It was a warm, Spring day in Canterlot as faithful student to Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle, and aspiring gadventurer, Dawnbreak Horizon, made their way into the castle gardens.
“So, Twilight?” asked Dawnbreak Horizon as he used his unicorn magic to pulla baby carriage close behind him. “What’s your take on having an infant assistant?”
Twilight was using her magic to towa baby buggy of her own as she replied, “I’m not sure.” She then looked back at the purple, baby dragon who was fast asleep before adding, “I’m just glad Princess Celestia is taking care of mine as there are far too many projects and papers to be done for me to add babysitter to my ‘Things to Do’ list’.”
Dawnbreak laughed as he stated, “You and your ‘To Do’ lists!”
“This coming from the guy who carries his diary with him everywhere he goes,” chuckled Twilight.
“It’s not a diary,” stated Dawnbreak firmly. “It’s a journal.”
“Call it what you want,” teased Twilight as she used her magic to open her colleague’s saddlebag and remove the leather bound book from within it.
Dawnbreak quickly used his magic to begin a tug-of-war with Twilight to get back his journal.
“Give that back!” he cried.
“Ooh!” awed Twilight as she put more effort into getting Dawnbreak’s journal. “Do you write about your girlfriend in here?”
As the two battled over the journal, a little green and white face with red head spikes and a duckbill emerged from the now, non-moving baby buggy of Dawnbreak Horizon.
“Psst,” called out the duck-dragon hybrid. “You awake over there?”
“Erm,” moaned the purple dragon in Twilight’s baby carriage.
The duck-dragon opened his big, blue eyes in delight as he raised his voice and called out, “Hey, you!”
The purple dragon’s arms shot up as the sound of stretching groans could be heard from within his buggy.
“Wakey-wakey!” cried the duck-dino as he tossed off his blanket and leapt over to the purple dragon’s buggy. He grunted as he fluttered his feet to maintain enough air time to reach his destination.
“Hey!” greeted the duck-dragon as he wiggled his short, stubby tail. “You awake over here?”
“I am now,” moaned the purple dragon as his green eyes began to open.
“Great!” cried the duck-dragon as he moved in closer to the purple dragon. “My name’s Yosh! What’s yours?”
“Spike,” yawned the baby dragon as he yawned and stretched.
Yosh giggled as he watched Spike wake up.
“You a sleepy guy,” stated Yosh.
“I was,” said Spike as he took in the world before him. “What’s going on?”
Yosh peered out to see Twilight and Dawnbreak still fighting over the journal. Twilight seemed to have it open and was trying to sneak a peek, but Dawnbreak seemed determined to keep her from looking.
“Our masters are playing with a book,” stated Yosh.
“Masters?” asked Spike as he spotted Dawnbreak Horizon for the first time. “I never saw the yellow one before.
Yosh looked at Spike as he stated, “That’s Dawnbreak Horizon!” He then let out a happy chirp as he proudly exclaimed, “I’m going to be his special assistant when he graduates from the School for Gifted Unicorns!”
“Really?” asked Spike as he watched the two unicorns now get playful as they fought for Dawnbreak’s journal. “I’m supposed to assist the purple one when she graduates.” His eyes grew wide as he gleefully stated, “Her name is Twilight Sparkle and she is Princess Celestia’s personal prodigy!”
“Wow!” awed Yosh as he watched Twilight lead Dawnbreak on a chase into the gardens for his book. “She must be really special as I have heard mommy mention her lots during our time together.”
“Mommy?” asked Spike curiously. “You have a mommy?”
“Yeah!” giggled Yosh as he poked Spike in the tummy. “The same one you do, Princess Celestia!”
Spike looked confused, and a tad relieved, as he stated, “Really?”
“For really!” exclaimed Yosh as he held onto the top of Spike’s buggy and began to bounce up-and-down all excited. He then stopped his hopping and stared straight at Spike as he asked, “Do you know what that means?”
“No,” replied an overwhelmed Spike as he tried to pull his blanket up over his cold tummy.
Yosh pulled the blanket away, sat right in front of Spike, and proclaimed, “We’re brothers!”
“How can we be brothers?” asked Spike as he felt at his face. “You have a bird beak and I don’t.”
“That’s not important!” chimed Yosh as he gave Spike a really tight hug that took the baby dragon’s breath away. “We’re still brothers!”
Spike worked to get his breath as he replied, “If you say so.”
“Uh-Oh!” gasped Yosh as his bare foot came upon a little puddle. “Did you have an accident?”
Spike blushed as he noticed his diaper had gotten soaked and was leaking onto his buggy’s bedding.
“Oh, man!” he gasped. “Twilight’s not going to like this?”
“What do you mean?” asked Yosh as he laid back into Spike’s carriage, pulled up his feet, caught them with his arms, and began to rock about playfully. “You just need a change is all. No biggie.”
“But,” panicked Spike. “Twilight doesn’t like it when I make a mess.”
“But you’re a baby,” giggled Yosh as he continued to wiggle his padded rump about while playfully rocking himself. “It’s what we do.”
“Oh, no!” proclaimed Spike. “I am nearly ready to begin working with Princess Celestia on what is called ‘Potty Training’ so that I don’t do what I just did.Yosh stopped his goofing around and gave Spike a big hug.
“Potty training?” he asked.
“Yeah,” replied Spike. “This way I can begin to actively work with Twilight Sparkle as her assistant as I can’t do what I am supposed to do until I don’t make a mess of myself.”
Yosh appeared confused as he began to feel warmth in his midsection.
“Whoopsie,” giggled Yosh. “Looks like brothers who wet together stay together.”
Spike looked to see that their combined accidents had made the entire midsection of his buggy bedding wet.
“You say we’re brothers?” asked Spike.
“You bet!” cried Yosh as he gave the purple dragon a kiss on the cheek. “Forever-and-evers! After all, have you seen anyone around here that looks anything like we do?”
Spike noticed that Twilight and Dawnbreak had apparently stopped playing with the book. He also noticed nothing but ponies around them with the animals in the garden being the only exception. There wasn’t a sign of a dragon anywhere.
“I suppose so,” said Spike sadly.
“Why so glum?” asked Yosh.
Spike had watery eyes as he faced Yosh and said, “Haven’t you ever felt out of place? Like you don’t belong?”
“Yeah,” replied Yosh. “Though, Princess Celestia assures me my special mission with Dawnbreak Horizon will give me a chance to find out where I do belong.”
Spike thought for a moment. Perhaps, if Yosh was going to have a special mission with his master that could help him find his place, Twilight’s mission would allow him the same opportunity.
“Okay, brother,” said Spike with a smile as he took Yosh’s hand. “I was told that I’d be getting a new friend in the nursery and you must be that friend.”
“Mommy told you that, too?” awed Yosh.
“I think she wants us to refer to her as Princess Celestia from now on,” stated Spike. “It was what she told me this morning.”
“Yeah,” sighed Yosh. “She told me the same thing.”
Spike looked confused as he saw Yosh now tear up.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Tears dripped from Yosh’s eye as he stated, “She said I wasn’t her real mommy and that Dawnbreak wasn’t my real daddy.”
“Yeah,” said Spike with a sigh as he wrapped a reassuring arm around Yosh. “She told me that too about Twilight Sparkle.”
“But wasn’t your master the first one you saw aside from mommy?” asked Yosh.
Spike nodded, “Yeah, but I guess it makes sense that they aren’t our mommies or daddies as they are ponies and we are not.”
“Yeah,” sobbed Yosh. “That explains why we barely see our masters, or even mommy.”
“Princess Celestia,” stated Spike.
“I want mommy!” cried Yosh.
Yosh’s crying caught the attention of Twilight and Dawnbreak.
“Hey, hey!” called out Dawnbreak. “What’s wrong?”
To them, what Yosh and Spike said sounded more like jibberish than actual words. So, they looked about the carriage, saw the wet puddle, and assumed their assistants just were upset about being in wet diapers.
“Ugh,” said Twilight. “I so don’t want to be a mother as all this crying just makes my head hurt.”
Dawnbreak used his magic to move Yosh and Spike over to Yosh’s carriage. He also removed their diapers and put them in Twilight’s buggy so that the two could be dry until they got them back to Celestia.
“Hey!” yelled Twilight as she used her magic to cover the pair up. “Can’t let them get cold.”
“Good point,” stated Dawnbreak.
Twilight then moved ahead and began to tow what was Dawnbreak’s buggy.
“Hey!” cried Dawnbreak.
“It’s all yours!” giggled Twilight as she continued on her way back to the castle.
Dawnbreak groaned and then began to tow the moistened carriage behind him as he followed Twilight.
“I’ll get you for this!” he teased.
“We’ll see about that!” replied Twilight as she took in how how cute Spike and Yosh looked all snuggled together. The fact that Yosh was no longer crying was a real plus, too.
Upon returning to the nursery, Princess Celestia greeted her students and told them that she’d handle everything from there. Twilight and Dawnbreak thenn said goodbye and headed back to their studies.
“Okay, you two,” said Princess Celestia as she used her magic to powder, diaper, and help the two hatchlings to their feet before her. “The time has come for you two to begin the most important part of your training.”
“You mean ‘Potty Training’?” asked Spike.
Princess Celestia giggled as she replied, “That’s a part of it, Spike. However, there is more.”
“More?” wondered Spike.
Princess Celestia’s horn began to glow before a beam of rainbow light shot out and covered both Yosh and Spike.
“Ooh!” awed Yosh as he began to feel all tingly.
Spike was confused as his eyes focused on the princess until the beam she had shot at them ceased doing so.
“Now,” said Princess Celestia. “Speak.”
Yosh and Spike looked at each other and srugged with confused looks on their faces.
“What should I say?” asked Spike.
“Good,” replied Princess Celestia.
“What’s good?” asked Yosh.
Princess Celestia smiled as she stated, “You now both can speak the language of Equestria.”
Spike and Yosh exchanged glances before facing the one they had called mommy until today.
“Mom…” said Spike. “Uh, I mean, Princess Celestia. Does this mean Twilight Sparkle can understand me like you do now?”
“Yes,” replied the princess. “I have also infused you both with a special magic that will allow you to each respectively fulfill your roles as assistants.”
“Hey!” cheered Yosh. “You hear that, brother! We have magic!”
Spike accepted an incoming hug from Yosh as he replied, “Yeah!”
Princess Celestia then looked to one of her guards as they brought a basket full of gems over and left it in front of the hatchlings.
“In order to keep your magic, you will now both need to eat gemstones,” stated Princess Celestia.
Spike reached into the basket and pulled out a ruby.
“I am supposed to eat this?” he asked.
“Try it,” insisted the princess.
“Mmm,” said Spike as he crunched into the ruby. “This is delicious!”
Yosh grabbed a sapphire and began to munch on it.
“Mmmm!” he replied with a full mouth. “Good!”
“Perfect,” said the princess. “After you two finish off that basket, I will escort you to your new room and, there, your real training will begin..."