Foal Adventures.

by Super-Stallion


Green Paws

It was a quite day in Canterlot, as Nightmare Moon, Sly, and Blueblood sat in the gardens looking up at Luna who was smiling at them. “Alright my little ponies.” (*whimper*) “And foxling. Today you each are going to help me plant a few flowers, won’t that be nice?”

“Fwowers, that’s boring.” Blueblood said, as he looked at Luna. “Can’t I just go and pway?”

“No Bluey you can’t, my sister said you had to help, it’ll help teach you the values of team work.” with that Blueblood crossed his arms and pouted. “Now none of that I’m sure we’re all going to have fun today, besides you get to get dirty and not get into trouble.” this brought a bit of a smile to Bluebloods face as he looked at Luna.

“Sly, stay away from that.” Nightmare Moon said, as she started to crawl over to Sly who was getting close to a stack of flower pots, only to have both of them levitated and brought back to Luna.

“You’re each going to get a pot.” Luna said, as she levitated a flower pot to each of the younglings and smiled. “Now, then each of you is to plant a flower in the pot and once you’re done we’ll see what grows.”

“But that’ll take forever.” Nightmare Moon whined as she looked at Luna.

“Not with the help of a little magic spell that I’ll also be teaching you today.” both foals smiled at one another and quickly started to get to work while Sly set about watching them and then trying to do the same. As Luna watched she smiled to see how well both foals where mastering their spells and levitating dirt and other seeds and water over to their pots, then smiled at how Sly was doing everything by himself. As they each finished Sly being the last of the ground Luna smiled at them as they each seemed excited to learn a new spell, all except Sly who was patting the top of the dirt in his pot after planting what he wanted to plant. “Alright little ones let’s see what grows.” with that Luna started to teach both Blueblood and Nightmare Moon the magic spell to help speed up the flowers growth while Sly watched from a distance still with his pot watching as his friends planets sprouted and bloomed getting the foals to smile and laugh as they watched their creations grow. “Alright Sly since you can’t do magic I’ll make your plant grow.” Luna said, as she walked over and started to cast her spell only to watch as Sly covered the pot with his body and whimpered slightly. “What’s the matter don’t you want me to make your plant grow?” Sly shook his head, getting Luna to smile. “Alright little one we won’t use magic on this one, but remember you’re going to have to water it ever day and give it plenty of sun light if you want it to grow.”

For a week after that day it wasn’t hard to tell where the little Fox was, if not in bed taking a nap with Luna or sleeping the night away, he was out in the garden watching the little flower pot. “Here again I see.” Sly looked up and smiled at Philomena coming in for a landing. “Still waiting for the little flower to grow?”

“Yes ma-am.” Sly looked at the pot and smiled.

“And your sure you don’t want just a little help with it, I mean it wouldn’t take much.”

“No thank you ma-am, I want to do this myself.”

“Alright then, but since you’re out here all the time you haven’t happen to seen Firebird around have you?” Sly thought for a moment and then smiled slightly.

“I saw him a few hours ago; he was asking lots of questions.”

“Questions?”

“About you.”

“About me? What kind of questions? And don’t lie to me little pup I’ll be able to tell.” with that Sly nodded several times.

“Well he was mostly asking about this female phoenix.”

“A female phoenix? “

“Yeah he’s been kind of keeping an eye on her for the past few days, and was hoping in knew a few things she might like.”

“Really, and do you know this other phoenix?” Philomena asked, as she leaned in close and gave Sly a very stern look.

“Yep, she’s nice and funny, and like to play, and knows the best kinds of pranks. I think Firebird might like her.” Philomena’s eyes started to fill with fire as she glared at Sly.

“And just where might I find this female phoenix this time of day, my little friend?”

“You might find her at the pond right now, just fly over and look down you might see her.” with that Philomena took off like a rocket and started to fly over the pond scanning the area looking for the one that would dare try to take her beloved away from her.

“I don’t see another phoenix around here; I’m sure I would have heard something about it or at least bumped into this other phoenix…. Alright calm down Philomena just remember what Sly said, if I look down I might see her.” with that Philomena flew over the pond several times looking down and around the 5th time she was starting to get very frustrated. “I don’t see anything down there the only phoenix I see is my own,… reflection… why that Sly little...” a smile spread across Philomena’s beak as she took off back towards Sly who was still sitting and waiting to see his plant grow. “Oh Sly.”

“Oh hello again, did you see her?”

“Oh, why yes I did Sly. I did see this phoenix you’re talking about.” with that Philomena started to tickle Sly with her feathers. “You little trickster.” Sly giggles and laughed as Philomena showed no mercy in her tickling, nether one of them noticing another figure walking up on them.

“Well isn’t this a pleasant scene.” Kit said, as getting Philomena’s attention. “Not really sure if I should rescue him or help you.” Kit said as he sat down and looked at Sly panting on the ground while Philomena only smiled slightly. “Things must have been quiet around here since I’ve been gone.”

“Well, Discord does a few pranks once and a while but nothing really all that bad.” Kit nodded to Philomena and then turned to Sly who had finished catching his breath.

“And what about you little one, what have you been up to?”

“Luna taught me how to plant things.”

“Well that sounds nice, and what have you planted?”

“Not sure, still waiting for it to grow.” Sly looked at the pot getting Kit to turn his attention to it.

“I see.” Kit waved his hand over the pot and then smiled at he looked at Sly who now had a worried look on his face. “Don’t worry, I didn’t cast any spells on the seedling just feeling it’s life force, and I can safely say it’s very strong so that means you’re taking really good care of it.” These words washed the fear from Sly’s face and replaced it with a broad smile. “Now then if you’ll excuse me I have to go and say hello to Celestia and Luna they don’t really know I’m back yet.”

“Well Luna is in the play room watching over Nightmare Moon and Blueblood, and Celestia is in the day court.” Philomena explained as she pointed in the two different directions. “And right now I’m watching over this little trickster.”

“Oh I see, well you realize that if he’s managed to trick you, that it just means you taught him very well.” with that Philomena raised her head high with pride. “Well I better get going, need to make my presents known, and from what I hear some of the nobles have been getting a little to snooty lately.”

“You can say that again.” with that Kit vanished which was shortly followed by gasp from the royal court that was shortly followed by Celestia laughing. “I wonder what he did?” just then Kit came running past with a group of nobles in clown make up.

“Run for your lives it’s the killer klowns from outer space.” Kit laughed, as he waved at Philomena who fell on the ground laughing. Sly smiled and then turned his attention back to his little pot, his tail wagged with anticipation as he kept watching hopping to see his little plant sprout.

“Here how about I help you water it.” As Philomena got a small watering can and swooped down to the pond she started to poor a little water on the pot smiling as she watched Sly watch closely. “Are you going to sit here all day again?”

“Yes ma-am.”

“Alright then I’m going to go and see if I can find the elusive Firebird A. Bird of Fire. Stay out of trouble.” Sly nodded and turned his attention back to his little pot. As night was starting to fall Luna walked out and found Sly sleeping next to the flower pot curled up around it. “Sly, It’s time for bed.” Sly opened his eyes and looked up at Luna then quickly looked at the plant and upon seeing no sprout frowned slightly. “It does take a while for a plant to grow naturally Sly give it time. I’m sure your little flower is almost about to sprout.” As Luna levitated Sly she couldn’t help but smile as he waved at the plant as if saying goodbye. “You can come back out here tomorrow; I promise nothing is going to happen to your plant.” As Luna carried Sly in he curled up once more and started to dream about what the plant might be.

When morning came Sly was the first one out of bed and running down to the gardens only to be levitated off the ground and carried towards the dinning hall. “First breakfast then you can go see your little flower.” Luna placed Sly on her back with Nightmare Moon getting the little filly to smile.

“So how’s it doing?”

“It hasn’t sprouted yet, but Kit came by yesterday and said it was really strong.”

“I heard Kit came by yesterday, turned the entire day court into one large clown group.”

“Yep but I can’t wait until it sprouts, I want to see what it becomes.”

“Well it’ll be a flower.”

“Maybe, but it could also be like Chomper.”

“I suppose, but I don’t think mommy would like that.”

“You don’t think I would like what, my little moon?” Luna asked, as she looked back at Nightmare moon and Sly.

“I was just thinking what would happen if Sly’s plant is like Chomper.” Nightmare Moon knew that the adults couldn’t understand the animals so most of the conversations that her and Sly had went unnoticed, or was written off as a little filly pretending.

“Well I think first we would need a bigger pot.” Luna jest, as she walked into the dinning room. After breakfast Sly ran off to the garden where he found his pot and quickly looked at it only to see that nothing had changed. As he lay back down on the ground he kept a close eye on it waiting to see the first signs of his hard work. When Sly woke up from his little nap he looked back at the pot and his eyes widened as he saw a very small green stem coming up from the soil. “IT GREW! IT GREW! IT GREW!” Sly quickly ran down the hall and found Nightmare Moon and Blueblood playing in the play room. As he ran up and looked at Nightmare Moon his tail wagging she smiled at him.
“Did your plant grow?” Sly nodded, getting Nightmare Moon to smile. “Well let’s go see.” with that Sly lead the way as the trio made it back to the garden where Sly sat proudly beside the pot and looked at Nightmare Moon and Blueblood examining the plant.

“Is that it?” Blueblood comment earned him a bop on the head by Nightmare Moon. “Well I guess it is still young.”

“It looks great Sly, if you keep watering it and taking care of it. I bet it’s going to be the best plant in the garden mommy will be so proud.” with that Sly smiled and then looked at Blueblood.

“I guess but it doesn’t really look-” Another bop on the head got Blueblood to sit up and look at Nightmare Moon rubbing his head. “I mean it looks great just keep up the good work.” the rest of the day Nightmare Moon and Blueblood remained in the garden playing and helping Sly with his little flower, and as the rest of that week went on Sly spent everyday taking care of the little flower watering it making sure that it was always in the sun light by slowly moving the pot around the garden making sure that it didn’t stay in the shade for to long. Then came the day that the flower bloomed, it looked like a black rose, but the petals had streaks of red and white specks all over them. In his hast wanting of wanting to show off his prized little plant Sly started to push the little pot across the halls heading for Luna’s room wanting her to be one of the first to see the little flower.

“Hey Firebird check it out.” Philomena said, as she pointed at Sly who was slowly pushing the pot across the floor.

“Looks like his flower bloomed.”

“I’ll say, that little guy has been tending to that flower for a while now, he’s worked so hard on it.”

“Uh-oh trouble.” Firebird said, as he pointed at two ponies walking down the hall. Upper Crust and Jet Set walking down the hall.

“Just look at this, I swear first they started by taking in that demon foal, now we hear of Princess Luna adopted a foxling like a foal, and just look at this.” Upper Crust placed her hoof on the pot and glared down at Sly who kept trying to move the pot but couldn’t budge it. “Creatures should just remain in their place, just like the lower class of ponies should remember their place away from their better halves.” Sly looked up at Upper Crust and growled slightly, wanting her to remove her hoof for he could take his plant and go. “Listen here you worthless flea bitten mutt.” Upper Crust threw the pot against the wall smashing it and getting Sly to run to it and whimper as he looked at his now de-potted flower.

“OH SHE DID NOT JUST DO THAT!” Philomena flared up and screeched at the top of her lungs giving Firebird a bit of the fright. As well as both adults as they looked up in just enough time to see Philomena dive towards them and run them off while Firebird flew down and tried to comfort Sly who had ran to his broken plant and dying flower and started to let out pained howl.

For about ten minutes Philomena chased both Jet Set and Upper Crust around the castle before the two busted into the day court screaming their heads off as Philomena dive bombed them and scratched them with her claws, and beat them with her wings. “HELP THIS CRAZY BIRD IS TRYING TO KILL US!!” Upper crust yelled, as Philomena got a hold of her mane and started to try and pull it out of her head.

“PHILOMENA PHOENIX!” Celestia said in her Canterlot voice getting everything to go quit as Philomena see to snap back to her senses. “Young Lady, I raised you better then this.” Celestia walked down from her throne and looked at Philomena who had her head hung slightly. “Now can you kindly explain to me what this is all about?”

“That crazy bird just attacked us.” Upper Crust protested, as she tried to straighten her mane. “She tried to scratch out our eyes with those lethal weapons of hers, how in Equestria can such a wild beast be allowed to roam the castle with out being supervised?”

“Is she the one?” Celestia looked up to the sound of Kit’s voice and saw him standing in the throne room door way holding Sly and a reformed potted plant in his arms while Firebird rode on his shoulder. Celestia heard Sly’s whimper and then turned her attention to both Jet Set and Upper Crust.

“It seems that I owe somepony an apology.” Celestia leaned down to Philomena and nuzzled her slightly. “I’m sorry I scolded you, if I knew you were coming to some other ponies aid I wouldn’t have.” Celestia then straightened herself and scowled slightly at the two snobs. “As for you two, I believe you have already been warned about your behavior in this castle once before.” Kit walked up and set Sly on the ground with his little flower and let Firebird join Philomena.

“Before we go any further you’re going to say you’re sorry for what you did.”

“How dare you speak to us in such away, Princess are you going to let this brute get away with that.” before Celestia could answer Kit started to laugh slightly as he folded his arms and started to shake his head. “What’s so funny?” Kit looked up at Upper Crust.

“The fact that you thought that was a request.” with that Kit snapped his fingers and both ponies found themselves slammed to the floor in a bowing position. “Now say you’re sorry or I’ll begin to treat you both like the spoiled brats you are in front of all your upper class friends.”

“Fine, we’re sorry.” Upper Crust said, through gritted teeth.

“Very good now remain like that while I explain everything to the princess.” Once Kit had explained what happened, Celestia looked down at the two snobs not very happy. “Got any ideas of punishment?”

“I shall hand them over to my sister to decide their fate since it was Sly that they attacked.”

“But I didn’t do anything Jet Set protested as he struggled.”

“That’s the point you didn’t try and stop your wife you just let her hurt a youngling, what kind of stallion lets its mare go around hurting innocent creatures?” Kit asked, as he looked at Jet Set. “Now since we do have a while before Princess Luna wake for her nightly duties we will have to place you somewhere, and I have the perfect place.” When Luna had heard what had happened to Sly most of Canterlot knew of her anger, in fact ponies in Ponyville knew of it as well, and when she had calmed down enough both her and Celestia arrived in Kit’s garden in their old castle where they found Kit playing a game of catch with Chomper.

“Where are they, I shall deal with those two monsters the same way I deal with any creature that dares threaten one of our subject.” Kit looked at Luna and smirked slightly. “What do you find so funny.”

“Oh nothing, I just think you might like some new additions to my garden.” with that Kit gave Chomper a little pet and started to lead the sisters deeper into the garden until they reached a clearing where they found two pony shaped trees. “I figured they might grow up a bit this way since they failed the other way.” Luna walked up and glared at the two wooden ponies then looked at Kit.

“They still live?”

“They live, think, and feel.”

“And how do you see this as a punishment.”

“As I said princess they feel, I figured if you let them stay like this they can spend sometime learning what it’s like to be a plant.”

“I see, and as you said they are thinking as well?”

“As we speak they are most likely hoping that you will tell me to turn them back, or thinking how you might punish them worse.”

“They would be wise to wonder if my temper will be soothed in a month time when you will release them and they will answer to me.”

“As you wish princess.” with that Luna turned and started to walk away from the two pony trees.

“It might give me enough time to bring back public flogging.” Luna added loud enough to ensure she was heard but winking at Celestia and Kit. As the three walked away a woodpecker landed on the Upper Crust head and started to peck at it in a steady pace.