Rocky Road

[Onyx Leo]

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Name: Rocky Road
Age: Young Adult
Gender: Male
Type: Earth
Cutie Mark: Four stones in a circle

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Personality:

Rocky Road is a unique case. He's built like a tank, standing a full head above the average pony. His ability manipulate the very earth itself with his hooves has gone unrivaled. The problem? He's afraid. Not exactly afraid of his own shadow, but he's afraid of commitment, afraid of letting people down, afraid of failing. With his powers, he feels obligated to work harder than the average Pony and do better. His heart however is full of doubt.

Be that as it may, he does have a fun sense of humor and tries to make light of any situation, more for his own benefit than anypony elses. He's non-confrontational and tends to avoid battle whenever he can, only stepping up when it's absolutely necessary. He enjoys eating delicious chocolate icecream and he also detests it when someone asks him for a favor.

Appearance:

History:

Rocky's family was a bit different. His father Backstop was graced with amazing strength, rumored to lift five buffalo with a single hoof. His mother was a Unicorn named Cadavra, she was a real spitfire who seemingly uncharacteristically specialized in healing magic. Both of them enjoyed traveling, taking Rocky and his two brothers wherever they went. Rocky was the middle child, and yet still the biggest out of the three. He was a lot younger and much more courageous than he is now. His older brother Terra was 'the smart one', he was usually the one that picked where they went on their adventures. The youngest's name was Coal, he could get away with almost anything just by batting his eyelashes. A trait both his brothers were jealous of.

Inheriting their parent's love for travel, he and his brothers would often explore all types of lands, getting into more trouble than they were worth. They were all foals, but Terra already had his cutie mark. Desperately wanting to catch up to their eldest brother, Coal had the idea for he and Rocky to search for their talent when everypony was asleep, giggling at the thoughts of flaunting their cutie mark-covered flanks to Terra and their parents when they wake up. The set out to a nearby forest as soon as they possibly could, still giggling and laughing along the way.

However, without Terra mapping their routes as usual, it didn't take long for the two to get terribly lost. It would be hours until morning and the darkness was truly setting in. Not knowing their way back, they decided to set up camp in a nearby cave and try to find their way back in the morning. This would be a mistake Rocky would regret for the rest of his life. The cave seemed uninhabited at first glance, but upon further inspection, it wasn't a regular cave, but a Chimera's den. From the shadows, a chimera's blood curdling scream echoed off the cave walls. The two foals ran as fast as their hooves could carry them, but the chimera managed to block them off at the entrance. It was furious, and it was hungry. A dangerous combination.

The Chimera managed to grab a hold on Coal, raking his claws into the foals sensitive flesh. Running completely on instinct, Rocky reared back on his hind legs and slammed his hooves down upon the cave floor with as much force as the little foal could muster, causing a large fissure to open up beneath the monster, making it drop hundreds of feet while still holding Rocky's brother. Rocky's cutiemark finally appeared as he watched his brother plunge to his death. He still hasn't forgiven himself for that day.

[autumn!]

Accepted! :D Welcome to Equestria!