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// 12. Foals by Knight of Cerebus 
// Story: The Sun and the Stars: A Twilestia Prompt Collab 
// by Fuzzyfurvert 
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by Knight of Cerebus


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"Baba!" A pair of tiny, mauve legs propelled a body about the size of a small dog into a pile of sand. 

Another, equally mauve foal looked at his ruined sand castle and bit his bottom lip. Tiny dots of liquid began to form at the corners of his shining, innocent eyes. The quivering lip fell open in perplexion as another hoof started to push the sand back together, taking a moment to dump sand onto the infant earth pony. Giggles and splashes around in the sand followed. The world's greatest foalsitter had made another save.

Celestia admired the scene from behind the neurotic Sparkles, brother and sister both worrying over their respective infants in a way only first time parents could. An immortal knew that mere tears and broken sand castles were far from unhealthy for a baby. She smiled, thinking back on the dozen faces, giggling, sobbing and sleeping, that flashed through her mind. She hoped in time she and Twilight might bring about a dozen more.

Perhaps this time will be different.

"Do you think we should join in?" Shining said, a look of concern on his face.

"Let's give the foals their time to play." Celestia said with a grin, watching The Cadance Monster stomp around the sandbox, horrified squeals emanating from the soon-to-be-tickled babes.