Chapter 52: Moving... Again... and the Speech
The three woke up the next morning and Lucky got Sweetie and Pyro breakfast. "After we talk to the landlord, we might wanna get some more stuff for Pyro here. She only has the one sippy cup. She needs more than one, and also some toys for her. Also a bed too. Maybe we should get a 2 bedroom now, now that we have her. That way we get more room... but we also have to move again... ugh, that's what sucks... but it would be beneficial.", Lucky said. Sweetie nodded. "I think that would be a good idea. It also means more mail sent out and another change of address. I think that's more a pain in the neck than anything." Lucky scoffed, "Yeah, no kidding. That part I despise... I have so many friends, so it's like, more taxing on me writing all those letters, it kind of gives me magic cramps if that makes sense."
Sweetie giggled, "I understand what you mean." Lucky chuckled. When breakfast was finished, the two got right on contacting the landlord and telling her about Pyro and asking about a two bedroom. She sighed and looked at the listings and prices. Lucky had said that Pyro was her little cousin. After a bit, the landlord found a two bedroom at a reasonable price. Lucky and Sweetie asked to see it and when they did, they thought it was good enough. There was room for Pyro to play with her toys and the bedrooms were good. Lucky and Sweetie could be in one and Pyro could be in the smaller one, with a toy chest with enough room to walk.
So they got done with the meeting, and commenced moving... again... The new apartment is not very far away from the park either. It's much closer than their old one. It's only a block away. When they finished moving in, Lucky sighed. "Well, moved in, now we gotta change our address... again... and I gotta find Machine and tell him. I'll be back." Lucky then closed her eyes and focused. Sweetie and Pyro tilted their heads. Lucky then thought of the post office and the inside of it, what it looked like and everything. Then she let loose her magic. Her horn glowed and then she teleported. This time she teleported on the sidewalk in front of the post office. "Ooo! So much closer this time!" Lucky then went in and changed her and Sweetie's address. When she was done with that, she went to find Machine. When she found him, she told him about her change of address and told him the new one. He thanked her for letting him know and she smiled in return and they talked a bit, then when they were done talking, she teleported back to the apartment. She actually was inside this time.
"Yes! Third time's the charm!" Lucky grinned. Sweetie and Pyro looked amazed. "That's only your third time doing it and you got it on the third try? Jeez Lucky." Lucky chuckled. "Ok Sweetie and Pyro, let's go shopping for a bed, bed sheets, toys, and more sippy cups." The two nodded and followed Lucky. They got the toy chest, bed, and bed sheets first. Lucky teleported them in Pyro's bedroom and set them up. Lucky threw the sheets in the wash and went back to the two. They went toy and sippy cup shopping next. Pyro picked out toys she liked and sippy cups too. Lucky got them for her, and then they went back home. It's just about supper time now. Lucky checked the bed stuff and they were done. She threw them in the dryer next and would check on them after supper. Lucky and Sweetie took care of the toys and told Pyro that she is to take care of them when she's done with them. Pyro nodded. Lucky then got to writing letters to everypony giving their new address. This time she attempted writing many letters at once.
It... worked? Sort of? Some of the letters were almost not legible. Ponies could read them, but they'd have to look a tad bit closer than normal. "Gotta work on that...", Lucky said. "But it'll do for now. Got everypony, and got the post office. So good, that's all done." Lucky put all the letters in the mailbox, then she started on supper. Sweetie went up to her. "Let me get supper tonight. You've cooked two or three days in a row. Go sit down. First though, what do you want for supper?" Lucky thought. "Quesadillas. Pyro, a quesadilla is pretty much two flour tortillas with cheese in the middle, and they're delicious. But if you don't like them when you try one, hmm... I guess cereal would be fine." Pyro nodded. Sweetie then got to making the quesadillas. She made a small one for Pyro.
When supper was ready, Sweetie gave the two their quesadillas. "It'll be hot Pyro, so be careful.", Sweetie warned. "Ok.", Pyro said. When it cooled, Pyro tried a bite. "Mmm, it's pretty good.", she said. Sweetie and Lucky smiled. When supper was finished, they all went to bed, this sentence because writer is not inspired at the moment to put anything else :/
~in Canterlot, at the castle~
Broad Sword is patrolling the hallways for the last 5 minutes of his shift. Celestia walks past and greets him. "Oh, hello Princess. How was Princess Lucky?", he asked. "She is doing very well. She's helped a young filly of 3 years old to become a good filly. The filly's name is Pyro Heart. She told Lucky of her parents and she wished not to be their filly anymore because of their involvement with the DMS.", Celestia said. "Really? Wow. Good for Pyro. So did her wish come true?", he asked. "Yes, it did.", Celestia replied. "Good, she doesn't need to be associated with them. Though they'll always be her biological parents, but she won't be around the DMS.", he said. Celestia nodded, then bid him farewell. When Broad's shift ended, he went home and told Terra of Lucky's latest Princess duty at supper, which they were waiting for him. "Wow, so the 3 year old stood up against her parents? That was brave of her.", Terra said. "Yes, it was.", Golden said.
"I wanna visit Lucky again. I wanna see everypony else too. When I get old enough, I wanna move to Ponyville. I'd also like to meet Pyro sometime.", Terra said. "When Lucky goes back to Ponyville, we will go and see her. Maybe she'll have Pyro with her, showing her around Ponyville or something and we'll meet her as well.", Broad said. "I hope so!", Terra said, then coughed a little. "It'll be a while though, locating all the members of the DMS will take a very long time.", Golden said. Broad and Terra agreed.
~back in Hoofington~
The three were done with supper, and Lucky went to check the dryer. The cycle was done, so now she got the sheets and then went back to the apartment. She went to Pyro's room and made the bed. "There, now, bath time for the little filly.", Lucky said. "Weawwy?", Pyro said. "Yes, really. Ponies need baths so they can stay clean, which being clean is a good thing.", Lucky said. "K...", Pyro went into the bathroom and Lucky followed and then she drew the bath water. When the tub was full, she put Pyro in with her magic. "Dat felt weird..." Lucky chuckled. "I thought the same when my biological mom did that to me.", Lucky said. "Bio-wogi-cal?", Pyro asked. Lucky explained. "Oh, so she was yow weal mama? Why you hab Applejack and Wainbow as mamas den?", she asked. Lucky looked down. "I'll... tell you when you're older. You don't need to know yet. You're too young to know.", Lucky said sadly.
"Oh... ok. But Pwincess... pwease be happy. It's ok. I can wait. And you do hab mamas again, and dey're weawwy nice.", Pyro said. Lucky smiled at her. "You're right. I do have parents again, and they are really nice. But, I didn't have two mamas before these two. I had a mama and a papa like you did. My papa had the same thing happen to him as my mama. Though, as I said, I'll tell you when you're older.", Lucky said. Pyro nodded. Then Lucky got Pyro all clean and now Lucky dries her off and brushes out her coat, mane, and tail. When Lucky was tucking Pyro in, Sweetie Belle came in as well. Pyro smiled at Sweetie, then she thought of a question. "Pwincess, Sweetie, when and how did you guys meet?" Lucky looked at Sweetie and Sweetie looked at Lucky, then they looked back at Pyro and smiled.
"Well, we met when I was 5 and Sweetie was 7. So, Sweetie is 2 years older than me. We met when I started school after I met Applejack and Rainbow. I'd been staying at Applejack's place ever since I first met Applejack and met Apple Bloom, one of Sweetie's friends and Applejack's sister. Before we went to school, Apple Bloom warned me about Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, the bullies at the time, but they're nice now. Though at recess on my first day of school, they, that is Tiara and Silver, came up to me and were telling me how with me, they could rule the school even more, as Princesses. I stood up to them and told them no. When they walked away, Sweetie came up to me and said, 'You stood up to Tiara! That was amazing! You should consider joining our group, we're called the Cutie Mark Crusaders. I'm Sweetie Belle.' Then Scootaloo, Sweetie's and Apple Bloom's other friend, introduced herself too, and that's how I met Sweetie Belle."
"And speaking of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, it's because of Lucky that they're nice. She really told them off when she was 5 and again on her 9th birthday. When Lucky gets really mad, she gets an accent like Applejack and Apple Bloom has.", Sweetie said. "Weawwy?" Lucky nodded. "It only happens when I get mad, I can't do it whenever I want. Though, you might hear it if the ponies of this town start giving me and Sweetie a hard time about our relationship. Speaking of, how long do you think it'll take for the ponies here to hear about it?", Lucky asked Sweetie. "Probably tomorrow we'll start hearing it..." Lucky nodded. "But yeah. That's pretty much how we met. Just in school.", Lucky said. Pyro nodded. "Still good to heaw it dough. Good night Pwincess and Sweetie.", Pyro said. "Good night Pyro.", they both said and nuzzled her. Then they went to their own bedroom and went to bed themselves.
The next day did bring rudeness. As Sweetie thought, the 2 DMS prisoners spread word through the guards that Lucky and Sweetie are marefriends. The guards spread the word and now it's spread like wildfire. Sweetie wasn't allowed in her workplace anymore, and in fact, they fired her. Sweetie got mad and argued with the pony, but in the end she just walked away. When she got home, she told Lucky what happened. Lucky got defensive. "Ah'm goin' ta have a talk with 'im... nopony disrespects mah marefriend like that 'n gets away with it...", she said. Pyro heard her accent. "Oooo, Pwincess Wucky's mad...", she said. Sweetie and Lucky looked over at Pyro, and Sweetie giggled as Lucky chuckled. "I'll be back Sweetie. I'll get you your job back if it's the last thing I do." Sweetie shook her head. "I'm going with you. Pyro, you'll be coming with us." Pyro went up to them, then they went out, and now Lucky herself was getting grief for her relationship with Sweetie. Lucky ignored them, but after a while, it really started to get under her skin.
"Tch, ya know what?", Lucky said in the country accent, then her horn shone the mint blue aura and she flew up into the air and hovered a good ways above the city, and then, "EVERYPONY ENOUGH!" Everypony got quiet out of shock, but then remembered when they heard this same voice quite a few months back, though this time it had a country accent. "JUST STOP IT WITH THE PREJUDICE, YA KNOW, SWEETIE 'N AH ARE JUS' LIKE YOU, JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE MAREFRIENDS. WE ARE PONIES TOO 'N WE HAVE FEELIN'S LIKE Y' KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS US TA KNOW WE AIN'T ACCEPTED? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WEREN'T ACCEPTED FER... WHATEVER IT IS YA GOT GOIN' ON IN YER LIVES? LIKE, IF YOU WERE A GEEK OR NERD, IN SCHOOL YA'D GET PICKED ON REAL BAD BY A BUNCHA PONIES WHO DIDN'T ACCEPT YER KIND. YA'D FEEL HORRIBLE RIGHT? WELL THAT'S HOW SWEETIE 'N AH FEEL, HORRIBLE THAT WE AIN'T ACEPTED FER WHO WE ARE. LIKE AH SAID, WE'RE PONIES TOO 'N WE DESERVE RESPECT JUST AS MUCH AS ANYPONY ELSE.
"IF YA CAN'T WRAP YER DISRESPECTIN' MINDS AROUND THAT, THEN BOO TA YOU. AH'M STAYIN' HERE 'N AH WON'T BE KICKED OUTTA THIS CITY UNTIL AH GET EV'RY LAST DMS MEMBER N' MAKE YER CITY SAFE. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S WHY AH'M HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, TRYIN' TA GET THEM PONIES TA MAKE Y'ALL SAFE. NOW THINK ABOUT THAT A SECOND, IF Y'ALL KICK ME N' SWEETIE OUT, THEN WHO'S GONNA GET THE DMS, HUH? NOPONY. AH'M RESPONSIBLE FER GETTIN' THEM CAUSE AH FEEL IT'S MAH DUTY. AH'M LOYAL TA ALL PONIES, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, IF THEY'RE PREJUDICE OR RACIST OR WHATEVER. AH STILL WILL KEEP Y'ALL SAFE FROM CRIMINALS. OK, NOW AH'M DONE WITH MAH RANT. GOOD BYE!", Lucky then let her horn's glow dim and go, and then she landed back down next to Sweetie. "Wow...", Sweetie said. Pyro is looking at Lucky in awe and adoration.