When Blueblood opened his eyes believing or rather hoping it was only a dream, the cruel truth hit him. He was not in bed but a kind of empty dormitory. So tired by the usual chores of the maids, Blueblood had skipped the meals of the day yesterday.
His stomach was shouting famine making loud noises that could wake up a deaf person. Dejected but still hungry, Blueblood went to the royal kitchens.
No sooner did he get his muzzle out of the dormitory, than the imposing Clear Now stood before him with a severe look on his face preventing him from passing.
" Excuse me, could you be so kind as to move so that I can go to my breakfast? "
" Of course, your royal highness! Shoeshine stop your idiocy. You know that there are at least three hours you should be up. I was just going to get you. Now hurry up! "
" Wait, I did not eat anything at all yesterday! "
" Your business does not interest me, you only had to eat with the other maids at the usual time. The clock is ticking, I do not want anyone to blame me for being late. "
" Late for what? "
" You forgot? "
Clear Now's already angry voice became even more threatening.
" ...Yes. "
" The fabrics you have to go to Lord Velvet Glove and Silver Glove. You know, the famous stylist of whom all Canterlot speaks. You are an idiot. "
" I did not remember it anymore. "
" You tell them that when you go to see them two hours late and again if you leave the castle at once. Idiot of an earth pony, unable to operate their neurons. Come follow me! "
Blueblood, forced by the imposing unicorn Clear Now, found herself following her to the entrance to the various goods where a cart was. Inside, there was a multitude of pieces of fabric of all colors coming from Saddle Arabia by the strange textures that they produced there.
Before Blueblood could react, Clear Now lifted a harness attached to the cart in question which she placed on Blueblood's back and then sat on the passenger seat of the cart.
" Advance before I use the whip. "
" What? "
" I laugh but hurry because if this cart is not there before noon, you'll have a bad time after delivery believes me. "
" Take off that ridiculous harness or I ..."
" I have a whip! "
" I advance. Do not use it, please. "
Blueblood forced by Clear Now, moved forward despite the heavy cart he was pulling. Together, they crossed almost all of Canterlot. Then they finally arrived at their destination. Blueblood collapsed on the floor, panting with fatigue.
" Stand idle, stand straight and say nothing else ..."
" Well, Mrs. Clear Now. "
The Glove family home was a grand mansion with a beautiful courtyard at the entrance where two large guavas grow to the left and right of the main entrance. A handsome pony maid with a blue coat and a pink mane were waiting for them watching a watch hanging on one of these hooves.
" You are late. "
" Forgive us, but that stupid idiot did not wake up on time. Do not worry, she will be punished. "
" I hope. " She said looking up and down with that little upper air.
" Now follow me! " Pursue the unicorn mare of the mansion.
The mare led them through a multitude of rooms, each of which was more beautiful and grand, to the place where Mister and Madam Glove were. The maid Blueblood could not leave her eyes told them to stay in front of the door to see if the Gloves could receive them.
Moments of silence later, the door opened where the mare of a moment ago told them to enter. Clear Now was anxious enough to meet nobility with the problem of fabric delay.
In the Versailles-style room, there was a stallion with a brown coat and a yellow mane wearing a top hat and an eyeglass, and a green and pink tuxedo painting in front of him a light gray mare with a violet mane sitting on a pile of cushion taking the pose.
The two stopped and looked at the two arrivals with deep rancor but the stallion looked at Blueblood, the more it turned his angry face into a smug smile. The mare looked at Blueblood with disgust at the fact that he was an earth pony, he supposed. Finally, the silence lingering, Clear Now decided to break it :
" Please excuse Ms. Velvet Glove and you, Mr. Silver Glove for the delay, but this maid did not realize it was time to make the delivery and ..."
" No matter, the tissues are there. That's all that matters, is not it? "
" Darling! "
" Yes, would there be a problem, darling? "
" Come! I would like to talk to you about depriving it. You two discharges the fabrics and bring them back where our house pony deems it fit to put them. "
" Well, Mrs. Velvet Glove! Come help me Shoeshine! "
" Shoeshine ..."
The stallion daydreamed lazily watching Blueblood who felt more and more uncomfortable under the intense gaze of this jerk.
" Right now, Mrs. Clear Now. "
After discharging the entire fabric of the cart. Blueblood and Clear Now were about to leave when Silver Glove at the extreme limit of running came screaming for attention.
" Excuse me for disturbing ladies, can I borrow your lovely Shoeshine for a moment? "
" Of course Mr. Silver Glove. "
Clear Now warned Blueblood if he dared to say anything to Silver Glove.
" I intend to make you my new Shoeshine muse, do you agree? "
" What ?? " Blueblood and Clear Now launched in unison.
" I know that the offer seems a bit special and will require your entire home. So you will have to stop working there to get settled here. Of course, you will be paying, staying and fed! "
Blueblood hesitated, he looked at Clear Now, who looked at him annoyed at having been Silver Glove's choice and not her, and then looked at the stallion she barely knew.
They would avoid the work of servants but on the other side, she did not know him. Knowing Clear Now's vengeance if she were alone with her, Blueblood accepted the offer without really thinking too much about it.
" Fantastic darling, really fantastic. I feel we are going to get along well together. "
Then Clear Now thrust Blueblood on the floor bluntly and then started pulling the cart, glaring at him. Silver Glove pretended not to have seen it and took it to a space dedicated to his new host. In the mini apartment were all the rooms you would expect in a luxury apartment.
Silver Glove showed him a wide series of dresses and asked Blueblood to wear a yellow with green polka dots and asked him to show up in the big living room.
Once alone in the luxury room, Blueblood sighed relieved to no longer work as a common servant. However, the idea of wearing a dress made him very uncomfortable. Suddenly, the door slammed shut and Velvet Glove entered looking at him visibly upset not to say enraged.
" You think that by stirring your rump you will steal my dirty maid! I'm Velvet Glove, the greatest fashion designer of all Equestria and I tell you right now, I would not allow a pony as low as you seduce my husband who is so ... Whatever, I'm his muse and it's not you who will replace me a bastard. "
Irritated Velvet Glove turned red with Blueblood hitting anger in the face so loudly for a unicorn.
" Listen to me, you're going to tell my husband that you do not want to be his muse anymore, or I'll hurt you. Including? "
Pursue Velvet Glove.
" Including. "
Blueblood whine is about to cry under the effect of the slap. He was really afraid of what a mare like he could do to him.
Blueblood, once again humiliated, found herself leaving the house to return to the castle. Clear Now, who seemed to be waiting for her to come in, told her in a tone all the happiest as if she was going to get married today that she could be considered dismissed and that she was going to have to find another place to sleep tonight.
Blueblood who had no money on him and who logically could not afford the hotel for the night should sleep outside. He began to cry cowering over himself crying over his sad fate. He cried and made his sleeve on the entrance to the Canterlot bridge. The night came and Blueblood began to feel hungry. He got up and fell tired falling asleep on the pavement alone in the falling night where it was raining.
He dreamed of being lifted and then put in a nice warm blanket where he heard a continuous sound of the trotting hoof. He finally wakes up to discover a teal blanket surrounding him from all sides. He discreetly removed the blanket from his eyes and faced him, Princess Cadence and Shining Armor chatting quietly not having seen him.
The place where they stood was very much like a carriage. He decided on the presentations to say nothing about the fact that he was Blueblood having seen the reaction of his aunt Luna. Looking outside through one of the windows, he noticed that it was still dark. Fatigue finally took over and he fell asleep in a soft and deep sleep warm at the bottom of his soft blanket. Her loud snoring silenced Cadence and Shining Armor who laughed at hearing a mare snoring so loudly.