//------------------------------// // What Happens At Night // Story: Babs-aline // by aires543 //------------------------------// "Oh, my twitchy-witchy girl!" Sang Big Macintosh at dinner that night. "I think you are so nice! I give you bowls of porridge and I give you bowls of ice...cream!" He put a heaping spoonful of an unidentifiable green substance of Bab's plate. "Ugh..." Babs pushed the plate away. "Why don't you ever cook mom?" She asked Twilight. "Babs, we've been over this before" Twilight explained. "Your dad cooks, I clean and YOU stay out of the way." This gained a sigh from Babs. "I swear, i'll go food shopping as soon at we finish the catalogue." Twilight said. She pushed Babs' plate back to her. "Try some of the chard, you need a vegetable." "It looks more like slime to me." She replied. "Well it's slime, or bedtime fusspot." Said Big Mac holding up a spoonful of the so called slime. "Now what's it gonna be?" Babs looked to her doll. "....Think their trying to poison me?" She asked it. She made the doll nod and went upstairs to bed. Babs looked around her room. It wasn't done yet. There were little origami dragonflies hanging from her bed like a canopy. The plaster was cracked and everything looked shabby. She looked at a picture. It was a picture of a filly and a colt standing in front of a billboard that said 'Goodbye Babs'. "Don't forget about me guys...." Babs said as she got under the covers. "Goodnight....little me...." And with that Babs fell asleep. But as she was sleeping the door in the living room opened all on its own, and small fabric mice came out of it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Late that night Babs was awoken by the sound of mice squeaking near her door. She shot out of bed to chase them. Babs ended up in front of the door. When she opened it she saw..... A tunnel. It was a long fabric tunnel leading to another door, just like this one. Babs cautiously climbed through the tunnel to the other door and when she opened it she was in....her living room.... "Huh?" She exclaimed looking around. The only different thing was that the blue colt in the painting had his ice cream all in his cone. Babs sniffed the air. "Hm...something smells.....good..." She said as she walked towards the kitchen. There she saw her twilight with her back to her. "Mom? what are you doing here so late at night?" Babs asked as Twilight turned around. "You're just in time for supper dear." She said. "Your not my mother...." Babs said, pointing to the imposter Twilight looked different. first off, she didn't have her neck cast and.... "My mother doesn't have bu-bu-bu....." Babs stammered "Bu-bu-bu-buttons?" Twilight giggled as she tapped the round black buttons that were in the place her eyes should be. "Do you like them? I'm your other mother." Other Twilight explained. " Now go tell your other father that dinner is ready." Other Twilight put on an oven mit and Babs just kept staring. "Well go on, he's in his study" The other mother said to her. Babs kept staring as she went into the next room. There she found the Other Big Macintosh sitting at a piano hitting random notes. "Dad?" she asked. "Hellooo Babs" He said as he turned to her. He also had round black button eyes. "Wanna hear my new song?" He asked enthusiastically. "My father cant play piano..." Babs replied. "No need to" Other Big Mac replied as two hoof-gloved popped out of the piano on metal rods. "This piano plays me!" He was turned towards the piano as the gloved slid on his hooves. They played a cheery tune and he began to sing. Makin' up as song about Babs this time! She's a Peach she's a doll she's a pal of mine! She's as cute as a button in the eyes of everyone who ever laid their eyes On that girl of mine. When she goes around exploring Mom and I will never ever make it boring Our eyes will be on that Babs of mine! "Uh, sorry to interrupt but she says it's time for dinner" Babs said. "Ooh, who's hungry raise your hoof!" Other Big Macintosh said as the gloves made his arms raise. Babs giggled. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Other Twilight used her magic to place a tofu chicken on the table since ponies were vegetarians. They bent their heads to prey. "We give our thanks and as to bless our mothers golden, chicken breast" Other Big Macintosh gestured to Twilight and she rolled her eyes at them. Babs looked awkwardly to her food. She took a bite of chicken. "Mmm, this chicken is good" She said. "Hungry aren't you?" Other Twilight smiled. "You have any gravy?" Babs asked as she spooned some mashed potatoes onto her plate. "Well here comes the gravy train. Choo choo!" Twilight giggled as a toy train poured some gravy on Babs' potatoes. "Another roll?" Other Twilight asked as a giant plate spun to match each food choice as she said it. "Sweet peas? Corn on the cob?" "I'm real thirsty" Babs replied to her. "Of course!" Said Other Twilight as the chandelier lowered itself from the ceiling, showing glasses with little taps on them. "Any requests?" Other Twilight asked kindly. "Mango milkshake?" Babs wondered as the correct drink stopped in front of her. SHe put some in her glass and drank it all. Other Twilight took Babs' plate away and replaced it with a cake. It suddenly sprouted many candles and the words 'Welcome Home!' appeared on it in loopy cursive. "Home?" Babs asked curiously. "We've been waiting for you, Babs." Other Twilight explained as she took Other Big Mac's hoof. "For me?" Said Babs. "Eeyup, wasn't the same without you, kiddo." Other Big Mac said. "I didn't know I has an Other Mother" Babs replied. "Of course you do! Everypony does!" Other Twilight explained to a confused Babs. "Really?" Babs looked at the cake again. "Uh-huh. And after you're done eating, I thought we'd play a game" Other Twilight said happily "You mean like....hide and seek?" Babs said. "Perfect!" Other Twilight responded "Hide and seek, in the rain" "What rain?" Lightning suddenly struck outside. "What about the mud?!" Babs asked in disbelief. "We love mud here!" Other Big Mac Said "Mud facials, mud baths, mud pies!" Other Twilight exclaimed. "It's great for poison oak." "How's you know I..." Babs trailed off. This was getting freaky. "I mean...I'd love to play, but I better get back to my other mother" "But I'M your other mother!" Other Twilight said. "I mean my OTHER other mother.....mom number one?" She backed away and ran into Other Big Mac. "I should really get back to bed...." "Of course, sweetheart. It's all made up " Other Twilight said gently as she pushed Babs up stairs. "Come along, sleepyhead" Other Big Mac smiled. As they entered Babs' room she gasped. The dragon flies had come alive and were flying around her room. "Hello Babs!" They said at the same time. "Hello, hello, hello, hello!" "What's shaking, baby?" Said a stuffed toy. "Hello...." Babs replied. A small tortoise came out from behind her bed. It had a plastic skull and clothespin legs. It ran around her in a circle. "Hey!" Came a voice "How's it going lopper?" "Where's your swampers and chook?" Said another. It was her friend talking to her through the picture. "Crapes, Almighty! How're my best trolls?! I cant wait till summer! You're both coming right?" "We're already here Babs!" Said the filly "Gone to or-gone?" Said the colt jokingly, tossing a snowball at the fily. The Other Twilight sat on Babs' bed with a jar full of mud. "Oh" Babs said as Other Twilight Put it on her hooves. "The mud...." Babs yawned and lay back in her bed, hugging the picture to her chest. Other Twilight kissed the top of her head. "See you soon" Other Twilight and Other Big Mac said at the same time as Babs fell asleep. Babs woke up in her old shabby room. Sighing, she went to scratch her poison oak only to realize it was gone. She rushed downstairs to the door and opened it. She was met with bricks.