//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: Origins // by MLPro //------------------------------// WARNING: This chapter contains prostitution. "I'm sorry, ma'am," the darkly-colored pegasus waved her hoof dismissively at a young, jubilant Petal Bolt. "It would greatly harm our reputation if we hired somepony from your family." "I promise I'm not like them!" Petal insisted. "I'll make tons of money, I'll be the start of an empire! I don't have to follow their path." "You're hopeful," the pegasus adimtted. "But the fact still stands: business comes first. And I'm sorry to say that hiring you will be a detriment to our business." --- "I'm so sorry, Mom. They wouldn't hire me," Petal fell onto her tiny bed. "It's all right, honey. We aren't the most well-off of ponies. Blame your relatives for becoming so desperate that they resorted to becoming criminals." "Why did they do that?" Petal choked through tears. "Some ponies don't think ahead. But I know you will." Petal's mom ruffled her daughter's mane. "Somepony will hire you. And you will save our name." --- Nopony hired her. At least not before her mother died of wing cancer that was too expensive to treat. Her father was already long gone, having suffered an unknown illness. Petal was old enough to carry on by herself, so she took up the house and tried to come up with some way to keep herself going. There was a knock at the door. At the time, Petal would never had guessed that this was the knock of opportunity. A handsome orange stallion stood on Petal's front porch. His light mane was cut short and his cutie mark was a tornado and a cloud. His dark purple eyes matched Petal's. "Hello? May I help you?" Petal asked cautiously. "Yes, my name is Twister. I heard that you have some economic difficulties?" "Correct," Petal affirmed. "Don't worry. I have an offer that will keep you afloat." "You do?" Petal felt extreme happiness as well as denial. "Thank you so much, Twister!" "However, it might shock you a bit. It's all I could find." "I'll do anything! I'll eat dirt!" "Well, something like that. See, Cloudsdale is low on prostitutes. Can you perhaps satisfy some ponies' sexual desires?" --- Petal spent the next year working for ponies by having sex with them. It wasn't the most glorious of jobs, but Petal had to admit that it was kind of fun to pleasure herself for a living. She was able to get by, and slowly she bonded with her best client, Twister. In fact, she felt that she had more feelings for him than just sexual attraction. --- "Twister, I love you," Petal kissed her client on the nose. "Can we go out sometime?" "Wow, forward much?" Twister laughed. "I suppose so. You're amazing in bed, so I wouldn't be surprised if you had an amazing personality as well." "Thank you, Twister," Petal blushed. "You know, for everything." "I saw something in you, honey. Even if you don't do great things directly, I know you'll inspire the right pony." --- Since their first date, Petal and Twister became an inseparable couple. That was perhaps why Petal suddenly felt nauseous, and after taking a test, realized that she was pregnant. "It's going to look so bad if we don't get married," Twister said. "You know the rich Cloudsdale ponies. They have quite the standards. So, I know we've only dated a few times and we've only known each other for a year, but will you marry me, Petal?" "Of course, Twister. After all, I love you more than anything." --- It happened when Petal was six months pregnant, and the couple were given the knowledge that Petal was having twins, a colt and a filly. Twister had left. To this day, Petal had no idea why. All she had were official divorce documents and a short letter: "I'm leaving. Don't get me wrong, I still love you. I just need to leave. -Twister" And since Petal could not take care of her foals by herself, she had no choice but to put them up for adoption. A couple in Vanhoover accepted the colt, and a couple in Ponyville accepted the filly. Both were named Scooter Lily and Scootaloo, respectively, and after Petal gave them up, she spent the rest of her days banging ponies for a living. That was, at least, until she saw her biological daughter after she had gotten her cutie mark, grown up and gotten engaged with the most gorgeous mare Petal had ever seen. It appeared that Twister was right: Petal had inspired the right pony, her own offspring, to do great things.