Transcripts/Call of the Cutie

[school bell ringing]

[students chattering happily]

Cherilee: Let's quiet down please. We have a very important lesson to get to. [class quiets down] Thank you. Today we are going to be talking about cutie marks.

Tiara: Bo-ring [sigh]

Cherilee: You can all see my cutie mark, can't you? Like all ponies, I wasn't born with a cutie mark. My flank was blank.

Twist: Aww...! She's so precious!

Cherilee: Then one day, when I was about your age, I woke up to find that a cutie mark had appeared.

[offscreen: Look at her hair!]

Cherilee: Yes I know, but honestly, that's how everypony was wearing their mane back then. I had decided to become a teacher, and the flowers symbolized my hope that I could help my future students bloom if I nurture them with knowledge. The smiles represented the cheer I hope to bring to my little ponies while they were learning. Now, can anyone tell me when a pony gets his or her cutie mark?

Twist: Oh! Oh! Oh! When she discovers that certain something that makes her special!

Cherilee: That's right, Twist. A cutie mark appears on a pony's flank when he or she finds that certain something that makes them different from every other pony. Discovering what makes you unique isn't something [Tiara: pssst!] that happens overnight, and no amount of hoping, wishing, [Tiara: pssst!] or begging, would make a cutie mark appear before its time.

Tiara: PSSST!

Apple Bloom: What!

[Apple Bloom takes a note from Tiara]

Cherilee: Apple Bloom! Are you passing a note?

Apple Bloom: Uh I... Um...

Cherilee: What could be so important that it couldn't wait until after class? [gasp] It's blank.

Tiara: [laughing] Remind you of anypony? [laughing]

[students whisper]

theme song]

[school bell ringing]

[students chattering happily]

Twist: Want some sweets? I've got some peppermint sticks. I made them myself.

Apple Bloom: [declining the offer] m-mm.

Twist: They'll make you smi-i-le.

Apple Bloom: No...

Tiara: I don't know why we had to sit through a lecture about getting a cutie mark. I mean, waiting for your cutie mark is sooo last week. You got yours, I just got mine. We all have them already. [gasp] I mean, almost all of us have them already. Don't worry you two, you're still totally invited to my cute-ceañera this weekend.

Silver Spoon: It's going to be amazing.

Tiara: It's a party celebrating me and my fantastic cutie mark. How could it not be?

[Tiara and Silver Spoon in unison: Bump! Bump! Sugar-lump, rump!] [laughing]

Apple Bloom: Gimme a break.

Silver Spoon: See you this weekend. [Tiara and Silver Spoon in unison: blank flanks!]

Apple Bloom: It's not fair! It's just not fair!

Applejack: Don't get your mane in a tangle. You'll get your cutie mark. Every pony gets one eventually.

Apple Bloom: But I don't want one eventually! I want one right now! I can't go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera without one, I just can't!

Applejack: 'course you can. Y'know, I was the last pony in my class to get my cutie mark, and I couldn't be prouder of it. I know my future was to run Sweet Apple Acres, and these bright shiny apples sealed the deal. [gasp] Come to think of it, Granny Smith was the last one in her class, too. Huh, same as Big Macintosh.

Apple Bloom: I really don't see how that's supposed to make me feel better. It probably means that being the last one in your class to get a cutie mark runs in the family. ...runs in the family. Runs in the family! Runs in the family! You've got apples for your cutie mark, Granny Smith has an apple pie, Big Macintosh has an apple half, my unique talent must has som'n to do with apples! Apples apples apples! [crash] Oops... apples.

Applejack: Get your delicious nutritious apples here!

Apple Bloom: Delicious and nutritious, and so many uses! You can eat 'em, play with 'em, [groan] [offscreen: hey, watch it!] create fine art for your home with 'em, you have to be crazy not to get a bushel of your very own.

Applejack: Heh... she's so creative, heh.

Apple Bloom: You sir, care t' buy some apples?

Sir: No thanks. Apple Bloom: Why not? Sir: I have plenty at home. Apple Bloom: Are you sure? Sir: Yes I'm pretty sure I... Apple Bloom: You're pretty sure, but you're not absolutely positively completely super-duper sure, are you? Sir: Y...ah... If I buy some apples, will you please leave me alone? Apple Bloom: Aaal-right!

Applejack: You forgot your change!

Apple Bloom: Woo-hoo! That's how you sell s'm apples and get a cutie mark! So, what does my cutie mark look like? A shopp'n bag full of apples? A satisfied customer eating an apple? Hmm... maybe I gotta increase my sales figures first. YOU TOUCH IT, YOU BUY IT. We take cash or credit.

Applejack: I'm sorry ma'am. Ma'am! Aww... Now Apple Bloom, you can't just...

Apple Bloom: That'll be four bits.

Lady: I didn't put those in my bag. Apple Bloom: Likely story. Four bits, lady! Applejack: Apple Bloom! I am really really sorry about that. She's new. Here, take these. No charge. ...and these. ...and these.

Lady: [groan] Applejack: Y'all come back now, y'hear? Apple Bloom: What? Applejack: Sorry little sis, but your apple-sellin' days are over. Apple Bloom: What? But how else am I gonna get my cutie mark? Applejack: Home. Now. Apple Bloom: Hm. Applejack: Ugh. Listen sugar-cube, I know it's hard to wait for your very own cutie mark, but, you just can't force it. Besides, you're not that grown-up just yet. Ain't there other fillies in your class without one? Apple Bloom: Well... Twist doesn't have hers yet.

Applejack: Do you think you'd feel better if you went to the party with her? Apple Bloom: Mmm-hmm. Applejack: Well there you go. Bet you and Twist would have a great time together. Now run along and find your friend. Apple Bloom: You're sure you don't want me to stick around 'till the end of th' market?

Mutton-Chops: Hey! Who's been using my racket? Applejack: Yeah. I'm sure.

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