The office was silent. It was so silent, that the echoes from Princess Cadence's sobs were drowned in it.
" You mean..."
" I'm Sorry, Princess."
Shining Armour stood awkwardly behind Cadence, nuzzling against her gently, wondering what to do.
" Ummm... Doctor?"
" Yes Prince Shining Armor?"
" Can we... go outside for a minute?"
The Doctor opened the door, looking grave and worried. Shining Armour walked through it, feeling guilty.
" Will Cadence never get to have a baby then Doctor?"
" Well... She could..."
" Huh? How? You said we could never have one!"
" I didn't say that it was her who has the problem..."
" You mean.... It's me?"
The doctor gave a slight nod, afraid of what could happen next.
The Doctor walked back in on the Princess, who was still sobbing.
Shining armour was whispering comforting words in her ear, and she stopped crying suddenly.
"... Adoption?" she mumbled
"But... Alicorn!"
That night she cried tears of agony and confusion. Her life had been transformed in a day, plans for the future ruined. Tommorow she would be walking around an orphanage, deciding which orphan she would take on. Alicorn, she thought. It has to be an Alicorn. However her chances were odd, and she didn't know if there were any parents in this world tht would put an Alicorn up for adoption.
Shining Armour knocked gingerly on the door, his other hoof around Cadence's body, comforting her. He could hear footsteps approaching the door, and eventually the door was opened, by Flitter.
" Oh My Celestia! It's Princess Cadence!"
The couple were escorted straight in.
"Well, would you like to see the girls or the boys..."
She was interuppted by screams from what seemed to be the dormitary.
" SHE'S STOLEN MY TEDDY, MISS FLITTER! HELP!"
" NO I DID NOT! IT WAS JUST LYING AROUND!"
" Girls, Girls! Erroria, give Scootaloo back her toy!"
Princess Cadence gasped. Scootaloo? Orphan? But she should have a home! She was kind and sweet! What sort of parents didn't want SCOOTALOO?
" Sorry about that Princess, I guess you're wanting an Alicorn?"
Shining Armour looked at Princess Cadence.
"Umm... Maybe..."
"Well, we have Princess Erroria here! She is kind and loving and sweet!"
"And Evil..." Muttered Scootaloo.
Princess Erroria looked up at Cadence, a simpering fake smile on her face.
" Do you want to take her?"
" Ummm... Actually..."
"But Princess Cadence! She's an Alicorn! She's what you wanted!
" I said Maybe, Didn't I?" The princess smiled at the wild haired orphan.
" I want to take Scootaloo!"
The Filly gasped, along with Flitter.
"But she's not an Alicorn! She's wild and unreliable!"
" Are you arguing with me Flitter?"
" No, no... I'll bring you the papers for Scootaloo then..."
All the way home, Scootaloo told tales of her time at the orphanage, and how she had to do all of Erroria's chores so that Erroria wouldn't tell everypony her secret. She wanted others to like her, not think that she was an orphan that wasn't like everypony else.
" Hey, now Erroria will have to do her own chores! I can just imagine how the others will laugh when she can't even wash herself properly! Laughed Scootaloo.
"Scootaloo? You do know that you are a Princess now?"
" Ummm.. Well it feels a bit weird, but... Yeah?"
" So you do know that when me and your Daddy go to Heaven, you will rule the Crystal Empire?"
" Me? But I haven't even got my Cutie Mark yet! How do I know if I'll be a good ruler or not?"
" You will be, you're part of the Mi Amore Family!"
The End!
Scootaloo awoke to the sounds of birds tweeting merrily by her window, singing happy songs that reflected Scootaloo's mood. No longer would she be known as 'Little orphan Scootaloo" but by the grand title of "Princess Mi Amore Scootaloo!" It was like she was in a dream. so much had changed since yesterday, yesterday she woke up to Flitter ringing a bell through the dormitory, telling every pony their chores for the day, today she woke up with birds chirping sweetly, with no chores at all! Scootaloo wanted to pinch herself, but if it was a dream, she didn't want it to end!
Princess Cadence tiptoed into Scootaloo's room, and carefully walked over to her, avoiding any of the many new toys sprawled across the fluffy white carpet, however when she saw hat Scootaloo was awake, she ran to her bedside, and quickly hugged her, taking Scoots by surprise!
"How was your night, my little one?" Asked the Princess
"It was AWESOME! I haven't slept that much since forever!"
"That's lovely to hear, sweetheart, now come along to breakfast soon, and maybe Teddy could have some too?"
They both blushed.
"Yeah, maybe..."
Princess Cadence kissed Scootaloo and went down to the kitchen, and Scootaloo buried her head down in her pillow and wept. She couldn't remember her real mother, but she was told some brief details about her, the color of her hair was the same as Scootaloo's, she was a beautiful piano player, she had an amazing smile, but none of these details were very informative! Scootaloo wanted more! Then suddenly, Scootaloo remembered something, a day from her past...
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Scootaloo tiptoed into her Mother's room, being careful not to awake her until it was right, and slipped a small packaged parcel under her bed. As she saw her sleeping mother, she smiled, and took a lock of her hair and twirled it round her hoof. She longed to be beautiful, like her mother, but had the looks of her long forgotten father, rough and wild.
The clock struck midnight. Mother's Day at last.
The filly carefully shook her Mother awake and passed her the parcel, which she took in her hooves and gave Scootaloo the best hug she'd ever recieved. Careful not to rip the wrapping paper, she opened the present, which was a small blue teddy, which Scootaloo's mother cradled in her arms.
The next time Scootaloo had that teddy in her arms, it was the only thing that survived the fire.
"Scootaloo, darling, coming down for breakfast?" Came a shout from the kitchen.
Scootaloo cleared her throat, and wiped her eyes with the bed sheets, trying to sound normal.
"Yes, mom."
At the breakfast table, a conversation soon bubbled up.
"Hey, Mom, I'll be late for school!" Cried Scootaloo, as she jumped up from the table, spilling countless dishes as she went.
Princess Cadence put a hoof on her daughter's shoulder, calming Scootaloo.
"Ah yes, we were talking about that, your umm... Father and I..."
Shining amour interrupted
"We think it's best that you don't go to school, sweetheart, because, it's umm... too dangerous, now you're a princess..."
" What!" Scootaloo cried "I can't go to see Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom! The cutie mark crusaders!
"Well, I'm sure you'll make friends at your new school, honey, It's a special royal school, only the best attend!"
With that, Scootaloo burst into tears.
Author's Note
So, umm yeah, this is the second chapter, I hope you like it!
Btw I'm only 12 so ignore any mistakes in this lol.