Chapter 23: Double Celebration
Once word got to Pinkie Pie about Apple Bloom getting her cutie mark, the party pony took no time setting up a cute-ceañera for the little sister of one of her bestest friends in the whole wide world. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo helped design the banner.
APPLE BLOOM’S CUTE-CEAÑERA! YAY!
Everyone in Apple Bloom’s class was invited to her special event, including the always antagonistic Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Applejack even managed to get Apple Bloom’s favorite cousin, Babs Seed, to pay a visit from Manehattan.
“Babs! It’s so great to see ya!” exclaimed Apple Bloom, as she embraced her cousin.
“Great ta see ya too, cuz!” exclaimed Babs, returning the embrace. “So excited ta hear ya got yer cutie mark! Here’s hopin the rest of us get ours soon.”
“Ah’m sure it’ll happen!” said Apple Bloom. “Anypony in your Cutie Mark Crusaders branch have their cutie marks yet?”
“Nah, but not for lack of tryin,” sighed Babs.
“She’s an apprentice to a construction pony!” exclaimed Sweetie Belle.
“Although, that means she won’t be able to help us out as much with our own crusading,” frowned Scootaloo.
“Oh yeah,” thought Sweetie Belle.
“Hey now, no thinkin like that girls,” said Apple Bloom. “Ah’ll do mah very best to help ya’ll out in yer crusading. Ah won’t be workin every single day. Ah still got school after all, we can crusade during lunch!”
These words brought a lot of comfort to her two closest friends, and they once again shared a friendship embrace.
“How come you all haven’t gotten anymore members?” asked Babs. “There are other blank flanks in yer class, aren’t there?”
“Well, not as many as you’d think,” said Scootaloo. “We seem to be among the last ones who haven’t gotten a cutie mark.”
“Then look for other ponies in grades below ya,” suggested Babs.
“Ah spose we could do that,” said Apple Bloom.
“Sounds good to me!” exclaimed Sweetie Belle.
“Right on!” exclaimed Scootaloo.
“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS NEW RECRUITERS!” they all shouted together. “YAY!”
Just then, they were approached by Apple Bloom’s old friend, Twist. The bespectacled earth filly had earned her cutie mark not long before Apple Bloom first made friends with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. The two hadn’t had a falling out or anything, it’s just that Apple Bloom became very busy crusading that she and Twist never really got talk as much anymore.
“Hey, Apple Bloom,” greeted Twist.
“Hey there, Twist,” replied Apple Bloom. “This here’s mah cousin, Babs Seed, from Manehattan. And ya already know Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, right?”
“Oh thure,” said Twist, still talking with a lisp. “I’ve theen them around thcool lots of times.”
“How’ve ya been?” asked Apple Bloom.
“Doing great,” said Twist. “I wanted to come and congratulate you on earning your cutie mark. I remember you were really eager to get one.”
“Yeah,” chuckled Apple Bloom, now blushing. “Ah spose ah was. Sorry ah haven’t really hung out with ya since formin the Cutie Mark Crusaders.”
“Oh, don’t be thorry about that,” said Twist. “I’ve made more friends thince then.”
“That’s great ta hear,” said Apple Bloom.
They were then approached by their worst enemies, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
“Well well well, I had to see it for myself!” exclaimed the spoiled filly. “The little blank flank finally got her cutie mark!”
“What’s it to ya, Diamond Tiara?” asked Apple Bloom defensively.
“Just wondering what you’re still doing hanging around these still blank flanks,” she scoffed.
“And what the hay do ya care who she hangs out with!?” barked Babs. “Aint none of yer all’s business!”
“Whatever,” Diamond Tiara said rolling her eyes. “It’s not like she has an attractive cutie mark anyway.”
“And what exactly does yours even mean?” Babs retorted. “That you can wear some silly piece of head jewelry? At least Apple Bloom’s means she can build things from nothin.”
“And Twist is able ta make candies and other confections,” Apple Bloom pointed out.
“So, what exactly can you and Silver Spoon do?” asked Scootaloo defensively.
The two snobby ponies were at a loss for words, and rather than answering the Cutie Mark Crusaders just walked away with their heads up in the air.
“Ha, showed them,” said Babs.
“Thome things never change,” said Twist.
“Ya sure said it,” Apple Bloom agreed.
“That was amazing!” exclaimed a filly.
“Huh? Who said that?” asked Apple Bloom.
The all turned around and saw two unicorn fillies. One had a light, grayish violet coat and light goldish gray mane. The other had a pale rose coat and moderate rose mane.
“Hi there,” greeted the violet filly. “I’m Dinky Hooves, and this is Berry Pinch.”
“We’re a grade below,” said Berry Pinch. “And we were wondering…if um…we could…”
“Become Cutie Mark Crusaders?” Dinky finished.
“But, we’ve seen ya’ll around town with cutie marks,” said Apple Bloom.
“I recall one of you having a pillow cutie mark,” thought Sweetie Belle. “Or was it a couple dolphins?”
“I thought one of them had jewels?” thought Scootaloo. “Or was it a horse shoe?”
“We were…actually faking,” blushed Dinky.
“We painted those cutie marks ourselves,” finished Berry Pinch, also blushing. “Mostly using stencils.”
“How come we never thought to do that?” asked Scootaloo.
“Not sure,” said Apple Bloom. “Ah didn’t know there were kids below us gettin cutie marks in the first place.”
“It’s not too uncommon,” said Dinky. “There are more blank flanks for sure in our class.”
“But, we see you guys around town all the time, doing some really cool things!” exclaimed Berry Pinch. “And wondered if we could be part of that?”
The Cutie Mark Crusaders huddled with each other to have a private discussion.
“We did just say we were needin new members,” thought Apple Bloom.
“And they seem ta have real spunk,” Babs pointed out.
“Maybe they can even use some unicorn magic to help us out,” said Scootaloo.
“I really like their manes,” said Sweetie Belle.
The rest of the Crusaders gave the white unicorn a confused look.
“What?” she asked defensively.
They brought their attention back to the potential new Crusaders.
“Welcome aboard!” exclaimed Apple Bloom.
“You mean it?!” Dinky and Berry said in unison.
“Course we do,” said Apple Bloom. “The Cutie Mark Crusaders are always willin to have new members.”
“We just don’t get asked too often,” said Scootaloo.
“Probably because most of the kids in our class have their cutie marks now,” said Sweetie Belle.
“Soon as we’re able, we’ll get ya both fitted with an official Cutie Mark Crusaders cape!” exclaimed Apple Bloom.
“And we’ll have a ceremony for you too!” said Sweetie Belle.
“WOW!” Dinky and Berry joyfully exclaimed.
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Later at the Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse, the current Crusaders held a ceremony for their new inductees. Apple Bloom, being the first to gain her cutie mark, read the induction speech.
“We, the Cutie Mark Crusaders,” she began. “Elect Dinky Hooves and Berry Pinch as a sister, friend, confidaynte, alley, boss-om buddy, gal pal, compadre, chum of chums, home girl, amgia…Ah thought we were gonna revise this thing?”
“Scootaloo originally wrote it,” Sweetie Belle pointed out.
“I haven’t exactly had the time, what with all of the crusading,” retorted Scootaloo.
“How bout we just forget about the speech,” suggested Babs.
“Good idea,” agreed Apple Bloom. “Long story short, ya’ll are now official members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders! As such, ya’ll do yer best to help other fellow Crusaders earn their cutie marks, along with yer own. And senior members, such as mahself, will continue to help out the members that are still tryin to get their cutie marks. That all make sense to ya?”
Dinky and Berry looked at each other with their eyebrows arched, then back at the fellow Crusaders.
“Sure!” exclaimed Dinky.
“We get it!” finished Berry Pinch.
“Then me and mah fellow sisters, compadres, and all that other stuff,” continued Apple Bloom. “Hereby welcome you into the Cutie Mark Crusaders with these official Cutie Mark Crusader capes!”
Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo then draped their new members with newly made Cutie Mark Crusaders capes. Dinky and Berry were grinning ear to ear, while the others were brimming with pride as their club had expanded. They all then gave each other a group high hoof.
“NEW CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!” they all shouted. “YAY!”
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Nice one Babs! Put those bitches in their place!
Now there's a story to read..........it's a shame that there isn't a sequel to the sequel, but he is a little busy these days.....
D'awwwww!
2779050 Maybe at some point I'll have a spinoff starring the CMC, but for now I'm trying to keep the main focus on the Mane Six. These ideas just come to me while writing, so after making the chapter with Apple Bloom getting her cutie mark I figured there should be some sort of followup. I didn't want that to just happen and never be brought up again, like some BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!
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Some words or phrases that were misspelled: confidante, chum of chums, ally, bosom buddies.
Aside from that, I didn't notice any errors. I like Dinky and Pinchy joining the CMC a lot!
I remember that story! It was hilarious!
2779549 I was going by a transcript of the episode One Bad Apple,and that's how the words were spelled.
2780217Well, it had me laughing at first. For example, chum of chums was cum of chums. If that was the proper spelling, then both your story and the show took a twist towards the NSFW.
2780802 Oops! lol I wrote it late last night. I'll fix that.
2780852Those other three I listed are the corrected spellings.
My comment for this chapter :
I just wasn't really feeling it. A couple things bothered me... which is entirely my fault because so many things can set me off
2784864 Oh, sorry to hear that. I realize it's a bit of a clunky chapter as it doesn't have a whole lot to do with the overall story, but I didn't want to just leave at Apple Bloom got her cutie mark and nothing else was said of it. Also, the more I started working on this story the more I realized that this needed to be a transition into what's to come. I'm thinking this story will be the end of one trilogy era, and then a new one will begin.
2786323 Oh, that wasn't what bothered me. I am fine with it not being about the overall story. Its just sometimes ridiculously small details can irritate me because I am silly like that.
2787535 I see. What details?
2787626 I think something about Pinch and Dinky and the whole talk about lower grades because there doesn't seem to be a grade system in Cheerilee's school. It is just one class. I have no idea why or how but it bothered me.
Like I said it is some silly minor detail, I am just picky sometimes and complain too much 
2787673 I just never saw them in the CMC's class, so I just figured there was some sort of grade system. Plus Twilight mentioned magic kindergarten.
2787997 That was back in Canterlot. Remember?
2793109 Well, I figured it could apply anywhere, they didn't say it was just in Canterlot. Maybe Dinky and Berry Pinch aren't old enough for school yet in Ponyville, idk. but there hasn't been any sort of canon on the show to say there aren't lower grades there.
2794058 Wow, thanks. I'm glad you like them
2794137 I think people are gonna be surprised and or disappointed with the choice I make.
2795431 Thanks
2795619 True, their school doesn't look too big. So I kinda assumed that they have a gym that's separate from their school. They seem to have a standard school, so I would figure they have gym class. Besides that, it was just a good setup to use.
2795766 Actually, it was posted on the 26th
2811976 Yes, it's really me. And sometimes I just dress this way, not just for cosplay.
It's over? ITS OVER? NO! NO, GOD, NO! PLEASE, GOD NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Oh well. 
Nah. It's cool. Now that I have caught up with you, I can continue my own story. I was actually supposed to write Ch. XXXIV this weekend, but between TF2, COD: Black Ops 2, and your stories, I have just barely started.
2812022
And sometimes I wear my Pyro Costume (my avatar) for fun, not just for halloween. You and I are one and the same.
2841197 I'm just not very concerned with grammar errors since I'm doing this for fun and people seem to get what I'm saying. If I were trying to get something published, then I'd have someone edit it, but in these cases I want to get it up ASAP. Apple Bloom got her cutie mark in the story when it was dramatically convenient. MLP Wiki calls Rainbow Dash's dad Bifrost, and I wasn't gonna come up with a better name for him.
I've worn the outfit in my avatar pic to church. 
This site needs a Doctor Whooves smiley.
CURSE YOU!!! I first read Apples are Magic, then it's sequel and now there's another!? Stop being so good at this! (Don't, I will hunt you down if you do)
2885228 Wait, you'll hunt me down if I continue to be good at this or hunt me down if I start being bad at this? Confused now
If you stop being good at this I will hunt you down and hit you with my power nailed baseball bat!
2888230 Ok, much clearer, thanks!
I remember Babs being the one who won't take anypony giving her or her friends sas without punishment.