//------------------------------// // A regal and rumpus babysitting hangout // Story: Do as you like // by PonkaPlatinum //------------------------------// The night before went pretty smoothly. No one went in after Rarity left and it was a quiet night of wiping the counter and fixing up the place. You assumed that you’ll need to simmer down and be in Ponyville a little while longer until ponies start bustling in your diner/bar after they’ve heard of it long enough. As said, the bar opens at 7 PM and closes at 2 AM because you figured that ponies should get some rest for the coming day and so that you yourself can get some as well, not that you need it or anything, because you really don’t. You could go on working forever but you’d prefer to take the occasional rest to sleep and have time for yourself. Sleep’s always be good whether you’re tired or not. It’s 5:55 AM sharp and you rise just as the sun is about to. There’s very few things needed to prep up the diner for the morning so you get up minutes before it opens. There’s nothing much that you do in the morning, just the occasional fixing of the bed after getting up, drinking coffee, then flipping of the “open” sign. You sneaked your way through to the 1st floor as to make sure that Trixie doesn’t wake up. You know she’s tired, so you let her sleep in for as long as she needs. It’s exactly 6:00 AM and you just set a delicious treat that you made a little while ago on the table for the mare that’s about to eat it as part of the morning routine. It’s some blueberry pancakes with a lot of whipped cream and some orange juice on the side. The morning routine is now done and as you flip the sign to “OPEN” with its flashy neon lights, a pink ball of haze comes bursting in the diner quicker than most people can see but slow enough to notice it. It’s Pinkie Pie again. She’s been coming by almost every morning to get some breakfast here and mostly to be with you since you moved out from Sugarcube Corner. She’s a clingy one, but it puts a smile on your face when she’s around. Occasionally, you two hang out and you just put a sentient clone of yourself in the diner to run things while you’re gone so Rarity won’t get mad at you for skipping your work. The clone is just like another you, but he’ll never turn evil. Sometimes you even talk to him about your own thoughts, it’s pretty cool that way. “Good morning, Anon.” she cheers with evident excitement in her voice as she sits herself on the diner stool near the counter. She’s a little extra giddy giddy today, considering she looks like she’s about to explode from the joy she’s containing. “You’re about half a second early today, Pinkie. Something I should know besides making your breakfast?” you ponder out loud. “Weeeeell, the Cakes told me that I should just take care of their foals today and Twilight’s also taking care of Flurry Heart today too. So I was just wondering if you wanna join us in our ‘Pinkie and Twilight babysitting Flurry Heart and the Cake twins’ hangout!” she shouts loudly in excitement as she ends her statement with an adorable squee. You couldn’t really disagree. It was a fairly swell relationship between you and the Cake twins. They liked you and you liked them, it was simple as that. You enjoyed Pinkie’s presence too and you wanted to meet Flurry Heart for the first time. The only plausible problem you can think of is how Twilight will bombard you with questions again, but you’ll just find your way around that when you get there. You’re bound to meet Twilight one way or another eventually and she’s not really a bad pony, just a tad too inquisitive. “Sure, I’ve got time.” “Hehehe, you always do Anon.” Pinkie jokingly quips as she gives you yet another grin. Remembering about Trixie, you decide to work a bit before joining Pinkie and Twilight just until Trixie wakes up and leaves. “Alright, I’ll just work a bit then I’ll join you two. Where will you be at?” “You’ll see us at the park. It’ll happen in a few hours so we’ll be waiting for you there.” “Not if I get there first.” you get a smirk on your face as Pinkie returns one to you as well. “Welp, I better let you get back to work. I gotta go prepare the stuff for the hangout too.” “Better get some breakfast first. Can’t work without the energy and these pancakes will give you just that.” you say with a wide smile and your hands showcasing her breakfast. Pinkie is already at the diner door with her back to you and she vibrates a bit almost as if glitching out for about a millisecond. “I just did.” Pinkie condescends while giving you an extremely smug grin as she looks back at you. You look back at her plate and see that her plate is empty with a little crumbs here and there. It’s mostly gone except for the orange juice. There’s also a couple bits on the table. The meals here were cheaper for Pinkie because she’s your and Rarity’s friend, but she’s always so nice with her parties that you always make sure to pay her back with extra whenever you two get a chance to hangout or just whenever. “Well played, Pinkie. Though it looks like you forgot your oran-“ you decide not to finish your sentence. Something is definitely awry. Looking back from Pinkie to the glass, it’s empty as well. “Very. Well played.” you slowly say giving her an approving smile while she’s leaving the diner. One of the main reasons you like Pinkie is because she’s one of the only ponies that can get on your level in pretty much everything. Though it’s time to setup shop rather than think about how you feel about your friends. As you’re revving up those friers, the customers start coming in for their dose of energy. The daily grind is about to begin. “See you later, Dashinator.” “Well then you better catch on, Anon.” Rainbow Dash plays around rhymes just as you did. It’s been a while now and the last customer in the diner is Rainbow Dash. She’s about to leave for her Wonderbolts training and just stopped by to get some breakfast. She comes here from time to time mostly because your food is considerably cheap yet still gives off more energy than your average meal. You’d like to think it’s got something to do with your culinary skills but it’s also probably because it’s recipes from Earth. Mostly besides eating, she stays here to talk about her really radical stories, usually in her training, life, or even just Daring Do. As simple as you are, you’re pretty up for pranks and adventures at times, and that’s mostly why Rainbow Dash likes talking with you about those things. Mostly because you can relate with her and she can relate with you that way. She was really thankful for her breakfast this morning, as usual, for how “awesome” it tastes. She just gave you a goodbye gesture with her wings and a little smile to top it off. She’s out the door now and has flown to Cloudsdale. With a joyous smile on your face from your encounter with Rainbow Dash, you start cleaning up the place. Ponies usually get up as early as the sun does. It’s pretty early for you but you always have the energy to get up. Not Trixie today though, she just got down from the stairs rubbing her eyes while you’re finishing up on your cleaning by wiping the counters. It’s 8:36 AM. Looking around Trixie spots you tiredly but gradually getting more awake. “You’re up early.” you playfully say with clear sarcasm in your tone of voice, though considerably speaking it really is pretty early. “Well, I told you, the great and powerful Trixie needs her beauty sleep.” she shoots back showcasing her form. You chuckle at that response while setting down a plate of breakfast for her. It’s the same as Pinkie’s, but it’s a strawberry pancake instead. Trixie’s eyes are enlarged and locked on the plate. She’s ogling at it and the sounds that her stomach just made pretty much says it all. She giggles embarrassed while she takes her seat and starts digging in after thanking you once more. “How come there’s no pony here today?” she muffles between chews. “Well, the ponies usually arrive here early in the morning and come back at lunch. There’s rarely anyone that eats late or between meals, but it does happen at times.” “Well, that makes sense.” You’d like to stay and chat, but you’ve got to go meet Pinkie Pie and Twilight. “Well, I’ve got to go. See you soon, Trixie.” you hastily say while putting on your suit and tie. “Where you going?” Trixie asks curiously while swallowing a bite of her pancake. “I gotta meet Pinkie and Twilight for a double babysit.” Trixie heavily frowns at hearing the name Twilight, but regains her composure moments later. “Well, have fun then Anon. I’ll see myself out when I’m done.” “Great, just leave the plate there when you’re done and I’ll take care of it. If you’re bored or anything happens just talk to me.” “What do you mea-“ she asks with a raised brow only to have her heart rate massively increase when she saw a second Anon in front of her behind the counter wearing his work clothes ready to continue the job the real Anon is leaving him. Trixie is calming herself down while you just look back at her from the diner door and give her a wink. “Goodbye, Trixie. See you later, me.” “You got it, me. I’ll keep things up and running in case anyone comes by while you’re gone.” your sentient clone reassures while you’re already out the door and heading for the park. It doesn’t take a while for you to get to the park. You see Pinkie smiling and waving at you from a mile away and Twilight is there excitedly moving around in place clearly from her anticipation of asking you questions. You let out a heavy sigh as you nearly got there. Before any form of introductions from anyone, Twilight has already started her inquisitive onslaught on you, an inquisitive onslaught so grave and boring that I, the author, will not bother to put any specific questions in mind. There it is, yet another heavy sigh from you. You just decided to make your fingers extra sticky and stick all five of them from your right hand on her coat. Twilight stops and flinches a bit at that gesture and looks at you in curiosity. “Wow Anon, looks like you’ve got some pretty sticky fingers. Is that a human thing too?” Hearing what she’d just said, you can’t help but laugh a bit. “Hehe, sticky fingers. Exactly.” you then proceed to pinch the tip of her mouth and zip it all the way to the other as a zipper is magically formed on her muzzle. She starts saying things in a muffled manner and looks a tad distressed. You don’t like doing this to her, but she’s not asking questions and she’s not hurt so it’s fine. Plus that’s a real side splitter of a reference you just made. You then turn to Pinkie to ask her about the day. “So what’re we gonna do today?” Pinkie just looks at Twilight and acts as though everything is alright. “I thought since it’s your first time with Flurry Heart and it’s your break time, you can decide what to do today.” “Hmmm... fair enough I suppose.” Twilight looks like she wants to say something, so you unzip her mouth and remove the zipper. “Had enough yet?” Twilight breaths a bit and says, “Actually, if I could just ask a really really small amount of ques-“ and before she can finish the zipper is back on. You take it off moments later. “No questions for now, today’s about the Cakes and Flurry Heart. Alright?” Twilight sighs in defeat, drooping down her ears and looks to the ground. “...alright.” The zipper is now gone from existence and you try to cheer Twilight up a little. “Hey now, I might tell you just a bit soon if not later.” Twilight brightens up from that. “Really?” “As the world binds me to this realm, really.” Twilight squees in joy and jumps around a bit. You know she’s been waiting weeks just to ask you questions and you’ve been busy so neither of you had the time to meet up. You’d really like to sate her curiosity but you know her questions may never end if you do, so you try your best to avoid that. Nevertheless, you’ll do it someday but today isn’t about either of you so it’s best to leave those for another time. “So you wanted to say something earlier, Twilight?” Pinkie comes in and tries to keep the happy momentum going. “Oh, right. I actually made a schedule for today and...” everything after that was just muffled white noise to you as it was not only boring but it was also long. It’s one of those speeches from her again. You wanna spice things up today and keep it interesting so you grab the notebook her schedule was in and teleport it back at her castle only for it to land on Spike leaving him to thud on the floor. Twilight just gives you a questioning glare of worry. “Anon, why? We need a schedule for the day to be perfect.” “Flash news, purple smart. Nothing’s perfect. We’ll have more fun when things are spontaneous, trust me.” you defensively reassure Twilight. Twilight isn’t exactly the closest of friends with you, but you are friends and you being friends with her friends reassures her of how good your moral character is. So with that in mind, she trusts you but still gives a pouty look to the ground. It’s pretty cute but you hate melancholy in the air, so you give her a little trade. “Ah, I’ll buy it at a high price.” you give a little change of tone to simmer down the bad vibes. “Buy what?” Pinkie asks. “Twilight’s smile of course.” Twilight looks back up at you with a raised brow. “Alright Twilight, no schedule equals me give you knowledge about me today.” Twilight perks up at that once more. “Well what are we waiting for? Lead the way, Anon.” “Alright let’s go.” “Operation ‘Pinkie and Twilight babysitting Flurry Heart and the Cake twins’, commence.” Pinkie lightly shouts pointing a hoof to the sky. Passing by the strollers, you’d already forgotten to see the little foals after meeting with Pinkie and Twilight. You peer in both at the same time and see thee Cake twins in their strollers an Flurry Heart in hers, they’re all sounds asleep. They look really adorable as some of them are fidgeting at even the slightest of sounds. Seeing this, you look back at Twilight and Pinkie as you put a finger to your lips. “Let’s just take a quiet stroll for now.” you whisper. They both nod in agreement. The park is relatively quiet and the little foals are still snoring. Thankfully, they still are despite the loud noises you three made earlier. Strolling now, Pinkie quietly whispered to you the most bizarre of parties she’s ever thrown, one of which was Rainbow Dash’s birthday party. Twilight tried to not be awkward by joining the conversation and backing Pinkie up and telling a couple tales of her own such as the times that they saved Equestria. She’d even explained to you about a race called the “Changelings” and how you should only avoid one named Chrysalis. She said they’d all turned good except for her so I should keep a sharp guard on. You keep the conversation topic parallel by telling them the fictional times of when Earth was in danger and that superheroes and special people saved the day. It was quite the chat until it died down slowly. Twilight breaks up the awkward silence to satisfy the undying beast within her, her curiosity. “So Anon, about our little deal.” her eyes are glittering now as they go wide eyed looking at you. Well she had to ask eventually, and you’re a man of your word. You kneel down to get on her level and give her a little tap on the forehead. With that, every bit of knowledge that you know comes flooding into her mind. She’s laying on the floor now twitching almost as if she’s having a seizure. “Is she alright?” Pinkie asks concerned. “We won’t be.” you say with a really worried face, you know what’s to come in mere moments. You put on a defensive stance as Twilight starts getting up with an amazed look on her face. She’s about to ask questions again when you specifically told her not to. Though, it is true that answers always lead to more questions. So you put on your sticky fingers again, zip her mouth, and then take back all the knowledge you’d just given her all in the time of 0.01 seconds. Twilight looks really somber right now. Her glistening eyes are staring right into yours as she gives you a questioning look of despair again. Welp, you’re a sucker for that kind of thing. You give her back the knowledge with the tap of a finger to her forehead but instead of information about everything on humanity, it’s just everything about you on a factual level and about what you know since you arrived in Equestria. She doesn’t look content, but is pleased enough to be beaming. Removing the zipper she gives you a wide smile and you return it. Before anything is said, the three of you hear the sounds of children making noise of all sorts. You’d been walking in circles with them for a while now as a nice morning stroll, but the commotion that happened between you and Twilight made you break out of that patrol and start walking in a straight line and ended up near the school. With the noise in mind, the little foals wake up yawning. It was considerably noisy, but not enough to startle the three little foals. Every thought and vibe before that moments dies out and is forgotten as cute giggling sounds come from the carriage. “Hey there, little guys.” you coo harmonically while the three of them smile and chuckle reaching out to you. In a swift but careful manner, you pick the three of them up and pull them close to you, Pinkie, and Twilight. “Awww, they look so cute together.” Pinkie remarks while Flurry Heart starts latching on her head. You let go of Flurry Heart as Pinkie blows into her stomach getting even more adorable giggles from her. I laugh and smile at the heartwarming display and and a flash of light is seen at the same time. Twilight just took a picture of the 5 of you with the camera she had packed for the day and it’s quite the spectacle, one you’d like to remember for as long as you can. Twilight hands you the picture with her magic. “Here Anon, I think you should keep this. So you’ll have something to remember this by.”. Twilight’s eyes are glistening a bit and her waterworks are about to turn on. You know what she means. She’s one of the only ponies here that aren’t oblivious to the fact that you’re pretty much immortal and will eventually outlive them. She and you just keep it under wraps as to not ruin any good mood at any time. You can’t mess with their lifespan either, it wouldn’t be right. In time, they’ll be gone and she wants you to keep this picture so when the times comes, you’ll have something to remember them by. Your mortality and theirs is a discussion you don’t want to bring up ever unless absolutely necessary, so you cup Twilight’s cheek and wipe her tears away. “Thanks Twilight, but I’m still here and so is everyone else.” Her waterworks are finally on and so is Pinkie’s, who’s crying because of the somber mood in the air. You pull all of them in for a group hug and the babies are also caressing them by the head in the hopes of making them feel better. A little later they feel all better and their tears have dried up as they disperse from your hug. While they’re still recovering, you make 4 copies of the picture. One for Pinkie, another for Twilight, one more for Flurry Heart and the last one for the Cake twins. “Here Twilight, I think you all should have one too.” Before anyone can say or do anything, Pinkie stuffs all four of them in her mane. Twilight was about to ask for hers and Flurry Heart’s when Pinkie speaks up, “You’ll all find them later.” Twilight looks at you while you just shrug at her. She just rolls her eyes at Pinkie’s statement and just decides to be patient, after all, Pinkie is a mare of her words. Breaking from the immersion of the moment, the sound of kids playing around fill your ears once more. You get an idea from that. “Hey, gals.” you try to get their attention. “Hmm?” Twilight questions. “Wanna visit the school?” “That sounds like a great idea!” Pinkie shouts as she bursts into the air in glee. The little foals just gurgle in agreement and you just look at the direction of the school with a smile, “Here we go then.” After placing back the babies in their strollers, all of you head to the school. It didn’t take long for all of you to get to its gate. Swinging it open, it makes a loud creaking sound which gets the attention of all of the ponies playing in the yard. Seeing the lot of you, they start running towards your direction.They run even faster after seeing the strollers and the babies you’re bringing with you. They’re swarming around all of you now mostly just either asking questions or giving compliments and appraisals. The others that are closer to the strollers keep talking about how cute Flurry Heart and the Cake twins are. Now Twilight can’t even move as they pin her into one spot and keep asking her about her “Princess” stuff. You smirk at the idea of how the tables have turned on Twilight and she’s the one being bombarded with questions now. “Don’t feel so good now, do it?” “No! No it doesn’t!” Twilight screeches in the hopes of breaking away from the crowd. You just chuckle and shake your head as you teleport away from the crowd. They’re all too focused on Twilight and the babies to notice your escape. Pinkie is just enjoying the moment by crowd surfing and entertaining the little kids. You give the little moving tableau one last smile before looking the other way. You see a magenta-colored pony near the school snickering as she’s looking your way. She must be Cheerilee. You’ve heard stories about her from Pinkie Pie before but you’d never formally met her yet. You decide to have your gang do their thing and break from the crowd on their own as you briskly approach Cheerilee. She sees you walking up to her and decides to move closer to you as well. You’re in point-blank range from her and she courteously starts the conversation. “Hi there, you must be Anon.” “And you must be Cheerilee.” you kindly return. “So are the kids always this rowdy?” “Only when we have visitors.” she giggles. “You know, my students have been bringing food from your diner as packed lunch ever since it opened. That’s what really gets them riled up during recess.” It’s true that when you’d opened up shop, a curious little blue foal was your first customer. He’d bought some food from you and his eyes widened at the first bite. He probably spread word about your diner as many foals started buying from your diner nearly every morning, mostly because your food was cheap, delicious, and healthy. Of course you made a little profit from each plate sold but it was just a small margin, smaller than what most restaurants make. Despite how popular it is with multiple foals, the ponies seem to be of average amount when it comes to how much of them eat there. Though you’ve only been up for a couple of weeks so you tell yourself again to just give it some time. “Some of them give me a plate of your food sometimes when they could buy two meals form you. Oh, the adorable little things don’t have to get some for me but they do anyway. How sweet of them.” Cheerilee shrilled with her eyes closed. “So how’s it taste?” you say in response to keep the conversation balanced. “Oh, it was a grilled cheese sandwich with hay fries and it was just flawless. The ingredients were well-balanced, the cooking was done just right, and the flavor was all there with it’s healthiness. Reminds me of what my mom used to make.” Now that, that is a true review right there. It puts a smile on your face to finally hear someone say something about your cooking besides “it’s pretty good”. “Thanks Cheerilee. I… I needed to hear that.” you say as your eyes glisten a bit but not enough to cry. “Aww, anytime dearie.” “Here, why don’t you have some for lunch. It’s on me.” you offer as you summon a carbonara pasta that the other you just made onto your hand. After all, a meal tastes its best when it’s made with love. Cheerilee is visibly confused as to how you got that pasta when you’ve had nothing on you this whole time except for the suit on your back. “How did you do that?” “Well,” you sigh looking off into the distance, “it’s a long story… not really, but it’s a tale for another time.” Cheerilee seems to just accept that excuse as she shrugs and takes the pasta from your hand. “Thanks for the meal. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it, it looks delicious.” “Well it’s technically my cooking so I’m certain of it.” you condescend with a smug look on your face. Cheerilee just smiles and rolls her eyes at that. “So, what brings you here?” Cheerilee continues. “Me, Twilight and Pinkie were just strolling around in the park babysitting Flurry Heart and the Cake twins when we heard the little kids from the school fussing around so we decided to drop by.” “Oh my, were we really that loud?” Cheerilee asks with an embarrassed look on her face. “Could hear them from a mile away.” The both of you chuckle from your remark. “Actually, I thought about bringing Flurry Heart and the Cake twins here to show them their soon-to-be school.” you say without actual certainty of where they’ll study. Though you do hope they’ll study here so you can spend time with them. You always wanted to be a friendly-figure to a child growing up, the mere idea always put a warm feeling in your heart. “Why, I’m sure they’ll have a great time here.” Cheerilee says cheerily. You frown realizing that Flurry Heart will probably study in Canterlot since she’s a princess. You scratch off the thought and just decide to cross that bridge when you get there, you can still visit her anyway. “So what’s it like? Teaching, I mean.” “It’s sweeter than what most people think, actually.” she looks off the still-bustling crowd of kids surrounding your friends. “Yes, they can take a toll on you sometimes.” she then closes her eyes as she looks down. “But they’re a nice little bunch overall. Looking deeper, you realize everyone has a world of their own. Each and every one having something common to all, yet still so unique to their own. Everyone has their problems, and sometimes only other people have the answers to those problems. That’s what makes us so great, isn’t it? How we all compliment and complete each other somehow. What makes it so beautiful… is how we could choose to help others or not. That’s why I like to teach. I’d like to try and make these foals better. I’d like to help them because I know that someday, somehow… they’ll return the favor and help someone in need as I’d helped them.” Wow, well that was deep. It sounded like it was gonna be a generic answer at first but then she got pretty philosophical. She’s pretty down-to-earth for someone who teaches little kids, you think you’re gonna like her. Though as much as you’d like to get to know her more, you’ve got to leave. She’s probably busy and you, Twilight, and Pinkie have to move on somewhere already. “That was an astonishing answer to say the least. Sorry, but I think we’ve got to go. Seeing that you’re busy and all.” you then snap your fingers and Pinkie, Twilight, and both strollers are now right next to you. Pinkie seems to be juggling some cupcakes then drops them all into her mouth once she realizes that she’s in front of Cheerilee. An audible “awww” of disappointment can be heard from the group as they whine in unison. “Hi, Ms. Cheerilee.” Pinkie and Twilight glowingly greet. Cheerilee dismisses the fact that Pinkie, Twilight, and the babies just appeared in front of her out of her instinct to give others a courteous greet when meeting them. “Why hello there Pinkie, Twilight, and hewo there to you my wittle bundles of sunshine.” Cheerilee adorably coos as she nuzzles all three of the little foals. “Well, I guess this is goodbye Anon. Maybe I’ll come by the diner sometime.” Twilight perks up after hearing that. “Yes, yes. I think we should leave,” she then looks back at the crowd who’s nearing in on all of you. “Now!” You all just give her statement a good old laugh. “Maybe you should come by the bar sometime when the diner closes.” you offer her knowing that she knows about it. “You know what? Maybe I will sometime.” she answers. You smile at that and bid your goodbyes as the six of you make your leave. All the kids are waving goodbye and so do the three of you. Leaving now with a good mood, Pinkie asks, “Where to now, Anon?” You didn’t really think things through that far yet. With a heavy growl from your stomach and a similar response from Twilight and Pinkie, you get an idea. “It’s a little early, but let’s get some lunch.” The six of you are now standing in front of your diner waiting to get something to eat. You’d love to eat elsewhere, but nothing feels more home than home. Plus you really do make some good food. It’s a tad narcissistic of you, but that’s besides the point. You’re all walking in the diner now as you all spot another you by the counter. “Hello me, 3 of your finest dishes please and another 3 of your finest baby formulas.” “A fine choice, me. Take your seats here by the counter and they’ll be out right away.” Pinkie and Twilight are clearly entertained at your little act as they giggle at you. You take your seats and boy did the other you mean right away as the plates are already in front of all of you the moment you took your seats. “3 delicious noodle recipes from Earth. A one of a kind indeed here in Equestria. I present to you, ‘Vegetable Lo-mein’.” the other you classily presents with a French accent. You could use a noodle dish every once in a while, and you’d like an Asian dish as well. Lo-mein, really is pretty good. “Another 3 of our finest baby formulas, heated to the perfect temperature. It is also processed and fermented to be of the utmost quality.” the other you once more showcases with a French accent as he hands you the baby bottles. “Thanks me. You’ve been quite the help.” you praise. “Anytime, me. It pleases me to be of assistance.” “Let’s eat!” Pinkie exclaims as she stuffs her face to the plate. Twilight just rolls her eyes at her gesture. “Wait, I’ll feed the foals first.” As Twilight looks at you, she just missed you eating your food at the speed of light. “No worries, Twilight. I’ll do it. You can go eat your food.” you offer with a smile. Twilight just smiles at you back and starts digging in with Pinkie. “Need a hand, me?” the other you offers as well. “It’s alright, me. I got this.” The other you just nods and continues to wipe the counters clean. You grab all the three little foals in a warm hug and you look at them caringly as they adorably giggle about. “Hey there little guys, I bet you’re hungry aren’t you?” you kindly ask. They nod in unison as you just give them a smile. You now have three right arms as you stuff a baby bottle in their mouths with each hand. As you feed the three little foals, Twilight speaks up in astoundment. “This lo-mein tastes amazing!” she exclaims with her eyes sparkling as she finishes what’s left in her plate. Pinkie would do the same but the food was so good and filling that she’s already asleep. Twilight looks at Pinkie and gives a little chuckle. “Oh my, we might’ve over welcomed our stay.” “Not at all, my home is your home. And this area is kind of a public spot. Right, me?” The other you perks up, “That’s right, me. This house is a home for all.” “That’s what I like to hear.” you say as you remove the now-empty baby bottles from the little foals. They’re yawning now, quite a natural response. Turning them towards you, you put one of them on your back and burp them as you do the same to the rest. They’re sleeping peacefully now with a cute snort every now and then. You place them back in their strollers and stuff Pinkie with Flurry Heart. Her stroller is big enough for a full grown pony for some reason as Pinkie and Flurry Heart use each other as a soft pillow. Twilight and you simply gush at the cute spectacle. “Welp, I guess that’s that. It’s a little early but I’ve had a great day today, Twilight. I believe it’s time we part ways.” Twilight would object but she agrees when she realizes that it wouldn’t be much of a babysit if the babies are asleep and so is Pinkie. “I had a great time too, Anon. It’s a real treat to have some fun with my friends especially when we do something fun. Except for that trip to the school, I think some of them tried to get some strands of my hair.” Twilight recalls as she, you, and the other you laugh at the memory. “You know, you’re kind of like their uncle huh?” Twilight asks with a cheery tone. “Yeah, I suppose so.” “Since I’m their auntie then that kind of makes us brother and sister.” Twilight is chuckling at the thought now until you just had a devious remark to make. “Or lovers.” you hastily quip knowing that that’ll win you a raging blush from Twilight, to which she does ragingly blush with a thousand yard stare. Another nefarious thought comes to mind. You implant an image of you and Twilight in a marriage ceremony as the binding kiss is in motion. Her entire face gets redder and redder the closer the both of your lips get. You remove the thought right before the most climactic part ensues. “Fufufu. What’s the matter, Twilight? Having some indecent thoughts?” you jokingly say with a smug look on your face. “N-N-No, it’s nothing.” she stutters as her blush doesn’t disappear. She then grabs both strollers with her magic. “A-Anyway, I think it’s time we take our leave.” She’s leaving now and is by the diner door though she stops after hearing your voice. “Alright, see you soon Twilight. Maybe we can hang out together some time, just us.” “S-Sure, why not? I bet it’ll be fun.” she still stutters blushing. “Sounds like a plan.” “Well, goodbye then Anon. Have a nice day.” “Have a good one too, Twilight.” you say with a winning face as Twilight’s color by her head is practically red. You give them a wave goodbye with your thee right arms though Twilight doesn’t look back as she hastily takes her leave. Twilight with her two strollers are now out of sight as you smile and turn to the other you. “Well other me, let’s get going with the daily grind. It’s almost lunch time.” The other you gives a nod as the both of you start preparing the diner for the bustling crowd that’ll have lunch there.