Discord

The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1

Twilight Sparkle: If somepony had told me when I was a blank flank that one day I'd give a speech to a class at Celestia's School of Magic, I wouldn't have believed it, but...

[cards shuffling]

Rose Light: I hope that I have been up to the task, because I can tell that all of you are and that the future of Equestrian magic is in good hooves.

Spike: [clapping] Wow, hehe. That was even better than the first eleven times. [clears throat]

Twilight Sparkle: Eh, I don't know, Spike. I'd like to be able to get through the whole speech without looking at the cards.

Spike: Come on, Twilight and Rose! You can't be nervous about giving a speech to a bunch of magic students!

Rose Light: Oh, I'm not nervous, Spike, but I do have to set a good example, especially for magic students. That's why this speech has to be...

Spike: [sighs] Perfect?

Twilight Sparkle: Exactly. Let's go through it one more time. [clears throat] When Princess Celestia asked me to speak to you today, I was honored to have the opportunity to talk about my favorite subject: magic.

Rose Light: Obviously, the long term effects of...

Audience Pony: Shhhh.

Twilight Sparkle: ...the simultaneous acquisition of cutie marks has yet to be determined, but... [sips water] Ahem. Next slide, please.

Spike: [snoring] Huh? Huh!

Rose Light: I can speak from my own experience that the power of Cutie Mark Magic is very real, and in the instance of my friends and I, it can be traced to a single event! Without Rainbow Dash's race to defend Fluttershy's honor, this rainboom wouldn't have happened. Fluttershy might never have discovered her love of animals. Applejack might never have realized that she belonged on her farm. And Pinkie Pie might never have decided to leave hers. It might be hard to imagine Rarity without her sense of fabulousness. But it's even harder to fathom what Twilight's life would be like. Without this rainboom, she might not have gotten into magic school. Celestia wouldn't have taken Twilight on as her pupil or sent her to Ponyville to meet our friends. I would still be trapped in stone with my husband Discord and have still been evil. And the most powerful thing about Cutie Mark Magic that I found is the connection I share with them.

[beat]

Twilight Sparkle: But, um...

[cards shuffling]

Rose Light: The real question about... Cutie Mark Magic is... who it seems to affect.

Spike: Starlight Glimmer?

Twilight Sparkle: I was sure I saw her, Spike. But when I looked again, she was gone! I'm just worried what she could be up to.

Spike: Nothing good, I bet. I heard she wasn't very happy the last time you saw her.

Rose Light: Forcing everypony in her village to have the same cutie mark wasn't right. We had to do something!

Spike: And now she's coming back for revenge. Uh, or she was just really interested in your speech!

Twilight Sparkle: Honestly, Spike. I'm not really sure what I saw. But as long as I have my friends, I know everything will be all right.

Rose Light: Maybe I was just more stressed about that speech than I thought.

Spike: Yeah. That sounds better than Starlight Glimmer coming back with an evil plot for revenge.

Twilight Sparkle: Well, when you say it like that, it does sound kinda silly.