//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 - What's Wrong with Toby? // Story: Equestrian Crossover - New Life meets A New Home // by jkreader //------------------------------// Chapter 8 - What's Wrong with Toby? *Toby’s P.O.V.* After Joshua introduced me to Nyx, I quietly stepped outside the library to be alone for a little bit. I sat down on the stump and laid my head in my lap. Oh mommy, I miss you so much. I know you are with me forever in my heart as long as I hold my locket, but I wish I could hug you one last time. I allowed a couple tears to travel down my cheeks. With Joshua telling Momma, me, and everyone his story, it made me think of my mommy and daddy. His mommy and daddy loved him with all their hearts, and my mommy loved me, but I never received love from my daddy. Joshua’s daddy sounded great, unlike my daddy who was mean to me. Yet when Joshua said that his home of Earth blew up, it made me wonder if it was the same Earth my daddy lived, and if he blew up with it. Daddy, I know you did terrible things to me, and also killed mommy, but I’ve always loved you daddy before all that. I just wish I could see you one more time and maybe help you with whatever is wrong with you. Deep down Daddy, I miss you and I still love you. I started to shake some with sobs as I continued to cry. *Fluttershy’s P.O.V.* While I was watching the reunion between Joshua and his big sister Nyx, I looked to see that Toby was nowhere to be seen. I started to panic, but I saw that the door was slightly opened, so I decided to trot outside. When I got outside, my heart immediately broke at the sight I saw. I watched my little boy sitting there and I could hear him crying into his arms. “Toby sweetie, is everything okay?” I asked as gently as I could so not to scare him, but he jumped a little and looked up at me. I saw a few tears running down his face and I immediately trotted next to him, sat down, and laid a wing over his small form. I brought him in close to hug him and nuzzled at the top of his head “Oh Toby, please tell Momma what’s bothering you? You know you can tell me anything and I promise I won’t get mad or anything. I love you Toby, and I don’t like to see you sad.” I rubbed my wing up and down his back soothingly as I could feel him shudder. He sniffled, rubbed at his eyes with a little arm, and looked up at me. My heart shattered as his little lips started quivering “M-Momma, I miss my mommy so much!” He cried out as he buried his face into the warmth of my chest. I could feel him shudder harder as he turned his head to the side “Please don’t be mad at me Momma, but I also miss my Daddy, because deep down, although he did such terrible things to me and my mommy, I still love him.” He placed a small hand against my chest and looked up at me with a deep frown. I felt tears of my own threaten to escape, but I refused to cry in front of my son. He needed me at this time, and I am always there to protect him. I wrapped a foreleg around him and hugged him tighter. I kissed the top of his head and started to speak softly “I know you miss your mommy honey, but I also know this. She is watching over you from up above, and she is truly proud of the strong boy that she gave birth to.” He looked up at me and I gave him a reassuring smile and nod. He sniffled and spoke softly “Thank you Momma. I know Mommy is watching over me, but I just wish I could hug her one last time.” He took in a shuddering breath. I nodded in understanding “I know sweetheart, I know.” I rubbed along his back with my foreleg “And Toby, don’t you ever think I’ll be mad at you for still loving your daddy, even through all the dreadful things he has done. He is still your daddy, and no matter what he has done, even though he may not have shown it when he was here, he still loves you.” I gave him a reassuring smile. He looked up at me and sniffled as he wiped away the last remaining tears “Momma, do you think that Daddy blew up with the Earth where Joshua came from?” A look of shock forms on my face at the question. “Well… um… I really don’t know sweetheart. Remember Toby, Joshua is from a different universe than we are, and so maybe the Earth he came from is different from yours.” I look down at him with a reassuring smile. He looked up with me a soft smile and nodded “You’re maybe right Momma.” He looked up at me with a pleading look “Momma, when we get Joshua and Nyx back to their Equestria, do you think maybe Auntie Luna and Auntie Celestia could let me see how my daddy is doing back on Earth?” My heart became torn at the question, because I didn’t want that monster to even be thought of by my son, but also he is Toby’s daddy still and I know Toby still loves him. I closed my eyes softly in deep thought, took in a deep breath, and exhaled deeply. I opened my eyes back up and looked down at him “I’ll tell you what sweetie, after we get Nyx and Joshua back to their home, I’ll talk with your Auntie Twilight about going to meet the princesses. Does that sound like a good idea?” He looked up at me and nodded softly. I give him a kiss on the forehead “Now let’s go inside and see what we can do for Nyx and Joshua.” I stood up and Toby climbed up on my back as we trotted back into the library. *Joshua's P.O.V.* I'm really glad Nyx is finally here. It is sad that we can't go back to our Equestria for two days, but at least Nyx and I will be together. There was one problem: Where we're Nyx and going to sleep? I went up to to Twilight and tapped her foreleg. "Twilight?" I asked her, "Nyx and I need somewhere to stay while we're going to be in this Equestria." "Well, I'd be happy to let you both stay here for now," she said, "You can both share the spare bed. I hope you don't mind it being too big though." "It's okay, Twilight," Nyx said behind me, "We don't mind." I then looked back and saw Fluttershy trotting in with Toby on her back. I felt kind of worried for him. He seemed to be keeping something to himself. Maybe it was because he missed his other Mommy, just like I missed mine, and my Daddy. I walked up to them and looked up at Toby. "Are you okay, Toby?" I asked. He looked at me and nodded. "I'm okay now," he said climbing off Fluttershy's back. Just then, I heard Spike behind belch a letter. It must've been from this world's Princess Celestia. Twilight levitated it over to her and read it. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Two days ago, I sensed a peculiar energy surge near Fluttershy's cottage, and a few moments ago, I sensed a similar energy surge near your library. If you haven't done so already, please investigate it and report your findings to me as soon as possible. Your fellow princess, Celestia Twilight looked worried when she finished. "Twilight, what's wrong, if you don't mind me asking?" Fluttershy asked. "The energy surges she must've detected was when Joshua and Nyx each individually arrived in Equestria," she said, "I can easily explain about Joshua, but Nyx might take a bit more than normal."