The life and times of Lafayette Ryder

I stand up and turn to see Celestia on her throne, or should I say Soulless Sun?

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Meanwhile back in Ponyville

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“Thanks for coming over Rarity, Toby, I’m really worried.” Twilight tells her friends as the walk into the library.

“We came as soon as you called, darling,” Rarity says. “We’re always there when our friends need us.”

“That and you have a working air conditioner here.” Tobias adds to the sentiment.

“Shush dear,” Rarity tells her husband as she sits down on a couch. “We’re here for Twilight, now what seems to be the matter, darling?”

“Well, I kind of just need another unicorn to bounce ideas concerning Lafe’s magic off of.” Twilight tells the white mare.

Toby takes a seat next to his pregnant wife and rests his head against the arm of the sofa, in just a few minutes he’s sound asleep.

“Don’t pay any mind to him, Twilight,” Rarity motions towards Toby. “Mules aren’t accustomed to such heat as this. I fear it’s really taking a toll on him, poor thing. So what was it that you wanted to talk about?”

“Just that actually, the heat I mean. Lafayette has taught me everything I need to know about humans in order to raise and take care of Thaddeus,” Twi points at the boy who is busy and content building block towers and demolishing them with his brother. “Lafe told me that a normal human can only stand so high of temperatures, that they will dehydrate faster than they could replenish their body’s store of water at around a hundred and forty degrees Fahrenheit. It’s pushing a hundred and eighty now; all the ponies are starting to feel the effects of the heat, just look at Toby.” Twilight points at the sleeping, sweating donkey.

“I see what you mean about the heat, but I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean about Thaddeus.” Rarity cocks her head and awaits an explanation.

“So my point is that I’m concerned about Thaddeus!” Twilight shouts in frustration causing the boys to look up and momentarily awaking Tobias. “Heheh,” the purple unicorn laughs nervously. “Sorry for yelling, it’s just that if Thaddeus can’t take this heat it could make him really ill or even kill him and I’m not sure what to do.”

“Why don’t you just alter his body like you did with your hubby?” the seamstress asks.

“Because I can’t, Lafayette controls his magic through his thoughts, not through spells, so when I tried it on him his body let my mind use my magic the same way. I just thought of changing his flesh and then did it without even coming up with a spell and I haven’t been able to do anything like that since.” Twilight explains.

“Hmmm,” the pregnant mare hums quietly as she thinks. “I have a thought; Lafayette delivered Thaddeus himself did he not?”

“Well yes, but I’m not sure where you’re going with…”

“And the delivery was after Lafe acquired his magical abilities was it not?”

“Yes Rarity it was after the moon incident but…”

“Now think darling, some of Celestia’s magic went into Lafe, some of his went into you, couldn’t be a possibility that some has flown directly into young Thaddeus?”

“Oh… I guess that might have happened.” Twilight says thoughtfully. “And Lafayette did tell me once that all humans have natural magic in them but that they can only access it after great pain, suffering, or loss has inflicted itself upon them.”

“And don’t you think all that your husband has been through was enough to activate both his and his son’s powers?”

“Yes, yes that makes sense, Thaddeus!” Twi calls to her son who walks over.

“Yes mama?” he says cheerily.

“Could you hold you good hand out for me?” Thaddeus extends his right hand to his mother. “And now your other hand, please.” The toddler raises his left hand and Twilight tries to grasp it only to have her hoof slip through her son’s palm. His hand shimmers and changes colors for a second, from the light peach of a Caucasian’s flesh to the hazel/ green of both his and his father’s eyes. Rarity gasps. “What’s wrong Rarity? Twilight asks.

“Look at his eyes!’ her friend instructs her. Twi shifts her gaze from Thaddeus’ magical hand to his eyes.

“What’s wrong with them? Twi asks the mare sitting next to her.

“One is green and the other is brown!”

“Oh don’t worry Rarity, they’ve always been that way, Lafe’s eyes are like that too.”

“Yes, I know that but they just started to glow and the colors swapped eyes!”

“Huh, well that’s not normal, maybe…” Twi’s pondering of her son’s odd abilities is interrupted by a knock on the door. She gets up and walks over to answer it. She finds a very distraught Mayor Mare outside.

“Twilight!” the mayor of Ponyville shouts hurriedly. “We need you to come with us and help, it’s emergent!”

“What’s wrong Mayor?”

“Something’s appeared, a creature outside of town, down by Froggy Bottom Bog, we need you to help.”

“Uh OK,” Twilight hesitantly agrees. “Rarity, could you watch the boys while I’m gone?”

“Certainly, darling.” Rarity says.

“Well then, lead the way miss Mayor.” Twilight follows the gray haired politician outside and waves goodbye to Thaddeus and Starbright as she goes. The door slams shut waking Tobias once more.

“What’s going on?” he asks.

“Oh, nothing out of the ordinary, dear.” Rarity assures him. “Somepony just found a demon or a monster or some such thing down at the Bog and Mayor Mare stopped by to ask for some help on the matter. We’ll be staying here and watching the boys while she’s out.”

“OK then.” Tobias lays his head back down and begins to snore softly once more.