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// Rumble 
// Story: Cutiemarks and Cute Colts 
// by Maplepone 
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I whip my head around to see who had nocked me over. In front of me was a small grey colt with purple eyes and a dark blue and dark grey mane. All the feeling of hate that I had felt when I was nocked over disappeared. I stare at him, watching him brush the dirt off his wings. 

When he finally looks at me he says a little sheepishly, "Sorry about that, I uh, yeah. Sorry. Um need a hoof?" 

I nod unable to speak, who was this colt? I new emotion bubbled inside me, I had never felt this way before, I felt all sappy but for some reason I didn't care. I return to reality when I feel a gentle hoof untangling my wet dirty mane.

"T-thanks" I stutter.

"No prob" he answers looking at me. "What's your name?"

"Scootaloo but my friends call me Scoots" I say quietly.

"My name is Rumble" he says blushing a tiny bit.

Did he just blush? It must be the light, or maybe the hit messed up my brain. 

"Cool. Are new to Ponyville?" I ask starting to regain my voice.

"Yeah," Rumble says smiling, "I moved here from Cloudsdale."

"I have always wanted to go there" I say dreamily, thinking of me soaring around it the clear blue sky.

"Hey, why don't we fly up there sometime and I could show you around" he says as he finishes untying my mane.

My heart sinks, "I uh...." I mumble looking at my hooves.

"What's wrong? Was it something I said?" Rumble asked concerned.

I take a deep breath and shake my head, "I am a blank flank, flightless pegasus."

"I am so sorry, I didn't know, I saw you speeding on your scooter and you looked like you were flying..." he mumbled looking at his hooves.

I look up at him, a sad smile on my face and say, "It wasn't your fault, you didn't know, beside even if I could fly you won't want to hang out with a blank flank, I am not exactly popular."

Rumble was silent for a moment before he said, "I don't care and plus I am a blank flank too."

I stare at him, my mouth wide open.

Finally I stutter, "Really?"

"Yeah..." he says covering his flank with his tail.

"I want you to meet someponies" I say smiling.

He looks at me questionly as I pick up my mud soaked scooted.

"Follow me" I say pulling my scooter beside me.

I push open the doors of Sugar Cube Corner and drag my scooter along with me, followed by Rumble. Before I could set down my scooter a shrill voice pierces my ears.