the toy maker and the fashionista

~At the Carousel Boutique~

A white unicorn mare with a cutie mark of three sky blue diamonds was crying into a pillow, her purple mane disheveled and her face stained by tears. Around her were five other mares and two fillies. The first was a unicorn just like her, her mane was a deep dark purple with a pink stripe in the middle, her coat was lavender and her cutie mark was that of a pink starburst with five smaller white stars around it. The next was a butter yellow Pegasus with a pink mane that had a curl at the end, her cutie mark was three pink butterflies. The next mare was also a Pegasus her coat was cyan blue and her mane was every color of the rainbow, her cutie mark was that of a white cloud with a red yellow and blue lightning bolt coming out of it. the next was a pink earth pony her mane was fluffy like cotton candy and a darker shade of pike than her fur, her cutie mark was three balloons two blue one yellow. The final mare was also an earth pony she had an orange coat and a blond mane tied back into a pony tail she was wearing a Stetson, her cutie mark was that of three red apples. The first filly was a earth pony she was light yellow and had a red mane with a bow, she had yet to find her cutie mark. The final pony was a orange Pegasus filly with a fuchsia mane, she too had yet to find her special talent.

After a long time sobbing the crying mare finally spoke up.  "Oh girls! what am I going to do!? Me and Sweetie Bell had an argument yesterday before she ran out after yelling that she never wanted to see me again! She hasn't come home! She could be lost or hurt or worse! I'm a terrible big sister!"

The lavender put her hoof on the white ones shoulder. "Rarity I'm sure Sweetie Bell is fine."

Then the yellow Pegasus spoke up "I agree with Twilight. Rarity she's fine nopony would ever hurt a filly like Sweetie Bell, isn't that right Rainbow Dash?"

The cyan Pegasus responded by saying. "Yeah and if anypony has hurt her me and applejack will show them how big a mistake they made."

The Stetson wearing pony responded "Darn right we will!"

The young Pegasus spoke next "Sweetie Bell is loyal she would never run away! Isn't that right Apple Bloom?"

"That's right Scootaloo she would never leave her friends or family!"

A hyperactive voice came from the pink pony. "Whoa that's a new one it felt like my heart just exploded!" Then her face grew a wide smile "There's a new pony in town!" Her teeth started chattering "He has Sweetie Bell, and she's hurt!" Next she ran to the window "He's right outside!"

All the other ponies in the room said only one word. "WHAT!!!" and ran out the door.

~In front of the Carousel Boutique~

Patchwork whistled "so this is were your sister lives?"

"Uh huh" Sweetie said from within the wagon.

"Well we better get you to her!" As he unhitched himself from the wagon he was bucked in the side by a orange earth pony and he heard some of his bones break. Then he was tackled by a cyan Pegasus who punched and broke his muzzle. Then he was picked up by a white unicorns magic. He saw her and asked  "Are you Rarity?"

She gave him a death glare and said "Yes! I am Rarity! Where is Sweetie Bell?" He weakly pointed a hoof at his wagon.

"In the back..." He said after which he was dropped on his head.

Rarity ran to the back of the wagon expecting the worst. What she found shocked her. Sweetie Bell was sleeping in the corner, she had a bandage on her side, but the strangest thing was the doll, she was cuddling with a doll that looked exactly like her. Rarity looked around and saw paint, brushes, saws, hammers, timber, wool, fabric, needles, and thread. She shook of the coat of dust that was on her fur and walked over to Sweetie Bell. She raised her hoof and tapped her. "Sweetie its time to wake up." The little fillies eyes fluttered open.

"Hey Rarity! Y-your not mad at me are you?"

Rarity hugged her little sister. "Of course I'm not mad at you, I'm just glad your safe."

"Rarity look what Mister Patch did for me he made me this doll!"

Rarity blinked. "Who?"

"Mister Patch was the colt pulling the cart he saved my life. A timber wolf was walking up to me and was about to eat me and then he came out of no where and scared the wolf off. Then he put some medicine on the cut I got and bandaged it up. Then he made me this doll, it looks just like me doesn't it?"

A ruckus came from outside and the two sister went outside to see what happened. Rarity was shocked to find her friends held on the ground and Patchwork surrounded by a group of all kinds of creatures, there were three drakes (teenage dragons), a black Pegasus who's cutie mark was a hoof breaking a boulder, a old green earth pony stallion who's cutie mark was a sword, a changeling, and a griffon, then they saw Rarity and they all ran away into the Everfree forest. Rarity's friends got up off the ground and were about to start attacking Patchwork again, but when they saw her and Sweetie Bell they stopped and walked over. Then to their amazement Patch work who had a broken muzzle and at least to broken ribs walked over to them and spoke.

"I think we got off on the wrong hoof lets try again shall we? I am Patchwork and you are?"

One by one they introduced themselves. Except Fluttershy who was wondering if he would be ok  and Twilight who was wondering how he was walking around with those injuries like they were nothing.

"Oh um are you ok...? That is if you don't mind me asking."

He looked at Fluttershy. "I am quite alright miss...?"

"Um Fluttershy."

He nodded "I am quite alright miss Fluttershy"

"Um excuse me! I'm Twilight Sparkle. How are you just acting like those broken ribs and your muzzle don't hurt?"

"Simple Miss Sparkle. I can do this!" His horn began to glow as well as his chest and the mares all heard his bones shifting back into place. His muzzle returned to its proper position and they heard his bones fixing themselves. Then he smiled. "Who's next?"

Pinkie came next "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! Your new here which means you don't have any friends and that must mean under that smile your very sad and I don't like it when ponies are sad so I'm going to throw a party for you so you can make friends!" She gasped and took off leaving only a cloud of pink dust.

Patchwork blinked. "Huh? What just happened? The only things I heard were 'Pinkie Pie' and 'party'. Also how did she do that?"

The remaining five mares responded "It's just Pinkie being Pinkie."

AJ spoke next "I'm Applejack I run sweet apple acres with my family, my granny Granny Smith and brother Big Mac"

He looked at her and said "The niece of Tropicana and Mandarin orange?"

Her eyes went wide "Y-yeah! How do you know about that?"

"I met them before."

"Ok then."

'Well more like robbed them than met them' Patch thought.

Patch turned to the last mare who he had yet to learn the name of. "And you are?"

The mare put on a cocky grin "Rainbow Dash! Fastest flyer in Equestria and future wonder bolt!"

Patch snickered "I can get you into the wonder bolts if your fast enough! Spitfire owes me a favor and so does Soarin."

"WHAT!? How!? No way how do they both owe you a favor!?"

Patches face turned into a frown. "I don't reveal details ever!" He looked at all the mares and smiled once more. "Could you point me in the direction of the town orphanage? I would be very thankful."

Twilight looked at him with a confused face. "Why do you want to know that?"

"Orphans who have no families have no happiness. I am going to give them some toys. to try and brighten up their days, and I'm not a greedy pony who is going to charge orphans for the toys."

"Well its the old rundown mansion at the edge of town."

Patch frowned at that. "Run...down? Well thank you for telling me I might as well start getting a move on oh but before I go." His horn started to glow and fabric, cotton, needles, and thread started to stitch together, and soon he had six dolls levitating in front of him. He gave each mare one and then teleported pinkie back to the group and gave her the last one. The dolls looked just like the mares he gave them to. It was strange but they felt a sense of safety from the dolls. When they looked up to ask him why he made dolls of them, he was gone, as was his wagon.

~Three Hours Later: At the Orphanage~

Patch had just finished making a doll of each filly and colt at the orphanage they were all in their beds asleep holding their new toys.

Miss White Sun the orphanage director walked up to Patch. "Thank you for what you have done I haven't seen all the foals smile like that in years. If you don't mind me asking though. Why did you do this?"

He looked at her with a mix of a frown and a smile "I grew up in an orphanage. I know the pain they feel. I just wanted to make them happy." He looked at her. "Now about the bits."

She frowned. "I thought you said you were not going to charge us. I cant pay for all the materials I am barley keeping the orphanage from falling apart!"

"That's why I asked about bits!" He sighed "How much would it cost to repair the orphanage and make it better? Better floors, better walls, a better roof, better beds, better everything!"

Sun simply replied "It would cost over two-million bits."

Patch smiled and walked out to his wagon motioning for her to follow. When they got to the wagon he opened a chest and pulled out a large sack with almost three-million bits inside. He gave it to her. "Her use this for the foals, and I wont take no for an answer."

She looked inside the sack and her eyes filled with tears. "But this is so much. Why are you doing this?"

Patch smiled and responded by saying "Foals deserve to have a family, and maybe just maybe if the orphanage looks better more ponies will come here to adopt them."

He hitched himself to his wagon and started to walk away. "Wait!" He stopped and turned around, Miss Sun ran up to him and cried into his fur while hugging him. "Thank *sniffle* you! You  might have just *sniffle* saved the orphanage. How can I repay you?"

He smiled "You don't have to I did it out of generosity and kindness." And with that he walked off to the town square, went in his wagon, and slept.