Cherrie Pie

ManeHatten

Cherrie Pie stretched a bit as he crawled out from under his silk sheets. It was early in the day, perhaps 12 or even 1, still plenty of time left to do what needed to be done before the party tonight. He combed his hair forward and looked at his handsome self in the mirror; "perfect as always." he smiled and shook the sleep from his face. "Alright breakfast time!"

He headed out of the bedroom, to the dining room where his parents were already having lunch, he trotted up to his mother and kissed her on the cheek, "Good morning mother, sleep well?" He walked around her and to his spot next to her as she answered, "Very well Cherrie thank you for asking."

The family butler brought him a plate of food and a copy of the Sparkle, "Thank you Sebastian." Cherrie piped feeling that news about him would be good today, after all the night before he had torn up the town like he had never done before. There was no Pony in all of ManeHatten that could compete with his ability to party. He nibbled on some fruit as he skimmed over page one, nope nothing about him there. He turned the page, then the next, and the next, continuing on past names that had not been heard in years, When he finally found his name he screeched, a sound his parents had grown accustomed to, "PAGE TWENTY?!! MY ANTICS GROWING OLD??!! JUST WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE??!!" with that he threw the paper across the table where the pool boy Mango Seed caught it before it made a mess, "THIS IS UNACEPPABLE!! I WON'T HAVE IT!!" he screamed stomping his hooves on the marble floor as coins exchanged between the butler and the pool boy, "I AM THE SON OF THE RICHEST STALION IN ALL OF MANEHATTEN, HOW DARE THEY PUT ME ON PAGE TWENTY? HOW CAN I FACE MY FRIENDS TONIGHT IF I'M AFTER THE CENTERFOLD??!!"

"Because I put you there." came Mr. Pie's voice from across the table, bringing a stop to Cherrie's rant faster than anything else could possibly be able to, Cherrie turned to stare at his dad and the same coins returned to the original owner, "Dad... W-why?" he asked his face pale with disbelief.

"It was for your own good..." his mother said her voice full of tears, "we only want what is best for you." Cherrie didn't take his eyes off his father.

"I have made my decision." Mr. Pie stated folding his own newspaper, "Starting today you are cut off." Cherrie's jaw dropped so fast that a fly made its way into his mouth causing him to cough. When he could speak again he glared at his father, "CUT OFF?!"

"Oh Slice, don’t you think that is a bit extreme?” Cherrie’s mother, Artistic Truth, chimed to her husband, she was generally worried about her son's appearance in the public eye, being an actress it was very important to have balance in the family, and she knew that appearance was very important in the eyes of the public.

“We have babied him far too long my dear, he must learn to be responsible. I will not have a lazy Colt running the company when I am gone." Mr. Pie stated with a hoof stomp signaling that the conversation was over and there was nothing they could do about it. "I want you out of the Pent House, you are to get a job, and prove that you can run the company. You can take only what you have with you now." Cherrie looked himself over, all he had was his freshly filed hooves and his fine coat. "Dad you're being-." "Do not argue with me, my decision has been made, leave my house."

Cherrie only growled and turned to leave the table, but then he thought better of it and took his toast with him. Sebastian offered him his coat but Cherrie shook his head, “I won’t be needing it.” He said and exited the Pent House determined to get his money back.

As he walked through the streets of ManeHatten, he came across many of his friends; they however avoided contact with him. Even those who he had considered real friends wanted nothing to do with him. Sad and alone, he decided that the only way he could possibly fix this was to visit his cousin in PonyVille, he would be able to help him. Using a free payphone, he called his cousin who offered to pay for his ticket to PonyVille and help him get a temporary job in a Cake shop. Taking this offer Cherrie Pie headed toward the station, knowing that if he had any chance to get back in the good graces of his father, he would have to make his mark in PonyVille. Next Chapter: G-Apple Estimated time remaining: 17 Minutes