//------------------------------// // chapter 8: Story Time Part 1 // Story: Silver and Blue // by skysky2112 //------------------------------// Back when i was human, i always was able to take care of little kids. Being the oldest and first born child, i had the responsibility to set an example to all of my younger siblings and cousins. Everytime around them, depending on their age, i would always try to make them smile and be happy when they needed me to babysit them. For the older ones who were closer to my age, i treated them like they were my age and did my best to make them comfertable. For the younger ones, well i simply did my best to put a smile on their face and make them laugh. And here i am still doing that....and failing a bit.... Today, Pinkie had dragged me out of Fluttershy's cottage to help her foul-sit the Cake twins while she worked SugarCube Corner due to Mr. and Mrs. Cake being out for the day...again. Now part of me was thinking some rather 'crude' thoughts about what the Cakes could possibly need all the resent traveling, but odds were that they were on mabye a buisness trip like my grandfather would do. Yeah, mabye they were at some candy buisness meeting! with a bunch of suits sitting around a table, one colt talking about prices or stocks of chacolate while flipping large chart cards with various graphs. And mabye the big wig of the table was a comicly funny large colt who had fallen asleep 5 min. into the meeting. "Okie Dokie Lokie! Were here!" Pinkie said, before bouncing into the store. Brushing off the fantasy buisness idea with a small smile, i fallowed her into the store. When i walked in, i was met by the stares of two little fouls; one was a pegasus foul, with brown hair and yellowish brown coat, with two brown dot eyes. The other was a unicorn filly with bright yellow color coat and gold colored mane tied up by a small blue ribbon. "Silv, meet Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake!" Pinkie said with a smile. I nealed down a bit so i could be able to get eye level with the two little fouls. "Hey litte guys, I'm Silver. I'm a friend of Pinkie's and i'm gonna help her watch you two." i said softly to them, not really expecting to understand. They didnt show any sign of either approval or resentment. They simply stared blankly at me, unblinking, almost like they were trying to figure something out. I couldnt do much, but stare back. Begining a three way staring contest....i could tell they didnt like me. * one afternoon later* It was now nearing the end of the day, and as most little ones need, it was time for their bed. Through out the day, the Cake twins hadnt warmed up to me like they would for Pinkie, they continued to merely stare blankly at me. I tried playing games with them, blank stares. I tried talking with them, blank stares. The only thing i havent done yet was try the oldest trick in the book; Story telling. Pinkie had already placed Pound Cake in his crib before leaving with Pumpkin Cake to give her a bath. So what better time to try telling a story then before bed. Pulling up a seat next to his crib and getting comfertable, i tried to think of a good story to tell a little colt. Well if i was right, little colts shouldnt be that different than little boys! This should be easy, due to my life knowledge of being a boy. Lets see...cars?...no, they dont have those here, they have trains, but i've never been into them as a little kid. Oh, i know...SUPER-HEROS! If i just twist some things about i could just use the comic stories i know! Mabye if i use some ponies they know, mabye it could help. "So little Pound Cake, wanna hear a story?" I asked the little foul, only to be met with again, a blank stare. Letting out a sigh, "I'll take that as a yes....well, lets begin!" i said enthusiasticly. *(A/N: use your imaginations....NOW!)* *(A/N: to those who can guess any references and bits mentioned you get an imaginary hug and a cookie)* Come ye, true believers, come young colts of adventure and listen as i weave you a tale of strange wonder! Tonight you will hear a story of hero's and villans. Of Super powers and Magic! and of Good vs. Evil! In the City of Manehatten, we meet a young colt by the name of...umm...Twilight! The youthfull young unicorn genius of Manehatten High! She was your average school obsessed pony. Socially awkword, and an outcast, young Twilight was not the popular pony in town. But that would all soon change one day, in ways she could never imagine! On a field trip to Canterlot, Young Twilight and her class were shown the castle of two ruling Princesses. But due to being distracted by the wonderous castle and not looking where she was going, Twilight stumbled upon a secret chamber in the castle walls. Bravely yet cautiously venturing inside the strange black room, Twilight discovered numerous statues of strange and monstrous looking ponies. Some had a normal pony form, but with strange attire; like a fishbowl helmet and cape, or wore clothes of a goblin while on a strange bat like platform. Other statues were of ponies with qualities of other beings! One had the tail and eye features of a scorpion, another had strange tentical like appendeges on its side...one of them was a giant colt with the horn of a rhino! Walking past all the statues, Twilight found a statue in the center of the room underneath a single white light. The statue was the smallest of them all, it was of a spider. It was larger than most spiders, but was stood upas if suspended in mid air. Twilight was drawn to it...like some unknown force was pulling her to it. When she was right infront of it, the spider fell onto the platform it stood on. Fearing she had done something wrong, she looked closer to see what was wrong. As soon as she was mere inches from it...It came alive! It jumped at her horn and bit it. Before she knew it, She was running out of the room, and was able to meet up with her group before passing out. ******* Little pound cake was no longer giving the blank stare from earlier, but now had his muzzle open in anticipation as he listened closely to every word Silver was saying. as the saying went, he was on the edge of his seat....er, crib. ******* When young Twilight awoke, she was one of the royal chambers of the princesses. She was even more suprised when the princess herself was there with her! Apparently, due to the spider statue responding to Twilights presence, She was the mare destined to become the royal hero to the princesse; The Amazing Spider-Mare! She now had the strength of 10 hard working stallions! The speed of the fastest pegasus in Equestria! and the agility of...umm....the most agile thing ever! It wasnt long before Celestia had taken the young heroin under her wing, no pun intended, and began teaching her of her new powers! She could now walk on any surface as if she were walking on the ground, even clouds! She also had the ability to shoot spider webs from her horn and swing seemlessly and painlessly. *(A/N: if this sounds poorly thought out and half assed, it sorta is, i mean it is being told to a little toddler after all)* When she had finished her training, she was granted her own suit to dawn when being a hero. It was red and blue, covered her entire form, and had web-like wings on the back sides of her front legs. Her face had two white slanted spider like eyes to hide her true identity. Over her cutie mark, was the symbol of a black spider with a matching one on her chest as well. But unkown to her, those statues from the strange room had vanished, leaving behind rubble. The monsters encased in them had escaped their prison and now were in hiding, plotting their wrongfull wrong doings for revenge! ***** Pound Cake was now shocked by this unexpected event and was actiously bitting his hoofs to hear what would happen next! ***** But fear not young marvelites, For where ever they may be, the heroin of the princesses, The SPIDER-MARE, will be there to stop them from achieving their evil goals, and bring them to justice! THE END........ i mean, TO BE CONTINUED!..... ******** Pound cake was now jumping up and down with joy at hearing the story, obviously having loved it. But unfortunately, the rest of it would have to wait for another day, as he let out a sigh from being tired. "Ok Pound, time to go to sleep ok? When you wake up tomorow, I'll be sure to tell you the rest of the Amazing Spider-mare. That is...IF you be good tomorow, deal?" I said to him before he nodded his head up and down and laid down to fall asleep. I couldnt help but think he looked cute as he laid his little head down to go to sleep. Unfortunately the peacefull atmosphere was interupted by the door being kicked open, letting the pink party pony of the store into the room with little Pumpkin in tow. "Okey Dokey, Pumpkin, time for your story from Auntie Silver!" She said as Pumpkin was jumping like her brother had been. TO BE CONTINUED!