During the night while everypony was sleeping peacefully upon their pillows, and snuggled up to each other, Twilight softly blinked her eyes open letting out a little yawn. She looked all around her at her friends with a warm smile as she looked at the small child who was sleeping underneath Fluttershy's wing. She quietly stood up, and trotted off her pillow over to the sleeping colt.
She gently used her forehoof to very lightly nudge Fluttershy, and lowered her head down to whisper into her ear. "Fluttershy, could you maybe wake up for a little bit?"
Fluttershy blinked her eyes open letting out a soft yawn as she looked up at Twilight. "Um, hi Twilight, what's wrong?" She asked in a whisper.
Twilight shook her head. "Oh, nothing is wrong, I was just wondering if maybe I could spend a moment with Toby for a little bit?" Giving her a bright smile.
Fluttershy returned a smile, and nodded. "Um. of course Twilight." She turned her attention to the little colt stroking his back with her wing. She leaned her head down to nuzzle at his cheek, and whispered in his ear. "Toby, can you wake up for a little bit sweetheart?"
Toby stirred a little as he let out a soft yawn. He blinked his eyes open to look up into the beautiful sky blue eyes of Fluttershy. He smiled softly.
She gave him a warm smile. "Hi sweetie. Would you like to spend some time with your Auntie Twilight?"
He let out another soft yawn, and looked up at her, then over at Twilight who had a blushing smile on her face. "Yes Momma, that would be nice." He quietly got up seeing that everypony else was asleep, and stretched his arms, and legs.
Twilight turned to Fluttershy. "Don't worry Fluttershy, I will keep him safe." Fluttershy gave a soft smile, and nodded as Twilight turned to Toby. "Come on sweetheart, I would like to take you someplace special." She used her magic to gently levitate the child up onto her back, and quietly trotted out onto the balcony of the castle.
Toby looked up at the stars that filled the night sky along with Luna's moon as they twinkled. He felt a calm breeze soft brush against his skin.
"Hold on dear, I am going to take you on a little ride." She looked back at him with wink.
He wrapped his arms lightly around her neck. "Okay Auntie Twilight."
She carefully flapped her wings to hover up in the air, and looked back at the little colt with a warm smile. She turned he attention in front of her, and started to flap her wings as she started to fly among the night breeze. Toby took a deep breath of the air letting a comforting sigh.
She flew above Canterlot which was lit with lights along the streets. She gently looked back at the child who was smiling softly as the breeze blew against his face, and hair. "I want to take you somewhere special Toby. It is a place where I used to take Spike with me when we was young to relax, and enjoy a quiet moment together." He nodded with a smile.
After soaring above Canterlot for a few minutes Twilight flew towards a cliff that was on the edge of a forest, and overlooked the city. She carefully lowered to the ground, and laid down tucking her legs up underneath her. She looked up at the sky, and sighed softly.
Toby carefully climbed off her back, and sat down on the ground beside, and looked up as well. "It is very pretty out at night Auntie Twilight." He looked up at her.
She looked down at him laying a wing softly over him. "Yes it is sweetheart." She sighed deeply. "Toby, can I ask you something?"
He nodded. "Yes you can Auntie Twilight."
She looked into his eyes. "Toby, when you ran away, did you really believe that we wouldn't love you, because you aren't a pony?" Rubbing along his back with her wing.
He turned his head to the side a bit lowering it, and slowly nodded.
Twilight gave a sad smile, and nuzzled at his cheek. "Look at me sweetheart." She said tenderly. He turned his head to look into her eyes with a frown. "Let me tell you something, although you may not be a pony, we all love you with all our hearts for you being who you are." She said giving him a reassuring smile.
He gave a little smile in return. "Thank you Auntie Twilight."
"There is no need to thank me sweetie, because it is the truth." She sighed softly. "You know something Toby, the way Fluttershy cares for you as your Momma, it reminds me of how I care for Spike."
He looked up at her curiously. "Spike, Auntie Twilight?"
She nodded. "Yes. You see Toby, when I was just a filly I hatched Spike from his egg, and from that moment on I took care of him like he was my own son or my little brother." She looked up at the night sky sighing softly. "When we was growing up in Canterlot, he was the only real friend I had here, and he always made sure I was okay if something bad happened or I was overdoing it with my studies."
Toby smiled. "Well, that was good of him Auntie Twilight. That is how I was with Mommy, I always wanted to make sure she was okay, and happy if she was sad."
Twilight giggled lightly. "You see, that is another thing you, and Spike have in common sweetheart. Apart from being different from us ponies, you two have such big caring hearts that makes us love you even more." Nuzzling at his cheek. She turned her attention back to the sky while keeping her wing over Toby.
"One day Princess Celestia asked me to leave Canterlot to go live in Ponyville, so I could learn the meaning of friendship. Well, Spike being my number one assistant, accompanied me, and that is when I met all of my close friends, your aunties, and momma." She let out a soft sigh. "After we made our home in the library, the townsponies were all first weary, and cautious of Spike for being a dragon, for being different."
Toby nodded. "Oh. They weren't mean to him or hurt him did they Auntie Twilight?"
Twilight looked at him, and shook her head. "Oh, no dear, they never hurt him or were mean towards him. They were just uncertain of how to deal with a dragon in Ponyville. With time they accepted him as part of the community, and my friends accepted him as part of their family."
"That is good Auntie Twilight. I like Spike, he is a very nice, and fun dragon to be friends with." He said letting out a giggle.
"Yes he certainly is. However, during his birthday last year he turned into a big dragon who rampaged through Ponyville." Twilight gave the child a sad smile.
Toby frowned. "Oh, no. It was an accident though, wasn't it Auntie Twilight?" Asking with concern.
Twilight nodded. "Oh, of course it was an accident. He grew because of what is called Dragon's Greed. After he received his presents from me, and my friends, he couldn't stop wanting more stuff that he let his greed the best of him." Sighing softly
"How did he shrink back to normal Auntie Twilight?" The little colt asked curiously yet with concern.
Twilight gave him a nuzzle on his cheek. "When he grew into a real big dragon, bigger than Ponyville itself, he kidnapped your Auntie Rarity with his tail, and was escaping with her. He was about to escape until he seen a fire ruby that he gave to Rarity in the same day. Rarity didn't know it was Spike to begin with, so she believed that the dragon wanted the fire ruby for himself, but she refused to give it to him, because it was a gift from Spike." She sighed softly.
Toby smiled softly. "That was very nice of Auntie Rarity to keep the fire ruby that Spike gave her, and not give it to the big mean Spike."
Twilight giggled lightly, and nodded. "That is right sweetheart. After Spike set his eyes on the fire ruby, he remembered giving it to Rarity, and the kiss she gave him on his cheek that he felt guilty of changing into the big rampaging dragon he was. Suddenly he shrunk back to his normal size, and all of us including the town of Ponyville were able to forgive him, and understand that it was only a huge mistake. Although he is a dragon, he is different from other dragons, because he is caring, loyal, and he does his best to help when anypony needs him." She smiled warmly at the thought.
"And you all love him, even though he isn't a pony." Toby smiled softly.
Twilight nodded. "That is right Toby, we love him for being who is, just like we love you for being who you are." She untucked a foreleg, and rubbed at his tummy playfully causing the child to giggle happily. She giggled along with him as she gave him a kiss on the forehead.
He reached up with his arms to hug her around her neck. "I love you too Auntie Twilight. I love all of my new family." He sighed softly.
She wrapped her foreleg around his back, and rubbed up, and down. "Hey sweetie, how would you like to stay here, and watch Celestia's sun rise?"
He looked up with a bright smile. "I would like that Auntie Twilight."
She rubbed at his back some more, and patted it as she used her magic to gently lift him up onto her back to sit.
As Twilight and Toby sat atop the cliff, they watched as Luna's moon, and the stars were starting to slowly descend in the horizon. They turned their attention to the castle as they saw Princess Celestia trot out onto the balcony. She closed her eyes, and started to light up her horn.
Twilight turned her attention to the horizon past Canterlot. She smile brightly as she looked at the child on her back. "Look sweetheart, the sun is beginning to rise." As she pointed a hoof toward the horizon.
Toby looked to see the golden orb slowly ascend against the vast sky as a deep orange glow showered over the two, and the land around them. He smiled warmly as the sun warmed his flesh as he took a deep breath of the morning air. "Mmm.. it is very pretty Auntie Twilight. Thank you for bringing me up here."
Twilight sighed softly as the sun warmed her fur, and she smiled back at the child. "You don't need to thank me sweetie, I am glad I brought you up here. It is beautiful when Princess Celestia raises her sun, and when Princess Luna raises her moon."
Toby smiled as he watched the sunrise. A moment with his Auntie Twilight that was peaceful that it seemed to last forever. The two sigh softly as they felt the warmth of Celestias sun blanket them in it's golden rays.
Aww, this is such a nice moment! :)
Wow that was touching for twilight to give Toby assurance that is was okay for him to be human and not a pony to be accepted. I also was happy for her to even think of spike as her own son. Short, but very sweet. Final chapter Why does it have to end? I know there's a sequel, but this story... just... moved me
Awww, great chapter. Love the conversation between him and Twilight and good use of the whole Spike's greed thing to as the example, keep up the good work!
A really moving story. Sad in a way that this is the second to last chapter. You've done a tremendous job with this story, and I'm not just saying that to sound nice. You've brought out a lot of emotion and showed how, no matter who or what you are, there is always love to be shared.
sun rise and moon rise are two of the most peaceful times you can ever find
nice chapter
sweetness love this it was such a bonding moment i hate to see this end PLEASE PLEASE make a squeal this is to goo to end this is to nice for it to be over
a bit short but really nice, was thinking twilight would spend her day showing toby magic and reading to him but this is good to
2660764 Oh no, don't worry. I will go back and fix that. Thank you for the advice, and also support.
2662394 Thank you for very much. I know I could have, maybe should have done a day with his Auntie Twilight, but I wanted just a moment with them and her explaining to him that no matter how different he may be, they all love him dearly and will never change a single thing about him.
2662424 Thank you very much always my friend. Indeed, Twilight and Spike I feel have a mother/son kind of relationship.
2662450 Thank you very much always my friend. Indeed, I wanted to use Spike's greed as an example that although he is a dragon, and was a rampaging dragon during that time Twilight and the others was able to love him through that difficult time.
2662552 Thank you very much, that means so much to me. I am touched and humbled by your words, and it warms my hear to know that my writing is able to touch you along with all my wonderful readers.
2662657 Very true. I wanted Toby to experience that too in Equestria.
2663145 I truly appreciate it, thank you very much. I was thinking one day what would it be like for The Mane Six to meet a human child and how would they react to him.
2663175 Thank you very much always for your wonderful support.
2663190 Thank you very much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them.
......well, the final chapter is approaching..... :S Well, it's ok with me, I knew that it had to end sometime. This was still a great story to follow :)
*Sniff, Sniff* That was so Beautiful... (little tear roll over the cheek)
BUT: Dont DARE you to STOP HERE with this BEAUTIFUL ,AWESOME ,INTERSTING ,HAPPY APPLE-CIDER-COOL and KINDNESS Story from you!!! You have to Write a sequel, RIGHT NOW!!!
2651235 Dicord torturing Toby's father is music to my ears That man is nothing but a pathetic excuse of a human being, and people like him bring harm to defenseless little children deserve a fitting punishment. No questions asked.
2664128 Thank you very much always for the support you have shown along all of my wonderful readers. I truly appreciate it.
2665162 Well, I truly appreciate that so much and I am touched that all of you, my readers don't want me to stop with this story.
2665252 Indeed. I wanted Discord to have his fun with him.
really good story, I hope there will be a sequel? As well as a ending to be remembered!
2665582 Thank you always for your wonderful support, and don't worry, I will give a final chapter to be remembered.
2666127 Thank you very much, and don't worry after I get finished with my final chapter, I am going to go back to the chapters with all that white space and fix it.
Very short but very sweet. Well done.
I like how it also opens up a connection that Toby has with Spike so that they could become very good friends later because they have something in common with each other.
Well done.
2666251 Indeed my friend. Thank you always.
2668656 *Ba-dum Tsss*
2666039 Looking forward to it xD
2670757 Thank you for pointing that out, I will go change that right away. Thank you for your great support always.
2671119 Thank you very much, I truly appreciate your wonderful comments and support.
I really do hope you write a sequel. Looking forward to the last chapter.
2673525 Thank you very much, I truly appreciate it.
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Toby look at his aunt Celestia's sunrise