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// Game of Cuties 
// Story: Letters from an Evil Empress 
// by zackepic22 
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Dear Twilight Sparkle,
 
Do me a favor, and bring in three certain fillies before you read the rest of this, if you wouldn’t mind? I think you know the ones. And, remember, don’t ask me how I know...
 
Are all four of you there? Good. I’m going to be talking in a very grandiose and important way, at least for part of this, so, you three better be paying attention...
 
Now, congratulations! You three have now found yourselves on a journey together. Many ponies have to take this journey, but, not all of them do it together. Indeed, there’ve only been a few who have found themselves on this road to discovery together, and, it’s probably going to be very interesting to see what happens along the way.
 
Now,  you may not know how to feel about your current lack of cutie marks, so, let me tell you this: It is most definitely a con, but also a pro, if you think about it enough.
 
In terms of the former, it’s not going to be an easy ride. More than a few of your peers will more than like look at you, and the ones who think they are hot stuff are probably going to ridicule you in addition to that. They’ll try and make your lives harder, try and put you down, make you question yourselves endless, and try and tear you apart, and then spit you out, like you were nothing at all! Your enemies will be relentless. Trust me, I know...
 
...And, yet, there’s the latter: Even though on the outside, you don’t appear to have strengths or talents, that’s more than likely going to be one of your biggest advantages as well: Because you don’t know yourselves, others don’t know you. At least, not fully. They can’t get a full measure of you, although, cutie marks can still be misinterpreted, and you can use that to your advantage as well when you acquire them, if need be.
 
Your enemies, even if they see you as a threat, won’t know you, won’t know what you can really truly do, and, not all talents are broadcasted on your flank. But, either way, you have to play the game. You can’t let them get to you, you have to be stronger, and, even though there will be moments where you are weak, if you believe in yourself, you will truly shine the strongest.
 
And, at some future point, you may even be able to get vengeance against your enemies as well. I know I had fun when I finally started truly punishing my enemies, eheheheheh…~
 
But, enough about me. Basically, be smart, be true to yourselves and each other, be strong, and there is not a single enemy that can possibly take you down. You will be unstoppable, and every single one of your enemies shall fall before you in time, trembling before your brilliance~
 
Looking Forward to the Future,
 
Empress Daybreaker

Ah, sister, back to the game, I see.
 
‘What game?’ Oh, come off it, Nighty, I know you tried to use nightshade to poison me. It was cute, but, I could smell it a mile away~ Though, if you don’t mind me asking, which chef was your accomplice in this?
 
Onion Peeler? ...Were you actually going to promote him to head chef if I had actually bitten the dust?
 
Ahhhhhh, Nighty, tugging on the hopes and dreams of the hopeless~ I really couldn’t be more proud of you~
 
Yes, you can hug, but, Tiberius can’t join in. I don’t want his little possum paws near my neck...