Hear ye, hear ye!
The first post-cutiemark meeting of the Cutie Mark Crusaders
is now in session.
I'm sorry, Apple Bloom.
I was distracted by the radiance of my cutie mark.
Did you say something?
I mean…
It's pretty amazing how the colors just…
pop off your flank.
It's kinda hard to look aw…
Look. I know our cutie marks are amazing…
But… it's that all we're gonna do now?
Just spend our days staring down our own flanks?
I guess not.
Yeah.
I suppose that could get real boring.
Yeah.
This is ridiculous.
Why don't we go out and do something?
Wow, you're right!
Yeah! We need to go try the new stuff what we used to!
Exactly.
Like square dancing!
Or mountain climbing.
Or square dancing on the mountain we just climbed.
Yeah!
And the more things we try,
the more chances we'll have to finally get our cutie marks!
Come on!
Apple Bloom?
Wow.
Did we really only ever do things just to get our cutiemarks?
I don't know. Maybe?
Oh, come on,
we did a lots of stuff, that didn't have anything to do with getting a cutiemark.
Of course we did!
Absolutely!
So, now, when we don't have to do stuff to get our cutiemarks,
what is it that the Cutie Mark Crusaders actually do?
We do exactly what we got our cutiemarks in!
Helping other ponies!
Ponies without cutiemarks!
Or ponies, who forgotten their special purpose!
Exactly!
We just have to find ponies, who need our help!
Come on!
But are you sure you feel content?
Eeyup.
Not even a tinch of dissatisfaction?
Nope.
Not even a slight nagging sensation
that you don't really know, what your purpose is in life,
or why you have a big apple as a cutiemark?
Nope.
The important thing to remember is that there is no rush.
The three of us tried for the longest time,
but it just comes when it comes!
And it's totally normal to feel confused or maybe even a little lost!
But being a blank flank is nothing to be ashamed of.
So if you're having even the slightest problem.
Or concerns or questions.
We want you to know that we are here to help!
I don't think they are too worried about it yet.
This is gonna be a lot harder than I thought.
Who knew there were so few ponies worried about their cutiemarks?
Kinda makes you wonder why we made such a big deal out of it for so long.
What?
The point is,
helping ponies with cutiemark problems is what makes us special.
But if we can't find anypony with a problem…
Maybe we're not special.
Yeah!
I know exactly what you mean.
You can't find a cutiemark problem.
I have a cutiemark problem.
It's so confusing
and I feel like the solution is staring at me right in the muzzle.
What?
I see why you guys hang out here.
It's cozy!
The Crusader Clubhouse is
a safe place, mister… uhm…
Bulk.
A place where we faced all kinds of cutiemark problems.
A place where we'll go on to solve even more.
Starting with yours.
No matter how long it takes.
Or how hard it is.
We'll solve it because that's what we do.
Yeah!
So what's your cutiemark problem?
Oh, right, well, my cutiemark is a dumbbell.
But I've lifted every dumbbell in Ponyville
Have you tried lifting other things?
You mean, not dumbbells?
Yeah.
YEAH!
I mean,
no!
I hadn't thought of that.
You guys are awesome!
But, whatever's when I run out of other stuff?
I guess, you can teach over ponies to lift things?
Yeah.
Yeah!
Wow, you three really have a knack for this!
That was easy.
Maybe too easy.
What do you mean?
Well, the cutie mark problems are few and far between…
And?
And what if we never find another one?
Well…
And even if we do,
we could solve it so quick, it would be like it never happen in the first place!
So…
So,
then the Cutie Mark Crusaders don't have any reason to exist!
The problem boils down to this.
We don't need to go out and do things to get our cutiemarks.
Right, and…
Ponies with cutiemark problems are hard to find
Exactly, but even if we find problems,
we so good in solving them,
that most of the time there's nothing for for the Cutite Mark Crusaders to do,
so…
I thought we should start figure out ways to search all of Equestria for cutiemark problems.
That kinda seems like a lot.
I don't think Rarity would let me travel to the far reaches of Equestria looking for cutiemark problems.
I'm sure we'll come across them in Ponyville,
and when we do, we'll totally solve them,
because we are so awesome at it!
But,
what will we do until then?
Maybe whatever we want?
What do you mean?
Well,
we used to only do stuff to get our cutiemarks to fulfill our destiny,
but now we don't have to.
So, we can do things just for fun?
Are you girls thinking what I'm thinking?
Sure am!
Making potions!
Scootering!
Singing!
Just remember: stomp, kick and roll.
After this, you two are gonna love scootering as much as me.
If you say so…
Ready?!
Stomp!
Kick!
And roll!
I don't think I did it right…
Do
Me
Sol
It's just a simple harmony!
Harmony, huh?
And one, and a two, and one, two, three!
Wow, that was simple!
It's just a dash, and a drop, and a drip.
Just a dash, and a drop, and a drip.
And even though Scootaloo thinks bungee-jumping is the bee's knees,
Sweetie Belle would rather keep bees.
Of course, I'm allergic.
Who would've thought it would be so hard to find something for us all to do together.
Well, I know this might sound crazy,
but what if we didn't?
Didn't what?
Do things together.
Well, do everything together.
But we're the Cutie Mark Crusaders!
And we always will be!
But I really wanna bungee-jump!
The speed! The height! The fall!
And I know you too aren't interested,
but I wanna try crochet.
Isn't there something you always wanted to do on your own?
I don't know.
I guess I figured we'd always do stuff together,
but bungee-jumping sounds just as scary as crochet sounds boring.
That's ok.
Sweetie Belle and I can do the things we like
and you can do whatever you like.
Just as soon as you figure out what it is.
I guess…
Great!
Than we can meet back here and talk about what we've done!
But I don't know what it'll be!
You'll find something!
Something awesome!
Well…
I guess now I have to…
I never imagined myself out on my own,
Trying to find out what's next for me.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders have always been my home,
Maybe now there's more that I could be.
I guess as time goes by
Every pony has to go out on their own
And maybe someday, I'll have to try
Somethin' new that's just for me
A little somethin' that could be
Just my own and I won't feel so left behind
We used to say that we'd be always side by side
Maybe things are changin' and this could mean goodbye
I always thought our friendship was all I'd ever need
We've always been crusadin' – what else is there for me?
I guess as time goes by
Every pony has to go out on their own
And maybe someday, I'll have to try
Somethin' new that's just for me
A little somethin' that could be
Just my own and I won't feel so left behind
And one-two-three-four,
two-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four,
two-two-three-four…
Whatever kind of dancing y'all are doing, you're doing it together
and I want in!
I mean…
Would it be ok if I enroll in this dance class?
Well… let's see what you can do.
We have a recital at town hall tonight
and a spot has just opened up.
Tender Taps is just a little too shy to perform.
But if you're ready to step into a partner routine…
That sounds an awful lot like friendship!
And I'm ready for anything I don't have to do by myself!
Well then,
dancing with partner will be perfect.
Wow.
I think that went pretty good,
let's give it one more whirl.
Because it's important that I do a good job partnering with my new group of friends.
Now I'm think of it,
you might be better as soloist.
Partnering is a little advanced for you
but there is still lots you can do on your own.
I'm sorry,
but doing stuff on my own is exactly what I don't want.
Sorry it didn't work out.
Trying different things with my friends was always fun,
even when we are terrible.
Now it's just terrible.
You aren't that bad, you just need to learn a few things on your own.
Being a soloist can be fun.
You just have to do it with feeling.
Thanks, but without my friends,
I don't think I'll ever feel again.
Good luck at the recital.
Oh, I'm not gonna do that.
I mean I want to,
it's kind of all I think about.
I bet someday my cutiemark will even be about performing.
But I could never dance in front of an audience the way I do in class.
That's t-t-terrifying.
Yeah, okay.
Nice meeting you.
You too.
Sweetie Belle!
You're not gonna believe this.
But I think I like bungee jumping even more than scootering.
Seriously?!
That's amazing.
Look what i did!
Wow.
That's…
Horrible!
But it was so much fun!
Rarity showed me how.
Even though she says: "Crochet is knitting's poorer cousin."
But I loved it!
Awesome!
Hello, girls.
Have fun pursuing your own interests?
Applebloom,
what are you doing sitting in the dark?
Yeah, we thought you'd be out looking for things you like to do.
I did.
I looked all over town.
I looked and I looked…
and I looked…
and you know what I have found?
Nothing!
You tried every one of these?
And each one just made me feel more alone than the next.
I don't see how I am supposed to be happy that we're not hanging out anymore.
Wait. I never said that.
I just said we don't have to do everything together.
Like when there's something one of us wants to do that the others don't.
Well I guess that changes things.
I can't believe you thought we didn't want to hang out anymore.
I can't believe you tried all this stuff and didn't find one thing you liked.
Well, I kind of liked dancing.
Mainly because it looked like something you couldn't do alone, but
I wasn't very good at it.
We don't have to be good at something to have fun.
And being good doesn't always mean you will.
I know.
I met the best dancer in the world, but
he was so shy he couldn't bring himself to perform.
Even though he really, really wanted to.
I don't suppose this dancing pony had a cutiemark,
did he?
You're here!
What are you doing here?
You told me that you wanted to perform more than anything.
But I was too caught up in myself to listen.
You're the best dancer I've ever seen
and I'm here to convince you to get out on that stage.
Uhm, didn't I also tell you that dancing in front of other ponies is t-terrifying?
I don't know if you noticed but that auditorium is full of other ponies.
I can't go out there.
What if I'm bad?
We can go out together.
No matter what you'll look good dancing next to me.
Alright, I'll do it.
But I don't have my costume and the backdrop is all wrong
and we don't have time to change it.
Leave everything to us.
I don't know about this.
Don't worry, you'll be just fine.
Here goes nothing.
You can't be any worse than I was.
I can't believe it!
It's just what I always imagined it would be.
And if it weren't for all of you,
I wouldn't even had it.
No problem!
It's what we do.
I only wish I'd realized what you needed right away.
Instead of moping around for no reason.
Well, either way,
I hope you'll keep dancing.
You know,
I just might.
It sure is a lot of fun, and…
I'm pretty confident I can only get better.
I'm sorry I was so silly about us all doing our own things.
If we hadn't, I might have never even tried dancing!
Or find out I needed help.
With each of us going out and trying things on our own
we'll be three times as likely to find ponies to help!
And trying new stuff might even make us better at helping them.
Like when I used my bungee-jumping to change the sets.
Or my crochet to make the costumes.
Well, one thing is for sure.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders will never be the same.
We'll be better!
Yeah!
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