Twilight Sparkle, King Sombra, and Flurry Heart are all getting ready for storytime. King Sombra was holding onto Flurry Heart while she’s sitting on him so she won’t fall. Flurry Heart was holding onto one of her teddy bears, and starts sucking on one of her hooves while waiting for storytime to start. Twilight Sparkle was proofreading the story she’s about to read to Flurry Heart. Reason is to check and see if it’s foal friendly. Also to ensure that Flurry Heart will understand what’s being read to her as well. With all that completed, Twilight is sure that Flurry Heart’s storytime, will be a good time, and that this story will indeed be her new favorite; at least until she falls asleep first, which is what Twilight and King Sombra are going for. However, before Twilight could begin reading the book, Flurry Heart started to whine.
“*sighs*. What’s the matter now kid? Aren’t you tired?” Sombra was a little annoyed, but not too surprised by this; as he was reduced to nothing but a literal shadow for quite some time after his defeat from Twilight and her friends, and had to hear Flurry Heart whine and cry for the next three days afterward.
Flurry Heart said with tears in her eyes, “no stowy. Me wanna pway. And, me no tiwred… yet… .” Flurry Heart began to yawn and rub one of her eyes.
Twilight and Sombra looked at each other with unsatisfied looks, and stared at Flurry for a bit.
“Well, if you want, we can put you to bed right now without a story. And maybe next time we can have storytime soon. Okay?” Twilight Sparkle wasn’t having it; especially because she’s dealt with her whining before the last time she babysat her.
Flurry sniffles and nods in agreement, “owkay.”
“Alright”, King Sombra sighs and picks up Flurry Heart. “Before we get you to bed, need anything before we do?” Flurry Heart looks to be thinking of something, but then shook her head as she can’t think of anything. “Alright then; it’s settled.” King Sombra then placed Flurry in her crib; along with Twilight giving her a goodnight kiss.
“Sweet dreams little princess”, Twilight said with a soothing voice and a smile, “tomorrow’s gonna be a great day.”
And with that, Twilight and Sombra left the room and went their separate ways. Since then, everything has been peaceful within the Crystal Empire once again. Until...
*few hours later*. Twilight and King Sombra soon awoke to the crying of Flurry Heart, and then went into her bedroom to calm her down. Twilight proceeds to pick up her crying niece, while King Sombra is trying to keep his cool.
“Geez kid, it’s late at night. What’s gotten you so worked up, huh?” Sombra was really not in a good mood since he was woken up harshly by Flurry Heart’s crying.
Flurry sniffles and says, “I sowwy. M-me can’t sweep.” Sombra and Twilight both shared looks with each other.
Twilight then said, “well, with Flurry Heart awake none of us are gonna get any sleep.”
Sombra sighed and said, “Well, maybe she’s hungry again. You hungry?” Sombra asked Flurry Heart.
Flurry Heart replied, “a wittwe bit.” Soon afterward she wiped her nose to wipe away the snot and some tears while sniffling.
Twilight sighed and said, “be right back”, and left. After three minutes later, Twilight came back with a bottle of milk, and gave it to Flurry Heart; whom then took it with a slight smile, and starts drinking it. Sombra then sat Flurry down on his lap, and pats her belly.
Sombra then cleared his throat and said, “you really are a lot of work, huh?” Flurry Heart blushed, and nodded while drinking her milk. Afterwards, she was done within a few minutes, and sets the bottle aside.
“So, now that you’re all fed, you wanna go to bed?” Twilight asked Flurry.
Flurry nodded, but then said, “Wait... m-me want stowytime.”
Twilight nodded and said, “Alright”, and went off to look for a book to read to Flurry Heart. After she came back, she asked Flurry Heart, “do you want me to read gusty the great?”
Flurry Heart nodded, but then said, “but me want sombwa to read it.”
Sombra took a breath, and then said, “You sure about that? I’m not much of a reader of legends you know.” Sombra looked down at Flurry Heart and waited for a response. She yawned, but then looked at Sombra with big eyes.
Flurry Heart pleaded, “pwease?” and hoped that Sombra would accept the offer. He nodded and took the book from Twilight.
“Alright kid”, said Sombra, “let’s get this over with.” With that, he opens the book, and starts to read the first part of the story. “Once upon a time, in a land before Equestria, there lived a charming, and powerful sorceress named: Gusty the Great. Gusty the Great was well known for her powerful magic abilities, and her charming nature...”. Sombra was reading Flurry Heart the story; using his voice to voice out different characters in the book; especially with Twilight’s help as well. But right as soon as the book was at its climax, Flurry Heart started to yawn. Sombra paused for a bit and asked, “want me to stop, or keep going?” Flurry Heart waved her hoof; signaling Sombra to continue. He nods, and continues to read the rest of the story.
“And with that, Gusty the Great defeated Grogar, and the lands were safe, once again. And they all lived happily ever after. The end.” Sombra closed the book, and looked to see Flurry Heart leaning against his stomach, fast asleep on his lap. Twilight and Sombra both looked at each other with a smile, Twilight levitating Flurry Heart off of Sombra, and into the covers, Sombra got off the bed to put the book away, and to stretch because his muscles were feeling tense from sitting down without any back support for him, Twilight gave Flurry a goodnight kiss once more, and the two of them went out of the room, and into the hallway.
Twilight turned to Sombra, and then said “Wow. I cannot believe you knew how to take care of Flurry Heart. How’d you know?”
Sombra turned back to Twilight, and said, “Well, I did learn from experience when I was with the other villains babysitting Cozy Glow.”
Twilight looked puzzled, and said, “There were other villains?”
Sombra blinked, and then said, “Yes, there are. But not only that, but I did also spend my time as a shadow. I saw and heard your brother and his wife take care of Flurry Heart for a few days. So that’s how I know.”
Twilight looked with wide eyes and said, “Oooh. That’s why.”
Sombra nodded, and said, “Yes, that’s why.”
Sombra and Twilight were about to separate, when suddenly they heard whining. They turned; only to see Flurry Heart out of her room, rubbing one of her eyes with one hoof, and holding her plushie with the other. Sombra sighed and asked, “Need something else?”.
Flurry Heart nodded, then flew towards Sombra and gave him a hug. “Thankies, fowr not being bad.” Sombra smiled, and hugged back. Flurry then turned and flew towards Twilight to give her a big hug too. “Thankies Auntie, fowr da best, day, evewr.” Twilight smiled, and hugged Flurry Heart back as well.
Both Twilight and Sombra went back to put Flurry Heart to bed again, and left once everything was taken care of.
“So, what do you wanna do now?” Twilight asked King Sombra.
Sombra thought for a minute, and then replied, “Wanna have a snack before bed?” Twilight nodded, and led Sombra to the kitchen for a late night snack. Soon afterwards, Twilight and Sombra both said goodnight to each other, and went into their respectful guestrooms to sleep in. Meanwhile, Flurry Heart was laying in her bed in her bedroom, and smiling; smiling because not only did she have the best day ever, but she also got the chance to know Sombra’s good side very well other than his villainous side. And with that, she drifts off to sleep; wondering about what lies ahead for her in the near future. And so, everyone is asleep, and had a good night. The end.