//------------------------------// // A Flurry of Emotions // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Ponyville. Twilight's Castle. Day "Oh, Princess Twilight! Everypony in the hospital is so excited for your visit today!" Nurse Redheart spoke to Twilight with her Chansey beside her. They were walking through the castle with Spike writing everything down. Ash was currently eating some food after helping out with Jade and Cold for the day. "I'm never too busy to visit sick foals. I can't believe a whole class just came down with the horsey hives!" She replied as both her and Redheart's ears dropped. "On school picture day, too." The nurse shook her head as Chansey patted her. "Oh, the poor dears really do need cheering up. Unfortunately, my Chansey hasn't become a Blissey yet. If she did, then that egg of hers would've solved the entire problem in seconds." "Chansey." "Well, don't you worry. We'll do our best. We'll bring snacks, I'll read to them, and get them gifts! Plus, they love my Pokemon." Twilight giggled as Espeon jumped on her back. "Togekiss is really good with foals too." "Espeon!" "Food and presents always cheer us up." Spike and Axew chimed in as Ash and Pikachu gave a thumbs up in the distance. "Mm-mm!" Ash said with a full mouth. "Pika!" They made their way towards the door, preparing to take care of all those foals. With some assistance of course. The cuteness factor of Twilight's Pokemon and the coolness factor of Spike's Pokemon go well with the foals' preferences. Redheart galloped out of the door as Twilight waved goodbye. "We'll see you soon!" She said before closing the door. Okay." Spike looked at the long list. "If we want to be at the hospital by lunch, then we have three hours to buy get-well presents, borrow a book from the schoolhouse and...pick up treats." He sighed at the abundance. "It's a lot, but if we stick to the schedule, I know we can get it all done." "Yeah, knock on wood." After saying that, Spike indeed, went to knock on the wooden door. But as he went for it, a knock already came through, beating him to the punch. Someone was here as Twilight and Spike looked at each other before opening the door. "Surprise!" Shining Armor cried out as he, Cadence, Sylveon, Manaphy and baby Flurry Heart were here. And both ponies had messy manes and baggy eyes for obvious reasons. Flurry Heart then giggled at her auntie. "Oh, my gosh!" Twilight gasped before putting on a smile. "How's my favourite niece?" She went up to the little alicorn, receiving a face hug. Just then, Shining Armor came to mimic Flurry Heart's voice, even though she couldn't currently speak. "I'm good! I was hoping my favourite aunt could watch me for a few hours." "Hope you're not too busy," said Cadence. "We tried having the older Flurry Hear take care of her but she's too busy and...I'm afraid of what kind of chaos those two will create together." "Actually, we kinda are-" Spike was about to show them the list until Twilight stopped him via hoofblock. "Busy?" Twilight scoffed. "Would the best aunt ever be too busy to spend time with this adorable little one?" There was a slight pause as Spike got in front of them, tapping the list for Twilight to see. "No! Come here, Flurry!" Flurry Heart giggled as she flew over to Twilight. Immediately, the baby alicorn was met with a stomach blow that made her laugh. "Flurry! I've got a surprise for you!" Twilight then guided Flurry Heart as the baby took a ride on her back. Twilight momentarily stopped, placing Flurry Heart down. The baby alicorn tried standing, only to fail. But afterwards, she got up, standing successfully, prancing on the spot with her wide and open smile. "Just a couple of toys that reminded me of Flurry." Twilight opened a nearby door that had unleashed a plethora of gift boxes. The boxes fell like a landslide, landing on the little princess. "Oh!" Twilight gasped after seeing them fall on her. But soon, Flurry Heart was pulled out with magic, unharmed as she kept giggling. The baby then went over to Espeon, pulling on her purple tufts of hair. "E-Esp..." "I'm excited to show you I've done some shopping for Flurry Heart." Twilight turned to Shining and Cadence. "Oh-ho-ho, you're so sweet." Cadence chuckled. "You didn't have to do all that." "I know, but I can't help myself! Best aunt ever!" Twilight was certainly proud of herself, being an aunt and all. More proud than being a princess or even a Pokemon Professor. "Open this one, Flurry." Twilight opened one of the gift boxes, showing two pluses of Frillish. Both the male and female forms. Flurry Heart cooed, picking up the Male Frillish plush and hugging it. She then made her face as stoic as a Male Frillish, trying to mimic the ghost-like nature of it. She then laughed afterwards. "Knew the Frillish toys were a success. The parallels of both their facial expressions just go so well!" Twilight picked up the Female Frillish. "Hey, Flurry. How about a battle?" Twilight then sent the Female Frillish over to the Male Frillish, creating a pretend Pokemon Battle with the baby. Flurry Heart immediately caught on as the two of them started participating in a fake Pokemon Battle. They started having a good time, using moves that Frillish would normally use. Twilight and Flurry made weak and small beams of magic to try and mimic moves like Water Gun, Shadow Ball and more. Manaphy jumped in, using Espeon as her own ride. "Espeon!" Espeon was not bothered by it at all. It soon became a party of three as Axew had jumped onto Espeon's back, adding weight to the Sun Pokemon. But, she could handle it. "Mana! Mana!" "Xew-Axew!" "We'll just put Flurry's things over here, Twily!" said Shining Armor. "Uh-huh. Totally." Twilight replied before spinning Frillish "Mashed peas, her favourite." Shining Armor brought over a can of peas as he and Cadence brought over a plethora of essentials. "And diapers." Cadence placed them over along with some more. "Uh, extra diapers. Oh, and backup extra diapers. Heh." She was clearly out of it due to taking care of a baby. And the same went for Shining Armor as he even started repeating things he had already said. "Mashed peas, her favourite. Wait, did I say that already?" "Uh-huh." Spike pushed a bag of diapers off of him. "Oops." Shining squeed. "Ash. Cold. Will you two be fine helping out?" Cadence turned to Ash and Cold Colt. "Mhm," Ash replied with a full mouth as Cold swallowed his food, almost choking. "Gah..." Cold Colt let out an elongated gasp. He quickly made a glass of water to savour himself. "Nice." "Oh, and this is the most important thing of all – her Whammy." Cadence brought out a plush toy of a snail. "I take it Flurry named it?" Spike questioned before holding the plush. "Yup. If she gets fussy, just give her the Whammy and she'll calm right down." Cadence gave a quick breakdown before Sylveon yawned, feeling on the verge of falling asleep. "Sylveon..." "You getting all this, Twily?" Shining Armor asked his little sister. "Whammy. Got it." Twilight had Flurry sit on her back once more. "Where are you guys headed, anyway?" "You remember my friend from the royal guard, Spearhead?" Shining questioned as silence filled the atmosphere. Both Twilight and Spike looked at each other before facing Shining Armor. "Honestly, all of your friends' names are very similar." Spike shrugged. "Well, he has a pop-up art show at the Ponyville Cafe, and we decided to go at the last minute." Shining Armor explained as Aegislash came along to shave his stubble. "We're not exactly art enthusiasts, but we could really use a night out." A cute yet exhausted squee came from Cadence. "You mean day?" Spike correct her as Cadence blinked a few times. "That's what I said! Isn't that what I said?" Cadence looked at Shining Armor before almost zoning out. She really needed a break at this rate. "Either way, are you sure you can watch her?" "Uh-uh-uh!" Spike shook his head in denial. "Have no fear! The best aunt ever has everything under control!" "Mmmmh." But Twilight nodded her head in approval. Shining Armor and Cadence then brought Flurry Heart, giving her a goodbye kiss on the cheek. "Thanks again, Twily," Shining said his last words before leaving with Cadence. "Okay, let's grab that Whammy thing and go. Meet up with us later, Ash! Cold!" Spike ran off, shouting to Ash and Cold Colt in the distance. "Mm-mhm-mm!" Ash nodded, still having his mouth full. He had finally finished his food before patting his stomach. "Aaah...Awesome." "Pikachu..." "Nice eating skills, you two." Twilight chuckled, before walking off. But immediately, Flurry Heart teleported in front of her, stopping her fellow alicorn. She babbled before putting her hoves out, pouting her face and causing a magic bubble to appear in front of her. "Oh, you want to pretend we're the Pokemon. I suppose we have time for a quick game." "Do we, though?" A worried Spike asked as Twilight galloped away with Flurry Heart, playing as Frillish. "Ash, Cold, can you hurry here?" "Gimme a sec..." Ash raised a finger before getting off the chair. "Okay. All we gotta do is take care of her and everypony else at the schoolhouse, right? Twilight's already good at that, isn't she?" "I sure am!" Twilight popped in front of Ash, trying to scare him. She ended up scaring Cold instead. "Aah!" Cold jumped, holding onto Ash. "Let's just not make it too long, please. 'Cause we've got lots to do! Horsey-hives-covered foals counting on us, remember?" Spike showed the list. "Got it." Twilight nodded before Flurry Heart and Manaphy landed on her head, causing them each to giggle. Flurry Heart zoomed around, still acting like a Frillish. Twilight then chased her around the hallway with Ash and the others watching. Twilight then vanished with Flurry Heart wondering where she went. She was a bit worried. That is until Twilight did the same vanishing and reappearing trick on Flurry Heart, giving her a scare. And it was effective. Flurry Heart gasped, covering herself with her large wings and a shield of magic as she descended to the floor. "Uh-oh. Sorry, bug. Did that scare you?" Twilight also descended before tapping on the magic bubble. "It's okay. It's just Auntie Twily!" She pressed her face on the bubble, trying to cheer the baby alicorn up. Flurry Heart smiled before sticking her tongue out. "Bleh!" She cried out before hugging Twilight. "You know, that was a very advanced spell for somepony your age. Looks like you're already taking after your Auntie Twily," said Twilight as she winked. Flurry tried winking as well, only to fail at it. She would get it one day. "All right, that was pretty adorable." Spike agreed. "But now..." " I know, Spike, we're leaving," Twilight replied before hearing Flurry Heart's stomach growl. "I just have to feed her real quick. Did you guys leave anything behind?" "Uhh..." Ash, Pikachu and Cold looked behind to see that everything had been devoured. They had huge appetites so they would eat like giants. Nothing was left for Flurry Heart. "Whoops." They said. "Pika." "It's fine. There's always mashed peas." Twilight brought over the can of peas as Flurry Heart sat down. Once Twilight got a spoonful of them, the baby alicorn suddenly denied them. So much for them being her favourite food. After blowing a raspberry, she then used her magic to fling the peas at Pikachu. "Pikachu!" Pikachu opened his mouth, allowing the food to enter. "Pika-Pika." He was satisfied with that. The streets of Ponyville. Meanwhile, Shining Armor and Cadence were already observing the art, trying to see what wonders they could gaze upon. But, immediately, they were met with something that was less on the wonderful side and more on the bizarre side. They couldn't exactly make out what they were seeing. A bunch of shields and crooked hook racks piled together in a wooden bucket "Is this art or... a mistake?" Shining spoke. "I have no idea. But who cares? We're not changing diapers." Cadence felt relieved as the pony they mentioned earlier had shown up. Spearhead. "Shining Armor! Cadance! How are the new 'rents? Gimme some hoof. "Spearhead waved before appearing in-between them both. Shining Armor then gave him a high-hoof. As did Cadence, but she got it wrong. "Oh, it is so good to see you, dudes! Hey, thanks for coming." He pulled them both in with a hug. "Of course! We're having a great time! Loving all the... art!" Shining had a nervous grin, trying to compliment Spearhead's work. But he was actually facing a trash can. "Uh, that's a trash can." Spearhead replied as Amethyst Star placed some trash in it. "So it is! I knew that!" The unicorn tried to play it off all cool-like. "But hey, who's to say it's not art?" Spearhead rambled. "Art can be anything that speaks to you. It changed my world." He then guided them to one of his actual pieces works of art. A black piece of paper on the wall. "This is my latest piece – 'A Thousand Nights in a Hallway'." "Wow, I guess nighttime in a hallway can be pretty dark." Cadence tried sounding impressed. "There is none more dark." Spearhead replied with a serious tone. He had truly seen something dark for him to make and say this. "Yeah. Totally." Shining put his own words in. Despite how uninteresting this seemed so far, Cadence could safely agree that this was less active than what she had to deal with on a daily basis. "We're just so happy to be here. Usually, we're covered in mashed peas by now." Twilight's Castle. And speaking of which, back at the castle, Twilight and the others were covered in mashed peas. The castle walls were also decorated with them. Pikachu gladly ate the peas, finding them delicious. "When they said mashed peas were her favourite..." Spike grumbled before receiving another splash of mashed peas in his face. Flurry Heart laughed afterwards. "...did they mean her favourite thing to decorate a room with?" "Pikachu." Pikachu licked the rest of the peas away while Espeon sighed, sitting down before being met with a gigantic splash of peas. Now she looked like her Shiny Form. But as this mess was going on, Pikachu and Espeon noticed something. Sticking the topic of food, one of Pinkie Pie's Slurpuff could be seen grabbing food from Twilight's kitchen. Mainly snacks. "Pika?" "Esp?" "Slur?" The Meringue Pokemon looked over, seeing that she had been spotted. Pikachu and Espeon immediately rushed over to their friend, wondering what she was doing. "Pikachu! PIka-Pika!" "Slurpuff. Slur-Slurp." Slurpuff giggled nervously, explaining that she felt adventurous today. She had already tried most of the food varieties at SugarCube Corner what Pinkie Pie could come up with so far. So, she wanted to try out something new, choosing Twilight's castle first. "Espeon!" Espeon started scolding Slurpuff, not taking too kindly to whoever steals from her Trainer. Even if they were her friends. "Puff." Slurpuff promptly avoided, still wanting to try something new. Pikachu saw an incoming mashed pea being flung by Flurry Heart. "Pika!" He saw an opportunity. Pikachu got in front of Slurpuff, using her as a body shield. But not just a body shield. A way for Slurpuff to eat. Mashed peas were less creative and bombastic than everything in SugarCube Corner. Plus, mashed peas are not as sweet as them. And it barely fit a Pokemon like Slurpuff. And it showed. The moment the peas entered her mouth, she felt like she was going to be sick. "S-Slurpuff..." "Pikachu." Pikachu patted her on the back, encouraging her not to give up on Pinkie Pie's ideas. She will always have something new in mind. Especially with Halloween Nightmare Night closing in. But then soon, Pikachu and Espeon noticed someone missing within the castle. Manaphy was nowhere to be seen. Usually, she's always with Flurry Heart, but not this time." "Pikachu?" He and Espeon started looking around, wondering where Manaphy had hopped off too. And once they looked out the window, they had seen that the Seafaring Pokemon was outside. "Pika!" "Esp? Espeon!" "Pika-Pi! Pikachu!" Pikachu turned to Ash, calling for him. He told Ash that he and Espeon would rush off to grab Manaphy off while they deal with Flurry Heart. "Okay. You guys do that. We'll handle the rest." Ash nodded. "Pikachu!" Pikachu replied as he and Espeon rushed off to the outside of the castle. They knew how troublesome baby Pokemon can be. Especially when spending time with other babies. "Say, Twilight. We should be going now," said Ash. "It's been uh..." "20 minutes," Spike commented. "We're only 20 minutes behind schedule." "20 minutes?!" Twilight gasped before exhaling. "It's fine. We can totally do this." Afterwards, she was met with another splat of mashed peas in the face." She then let out an embarrassed giggle. Pikachu and Espeon had arrived outside, searching for the Seafaring Pokemon before its too late. At the same time, Team Rocket had just returned from their little food job over at Canterlot. Meowth right now as bored, complaining about how nothing interesting was happening so far. "How come we ain't snatch any new Pokemon lately?" "Beats me," Jessie replied, yawning. "I'd say that Pokemon House and Fluttershy have us by the hook." James jokingly said. "We're slacking aren't we?" "Not for long. One day, we'll have to break out of our imprisonment there and get back to doing what we do best. For the boss!" Jessie pumped her fist. "And Zecora?" James asked. "Not yet. I want to learn more potions before we scram away from her. When's that stupid forest going to regenerate already?" "Yeah, well, make it quick. Nothing's ha-" Just as Meowth spoke and they kept walking off, the Scratch Cat Pokemon then saw something that caught his eye. Right on an overhead balcony, Amethyst Star's Skitty could be seen resting there. Meowth, also being a cat, was struck by his fellow feline. Lovestruck that is as Jessie and James had walked off, unaware of Meowth's pause. "Skitty." Skitty yawned as Meowth gawked. "What a beauty!" Meowth gushed before blowing a puff of smoke in the form of a kissing face towards the Kitten Pokemon. It floated up, only for Skitty's tail wag to blow it away. That was instant love denial. "Gh! It's fine!" But Meowth did not give up. The second best thing in his eyes was a love poem. He came up with one on the spot, clearing his throat and getting on one knee to try and impress Skitty. "How do we come to be here next to each other in the night Where are the stars that show us to our love and..." Just then, Meowth had paused, trying to find something to rhyme it with. "Uh...I can't be out of rhymes now! Zecora ain't help much, did she?" He thought of a rhyme, digging deep into his mind while Skitty just sat there. "They call that art?" Just then, Amethyst Star showed up at the balcony for her Pokemon. "Skitty. Come on. Bath time." "Skitty!" Skitty then hopped off the balcony before back inside of her home. At that moment, Meowth had come up with something at last. "Bingo!" But it was too late. The moment he turned around, Skitty was gone. Meowth's hurt sunk with disappointment meeting his face. "Guess it wasn't meant to be. Bummer..." Saddened, Meowth walked away. And right as he walked away, Manaphy hopped over him, moving swiftly from place to place thanks to her light body. "Manaphy!" Unable to find Manaphy anywhere, Pikachu and Espeon knew they were not enough. So, to cover more ground, they would rally a search party. And they could count on their friends for that. They gathered, Audino, the one Slurpuff from before, Braviary, Sceptile and one of Rarity's Leavanny plus her Pheromosa. All of them weren't busy at the moment, so this was a good opportunity to require their help. "Pika-Pika. Pikachu." Pikachu laid out the plan. He could rely on Audino and Slurpuff for easy tracking with their senses. Braviary could cover the skies thanks to this aerial advantage. Sceptile to an extent with his vines. Pheromosa and Leavanny would come with Pikachu and Espeon on foot. Especially Pheromsa who could run fast while holding other Pokemon. Everyone knew what they needed to do. Find Manaphy and return her before she causes any trouble. They scattered across Ponyville, hoping that she hadn't ventured off too far. Toy store. Over at the toy store, Twilight was off to pick up some toys for the foals. Here at the toy store, many toys tailored to Pokemon could be found here. "Okay, we just need to grab some toys and we are outta here. Ash. Cold. Can you go ahead of us to the schoolhouse? We'll meet up with you later." "Okay." Both of them said before walking off. As they left, Flurry Heart, who was in a shopping cart, wanted to continue playing as Frillish with Twilight. "You want to play, don't you? Well, I know a game that's even more fun!" Twilight squeed before Spike poked her, showing the Princess of Friendship the list. "And more efficient. Race Carts!" Immediately, Twilight had hopped into the cart, using magic to move it. "Woo-hoo!" Spike and Axew then chased after them, but the cart was moving too fast. "Axew!" Axew then had the clever idea of transforming into Haxorus and doing the same to Spike. "Haxorus." The Axe Jaw Pokemon grabbed a nearby cart, placing Spike on it. This way they could keep up with Twilight and Flurry Heart. "Neat thinking, Haxorus! After them!" "Haxo!" Haxorus pushed the cart with stupendous strength, chasing after the alicorn duo. While moving with the carts, Twilight used her magic to grab some toys, placing them in the basket. Flurry Heart felt the wind blow in her face as the base was being filled with an abundance of Pokemon toys. Some were bigger than others and some came in pairs. Spike and Haxorus caught up, running beside Twilight and Flurry Heart. "Spike! Haxorus! Glad you could get into this and join!" "We're not joining, just keeping up with you. But this is actually pretty fun." Spike laughed. But very soon, he was getting into the adrenaline of it. They then came to a halt at the counter, having the toys ready. Great multi-tasking on Twilight's side. "Nice thinking, Twilight. "Best aunt ever!" She exclaimed, feeling proud of herself again. Flurry Heart then tugged on Twilight's tail, wanting more of that. "Hang on, Flurry. The race cart's taking a pit stop." Sadness filled Flurry Heart's face until it turned to happiness. She was a quick thinker as she could just her magic on the cart And that's what she did. The baby alicorn manipulated the wheels of the cart as it was jittering. She closed her eyes, trying to properly move it until she managed to do so. Now she was riding solo. She giggled, dashing through the store with the cart. Ponies and Pokemon watched as this baby was going full speed through the store. Right ahead, there was a pile of Chimchar, Butterfree, Natu and Carracosta toys stacked together in perfect order. It would be a shame if something ruined that perfect pile. And something did. A baby on a cart crashing right through them. She broke through the piles as if they were minor roadblocks. The pony nearby dashed away, not wanting to be smushed. Twilight, Spike, Haxorus and the Salespony went over to the mess as a few others watched. "I'm not a detective, but I think we got a suspect." Spike removed a Chimchar toy, revealing Flurry Heart buried underneath, giggling. "Huh!?" Twilight giggled before Flurry Heart's emotion transformed into a frown, fearing that Twilight was about to scold her. Spike then showed her the list, causing her to sigh. "Well, we'd better get to cleaning. We've got no time to waste!" Instantly, Twilight used her magic to rearrange the Pokemon toys on the pile as soon as she could. And she did so successfully, calling it a job well done as their time here was done. "Thanks, but they were organized by colour." The salespony said as Twilight froze from those words. She sighed before choosing to rearrange them how they were originally placed. The Chimchar toys went on the top, the Butterfree in the upper middle, Natu in the lower middle and Carracosta at the bottom. Meanwhile, the search for Manaphy went on. So far, no sign of her yet. Until now. The first ones to spot her were Braviary and Sceptile. They saw her jumping across the road on the heads of ponies going n with their daily lives. From the direction she was headed, it looked to be Saddle Lake. But before that, she ended up landing on the head of Derpy's Wooper. "Wooper?" Wooper bobbed back and forth like a bobblehead for a moment before spotting his fellow Water-Type. "Mana!" Manaphy kept going as Braviary and Sceptile pursued her. "Woo? Wooper!" Wooper, being the confusing Pokemon that he was, decided to follow after. He loves some good fun in any way shape or form. He immediately joined with the Seafaring Pokemon on whatever little venture she was on. "Okay! Have fun, Wooper!" And Derpy allowed it, waving goodbye as Sceptile swung past her. And speaking of bouncing, Manaphy had the move Bounce with her. "Manaphy!" The Seafaring Pokemon saw Wooper joining along as she told him to hitch a ride. Unfortunately, Wooper doesn't have any arms to grab with. But he did have a mouth. He immediately bit onto Manaphy's antennae as a substitute. "Wooper!" "Phy...Mana!" By using Bounce, Manaphy hopped a great distance. Too great of a distance. Her jumping strength was impressive but that was to be expected for a Pokemon known for jumping out of water constantly. "Scep?!" Sceptile gasped, seeing how incredibly high they had jumped. Even Braviary was surprised. Sceptile ended up crashing into a tree after his focus was thrown off. "Tile!" For show and flair, Manaphy had then used Hydro Pump to fly higher through the air. The high volume blast of water had also struck Braviary while Manaphy was spinning with it. "Viary!" "Mana! Manaphy!" Manaphy and Wooper were now heading for Saddle Lake indefinitely. Braviary shook the water off of him as he then called out for his friends. Audino heard Braviary's call, now knowing where she was headed. Audino went on to alert her friends about Manaphy's next location. Saddle Lake. Ponyville Schoolhouse. Twilight and Spike were only 55 minutes behind. Yikes. Ash and Cold were already at the hospital by now, doing what they could for the foals. "Sorry we're late," said Twilight, pushing a box of books. "Oh, no problem," Cherilee replied. "But I gotta say, I'm surprised you came to me for a book. Don't you have a huge collection?" "Yes, but—" Twilight was then cut off by Flurry Heart cooing and wanting extra playtime with Twilight. "Sorry, one second." Spike showed her Whammy as Twilight gave the snail pet to the baby alicorn. "I didn't think the foals would be interested in The Unabridged History of Amulets in pony Latin. Plus, no new and exciting Pokemon Books for them yet. The ones we brought from Poke-Con have already been read. We only brought so few of them." "Yeah, it was good you came to me. How about the complete collection of Ponyville Fables and Stables?" Cherilee showed the book with its heavy size. "Hmm...Too long." Twilight shook her head. "Alien Alicorns vs. Space Pirates?" Cheerilee suggested another one. "Well, the science there is preposterous even with the world we're living in now." Twilight scoffed. "I'll take that!" Cold used his magic to borrow the book, finding interest in it. "How about Burnferno, Warrior from Within?" Spike gave his own book choice. "It's about a handsome dragon warrior who slays evildoers with his breath and his snappy comebacks!" "Let's borrow that for you and keep looking." Twilight giggled. Spike sat down, reading his chosen book with Axew by his side. Deino came out of her Poke Ball automatically, aiming to devour the book, only for Spike and Axew to stop her. As Twilight searched for another book, Flurry Heart chewed on the toy before throwing it to the floor. She wanted something new and riveting to do. That's when she locked onto Deino. A perfect substitute. The baby giggled before levitating her way towards the Irate Pokemon. "Dei." Deino bit on a table before being met with a baby alicorn tackle to the head. "Deino?" Deino turned around to see the arrival of Flurry Heart. She had no idea what was coming her way. "Uh, how about Gusty the Great?" "Ooh, that was one of my favourites when I was a filly! We'll take it!" Twilight pranced. But just then, a surprise was met with Cheerilee's face as she saw Flurry Heart up to something. "Dei! Deino!" Deino had cried out as she was being levitated by Flurry Heart. Not just her, but most of the furniture in the classroom. She started pretending that she was using the move Gyro Ball. Except, Flurry Heart didn't take into account that Gyro Ball meant that the user was spinning, not the area around them. "Gah!" Twilight screeched after witnessing this. Ash and the furniture, including the chalkboard was being flung around rapidly like a tornado. Twilight quickly used her magic to overlay Flurry Heart's magic hold on everything. Flurry Heart's magic came to an end as everything had been stopped and fell. But before falling, Twilight had rearranged everything, placing them in their original positions, including the chalkboard before it could be smashed to bits. "D-Deino..." Deino felt dizzy until Axew caught her. "Xew." "Cheerilee, I am so, so sorry! I didn't even hear her leave!" Twilight apologized before heading over to Flurry Heart. "It's fine. At least the chalk on the chalkboard is okay." Cherilee let out a safe cry as Twilight and the others promptly left before things got worse. Saddle Lake. Manaphy and Wooper had arrived at the Saddle Lake. Pheromosa, with her great speeds, came to a screeching halt as everyone followed after her. Upon arriving, they had seen that Manaphy had bounced onto the head of a Feraligatr that was peacefully resting there, only receive some disruption. "Mana!" "Fera?" But not only that, Manaphy was still using Hydro Pump for extra height as the Big Jaw Pokemon was met with water to the head. Feraligatr didn't even bother leaping out to chase after Manaphy. She was already long gone with how high she bounced. "Pika..." Pikachu sighed as they were already far from the hospital at this point. "Pikachu! Pika-Pika!" A new plan was devised by Pikachu. They would have to cut Manaphy off. Front, back, side. All sides will have to do. They reworked their plan as they all nodded in unison. But they knew that Manaphy would not make things easy for them. Mythical Pokemon are difficult to keep up with. SugarCube Corner. And speaking of Mythical Pokemon, over at Carousel Boutique, Mew had given Axew some sweets to eat. Twilight and Spike stopped by for some food for the foals. And at the same time, Flurry Heart could spend some time with the Cake Twins and not cause any trouble. At least, that's what Twilight was hoping. Upon meeting her fellow babies, they immediately started bonding along with their Plusle and Minun. "Spike. Axew. You two watch Flurry. I'll take care of everything else." Twilight asked as Spike saluted. She went over to Pinkie Pie who was currently serving food to a certain Fighting-Type Gym Leader. Bea from Galar. "Mmm!" Bea gasped after Twilight had shown up. But thankfully, it was someone familiar. She was afraid that eventually, she would be caught having a sweet tooth. Something that Bea wouldn't want to be made public. "Mmm." "Hi, Pinkie! How's it going? I need to pick up the cupcakes for the foals at the hospital! And can you do apology treats?" She asked rapidly. "I'm good. Here they are. Of course I can!" And Pinkie replied just as fast, already having some ready-made. "Do you still have a giant file on everypony's favourite treat?" "In my secret party planning cave!" She pressed one of the buttons of the cash register that had revealed a switch. "BRB!" She then pulled the lever, opening a hatch as she dropped through it. Instantly, she returned with the files, placing them on the table. "Hee-hee! Remind me to tell you later how amazing you are." Twilight said before asking about Cheerilee's favourites. "Cheerilee?" "Eh. I am pretty awesome." Pinkie gave a proud grin before Mew brought over the right paper file. "Cherry oatmeal cookies with yellow sprinkles." "Mew..." Mew gagged at the thought of anything related to oatmeal. "Oh come on, Mew, it's not that bad." Pinkie said. "Great! Can you write 'sorry' on them?" Twilight requested. "I've got a stamp for that," replied Pinkie as Mew held the stamp, putting one on Twilight's head. "Mew-Mew!" In the meantime, while Spike was checking the list, the Cake Twins along with their Pokemon were arguing. They were fighting over a single toy hot air balloon with both sides trying to pull the balloon for themselves. "Plus!" "Min!" "Xew? Axew!" Axew went over to try and diffuse the situation. "Axew-xew!" But, his word's weren't doing it as he was met with not only a slap to the face by a pegasus wing but also electric shocks from both Plusle and Minun. "A-Axew!" Flurry Heart quickly grabbed Spike's attention, showing him what was occurring as Axew fell over. "Oh! Axew!" Spike ran over, helping his partner up. "Hey, you guys! No need to fight! Uh... Hang on!" He ran over to the toy box, searching for a new one. "I'm sure there's another one! Ugh, no, not this one..." He tossed out some toys. "Oh, that's cute..." Flurry Heart found her solution. She grabbed the toy with her magic before ripping it in half. She then gave it to the babies, hoping to have solved the problem with a smile. The babies looked at the broken toy, clearly not happy about it. To show this, they tossed the toy aside, no longer wanting to play with it. Flurry Heart gasped as the Cake Twins started chasing the baby alicorn down. Plusle and Minun just sat there, watching them move around. They had already seen the toy break so what was the point of doing anything now? However, going through a chase was always fun. Even though the two of them were unaware that this wasn't a friendly chase as they joined their partners. The Cake Twins started throwing cupcakes at Flurry Heart, trying to hit her. Plusle and Minun did the same but their intentions were less hostile. "The salespony at the toy store..." Twilight kept piling up the requests for ponies who had their stuff messed with thanks to Flurry Heart. "Apple strudel cupcake with caramel drizzle!" Pinkie exclaimed. "C-Could I have that one?" Bea found interest in something called that. Pinkie Pie nodded before seeing something terrifying. Her eyes almost popped out as she ripped the paper. "Oh, no. You're making the same face Cheerilee made." A worried Twilight said before turning around. She had soon witnessed the colourful and tasty carnage made by the babies. Cupcakes everywhere, splattered. "Pinkie, remind me what your favourite treat is." "Mmm... The sampler platter." Pinkie grumbled. "We'll take three of those." Twilight sighed before Flurry Heart flew to her side. "Hopefully, Pikachu and Eve are having better luck than me." Saddle Lake. Speaking of which, Manaphy looked around, seeing that Pikachu and the others were nowhere to be found. She thought they had stopped pursuing her. The only one chasing her was Braviary. But as she moved across the area, Manaphy and Wooper were drawn in by a Sweet Scent. They couldn't help but go towards it. But that Sweet Scent was a trap from Slurpuff. Manaphy soon found out that Pheromosa had appeared in front of her, creating a massive cloud of smoke. "Mosa!" "Mana?!" Manaphy gasped as she immediately turned around, aiming to use Bounce to get away. But right behind her, appearing from the shadows was Espeon. They had cornered her from front and back. "Espeon!" Manaphy was ready to just jump up in a straight line, only for Leavanny to make a plethora of String Shots that had wrapped around the Seafaring Pokemon's legs. Now Manaphy could not use Bounce. "Leavan!" "Phy...Mana!" But Manaphy still had Hydro Pump as she unleashed a massive stream of water that had sent her upwards and even destroyed the threads from String Shot. But there was a surprise waiting for her there as well. Sceptile had used his vines to make a grass cage in the form of a massive dome. Manaphy bumped her head onto the dome before falling. "Mana?!" "Sceptile!" "Wooper!" But that's where Wooper came in, using Haze. A massive haze had emerged, clouding everything for everyone. That allowed Manaphy to go next. The Seafaring Pokemon had then used Hydro Pump to hit the String Shot, obliterating it as she had freed herself. She was ready to head off and make her escape until Pikachu came in. The Mouse Pokemon used Quick Attack, moving at blinding speeds to block her. Espeon had then used Psychic to hold both of them. But Manaphy quickly resisted by using Psychic as well to blow Espeon's hold away. At this rate, Manaphy would not give up as she stood before everyone else. "Pika...!" Pikachu's red sacs flared with electricity, asking Manaphy to stay still. "Pika-Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu told Manaphy that she had to get back to Flurry Heart. "Mana?" Manaphy had then realized that she was far away from Flurry Heart. She was about to break into tears after seeing that her friend was not around. Pikachu and the others gasped as Manaphy was on the verge of crying. "Phero!" Pheromosa quickly grabbed Manaphy, running off to reach Flurry Heart before things get worse. Hospital Finally, after many delays, they had arrived at the hospital. Ash and Cold were already there, doing what they know best to cheer the foals up. Ash himself along with his Pokemon were admired while Cold showed off with his Rift Magic and what he could do. Once Twilight had finally arrived, she wasted no time and went towards reading to the foals. Of course, Gusty the Great was her choice. Childhood nostalgia got the better of her. "...and while nopony had ever tried to reach Cloudsdale on hoof, Gusty the Great was not deterred! She and her unicorn warriors marched up the hill. But suddenly, they encountered..." Twilight read. "Encountered what?!" Spike gasped as he was getting into the story. He had held Axew, shaking while eating cupcakes. "It was the treacherous Grogar..." Twilight revealed the name as they all shuddered. At the same time, Flurry Heart was being bored of this, wanting something exciting to happen. She wanted to play more. "...and Gusty could tell he was ready for battle. Gusty called out to the unicorn warriors—" Interrupting her was Flurry Heart with another tail tug. "Ow! Not right now, Flurry. These foals really want to hear this." Twilight said. And Flurry Heart did not take kindly to that. Her face heated up as she couldn't handle another denial. And because of that, she broke into tears as she accidentally tossed her Whammy away. But even after that, Twilight kept reading. 'We can fight Grogar together!' And the unicorn warriors shot magical beams into the clouds that wove into one! The beam, stronger than a thousand armies, shined down!" Flurry looked around, searching for her Whammy as it had ended up on a cart, unfortunately, carried away. After searching the area, Flurry Heart's sadness increased. She pushed side the cushion of a sick pony resting on it, desperately searching for the toy. All the while, Twilight was still reading. "It wrapped around Grogar and pulled him to the ground! 'Don't let him escape!', yelled Gusty!" Cupboards, other rooms where patients were. Flurry Heart flew and teleported around. "Say 'ah," Redheart said to a patient. "Aaah..." The patient opened his mouth, only to be met with Flurry Heart showing up and opening it even more. "Aaaah!" Flurry Heart left afterwards, using her magic to lift objects up, searching everywhere she could so far. And with each passing second, her fear was building as she started making worrying squeaks. She returned to the room Twilight was, lifting every bed, searching for Whammy. "Grogar was strong, for fear gave him power, and he broke through the bonds!" Twilight read as the ponies gasped at the sight of Flurry's actions. "I know! So good, right?" But Twilight thought it was something else. "Twilight! Look up!" Spike cried out. "Spike, you're floating." She casually said, looking up before kicking into realization. "You're floating!" "So are you!" Spike cried out in response as everything in this room was being carried. "Hey, guys." Cold entered the room. "Ash said that he found-" As soon as Cold entered, he had been carried too. "Woah! What's happening?!" "Flurry, honey, you need to stop this. Put us down, please." Twilight pleaded as Flurry Heart was panting more with fear rising within her. "Twilight! Look out!" Both Cold and Spike cried out. A bed was coming Twilight's way. But thanks to Twilight's magic, she held everything and reverted it all to normal. "Nopony panic. Everything's gonna be okay!" But immediately, Flurry raised the beds once more, only for Twilight to lower them. There was a constant back and forth with them controlling the beds and everypony nearby with magic. Afterwards, Flurry started teleporting away, only for Twilight to chase after her. Meanwhile, Ash had gone out to buy something for the foals as he was now returning to the hospital. He was unaware of what was occurring inside. But what surprised him was Pheromsa running at breakneck speeds, passing him by with Manaphy crying. "Huh?" Ash paused while holding the bags of objects. "Pheromosa?" "Pikapi!" Up ahead, Pikachu could be seen approaching. He jumped onto his partner's shoulder, pointing ahead as the rest of Pokemon joined with Ash. "What's going on?" "Audino!" Audino pushed Ash, trying to get ahead of things before Manaphy makes everything spiral out of control. But that wasn't the only thing spiralling out of control. "W-Woah!" Ash exclaimed after being pushed inside. Within the hospital, Twilight just could not keep up with Flurry Heart, no matter what. "Oh, I can't keep up with her!" "Oh, yeah, where's her Snoozle?!" Spike questioned, getting the name of Whammy wrong. "Her what?!" Twilight replied. "You know, her Whacky Whompy thing?" Spike looked into the carriage, searching for the toy as it was not inside there either. "The snail? Where is it? Cadance said it calms her down." "Pheromosa!" Entering the hospital room was Pheromosa as she had found the baby. She came to a screeching halt, almost bumping into a nearby bed. "Mana! Manaphy!" Manaphy had then used Psychic again, this time expanding it as it blew Pheromosa off. Now the Lissome Pokemon was being carried by Psychic, similar to everyone else here. And the room was on the verge of being a crying zone. When Flurry Heart cries, Manaphy cries. And when Manaphy cries, Flurry Heart cries, creating an unending cycle until both are calmed down in some way. Flurry Heart heard Manaphy crying as it was about to make her cry. Twilight looked around, seeing the mess made here, knowing this had to end. "Flurry Heart! Put us all down this instant!" "!" Flurry Heart gasped as even Manaphy was startled by her shout. Flurry Heart dropped everyone with her magic along with Manaphy's Psychic. Twilight safely brought them down. "Is everypony okay?" Twilight asked as noises of assent came from the foals. Redheart fainted after what she had witnessed. Ash had entered the room after the other Pokemon brought them here. "Oh geez..." Ash sighed as he held his back. "Could've been more gentle, ya know. Hm?" He then looked at the scene. "Flurry, that was very, very bad! You could have hurt somepony!" Twilight scolded. And in the end, Flurry Heart ended up crying either way. And thus, Manaphy went back to crying as well as they both held each other. Flurry Heart used her magic to create a shield. "Oh, Flurry, Manaphy, I didn't mean to—" But Flurry Heart and Manaphy kept crying. "Espeon." Espeon went up to her partner, breathing in and out as she was a bit exhausted. Pikachu slumped over, also tuckered out. "Sweetie, you don't have to be scared. It's just me, see?" Twilight said, pressing her face on the bubble. But Flurry Heart moved away with the bubble. "Pika-Pikachu." Pikachu nudged Ash, asking him how they could fix this. That's when, amidst all of that magic holding, the cart where Whammy was on had been manipulated from afar, dropping the toy. "Leavanny." Leavanny brought over the toy as Ash spotted it. "Nice find, Leavanny." He replied before putting the pieces together. "So all of this was because of..." "Pika?" "You're scared of me. Because I yelled at you." Twilight's ears dropped. Oh, Flurry, I'm so sorry. I've been a terrible aunt today. All you wanted to do was play, and I've barely been able to pay attention to you. None of this is your fault. It's mine. So much for being the best aunt ever. But I hope you know how much I love you." Always knew the right words to say as Flurry Heart giggled, immediately smiling before squeezing Manaphy. However, Manaphy was still upset, but there was a solution to that. As Flurry Heart went to hug Twilight, emerging out of the Poke Ball was the Dragon Pokemon, Dragonite. "Dragonite!" Dragonite pulled everyone in for a hug, sparing no survivors. From Ash, Twilight, Flurry, Manaphy, Redheart, the Pokemon and the foals, they were all apart of Dragonite's group hug. "O-Ough!" Twilight's eyes bulged. "G-Good timing as always, Dragonite!" "Gonite!" "Oh yeah...! Leavenny!" Ash turned to Leavanny. "Leavan." Leavanny had revealed Whammy as she had found it. To Flurry Heart's glee, she grabbed the toy, feeling happier than before. "Thanks, Leavanny. How about we head home now." Twilight suggested before Nurse Redheart gave an ahem and hooftap. The ponies at the hospital weren't too happy still. "After we clean up." Ponyville. Back at Ponyville, where Meowth was picking flower petals that he took from Carousel Boutique after not scoring on with Sktty, Shining Armor and Cadence were actually feeling the effects of being away from their daughter for a while. "This one kind of reminds me of Flurry's hair," Cadence mumbled, on the verge of crying as she looked at a cupcake that had Flurry's hair patterns. "Uh-huh. And this one reminds me of Flurry too." Shining also started numbing with tears sprouting, looking at a small piece of art. "How so?" Spearhead asked. "It's small... like her!" Shining cried. "I-I can't do this anymore! Spearhead, this has been great, but—" "Say no more." Spearhead stopped him. "My art has always spoken to me about what I love. But knowing that it spoke to you about what you love speaks to me. "What...?" Shining paused before Spearhead said his last words to them. "Go to her." The Pokemon Huse. "There you are. Where have you been?" James asked Meowth after he showed up. "Heartbroken..." Meowth slumped over. "Get over it," Jessie replied. "Whatever it is. We've got work to do." "Yeah, yeah, I hear-" But as Meowth replied, raising his head, in some odd twist of fate, he had seen Amethyst Star's Skitty again. She was here since Amethyst wanted a new Pokemon. "Hold the phone! Fate's not given up on me yet!" "What's he on about?" James looked to Jessie. "Mm-mm." Jessie shrugged as Meowth went after Skitty for a third try. Unfortunately, Skitty had accidentally swung her tail whacking Meowth away. "Gaaaaah!" Meowth cried out while flying off into the distance. "It's a solo blast off!" "Skitty?" Twilight's Castle. "I'd better get going now," said Ash to Twilight as the rest of Twilight's Pokemon, minus Absol were playing with Flurry Heart and Manaphy. "Good luck with things, Twilight." "Pika-Pika!" "Right. Thanks for your help, Ash. Pikachu." She bid farewell before closing the door. The door had reopened with Shining and Cadence showing up. "Flurry?! Where's our little foal?!" Shining Armor cried out before Flurry flew over. "Ah! Oh, we missed you so much!" He and Cadence hugged her. "Ninetales!" Ninetales ran over, holding his tails out. He allowed Flurry to grab onto them and feel warm. Usually, grabbing them meant that a cause would be placed upon the target. But Ninetales could control who gets the curse. And a baby certainly wasn't one. "But it looks like you had a great time without us." Cadence sighed. "Actually, not so much," Twilight said. "Flurry got into some mischief, but it wasn't her fault. I shouldn't have agreed to watch her with such a jam-packed schedule. It was too much to juggle. But Flurry taught me an important lesson today. It turns out being the best aunt ever isn't about spending the most time with your niece, but spending quality time with her. And she taught me a really cool Frillish game, so I guess I learned two things." "And I helped somehow!" Cold chimed in with his head popping out of the corner. "Yes. Thank you for your input, Cold." Twilight nodded as everyone chuckled. Suddenly, breaking through the window was Meowth. The power of that tail smack was surely potent as everyone gasped. "Ugh..." Meowth groaned as Ninetales went up to him. "Nine-Nine." Ninetales licked Meowth's face. "I ain't done yet...One day, I'll get to her." Meowth groaned before fainting. As the journey continues. Chapter 562 End.