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// Story: The Royal Nanny 
// by sc2_Nightmare 
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“Shining, it has been six months...” The Princess of the Crystal Empire approaches her husband, who is once more hunched over his desk, brooding over the reports by the MPU, as he has done so many times in the past weeks.
“But we cannot give up on those ponies, Cadance,” he responds with a heavy, tired voice. For the past few days the two have been debating this topic and both are equally tired of the entire argument.
She sighs heavily and asks: “Have there been any new disappearances? Any new developments? Anything? Anything that hasn't been there yesterday?”
“No, but... maybe I am just missing-” He interrupts himself as the door is opened without warning. In steps the red pegasus mare with the long yellow mane.
“Look, Flurry. Here are your parents,” the nanny says as she enters, the small child riding on her back.
“Crimson? This is really not a good moment.” Shining tries to motivate the mare to leave, but she stays.
“I am sorry, my prince. But your daughter insisted on showing you her newest masterpiece.” The little filly is waving a piece of paper in the air. Both parents instantly drop their argument and turn all their attention to the young princess and her artwork: a masterfully simplistic piece of four ponies in a big house with towers and walls drawn in crayon.
“Aww. Is that us,” Cadance asks her little daughter. Flurry lets out the kind of cheery giggle only small children are capable of, the kind that makes everyone who hears it smile, and nods. Shining Armor hurries to clean the files of his desk before Crimson puts the princess and her drawing down on the table.
They all gather around Flurry Heart to take a closer look at the drawing. The young princess then starts to explain it.
“Mawa,” she points to the pink figure on the left, spouting a long stick from the round head and two clouds streaching out from the body. Pointing at the blue one with a similar object stuck to the head, that looks like she had been trying to draw it in white first the princess proclaims: "Da." She then moves on to the small pink pony, this time with only the cloudy objects representing wings, and then taps her chest.
“And that is you?” Cadance asks with a smile. Her daughter is clearly happy that her mother understood. "But where is your horn," the mother adds while tapping the tip of her daughters horn. Flurry looks surprised, as if she hadn't even realized she had a horn. Her mood turns bad, but before she can start to cry, Crimson presents her with the pink crayon and Flurry adds a horn to her selfportrait.
“And this...” Shining points to the last pony, drawn in red but with wings that look more like those of a butterfly than those of a pegasus, ”is Crimson?”
Flurry smiles, “Da. Fewy,” and hugs the neck of her nanny. “Fewy?” Shining ask slightly confused.
“Oh, I recently read her a story and she now thinks I am her fairy godmother,” the red mare tries to explain.
“Aww, that is adorable,” coos Cadance in response.
“To be honest, maybe you are, Crimson,” says Shining. The mares look at him bewildered for a moment until he explains: “You came to us in our time of need and like magic, everything about you is perfect.” Crimson blushes slightly. Cadance squints at him and states: “I am right here!”
“Wha- Nono!" He begins to panic. "That’s not how- I mean- I did not- I... I swear!” Cadance smiles deviously while Shining Armor is searching for words.
“Oh, I know, you lovable dork. Come here,” says Cadance finally before giving her husband a long kiss. "I am just teasing."
“Come little princess, let us go play some more,” Crimson says while picking up Flurry again. "And let's find a nice place for your art," the mare adds collecting the drawing. They leave just in time as Shining sweeps his wife off her hooves while the door falls closed behind Crimson and Flurry.