Yessica Bolts

By Dsanders

• December 3, 2014




Age: 18

Gender: Female

Species: Earth Pony

Appearance: Yessica is a young adult mare of average size. She regularly exercises by trotting every morning around her neighborhood or by racing with some of her other active friends, and as a result she has a great physique along with good stamina. <br /><br />Her overall coat is a dark grayish hue of green which visibly contrasts with her grayish yellow pupils. Her left eye moves slightly slower than her right eye, however the difference is hardly noticeable. Her mane, tail, and the bottommost-exposed parts of her hooves are jet black. She has a wavy mane that is medium in length and is generally parted to the left side.<br /><br />Due to her dark natural complexion, Yessica is able to render herself almost completely invisible in the dark. She is also among the few mares out there whose fur does not cover the very ends of her hooves.

Cutie Mark: Her cutie mark is a single purple bolt of lightning, which represents her considerably rare gift of be able to interact with electrical energy and control it.<br /><br />*The reason behind this dates back a thousand years in Equestria's history, when a few of Yessica's ancestors were part of a small tribe of Earth ponies that formed and existed during Discord's early reign. They took advantage of the abundance of chaotic magic that was in the air and through the help of some unicorns, they were able to convert it into elemental magic and gain access to its use after prolonged exposure. Traces of this magic have still ran in the genes of the tribal pony's offspring over the course of decades and centuries, becoming more and more rare with each new generation. There is currently a 1 in 9,000th chance of being born with some trace of this magic, regardless of what race the pony is.

Personality: She enjoys going outside and partaking in any sort of physical activity, whether it be in sports or for the sake of exercise. Although she can be a little competitive at times, she doesn't complain when she loses a game. She respects anypony she goes against and has a habit of complimenting those who beat her in a fair game. <br /><br />She does however, despise cheating more than anything in her life. Cheating is by no means acceptable in her eyes and she has even been tempted at times to aggressively fight those who have cheated with her in the past. She passionately believes in fairness, whether it be in regards to sports or politics on a grand scale. Her main philosophy in life is that almost everpony deserves equality.<br /><br />One of her best and most notable qualities is her willingness to reach out to any of her few close friends and offer them helpful advice and comfort. She hates to see those that she cares about feel sad or depressed. She is willing to go to great lengths just to make sure that her friends smile, even in the midst of their darkest hours. She is also willing to defend her friends from any danger to the point of death if necessary.

Backstory: Yessica Bolts was born in Germaney and raised in a shabby apartment room that her parents could barely afford. Her mother was always with her in the home while her father worked long hard hours mining for copper along with many of the lower class workers as the demand was especially high at the time. For the first few years after Yessica's birth, she never got to see her father that much. She felt neglected, despite her mother always trying to reassure her that this was his way of showing his love since the family needed all the financial support that they could get.<br /><br />Not being able to afford public education, her mother taught her everything she knew, for which she is still immensely grateful to this day. Despite her father's frequent absence, she never felt alone when she was with her mother. She taught Yessica as much as she could about cooking, basic math, and even how to knit clothes. It was a hard life with its set of ups and downs, which Yessica was really accustoming to, until one fortunate day arrived.<br /><br />Her father discovered an enormous deposit of copper one day while testing some explosives to aid with the mining. Being the valuable metal it was at the time, her father along with the rest of the miners each received a share that was worth enough money to safely support their families for years. In addition, he was finally able to take his first vacation.<br /><br />Though Yessica, who was 10 at the time, was still feeling hurt about his frequent absences, it didn't take long for her to finally develop a deep and loving bond with her father whom she had missed so much. Because of the money he earned on that day, his work schedule got permanently cut in half, which as a result brought the family even closer together. She still visits her family regularly to this day.<br /><br />She was finally able to attend a real school at the age of 13 and although her very first day at the "Flankfurt Filly School" started out awkward for her, she quickly became comfortable and immensely pleased with the new atmosphere. She even made a couple friends with whom she bonded and cherished over the years.<br /><br />She discovered her cutie mark and gift at the age of 16 while leaving with her friends after being dismissed from school one afternoon when a powerful thunderstorm was quickly beginning to take place. The winds quickly became strong, to the point where they even knocked one of Yessica's friends to the ground. It became increasingly difficult and dangerous for the ponies to trot in this weather and the nearby lightning and thunder was making it worse. Yessica decided that would be best if they tried to find some place in which they would be safe. <br /><br />Suddenly Yessica saw that her friend's manes appeared raised and noticed that her own mane was being raised upward just as well. She felt ... static. In just seconds, which felt like an eternity for Yessica, she immediately directed her attention straight towards the clouds above as she saw a bright flash of purple racing down towards them. Scared out of her mind and thinking that they were going to die, all Yessica could do in that instant was shut her eyes, cover her face with one of her front hooves, and yell "NO!!!"<br /><br />With her eyes still tightly shut, she heard a loud deafening explosion, but to her surprise the source of the sound came from a good distance away. She then realized in that moment, that she was indeed alive. As she slowly opened her eyes, she saw that her friends were thankfully alive as well and they looked at her with very surprised expressions on their faces. She didn't quite understand why, until her friends not only explained to her what happened but what ... she did. They pointed towards a split and burning tree in the far off distance, and told her that she had actually deflected the lightning bolt before it almost struck them. Yessica was immensely surprised and she noticed that the hoof, with which she tried to protect herself, was glowing a neon purple. As surprised as she was, she was relieved to know that her friends were okay. The storm came to an end minutes afterward and that was when Yessica's cutie mark appeared, which was a purple lightning bolt symbol. It was an unforgettable and heartfelt moment, since she had just saved her beloved friends.<br /><br />She currently still resides in Germaney, living in a nice apartment of her own a few blocks away from her parents, and she also works at a famous cafe greeting each and every one of her customers with a smile. She occasionally likes to mess with her gift by heating up the coffees with electrical charges. Even after having finished her education, she still clings to her amazing group of friends who love and care for her immensely and even help her keep her gift a secret from the rest of the world.