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Once upon a time in a land far far away, there lived a big strong hors. A legendary hors. A hors known to all the horses of all ages and horses yet to come. A hors called Lord Furry Butt.
Lord Furry Butt was a beautiful brown hors. He had beautiful black hair and a tail that was so furry and silky that people gave him the name "Furry Butt". Lord Furry Butt lived in the kingdom of Starry Pumpkins and was in charge of the kingdom's army. Yes sir, he was a noble knight lord. And the best part was he wasn't the stuck up kind. He was a very humble Lord and the most famous and loved among the horses of Starry Pumpkins.
As strong and brave Lord Furry Butt was, he had one weakness. A weakness that might one day put him in grave danger. Lord Furry Butt has kept it a secret and refused to let anyone know about this weakness, and he wanted it to stay that way. If the people of Starry Pumpkins and the King knew of this, It would probably be the end of him. You see, ever since Lord Furry Butt was a wee little hors, he liked to play outside with his brother, Sire Lancehors (Famous for his great golden hair). They would gallop for miles and miles out in the fields, till they reach the glistening river of ribbons, that would flow with cool water day and night. No one knew where that water came from, where it started, where it ended. Some people say it comes from the skies, others say it goes around the world in a constant never ending loop. But no one knew where that water came from. Lord Furry Butt and Sire Lancehors loved to go there. They would relax after a long gallop and sip the cool water, eat apples off the apple tree near by...it was heaven.
One day, the brothers were off to their daily gallop they loved. Sire Lacehors felt something was not right that day. He had a feeling something was going to happen. Sire Lancehors went to his brother Lord Furry Butt and told him they should stay home today. Lord Furry Butt found that odd and asked him why. Sire Lancehors said that he had a bad feeling, but Lord Furry Butt was not convinced. Being the brave hors he is, he managed to convince his brother that nothing would happen, and it was all in his head. After all, they have been going there every day for the past 2 years. What's the worst that could happen. Off the brothers went, galloping through the fields till they got to the river. As usual, they grabbed an apple and started munching. Little did Lord Furry Butt know that Sire Lancehors was right. Sire Lancehors was still a bit uneasy, despite his attempts to relax and get it out of his head. He could smell smoke. But where was it coming from. He looked around and could see nothing. He was sure he could smell something, and so he asked Lord Furry Butt if he could smell it too. He couldn't. The day went by and it was time to go home. As the two horses galloped back, Lord Furry Butt could finally smell it. The closer they got to their home, the stronger the smell. And there it was. They could see the black smoke rising up in the clear blue sky. The horses galloped as fast as they could, praying that there was no one home. They galloped for what seemed like an eternity, till they finally got there.
Their house was on fire.
Lord Furry Butt and Sire Lancehors started shouting out and calling their mother and father and their little sister but no one answered. Lord Furry Butt being the brave little hors he was dashed into the house out of nowhere and went inside, with Sire Lancehors looking at him in terror. Lord Furry Butt was inside, the fire was eating up everything in the house they grew up in. Everything. The ceiling was falling and Lord Furry Butt almost got hit by a flaming plank of wood. He went through all the rooms and there was no one there, and as much as it bothered him thinking, but there were no bodies lying around either. They must have left. Lord Furry Butt felt relieved for a split second, up to the point where he had to figure out how to leave. You see, when he jumped into the house, he broke one of the walls and it collapsed behind him. There was no way out that he knew off and he was trapped inside. Lord Furry Butt started going around looking for a window or a wall he could break through, but it had all collapsed trapping him inside. Nevertheless he kept looking for a way out. The smoke was starting to get thicker and Lord Furry Butt was starting to get dizzy. And then it happened. He heard Sire Lancehors scream out his name, and something to his right exploded.
That's all he remembers.
He woke up with his mother, father, brother and sister all around him, so happy to see him finally open his eyes. They were all ok and Lancehors jumped in and dragged Lord Furry Butt to safety before the whole house collapsed. Ever since then, Lord Furry Butt is afraid of fire. Not because he was hurt, but the fear of losing his family that night was more than enough.
Lord Furry Butt was doing his daily walk around the kingdom of Starry Pumpkins and came across a little girl hors who was so adorable, wearing her little dress and playing with some dolls, pretending they were fighting. Lord Furry Butt went to her and asked her why she was not combing their hair and dressing them up like all the other little horses. She said she wanted to grow up and be just like him. Lord Furry Butt was so happy he teared up, and became friends with this little hors. He would see her every day, and buy her something yummy just to see the smile on her face. She loved him like a father.
One day, Lord Furry Butt decided to take little hors back to her home, since he was done early and had time to spare. The little hors refused, and Lord Furry Butt found it very strange. Why wouldn't she want him to meet her parents. He did not pressure the little hors, and let her go. Little did she know that he was following her back home. The little hors walked and walked till she reached a little shed, enough to fit a small little hors like her, closed the door and stayed there all night. It then hit him. She had no parents. She was living alone. She would wake up and go to the same place and play with her toys in the same dress, then go back home. Lord Furry Butt was heart broken and felt sorry for the little hors. He decided to adopt her as his own little hors child. She was the happiest little hors, and so was he. Her name was Becca.
It's not that Becca had a habit of treating "strangers" kindly, but it had been so long that she had company by parental figures, but Becca grew fond of Lord Furry Butt instantly. To his credit...sheesh, what a fellow he was (and is)! Becca worshiped the furry one and he himself loved Becca with every inch of his heart. While he would watch her grow up, second by second, she would bring the child out of his lordship and remind him of days long gone. They would sit at the breakfast table, flinging food at each other. They would gallop in the fields trying to trip each other, Lord Furry Butt would jokingly ask Becca to carry him on her teensy shoulders. They would trap tiny bugs in containers as their collection grew larger and Lord Furry Butt would even teach her how to handle fire as that was the one thing he couldn't help with if the shower water was too cold or Becca needed to bake a cake, etc. While the lord was still a stern father figure, he gave Becca the most beautiful childhood a little one could ask for. She grew up just like her loving...father; kind, humble and loved by everyone.
As Becca grew and was able to go farther away from home, Lord Furry Butt would take her out to the famous local "human" shows. They loved watching as circuses came and went, getting to know more and more species of animals. There was only one problem. These misunderstood animals were of such kindhearted souls and had been victims of such cruel treatment over the years. It was heartbreaking. Instead of wanting to join the circus like the rest of the kids Becca's age, she wanted to do something else. One day she confronted her dad and told him of her plan. She wanted to free the poor animals and give them sanctuary in Starry Pumpkins, where they could forever live and work in peace and harmony. While a noble idea, Lord Furry Butt explained to his daughter that there would be repercussions for such a move. It was illegal and would cause uproar in the world, possibly starting a war!
Becca being in her early teens would have none of this nonsense. Starting to get into her angsty, rebellious phase, Becca would consult her friends (including Lancehors' son, "Blaques Jacques", a few of the friendly beavers, ducks and a wild one-eyed parrot) and they would devise the greatest plan of all time: Project: Save the Circus.
On that faithful night, Becca would kiss her dad and tell him not to worry. She and the gang would be right back after the circus. The gang would leave the kingdom's safe walls and venture out in the darkness until they reached the circus. They bought their tickets, watched the show and during the grand finale, Becca would give the signal. At that very second, the ducks started screaming in shock, pretending there was a wild forest fire. That in turn distracted the security as the beavers stole the keys to the backstage lock-down and the parrot explained the situation to the captive animals, leading them out to meet Becca and Blagues Jacques. Everything went according to plan, unbelievably and security and the officials had absolutely no clue what happened. Thus any problems with Starry Pumpkins had been alleviated.
There was only one problem though. Lord Furry Butt had been informed that there was a forest fire! All hell broke loose as the furry one did not hesitate to don his armor and galloped out alone to save his precious daughter. On the way there, he saw it. The night sky was gorgeous and dark and along the horizon, the flickering reds and yellows of a fire. Lord Furry Butt got closer and closer until he was at the scene of the destruction, only to find...what? Becca, the gang and the entire circus crew were sitting around a fire, singing the hymns of ancient Starry Pumpkins battles and barbequing vegetables. The entire world stopped as Lord Furry Butt's deep, threatening "BEEEEECCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" was heard all over the countryside. Becca, cowering in fear would have her ear pulled by daddy as he dragged her aaaaaaaaall the way back to Starry Pumpkins, punishing her for the next six months, while at the same time commending her for going out of her way to help others. Becca surely had that sacred Butt blood in her, while also having a new-found respect for her dad, who could not just dish out punishment when needed, but also stood his worst fear in the face to make sure his daughter was in no harm.
As it turned out, none of the animals that were part of the circus were under legal contracts, and were all threatened and forced to work there else their families would be hurt. Becca had done a very good thing. After her (rightful) punishment for defying her father's word was lifted 6 months later, Becca would be knighted as Her Greatness the Knight Princess Becca Hors Butt in supreme fashion, at a banquette dinner in her honor, and subsequently all the escapees would indeed be given a new start at life in Starry Pumpkins.
Years later, Lord Furry Butt was still one proud father and Becca was all grown up. They would spend their nights drinking their favorite non-alcoholic ale of the "Buster" brand and reminiscing the glory days. They'd tell stories of both their childhoods and talk about how they would give their lives to protect Starry Pumpkins, finding Becca a noble knight to wed and tell each other how precious they are to each other, never forgetting that one special night when Becca became a member of the Butt family. Oh...and they'd mock Blaque Jaques endlessly for having such a stupid name. What a STUPID name!!!
The nights were still young, and so were they...as they always will be. Forever.
May the force live long and prosper \V/
EDITOR'S NOTE: The story above is the first story collaboration between Chooz and Pooz and certainly won't be the last. Marked that down somewhere. This is much more special than you can imagine. Hope you love it as much as we both do!
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