[2 weeks after part 2]
We were all walking with Daddah, with me being in the front. We were nearing his office in Green Roof and being in here for the first time was quite the experience. And the reason we were even in here in the first place was simple, ever since Toby decided to leave, what was it? 2 weeks ago I think. Daddah has decided that we should all go with him and see the city for ourselves and get familiarized. Of course now that we were here things weren’t all that easy, Toby completely rejected at first, only deciding to come after Daddah promised to have a guard escort him as we walked. Daddah opened the door and we were now inside, the place was pretty small if I had to say. Of course you had the chair that was the throne, than you also had the model city and courtroom. Daddah told as all to sit down as he would be back soon, only needing to do a little business. So I sat bored and uninterested leaning against the wooden walls doing nothing, than Duncan spoke.
“Daddah am awways gone fowebew, am goin’ to fine somethin’ intewestin’ to do!”
Seems like my lucky day, to spend at least a few minutes away from that idiot! I look at Toby hoping to talk to him but he speaks looking at the guard.
“Do 'ou know whewe dah bathwoom am mistah?”
The guard points his hoove in a direction and both of them leave, and now I am completely left alone. Well at least for only a few seconds… As I start to see a fluffy around the same age as me start to enter. She was a unicorn with a bright orange coat, and I could see that she was carrying a mop and bucket. Wanting to see her face (I could only see the tip of the horn) and wanting to talk to her, I start to approach than than stopping as she turned and I gasped as I saw the rest of it. The left side of her face looked completely normal, but as you went right you could see that there was almost no fur on it with her right eye completely covered by skin, the best description for the texture of the right side of her face would be a scar or a burn. I take a few steps back as I flinch in horror, she now had a look of embarrassment as she spoke in a sorry tone.
“Oh nu! Wuby am su sowwy!”
Ruby takes a step back as she tried to cover the right side of her face, with me calming down and also starting to feel bad from my reaction I speak.
“Nu apowogize Wuby, Nawmi was su mean fo’ actin’ wike that.”
Ruby stops trying to cover her face and speaks.
“Nawmi that’s such a nice name.”
I smile as I speak.
“Oh fank 'ou, Nawmi wikes am name to! say what do 'ou do hewe?”
Ruby looks down at the bucket and mop as she speaks.
“Oh wuby am cweanah assigned by dah Owphanage wuby wibes at.”
She’s a… Orphan now I feel really bad, ruby speaks to me again as I look down.
“hey Nawwi wan’ to see a twick!”
I look up to see Ruby on her hind legs balancing the mop with her snout, I begin to laugh as she gets back down and smiles. I speak.
“That was su coow! Say Wuby my Daddeh an’ Bwothews am pwobabwy goin’ to be back soon, we shouwd hang out some time!”
Ruby smiles as she speaks.
“Yeah! if ‘ou wan’ to find me Wuby usuawwy outside in dah mownin’. Maybe tomowwow?”
I nod and Ruby goes back to mopping and as I guessed my brothers and Daddah come back and we all leave.
For the next two weeks me and Ruby got to know each other more and more with us becoming best friends, I learned that what was on her face was a birth defect, and both of her parents left her at the orphanage as a newborn. And that she was also a believer in Anuism with her going to the temple when she wasn’t playing or cleaning and when she talked about Anu I couldn’t help but feel connected (I felt myself becoming a bit of a believer myself) and her even bringing me there once (Of course with me being escorted by a guard) Now I was about to go outside to meet her again, with me making sure I look good and as I headed to the door I look at my Mummah and speak.
“Am goin’ to see Wuby Mummah!”
She smiles and speaks.
“Otay’! Buh 'ou bettah be back soon.”
I nod and leave heading over to where our spot is but something was strange. She wasn’t there and looking around I couldn’t see her. Where was she! I begin looking as fast as I could seeing where she was, than instantly stop as I could finally hear her voice… She was crying. I start to run over to see what was going on and when I find her she is a little shocked to see me and wipes away the tears, I speak.
“Wuby what’s wwong!”
Ruby speaks looking down trying not to cry.
“Dah Owphanage dey sowd Wuby! dewe takin’ me to a fweak show tomowwow!”
I am in complete shock and horror and start to hug her and cry. Than feeling a sense of rage at the people running the orphanage I speak to reassure her.
“Nawmi wiww not wet them take 'ou!”
Ruby looks at me and speaks with tears in her eyes.
“Buh how!?”
I start to think than coming up with an idea I speak.
“We hab to get ‘ou out of hewe! cawabans am comin’ in an’ out, eben duwin’ dah dawk time. Su when ebewyone am asweep an’ not wookin’ nawmi wiww come an’ find ‘ou an’ we’ww put 'ou on one of those cawabans.”
Ruby nods and we get up I speak to her one more time before leaving.
“Nawmi had an idea on someone who can hewp, twy to weabe dah Owphanage doows unwocked an’ nu go to sweepies. Nawmi pwomise fwuffy wiww get 'ou out.”
Ruby smiles and nods as she leaves to go inside the city, I start to go to my house as well and when I enter with me only seeing Grandpa Merlin telling Toby one of his stories. As I walk past them, I begin to head to my Uncles room and with a few knocks I head inside.
“Uncwe Wiwwy nawmi needs am hewp!”
My Uncle was sitting down in the warm sun as I said this, he looks at me confused and worried for a few seconds before speaking.
“What wwong?”
I speak trying not to cry.
“My fwend Wuby am fwom an Owphanage, an’ am about to be sowd in a fweak show! Pwease Wiwwy Nawmi knows 'ou once wewe a owphan youwsewf. Can 'ou hewp?”
Uncle Willy thinks for a seconds looking sad, me bringing up the Orphanage must have brought back some bad memories. Finally after taking a deep breath he speaks.
"Wiwwy wiww hewp nawmi’s fwend!"
I smile and speak.
“Fank ‘ou! We nee’ to get some disguises nobody can know what whewe about to do, not eben dah famiwy.”
As the hours passed we got our disguises ready with them being able to hide our faces and coat it should be good. finally when it was night I pretended to be asleep just long enough, for my siblings and parents not to notice me gone. Once I left the room I headed over to Willy’s room seeing him still awake with his disguise on. And so to as I put on my disguise we left heading to the city. Once we entered the place was very different, much less people walked, all the stores were closed, and the only places still open were bars and inns. We walked over to the Orphanage, with it being a long and cold. Looking at Willy it took him awhile to start approaching the building, the memories this place brought back I felt bad for him. Finally we both entered, we looked to see the hall was completely dark with dozens of uncomfortable looking beds laid out with some full and others empty. Walking slowly we tried not to wake anyone with me quietly calling out Ruby’s name. A few seconds later I could see a bed move than I saw… Ruby! She slowly walked to us and when she got there she hugged me and spoke quietly.
“Fank 'ou! who am dis?”
I speak.
"My Uncwe Wiwwy, fwuffy am an owphan to.
We slowly start to make it towards the exit when Ruby speaks.
“How am Wuby goin’ to affowd dah cawaban? Aww Wuby has am dah cwoths on fwuffy’s back!”
I think for a second, we have no money on us but Ruby said she was already sold so I turn to her and speak.
“'Ou said 'ou wewe awweady sowd wight, whewe am dah Headmastew’s Office? Nawmi has to take somethin’ fwom them.”
ruby points to the room and I signal Willy to take Ruby outside as I slowly start entering the office.
Entering it was like a different world. While outside the office was cold and poor, on the inside it was luxuries and warm with stacks of money all around and I could see the Headmaster sleeping on a very nice bed. He was quite an old Pegasus, with him having a whiteish gray coat and a graying brown mane. His face was also quite the sight, with it being sunken in and him wearing a pair the glasses. I start to look around trying not to wake him I eventually found a safe with Ruby’s picture on it, and when trying to open it I couldn’t. Dammit it was locked! Than slowly turning around I could see the key right next to the Headmaster, with it being on a nightstand. Slowly walking towards him I tried being as quiet as possible getting closer and closer until finally with a swoop I grabbed the key. The Headmaster turned around is his bed for a few moments, I felt so scared! But he stopped thankfully… Going to the safe I opened it seeing all sort of things but mostly just notes, than finally I came to a bill of sale and a large stack of coins. Taking both I made my escape heading out of the Orphanage.
Me, Ruby and Willy all made our way out of the city and arrived at the Caravans, lucky for you there was caravan left that were about to leave the one for New Junction. When you all stopped you looked at Ruby and spoke.
"Am guessin’ that am not goin’ to be comin’ back once 'ou weabe… Hewe hab dis.
I hand Ruby the stack of coins (It would be enough to get Ruby through the next few months) and start to tear up, than she put’s her hoove on my left face and speaks.
“Nawmi ‘ou’be done fwuffy su much gud. How about ebewy fuww moon we wook up at it an’ may it wemind us of each othah. Wuby hopes one day, when we am aduwts we can see each othah again.”
I look up to see that is was a full moon and looking back at Ruby she smiles and has a slight blush as she starts to look at the caravan and makes a few steps before looking back at me and running over to… Kiss me on the lips we do this for a few seconds, I feel completely shocked! But I decide just to close my eyes and put a hoove on her back and once she is finished we both blush with her speaking.
“May Anu be wiff 'ou Nawmi.”
I speak.
“May anu be wiff 'ou to Wuby.”
And with that Ruby turns and runs towards the caravan giving the driver a few coins before heading inside the wagon, and it was off.
turning I see Willy with a shocked expression on his face, I decide just to give him a smile as we walk home. And as we walk I look at the full moon thinking to myself. May Anu be with you Ruby, for today, and always. Fin
[Headmaster of the Orphanage-the morning after part 3]
I frantically search for the freak, I had my safe broken into and items stolen, where was she! The owner of the Freak show was going to be here soon and… I go around yelling at the orphans telling them where she was! Than I heard the door open as the owner came in smiling as he spoke.
“Am hewe to gib upsies fwuffy’s pwopewty, oh she’s goin’ to make fwuffy su much money!”
He was wearing a nice suit and top hat as he entered with me trying my best to smile as I spoke to him.
“Wewe habin’ some twoubwe findin’ hew, just gib us a second!”
The owner starts getting upset as he speaks.
“WHAT! If ‘ou nu gib hew wite nao fwuffy wan’ a wefund!”
I speak.
“About that…”
The owner was just about to throw a massive fit as the door opened again and two guards entered yelling at me.
“Headmastah Took 'ou am undah awwest!”
WHAT! The guards now hold me as one of them speak.
“An anonymous souwce gabe us a biww of sawe. 'ou am su despicabwe!”
They start to haul me out as the owner speaks.
“Whewe’s fwuffy’s pwopewty, whewe"s fwuffy’s wefund!”
A guard goes over to the owner as he speaks.
“Wewe 'ou about to buy a foaw?”
He nods as he shows 0 self awareness than the guard speaks.
“Den 'ou to am undah awwest!”
The guard grabs the owner as we both start being hauled to jail, screaming the entire time.
Thank you for reading my story! I hope to have Duncan’s part done in a few day’s, and of course constructive criticism is appreciated. May you have a good day!