Shining Armor and Princess Cadance have been married for 3 years. During those 3 years, they have been discussing whether or not they should have a foal. Shining Armor has written the names he wants to give it if it is a stallion, and Princess Cadance has written the names she wanted if it was a mare. Now that the names have been listed, it was now time to plan out this foal's future. Right now, the royal couple were walking down the streets of the Crystal Empire under the moonlight Princess Luna has brought up. It will be a matter of time before Princess Celestia wakes up to raise the sun.
"I think our foal will be favorited in the royal family of the Crystal Empire" Shining Armor said with a smile. "I can see it now. We will raise it so well, that it will bear our characteristics. And I just know it will befriend almost every pony in Equestria."
"And the cutie mark!" Princess Cadance added with excitement. "If it's a stallion, he should have the same cutie mark as you."
"And if it's a mare, I can see your cutie mark appearing on her." Princess Cadance was flattered with what he said. "I can see her spread love around Equestria the same way you do" he continued. The two began to walk further down the street. Thinking about the foal they've been planning to have for so long have made them smile. But a thought clicked into Princess Cadance's mind. "But Shiny..." Princess Cadance began. "What about the foalsitter?"
"Leave that to me" Shining Armor said confidently. "If I was able to find you to foalsit my sister, finding a foalsitter will not be a problem for me."
"But didn't a royal guard recommend me to you?" She asked.
"I..." Shining Armor knew she had a point. He didn't find her to foalsit Twilight, one of the royal guards did. "Ok, ok. I can either have the guards recommend a foalsitter to me, or I can personally find one myself."
"Thank you" she said as she hugged her husband.
"I..." He begun again. This time, not only did he blush, but he was lost for words. Princess Cadance then released her husband and took a step back. Before another word can be spoken, Princess Cadance eyed something. "What's that?" She asked as she pointed a hoof to an alleyway. Shining Armor turned his gaze to what she was pointing at.
Sitting against a wall was a small boy, around the age of 7. He has short blonde hair, and brown eyes. He skin was light, and there was a small bruise on his left cheek. On his lap was a notepad, and sitting on top of said notepad, was a pencil. The two ponies approached the boy cautiously.
"Hi" Princess Cadance said. The boy looked up and waved at them. Normally a small child would be frightened and tried to hide, but something must've happened that caused him to not care that he was approached by two giant talking ponies.
"Can you understand us?" Princess Cadance asked. The boy nodded.
"Can you talk?" Shining Armor asked. The boy sadly shook his head. He then opened his notepad and scribbled something down. 'This is how I talk' is what they read.
"Do you know how you got here?" Shining Armor asked. The boy shrugged and glanced down at his opened notepad.
"Where are your parents?" Princess Cadance asked. The boy looked at her angrily and gestured to his face.
"They did that to you?" She gasped. He nodded sadly and carefully rubbed the bruise on his face. Shining Armor looked around and took note that these three were the only ones outside.
"You are called a human, right?" The boy nodded. He then opened his notepad and wrote something down. When he was finished, he showed it to them.
'Are there humans in this place?'
"I'm afraid not" Shining Armor answered. "In Equestria, there are only ponies." The boy moved to another line and wrote again.
'So I'm alone?'
"Of course not" Princess Cadance said sorrowfully. The boy knew that if these two ponies weren't here in front of him, he would be alone. So he accepted the fact that his company are two talking ponies.
"Do you have a name?" Princess Cadance asked. The boy wrote on his notepad.
'No. I don't remember it.'
"This is serious" Princess Cadance said to Shining Armor.
"Yeah, I know. What do you think we should do?"
"Let's stay here and comfort the boy."
"Good idea." They knew bringing up the foal at this time is extremely unacceptable. When they looked down at the boy, they saw that he was holding up his notepad, showing them another question he wrote.
'I overheard you say the word "foal" a couple times. What is a foal?' Princess Cadance smiled and bent down in front of him. "In Equestria, a 'foal' means 'child'. And having a foal for any mom and dad is special to them" she explained. The boy wrote again. 'On Earth, (my world) parents who have kids are extremely happy. The same thing happens with Equestria too?'
"Yes" she answered with a smile. Her smile made him smile as well. But that smile faded. He soon begun writing again. When he was done, he showed it to them. 'I'm sorry'.
"For what?" Princess Cadance asked him. The boy returned to writing.
'For lying.'
"Lying? Lying about what?" The boy wrote something that looked like a paragraph. After awhile, he showed it to them.
'Lying about me not being able to talk. I actually can talk, but I don't want to. I've been so hated by my "family" that I feel like I'm better off not talking. And since then, I never talked again. I bet they're happy!'
This almost broke their hearts. However, Shining Armor was confused about one thing. "This may have been asked before, but... Do you remember how you got here?" The boy thought for a moment and answered on his notepad.
'No. I don't even remember anything prior to me arriving to Equestria.'
"Should we bring him to Princess Celestia?" Princess Cadance asked.
"Yeah, I think we should" Shining Armor said. While they were talking, they didn't see the boy writing something. When he was finished, he tapped his pencil against the wall to get their attention. The two turned and read what was written. 'I'm about to talk now. But can you promise not to get mad if I do?' The two ponies nodded in unison.
"We promise" Princess Cadance said in an assuring tone. The boy closed his notepad, put his pencil down, and cleared his throat. Then in the most sweetest voice, the two ponies had ever heard, he spoke his first few words after a long time. But when he talked, he spoke one word at a time with slow, easy, breaths.
"I... know... I'm... not... the... foal... you... want." He stopped talking for awhile, and took another set of steady breaths. feeling confident, he now spoke in a regular pace. "But can I be the foal you need?" Shining Armor and Princess Cadance looked at each other and smiled. They became excited with this question. When they both looked down at him, Princess Cadance stretched out her fore hooves. The boy stood up and ran over to hug his new mother. Shining Armor laughed as he joined the family hug. Minutes passed by, and the human child was now asleep as he was cradled by his new mother.
"What should we name him?" She asked her husband. "None of the names you listed are fit for a human."
"I got nothing" he said in a disappointed tone after thinking about it. Princess Cadance thought for a minute too and had an idea. "Until we could think of an official name, let's give him a temporary name for the time being" she said with a smile.
"Great. What are we going to call him?" He asked almost eagerly.
"For now, let's call him: My Foal."
"I like that name" Shining Armor said. Then the two ponies admired the new foal asleep in his mother's fore hooves.
In Canterlot, Princess Celestia awoke and got ready to raise the sun, unaware that a new 'foal' has been welcomed into Equestria. It will be a matter of time until she is invited by Shining Armor and Princess Cadance to see him.