"Yeah, pretty... sweet." Applebloom replied sorrowfully.

"Hey... this doesn't mean we can't go to the cute-ceañera together. You're still gonna come to the party, are you?" Twist asked curiously.

"Of course she will." Diamond Tiara comes by with a mocking tone with her friend Silver Spoon.

"It's not like being the only pony there without a cutie mark, would be, like, the most embarassing thing ever. [laughter]" Silver Spoon mocked leaving Applebloom with the most embarrassed and saddest face she ever produced. She sulked by a well depressed that she is now the only filly in her whole school and town to have a blank flank.

"Wow, looks like some pony's got a dark cloud hanging over her head." Rainbow Dash pops up looking at the sad filly. Applebloom literally had a dark cloud above her head signing how depressed she is.

"Let me do something about that." Dash said and pushes the dark cloud away.

"What's the matter, kid?" Dash asked landing on the ground and Applebloom took a deep breath.

"There's a cute-ceañera this afternoon and everypony in my class will be there and they'll all have their cutie marks and I wanna get my cutie mark but I'm no good at sellin' apples but I really wanna go to the party but how can I go to the party if I don't have my cutie mark which my big sister says I'm gonna get eventually but... I WANT IT NOW!" Applebloom said in one breath.

"Cutie mark? I can get you a cutie mark like that!" Dash assured whiping her tail to emphasize her point.

"Applejack says these things take time. I have to just wait for it to happen." Applebloom said.

"Why wait for something to happen when you can make it happen?"

"But Applejack says th-"

"Hey, who are you gonna listen to, Applejack, or the pony who was first in her class to get a cutie mark? I always liked flying an' all, but I was going nowhere in a hurry. It wasn't until my very first race that I discovered a serious need for speed, and KAZAAM, this sweet baby appeared as fast as lightning." Dash said and flew off quickly. Applebloom agreed and lets Dash coach her to find her talent. She starts off warming up by doing push ups to get started.

"That's right, stretch out those legs. Gotta be nice and loose. The key here is to try as many things as possible as quickly as possible. One of them is bound to lead to your cutie mark. Are you ready?" Dash asked competitively while wearing a sweatband on her head and a whistle around her neck.

"I'm ready!" Applebloom affirmed.

"I said: are, you, Ready!" Dash shouted again.

"I'M READY!" Applebloom cheered loudly and prepared to do the listed tasks Dash thinks is right for her.

"Juggling, go!" Dash said after blowing her whistle. Applebloom was doing fine juggling balls while standing on one leg at first but loses her concentration and falls to the ground with the balls landing on her head. This shows this wasn't her talent.

"Hang-gliding, go!" Dash went on to the next task and blew her whistle next to a cliff. Applebloom started rushing to the cliff with goggles on her and a glider strapped on to her back. She then accidentaly trips on her own leg and the glider lands on the ground sliding just inches from falling off the cliff. This wasn't her talent either.

"Karate, go!" Dash blows her whistle again this time wearing karate robes as well. Applebloom also wearing a karate robe jumps into the air and makes a kicking stance as she goes down targeting a sand bag. As she does a battle cry she hits the bag only to find no effect and looked like she hit a solid rock. Wasn't this one either.

"Kite-flying, go!" Dash blows her whistle signaling Applebloom to run in an open field with a kite string in her mouth. As the kite flys into the air it looked like it will stay up there. But it started flying out of control until and crashed into the ground burying the front end of it. The textures on it crumbled into pieces leaving a kite skeleton.

"Ultrapony Roller Derby, go!" Dash blowed her whistle yet again in a skating rink with Applebloom rollerblading in a racing circle. She looks back to see three punk looking fillies chasing her. Without paying attention again she trips on her leg and rolls to the ground. The three tried to halt but ended up crashing into each other with Applebloom rolling out unharmed with an embarrassed smile.

"Tried that one... tried that one... tried that one..." Dash counts down the tasks they tried on a clipboard. Applebloom began to lose hope as she lies down by a tree. She then heard familiar laughing coming from nearby.

"Your new outfit is, like, perfect for the party." it was Silver Spoon with Diamond Tiara with a present box on her back. Applebloom quickly hid in the bush to hide from the two.

"I know. It totally shows off my cutie mark." agreed Diamond Tiara.

"I love being special."

"Can you imagine how embarrassing it must be to be... not special?"

"I don't even want to, like, think about it." Silver Spoon said as they pass by Dash.

"Tried that one... tried that one..." Dash mutters still stuck on the list.

"I'm doomed. Doomed! I'll never find sumth'n I'm good at." Applebloom cried.

"You look like you'd be good at eating cupcakes." Pinkie Pie appears pointing out happily.

"Eatin' cupcakes?" Applebloom asked in ectasy.

"Eating cupcakes?" Dash asked in confusion.

"Eating cupcaaakes!" Pinkie sanged playfully as she hops down to Sugarcube Corner.

"I really appreciate all your help Rainbow Dash. You're a really great coach and I really learned a lot from you and I'm sure I c'n learn a lot more but... I've got some cupcakes to eat! See you at cute-ceañera! Hold on Pinkie Pie, I'm comin'." Applebloom shouted out and rushed to Pinkie's direction leaving Dash bewildered. As soon as the two made it to the bakery Pinkie prepares to make cupcakes.

"I can't believe I didn't think of this. A cupcake-eating cutie mark, it's sooo obvious. Now, where are those cupcakes? I'm ready t' chow down!" Applebloom said excitingly while looking through the cabinets and oven.

"I don't have any cupcakes." Pinkie said.

"Oh." Applebloom muttered in understandment.

"[gasp] But you look like you'd be good at helping me make some." Pinkie pointed out happily and placed a chef hat on her head.

"I guess, uh, making-cupcakes cutie mark could work too." Applebloom said nervously just as Pinkie begins to sing another song.

"All you have to do is take a cup of flour!

Add it to the mix!

Now just take a little something sweet, not sour!

A bit of salt, just a pinch!

Baking these treats is such a cinch!

Add a teaspoon of vanilla!

Add a little more, and you count to four,

And you never get your fill of..

Cupcakes! So sweet and tasty!

Cupcakes! Don't be too hasty!

Cupcakes! Cupcakes, cupcakes, CUPCAKES!" Pinkie finished. The kitchen soon becomes a total mess after multiple tries on baking batches of cupcakes. So far each one has been a failure. As the mixer makes a mess of the thickened flour Applebloom heads to the oven to get out a finished batch of cupcakes. She then accidentally bumps into a bag of flour and makes a cloudy mess making her cough in the process. As the flour cleared she grabs a mit with her mouth and grabs the tray of burnt cupcakes which was too hot for her to handle.

"Hot, hot, hot!" Applebloom shouted in pain and drops the tray sticking her tongue out.

"Oooh, those look much better than the last batch. [chomp] Mmm..." Pinkie started eating the burnt cupcakes and Applebloom took a piece to see how she did. After she tasted it she quickly spat it out seeing that another attempt was unsuccessful.

"Ugh! I guess I'm not cut out to be a baker either. [sigh] I just have to face it, I'm gonna have a blank flank forever." Applebloom cried in sadness lowering her head.

"What about that?" Pinkie pointed at her flank.

"What about what? Is there something on my flank? Is there, is there, is there?" Applebloom asked in excitement spinning around so she can try to see her flank. She sees a bowl and looks at the reflection which shows many images of different cutie marks through a smudge of flour.

"A cutie mark! It's a... a measuring cup? No. A mixin' bowl? No... Are those cupcakes? A tower of cupcakes maybe." Applebloom pointed out. Pinkie came over and blowed off the flour from her flank.

"Flour. It's flour! Yay! I guessed it. What game you wanna play next? Please say bingo, please say bingo." Pinkie pleaded cheerfully while Applebloom lowers her head in shame. Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle then come in and were surprised by the mess.

"Whoa, what's been going on in here?" Twilight asked in surprise.

"We've been making cupcakes, wanna try them?" Pinkie explained and offered a plate of burnt cupcakes on her head.

"Nnnno thank you... not that they don't look, heh, delicious." Twilight said nervously trying not to hurt anyone's feelings.

"Zach, Twilight, you have to help me." Applebloom begged.

"What's the matter?" Zach asked curiously. Applebloom took one deep breath to explain her problem.

"Tiara's cute-ceañera's today and everypony in my class will be there and they all have cutie marks and I want to get my cutie mark but I'm no good at selling apples or hang-gliding or making cupcakes, but I wanna go to the party but how can I go to the party if I don't have my cutie mark, which Pinkie Pie says I can't just make appear, but I need it to appear, RIIIGHT NOW!" Applebloom cried in one breath.

"Uhhh… I don't follow. How can we help you?" Twilight asked confusingly.

"You can use your magic to make my cutie mark appear." Applebloom explained.

"Oh no Apple Bloom. A cutie mark is something a pony has to discover for herself." Twilight refused.

"Please Twilight, jus' trah."

"I'm sorry but-"

"Oh please, please, please please please!" Applebloom was literally begging

"Alright alright!" Twilight finally gave in.

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you." Applebloom thanked. Twilight then focused her magic onto Applebloom's flank and a flash of light appeared on it revealing an applecart cutie mark.

"Yes! I knew you could do... it." Applebloom turned from an excited expression into a dissapointed expression after seeing her cutie mark vanish from her flank.

"I'm sorry sweetie, but I told you-" Twilight said.

Try again, try again!" Applebloom urged and Twilight sighed in exhaustion. She did it again and another cutie mark appeared on to see it dissapear. Tried it again same conclusion. And again and again and again and again until Twilight was to work out to even try again. Applebloom gasped at the sight and went back to the sad expression.

"Told you that not even magic can make a cutie mark appear before its time." Twilight said.

"Well, Zach you try. You're the element of life. You can control any livin' thing." Applebloom urged.

"Sorry sweetheart, but even I can't do it. There are certain rules that even I can't conquer. I wish I could, really, but it just doesn't work like that." Zach sadly assured.

"It's hopeless, hopeless! I just won't go to the party, I can't go. Everyone will just laugh at me and make fun of me and call me name. It will be the worst night of my life." Applebloom pouted walking out of the kitchen.

"Uh, AB." Zach tried to warn Applebloom about something.

"I'm sure it won't be as bad as all that." Twilight assured.

"Forget it, there's no way I'm going to that-" then Applebloom frozed in horror after discovering she just walked right into the thing she didn't want to go to the party itself in Sugarcube Corner.

"[gulp] Party." Applebloom finished in fear. At the party their was jaming music and a lot of pony's in different ages was invited. A certain pony takes a bite of Applebloom's poorly made cupcakes and quickly spits out the taste. Diamond Tiara meanwhile was showing off her new dress to the other children. Applebloom quickly hid behind a chocolate pony sculpture to avoid being seen.

"How could I have forgotten the time? How could I have forgotten Pinkie Pie was hosting the party? How could I have forgotten it was at Sugar Cube corner?" Applebloom muttered in fear.

"Don't forget your party hat, Forgetty Forgetterson!" Pinkie said playfully hopping off after putting a party hat on Applebloom's head. She quickly took it off and swiftly hid behind the cake.

"I have to get out of here before anypony sees me." Applebloom muttered to herself quitely. She then notices Snails approaching the cake and completly hid herself behind the cake. Snails then took a huge bite out of the cake and revealed most of Applebloom.

"Hey! It's my cute-ceañera, I'm supposed to get the first bite at cake." Diamond Tiara whined as she approached Snails. Applebloom quickly moved to another table hiding behind a big cowpony like hat but was moved. She then found some balloons and hid behind them. All of a sudden each of the balloons started popping. She sees a unicorn colt dancing to the music without paying attention where his horn his hitting. As soon as the balloons were popped Applebloom sneaked her way under the punch bowl table. She took a peek from under the table cloth and sees the open door out just a couple feet away.

"Okay Applebloom, almost there." Applebloom whispered quietly. She tip-toes to the door while still hiding under the table. A pony mare comes by the punch bowl and looks around before taking a drink from the bowl itself. As soon as she leaves Applebloom continues her way to the door. Applebloom then rejoiced after seeing she was few feet away from the door. As she got out of the table and made her way to the door she suddenly bumped into her sister Applejack who just arrived.

"Apple Bloom, you made it. After I heard about Twist, I was afraid you wouldn't show up. I sure am glad you came to your senses about this whole cutie mark thing. These things happen when these things are supposed to happen. Trying to rush 'em just drives you crazy. I'll let you be, looks like your friends want to talk to you." Applejack was pushing Applebloom away from the door. After hearing the 'friends' part Applebloom became confused and turned to whom she was looking at. She then sees the two fillies she wanted to avoid all day with sadistic smiles on their faces and Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon approached her. Applebloom quickly looked around for something to hide her blank flank. She then found the table cloth on the punch table and quickly swiped it away so she can put it on like a dress. She ties it on just in time before the two could see it.

"Well well well, look who's here." Diamond Tiara mentioned smugly.

"Nice outfit." Silver Spoon pointed out sarcastically.

"Just sumt'n I, uh, pulled together last minute." Applebloom said trying to keep her composure.

"It really shows off your cutie mark-oh wait, that's right, you don't have one." Diamond Tiara reminded rudely.

"Uh, I have a cutie mark." Applebloom quickly stated.

"Eh, what? Since when?" Silver Spoon asked in both surprise and suspicion.

"Since... Um... Earlier today." Applebloom explained.

"Oh really? Let's see it." Diamond Tiara demanded which made Applebloom really nervous.

"I shouldn't, I couldn't. My cutie mark is so unbelievably amazing, I'm afraid that if I show it off, everyone will start paying attention to me instead of you. Outshined at your own cute-ceañera, can you imagine how embarrassing that would be?" Applebloom mentioned trying to fool Diamond Tiara. And it worked she took a moment to think and decided to leave her alone.

"Uh, forget it, I didn't really want to see it anyway." Diamond Tiara said.

"Okay, well, Imma go mingle. Enjoy your party. [sigh]" Applebloom sighed as she walks away making her way out the door. But since she had many misfortunes of tripping on herself she accidentally stepped on the table cloth and ripped it off of her and tripped to the record player table and stopped the music thus gaining the attention from the crowd. Then the two noticed her blank flank with satisfying smiles on their faces.

"Oh no." Applebloom muttered in embarrassment.

"Wow, that is an amazing cutie mark." Silver Spoon mentioned sarcastically.

"Nice try, blank flank!" the two said in unison and laughed. The audience notices her flank and were ready to laugh along. Applebloom was too embarrassed to think of anything to try and stop and keep herself from embarrassing herself. She was about to give in until a voice calls out.

"You got a problem with blank flanks?" the voice said. The audience turn their attention to the source of the caller and sees to fillies come out from hiding under a table. An orange pegasus with a shaggy purple mane and tail and a white unicorn with a light and dark purple mix mane and tail appeared with angry expressions on their faces.

"I said, you got a problem with blank flanks?" the pegasus repeated.

"The problem is, I mean, she's like, totally not special." Silver Spoon pointed out.

"No, it means she's full of potential." the unicorn corrected walking next to Applebloom along with the pegasus on the other end.

"It means she could be great at anything. The possibilities are, like, endless." the pegasus said mocking the two's behavior.

"She could be a great scientist, or an amazing artist, or a famous writer, she could even be mayor of Ponyville some day." the unicorn said.

"...and she's not stuck being stuck-up like you two." the pegasus added. The crowd began laughing from the insult.

"Hey, this is my party, why are you two on her side?" Diamond Tiara asked angrily.

"Because..." the pegasus simply answered and the two revealed their flanks also surprising Applebloom. Their flanks had nothing on them. They too were blank flanks.

"You don't have cutie marks either? I thought I was the only one." Applebloom admitted.

"We thought we were the only two." the pegasus also admitted.

"I for one think you are three very lucky fillies." Twilight said.

"Lucky? How can they be lucky?" Diamond Tiara asked in confusion.

"They still get to experience the thrill of discovering who they are, and what they're meant to be." Twilight explained.

"They also have the chance to try many different talents that could be their's someday. Plus, they get to experience and learn from each other." Zach added.

"And they got all the time in the world to figure it out, not just an afternoon." Applejack said giving Applebloom a playful smile and in return get a sheepish smile from her. Soon all the children began gathering around the three and talked about how lucky they are or they probably got their cutie marks to early thus ignoring Diamond Tiara.

"Hey, what's everypony doing? This is my party, everypony is supposed to be paying attention to me." Diamond Tiara whined but the children still ignore her.

"Whatever. We still think you're losers, right Diamond Tiara? Bump, bump, sugar... lump..." Silver Spoon tried to cheer her up with their hoof shake but was unsuccessful when she keeps her unsatisfied stare.

"Not now, Silver Spoon." Diamond Tiara said angrily and walked off with Silver Spoon following.

"Name's Scootaloo." the pegasus introduced.

"Sweetie Belle." the unicorn joined.

"Applebloom." Applebloom also introduced.

"Wait, Sweetie Belle? Hey, I know you. You're Rarity's sister, aren't you?" Zach came in asking curiously.

"Why, yes, I am. How did you know?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Rarity talks about you a lot."

"Oh. Wait, are you Zach Lanson?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Same thing." Sweetie Belle simply answered they laughed. As the party went on Diamond Tiara along with Silver Spoon sulked on the stair case ignoring the party that was meant for her.

"It's all so super!" Twist cheered while dancing with the other children. Zach, Twilight, and Applejack knock their glasses together with their mouths filled with punch in it a cheering fashion and drank from it. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle meanwhile talk at a table getting to know each other.

"So I was thinking, now that we're friends... I mean, we are friends, right?" Applebloom asked.

"How could we not be? We're totally alike. We don't have cutie marks, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon drive us crazy-" Scootaloo said.

"Totally crazy." Sweetie Belle added and the three laughed.

"Well, now that we're friends, what if the three of us work together to find out who we are and what we're supposed to be?" Applebloom suggested.

"Ooh! Ooh! We could form our own secret society." Sweetie Belle mentioned.

"I'm liking this idea." Scootaloo agreed.

"A secret society. Yeah. We need a name for it though." Applebloom said.

"The Cutie Mark Three?" Scootaloo mentioned.

"The Cutastically Fantastics?" Sweetie Belle also put out.

"How about... The Cutie Mark Crusaders?" Applebloom asked.

"It's perfect!" Scootaloo agreed.

"This is gonna be so great!" Sweetie Belle also agreed.

"We're gonna be unstoppable!" Applebloom added.

"What do you say we celebrate with some of these delicious cupcakes?" Scootaloo asked and was ready to take a bite of a burnt disguised cupcake until Applebloom stopped her.

"NOT the cupcakes. Trust me." Applebloom assured.

"Let's see if there are any cookies." Sweetie Belle suggested.

"Yeah! Come on." Applebloom said and the three went to search for some sweets and joined the party. Zach watched the three friends go by with a smile on his face.

"So, what will they be?" Twilight asked.

"Hmm?" Zach asked in confusion.

"Come on, you know exactly what they are destined to be, huh?

"[chuckles] You read me like a book. Well, AB's talent is surprisingly not about apples, but will be a great artist and architect. Maybe she'll be the best in Canterlot someday. Scootaloo is kind of like Dash. Though she can't really fly, she is amazing on the scooter for her age. And Sweetie Belle, Ooh, she has an amazing voice and will be a fantastic singer one day."

"Wow. Those are amazing talents."

"Yes they are. Well, why don't we get started on writing to the princess?"

"Already ahead of ya." Twilight said and began writing another of their lessons on friendship.

"Dearest Princess Celestia, I am happy to report that one of your youngest subjects has learned a valuable lesson about friendship. Sometimes, the thing you think will cause you to lose friends and feel left out..." Zach and Twilight wrote down and was already in Canterlot for Princess Celestia to read.

"...can actually be the thing that helps you make your closest friends and realize how special you are. Hmm..." Celestia read out loud and looked at her cutie mark thinking that this was one of the best lessons they ever wrote and one of the most interesting to learn by.