It was a nice sunny day in Unicornia, and a group of fillies were playing in the fields. They were playing tag, running around without a problem in the world, until one of them had an idea....
"Yew... i'm beat, let's play hide & seek instead?" said one of the fillies.
"Sure...you're it!" Said Millia as she ran away to find a hiding spot.
Millia was light yellow earth pony, she was rather popular on the orphanage due to her generous and overhaul kind heart. She was the oldest one in the orphanage. Thanks to that, everyone found it weird that she never got adopted, it seemed like everytime someone wanted to adopt her, she would simply disappear.
She ran for quite a while and eventually found a abandoned coal mine, she was hesitant to went in at first but as she heard a far away scream "READY OR NOT I'M COMING FOR Y'ALL". Millia decided enter the mine. Inside of it was extremely dark and cold, there were a bunch of mine carts laying around, full of coal inside of them.
In the corner of her eye, she noticed a bright yellow light coming from a deeper part of the mine.
"*gulp*"
She was scared to investigate it, but her curiosity took the best of her. As she got closer to the light, she could hear faint crying sounds that got louder and louder as she approached the light.
Minutes later back in the orphanage....
"Ms.Bella! Ms.Bella! look what Millia found in the old mine!" said one of the fillies, while gasping for air.
"YOU GIRLS WERE IN THE MINES!? Just what in the world are yo...." Ms.Bella was saying furious, but suddenly stopped when she noticed the basket Millia was carrying.
Inside the basket was a crying little alicorn baby.
"A alicorn baby!? oh goddess just how did this baby got in a mine of all places." Said Ms.Bella taking a hold of him.
*belly noises*
"Oh you must be hungry right little guy? Millia could you please grab a bottle of milk for me?" Ms.Bella asked. "If its cold, put it on the stove for a bit to heat it up."
"Will do!" Millia answered.
"You sure are lucky huh little guy?" Ms.Bella said.
"So what do we name him?" One of the fillies asked.
"Oh oh oh look! he has a cutie mark! maybe his name can be related to that!?" Said one of the fillies.
"Hum... you're right, he does have a cutie mark." Ms.Bella said. "It looks like a heart with seaweed around it? that's a very strange cutie mark...."
"Why does he even have one!? i'm eight and i'm still a blank flank!" Said one of the fillies.
"That is a good question, i mean it is possible for a baby to be born with a cutie mark, but it's quite unusual.." Ms.Bella answered. "Especially one so...unique?"
"Yeah, what kind of name would be "Heart Weed"?" Said one of the fillies.
"What about "Bottom Heart"?" Said Millia handing a bottle of milk to Ms.Bella.
"Bottom Heart sounds cool!"
"Yeah! i like it!"
Said the fillies.
"Then Bottom Heart it is!" Said Ms.Bella "Also! before i forget, you girls are grounded!"
"WHAT!?" All three of them said in shock.
"I told you girls multiple times, to NOT go near that mine its way too dangerous! what if something had happened!?"
"We're sorry Ms.Bella" Said the three of them.
"But to be fair, Millia was the only one who went in the mines." Said one of the fillies.
"Then i have the perfect punishment for you Millia." Ms.Bella said with a grin in her face. "You're going to be the one responsible for changing his diapers!"
"WHAT!!!!"
"Hhahahahahahhaha" The other two fillies were laughing hysterically.
Eight hours later, it was a lovely and quiet night. Surprisingly Millia got quite attached with Bottom Heart, she was tucking him to bed, singing a lullaby for him. After she stopped singing and he was asleep, she said....
"Looks like we're somehow related little guy, at least i think so..." Millia said with her hoof placed on her thorax "We have the same four point star mark on our chest, and we were both born with a cutie mark. Maybe we were destined to find each other?*yawn* good night little guy."
Millia fell asleep beside Bottom Heart.
Six years later....
It was another lovely morning in Unicornia, or what it used to be Unicornia, the village is now known as the new Canterlot and has grown big enough for it to be considered a city. Most building are no longer made out of wood, and now they were made with concrete and bricks. The orphanage now was twice the size, and had many more kids living in it, even kids that had parents! the reason for that was because quite a few houses were still in construction so some kids didn't have a nice and cozy place to sleep.
Millia is now a teenager, and started working on the orphanage as a caretaker. Although some questioned her position as caretaker, as it seemed like she would only take care of Bottom Heart.
"The great contest of young talents! the winner's parents will receive five hundred bits as a reward, and the young talent will have the opportunity to attend the Canterlot school for the gifted!" Millia was reading a poster on the wall. " The school for the gifted eh? what do you think little guy, should we try this out?"
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"You're right, what can we do in this contest?" Millia placed one of her hooves in her chin.
Most kids of Bottom Heart's age normally already speak, but it seemed like he was mute and only talked with sign language. But his sighs were also unusual, as apparently those sighs were something he and Millia created, so Millia was the only one who actually understood him.
"*gasp* I know, i can sing and you play the guitar!" She said. "Oh wait you never played it, also i don't think Ms.Bella even has a guitar lying around."
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"Even if we borrow one from Peach you still can't play it right? also i don't think the owner of a guitar shop would just let random kids take a guitar." Millia stated."*sigh*We have to figure something else...."
"Got any ideas Heart?" Millia asked. "Bottom Heart!?.....Bottom Heart where are you!?" Millia started to look around, and then she saw his shadow near the guitar store. She went in and noticed he was playing a small guitar.
"Wow you can actually play, since when can you do that...." She stopped talking for a second and noticed his cutie mark was glowing.
"What a peculiar cutie mark to represent such talent." Mr.Peach walked behind them.
"Oh Mr.Peach, sorry barging in like that."
"Don't worry i already said both of you are welcome at my store, and is good to see that the little one has some talent, have you though about him entering the Canterlot school contest?, it might already be a good time for him to attend school don't you think? "
"I think that's the reason why heart came in here in the first place, we were just thinking on entering, i would sing and he would play the guitar, but we don't have a guitar or the money to buy one."
"Oh you can borrow one, i don't mind."
"Are you sure Mr.Peach!? we'll probably not win."
"It's okay, the important thing is to have fun! besides you both help around the store all the time, guess is my time to help out."
"Thank you so much Mr.peach! come on heart we gotta come up with a song for the contest." Millia said as she walked out of the store with Bottom Heart.
A week later....
"Oh we're next! *heavy breathing* i'm so nervous , what about you little guy?" Millia asked.
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"Oh of course you aren't...."
Their time came and they went in on stage to perform, Millia despite being so nervous she sang gracefully, while Bottom Heart played the guitar like a pro. Strangely enough during the entire performance he had his eyes closed. But it wasn't because he wanted to show of, he was actually feeling some sort of presence nearby, it was nice and warm presence it reminded him of the sun in a way. When the song ended and he opened his eyes to see the crowd cheering them, he noticed the presence right in front of him, it was a white unicorn mare with a pink mane. She looked slightly taller than the other ponies in the crowd.
When they went out of the stage...
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"Oh her? she was the reason why i was so nervous to perform. She is the headmare of the school!" Millia answered. "Look! look! they're going to announce the winner!"
"Ladies and gentlecolts! we had quite a lot of great young talents today, but unfortunately only two of them will be making the cut, and receiving the opportunity to enter the Canterlot school of the gifted! and these two ponies are................ Millia Dazzle and Bottom Heart!"
The crowd cheered in excitement.
"WE WON!!!" Millia screamed as she hugged Bottom Heart, and he hugged her back.
"Congratulations to Millia and Bottom, both of you please go see the headmare at her office on the second floor."
A few minutes later in the headmare office....
"Welcome my little ponies, congratulations on winning the contest. My name is Celestia! and i'm the headmare of this school."
"Thank you so much for the opportunity miss! and the money is really going to help the orphanage too!" Millia said.
"I sure do hope so. Anyway i wanted to see you two here for another reason." Celestia said. "I want to adopt you both!"
"YOU WHAT!?" Millia screamed.
"If that's okay with you two of course."
"Umm i mean i guess i'm okay if he is okay, so what do you say little guy?"
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"Then we're just got our selves a mother!" Millia said. "You know what that means right?"
"That you two are officially siblings?" Celestia said.
"That too, but most importantly i can change my name! my friends at the orphanage gave it to me but "Millia Dazzle" sounds kinda lame, any ideas?"
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"Ada? hum.... Ada Dazzle also sounds kinda weird.... wait i know! what about "Adagio Dazzle"?"
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"You liked it!? yeah Adagio Dazzle sounds great! can that be my official name mom?"
"*chucles* I wasn't expecting for you to call me mom so quickly. Sure Adagio sounds like a sweet name!" Celestia said.
"Yay" Bottom Heart said.....
"*Gasp* D-d-did you just speak!?" Adagio asked.
Bottom Heart noded.
"Say something else!" Adagio said.
Bottom Heart just stared at her with a goofy face.
"Aw come on! come here you lil hayjumper!" Adagio hugged Bottom Heart.
Celestia chuckled.