Acquiring Izzy

It was five in the afternoon on Christmas Eve and you were in a bit of a pickle. You had been very busy as of late and you still hadn't bought your kids their Christmas presents. You had bought your spouse some very expensive cookware but your kids, you still hadn't got them anything yet. After getting off of work, you rushed to the local Walmart, hoping that there was still some toys left.

Once you got to the store, the place was packed and crowded stores was one thing that always caused you to panic a bit. The moment you stepped inside, you began to get a case of the jitters but you couldn't just go rushing out, your kids needed Christmas presents and if you didn't get them something, they would be sad, your spouse would be upset and you would feel like a failure of a parent.

After fighting through a rather thick crowd, you got back to the toy section. The boys' aisle was first and you headed to the Transformers. The bad thing was that you had no idea which ones your son had and which ones he didn't. They had a few figures left. Good thing is, you remember getting him an Optimus Prime toy for his birthday last summer so you knew he had that one. The others they had were Arcee and Grimlock. Your son hated pink so you chose Grimlock and hoped that he didn't have it.

You then headed to the girls' aisle and there was not much choice when it came to the Equestria Girls dolls. All they had left was Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle and Lemon Zest. You remembered getting her a Sunset Shimmer doll for her birthday a couple months ago and the Twilight Sparkle doll for her having a perfect report card back in May but you'd never even heard of Lemon Zest, much less bought your daughter a doll of her so you grabbed that one and figured you were good to go.

You then looked off to your left where the pony stuff would normally be but it had been cleared out, except for one toy. You thought you heard something coming from one of the shelves and in the very back was a sing and glow Izzy Moonbow plushie. You had watched the movie a couple of times with your daughter and out of them all, you had developed a soft spot for Izzy.

You thought you heard her speak, "Hi new friend! My name's Izzy!"

This was something that you knew was impossible. Yes the toy could sing but you didn't think it would be possible for her to speak directly to you. You looked around and noticed that the aisle was empty so you asked, "Izzy, did you just talk to me?"

A good thirty seconds likely passed until you thought you heard her say, "Please buy me, I don't want to be here all alone."

You again looked around because the last thing you wanted was for people to see you talking to a plush toy, much less talking to it about perhaps buying it. You leaned in and asked, "Really, you're the last plushie here?"

Izzy replied, "Yes. People have cleared out every other My Little Pony toy and boasted about how much their kids would love it but then once I was all that was left, they sighed in frustration and left."

I reached back to grab her and said, "Well don't worry Izzy, I'll buy you. My son is into Transformers, my daughter is into Equestria Girls but I've seen the new movie and you are my favorite."

Her horn lit up and she began to sing "Fit Right In."

You pulled her out and you bumped into someone behind you. The man asked, "Uh, were you talking to that stuffed animal?"

You were embarrassed at that point. You knew that the guy probably thought you were completely nuts talking to a plush Izzy Moonbow. You replied, "Uh-uh, well uh."

Then a message came over the loudspeaker that announced that the store would close in ten minutes and you saw that as your chance to get out of answering the question. You took off and headed towards the check-out stands. There was a rush of people flocking up there to get checked out. Luckily for you, you were able to get to a self-checkout stand before you'd have to wait in line for one of them.

Once you got checked out, you bolted out to your car and sighed in relief, "Oh thank goodness, I finally got out of that place."

You put the toys you got for your kids in the trunk but you sat your new Izzy plushie up in the passenger seat and said, "You know Izzy, I don't know how I'm going to get you in the house without my kids noticing or where I'm going to display you but don't worry, I'm not going to let my kids handle you because they'd have you damaged before New Year's."

"Thank you, I don't want to get damaged" she responded before she began to sing "Fit Right In" again and given it was dark in the car, you could clearly see her lighting up her horn. She continued to sing as you drove home and soon you were singing right along with her. As you pulled into the driveway you said, "Don't worry Izzy, my kids aren't getting you. You'll be proudly displayed on a shelf out of their reach."

She clearly replied, "Thank you soooo much for buying me! I was so scared I'd be the neglected one, the unloved one."

You said, "You unloved, never!"

You then grabbed her and the toys you got for your kids and headed into your house. As you walked in, your spouse was cooking supper while your kids immediately rushed to you, trying to see their gifts. You held the sacks they were in and said, "No kids, you have to wait until tomorrow morning!"

Both kids began to beg and plead and then your daughter saw your plush through the sack. She asked, "Wait a minute, is that......."

You quickly cut her off, "No presents until tomorrow morning!"

You rushed back to your bedroom and shut the door so you could wrap their presents but what concerned you was that your daughter likely saw your sing and glow Izzy. You knew that she would likely be disappointed that all she would have in the morning would be the Equestria Girls doll. You then thought to yourself, "I can get her one after Christmas when the toys go on sale."

The last thing you did before starting to wrap your kids' gifts was put your Izzy plush up on a high shelf and say to her, "Don't worry Izzy, I'll get a separate one for my daughter."

She then began to sing "Fit Right In" as a way to say thank you. You weren't sure what your spouse would think but you didn't really care, you wanted Izzy, you got her and that is all that mattered.

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