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My Entry... *luffs her ponies*

A pony of white powdered snow covered in a circle of perfect hearts upon her rump sat looking downright miserable to say the least. It was the day of the most perfect festival in Megan's honor and all she could do was cry.
It seemed that she was a failure, a pony of no ability to do as the others. Always doing something wrong, a wayward soul that wanted to simply fade away from everything.

Perfect failure.

A human girl watched the pony from a near distance. Being told that this particular little pony was a clutz and a failure from the others. But in her own observation the one known as Megan could feel her heart breaking as she watched Sundance sit in abandonment from her fellow ponies. In determination she walked over to the pony whose tear drops echoed as they fell upon the crystal water beneath her. Sobs of rejection and woe cried outward like chidren alone and miserable.

Megan sat quietly beside Sundance, her hand falling lightly upon the soft mane that now brushed her fingertips. "Sundance. You're not as bad as the others say you are." she cooed patting her soft mane once more. The girl felt her heart break again when the pony, lowering her head raised to her feet, walking away. Tears still clinging to her moistioned cheeks.

"Sundance." the girl called out, "Please don't go away. Even I was clumsy when I was younger. We all go through that stage."

The pony stopped, turning her head with a frown that still held tightly, " I'm always clumsy. No matter what I do, I can't do anything right." she sighed with a few more tears.

Megan shook her head and smiled, "What if I proved to you that youre not?" she nodded to Sundance and hoped the pony would listen and follow her. Megan began walking away from the crystal falls now shimmering with sunset's touch.

Sundance rose her leg to her muzzle wiping her tears away. Deeply she sighed and follwed Megan with some hope. Though she belived as the others taunted and complaind of how she was a clutz and could never do anything right. But.. what if there was a glimmer or a glow of hope?

Megan walked along looking for a way, if not a confidence to help her friend's sadness. In the clearing she came across a stream, one that was a bit too wide for her to cross. Nestled in a little field were the most beautiful flowers. Smiling she turned back to look at Sundance, "Sundance look at those flowers. They would be really pretty for the Ball don't you think?" she said with another determined smile as the pony came up beside her looking curiously at the flowers.

"Mmhmm... they are very pretty Megan. But I don't think you can cross that, can you?" she queried with a tilt of her pretty face.

Megan looked at her with a sad face. "No its too far for me to cross... but perhaps you can? You could give it a try" she said with a smile that curved her charming face accenting her pretty eyes. She watched Sundance and hoped she'd pick up on her hint.

Sundance thought for a moment, looked to the flowers, then back to Megan, "I can do it Megan." she said with another tilt of her head. Flicking her tail she backed up to get a running start. With a flick of her tail she galloped in a leap the cleared the stream, then picking a flower that was the most prettiful of the bunch. Leaping back she cleared it no problem with a confident look.

"I did it Megan! I didn't crash or anything!" she said as she gave the girl the flower, "Of course I could of been just lucky too." Her face formed back to the frown thinking how the others didn't like her.

Megan walked over and hugged Sundance, "You are special Sundance. You're not just lucky." She wiped the last tear from the pony's face and patted her on the head.

Sundance perked her ears and smiled widely, "I can't wait to tell the others. How I did something right for a change. You were right Megan, I can do it. Come on the party is waiting for us." she noted with a flick of her tail and a nudge to her human friend. Together they walked off to tell everyone how wonderful Sundance really was.

Arch's entry:

(Prompt: Sundance is told by the other ponies that she is too clumsy so when she offers to help with the decorations for a party, Sparkler sends her away. Megan, who has returned to Pony land, goes after her.
Sundance tells her that she's always been clumsy, even though she's a great jumper. How would you, as Megan, try to make her feel better about herself? RP that you are Megan talking to Sundance. Also show Sun's reaction to your help..and is she successful in feeling better? )

Meagan walked along through the wavy, inviting grass towards the rather depressed pony friend.
"How are you, Sundance?" she asked softly, sitting beside the brightly colored horse.
Sundance gave a sniff, before whimpering, "I-I'm f-fine." She didn't look at all happy. Her eyes were filled to the brim with tears, and she was on the brink of bawling.
Meagan looked confused and concerned. "Are you sure?... I, uh... I overheard some of the ponies talking about you.. Saying you're.. clumsy?"

That did it. The pony burst into tears, burying her large head into the comforting arms of the girl, who did her best to calm down Sundance. "E-everybody s-says I am... b-but it's not m-my f-f-fault! " she sniffled, looking up at her dear friend.
Meagan nodded, stroking the pink mane of her equine equal. "I know it's not... some ponies, or people, don't realize that.. but why should you listen to them anyways?" She looked into the eyes of Sundance, which had tears in them. In the afternoon light, they looked like two shimmering blue lakes.
"Oh, I don't know... it's probably because there's so many of them, and only one of me..."
"Aha! See?" Meagan's face lit up happily. "There is only one of you.. and nobody else can tell you otherwise."
"W-what do you mean, Meagan?" Sundance sniffed, slowly lifting her head up.

"Remember when I first came here? None of the ponies had ever seen a human before.. so I was unique. Special in a way that nobody could tell me that I wasn't," The girl smiled, and giggled as she remembered the first time she came to visit the ponies. It brought back a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time.
"S-so you're saying.." Sundance lifted her head higher now, starting to smile. "I-I'm special.. and nobody should make me feel bad about it?"
The girl nodded and smiled wider, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "You bet, pal.." she said softly, before hugging the pony tightly.
Sundance nuzzled Meagan affectionately, before softly saying, "Thank you, Meagan." She then looked down at her, before throwing her head back to give a whinny, as if to say, "I'M SPECIAL, AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME OTHERWISE!"
So the two friends ran off into the sunset, and from that day on, no one could ever make them feel sad, or not special ever again. <3

Taadaa. 8D;;

My entry. <3

"S-sundance? " Megan calls, carefully making her way over a log, and almost landing on her friend, the shock of the pony having been right next to her made her loose footing, and fall to the side. But instead, the white pony grabbed her clothes, and kept her from falling. "And they say your clumbsy! "The girl giggles, soon back onto her feet. But this comment had made her friend look away, as if trying to hide tears. "Suun.. What happened? " She sighs, kneeling down next to the pony, and running a caring hand through her soft pink mane. "She didn't want to let me help. " She finally sais, in a shaky, sad voice. "Who? " Megan coos to Sundance, still trying to comfort her with her hand. "Sparkler! she said I'm too clumbsy to help. " She whines, before looking back to her two legged friend. "Y-you don't think I'm clumbsy!.. Do you?! " She blurts out, getting up ready to run if the answer is a yes.

"I uhm.. I.. Do think you are clumbsy, I wont lie. " The girl sighs, but holds onto the white pony's neck so she can't just run off. "But, that makes you.. You... Funny! And.. And cheerfull! And.. Playfull! " She tries, but the pony just looks away again. "I wish I weren't clumbsy.. " Sundance sighs, muttering to herself. "Sun, would you really be you, if you weren't clumbsy? " The human sais, lightening her grip when the pony seemed to have given up running. "I'd be a better Sundance! " She protests quickly with a snort. "No, you woulden't be Sundance! " The girl insists, pouting. "You woulden't be our little Sundance we love! You'd be.. Not you! It'd be different! " The white pony blinks at this, looking at the human. "I.. Woudent? " Sundance gasps at this, would being less clumbsy make her worse?! How?! "Clumsy is what makes you, you, Sundance! Take Firefly, for example! She has those wings, dosen't it make her different? " The small equine gives a slow nod at this, but makes Megan frown when she mutters. "But I'm not Firefly.. "

"Your not Firefly! Your Sundance! There's no one like you! Your.. Different, your you. " Megan assures, once more running her hand down the pink mane. "I'm.. Different? Good different or.. Bad different? " The pony's voice was now anxious and curious, barely any hint of sadness. "Good different! Sure.. You make many mistakes, but we all end up laughing in the end, don't we? We woulden't of laughed if you haden't messed up in the first place! You make us happy, Sun! " She insists, at first, the pony's head drops, but then she takes a peek back up. "You sure? " This was said cautiously, as if afraid the answer would be a big fat no. "Yup! Now repeat with me, 'I'm Sundance, and I'm proud! ' " But to Megans suprize, she received a headbut. "You'r not Sundance! " The pony stops here, taking a deep breath and standing up on her hind legs and kicking her front ones into the air, raising her head.

"I'm Sundance and I'm proud! "

After that, she let gravity carry her down to all fores, nudging her human friend with her nose, and dashing off. "Your it, Megan! " She giggles, stopping and only continuing. She headed towards where they were setting up a party, carefull to not leave Megan too behind.

"W-what are you doing?! S-Sundance! Stop! " A startled pony cried it was Sparkler, backing up as Sundance raced past, grabbing the decoration she had been having trouble hanging up high. Sundance then just leapt into the air, high as she could and hung the thing in place, landing with a loud, and proud 'I'm Sundance! '

Sparkler wached this amazed, but then blinks. "Uh.. Sundance.. That's not supposed to be there. " The pony sighs, only to receive a confused look from the white pink manes pony. "It isn't? Oopsie! " She giggles, but didn't let her pride go down, she'd jumped so high! Megan had caught up by then, and jumped too, only to hug Sundance. "You see?! " The girl grins, receiving a nudge from her friend. "Thanks Megan. "


(( I have fun righting. o.o.. As long as its not homework or anything. xP ))

My entry:

The soft, gentle cry came as she saw Sundance being driven away. She knew she had to do something. So what if the other ponies were a bit more on the balanced side. Sundance didnt deserve what had happened to her. She was a great friend, and I didnt understand why they would do that to her. Something needed to be done. I looked at the group of ponies, visibly upset at what had happened. Though they were upset, I didnt see them moving an inch to make her feel better. Knowing what I needed to do, but unsure of all the things I would say to the sad ivory colored pony, I ran after her.

Sundance! Stop!" I yelled, as she clip-clopped her way down the path. I couldnt see her closely, but I saw small tear stains on the dirt, and my heart fell. Her soft heart had been broken. If only I could get her to stop.
She ran faster for a moment, but slowed as she ran out of breath and heart. She was crying, and she lowered herself to the ground on weak, wobbly legs. She put her heavy head onto her hooved feet and sighed as a few stray, misbegotten tears rolled down her soft fuzzy cheek. As I approached her, she shyly turned her head away. She was hurting, and wanted to be alone.

Sundance?" I said lightly, as if loud noises might hurt her fragile ears.
" Are you okay?" I asked. It was a stupid, unthought of question, but it was the first to come to my mind. What do you say to a pony that just had her heart broken in two, and was as fragile as ever?

The little pony looked at her, a small tear again escaping the corner of her eye.
"Why am I the only one who cant stand up straight without falling over backwards? Why is it that I cant be like them?" The little horse asked, not moving her small body from the ground.

I shook my head, my mind racing with things to say. Then I thought of it. I came to me as naturally as anything. I knew what to say to my girl.

Would you want to be like everyone else?" I asked her, taking a seat beside her, and putting her head into my lap. I gently tussled the soft pink mane on her head and kissed her nose.

Why would you want to be like everyone, without a trademark to call your own? So what if you cant walk as straight without falling. But look at all the others. They have problems just as you, just in different areas. Why..*I thought of an example* Just look at Firefly! She can't fly straight yet. She still has a hard time. And Applejack, she has a small stutter, but what do you think of when you think of the greatness of both those ponies? They're different, and they know it. It makes them who they are, just as being clumsy makes you who you are. Beside, look at me, I have lots of problems."

With that remark, Sundance stood up quickly, looking deep into my eyes. She shook her head, her eyes wide with disbelief and love.
" No!" she said to me. " How could you say that? You are perfect, you don't have anything wrong with you. Everyone loves you..." The little voice dropped.

I smiled widely. This poor creature thought I was perfect. The more I thought of the notion, the more I laughed. Sundance looked at me in confusion, unsure of why I was laughing, and wondering if it was the most oppurtune time to be laughing. I shook my head, a small tear falling from my own eye.
"Oh Sundance. You have no idea how wrong you are. I am a flaw major! I can't write with my right hand, like other people do, Im a lefty. I can't draw to save my life, or type up stories when contests are formed, like other people. I try, but I don't usually make it. I have lots that are different about me."

The little horse's eyes widened, the tears had been replaced by a gleam in her eye. She smiled, and her cheeks turned a shade of crimson.
Oh!" I didnt know that..So being different..its a good thing?"

I nodded, kissing the small nose over and over again. I loved this little friend. She was so special, and she didnt see it until now? I shook my head, and a smile came to my face, lighting up my blue eyes, and making my face bright and cheerful. Sundance giggled abit, then her eyes looked into mine. They held gratuity. She was thankful for my talk, and it warmed my heart, and made me smile.

She looked around as if bored, then looked at me with a narrowed eye, and said:
"First one to the lake is a rotten egg!"
With that, we both took off, racing for the lake, and the sadness faded. I had made things okay again. I had given her more hope.


Note: She won..

(I hope I did that okay, I also wish everyone good luck)

((I wasn't sure, I think the contest ended pacific time, but if I'm late, just don't count this.))

Tears strolling down her cheeks, Sundance ran away from the party. She was so upset she didn't think about where she was going. She just ran as hard and fast as her little legs could carry her. Within minutes she collided against something and went sprawling forward. When she stopped rolling, she realized she was tangled up with another person.

"Megan!, I'm so sorry," Sundance cried, dripping tears on the surprised human girl. "I'm so clumsy, so very clumsy. They are all right, I am not good for anything. I am so sorry." Sundance tried to pull herself up and moved as if she was about to run off again. Gentle, warm arms circled her neck and she calmed a little.

"Sundance," Megan started, "I'm fine. Why don't you calm down and tell me why you are so upset?" It took a lot of willpower for Megan to keep from crying. She had never seen her friend quite so distraught before. She brushed the pink hair from Sundance's eyes so she could get a better look within them. The pony was shaking and appeared a nervous wreck. "Sundance, what happened, please tell me?"

"I.. I can't... *sniff* help with the party.. *sniff* because I'm too.. I'm too clumsy," Sundance replied. She wanted to calm down but she just couldn't. She wanted to help but her own lack of coordination seemed to prevent her from being welcomed. She wasn't even wanted. She was too clumsy and it seemed the more she tried to control herself, the more clumsy she became!

"That's it? They won't let you help out with the party because of a silly little thing like that?", Megan asked in amazement. It really seemed like a silly thing to her. "Sundance, don't you realize that being clumsy is part of your charm? It's part of who you are. No one is perfect, no pony and no person! I wouldn't change any part of you for the world and you shouldn't either! No one should!"

"R..R...Really, Megan?", Sundance asked. She found it hard to believe that being clusmy could have any good qualities or merits at all.

"Of course, Sundance! It's one of the things that separates you from the others. You might be a little more clumsy than the average pony, but one thing I noticed is that you don't give up. You get back up and try again and you keep trying until you succeed. You have such a big heart, Sundance, and a lot of love to give", Megan explained. Didn't the beautiful pony realize how special she was? "If you changed anything about yourself, you wouldn't be the Sundance everyone has come to know and love."

"You.. are right. You are right! I never give up. I might be clumsy, I might trip or fall down or mess something up, but I'm always willing to keep trying. It's a part of who I am.", Sundance pulled herself up and a fresh set of tears slowly strolled down her cheeks. Tears of happiness. She pranced around Megan and yelled at the top of her little lungs, "I am Sundance and I am not perfect! I'm Sundance and I am clumsy! I am Sundance and I never give up!"

Megan smiled and pulled herself up and was instantly nuzzled by Sundance. After sharing a hug, the two walked towards where the party was being set up. With her newfound confidance Sundance was ready to tell the other ponies that she would help with the party because she genuinely wanted to lend a hand. If her clumsiness got the better of her, she would get back up and try again. When they arrived back however, there was a big mess in the middle of the room. Decorations lay scattered everywhere and the table with treats was upside down. In the center of the room lay a jumble of ponies, all entwined around each other with incredulous expressions upon their faces.

"My goodness, what happened in here?", Sundance asked while looking around in complete shock. This was worse than anything she had ever done and she was really clumsy!

"Sparkler tripped over the basket of streamers and crashed right into me," one pony explained, "Then I crashed into the pony behind me and before I knew what happened, here we were! "

"Oh dear, what a mess!," another pony sighed.

Sparkler blushed a deep red and untangled herself from the pile. She walked over to Sundance with her head held low. "It seems we are all a bit clumsy sometimes.. Sundance," she started while smiling sheepishly, "I'm really sorry for sending you away. Accidents will always happen. Think you could forgive us and lend us a hand?"

"Of course!", Sundance exclaimed, "We'll have this place looking as good as new in no time!" Sundance then turned and winked at Megan and the two of them shared a secret smile before turning to help the others. It seems the newfound confidance of one small pony wasn't required afterall. In a twist of irony, truth prevailed on it's own. No one was perfect.