//------------------------------// // Road Trip! // Story: Family and Friends // by conTROLLER234 //------------------------------// Family and Friends Chapter 2 Road Trip! “I promise, I’ll take good care of you.” She yawned “Good night.” She whispered as she shut off the lights. - - - - - 5 Years Later - - - - - Twilight galloped through Canterlot on a bright, sunny day with a large brown and yellow book inside her saddle bags. Passing by anypony who waved or even glanced at her, she didn’t return the favour. Running up the stairs towards her room in the Canterlot castle, she finally makes it to the door and quickly opens the door. “Spike? Spiiiiike!” She looks around the room, then sees who she is looking for. A baby purple and green dragon, who was lying on the ground and rubbing his head. “Spike, there you are.” She didn’t bother to help him up, but instead rushed past him and towards some large bookshelves, where a familiar someone was hiding. “Quick, find me an old copy of Predictions and Prophecies. In the mean time, where’s Andrew?” Andrew, who was ready to pounce on Twilight, was hiding in the book shelves. “Raarrr!” He leaped out and landed on Twilight’s back. “Gah!” Twilight gasped as she fell over onto her side. Andrew giggled and hugged Twilight’s neck. “Hi mommy!” Twilight smiled and let out a giggle, nuzzling him. “There you are.” “Huh, thanks for the great welcome…” Spike mumbled as he stood and brushed himself off. Twilight had still been getting used to Andrew calling her Mommy. Well, getting used to Andrew was a challenge too. For all these years Andrew had been cooped up in her room with Spike. Which she had never liked doing, but she couldn’t let anypony know about him. But at least he had some company with her assistant. “So, how did you two get along today?” Twilight slowly stood up, but Andrew clinged to her side. With his arms and legs wrapped around her back, he slowly slid under her chest from gravity. Twilight laughed some more then levitated him up in front of her. “We had fun. We played hide and seek!” Andrew smiled brighter and looked into Twilight’s eyes. Twilight slowly levitated him onto the ground. Even though Andrew was only six years old, he was almost as tall as her. He was definitely taller than Spike, but only because Andrew walked around like he did. And by the looks of it, Andrew would be taller than Twilight in less than a year. “Sounds like fun! Now you help Spike, I need to work.” Twilight looked at Spike, who had some crushed thing on his tail. “What’s that for?” Spike glances at his green scaled tail and frowns, then picks it up. “Well, it was a gift for Moon Dancer..” He frowns as the now un-hidden gift falls out of the box. “Oh Spike, you know we don’t have time for that sort of thing.” She told as she concentrated on sorting through books. “But we’re on a break!” Spike whined, and Twilight ignored. Andrew waddled up to Twilight. “What are you looking for Mommy?” Twilight sighed in slight irritation, but erased it as she turned to Andrew with a smile. “It’s a certain type of book sweetie.” Twilight then stepped away from Andrew, careful not to hurt him as she suddenly levitated multiple books down from the shelves. “No, no, no no no. Ugh, Spike!” Twilight yelled in annoyment. “It’s over here!” Spike waved a book from the top of a ladder. Andrew gulped as he saw him that high, though Twilight barely noticed nor cared. Spike went to look at the cover, but suddenly held onto the ladder tighter as Twilight fought to take the book from him. Spike, who didn’t let go of the book, fell towards Twilight and faceplants on the ground, Twilight again barely noticing or caring. “Ah!” Andrew looked at Spike and frowned, then walked over to Twilight. “Mommy, that wasn’t very nice. Say you’re sorry.” Twilight grunted in annoyment, not turning around to face Andrew. “Andrew, I can’t right now I’m busy.” “But you always make me do it. You say that if you hurt someone then you should-” “Andrew please!” Twilight dropped the book and turned to Andrew with an angry look. But it subsided into a look of surprise at herself. Andrew fell backwards, eyes and mouth open as he began to tear up slightly. “A-Andrew I’m sorry..” Twilight tried, reaching out a hoof to him. Andrew quickly got up, turned and ran into an isle, a good distance away from Twilight. Twilight teared up slightly herself as she fell onto her rump and looked down. What kind of pony am I? Putting my work before my own colt… She thought as a tear fell from her face. Spike walked up to her and patted her on the back. “Don’t be so hard on yourself Twilight. I’m sure he’ll be fine.” Twilight looked up at Spike, then slowly rose and wiped her eyes. “Thanks Spike. I’ll go check on him, but first I need to find something. I need to know if it’s true.” She quickly lifted up the book with her magic and placed it on a stand, then began flipping through it. “Elements, elements…” “Uh, I’ll go check on him.” Spike said, walking towards the area where Andrew had escaped to, leaving Twilight alone to her studies. “Elements… E, e, e.. Aha. Elements of Harmony. See, Mare in the Moon?” Twilight continued to read as Spike wandered through the almost endless-seeming hallways of books, searching for Andrew. “Uh, Andrew? Where are you?” He turned his head to where he head soft crying, and walked towards it. Sure enough, he finds Andrew hiding between some books on a shelf. He slowly makes his way over to him, careful not to startle him. “Andrew? Are you okay?” Andrew turned away from him with a sudden and weak; “Hmpf!” then continued sobbing. He walked over to Andrew and sat down beside the shelf he was on, not really knowing what to say. Twilight was reading a bit more, until she had read enough. “Spike!” Spike flinched at the sound of Twilight’s voice, and sighed, patting Andrew gently on the back. “Just come out whenever you feel like it. I promise, Twilight isn’t angry with you.” He hurried back to Twilight, who was waiting urgently for him with a scroll and quill. “Take a note please! To the Princess.” Spike took the paper and quill from her, and quickly began writing as soon as Twilight began talking. Andrew was slowly recovering from his session, listening to Twilight talk. He quickly snuck towards Twilight and Spike, listening in on whatever they were saying. “Twi-light...Spar-kle! Got it!” Spike finished. “Great! Send it.” Twilight responded quickly. Andrew to be honest didn’t understand a thing they were talking about. Not because he didn’t understand Equestrian very well. Actually, being around Twilight, she had taught him a lot. He was homeschooled from the age of 2, so he did have a fairly large vocabulary. “Uh, I dunno, Twilight, Princess Celestia's a little busy getting ready for the Summer Sun Celebration. And it's like, the day after tomorrow.” Spike explained. “ That's just it, Spike. The day after tomorrow is the thousandth year of the Summer Sun Celebration! It's imperative that the Princess is told right away!” Twilight demanded. “Impera... impera…” Spike tried once again, irritating Twilight even more. “Imperative. I-m-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e.” Andrew spelled out loud, loud enough for Spike and Twilight to hear, and Spike quickly jotted it down. “Thanks!” Spike waved to Andrew, and Twilight glared at Spike. “What?” Spike shrugged and held out the scroll, then blew fire at it making it disappear out the window is a cloud of green smoke. “There. It’s on its way. But I wouldn’t hold your breath.” “Oh, I'm not worried, Spike. The Princess trusts me completely. In all the years she's been my mentor she's never once doubted me.” Twilight told. Spike suddenly burped and out came another scroll and it landed on the floor. Andrew slowly walked up to Twilight and went to speak, but waited until Spike was done talking. But once he did, Twilight gasped and Spike giggled. Andrew frowned and gently tugged on Twilight’s tail, who then turned around and smiled with a hint of guilt towards him. “Mommy, I’m sorry for bothering you.” Twilight sighed and looked down. “You weren’t bothering me Andrew, I’m just very busy at the mo-” Twilight was cut off by Andrew grabbing her head and hugging it. Twilight sighed and smiled, then hugged him back, falling onto her side gently. “I love you mommy.” Andrew said as he looked at her with an innocent face. Twilight couldn’t help but smile brightly back to him. “I love you too sweetie.” Spike is standing a few feet away and looking at the scene before him. Unamused, he opens his mouth and points into it making a gag sound. Twilight and Andrew break up the hug, and Twilight levitates the scroll over to her and reads the whole message top to bottom, then ends with a groan. “What is it Twilight?” Spike hustled over to Twilight. She sighed and moaned. “We’re going on a trip you guys.”