The earliest memory is of me and other Wonderbolts as orphaned foals the day Princess Celestia offered us a new life. We had grouped together after we got lost in the mess of Canterlot. That day, we decided to try to steal food from the royal castle so we could have our own feast for once.
We had made it into the kitchen when a cook walked in. "Thieves!" she cried as she galloped out. We grabbed what we could bolted only to ram into three uniconr guards. They glared at us as we lay on the floor, stunned, before lifting us up with magic, calling for a cook to clean up the mess we left.
They carried us straight to the Princess, dropping us right in front of her. The guards stood behind us, one informing the Princess of our crime: "These foals were caught stealing foof." The Princess looked wickedly mad as she glared down at us. That moment lasted forever.
"Why do you steal?" she asked softly but firmly.
We were all quivering, pressed to the ground. I took a shaky step forward. "W-we need f-food, Pri-Princess..."
"Can your parents not provide?" There it was. The parents.
"They're... They're gone... Princess..."
"Orphans? All of you? How?" The separation.
"We got lost in the crowd..."
"Princess," interrupted a unicorn I hadn't noticed before. "We can help them. They can be raised by us."
"The public will protest."
"Not if we help them become the best fliers in Equestria and host them as a team."
I barely kept up, only comprehending that they could care for us and they could make us the best fliers. The unicorn turned to us and spoke to us, a few young foal pegasi shunned by the Canterlot ponies.
"How does that sound, children? Would you like to be the best fliers ever?" She spoke in a soft tone but the words got us hopeful.
"N-no punishment?" Spitfire asked her.
"I would not unjustly punish foals just trying to live," Princess Celestia said to us. She then turned to the unicorn. "Are you sure it's safe?"
"Yes."
"Then welcome to the royal castle, my little ponies." We were guided out, jumping in joy, by the smiling unicorn, who lead us to our new new life. It wasn't what we expected. But we never complained. We should have; what was done to us wasn't right. It shouldn't have happened to the best fliers in Equestria. The Wonderbolts are a lie.