Author's Note

Sorry for the late update, everyone! There is an update starting now, including different points of views. Please enjoy my new chapter, "An Unexpected Turn of Events".

An Unexpected Turn of Events

It had been three months since Joey was adopted. The huge change in his life was a miracle to him. There was no way he would of kept himself alive if no one had shown they cared.

No one expected what would come next......

Joey's P.O.V.

Joey was peacefully sleeping in his new room (which still smelled terribly of perfume - but let us spare the excruciating details), tossing and turning every now and then. He was a restless sleeper.

The maid for his room, Sparkle Dust (Joey heckles her about the name in a friendly sort of way) trotted in happily. She was afraid of him when they first met, but they soon became very good friends. She slowly walked over to where Joey slept, and said into his ear, "Wake up! It's a wonderful morning!!!" He didn't move. Sparkle huffed and placed her hooves on his sides, proceeding to shake him violently. "Come on, get up!" she chirped.

"Eeeeeerrrrm......." Joey muttered. "Oy, you say it like it's a good thing." Sparkle just rolled her eyes and grabbed the covers with her teeth. She yanked him off the bed along with the covers. He fell to the floor with a thud.

"All right, all right, I'm up!!!" he cried, throwing up his hands in surrender. He slowly rose to his feet with a small grunt. "Just let me get dressed up," he said.

"Already ahead of you!" Sparkle said, levitating an outfit over to him. Joey gave her a slight knowing smile. "Thanks, Sparks," he said, turning away to go change. "Tell my mom I'll be out soon, K?" he called.

"Will do."

Sparkle continued to dust off the furniture tops, then went to the royal commons to follow up Joey's request. Minutes later, Joey stepped out of the bathroom, all dressed up and ready. He sighed with a smile. Now, to breakfast! he thought to himself.

He had no idea what his mom had planned for him.

Celestia's POV:

Celestia patiently waited for her son while eating cake for breakfast. What else would she eat? She loved that crap. It was delicious and stress relieving.

That didn't matter. Today was a special day. Why?

She would introduce Joey this evening to the rest of Equestria.

It wasn't that he necessarily complained about it, but she could tell that he did not like being kept inside the palace day after day after day. I mean, he only had Sparkle Dust as his only friend in the castle, and visits from the Elements of Harmony were only occasional. It must be so boring for him!!

She was also worried about the opinion of her citizens. What if they thought he was a monster? What if they revolted against her because of it? Not only would it stress her out, it would emotionally hurt her son. She couldn't even think about Joey bursting into tears. It was just not right.

Joey's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Hey, mom!" he said cheerily, walking up to his chair. "Hey, Aunt Luna!" Luna nodded at him with a smile. "Hi, sweetie!" Celestia said. Seeing her son with a smile on his face pushed all her worries away. "How are you this fair morning?"

Joey got to his seat and faked a yawn. "The usual," he said. Celestia smiled. He was such a sleeper. If Sparkle Dust wasn't his friend, just the chore of waking him up would make her quit. Good thing they were.

Joey scooped some eggs onto his plate and poured himself some coffee. He also grabbed some sausages from a covered plate and began eating.

Now, you may ask yourself, "Where and why the heck do ponies get sausage?" Well, it started when Joey went to the royal dentist with his mom, and the dentist discovered his canines. Well, it wasn't that big of a deal until Joey fell ill, then Celestia got desperate and made a deal with the griffons for meat. To make a long story short, Joey got better again.

"Joey," said Celestia. "I have a surprise for you today!" Joey stopped eating and looked at his mother curiously.

"Joey," she started, "I know that being hidden from the rest of the world is boring, and that you don't have friends with accessive amounts of free time like you have." Joey slowly nodded his head, looking at his food. "So I've talked with your Aunt Luna, and................we've decided to introduce our nation to you today." Joey's fork fell to his plate. He looked up in shock. "Seriously?" he asked in bewilderment. "You mean it?"

Celestia giggled and smiled, enjoying his reaction. She watched as Joey jumped up from his seat and ran off to tell Sparkle Dust the news. After he rounded a corner and went out of sight, she noticed Blueblood standing close by with a very shocked look on his face. "Auntie, this has gone too far!!!" he bellowed. "You are actually going to let that abomination be seen by all of our fair citizens? Are you out of your MIND?" His face was taking on a red hue.

Celestia gave him a stern glare. "One," she said, "He is NOT an abomination."

"But auntie-"

"TWO, it is for the greater good. There might be rumors that all this will put a stop to."

Blueblood gave her an even dirtier glare. "I tell you, this is NOT a good idea!!!!!" he shouted. "This for the greater good, you must realize-" Celestia held up a hoof to silence him. "You are dismissed, Blueblood." she said, giving him a look of extreme sternness.

Blueblood stomped out of the room, fuming. Celestia watched as he left, then went back to her breakfast.

Blueblood's POV:

Blueblood stalked down the hall to the guard barracks, deep in thought and rage. There was only one other pony that would actually side with him, and that was General Backbone. He was an intimidating and mysterious apprentice of Captain Shining Armour, but he would do anything that Blueblood asked. And they both hated Joey with a burning, flaming, passion. Surely he would listen, no questions asked.

He spotted Backbone leaning against the doorway. "Blueblood," he uttered in a deep tone, with a nod of his head. Blueblood nodded back. "Listen, Celestia has gone too far this time. She is about to introduce the human scum to the rest of the world. I need you to take him to the griffon city of Shagra, and sell him as a slave. Destroy all the evidence."

Backbone just smirked. "With pleasure," he rumbled. "I'll ready the War Blimp." Blueblood cackled. "Don't fail, Equestria depends on it." Backbone nodded his head in reply, and the two went their separate ways.

Joey's POV

To say that Joey was in a good mood was the understatement of the century. He was exploding with energy. He could be free! He could roam around outside the palace, making all sorts of friends.........it was another dream come true. It was so hard to keep in boredom previously.

Then he felt a twinge in his gut. What if he was considered a monster? He remembered the looks the others gave him while he and Twilight made their way to the Ponyville train station. All of a sudden, making friends didn't look hopeful. He could still try, though!

Joey looked around his room and sighed. It would be nice to meet some other ponies, even if they were rude. He would be happy to have a mom, and to at least HAVE friends. He had a lot more right now than he had back in Windsor. Just the thought of that place made him shudder.

He glanced at the clock. Cripes! he thought. I'm going to be late! Celestia had told him to meet in her room at three, and the clock's big hand was almost at the twelve. He dashed to the door and stepped outside.

Joey turned to go down the hall, but Blueblood stepped in front of him. "Going somewhere?" he said with a sneer. "Yes, to mom's room." Joey replied. "Now move." Blueblood snarled. "Oh, I don't think so. Meet General Backbone." he said, gesturing behind Joey. Joey turned, and only got a glimpse of Backbone before he was hit in the forehead with the blunt side of his spear. He went out cold.

"Now, get him to the warship, and scram!" Blueblood said with a cackle. Backbone saluted, and dragged Joey down the hallway, chuckling.