Chapter 3
It was rather quiet today. I guess all the excitement from two days ago fizzled out as normalcy trickled back into place. And normal for me was homeschooling.
To fit into Mother's secretive schedule, she decided that homeschooling me was the best option. She was friends with one of the teachers at one of those schools in the upper part of Canterlot, so she was given a good amount of curriculum to go over with me. But for the most part, it was her setting up the lessons for the week, and me going over them by myself as she hastily left for work.
A little strange. But considering that I wasn’t mentally a four-year-old, it was a lot easier than you’d think it would be. Not saying that I was Einstein levels of smart, I was smart enough to where I didn’t ever need to study.
And hey, Equestria’s history was interesting to get to know. So I didn’t have any real complaints about staying home alone and homeschooling.
That was the only subject I paid attention to, that and “Magic: Solaris’s Guide.”
It was a large hard-cover textbook, the picture was a faded-out unicorn hovering over a flat planet, hooves reaching for the sun above them. What was interesting about it was all of the contradicting information it had when it mentioned snippets of history, because all of the more modern-looking history books didn’t have the same information.
For example, “Magic:101,” refers to someone named Princess Luna. In, let’s say, “From Discourse to Harmony: Equestrian History,” the only Princess I see mentioned is Princess Celestia. Her I know, her face is plastered on a lot of things here in Canterlot.
None of the pages on the ruling party, Princess Celestia, the singular pillar of Ponykind was then joined by a court of Nobles shortly after the “Cider uprising.” A very interesting piece of history. But was sans a singular mention of someone named Princess Luna.
Sister maybe? Probably.
Sitting the two books side by side, I think I can come to a pretty good reason for Princess Luna to not be included. Because like the royal families in my world, I’m assuming there was some sort of drama between the two, and one ended up dead. Or one of them wanted the crown and decided to get rid of the lesser one to secure more power.
In that case, why wasn’t she referred to as Queen Celestia? Putting a hoof to my chin, I thought about it for a moment.
“I guess royals are universally weird,” I shrugged. If this Princess orchestrated the death of her sister, then, that was none of my business. But that didn’t mean I wouldn’t read up on this mystery princess.
It was always nice to be well-read. Especially when this wasn’t your original world.
Regardless, I had to step away from the books. I’d been looking through them all morning and was getting bored. I flopped onto my back, letting out a brief yawn before rolling over and hopping onto my feet.
On boring days like these, I’d usually be attached to some sort of technology or outside trying to fill the boredom. But I had none of those things and wasn’t really in the mood to go outside, all the people out there sucked. Not in the way that I was constantly hounded or complained about, and not that everyone was like that. It was just, you can tell when they’re giving you the side eye.
Something about “Unicorn supremacy,” one of those rich types was wearing a dress that was too small for her rotund figure. So just like back home.
I made my way down the hall and pushed Mother’s bedroom door open, giving it some forceful nudging before stepping inside and walking up to her bed. I spread my wings and fluttered my way up and onto the soft mattress. My body sank slightly as I sighed, muffled.
Whatever this mattress was made of always made me come back, it was like memory foam on another level. I scooted forward, inching my way until I touched her large pillows. Only then did I roll over onto my back and slip underneath the covers. Taking a few moments to enjoy the overwhelming sensation of a nice and cold pillow and the feeling of being cradled by the bed, I opened my eyes and stared up at the ceiling.
“A video game would’ve been nice to have,” I sighed.
Like I said before, most of my time is spent reading those books for education and entertainment. And I’m still not complaining, I’m just a little saddened that I won’t be able to get my hands – hooves. On a computer in this day and age.
Then again, there are so many modern things in this place. Which makes me wonder, do video games exist? We’ve got a washing machine that runs on electricity, the lighting that runs all through the house. But I still see carriages outside whenever I peoplewatch.
Horse-drawn carriages…
It’s hilarious. You wouldn’t get it unless you’ve seen what I’ve seen. Horses are being carried by horse-drawn carriages.
I chuckled, shaking my head as I sat up. I was starting to feel drowsy, and I wasn’t too keen on sleeping the rest of the day away. So reluctantly, I crawled out from the nice and warm covers and stood on the bed.
“Time to find something else to do.”
And the memory of a chest filled with various amounts of legos interested me, without much thought, I hopped off the bed and made my way out of Mother’s room in pursuit of entertainment.
It was a few hours later, and there were now random Lego constructions littering the floor of my room. From cars to planes, random houses, and a half-finished stealth bomber. I hadn’t finished it because I got hungry and stepped into the kitchen to grab a snack. It was going to be finished when I returned with the plate of cookies, but something else caught my attention.
A newly formed thought pulled me away from everything else I had in mind so that I could pour all of my attention.
Now, don’t ask me how my brain was capable of remembering something so difficult to build. I wasn’t even sure if I was going to remember where everything went, but I guess my brain was very keen on me constructing the Lego Death Star in its entirety. And I was making very good progress on it, half of it from the base to the middle of it was constructed. Now I was just working on placing the interior.
A few flat pieces went down before I reached over to the plate I set down, grabbed a cookie, and took a bite out of it.
At the sound of keys at the front door, I dropped everything I was doing and turned to look back to the living room. I got up before widening my eyes as I knocked into something, I turned around and watched in slow motion as half of the Death Star fell over. My hooves flew up as I leaned in to try and catch it, but I only made it worse as I slipped and landed right on top of it.
“FU-” I bit my tongue as I flattened my hard work, lying there for a few moments. I winced at the feeling of Lego pieces poking into my chest. I huffed, sending a few Lego pieces flying as I stood up, wincing as I stepped on a few of the square pieces. I stepped out of the mess of Legos, taking a moment to pull the pieces that were sticking to my hooves off.
“Welp, Alderanns saved,” I could only sigh as I took one more look at the building before turning and making my out of the room.
I stepped out into the hall and looked down where I could see part of the living room, I could still hear Mother messing with her keys outside and the doorknob jiggling. And I felt the disappointment of my failed construction fade as my favorite person was about to enter the house.
While walking down the hall, a mischievous grin formed on my face.
My wings fluttered as I bent my body downward, much like a cat stretching as I planned out my flight path. I would speed down the hall, do a few tricks mid-air, and then I would finally fly into Mother's arms.
It seemed far-fetched, but what's a little danger to a small, adorable foal like myself?
That’s right, it’s nothing.
So I took off without much thought, leaping into the air before furiously flapping my wings as I surged forward. Stray Lego pieces were flung in many directions as I flew into the living room, tumbling through the air as my trick took all my momentum. I spiraled, limbs flailing as Mother finally managed to get the door open.
A soft curse at the door left her lips before she appeared, barely able to announce her presence and close the door before I came barreling into her.
"I'm ho– Oof!" was her reaction to me coming out of nowhere and slamming into her.
But because she was a Mom, she had those surprising ninja-like reflexes, immediately catching me and steadying herself as she looked down at me in surprise. I didn’t let her get a word out as I immediately wrapped my hooves around her neck and nuzzled into her, a beaming smile on my face.
"Mommy, welcome home!"
Her embrace was immediate, she softly giggled to herself before pressing a kiss to the top of my head. I looked up and saw her eyes creased as she smiled down at me, and I couldn’t help but just meet her smile with mine.
"Oh, how I missed you, Speckles, my sweet baby," she cooed as she couldn’t help but bring me into even more affection. Various nuzzles and a tight squeeze of her hooves around me left me giddy.
I didn’t even notice she’d walked over to the couch until she dropped down onto it, letting me land on top of her chest. I shook my head from her chest fluff before putting both hooves down onto her chest and pushing myself into a seated position. The loving smile still plastered on her face.
"I missed you too, mommy. It was so boring without you," I said dramatically.
She responded by bringing both of her hooves up and wrapping them around me once more, bringing me in closer for a nuzzle. "Oh, I know, baby, but now that I'm home, we can have some fun!"
Though, after all that time spent building Legos, and the memory of Mother’s soft bed. I couldn’t help but feel drowsy once again. It didn’t help that her chest was all too comfortable. And she did just get off of work, I know how that felt. So to get both of us properly ready to have fun, I had a plan.
“Hmmm.. maybe after a nap?” I gave her a cute head tilt.
She simply giggled and nodded "after a nap."
Happy with that, I eagerly laid down on her chest, worming my way up so that my head rested in the crook of her neck. I curled the rest of my body into a ball and closed my eyes, her hoof gently rubbing circles on my back as her wings slowly covered me like a blanket.
“I love you,” I whispered.
“I love you too,” she hummed. The hint of exhaustion in her tone finally showed as I smiled and just fully relaxed my body, slowly drifting off.
Life was good.
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Hmm, cute so far. But...what's his mother's name? You need to work on names for the characters, my good friend. Otherwise, it would get confusing as to who was in the scene. Speckles, I get, but not his mother's. Maybe you can be a little more informative on who the character is, that'll help readers understand the character and maybe what can motive them in the future.
An alright start for the story so far. I'm expecting more once you get to work on it again.
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Oh, I do have a name thought out for the mother and a few other characters, I have a tendency to withheld names for the most part. Though I appreciate the feedback, I'll work on that if the waves of laziness dont drag me under once more.
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I have a similar habit of not giving out a character name until the point of view character knows it. Just feels more real to the character to me. With this story, the point of view character's world we've been shown is really just their house, so it makes sense not to know many names. That and it is uncommon for a child to know their parent's name at such a young age.
"since cheese has the most holes it is quite possibly the fastest food."
This just keeps reminding me of the Simpsons where Homer is putting speed holes in his car XD
this is really good!
i look forward to the next chapter!
Can't wait for more.
Nice to see an update on this story again, keep it up
Which brings to mind...
https://cheezburger.com/5890622208/everypony-knows-this
Is his pony Dad a jerk? Or he died before he can meat his son?
I think the word you're looking for is "resigned"
I found the paragraph formatting here is rather jarring, could you fix that?
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Yo, the souther phrase "Bless your heart" isn't a complement. It's a passive aggressive statement, I'm not sure if you meant it the way that I read it (as she is more incompetent) or if you are trying to show it more towards appreciation.
They do apparently have arcade machine video games.
Should be "resorted".
These stories are often pretty interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing how Speckles will be involved with the Elements and how his presence will change things.
minutes?
damn, that must've been a tight knob
Thirdly nopony likely survive to witness plants slowly wilt down since eternal night will quickly turn into eternal winter and ponies into eternal popsicles. Fourthly, and that's the dumbest one, there will be Daybreaker's dream also known as eternal day on the other side of the planet! And it'll quickly turn into an oven.
single mother who works hard and loves her child and is loved back?
death flag x 4
"went to shit" in the summery?
death flag
unnamed character?
death flag
She's gonna die
Death flags have risen