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// Sealed seal---part 1 
// Story: Our Lives Among The Equine 
// by Fabian Corcair 
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“It looks funny, what is it? asked the demure Zebra filly

“Oh, that’s a Seal, sweetheart,” the mother zebra with an Afro wig pointed out.

“Why is that Seal laying there like that? He looks sad."

She chuckled, “Oh no, it’s bathing in the sun on the rocks. They need the sun just like we do”

“Sounds fun, I wanna lay there all day.”

I raise my head, eyeing at the tourists.

“Ooh, ooh, it sees me, it sees me!”

“Yeah, I think it likes you.”

*ARRR!* Translation: I'M BORED, WHERE'S MY ZOOKEEPER?

“Wow, that’s crazy loud!”

“Yep, astonishing.”

*ARRR!*: COME ON, I’M BOOORED! FEED ME!

“... Mom, I wanna go see the Penguins… Mom.”

“Fine, let’s go see the penguins.”

*ARF!* *ARF!* *ARF!*: AT LEAST I GET THE ATTENTION FROM THE EQUINES!!

*ARRRRR!* "I'm still waiting!"

The Trainer walked on the side of the pool, placing the bucket of fish on the concrete side. She whistled: the seals on land fell to the water, they all swam to the fish

The trainer’s cheeks beamed. “Eat up my little friends, for tomorrow is gonna be a special day. You shall no longer suffer this wretched place where ponies treat you like dirt. You’re going to be liberated. ” The Trainer tossed the fish around the pool, the seals instinctively devour the fish like starving piranhas.

*Arf*:  Aw. She left before we can play. Maybe she’s a new trainer.

I played and slept, the sun zipped across the sky, the tourist blurred past the exhibit. Dusk came, then Nightfall.

The moon stared at itself in the water's reflection. The stars danced in the night sky. The seals slept on their stony beds. A clatter of the metal gate resonated and awaken some of the seals, one of them happens to be the aforementioned seal.

*Arf*: Who’s there?

She was about to bark at whoever it was before she heard some soft-spoken, sweet-voiced pony

“Shh, it’s alright, we’re here to help. ”

A thick skin of black clothes adorned the female pegasus, sweet clarity of the mare’s voice soothing… And attractive. Forget the other strangers, this one’s mine!

“Arf! Arf!”

Her head snapped towards him. “Shh, please don’t speak, I promise we’ll bring you fish later.”

Yippee! I get to spend time with her.

She crawled towards this adorable stranger, flopping her head up and down.

“Stop!”

She did verbatim but reciprocated with puppy eyes.

“Aw, that’s so cute,” she cooed in a whispery tone.

The other ponies giggled. “Can we keep her?” Said a stranger stallion.

“Only if you make sure you can take care take of it and feed it once a week,” said a mysteries mare.

Snickers aroused the night.

“Come on, let’s get going.”

I called out to Fluttershy, trying to catch her attention.

“What’s your name, mine’s Fluttershy.”

*Arf*: Archie.

“Okay, Fluttershy, you know why you’re here, how about you translate for us?” Said the leader of the group. “Tell them we’re here to liberate them from captivity, but they all must be quiet or else we might be caught dead.”

Fluttershy relayed the information to the seals, they nodded in near unison.

“How many do you think we can fit in there?” asked the leader.

The subordinate responded, “well, depending on the size of the seals, I say we can fit all of them.”

"Isn't that a be too tight? I don't want them to feel uncomfortable," commented Fluttershy.

"No animal left behind, Fluttershy, that's our goal."

"Uh... Okay then, as long as it's not hurting any of them."

"Pft, trust me, La Vida got this all figured out." She smirked