MLP: FiM
Family of two
By: flat spin
Soarin and Scootaloo walked into the Canterlot social services office and saw it was mostly empty. There was only one worker present and she was reading a book at the reception desk. They walked towards her and Soarin asked her.
“Excuse me ma’am?” He said and she looked at him with a displeased look.
“What do you need?” She said and turned back to the book. In Equestria foal abuse was very uncommon and that was why the social services were seen as useless and even the Social service workers thought so…
Soarin looked at Scootaloo who looked at him. Neither of them had ever done this before and they didn’t know how to act.
“I would like to report a foal abuse case.” Soarin said and looked at the mare who was still reading and didn’t seem to care about them.
“Umm that’s nice.” She said and kept on reading. Soarin realized that she wasn’t paying any tension to them and looked at the mare… these were the ponies that were supposed to protect foals… at that point something snapped in Soarin’s head.
“I HAVE A FOAL HERE THAT HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND I EXPECT THAT YOU ARE GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!” Soarin yelled at the mare so loud that her book’s pages were blow backwards. Scootaloo looked at Soarin with a worried expression. She didn’t know what just happened… did Soarin just defend her?
“Oh sorry…” The mare snapped out of her book. “We don’t get much work these days… anyways what can I do?” She said and put the book away.
“Her parents are not able to take care of her…” Soarin said and picked up Scootaloo and lifted her so that she could see the mare too. “And at least her father is abusive.” Soarin finished and looked at the mare who was making some notes.
“Is this true little one?” She asked Scootaloo and Scotaloo nodded.
“Okay well in that case could I have your name?”
“Scootaloo.”
“And your name mister…”
“Soarin.”
“Great. We will start investigating this immediately and hopefully get done in two or three days. You are the first case of foal abuse in months so we are gonna get this done fast.” The mare said and picked up two forms and handed one of them to Soarin and one to Scootaloo. “We are gonna interview you later this week but I need you to sing that so we can actually start the investigation and place you in a foster home…” The mare said and gave Scootaloo a pen. “And you mister Soarin will have to sing that since you are a witness and the pony who reported the case to us.”
Both of them quickly singed the forms and handed them back. Soarin saw Scootaloo’s smile and happiness knowing that she want going to her parent’s house anymore… talking of which.
“Ummm…. ma’am could I take her in?” Soarin asked her as she was putting the forms away.
“Well… no.” She said bluntly.
“What?!” Scootaloo yelled loudly. She had thought that she was going to stay at Soarin’s place during the investigation.
“Sorry hun but he isn’t cleared to be a foster parent.” The mare said and lifted Scootaloo away from Soarin with her magic.
“But couldn’t I just look after her during this investigation?” Soarin tried to argue.
“Sorry no regulations and rules are final.” The mare said while holding Scootaloo with her magic.
“Could I be cleared to be her foster parent?” Soarin said in almost panic knowing that Scootaloo was going to be taken away from him too.
“Well yes of course but you need to be able to spend time with the foal and you have to provide her with a loving home.” The mare said.
Loving home… check… time to spend with her… no… Soarin realized that he couldn’t spend every day with her because of his job… something had to be sacrificed… And it was going to be his job. She was worth it. She needed it. He needed it.
“Yeah. I can give her that.” Soarin said confidently. His mind was set. His was ready to give his job for her. He knew he had enough money to keep him and her happy for the rest of their lives.
“Great!” The mare said. “Now you just gotta go through the foster parent training.”
“What?”
“Its just a short training period for foster parents so they know how to take care of a foal.” The mare said happily.
Short… great so he could pass it quickly and get Sootaloo back.
“It’s only 200 class hours.” The mare said cheerfully and gave him a form.
“WHAT?!” He Yelled out. “I can’t do that and besides the investigation will be over before I have even done half of them.”
“Well in that case you just have to wait until the investigation is over and she is can be adopted.” The mare said and took back the form from him.
“Do I need to go to school for that too?” Soarin asked. He was really annoyed.
“No don’t be silly. anyone can adopt as long as they are suitable.” The mare said. “But I have to get her to her new foster parents.” She said
and started to hover Scootaloo away.
“NO! I wanna Stay with Soarin!” She tried to fight out her magic but it was useless. “Soarin help me!”
“Scootaloo Don’t worry I’ll get this all cleared!” Soarin yelled at her as she and the mare walked to the back room. “I won’t leave you… ever.” Soarin muttered. His mind was set. He had to adopt Scootaloo once the investigation was over…