In a field of trees Applejack takes the Cutie Mark Crusaders Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle to a hidden location.

"Where are you takin' us?" Applebloom asked curiously as she and the other two follow Applejack from behind.

"We're almost there, youngin's." Applejack announced.

"I've never been here before." Sweetie admitted. During the walk Applebloom moved a giant plant leaf to get through and let it go therefor smacking right into Scootaloo's face.

"Ouch!" Scootaloo shouted in pain.

"Oh. Sorry." Applebloom apologized.

"Are we there yet?" Scootaloo asked impatiently.

"There? Where? What? I don't even know what we're doing." Sweetie admitted confusingly.

"Here we are." Applejack stopped at a specific spot and showed something that the crusaders can't quite understand what it was.

"What are we lookin' at?" Applebloom asked.

"I have no idea." Scootaloo answered.

"What is that thing?" Sweetie asked a little disgustedly.

"Cutie Mark Crusaders, welcome to your new clubhouse." Applejack announced showing an old rundown tree house looking like it hasn't been used for years as a part of a window comes off. The three just stood there staring at the sight a little ungrateful.

"Well, don't thank me all at once. This was my clubhouse when I was your age. Sure it hasn't been used in a while, but it's empty and on a secluded, private part of the farm. And it's all yours. It just needs a little, uh... TLC." Applejack assured as the group walked up.

"TLC as in Tender Loving Care or Totally Lost Cause?" Scootaloo punned irritatedly.

"Applejack! We're supposed to turn this into our new clubhouse?" Applebloom whined.

"Well, maybe y'all will get your cutie marks when you discover your talent for- Waaah!" Applejack screamed after leaning on the wall of the house and ripped a whole chunk of it down sending her falling. She then comes out of the rubble dizzingly.

"Uh... house cleanin'?" Applejack finished uneasily as the Cutie Mark Crusaders plan out their building strategy.

-Main music plays-

On the outskirts of Ponyville Scootaloo studies the area as she draws a map out of it so the Cutie Mark Crusaders can explore them to see if their talents lies within them. As she finishes the last of the map and nods to herself and puts the map in her saddlebag she gets on her scooter and with her wing power she was able to move as fast as Dash would when flying only she is doing it on a vehicle and on land. She passes by a couple talking ponies making their hairs fly. She then spots a ramp and decided to some tricks. When jumps off the ramp she does some spinning moves getting some gasps and awes from the citizens below her. When she landed she passes by Granny Smith making her spin rapidly and shouted at Scootaloo in anger. As she nears the tree house jumping and ducking some tree branches a low tree branch blocks her path to low for her to duck with birds on it. She prepares a daring move as she jumps over the branch with the scooter still going. She gets over the branch and lands back on her scooter without a scratch. Applebloom meanwhile paints and refurbishes the whole clubhouse getting it ready to be their new secret hideout. She then hears and sees Scootaloo popping out of the branches and heads toward her as she prepares for impact. But Scootaloo was able to halt just in the nick of time.

"Whoa! Hi, Scootaloo! Back already? You're amazin' on that scooter." Applebloom complimented as Scootaloo takes off her helmet swaying her mane to get it back into shape.

"Thanks! Wow, Apple Bloom. You did all of this?" Scootaloo asked looking at the new remodeled clubhouse in amazement.

"Yep! I've fixed the broken shutters, sanded off the splinters, rebuilt the roof, painted..." Applebloom added.

"That's so cool. What's Sweetie Belle up to?" Scootaloo asked. Sweetie was dusting the nearby table and some other things singing in that young but beautiful tone.

"We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders... [humming]...never stop the journey... [humming]" Sweetie sang.

"There you are, Sweetie Belle! See? I told you we could find her by following her totally awesome voice." Applebloom said.

"What's that sweet tune you're singing?" Scootaloo asked.

"Oh. I was just working on our new Cutie Mark Crusaders theme song." Sweetie said nervously.

"COOL!" the other two cheered in unison.

"Teach us?" Scootaloo asked.

"Well, I've only come up with one part... but okay!" Sweetie agreed and the three went to the newly constructed clubhouse to practice their new theme song. Later Applejack comes over with Zach Lanson to see how the three were doing.

"I didn't know this part of the farm exists." Zach admitted.

"It's a private part of the farm. I used to come here all the time when I was a filly. But it didn't look like this when I was gone. Those three sure did a fine job. I wonder where they are anyway." Applejack said.

"Let's check inside." Zach suggested and the two went up to see them and heard the three sing their theme song.

"They all say that you will get your mark

When the time is really right." Sweetie sang in the smooth beautiful tone.

"And you know just what you're supposed to do." Applebloom sung in a decent voice

"AND YOUR TALENT COMES TO LIGHT!" Scootaloo sing in an unbearable scratchy voice making the two grown ponies flinched and decided to talk to them.

"Well, uh... I'll be, Cutie Mark Crusaders. You've done one fine job with this place. So, what's next?" Applejack asked the three fillies looking around the newly constructed building.

"Well, now that we have a real life clubhouse..." Applebloom mentioned.

"And a map of Ponyville." Scootaloo added pointing at her drawn map.

"And a Cutie Mark Crusaders theme song." Sweetie joined.

"Theme song?" Applejack whispered.

"Kid thing, just go along with it." Zach whispered back.

"We're gonna go out in the world and discover our talents." Applebloom said.

"A new adventure!" Scootaloo said.

"And earn our cutie marks." Sweetie finished.

"We'll leave no stone unturned!" Applebloom announced.

"No mountain unclimbed!" Scootaloo joined.

"No meal uncooked!" Sweetie said.

"No sock unworn!" Applebloom continued and the two watchers decided to end it and take their separate ways.

"Well okay then! Sounds like you have a plan. I gotta, uh... Leave no apple unpicked! See y'all later!" Applejack waved as she leaves.

"And I've got to see Cherilee to help her with... something. Bye!" Zach also waved and left as well.

"Are we ready to get our cutie marks, ponies?" Scootaloo asked the other two.

"Ready!" the three confirmed and clapped their hooves out to find their talents. They start at Sweet Apple Acres barn to feed the pigs. As soon as they filled the pig feeders they ring the bell and released the pigs from their cells. But as they come out they toppled the kids and dug right in the slop. The three then checked their flanks only to find a disappointed dirty mess. So they crossed the barn on the map and moved on to Sugarcube Corner to see if their talent is baking. Sweetie smells the aroma of taffy blocks as they load them into an automatic taffy twister to mix up a recipe. Scootaloo and Sweetie clapped their hooves in triumph but was short lived as Scootaloo's tail gets caught by the sticky taffy pulling her in. The other two tried to help her out but only to find themselves getting pulled into the machine with Scootaloo as the sticky substance twists them. When they got freed and headed out of the bakery they were stuck together by the gooey taffy. They all checked their flanks again to find them blank again with disappointed looks on their faces. They then moved on to Carousel Boutique where they decided to try out a hair styling talent. Some ponies did come to enjoy and relax and the boutique while the fillies mix up some hair coloring. Later a customer rushes out crying over how ridiculous her clown like hair looks. The fillies checked their flanks once again to see them still blank disappointedly. Another place checked off and they traveled back to Sweet Apple Acres to try out a guessing game where you have to choose the right picture the other player draws out. Sweetie draws out a card and reveals a red heart from the opposite side where Applebloom is while she thinks hard on what it is. She then presses a button on the gaming mechanism and it shows to Scootaloo and Sweeite that she chose a yellow circle. They shook their heads in shamefully and Sweetie draws another card that shows a cyan star on it. Applebloom then presses a outlined square button and the other two see it to shake their heads again. They picked out another card with a four leafed clover on it and sees Applebloom thinking way hard on what the answer is until an idea popped in her head. She presses all of the buttons at the same time which sends the cards flying right at the other two giving unamused faces at her. Again they checked their flanks to nothing on them. After crossing out another disappointing moment they traveled to the mountains to see if they're good at rock climbing. The three climbed to the chilly snowy top as they tried to help each other up from falling but pulled too hard and the three were falling to the bottom. They were on the ground as the mountain wasn't even that tall only estimated about 20 feet high. As they regained their composure they checked their flanks once again only to be shamed again after finding nothing. Next they traveled to the lake to see their talents are scuba diving as they swim to the bottom with goggles, fins, and snorkels. They did find something only it was chasing them out of the water. An angry one eyed octopus chases them out of the water after entering it's territory. Finally the three set out to Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle's library home to see if they can find anything there. Zach, Twilight, and the school teacher Cherilee talked while entering the library.

"I had nothing to do with this." Spike immediately said.

"What is going on here?" Twilight asked shockingly seeing a whole pile of books scattered in the room.

"Hmm... Well, we sure aren't gettin' our cutie marks for bein' librarians." Applebloom said with the other two looking through the library books and papers.

"Huh. I should think not." Spike snorted earning a glare from Zach and Twilight.

"What?" Spike asked confusingly.

"You were supposed to keep the library closed and clean while we were gone." Zach reminded.

"Girls, I think you're going about this the wrong way. Instead of trying to do things in areas you're not familiar with, why not try doing things in areas that you already like?" Twilight asked.

"And I have the perfect place to start." Cherilee stated and placed a poster with a drama symbol on it.

"'Showcase your talents..." Applebloom read.

"...for all to see..." Scootaloo s=also read.

"Perform in the Ponyville school talent show.'" Sweetie finished.

"There'll be all sorts of awards. Best dramatic performance, best comedy act, best magic act... Surely you can find your talent." Cherilee suggested.

"This would be the perfect place to discover our talents. Jugglin'!" Applebloom said.

"Acting!" Scootaloo joined.

"Magic tricks!" Sweetie added.

"Square dancin'!" Applebloom mentioned.

"Tightrope walking!" Scootaloo said.

"Tiger taming!" Sweetie suggested.

"My little ponies! You're missing the point. Think about the things you already enjoy doing. Think about what you're already good at." Twilight said.

"Try noticing something you are already good at. See if you're good at this certain thing on your own." Zach added.

"Sure! We can do that." Scootaloo understood.

"Yeah! Sure we can." Sweetie agreed.

"Well, whatever we do, we'll do it as..." Applebloom said.

"...The Cutie Mark Crusaders!" the three cheered in unison and clapped their hooves. Later they decided to do something spectacular in the show and already thought of what they needed. They went down to Carousel Boutique and grabbed some fabric without Rarity's permission as they left with Scootaloo pulling the other two in a wagon behind her with the fabric in it.

"Sweetie Belle! I told you not to touch my things. Come back with my supplies!" Rarity rushes out the door and shouts in anger.

"We're just borrowing them for the talent show. Don't worry, sis. I promise we'll bring them back." Sweetie assured. They then went to another store to pick up a fan but this time got permission from the owner.

"Thanks, Mr. Breezy. We'll return the fan to you real soon." Scootaloo thanked as the owner loaded the fan on the cart and the three left to grab some more supplies.

"What do we need this fan for?" Applebloom asked curiously.

"Trust me on this one." Sweetie said. Later Scootaloo loaded the cart with several wooden planks with other resources they picked up earlier.

"Okay, so that's six wooden planks, four-by-eight plywood, a box of nails, four cans of paint and four brushes. Anything else?" Scootaloo asked.

"Yeah. Instructions on how to use six wooden planks, four-by-eight plywood, a box of nails, four cans of paint, and four brushes." Sweetie pointed out and the three decided to head back to the library to borrow a book from Zach and Twilight.

"'Ghost, Goblins and Ghoulish Figures'? Good heavens, girls. What do you need a book like this for?" Twilight asked as Spike puts the book in the cart.

"You'll see. Thanks, Zach and Twilight. We'll give it back as soon as we're done with it." Scootaloo thanked as the fillies leave.

"What do you think they're up to?" Twilight asked.

"I have no idea and I don't know if I should be excited or scared to find out." Spike admitted.

"Ditto. Should I go watch them, make sure they don't do anything embarrassing?" Zach asked.

"That's probably a good idea. But don't stop whatever they're doing, we don't want to hurt their feelings." Twilight warned.

"I'll make sure of that." Zach said and followed the fillies. Soon the Cutie Mark Crusaders arrived at their clubhouse planning on what to do for the talent show.

"I'm glad we're doin' this as a team." Applebloom said.

"Me too. Um... so what are we doing again?" Sweetie asked confusingly.

"A super awesome dramatic song for the talent show, of course." Scootaloo reminded.

"Right! With super-cool scenery. And amazing costumes!" Sweetie said.

"And mind-blowin' dance moves." Applebloom added.

"This is gonna be soo amazing!" Scootaloo said excitedly.

"Sweetie Belle, I think you should be a singer." Applebloom stated.

"What? No way I'm singing in front of a crowd. Twilight said to do something we like to do, and I'd like to be like my big sister, and she's a designer." Sweetie said misunderstanding what Zach and Twilight told her.

"Fine then. You can do the costumes and the scenery." Scootaloo agreed.

"And Scootaloo, you're great in manoeuvers on your scooter. So you should do the choreography. Y'know, all those dance moves." Applebloom pointed out which made Scootaloo nod in agreement but quickly turned into a shake in disagreement.

"Nah. I'd rather sing a wicked rock ballad. Why don't you come up with the dance routine, Applebloom?" Scootaloo suggested.

"Hm... I'm not much of a dancer... but I do like Kung-fu. That's kinda like dancin'. Hai-ya! Hah! Hah! Yah!" Applebloom shouts doing some kick moves and almost hitting Scootaloo.

"Then it's settled! Let's get started." Sweetie announced and the three went to do their assigned job. Outside Applebloom practices her dance moves to improve her agility.

"One... two... three... Oh! Oh!" Applebloom immediately lost her balance and landed right on Scootaloo's tail.

"Ow, Applebloom! What are you doing?" Scootaloo asked helping Applebloom up.

"Oh, I feel like I have four left feet. I can't even spin right." Applebloom said disappointedly.

"Don't be silly. You just gotta keep your head forward until very the last minute, like this. See? Easy-peasy. You just gotta practice a bunch, that's all." Applebloom said as she practices some really good dancing moves which are much smoother and more dynamic.

"Wow! That does look easy. Thanks. Okay. Let's try this again. Oh! Ouch! Ow. I'm okay!" Applebloom said after another failed attempt.

"Keep practicing!" Scootaloo advised.

"Will do." Applebloom understood. Scootaloo at the meantime was practicing some lyrics off the piano.

"We fight the fight, walk the walk. Talk the talk, eat the... uh... food like a celery stalk? I'll never come up with anything! Never, never, never!" Scootaloo whined banging her head on the piano. She then notices a roll of fabric bounce off the piano and rolls down the hill with Sweetie chasing it.

"Come back! Come back! Uh. Dumb fabric. Hey Scoot! How's the song going?" Sweetie asked which got a rasberry from Scootaloo as an answer which she did the same thing as a question.

"Oh my! Sounds serious." Sweetie assumed.

"I'm just no good at lyrics. Coming up with words is, like... really hard." Scootaloo said.

"Oh, it can't be that bad. 'With our cutie marks we'll rock Equestria. We use our stomachs to... digestia'? Umm... Well... These are... um... good, but... How about after 'We fight the fight'...

There is nothing that we fear

we'll have to figure out what we'll do next

till our cutie marks are here." Sweetie sang in her usual outstanding voice.

"Wow! That's so awesome! Did you just come up with that now?" Scootaloo asked surprisingly.

"Yeah... kind of." Sweetie admitted.

"Thanks, I'm totally using that." Scootaloo thanked and started writing it down until they remembered the stray roll of fabric rolling down the hill into a pond.

"Oh no!" Sweetie said in horror as it was too late to save the fabric as it splashes into the pond soaking wet with a shamed Sweetie knowing that Rarity is not going to be happy about this. While the wet fabric dries Sweetie sews the dried fabric with the sewing machine she borrowed from Rarity to make costumes for the show. As she finishes one she double checks the sleeves to make sure it has the right amount of sleeves.

"One, two, three, four, FIVE?! [moan] [sigh]" Sweetie moaned after seeing the miscaculation. Applebloom then comes in dizzyingly and collapses to the ground.

"How's the spin coming along?" Sweetie asked.

"I think I gotta just stick to punches and kicks. You know, ponies only have four legs." Applebloom pointed out after noticing Sweetie's work.

"[moan] I'll never be a designer like my sister Rarity." Sweetie cried losing hope.

"Hey, it's no big deal. Why don't you use the dress form? It'll help you with your patterns and help you put all the pieces in the right places." Applebloom suggested pointing at the mannequin they also borrowed from Rarity.

"Oh, is that what that's for?"

"Uh... maybe you should also clean your paintbrush between each color." Applebloom advised after looking at the painted backgrounds which the trees, houses, and other objects have a muddy brown.

"Oh, I was wondering why all the colors looked like mud." Sweetie muttered.

"You're not using power tools, are you?" Applebloom asked curiously which got a blank expression from Sweetie. Later Zach and Applejack were walking down to the clubhouse to see how the fillies are doing.

"The talent show is just around the corner. I wonder how the fillies are doin'. Applejack said.

"Well, see that's why I came along." Zach admitted.

"Whaddya mean?"

"Let's just say they've been borrowing some certain and bizarre things. But let's see what they're up to." Zach said as they near the clubhouse. As they got up to the balcony they see the girls practicing somethings they didn't expect them to do. They slowly backed away without getting seen.

"Well, gosh. Sure wasn't expectin' that." Applejack admitted.

"Told ya. These aren't their talents, they're doing it wrong. They're going to embarrass themselves if we-" Zach was going to explain until the three fillies come walking out.

"I think that sounded pretty good." Applebloom said as she and the other two fillies walk out and Zach and Applejack slowly back away to try and escape.

"Me too. You think we're ready?" Sweetie asked.

"Ready as we'll ever be." Scootaloo said and the three notices Zach and Applejack.

"Hey! Did you see us practicing?" Scootaloo asked stopping the two in their tracks.

"Uh... Yeah." Applejack answered nervously.

"Well? How'd we do? How'd we do?" Applebloom asked excitingly.

"Uh..." Applejack struggled to come up with an answer.

"You..." Zach also had a hard time.

"Speechless! See, girls? I told you that's what we're gonna do. We're gonna leave them speechless." Scootaloo said.

"YAY!" the three cheered.

"'Speechless' is right." Applejack muttered.

"And not in the good way." Zach added. That night a whole crowd gathers near the Ponyville schoolyard where the talent show stage is set up. Snips and Snails were up performing a magic act where they will make a rabbit disappear under a hat.

"...and on the count of three this rabbit will disappear and something tasty will reappear in its place. A one, a two and a three! Hey! Where are they? Snails, where are the... carrots. SNAILS!" Snips yelled as he sees Snails eating the carrots that was suppose to be for the act. He then starts chasing him angrily as Cherilee comes out.

"Uh, how about a round of applause for the S&S magic act? Now for our next act we have Sunny Daze and Peachy Pie reciting their favorite poem... on rollerskates!" Cherilee announced and the audience applauds. The Cutie Mark Crusaders where rock star makeup with cloaks on to hid their appearances. The two performing rollerskaters then pass on by riding their rollerskates.

"Break a leg!" Sweetie said.

"Sweetie Belle! What a thing to say!" Applebloom scolded in disbelief.

"No, no, no. You see, in the theater it's considered bad luck to say "good luck". So you say "break a leg" instead." Sweetie explained.

"My little ponies! How are you doing?" Twilight asked.

"Nervous..." the three answered in unison.

"Don't worry. You're gonna be amazing. Remember, just stick to what you know best. I can't wait to hear you sing, Sweetie Belle." Twilight said.

"Why does everypony always think I'm gonna sing?" Sweetie asked slightly irritated.

"Actually, Twilight Sparkle, I'm the main singer tonight." Scootaloo corrected.

"Oh?" Zach and Twilight questioned.

"And I'm the main dancer. Hai-ya!" Applebloom said after doing a karate chop.

"Oh?" Zach and Twilight questioned again more nervously.

"And I'm in charge of-" Sweetie was about to say.

"Costumes?" Zach and Twilight asked in unison and eneasily.

"And sets and props. How'd you know?" Sweetie asked curiously.

"Uh... lucky guess." Zach quickly answered.

"Really, girls? Are you sure..." Twilight asked.

"Cutie Mark Crusaders, you're on next. Break a leg." Cherilee called and the three fillies rushed to the stage.

"Break a le-" Twilight said just as Applebloom accidentally tripped on herself but quickly got back up.

"Uh... good luck!" Twilight said again and the three threw their cloaks off.

"Told you it's not good." Zach muttered. Out on the stage the lights dim as music plays and curtains moved to shine a light on Scootaloo as she sings in her not so good voice.

---

[Scootaloo]

"Look, here, are three little ponies

Ready to sing for this crowd

Listen up, 'cause here's our story

I'm gonna sing it."

---

[Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo]

Very loud!

---

The three sang in a shaky voice as the crowd stares with their mouths agaped not in awe but in confusion on what they're doing. The light glows again to reveal their bizarre rock star spandex cloths. Applebloom's dancing was out of balance, Scootaloo's singing wasn't that good, and Sweetie's magnificent voice can barely be heard. Even as Sweetie tries to do the special effects things were not going according to plan and the background scenery wasn't that great to see. Applejack was among the crowd and tried to hide herself in embarrassment as the three fillies continue to horribly sing.

---

[Scootaloo]

"When you're a younger pony

And your flank is very bare

Feels like the sun will never come

When your cutie mark's not there

So the three of us will fight the fight

There is nothing that we fear

We'll have to figure out what we'll do next."

---

[Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo]

"Till our cutie marks are here!

We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders

On a quest to find out who we are

And we will never stop the journey

Not until we have our cutie marks."

---

[Scootaloo]

"They all say that you'll get your mark

When the time is really right

And you know just what you're supposed to do

And your talent comes to light

But it's not as easy as it sounds

And that waiting's hard to do

So we test our talents everywhere."

---

[Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo]

"Until our face is blue

We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders

On a quest to find out who we are

And we will never stop the journey

Not until we have our cutie marks

We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders

On a quest to find out who we are

And we will never stop the journey

Not until we have our cutie marks!"

---

As the girls finished singing the whole background collapses on top of them making a whole mess. As they dig themselves out of the rubble they look at the audience with hopeful smiles seeing them stare blankly for a couple moments until finally they all bursted with laughter. This caught the poor fillies off guard and slowly walked off the stage in embarrassment and shame.

"Wow. That did not go as well as I expected." Scootaloo admitted annoyingly.

"I can't believe they're laughin' at us." Applebloom said in disbelief.

"Was it that bad?" Sweetie asked.

"Back on stage, girls. It's time for the awards." Cherilee announced excitingly with Spike on her side.

"Back on stage? No." Sweetie immediately declined.

"They'll just laugh some more." Applebloom pointed out.

"Yeah, what's the point?" Scootaloo asked.

"Now girls, let's be good sports. You made a great effort. You should be proud. Now come on!" Cherilee urged and the Cutie Mark Crusaders tip-toed their ways behind the other contestants.

"Let's hear it for all our talented fillies and colts. Our first award goes to... Snips and Snails for best magic act." Cherilee announced and the crowd applauds as the two magicians made their way to receive their medals and the three fillies swiftly got behind another set of contestants after hiding behind the two. Spike then presents the two their gold medals with three stars on it.

"Hey! Mine's at least shinier." Snips pointed out excitingly.

"Well, mine's bigger." Snails challenged.

"Oh yeah, well... Well, mine is, um... heavier?" Snips said unsurely as Cherilee and Spike watch them walk off with unimpressed looks on their faces.

"The next award goes to... Sunny Daze and Peachy Pie for best dramatic performance." Cherilee announced and the two skaters rolled to get their drama faced medals and the three fillies began shaking fearfully as their was no one else to hide behind of to hid their embarrassment.

"And finally, the last award of the night goes to..." Cherilee announces as Applejack and the fillies wait to hear as the suspense rises.

"The Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Cherilee announced excitingly.

"What?" the three said in total surprise and shock.

"For best comedy act." Cherilee finished as the crowd cheers and Spike presents the three their jack hat shaped medals and the three bowed in happiness and walked off the stage in excitement.

"Can you believe it? We won!" Applebloom said happily.

"I knew our act was awesome." Scootaloo said with confidence.

"You know what would be the best? If we won and we got our cutie marks." Sweetie mentioned and the three removed their clothing to see their flanks. Sadly they were still blank which made the three moaned in disappointment.

"Congratulations, ponies! Job well done." Twilight congratulated.

"Yeah, you three did fantastic." Zach too complimented.

"Thanks, Zach and Twilight." the three thanked in a sad tone with their heads lowered sulkingly.

"Hey, you don't sound too excited." Twilight noticed.

"Yeah, why so gloomy?" Zach asked.

"[sigh] We worked really hard and won a prize but we still don't have our cutie marks." Scootaloo pointed out sadly.

"Which the prize we really wanted." Sweetie added.

"Oh, girls..." Twilight sighed.

"But we think we know why." Applbloom admitted with a positive attitude.

"Yes. We know why." Sweetie affirmed.

"Oh? Tell us. We'd love to make a special report to the Princess." Twilight urged.

"Well, maybe we were trying to hard." Sweetie said.

"Yes? And..." Zach asked.

"And instead of forcing ourselves to do something that's not meant for us..." Scootaloo included.

"Yes? Yes?" Twilight asked feeling something is about to unfold.

"We each should be embracing our true talent!" Applebloom finished.

"And that is...? Zach and Twilight asked excitingly feeling they finally understand their true meanings.

"Comedy!" the three answered in unison which made the two listeners change their expressions into bewilderment.

"Applebloom! You did it!" Applejack cheered with Rainbow Dash and Rarity next to her.

"Did you see our award? Weren't we funny?" the three fillies asked as they approach them excitingly leaving the still two stunned ponies.

"Uh... do you think that..." Zach was about to ask but Twilight had another thought after shaking her head snapping herself oh of her trance.

"One day... [giggles] One day..." Twilight assured with a sly smirk which too made Zach smile knowing that their talents will come and it surely is something he already knows.

[I'm feeling generous right now so here's an update but this could be one of the last for real so do be ready.]