A Mother's Choice
Velvet Sparkle was doing her regular shopping around the Canterlot market. she was grabbing what she needed for dinner tonight for her and her husband. Night Light of course was busy with the other nobles at the castle, trying to defend the common folk as he always did, and getting Princess Celestia and Princess Luna and a few nobles on his side every time. Of course a few were too high strung to listen until the princesses cut in. Of course she knew her son Shining was off keeping the Crystal Empire safe with his wife Princess Cadence, and Twilight was off taking care of her princess duties as the Princess of Friendship.
With her children gone and living their own lives, Velvet was feeling quite lonely. Sure, she still had her husband, but things had been a lot more quiet since her children had left home. Now, she was no old mare, that much was certain. She was still in her prime and could take on any mare half her age. But what she wanted was to have little hooves running through the house again. So many time, she wanted to speak with her husband about having another foal, but all these nobles never gave her husband a moments peace, and to try and bring the subject up wouldn't be the right time.
Getting back to the present, Velvet had just finished up her shopping for dinner tonight. They were going to have spaghetti and garlic bread, and for dessert, her favorite, Lunar Eclipse Cake. As she was making her way past the castle, all of the sudden, she heard a soft whimper. "Whatever in the world?" She pondered as she scanned the area and came to spot a basket sitting on a bench near the castle. How the guards had not spotted it yet was beyond her, but she knew that was the source of the noise. Once she came upon it, she set down her groceries and lifted the blanket with her magic. What she saw inside sent her heart a flutter. Inside was a cute little sleeping pegasus. He had fur as black as night, and his mane color reminded her of the peppermint candy canes as it was colored red and white. He was cutely sucking on his hoof as he slept in the foal basket.
Velvet looked around, but there seemed to be no pony giving her the odd face that would say 'What are you doing around my foal'. This was leading her to assume the foal had been abandoned. As her eyes turned back towards the sleeping foal, something else caught her attention. There was a not sitting on the bench. She picked it up in her magic and read:
To whoever reads this note, pleas listen,
I found this foal in the wilderness a few weeks ago. He's only two months old at most. Where he came from I do not know. But I have been looking after him up to this point. The reason I am no longer there, I have a confession. I am a criminal mare, who has been on the run. But after taking care of this foal for a while, I realized it was time to turn myself in. I couldn't take this foal with me and have be raised into a life of crime. He deserves more then that. I know I have done many wrongs in my life, I just hope that by letting this foal find a better home and turning myself in, I can do something right. The reason I haven't taken him to an orphanage is because they would know who I am before I'd have a chance and would think he's my son and have him raise by a cruel family. I don't want that for him, so if you find this letter, and the foal, I hope you understand. Give him a good life and a good home.
Sincerely,
His anonymous guardian
P.S. His name is Peppermint Twister from what I read on the pendant around his neck.
P.S.S. He needs mother's milk. I tried feeding him formula, but he threw it back up.
"Oh, my goodness. For a criminal mare, she sure cared about him," Velvet said to herself.
She looked back in the basket and gaze upon the sleeping foal once more. As he cutely yawn and turned in his sleep, Velvet's mind was made up. She would take this little foal in as her own. He was just too cute. Now she knew without question Night Light would be all for it, even without an explanation. Plus she had a friend who lived right next door who was an expert in potions that were for maternal purposes and knew she had a potion that helped a mare produce milk once more for little ones. She would make a stop there before going to her house. She soon picked up the foal basket along with her belongings, and headed back to her house on Midnight Boulevard, named after her ancestor, Midnight Sparkle, mortal decedent of the Princess of Night.
Once she received the potion she needed from Gentle Heart, Nurse Red Heart's unicorn sister, she made her way inside. And not a moment too soon. She heard little Peppermint Twister begin to stir as he woke up. After drinking the potion, she soon lifted the blanket and saw navy blue eyes starring at her. "Hello there my little one. Have a good sleep sweetie?" She said cutely to him.
The colt merely tilted his head as he looked at her. She giggled as she picked him up in her magic. He yelped for a second once he felt weightless. Then he was amazed he was floating. "That's it dear, Mama's got you," She soon set his swaddled form in her hooves and rocked him. He soon got comfortable and buried his face into her chest. "Hmhmhm, tired already. But you just woke up," Velvet teased.
Peppermint blushed and covered his face with his hooves. "Ah, where did Peppermint go? Where'd he go?" she said starting to play with him.
He soon pulled his hooves away and began to babble, "Apa ba ba da."
"There he is, there he is," Velvet said as she began to tickle him.
He giggled for a while until she heard hoof steps and deep familiar voice say joyfully, "What's going on in here?"
She lifted her head up and saw Night Light staring at her. "Now, who is this cute little guy here?" He asked.
"This is Peppermint Twister sweetie. I found him on a bench outside the castle. How the guards did not see him before me is beyond me. Or maybe their completely blind," Velvet said.
"Well, looks like I'll have a word with the princesses. But, how do you know he's abandoned?" Night Light asked.
Velvet soon levitated the note to him, and he read every word. "Oh my, well, it's a good thing you found him when you did. Who knows what could have happened to him. I can already see the look in your eye. You want to take this colt in as our son don't you?" Night Light guessed.
Velvet replied, "Honey, I know to some it seems a bit odd to have a pegasus in a unicorn family, but he's just so adorable. I can't just let him go."
She nuzzled little Peppermint and he gurgled happily as she did. "I have nothing against it sweetheart. We just have to go to the orphanage tomorrow and let them know. I know how much you wanted another foal to care for, and I was about to offer you the chance, but it seems a cute little rascal showed up and gave you the chance already," Night Light said.
Peppermint began to playfully bat Night Light's face and giggled. "Feisty little guy isn't he?" Night Light commented.
"Indeed," Velvet said, before hearing somepony's tummy rumble, "And it looks like mama needs to give this little one his dinner."
"But I thought you couldn't.... You went to see Gentle Heart I take it?" Night Light pondered.
Velvet nodded and Night Light replied, "Well I'll take the groceries and go cook dinner and dessert for us dear."
"Just don't burn the bread again honey," Velvet said.
"I'll try dear," Night Light said.
Soon he trotted off and Velvet set Peppermint near her teats so he could nurse. Having done this with the last mare that cared for him, he showed no hesitation, feeling hungry. He just hoped this new mare would stay with him. He soon fell asleep as he nursed, and Velvet nuzzled him before she said, "Sweet Dreams, my little Peppermint."
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Soo coute hope to read more soon
Aww... What a cute widdle guy...
6665161 Glad you like him.
Such a cute story. can't wait to read more chapters keep up the good work. :)
Oh great Idea! I can't wait for more.
Twilight Velvet, not Velvet Sparkle
6946012 It's never been confirmed by Hasbro in the show.
6948024 but it has confirmed by them in the merchandise
6948827 Sorry, only follow what the show says.
6948830 fine with me
I agree this story has a higher cute index than a three way CMC stare. Don't know why no one would point these out. Is it possible that spell check is out to get us ???
To whoever reads this note, pleas listen, [ please ]
and have him raise by a cruel family [ raised ]
and gaze upon the sleeping foal once more. As he cutely yawn [ gazed ] [yawned ]
mortal decedent of the Princess of Night. [descendent ] ????
Or maybe their [ they're ]