It's been a month since Diamond Tiara moved to the orphanage and she hated it. The food there was awful (worse than what she had to eat at homeless soup kitchens), the pony in charge who name is Mr. Stricter (a vary fitting name in her opinion) didn't even really care about any of the foals there (a few weeks ago the Thestral named Twilight twisted her back ankle when a green Unicorn colt named Green glider pushed her into a ditch, when she managed to climb out and limp to the orphanage he made her wait two hours to go to the nurses office) and whipped foals who misbehaved, and the previously mentioned colt was so cruel and heartless that it was amazing the other could live like this. The only good thing about all of this was she made friends with her roommates.

Diamond walked into her room to see Twilight reading another book alongside Derpy and her plushy phoenix, it was a Daring Do novel. The Thestrals leg had healed enough so that she could walk but broken enough that she had to keep a cast on it. She sat on her bed and put her tiara on a desk in between the bunk beds. Twilight suddantly looked up and sniffed the air. She then said, "I smell blood."

Then Trixie stormed in covered in mud and bleeding whip marks. "Guess what that #@%$! colt Green Glider did!" She shrieked.

"Pushed you in mud." Diamond responded.

"Yes and said to Mr. Stricter that I was in the mud on purpose, which lead to the whip."

The four of then went to one of the five bathrooms there to clean Trixie but also to discuss something else.

"Twilight is anypony within hearing distance." Trixie asked.

Twilight put her ear to the door and listen. A few minutes past by with Trixie cleaning herself off before Twilight said, "all clear."

Trixie got out of the tub and started to dry herself off as she said in a whisper, "I think we should run away."

"What!" The three half whispered, half shouted.

"Girls think about it were treated awfully, I was thinking we leave." Whispered Trixie.

"But should we?" Derpy asked.

"I don't see any reason why not. We all have are cutie marks, books about Equestria, and a wagon." Trixie reminded

"Wait you have a wagon?" Diamond asked.

Trixie nodded, "last summer a noble was giving away a foal harness, a box of old but still useful toolbox with tools, and a wagon only big enough to hold four foals. Mr.Stricter doesn't know about it. I spent many nights with Twilight fixing it."

"Oh." Diamond said.

"But there one problem, Twilight's leg." Derpy pointed out.

"Don't worry it's almost healed." Twilight stated.

"And were not leaving immediately." Trixie said, "I was thinking next week, afterall Twilight's cast is coming off in two days. But that's if you want to come with me."

The three foals though about this. "I'm coming." Twilight said.

"Me to." Derpy stated.

"You three are the first friends I ever had and I hate this place, I'm coming to." Diamond tiara said firmly.

"In a week we will prepare, then we will forage are own destiny's." Trixie whispered as she put bandages on her wounds.

In a week the quartet had gathered bits, fixed there wagon and attached wings to it so if Derpy or Twilight were to pull it they would be able to pull it midair, and gathered what they will be bringing. Well they didn't have much they were bringing Twilight's books, and a few personal things. Trixie whip marks were also fully healed as well as Twilight's leg.

Speaking of her, Twilight looked out the window. She was in charge of the leaving plan, she was to stay up till midnight so they can leave, she wasn't tired because Thestrals only needed three hours of sleep and were nocturnal so she had gotten her sleep in the afternoon. Twilight looked down at there wagon with her books, bits, a compass, water bottles full of water, a toolbox, a first aid kit, Derpys dolls, Trixie's cloak, and her phoenix plushy in it. she was wearing a dark blue hooded cloak herself to hide her wings. Twilight then looked at her watch. 11:47 it said. "Well close enough." Twilight muttered to herself. She then climbed down and literally pushed Trixie and Diamond out of bed. She then flapped her wings and in midair shook Derpy awake.

"Was that really necessary?" Diamond Tiara exclaimed quietly.

"Yes, you two are impossible to wake otherwise." Twilight told them.

"Touche." Diamond Tiara said as she and Trixie got up off the floor.

Derpy flapped her wings and flew next to Twilight, it was remarkable how fast she was learning how to fly. Last month was the first time Twilight used her wings but she got the hang of it vary quickly. She read that that was a Thestral thing but it was still impressive.

"So are we ready?" Trixie asked.

"Hold on!" Diamond asked and grabbed her tiara.

"Okay lets go." Trixie said and Twilight started to harness herself to the wagon. The four then walked to the door, they then opened it and looked out. A cold, winter, snowy landscape greeted them. "They wouldn't mind if we left the door open?" Trixie ask them.

"Them being angry at us doesn't matter anymore." Diamond said firmly, "lets just go."

The three climbed in the small wagon, and as planed Twilight ran out the door and as fast as she could go in a random direction.

As Twilight ran they all felt a sense of freedom. It was time to shape there destiny's.