Orphans Never Start in The Orphanage
Disker walked through the crowded factory floor towards the employee entrance, his work coat covered in rainwater and storm cloud pieces. The latent electricity in the clouds caused little sparks to jump of his mane every once in a while causing his mane and tail to look ridiculous. As he walked he constantly heard faint chuckles about his look or whispers of sympathy on the fact that someone his age instead of being in school worked at the thunder head production line in the back of the cloud factory. But he didn't care he just wanted to punch out and go home to his empty and dark house. They all hold unnecessary pity for me yet it has been half a year since the accident. I thought they would stop by now. He thought as he came up to the hole puncher and reached for his work ticket with his mouth. Though unfortunately someone still seemed to want to pick on him even now as the had moved his ticket out of his reached forcing him to spread his wing to fly up for it. The moment his wings opened electricity ran through his right wing when it knocked the cloud chunk apart causing him to yelp in pain as his wing went numb and limp.
"Oh just fantastic!" He shouted out earning him a look from a few of his co-workers before they went back to their work of forming all types of clouds for their packages. He looked around and nearly cried out in frustration. Oh so they pity me and pretend they care. Yet are unwilling to help me out when I actually need it. Bastards. He thought before standing on his hind legs and grabbing his ticket in a half heartened hop upwards. he quickly punched it in to signify the end of his shift and placed it back before walking out of the factory door to the streets of Cloudsdale.
He let out a sigh as he looked at the busy skies of Cloudsdale flapping his left wing while his right one twitched a little but didn't really move. It has only been ten months but it feels like a lifetime. He started walking in the direction of his home watching as all of the happy pegasi flew around in the sky like nothing was wrong in the world. It sickened him to the point of making him nauseous that they could be so happy. But that is how this world runs. As he walked he passed by some homes under construction. The surprisingly loud considering they were using cloud-crete and sky wood beams. As he passed by one of the workers noticed him and flew down.
"Hey Disker." He said kinda cheerfully. "Hey whats up with your wing?" He asked genuinely worried. He was a tall stallion with a midnight black mane which somehow worked well with his pastel pink coat. His blue eyes carried the look of someone who had seen many adventures in his younger days.
"Oh hey Thunderfluff. I had a little mishap at work. A thunder head shocked me and numbed my wing." He looked at the older pegasus and put on a weak smile. "I will be fine though."
"No you won't Disker." Thunderfluff replied. "Your house is disconnected from the main city which means you have to fly and who can't right now." He tossed off his hard hat. "You always do this something bad happens to you and you just pretend like it didn't happen." He looked Disker in the eyes for a few seconds.
"You need to stop pretending like nothing is wrong! I want to help you out." He said Staring Disker down his blue eyes getting bigger and slightly moister with each word. "Your my god son dammit and I promised your father I would help you when ever I could. But I can't do that if you act so stubborn."
"Well maybe I don't want your help!" Disker said turning on his godfather like and injured animal rage filling his. " I can't stand it anymore! I have a job and make enough money to pay rent I don't need your help, I don't need your sympathy and I don't need you!"He bolted off as Thunderfluff sat there dumb founded as His god son disappeared into the into the streets of Cloudsdale. He let out a heavy sigh before placing his hard hat on and flying back to the construction site.
"When will that colt learn he needs to accept help when ponies offer it and stop being so stubborn."
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Disker stopped running and stared at his house. It was a simple one story cloud home with a small rainbow coloured pathway and a few windows. The main noticeable feature was that it actually floated freely from Cloudsdale giving it a slight essence of privacy. He fluttered his wings, the numbness had subsided so he took off and landed on his front step. He opened the door and walked in flicking on the glowstone lights with a brush of his wing. He placed his work coat on the hook and walked towards his kitchen. His hooves clopped on the shiny hard-cloud flooring as he walked over to his fridge. Despite the time I don't think I will ever get used to how empty this house feels.
He closed the fridge and walked into the living room with an apple in his teethe and a jug of orange juice balanced on his head. He placed the juice on a table and was about to go back for a cup when he glanced in a nearby mirror. He stared at his unkempt smoke gray hair and the strange black streak down its middle. He then looked over his forest green face before spitting on the mirror.
"Why do they all want to help me? I don't need their help." He walked away in a huff and got his cup pouring himself a drink before clicking the radio on. The music was a set of softer music which made him relax as he finished his apple and juice before drifting off to sleep.
Disker shot off of his couch as a loud banging echoed through the house. It took him a few seconds but he soon realized it was the door.
"I coming quit banging!" He said as there was a second round of banging. He opened the door and saw to pegasi in strange jackets. Who fancy much?
"Are you Disker?" The one on the left asked in a matter of fact voice like he was only saying it because he had to.
"No I am his twin which nopony knew about till now." He stomped his hoof in mock frustration. "Well now the secret is out."
"Very funny kid." His partner placed his hoof on his shoulder before addressing Disker.
"Listen kid this is gonna be hard enough without you goofing around." He reached into his pockets and pulled out a sheet of paper which e handed to Disker. "I am sorry but this is an eviction notice for tomorrow at noon." Disker dropped the paper and stared at the man.
"Are you saying that I am getting removed from my parents house?" The pegasus nodded his yellow mane shifting slightly. Disker's eyes flew open and he stopped moving. How could this happen? I don't understand I was able to afford rent, groceries and even a little extra. Why is this happening? He felt a hoof on his shoulder making him focus on the brown face with the yellow mane.
"Hey easy there kid. I know it will be tough on you but on the bright side the house is not getting touched." Disker looked into his eyes.
"Really?"
"Yes it is being blocked off and put in the care of your godfather. You are being moved to an orphanage in Ponyville called." He searched in his pocket for a second before pulling out another paper. "The Lunar Home for Lost Ponies. I hear it was the first building Princess Luna commissioned after her return."
"Oh OK." Disker trailed off as he looked at the eviction notice.
"We will be back tomorrow to help you out." They started to walk away when the one who was silenced earlier spoke up.
"Relax kid your now a ward of the state under Princess Luna and the night court. It could be worse." They then flew off into the night. Disker stared at the eviction notice which had too small of words to read but at the bottom it said a time,date and Princess Celestia's signature. He turned around and walked into his house not even bothering to close the door.
Disker slowly walked across the living room towards the spiraling staircase in the back. He walked up it slowly the tips of his wings touching the edges in their half open state. When he reached the top he looked down the dark hallway past his bedroom door to the door at the end of the hall. He walked down the hallway gazing at the pictures f him and his parents in various locations across Equestria. From Las Pegasus to Manehatten they had incredible vacations. He bumped his nose against the door to his parents bedroom accidentally pushing it open to reveal the destroyed room.
It had happened on a clear spring night. The stars were twinkling and Luna's moon shone brightly. The small family on the edge of Cloudsdale slept soundly despite the loud snoring rumbling through the house. The relative silence of the night was shattered in a loud crash jolting the young colt awake in his bed.
"Mom? Dad?" He called out his scraggly hair getting in his eyes. He brushed it away in a huff before hoping out of his bed and exiting his room. He walked towards his parents bedroom a feeling of immense dread building within him. A quick flash of light appeared before his eyes followed by one more before a loud moan sounded through the hallway. He opened the door to his parents room to see an image that would never leave his mind and change him for a long time. On his parents bed crushed by a moving wagon and its driver were his mother and father. His father was completely crushed only his wing and head poking out from under the wreckage. His mother was only half crushed and managed another moan as the door opened. Immediately the young colt dashed over to his mother's side grasping her hoof in his crying as she smiled.
"Oh my darling little son, how much you have grown from the tiny little thing I held in my arms on the day of your birth." She smiled and stroked his cheek with her hoof catching his tears. "Hey now don't cry for me. I am going with your father to visit the rest of my family."
"Momma." The colt cried the tragedy turning his mind into that of a weeping foal. "Don't die momma. Please don't die."
"Hey hush now Disker. There is no need to cry everything is going to be alright." Sh said smiling as a small flicker of energy danced across her horn. " I am going to die now."
"NO! MOMMA DON'T DIE!" She silenced him by pressing her hoof to his muzzle.
"Your father and I are so proud of you." She moved her hoof to his cheek cupping it gently. "You are so handsome just like you father and I love you dearly." She let out a cry of pain.
"MOMMA!"
"Oh my dear Disker I love you and I am going to give you that gift that I promised you a while ago for your good grades. Go bring me the package on my desk." Disker ran over to his mothers desk picking up the circular box with it's forest green wrapping. He brought it over to his mother.
"Now open it." She said before coughing. "Open it I want to see the look on your face." Disker opened the top to see a Forest green fedora lying in the bottom with a smoke grey ribbon with a black streak wrapping around its base then trailing over the side.
"Momma. I-I-I I love it so much." He said taking it out of the box and placing on his head he looked at his mother who had closed her eyes and laid her head back smiling.
"I am so glad you like it. I am so proud of you Disker. Please don't cry." Her last words came out in a raspy sigh before her whole body relaxed her hoof slipping from the bedside. A small flash of light blinked out faster than it came.
"Momma?" He questioned shaking her a little. "Momma. MOMMA!" He screamed out over and over till his throat was raw and the police pegasi came to check the scene.
Disker shuddered at the memory and wiped the tears from his eyes before walking up to his mothers desk and looking at the picture there. The picture was of his parents getting married as the cherry blossoms fell from the sky there son who was born three months early nestled in his mother's arms.
"Well this might be the last time I see this house. So I decided to come in here and talk with you guys seeing as I haven't done it in a while." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously sitting down. "Were should I start." He said looking at the ceiling.
"Well I guess I start with new happenings. So lets see. Last week Thundefluff and his crew got started on a new building in the residential area. I also got promoted at work but I had to skip out on signing up for school in order to afford food and stuff." He fluttered his wings a little blowing away loose clouds that were floating around the room.
"Not much else has happened other than what happened today. Today I received an eviction notice signed by the office of Princess Celestia. I have to pack my things tonight as tomorrow I am off to The Lunar Home for Lost Ponies. I wish this didn't happen." He started crying softly as the news hit him again. "I don't know why this is happening. IT'S NOT FAIR!" He shouted a faint rumble of thunder going off nearby. He fought back the tears that threatened to break through.
"Well I should probably get packing. I will be back in a few minutes to grab you guys." He said turning and leaving the room.
Far above flying through the sky to gold clad pegasi watched as Disker went about his packing.
"Should we go?"
"No he has suffered recently. Let us leave him for tonight." They both started flying away. "I think we may have a future recruit on our hands. If he isn't poisoned with lies at that Lunar orphanage." They flew away into the searching for others who may be awake.
