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1. After Sweetie Belle moved away, Applebloom felt a gap in her life as well as her friend group. She and Scootaloo instead turned to Rumble, another colt without a mark. When Starlight Glimmer moved to Ponyville, she used them as an example of how ponies can live happily without their marks. Rumble and Scootaloo embraced the philosophy, but Applebloom continued to long for her cutie mark. Things were okay for a little while, but Rumble turned against them the day his cutie mark appeared, joining in with Diamond Tiara in her name-calling and cruelty. After a childhood of bullying and malice, Applebloom was positively sick of it, and she decided to move to Appleoosa to live with her cousin Braeburn. Scootaloo was furious with her, accusing her of abandoning her just like Sweetie Belle had. They argued, but the earth pony’s mind was made, and she left Ponyville anyway, her friendships there broken. While in Appleoosa, Applebloom met the son of an acorn farmer named Pistachio. They

1. Twilight found adjusting to her new life to be incredibly difficult. She was full of stress, the guilt of being unable to protect her ponies, and the hurt that left her heart aching for her family and friends. What kind of princess of friendship was she? One with close to nothing. She was miserable, but she had one constant left: Spike. Through it all, the little dragon stood by her side and not once did he blame her. Even as she began retreating into her former reclusive self, Spike remained supportive and loyal. All they had were each other, just like the old days. She was reading in her room—formerly her dear mentor Celestia’s— and zoning out of her surroundings, when some movement caught her attention. Spike was huddled in front of the fireplace, shivering from the cold and seeking warmth. In the months following the dusk of Nightmare Moon’s reign, Twilight had noticed Spike was acting differently. He was bundling up and staying tethered to the fire rather than lying in his