Thorax walked inside the orphanage into the main hall, closing the front door behind him with a flick of his magic. Jet Shine wheeled herself to the side of Thorax and positioned her wheelchair so she was facing him. She leaned back in her seat, one hoof on her lap and the other resting under her chin. "So, the new assistant I've got is a Changeling, huh?" she began, looking Thorax up and down, sizing him up with her eyes.
"Er, yeah. I guess that's me." Thorax put on his best friendly smile. I hope this is what ponies call a good first impression. Don't want her to feel uncomfortable, he thought to himself.
"Don't really understand why they chose a changeling over a pony really, but I guess since you're here now I might as well get you acquainted with how things work around here," Jet Shine said as she turned and rolled herself along. Thorax quickly trotted up to the side of her chair as they walked and talked.
To the changeling's surprise, the interior of the orphanage was not made of crystal as the outside appearance would have led anypony to believe, instead his holey hooves touched down upon a soft carpet sprawled over wooden flooring, the walls around him made of concrete and plasterboard, with numerous old timey photos of whom Thorax assumed were probably the previous attendants of the facility. The only things made of crystallized material were the windows, and the large chandelier that hung above from the tall ceiling.
"This is unusual. I thought there would be more crystal on the inside?" Thorax wondered out loud.
"This orphanage was built by an earth pony who came to live in the Crystal Empire over a thousand years ago," Jet Shine answered, not turning her head to look at Thorax. "If I recall, after this place was finished, the empire's original ruler Princess Amore used her magic to cover the faculty with a layer of crystal to add it to the empire's other buildings, as a gesture of her appreciation for what the pony had done. The insides of this place have remained unchanged ever since."
Just as she said that, a crash sounded behind the two, causing Thorax to jump in surprise. They both whirled around to see a picture frame had fallen from the wall, the nail on which it hung having come loose. Jet Shine looked at the large crack in the wall where the nail once was and rubbed the back of her head, eyes looking away from Thorax's. "Although now and then the place does need a bit of, er, restoration to keep it together, to be fairly honest," she said.
She coughed into her hoof before twirling the wheelchair around. "Anyway, let's not stand here dawdling around. Your room's over here, ready and set to your liking as requested by Cadance and Shining Armor". Thorax followed behind her along the corridor to a white oak door. Hanging from a nail in the door was a sign made from a plank of wood, with a hastily written name upon it spelled in black paint. 'Thorax'.
"In case the sign didn't give it away already, this is your room," Jet Shine said flatly. "You can go in and get familiar with your new living quarters while I go bring the children to the hall for you to meet."
The mentioning of the word 'children' brought up a question Thorax had been meaning to ask before. "Speaking of children, where are they exactly?" he asked curiously. His query was answered almost immediately by the sound of banging coming from above their heads, followed by what sounded like muffled laughter.
"Playing up in the playroom, to answer your question," Jet Shine replied. She sighed to herself and rolled her wheelchair past Thorax. "Now go on in and know your accommodations. I'll go calm the kids down and bring them downstairs for introductions soon enough."
Thorax watched her until she disappeared around a corner before turning to the door leading into his new room, deciding to inspect the place and what it had to offer him. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.
The room was average in size, spacious enough for the changeling to move around. In one corner, there was a desk with a few drawers, where he might write letters back to the Crystal Palace to keep the royal couple up to date with his progress, and maybe perhaps a letter to Spike if he got the chance. Next to that there was a large mirror made of crystal, which gleamed brightly in the light. Over in the other corner was a single bed, not quite as grandiose looking as the one he had slept in back in the Crystal Palace, but appeared comfy enough all the same. Next to the door was a wardrobe made of dark oak wood, which Thorax figured would serve him no purpose since he never even wore clothes. On the floor, there lay a simple plain rug, that barely covered up a few of the wooden floorboards.
So there wasn't really that much to his new room, but he didn't need much to feel at home. What was in here now would suit his needs. Perhaps, if and when he began earning a wage for himself, he would be allowed to purchase his own things to make his quarters more to his liking. That was a thing ponies did, right? Thorax didn't have time to ponder over the thought when the squeaking sound of wheels alerted him to Jet Shine entering his room.
"Alright, Thorax. The children have come downstairs, so come on out here so I can introduce you to them please," she asked. Thorax nodded his head, and she reversed out into the main hall. Thorax quickly walked over to the mirror to check himself over, and did a breathing technique that Princess Cadence had kindly taught him to help him keep calm. Feeling relaxed, he put on his serious face as he gave his reflection one last glance.
"Okay, Thorax...time to meet the foals."
Yep, that breathing technique is really helpful, tried it myself. Hope the children don't panic when he sees them
7810120 How's the next chapter coming along?
7821556 i haven't started it just yet. Right now at this moment I'm working on a picture to use as a thumbnail for my upcoming animation project; a music video animation that will be a cross between My Little Pony and Castlevania. I'll set up a new chapter in due time. After all, I prefer to work on animations over fanfiction to be honest. Fanfiction is kinda of tedious to do, especially when I' struggling to think of how to write a chapter out and make it interesting enough to keep the reader interested.
At the very least, I've got animations on my YouTube channel to keep you entertained (probably) until I decide to get the next chapter going. If the story is worth continuing writing of course.
IF you think about it, Santa and Satan are almost the same name, except with the "n" moved about. They both are known to be red, large and carry an infinite something or other to spread emotions of their preference to the unknowing population of Earth.
7832808 It's the New Year, weirdo. Santa and Satan won't be back until next year. XD
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But they're always watching. They know about EVERY naughty thing you'll ever do in your life.
7833168 So? i'll video myself milking a cow and put it on YouTube. More people will be watching. Anyways I'm not coming back to this story for a little bit because I'm working on a special Castlevania / MLP music video style animation for the next two/two and a half months. hand drawn on paper, photographed and uploaded into Photoshop, traced and colored, and then painstakingly made into frames to make an animation i doubt will get a nice number of views but screw it I'm doing it anyway.
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That sounds like it'll be awesome (and painful to make). Best of luck to you, my friend!
7833289 i made the One Punch Pony animation in two months, I think I might be able to do this. I have a few ideas that might interest people. Maybe you'll even check it out if you're into Castlevania or the new upcoming Bloodstained Ritual of the Night.
Earning trust?! Changelings are evil!! That's the only good thing about them!!!
7919828 Almost as evil as monsters. I must agree with you there. Have a Like.
I like what you've done with the story so far! Can't wait to see more, also changeling= so many fun "characters" to make....
8088410 Well I have been trying to get around to writing another chapter up for this story, but it's been hard since I'm not exactly a dedicated writer. I prefer drawing and animation. But I'll see if I can do anything this week.
8088662 out of curiosity have you thought about writing this out as a script and turning it into an animation project?
8088762 Um...no, no I haven't actually. What is the reason behind your question, if it isn't rude of me to ask?
8088774 it's just the fact that you stated you are more into drawing/animation than writing, so I thought maybe instead of writing this story out normally you could make it as a script for an animation, then after your done with that flesh it out as a story from there
Just a different way to look at things I suppose
8088776 Well, I once thought about maybe doing drawings to put into my fanfics to help tell the story, and give an idea of the sort of scenes I was trying to set in a chapter. Thing is, I actually tried that once, and the admins chewed my backside out for it. Yet several other people - whose stories I recall were FEATURED - had done it themselves.Granted they might have done it for one chapter in their stories, but I still feel there was a bit of discrimination going on at the time. XD
Though now that you brought it up, maybe it wouldn't hurt to try something like that again...hmm...you may be on to something there, good sir or madam.
8088781 it's good sir, I am B4ss of the name, and also a story I know that uses images has a title based off a saying from an excellent anime, and I am glad to help, I find giving an outsiders perspective on things can help others more if they are open to it
8088790 You've scored another Follower today - myself. I bow politely to you, and I hope I can prove myself worthy of your amusement on this site or on my YouTube channel.
8088793 don't worry about it, I'm just a reader, my main story never got past chapter 1 and it's because every time I try I end up "talking" in circles in my story
8088796 You're more than a reader today - you're a person who made me smile. Thank you.
8088813 no problem man, something I try to do for people on a regular basis, just try to pay it forward today okay?
What are you looking for in your next chapter??
8090827 Hmm...just how to introduce the six foals to Thorax, really.
You can have the foals introduce themselves and have them each give thorax a little bit about themselves
8137829 Maybe but is is the first one i saw where Thorax and foals are combined in a story.