//------------------------------// // Starting Out With Three // Story: Sunny with a Lasso // by xd77 //------------------------------// Sunny, Zipp, and Pipp were very confused at Lasso's sudden change of expression, he had gone from being happy to blue in just five minutes. It had never occurred to them that their new friend would have something to hide that would be so tear jerking for him to discuss, but they knew he had to be brave and act one way or another. So, without any hesitations, they gave him a serious look to convince him that he had to do it, he had to tell them why he worked for Izzy at such a young age. Izzy lifted his chin up and gave a sisterly smile to him, Lasso faced his new friends and started explaining his life story......... "It all started right after we lost our magic....." he said, "Before that, mah' pop and mah' mama were doing so good in their business. My Dad was a blacksmith, and would use his magic to construct and put together metal devices together for all the unicorn needed. Mah' mama would crochet and knit thread and cloths to make quilts, curtains, and even custom bed sheets for unicorns among all, when we lost our magic, that all changed." Pipp, Zipp, and Sunny could tell this story was not a happy one from the telling. "It was completely hopeless because without our magic, we didn't have the proper use of underlinin' the correct way of work. Mah' family and Ah' lost everything, our income, our salary, our food supplies, everything, that's when Ah' decided Ah' had to do somethin' to help them." "So how did you end up working with Izzy?" asked Sunny. "Well, Ah' was strolling through the streets of Bridlewood tryin' to show everypony how determined Ah' was to work, the problem was, nopony wanted to give me a chance. The reason why was because of mah' age, and they don't allow colts or fillies to work, but Ah' didn't give up. Finally, one afternoon, it was pouring down rain and Ah' was strolling through the streets again, tryin' to find somepony willin' to give me a chance. As Ah' strolled back home from another sway of unicorns turnin' me down, Ah' walked back a building that was right next door to mah' home, Ah' had no idea Izzy was the one who lived in it, nor did Ah' know it was a business." "She came out with a large bowl of new jewelry that she made and was selling it to customers, when she took notice of me and how Ah' looked. She knew mah' parents and Ah' were poor and needed a way to earn back some salary earnings, she and Ah' struck up a conversation and finally, Ah' got mah' chance and she offered me a position to be her assistant jewelry maker." Sunny, Zipp, and Pipp looked at Izzy with a proud expression as she showed a sweet touching smile. "And ever since then, she and Ah' have worked together on everything." "Well I must say sweetie, you are one motivated colt." Pipp said. "Yeah kid, that is totally worth being proud of." said Zipp. Sunny could not have been more proud herself, she had never even heard of a colt or a filly actually wanting to work, especially one his age. "Ah'll have y'all know this, Ah' don't make just jewelry with her, Ah' also make something of mah' own." "What's that?" asked Zipp. "Ah' make hats, hats of all kinds." he said, Lasso brought a bag with him that he usually left at home, but he brought it with him since this was his first journey. He reached his hoof into his bag and pulled out the first hat he ever made, well technically not really made, just refurbished. It was a stetson brown like cowboy hat that he had sewn, stitched, and had cleaned. "Wow Lasso, did you really do all that yourself?" Sunny asked, Lasso nodded his head. "It looks brand new." "Well, actually it's not brand new, Lasso just cleaned it and refurbished it." Izzy said, again Lasso nodded. "This cowboy hat is very ancient, it's almost a century old." he said, the main three were flabbergasted. "Sweetie, how did you do all of that at such a young age?" asked Pipp. "Ah' taught mahself, with some help from mah' mom, she wanted to show me how things can be refurbished from family history." Lasso went on, "This hat goes back to the ancient times, it belonged to mah' great great grandpa, Nathan Cadenza. Ah' managed to scrub off all the dust using a brush made from straw, stitched up all the holes that were visible, then blew dry the dead bugs and twigs that hanged out of the edges of the hat's rim." "So this hat here is a relic of your family's history?" asked Sunny Lasso nodded his head. "Well, I can assure you all that ever since I let him work with me, and make lots of hats, everything has been booming well in Bridlewood." Izzy said. "Well, we must admit it to you Izzy," Zipp interfered "It's really impressive that you have a young worker to assist you in your time of need." Izzy shook her head, "Nope, not my time of need, his time of need." she then ruffled his mane making him giggle. "So Lasso, Izzy said this is your first time leaving Bridlewood, how do you like Maretime Bay so far?" Sunny asked. Lasso put the old cowboy hat on, "Ah'm liking it so far, considering this is the only business Ah've entered. On the other hoof, Ah' do want to see that Canterlogic place Ah've heard about." The group gave a shocking gasp, a colt his age actually wanting to see Canterlogic?! "Wow, no one your age has ever asked to go there!" Lasso's expression changed as his eyes dried up after a few minutes of crying from his origin story, it was now an expression of slyness. His sly face became more noticeable in view as he took his smoothie into his hoof and sipped, the three could see that he was wanting to have him take him there. Yet, under one such marker, Canterlogic was closed off to the public due to their heavy production of supplies that was still being secured from its previous use. "Of course, Ah've been wanting to see that place mah' life!" he exclaimed with glee, unfortunately, the main three stared at him negatively. "Um Lasso, sweetie." Pipp said wrapping her hoof around him, "As much as we'd love to take you there, Canterlogic is not a place for colts." "WHAT?!" he screamed, "But Ah' wanna go!" "I know you do little dude, by my sister is right, that's a business meant for mature ponies." Zipp said agreeing with her sister. Lasso then turned to Sunny who nodded her head in siding with the twins, then turned to Izzy, who also agreed by lowering her head and putting her hoof on his shoulder. "Cowcolt, I'm afraid I have to side with them, that's not a play place." she said, Lasso then pounded his arms on the table. "It's not fair!" he whined, "Why do ponies like y'all go to places like that, yet Ah'm out of it?!" Izzy picked him up, "Look, how about we all go somewhere or do something more age family appropriate?" "That's a good idea." Zipp and Pipp both said. "I agree." Sunny said, "Besides, I want you to meet my boyfriend Hitch." Lasso offered a gentle smile, "Okay".