Sickeningly Sweet

By: AtomicKokoro

Storyline

When things go wrong with a magic remote, Mikado and Masaomi are stuck with whole new bodies in the Children's show My Little Pony.

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Before You Read

Last chapter, I was so tired while writing the nighttime scene. Ironically.

On with the story!

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Chapter 6

Ponyville Lessons

"Rise and shine, sleepyhead."

The voice was so soft, Masaomi was surprised he woke up. He shook his head of the cobwebs built from sleeping and leaned up. "F-Fluttershy...?"

There was a small giggle. "I tried waking up Rainbow Dash," she said. "but she won't wake up."

"I wonder why..." Masaomi muttered to himself, pushing himself onto his hooves. He glanced over and shook Rainbow Dash's shoulder. "Hey. Wake up."

The rainbow Pegasus yawned and slowly woke up. "What the hay?" she mumbled and also leaned up. "Oh, hey, Fluttershy."

"Hey, Fluttershy!" came a voice from below. The three Pegasi peered over the edge of the cloud. Down below, Applejack and Mikado were waiting for them, a worried-looked Applejack holding her hat. "Are they awake yet?"

"Yes!" Fluttershy called back, then turned to Rainbow Dash and Masaomi. "Applejack wants to speak with you, Masaomi. She says there...there might be a...problem."

Masaomi blinked and glanced at Rainbow Dash, who was also looking worried. So, the three Pegasi jumped down from the cloud and landed beside the cowgirl Pony and the pepper-colored Unicorn. "What seems to be the problem?" Rainbow Dash asked, trotting up to Applejack.

"Look," she said, pointing to the new Ponies backs then setting her hat on her head again. "They have no cutie marks."

Rainbow Dash leaned in close, carefully studying where the cutie marks should have been but weren't. Fluttershy looked Mikado over once and when he caught her, they both blushed and looked away.

"You're right!" Rainbow Dash gasped, stepping back. "This is so weird."

Masaomi and Mikado exchanged unsure glances. "Is that bad?" they chorused.

Applejack shook her head. "I can't be sure," she said.

"Should we ask Ms. Cherrilee?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I was thinking more Twilight," Applejack replied. "She might know more of what's going on than any other Pony here in Ponyville. C'mon."

The Ponies exchanged glances before following Applejack towards the library. It was a semi-quiet walk, aside from the question Masaomi asked about cutie marks.

"They are what makes every Pony special," Applejack explained. "It usually takes patience and time, but this is far too long if you ask me."

"So, how, exactly, do we get these, ah, cutie marks?" Masaomi asked, tilting back his ears as though to fear a test or examination.

Fluttershy picked up her pace to walk beside the colts. "Oh, don't worry. They come on their own once you realize what you are good at and what you want to do for the rest of your life."

Mikado appeared afraid. "I-I don't know what I want to do for the rest of my life. Actually, I don't want to know. I just want to live. I'm fine with just living."

Masaomi's ears perked, then slid back again. "I'm not interested in this at all."

"Ryū, Kida," Applejack sighed. "Never mind. Let Twilight explain it. It's pretty important you get a cutie mark, though." Masaomi and Mikado exchanged unsure glances then continued on after her.

Finally, they arrived at the library and Applejack took the honors of knocking on the door. There was a few moments before Spike opened the door and glanced at the visiting Ponies. "Oh, hey, you guys," he said, opening the door a bit more. "Can I help you?"

"We need to speak with Twilight," Applejack said. "And fast."

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"No cutie mark?" Twilight repeated, looking over both boys, brushing the areas where the cutie marks were supposed to be. "That...That can't be possible."

"That's what I thought," Applejack sighed.

"I don't understand..."

Fluttershy rubbed her front knee with the other. "Maybe they just haven't found out what they wanted to do yet. Mikado said he was fine with just living, and Masaomi doesn't like the sound of it..."

"And what's weirder," Rainbow Dash added. "is that they've never even heard of cutie marks."

Twilight's eyebrow raised and Mikado and Masaomi, once more, looked at each other. "Where you come from, do any Ponies have cutie marks?"

Mikado was unsure how to reply, while Masaomi said, "Only a few," he said. "To us, cutie marks are rather rare, but inside, we call them tattoos."

Mikado would have face-hoofed himself if he had a better story, but he knew he would have to go with what Masaomi was saying. "Yeah. They are a tad different, though."

"Right!" Masaomi continued. "And they can be anywhere and-"

"Those are markings, sweetie," Applejack said, sounding unimpressed.

There was an awkward pause. "Ah," Masaomi chuckled. "yeah..."

Twilight shook her head. "I guess all this means is that we have to find out what kind of talent they have."

"Talent?" Masaomi chipped, his ears perking and appearing suddenly more excited about this. "Are you kidding me? I have plenty talents; running, video games, English, but more particularly, picking-up chicks."

He leaned into Twilight and gave her a suggestive smile. She pulled back, almost appearing disgusted. "I think not," she muttered, bursting Masaomi's bubble. She smiled apologetically before returning to the situation at hand. "Well, it will take a bit of time, but now that you are subconsciously aware of it, finding your cutie mark should be easy. Think of it as a part of a field trip!"

"If you say so," Mikado sighed, dropping his head.

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Mikado bucked another tree and it seemed to Applejack less and less trees were falling from their branches. She knew he could get tired easily, but she had a feeling that physicality had nothing to do with it at that moment. "You okay, Ryū?"

Mikado sighed and sat where he was. "Well, I don't want to have a cutie mark. All I want to do is live life, constantly changing. Something new everyday."

Applejack watched him for a moment as he dropped his head and folded his ears back. She frowned. She hated seeing her friends like this. She walked to his side and sat down beside him, placing one hoof on his shoulder. "Listen, Ryū, you don't need to worry about what you're cutie mark will be. You don't become what the cutie mark says you are," she said. "The cutie mark represents who you are."

There was a pause, then the pepper looked up. "Alright, Applejack," he said. He stood up and bucked the tree again (after Applejack moved away), more apples falling than last time. He turned and forced a small smile. "I trust you."

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The blond was so proud of himself. He had just flown in a straight line without swaying, flipping, or falling. He was still a tad slow, but that would fix itself in a few days.

He landed on the small cloud next to the one Rainbow Dash had been sitting. "Good job," she said, high-hoofing him. "We can do loopty-loops next!"

Masaomi's ears folded back. "Um, maybe later?" Rainbow Dash lifted an eye brow. "Speed first."

Then, she beamed. "Ha! I knew you were a speed-lover like me!" She leaped into the air and patted Masaomi on the head. "We will get along so well."

Masaomi sighed as he was pat. "This," he muttered to himself. "is going to be a long field trip..."

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After Notes

Guys...Help...What do I do now? Honestly, I have no clue. Alright! Next chapter is random adventure time, cause I'm sick of the intro. Onward for!

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