My Little Pony Make Your Mark Idea: A Date of Thunder

Zipp goes on a date with Thunder.

## Plot

The episode starts at a date at a restaurant where Zipp is having a date with Right Light. "So there I was in a battle against a group of Timber Wolves, defeated them but one bit me in the leg, see!" Right said as he show Zipp, a bit mark.

"Wow that is amazing Right, cool!" Zipp said who was boarded, who was forced to date male members of The Royal Guards to get marry soon and soon to become queen one day.

"And I got into fights with the other members of the guard because they want the same mare and some other mares fight over me, did you know?" Right said.

"Amazing." Zipp said who is not amused.

After the date, Right took Zipp back to The Brighthouse. "Well I'm glad, we have this night princess, maybe we should do this again." Right said with a handsomely smile.

"(Nervous laugh) Why thank you, Right maybe some other time." Zipp said as she nervous smiled at Right.

Right put his lips out for a kiss from Zipp, who was nervous and gave Right, a quick kiss.

"well another quick kiss, thank you Princess." Right said with a handsome smile and Zipp who smiled nervously.

"I'll see you another time." Right said as took Zipp's hoof and brought his lips to it. Zipp was about to throw up and took her hoof out from Right's hoof.

"Call me?" Right said and winked at Zipp.

"(Nervous giggled) Yes okay... Bye!" Zipp said nervously, she went inside The Brighthouse.

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Theme

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At The Brighthouse, Zipp woke up and check off her dating list to Right Light to Dune Sweeper and now Thunder.

"Okay one more date with Thunder,” Zipp said as Pipp enter her room.

"So your are going on a date with Thunder soon, huh?" Pipp said to her big sister.

"Ya the last date was with Right Light, he is so annoying and talking about himself, his life, and the ladies, ew!" Zipp said.

"And he is a charmer too, huh?" Pipp giggled.

"Ya but today is Thunder, I think he going to embarrass me." Zipp said but she knew if this relationship would last but it was pretty clear who the winner of the current courtship was unless Thunder made a massive come back when Zipp saw him.

"You know, I can give you a makeover for your date with Thunder by your little sister, huh?" Pipp said to her big sister.

Zipp thought about it. "Well okay just once." Zipp said.

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Zipp texted Thunder about where to go and heading over to the karaoke salon Mane Melody and letting herself to be pampered by Pipp, Jazz and Rocky.

Pipp put beauty jell on her sister's face and cucumbers on her eyes. "Hey Jazz, Rocky thanks for helping me!" Pipp said.

“No problem Pipp,” Jazz said as she took her hoof painting supplies and began to create a hooficure for Zipp’s special occasion. “Your sister always want to look her best on a date for the time.

Zipp took off the cucumbers from her face as Jazz began to paint her hooves. Jazz finished Zipp's hooves with blue lightning bolts as Pipp put blue eyeshadow on Zipp.

Pipp styled Zipp's mane with blue and put powder plush on her and Jazz uses glitter spray paint on Zipp’s hooves.

Zipp looked at herself in the mirror.

“Jazz, Rocky, Pipp you are amazing at this!” Zipp said.

Zipp put on a blue dress, and didn't put on lip glitter or earrings or a bracelet but Jazz put perfume on Zipp, who coughed, that she doesn't like Pipp's perfumes.

Pipp grabbed her phone and took a selfie with Zipp, who smiled nervously and took it and send it to her mom.

Thunder met her at the Brighthouse when she returned.

“Hey Thunder,” Zipp greeted.

“Zipp,” Thunder bowed his head.

There was a moment of silence. Zipp wanted to let him be the one to make the first move.

Thunder grinned. “Uh... Well, shall we?”

He offered her his hoof and she took it.

“We shall.”

The ponies went to the restaurant where she had her date with Right Light and Dune Sweeper.

They sat in a table outside and talked. "So how's it going?" Zipp said.

"Well Zoom is taking over my job as guarding your mother." Thunder said.

"But I wanted to be by your side of anytime, right?" Thunder said.

Zipp looked at him. “You don’t strike me as much of a brave pony.”

“I’m not, I’m kind of a chicken,” Thunder admitted.

“Why’d you join the Royal Guard then?” Zipp asked.

“Well, it pays the bills and is a big honor,” Thunder said. “I wanted to make my father proud. He was a royal guard too.”

“Was?” Zipp asked.

“He was killed in the line of duty,” Thunder said. “Rounding a gang of criminals with your father. Right before he also-“

Zipp’s mouth fell open. She would never have imagined they had something like that in common.

“I only remember a bit of my dad,” Zipp said sadly.

“Same with me and my father,” Thunder said his ears falling. “Zoom, she was his lieutenant and took me under her wing when I joined the guard. She tells me I need to act confident, but I… just don’t know how. I feel like every time I come close to encountering something I just can’t do it. I was so scared of an Earth Pony and a Unicorn when we ran into Sunny and Izzy the first time.”

“Hey so would almost anypony else,” Zipp said.

“You didn’t. You befriended them,” Thunder reminded her. “From what I heard of the story you were there just before Zoom and I arrived. You said things got a lot more interesting, you weren’t scared. Neither was Zoom, she stayed nice and calm.”

“Well what did you do when evil forces attack?” Zipp asked.

“I just hid,” Thunder confessed.

Zipp looked at him silently. Now that she thought about it, she hadn’t seen him fighting in the recent battle.

“I’m a failure of a guard… and a son. I should probably resign… from both this courtship and the guard,” Thunder said.

Zipp was almost tempted to say yes. But recalling something her mother had told her as a foal, as well as knowing that Thunder had lost his father same as her, she knew it wouldn’t be right.

“Don’t give up!” she said. “What you need is a confidence boost!”

She then tackled him to the ground, much to his surprise.

“Come on! We’re gonna practice fighting like we practiced flying that one day in my flight school!” Zipp said.

She let him get up and face her.

“Uh, I might get in trouble for hitting a princess!” Thunder said.

“You won’t!” Zipp assured her. “This princess can take a punch or two!”

Thunder came at her and threw a hoof punch but Zipp easily blocked and landed a soft blow to his side. They tried both on the ground and in the air fighting. But Zipp was too agile for him. However, he did have greater strength then she did, and he did focus on that with his strikes.

“Try and be quicker!” Zipp suggested before sending a flurry of hoof strikes at him.

The speed of her attacks was enough to overwhelm him, he managed to block her first but the next set got through.

They continued this with Thunder doing badly at first. But with time and effort, he managed to block her strikes and then hit her back.

“Keep going!” she told him. “Don’t give up!”

She knocked him off his hooves as he charged at her.

“Better! Don’t give up!” Zipp said.

“Don’t give up! Don’t give up!” she repeated the words her mother had told her when she’d first tried flying.

And after about two hours their efforts were rewarded. She flapped into the air and spun around before throwing a kick with her hind leg. Thunder blocked it and even took hold of the leg and spun her around, sending her against a nearby tree. She grunted but was alright. He then walked over and helped her up.

“Well that’s much improved,” Zipp said. “How do you feel.”

“Like I might have career as a guard after all,” Thunder said with a smile, his eyes filled with a bit more confidence. “Helps to have the help of such an amazing princess.”

Zipp smiled at him. He’d managed to buy himself some more time at least with his common history with her and the training today. A little confidence, kindness, and a lot of effort was sometimes all it took.

Both their cutie marks glowed brightly.

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They return to their table as the waiter brough their food. "Hey thanks Zipp for the lesson." Thunder said.

"Aww your welcome Thunder anytime." Zipp said as she placed a hoof on Thunder's hoof as they smiled.

"I hope I will not be scared in the future, that will be thundering news!" Thunder said as Zipp burst out laughed.

"(Laughing) Oh that's so funny, your a funny pony, Thunder!" Zipp laughed.

"Really? Thanks and I really like your laugh Zipp." Thunder said as Zipp blushed.

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Thunder paid the check and the couple walk out and walk to The Brighthouse.

"I'm glad, we have this beautiful night, Thunder, maybe to do it again sometimes?" Zipp said.

"Yes see shall." Thunder said and picked a flower and put it in Zipp's mane. Zipp liked it as she and Thunder looked at each other with sparkling eyes and started to kiss. Their first kiss.

After the kiss. "Well you next time." Thunder said.

"See you next time." Zipp said as she wink at Thunder and went inside. Thunder smiled bigger and flew off of happynss.

...

Zipp was back at her room and lay down on her bed with a smile as Pipp came in.

"So I saw you have fun with Thunder, huh?" Pipp said.

"Uh... Ya, we talk and..." Zipp said.

"And you kiss, I saw it outside." Pipp said.

"Uh... Ya." Zipp said, who smiled nervously.

"(Giggled) First me and Hitch, second Sunny and Fireforage, third Izzy and Rufus, fourth Misty and Sprout, fifth Rocky and Jazz, sixth my mom and Alphabittle, and now you and Thunder... Maybe." Pipp said.

"I'm so glad you have fun big sis." Pipp said.

"Ya me too!" Zipp smiled.

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## Characters

Zipp Storm

Thunder

Pipp Petals

Jazz Hooves

Rocky Riff

Right Light

Dune Sweeper(Mentioned)

Minty(Cameo)

Carrot Corn(Cameo)

Posey Bloom(Cameo)

Windy(Cameo)

Cherry Flyaway(Cameo)

Paper Clip(Cameo)

Autumn Skies(Cameo)

Sugarpuff Lilac(Cameo)

Potion Spring(Cameo)

Lemon Gear(Cameo)

Clean Cut(Cameo)

Mayflower(Cameo)

Smokey Cobalt(Cameo)

Golden Waves(Cameo)

Strawberry Rose(Cameo)

Emerald Saucer(Cameo)

Cherry Prancer(Cameo)

Plum Library(Cameo)

Dapple(Cameo)

Minty Skylark(Cameo)

Muffin Top(Cameo)

Sunny Styles(Cameo)

Philly(Cameo)

Flare(Cameo)

Toots(Cameo)

Sweets(Cameo)

Film Cut(Cameo)

Powder Blush(Cameo)

Berries(Cameo)

Fifi(Cameo)

Galaxy Star(Cameo)

Seeds(Cameo)

Azalea Fields(Cameo)

Seagreen(Cameo)

Leaf(Cameo)

Sky Blue(Cameo)(Introduced)

Dazzle Feather(Cameo)

Skye Silver(Cameo)

Sky Source(Cameo)

Pennon(Cameo)

## Trivia

Jazz's hooves are painted with Music Notes.

## Shippings

Zipp Storm and Thunder

Dahlia and Skater

Jazz Hooves and Rocky Riff

Posey Bloom and Windy

Cherry Flyaway and Paper Clip

Autumn Skies and Sugarpuff Lilac

Potion Spring and Lemon Gear

Clean Cut and Mayflower

Smokey Cobalt and Golden Waves

Strawberry Rose and Emerald Saucer

Cherry Prancer and Plum Library

Dapple and Minty Skylark

Muffin Top and Sunny Styles

Philly and Flare

Toots and Sweets

Film Cut and Powder Blush

Berries and Fifi

Galaxy Star and Seeds

Azalea Fields and Seagreen

Minty and Carrot Corn

Leaf and Sky Blue

Dazzle Feather and Skye Silver

Sky Source and Pennon