//------------------------------// // Trying to leave it all Behind // Story: When I Walk These Lonely Roads // by Moon-Moon //------------------------------// Immy whimpered as her flank got smacked once more by the whip. She had volunteered to take punishment in place of her friend,Fyre. Fyre was thought to have stolen food,but Immy knew her friend didn't. She ducked her head and her ears dropped,slowly backing away as the large stallion stomped towards her. "Don't steal food from my damn kitchen again." He said gruffly "Got that,You worthless little mare?" He spat in her mane,smirking,before he turned and stomped away. Immy sighed and shook her head "I'll go take a shower.." She murmured,trotting towards the bathroom. --------Timeskip--- Immy walked out of the bathroom,drying her flame colored mane. She had a large smile on her face,knowing He would visit her again. Him. The Doctor. She threw her towel in the laundry hamper and shook herself like a dog,before strutting in her room,humming happily. She crawled into bed and got her diary,starting to write in it again. Dear Doctor, Today my friend got in trouble because she was caught stealing food from the kitchen. I stepped in and said that I had forced her to do it,and the Chef whipped me. It still sorta hurts,but not that much. I hope you can find a way to help me out of here! Your best friend, Immy. Her head shot up as she flicked her ears like a cat,trying to detect the sound of him coming. Sure,he was late and showed up a few other nights,but he promised her last night he wouldn't be late again. She shoved her diary under her pillow and jumped off of her bed,trotting towards the window. She jumped up,and grabbed onto the windowsill,before using her wings to lift her up slightly. "D-Doctor?" She called out timidly. "Yes,Immy?" Came a voice from behind her. She yelped and let go,falling on her rump. The Doctor chuckled,and helped her up "I told you I'd keep my promise." He said to her,ruffling up her fluffy mane. She giggled,and nudged him,before hugging him "How'd you get in?" She asked,letting go and backing away. He reached into the pocket of his brown coat,pulling out what looked like a screwdriver with a blue tip "This." He said simply,smiling at her. "I'm sorry Immy,but it looks like you have to go to bed. I'll get you when your older,Alright?" He trotted away,leaving a upset Immy. "That's what you say every night." She grumbled angrily,stomping to her bed. Immy yawned,and rolled over. She groaned,and squinted,trying to ignore Celestia's sunlight. She sat up,and nudged her blanket away,before jumping out of bed. She trotted out of her room,and towards the kitchen,smacking her lips at the smell of bacon,pancakes,and scrambled eggs. Immy took a seat beside Cloud Kicker,and rested her chin on the table. Cloud Kicker was cracking jokes about Dinky,but Immy didn't care at the moment. She was thinking so much that everyone was invisible. First,she mapped out the whole Orphanage in her head. Four entrances and exits,one emergency exit,two windows in every room and currently fourteen orphans..She multiplied the numbers in her head..So twenty eight windows. There was also an attic and basement.. A sly smirk came to her face. Now she had it all planned out in her head,and right on time,too! She raised her head as her plate came,and just dug right in,not caring about her table manners. She was going to need food if she was going to escape tonight! She grunted as she tried to do her pull ups without using her wings. "One..Two..three..F-Still three." Her coach sighed,and glared at her "I should've known a mare can't do pull ups." He growled,trying to push her on. Immy glared right back,and folded her tiny wings,using her strength once more as she pulled herself up again,and let out an exhausted sigh. "Immy,I think you shoul-" He started,worried about the filly's strength,before she cut him off "No! I want to be the best mare that was ever in Gym!" She snapped,pulling herself up a fifth time before dropping to the mat,and got up,limping away. Her right foreleg really stung.. Immy bit back a whimper of pain as the Nurse used her magic to heal her scrape wound quickly,and smiled "Thank you Nurse Birch!" She jumped off the seat she was in,and skipped away to join her friends for lunch,her stomach rumbling already. She sniffed the smell once she got in the kitchen. Possibly Nachos,cornbread,and Rice? She smiled,and sped up her trot slightly,before taking a seat beside Rain Catcher. She waited anxiously for her food,and dug in again after it came. Immy was curled up in bed,waiting for Lights Out to come. She sighed in relief as all the lights shut off and she heard the hoofsteps echo away. She sat up and grabbed her blanket,setting it on the ground. She set her teddy bear from The Doctor in it,a pillow,her diary and pencil,and tied the ends of the blanket together,before reaching under her bed and pulling out a stick. She had the chance to get a stick and sneak it under her bed at Recess,out of pure lucky,or it could possibly be the Doctor Helping her. She whimpered sadly..Did he already know she was running away from the Home? ..Possibly,but she tried to ignore the fact and stuck the stick in the small hole of the blanket's knot,before picking it up and racing to her window,jumping out. Nothing had ever been so painful in her entire life.. She had landed in the rosebed. immy sucked in air through clenched teeth,and crawled out. She sat down and began to quickly pick the thorns out,before getting up and grabbed her luggage again,half galloping and half trotting away. She was doing it. She wa finally escaping from the wretched place!