Chapter 9 - Sleepover at Twilight’s
*Twilight’s P.O.V.*
Dear Princess Celestia,
I’ve already discovered what these energy surges that you detected were. They are both surges from a teleportation spell. The first one from two days ago at Fluttershy’s cottage brought another human child here. His name is Joshua, and he is from an alternate Equestria, where I’m his adoptive mother. Fluttershy and Toby found him unconscious while taking care of their animals.
The second one was actually inside my library. What appeared from it is a tad bit complicated. From it came a small black alicorn filly named Nyx. She’s from the same Equestria Joshua came from, and his older sister. One other thing is that she’s a reformed reincarnation of Nightmare Moon.
Apparently, she’s here to bring Joshua back, because she accidentally sent him here with a sneeze-induced teleportation spell. From what she explained after she reunited with Joshua, they will have to stay here in this Equestria for two days so she can bring the both of them back to the Equestria they come from.
This is what I know from the situation.
Your faithful student and fellow princess,
Twilight Sparkle
“Okay, Spike,” I said levitating the scroll over to my assistant. “Send it, please.”
Spike nodded and blew his green flame on the scroll, sending it to Celestia.
“I’m kind of worried about what’ll happen,” Nyx said.
“Why?” Joshua asked.
“Well Joshua, in this Equestria, my story didn’t happen,” she said, “So I’m probably heads are going to be looking my way if ponies see me.”
“I’m sure it won’t be that bad,” Fluttershy said.
Just then, Spike belched and another letter from Celestia appeared. I caught it in my magic and opened it up to read it.
Dear Twilight,
I thank you for reporting your findings to me so soon. I would like to meet these two in person in Canterlot tomorrow. I will send chariots to the library in the morning to pick you all up.
Sincerely,
Princess Celestia
“Okay, now I’m kinda scared,” Nyx said, “The Princess Celestia in mine and Joshua’s Equestria knows me, but the one in this Equestria doesn’t.”
“Don’t worry,” I said to her, “We’ll be right there with you.”
“Momma,” Toby said, “Can we go with them tomorrow? I want to see Auntie Celestia and Auntie Luna again.”
“Of course we can Toby,” Fluttershy said, “If it’s okay with Twilight that is.”
“Sure,” I said to them, “Why don’t you two stay here for tonight? That way we’ll all be here tomorrow morning for when the chariots arrive. Now, let’s have some dinner.”
“Hey, Twilight?” Nyx said, “Can we have celery soup and daffodil sandwiches? It’s my favorite.”
“I don’t see why not,” I replied, “Spike, can you handle that?”
“You got it, Twi,” Spike said running off toward the kitchen. After we all had dinner, Spike and I got the main room of the library ready for Fluttershy and Toby to sleep in, by bringing out one of the sleeping bags we had in our storage room. After Fluttershy and Toby snuggled themselves into their sleeping bag, Joshua, Nyx, Spike, and I went upstairs to my room.
"Good night, Auntie Twilight," Toby called out to me. I turned my head around to look back at him and smiled.
"Good night, Toby," I said to him.
Everyone else said their good nights to each other, and my group went up the rest of the stairs. Spike curled himself up in his basket, while Joshua and Nyx helped each other get into the spare bed I had. After they tucked themselves in, I saw Nyx wrap one of her hooves around Joshua and pull him closer so that his back was pressed against her chest. I smiled at that cute sight and couldn't help but utter a soft "d'aww."
I tucked myself into my bed and fell asleep.
*Joshua's P.O.V.*
I woke up with a yawn. It was still the middle of the night, and Nyx, Twilight, and Spike were still asleep. I needed a drink of water so I got up and went to the bathroom. When I got there, I saw Toby in there in front of the sink.
"Toby?" I said. He jumped when he heard my voice and turned to look at me. I saw he had something held in his hands when he turned around to look at me.
"Joshua," he said, "You startled me."
"Sorry," I apologized, "I just needed to get a drink of water. What's that?"
Toby looked down at the object in his hands and sighed. "It's the locket my mommy gave me on my fourth birthday. Yours looks a lot like it."
I pulled out my locket and looked at it, then to Toby's.
"You're right," I said, "It does." I opened up mine and showed him the picture. "This is what my mommy and daddy looked like." Toby looked into it and smiled. He then showed me the picture inside his. I opened my eyes in surprise. "Is that your mommy?" I asked him. He nodded his head. "She's beautiful."
"Thank you," he said closing his locket, "This locket is the only thing I have left to remember her by." He then sighed.
"What's wrong?" I asked him. He looked up at me with a sad frown.
"You're the first human friend I've made in a long time," he said, "I'm going to miss you when you go." I put a hand on his shoulder and looked at him.
"I will too, Toby," I said to him sadly, "But maybe when we see Princess Celestia tomorrow, we can ask her if she can make a way for us to keep talking with each other, even when we're dimensions away from each other, okay?"
Toby smiled at me. "That sounds like a good idea, Joshua," he said. He then yawned. I yawned too. Yawns really are contagious. "Let's go back to bed okay?" I nodded at him.
"Okay," I said. He then wrapped his arms around me and I did the same. "Good night, Toby."
"Good night, Joshua," he said to me. We then let go of each other, and he left the bathroom. I then got up on the sink and got my drink of water. After that, I went got back into the bed with Nyx and fell asleep.
I really hoped my idea to keep in touch with Toby would work.