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[ Twilight Sparkle’s room is, in all honesty, rarely used. She set up a bed in Spike’s room - after all, she wasn’t going to let her number one assistant live alone. Plus his room is closer to the library. But today, her room is seeing use, with two mares sprawled out on the bed with starry night blankets. Plus one more, a much smaller foal, who seems to be trying to shake the two awake. And possibly wake up everypony else, since the foal seems to have knocked open the journal as well. ]

Mommy! Mommy mommy mommy mommy!

[ Twilight simply rolled over. ] Spiiiike.... five more minutes...

[Luna’s ears twitched at the high pitched voice and then they proceeded to flatten themselves against her skull in an attempt to drown out the noise. She can’t quite remember falling asleep last night because she usually stays up all –

Wait. This has happened a couple of times before, hasn’t it? She picks up her head with a groan, blinking blearily. Ignoring the small, loud child for a moment, and. Well. Here’s Twilight. Not entirely unexpected to be sure but.

…

…]

…Mommy?

Mommy! [ The small foal awkwardly climbs up into the bed, and then flops down next to Luna, giggling.

Twilight, meanwhile, is now quite awake. ] Mommy? [ She looks over at Luna, then down to the foal, question obvious on her face, even if she doesn’t speak it. That question is “What in the hay?”

But the foal just looks over to Twilight, and- ] Mama!

...What in the hay?

I do not know what to tell thee, Twilight Sparkle. [taking note of that stripe in the child’s mane and that...ethereal outline that seems to be moving on its own. She grimaces. Damn everything.

She nudges the foal with a hoof.] What is thy name, child?

[there’s a giggle as the foal turns to face Luna] Silly Mommy. I’m Nine! See? [and she proceeds to point a hoof at (and turn her head around and look cross-eyed at) a nametag that almost threatens to be longer than the filly in question.]

...”Nine O’Clock At Night.” [...facehoof.]

Nine O’Clock At Night.... [ Pause. Paaaaause... ] Oh! Because it’s in the middle of twilight and night! [ ....Yes, Twilight. Congrats. Stating the obvious. ] Wait, so that means.... [ She looks back and forth between Nine and Luna, then- ] You and I.....?

...Have somehow procured a child. Yes. [she’s carefully looking away, but she’s blushing hard enough for it to be visible even through her dark coat.

She rubs a foreleg across her eyes.] There is little chance that this is merely a dream, yes?

[a helpful, cheerful voice pipes up] Not a dream, Mommy! It’s morning and I wanna go play! [aaand now there’s a tiny filly bouncing on the bed.

And the bouncing bed bucks the brainy mare to the bare floor. With a groan, Twilight answers- ] Nope. Not a dream. Definitely not a dream. [ Annnd a sigh. ] I am so not ready for this...

Let’s go play! Play play! Come on Mama, come on Mommy! Let’s go!

[ Open via journal, or action if you want to run into the three of them taking Nine out to play. :3c ]

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[and blue magic envelopes the foal, freeing Twilight and bringing Nine over to Luna. The filly giggles, windmilling all four stumpy limbs through the air in a somewhat passable imitation of swimming.

She examines the foal for a minute, and then smiles.

Setting the kiddo onto the floor.] Breakfast, Twilight Sparkle?

[ Twilight gives Luna an appreciative look and a silent "Thanks." ] Yes. Breakfast. I think I could use that.

All of us could, I would assume. [tea. Need tea. Then deal with all of this stuff.

A brief glow of her horn, and she teleports in a salad and some plates from the kitchen and her tea set from her room. She nudges a cushion next to the table for the small filly and takes a seat herself.]

Thanks. [ Twilight's own magic divides the salad up on their plates. Thankfully, this seems to appease Nine and she digs right in. Twilight was worried she might be fussy like Spike was earlier on. Except, well, she probably wouldn't be demanding gemstones. Maybe hay bacon strips or something.

Twilight digs in too, keeping an eye on Nine as she does. And Luna.

Wait, was she supposed to let Luna start first? She's the Princess.... Whoops. ]

Thou art very welcome. [it's okay, she's not even paying attention to the salad. Instead, she's pouring tea for the both of them. And on second thought, she teleports in a glass of milk for Nine; dealing with somepony else's scalded tongue is not on her to-do list.

She sips at her tea, slowly relaxing inch by inch.]

I certainly hope thou hast no plans for the day. [not if one were to judge by the messy salad massacre currently making its presence known - off the edge of Nine's plate]

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Nope. No plans here. Thankfully. I doubt- [ Magic's a-glowin', trying to contain the mess onto Nine's plate ] -that I would be able to do much of anything now. Taking care of foals is full-time work. [ She magics up her own cup, taking a sip. Hey, this is good tea. ]

[she finally sets down the cup and takes a bite of her salad]

Thou art experienced in caring for foals?

I... [ She pauses for a minute. ] Well, does taking care of Spike count?

'Tis certainly more experience than I have.

[and she uses her magic to hold the glass up to the foal after Nine knocks a hoof into it in an attempt to grab the milk.

To Nine after she's done drinking:] What dost thou wish to play?

[ Nine O'Clock At Night looks up at Luna, wide-eyed and excited. ] I wanna go play with Spike!

[ Twilight side-eyes her foal for a second. Spike seemed like he wanted to... not be around foals. ] I'm... not sure that's such a good idea.

[ Which naturally prompts- ] Nooo! I wanna go see Spike! Spike Spike Spike!

[ Twilight looks over at Luna. HELP. ]

[ugh. She takes a long sip of tea, and then turns to the foal.]

Quiet. [frooown] Young Spike may not have the time [or the inclination] to entertain thee.

[ At first, Nine is quiet... but then.... she sobs loudly and throws her hooves around Twilight's neck. ] Mamaaaaa!

[ Twilight gives a kind of "idk" look towards Luna, but wraps her forelegs around Nine. ] It's okay. We can find other things to play! You and I, and... your mommy. [ Awkwardly pats Nine on the back, too... ]

[whoops. She looks slightly guilty for a moment before donning an aloof look. Best keep Spike out of it as long as possible; she still feels sorta bad for what they put him through during that one week a couple of months ago.

Dryly.] It seemeth as though I have retained mine abilities to make children cry.

[ Twilight gives a sympathetic look towards Luna as she continues comforting Nine. ] Don't worry about it. You did the right thing.

Though, uh... [ She looks down to Nine, who looks back up at her.

Celestia, but this is weird. ]

Maybe we should look up some books on parenting.

I can certainly agree with that. [heavens know she definitely needs it.

And with Twilight otherwise occupied with a foal, Luna starts clearing up the remains of breakfast.]

Perhaps we can make a stop at the library before heading for someplace more tolerant of noise?

That sounds like a great plan.

I'm sure Nine can behave herself long enough for us to find a book about how to deal with fillies. [ Famous. Last. Words. ]

[she smiles. Hey, maybe she's not completely incompetent after all.

Getting onto her hooves and heading for the door.] I believe we can 'handle it,' as they say.

[it's an absurdly simple plan. What could go wrong?]

All right then!

You hear that, Nine? We're going to go to the library. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Yaaaay! [ The small filly starts bouncing in place, lookin' so excited! ]

....She definitely gets that from me.

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[there's a chuckle] I would not dream of saying otherwise, Twilight Sparkle.

[and hey, the foal stopped crying. Even better.]

All right then! Come on, Nine! We're going... to the library!

[ Twilight looks determined.

Nine imitates her. ]

[Luna looks from one to the other and just laughs.

And once they get to the library, she turns to Twilight.] Dost thou know where these books are?

[in the meantime, Nine is running up to the nearest shelf and tugging out the first book she can reach.]

All right, parenting, parenting... let's see.

[ Twilight's going over towards the back of the library.... completely forgetting to watch Nine as she terrorizes the books. Whoops. ]

[she glances at Nine before deciding to follow Twilight. Better have a pony on hoof who can actually read the titles on the spines. And Nine seems engrossed by the book she found.]

Nine? We shall be back shortly. Be good.

Okay mommy!

[and she's tugging another book off the shelf]

[ After a little exploring, Twilight pauses in front of a shelf. ] All right. They shoooould be around here.

[ IF ONLY... SHE COULD READ THE TITLES.... ]

[Luna's scanning the titles and picking out any that seem relevant without actually bothering to look too closely at them.

And once she has gathered a decent sized pile:] Let us go. We shall take a closer look once we return to Nine.

[considering how much trouble THEY got in when unsupervised, it's probably a bad idea to leave her alone for too long.]

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Good plan.

[ She hopes there's an instruction manual in there.

But when they get back to Nine, they find... a book fort.

Well. Guess that runs in the family too. ]

[and she's just staring. Wow, it's vaguely reminiscent of Canterlot.

Quietly, to Twilight:] We are not letting her touch the microwave.

[Nine pops her head out of the entrance] Mama! Mommy! Look at what I made!

[ Twilight doesn't reply to Luna, but she does nod to her.

And when Nine speaks up, she puts on her best fake smile. ]

Yes! It's very... nice. [ And a lot of work for somepony to clean up.

Somepony named Spike. ]

Very nice indeed.

Is it supposed to be Canterlot?

[and she lies down, flipping through the first book and setting the rest in a tidy pile next to her.]

Yep! [ Nine smiles up at Luna brightly, so happy that her mommy could tell right away what it was.

Menawhile, Twilight goes to pull out a book and... stops. Then flops down.

Right. Loss. Time to sit around and be useless. ]

[and she grins right back. Why are foals so darn cute?

Hmm.] I do believe thou hast forgotten the observatory. [i.e. the most important part.

And...this is a book on human babies. She frowns, spreads all the books in a semicircle around her, and starts sorting them. Most of them end up in the 'human' pile, but miracle of miracles, here's one for ponies.]

[ Meanwhile, Twilight is examining the stacks of books Luna's made. Or, rather, one large stack and a single book separated from it. ]

Whaaaat's with these books?

[ Meanwhile, Nine is scratching her chin, sticking her tongue out to the side in concentration while trying to figure out how to add on the observatory... ]

[she smiles, totally amused at the look of intense concentration on Nine's face.]

This is the only one that was written for ponies. While I am sure the others contain useful information that is no doubt universally applicable, I decided it would be best to start with the most relevant book.

[ Twilight takes a moment to look over at Nine... and she can't help but giggle a little at her. It's adorable okay? ]

Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Surely the sections of how young human children act would be applicable, but not everything else would be.

Mommy! Mama! You have to help with my castle!

[ Twilight giggles again, then tells Nine- ] All right, I'll help you while your mommy reads these books.

But when she's done, we have to clean this up and put all of the books back. All right?

Aw, do we have to? Can't we leave it up? Or make Spike do it?

[Luna can't help but laugh at that, even as she settles in to do some fast reading.]

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