Dreams Do Come True

Madeleine walked to the orphanage that she was going to start her first day at. She hoped it would be really good and just like when she worked in Coltland. She trotted into the building and looked at all the foals, colts and fillies that were in different rooms and they all looked at her in wonder and surprise.

"Ah, Madeleine, I'm so glad that you are here!" a unicorn with a light pink body, white hair and light blue eyes squealed and she shook Madeleine's hoof really fast. Wow, wasn't she the happy one around here? "My name is Sweetie Pie, by the way. I help with all the foals, colts and fillies around here and I supervise them."

After talking to Sweetie Pie, Madeleine sat in one of the rooms and played and supervised the colts and fillies that were aged between seven and eleven. Those were the colts and fillies she took care of back in Coltland and a few got good homes.

"Where do you come from? I like your accent!" a unicorn filly with dark purple eyes, a light yellow body and a long violet mane and tail, asked with a grin.

"Oh, I'm from Coltland, it's a really beautiful country. I also worked in an orphanage there," Madeleine replied, smiling at the filly and she scruffed her mane. "What's your name by the way, little one?"

The filly gave her a small smile.

"My name is Blackberry." the filly replied then she went off to play with another filly.

Thaddeus walked out of his technical college at three thirty. He then walked to the woods to see if Crystal was still around.

"Crystal, are you around here?" Thaddeus whispered and he looked around.

He heard rustling in some bushes and she walked out slowly and she gave him a tight hug then kissed him.

"We have to be quiet, I saw my mum around here and I've been hiding from her because I don't want her to find me," Crystal said in fright and she looked around really fast with her dark green eyes."Right now, I think she doesn't even care about me. She never says that she loves me and she never spends any time with me."

She crossed her forelegs and gave an angry look.

"Crystal, she does care about you. Why do you think she was looking for you?" Thaddeus said and he gave her a stern look.

Before she could say anything, she heard her name being called. The queen then appeared and she gave a face of surprise and she trotted up to Crystal and gave her a tight hug.

"Crystal, thank goodness that you are safe! I was worried about you even though I still have a slight headache after you pushed me over but I forgive you," the queen said as she let go of her daughter then looked at Thaddeus for a moment then back at her daughter.

"I've realised that you have made your first ever friend and the reason I didn't allow you outside was because I wanted to keep you safe because some ponies want to ponynap a princess for ransom, but I realised that I was wrong. I now see you are happier when you are outside."

"What about my dad? Are you going to make peace with him again?" Thaddeus asked nervously and he looked at Crystal from the corner of his eye.

"No problem, I'll go to him in a little and talk to him. In the meantime, you two enjoy yourselves." the queen said and as she was about to leave, Crystal tapped her on the shoulder with her right hoof.

"Uhh... Mum... me and Thaddeus are more than just friends actually." Crystal said in a nervous voice then she gave a grin.

The queen's pink eyes widened then she gave a small laugh.

"If you are serious about this relationship, I'm not going to stop you." the queen said putting a foreleg around her daughter then she flew off.

"Come on, Crystal, let's go down to Valentina's bakery where she works alongside her son, Mandarin." Thaddeus said, giving his mare a tight hug then they walked to the town.

The couple walked into Valentina's bakery where they were greeted by Mandarin.

"Hey, Thaddeus, who's the lucky mare?" Mandarin said giving a look with his eyes.

"This is my marefriend, Princess Crystal." Thaddeus replied with a smile.

"Oh, the Princess Crystal? Why, welcome, Your Highness, let me lead you two to a seat," Mandarin said with excitement and he lead them to a table at the window. "Hey, Mum! We have a royal guest here! Let's get lots of cupcakes served to them!"

"A royal guest?! Let's get those cupcakes made, the family way!" Valentina was heard yelling in excitement and then a smash of a plate was heard.

"For crying out loud, Mum, you dropped those cupcakes I made earlier!" Mandarin yelled in surprise.

"Talk like that to me again, lad, you are not getting any strawberry shortcake for desert tomorrow!" Valentina yelled back and they both started laughing.

"Mandarin! Are you here?" Lily called out as soon as she walked through the door. "Oh hi, Thaddeus and Crystal, how are you doing?"

Thaddeus smiled at the filly with a mint green body, light pink eyes and a blue and white mane.

"I have one question, Lily, where is Miracle by the way? I totally forgot where she went to." Thaddeus said and Crystal just smiled at him and Lily.

"Oh, she's at the hospital where she got an illness. That was why she didn't attend the Hearth's Warming Party and also why her parents weren't there because they stayed to give her company. Dahlia also did the same with Elizabeth and Autumn," Lily said with a sad face and voice. "But she will be out tomorrow, she's feeling a lot better."

She smiled then walked into the kitchen.

A week later, Madeleine walked into the orphanage again and was looking forward to work again. Blackberry was her favourite foal to play with, she was always smiling, funny and was always very friendly. She walked in and walked to Sweetie Pie who was looking at a book.

"Oh, Madeleine, I want to talk to you," Sweetie Pie said with a smile like she always did. She then levitated a chair next to Madeleine and she sat on it while Sweetie Pie sat opposite her on a desk.

"Since you've been here for a week now, how would you like to adopt a foal?" Sweetie Pie said with a grin.

Madeleine gave a wide eyed expression. She was allowed to adopt a foal? Her mum and dad would be proud to have a grandfoal!

"Are you sure, Sweet? You really mean it?" Madeleine asked just to make sure that she hadn't misheard her. Sweetie Pie nodded and still gave that smile.

"Which one would you like? If they have a sibling or two, then they need to go with them, it's so sad to separate them." Sweetie Pie replied and she opened a book that had a picture full of foals.

"I'll take Blackberry. She's been my favourite foal since I got here." Madeleine said with a grin.

"She has a sister named Hazel and you'll have to take her as well. I won't charge you any bits for them," Sweetie Pie said and she closed the book and levitated it back onto the bookshelf. "I think Blackberry will want to go with you. She really likes you. I've seen how you two have really bonded. Come on, let's go get her and her sister."

Madeleine and Sweetie Pie got up and walked to the room.

"Can we have Blackberry and Hazel over here, please?" Madeleine said and Blackberry looked up at her with a big grin and she and Hazel walked over to them.

"I have good news for both of you. You're going to a new home with Madeleine." Sweetie Pie said happily and Blackberry and Hazel gave gasps of surprise and they hugged Madeleine tightly.

"Mummy!" the sisters said and they giggled. Madeleine felt a rush of happiness go through her chest and she hugged them back.

After work, Madeleine, Blackberry and Hazel walked home. Blackberry was jumping about alongside Hazel. They walked into the home and when they walked through the kitchen door, Madeleine saw all her friends and family! Gooseberry was also there.

"Congratulations!" they all yelled and Blackberry, Hazel and Madeleine all looked with surprise.

"Why are you all here?" Madeleine asked with a happy and teary voice.

"Since it's been a week since you lived here, we decided to throw you a party." Valentina said with a grin and she looked around with pride.

"Who are these two lovely fillies?" Elena asked, kneeling down to take a closer look at them.

"Mum, Dad, meet your grandfillies, Blackberry and Hazel. I adopted them today." Madeleine replied and Elena looked at Duncan with happiness.

Duncan then walked over and the proud grandparents gave the two fillies a tight hug. The party started and everypony partied throughout the entire day. Everypony's dreams had come true over the years. Elena and Duncan got grandfoals, Thaddeus had found his true love and Madeleine had adapted to her new life in Northern Arabland.

Then at a hill, a unicorn mare with a green body, long brown mane and tail and green eyes and had a open red book with a pink heart as a cutie mark, stood there and she turned to the audience and gave a wink.