A Series of Short Stories About Ponyville

by RemyCG

The Kids Aren't All Right

Dear Princess Celestia,

I am Spectre Drops. I am a filly that lives in Ponyville. I live in a small cottage that sells sweets with my parents. I call them Mommy and Mama. They are the best parents ever. Mommy lets me eat icecream and sweets whenever I want, even when Mama gets mad and makes us brush our teeth. They don't think I can see them, but they're always kissing because they love eachother so much! Even when they fight, and shout at eachother they always kiss afterwards and say they're sorry. Then we all have hot choc-o-lat and marshmalows and cuddle together while Mama does her singing for work. When I'm at home I always feel happy.

You see, my Mommy and Mama said they couldn't have foals like other parents do. I said that's silly, but they just laughed. They say that they met me when I was just a foal, before I can even remember, and adopted me. That means they decided to take care of me and become my parents because my birth parents weren't able to. I think that's very sad, but I also think I'm lucky because I wasn't left alone. When I grow up, I want to adopt a foal of my own because everypony deserves to be with somepony that loves them. Even if that somepony isn't their birth parents.

But, there is something that's upsetting me and I don't think my parents can help me. I didn't ask them if I could write to you, Princess, but I've been feeling sad and I just don't feel like I belong in Equestria anymore. Mommy and Mama gave me school lessons at home for a long time and I loved it. I loved to learn all about famous ponies and all the beautiful things in Equestria and I learned all about music and baking and all sorts of things. It was the best. But they said I'm getting older now, and that I should start going to school with other ponies my age. I was frightened and excited and I couldn't sleep good for weeks waiting for the new term to start.

But nopony else at school likes me, Princess Celestia. I think they are afraid of me and they call me names. They say I'm a fake pony and that I should go back to my own country. I asked Twilight Sparkle, the lib-rar-ian pony if I could have a book with a map of Equestria but I could not find any country called Spectre Drops. I don't know where my country is, but even if I did I would not want to go there. I live in Equestria, I live in Ponyville with Mommy and Mama and I have lived here for ever. Why should I have to leave, Princess? I don't think that's fair at all and when they say things like that, I always cry. Then they call me a crybaby.

Today, after being teased at school, I met a pony called Pinkie Pie. She screamed in my ear and shot me with a cannon filled with colourful paper. It was pretty but I've got this big bruise on my flank now and it hurts to walk quickly. I'm lucky that my coat is black and so you can't see the mark very easily. It's why I decided to write this letter.

I thought I was going to ask you to send me away. But when I got home Mama and Mommy noticed that I had been crying. They knew I had been crying a lot since starting school and always told me that once the other ponies got to know me they'd realise how special I am. That maybe I was being a little over-sen-sit-ive to them. But this time Mommy was more angry that I have ever seen her, so angry that even Mama looked scared and Mama isn't afraid of anything. She tried to stop her from leaving, but she screamed so loudly at Mama that she burst into tears and ran into the living room. I don't think Mommy even cared. She said to follow her and I did.

She didn't say anything as we walked to the schoolhouse and she went in without even knocking. Cherilee, my teacher, was sat alone and nearly fell off her chair when we came in. I never thought I'd see so many ponies cry in one day. At first Cherilee cried, then Mommy cried and then I cried again. Cherilee said that she would not not tol-er-ate the other ponies anymore and that if anypony makes fun of me I should tell her. I promised I would.

The the funny thing is. It's been almost a week since then and I haven't had to. I didn't know this, but everypony in Equestria heard Mommy shouting at Cherilee. Did you hear her from your castle, Princess? Everypony is now scared of Mommy, which I think is odd because when we got back home the first thing Mommy did was give Mama a huge boo-kay of roses and lots and lots of kisses. I'm talking more kisses I can count and I can count to a hundred. She then made Mama a big bubbly bath and they bathed together for ages.

Today after school, I even saw Pinkie Pie again and this time she didn't scream! She said she was very sorry for what she did to me and then gave me a whole tray of cupcakes for me, Mama and Mommy to share. She said that anytime I wanted one, I should come and see her and she'd hook me up. I think that she's very nice and I believe she is sorry.

When I started writing this letter I was sad, Princess Celestia, but now I am happy. I am happy that nopony makes fun of me anymore and that the other foals at school are becoming my friends. I am glad I did not ask you to send me away because I would have missed all the wonderful things in Ponyville. The last weeks have been some of the worst in my entire life, but I learned that just because I am afraid, I don't think it's right to run away. Being afraid can make ponies do wierd things. It can make them not act like themselves, make it so they just want to hide or worse, make it so they hurt other ponies. My Mommy showed everypony in Ponyville that there were scarier things than a changeling filly like me.

She lives in Ponyville. And they should all be afraid of her. But not me and Mama of course, because we're the only ones she kisses and that makes us special.

Yours fay-th-fully,

Spectre Drops.

From the desk of Twilight Sparkle Spectre Drops.

Author's Note:

Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for more.

Comments

[Shamrock95]

Well, you have my attention. I'll keep an eye on this.

Edit (minor spoiler): Would I be correct in assuming that Spectre Drops is a changeling?

[Ri2]

Well, THAT'S an interesting interpretation for what that Changeling was doing there...

[RemyCG]

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You would be correct, sir :)