With tears in his eyes, Rocky continued to cry, holding onto Fluttershy as if his life depended on it. Fluttershy gently stroked Rocky's head. "It's okay, I'm here." she said. "I'm not going anywhere." Slowly wiping the tears in his eyes, Fluttershy gave Rocky a kiss on the forehead. She, saw the torturing fear in his eyes and she shivered in fear, holding onto her, and slowly moved the hair out of his eyes. "Don't let bad dreams get the better of you Rocky." said Fluttershy, "Because I'm here for you. And I'm never going to let that change." Slowly wiping his nose, Rocky looked up at Fluttershy.
"Y-You mean it?" he asked.
"Forever and ever." she said. "I will always be with you, Rocky. Your my little baby." continued Fluttershy as she rubbed noses with the little fox child. Feeling better, Rocky began to giggle as Fluttershy rubbed her nose against his. "Why don't you sleep with the lights on?" said Fluttershy, "That way you won't have any more nightmares."
"Okay mommy." replied Rocky. Fluttershy tucked Rocky back into bed and left the room, this time leaving the lights on. Rocky softly curled up in his head, snuggling up with his stuffed steady bare, ready to sleep and dream away.
"Good night my little gumdrop. Sweet dreams." said Fluttershy as she slowly closed the door. Slowly smiling, Rocky snuggled up with his bear and was ready to drift off, back into dreamland. He was feeling better about what his mom told him. Everything was going to be fine, and he had nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, Fluttershy made her way back to her bedroom. Well, actually, she was sleeping on the couch in her living room, with her pet bunny Angel. Fluttershy walked down the stair case and saw that Angel was still fast asleep. She gave Angel a kiss, and went to sleep herself. Sleeping on the couch, curled up in a blanket, Fluttershy slowly closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
Meanwhile, Luna wasn’t going to let that dream Rocky had slide. She knew what the dream meant, and it was valuable information Rocky needed to hear. That dream was a flash back to a memory Rocky had, which means he’s remembering something about himself. Luna decided she would pay Rocky a visit into his dreams.
Later that night, Luna passed Fluttershy’s cottage. She slowly peeked into the bedroom window where Rocky was sleeping in. He was pretty calm, which meant he wasn’t dreaming anything, or he was having a calming dream. Whatever the case, Luna was paying Rocky a visit. Using her nighttime magic, Luna slowly entered Rocky’s dreamland.
Rocky’s Dreams:
Meanwhile, in Rocky’s dream, Rocky had another dream. The setting was a field of grass that surrounded a dirt road. As Rocky slowly walked up the road, he slowly began to view a little village out ahead. As Rocky continued his walk down to the city, he slowly approached the location of a gate. He walked up to it and peeked through the iron bars into the village. It was a pretty happy village. It wasn’t too big, or too small. It housed several fox creatures just like him. The little fox children were playing around with their toys and some flying kites in the air. Their parents watched over them, the smiles on their faces made them warm inside. Seeing this beautiful village, brought a smile to Rocky’s face. As he admired the beauty, Princess Luna slowly walked up behind Rocky. She peeked through iron bars to the village and saw the little Kitsunes playing in the field. Their laughs brightened up her day. Or, night in this case.
“Beautiful, isn’t it?” asked Luna.
Rocky turned around to find a tall dark blue and purple mare standing right next to him. “Who are you?” he asked.
“I’m Princess Luna.” Replied the princess, “I am the guardian of the night. I’m here because you had a nightmare recently.”
Rocky froze. “Y-Yes. I did. It was awful.” Rocky began to tear up, just remembering the horror.
Luna nodded and placed her hoof around Rocky. “I know it was horrible, but I here to help you.”
Rocky was a bit confused. “What do you mean, help me?” he asked.
“Well, you see Rocky…” began the princess, “I have reason to believe your nightmare, wasn’t a nightmare, but a flashback to an event that you’re trying to recall.”
Rocky was a bit confused. “Recall? What do you mean?” he asked.
“I mean that you’re remembering something that happened when you were a baby.” replied Luna.
Rocky was understanding now, but he had no memory of when he was a baby. “But how is that possible Miss Princess Luna?” he asked. Luna giggled at the slight adorableness of the fox child, and she slowly got on her knees to talk to him at his level.
“Well, Rocky. You see, sometimes we don’t remember things, and sometimes our dreams make us remember things we forget.” she announced. “Sometimes, our dreams make remember bad things.”
Rocky understood better, but was still having trouble understanding how Luna was going to help him. “So, why are you here Miss Princess Luna?”
“Well, Rocky…” said Luna, “I’m going to help you remember why you had that dream. Think back.” Luna continued, “Do you remember a village?”
Rocky tried to think long back, if he had ever seen the village in his dream before. He though really hard, and began to remember bits of pieces.
“I…I think I see something.” Rocky claimed. “I see…a woman. And, she’s holding something. Something wrapped in a blanket.”
“Good Rocky, what else do you see?” asked Luna.
Trying to concentrate, Rocky began to see more of his memory. His dream then began to change. They were on top of a little hill now. Luna and Rocky saw as the woman walked up the hill carrying what appeared to be her baby. Following behind her, was a man, the same man from Rocky’s dream. Dressed in silk robes and wearing a circlet similar to his. The man was accompanied by a soldier. Another fox man who whore plated armor and carried a sword on his waist. The man approached the woman and place his arm around her. The woman smiled and gave the man a kiss on his nose.
“Yes, I…I think I remember this. I’m what the woman is carrying. I’m the baby!” exclaimed Rocky.
As the couple sat on the hill, the woman fox unwrapped the blanket and revealed the object she was carrying to be a baby. Luna smiled widely as Rocky began to gasp. “That’s right. That’s me.” said Rocky joyfully. The two couple began a conversation with each other.
“Oh, look Daichi. Our little boy.” said the woman fox.
“He’s beautiful.” replied the Fox man. “Hi there. I’m your Daddy.”
“He’s going to be a great king someday.” Continued the fox woman.
“Yes. And I know he’ll make us proud.” Replied the fox man.
Rocky began to tear up. He remembered something about his childhood. “What does this mean Miss Princess Luna?” asked Rocky.
“That’s for you to decide Rocky.” Luna said. “What do you think it means?”
Rocky slowly paced around for a while. Thinking to himself, he tried to put together the pieces of the puzzles. The village, his memory, and the enemies that attacked the village. “THAT’S IT!” Rocky exclaimed, “I’m remembering where I came from and how I got to Ponyville!” As he turned around to see Luna, she found that she as gone. “Huh? Luna?” asked Rocky. “Where are you? Luna?” Rocky had woken up. He looked out the window and found the sun shining through. Looks like it was time to wake up. Rocky walked out of his bedroom and walked down the stair to the living room, where Fluttershy was feeding her little woodland friends. Fluttershy looked towards the stairs and found her little baby boy walking down.
“Oh, good morning sunshine.” said Fluttershy. “I left you some berries over there on the living room table.”
“No thanks mom. I’m not hungry.” replied Rocky.
“Not Hungry!?” exclaimed Fluttershy, “Are you okay?”
“Yes…mom, do you…do you know where I came from?” asked Rocky.
Fluttershy froze. She thought this day would never come. “You want to know, what?”
“Mother, please, tell me where I came from.”
Fluttershy slowly took a deep breathe in and exhaled. “Well, Rocky, you see…When a mommy fox and daddy fox love each other very much, they…”
“NO! Mommy, WHERE am I from?”
Fluttershy sighed. She knew she’d have to tell him eventually. “Oh boy. Sit down Rocky.”
Rocky took a seat by the couch, and Fluttershy sat next to him. “Listen Rocky, a friend of mine came over one time and…he might know who you are.”
Rocky became joyed. “Really? Who is he?” he asked anxiously.
“Slow down, honey.” said Fluttershy. “I know you’re excited to know about yourself…”
“Yes.”
Fluttershy stared at Rocky, his eyes were wide open. Making his cute little face, Fluttershy began to quiver over his cuteness. “Oh…His name is Discord.”
“Can we go see him!? I want to know where I come from!”
“I’m sorry Rocky. We can’t. Mr. Discord lives in Chaosville, and I don’t know how to get there.”
Rocky pouted. Then, a light bulb went off in his head. “What about Twilight, she’ll know.”
“Oh, Rocky, I just don’t think it’s a good idea for us to visit Discord and intrude on…”
“Pleaaaaaase…”
Fluttershy began to bite lip nervously. Rocky stared at her with his little puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. Trying hard to resist the urge, Fluttershy found herself giving in.
“Oh…Okay, let’s go.”
Rocky smiled and jumped up in the air with joy. First a birthday party, and now, he was going to find out where he comes from and who he is. This day was going to be great. Go forth, Rocky. Learn how to get to Chaosville, and talk to Mr. Discord. Learn your origin. Next time on My Little Pony: Secret of the Kitsune tribes…