All across Equestria, foals spend their time waiting for their cutie mark, the sign that will show them their true calling. Many, in fact, believe cutie marks to be a foretelling of your destiny. But what if that wasn't always true?
In the small town of Westrock, everypony gets a cutie mark, just like everywhere else. But unlike everywhere else, these cutie marks, and the talents they represent, always seem to be convenient to the current state of things. But when the actions shown by the marks start to turn dangerous, and when everypony still follows their so-called destinies, young Starscribe takes it upon himself to find out what's going on. And in doing so, he uncovers a dark secret he never expected to find...