It was a cool evening just like any other during the fall season. The running of the leaves had just concluded the day prior in the small town of Ponyville.
This small town also happens to contain the 'Bearers of the Elements' as they are often referred to throughout the country.
Two particular pegasi happened to be wandering the streets late at night after a romantic dinner.
"Tonight was... amazing." Windy Whistles says as she leans up against her 'hubby' while they continue strolling down the empty road at a leisurely pace.
"It sure was honey." Bow Hothoof responded before leaning over and giving her a peck on the cheek which she graciously returned.
The two continued their stroll through the quiet night, undisturbed as they took in the beauty of the town.
"Ponyville sure is a nice change from Cloudsdale." Windy says while looking at all the closed, quaint storefronts.
"It's much quieter than Cloudsdale, that's for sure." Bow exclaims, noting the fact that they are the only ones out at this time.
"Waah!"
Windy's ear perked up at the only sound penetrating the otherwise very quiet night. "Honey, do you hear that?" She asks while looking around, trying to find the source of the disturbance.
Both of them listened intently and it only took a moment for another distant cry to pierce the quiet night.
"It's coming from over there!" Bow said while pointing a hoof towards the closest alley only a store down.
With quick haste, the couple nearly galloped into the alley, with the source of the noise only getting louder the deeper they went.
After a sharp left turn, the sound suddenly got much louder. A crib present in the middle of the alley seemed to surprise both of them for a moment before they both quickly went to the crib's side.
"Who could leave a foal out here in the middle of the night!?" Windy exclaimed as the motherly side of her took over.
"I know, why would somepony possibly-" He never finished that sentence because looking into the crib revealed something that stopped both the parent in their tracks.
"W-What's that!" Bow nearly shouted while pointing a hoof at the infant babysitting in the middle of the crib, with nothing more than a diaper on and a stuffed dog in its grasp.
This action alerted the child to the two's presence which caused the child to cease its crying and look on in wonder at the two ponies staring back at it with wide eyes.
After a few minutes of nothing but staring, the child broke the silence as it started to cry again.
"We gotta tell someone!" Bow says as he starts retreating from the crib and back the way they came.
"We can't just leave it here though, it looks so small and helpless." Windy said, her motherly side taking over once again.
"Just look at it!" Bow nearly shouted once again while pointing to the crib next to his wife. "I've never seen a creature that looks like that! What if it's dangerous!? What if it eats ponies!? What if it-" He was cut short as a light blue hoof smacked him across the face.
"Listen to yourself! We can't just leave it here! It acts just like Dashie did when she was a foal. How would you feel if something happened to it? Plus, it's the middle of the night, nopony wants to be disturbed this late at night!" She finally finished before taking a step back and recollecting herself. "We're not leaving it. Either we stay here, or we bring it back to the hotel." She says with a tone indicating that there is no room for negotiation before walking back over to the crib and sitting down.
"But... what... how... oh fine, but if something happens, don't blame me." He says with a conceding tone.
Windy looked back into the crib with the still crying baby in it.
"Shh, it's ok. I'm gonna give you a nice place to rest tonight." She says in a very motherly tone which has the desired effect as the baby starts to quiet down and look towards her. "You look kinda cute, don't you?" She says with a smile as she reaches her wing into the crib and starts to tickle the child. She is quickly rewarded with a giggling as the child squirms around.
"Maybe this won't be so bad."Bow says to himself, not intending for his wife to hear it. Only she heard it clearly with him standing right next to her.
"Alright, let's get back home, ok?" she says while balancing on her hind hooves and reaching into the crib to pick up the child.
This action is met with the child staring at her limbs with curiosity evident in its eyes.
After picking up the child with no struggle, she took flight only hovering an inch off the ground, not being able to walk and carry the child at the same time.
The child, on the other hand, had wide eyes as it took in the fact that it was flying.
"Let's get back to the room, it looks tired." She says, which is met with a yawn from the child only moments later. "Aww, that's just adorable."
The two of them traversed the town back to their home for the previous two days.
After walking, or in Windy's case, flying into the reception area, they both let out a breath as they saw that nobody was at the desk. It was pretty late after all.
After arriving at their room on the second floor, they quickly went inside and closed the door.
"Aww, it's sleeping." Windy cooed while watching the sleeping child cradled in her arms.
She ever so gently placed the child on the make-shift bed they had put on the chair next to their princess sized bed.
After taking in the fact that they had a creature in their room that they had never seen nor heard of before, they laid down on their bed with sleep quickly overtaking them despite the recent addition.
Author's Note
Well, hope this is somewhat decent.
I will try to update it at a minimum of once every two weeks, maybe more if I am feeling it.
In a small town in the country of Equestria, two pegasi have undertaken a new adventure in the form of an infant creature they know nothing about. They are going to get their first lesson about what said creature is capable of.
"Mhh, gooo dashieeee" Windy lighty says before she resumes her snoring.
"Mmm, popcorn..." Bow cooed before taking in a deep breath.
Bow's eyes shot open to the size of dinner plates as the most putrid smell to ever invade his nose registered in his brain. "I think I'm gonna be sick..." He says while holding a hoof over his nose, trying his best to breathe as little as possible.
"Honey, what's wro- oh my..." Is all Windy can say as she takes in that smell, equivalent to death.
Both pegasi quickly got out of bed and moved out of their room where they finally were able to breathe without nearly displaying their stomach contents onto the floor.
"What... was... that... smell..." Is all Bow says as he takes in that sweet fresh air.
"I don't know..." Windy responds, trying to do the same as her husband. "Wait, we left the foal in there!" Windy nearly shouts as she takes a deep breath and barrels into the room and getting out as quickly as possible with the child as if it is full of poisonous gas.
A moment later, Windy emerged with the child on her back, panting for breath.
"There, now we can figure-" She gagged once again, this time finding the source of the smell to be coming from the child holding onto her mane. She also took note that the diaper happened to be... wetter.
"That things smells like... I can't even think of something that smells that bad." Bow responds while holding his hoof over his nose once again.
"It has a dirty diaper." Windy says while picking the child up and examining it. "We don't have any fresh diapers though. Bow, there must be a store with diapers somewhere, please hurry before they have to burn the building to get rid of the smell."
"On it!" He exclaims before galloping down the hallway in search of some fresh diapers.
"I don't even know if they will work on you..." She says while looking at the child who just single-handedly cleared a room so quickly that it would even impress the royal guard.
She just stood as far away from where the smell reached while waiting for Bow to come back. She didn't have to wait any more than five minutes before Bow emerged from the stairwell leading to their floor. He galloped as quickly as he could with a box of fresh diapers precariously balanced on his back.
Upon arriving, Windy quickly took the diapers and went into the apartment bathroom.
Emerging from the now biohazardous room a few minutes later, Windy carried the child on her back with a now fresh diaper equipped.
"Alright, now that we know what happens when it goes number two..." Bow started before getting a flat look from Windy.
"You're so dealing with it next time." She flatly stated before returning to her normal perky self. "We should get this little guy to the princess, she must know something about it.
Bow quickly agreed with a nod before they both took off towards the stairs.
The following walk would be one of the most awkward for the couple in their entire lives. They were normally used to drawing the stares of those around them, but this was a different experience. They quickly trotted through the street of Ponyville towards the castle. On their way, they stopped nearly everypony in their tracks that they crossed. Some simply stared while others showed every expression imaginable. The child on the other hand simply stared at all the colorful ponies around it. Even laughing at one unicorn that fell face-first into the dirt upon spotting the child.
After nearly bringing the entire town to a halt, they finally arrived at the sparkling castle of Princess Twilight.
"Finally, that trip will be an experience to remember." Bow stated before motioning them to go inside to try and stop the large amount of attention they are getting.
After quickly trotting through the huge castle doors and shutting them behind themselves, they were able to let out a breath without somepony staring them down.
A short moment after closing the doors, they were greeted by Twilight's number one assistant.
"Hey, you Rainbow Dash's parents right?" Spike asked while walking up to them, completely unaware of the child watching his every move from the withers of Windy.
"Yep, that's us." Bow responded, "We umm, really need to see the princess though."
"Sure, she's got nothing planned today, for once, is everything alright?" Spike asked with slight worry.
"No, everything is alright... I think." Windy responded while rubbing her mane.
"What do you mea-" Spike stopped himself and stared wide-eyed at the child currently sitting on Windy's back and staring directly back into his soul. "W-what is that?" Spike asked while raising a claw and pointing it at the child.
"Yea... that's the thing, we don't know." Bow says while rubbing his foreleg, "That's why we wanted to see the princess, we were hoping that she would know something about it."
"Well, I'll get her right away. You guys can just head into the room right over there." He pointed at a door on the other side of the hall before running off shouting Twilight's name.
The two turned and trotted over to the room where Spike pointed.
Entering reveals that it is a fairly small room with high ceilings and made of crystal just like the rest of the castle. In the middle of the room is a round table with six seats evenly spaced around it.
The couple with their special package each took a seat next to each other in the two-seat closest to the door while placing the child onto the table in a sitting position.
"Do you really think Twilight will know anything?" Bow quietly asked his wife who was making funny faces at the child, electing a few laughs here and there.
"I mean, why wouldn't she? She is the princess after all. Plus, practically the entire palace is filled with books." Which she points out by indicating at the bookshelves wrapping their way around the room filled with books.
"Yea, I guess you're right." He says with a sigh. "I still can't believe we just took this thing in. I mean, what if it's dangerous and it just hasn't done anything yet?"
"Honey, you're overreacting, just look at it! It's got chubby little cheeks, the cutest face, and it acts just like Dashie did when she was a foal." Windy responds not taking her attention away from the child she is now playing peek-a-boo with.
"Still..." He starts but is quickly cut off.
"No, it was the right thing to do and that's that." She says with a finalizing tone.
Upon hearing this, Bow knows she won't budge another inch. When she is set on something, she really means it.
Bow sits with his head propped up with a hoof while Windy continues to play games and keep the child entertained.
"I'm surprised this thing hasn't cried if it's anything like Dashie used to be" Bow states while looking the child over.
*sniff* *sniff* "WHAAAA!" The baby starts bawling its eyes out no more than a few seconds after Bow finishes that sentence.
"You had to say that, didn't you?" Windy looks at her husband with a deadpan stare.
"Of course..." Bow quietly states with his muzzle now on the table and both of his hooves coving his ears as best he can to try and drown out that things loud mouth.
'How the heck can something so small make so much noise' Bow thinks to himself as he starts developing a headache after 15 seconds of this.
It was at this moment that the doors to the room flew open, immediately causing the child to stop crying, followed by the entrance of the princess herself.
"Hello Mister and Misses Dash, Spike told me you needed me urgently?" Twilight asks just before closing the doors behind herself.
Upon the entrance of the princess, both Bow and Windy immediately scrambled to their hooves and bowed.
"Oh please, you really don't have to bow." She says while waving a hoof.
"Sorry, princess." Windy responds.
"You don't have to call me princess either, just Twilight will due. No need for any formalities."
"Alright, pri- Twilight" WIndy corrects herself midsentence before taking her seat once again, an action her husband mirrors a second later.
"So, what is it-" Twilight abruptly stops as she spots the now visible child sitting on the table staring directly back at her.
"Yes, umm, we found this creature last night and we were hoping that you knew what it is because we really don't." Bow states while waving a hoof towards the child.
Twilight immediately walks up to the child without responding to Bow and takes in everything she can possibly see while the child appears to do the same.
After a few minutes of visual examination between the two, Twilight takes a step back and takes a deep breath.
"So... you got anything princess?" Bow asks while pointing a hoof towards the child. "About... this?"
She looked back at both of them and closed her eyes once again before speaking.
"Mr. and Mrs.Dash, this is a human."
Author's Note
Writing about ponies in the middle of the night is fun.
Brought to you by this song (Basically whatever I was listening to)
