My Little Pony: Protect and Serve

Chapter 4: A Growing Community

Today was a good day at the station. The paperwork from the officers is up to date, and we were getting a new arrival fresh off passing her supervised field test. Her name is Galena. With the smile on her beak, she looked ready for work in the office and field, "Officer Galena, reporting for duty," she said with a salute in my office.

"Good to have you with us, my name is Geline De Graaf, I am the Captain of this Precinct, come now I will show you to your office space and have you meet the other officers on duty," I replied, and led her out of my office and into the office space. As a police-griffon, you treat others as you would treat yourself no matter the species.

"This is Officer Gabby," I said introducing the former mail-delivery griffon,

"Hi yah!" said Gabby brightly, with a griffon like that, it is hard to get angry at someone who looks so happy,

"This is Officer Gilda and Officer Greta," I said introducing a few more,

"Good to have you with us, Tiger," said Gilda with that sass she is known for. I think Galena might have just earned her nickname at that moment. According to her grades in the Police Academy, Galena would have made it into 'The Guard', but she turned it down for an easier working environment. Galena looks like a hard worker.

"Over in the break room is Irma and Giselle, and our front desk officer Gretchen," they all waved to the now arrival, "now, Officer Galena, as I am the head of this precinct, I ask that you do everything the best you can, and a little bit more, that little bit goes a long way, and uphold the mantra, I know you will be a great officer,"

Galena saluted, "Thank you, Captain, you can count on me," said Galena,

"We look out for each other, and we look out for the community," said Gilda,

"Trust us, when you're a part of this station, you're a part of something special," said Irma,

Believe it or not, most the action we see in the field is not all explosions, gunfights, and violence. Most of the action involves helping out the community. Peaceful actions bring communities together, and violence tears it apart. We got a surprise today from the little griffon we saved from the abusive home. His name is Grayling.

The hatchling diagnosed with autism received a gentle hug from every officer in the station so that he will feel welcomed. Officer Gilda ruffled his top feathers, and Officer Gabby nuzzled her cheek with his in her hug to him, "I wanted to come by the station to say thank you for everything you have done for me," said the little hatchling,

"It's what we do, big guy," said Gilda, "we're the good griffons, you can count on us,"

"Miss Galena?" said Grayling in awe, and hugged her, "you did it, your dream came true!"

"Yes it did, Grayling, yes it did," said the new officer, hugging him back,

Galena smiled at me. Something told me there was a story behind this, "I was this little hatchling's neighbor when he was living in his old home, I could hear his mother yelling at him a block away, I went up to her and told her what was on my mind, and told her that what she was doing to him was wrong," she explained to me.

"Sweetie, can you go play with the other officers? I need to speak to the captain," said Galena to Grayling, the hatchling nodded with a bright grin, and went to go play with the officers which turned into playing 'Cops and Robbers' with Gabby and a few toy police cars, "she would get up in my beak, saying I'm not his mother and she is"

"You will be happy to know that he has found a new family," I replied, Galena nodded,

"I know, it's good to know he's in good talons, and he has room to grow," she replied,

Galena looked out the window of my officer, "He's a good kid, very bright," she complimented

"Indeed, he is," I replied, and the hatchling has to go home as much as we wanted to keep him around the station. Seeing him hug his new family brings me joy knowing we helped him out of his old home. We do all we can for the city of Griffonstone from being crossguards for hatchlings going to school to directing the city traffic.

Galena was on patrol with Irma and Giselle on the Autobahn. Galena pulled over her first speeding car, and wrote her first ticket. All in the day in the life of a police-griffon. I was on patrol with my depute Officer Gabby. I laughed to myself seeing that one stereotype with the police might as well be true. Gabby saw Galena's car at a donut shop.

"Well, Cap'n, at least we know what to expect back at the station," Gabby pointed out,

"Fair point," I smirked, and we drove the police car back to the station after our city patrol,

"We've got donuts!" Galena cheered as the three boxes went to the break room with coffee as well,

"I get chocolate glazed with sprinkles!" said Gabby, giddy as a schoolgirl, an apple fritter went to Greta, an original glazed to Gilda, a chocolate glazed to Gretchen, and two chocolate eclairs for Irma and Giselle. I have been to this shop on off days. They refrigerate the chocolate and maple-frosted eclairs so the cream-filling is nice and cold.

I got myself a glazed cinnamon twist, and a nice hot cup of coffee. It is nice to look forward to the little things at the station especially after you finish the daily routines. I went to the break room, and noticed we were out of coffee whitener. I just sugar in my coffee instead, "Excuse me, could I ask one of you to make a run to the store?"

"Are we out of coffee creamer?" asked Gilda from her office cubical.

"Yes we are," I replied back, mixing in a packet of sugar in my coffee,

"I'll do it," volunteered Gabby, "cap'n, do you want French Vanilla or Hazelnut?"

"You can pick what you think is good," I replied, and went back to my office, the fun never stop around here,