As the yellow mare had other ponies to inspect, Game Design was escorted by a blue stallion named, Guidance Support. Guidance had shown Game all of the essential classes, and the tour had come to an end Guidance had began to walk towards the exit of the school. He looked down at the purple colt and smiled.
"You must be excited to be going to school in Canterlot." Support began. Game Design smiled and nodded.
"You bet! I can't wait to get home and tell my parents all about it!" Game chimed with a small hop. The larger stallion chuckled and guided the foal foreword.
"Well, let us hurry and get your things packed so we can get you back to the school and get you settled in your dorm." Guidance explained as he continued down the hallway. Game, however had stopped, and looked on with confusion. Guidance stopped once he realized the pony had stood still a few feet back, and turned towards the young colt.
"Game, are you alright?" The stallion asked, only receiving silence. He reached to touch the foal, but was stopped by the colt finally spoke up.
"What do you mean get packed... I'm only gonna be here until schools out right... And then I get to go home... Right?" The foal's face grew from a look of confusion, to one of deep sorrow. Guidance grew a saddened look as well, had nopony told Game that he was to stay at the school? Guidance figured that, but wanted to be sure. He walked closer to the saddened foal, and looked down to him.
"No, Game Design." Guidance conferred, shaking his head."All students are to stay in dorms in the school. Did nopony tell you this?"
"No!" Game Design exclaimed. "No one told me... I, I didn't know..." Game sat on his haunches and looked to the floor. "I didn't know id be so far away from my mom and dad... For so long." With those last words, the purple foal could no longer hold in his feelings. Slowly, tears began to fall down his cheeks. The young foal was close to his parents, obviously, and Guidance was torn to have to be the one to tell the colt. He thought he might know why no one had told him, but he couldn't focus on that, he had to help this foal. Not much as his job called for it, but more if a moral right. He walked over to the colt and sat next to him, resting his hoof on the young ones shoulder. After a short time of letting Game Design
"Come along little one." Guidance said as he nudged the foal. "Lets get you home." Game Design dried his eyes, nodded,d and followed the blue earth pony down the halls of the school.
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The ride on the train was one of sorrow. Game had stopped crying, because he figured it wouldn't fix anything, but he was still upset about the dilemma. He had solaced by a window that was held in his cart. Guidance watched the young one, as he feel deeper into sadness. Poor guy. Support thought to himself. He doesn't understand. How could Celestia think this young could be any kind of danger The light blue stallion then sighed, as he remembered his orders. But it is the Princess orders. Reluctantly, Support walked over to Game Design, and sat next to him, looking down at the small purple colt.
"You know." Support began looking at Game. "I lived pretty far away from Canterlot when i attended the school as well." Support explained as the purple foal's face began to lighten up. With a confident smile, Guidance nodded and explained that he lived in Fillydelphea.
"Really?" Game asked, receiving another nod the stallion. "But, didn't you miss your parents?'
"Well of course, but i also knew that my parents wanted me to go because they knew it would be the best for me. So i decided that i would do my best and focus only on my study's and school work." Support looked out the window, and sighed, trying to make his act look son-sear. "I will admit, it was hard at times, but i buckled down, and did my best." He looked back to the foal at his side. "For them." Game Design smiled and nodded.
"Thanks Mr. Support." The stallion smiled and rubbed the colts head.
"Sure thing little one."
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"Thank you again mister Support." Check began, as he and Elly talked with Guidance. Game Design and Guidance Support had made it to Manehatten, and with a little help from ponies around the city, had made it to the house that his parents had moved into. Game had brightened up to see how large Manehatten was. Of course he had lived in Canterlot, but he had never left the capital of Equestria. There for, Manehatten was new and interesting to such a small and blissful colt.
"It was no trouble all Mr. Mate." Guidance replied giving a slight bow. "It is the honest least i can do, considering what you two must be feeling."
"Well we could be better." Elegant began to explain, receiving a nod from her husband. "I just hope he doesn't find out what all this is really about." Elegant let out a sigh and lowered her head a little, causing Check to immediately nudge her cheek and fall into an embrace. Guidance nodded in agreement to what the tree bark colored mare had said.
"Yes, that would be for the best. I don't see what danger the Princess see's in the little colt, but orders are orders." He said with a sigh and a regretful tone.
"Yes, we understand." Check smiled at the other blue stallion and stretched out his hoof to the light blue unicorn. "And thank you again for bringing him home." Guidance smiled and reached out his hoof as well, acting in a hoof shake.
"Likewise mister Mate." The three exchanged goodbyes and Guidance was on his way back to Canterlot. As the two happily married ponies walked back into the house Check Mate noticed that Elegant had a small smile on her face.
"Looks like i have competition." He said with his eye brow raised and smile on his face. Elegant giggled and waved her hoof in his direction.
"Oh no, no it's just." She paused as her smile grew at the thought. "It's good to have someone on our side." Check Mate smiled and walked closer to his wife, taking her into another embrace.
"I know." He whispered, kissing the mare on her cheek. Elegant let out a quiet chuckle and started to walk towards Games room.
"I guess we should go get him, and get his things ready."
"Yeah." Check replied in a dreary tone, still warring a smile. As Elegant disappeared into their son's room, The dark blue stallion sighed and lowered his head. Until now, he could hold in his depression, but now that the time to let Game go was coming closer and closer. Yes they would see him on holidays and weekends, but for his parents that wasn't enough. Game Design had been the glory of their life. The small family had grown so close that Elegant and Check would miss work days, and competitions just to make sure their son was alright. When ever ether one of them would get the chance they would take Game to work with them, even when he was just a baby colt. Sadly, nether of the them would get this chance ever again. Check Mate let a tear fall from his eye, and sat as he waited for his family to reemerge from the room.
As the adults talked, Game Design had checked to make sure his parents hadn't missed anything. He looked very closely, making sure he's special thing was not missed.
"I figured they wouldn't find him." He said with aloud with a nod, and a smile. He crawled under her bed, and called to his magic, producing a dim blue light. He looked around and found an average sized stuffed dragon. He smiled and lit the dragon with a blue aura, bringing the dragon out as he crawled out from under the bed. With his magic, Game made it seam as if the dragon was flying all on its own, ready to fly off to some other adventure. "Looks like we're going on another adventure Spark, are you ready?" The stuffed dragon nodded, causing Game Design to smile. "Hey, if i get sad and lonely, is it okay if i hold you?..." Game depend his voice and made the best dragon impersonation that he could.
"I don;t mind Game, you are my best friend after all." Spark replied. Game giggled and hugged his dragon tightly.
"Thanks buddy, i knew i could count on you." Game stated. He levitated his dragon into his saddle bag, just as his mother walked in.
"Are you ready, Gamie." She asked peaking her head in. Game nodded, and followed her to the living room, and out the door to the train station.
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Game, Check, and Elegant arrived at the train station, noticing that Guidance had waiting. Check and Elegant help Game take his things onto the train and into his seat.
"Now, you're coming home every weekend and holiday right?" Games mother asked cupping her hooves around her son's cheeks. Game nodded and smiled as he assured his mother of when he would come home to visit. "Good." Elegant said, leaning down to kiss the colts forehead, stroking his main after.
"We're ganna miss you son." Check chimed, walking up from behind Elegant hugging his son. Game returned the hug, as his eyes began to water.
"I know dad... I'm gonna miss you guys too." Game said with a quiver in his voice, as his mother joined in the hug. The conductor had announced that the train was pulling off. The parents said the last of their goodbyes, and headed out of the train. The two watched as the train pulled off.
"Do you think he'll be okay." Elegant asked, taking her look from the train to her husband who's cheeks were shined by the tears he had shed for his son. Even with this we was able to smile, but he did not look away from the train.
"Of course." He confirmed. "He is our son." Elegant smiled and looked back to the train in the far distance.
"You're absolutely right." Be safe my little Gamie.