A New Home to Love

by BronyBrozly

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Slice of Life, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Original Character
Length: 5258

This is a story about a Pegasus stallion named Sweet Delight that came from Canterlot and moved to Ponyville. He was a well-known baker in the pastry industry in Canterlot. He decided to leave the beautiful city because his life there was too busy and always keeping him in stressful conditions. Another reason he left Canterlot because of his dark past that he wished to not remember and to find tranquility in Ponyville. This story entails his first day of staying in Ponyville.

Published 2012-02-14 14:34:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-02-14 14:34:01 UTC

A New Home to Love

A groan can be heard from bed as a pony shape figure uncomfortably shuffled under the blanket when the sunlight managed to peek through the slit of the curtains that inconveniently directing the sunlight onto his face. He looked over his blanket and gave the sun a scowl as it was the sun’s fault that he woke from a good slumber. He gave an exasperated sigh and looked around his room. Boxes were still stacked on top of each other and the floor was still covered with dust.

As a baker, neatness and cleanliness are top priorities. “I should clean this… later.” He muttered silently to himself. He hopped on all of his four hooves and stretched his wings as far as it could. He turned his head from left to right and a cracking sound was heard. He gave a relieved sigh and walked across the hall towards the bathroom.

The flickered the light switch on with his wing and looked at the mirror over the sink. He saw a brown coated stallion that had a white cream colored mane with brown eyes. He turned to his side and saw a loaf of hot bread sitting on a silver tray adorned his flank as his cutie mark. He shot a flirtatious smile to the mirror. “Good morning, you handsome stallion.” He said, giving his reflection a wink. He chuckled at his own antics and proceed his day by brushing his teeth and having a cold shower. In which he regretted.

He stepped out the bathroom, shivering and headed downstairs. Upon reaching downstairs, more unopened boxes stacked on top of each other and they were taking most of the living room space. He tried to walk slowly between stacks as he wanted to go to the kitchen. He almost succeeded in escaping the maze of boxes until his left hind leg caught onto a piece of rope that was attached to one of the boxes.

He fell face first onto the kitchen floor and quickly turn onto his back. Time slowed down as one of the colossus stack of boxes tittering threateningly towards him. “Nooooooooooo!” he screamed, covering his face with his fore hooves.

Crash!

The unfortunate pony was buried under the boxes and dusts began to cloud over him. He slowly crawled away from the makeshift ruin and coughed as he was inhaling the dust-filled air. “Ouch.” He said as a book fell onto his head. He stood up and gave his body a good shake. He looked onto the floor and saw the book that just struck him on his head. But it was no ordinary book. It was a journal.

He picked it up with his hoof and blew the dust away. On the cover was his name. “Odd.” He whispered. He wondered why in the wide world of Equestria that he did not remember his own journal. He turned to the first page of the journal. “The Past of Sweet Delight” was the only thing was written on it. He gave his diary a questioning look and pondered. I think I’ll read it later on after my breakfast, he decided. He nodded at his plan and trotted to the kitchen counter. He set the diary down and prepared himself for a nice breakfast.

“What breakfast I should present to myself today?” he asked to himself. “I know!” He exclaimed excitedly. “I’ll make myself some muffins! It’s simple yet fulfilling.” He chimed and nodded. He trotted to his refrigerator and opened it. To his chagrin, he was out of eggs and he did not know where to find any. He was new to Ponyville and so he did not know the shop that sells groceries.

He gave an exasperated sigh for the second time of the day and heated the water. He decided at least he’ll have his morning coffee. While waiting for the water to boil, he trotted to the diary and began to read the first entry.

“Entry #1” it began. “Today was a fine day in Canterlot. My family and I had the most interesting encounter. A unicorn came to my family’s picnic while we were enjoying our lunch and asked if he could taste my homemade bread. My father kindly agreed and offered some to the pony. The pony gave a very funny face yet it shown that the pony really liked my bread. The unicorn offered me a place in the pastry making industry of Canterlot and my family excitedly agreed that I should join it. I did and I am very excited of what may lie ahead.” Sweet Delight gave a small smile as it was a happy memory in his past but why did he forget such sweet memory. He pondered but quickly abrupt as the kettle gave a loud whistle, indicating the water was boiling.

He took the kettle’s heat insulated handle and continued on making his coffee. While he was enjoying his coffee, he kept wondering on why he forgot that particular memory. This confuses him. When he decided to read the next entry, his stomach elicited a loud grumble. He knew that he was very hungry and decided again that he would read it after having a proper breakfast.

He put on his saddlebags and put the diary into it with a small bag of bits along. He carefully walked between the stack of boxes again and succeeding stepping outside without any problems. He locked his front door and trotted away. Just a few yards away, he stopped and looked at his new house. It seemed… empty for some reason. He shook his head and continues trotting around town to see if any stores open early in the morning.

~~oo~~

After an hour of nonstop walking and failing at finding an open store, Sweet Delight stood in front of a shop that looks like a bakery. The sign outside the shop proudly states that the place was called “Sugarcube Corner.” The bakery even looks like a gingerbread house that looked edible from a distance. He chuckled at the town’s peculiar shop design and entered the bakery.

A bell on top of the door jingled as a sign of a customer arriving, and a pink coated earth pony with a pink (incredibly) puffy mane popped behind the counter. The pink pony smiled and greeted. “Hello there. Welcome to the Sugarcube Cor-“before she could finish her sentence, she let out a surprised gasp and at the same time, hovering in midair.

Sweet Delight was dumbfounded. How can an earth pony hover in midair without the aid of wings? He felt his jaw dropped and closed it before he caught any flies. “Um.. hello?” he asked.

“Oh my goodness!” The pink pony exclaimed excitedly. She bounced from behind the counter and stood face to face with Sweet Delight. “You’re new here, aren’t you?” She asked, grinning widely.

“Y-y-yes.” He answered, stammering.

“Oh my goodness! We should make a welcoming party. I could invite everypony in Ponyville and we can play games, dance, drink punch and do lots and lot of fun stu-“before she could finish talking, Sweet Delight put his hoof to the pony’s mouth. It was all too much for him and all he wanted is to find solace in Ponyville.

“No party, please.” He said softly as he put his hoof down. “I just moved to Ponyville last night and I don’t think I’m ready to meet anypony at the moment.” He continued.

“Awww~” the pink pony cooed. “I think I’ll throw you a party next time then.” She said in a disappointed tone.

Sweet Delight felt a little bit guilty and extended a hoof. “My name is Sweet Delight. It is nice to meet you.” He said, giving his best smile. The gesture seemed to work as the filly smiled again and shook his hoof.

“My name is Pinkie Pie,” the pink pony giggled.

“Well, Pinkie Pie.” He started. “Do you sell any cupcakes here?” he asked, browsing other pastries that were showcased under the glass counter.

Pinkie Pie gave a big smile and winked, “The best.” She proudly stated.

Sweet Delight gave a challenging smile. “Oh really?” he said, as a challenge more than a question. “Give me your best shot.” He added, grinning.

“Okie dokie lokie!” Pinkie Pie replied and bounced into the kitchen. A massive cacophony of clattering pots and pans can be heard from the kitchen and Sweet Delight trotted to a table to wait for his breakfast cupcake. He decided this would be a good time to read the next entry in his journal.

“Entry #2. I just opened my first bakery shop. To be honest, it was a success. Many ponies visited my shop commented good things on my pastries. I even got tips from a few ponies that really enjoyed them. I was happy to see the smiling faces as they eat my pastries. But even all the smiles and joy, I felt somepony was not as happy as the others. I felt somepony was glaring at me. I can’t see who it was but… it felt weird. I don’t know if I was imagining it or it was real but… I hope everything would turn up good.”

Sweet Delight let out a shuddering breath as a cold chill was sent into his spine. He stood up and shook the feeling away. Before he could react, he was greeted by Pinkie Pie’s face in front of him so suddenly that caused him fall onto his back.

“Oops, sorry,” she giggled, helping him onto his hooves.

“Don’t worry about it,” he chuckled. Then, he noticed a beautiful designed cupcake was balancing on her head.

“Is that for me?” He asked, pointing to the cupcake.

“Of course, silly.” She giggled and handed the cupcake to him. “I made it super duper extra delicious for you.”

“Thank you.” He said as he took the cupcake with his hooves. I took a greedy bite into the cupcake and the taste struck him like a buck to the face. It was delicious! No… it was magnificent. He never had a cupcake that was so good except for his own making. He was mentally swimming in the sweet taste of the cream, the fluffiness and the freshness.

“Uh… mister. Are you okay?” Pinkie Pie asked, giggling at the sight of him wiggling on the floor with the cupcake on his hooves.

He snapped from his reverie and ate the leftover cupcake whole. He chewed slowly, savoring the deliciousness and then, he swallowed it. The cupcake managed to make him gave a fulfilled sigh. He jumped onto his hooves. “That was amazing!” he exclaimed. “I never had a delicious cupcake in my life.” He continued. As he realized that he was being too energetic, he composed himself.

“I-it was exquisite.” He gave Pinkie Pie a warm smile. “How much did I owe you for the cupcake?” he asked.

“For a reaction like yours? It’s free.” She said, giving a big smile.

“No, no, no. I must pay you somehow.” Sweet Delight insisted.

“It’s fine, really.” She declined politely.

“No.” he said sternly, stomping slightly on the floor. “It’s my pleasure to give my appreciation for such a wonderful pastry. Trust me, it’s a pleasure.” He explained with a soft smile on his face. He handed Pinkie Pie 10 bits and she reluctantly accept it.

As Sweet Delight almost got near the door, Pinkie Pie bounced next to him. “Hey, you should see my friend, Applejack.” Pinkie Pie said, bouncing excitedly next to him.

“I-I don’t know. I should really get going and clean my house.” He declined. “Besides, how about the shop? Aren’t anypony looking after it?” he asked, giving her a questioning look.

“Don’t worry, Mr. and Mrs. Cake already woke up so they could take care of the shop while I’m away. Besides, it’s my day off actually. I was keeping the shop safe while they were still sleeping.” She explained.

“I see.” He nodded. He tapped his chin as he mused about it. “Well…” he said hesitantly. “I’ll guess I can spare an hour or two. Show me the way then.” He continued. Pinkie Pie gave an energetic bounce and led the way. She and Sweet Delight trotted to meet with Applejack as they engaged in a lively conversation about the preparation of the cupcake he had.

~~oo~~

“And that’s how it was called a grapefruit.” Pinkie said cheerily as she bounced ahead of Sweet Delight.

“Wait, what?” he asked and stopped in his tracks. He looked up to the sign in above him that says “Sweet Apple Acres”. He saw Pinkie Pie was far ahead of him. He spread his wings and quickly flew next to Pinkie Pie.

“Wow, you’re fast.” Pinkie Pie commented.

“It’s nothing really. Actually, I’m not a very good flier. My wings were injured but they are fine now. But I don’t know why my wings were injured though.” He said, pondering for a second.

“Ah’ knew ah heard somepony nearby.” Said an orange pony, with a blonde tied hair and wearing a Stetson as she approached them.

“Hey, Pinkie Pie. Who’s your new friend?” A cyan Pegasus pony with a rainbow colored mane spoke up as she flew next to the orange pony.

“Hello, there Applejack. Hi, Dashie.” She greeted the new ponies. “This is Sweet Delight.” She introduced Sweet Delight by pointing at him. The two new ponies and Sweet Delight made a quick introduction.

“So Sweet Delight, what made ya’ come here to the humble ‘ol Ponyville?” Applejack asked as she tipped her hat.

“Well, I moved to Ponyville because the city life is becoming a bit of a hassle for me. So, I come here to find some peace.” He explained.

“Well, ya’ wouldn’t regret one bit. Ponyville is one of the peaceful countryside towns in whole of Equestria.” She proudly explained. “If ya’ need any help, don’t be shy to find me. I’ll bet I can help ya’ out if ya’ need any.” She kindly offered.

Sweet Delight gave a small smile. “Thank you for the offer. I’ll visit you whenever I need any help.”

“Hey.” The cyan pony or as she introduced herself earlier, Rainbow Dash spoke up. “I saw you flew towards Pinkie Pie earlier. I was wondering if you are a racing pony.” She said, eyeing above him.

Sweet Delight looked up at her and shook his head. “No, no. I’m not a racing pony.” He gave a slight chuckle. “Truth be told, my wings were injured for some reason. So, I’m not a good flier. I can fly, but not as good as I used to be, I guess.” He explained.

“What? I also injured my wings a while back.” She said.

“Yeah, and she got taken to the hospital.” Pinkie joined in.

“Yeah,” Rainbow Dash continued. “Now look at me, I can fly as I used to be. Don’t tell me that you didn’t.” She said as she looked at him with her fore hooves crossed.

Sweet Delight shrugged. “I don’t know.” He became silent for a moment, looking distant. “All I know is, this just… happens.”

Before Rainbow Dash could say anything else, Pinkie Pie spoke up. “Hey, Applejack. Do you have any apple cider left?” She asked, with a hopeful look on her face.

“Yeah, now I know why I came here. I was just about to ask you the same question too.” Rainbow Dash chimed.

Sweet Delight looked at the three ponies who were engaged in a conversation that he knows that he was not a part of. He trotted to a nearby apple tree and sat under the shade. He took out the diaryand read the next entry.

“Entry #3. Business is booming as usual. The ponies kept thanking me for the delicious pastries that I made. But, I’m the one who supposed to thank them since they became the driving force for me to get better. But one customer even gave me a muffin as a thank you gift. I can’t remember the details but all I know that it was a unicorn mare who gave me the muffins and the pony looks very familiar. Before I could thank her, she left. It’s very odd but I’ll give her the benefit of a doubt. Besides, the muffins look delish. I should try it after this.”

A headache suddenly hit Sweet Delish and he cringed to the sudden pain. “Are you okay?” Pinkie Pie asked as she bounced towards him with a worried expression.

“I’m fine.” He replied, putting back the diary into his saddlebags. “I’ll guess I’ll be going home now.” He said as he stood up.

“Don’t you want the recipe for my cupcake?” she asked him, tilting her head slightly.

“Didn’t we discuss about it earlier?” he asked her back.

“Oh no, we only discussed about the preparation. The ingredients are listed in one of the books at Twilight’s place.” She explained as she bounced in place.

“Twilight?” he asked, slightly confused.

“Oh! Another friend of mine.” She explained excitedly. “Let’s go meet her now.” She looked over her shoulder and asked to the other two mares, “Want to join me to Twilight’s place?”

“I’ll have to buck a few more trees. I’ll catch ya later.” Applejack answered.

“I have a few weather reports to send to the weather factory this afternoon. I’ll stop by if I have the time.” Rainbow Dash answered, hovering next to Applejack.

“Okie dokie lokie.” Pinkie Pie said and bounced ahead. Sweet Delight bowed his head slightly and turned to catch up with Pinkie Pie.

“Ya’ll come back now, ya hear?” Applejack called from behind.

“See you later, alligator!” Rainbow Dash yelled.

Sweet Delight stopped and turned around. He waved goodbye and quickly trotted back alongside with Pinkie Pie.

~~oo~~

While Sweet Delight and Pinkie Pie were on their way towards Twilight’s place, they saw a white coated unicorn, with a flowing purple mane was walking next to a butter-yellow coated Pegasus with a pink flowing mane, engaged in a lively chat. Well, the unicorn did most of the talking and the Pegasus only gave meek responses.

“Hey, Rarity! Hey, Fluttershy!” Pinkie Pie yelled happily and bounced towards them.

The unicorn turned to look and a ladylike manner, she greeted the pink pony. “Why, hello darling. What are you doing here?”

The yellow Pegasus let out a squeak by the sudden greeting and hid behind the unicorn. She peeked over the unicorn and let out a relieved sigh. “Oh, hello Pinkie Pie.” She greeted demurely, looking from behind her mane.

“I’m here to take Sweet Delight to Twilight’s place.” Pinkie Pie answered, bouncing in place.

“Who is this Sweet De-“Rarity stopped at mid sentence as she caught the sight of Sweet Delight. She fluttered her eyelashes and gave a soft smile. “Oh, hello there, young stallion. You must be Sweet Delight.”

Sweet Delight recognized the unicorn mare as she’s a well-known fashion designer, even in Canterlot. He gave her a gentlecolt’s bow. “Indeed, Miss Rarity. It is a pleasure to meet you.”

She was off caught by the gesture and returned the bow. “Oh my, a stallion in your manner is very well appreciative. I wonder why the mares in Canterlot did not chase you around.” She said, giving a small chuckle.

The Pegasus pony was surprised by the new guest and hid behind Pinkie Pie’s puffy tail. Rarity looked at the Pegasus and then looked at Sweet Delight. “Her name is Fluttershy and she’s a bit… shy.” She explained to him.

He gave a small chuckle. “Indeed.” He agreed and slowly approached the shy Pegasus. “Hello, Fluttershy. It is nice to be your acquaintance.” He said softly and gave her a warm smile. He extended his hoof to her. Fluttershy let out a small squeak and shook his hoof. “Likewise.” She replied meekly behind her mane.

Sweet Delight took a few steps back to give the shy Pegasus some space. Pinkie Pie returned to her energetic bounce and looked towards Rarity. “Want to join us to meet with Twilight?” She asked her.

“Of course, dear but after Fluttershy and I finished our spa appointment.” She answered, fluttering her eyes.

“Umm… Pinkie Pie, I wanted to ask you something.” The Pegasus spoke up.

Pinkie Pie bounced to turn to Fluttershy. “Sure, what is it?” she asked.

Sweet Delight looked at the two ponies talking something about pets and saw Rarity was admiring her reflection in a window of a hat store. He looked around and saw an empty bench nearby and trotted to it. He sat down and opened his diary once more.

“Entry #4. I was poisoned! Somepony wanted to harm me. I suspected it was the unicorn that gave me those muffins. I had to sell my shop because the medical bills were too high for my family to pay. I did not blame my family for that. Why somepony would poison me? Is the unicorn from a competitor? Why? Just why?! The doctor said that I’ll be fine in a few weeks time but it’s already 3 weeks and my body still feels like it is weighed down by something heavy. But I still can write this journal. That’s good… I guess. But I just want to know why would somepony do that? I hope everything will be okay. My family is fine and that’s always good to know.”

“Arrrruuuggghh.” Sweet Delight exclaimed painfully as he grimaced by the pain. Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity quickly trotted towards him as they heard a cry of pain.

“Are you alright?” Fluttershy asked softly.

“Do you need help?” Pinkie Pie asked with a worried expression.

“Oh my, I should cancel the spa appointment.” Rarity pondered loudly.

“No!” Sweet Delight exclaimed. “I-i-it’s okay. I’m fine.” He stammered. The three ponies gave him a questioning look. “Trust me.” He assured them with a smile but ended up with a cringe.

With a heavy heart, the three ponies accepted the assurance. “Well…” Pinkie Pie spoke up. “We should head out now.”She said, giving Sweet Delight a worried glance.

“Of course.” He agreed and gently put the diary back into his saddlebags. “Well, it is nice to meet you two.” He gave a slight bow to the two mares.

“Indeed.” Rarity said worriedly and returned the bow. Fluttershy squeaked behind her mane but her eyes still showed a clear indication that she was worried for his well-being.

With that, Pinkie Pie and Sweet Delight turned and continue forward to Twilight’s place. This time, Sweet Delight noticed something different. Pinkie Pie was not in her usual bouncing attitude. Instead, she was walking next to him and she was awfully quiet. He shrugged it off because he thought that it was nothing to worry about.

~~oo~~

Pinkie Pie and Sweet Delight stopped in front of the town’s library. To be exact, tree that had been hollowed and turned into a library. He was awestruck by the view. He thought he already seen enough amazing architecture but this one was truly amazing to him. He looked at Pinkie Pie and she did not look awestruck as he was.

Pinkie Pie trotted to the front door of the library and knocked on the door. Sweet Delight was confused. Isn’t a library supposed to be a public property? Then he heard a mare’s voice called behind the door. “I’m coming.”

A few moments later, the door opened. A purple mare, with a violet mane (with an additional magenta) streak greeted. “Hello there, Pinkie Pie. What brings you here?”

“Well,” Pinkie Pie began. “I’m here to ask if Sweet Delight here,” she pointed to him. “Could borrow the book about cupcake recipes that I returned last week?” Pinkie Pie asked politely.

“Of course.” She answered. “Come on in.” She invited them to enter. Pinkie Pie and Sweet Delight entered the library. Twilight closed the door behind them and trotted towards a bookshelf. “So, Sweet Delight… what brings you here?” She asked as she was browsing a bookshelf.

“Well,” Sweet Delight began. “I’m here because I need a change of scenery. The city life is just too much for me.” He explained.

“I understand.” Twilight agreed. “Where you are from?” she asked again.

“I’m from Canterlot. I just moved here last night.” He answered.

“Last night, huh? You must be tired.”

“Kinda. But I still need to clean my house.” Sweet Delight said as he looked outside through the window. It was already beginning to dark. He let out an exasperated sigh.

“I’m sorry...” he heard Pinkie Pie said softly next to him, looking guilty.

Sweet Delight waved a dismissive hoof with a smile. “It’s okay. No need to worry.” Pinkie Pie still looked guilty but she let out a small smile on her face.

“Hey, Pinkie. Come over here for a minute. I need your help to find the book. I can’t remember where I put it.” Twilight called over to Pinkie Pie while focusing on the bookshelf. The pink pony stood up and walked over to the confused pony.

Sweet Delight took this opportunity to read his journal. “Entry #5.” This time the entry looked like it was written by a foal that just learned to write. “Fire… screaming… crying… help… mother… mother… need… help…” With that, the diary ended. “What?!” He exclaimed loudly. The two ponies turned their heads towards Sweet Delight. A knock was heard and Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy along with Rarity walked into the library. Soon all of them stopped.

“Uh… what’s up, Twi?” Rainbow Dash spoke up.

Twilight shook her head and then looked at the newly arrived guests. “Oh hey, you guys. W-we just heard Sweet Delight here screamed.” She looked at him. “Are you okay?” she asked worriedly.

Sweet Delight did not answer; instead he was looking at the blank pages after the fifth entry. He kept turning the page to see if there were anything else but there were none. He wanted to know more. He wanted to know why he cannot remember these memories. He looked at Twilight with a shocked expression. “I… wanted to know more.”

“More?” Pinkie Pie asked with worried expression was now clearly shown in her face, as well as the others.

“These memories, why didn’t I remember them? Why can’t I remember any of it?” He asked to no one in particular, shivering.

Everypony was quiet until Twilight spoke up, “Do you want to know?” She asked with determination in her eyes.

“I-I-I don’t know.” He stammered and shivering then, he became quiet. He felt a gentle wing slowly taking him in a comforting embrace and saw Fluttershy sat next to him.

“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.” She whispered into his ears and he slowly gaining his composure. The rest of the ponies present also joined to form a group hug. Silently comforting him.

He looked over to Twilight, and nodded. “I-I-I’m ready.”

Twilight gave a small smile and concentrate on her magic. Her horn glowed a gentle white and slowly touched his forehead. His world started to melt away.

He was lying on his bed of his old home. He was looking at the ceiling as usual because his body was still unresponsive, except for his head. Suddenly, his room became unbearably hot. He turned to look at the door and he saw smoke started to seep through it. I wanted to scream but he was unable to speak. The smoke in his room became thicker and thicker. It was proven very difficult for him to breathe as the room was filled with smoke. Then, the door was bucked open and saw his mother was breathing heavily.

She picked him up and slowly muttered, “You must live.” His mother quickly jumped through the window and flapped her wings as hard as she could while carrying her son with her hooves. She flew for only a couple of yards and fell onto her ground. She kept her wings over her child, protecting him from harm. Sweet Delight wanted to scream for help but all he could do was squeaked pathetically. He kept turning his head to look for help but his eyes were filled with tears as he knew his mother was…. gone. Suddenly, a bright flash of light appear in front of him.

He returned to the real world as his eyes opened in realization and was streaming with tears. The ponies in the library also saw the memory as a projection and also in tears. He looked picked the diary up and looked at it. “Now I know…” he muttered.

“Oh, dear…” Fluttershy squeaked as she was openly crying.

“Now I know why forgot…” he continued. “I was too traumatized by the event that the physiatrist had to block the memories from me. Now, I remembered it again.”

“I-I-I’m sorry.” Twilight apologized as her voice cracked.

“It’s okay.” Sweet Delight replied with a sad smile. “We are the product of our past. I know this is a dark past but it will still be a part of me.” He looked at the other ponies. “Also, It reminds me to keep on living no matter how hard life gets.”

The ponies trotted to him and gave him a group hug once again. All of them whispered their sorry and wished him to keep strong. He broke the embrace and put the diary back into his saddlebags.

He trotted to the front door and looked back. “Good evening, everypony.” Before he could step out, Pinkie called behind him. “Wait.” She trotted next to him. “At least let me help you clean your house.” She offered.

“But it’s already evening.” Sweet Delight said. “You don’t hav-“ he was cut off.

“No.” Pinkie said simply and then smiled softly. “Let me help you.”

“Yeah, me too!” Rainbow Dash cheered.

“I want to help too… if you don’t mind.” Fluttershy said softly.

“I would certainly glad to help.” Rarity said, fluttering her teary eyes.

“Ah think ya need some help.” Applejack said, giving him a wink.

“I wouldn’t mind helping out.” Twilight offered as she wiped her teary eye.

Sweet Delight was speechless. Instead he nodded and led the way towards his house. The ponies entered his house and began cleaning. He was still standing outside, looking inside his new home. He saw Applejack and Rainbow Dash made a competition on who would sweep the fastest. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy were opening the boxes and Rarity was handling the decoration. Twilight was arranging the empty boxes into the garage. Sweet Delight smiled and entered his house. He wondered if he could make them some coffee to keep them energized and he headed into the kitchen.

As he set us saddlebags on top of the counter, his diary fell out from the bag. He looked at it for a while and opened a drawer. He saw a pencil in the drawer and pondered as he looked at his lively home. He smile and wrote something in the journal.

“Entry #6. I have met with some good ponies today. All of them are very nice and they also helped me recovered what I have lost. I really want to thank my mom for keeping me alive and I shall keep your promise. I’ll keep on living. I will start a bakery here too in the near future. I will give the good ponies here the happiness that we once had. With that, I am home. I am happy.”