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Bitter Sweet

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I've been on an MLP kick for a few days and finally got around to redesigning my pony-sona, as well as giving him what I think it is a very interesting backstory:

Bitter Sweet is a pegasus pony, noteworthy of how he's a grown up (by the show's standards) who still hasn't received his cutie mark, as he is unsure of which of his many interests he wants to dedicate his life to. He was once Derpy Hooves' boyfriend, but later became involved with Applejack when the Cutie Mark Crusaders begin looking up to him. Bitter Sweet gives them the harsh truth about cutie marks, that they're meaningless accessories that are over-hyped by most ponies and that the Crusaders should really question those who glorify theirs as opposed to try and be like them.
Applejack does not take it well and accuses him of teaching her little sister to have an attitude towards everything, as well as coming between her and her beliefs. The two fight it out, ending with Bitter Sweet being kicked out of Applejack's house and, by default, her life. Applebloom is heartbroken that her hero has been rejected by his loved ones and runs out into the night to find him, sending the other ponies out to look for he [insert montage set to U2's "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"].
After everyone is back together, Bitter Sweet reconciles with the others and apologizes for his behavior, but not his beliefs, as he feels it's his goal in life to "tell ponies like it is." Is is here he gets his cutie mark, a dark cloud with a silver lining, to symbolize his lifelong love of telling people the harsh-yet-optimistic truth about life. The story ends with him at his new career, as a stand-up comedian a la George Carlin.


Whew!
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AmericanAnomaly's avatar
Harsh yet optimistic? (But wouldn't that cancel each other out. XD )