"Oh my gosh Crusaders! We won!" cheered Applebloom as Pipsqueak was elected the student pony president.

"I couldn't have done it without the help of my campaign managers: the Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Pip said as he walked up and commended the three fillies.

All of a sudden, small lights emanated from the Cutie Mark Crusaders' flanks, meaning only one thing.

Sweetie Belle gasped as she knew what was coming. "Campaign Manager Cutie Marks!"

And true to her words, three logos depicting a president pony's successful inauguration appeared on the flanks of Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo respectively, yet they were different for each filly, as not to make them seem like they had all gotten the exact same mark.

"We did it! We got our Cutie Marks!" the three fillies bounced up and down in delight. "Cutie Mark Crusader Campaign Managers, YAY!"

"Looks like they're not blank flanks anymore, Diamond Tiara..." said Silver Spoon sternly. "Maybe if you'd taken this seriously, this wouldn't have happened."

"They had a song! How was I supposed to compare myself to that?" Diamond shot back.

"Never mind that," said Silver as the CMC were carried away by a flood of schoolponies, all cheering for their success as well as the victory of Pipsqueak. "Well, I guess we're gonna have to find a new lease on life..."

"Maybe that friendship nonsense they have is actually worth something after all..." Diamond Tiara looked at her Cutie Mark. "Just because I'm rich and influential doesn't mean I have to be stuck up about it, especially not to ponies without their Cutie Marks...

"So why not? I'm willing to give it a try," she walked off into the sunset. "Maybe with actual friends, I'll get much more than what my mother and father give me..."