Equestria: The Fallen Utopia

When you hear the word “utopia,” what comes to mind? Of course, you have to know what that word means. A utopia is a place that is perfect, without any problems. When I hear that word, I think of my home: Equestria. The land of Equestria is one of peace, tranquility, friendships; paradise, even. The three races of ponies in Equestria have lived in harmony for almost forever. Of course, like in any society, there are minor disagreements among ponies. But those times where something extremely bad has happened are very few.

Not many terrible things have happened in Equestria’s history. The only ones I have come to know were The Return of Nightmare Moon, Discord's return, The Changeling Attack on Canterlot, the Return of Sombra and the Crystal Empire, and Tirek’s Attack on Equestria. Other than those incidents, Equestria has been rather peaceful. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna watch over Equestria with a good feeling that all is well.

I was born after Princess Twilight Sparkle defeated Tirek, therefore I came into a world that I thought was a ruinous place. I was terribly mistaken. After Equestria rebuilt itself, I found that Equestria’s true nature was one of friendship and harmony. But I was not as lucky as every other pony. I was born to a Pegasus stallion and a Unicorn mare as an alicorn colt, much to the surprise of my parents. In fear of mockery and shame, they kept me a secret from the rest of Ponykind. When I had grown into a young colt, my parents dumped me in an allyway while I slept. I attempted to find my way back, but since I had never been outside, I never knew where I was. With no home and no family, I was forced to live off of scrapings I would find in trash cans. I had to take shelter in dumpsters during the night just to stay warm. I was afraid of what everypony else would think of me, so I did not come out from the alleys. Princess Luna would watch me wander as I tried to stay out of sight. After a few months of seeing me like this, Luna came up to me during the night. I had never seen another pony, much less a princess, so I hid behind a cardboard box.

“It is all right,” Luna assured. “I won't hurt you.” I reluctantly came out from my hiding place and slowly approached Luna.

“Are you all right?” she asked.

“I’m fine,” I quietly told her. I sat down on the ground, not looking up.

“I see,” Luna responded. “Do you need an escort home?”

“No,” I said, ashamed. “I live on the streets.” Luna gave this statement some thought. I looked up at her for the first time. She gave me a puzzled look when she noticed my wings and my horn.

“Is something wrong?” I asked.

“No,” Luna responded. “Nothing at all.” She quickly changed the subject. “How do you live if you don't have a home?”

“I… uh...” I hesitated. “I eat scraps from the garbage, and I live in dumpsters.” Luna thought about this. She suddenly seemed to get an idea.

“Come with me,” Luna said. She took me up on her back and flew up to the sky. Neither of us said a word until we arrived at our destination. It was Rainbow Dash’s place.

“What are we doing here?” I asked.

“I am going to personally request that Rainbow Dash take care of you until you are old enough to do so yourself,” Luna explained. Luna helped me onto the clouds and I walked up to Rainbow dash’s house with her. Actually, “house” was an understatement. The mansion emphasized superiority. I was surprised to find all the lights on. I stood staring for a moment before remembering why I had been brought here. I breathed and walked up to the door. I found the doorbell and rang it. It made a quiet, soothing tone.

“Coming!” Rainbow Dash yelled. Luna and I waited a few moments before Rainbow Dash came to the door. She noticed Luna and briefly bowed to show respect.

“Princess Luna?” Dash asked. “What are you doing here?”

“I am here on important business,” Luna answered. “I have this young colt with me. I found him wandering the streets of Ponyville alone, without a home. I was hoping you would take him in.”

“Before I give an answer,” Rainbow Dash said. “How’s he standing on the clouds right now? He’s clearly a Unicorn, and not a Pegasus.” I looked up at Luna. She looked at me and nodded. I looked at Rainbow Dash and opened up my small wings. Rainbow Dash looked at me, eyes wide.

“He is an alicorn,” Luna explained. “He was disowned by his family and left in the streets. Would you take care of him?” Rainbow Dash nodded.

“You can count it,” she said.

“Thank you,” Luna said. “You only need to have him with you until he has learned to fly. I must go. My sister is most likely wondering where I am. Farewell.” With that, Luna flew off toward Canterlot. I watched her fly off.

“Come on inside kid,” Rainbow Dash said. I followed her with some reluctance. I looked around her living room. It was furnished with plenty of bright color. A chandelier hung from the ceiling.

“So, what were you doing up this late?” I asked quietly. “I mean, you don’t have to answer that question. It may not be any of my business.”

“It’s OK,” Rainbow Dash said. “I got a late night message from the weather majors, and I was up reading it and writing a response.” I sat on one of the large couches and sighed.

“Something the matter?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“I’m tired,” I answered. “I haven't gotten any sleep tonight.”

“You can stretch out on that,” Dash offered. “It is late after all. I had just finished my response letter and was heading back to bed.”

“Thanks,” I said. I laid my head down and closed my eyes.

“So what’s your name, kid?” Rainbow Dash asked before heading upstairs. I hesitated to answer.

“I was never given one.” I said quietly, with regret. I fell asleep, for the first time in a long time, in a home. Rainbow Dash looked at me with sympathy. She flew upstairs and vowed to herself that she would care for me the best she could.