Yuri awkwardly knock at the door before entering in the room. It's been one day since her visit and she was nervous of the parents of the young Ruby after she confessed being a transgender.
Ruby and her two parents were in the room. Yuri couldn't bring herself to look them in the eyes. Ruby was the first to speak. "My parents told me you used to be a colt." She winced at that but reluctantly nodded.
"Why do you look like a filly now?" The foal asked curiously.
Yuri took a while to find the words but finally she responded. "Because when I was a colt I felt like a stranger in my own body and I wasn't able to find myself beautiful. It felt like a curse put on me the moment I was born."
"So you consider yourself a filly?" Ruby asked, Yuri nodded, where was she going with this?
"Okay it's decided then!" The young filly exclaimed.
"What?" Yuri asked baffled by the sudden exclamation.
"If you see yourself as a filly you can definetly represent me at the tournament!"
She was still on that? Yuri was all worried that the filly would hate her for what she is and it turn out she was just making sure if she could properly represent the female gender at the tournament.
Yuri looked at the parents and saw that they motioned her to follow them. She nervousely followed them. The stallion rub his neck nervousely. "Look miss Yuri. we're sorry for what we did yesterday we were out of line. We were worried for Ruby but that don't excuse what we did."
The mare was next to talk. "I have a cousin who was gay and used to live in Stalliongrad I know how unfair ponies can be with other ponies who are different I understand why you wanted to keep what you are secret, we would understand if you refuse to represent our daughter after our rude behavior."
Yuri felt all her fear and doubts fade away at their words and took a determined expression. "I will go to the tournament and I intend to win it. I bought the game yesterday and I practiced a little I think I can become a lot better in the next two days but I got to be focused so don't expect to see me a lot before the tournament, you can tell Ruby that I promised to be at least in the top three."
With that Yuri left the hospital.
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Two days Later
Yuri had put on some practice and she was ready for the upcoming challenge. Yuri was waiting in front of the bultding where the tournament was held waiting for he partner to come.
She wondered how she would look like, She didn't even knew her age so she didn't know what to expect.
"You're my parter for this tournament right?" A voice close of her surprise her and she looked up at the speaker. Yuri's eyes widden when she saw who it was.
"Winter Song?!"
Winter didn't seem taken aback by Yuri's exclamation. "Hi Yuri! how my aunt Sweetie Belle doing?"
Yuri blushed at the question, her and Sweetie Belle had been married last year. She still didn't understand why she would choose somepony like her. Yuri was happy enough that Sweetie Belle accept her as a mare but she got one step further and fell in love with her. She thank the Elders everyday for giving her such a wonderful wife.
"She's been gone to Manehattan the whole week she should be back tomorrow."
"She's travelling like that alone just after the attack of the Reapers? She's more courageous than me. I'm scare to leave my family alone ever since I read about it in the newspaper."
Winter is scared? I never thought somepony who recklessly attack ennemies stronger than herself could be scare of anything. Yuri thought to herself.
"Who is your main?" Winter suddenly asked.
"W-Well I'm pretty good with Sheik."
"So you're good with the character that hide it's gender, who would have thought." Winter replied with a teasing smirk. "I will take Link as my main for the tournament and Rosalina will be my backup character in case things go wrong."
Yuri nodded with a smile and together they entered the bulding. Inside of it was a large crowd of ponies. Winter made her way to a counter and wrote something on a card before sticking it to her chest. The card proudly displayed 'Nova'.
"What are you doing?" Yuri asked curiously.
Winter Song looked at her in confussion before she realised what she was talking about. "It's a sort of tradition to display your nickname at a gaming tournament. Did you pick a nickname yet?"
Yuri nodded "My nickname is Button Masher."
Winter rose an eyebrow at that. "Isn't that extremely close to your old name? I thought you hated your old name."
Yuri shook her head. "Nah I didn't hate it, but since I almost got killed for being transgender changing my name was safer."
Winter looked at her sadly. "I'm sorry I can't say I know how you feel. I mean some ponies are scare of me because of my powers but nothing major and I never got problems with me being a lesbian. It's not fair that you had to be stabbed just because your case is rarer."
"Don't worry about it, I'm fine now. My mom still love me, my dad visit me on occasion even thought he disagree with my choices, I'm the maid Princess Luna trust the most and I have a beautiful wife. all in all my life isn't so bad."
They stayed silent for a while, but then they were called for the next match. The two of them looked at each other and they gained a determine expression. They would win this tournament.