Celestia's sun rose calmly against the crystal clear blue canvas of the morning sky as it radiated a shower of warmth over Equestria. The rays of sunlight glistened through Fluttershy's window upon her bed, but there was no sign of the little colt she called her own. An eerie silence was all that existed within the bedroom, and down in the den unaware of the absence of her precious little one, Fluttershy was tending to her animals.
"Okay my babies, you all eat up, and get your little tummies full. I am going to go see if my precious little Toby is awake yet." She spoke soflty to her animal friends as they all, along with Angel Bunny, chittered, and chirped. She smiled warmly at them all, and turned to the staircase to carefully trot up. She starting humming a happy tune as she ascended the stairs.
"Toby sweetie, it's time to...AAH!" Fluttershy reached the very top of the stairs, and looked over at the bed to find an empty space in the bed, gasping. She galloped over to the bed, and reached for the bedsheets to see if he might be hiding underneath them. "Toby?!" She didn't find him under the bedsheets. "Maybe he is in the bathroom" she thought to herself as she quickly turned, and trotted down to the bathroom. She trotted in to see an empty room.
She trotted into the den, and looked at Angel Bunny eating at his specially made salad. "Angel honey, have you seen Toby this morning?" She looked at him with a look of hope and concern. Angel chittered, and shook his head. "Oh dear. Maybe he..." Her train of thought was interrupted by a knock at the door.
She trotted quickly over to the door and opened it expecting the little colt. "Toby?!" She only found Rainbow Dash. "Oh, Rainbow." She looked at Rainbow with a deep concerned look.
"Heya Flutters, what's happening?" Rainbow asked in her usual cool tone. Yet seeing the look on Fluttershy's face, she became worried.
"Oh, Rainbow I can't find Toby!" She stepped aside to let Rainbow trot in. "He wasn't sleeping in the bed this morning, or in the bathroom. I asked if Angel have seen him, and he says he didn't." Fluttershy was bitting her lower lip, panting heavily.
Rainbow tried to calm her down by gently placing her forehooves on Fluttershy's shoulders. "Okay, first Fluttershy, you need to try to calm down." Fluttershy started to breathe slower. "That's it. Now, maybe the little guy already left for school, and just didn't want to wake you up. How about we go see, okay?"
Fluttershy nodded with a little smile. "Maybe you are right Rainbow." She turned to all of her animal friends, and motioned for Angel to come to her. "Angel honey, Momma's got to go out, and see if I can find Toby, okay?" Angel nodded, and looked up with concern at his caretaker. She gently brought in him in for a hug against her chest, and nuzzled between his ears on the top of his head. "Don't worry baby, Momma will find him." She turned to Rainbow. "Let's go!"
Together they galloped out of the cottage toward the town of Ponyville, to the schoolhouse.
Deep within in the Everfree Forest, although it was just morning the thick woods appeared to darken quickly. Limbs were covered with moss which hung freely down from them, and there were only a few patches of light shining upon the forest floor through small clear spaces above some of the towering trees. At the base of one trees, laid the little colt curled up in a little ball shaking with sobs that barely ceased from the night before.
"Hu..hu.hu..I-I would n-never hurt th-them, I-I love them." He whispered quietly to himself trying to calm his tears. "W-why would th-they want to hurt me for?" He wrapped his arms around himself as he thought "I know it was all a bad dream, but it felt so real. Maybe I really don't belong here, or anywhere. Maybe Diamond Tiara was right." Tears streamed down his face as his body was racked with sobs.
As Toby laid there curled up, he was unaware of the eerie green eyes that were peering at him through the thick brush of the forest.
Fluttershy, and Rainbow arrived at the schoolhouse where Ms. Cheerilee was standing out on front steps welcoming the last couple of her students. She spotted Fluttershy, and Rainbow galloping up to them. "Good morning Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, how are you girls doing today?"
Fluttershy looked at her with a concerned look. "Um..we are doing good Cheerilee..um..but has Toby come to school yet? I didn't find him sleeping in the bed this morning...and..um..Rainbow thought maybe he came to school already, so not to wake me up." She looked at Ms. Cheerilee with a small hopeful smile.
Ms. Cheerilee shook her head and had a concerned look on her face. "Oh dear, I am sorry Fluttershy, and Rainbow, but I haven't seen Toby this morning." She looked at the two mares worriedly as she looked behind them to see the CMC trotting up the pathway. "Wait, the girls might have seen him. Oh, girls!" She called out to the three fillies.
They galloped up to the three adult mares, and replied in unison. "Yes Ms. Cheerilee?"
Ms. Cheerilee gently asked. "Have you three seen Toby yet this morning? Fluttershy, and Rainbow couldn't find him this morning at Fluttershy's house, and thought maybe he left already to come here."
The three fillies looked at Ms. Cheerilee then at the other two shaking their heads. "No Ma'am." They replied in unison.
Fluttershy gently stepped toward them, and asked softly. "Um..girls..um..did Toby talk to you three about anything about not being a pony?"
"What?!" Rainbow exclaimed as she had a confused look on her face.
Fluttershy turned to Rainbow with a sad smile. "Well..um..last night when I was tucking him into bed..um.." She started to tear up. "He asked me if I loved him, even though he isn't a pony."
Rainbow gently laid a wing over Fluttershy's back to tried comforting her, but asked shocked "Why would he ask something like that for?"
"Diamond Tiara!" The three fillies exclaimed.
Ms Cheerilee looked at the three, and asked. "What girls? What about Diamond Tiara?"
Rainbow, and Fluttershy turned their heads to look at the three fillies.
Applebloom was the one to speak up first. "Well, yesterday when Toby didn't come sit with us during lunch Ms. Cheerilee, we got worried, and went to look for him."
"Then we heard a small voice at the side of the schoolhouse, and we went to go see who it was." Sweetie Belle spoke next. "When we got there, we saw Toby standing there shaking, and Diamond Tiara was in front of him holding up his glasses in her hoof." She lowered her head sadly.
Scootaloo was the last to speak. "We were about to stop her, but Silver Spoon grabbed his glasses, and gave them back to him." Scootaloo sighed deeply. "When they were leaving, Diamond turned around, and called Toby a mistake." She lowered her head.
Fluttershy, and Rainbow looked at each other shocked. Fluttershy gave the three fillies a sad smile.
"Thank you girls." She then looked at Cheerilee.
"If he does show up Cheerilee, please tell him that I am not mad at him, and just to stay here until I come back." Ms. Cheerilee nodded softly.
Ms. Cheerilee smiled softly at the three fillies. "Thank you girls for telling us the truth. I will have a talk with Diamond Tiara. You can go inside now." They nodded, and trotted into the schoolhouse. She turned to Fluttershy, and Rainbow. "Is there anything else I can do to help?" She gave a soft smile
Fluttershy returned the smile. "Thank you Cheerilee, but me, Rainbow, and the others will look for him. Just please tell Toby that I am not mad at him if he shows up" Cheerilee nodded as Rainbow, and Fluttershy turned, and started to gallop off.
"Oh Rainbow, I hope he is okay. My precious little Toby is out there somewhere probably scared, and alone." Fluttershy couldn't hold her tears back as she started to cry.
Rainbow carefully sped up and, stopped in front of her placing her forehooves gently on Fluttershy's shoulders. "Calm down Fluttershy, we will find him." Rainbow thought to herself for a second, and intently looked into Fluttershy's eyes. "You go get the girls and I will meet you all at Twilight's place. I am going to soar the skies see if I can find him." She gently pulled Fluttershy into a soft hug. "Don't worry Flutters, I promise we will find him." She gently pulled away, and gave Fluttershy a reassuring smile.
Fluttershy reached up with a forehoof to wipe at her tears. "Th-thank you Rainbow, I know we will. I will go get the others, and meet you at Twilight's. Just please make sure you, and Toby stay safe, if you find him." She looked into Rainbow's eyes pleadingly.
"You mean when I find him, Fluttershy. I promise I will keep him safe." She turned to look up at the sky, and bent her hind legs, and shot up into the sky. She hovered a bit, and looked down at Fluttershy. "I will be back with Toby, I promise." She flew off.
Fluttershy looked up at Celestia's sun, and whispered softly to herself. "Please stay safe Toby. Momma loves you." She turned to the path ahead and galloped off toward Golden Oaks Library.
As Toby laid curled up at the base of one of the many big looming trees of the Everfree Forest, his stomach started to make a little growl. "Auh..hu.hu.my tummy. I need to try, and find something to eat." He whispered to himself. He carefully yet weakly stood back up on his feet, and legs.
He looked around at the thick brush of the forest. "Maybe I can find some berries like mommy, and I used to do." He thought to himself as he started to walk, his tears finally subsiding as he wiped at his face. He hugged his stomach as he started to growl a little more, and aching.
As he ventured onward into the forest he found some bushes that had some berries on them. There were berries of red, blue, pink, purple, and black. "They look good. Maybe I can eat a couple of them." He thought as he walked up to a bush and picked a red one, and pink one. He popped the red one in first. He started to chew it feeling the sweet juice gush out onto his tongue. "Mm..this one is nice and sweet."
He decided to pop the pink one in next. As he began to chew it he could taste the juice of it, and scrunched his face a little. "Yuk..that one is sour." He thought to himself. He decided to see what the other colored berries tasted like, so he picked them. While he was trying out the other berries he could smell something floating through the thin forest air around him. "Eww..what is that smell?" He said quietly.
A low rumbling growl could be heard from behind him, and he swallowed deeply as his body shook nervously. He quickly panted as he very slowly started to turn around. He came face to face what looked like a pair of legs made out of the limbs of a tree. He swallowed deeply, and trembled as he looked up to a pair of green glowing eyes. He was looking at what appeared to be a wolf made out of wood from the forest.
The timberwolf roared at Toby causing him to fall backwards on his rear dropping the berries. He looked up at the wolf with his eyes wide with fear, and whimpering. He crawled backwards as fast as he could into the bush as the creature slowly stalked towards him. Toby was able to crawl back far enough into the bushes to get hidden enough. He heard the creature stop, and suddenly reach a wooden paw into the bush.
Toby backed away some more as best as he could until he bumped into a tree. He cried as now he was trapped in the bushes up against a big looming tree, and with the wolve's claws just a few inches from him. He brought his legs up to him with his knees against his chest, burying his head in his lap. He sobbed hard as he looked back up at wooden wolf paw, and timidly whispered. "Please someone help me."
-Sigh- And now I have to wait for another great chapter, curse you and your cliffhanger ways!
Damn cliffhanger's. I hate them, but this Story is to good to give up.
I hope of a new chapter very fast.
yell silver spoon has some good in her at least but
DEATH TO DIAMOND TIARA
2394735 Lol.. I am sorry, but don't worry, going to get started on Chapter Fourteen right now.
2394786 Well, I have the thought process of a cliffhanger is what makes readers grip the edge of their seats either in a story or movie or tv show.
2395004 Oh, lol.. I know. I am planning to make Silver Spoon along with the CMC like a big sister to Toby, but I have a big surprise for DT.
2395027 YAY a good silver spoon
[kinda]
WHAT A CLIFFHANGER NOOOOOOOOOO.
huff huff ok now that is out of my system
please dont let the wolves get him let rainbow find him fast
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Does the surprise involve lasers?
2395084 Well, I am glad you did get that out of your system. Don't worry Rainbow I am going to get her to find him, but with the nightmare he had, should I let him be weary of her hurting him or something else? Just wondering what might be a better idea.
2395100 Oh, the surprise with DT. To be honest, I am not telling. I don't want to spoil too much, but I am planning to give a side to DT that is very uncharacteristic of her.
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ok yay but as to the question hmm tuff
in my opinion weary yes maybe even a little scared but need a clam vioce rainbow should find him but flutter should be the one to calm him down ;-)
2395124 Thank you very much for that. Yes, indeed, I think i will get Fluttershy to be the one to calm him down, but I will make sure to give Rainbow a calm and reassuring voice so he won't be afraid of her.
STUPID CLIFFHANGER
On a different note great chapter
2395004 Silver Spoon has always been more of follow the leader with Diamond Tiara than actually having her heart in her attitude. Diamond Tiara on the other hand could be even worse if she had any REAL posible worth to existance. Im thinking more in the direction of Zecora than Dash being the one to find Toby, oh that POOR POOR wolf
2395260 Lol...I know. Cliffhangers can be annoying, but hey I say without cliffhangers, then you aren't left on the edge of your seat as much.
2395341 I was thinking that about Zecora finding Toby lost in the Everfree, but I wanted to bring out the caring side of Rainbow Dash although it is very uncharacteristic of her.
Argh, not another author that have decided to add cliffhangers to their chapters......
I sure hope the next chapter goes up quick, for your own sake it better
2395679 Okie dokie lokie. I am working on Chapter Fourteen right now. i should have it up by tonight or in a little while, I hope. Please don't go Pinkamena Diane Pie one me.
2395689 I will try. But i will not promise anything. I can get really mad when good stories have cliffhangers like this.....
2395698 Oh, okay. I will make sure to try and not do another cliffhanger. I just feel sometimes cliffhangers leave the reader interested and on the edge of their seats. Don't worry, I will try my best to never do another cliffhanger.
and the plot hickens
2395710 Sounds good And stop respond to comments! Your job is to write the story
Awesome chapter btw
My guess is that Rainbow will save Toby just in time. Toby will either cower in fear of her and beg her not to hurt him, or run away from her. (I think it would be more interesting if he ran away. )
Finding stories about human children in equestria are a rarity on the site I only seen two so far this one and a dragons wake.
2396751 I know it is. You see, I was writing a previous story, totally un-related to MLP: FIM, and Toby is my original character from that story. Well, I decided to take a break from that story for a little bit, and I thought what would it be like if the Mane Six, and everypony met Toby. Now in the previous story I made him ten years old, but I just wanted to make him a bit younger with this one. Oh, i read some of Dragon's Wake and it is very good.
2396257 I like your thought process of him cowering from Rainbow Dash. You never know, but I promise you will see. I am one not to spoil anything.
im used to cliffhangers in stories so im not really bothered lol, although I hope someone will have a serious talk with diamond tiara, and that toby toughens up a little
Next chapter. So close!http://whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/888888.jpg
Good cliffhanger!
2396860 Oh, don't worry, she have a good talking to.
2398086 Lol..love that picture, thank you for sharing it. Next chapter, not to spoil anything, but be prepared to see your lullabye/poem you shared with me.
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My reaction: http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3s784v/
Hmmmm....you seem to have a habit of saying was instead of were.
Also...I've actually been scratching my head about the episode 'Call Of The Cutie'. Why the thudge would AJ want her sister to go to Diamond Tiara's party? Who'd want their kin to associate with the likes of her?
Unless maybe AJ's concerned about the next generation of Apples and Riches being feuding and wants those two to get along; since the riches are a large part of Sweet Apple Acres business.
2398339 Talking-to? I'm not sure she's softhearted enough for that to work. Hit her (temporarily) where she lives, instead--cut off her allowance for a month! We'll see soon enough whether that's what you actually did... Hm, I just had a thought. This is the second fic I've read in which DT's bullying/tricky "advice" got somepony lost in the Everfree. Wouldn't it be awesome if some foal discovered their special talent was undoing that sort of predicament?
And comes a nagging question:HOW CAN TIMBERWOLVES DIGEST STUFF WHEN THEY CAN SHATTER APART!?!
I LOVE IT
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*sees profile pic* Respect
DEATH MACHINE hay timberwolf (timberwolve look behind)
EAT LEAD MOTHERF****R (shoots the timberwolf with the death machine and died) *paint*
Uh? (Investigate the bush)
Toby Mason: p-p-please don't hurt me m-m-mr
FALLOUT MOISES: don't cry little one, I will not hurt you
Toby Mason: you won't?
FALLOUT MOISES: I promise
Toby Mason: and why you have a scary gun you have?
FALLOUT MOISES: oh this, I will put that away, sorry I scare you with it, by the way why would you wander on the everfree Forest?
Toby Mason: I don't want to t-talk about it
You shouldn’t eat wild berries unless it’s absolutely necessary and you know what is safe to eat, because some berries are poisonous.
How about Zecora though??
Also is Discord going to be in the future chapter?
I’ll just I have to read and find out.