My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Cutie Pox

A/N: Hey, Roleplayer48, Dr. Hooves is working on improving the first two chapters of the Luna Eclipsed rewrite as I write this, and on Wednesday I will replace the first two chapters. I don't know why Luna was acting so weird over the weekend, but she's wrong, so you can stop stressing out. See you, Wednesday! ;)

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Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.

CHAPTER ONE: BOWLING DISAPPOINTMENT

It was another nice day in Ponyville, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were heading to the local bowling alley with their bowling bags.

"Today's the day, Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Apple Bloom announced confidently. "I can just feel it! Today's the day we are all gonna get our cutie marks in… bowlin'!"

"Whoo-hoo!" Scootaloo cheered.

"Whooo!" Sweetie Belle tried to say, but her voice was muffled by her bowling bag, so she spit it out. "I mean, yaay!"

"Why, after today, we won't even be the Cutie Mark Crusaders anymore!" Apple Bloom exclaimed. "We'll be the… the Three Strikes!"

Scootaloo wasn't too keen on that name. "That makes us sound like we've struck out," she pointed out.

Apple Bloom thought for a moment. "Mmm. How 'bout the Pin Twins?" she suggested.

"But there are three of us," Sweetie Belle reminded her.

"Okay then… Um… the Bowlin' Dolls!" Apple Bloom suggested.

Sweetie Belle nodded in approval "The Bowling Dolls! That's it!"

"Perfect!" Scootaloo agreed.

Apple Bloom was pleased. "All righty then! Let's bowl 'em over!" And they headed inside the bowling alley.

After paying for a lane, Sweetie Belle shoved her bowling ball down the lane, but before it could hit the pins, it ended up in the gutter. She shrugged and went to sit down while Scootaloo tried bucking her bowling ball, only to have it go flying all over the place and land in the gutter of the far lane. When the other ponies glared at her, she laughed nervously.

Apple Bloom stepped up to take her turn and, after trying a few times, grabbed her red ball and tripped when she tried to toss it, but her ball did start down the lane. "Phpoo!"

The ponies began cheering when the red ball knocked down all the pins. "A bowling cutie mark!"

"I did it! I did it!" Apple Bloom exclaimed, getting up and looked eagerly at her flank, but there was nothing on it. "Blank?" She looked round and saw that a foal had gotten his cutie mark in bowling, which was why the gathered ponies were cheering. "But… but… what about my ball?" she wondered and looked to see that her red bowling ball was slowly rolling down the lane and it stopped, just barely touching the first pin.

'No fair!' Apple Bloom thought sourly.

After trying to bowl a few more times, the Cutie Mark Crusaders left the bowling alley, and while Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were chatting brightly about the experience, Apple Bloom was in a bad mood.

"That bowling sure was fun," Sweetie Belle remarked, "even if all I got was gutter balls."

"Yeah, at least you were able to keep your ball in your lane," said Scootaloo. "I don't think Mr. Kingpin is ever gonna let me play again!" She then zoomed ahead on her scooter and did both a jump and a perfect landing. "Hey, maybe I could get my cutie mark in demolition!" she exclaimed and both she and Sweetie Belle laughed.

When Apple Bloom walked past them with a grumpy expression, Scootaloo sped after her. "Aw, come on, Apple Bloom."

"I know just what you need to put the bloom back on your apple," said Sweetie Belle cheerfully, catching up with their grumpy friend.

It wasn't long before they had Apple Bloom seated at the counter at Sugarcube Corner and Sweetie Belle presented her with a cupcake. "A treat from Sugarcube Corner will cheer you up."

Apple Bloom pushed the cupcake aside. "No, it won't."

Exchanging a look, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle enlisted the help of Pinkie Pie, who quickly set up a party and they were soon blowing on kazoos.

"A party will cheer you up!" said the pink pony happily, and both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle blew party whistles.

Apple Bloom, who was wearing a party hat, shook her head. "No, it won't." And poor Pinkie Pie fainted in shock.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle then dragged their grumpy friend to Carousel Boutique, where Rarity planted a feather covered hat on her head. "A lovely new chapeau will cheer you up."

Apple Bloom shoved the hat off. "No, it won't," she snapped and left the shop.

Scootaloo chased after the yellow filly. "Come on, Apple Bloom, it's just a cutie mark!" she called out.

"Or lack of a cutie mark!" Sweetie Belle added, racing after them.

Scootaloo hushed her. "Shh! That's not helping!" she hissed and then saw that their friend was heading into the Everfree Forest. "Apple Bloom! Where are you going?! Apple Bloom, come back!" And when she tried to after their friend, Sweetie Belle stopped her and shook her head.

They needed to give Apple Bloom some alone time, and since they both knew that Zecora lived in the Everfree Forest, they figured that the zebra would cheer their friend up…hopefully.

A/N: It can be hard to wait for something great to happen. R&R everyone!