Chapters Meet the foalsitter
Canterlot Palace Gates. 5:20 PM
…10 more minutes to the end of the shift; can’t wait to get home and rest. Gate duty is the most boring post in the entire guard, and it does not help that the other guard called in sick..; lying bastard. I know he is not sick; I saw him fly with a mare not even 10 minutes in my shift... I wonder were Ink is? He was supposed to come today to inform me if they approved it or not.
"Hey Draft!!!!" came the energetic voice of a smaller-than-normal yellow unicorn stallion with really short green mane and an ink pen for a cutie mark approached the gates.
Speaking of the devil.
"Sorry I’m late... got distracted when... came across Joe´s..... are you angry?" asked Ink catching his breath.
*Wink*
"Ok... one wink means no... ok... they gave us the all clear we start next month!!" Ink exclaimed.
Finally!! Oops almost smiled there. Keep calm... keep calm... we celebrate at home.
"Do you believe you are going to be able to start next week?"
*Wink*
"What!? Why not?" asked Ink, confused.
…
"Oh right. You are on duty so you can’t talk..."
...
"Did you fall out of bed today?" asked Ink with dread.
*wink**wink*
"But nothing happened yet?"
*wink**wink*
"Ok...." said Ink nervously. "It’s getting late... I left the cake in the oven... talk to me when you are ready to start..." He turned around and started running "Bye!!"
Coward!
And just like that, I’m left alone in the gates once more, I didn’t blame him. I would run if I could. A lot of ponies call me an idiot because I believe that when the first thing in the morning you do is falling of your bed it is going to be a bad day. I don’t know what will happen, but I am certain that something is going to ruin my day. At least it has not happened… yet.
Most guards joined the army because they wanted to serve their country. Others joined because it’s mostly an easy job. I, however, joined the guard because I said I was going to be one when I was a colt. That was before I learned that my special talent was creating stories for comics or foals books, but boy I am a stubborn one. If I say I’m going to do something, I do it regardless of how I feel about it, like dressing like a princess because the birthday filly says it’s a princess party and you can only go if you look like one (in my defense that cake looked soooo good). So here I stand: a red coated, white maned unicorn guard talented in creating foals stories named Draft Script.
That yellow unicorn was Ink Well. We are working together to try publishing our own comic. I created the story and he drew it because I can’t draw to save my own life and he has no idea how to write. He came by to tell me that we finally got the resources to start printing, but until I know what will ruin the day, I can’t tell him to start yet.
"Draft Script we are here for the next shift. You may leave now," came the voice of one of the new pair of guards, I don’t really remember their names because all the guards look the same: white fur and blue mane.
"Thank you sir," I salute and depart trying to leave as soon as possible.
"Wait," said the other guard. I stop. "Princess Celestia sent for you. She is waiting in her chambers," he said as he took position at the gates.
I nodded and departed for the princess’s chambers.
That’s strange. The princess never calls for me. I wonder why she needs me. I’m one of the worst among the guards. I barely passed boot camp.
I made my way through the castle to the princess chambers. Once there I knocked on the door thrice, then two more times as instructed in the guards manual.
"Come in," came the voice of the princess through the door.
I did as I was told and entered while scanning the room for clues of the reason the princess may needed me, but I find none. She was calm, and had her normal gentle smile. Nothing was attacking, there are no stains of any kind so it was not a prank from Luna, and there was a little plate with a fork so she had already eaten her evening slice of cake.
"Daft Script, you are probably wondering why I called for you," she stated. I nodded. "There’s been an accident and I believe you can help control the situation."
"Of course princess. What can I do to help?" I asked and she smiled, but I feel something: a chill down my back.
"Well you see, not more than an hour ago my fateful student Twilight Sparkle was practicing her magic; she was trying to perform an age spell when one of her friends broke her concentration. This caused Twilight to lose control of the spell," Celestia told me while she started walking to her bed. I then took notice of six little fillies sleeping on it.
OH HELL NO!! I knew where this was going, and I didn’t like were this is going. I started to look for an exit and realized that the door had been locked; I tried the next logical exit.... the window.....
I jump through the window smashing the glass without hesitation.... only to be caught in the princess’s magic.NOOOO!!!!!
"Draft Script, your mission will be to look after these six until they can be returned to normal. Do you accept?"
NO I REFUSE I REFUSE I REFUSE I REFU- "I accept" CURSE YOU GUARD MANUAL! COURSE YOU!!!!
"Thank you Draft Script. I knew I could count on you," she said while smiling at me. She knew that the guards are allowed to reject any order that goes beyond their designated roles, mine been door guard, and she also knew that the manual of the guards says, and I quote, a good guard will gladly accept any given task regardless of personal feelings. Because I said that I was going to become a good, code-following guard, I had to accept.
Not the first time she’s done this, at least this time I don’t have to steal princess Luna’s personal diary; she hunted my dream for two weeks after that.
*sigh*"How long until they can be cured, princess?" I asked while rubbing my forehead with a hoof.
"We are not sure, but it can’t be more than a month; that I can assure you. We will give you some bonuses for your troubles, I have given them fake memories; they believe their parents are traveling and have left them in your care. Once they are cured, we will make their memories blurry so the remember staying in Canterlot in their childhood but not who was the one that looked after them and who were the other fillies, my student may clear her memories with a spell but I doubt she will tell her friends she accidently turned all six of them in fillies, also you will also not be alone I have contacted one that knows the six very well. He will arrive tomorrow around three PM. Once in your house, you will see that you have been given some supplies that you will need for this mission."
*sigh* "Yes your majesty." I salute and pick up the fillies in a crib and depart for home.
I knew it was going to be a bad day.
Draft Script`s house 6:00 PM
Ah home the place were one fells secure, at peace even, my house may not be al that special, if one goes for a walk in Canterlot one may not notice it for it is rather plain, 2 floors, 2 bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a terrace, my study, and my bedroom some say its to little with to much space but i like having space and it was gona prove useful for the mission.
"These are the profiles of the bearers" says battle plan as he hoof me as set of files "In here you will find usefull information about each of the bearers, we have also provided you with some toys, dolls and plushies they are kept inside this storege box" he points me to a blue sky with white stars colorer storage box "and finaly here" he then hoof me a rather colorfull book "Is all the trainig we can give you for this mission."
I take a closer look to the book`A guide to foalsiting how to be the best foalsiter you can be by Miamore Cadenza????
"I know i know but its the only thing we got, we are not trained for these kinds of situations" he tells me while rubbing his forehead with one his hooves.
*sigh*You`re telling me.
"But its not all bad" he then signal me to follow him "one of the bonuses that the princess told you about is this."
All right free expencive booze, maybe this job aint so bad after all
"Well im done here, best of luck you`re gona need it" he then lives and im alone with six fillies, six files, a book, an a stack of booze.
I turn to look at the booze box for a couple of seconds before shaking my head and making my way to get that book.
My livigroom is big but it does not have much furniture, only a big table, a couple of chairs, my rather big couch and a fire place, here is were i relax just me a cup of coffe and my idias, but now its gona be a play room since its biger than my bedroom im going to move the toybox later.
I took it and take a seat on my couch opening itbest use this time to get prepared for the mission
Draft Script`s house 6:30 PM
I finish with the book the close it an place it on my book shelve.
Ok so no shouting, no cursing, keep sharp objects out of reach, no to much sugar, no coffe, no scary stories befor brdtime, balance diet and be kind and gentle, ok i got this.
i make my way to the kitche and take al the knifes, my one pair of scissors and the instant coffe and search for a place to hide them but after a minute or so i remember that two of them are pagasi, i decide to hide them in my new magic booze box since its the only place i can keep thing away for sure.
I return to the kitchen and take a look incide the fidge to see what i have left.
Not much.... I guess i will need to buy more milk only two bottles aint gona cut it but i have some veggies so i have until tomorrow night.
After the rather short study sesion and organizing the house to make it safe for foals its time to check those profiles.
I make my way to my room and see the fillies are still asleep on my alicorn sized bed that takes most of the space of my room, guess im gona be sleeping on the couch for s cuple of days
I am a pony with basic tastes, i dont like expensive food, or own a lot of clothes, i have a simple house, and nothins of gold or even silver, but that bed is the only thing in the house that cost a healthly sum of bits and its worth every bit, after standin on the entrance for hous to end there is nothing in the worldd that i would rather do than going straight to my bed and sleep the strees away, unfotunately i almost never got to do it and im sure as hell that i wont be in the near future.
*sight*I then grab the files and go back to my couch.
Ok lets start with the rainbow maned one
Name: Rainbow Dash Species: Pegasus pony Gender: Female? Looks: Cyan fur and rainbow colored short mane and tail. Cutie mark: Rainbow colored lightning bolt Physical strength: Average Speed: Super sonic in air, fast on her hoofs Stamina: Above average Combat skills: Black belt in karate Analysis: The subject shows to be confident but poses a huge fear of failure and rejeccion which is why it pushes itself so much. The subject poses un natural speed and stamina thanks to the exssecive trainig it performs on regular baisis. The subject tends to be hot headed and brash often the first to jump in a fight even against far stronger enemies, dislikes anythig related to the world of the academics and loves everything "cool". Dream for the future: join the Wonderbolts and became the capitan.
Name: Applejack Species: Earth pony Gender: Female Looks: Orange fur and blond mane and tail and a cowpony hat Cutie Mark: three red apples Physical strength: Very Strong Speed: fast Stamina: Above average Combat skills: Laso master Analysis: The subject show determination and love for a work well done but stuborn at times. The subject show little to no concern ober her looks prefering to use the time to work or help other instead, it poses no ability to lie but can detect when somepony is lying to her, after years of farmwork it poses a really strong set of hind legs capable of craking boulders with on mighty buck.
Name: Rarity Species: Unicorn pony Gender: Female Looks: alabaster fur and "fabulous" purple mane and tail Cutie mark: three diamonds Physical strength: Bellow average Speed: Average Magic power: 10500 Magiks Stamina: Bellow average Combat skills: Master control of telekinetic magic Analysis: The subject shows generosity to all even charging below the avarage price for highly expencive garments. The subject tends to fuss ober her looks strongly even to the point of showing hesitation when the only thing that could save her from harms way is simply jumping on a river.
Name: Fluttershy Species: Pegasus pony Gender: Female Looks: light yellow fur and light pink mane and tail Cutie mark: three buttelflies Physical strength: none at all or Strong depending on her mood Speed: Super sonic in air, fast on her hoofs Stamina: Bellow average Combat skills: killing giving massages to bears Analysis: The subject is among the cutest and most adorable mares in the world if not the most cute one, it shows to be scared of virtualy everything and everypony but it has been noted to excel bravery when her friends need her. The subject as it name implies is unbelivable shy to the point when its hard for her to speak even among her closest friends.
Name: Pinkie Pie Species: Earth pony Gender: Female Looks: Bright pink fur and puffie brighter pink mane and tail Cutie mark: three balloons Physical strength: Average Speed: Warp Stamina: Limitless Combat skills: Master with explosives Analysis: ????????? The subject is imposible to analise it shows bipolarity, fisic defying feats, and unlimited enegy DO NOT APPROCHE.
Name: Twilight Sparkle Species: Unicorn pony Gender: Female Looks: lavander fur and purple with a pink stripe mane and tail Cutie mark: Pink star with six smaller white stars arond it Physical strength: Bellow average Speed: Average Stamina: average Combat skills: Magic master Magic power: 907.... FAUST ALMIGHTY THESE ARE A LOT OF ZEROS!!!!!!Analysis: The subject tends to lost herself on books to the point were she will forget to sleep, eat, or bath. It is the mos academic among the bearers, tends to overract when it comes to organize and time management, the subject is the most powerfull unicorn of our time, she is know for been able to lift an ursa minor.
I let the information of the six fillies sinc in for a minute to try to think how to handle them.
`Rainbow Dash is probably going be the hardest to control with her flying and speed the rest should be no problem, and i can problably get Twilight Sparkle to help me handle her now that i have some authority as their foalsitter....., yeah i can do it just need to remember the book and everything is going to be okay`
I heard a sound coming from my bedroom so i make my way upstairs.
okay deep breath.... deep breath.... its time
I got closer to the bed ready to start foalsitting Here goes nothing
Author's Note
need pre reader english is not my natal tonge and i cant even write in my natal tonge because im an idiot i wrote this using google tanslate need help please.
Draft Script`s house, Bedroom 6:45 PM
There on my bed i can see the fillies starting to wake up and i have to say, they really are cute when they are sleepy, the six of them were yawning and stretching, with different grades of gusto, going from Rainbow and Applejack dog lick stretch to Fluttershy and Rarity neck stretching.
I keep quiet as to not scare them and to save as much peace and tranquility as i posibly can, that is to say not much.
"HEY!! WHO ARE YOU AND WERE ARE WE!!" Dash sudently shouts once she took notice of my presence, Rainbows shout scaring Fluttershy whom procede to hide under the cover of the bed.
A little rude but that was in the files, now to precent myself and establish the alabi.
"My what a gentlecolt, my name is Rarity form Ponyville and im charmed to know a stallion such yourself is going to look after us" she says and the gives me a gentle bow.
How does one raise such a filly in a rural town?
"Howdy, names Applejack from Sweet Apple Acres Ponyville we got them best apples of this side of equestria" she says with gusto as she waves her hoof.
I shall remember that in case i ever came close to ponyville
"OH PICK ME, PICK ME!!" shouts Pinkie Pie jumping to grab or attention.
Boy the files didbt lied, she does appear to be a little over energized "ok, why dont you introduce yourself?"i say trying to calm her a little.
"Hi im Pinkie Pie from the rock farm near ponyville, and i love games, sugar and the color pink and i wish we will become best friends forever" she says and then pull the fillies in a big hug that her hoofs shouldnt been able to do.
So thats what fisic defying feats ment
"ugh STOP IT, HUGS ARE NOT COOL!!" shouts Rainbow as she breaks free of hte hug and takes to the air "Names Rainbow Dash from cloudsdale, and i dont like lame things like hugs or tears or specialy books."
The files forgot to mention the attitude problem
"Books are not lame, and so arent hugs or tears, they are signs of emotion and one shouldnt be made fun of because one is having a emotional moment" says Twilight Sparkle looking very angrily at Rainbow.
"Oh yeah? says who?" responds Dash.
"Says Princess Celestia, my name is Twilight Saprkle and im the princess preotge" counters Twilight.
"What does that even mean?!!" asks Dash getting closer and closer.
"It means im her personal student and you would know that if you read some books!!"shouts twilight closing the distance so they are head to head pushin each other.
"Whoa whoa, easy there" i say as i separete them with my magic"Rainbow you shouldnt call something lame only because you dont like them and Twilight you shouldnt get so angry if somepony says something bad about books its their opinion and its just as valid as yours." i wait a second to let my words sink in and take notice of their reaction*ok it seams the get it`*"Now lets forgive each other and put his behind us"
"Im sorry" they say in unision and then starte laughing folowed be a hug from Pinkie
"Ok now that is settled ¿were is the last one?"
We six start looking around trying to find Fluttershy.
After a minute or so Pinkie finaly shouts"FOUND HER" and dives under the sheats.
right, forgot she hide there when Rainbow took notice of me
A quiet*eep* got everyponys attention, when we looked we found Pinkie holding Flutershy in a hug while the latter was trying (and failing) to escape.
"Its ok we are not going to hurt you" i say in a low tone almost like a whisper "im Draft Scrip your foalsitter ¿what is your name?" i ask as genttly as i can as to not scare her again.
"My name is Fluttleshy....." after a couple of seconds to see if anypony wanted to say something she added"...from cloudsdale" she finish while hiding behind her mane.
Dawwww thats dangerously adorable
"Ok now that the introductions are out of the way its time for the house rules, we start the day at 10:00 AM and go to bed at 10:00 PM, i will wake up a little early to make breakefast then we have lunch at 1:00 PM and diner at 8:00 PM, if you are late for breakefast you lose it, and as long as there is not much truble you can play however you want, if anypony got hurt come to me and i will take a look to try to make it better, you six will sleep in my bed since i dont have any other place for you to sleep and it is big enough, i will sleep in the couch downstairs, ¿any questions?"
I look at each of them and wait for any question, seen as there are none i procede.
"Ok then, folow me im going to start the tour of the house if you have any question dont be afraid to ask"
Pinkie then riese her hoof.
"¿Yes pinkie?"
"¿Were is the bathroom?" she ask with a sheepish smile.
"Over there to the right of the room"i told her and signal with my hoof.
"Back in a jiffy"she says and suns to the bathroom.
"¿Anypony else?" five little hooves rose."ok we start the tour after bathroom braek"
Author's Note
i have posted this story in the looking for editor group so lets hope i find an editor soon.
i will stop posting after this until i got an edito but i will keep on writing so once i have an edito i will start posting chapters realy fast and hopefully of a higher level .
to those 4 glorius soul who favorited this story i have made little changes to the other chapter i would tikr to know what you think .
im so proud of this chapter.
The royal guards everypony knows them by the golden set of armor and the unreadable exprecion at all times what many ponies don't know is that to archive that exprecion all guards are made to cross Tartarus itself or at least the three years of training camp but the only difference is that in Tartarus one is not called a filly every time one breaks a bone and scream bloody murder.
Basic training is separated in two parts the hellish first year know as The Grinder during this year the cadets are told to run, fly, levitate, pull, push and fight until they cant stand the pain in their bodies and the some. Of course more than just brawl is needed to be part of the guard, one must train its mind as well, the cadets are constantly tested in equestrian history, economics and politics to ensure that they do not offend any foreigner to equestrian soil. At the end of the year the cadets that managed to stay in the camp are separate into three groups The Frontier Guard, The City Guard and The Sentinels.
The Frontier Guard are tasked with the monitoring of the borders of Equestria constantly fighting monsters or bandits trying to cross the border for any reason the need to be the fastest of the guards the cadets that excel in the speed department are assigned to this division.
The City guard are the guards in charge of monitoring the streets of cities like Canterlot or Fillydelphia to make sure there are no trouble in the streets from dunk ponies causing trouble to a lost filly or colt that have got themselves lost. these guards need to be fast on their head to be able to identify a problem and solve it in a way that would made the rest of the population feel secure.
Lastly we have The Sentinel the Strongest and more unreadable of the all these are the guard that have to stay still for insanely long periods of time and take the abuse of the heat, the cold and the ponies trying to distract them like a filly with crayons or a colt poking. Many say that this is the easiest of the posts for a guard to have, and while it is without a doubt the least exiting of them is far from easy not anypony can stand still for such long periods of time without drinking or blinking they truly are the stallion among stallions (or mare among mares if one is female).
And is here at the west garden entrance that one will find me the sentinel Draft Script crimson red unicorn stallion with a black mane and tail and a scrip cutie mark concealed under the golden armor standing still as a statue guarding the doors to the palace with my spear firmly hold in my red magic aura covered in birds that have mistake me for a statue, witch in itself its a compliment for a sentinel and luckily for me none of them have the need to do their business on me......yet.
Since the palace is the place of residence for the princesses and the royals it has to be guarded 24/7 the first tun starts at 7 in the morning then there is a guard change and the night guard comes at 7 in the afternoon for their own 7 to 7 shift, in doing so the day guard its free to go for a drink, visit that special somepony or doing whatever they want to do (as long it is no against the law of course) instead of staying still as a statue.
One must understand a pony with a guarding cutie mark is something rare, most of the guards are actually ponies that chose to be a guard for some or other reason. Some do it for the mares, others for the travels and others for the excuse to hurt ponies and get paid for it.
I joined because as an adventure writer the experience of the pain in the training camp really helped since i learned first hoof of the many ways the body have to experience suffering, now I past the time between shifts to write or rest ..... mostly rest sine the books I write are family oriented i don't have to fear the rage of my fans if i take to long to finish another book ...... that and i write under an alias `Inked Sword´, if my readers found out i was in a specific place during such a long period of time the will surely came to harsh me and demand that i make the favorite characters appear more often.
Today has been and uneventful day no ancient chaos spirit revived, no princess turn evil queen, no bug shapeshifter invasion but most importantly no school trip to the gardens. Its middle spring so its no surprise most schools are preparing for exams and the kids are preparing for the summer so days like this are welcome while they last.
It will soon be the time for the guard shift and i for my part cant wait for the end of my shift, today my writing machine finally arrived after two month on the restoration center for a well earned re calibration and i have been itching for a chance to start writing again.
A golden light grabs my attention on the right side of the garden and i see Commander Barricade he is an old stallion with brown coat and black short mane and tail he is in charge of the sentinels of the palace, he a nice but slow stallion he sometimes forgets things that should come as a second nature to all of the guards but he usually remember after a couple of seconds.
"Commander Barricade sir!" I salute when he comes close to me.
"At ease solder" he says and after examining me he asks "are you Draft Script?"
"Yes sir. What can i do for you? sir!" I ask him and it seems he relaxes a little after hearing confirmation of my identity.
"Good. I have been looking for you, the princess asked me to come and tell you to meet her in her chambers once you finish your shift" having finished his mission he turns and start to walk away before suddenly stooping and saying "Princess Celestia was the one that asked for you, i keep forgetting we have two princesses now" he chuckles as he restart his retreat.
I keep my eyes looking directly in front of me, i have to keep position until the night shift arrives in more or less an hour, but i am intrigued in what does The Princess wants with me. I sure hope this isn't one of her plans to get my secret lemon pie recipe or help her get back to Princess Luna for that sugar free cake she gave her instead of the super choco banana cream filled one that was supposed to be last nights direst.
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After half an hour i can finally see the batpony in charge of the night shift, dark gray coat and messy white mane and tail and bat wings, i have no idea what her cutie mark is, coming to meet me for the guard shift wearing the classic black night guard armor and a mean set of claws on its hooves.
"Draft Scrip I am here to relive you of your post for the night" he says while saluting in front of me.
"Understood, Silent Wind good luck" I salute and leave trough the doors behind me allowing Silent Wind to take position, then i make my way trough the castle looking for The Princess room.
The inside of the castle is as clean as ever and the marble flour and columns shine with such force that it fills like its midday outside and the light coming trough windows makes for a pretty cool light show, its alas a pleasure walking these corridors (giving the exception of an enemy attack of course).
Having arrived to my destination i knock on the door and i don't have to wait more than a second to receive and answer.
"Come on in" says the princess with a strange absent tone like she just say that like an automatic action to my knocking.
Opening the door with my magic i made my way inside and am greeted with the back of the Princess her room does not have much light which in itself is strange, i can barely see what appear to be photos over the fire place, the alicon sized bed with it silky yellow covers, and it appears that the purple velvet curtains are closed, she seems to be looking at something in front of her but i cant tell what it is from where I`m standing. Since she doesn't seem to take notice of my presence I ask "you wanted to see me Princess?"
She then looks up from whatever she have been staring at to look at my surprise flashing on her face for a second before she took notice of who i was. "oh. Draft Script you are here, good, i need to ask a favor of you"
"If you are going to ask about the secret recipe for my lemon pie I already told you its a family recipe I cant give it to anypony outside of the family, even you Princess."
"Oh no nothing like that,..... but i would oppose if you were willing to share it" she say with an `angelic´ smile.
I shoot a unnamed stare at her until she continue.
"Okay fine keep it to yourself for now but i will have in time." She pouts a little before addressing me with a more serious face.
"No the reason i have ask you to come is this." she tells me and move to the right allowing me to see a rather big basket then signaling for me to go and look inside it.
I do so and cant help but rise an eyebrow at the contents of the basket "what the.." inside it lay resting six fillies not older than six years if i had to guess.
The fist one i note is a unicorn with a lavender coat and a straight purple with a pink striped mane and tail and a pink star with little white stars around it as a cutie mark.
Then an earth pony with a light pink coat and a puffy bright pink mane and tail (that looks remarkably similar to cotton candy) and the balloons as a cutie mark and another earth pony with orange coat and golden mane and tail and for some reason a really big (at least for her size) cowpony hat some freckles and there apples as a cutie mark
There is an unicorn with a coat white as marble and a curled purple mane and tail and there diamonds as a cutie mark, then a cyan pegasus with a prismatic colored mane and tail and a storm cloud firing a prismatic lighting and lastly a yellow pegasus with a long light pink mane and tail and there butterflies as a cutie mark
"Why do you have six fillies on this basket Princess" I ask a more than a little confused at the sight.
"well... it was my students accident, its been so long since the last time i saw her that i asked to see if she had learned any new spell and to my delight that spell was an age regressing spell, those are some high level spells so I was curious to see how well she could perform them so I asked for she to demonstrate."
" And she messed up." I cut in.
"No... well not at the beginning she didn't she was doing grate, perfect control of the power, the form and the flow of the spell...Then one of her friends got really exited and start to run to her to congratulate her with a hug, she unfortunately did so mid spell making my student lose control and blasting the entire chamber turning herself and her friends on fillies"
"If you were there Princess,why were you not affected by the spell?" I asked in confusion.
The Princess laugh at my question then say "But the spell did affect me it just that you cannot see the effects" She answers and now I´m more confused.
"Just how old are you Princess?" I ask before realizing what I just asked.
"A gentelstallion never ask a lady her age Draft Script" She turn to me when answering and I immediately nod and shut up.
"I need you to look after them while the spell wears of, by my calculations it should take a week before we can attempt to dispel it" she pauses to look at the fillies "In the mean time you are to feed and take care of them in your house, do not worry yourself with details, i have modified their memories, they are going to believe you are their foalsitter while their parents go on a trip around the world that each won on the lottery."
"But princess i don't have children of my own, how will I know what to do with six fillies by myself, isn't there somepony better qualified for this task?" I ask in a mixture of fear and confusion, this is to much to fast.
"While there is one capable of easily taking care of six fillies i fear that since she married my students brother they may be biased, and you must not fear, taking care of six fillies may be tiresome but i trust that with your training as a sentinel and your unnaturally strong will that you have what it takes to do this job"
While its true that my only good point is my will and i have the `more time without blinking record in Equestria´ to prove it i am hesitant in accepting this mission, but if I was chose be the princess to look after her student and her friend that shows that she trusts me to do this job.
"Ok..." *sigh* "I will do it but once this is over i will take a 4 month vacation, deal?" I finish with a small smile extending my hoof to The Princess.
"Deal" she shakes my hoof to seal the deal smiling at me, showing me the confidence she puts in me.
I use my magic to slowly pick up the basket and turn to leave for my home.
"Next time you dump some fillies on me i expect at the very least a little booze and a night of passion before you give them to me, it the right order of things like this" i finished while closing the door and i can hear The Princess laugh.
Guess writing is gonna have to wait.
Author's Note
what do you guys (or girls i really dont know) think of the first chapter of the redo.
i personally am happy that i was able to make a 2400 word chapter and believe it was my best chapter yet.
still need an editor and a pre reader. i already posted in looking for editors but nopony answers :(
dont know how much it will take me to uploadthe next one hopefully not as long as it did to get my gear running again.
Making my way through the palace from The Princess room to the barracks was a rather embarrassing experience not for the cargo itself, I mean yeah it is a little embarrassing walking around with a basket full of fillies, but it was worst the looks the rest of the guards were giving me, whispering among themselves the many possible explanations for a stallion to be caring around fillies in a basket.
"Dude six mares at the same time¿how does he do it? i can barely date two and that is already hard."
"Poor mare six fillies in on go must have been a rather painful experience."
"if i was in his horseshoes i would of have killed somepony by now"
After leaving my armor in the barracks I hurry home to escape the stares of my pears, once I arrive i made my way to my room to take the fillies out of the basket and onto my bedroom, i don't think the were gonna be to happy waking up in a basket in a strangers house.
After securing the fillies on my bed I hurry back downstairs to check if I Have everything i need to take care of them.
Okay, i don't have any toys in the house so i guess I have to take them shopping for some, seeing as the don't have any on their own, maybe i can earn they trust with toys or at least keep them entertained.
Lets check the kitchen, okay so I don't have any food cooked from last night so i guess i have to make something, i check the fridge and to my everlasting surprise i realize it is empty.
"Crud" okay no problem lets see if i can make a run to the market before it close.
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"Okay lets see what we need" I take my note from my saddlebags to check the items i believe will sulfide "Milk, some juice boxes, tomatoes, lechute, hay, potatoes, carrots, dandelions, daisies, apples (i certain a pony with a apple cutiemark must either like to eat the of knows how to do something with them), bananas and eggs."
In my distraction thanks to reading my list while walking I failed to notice i was walking to a stand until I crashed with it.
"Ouch" I said and proceed to rub my head with a hoof, once i open my eyes I am grated with a juice box stand and as luck will have they were on sale "Good, okay sir could you give me a couple of apple, orange and grape boxes" Better go with the popular choices just to be safe.
"Sure sir, just a moment" the sales pony says and ducks behind the counter to pick the juice boxes "you sir are a lucky stallion, these are my last couple of boxes one minute more and you wouldn't got any to buy" he says pulling a docen or so tiny boxes from behind the counter "and we are on sale"
"It is more like Karmic balance than luck" i say in a whisper like tone " so how much do I owe you" I finish and pull my coin bag out.
"Thanks to the sale we are offering one box for one bit sir" responds the sales pony.
"okay, here you go" I deposit the bits on the counter and leave looking for the rest of the stands in a hurry before they close "thanks for the juice"
"No sir thank you for coming and have a good day" i hear the sales pony say while i leave.
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The rest of the shopping trip was uneventful, I didn't find any other store offering a sale but I did manage to get everything on the list so all in all it was a good trip.
After arriving home i put everything on the fridge carefully to not break any juice box or eggs.
Once everything is on the fridge i manege to hear some noise coming from my bedroom, they must be waking up better be there when they do.
I quietly make my way to my room as to not wake them better they wake for themselves than for hove steps.
Opening the door i am greeted with the sight of six fillies adorably rubbing the sleep out of their faces, I knock on the door to catch their attention, it seems to work as their attention is now directed to me.
".....¿Good morning?" i ask them in a rather pathetic way way to go genius "¿Did all of you have a pleasant dream? nice save.
My question seems to alert them that they were not alone it appears to me that they weren't aware of the other fillies when each of them woke up.
The cyan Pegasus was the first to attack me with questions and with hooves. As soon as the surprise wore off she turned into a bullet and flu straight to my head.
"¿Who are you?¿Who are they?¿Were are we?¿What do you what?"
After shaking the shock of the hit i proceed to rub my head with my hoof and explained....or rather tell the lie prepared by the princess.
"My name is Draft Scrip im your foalsiter, they are from left to right, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkiemina Dian Pie but she prefers Pinkie (i look at Pinkie for confirmation and she nods), Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy i believe you already know, and you are Rainbow Dash, you are in my house in Canterlot, and what i want right now is an aspirin......¿anything else?."
I try to ask in a kind tone of voice but the pain on my forehead may have given a different tone.I hope i don´t wake up with a second horn.
After thinking a couple of seconds she ask "¿Why are we here?" the rest seems to want to know that as well as they are now looking at me, Fluttershy doing so with only one eye as she covers the other one with her mane.
I have already told them what the princess told me to say i have no idea what to tell them, luckily im a writer so making stuff up is kind of my talent.
"Your parents won a trip around equestria with the princess so they left you with me, im the royal foalsiter, I foalsit for all the important ponies in Canterlot and im here as a favor to the princess, she didn´t spect that so many filies were going to show up but i told her is was going to be no problem and that they should enjoy they trip, you were all asleep when you got here."
They think about what i just told the and start to accept my lie all except Fluttershy who looks sad and ask"¿They didn't want us with them?"
I wince a little when i see her holding back tear "No, of course they want you with them but they didn´t have the space to accommodate you all, they were really sad that they couldn´t say good bye but time was running short"
That seemed to do the trick as she proceeds to dry her eyes and try to smile at me...then she shied away.guess the shy on Fluttershy is there for a reason.
"Now that introductions are out of the way ¿Who wants a tour of my house?" I ask more as a joke than anything but im greeted by six hove in the air.hmmmm maybe this wont be so hard after all.
.....oh crud i just jinxed myself.
Author's Note
im not dead i have the atention spam of a squiell and the memory laps of dory from finding nemo
Tittle says it all, i didn't like what i have so far i only have ideas and didn't really think how to express them, and this entire year have been somehow slow, i didn't felt like doing anything other than sleep so i didn't put much effort in to it. I wrote this here for the i believe 5 or so people the favored this fic and i am thankful for that. I would like to ask to those 5 to tell me if i should of delete the story or only the original chapters so the new ones are marked as new chapter in your favorites section.
i still fill kind of down but if i don't force myself to do something about it nothing is going to change i would really appreciate if someone would help with pre-reading and editing if you know someone that is willing to do it please contact me. I now have Fridays empty so i`m probably use them to TRY to write something or at least put the ideas into words so i don't forget them.