The Derpy I Know And Love 4 or And The Children Shall Lead

CHAPTER EIGHT

Flashback To Dawn 2

Two(ish) years earlier:

Twilight awoke to an odd feeling.  Bubbles was curled up in her forelegs.  The ‘glow’ of their earlier love-making was still there.  Bubbles really knew how to please her.  Twilight had an occasional bout of insomnia in the past.  She would read into all hours of Luna’s night.  But now that was never a problem.  A session of sex with her wife was enough to relax Twilight and allow blissful sleep.

But there was something that had disturbed this slumber.  With all of Twilight being so in tuned to the world of magic around her, she could tell when something was out of place.  Twilight got out of bed as carefully as she could but Bubbles still stirred.

“Twilight honey,” said the drowsy pegasus, “what’s wrong?”

“Probably nothing,” replied Twilight, “go back to sleep.”

Bubbles turned over and complied.  Twilight went downstairs, she looked all about the library level, but there was nothing out of place.  The doors were secured, the windows were closed.  She then went back up to the living level.  Aside from signs of Spike having made a midnight snack and not cleaning up after himself (again), the kitchen/eating area was fine.  She then went to the sleeping rooms.

Sparkler’s room was empty, she had been staying at a client’s home lately, but nothing out of place.

She then looked in on Muffin.  Spike was curled up in his basket/bed, blue blanked wrapped around him.  Muffin was fast asleep in her bed, Twilight’s old Smarty-Pants doll keeping her company.

Twilight crept over to Dawn’s crib, peeked in and to her horror it was empty.

“BUBBLES!” Twilight screamed.

Bubbles was in there in a flash.

“Dawn is gone!” said Twilight about to go into one of her panics.

“Where is she?” asked Bubbles.

Twilight just gave her the ‘I can’t believe you just asked that’ face.

Muffin was awakened by the noise as was Spike.

“Muffin, did you move Dawn?” asked Twilight.

“No mom,” replied the filly, “I have been sleeping.”

“I did not hear anything either,” said Spike.

“Get up and help us look.” Said Bubbles to the two.

They proceeded to turn the library upside-down, books were removed from shelves, cabinets were emptied, closets torn apart.

“She is not here!”  Said Twilight, jogging in place, her panic almost to the uncontrollable level.

“Look outside,” said Bubbled.  They went to the door and opened it in time to see Rainbow and Pinkie about to knock.  Pinkie had Dawn on her back.

“Twi, have you ever turned over to kiss your wife only to find a little filly in between you and her?  I just did,” said Rainbow.

They came inside and went up to the kitchen area, Bubbles put Dawn back to bed.  The little foal lay down and appeared to be asleep by the time Bubbles left the room.  Muffin and Spike went back to bed as well.  Twilight was making some tea while Rainbow and Pinkie were sitting at the table.

“How in Equestria did Dawn get in your bed?” asked Bubbles sitting down at the table.

Twilight poured all a cup of tea.

“Obviously magic,” said Twilight, “but who’s.  How have you advanced with teleportation Pinkie?”

“I can teleport from the ground to the cloud house and back without any problem.  But when I try from any real distance, well the last time,” said the pink pony, “I ended up ten feet above our cloud house, good thing they are so soft.  I have been able to move objects, but nothing like bringing a foal from somewhere else to me.”

“I know Muffin is starting to exhibit a lot of talent but she is nowhere near this level.” Said Twilight.  “I have heard of ponies, while they are learning magic, doing magic in their sleep.  Understand that they are normally are young fillies and colts.   Do you remember dreaming about Dawn, Pinkie?”

“No Twi, I was dreaming about Dashie’s….” she said with a sly smile, “I don’t think I will say any more about that.”

Rainbow was slightly blushing.

“Come on Pinkie,” said Bubbles, “we all here have seen and experienced Rainbow’s …….”

“I know that it has been years since I have sleep-spelled.” Said Twilight changing the subject.

They sat around talking about what might have happened when they heard a knock at the door, that was followed by the bell downstairs ringing showing that somepony had come in.

“Twilight!” cried Rarity’s voice. “Darling, are you up, the door was open.”

“Up here,” replied Twilight.

Applejack and Rarity came up the stairs, looking like they were just awakened from a sound sleep.

“I believe we have something of y’all’s.” Said Applejack.

On her back was Dawn.

“How in the name of Celestia!” said Bubbles, she got up and bolted to the living quarters.

A.J. placed the little foal on the floor to play.

There was a cry from Bubbles in the back rooms;

“She is gone again!”

“Obviously,” said Twilight frustrated, “now I know Rarity cannot do teleportation, unless something had changed.”

Rarity shook her head showing that she could not.

Bubbles came back in the room.

“What is going on?” asked Bubbles.

“I am starting to think that Dawn is having magic spurts,” said Twilight, “but I have never heard of anything at this level!”

“Well, let me put her to bed and we can figure this out.” Said Bubbles, then looking around, “where is she?”

“Not again!” said Twilight.

They all started looking around.

Several minutes later they heard the bell downstairs followed by a timid voice.

“Hello, Twilight, Bubbles?” said Fluttershy’s voice, “am I bothering you?”

“You can bring Dawn up here.” Bubbles called out.

“How did you know?” said the yellow pegasus.

Fluttershy came up the stairs holding Dawn in one of her wings.

“Why should you be any different?” said Rarity.

Fluttershy came in and noticed that all her friends were there.

Bubbles took Dawn from Fluttershy, and held her under her wing.  She was going back to put her to bed.

“Wait,” said Twilight, “keep her here with us, and for Celestia’s sake, hold on to her.”

“Alright, said Twilight, “when you found her Rainbow, she was in the bed with you and Pinkie, correct?”

“Yes,” said Rainbow.

“And where did you find her,” said Twilight to Rarity and A.J.

“She was in our bed, in-between us,” answered Rarity.

“She was snuggled up to me as well,” said Fluttershy.

“You still have her honey?” asked Twilight to Bubbles.

“She is still in my wing, she appears to be sleeping.”

“Celestia said that alicorns have special needs,” said Twilight.  “Let us put her to bed with us for tonight, I think that is what she is wanting.  Tomorrow I will contact the princess to see what her take on this is.   I am sorry everypony, I hope you won’t be disturbed again.  And thank you for bringing her here.”

That next morning when they woke up, Dawn was sleeping peacefully in bed between them.

The morning process normally.  Bubbles fixed breakfast, Muffin went off to school.  Once the library was open and Spike had finished his morning chores.  Twilight and Bubbles sent a letter through Spike to the princess informing her of the nights happenings.

They waited for a response, but it was late in the evening, after dinner when there was a knock at the door.  When the door was opened there stood Princess Celestia.

“I understand that you are having a minor issue with Dawn,” said the princess with a smile.

“If you mean her showing up in bed with our friends, several times, in the night.  Then I would say that is an accurate assessment, your highness,” said Twilight.

The princess smiled.

“I was expecting this, but not this soon,” said the princess.  “Alicorns are always powerful when their magic starts.  Being your daughter, Twilight, she should be even more so.  She is too young for the School for Gifted Unicorns, so she is going to have to have some pony work with her for the next couple of years.”

“I am not sure if I am qualified to do this,” said Twilight.

“I know you are not.” Said the princess smiling, “that is nothing to do with your talents.  But she will need an alicorn to tutor her.  Not on a full time basis, three time a week would be fine.”

“You are going to work with her?” asked Bubbles.

“No, my dear,” said the princess, “not me, my sister.”

“Princess Luna?” asked Twilight.

“Somepony say my name?’ said Luna, coming in the door.  “I understand that I get to have some Dawn time.  I wondered what it would take to get to see my niece more often.”

“Highness,” said Twilight, “we would be honored.”

“I will let you talk about the details.” Said Celestia, “I have business back at Canterlot.  I look forward to hearing about the progress from my sister.”

With that, Celestia said her good-bye’s and left.

“Will we have to bring her to Canterlot, princess?”  asked Twilight.

“Does she ever pay attention to what anypony tells her?” asked Luna to Bubbles.

“Apparently not,” said Bubbles.

“I understand from my niece, your sister-in-law, Cadence, that she threatened to shove her tiara up you muzzle if you called her princess again.” Luna said with a wicked grin, “I am considering an orifice on the other end of the digestive tract.”

“Oooo!” squealed Bubbles, “I would love to see that!  Call her princess, Darling!”

“I can see how deeply she loves you Twilight,” said Luna.

“Tell me about it!” said Twilight.  But she kissed Bubbles anyway.

“So, where is my new apprentice?’ asked Luna.

“Apprentice?” asked Bubbles.

“You don’t think that an alicorn who shows this much promise would be fated to be a shopkeeper?” said Luna.  “But this is important, nopony else is to know about this, the apprentice part that is, until I disclose it.  Even to this precious foal.”