“Applebloom! Applebloom! You’ll never ever believe it!” Sweetie Belle practically screamed into the phone.
“What happened?!”
“I got my cutie mark! WOOPEE!” Sweetie Belle was beside herself.
“OH MY CELESTIA! I’ll be right over. You’re at Carousel Boutique, right?!”
“Yeah!”
Within minutes, Sweetie Belle heard booming knocks at her door.
“Hey, Sweets! I brought Scoots!”
“Hey, girls! Look!” Sweetie Belle squeaked as she showed the gawking fillies her cutie mark.
“Wowza! Neato!” Scootaloo admired.
“Wow! That’s a beaut!” Applebloom said with esteem.
“Didja get it at your recital yesterday?” Scootaloo asked.
“Yep! I wish you guys coulda been there!”
“Me too!”
“That’s really awesome, Sweetie Belle. I’m happy for you.”
“And we’re gonna celebrate by takin’ you to the “All You Can Eat Buffet” at the Hayburger today. Right now! Our treat!” Applebloom said with delight.
“That sounds… AWESOME!” Sweetie Belle squealed.
“Uh, Applebloom?” Scootaloo whispered with a hint of apprehensiveness in her voice.
“...Eeyup?”
“Uh, we kind of already have plans…”
“Ooooh.”
Scootaloo facehoofed.
“I’m sorry, Sweetie Belle. I really am. Maybe we can go this weekend? They’re gonna have another buffet this Saturday. So… Uh, Scootaloo and I are gonna go…” Applebloom trailed off awkwardly.
“...Oh. Alright. So… where are you guys going?” Sweetie Belle asked, slightly disappointedly.
“Uh, to go cutie mark crusading...” Scootaloo replied.
“Oh, can I come?”
Scootaloo and Apple Bloom gave each other nervous looks.
“Well…” Scootaloo began. “Not really, Sweetie Belle. You already have your cutie mark!”
“Right…” Sweetie Belle said sadly as she looked at the ground.
“Maybe some other time, we can all hang out, with no cutie mark crusadin’... But don’t feel bad, Sweets.”
“Y-yeah. You’re right. It was dumb of me to ask a-anyway.”
“Well… bye.” Scootaloo said as she and Apple Bloom walked out the door.
Sweetie Belle began to wondered if this was the end. The end of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The end of their friendship.
Who knew getting your cutie mark could be so sad.