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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Mutant Ponies: Origin Stories: Vissy-The Invisible Mare 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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After breakfast and training end, Vissy heads off to work on pieces for the art show. In her studio corner of her dorm room, she gets out her easel and puts paints on her pallet and begins to sketch out a drawing on the canvas with her pencil. She draws a mare with a fruit basket balanced on her head and begins to paint it in piece by piece. After around two days of work on the piece, she finally finishes and frames it with help from Silver. "This is impressive," responds Silver. "You might take gold at the show with this." 

"You really think so?" Vissy responds with a smile. 

"Yes, of course I do, you've got real talent," responds Silver. Silver then leaves and gives Vissy time to concentrate on her art for the show. 

Meanwhile in her room, Silver begins work on her pencil sketches and own paintings for the show as well and by the end of the week has a good ten to twelve to show. 

As for Vissy, by the end of the week, she has three major paintings and several realistic sketches in both pencil and pastels to put in the show. "These are all so amazing, I'm definitely confident," sighs Vissy to herself. "I've got this." 

"Yeah you do," Vissy hears from behind her. She then turns around and sees Silver standing there. 

"Awe, thanks," responds Vissy as she turns around to face Silver. She can't help but blush a little bit. Silver has become such an inspiration for her. 

Two weeks later, it's finally the day of the art show and Vissy and Silver put their artwork up in the gallery on display along with several other entrants. Everything is framed, perfectly centered, up to their personal high standards. The two share a hoof bump and a smile. "We've so got this," the two whisper inaudibly to everypony else. They then take their spots in front of their art. 

"Hello and welcome to the Student and Staff Art Show," says Hoofman with a smile. "We have every skill level imaginable here. Enjoy!" The other ponies-teachers, parents, and siblings and students then begin to walk around and look at and even examine the artworks. The judges also walk around to see which pieces are worthy of their recognition and praise and most importantly, their ribbons. 

After about three hours, the ribbons are handed out after much deliberation and Vissy's painting she worked so hard on-the one of the mare in the fruit hat-wins the first place ribbon. Silver's sketch of Hoofman takes second place. A third pony named Alder takes third on his ceramic statue of a unicorn, pegasus, and earth pony along with a mutant pony getting along at a table. Several others get honorable mention ribbons much to their delight. The winners even make the newspaper and it is handed out across the following day at the school and across the city. Vissy and Silver are thrilled. Maybe, now, their families will finally see them for who they are, artists that just happen to have weird abilities in their genes as well.