Shining Armor searched the house in a frantic panic. Twilight had started to cry... and with their parents away on business and Cadence unavailable, the task of taking care of the young Sparkle fell to him.
Nothing seemed to satisfy the rambunctious filly. Not her favorite books, not any food. Not even her prized doll, Mr. Smartypants could calm her down. Rummaging through the closet once more Shining spied something in the corner of a shelf.
It was a blanket, one of many colors, all arranged in the pattern of a rainbow. With no idea how it got there, or where it was from, he quickly decided to try the blanket. Shining plucked it down from the high shelf with a wobbly wave of his horn, only to have the blanket fall on him. His magic had manifested, but the future royal guard still had a long ways to go before he had a firm grasp on his abilities.
He blinked from underneath the covering, and quickly pulled it off and folded it once more. Hiding it he made his way back over to his sister. Twilight was still waiting, thankfully no longer crying as loudly. Instead her face held a look of curiosity at her brother's approach.
Shining slowly made his way closer, but quickly sped up as he noticed the distinctive curl of a crying fit coming on. When Twilight cried, she always seemed to curl her mouth in peculiar way. "I've got something for you..." he cooed, pulling the blanket off his back.
Her head tilted, curiosity etched on her features. What was the colorful object Shining held? With a barely audible rustle, the blanket was spread and slowly cascaded over the young purple filly. Twilight immediately rustled underneath the blanket, her mane disheveled from the small amount of static.
With utmost care, Shining spread out the blanket properly on the little filly. The young Twilight Sparkle was entranced with the large covering, so many colors. There were blues, and reds and purples. Her favorite though, was a bright cyan. She curled up, feeling completely safe underneath her rainbow covering. The softness was comparable to the downy feathers of a pegasus' wing.
"Goodnight Twiley." murmured Shining. Already the little filly was asleep, looking as content as a bookworm in a library.
Little did either of them know that this wouldn't be the last time a rainbow comforted Twilight in her life...