The following day, it’s an early morning at the orphanage when Cadence finds the newspaper at the door and opens it and reads her interview she gave the day before to the fillies and colts of the orphanage.
“Whoa! Cool!” Is a response she hears from most of the foals concerning the article. She even ends up framing it up on the wall in her office just like all the other articles and interviews she’s given about the orphanage in the past year or so. A few moments later, she heads down to greet a couple that has just arrived and she leads them to her office. The three then sit down to chat.
“So, you’re looking to adopt?” Asks Cadence.
“Yes,” responds the mare, “it’s our last chance at having a foal, the last feasible way to have a family for us. I’ve had five miscarriages already. I physically cannot bear the weight of carrying a foal again without the possibility of another loss, so we saw this as our best option.” She begins to cry. “I want to be a mom so so bad…”
“Well, do you want an infant or an older filly or colt?” Inquires Cadence.
“Infant, we don’t care what gender,” responds the mare. Cadence nods. She and the couple are then greeted by a nurse who leads them to the infant nursery wing of the orphanage. There, the couple interact with a handful of little foals and eventually settle on a little filly with a pale yellow coat and pale orange and pink mane and tail. A few months later, they finally get to take the foal home with them after it’s been assured that their home is foal-proof. They end up naming her Orange Sherbet. The mare takes to her right away much to her husband’s delight. He’s happy to see his wife happy at last.
“I’m glad you’re happy, my Dandelion,” says the stallion as he kisses his wife on the cheek.
“Yeah, I’m glad I’m finally able to be a mom,” responds Dandelion with tears of joy set in her eyes. “My Arrow Root, I’m just so happy to finally be a mom.”
“I know,” responds Arrow Root as he hugs his wife, “I know.” He kisses her on the cheek again before heading out the door to work. After all, the Crystal Empire Post Office won’t be thrilled if he’s late to work.
Meanwhile back at the orphanage, Cadence has sat down with another couple and their five year old hyperactive colt. This meeting is a little different due to them having to make sure whatever colt or filly they decide to adopt is compatible with their existing foal, but for Cadence this is nothing new. She’s had plenty of these cases through the orphanage since she first founded it. She leads the family to the office with the large adjoining room. As they’re heading that way, Cadence is halted by a young colt named Tiger Stripe.
“Hey, Tiger,” says Cadence with a smile, “follow us to the large room please.” He nods and does so. There, Tiger sits down next to two other colts and two fillies. Meanwhile in the adjoining office to the large room, Cadence asks the colt his name and interests before they head into the big room. Once in the big room, the colt-Briar Patch starts interacting with each of the foals and soon lands on one with similar if not identical interests and personality type to his own and it’s none other than Tiger. Tiger looks up at Cadence in disbelief.
“I never thought I’d get a home!” He squeals as he hugs the princess.
“Yes, you’re getting a home,” responds Cadence with a smile as she returns a hug with the ecstatic colt. Three weeks later, he heads home with his new family. He and Briar immediately hit it off at the house and end up sharing everything from the arcade and disc games to the movie projector. They also play O&O together a lot. Needless to say, everything is perfect. The orphanage is still thriving with over a thousand foals currently adopted. Cadence just wishes more ponies would go for infants as only one or two infant foals have been adopted during the entire time the orphanage has been running.