Electro Spark

by Joshweiser22

Year 8

The first thing I did was do what I bet anypony would do if they were in my place. I went and spoke with Dirty McDirtson to see if he knew what that was about. He had no idea what any of that was about. I chose to trust him and for the next year, I thought trusting him was a good idea. In fact, I forgot all about Grandma's vision!

It was January 1st, my birthday, I had just turned eight years old. Dirty said he was throwing me a birthday party but I had to follow him blindfolded. Now, if he would have done this a year ago, I wouldn't have trusted him. First the vision and then telling me to get blindfolded, well, I wouldn't have. But a year had passed and I really didn't care about her vision anymore. I knew it would come true. I still didn't have my cutie mark. I just didn't know when and at that point, I truly didn't think it would be then. I did what he said and got blindfolded.

He led me somewhere. I didn't exactly know where until much later. He said I could take my blindfold off in ten seconds. I expected a big "surprise!" when I were to take my blindfold off but instead, even before I took it off, I felt a severe pain surging through my body. I immediately took my blindfold off. I saw Dirty at the top of some ladders. I appeared to be in a power plant. I still felt so much pain and he told me he was tired of having to watch me use my powers so much and he was jealous. He being a land pony could not use magic and he was tired of it. That was no justification to be electrocuting me but I chose to ignore him. Then again, I didn't have much choice did I? I was stuck, I couldn't move. Electricity hit me from everywhere and I felt as though I was being drained from all my magic. My vision started blurring and I passed out.

Remember how I said that I couldn't exactly remember how I got my cutie mark? Well, that was right at this point. I've only had flashes and I guess "post-traumatic" visions of what happened at this point but I know it happened at this point. When I woke up, I saw Dirty at my side, laying unconscious. I wasn't sure what had happened but after all this time, after piecing together my flashbacks, I think I know what had happened.

When Dirty electrocuted me, I fell unconscious. Based on events that happened many years later, when I fall unconscious, I begin to do weird things. Now, the only reason why I know this is because my friends have told me. Apparently, I somehow begin floating, I'm not even a Pegasus yet I begin floating! My eyes start to glow and then my horn begins to spark. Finally, after a lot of energy is accumulated in my horn, I let electricity flow out of it everywhere leaving no pony unharmed. I couldn't even control it. I can control my powers now but back then, the electricity just exploded out of me and I believe that is what happened when Dirty electrocuted me. I electrocuted him right back and probably much stronger than what he did to me.

I know that Dirty tried to injure, if not kill, me but I wasn't just going to let him stay there and die. I grabbed him, placed him on my back, and ran out. I looked around for a doctor and I ran into Dr. Whooves. He said I was very lucky as if I had waited any longer, Dirty's injuries could have been fatal. I felt horrible about what I did. I didn't even care about what Dirty did to me. I should have been able to control my own powers...

I left Dirty with The Doctor and started walking back home to Canterlot. On my way there. I noticed something that wasn't on me before. I had a cutie mark. My very own cutie mark! I didn't know whether to be moaning over what happened or celebrate over my new cutie mark. That was a very tough day for me. Mixed emotions. Lost friends. So many injuries. This was a horrible birthday.

I stopped going to school since that day. I avoided Dirty if I ever saw him which surprisingly, I didn't. I wasn't exactly sure what happened. I knew that we'd just have to spend lots of time apart if we were ever, if ever, to become friends once more. Sometimes I wish I could just go back in time and make it so that that day, my birthday, never happened...