Jelly Bean

By UserNotFound

• November 5, 2013




Age: Teen (about 19)

Gender: Female

Species: Unicorn

Appearance: Yellow coat, white mane with yellow highlights, and white hooves. Hazel coloured eyes, and a big smile

Cutie Mark: An orange sun peeking out behind a white cloud, to symbolise the sunshine she brings to ponies.

Personality: A very happy pony who loves to make new friends... She lacks confidence especially when it comes to using her magic, but she's always willing to work on it. She can get overexcited at times which some may find annoying, but she's got a heart of gold and is truly loyal to those fortunate enough to gain her friendship.

Backstory: Born in Trottingham, to Cloud Counter, a Pegasus stallion with a passion for numbers, and Rosy Dawn, an artistic unicorn mare of a kind and caring nature, was JellyBean, so called because she would bound about as a foal, her legs wobbly like jelly but always full of beans. From a very young age, she found she loved to make people smile, being kind came naturally to her and he smile was contagious. Being a unicorn, she had a lot of pressure in school to do well magically, with emphasis on basic unicorn magic skills, like telekinesis, as well as a broad scope of other skills to help the unicorns discover themselves. Whilst Jelly excelled in telekinesis, and to an extent minor levitation, albeit only for a few seconds at a time, she struggled to find a magic that was true to her gifting, and so, she was late to receive her cutie mark, meaning she was left with few friends in school and feeling lonely. It wasn't that they didn't like her, it was just that she was late. This was when JellyBean fell into her darkest point in life. When she had grown up, still without a cutie mark, she left her home in Trottingham and travelled all the way to Canterlot, where she believed she could start again. She made a home for herself on the outskirts of the city, working as a waitress in a cafe. It was here she met Crystal Chronos. He was the time keeping pony who made sure the clocks in Canterlot were always keeping the right time, maintaining and cleaning them, ensuring they looked their best. Crystal Chronos was a sad pony. Even doing the thing he loved most, repairing old clocks, he never smiled. JellyBean noticed this, and deep down she felt drawn to befriend this lonely stallion. Every day when he would trudge in, his head low and his eyes sad, JellyBean would trot over to his table with a warm smile and greet him with whatever time of day it was. She would ask him nicely if he wanted to order, and ensure that she was the one to serve him each day. She would try to strike up a conversation with the almost always silent stallion, often talking about the weather or some other trivial subject. However as time went on, she seemed to be getting nowhere. Then she had an idea. On her day off, she went to the cafe, sat down on the table next to Crystal's and waited for him to come in. Sure enough he came, and after he had sat down, she trotted over and asked if she could join him. He nodded, and she sat opposite him, giving him a warm smile. They ordered and for a while, they sat in silence, until JellyBean pulled out an old watch which she had bought from an antique store down the road. Crystal Chronos' eyes widened and his mouth hung open. She asked him if he would be so kind as to have a look and see why it wasn't keeping time like it should. In delight, he used his horn, for he was a unicorn, to bring the watch closer. He inspected the inner workings carefully, silently. After a few minutes, he placed the watch down on the table and began his explanation. He looked up to see Jelly sitting across from him, listening intently and genuinely seeming interested. He'd never met anyone interested in his work before, so he asked her about her interest. Jelly could have lied and said she was a clock collector, or that she was fascinated with cogs. But she decided truth was best, and told him all about how she'd noticed him, and how lonely he seemed, and all about how she wanted to befriend him. Then there was silence, as her words sunk in. Then, like a sunbeam breaking through the clouds, Crystal Chronos smiled. Only a little at first but his smile grew. He had never had a friend before. As he smiled, there was a flash, and a cutie mark appeared on JellyBean's flank. Like the smile of her new friend, it was a sun, peeking out from a cloud, to symbolise the joy she brought to an otherwise gloomy life. JellyBean left her job at the cafe, determined to spread cheer. She opened up a confectioner shop, where she sold all kinds of sweets, including her own favourite, Jelly Beans! She had a special ingredient, one which no pony knows. And for some reason when ponies eat one of her sweets, they can't help but smile and feel a little happier.