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// Ch.15 
// Story: My Precious Baby 
// by Super-Stallion 
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After turning in Mrs. Breeze was in her dreams walking through the darkness till she saw her husband and there child then she walked up to them with a smile and hugged them both.

"Your back." She said happily.

"Yes but only to say goodbye." Cumulous sighed with remorse.

Breeze kissed him on the cheek, "That may be so but at least I get to see you one last time...so does this mean you managed to convince Cloud to stay with me?"

Her husband smiled, "Yes I think Cloud will be staying with you for a very long time."

Breeze sighed in relief, "I'm glad...I don't know what I would do if I lost another baby."

"I'm still of coarse youw baby, wight Mama?" Nimbus said from top his fathers back.

Breeze picked him up and kissed him on the head, "Of coarse sweetie you'll always be my baby too." she cooed.

"That's right no matter where we are where still together in spirit." Cumulous said, "Oh and Breeze somepony here wanted to speak to you."

Cumulous pointed a hoof in another direction and Breeze looks to see another mare walk up to them. She looked lovely with her red mane and shining blue eyes.

"Oh hello, who are you?" Breeze asked.

"Hello Mrs. Breeze, I'm Clouds mother." the mare said.

"Oh my so your Clouds real mother."

"Yes I am, I just wanted to come talk to you before I had to leave this world again."

"Okay what did you want Mrs..."

"My name is Whirlwind and I just wanted to say congratulations and...please take good care of my little baby, he means the world to me." Whirlwind said.

Breeze smiled, "I will, thank you."

"Alright, there also another thing I wanted to ask."

"What is it?"

Whirlwind smiled and walked over towards Breeze and started ruffling Nimbus mane, "Well sense your taking care of my little Cloud, don't you think it be far to let me have Nimbus here?"

Breeze raised a brow, "You want my Nimbus?' she said.

Whirlwind sighed, "Yes please, I really missed taking care of Cloud and looking at this little guy who looks dead on like him when he was a baby makes me feel really nostalgic." she replied.

"Well in that case be my guess. It will be sometime before I rejoin with my baby, it would be good to know that he's with somepony in my place." Breeze said hoofing Nimbus to her.

"Thank you," Whirlwind said then looked down at Nimbus, "you don't mind spending time with me do you?"

"No I dun mind."

Breeze felt a hoof over her shoulder and turns around to look at her husband, "Its time for us to go Breeze." he said sadly.

Breeze then frowned, "What but you just got here."

"I know but are time is up all we can do know is say goodbye." 

Breeze looked over at Nimbus who had just as sad expression. Nimbus lifts up his arms to be hugged and Breeze takes him from Whirlwind arms and hugs him close to her chest.

"I'll miss you Mama." Nimbus said.

"I'll miss you to sweetie." She kissed him on the head one more time before hoofing him back to Whirlwind.

Breeze looked back at Cumulous trying her best not to cry. Her husband hugs her and then kisses her on the lip pationetly Breeze gladly returned the kiss. After what seemed like forever Cumulous back away from the kiss and smiled at Breeze.

"Its time for you to wake up my dear. When you do Clouds going to need you, may you both be happy with your lives...goodbye."



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I slowly opened my eyes and looked around my room, "I'm awake." I said sadly as I sat up in my crib. I bowed my head and pouted, "I wanted more time with my Mama."

Just when I felt like I was about to cry the door to my opened and I look to see Bree- no my Mama come into my room and walk toward my crib and she looks down at me and smiles.

"Hello my little Cloud. You know your suppose to be still sleep right?" 

I look out the window to see it was still nighttime, the moon high in the sky I look back at her, "I not sweepy though." I said.

"Oh?" Mama said. I nodded in reply, "Alright then come here."

Mama picks me up out of the crib and cradles me in her arm, "Phew smells like somepony needs there diaper changed." she cooed carrying me to the changing table. I felt my face glow red as she laid me on the table.

Mama opened up my diaper then removing it she rolled it up and threw it into the trash bin, then she pulled out the baby wipes and started cleaning my rear that was held up in the air by her hooves. After she was sure my butt was clean she got a fresh diaper and slid it up under my bottom then after sprinkling some foal powder into it she pinned on the new diaper finishing her work.

Mama picks me up, "Okay do you need anything else?" she asked.

"I'm hungwy, can I have somting to eat?" I ask.

"Alright what would you like?"

Having limited things to eat as a foal I reply, "Can I have appwesauce pwease?"

I like applesauce.

"Okay sweetie lets go to the kitchen to fill your little belly." She cooed carrying me out the nursery on her back.

As we walked down the hall I thought back to my dream and my mother and what I now know what I'm going to do. I'm going to stay here and be my Mama's baby and make her happy. Both of them.


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Somewhere else in the mansion, Star Bright and Joy where walking down the hall until they reached the doors and opening them they entered the room, a big ballroom the roof reaching high above, waxed clean floors and candles and pictures by the wall.

Star looked around the ball room admiring the scenery till suddenly he saw at the far end of the ball room there was a small stage with a whole bunch of instruments lined up next to each other one by one. A Cello, Trumpets, Tuba's and a black grand piano, but what really caught his attention was a instrument shaped suitcase on top the piano.

Star walked  over to the piano and inspected the suitcase and grabbing it in his magic he brought it in front of him to see his Cutie mark a musical note on fire on the front. Lowering the case to the ground he undid the locks on the side and opened it to reveal his precious violin.

Joy came over and watched as Star picked up his violin into his hooves, "So that your violin?"

Star nodded, "Yep this is it, we can go now."

"Oh but you just got here."

They both turn around to see Trotworth right behind him with a not amused expression, "You two know your suppose to be in bed, its way past curfew." he said his voice rising into anger.

"Where sorry Trotworth, we'll be going now." Joy said walking past Trotworth, Star Bright close behind with his violin on top his back.

Trotworth grabbed the violin and took it away from Star Bright. Star Instantly snapped back around when he didn't feel his instrument on his back and glared at Trot who now held it in his magic, "Hey give that back!" he yelled.

"Sorry but all instruments stay in the musical hall, mansion rules." Trotworth said setting the violin on a stand near the other instruments.

"But that violin is mine!"

"Tuff luck those are the rules."

Star's anger started to rise quickly and his eyes started to burn with furry, "You can tell me what to do old man! That Is my violin and I'm not leaving here without it."

Trotworth scuffed, "You'll have to get through me first."

"Gladly."

Star Bright charged at Trotworth about to punch him in the face. Trotworth grabbed hold of Star Bright's hoof in his own then he twisted around and threw him onto his back with the floor and jumping over him Trotworth brought his face with Star's looking at him menacingly.

"Listen here you moron, you may have beaten me the last time but trust me when I say you will not win again."

"Buck you."

Trotworth punched Star right in the stomach then got off from over him as he groaned on the floor. Joy walked over to Star and got down on her knee to see if he was okay, Trotworth walked over to the piano and sat down on the seat. Star Bright with help from Joy slowly got back up on his hooves and continued to glare at Trotworth.

"Give back my violin."

Trotworth looked back at him, "Why should I? Why should I bend the rules so you can have your instrument back?"

"To you it's just an instrument but that violin is my life and my pride. I had that violin for years and I don't plan to be apart from it now not even a second...so if you think I'm going to leave it with you, I hope your ready for a fight." Star Bright's horn started to glow in heated flames.

Trotworth looked at the flames in the young stallions eyes and raised a brow, "I'm surprised a ruffian like you even knows how to play the violin?"

"I bet I can play the violin better then you can play that piano." Star said.

Trotworth smirked, "Oh is that so? for your information, I am very skilled when it comes to playing the piano. If anything its me who's better then you."

"Prove it."

"Hmm?"

"You and me play it out right here. If I win you let me take my violin, if you win I leave."

Trotworth tapped a hoof to his chin I thought before replying, "Alright then, I except your challenge."

Star Bright climbed onto the stage grabbing his violin in his hooves and taking the bowstring from the suitcase in his magic and into a free hoof he sat down on a nearby seat fixing the bow to the strings. Trotworth lifted the lid over the piano keys then looked over at Star Bright.

"See that stand in front of you with the book rested on top? Open the book and turn to page twelve."

Star used his magic to move the stand closer then opened the book that was filled with different notes and songs and turned to the page.

"Alright begin."


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In the dinning hall Mama put me in the highchair, strapping me in and lowering the feeding board down in front of me. She puts a foalfood jar of applesauce on the board popping open the lid she sticks the foal spoon into the jar scoops out some applesauce bringing it close to my maw.

"Open up Cloudy, here comes the choo choo train." she cooed.

I opened my mouth allowing her to spoon feed me the first spoon full of applesauce. It tasted so sweet and good I quickly opened my mouth to allow Mama to feed me another spoon fool of applesauce. She kept feeding me until the jar was empty then I grabbed the empty jar and lifted up to my muzzle and started licking the inside to get whatever was left.

Mama giggled and took the jar away from my hooves. my face was smeared in applesauce, Mama took a napkin and wiped my face clean while saying, "Your such a messy boy Cloud, what is Mommy gonna do with you?" she said teasingly.

I just giggled as she finished cleaning my face, "Mama where's Pwuto I wanna pway with him?" I ask.

She frowned, "Sorry sweetie, this is no time to play. Pluto's in the back in his dog house sleeping, just like how your suppose to be sleeping right now." Mama said picking me up out the highchair.

"Aww but-" I cut off when I suddenly hear something coming from somewhere, "What's that sound?"

"I don't know?" Mama said then putting me on her back we left the dinning hall and went down the closer and closer to the now more hearable sound, "Sounds like music?"

Mama walked down the hall till she reached the musical hall and opening the door she went inside and saw Joy sitting in front of the stage staring at Star and Trotworth with awe as they played.



Mama walked over next to Joy and took a sat down on her haunches next to her with me sitting on my padded bottom in front of her to also watch the two play. Joy and Mama where talking between each other about something but I was too distracted by Star Bright and Trotworth playing to hear what they where saying.

I know all about his story of his foalhood and I sometimes heard Star Bright play his violin at night back home in his room. It always sounded so beautiful and now was no different and Trotworth was pretty good too every key note sounding through out the hall and filling my ears with music. My attention was so completely on the two I didn't realize my eyes getting heavy and I started to sway back and forth.

I yawned and cuddled into my Mama's chest. Mama looks down at me and smiles when she see's I'm obviously getting tired from the music. She leans down and nuzzles the top of my mane lovingly, I sleepily look up and return the nuzzle with my own love.

Star Bright looked for a moment at Breeze and Cloud Mist a bit surprised to see them, while he played and watched the two embrace each other. He closely watched his little friend cuddle into Breeze fur like a foal with a teddy bear with a bright smile across his face, Star let a smile grow on his own face and looked back at his notes.

Trotworth and Star Bright played for a long time until the song finally ended. Trotworth at last looked up from the keys of the piano to finally notice Breeze cradling a sleeping Cloud in her arms.

"Milady!? I didn't see you there, did you need something? Maybe I can-"

"No, no Trotworth that's fine I don't need anything. Cloud woke up earlier and he was hungry so I came down and fed him, I didn't think I would see you though this late at night playing the piano Trotworth, when was the last time you played?" Breeze said then looked over at Star Bright, "And you Star Bright, I didn't know you can play the violin? And may I say you play splendidly."

"Really Thanks."

"No thank you, because of you two Clouds sleeping again and now I can put him back to bed, goodnight." Breeze said before turning around and left out the hall with Cloud on her back.

Star Bright watched as they left then turned back to Trotworth, "Can I have my violin now?"

"Fine sense milady thought you where good I'll allow you to take it with you."

"Good now there one more thing I need."

Trotworth looked at him questionably, "What you have your violin, what else could you need?" he asked.

Star walked closer and leaned on the side of the piano, "I want to talk to you about my early release."