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// Sugar Belle In Her New Home 
// Story: Sugar and the Mac 
// by grl6p 
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Beast Mac stormed up all the way to the dungeon where he found Sugar Belle where he had left her, on the ground an in tears.

"Why did you do that?! I never got a chance to say goodbye, now I'll never see again!"

Beast Mac rolled his eyes, "Well I never got a chance to say goodbye to my family when they were taken from-" he put his hoof on his mouth, realizing he said too much.

Sugar Belle asked, "What did you say?"

"Nothing! Just forget it!" said Beast Mac before he changed the subject, "If you follow me, I'll show you to your new room."

"My new room?" Sugar Belle asked. "But I'm a prisoner here."

"Do you want to rot in the dungeon for the rest of your life?"

"No, I don't."

"Then come with me," Beast Mac led Sugar Belle out of the castle dungeon.

As Beast Mac led her through a hallway, she looked around at the unnerving decorations on the walls.

She stopped for a minute to look at three gargoyle heads carved into the wall. When a shadow cast a spooky glow, Sugar Belle quickly ran over to Beast Mac's side.

"You have an interesting taste in castle decorations." Sugar Belle said, trying to make conversation, "None of the mansions I've seen on Canterlot Lifestyle Channel look anything compared to this. It's very... original."

Flamethrower hopped into Beast Mac's hoof, "She just gave you a compliment, reply to her."

"Thanks? I'm glad you like it. You should see the Crystal Gem collection on the lower floor. It contains some of the finest in Equestria, I could take it to you sometime."

This put a faint smile on Sugar Belle's face, "Thanks."

"Now say something else."

Beast Mac continued, "Since this is your new home, you can go anywhere you want except for the West Wing in the castle. It's forbidden to everyone except for me."

Sugar Belle got curious, "What's in the West Wing that you don't want to tell me about?"

"It's none of your business!" Beast Mac roared, startling Sugar Belle.

Beast Mac led Sugar Belle down the hall to a large door.

"This is your room, open the door."

Sugar Belle opened the doors to find a large, fancy bedroom. She flipped on the light switch and looked at her new home.

The walls were painted a beautiful pink topaz and there was a crystal chandelier hanging on the ceiling. There was a vanity with lots of makeup, a mirror, and a hairbrush.  

"By the way, none of those are alive. I ordered them from Zamorpha and the TCPony catalog." Beast Mac chimed in.

There was another door that led to a fancy personal bathroom with a toilet, a sink, a stack of hand towels, body towels, wash cloths, in the center of the room was a fancy bathtub with hot tub jets and mini lights, and overhead was a bar that would sprout a fancy waterfall shower. On the corner near the bath, there were fancy soaps, shampoos, conditioners, body washes, and boxes full of bath bombs.

Sugar Belle asked, "Are any of them-"

"No and be glad they're not."

Beast Mac quickly shut the bathroom door.

In the center of the room was a big canopy bed with soft purple bedding and lots of fluffy pink and purple pillows. On one side of the bed was a nightstand with an alarm clock and a plug in lamp. On the other side of the bed was a large pink and white wardrobe.

There was a couch at the end of the room with a coffee table and some issues of Pogue, the Equestrian Enquirer, and Pony Magazine.

Beast Mac got towards a table with a coffee maker, a Peezy-Bake Oven, a microwave, and a little mini-fridge.

"This originally was a guest suite, but since we no longer get any company, this is your new room."

"Wow, I really appreciate this, but-"

Beast Mac interrupted her as he headed for the door, "If you need anything like laundry or extra food for the mini fridge, you can call for the servants and they'll tend to your every need."

Flamethrower tapped Beast Mac on the shoulder, "Invite her to dinner."

"Also, you will have dinner with me, and that is an order!"

He slammed the door, leaving Sugar Belle alone in unfamiliar territory.

She sat down on her bed and began singing:

Yes this was my choice,
my Grandpa's place I'll take
but I never wanted to 
experience heartbreak 
like this...

If the master says this is
my fate well then,
he is wrong!
try again

Am I home?
Will this be where I'll spend a lifetime

Never wanted to
be all alone sad and cold

I've been told
ever since my fillyhood
even as I got old

Home has been where the heart is
Never was that so true.

My heart's so far away
my life's too.

Am I home?
Is this something I have to adjust to?
Will I find
happiness in this strange new place

now that I
will be stuck here forever
away from my friend's embrace?

This won't be very easy
and now I know just why;

my heart's so far away
from this lie.

I'd give much to go back 
to the life I knew so greatly
and to think I bemoaned
my old, mundane village life.

Am I home,
will I stay in this strange world forever,
closed off from the outside until who knows when?

Well but then,
if my life gets all mixed up
it could change yet again.

Close up the world around me,
hide from everypony

Love won't last,
love can't hold all of me,

My heart's so far away,
far and free

Sugar Belle buried her face in her pillow and started to cry, not holding anything back.

Outside, Sweet Cream and Drizzle heard Sugar Belle crying.

"Mommy, can we go in and see her?" Drizzle asked, hopping up and down trying to peep through the doorway.

"Of course we can dear, I even prepared some treats for her. I'm sure they'll make her feel better."

Sugar Belle was still on her bed, looking at old photos consisting of a very young version of herself and her parents, one with her and her grandparents in front of the village bakery, and another one featuring her, Party Favor, Double Diamond, and Night Glider at the village's annual Sunset Festival.

"I miss you all so much."

*knock* *knock* *knock*

Sugar Belle looked up, "Who's at the door?"

The door opened and Sweet Cream and Drizzle rolled in with a cart of fresh cookies and a small latte.

"Hello dear, I'm Sweet Cream. My son Drizzle and I prepared some cookies and a latte for you. I made them myself."

Sugar Belle looked at the creamer and frosting drizzler, "You're talking objects!"

"Of course we are dear."

Drizzle hopped next to Sugar Belle, "Hi, you're really pretty."

Sugar Belle jumped back and bumped into the wardrobe, who suddenly sprang to life.

"Who are you?" Sugar Belle asked the wardrobe as she bounced back onto her bed.

"Who am I? I'm the one and only Operetta Soul!" The wardrobe exclaimed, "I've been the leading mare of Hiya, Marley! and Funny Mare! I won countless awards for my many performances and contributions to the theatre! Now, everypony has forgotten I ever existed, thanks to that stupid cur-"

Sweet Cream quickly shushed Operreta, not wanting to arouse curiousity in Sugar Belle.

Operetta calmed down, "Anyway, what do you want to wear for dinner? I have the perfect dress for you to wear."

She pulled out a purple gown with a ruffled skirt, rhinestone decals, and lavender slippers.

"I wore this dress the last time I performed at the Grand Galloping Gala! It was a lovely night, I sang my signature song 'Don't Pour on my Festival', that won me a Bridley award and two Phammies!"

Sugar Belle interrupted, "I appreciate you trying to get me to have dinner with Beast Mac, but I'm not going,"

"But you have to go, the master said so." said Sweet Cream.

"He may be in charge of you, but he can't tell me what to do!" 

Sugar Belle then calmed down, "I'm sorry, this is just too overwhelming, I've just lost my grandfather, I'm far away from my bakery and my friends."

Sweet Cream tried to reassure her, "What you did for your father was a very brave thing. We all think so."

"I've lost everything I've ever loved!" Sugar Belle fell onto her pillow.

Sweet Cream hopped up to Sugar Belle, "Please don't cry dear, things may not be looking good now, but things will turn up, trust me.

I hope we'll become friends
though we've only just met,

If anypony can adjust to living here
than, Sugar Belle, it's you.

And somehow,
you could find,
a home here too."

Sweet Cream gave Sugar Belle a cookie to munch on.

"These cookies taste really good. If you want, I could come to the kitchen with you and we'll bake some desserts I made back home."

Sweet Cream smiled, "See? I told you it wouldn't be so bad dear,"