What are the odds?

by HikariToYami


Side chapter: Twilight raises a foal

"Hello everypony , this is a side chapter thingy written by This guy, this is playing out in the next five weeks, so indirectly it has something to do with the story.




Week 1

Shooting star was crying making Twilights head pound like nothing she has felt in her life before, she tried everything to calm the crying foul down.
She tried feeding him, burping him, changing him and giving him a bath. Twilight just gave up and looked at him and said “Star sweetheart there is no need to cry.” Then she handed him a bottle and put him down in his crib and began to sing one of Fluttershys lullaby she looked at him with a smile.

“Hush now quiet now it’s time to lay your sleepy head, hush now quiet now it’s time to go to bed.” She kept singing that until the crying foal fell asleep.
Twilight came downstairs and sat down and sighed. She was getting tired. “I didn’t think it would be this hard to raise a foal.” Spike comes in and say “Hey Twilight, do you want me to make some tea for you?”

“Yes please.” Twilight replied

Week 2

Twilight heard a knock at the front door “Spike can you get that? I’m trying to feed Shooting Star.”

"Sure thing Twilight"

Spike opened the door and it was who else but Pinkie Pie

“hiSpikewhatareyoudoingwereistwilight?”

Spike put his hand in pinkies mouth and said “Twilight is in the kitchen feeding Shooting Star.”

“Mho mis mhat.” Pinkie muffled through spikes hand.

"Its princess Celestias son"

“OHtheprincesshadakidican’twaittothrowhimapartyhowoldishe?”

Spike walked into the kitchen with Pinkie behind him. “Twilight Pinkie wants to talk to you.” Spike ran out of there as fast as he could.

Pinkie looked at Shooting Star and said “D'aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwww he is so cute, how old is he?” pinkie asked now calm

Twilight replied “He is 2 as of today.” Twilight said with a big smile.

“IknowIshouldthrowhimabirthdaypartyora wait a minute.” The pink party pony examined the foal sitting in the high chair and she said “He is an Alicorn.”

“Yes Pinkie I said that already.”


Week 3

"Twilight!” Spike shouted “The princess sent a letter she said she is coming over with some bits and for a visit to see Shooting Star"

"Ok there is no need to yell spike I’m just in the other room, jeez."

30 min later

There is a knock on the door

"Spike can you get that?"

"Sure thing Twilight" Spike opens the door to see Celestia

“Hello Spike.” Celestia said with a smile.

Twilight started walking down the stairs with Shooting Star.

“Mommy, mommy!” Shooting Star started to yell in joy jumping towards Celestia, he got out of Twilight hold and jumped in midair to land in Celestia arms.

“Hello my little one, mommy missed you.” She cooed at her son. Celestia said “Oh and Twilight before I forget, here.” She handed Twilight a bag of bits then she looked at Twilight and said “I think I am going to take Star out for a while and spend some time with him so you can get some much needed rest.”

"Thank you princess I didn’t know a foal wold be so much work she said with a sheepish smile on her face"

Celestia laughed and got Stars stroller out and walked out the door with him. She looked at her son and asked. “Now what do you want to do sweetie?”

“I want to go to the park.” He said with a big smile

“Well ok, to the park we go.” Celestia pushed the stroller with her magic all the way to the park and asking her son what he has learned from his aunt Twilight.

He looked up and said “I learned how to turn the page of a book with my magic.”


Week 4

It was around 2 in the morning twilight heard hoof steps in her room she jumped up and she saw Shooting Star she looked at him and said “Sweetie why are you up?”

Shooting Star looked up at Twilight with teary eyes and said “Aunt twitwi I had a bad dream” he still sobbing a little.

Twilight looked at the sobbing filly and said “Here hop in bed with me.” Shooting Star jumped in the bed snuggling Twilight and quickly fell asleep.

The next morning Twilight saw the four week (year?) old colt and said “Good morning sleepy head did you sleep well last night?”

"Yes.” He mumbled under his breath not paying any attention. He walked right into the table and started to cry loudly.

Twilight rushed to the crying foal’s side. He has a cut of his forehead “SPIKE!!!!!!!!!!!” Twilight shouted “Get the first aid kit!”

"Ok ok no need to yell." Spike went into the restroom to get the first aid kit and came back with it and Twilight took it with her magic.

"Hold still ok this might sting a little.” She gave the foal a reassuring smile and sprayed the healing potion on his forehead. He jumped and screamed.

Twilight looked at him and said “Ok Star I have made plans for stuff me and you can do today, after we eat I need you to take a bath then we will get ready."

"Ok aunt Twitwi.” The foal sniffled a little. Then they ate their breakfast.

"Star I need you to get in the bath so I can figure out our plan for today."

Shooting star got out of the bath 30 minutes later, completely dried off. Twilight looked at him and saw the cleanest filly in all of Ponyville.

“Ready to go?” Twilight asked Star."

"Yes" Star was jumping with excitement.

"I need to do one more thing, Spike!” she shouted. “You can have the rest of the day off to do whatever you want, just don’t burn the place down."


Week 5

"Finally it has gone over five weeks and he is now a full grown five year old foal" Twilight sighed.

Shooting star came down the stairs with the book he just got done reading.

"Star I have a surprise for you.” She said with a big smile on her face. Twilight pulled out a piece of paper that was for the same school that Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom went too.

"Star looked at Twilight and said aunt twitwi am I really going to go to school with Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom?"

"Yes you are and when you get back on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, I will tutor you on your magic and on Sundays I will teach you for a full school day worth of teaching but on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays Aunt Dashie will give you flying lessons."

"Yay! I can’t wait! I’m gonna go tell Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom" He ran out the door faster than Twilight could tell him to be back before dinner.

Twilight sighed. “He is such a good foal.” With a smile on her face she said. “Spike I need to send a letter to the princess."

"Yes mam’"


“Dear princess Celestia

When I told Shooting Star that he would finally go to school with Scootaloo and the others he was as happy as me when I became your personal student.
I am glad that you can trust me with him, I think he will grow up to be a great ruler of Equestria I can’t tell you that much but if you don’t mind can you tell me who the father is?

Your faithful student

Twilight Sparkle-
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Celestia opened the letter and read it. “Yes he will be a fine ruler, indeed he will.”

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Shooting Star finally reached the CMC club house and said

"Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Applebloom! I am finally going to get to go to school with you guys!"

"No way!” Sweetie Belle said

“Are y'all pulling our legs?” Applebloom asked.

“Now you can join the cutie mark crusaders if you want to" Scootaloo said.

"Really?” Shooting Star said with a smile going from ear to ear.

"Yes!” They all said simultaneously. “Now repeat after us."

“We do not give up our crusading for cutie marks until we get them we shall win and get our cutie marks.”




"Yeah as i said it's written by This Guy and yes i am calling you This guy! Just deal with it. Side chapter and all. Oh and i am going to Poland tomorrow so i wont be around until the late friday. But dont worry since the other part of this account is already writing the next chapter, so dont worry about that."