> Pinch of Earth Dash of Canterlot
>  by khandmlpfan
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> Prolouge
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Prolouge



It was a rainy day when this strange stallion found me. The reason I say this was because I was told this, and by the time this happened, I was too young to remember.

Anyways, it was around nine P.M., Equestrian time, and the first shuttles through the bridge that lead from Earth to Equestria had made their last rounds of the day. No one, pony, human, or otherwise, had noticed a small basket with a sleeping baby within it, until the baby had awoken, crying out loud for any multiple of reasons.

A bunch of ponies would search for the crying baby, thinking that some pony or human had left their child through accident. They found the crying child and started to ask around the station's occupants about the child, and when none came, a strange light brown coated stallion walked up to the blue stallion that was now holding me. "Excuse me sir, but did anyone find the child's mother?"

The blue stallions hook his head, tipping his hat in disappointment. "No, I guess we are going to send the poor little one to the nearby orphanage. Sorry we couldn't find your parents little uh... heh wish the humans who left this guy gave him a note with his name."

The baby babbled and the light brown coated stallion looked to the child. "I might know of a couple that could use a child at this moment, rather than send him to a place where he might not make it." The Station guard gave a nod and handed the baby over tot he stallion who started to walk off, looking a bit ticked off as he walked.

As he walked he asked the baby questions, and the baby responded the only ways it could; crying, babbling, making confused faces, and so on. Though the stallion seemed to understand it, or what the baby could tell by understanding, by looking into the stallion's light blue eyes.

The stallion suddenly stopped, causing the baby to get bored and look around the different buildings, until it's eyes fell on the door the stallion was reaching for. After knocking the door opened and two pony stood there, looking at the strange site of a stallion with a baby within his arms. "I saw that you two needed a child within the papers this evening, and this human child was left on a shuttle that was zoned here. It might not be what you two wanted, but at least you get a child and you would be giving this child a good home."

The two ponies stepped out of the light, two white unicorns standing there, a male with some combed back blue hair while his partner had long pink hair for her mane and tail. The mare's pink eyes fell onto the baby who was looking up at the two while sucking on it's thumb, and well she literally almost acted like a mad woman with taking the child, but she kept herself calm and slowly lifted the child out of the stallion's hands.

The partner to the mare smiled and turned to the light brown stallion. "It seems my wife thinks the child is perfect. How can we thank you?"

"No need to. I save and protect people, young and old, it is what I do." The strange stallion just smiled before walking away from the front door and off into the distance. As the last of the stallion's body disappeared, the baby looked up at the stallion and mare he was left with, they both closed the door and proceeded to have a quiet, small celebration before they dedicate themselves to being parents... at least the stallion, the mare would sit down and feed the young baby.

"What is your name going to be little one?" She would hum gently, or at least try to as she thought of a name. The blue haired stallion heard her and joined her in thinking.

Each name they came out with seemed to be shot down the moment it was said. Either by the other not liking it, or the name made the baby sniffle a bit. Eventually the blue haired stallion thought of a perfect one. "Fleur de lis, how about we name him James? That is a nice name for a human, right?"

"Hmmm... James, James. You are right my lovely Fancypants, James it is." She would hold up the child on her shoulder and burp him. "Our little James, is going to be such a nice boy growing up, I can feel it."

After burping the young baby boy, they decided to put him to bed, gently laying the child in a crib within a blue room. It was not long before the child was asleep and they were quietly going off to their own room. On the way there they thought that it would be easy being parents.

That is what at least they thought as they started to slowly raise their new child throughout the years, feeling and living through the hardships and turmoils, also reviling within the moments where their child shined out more than ever. They hated and loved the fact that they were parents, having to guide their son trough life, and also trying to do it n secret, since they didn't want the child to be bothered because they were his parents.

After all if you were the son of somepony close to royalty or even high in the social food chain, you were considered to be an idol and would be pestered constantly for interviews. They did not want that kind of stress and torture to be brought to their child, is that to much to ask form Celestia? They did not think that asking for their child to have a normal childhood was too much to ask from somepony who raises and lowers the sun every day.
> Chapter 1: Start of the Seventeenth Birthday.
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It has been seventeen years since that day, and not a day went by when I thought of my parents, part of the upper class, some of the richest ponies next to the Royal Sisters, had showed their love for me.

Sure I had my bad moments, like when I accidentally had set a mare's mane ablaze with one of the human fireworks called a Roman Candle or when I was young and my parents mistakenly gave me markers, not expecting me to draw on the wall, floor, and somehow the ceiling as well. Never got my parents to explain to me how an infant got onto the ceiling, but I just chalked it off to it being Discord's doing since he still does some basic chaotic situations, but only to release the pent up chaos energy within him.

Not even a God can keep a bottle on their powers forever...I think at least that is the case.

Anyways besides those situations, I also went through the usual rebellious phase at a younger age then most people, which soon ended after a week and well I started to be who I am now.

Which slowly comes up to this day, my seventeenth birthday and when I promised my parents that I would get a job.

------James' house 6:00 a.m., Monday------

I was getting ready inside of my home, well really my parent's house. They often had many people and ponies over, talking to them and discussing the various plans for money gain, which is what was happening now in the kitchen as I got ready.

The reason I know that, is because my father put up a special cam system for me to look through to see where they were, and if they were talking to ponies or humans.

And if you are asking, yes I had to pluck his strings a bit.... literally a collection of strings in his office....

But in the end it was worth it. Also taught me to work for what I wanted.

And that is what I was going to find today, a job, and also some breakfast outside of the house. Since with my luck they would be speaking to those humans and ponies for a while.

Anyways, I decided to check inside of the mirror in order to see what my appearance was, if it was professional or not. Besides for the lack of a red tie with the black jacket shirt, which was buttoned over my white under shirt while tucked into my black pants, I was good.

My blue and green eyes looked from my clothes, to my thin frame of a body, to the black dress pants, then to my dark brown hair.

With a satisfied smile, I decide to take the fast route out of the house and walks to the window. After unlocking the inside latch, I would open it up and gets ready to jump down to the yard below.

After jumping out the window, I landed on my feet onto the grounds, probably officially destroying the blades of grass below. Then again it probably didn't matter much since it was such a small patch of grass compared to the garden in the royal garden.

I have to admit, I did see it once and it got you thinking of great places to relax if you were the lazy type of person or pony around these parts.

Anyways, after I stood up straight I would step onto the nearby sidewalk and starts to head down towards the nearest cafe. It was a nice British/Bitish hang out, designed on the fad of black and white walls, red chairs with brown tables, and a mural of the Eiffel tower just covering one wall.

It WAS a cheesy place, but the biscuits and coffee there is very nice compared to the other places who were just selling out to the newest fads like rock n roll, or dubstep. Now those were only up at night, but I would rather stay with the classic appeal of a cheesy cafe compared to those two.

After a bit, I would reach for the door and open it, hearing an even cheesier *ding a ling* as I walked in. Going up to the counter, I would quickly order two blueberry muffins and then a vanilla cappuccino to go. The nice mare gave me the items and we exchanged goodbyes before I left, heading to the job interview that I had set up for later today.

Then I stopped in my stride, just realizing it was 'later' today, like around 5:00 p.m. Quickly taking a look at the time, I would groan, seeing as it had just turned 7:30 a.m. The interview wasn't for another nine and a half hours.

Besides that, I was in my best suit. How am I to keep it clean for the rest of the day if I go around doing things!?

"Dear Celestia, why didn't I check the time when I left!?" I managed to say it in a normal tone of voice, but couldn't help but toss the coffee and muffins behind me in exaggeration, causing an audible yelp of surprise to come from behind.

Wincing a bit after hearing the yelp, I would slowly turn around and see a grey pegasus mare with a blond mane standing there, clad in what seemed to be safari gear and was now soaked with my ice coffee and muffins.

She would be wiping the muffins and the coffee off of her head and shirt, grumbling a bit and she glares at me with some cross eyed, yellow eyes.

Taking a deep breathe, seeming to try and calm down before speaking to me.

I stood there before her, gulping a bit. "Um uh, I am really sorry about that ma'am. I didn't mean to toss them behind me, it just sort of slipped out of my ha-"

Slowly her glare would soften as I speak, and she stopped me near the end and gave me a smile. "It is fine, my name is Derpy hooves, it is nice to meet you um..."

"Oh my name is James, it is my pleasure to meet you miss hooves." I replied before holding out my hand, which she took in hers and we shook.

"Well I accept your apology and all, but mind if I trouble you to treat me to breakfast?"

Shaking my head, I would give her a smile. "Sure, just tell me where you want to go."

She did tell me, and well, it was ironic to say the least I was going to be passing some time within the cafe I had just exited a while ago...with a really nice mare to boot.