The Library Bat Pony

A few months pass as the little bat pony has grown a bit, she's even grown attach to me as well. Ever since I found her and been taking care of her she really thinks of me as her Daddy, I've gotten use to it by now as I sometimes refer her as "My Little Princess," Only because she is a Princess, and even fathers would end up calling their daughters that.

Nidra is starting to learn a lot as help with many things and question she has about this world, one problem she has been having trouble is...She still couldn't fly yet.

Each time I place her on a high place, she would spring her wings out and jump off hoping to fly in the air, but only to drop on the floor like a rock. It really has become a problem and a habit, Nidra keeps trying almost every time she gets the chance and when she thinks that today is the day. If I place her on the kitchen counter, she'll jump off and fall. If I place her on the table, she'll jump off and fall. But this time when we were eating dinner, after she had finished she jump out of her chair but this time landed on some pillows I had placed on the floor in case she ever thought of trying again.

Of Course...I had a feeling she would do that.

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The other day, I gave Nidra some flying books and books about flying animals to help her with her problem, I couldn't teach her to fly since I had to run the bookstore and more importantly...She needs to practice somewhere with a lot of space instead of in the house.

Of course when I start thinking about letting her go outside it does scare me that if someone saw her, they would probably freak out and call the police or the government. Losing her would make me sad, but if she'd died.....I would never forgive myself, nor will her real parents. So I haven't really let Nidra go outside to play at all, I was just..Afraid that something bad would happen to her.

After a few days later I went out in town searching for somewhere that Nidra could practice, it took some time for me look all over every spot I could find....But none were any good since there'll be too much people around.

As soon as I got home I was tired for I've spent almost the whole day searching.

"Hi Daddy!"

I hear Nidra calling me, voice seemed very close to me, I open my eyes and what I saw right in front of me was My Little Princess hovering right before me!

"Nidra! You..." I was completely surprised by what I saw, her wings were flapping as hard as they could while holding her up in the air.

"Look Daddy Look, I'm flying!" Nidra saids as she flow around me in a circle.

Just as she did that her wings stopped for a moment and before Nidra could drop like a rock again I quickly caught her before that. I was a little scared right there but still I was So Proud of her for flying for the first time, it was only for a minute but she really did it! I put the little bat pony down on the floor and she begins to hop around the room in joy saying, "I did it, I did it!" I agreed with her as I walk into the living room with her.

I took a seat on the couch as she, by surprise....Starts flying over to me! Nidra flapped her wings so hard to fly into my lap as she hovers towards me as nice and careful as she could. Then her wings stop flapping and she drops onto my lap safe and sound "whew" I sigh as I look at her who sits up on my lap and looks up at me.

"Guess..I still need more...Practice...Huh Daddy?" Nidra said to me as she shows me her wings. I study her bat wings and begin to wonder if bats have a lot of trouble flying at a young age? Well that wasn't important right now, was really important was that My Little Princess actually flew all by herself today. I just help but smile at Nidra as I give her a hug and she hugs me back.

It's been about like....Six months since I found her...And not only does she learn to speak and read, but she also learned how to fly, well she's still learning. But I can't help but be proud at my little girl.

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A month later, Nidra can now fly like a bird! It happen a week ago, I found a spot for her to practice her flying. It took her about like...15 NO, 40 times to get the flying down.

On her last try she starts off flying up high into the air, believe me she flew up so high....I almost thought she was flying up into outer space, ha ha...I guess that doesn't sound true. Any who....I got a good view of Nidra in the air and as I saw her up there I notice something.....She stop flying for a minute and it looked like she got shot.....I say that because she started to fall and I reaction was like...."OH MY GOD MY LITTLE GIRL IS FALLING!!!!!"

And yes...I screamed like a mother right there.

I rush to the spot where I thought she might fall on, as I kept my eye on her as she drops down to earth I ran like there a bomb going off and I wasn't gonna stop running until My Little Princess lands right into my hands safe and sound! I then notice that Nidra wasn't screaming nor was she awake, Now I began running like a crazy man right there, my eyes began running tears down my face as I kept running, was like....

"GOD IF YOU MAKE ME NOT CATCH HER AND SHE DIES....I'M REALLY GONNA BE REAL UPSET WITH YOU!!!"

I get closer and closer to the spot and I jump as high as my feet could, I reach my hands towards Nidra with everything I had! I closed my eyes for I was afraid of what might happen if I didn't catch her in time. My eyes were still closed as I fell to the ground with a big "Bam! Crash!" I rolled on the ground for a moment until I finally stop next to a tree.

I was really beaten up for my body was now began to bleed with a few cuts and scraps, I open my eyes and look at my hands to see if I had caught Nidra in time.......Unfortunately..my hands were...Empty....I stare at my hands as tears begin to fall, I didn't make it.....I laid there thinking to myself why I wasn't quick enough to catch her....My Little Princess....THAT RIGHTS! I got up feeling the pain as I look around the field for her.....But she was no where to be seen....Why...I stood there thinking....I didn't know what to do or what to think right there.....I just...Stood there..As I begun to cry.....

"Daddy!"

I heard a shout coming from above, I turn my head around in all directions and wonder where my little girl was. I turn around behind me and....There she was...My Little Princess was flying in the air! I began to smile with joy for I saw my little girl wasn't hurt at all.

Nidra flies over to me without having any trouble at all, as she flew closer and closer to me I place my arms out grab a hold of her as we both hugged each other, "You did it!" I said to her, "You really did it!" I pull her out of the hug and look at with a few tears running down my face. "Nidra, what you did up there really scared Daddy! Don't ever scare me like that again, do you hear me?!"

I look at her with a stern look for she knew I was serious about that stunt she pulled on me earlier, "I'm sorry Daddy. I didn't mean to make you scared," Nidra says to me as she nuzzle herself onto me....But I couldn't stay mad at her, for she had accomplish her goal! I lay my forehead on hers and smiled at her, she replied with a smile and a hug.

I couldn't believe it, for the first not only did I see my daughter flying in the air, but I was there to see it all happen. As we head back home Nidra just slept on my lap as I drove us back to the house, it was a long day for the both of us. I walk inside the house with My Little Princess sleeping in my arms, now I know that bats only sleep during the day but it's seemed that all the flying she did had really put her to sleep.

I placed her on the bed with the pillow under her head as I climbed into bed myself, I thought she might walk up and start reading again, but..Maybe she'll skip the reading for now... My Little Princess..Can fly now!

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My Little Princess is now growing up, I'm able to leave her alone in the house sometimes, but she would always come to work with me everyday. Although I figured she must get real lonely whenever I'm not around, since I'm the only human she could talk to, I guess she might someone to keep her company as I work the store.

Man...What kind of father am I, working while your daughter sits quietly alone, I've got to be the worst. Each time I check up on her I then began to notice something, most of the time she reads book, of course I have notice from the beginning but....All she does is read when I'm not around, then it hit me! Nidra doesn't have any toys to play with!

After work as both me and Nidra come home I ask her wait here for I was going somewhere real quick, she replies with a nod and a "OK Daddy" I got back into the car and drove to Toy 'R' Us, of course this would be the best place to look for toys. It took me about a while until I start searching through the stuffed animals toy section, I begin to search through as I reach the end and looked up at a high shelf....There it was the perfect toy for My Little Princess.

I finally come home after buying the toy, as I closed the door behind me I start calling her, "Nidra,I'm home!" Nidra comes flying towards me but stop right before my face, I wasn't sure if I like the idea of her flying in the house but that wasn't important right now.

Nidra looks at me with a smile and then her face face turned into a puzzled look, she notice I was holding something behind my back. I just smile at her as I stare into those big yellow eyes, "I've got a present for you," I told her, she starts jumping up and down wondering what I got.

"What is it Daddy What is it Daddy?!"

As she ask those words I pull the toy from behind me and presented to her with a "TA-DA!" Nidra's mouth began opening wide for what I was holding in my hand was Stuffed Rabbit toy. She eyes the toy with amazement as her eyes grew, before I could ask if she liked it her horn begins to grow, so did the toy as well.

The toy pulls out of my hand and floats over to her with ease, Nidra reach her hooves out and grabs a hold of the toy as she stare at it for a moment. The bunny was brown with with buttons for eyes sow to it, it even had a red bow around it's neck, she studied the toy and then a huge smile grew on her face as she brought it closer to her and hugged it as tight as she could! that was a sigh saying she loves it.

Nidra starts flying over to me as i reach my hands out and hold her in my arms, "Oh Daddy I love it!" she says as she looked up at me with bright eyes. I hug her as she hugged me back and gives me a kiss on the cheek, as I place her down on the floor she ran into the living room to play with her new friend.

Seeing that happy face on her really made me believed that I was her father, it may take longer for her to go back home but...I don't really mind....I just want to spend as much time as I can with her.