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// The Greatest Game of Hide and Seek 
// Story: Couch Potato's Journal 
// by cottoncandycat12 
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"Ready or not!" Ace cried out, removing his hooves from his eyes and turning to look at the field of clouds below him. He was playing hide and seek with his friends late at night and was deemed the seeker for the first round.

"Derpy, I can see your tail sticking out from that cloud!" He shouted, flapping his little wings in excitement as he flew over and tagged said pony's tail. 

"Aww." She whined, popping out of the cloud. She followed him as he began to search for the other children. 

"Found you!"

"Nice try!"

"That's not even a good spot!" All the children were found rather quickly and they stood in a circle, all complaining.

"It's too bright out here!

"Yeah, the moon is full! You'll be able to see us no matter where we hide." Ace listened to his friends complaining, wondering what he should do. He looked up at the sky, staring straight at the moon. It's light was piercing and he had to look away quickly. There were some problems living in Cloudsdale, so high above the ground and close to the sky. The moon's light could pierce any thin cloud in the area, making the game almost worthless.

"There has to be something we can do!" He said above the other voices. They all went silent and looked at him, expecting him to present them with a solution right then. He laughed nervously, looking from each pony's face. That's when he noticed the large cloud sitting in the sky. He looked at it, then at the moon, an idea forming in his mind.

"Wait here!" Using every thing he had, he flew up to the cloud and placed his front hooves on hit. Using his wings, he slowly maneuvered the cloud in front of the moon. The area that he and his friends were playing was suddenly bathed in darkness. He flew back down to his friends, who were all cheering.

"Now we can play!"

"Thanks Ace!"

"You get to hide this time!" Ace reveled in the cheers of his peers and they proceeded to play the greatest game of hide and seek ever!

As he arrived home, his parents gasped, pointing to his flank.

"When did you get your cutiemark?!" He gasped and turned to see a bright moon with a dark cloud covering a part of it on his rear. 

"I must have got it when I moved that cloud!" He shouted, jumping around for joy. Not only did he just play the best game ever, he had also received his cutiemark and his calling; weather control.