"What do you call an earth pony with a horn?"

"I don't know, what?"

"Gusty!"

It was an old joke, one that had never been funny. A unicorn's magic was a huge part of their daily life, after all, and what was a unicorn without proper magic?

Apparently, a joke.

Author's note: This is a two part side story to "We're Gonna Get There Soon". It takes place directly after the chapter entitled "Sunshine" and can stand alone, though it will make slightly more sense in conjunction with "We're Gonna Get There Soon."

"Currents" is meant to be a character study; I had mentioned in a blog post that I intended to flesh out a couple G1 ponies that I find interesting. This is a small part of their story.

And yes, it is intended to be bleak and end exactly as it does.