It was a regular day in Ponyville, as it always is. Until certain fillies get bored….
"I'm boooorrrreeedd!" exclaimed a certain little white unicorn.
It was Sweetie Belle; she was in the clubhouse with her two best friends, Scootaloo and Applebloom. "So are we Sweetie belle you don't have to scream it out!" Applebloom said in annoyance.
As always the three were thinking of different ways to earn their cutie marks, for they are the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "What else are we supposed to do Applebloom, we've practically tried everything to get are cutie marks! Skydiving, swimming, cattle racing." Said the orange pegasus who is Scootaloo.
"Space exploring, painting, pillow making." Applebloom continued.
"Mind reading, modeling, light bulb testing." Sweetie Belle said.
"And that was just today!" They all said in unison obviously annoyed with all of their failed attempts at earning what every foals dream, earning a cutie mark and finding their special talents. "Hey girls, do you wanna get a milkshake?" Scootaloo asked to try to forget about today. Her friends nodded and they all went into town.
At the Ponyville Malt Shop, the girls drink their milkshakes outside in despair. In silence they observe the other ponies around them, envious of the cutie marks they have achieved. Every one of them. Applebloom broke the silence and exclaimed "Look girls maybe we just need a different approach. Maybe we could –"She was cut off from a load grunt not too far in the distance.
The fillies galloped to where the noise was coming from. "I can't do it Caramel! Can't you just do it for me!" said a stallion's voice.
The fillies find themselves behind a bush, eavesdropping on the conversation of Caramel (a local resident of Ponyville) and- "Come on Thunderlane! You're Braver than this! Just talk to the gal!" exclaimed Caramel. Thunderlane is on the Weather Patrol in Ponyville.
"What do you think their talking about" whispered to her friends who just gave her a simple shrug.
Caramel said "Look man, you've been in love with this mare for like when I met you. You need to face it, tell her how you really feel. Trust me it's for the best." The Cutie mark Crusaders has never seen Thunderlane so worried about anything; he is usually the cool guy in Ponyville, and especially by a girl.
"I can't dude! I mean she's just so amazing. Her pink mane, her blue soft eyes, her kindness to all creatures! Everything she does has passion and a hint of complexity, I can't compete with that! She's just too beautiful!" Exclaimed Thunderlane.
Then suddenly it hit them, "Thunderlane, is in love with Fluttershy!" Gasped all three. They were so overwhelmed by the news they ran away to the clubhouse as quick as their little hooves can get them.
At the Clubhouse….
"Whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa! Did you girls here that!" Sweetie Belle said in excitement.
"I know! Who would have thought Thunderlane could really like Fluttershy! You know what I'm thinking, maybe we should help!" said Scootaloo in equal excitement.
Applebloom suddenly interrupted the two "Whoa you guys! Don't you two remember what happened one year ago? On Hearts and Hooves Day!" One year ago the three meddled in their teacher's and Big Mac's (Applebloom's big brother) lives and accidentally put them under a love poison and the CMC in big trouble.
"We promised we would never meddle in anypony's else's relationships! We need to have a sense of restraint!" continued Applebloom. Sweetie and Scootaloo knew she was right, but they just had to argue with her point.
"Yeah but that was like one year ago, we knew what we did wrong so now we can meddle in ponies lives much better now!" Intervened Scootaloo.
"And besides, we're banned into ever using the love potion ever again, so maybe we can do this differently!" said Sweetie Belle. Applebloom knew she couldn't convince them so she just gone along with it.
"Ok, so what's the plan then?" said Applebloom in a excited voice, because lets face it she missed meddling as well.