Mr. Smarty Pants? ‘Present!’
Twilight stood in front of her window, her two front hooves crossed on the open window. Her head was poking outside in the cold breeze of the night. She looked blankly into the sky, more exactly at one constellation, that she had found herself in the millions of stars sooner that day, while she watched a map of the sky at nightime she had found in one of her books about the constellations.
She called that constellation “Smarty Pants”.
Good! We can start class now! Today we are going to talk about toys! Stuffed toys, more precisely! That’s right! We’re going to talk about how you were made, Smarty! Isn’t that cool?
Memories from her foalhood flashed through her mind as she turned her head to look behind, in the library. From far she could spot one book, one special book that she remembered in her souvenirs.
Look! It’s written in this book that you were made in a toy factory. So, they make your skin at first. Skin can be made of many kinds of material. I think yours is made of... Uh... Wo... Wool! That’s right! So, they sew your skin. And then, they take some soft material, can be very, very small balls or cotton, and they fill your inside with it, so you can be in 3D! And so you can be very, very soft! You are made of cotton and wool, did you know that? Isn’t that amazing?
The purple unicorn smiled slyly. “Oh, Smarty Pants,” she whispered, closing her eyes as she tilted back towards her window. Where was that stuffed toy?
You are so soft and huggable, Smarty Pants. Did you know that you were my favorite toy? I love you so much! We’ll be best friends forever, okay? Promise me!
Friends. Twilight didn’t need friends in that time. Everypony kept saying she didn’t have any friends, that she cared more about studying than buddies. But they were all wrong. She did have a friend. A friend that shall stay forever.
What’s your favorite character, Mr. Smarty? Mine’s Starswirl the Bearded! I think he’s really awesome. He knows so many spells! And that beard! He has the longest of all! I wish I had a beard like that, too! One day I’ll find a spell that will make everypony get long beards like his, I swear it to you, Smarty!
Spike wasn’t home. Twi didn't know where that baby dragon was gone again. A few minutes she had called him, to only be deceived by the silent answer she received. But the disappearance of the young dragon wasn't what bothered her at that moment. It was the most important thing in her life. The thing she truly loved, her only friend in the past. The one she had so much tortured but beloved.
Smarty Pants! Look what I got! It’s an apple. The Princess gave it to me so I could decorate my desk during classes! Doesn’t it look nice? It’s not to eat, only for decoration. Weird, isn’t it? Aren’t apples supposed to be made for eating?
The mare left her opened window to slowly trot across the second floor, her eyes darting from left to right, searching for the doll. It already happened to her to lose it, but she usually found it again after about 1o minutes of searching. But two days?!
I love you, Smarty Pants. There’s nothing I love more than you! You are so soft and huggable and... You are my best friend. You are my favorite student! You always listen to what I have to say and you never fall off your chair because you’re bored, like the other students I have. You are my favorite of all. I love very, very, very much!
Twilight was starting to trot faster. She was now on the border of running. Removing books from the library with her horn and hooves, she found nothing. She left the second floor in a complete mess as she shot down the stairs, getting stressed up, trying desperately to find her best friend.
Smarty Pants! There you are! You can’t even know how much I... Sniff, missed you... I thought I lost you forever... Sniff... I’m so sorry for letting you go... I’ll be more careful next time... I love you...
Twilight didn’t pay attention to her books anymore. She was throwing them all over the library, sending them flying and smashing on the walls. She ran from one bookshelf to another, still as desperate. “Smarty?” she cried. “Smarty Pants? Where are you?!”
Oh! Hello, Princess Celestia! I was just going for a walk with Mr. Smarty Pants. I realized he hadn’t visited the castle yet, so I thought I should show him around! I hope it doesn’t bother your majesty? Mr. Smarty wouldn’t like to bother your royal duties in any case! It doesn’t? Oh, great! Smarty Pants, this is the Princess! She takes over Equestria and ensures that it remains in peace. Did you know she raised the sun? You know, that big ball in the sky that brings light during the day? I know you love the sun, don’t you? It makes you all warm and soft!
That last book. That last book she brought down about toys. On the page where it explained how stuffed animals were made was crushed down her friend. Twilight grabbed him and held him tightly in her grip while tears fell down her cheeks and into the toy’s wool. “I’m so sorry, Smarty... I didn’t mean to let you there...” she cried, holding Mr. Smarty closer to her. She opened her eyes and looked at the old stuffed animal’s face, deep inside those plastic eyes. “You know I couldn’t live without you... I’m so sorry, Smarty Pants... I love you, you are my best friend...”
And with those last words, Twilight placed a kiss on Mr. Smarty’s forehead, before closing him back in a deep embrace, while they both sat in the middle of a mess.
