//------------------------------// // Peanut Butter and The Foalsitter (Edited) // Story: The Life and Adventures of Peanut Butter // by FlufferNutters //------------------------------// Canterlot castle is usually quiet at night with the occasional hoofsteps of a guard or servant making their rounds. Recently though the halls have been filled with the hoofsteps and giggles of a little colt named Peanut Butter playing hide and seek with his foal sitter Luna assigned to him when she is doing her royal duties. A royal blue bat pony mare with a sea green mane and yellow eyes named Ocean Shine walks down the moon lit hallways with a watchful eye as she seeks out her charge. Soft giggling can be heard echoing through out the hallway as Ocean Shine could see a light brown tail with streaks of dark brown sticking out from around the corner on the other side of the hallway. She slowly creeps up on Peanut Butter as she reaches the end of the hall. Peanut Butter hides under his favorite blanket as he soon feels a pair of hooves wrapping around him and hearing a playful roar from Ocean Shine as she scoops him up while he holds his Luna plush and blanket. "I found you Peanut Butter." Ocean Shine giggles while tickling the wiggling colt hiding under the blanket. "Nuh uh no see me." Peanut Butter wiggles his way more into his blanket hiding his head while giggling. He pauses for a minute as he hears his stomach start to growl. Ocean Shine smiles a bit, biting her bottom lip to hold back a laugh. "Sounds like somepony needs his midnight snack." She says as Peanut Butter sticks his head out with only his eyes and nose sticking out of the blanket. Peanut Butter nods as he is placed on Ocean Shine's back by her and clings onto her as she goes to the kitchen. They reach the kitchen before Ocean Shine sets Peanut Butter on a chair and he puts his blanket and plush on another chair while Ocean Shine gets his snack of two apples and milk in a sippy cup. He starts to eat his snack as Ocean Shine smiles seeing him happy and content. While Peanut Butter eats his snack one of the night guards enters and sees them at the kitchen table. "Sorry for the interruption. I heard noise coming from here and investigated." The guard admits. The guard leaves the kitchen with Peanut Butter looking at the door before turning his attention back to his food with a smile and a small chirp. A few minutes later Peanut Butter is finished eating and looks at Ocean Shine with bits of apple on his muzzle. Ocean Shine gets a clean rag and wipes off the bits of apple on his face causing him to giggle as he is cleaned up. "Pway?" He asks. Peanut Butter puts his blanket back on him. Ocean Shine looks at him with a smile before putting him on her back before exiting the kitchen. "When we get back to your playroom we'll play some more," Ocean Shine walks through the halls of the castle to Peanut Butter's playroom with him on her back. As she turns the hall to reach the playroom a guard bumps into her which results in them both falling down on their flanks. They both start to get up and look at each other, slightly blushing. "Oh I'm so sorry I didn't hear you coming." The guard apologizes as he gets up. Ocean Shine gets up as she turns to pick up Peanut Butter. "It's okay, it was my fault for not paying attention to where I was going." "By the way why did you have a plush toy on your back?" She turns and looks in shock and horror as she doesn't see Peanut Butter and sees his plush toy and his blanket. "Oh no oh no no no no no, where did he go?, if he's not with me by the time Princess Luna is back from night court I'm as good as fired, he must have switched with it while under the blanket after his snack time." Ocean Shine runs around the hall frantically looking around to find Peanut Butter by retracing her steps. "Who are you talking about?" The guard asks. Ocean Shine looks at him with wide eyes, a frown and the bottom of her left eye twitching which causes the guard shudder a little. "Princess Luna's son Peanut Butter, I'm his foalsitter and he's ran off to who knows where in the castle by now, please don't tell any of the other guards I don't want this getting out, but can you please help me find him?" Ocean Shine holds onto the guard as the bottom of her eye titches more. The guard looks at her and after a few seconds just as he opens his mouth Ocean Shine runs off in a panic. The guard sighs and picks up Peanut Butter's things and follows Ocean Shine. "The name is Moon Light by the way." He shouts as he follows her. Moon Light catches up to Ocean Shine and gives the plush toy and blanket back to her as they both roam the halls. After an hour of searching Ocean Shine is still in a panicked state of mind as she and Moon Light continue their search. "Come out Peanut Butter, this isn't fun anymore," Ocean Shine says. Ocean Shine looks outside and sees the moon is slowly starting to set making way for Celestia's sun to rise. She runs faster around the castle with Moon Light following behind her. "Oh no why of all times does he pull this now?" Ocean Shine asks herself. She walks around the hallway checking each room before sighing in frustration as Moon Light helps her. "Where could he have gone?" Moon Light asks. "I don't know." "I'll check another hallway." "Okay." Moon Light runs into another hall of the castle and continues his search checking the rooms and any space Peanut Butter could hide in. While walking down the halls to check the next room Moon Light bumps into another pony and falls on his flank again. "Oh I'm so sorry for-" He says before he looks up to see Princess Luna standing in front of him and immediately stands in attention. "I-I'm so sorry your highness I didn't mean to bump into you." "It's quite alright, have you seen a pony named Ocean Shine anywhere in the castle?, I need to relieve her of my son Peanut Butter, hopefully he hasn't caused her too much trouble." Luna gives Moon Light a warm smile on her face looking down at Moon Light He freezes for a minute before answering her. "Um y-yes I have she should be down the hall that way princess." Moon Light is gently shaking trying not to have it show in front of the princess while pointing Luna down one of the halls. Luna smirks getting an idea that her son is up to some kind of mischief. "Thank You. You may carry on." Moon Light sighs in relief after she heads down the hall. As Luna walks down the hallway Moon Light directed her to go down Ocean Shine continues her frantic search for Peanut Butter in another part of the castle. She looks outside and sees the sun is rising as she faints from her hyperventilating due to her elongated panicked state in the middle of the hallway she is in. In the other side of the castle Celestia enters her throne room and is about to sit on her throne until she notices a small ball of brown fur hiding almost behind her throne. She smiles and levitates it with her magic as she sits on her throne placing it in her front hooves keeping it warm as she starts her duties. Luna has been walking down the hall for the past few minutes and finds herself near her sister's throne room trying to find Ocean Shine. She sighs before she looks around to see where she is within the castle. "I should ask Celestia if she has seen Ocean Shine," Luna opens the doors and walks inside the room to see the sight of her sister with a small ball of brown fur wrapped in her hooves. "Sister, have you seen Peanut Butter's foalsitter Ocean Shine?" Luna asks. "I have not Luna. But I think she's a bit busy at the moment trying to find this adorable ball of fur I found behind my throne." Celestia points down towards her hooves with her head down. Luna comes up and has a closer look and sees that it's Peanut Butter fast asleep. She giggles a little from this. "He really is my son, I had a feeling he was up to something after I can across a guard that was probably looking for him, thank you for finding him sister." Luna thanks. Luna lets out a small chuckle and a warm smile before using her magic to put him on her back before she walks out of the throne room. Ocean Shine slowly comes to from her fainting spell in the hall she passed out in as she hears hoof steps coming from the other end of the hallway. She's frozen in fear as she sees who is causing the hoof steps, it is Princess Luna. Ocean Shine is Frozen as Luna comes towards her. "P-P-Prin-Princess Luna I'm so sorry Peanut Butter sneaked away from me while I wasn't looking and I can't find him, I've looked almost all over the castle with Moon Light's help and still can't find him, p-please forgive me." Ocean Shine bows in front of Luna. Luna stays silent for a few seconds before giving a warm smile. "There is no need to apologize, if anypony is apologizing it is this one for worrying you sick." Luna assures Ocean Shine. Luna levitates Peanut Butter off her back and gently pushes him with her muzzle as he slowly stirs and opens his eyes. He looks around before seeing Luna in front of him. "Mama." Peanut Butter mumbles as he rubs his eyes with his front hooves. Peanut Butter smiles wide before hugging Luna tight around her neck. Luna looks down at him while he was clinging to her. "I know you missed me my little pony, but mama is very upset at you for scaring your foalsitter by running off like you did, now be a good boy and say you're sorry." Luna turns Peanut Butter towards Ocean Shine with her magic. He gives her a pouting look and crosses his hooves until Luna gives him a stern look with her eyebrow raised, no expression in her eyes and a slight frown on her face. He looks down looking as if he was about to cry before looking up at Ocean Shine with tears welling up at the bottom of his eyes. "Sowwy." Peanut Butter says. Ocean Shine sees that he is about to cry and gives him his plush toy and blanket with a small smile. He sees them and smiles clinging them close to him. "I forgive you. Just don't do that ever again okay?, you had me worried sick about you and thought you were hurt." Ocean Shine says. Ocean Shine sees Peanut Butter is getting sleepy again as his eyes struggle to stay open. He nods slightly before closing his eyes and falling back asleep. Luna manages to get his blanket out of his grasp and wraps it around her son before placing him back on her back between her wings securing him in place. "I too apologize for my son's actions, you may take the next night off if you would like to." Luna says smiling softly. "Thank You Princess Luna, you're son is forgiven, foals will be foals I guess, colts especially." Luna chuckles at what Ocean Shine said. "Indeed" Luna turns around to head to her chambers as Ocean Shine goes home. As she approaches her room Luna stops in front of the doors to her room before looking at Peanut Butter curled up in his blanket deep in sleep on her back and smiles. "No matter how much trouble you cause you still manage to be so cute." Luna says as her horn lights up. Luna uses her magic to open the door and enters her room before she quietly shuts the door. Her room resembles the night sky with dark and light blues and the shining of the small gems in the curtains like the stars at night. She gets on the bed with Peanut Butter who is still encased in her magic as she lays down placing him down in her front hooves and placing one of her front legs over him. As soon as she does Peanut Butter moves closer to her and smiles with a soft sigh. Luna simply smiles and lays her head next to his and drifts off to sleep.