Chapter 1 and 2 Anticipation/The Day of a Thousand Birthdays
Chapter 1: Anticipation
Please open the damn entrance you bastards, we did what you asked let us in.
Maybe they can’t hear us.
Don't be stupid I help make this stable myself I know they can hear us!
You're right pony but you're also wrong about something this is not a stable it is a kennel.
Wwwhat? What are you talking about? You damn ingrates, if it weren't for us all of you would be dead.
The magical radiation from the balefire isn't too bad here yet we are only two days walk from the nearest pony town or city so you two should we even farther away before night falls. Ssssshhhcrack
(Scraps Line):Ooooh I can’t what 2 more day’s just 2 more until the kennel opens!!!
(Next Step): Calm dawn Scraps we’re all exited.
(Scraps Line):Ya I know but I just can’t help it we’re finally gana see what the outside is like.
(Next Step): You know our elders and pack later Scruff say that the outside should just be a waste land now.
(Scraps Line): Ya I know buuut everyone of the old folks is always talking about the world outside especially this past year. Why do you think they chose to tell us about it a whole year in advance the anticipation is driving me nuts!!!
(Next Step): Get over it its only 2 more days everyone but him grew up here, he's the only one that really remembers what’s it really like. Just think everyone who first came here thought they were going to die here and they did, all of them except him.
(Scraps Line): Waaaw you’re a load of laughs.
(Next Step): Ya ya just be patient, how about we go get lunch.
(Scruff):732 dogs making up 61 families 452 ponies making up 90 families. Now only 580 dogs making up 38 families and 390 ponies making up 39 families remains.
(Silver): You're wrong you know.
(Scruff): What do you mean I'm wrong?
(Silver): It's actually 589 dogs not 588.
(Scruff):Oh ya haha I guess trying to keep all you kids in line for over 100 years is finally driving me senile.
(Silver): Yeah right grants you're as short as the day I took over for mom.
(Scruff): Sure I guess your mom would give me a kick in the snout for talking like that.
(Silver): Haha yeah I guess she would have.
(Scruff): Hey is everyone ready.
(Silver): Yeah they are we all had a whole year to get ready after all.
(Scruff):Right we did, you know when I got the signal from the monitors outside that the magical fallout drop to non lethal levels 10 years ago I thought that I was going to keel over and die of shock right then. You know tomorrow is our last day here so how about I give you the day off.
(Silver): Really that's so cool thanks.
(Scruff): Tell your dad that he could have 1 too.
(Silver): That's even cooler.
(Scruff): Yeah yeah, well it's time for lunch isn't it so get going.
(Silver): Alright I'll see you the day we open the door okay.
(Scruff): Sure Silver.
Chapter 2 (The Day of a Thousand Birthdays)
(Rust): Thank you one and all for attending my father's funeral. I realize this is a very hectic time for all of us struggling with all this change, but I assure you life must persist and that we must always remember the importance of our past so that our future can always be brighter, but also remember to never dwell in the past. His dying words remind us all to make the best of the present learn from our past and live for our future.
(Scraps Line): I’m sorry for your lost Silver.
(Next Step): Well at least he got to see the world one last time before he left it.
(Scraps Line): Step didn’t be such a jerk.
(Silver): No its alright scraps he's right in a way, the outside wasn't what any of us hoped it would be but at least it's a new chance to start over.
(Rust): Scraps I want you and your friends to come with me right now, we have some things we need to discuss.
(Silver): Oh hey dad.
(Scraps Line): Good morning Mr. Rust what do you need us for I mean I get that you want to talk to Silver but why us?
(Rust): Well I can't talk about it out in the open right now just come to my office and I'll tell you 3 what it's about.
(Silver inner monologue): After several long boring hours dealing with my old man's pleasantries, we finally got to the heart of the conversation on what he really wanted to tell us.
(Rust): Okay you three this brings me to my last thing I want to say.
(Next Step): And that would be?
(Rust): I need your help to keep this place and everyone in it alive plain and simple.
(Next Step): What?
(Rust): You heard me.
(Scraps Line): I don't mean to be rude sir but why are we here? I mean I get why you’re asking Silver he's your son now and will with you being the big boss he second in command.
(Rust): Yes which is why I brought him here the reason why I brought you two here is because Step you're pretty much second in command when it comes to maintenance of the run down place so I need your cooperation in order to build outwards.
(Scraps Line): Outwards what do you mean?
(Rust): It’s been over several days since the kennel opened, what did you just thought we were just going to take a peek outside to see how everything was going and then go back into the little hole in the ground. Just sit around and wait for civilization to build itself backup, course not.
(Scraps Line): Excuse me sir that still doesn't answer my question.
(Rust): What do you mean?
(Scraps Line): I mean you said it yourself Step is an excellent repair pony but like you said he's only second command when it comes to his station why not just ask the head technician?
(Rust): Why because he's the head technician I didn't want to have him involved in such a dangerous task this place is falling apart but it's also the only place we got for now so we're going to head forward with this little project we need one of the best to head this task but at the same time you're also one of ten students of master Pickett so if anything goes wrong well you can't really make more students without a proper teacher and sorry to say this but you might be the best of the students but you're not quite at his level yet.
(Next Step): Yeah I get it I'm expendable.
(Rust): No don't get me wrong I didn't say you were expendable I'm just saying you're not irreplaceable I already cleared this with him so all I need is the OK from you and we could start hammering out the plans to start building and Scraps the reason I brought you here is because you're pretty much the head morale pony in this place I need your help probably most of all.
(Scraps Line): I am really?
(Rust): Yes really.
(Scraps Line): I mean I do pretty much plan all the parties around here but other than that I don't get where you got the idea that I'm that important or anything.
(Rust): Are you kidding me ever since you were just a little filly I watched you turn practically clinically depressed dogs and ponies down here into well adjusted and perhaps even happy people again so don't tell me you're insignificant.
(Next Step): What about you Silver you been pretty quiet this whole time no questions for your old man?
(Silver): Well I don't really have that many questions.
(Rust): That means you must have some.
(Silver): I mean it has been a hectic week. Pretty much everybody here knows what it's like outside or at least a glimmer of it.
(Rust): Boy you're worse at getting to the point that I am so what are you getting at?
(Silver): Okay I'll just come right out and say it what do you want me to do now?
(Rust): What I want you specifically to do now is to get ready.
(Silver): For what?
(Rust): I really don't want to make you do this but I have no choice you're the only one that can do it.
(Silver): Just come right out and tell me.
(Rust): I want you and a team of 5 others to scout the surrounding areas at least a two mile radius on the surface to see if our plans are possible now so basically make a checklist on what can kill us and what can't up there.
(Silver inner monologue): Wow I can't believe he just said that I mean I really can't believe he just said that at this moment. I was just stunned at what he just asked me. It wasn't that I was scared or anything it was just shocking.
(Rust): Ok don't worry about anything it kind of goes without saying but I'm going to say it anyway keep everything you heard today a secret until it looks like everybody's calm down from the hectic week we've been having so for now how about you guys all get together and help Scraps plan a party for the entire kennel just to help some things get back to normal.
(Scraps Line): So kind of like a birthday party for the entire channel?
(Rust): Yeah kind of like that.
(Silver): Wow so sort of like a thousand birthdays at once.
(Rust): Ya shore why not.
