Doorway side stories

by Java Joe

A Day with Twyla

Author's note: This is an attempt to write in the first person. It got a little tricky in parts as I'm not familiar with writing in this style but hopefully I've been able to get it done.

There's very little of Equestria here, only a very small scene but Twilight does make an appearance. For those of you keeping score, this would take place about 5 years after the ending and 3 years before the epilogue of "Eris' Game".

Twyla walked into the media room where I was currently relaxing with a cup of coffee and watching some TV. She plumped down on the seat next to me with a downcast expression on her face and gave out a big sigh.

"Is there a problem honey?" I asked knowing that she needed to speak about something.

"Mommy got angry with me, she yelled and told me to get out of the library, " she said with as much gravitas her 5 years on this planet had granted her.

"Did she tell you why?"

"She said I was bothering her and she needed to get some work done."

"Okay, and what were you bothering her with?"

"Nothing! I just wanted her to play with me! All my friends aren't home and I was bored."

I picked her up and sat her on my lap, gave her a big hug and kissed her on top of her head. "You know that sometimes when adults are doing something important they can't just stop and do something else because somebody wants them to do it. It's like..., " I paused to think of something she didn't like having interrupted, "when you're sleeping and snug and cozy in your bed. You wouldn't like it if somebody woke you up and wanted you to play would you?"

Twyla shook her head.

"In a way it's like that. Mommy is doing some important research in the library, that's her job and it's also her hobby. It's something she really likes to do so bothering her when she's doing this can break her concentration and it takes a long time for her to get going again. It doesn't mean that Mommy doesn't love you and I'm sure she feels sorry about it. Okay?"

Twyla nodded, still not convinced and still looking down.

"Okay, tell you what. How about we spend the day together, just you and me and we go somewhere and have some fun. Okay?"

Twyla brightened up immediately, threw her arms around my neck and gave me a big hug.

Returning the hug, I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and said, "okay, you get ready. Clean your face and I'll go tell Mommy we're leaving for the day, " I gave her a soft swat on the bum as she ran upstairs giggling.

Smiling, I made my way over to the portal and poked my head through to see if Twilight was immediately around. Since I couldn't see her I moved all the way through and trotted over to her desk where she was looking frustratingly at some equations. I told her what it was I was planning for today and she simply nodded and agreed it was a good idea.

Kissing her goodbye I made my way back home and called out for Twyla.

"Here I am Daddy!" she said excitedly as she bounced up and down by the front door. Making sure I had money in my wallet, we walked outside, got in the car and took off.

"Where are we going?" she asked eagerly.

"You'll see, " I said mysteriously. In truth I didn't know where to take her or what to do but after driving for 20 minutes or so we passed by a local fair and said, "here we are."

Twyla's eyes lit up and she started bouncing excitedly in her seat.

I took her on the bumper cars, we went on the carousel and even tried our hand at the games of chance. They're all rigged but Twyla wanted one of the big stuffed animals and asked me to try again.

This time when I attempted to knock over the bottles, they all managed to go flying away. I'm sure the busker didn't notice the dark glow around the bottles as Twyla used her magic to make sure they all fell down. Of course we needed to do it three times to win one of the big prizes and by the third time she was visibly tired from expending this much energy but the bottles fell and she got her prize: a hideously garish stuffed pink unicorn.

I helped her carry it around and commented on its size as I did. "I think this is almost as big as you are when you're in Equestria?"

"It is not!" she giggled.

"Sure it is, " I looked at the unicorn and asked it, "so tell me, what's your name?" Turning my voice up an octave, I turned the stuffed unicorn towards me and I replied, "I'm Pinkie Winkie and I'm the fuzziest most pinkalicious unicorn in all of Equestria!"

"I'm pleased to meet you Pinkie Winkie! My name is Rick and I'm a boring old Earth Pony but my daughter Twyla here is a unicorn too."

Turning the unicorn to Twyla I said, "Really? You're a unicorn too? No you're not, you don't look like a unicorn. Where's your horn?" I brought the unicorn in closer to Twyla and moved her about as if she was looking for Twyla's horn.

Giggling at how silly her father was being she answered, "I don't have it here, but when I go to Equestria I have one."

"You know about Equestria? That's where I'm from. Do you know Rainbow Dash?"

Twyla nodded her head, a huge grin on her face. I couldn't help but smile inwardly not only at Twyla conversing with the stuffed unicorn, but also anybody passing by and hearing about "Equestria" or "unicorn" would simply think it was a father entertaining his daughter.

"Yeah, Rainbow Dash is so awesome! She's the greatest flyer of them all. Hmmm, what about Applejack? I bet you don't know Applejack.

'I know Applejack! And her filly Flame Flicker is my best friend!"

"Oh, you're her best friend! Wow! So you must know Porter as well," " I moved Pinkie Winkie away slightly as if she was embarrassed. "Porter is so cute! Don't you think so?"

"Nooo! He isn't cute!" Twyla said with a little more heat than I expected.

"Oh good! That means he can be my coltfriend!"

Twyla's face screwed up as if trying to find a flaw in this logic before saying, "no, he already has a fillyfriend. Her name is... Sweet Heart."

"Oh, that's too bad. Maybe I'll find another colt to be my colt friend. So who's your faaaavorite unicorn?"

"Twilight Sparkle!" Twyla said with a smile.

"Twilight Sparkle? You mean the librarian and one of the Elements of Harmony? That Twilight Sparkle?"

"Yes, she's my Mommy."

"So you're that Twyla. Wow! I'm so happy to meet you because I know Twilight Sparkle is really good in magic but I know you're going to be just as good as she is, maybe even better! Oh! I'm sleepy, do you mind if I take a nap?"

Twyla just shook her head and held out her arms to take her stuffed unicorn back.

Glancing at my watch I noticed it was close to lunch time and asked Twyla if she was hungry. She nodded her head and we went in search of some fair food.

"So what do you feel like having? Mommy's not here so don't worry about eating something that's bad for you, that's the rules of the fair. You can eat stuff that's not good for you but you can't get sick later. That's another rule."

Twyla thought for a moment and asked, "can I have a hot dog?"

"Absolutely my little pony, you can have anything you want, " I said taking her by the hand as we made our way in search of a hot dog stand. Partway there we were distracted by the delicious smell of BBQ. Turning to the right and heading down a bit we found a place doing genuine BBQ including pulled pork. That settled that, I looked at Twyla and she eagerly nodded her head.

I ordered one pulled pork sandwich and some fresh lemonade. I figured that after we'd get ice cream, or some deep fried dessert so there was no point in filling up with the sandwich so it was better to share. And I have to admit, the sandwich was tasty. It wasn't the best I ever had but it was good by fair standards.

Twyla tore into her half of the sandwich like a ravenous beast. She liked the taste of meat, being part human and growing up part of the time on Earth she had grown accustomed to eating it. It wasn't often that we had it at home, Twilight didn't like the smell of it when cooking so out of deference to her it was an occasional thing usually when she wasn't around. It also gave me an excuse to take Twyla out for a burger every once in a while.

A little more than half-way through her sandwich she started slowing down. "Easy honey, take your time and don't force yourself to eat any more than you need to. We can always take the rest of it home or I could finish it for you if you don't want any more. And don't forget, you still need to leave room for dessert, " I told her.

She looked at the rest of her sandwich uncertainly. Part of her wanted to eat the rest of it later but then her mother might not like her eating it so instead she gave it to me.

"Score!" I said before finishing the sandwich. "That was good. So, you ready for dessert or do you want to wait a bit?"

"Mmmmm, can we get ice cream?"

"Sure thing, but tell you what, let's try something different and if you don't like it we can get ice cream or something else you prefer okay? And don't forget your unicorn."

We wandered throughout the fair for another couple hours, had some deep fried foods, got our faces painted and Twyla went on the rides while I waited with Pinkie Winkie. Mid-afternoon and we had seen everything we wanted to see, Twyla was getting tired walking around and I wanted a coffee so we decided to head back home.

We got back, Twilight was standing in the kitchen wearing only a robe which meant she was heading back to Equestria once she finished her coffee that she was currently in the process of making. She was a little surprised at our appearance considering our painted faces and Twyla's unicorn.

"Let me guess, you're a butterfly?" Twilight asked. Twyla agreed and did a butterfly dance around the kitchen before running upstairs to play with Pinkie Winkie. Twilight then looked at me and said, "obviously you're a tiger."

"What gave me away? Was it the stripes, the whiskers or my feline grace?"

"None of that, " she said moving into my arms. "You just had this hungry look in your eyes when you saw me and wanted to have your way with a defenceless little pony." She reached up, took the back of my head in her hand and brought me down to her lips for a kiss, smearing some of my tiger makeup all over her mouth and face. "Now look what you made me do, " as she pressed her cheek up against mine while whispering in my ear and smearing more of my makeup on her.

My hands undid the sash on her robe, letting it fall open as I slid my hands inside the robe and pulled her close. "Looks like the tiger's got the little pony, but she's all dirty and needs to be cleaned."

"Oooh, is the tiger going to use his tongue? " she asked playfully.

"Not everywhere, I think soap and water would work a lot better but I'm open to suggestions."

She raced up the stairs to the ensuite in the bedroom and I followed hot on her heels. Making sure the door was locked behind us, we proceeded to get cleaned up while getting worked up in the shower which meant we had to take a bit of a shower afterwards.

Relaxing on the loveseat in the den after, we had some coffee before Twilight had to go back to the library to complete her work for the day.

"You realise we didn't use any protection, " Twilight said. It wasn't an accusation or observation as much as simply stating the fact.

"Yeah, I know, " I replied with a bit of a smile.

"Not that I mind or anything, but that's not really like you."

I chuckled a bit at her statement because it was true. Just about every time we made love since Twyla was born we used protection in one form or another. Today it was completely different. "I just thought how nice it would be for Twyla to have a little brother or sister. I know we've talked about it before but never found the right time to do so."

Twilight smiled when I said this and said, "you're right. It would be nice. But I need to go back, I'll be working late so don't worry about dinner for me. Spike says he'll bring something over for me so it's just you and Twyla tonight. Make sure she gets to bed at the right hour and keep our bed warm for me, " she said with a sultry wink. Kissing me goodbye she made her way back to Equestria.

Finishing my coffee, I went upstairs to tell Twyla what was going on. As I approached her door, I heard her talking to her stuffed unicorn as she played with it.

Knocking on her door before coming in I managed to see Twyla levitating her unicorn in front of her and making it move before she broke concentration and it fell to the floor while turning to look at me. "Mommy is working late tonight so it's just you and me kiddo. We'll have dinner later, then it's bath time for you young lady and after we can watch a movie."

"I'm not too hungry, " she said and I had to agree with her. We had a lot of food at the fair.

"That's okay, it'll be a light dinner, maybe just a salad or something. I'll call you down around 6 okay?"

"Okay Daddy, " Twyla said as she went back to playing with her unicorn.

With about an hour or so to kill before I needed to get anything ready I went outside to check on my vines. They might only be 4 years old but they had started producing grapes after the second year, not a lot mind you but a few. Next year there were more and hopefully this year I'll actually have enough to make a couple bottles of wine. The best part was that they didn't need to be watered once planted. The worst part was they needed a lot of TLC and it was very much a learn as you go experience.

It was about time to head back when thinking about dinner tonight. Twyla might not be hungry for too much but I knew that I'd be feeling hungry later if I didn't have something more substantial than just a salad. There wasn't anything else in the fridge but we did have some frozen chicken breasts in the freezer. "Okay, a warm grilled chicken salad but it's still missing something, " I mumbled to myself as I took the individual breasts from the freezer. My eyes landed on a half-finished baguette and nodded as the final piece of the dinner puzzle fell into place.

An hour later it was all set and I called Twyla down for dinner.

"That smells good!" she said as she came downstairs, the butterfly makeup still on her face.

"Have a seat, " I said pointing at the table. "Do you want some grilled chicken with your salad or are you still too full?" I asked knowing the answer in advance. She'd say yes if for no other reason than it wasn't something she had very often.

"Please and thank you, " she said as I plated her salad and placed some strips of grilled chicken on top. Bringing the plates to the table, I also put down a small basket of garlic bread which accounted for the good smells in the kitchen.

We dug into the food, chatting pleasantly about whatever. Twyla kept up a running dialogue on everything that happened today and even if I was there and experienced most of it she still felt the need to tell me.

"Okay my little pony, it's time for your bath, " I said once dinner was done. "I also need you to make sure that butterfly makeup is washed off completely. So that means lots of soap, water & a washcloth. C'mon." I held out my hand, she grabbed it and we made our way upstairs. I started her bath making sure it was hot enough, but not too hot.

When the bath was finally ready I gave her a call and let her get on with what she needed to do. It would be a good 15 minutes before she was done in there, just enough time to clean up the plates and get some popcorn ready.

By the time I heard Twyla bounding down the stairs the dishes had been set to dry and the popcorn had finished popping. I poured the butter mixture over top, mixed the bowl carefully and added a dash of salt before mixing again. "Movie time, " I said to her.

We sat in the media room watching of all things, "Despicable Me". I couldn't help but think of us today at the fair getting our faces painted and winning the stuffed unicorn using not necessarily fair methods. I turned to point this out to Twyla but she had already fallen asleep while watching the movie.

Turning the TV off, I picked her up and carried her upstairs to her room. She awoke slightly as I tucked her in, but quickly snuggled back down under the covers.

"G'night sweetheart, " I said giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"There's another Kodak moment, " Twilight said quietly from the doorway. I shut the door behind me, took Twilight in my arms and kissed her hello. "So you all done for tonight?"

"Ummm hmmm, " she said quietly with a smile and nod of her head. We walked away from Twyla's room and headed downstairs.

"You hungry? I've got some salad left over if you're interested."

"I already ate, but I was hoping you could join me in a glass of wine?"

"I think I could be persuaded to do that, anything in particular?"

"Nothing too harsh or tannic, maybe something fruity."

"Oregon Pinot Noir it is, " I said before returning with the bottle, two glasses and a bottle opener.

"So, how was your day?" I asked Twilight after I had poured her a glass of wine and sat down next to her on the couch.

She sighed and said, "long but productive. I've been researching a spell and it looks like I might be right on the cusp of solving it."

"Good for you, " I said taking a sip of wine. "Sometimes I wish I understood magic."

"Why's that?"

"It's just something that you and Twyla share that I can never really be a part of. I mean I can see her do stuff and see you teaching her the basics and the essentials but I'm just a spectator. I can never truly be a part of that."

"But don't forget, she's got a lot more of you in her than she has of me. She is definitely Daddy's girl."

"Maybe so, but that's only because we bond while watching Saturday morning cartoons and eating Cap'n Crunch, " I responded with a smile. It was true that I loved Saturday mornings strictly for that reason and we'd spend a few hours watching commercials thinly disguised as cartoons.

Twilight nodded at that and finished her glass. I went to refill it but she waved me off. She looked at me with an enigmatic smile then playfully asked, "remember what you said this afternoon about wanting a brother or sister for Twyla?"

"Yes, " I responded wanting to see where she was going with this.

Instead of answering, Twilight loosened her robe slightly, not enough so that it was completely open but enough that it simply covered less of her. Immediately my eyes were drawn to her chest and the bits of her that had been newly exposed.

"I seem to recall something concerning a brother or sister for Twyla? And as there's nothing really stopping us right now, I don't see why we can't give it a shot." I stood up and offered her my hand which she took and I led her upstairs to the bedroom.

Afterwards, as Twilight lay in the crook of my arm with her arm casually draped over my chest I said, "you realise of course, we're going to have to do this more often if we want another child."

She looked up at me, smiled dreamily and said, "I don't think that's going to be a problem."

Comments

[decay]

Whot's this

E: Oh, that.

[Umachan]

(*unlurk*)
That was nice. Good to see these characters back again and the dynamic between parent and child.
Hope to see more of these stories.
(*lurk*)

[Java Joe]

What a pleasant surprise.

I log in now, my story has finally been published and already has a bunch of thumbs up and favourites.

Thank you to all that read and enjoy my stories. It means a lot to me.

Currently there are another 3 stories to add to this... anthology I guess you could call it. They'll hopefully be coming out in the next few weeks depending on when I'm able to get to them.

Once again, thank you.

[Talentless_Brony]

This was adorable and very intriguing. Great job.
Definitely waiting for more.

[Gyvon]

Excellent. Most excellent.

[Alex Wadegrove]

Oh, I have such a weakness for humanized Twilight Sparkle.

[Genesis1212]

I JUST relised joe that ur avatar is the main character o.O wow I'm slow xDD so twyla has a crush on porter huh :P I wonder if twyla interacts with her cousin morning light on occation?? @w@

[Spacecowboy]

Heart attack of cuteness has commenced! Lovely side story, now on to the next