It All Begins With a Spark

CHAPTER 4

Azure Bliss, a light blue unicorn mare with an aqua colored, braided mane and tail and Yellow eyes, was walking back to her home in Van Hoover from Tall Tale, she had decide to walk through the woods for a change of pace from her usual route. As she walked she couldn't help herself from admiring the scenery around her. She was looking at a flower that she had never seen before when she heard a noise. Azure Bliss couldn't quite describe what the noise she heard sounded like, and being curious as she was she decided to investigate. She began looking all around the trees nearest to her and moved on from there, she eventually found the place where the sound seemed to be coming from, it was a hollow tree stump. Azure Bliss looked around one side of the tree stump and her jaw dropped, in front of her sat a sleeping foal, she moved back a step out of surprise and one of her hooves hit a dry twig. The foal yawned, Azure silently cursed herself, the foal awoke completely looked around and then up at her, he looked frightened.

"Hi there, it's OK, I won't hurt you little one." Azure Said trying to reassure the foal.

The foal kept it's gaze on her; her reassurance didn't have much of an effect on it, it was still frightened.

"Where's your mommy and daddy little one?" she asked attempting to be friendly and reassuring once more.

The foal looked around quickly when she said this, when it saw nothing it became sad.

Azure frowned, 'Oh, he must have gotten lost, or abandoned,' she thought.

"Come here little one, let's get you out of here." azure said reaching out with one hoof to grab to the foal.

The foal scooted away from Azure. She tried grabbing him again, but the foal continued to back away.

"Come on, I'm trying to help you." Azure said getting a little frustrated.

The foal didn't seem to believe her.

After trying once more to grab the foal Azure succeeded. The foal struggled to remove itself from her grip, but couldn't get out, he then started to cry.

'Oh great, now I've done it.' Azure thought to herself.

Azure was about to cast a sleeping spell on the foal when he landed a kick on her chest causing her horn to connect with his head. The foal fell asleep but not in the way Azure was hoping for.

"Oh no, that's not what I meant to do" she said.

She nervously thought of a way out of this but came up with nothing, eventually deciding to put the foal in her saddlebag and going to see her instructor, he would be the best to ask in this instance. Azure Bliss noticed a rolled-up piece of paper tucked into the blanket that was wrapped around the foal. Azure looked at it curiously before realizing that it was a birth certificate, she decided that she would look at it later, right now she needed to get to her instructor's house.

***

Azure Bliss was nervous as she went to see her magic instructor, carrying the foal she found in the forest. Her teacher had always been strict with his teachings, but was a kind pony, and he had warned her never to use her hidden talent, even though she knew how to counteract it. She didn't know what he'd think, or if he would even understand, she was so nervous that she nearly lost her last meal. When she finally reached her instructor's house and knocked on the door she was actually hoping that he wouldn't answer, but he did, he opened the door with a smile, he was an older unicorn with a tan coat and gray mane.

"Good morning to you Azure, what brings you?" he asked.

"Please don't be mad at me, I had no choice, and I had to do something, I couldn't just do nothing!" Azure blurted out quickly.

"Whoa, whoa, slow down Azure, now calmly tell me what happened." he said putting a hoof on her shoulder.

Azure took a few deep breathes before responding, "OK, but you have to promise not to yell, or get mad at me." she said.

Her instructor raised an eyebrow, but nodded.

"OK, so I had to use my talent, on this little guy here." She said as she angled herself to show her instructor the sleeping foal she had placed in her saddlebag.

Her instructors eyes went wide, then he gave her a stern look, "For what purpose did you use it on a baby?" he asked with a slight edge to his voice.

"I had no choice; he was all alone in the forest, and he wouldn't let take him from where he was so I had to use it. I was not about to leave an innocent foal to fend for itself." Azure said.

Her instructor put a hoof to his face and sighed, "I commend you for your resolve, but there must have been some other way." he said.

"I tried everything, he just refused to let me pick him up, if there was another way I would have gladly used it." Azure said.

Her instructor shook his head, "Alright, but why did you come to me?" he asked.

"Because you're the the only pony that I know I can trust if I need help." Azure replied.

Her instructor simply nodded, "Ah, I see. Alright I will help you with whatever you need." he said.

"You will?!" Azure said beaming.

He stopped her before she could continue, knowing how long her 'thank yous' were, "But you must now take care of this foal, since you felt it was your duty." he said finishing his previous statement.

Azure's previous glee faded, she thought about what her instructor had just said. When she had thought everything through she gave her answer, "Yes, I will." she said confidently.

"Good, now go home, you have a lot to do." He said.

***

After returning to her home with the baby Azure Bliss was a bit nervous, she had always wanted a foal of her own, but she wasn't expecting one to just be dropped in her lap all at once. Azure made a list, and went into town to find everything she would need to care for a foal.

"Alright that should be everything." she said as she finished her list.

Azure had turned one of her old saddlebags into a makeshift baby carrier, and put the foal inside. She went to every store and found all of the necessities: bottles, diapers, a pacifier, an actual baby carrier, and baby food. She had also purchased a crib and a highchair that would be delivered to her house later that day.

"Alright, that should do it, bring it on motherhood." Azure said.