The Abused Foal
Pinkie Pie was in Sugarcube Corner and looked at the calendar, she saw the date and realized what the date was, it has been exactly six years since she has met a colt named Star Pony, that was his name after Pinkie Pie's family changed it, his original name was Punching Bag. While Pinkie Pie had a lot of special friends, he was super special, not because he was her first special friend, but because of what he had to go through, and what transpired when Pinkie Pie encountered him, and it ended on a pretty bad note, Pinkie Pie begins to look back on the events with tears in her eyes.
Pinkie Pie was going to the store to get groceries for her parents, she always bought the groceries because Limestone Pie was too short tempered, Maud Pie bored the cashier into falling asleep, and Marble Pie was too shy to even leave the home. Pinkie Pie buys the groceries and was heading home, it was a foggy autumn evening, so leaves were everywhere. Pinkie Pie jumped and kicked the leaves around happily as she headed home, but her happiness gone away when she heard soft crying up ahead, it sounded like a foal. Pinkie Pie trotted forward and saw an earth pony colt walking to the right in the left side of her vision, he had a dark gray coat, a short dark purple mane and tail, and gray eyes, he did not have a cutie mark yet. Pinkie Pie was a bit sympathetic at seeing the foal, she trotted to in front of him, he did not notice because he was still looking downwards at the ground,
"Excuse me." Pinkie Pie said as she stood in front of him, but she soon gasped in shock at what she saw, his face was heavily scarred, swollen, and bruised, his legs were scarred with scrapes as well, the bottom of his hooves had blisters on them, swollen in a few parts, his back had scrapes and scabs all over it, and his flank had horizontal cuts on it. Pinkie Pie's mouth was wide open with horror at what she saw,
"Hey, can you hear me?" Pinkie Pie asked, the colt was startled and looked up, he saw Pinkie Pie,
"Are you okay?" Pinkie Pie asked worriedly, the colt shook his head slowly while scared with tears in his eyes,
"What is your name?" Pinkie Pie asked, the colt began to cry a bit,
"Oh, come on, how bad can it be?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Punching Bag." the colt replied tearfully, Pinkie Pie moved her head back, her eyes and mouth were wide open with shock, unable to believe somepony would name their foal such a thing,
"Where do you live?" Pinkie Pie asked, Punching Bag became scared,
"No! Please! Anywhere but there!" Punching Bag replied frantically and tearfully, much to Pinkie Pie's confusion,
"But your parents must be worried about you." Pinkie Pie said,
"They're the last ponies I want to see." Punching Bag replied,
"Come on now, bad ponies come out at night, it's best that you get home, I'll come check on you tomorrow." Pinkie Pie said, and she carried Punching Bag home while he cried. Pinkie Pie was able to find his home with her Pinkie Sense, and saw it was old and beat down, it was also isolated from the other places, there were no neighbors, and a black spear fence was around the house with a gate that was open,
"There, now go in there and go see mommy and daddy." Pinkie Pie said happily, Punching Bag was scared and quivering in fear, Pinkie Pie pushed him forward,
"There, there, don't worry, I'll be back to check on you tomorrow." Pinkie Pie said, and Punching Bag walked forward with a sad face and entered his home. Pinkie Pie turns around and begins to walk home, but stopped when she heard yelling,
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" a stallion voice yelled,
"I... I... I was busy getting groceries." Punching Bag replied in terror,
"GROCERIES?! WE TOLD YOU, DON'T GO ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE HOMELESS, NOPONY WANTS TO SEE AN UGLY PONY LIKE YOU IN THIS WORLD!!" a mare voice yelled, Pinkie Pie's attention was caught and she looked at the house,
"YOU KNOW THE RULES!! YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED IN HERE!! GET OUT!! YOU'RE SLEEPING OUTSIDE BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO UGLY AND STUPID TO BE LOVED!!" the stallion yelled, Punching Bag can be heard quivering in fear, Pinkie Pie was worried but she headed home, she decided that she will check on him after finishing her work on the farm.
Pinkie Pie finished her work on the farm early and quickly headed to Punching Bag's home, he was not there, but she saw a stallion and a mare, both were earth ponies. The stallion had a light orange coat, was bald, had a brown tail, a brown beard and moustache that were connected, his eyes were brown, and his cutie mark was a fist. The mare had a light gray coat, a long dark purple mane and tail, her eyes were red, and her cutie mark was a brown wooden paddle.
Pinkie Pie hops to them and they see her coming,
"Excuse me." Pinkie Pie said,
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" the stallion asked in an angry and unfriendly tone,
"Is Punching Bag here?" Pinkie Pie asked in a timid tone,
"You're not a friend of his, are you?" the mare asked in an unfriendly tone,
"Why you ask?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Punching Bag doesn't deserve any friends." the stallion replied, Pinkie Pie had a shocked face,
"Who are you two, anyway?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I am Mind Breaker, and this is my husband, Strong Muscle, we're Punching Bag's parents." the mare replied, Pinkie Pie was a bit shocked,
"Then how can you say he doesn't deserve friends?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Because he doesn't, his existence in this world has tainted the universe." Strong Muscle replied,
"Answer the question now, are you a friend of Punching Bag?" Mind Breaker asked,
"Actually, I'm friends with everypony." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Does it include Punching Bag?" Strong Muscle asked,
"Of course, it includes you two, too." Pinkie Pie replied, Punching Bag's parents were a bit surprised, but soon glare at her,
"Begone, anypony who is friends with our son is not welcome here." Strong Muscle said, Pinkie Pie chuckled nervously,
"Surely, you're joking, right?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Strong Muscle asked while glaring,
"Alright, I'm leaving." Pinkie Pie replied nervously, and she walked away while the two ponies watched her and glared at her.
Pinkie Pie walks home and did not see Punching Bag anywhere, she was sensing something was wrong, not with Punching Bag being gone, but that she did the wrong thing yesterday. Pinkie Pie hears soft crying and tries to look through the fog, she sees a black silhouette of a foal up ahead. The silhouette walks forward and Pinkie Pie sees it was Punching Bag, he was crying while he headed home, Pinkie Pie ran to him,
"There you are, I was worried about you." Pinkie Pie said,
"I got in trouble because of you." Punching Bag replied,
"What?" Pinkie Pie asked in confusion,
"Do you have any idea what my parents are like?" Punching Bag asked,
"They weren't friendly to me." Pinkie Pie replied,
"See? My parents are very mean, I stay out as long as I can so I don't have to see them." Punching Bag said with his tears in his eyes, Pinkie Pie was sympathetic,
"I hate to do this, but I have to send you back there again, I'm sorry." Pinkie Pie said, and she tried to carry him, but he fought back, Pinkie Pie stopped when she saw Punching Bag's body, he was anorexic, his ribs could be seen through his skin, and he had red rashes on the right side of his chest and abdomen. Pinkie Pie looked at him in shock at seeing his body, she looks and sees there were bruises on his abdomen as well. Pinkie Pie was shocked at seeing this, it also made her more reluctant to take him back to his parents,
"Tell you what, I'll be back here tomorrow, I'll bring you some food." Pinkie Pie said, Punching Bag cried a little,
"Thank you." Punching Bag said, and the two go back to his home. Punching Bag entered his house and Pinkie Pie watched, she can see Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker through a window on the right side of the house, near the top,
"EXPLAIN YOURSELF!!" Strong Muscle yelled angrily,
"What?" Punching Bag asked timidly,
"An ugly pink pony came here saying she was your friend, don't tell us you made a friend." Mind Breaker replied,
"I... I didn't." Punching Bag said,
"Really? Cause she said she's your friend!" Strong Muscle replied,
"She isn't!" Punching Bag said sternly, Strong Muscle stood on his hind legs and began punching Punching Bag in the face with his front hooves, Pinkie Pie gasped loudly in horror at what she was seeing, one punch with Strong Muscle's front right hoof put a blood splatter on the window, Punching Bag screamed in pain from the hits. Strong Muscle stops and Punching Bag was crying,
"YOU DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!!" Strong Muscle yelled with rage, Punching Bag was still crying from the pain,
"Look at what you got on the window, it's your fault that's there, clean it up, and do your outside chores after you're done, and stay away from that pink pony. You are stupid, and you are ugly, you don't deserve friends, ponies are going to hate you for the ugly pony you are. Now, clean this mess you caused, and get out there and work like the slave you are." Mind Breaker said, and the two walked away.
Punching Bag cleans the window and Pinkie Pie saw he was bleeding on his face, he walks out and does his chores, he had to move a heavy carriage filled with rocks and gardening supplies across the yard, he was struggling and had almost no energy, he finished and then walked to where he slept while in tears. Pinkie Pie watches him and sees he was eating trash and drinking dirty water, he was crying in the process. Pinkie Pie could not bear what she was seeing, so she ran to him,
"Hey." Pinkie Pie whispered, Punching Bag looked at her,
"When do your parents leave for work?" Pinkie Pie whispered,
"They don't have jobs, they're home all the time." Punching Bag whispered,
"Then how do they buy their stuff?" Pinkie Pie whispered,
"They have a lot of money, they're rich, and they didn't buy any of this." Punching Bag whispered,
"How did they get it?" Pinkie Pie whispered,
"They stole it from other ponies." Punching Bag whispered, Pinkie Pie was shocked again, she decided that the two were bad news,
"Hang on, I'll be back." Pinkie Pie whispered, and she left to watch Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker through the windows, the two fell asleep about an hour later and Pinkie Pie went back to Punching Bag, who was coughing,
"Hey, your parents are asleep now, let's get you out of here." Pinkie Pie whispered, Punching Bag was surprised,
"You will do that for me?" Punching Bag whispered, Pinkie Pie nodded while smiling, Punching Bag hugged her while crying quietly,
"Thank you, I thought help would never arrive." Punching Bag whispered, Pinkie Pie rubbed his mane with her front right hoof,
"Let's take you to my place, come with me." Pinkie Pie whispered, and the two sneak out.
Pinkie Pie arrives at her home with Punching Bag behind her, her family sees him and runs to him,
"Oh my, what hast happened to tis foal?" Cloudy Quartz asked,
"Ma, pa, please, I want him to stay with us." Pinkie Pie said,
"Wherest didst thou find him, Pinkamena Diane Pie?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"I saw him walking on the road, I took him home, I heard his parents yelling at him that he was ugly and stupid, and doesn't deserve to be loved. I met his parents earlier today, too, they were very mean. I took him home again today, and his parents beat him, he also has to do heavy labor outside and is not allowed in the house, his parents don't feed him, either, and he's forced to eat trash and drink dirty water in order to survive." Pinkie Pie explained, her family was in shock,
"What dost the rest of thou say?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie replied while nodding in agreement that Punching Bag should stay with them,
"I believe it would be best that we keep him as well, I can't bear to see him like this." Maud Pie said in her usual deadpan and stoic tone,
"Eh, I guess, as long as he doesn't give us trouble." Limestone Pie said,
"It is decided then, thou can stay here for the night." Cloudy Quartz said,
"Thank you." Punching Bag replied,
"Alright then, this way, Punching Bag." Pinkie Pie said, and he follows her into the house, he could not walk straight due to the blisters on his hooves, he almost fell over, but Marble Pie and Cloudy Quartz grabbed him and helped him into the house. Punching Bag entered and the family made a spot for him to sleep, he tried to sleep but could not, he saw the Pie sisters sleeping in the bed,
"Uh, excuse me." Punching Bag said, the four sisters open their eyes' since they did not fall asleep yet,
"Can I sleep with you four?" Punching Bag asked,
"What? Don't like your sleeping area?" Limestone Pie asked,
"No, last time I slept in a house, my parents woke me up by giving me a hoof beating, and they threw me out the window, into the cold. I feel vulnerable and unsafe sleeping on my own." Punching Bag replied, the sisters except for Maud Pie had shocked expressions,
"Of course, come on over." Pinkie Pie said,
"Really?" Punching Bag asked,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie replied while nodding smiling,
"Yes, don't worry, we won't hurt you." Maud Pie said, Punching Bag walked over while smiling,
"Over here, Punching Bag." Pinkie Pie said, and he came over, Maud Pie and Marble Pie helped him onto the bed and he laid between Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie, Pinkie Pie hugged him to make him feel safe and the five sleep.
It was late into the night and the family was awakened by Punching Bag, who was tossing, twitching, and turning, Limestone Pie growled for a few seconds but stopped when she realized Punching Bag was having a nightmare,
"No, no, no, no! Please! Don't hit me!" Punching Bag said in his sleep, the four sisters were a bit shocked and concerned, Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz were awakened as well, they were a bit concerned when they saw Punching Bag having the nightmare,
"No! Please! I didn't do it! Don't hit my hooves with the cane again!" Punching Bag said in his sleep, Pinkie Pie took note of this and was uncomfortable, Punching Bag began to cry,
"No! No! NO!! Please! Anything but that! I'm begging you! Don't hurt me with that! Anything but the knife!" Punching Bag said loudly with tears in his eyes, Pinkie Pie and Marble Pie look on with horror and the two shake him to wake him up,
"Please! I'm begging you! Stop hurting..." Punching Bag said and he woke up, he was hyperventilating when he opened his eyes, the six family members look at him with concern,
"It's okay, Punching Bag, it was just a bad dream." Pinkie Pie said, Punching Bag was still crying a bit, Pinkie Pie hugged him to comfort him,
"I believe we shalt keep him a bit longer, tis foal is having bad memories of his home." Cloudy Quartz said,
"Agreed, come here, young one, we shalt take a look at thine wounds." Igneous Rock Pie said, and Punching Bag walked to them, the Pie sisters lit candles so they can see.
Cloudy Quartz put her glasses on and looked at Punching Bag's wounds,
"Oh my, his hooves art covered in blisters from the caning he hast received." Cloudy Quartz said, she continued to examine him,
"His flank hast been hit by a wooden paddle, like those found in schools." Cloudy Quartz said, she checks Punching Bag's back next,
"The scars on his back art from whipping, most likely from a belt." Cloudy Quartz said, Pinkie Pie was very uncomfortable and shocked, and Cloudy Quartz then checked the cuts on his hooves, and a deep wound that was a scab on the right side of his abdomen,
"Oh my, tis art knife wounds." Cloudy Quartz said, shocking Pinkie Pie and Marble Pie,
"I thought the wounds on his hooves were cuts from thorns." Pinkie Pie said,
"No, Pinkamena Diane Pie, tis art too deep to be thorn cuts." Cloudy Quartz replied,
"We can't leave him like this." Pinkie Pie said with tears,
"I agree with Pinkie, we should treat him." Limestone Pie replied, surprising the others, but the others agree,
"Tis way." Cloudy Quartz said, and she walks to the kitchen while Punching Bag limped, Igneous Rock Pie helped him walk.
The family arrives into the kitchen and Cloudy Quartz gets a napkin and soaks it in water from the sink, she rubs it on Punching Bag's wounds to make them less painful and to reduce the swelling,
"Hold still, young one, thou need to rest." Cloudy Quartz said,
"Punching Bag, can I ask you something?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Go on." Punching Bag replied,
"What were your parents like before now?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"The same as now." Punching Bag replied tearfully,
"Do you have any siblings?" Pinkie Pie asked, Punching Bag was almost crying,
"M... m... my little brother." Punching Bag replied tearfully, the Pie family becomes shocked,
"Where is he?" Pinkie Pie asked with great concern, Punching Bag began to cry, the Pie family was able to figure out what happened and had horrified faces, while Maud Pie only widened her eyes,
"Oh my, tis bad, we shalt keep him here." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Aye, any foal dost not deserve such a home." Cloudy Quartz replied, Marble Pie went over to Punching Bag and comforted him, his crying softened, Cloudy Quartz finished rubbing the cold paper towel on him and then went on to put bandages on his newer wounds, Pinkie Pie yawned,
"It's still late at night, Punching Bag, we have to sleep." Pinkie Pie said tiredly, the others agreed and they went back to bed with Pinkie Pie hugging Punching Bag as they slept to make him feel safe.
Morning comes and Punching Bag had to leave early so his parents do not find out he has gone out at night, Pinkie Pie was going to go with him just in case they run into danger,
"Remember, thou art always welcome here." Cloudy Quartz said, Punching Bag nodded, tearing up because he had to go back to his mean parents,
"Thank you." Punching Bag replied, and he and Pinkie Pie headed back to his home.
Pinkie Pie and Punching Bag arrived at Punching Bag's home,
"Remember, sanctuary is at my home." Pinkie Pie said,
"I'll keep it in mind." Punching Bag replied, and he walked into the yard while Pinkie Pie stayed behind so Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker do not see her, Punching Bag walked in and began carrying the heavy carriage across the yard,
"WHAT THE?! WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY OUR BILLS!!" Strong Muscle yelled angrily,
"WHERE IS THAT BRAT?!" Mind Breaker asked angrily, they look outside and see him working, they run out and Mind Breaker takes him off of the carriage and holds him down, Strong Muscle began whipping Punching Bag's back with a belt, he screamed in pain,
"STOP IT!!" Pinkie Pie yelled angrily as she ran to them, she struggled with Mind Breaker but managed to get Punching Bag and moved him to behind her,
"HOW COULD YOU?!" Pinkie Pie yelled angrily,
"This abomination has cursed us, his presence has made our house bills too high, and we cannot pay them, he deserves to be punished." Mind Breaker said,
"No, he didn't, you brought it onto yourselves!" Pinkie Pie replied angrily,
"Are you questioning our genius level intelligence?!" Strong Muscle asked angrily,
"I'm questioning your morals!" Pinkie Pie replied angrily, the two parents get angry at her,
"Please, don't hurt her, she's not a friend." Punching Bag said, Pinkie Pie gasped at what he said,
"Then why is she here?" Mind Breaker asked,
"She's... teaching me how to be homeless." Punching Bag replied nervously, Mind Breaker was skeptical and looked at Punching Bag's wounds, she sees they were treated,
"LIES!! She is helping you, this ugly and hideous pink pony has been giving you love, which you don't deserve!" Mind Breaker said angrily, Pinkie Pie was very shocked at what she said, Strong Muscle went behind Pinkie Pie and pushed her down, she screamed as she fell, Mind Breaker held her down while Strong Muscle got his belt,
"Those who befriend our son shall share his fate." Strong Muscle said, and he whipped Pinkie Pie's back with the belt, she screamed in the process, each hit cut her back,
"Wait, please, stop." Punching Bag said, Mind Breaker kicked him in the face with her hind left leg, which made him fall over,
"Be silent, brat." Mind Breaker said, Strong Muscle continued whipping Pinkie Pie's back with the belt and she screamed and soon cried from the pain, she looked at Strong Muscle and saw he had a smile on his face, Pinkie Pie saw he was enjoying it, much to her disgust, he finished shortly afterwards, Pinkie Pie was crying in pain,
"Get out of here, you blowhard, and don't come back." Strong Muscle said, Pinkie Pie stood up slowly and was in pain, she turns around and looks at Punching Bag with tears in her eyes, she then walked out of the yard, the two parents then proceeded to continue whipping Punching Bag with the belt, he screamed in pain, Pinkie Pie could not bear to listen, so she quickly headed home.
Pinkie Pie arrived home and her three sisters ran to her when they saw she was injured,
"Quick, Marble, get ma and pa." Limestone Pie said, Marble Pie just nodded and she ran into the house while Limestone Pie and Maud Pie examined Pinkie Pie's back.
Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz ran out of the house with Marble Pie and saw Pinkie Pie's back, she had cuts all over her back and was bleeding,
"What hast happened, Pinkamena Diane Pie?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"It's Punching Bag's parents, they whipped me with a belt, they also said that anypony who befriends Punching Bag will get the same beatings as him." Pinkie Pie replied, the Pie sisters were shocked,
"I know ma and pa were strict, but they never laid a hoof on us." Maud Pie said,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding,
"No kidding, ma and pa never hit us, even when we misbehaved." Limestone Pie said, Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz looked at one another and noticed they have not, but they were happy with who their daughters have grown up into becoming.
Cloudy Quartz takes Pinkie Pie in and treats her wounds, she did not have to work due to her injuries, but she felt bad that her sisters had to do her work for her, Igneous Rock Pie walked to her,
"Pinkamena Diane Pie, hast Punching Bag been alright?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"I'm not sure." Pinkie Pie replied, and the two sat while Igneous Rock Pie comforted her with his front left hoof on her right shoulder.
Night time comes and the family has rock soup, they hear groaning outside and realize it was Punching Bag, they run out and saw him, Pinkie Pie gasped when she saw deep cuts on his face, she was able to tell they were knife wounds, he also had more cuts on his flank, it was the same as the wooden paddle wounds.
Cloudy Quartz takes him in and treats his wounds, Limestone Pie walked over to him,
"Hey, Punching Bag." Limestone Pie said,
"Yes?" Punching Bag asked,
"Keep in mind that we can't do this every day, our supplies are limited." Limestone Pie replied, Punching Bag nodded, he then sneezed and coughed, he vomited bile afterwards, the family gets worried, Cloudy Quartz checked him,
"Oh my, he is sick, he is underweight and unhealthy." Cloudy Quartz said, they see the red rashes on his body as well,
"Go get a soup, Pinkamena Diane Pie, he must eat." Igneous Rock Pie said, and Pinkie Pie came over to offer her rock soup. Punching Bag drank the soup and tried to eat the rock, but his teeth were not strong enough, so Pinkie Pie punched the rock into pieces to mash it. Punching Bag ate it and had a hard time swallowing,
"I'm sorry, Punching Bag, but this is the best we have." Pinkie Pie said, Punching Bag was still sad, but he ate, it tasted terrible, but he knew he could not be picky, he coughed and had a runny nose, he sneezed a bit as well, which greatly hurt his lungs. Cloudy Quartz went on to create her home remedies with Marble Pie helping her, Pinkie Pie and Igneous Rock Pie fed him together, while Maud Pie and Limestone Pie got their rock soups in case he was still hungry. Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie come back with a drink, it was a mixture of garlic, ginger, cinnamon, honey, mashed tomatoes, and warm water. Punching Bag drinks it and gagged because it tasted terrible, the garlic made him cough since it was so spicy,
"Do not fight it, thou must swallow, or thou shalt not get better." Cloudy Quartz said, Punching Bag gagged and coughed from the spice, Pinkie Pie patted his back to help him, he swallowed the home remedy after a while and ate the soup. Punching Bag finished and the Pie family remade their dinner and had it, they let Punching Bag sit with them since they considered him a part of their family,
"I never did get your guys' names." Punching Bag said,
"Thy name is Igneous Rock Pie, son of Feldspar Granite Pie." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"Thy name is Cloudy Quartz." Cloudy Quartz said,
"You can just call me Pinkie Pie, or Pinkie for short." Pinkie Pie said,
"I'm Maud." Maud Pie said,
"My name is Limestone Pie, I run the farm when ma and pa don't." Limestone Pie said,
"And that's Marble, she doesn't talk much." Pinkie Pie said,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding,
"I see, Igneous Rock, Cloudy, Limestone, Maud, Pinkie, Marble, got it." Punching Bag said, Pinkie Pie, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie nodded while smiling, Cloudy Quartz just smiled, and Maud Pie and Igneous Rock Pie had the same expressions as before, the family had dinner and they were ready to go to sleep, Pinkie Pie hugged Punching Bag to make him feel safe,
"Punching Bag, did your parents ever hug you or kiss you on the forehead?" Maud Pie asked,
"Never, whenever they touch me, it is to hit me." Punching Bag replied, Pinkie Pie and Marble Pie had subdued but shocked expressions,
"Do you two need an extra pillow for your backs?" Limestone Pie asked,
"No, I'm fine." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I'm fine, too." Punching Bag said,
"Alright, see you two in the morning." Limestone Pie replied, and the five sleep, Punching Bag tossed and twitched while having nightmares of his experiences with his parents, he woke up the family again, but they were not mad because they knew exactly what was going on, Pinkie Pie woke him up and he panted and sweated, Pinkie Pie hugged him and the family fell back asleep while Punching Bag looked down in sadness.
Morning comes and the family had breakfast, it was rock soup again, each member gave Punching Bag one quarter of their rock and soup so he can eat and gain weight so he can be healthy, he ate it since he had no choice, the family members mashed the rock piece they gave him so he can swallow it, he had the same drink Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie made for him last night, he still coughed from the spice of the garlic,
"Thanks for the meal, but I have to go back to my parents' place." Punching Bag said,
"Understood, Pinkamena Diane Pie, accompany him." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Yes, pa." Pinkie Pie replied, she then says "Let's go, Punching Bag." and the two leave together.
Pinkie Pie and Punching Bag walk together, fallen leaves were everywhere, and the white fog was thick. Pinkie Pie was ready to defend Punching Bag with her life if anyone or anything tried to attack him, they arrive at his home and saw his parents were still asleep. Punching Bag went on to work outside, Pinkie Pie was worried as she watched him, but she left since she still had to recover on her own.
Pinkie Pie arrived home and rested, she did a little work and was taking it easy, she finished early and Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz read a book to her that she liked as a filly. The sun sets and Punching Bag came again, he had wooden paddle wounds on his flank, Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie treated it, he then went over to Pinkie Pie and Igneous Rock Pie, the two smiled as he came over,
"Punching Bag, this is a book I liked as a filly." Pinkie Pie said,
"I can't read." Punching Bag replied, this shocked the family,
"Wait, you can't read?" Limestone Pie asked,
"Mom and dad refused to send me to school or educate me, they said since I'm ugly and will be hated, I don't deserve an education, and they even refused to homeschool me." Punching Bag replied, the family was shocked and disgusted,
"I'll teach him." Maud Pie said,
"Okay, I'll teach him basic math." Limestone Pie replied,
"And I can teach him history!" Pinkie Pie said loudly and excitedly, they family all smiled at one another,
"Let's get started, then, starting tomorrow." Igneous Rock Pie said, Marble Pie came over with a paper and pencil, she laid them down in front of him,
"Uh?" Punching Bag asked,
"She wants you to write and spell the words." Maud Pie said,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding, and he wrote with his mouth, he had a little trouble, the Pie family laughs while Maud Pie just smiled, and they slept together.
Pinkie Pie started on the first day and taught him history by talking about it while Igneous Rock Pie nursed him,
"Okay, Punching Bag, who is the princess of Equestria?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Uh, Prince... Jesus?" Punching Bag asked, the family could not help but laugh a bit,
"No, Punching Bag, I said princess, not prince, it's a girl." Pinkie Pie said,
"Uh, well... Princess... Celestial?" Punching Bag asked,
"Close, it's Princess Celestia." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Oh, okay." Punching Bag said, Pinkie Pie smiled, and Marble Pie showed him how to write the name on the paper, Punching Bag copied her but had trouble, but he managed to write the name down right,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding, Punching Bag smiled. The family finishes for the day and they share their dinner with him, Punching Bag left so his parents do not get suspicious.
Maud Pie taught him on the second day while Cloudy Quartz treated his wounds, he had blisters and cuts on his hooves from getting hit by a cane. Maud Pie was holding a book and read it to Punching Bag while he looked,
"As... Phoenix... defended... Maya... in... court... the... prosecutor... kept... throwing... saves... so... Mister... White... would... not... be... found... guilty." Maud Pie read slowly, Punching Bag tried to memorize the words, he was having trouble, Marble Pie wrote it on the paper with the pencil in her mouth, Punching Bag copied it, but had a hard time, he got it down after a long time, the three smiled at him, they have dinner and Punching Bag goes back home.
Limestone Pie taught Punching Bag the third day while Igneous Rock Pie treated his wounds, he had cuts on his back from a belt,
"Alright, Punching Bag, there are four basic functions, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, we'll go over adding and subtracting first, because multiplying and dividing is basically the same thing, but faster." Limestone Pie said, Punching Bag nodded,
"Before that, we'll go over the ten basic numbers, zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine, you'll be using those numbers every time you write numbers." Limestone Pie said, Marble Pie wrote the numbers down for Punching Bag to see, she also labeled them, Punching Bag kept looking at them, Limestone Pie was calm and smiled because she knew that Punching Bag will have to take his time to learn, they have dinner while Punching Bag memorized the numbers and what they were called, Limestone Pie called them out by name since he still could not read at all, they have dinner and Punching Bag went home for the day.
Pinkie Pie taught again on the fourth day while Cloudy Quartz treated his wounds, he had hoof beatings on his face,
"Alright then, Punching Bag, who was the sister of Princess Celestia?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Uh... Princess Daisy?" Punching Bag asked, Pinkie Pie laughed while Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie chuckled,
"No, silly, that's not even close." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Uh... mmm... I give up." Punching Bag said,
"Princess Luna." Cloudy Quartz replied,
"Oh, okay, I'll have to rehear that part again." Punching Bag said, Marble Pie wrote it down for him, spelling the princess part was a bit easier for him, but he had trouble writing the Luna part, Cloudy Quartz taught him the alphabet in the process, the family shares their dinner with him and he went home for the day.
Maud Pie taught on the fifth day and was reading the same book while Igneous Rock Pie treated his wounds, he had deep knife wounds on his back and abdomen,
"When... Phoenix... was... about... to... lose,... the... spirit... of... his... deceased... mentor... came,... and... gave... him... the... final... piece... of... evidence... that... Phoenix... needed... to... prove... Redd's... guilt,... and... thus,... avenging... her... death." Maud Pie said, Punching Bag had trouble keeping up, Marble Pie wrote it down and showed it to him so he could read it, Maud Pie and Igneous Rock Pie read it to him together, he copied what they said, they share dinner again and Punching Bag headed home.
Limestone Pie taught on the sixth day while Cloudy Quartz treated his wounds, he had cuts on his flank from a wooden paddle,
"Alright, Punching Bag, we're going to be using these four rocks for math, what does one plus one equal?" Limestone Pie asked, Punching Bag saw two rocks on the floor, he puts one rock at the end,
"Nope." Limestone Pie said, Punching Bag put a second rock,
"Correct, now show me one minus one." Limestone Pie said, and Punching Bag tried taking away one rock,
"Close." Limestone Pie said, and Punching Bag took away the other rock at the end,
"Very good, now do one times one." Limestone Pie said, and Punching Bag put two rocks at the end,
"Wrong." Limestone Pie said, Punching Bag tried taking them both away,
"Still wrong." Limestone Pie said, and Punching Bag put one rock back,
"Okay, now do one divided by one." Limestone Pie said, and Punching Bag took the rock away,
"Nope." Limestone Pie said, he put both rocks there,
"Wrong." Limestone Pie said, and he then took one rock,
"Correct." Limestone Pie said, Marble Pie showed Punching Bag the math symbols on the paper, and they were labeled, Cloudy Quartz told him what the symbols meant, they have dinner and Punching Bag headed home.
Pinkie Pie taught him on the seventh day while Igneous Rock Pie treated his wounds, he had hoof beatings on his chest,
"Okay then, Punching Bag, who was Princess Celestia's mentor?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Uh, her parents?" Punching Bag asked,
"Nope, I said mentor, not mentors." Pinkie Pie replied, Punching Bag thought about it,
"Star Swirl the Bearded." Punching Bag said,
"Correct!" Pinkie Pie replied while clapping her front hooves, Marble Pie wrote down his name and he wrote it down as well, they share dinner again and he headed home.
Maud Pie was teaching him on the eighth day while Cloudy Quartz treated his wounds, he had knife wounds on his legs,
"Shortly... after... Phoenix... won... the... case,... Maya... became... his... new... assistant." Maud Pie said, Marble Pie wrote it down, they finish and had dinner, Punching Bag left to head home but stopped in fear when he saw his parents were waiting for him,
"So this is where you've been going." Strong Muscle said,
"Wait, please, I can explain." Punching Bag said in fear, Strong Muscle grabs him and holds him down, he began punching Punching Bag's head with his front right hoof, he screamed as each hit made him bleed, the Pie family runs out and wrestles him away, Punching Bag cried as Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie checked his wounds, Limestone Pie stood in front of them to defend them,
"What art thou doing?!" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"That boy is a brat, he has brought us bad luck." Mind Breaker replied,
"You brought it onto yourselves!" Pinkie Pie said angrily, the two look at her,
"Wait, you're that pink blowhard from before." Strong Muscle said, this angered her family,
"So you're the one who hurt our sister!" Limestone Pie said angrily,
"We have our reasons, that foal is ugly and deserves to be hated as he grows up, any friend of his shall grow up to be hated as well, so she will be hated too, her ugly appearance and annoying personality shall cast her into the ring of hate she deserves for the rest of her life." Mind Breaker said, her words were enraging Limestone Pie, she tried to lunge forward to attack the two, Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie held her back,
"Limestone, no." Pinkie Pie said,
"Dost thy ears deceive me? Never have I heard such wicked words." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Complain all you want, you know that deep down, we are right." Strong Muscle replied,
"That boy is a curse, he brings bad luck to anyone he encounters." Mind Breaker said,
"Begone! Thou art not welcome here, thou hast hurt our daughter." Cloudy Quartz said,
"Fine, come here, Punching Bag." Strong Muscle said,
"No!" Punching Bag replied,
"You dare talk back to me?!" Strong Muscle asked, he took a knife out and ran towards Punching Bag, Pinkie Pie screamed in fear while Maud Pie held him back, Marble Pie put Punching Bag behind her and was ready to defend him, Maud Pie pushes Strong Muscle back,
"Fine, keep him, but may his presence curse you." Strong Muscle said, and he and Mind Breaker left.
Punching Bag breathed loudly and the family saw he was bleeding heavily,
"We can't leave this as it is, we have to do something." Pinkie Pie said,
"Agreed, tis only one thing to do: we hast to take tis to court." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"You mean a custody battle, pa?" Limestone Pie asked,
"Aye, tis the only thing we can do, we must win, as there art no orphanages or law enforcement around here, either." Igneous Rock Pie replied, the others look at him in agreement,
"How are we going to win? We don't have proof." Pinkie Pie said,
"That is wherest thou come in, Pinkamena Diane Pie, I shalt try to get you a search warrant, come with me, Punching Bag." Igneous Rock Pie said, and the two go together. An hour passes and the two came back with a search warrant,
"That was easy, your father just said my parents were hurting me and showed them my wounds, luckily, your father didn't have any blood on him, and the hoofmarks on me didn't match his, so they were convinced and gave us the warrant." Punching Bag said, much to the family's surprise, they were not expecting for it to succeed. Igneous Rock Pie gave the warrant to Pinkie Pie,
"Remember, Pinkamena Diane Pie, hold onto it, we shalt need it in court." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"When dost thou file for the battle?" Cloudy Quartz asked, Igneous Rock Pie thought about it,
"Let's try tomorrow." Igneous Rock Pie said, and the six look at Punching Bag to examine his wounds, Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie took him in the house to treat it, they went to sleep early and Punching Bag was still having nightmares, Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie comforted him to calm him down.
The next day comes and Pinkie Pie went with Igneous Rock Pie to give the address of Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker, they then head over to their house and knock on the door, Igneous Rock Pie showed them the paper,
"What is the meaning of this?!" Strong Muscle asked,
"Punching Bag is going to live with us!" Pinkie Pie replied angrily,
"Over our dead bodies, he's our ragdoll!" Mind Breaker said, Igneous Rock Pie pressed his front right hoof on Strong Muscle's chest,
"See thou in court." Igneous Rock Pie said, and he and Pinkie Pie left.
The two arrive back and were ready to go to court, Maud Pie gave Pinkie Pie a modern camera,
"We're counting on you, Pinkie, find proof and take pictures of their guilt, pa is going to stall for time for as long as he can, hope you can make it on time." Maud Pie said,
"Leave it to me." Pinkie Pie replied, the two hear a grunt outside and realize it was Punching Bag, they run out and see he was gone, this made the family uncomfortable,
"What? No! He's gone!" Limestone Pie said,
"Tis too late to look for him, court is going to start in an hour, we hast just enough time to walk there to get there on time, good luck, Pinkamena Diane Pie." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Why can't another one of you guys come with me?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Because pa needs all the support he can get." Limestone Pie replied,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding,
"Okay." Pinkie Pie said sadly,
"Good luck, Pinkamena Diane Pie, and may Celestia be with thou." Cloudy Quartz said, and they head to court while Pinkie Pie went to Punching Bag's home.
The family arrives into court and Igneous Rock Pie stood at the right bench while Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, Maud Pie, and Marble Pie sat together behind him in the gallery, and Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker stood at the bench across from Igneous Rock Pie, there were many ponies in the gallery to the sides, and in the back of the room,
"Ready to lose, old timer?" Mind Breaker asked, Igneous Rock Pie did not respond, a male earth pony walks to the judge's bench,
"Court is now in session, art thou two ready?" the judge asked,
"Aye, thou honor." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"Just get on with it already." Strong Muscle said, the judge looked at him with disapproval,
"Let's see here, tis a custody battle between Punching Bag, one side being Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz, and the other side being Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker, I shalt hear both sides of the story before deciding thy verdict, starting with the biological parents." the judge said,
"Well, we'll have you know that we love and care about him very deeply, we also call him affectionate names and help him with his homework, we always respect him and support him, that is why we should keep our child." Mind Breaker said, Limestone Pie was getting angry already, knowing it was not true,
"Very well, I shalt now hear what Igneous Rock Pie hast say." the judge said,
"Very well, Punching Bag shalt come with thy family because thy daughter, who is not here for the moment, hast found Punching Bag a week before, already covered in cuts and bruises, thy daughter brought him home so he could be treated a few days later. I believe Punching Bag should come with me, and live in a family that loves him, treats him kindly, treats his wounds, and educates him." Igneous Rock Pie replied, the judge nodded,
"Indeed, the school is far from thou house, homeschooling is really the only option." the judge said,
"That is why we should take him, we can send him to a school that is high in education, and have him learn to become what he wants to when he grows up." Strong Muscle replied, the gallery murmured to one another, the judge slammed the gavel,
"Peace, court is still in session." the judge said, and they continue.
Pinkie Pie runs to Punching Bag's home and examines it, nopony was around, there were no pets either,
"Punching Bag, where are you?" Pinkie Pie asked loudly, muffled speech was heard from what sounded like behind the house, Pinkie Pie ran to the door and tried to open it, it was locked, so Pinkie Pie turned around and bucked it with her hind legs, it broke, but did not move much. Pinkie Pie looks and sees the door was barricaded from the inside with wooden boards, Pinkie Pie took pictures of it. Pinkie Pie charged through them and broke them. Pinkie Pie turns around and saw nails in the wall, they looked new, so Pinkie Pie took pictures of them as evidence, she was nervous but continued to walk forward in order to save Punching Bag.
Igneous Rock Pie stood ready and watched the court,
"Care to explain those wounds, Igneous?" Strong Muscle asked,
"Dost thou not know how Punching Bag got them?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Oh no, he was already like that when he came home one day, he never wanted to talk about it, just brining it up triggers the painful memories on how got those wounds. We tried to take him to a therapist, but alas, not even he was able to help him get over his fear." Mind Breaker replied,
"Dost thou have a receipt." Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Sorry, but we left in such a hurry, we forgot to bring it." Strong Muscle replied, Igneous Rock Pie, Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie glared at them,
"What about the school he attends, dost thou have document on that?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"We forgot that, too." Mind Breaker replied,
"Thou cannot say Punching Bag attends school or seen therapist without documents, we need the evidence, or thou assumptions will be disbelieved." the judge said,
"About that, we had to leave behind everything, the call to court was so sudden." Mind Breaker replied,
"Then thou testimonies cannot be proven true." the judge said,
"Thou honor, can I ask them a question?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Go on." the judge replied,
"Dost thou two have another child?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"No, we do not." Strong Muscle replied,
"Really? Punching Bag said he had a younger brother." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Oh, that Punching Bag, it's just his imaginary friend, he always comes to visit him whenever he's alone." Mind Breaker replied, Igneous Rock Pie glared, because he highly doubted that was true,
"Wherest wast tis Punching Bag when thou first met, Igneous Rock Pie?" the judge asked,
"Thy daughter, Pinkamena Diane Pie, was coming home after buying groceries from the store, she came across Punching Bag on her way home, he was already injured when she first saw him." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"He got injured on his way home." Strong Muscle said, Igneous Rock Pie looks and sees a little bit of dried blood on Strong Muscle's front hooves,
"Strong Muscle, is that dried blood on thee hooves?" Igneous Rock Pie asked, Strong Muscle's attention was caught and he looked, he did have dried blood,
"This is from a long time ago, I cut myself while working with a saw outside when I was building a new door for the house." Strong Muscle replied,
"Can we have a closer look for confirmation?" the judge asked,
"Of course, your honor." Strong Muscle replied, and he held his front hooves up, the Pie family can clearly tell they were not as old as Strong Muscle said,
"When did thou get thee scabs?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Uh...? Um...? I don't remember." Strong Muscle replied, the gallery murmured while the Pie family knew he was lying, the judge hits the gavel,
"Peace, court is in session." the judge said, Igneous Rock Pie tries to look and see Mind Breaker had a hoofmark on her right chest, he can clearly tell it was recent,
"Care to explain hoofmark on thee chest, Mind Breaker?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Oh, that's from Punching Bag, he's a hassle to wake up in the morning, I was waking him up for school, and he hit me in his sleep." Mind Breaker replied while smiling,
"Thou art lying." the judge said, surprising Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker,
"I can tell from here, hoofmark on thee chest is too light to be that old, thou hast lied to the court." the judge said, Mind Breaker was caught off-guard and shocked that one of her lies was exposed, Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie smiled,
"Tell us the truth, how dost thou obtain thee mark?" the judge asked,
"Well, Punching Bag didn't want to go to court, since it's boring to him, so I tried to bring him along, so he fought back and hit me, so we had no choice but to leave him behind." Mind Breaker replied,
"When was it?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"A little over an hour ago." Mind Breaker replied,
"Hmm, this dost seem to make sense, it dost also add up with the time, judging from the mark's color, let's continue." the judge said, and court continues.
Pinkie Pie searches the house and looks for Punching Bag, along with evidence of Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's guilt, she looks around and does not find anything yet. Pinkie Pie walks straight into the next room and saw pictures of many fillies and colts on the wall, Pinkie Pie looks at them and saw they were crying while either Strong Muscle or Mind Breaker was smiling or laughing in the picture, they were foals as well, Pinkie Pie can clearly tell that the two were bullies as foals, she took the pictures and put them in her saddlebag. Pinkie Pie comes to the end of the room and saw there were two ways to go, the left was to the bathroom, and the right was to the kitchen, she decided to check the bathroom first. Pinkie Pie examines the bathroom and saw it was very clean, she opened the medicine cabinet and only found toothpaste, two toothbrushes, two shaving razors, a bottle of shaving cream, and cotton swabs. Pinkie Pie opened the toothpaste tube and saw there was nothing hiding inside it, she also opened the shaving cream bottle, there was nothing inside it, either, Pinkie Pie then closed the medicine cabinet since there was nothing hiding in there.
Pinkie Pie opens the cabinet under the sink and saw it only had spare toilet paper in there, she took them out and saw there was nothing hiding behind the toilet paper rolls, she also checked the tubes to see if they had anything in them, there was nothing, so she put them back. Pinkie Pie checked the bathtub and found nothing, but she opened the shampoo, mane conditioner, and lotion bottles, there was nothing hiding in them, she closed them and exited the bathroom.
Pinkie Pie went into the kitchen next and checked the cabinets under the counter, there was nothing but cookware in it, she took them all out and saw there was nothing inside them, or under them, so she put them back and closed the cabinet. Pinkie Pie opened the cabinets above the counter and only found bowels and plates, she took them out and saw there was nothing in them, either, so she put them back. Pinkie Pie opened the refrigerator and the freezer next, there was only hay and vegetables, she went through the food and saw there was nothing hidden in them, so she put them back and closed the refrigerator and freezer. Pinkie Pie opened the oven and saw it was empty, but it did make her a bit uncomfortable looking inside since it was rusty, she closed it and left the kitchen.
Pinkie Pie walks down the hallway more and saw it was empty, but she can tell that things used to be hung on the walls in that area, since there were hooks and hangers on the walls, she walks forward and sees there was an attic, but it was closed, Pinkie Pie decided to ignore it for now and went up the stairs in front of her.
Igneous Rock Pie stood his ground while he watched Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker carefully, Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie watched nervously, while Maud Pie was also nervous, she did not show it,
"Is it okay if I ask Igneous Rock something?" Mind Breaker asked,
"Aye." the judge replied,
"Where is your daughter now?" Mind Breaker asked,
"What dost thou mean?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Well, I can see your wife there, and the two gray daughters, and the one with the frock, where is your pink daughter at?" Mind Breaker asked,
"Pinkamena Diane Pie said she had something to do, she shalt arrive late if the court goes on for that long." Igneous Rock Pie replied, Mind Breaker and Strong Muscle murmur something to one another, the Pie family overheard them talking about trying to end court as quickly as possible,
"Wait, one thing, what exactly is your daughter doing?" Strong Muscle asked,
"She went to go check on Punching Bag, since she is a friend, Pinkamena Diane Pie was very concerned, and wanted him to be alright." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"Well, that is very sweet of her, tell her she has my appreciation." Strong Muscle said, the Pie family was able to hear his sarcasm clearly, which angered them,
"Tis very sweet of her, maybe both families shalt have custody." the judge said while smiling, this made the Pie family nervous, even though Igneous Rock Pie and Maud Pie did not show it,
"What about income, dost both families hast reliable source?" the judge asked,
"Certainly, we live in a small mansion, surrounded by a fence in order to protect our child from anything that tries to get in, he is safe and comfortable in our home." Strong Muscle said,
"What is thou job?" the judge asked,
"I'm a retired gardener." Strong Muscle replied,
"What about thou, Mind Breaker?" the judge asked,
"I'm a retired journalist." Mind Breaker replied,
"How long hast thou two been retired?" the judge asked,
"Six years." Strong Muscle replied,
"Four years." Mind Breaker replied,
"I see, we all know about the rock farm, dost thou hast enough money for fifth child?" the judge asked,
"Aye, while it hast been hard, we art still managing, Punching Bag hast stayed at our home for a week and enjoyed it, he is a pleasure to have around, and as rock farmers, thy family is very strong physically, and we can defend him from danger easily because of our strength, I believe Punching Bag should live with thy family cause he likes it there." Igneous Rock Pie said, the judge nodded,
"Both bring up good points, however, the final decision is Punching Bag's, since he is not here, I shalt not pass a verdict." the judge said, this made the Pie family nervous while Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker smiled.
Pinkie Pie arrives into a bedroom and saw it was a double bed, she looked at it and saw there was a brown diary on a desk across from it, Pinkie Pie picks it up and saw it was locked, even though it was very thin. Pinkie Pie looks for the key and does not find it, Pinkie Pie exhales and takes her saddlebag off. Pinkie Pie leaves the room and looks at the attic above her, she appears on the ceiling with suction cups on her hooves, she grabs the string with her mouth and pulls it down, she appeared in front of the stairs and goes up. Pinkie Pie arrives into the attic and sees it was empty. Pinkie Pie examines it and sees two keys up there, she takes them both and closes it. Pinkie Pie goes back to the bedroom and tries the first key on the diary, it opened. Pinkie Pie reads what was in it and sees it was Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's reason for marrying and having children, Pinkie Pie was horrified at what it said, she closed it and put it in her saddlebag,
"Okay, now what is this key for?" Pinkie Pie asked, and she left the bedroom.
Igneous Rock Pie stood and watched Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker as they smiled smugly,
"I would like to know why Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's address was not known until now." the judge said,
"We live off-the-grid, and isolated from people." Mind Breaker said,
"So dost we, yet we art known to the others." Igneous Rock Pie replied, the gallery murmured in agreement, the judge hit the gavel again,
"Peace, I shalt have order." the judge said, he then says "Indeed, thee Pie clan is known to all around Western Equestria, yet they live off-the-grid."
"Are they famous for anything?" Mind Breaker asked,
"We run a rock farm, ponies come to the farm looking for a job to do." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"See, there you go, we're just regular ponies, we're not famous, never were." Strong Muscle said, the court was silent,
"Moving on, why hast Pinkie Pie and Punching Bag not arrived yet?" the judge asked,
"Oh, that Punching Bag, he didn't want to come when I tried to make him come earlier, maybe he still doesn't want to." Mind Breaker replied,
"Pinkamena Diane Pie gets lost sometimes, perhaps she got lost in the woods again." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"Perhaps, Pinkie Pie hast been known to be adventurous and travel, perhaps she got lost yet again." the judge replied,
"Dost Punching Bag travel the woods as well?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Of course, we encourage him to, go out there, find new things, and learn, he won't learn anything if he just stays at the home." Strong Muscle replied, Igneous Rock Pie knew he was lying, he pretends to have an epiphany,
"Yes, Igneous Rock Pie, what is it?" the judge asked,
"I apologize for not bringing it up sooner, but we shalt have our hoofmarks recorded for thee record." Igneous Rock Pie said, the judge nodded,
"Agreed, sheet of paper from anypony, please." the judge said, and a female earth pony offers one, ink was also offered by the judge, Igneous Rock Pie, Strong Muscle, and Mind Breaker put their front right hooves on the paper, they signed their hoofmarks with a pencil in their mouths, they went on to continue court.
Igneous Rock Pie thinks of something else to stall for time while he waited for Pinkie Pie to come with the evidence,
"I must ask, why is Punching Bag's back all stiff and hard?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Oh, I'm glad you noticed, we're having Punching Bag move a heavy carriage across our yard so he can build physical strength, and be strong when he gets older." Mind Breaker replied,
"But it shalt do more harm than good if he is not given proper nutrition." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"No worries, we're feeding him the highest quality food we can offer." Strong Muscle replied,
"What about drinks?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"He is drinking eight cups of water a day." Mind Breaker replied, Cloudy Quartz was getting angry, she can tell from just looking at Punching Bag, that was not true,
"Wherest dost the water come from?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"We have bottles in our home, we collect rainwater, too." Mind Breaker replied,
"Wherest dost thou buy the water bottles?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"We bought them long before we moved here, we saved them so our sweet little foal can drink all of it and be healthy when he grows up." Strong Muscle replied,
"Dost thou still have the receipt?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Yes, but it's hidden somewhere in our home, we'll have to look for it." Mind Breaker replied, Igneous Rock Pie could not think of anything else,
"Dost thou have anymore questions, Igneous Rock Pie?" the judge asked,
"Nay, thou honor." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker?" the judge asked,
"No, your honor." Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker replied together,
"Very well, I shalt now think about thy verdict." the judge said, and he thinks about what the two sides said while Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, Maud Pie, and Marble Pie watch nervously.
Pinkie Pie headed outside since there was nothing else left in the house, the house did not have a back door. Pinkie Pie goes behind the house and stopped when she saw a wooden gravestone, Pinkie Pie looks and saw words made from sticks on the ground,
"Here lies Ragdoll, my loving little brother, may his soul rest peacefully." Pinkie Pie said out loud, she was in pure horror, Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker have already taken the life of one foal, she took a picture of it and put it in her saddlebag.
Pinkie Pie sees two white double doors with the paint chipping off, Pinkie Pie tries to open it and sees it was locked, so she uses the other key and it unlocks it, she headed down. Pinkie Pie enters the basement of the house and hears terrified muffles,
"Punching Bag, relax! It's me!" Pinkie Pie said loudly, Punching Bag let out more muffles. Pinkie Pie looks around the basement and stops in shock when she saw a brown wooden cane, a brown leather belt, a brown wooden paddle, a black cat o' nine tails, a black leather belt with clear studs on them, an actual whip, and four knives, they all had dried blood on them. Pinkie Pie quickly gets them and puts them in her saddlebag, she stood up afterwards,
"Punching Bag, where are you?" Pinkie Pie asked loudly, he let out a muffled cry as loud as he could, Pinkie Pie hears it and runs to where she heard it. Pinkie Pie runs to the west and stopped and screamed when she saw a dead stallion on the floor, she musters up her courage and puts it on her back. Pinkie Pie keeps running and saw Punching Bag, he had silver duct tape on his mouth, and was held up to the wall with chain and shackles. Pinkie Pie kicked each chain and broke them, she then took the duct tape off of his mouth, he grunted loudly. Pinkie Pie looked and saw he had hoofmarks on his jaw, he realized Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker tried to break his jaw, but must have not had the time because of court,
"Pinkie Pie, you came." Punching Bag said,
"Now's not the time, my family's in court, doing a custody battle, pa's stalling so he can buy us time to get there, get on my back, we have to hurry." Pinkie Pie replied, and Punching Bad did, Pinkie Pie ran to the court as fast as she could, leaving dust and a pink trail behind her.
The judge sat and thought about his verdict while the Pie family watched nervously, except for Igneous Rock Pie and Maud Pie, he opened his eyes shortly afterwards,
"To be honest, I cannot decide." the judge said, shocking everypony,
"Both sides hast brought up good points, both hast shown themselves to be good parents, if possible, they shalt work things out together and the two shalt come to an understanding." the judge said, Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie had shocked faces, unable to believe that Punching Bag still had to see the two, Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker smirked at the Pie family.
"WAIT!!" Pinkie Pie yelled from outside the double doors, and she bursts in, with Punching Bag on her back,
"It's Pinkie, she made it!" Limestone Pie said happily, Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie smiled widely, while Maud Pie had a faint one, and Igneous Rock Pie did not smile at all,
"Dost thou hast the evidence, Pinkamena Diane Pie?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"Yes, I have it all right here." Pinkie Pie replied, and she emptied her saddlebag, revealing the abuse tools, photos of inside the house, and their diary, she also took Punching Bag and the dead pony off of her back, the gallery gasped in horror at seeing Punching Bag's wounds, and his anorexic body,
"Strong Muscle, Mind Breaker, what is thee meaning of tis?!" the judge asked angrily,
"Us?! She broke into our home!" Strong Muscle replied angrily,
"Yeah, that's invasion of privacy." Mind Breaker said, Pinkie Pie took the search warrant out of her mane, shocking the two,
"Really? Because I've got a search warrant right here." Pinkie Pie replied,
"No! There is no way that is real, I demand verification!" Mind Breaker said angrily,
"We can all tell from here, thee search warrant is very real." the judge replied, the gallery agreed,
"I would like for the wounds on the colt to be examined." the judge said, and a male earth pony examines it,
"Tis hoofmarks art Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's, tis a perfect match." the earth pony said,
"Punching Bag! You will suffer for this!" Mind Breaker said angrily, everypony present glared at them,
"Can anypony verify who this pony is?" Pinkie Pie asked, as she stood next to the dead pony, everypony was shocked,
"My, tis Wood Chipper, one of the friendliest ponies around here, so that is what happened, examine the body." the judge said, Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker begin to sweat,
"Death was caused by a slit throat." the male earth pony said,
"I also have several photos, Wood Chipper's life is not the only one they've taken." Pinkie Pie replied, and she showed the photos, the gallery gasped at seeing the grave of Ragdoll, they can tell by how small it was that it was a foal,
"Strong Muscle, Mind Breaker, thou hast lied to this court again! Hast any evidence on Punching Bag seeing a therapist been found?" the judge asked,
"No, this is everything you see here, no receipts or anything, Punching Bag also said everything in their house is stolen from other ponies." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I see, check the other things." the judge said, and they did, they examine the hoofmarks on all of the abuse tools, Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's hoofmarks were found on it, so was Pinkie Pie's, but they were not on the handles, so they were able to deduce that she was just carrying them, the gallery was shocked and disgusted at what they saw,
"Thou two ponies make me sick, taken the lives of two ponies, stole a home, kidnapped thou own son, hurt him, and hurt a child of another family, thou two art under arrest! Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz shalt watch over him!" the judge said,
"Wait, there is one more, Punching Bag, this is your parents' diary, it's why they had you, read it out loud to the court." Pinkie Pie said, and Punching Bag walked forward, Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker ran to him,
"Punching Bag! You better not!" Strong Muscle said angrily, several ponies exclaimed in shock, several ponies ran to restrain them,
"The colt shalt speak!" the judge said, and Punching Bag read the diary,
"Us, Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker, have loved hurting other people ever since we were young, but we love one another so much, we refuse to hurt each other, so that is why we are going to have children, so we can hurt them instead, and enjoy it as much as we did when we were younger." Punching Bag said, he was almost crying at the end. Everypony looked at Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker with pure disgust,
"There you go, Punching Bag, you found out the truth, we will hurt you for our pleasure because you are an ugly and despicable foal, whoever takes you in will grow to hate you and beat you as well for being born, and bringing bad luck to those who look after you." Mind Breaker said, Punching Bag was too shocked to speak, the entire gallery stood up and watched in horror at what Mind Breaker just said to her son,
"Take them away, I sentence thou two to death!" the judge said, and Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker were taken out of the courtroom,
"Tis good thou made it, Pinkie Pie, and Punching Bag, may Celestia grant thou a newer and happier home." the judge said, Punching Bag cried a little,
"Thank you." Punching Bag said,
"Well, tis time to announce thy verdict, I hereby give the Pie clan complete custody over Punching Bag." the judge said, and he hits his gavel.
Punching Bag cried tears of joy as he ran to the Pie family,
"Yes!" Pinkie Pie said loudly and happily, the Pie family and Punching Bag hugged one another,
"We won!" Limestone Pie said, Igneous Rock Pie and Maud Pie smiled while Cloudy Quartz, Pinkie Pie, and Marble Pie cried tears of joy, while Limestone Pie only had a few tears in her eyes,
"Well, congratulations, court is dismissed." the judge said, and he hit the gavel again, and everypony went home.
The Pie family walked back to their home and arrived late in the evening,
"Welcome to thou new home." Cloudy Quartz said,
"Thank you." Punching Bag replied happily,
"Say, who was that Wood Chipper guy?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"He was a pony who lived in solitude for many years, he lived far away from the others, ma and pa used to buy wood from him before you and Marble were born, he suddenly disappeared five years ago." Maud Pie replied,
"Wait, maybe my parents' house is actually his house." Punching Bag said,
"Most likely is, sorry to say this, Punching Bag, but you can't stay with us forever." Limestone Pie replied,
"What? Why?" Punching Bag asked,
"We dost not hast enough money or food to support a fifth child." Igneous Rock Pie replied,
"Well, there's a lot of food and money at my parents' house, I can stay there." Punching Bag said,
"I didn't find any money when I investigated that house." Pinkie Pie replied,
"It's under their bed, along with jewelry they stole from others when they were younger." Punching Bag said,
"Oh, okay then." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Well, let us rest, first thing tomorrow, we shalt change your name." Igneous Rock Pie said, the others smiled, and they all went to sleep without having dinner, Punching Bag still had nightmares, and Pinkie Pie comforted him while he slept, which reduced the nightmares.
The Pie family and Punching Bag go to the nearest town hall and ask to have Punching Bag's name changed,
"What dost thou want your new name to be?" Cloudy Quartz asked,
"Uh, I can't decide." Punching Bag replied,
"Ooh, I know, let's call you Star Pony." Pinkie Pie said,
"Why Star Pony for?" Punching Bag asked,
"Because you're a pony, of course, and you're special to us, the name makes it sound like you do matter." Pinkie Pie replied, the others smiled and agreed, and Punching Bag tried to write his name, but could not, so Igneous Rock Pie wrote it for him,
"Welcome to the family, Star Pony." Pinkie Pie said,
"Thank you." Star Pony replied while smiling, and they headed home.
The Pie family took turns educating him and he started to improve greatly after two months, Pinkie Pie and her family also discussed what happened in court, and what Pinkie Pie found in Star Pony's old home during that time as well. Pinkie Pie was teaching Star Pony near the end of the first month, when he started to show improvement,
"Okay now, Star Pony, let's do a recap on what you learned about history." Pinkie Pie said,
"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were the rulers of this land, and their teacher was Star Swirl the Bearded." Star Pony replied,
"Very good, Star Pony, you're doing great." Pinkie Pie said while smiling, and Star Pony continued learning.
Maud Pie taught him the next day and he read the book this time,
"Phoenix was able to use the metal detector on Manfred's shoulder and discovered the bullet that Miles shot, proving that Manfred was outside the elevator, and he was the one who killed Miles' father." Star Pony said,
"Good job, Star Pony." Maud Pie said while smiling, and they continued reading.
Limestone Pie was teaching him the next day and he was stating facts about multiplication,
"Anything times zero will be zero, anything times one will be the same answer as the bigger number, anything times two will double the number, and so on." Star Pony said,
"Not bad, Star Pony, now, there is one more thing you need to learn: the decimal." Limestone Pie replied, and Marble Pie wrote a decimal on the paper,
"This is a decimal, Star Pony, you're going to be seeing this when you do math with money, most of the time, there will be only be two numbers behind the decimal, when there is more than two in money math, you look at the third number behind the decimal, and round it, if that number is five or higher, the second number goes up by one, if it's four or lower, it goes down by one, and if it's a zero, you just take it off, but if the first or second number is a zero, you have to keep it on." Limestone Pie said,
"Got it." Star Pony replied, and Limestone Pie made a few math problems for him, he solved them all quickly and perfectly,
"Good job, Star Pony, you already got the hang of it." Limestone Pie said while smiling, they finished, had dinner, and went to sleep.
Marble Pie was with him the next day and she taught him how to write letters and numbers, she did not teach him cursive because she believed he was not ready yet, he copied what she wrote perfectly,
"Hmm-mm." Marble Pie said while nodding and smiling, she also had him say the letters and numbers out loud, he got those correct as well, Marble Pie smiled widely and they finished for the day, Star Pony went to his old home to have dinner and they slept.
A month passes and the Pie family was done educating Star Pony, so he was now working on the rock farm to make his own money, the Pie family did not pay him much because he already had a lot of money, and gave him little and easy work because he was still anorexic, but the rashes were gone, and he was no longer sick, he has been working for two weeks, and took it easy, Pinkie Pie always stood by his side while he worked, which made him feel safe.
An earth pony colt runs to the farm and was panting, the sun was just about to set,
"Everypony, I bring important news!" the earth pony said, the seven run to him,
"What is it?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"It's Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker, they have broken out of jail and are heading here!" the earth pony replied, much to the family's horror, Star Pony began to quiver in fear,
"Quick, get in the house and board the windows!" Cloudy Quartz said,
"Get my gun!" Igneous Rock Pie said, and the others go in the house.
The windows were boarded and the door was locked, Star Pony was upstairs with the rest of the family while Igneous Rock Pie was outside, in front of his house's door, holding a double barreled shotgun, it was early into the night as well. Star Pony quivered in fear at the fact that his parents were coming, Cloudy Quartz put her front left hoof over his mouth,
"Shh, peace." Cloudy Quartz whispered, the entire family was worried and they watched silently, but a few seconds later, they hear Igneous Rock Pie fire two shots from his shotgun, it was loud and Pinkie Pie, Marble Pie, and Star Pony screamed,
"Tis clear!" Igneous Rock Pie said from outside, and they go to the door and unlock it. Cloudy Quartz opens the door and they step outside, they see the lifeless bodies of Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker on the ground, Star Pony looked away while the females of the family comforted him and Igneous Rock Pie just looked at them while holding his gun.
Pinkie Pie finished looking back and was still in tears, because they still have not been able to find a family willing to adopt Star Pony, and he had to see a therapist four years ago. Marble Pie would go to his house to deliver food and water to him, and Pinkie Pie would send him letters of support whenever she could, and the abuse he received from his parents have hindered his growth, he spent the next six years healing, so he still had the body of a foal, and did not have a cutie mark yet. Maud Pie bursts into Sugarcube Corner, which caused Pinkie Pie to exclaim in shock,
"Pinkie, we have to go, it's Star Pony." Maud Pie said,
"What's wrong?" Pinkie Pie asked, Maud Pie gives Pinkie Pie a letter, she puts it on the nearest table and opened her eyes in horror,
Pinkie, Maud
This is Limestone, the abuse Star Pony received from his parents have caught up to him, he collapsed when we tried to have him do the full work on the rock farm, he's in the hospital, hurry up and come home, he needs our support, the doctor said he's dying.
Pinkie Pie was in utter shock at what the letter said,
"Let's go, Pinkie, we have to hurry." Maud Pie said, and the two dashed to their destination, going faster than a train, and headed to the hospital.
Igneous Rock Pie, Cloudy Quartz, Limestone Pie, and Marble Pie were sitting out of Star Pony's room, Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie had tears in their eyes'. The door flies open and the four look to their rights, they saw Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie running to them,
"We're here." Pinkie Pie said,
"Pinkamena Diane Pie, Maudileena Daisy Pie, Star Pony hast stopped breathing, he is unconscious." Igneous Rock Pie said,
"How long has he been here?" Maud Pie asked,
"Three days, he stopped breathing this morning." Limestone Pie replied,
"Is he...?" Pinkie Pie asked with tears in her eyes,
"Not yet." Cloudy Quartz replied,
"Mm-mm." Marble Pie said while shaking her head, Pinkie Pie was still shocked. The doctor walks out and goes to them, it was a male earth pony,
"He's not doing well, it doesn't look like he'll pull through, you all are welcome to see him now." the doctor said, and the six run into the room.
The Pie family enters and sees he had an oxygen mask on his face, and his heartbeat was very faint, Pinkie Pie sees Star Pony no longer had visible wounds on him, but was still a little anorexic,
"Star Pony, can you hear me?" Pinkie Pie asked very worriedly as she held his front left hoof with her front hooves and with tears in her eyes, Star Pony did not respond.
Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack walk into Sugarcube Corner,
"Pinkie, it's almost time for our friendship picnic." Twilight Sparkle said, but they see she was not present,
"Where in tarnation did that Pinkie go this time?" Applejack asked,
"I'm sure she's here, she would never miss a time to hang out with us." Rarity replied,
"Pinkie Pie, we're about to do our friendship picnic." Rainbow Dash said loudly, no response came,
"Uh, Pinkie, are you in your secret planning cave?" Fluttershy asked as she was on the floor,
"Hey, there's a letter there, y'all." Applejack said,
"That is strange, I wonder what it says." Twilight Sparkle replied, and the five go to the table, they read the letter and gasp in horror.
Pinkie Pie was still in tears while she tried to communicate with Star Pony,
"Star Pony! Star Pony! Star Pony, please answer me!" Pinkie Pie said, she began to cry softly as he did not respond, Maud Pie and Marble Pie pulled her back and comforted her as she cried. The door burst open and Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack ran in,
"Sorry we're late, we came as fast as we could." Rarity said,
"Pinkamena Diane Pie, what is the meaning of tis?" Igneous Rock Pie asked,
"I left in such a hurry to come here, I must've forgot to put the letter away." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Where's Star Pony?" Twilight Sparkle asked, and they look and see him, the five run to him, Fluttershy gasped softly,
"No." Rainbow Dash said,
"Please, please, please, please, please." Twilight Sparkle said as she desperately tried to use her magic to heal him, they all had worried faces,
"Hang on, y'all, Ah'll go get Granny." Applejack said, and she ran off. Hours pass and Applejack came with Granny Smith,
"Where is the wounded at?" Granny Smith asked,
"Over here, Granny." Applejack replied, and she sees Star Pony, she began to feel him with her front left hoof,
"Oh, this ain't good, some ol' hospital ain't gonna be enough to bring him back, the only thing y'all can do is call out to him, and hope he hears ya." Granny Smith said,
"Star Pony! Please! Hear me!" Pinkie Pie said with her voice breaking, he did not respond, and she began crying her eyes out, so did Rarity, and then Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash cried a little, while Applejack and Granny Smith looked on sadly, Marble Pie and Cloudy Quartz watched with tears in their eyes'.
Star Pony was in space and walking around, he hears a male voice up ahead,
"Big bro. Big bro. Over here." Star Pony realized it was Ragdoll, Star Pony walks forward and looks at his memories as they floated around, he was constantly getting beaten and belittled by Strong Muscle and Mind Breaker, he also saw Strong Muscle beat Ragdoll to death and Mind Breaker said it was his own fault, the two were always close, and Star Pony cried his eyes out when he buried him. Star Pony keeps walking and saw Ragdoll run to him, he looked just like him, but smaller, the two hugged one another,
"I missed you, big bro." Ragdoll said,
"I missed you, too." Star Pony replied,
"Come on, I'm at a peaceful and comforting place, it's a lot of fun there, come on, let's go." Ragdoll said, Star Pony smiled and he ran with Ragdoll, they saw Star Pony's memories and looked away until they saw Pinkie Pie appear, Ragdoll was surprised to see it, she and her family did what they could to protect Star Pony, won custody, changed his name, educated him, nursed him, and took Strong Muscle's and Mind Breaker's lives to protect him,
"I forgot about them, they saved me from our parents." Star Pony said, Ragdoll was surprised,
"Star Pony! Come back!" Pinkie Pie's voice echoed through the area, Star Pony looked back,
"I'm sorry, Ragdoll, but I have a loving family now, they'll miss me if I go." Star Pony said,
"But you promised we will always be together." Ragdoll replied,
"We will, in each other's hearts, I'm sorry I couldn't save you, but when I'm ready, I'll come join you, have a good time while you wait." Star Pony said, Ragdoll smiled and they hugged one another, Ragdoll ran happily while Star Pony turned around and ran back.
Pinkie Pie was still holding Star Pony's front left hoof and crying while the others watch worriedly and tearfully, unable to bear to see Pinkie Pie in such a state. Star Pony groaned and opened his eyes, surprising the others,
"Pinkie Pie?" Star Pony asked weakly, Pinkie Pie stood up and looked on in surprise,
"Igneous, Cloudy, Limestone, Maud, Marble, you're all here." Star Pony said weakly, the family was surprised and Cloudy Quartz and Marble Pie soon cried tears of joy and hugged him, the doctor soon came in,
"I'm surprised he pulled through, leave now, Star Pony needs his rest, I'll let you all know when he's ready to leave." the doctor said, and they all leave.
Pinkie Pie and her family hugged one another and Pinkie Pie, Marble Pie, and Cloudy Quartz cried tears of joy,
"I can't believe it, he pulled through." Limestone Pie said,
"He must've heard Pinkie Pie's voice in his coma, and he came back." Granny Smith replied, the others smiled, and they all go home, with Pinkie Pie's friends asking about who he was, Pinkie Pie and her family explained everything,
"That poor foal, he must've been happy when Pinkie Pie found him." Twilight Sparkle said,
"He was, we did what we could to take care of him." Maud Pie replied,
"Y'all should take him to Ponyville, Ah'm sure lots of ponies would like to befriend him." Applejack said, they all smiled and headed home.
The doctor contacted them a week later, and that Star Pony has fully recovered and was ready to leave, so they all waited for him outside his room. The door opened a few minutes later and Star Pony walked out, the others ran to him and hugged him,
"Oh, I can't believe you pulled through." Twilight Sparkle said as she hugged him with her wings, she was crying tears of joy and rubbing her snout on him,
"Congratulations, little buddy." Rainbow Dash said, and they all let go,
"I don't remember the family being this big." Star Pony said,
"Oh, they're friends of mine, I made them after I left the farm." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I'm Twilight Sparkle, that's Rainbow Dash, this is Fluttershy, that's Rarity, and that's Applejack." Twilight Sparkle said,
"And this is Granny Smith, mah grandmother, and believe it or not, Star Pony, Pinkie's family and mah family might actually be distant relatives of one another." Applejack said, Star Pony smiled,
"Star Pony, how were you before you met Pinkie Pie?" Fluttershy asked,
"I don't want to talk about it." Star Pony replied,
"Is the memory painful?" Rarity asked,
"Very painful." Star Pony replied, Pinkie Pie's friends were sympathetic,
"Well, come on, we have to go to Ponyville and prepare your party." Pinkie Pie said, the others agreed and they board the train and went to Ponyville.
The ponies arrive in Ponyville and Pinkie Pie threw a congratulatory party for Star Pony,
"This is the very first time I ever had a party." Star Pony said,
"Wait, your parents didn't celebrate your birthday?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Never." Star Pony replied,
"Did anything happen on your birthday?" Maud Pie asked, Star Pony began to tear up a bit,
"Extra beatings." Star Pony replied, the others were shocked and Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy quickly get his spirits back up.
Applejack came in with Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, and Apple Bloom,
"Star Pony, come meet the rest of the family." Applejack said, and he walked over to them with Pinkie Pie,
"Howdy, Ah'm Apple Bloom, and this is Big Mac, he don't talk much." Apple Bloom said,
"He doesn't?" Star Pony asked,
"Eenope." Big Macintosh replied,
"I see, just like Marble." Star Pony said, the Apple family chuckled, and they partied.
The party finished and Limestone Pie walked over to Star Pony,
"Star Pony, remember, we can't take care of you forever, we still have to find a family to adopt you." Limestone Pie said,
"I know, but there aren't any." Star Pony replied,
"Wait, adoption? I think there might be one in the Crystal Empire." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Crystal Empire?" Star Pony asked,
"Yeah, come on, we'll take you there." Rainbow Dash replied, and they boarded the train.
The ponies arrive at the Crystal Empire and Star Pony just looked around, he did not have a happy face on, he was just stoic,
"Come on, my brother and sister-in-law rule this empire." Twilight Sparkle said, and they walk together.
Shining Armor hears Star Pony's story from Pinkie Pie and some of the females with her were almost crying,
"I see, but don't worry, Star Pony, I think I know just the family, come with me." Shining Armor said, and he takes them to a manor, it had many toys for foals there, they see a couple, they had bluish-white coats, blue manes and tails, the stallion's mane and tail were short while the mare's was long, they both had blue eyes, and the stallion's cutie mark was a toy robot while the mare's was a stuffed doll, they were both earth ponies,
"Star Pony, meet Toy Maker and Doll Maker." Shining Armor said,
"Wow, you're young, we've always wanted a child, but because of body complications, we can't have one of our own." Toy Maker said,
"So, why exactly do you want to live with us?" Doll Maker asked, Star Pony began to cry, the couple become shocked, Pinkie Pie explains the situation to them,
"Oh my, that is horrible, we'll be more than willing to adopt him." Doll Maker said,
"Thank you, he was in the hospital a week ago because the abuse he received caught up to him, and working on the rock farm is too much for his body to handle, he literally almost died." Limestone Pie replied,
"What do you guys do?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"They make toys for foals to play with, they retired a few years ago." Shining Armor replied, the others smiled,
"Come now, Star Pony, my wife and I will give you a tour." Toy Maker said, and they showed him the home, he liked it,
"Okay, we'll fill out the paperwork now." Shining Armor said, and Toy Maker and Doll Maker went with Shining Armor, Igneous Rock Pie and Cloudy Quartz went along as well,
"This is going to take a while, let's head home." Twilight Sparkle said, and they all go to Ponyville.
A week passes and Star Pony stayed at Sugarcube Corner with Pinkie Pie, the Cake family were also kind enough to nurse him back to health, and luckily for Pinkie Pie, she got in touch with her amputated friend, Cloudy, who would come over and watch over Star Pony when nopony else was available. Pinkie Pie asked her if she wanted to adopt him, but Cloudy refused and said she prefers to live alone. Star Pony was almost a healthy weight, he was no longer having nightmares about his biological parents either, he was eating mashed cake while Pinkie Pie stood by him to his left. Princess Cadence entered Sugarcube Corner and walked to the two,
"Star Pony." Princess Cadence said, he and Pinkie Pie looked at her,
"Your new family's outside, waiting for you." Princess Cadence said, he stood up and was about to walk, Pinkie Pie placed her front right hoof on his back to comfort him and he looked at her, she smiled and Star Pony smiled back, Princess Cadence smiled at what she saw and the three walk to the exit. Princess Cadence and Star Pony head out and they saw Toy Maker and Doll Maker waiting for him and smiling, Pinkie Pie smiled and cried tears of joy as Star Pony went to them and left to go live a new and happy life with his new guardians.
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