This was inspired by that little story from Veronica toon.7's "Aqua Blue" and may have also been that way with the set of two episodes from Sword Art Online. This was a story I had in mind for a friend of mine where his OC and wife would be living alone together until they find a chick, who is really the OC's sister in another universe, alone and raise her.

That's how I was hoping for it to go but instead I've decided to make the story myself and let it be an MLP story, and having everyone answer a good question.

So just know that this'll be appropriate in the family level and I hope you enjoy it. Plus I was planning on publishing it after a few more chapters were done but here I go again being impatient with my work. But here you guys go.

CHAPTER ONE: A LITTLE GIFT

Once upon a time, in a new world, deep in a land called Equestria, there were a lot of tales told, all about these six ponies who joined together as friends and used the magic of it to protect their home from all kinds of threats. Many of the tales were told differently by each Equestrian native, except for one version that never crossed anypony's mind.

Each of those ponies were named...Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle. Each of those had their own unique talents and flaws that would bring them together to make them accomplish so much. And someday, their names would go down into legend. Which brings up these questions for the new version of their story and every pony else's.

What if there were only five ponies that went through the adventures?

What if Princess Luna returned as herself instead of Nightmare Moon?

What if King Sombra and Radiant Hope disappeared when the Crystal Empire returned?

What if the Elements of Harmony didn't exist and it was never those things that helped the ponies save Equestria?

What if Starlight Glimmer was never the bad guy but was still in charge of the village?

What if Sunset Shimmer officially became good after spending little time in the human world?

What if Queen Chrysalis didn't invade Canterlot by impersonating Cadence (but by just charging the with a larger army)?

What if it was Rarity who found Spike as an egg and hatched him?

These are the many questions to come together in one new universe, but none of them could ever top this one. What if...Princess Cadence and Shining Armor adopted Twilight Sparkle as their daughter?

That's how it starts. With these questions, a new kind of story of theirs begins.

On a new and beautiful bright day, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna did what they always do, raise the sun and set the moon.

As that began, everypony woke up and went about their business. Especially two ponies who were together in the room of their castle to their home, the Crystal Empire. These two ponies were named Shining Armor, a strong white stallion, and Cadence, a pink alicorn. They were the married rulers of the empire and have been known as the mare and colt that beard undeniable love for each other.

At the moment, the couple were sleeping in their bed, resting in each other's arms (or legs, since they're horses). Every night they would also enjoy sleeping together in comfort and everyday they would never get bored of each other. So once a little minute or so went by, they both woke up at the same time and smiled to see each other's faces, ready to have a lovely talk, but this time, with one that might begin to change everything.

"Morning my Shining Armor."

"Good morning, my princess. How'd you sleep?"

"Beautifully as usual. Since I get to cuddle with the best stallion in all of Equestria."

"(Chuckling)…Lucky stallion."

"Hmm. Am I not gonna get my morning kiss?"

"Like I would ever forget that." He kissed both his wife's cheeks and pretended to forget the last part until he did it. He kissed Cadence on the lips and she gladly accepted it.

After releasing it, they continued looking into each other's eyes.

"Hmm…Cadence?"

"Yes, sweetie?"

"I love you, my beautiful treasure."

"I love you too, my shining armor."

They nuzzled their heads and settled down more.

"Hmm…so, dear. Once I'm done with my morning patrol what do you want to do today?"

"Oh I wouldn't mind a little late breakfast afterwards. But before you do go there's something important I wanna mention right now."

"Oh? Okay, what is it?"

"Shining Armor…you and I have known each for so long and have been married, well, for so long. So…I want to know if…uh if…"

"If what? Cadence? Are you asking if…?"

"My shining armor…do you wanna start a family?"

Hearing those six last words together was a sentence of surprises. Shining couldn't blink with his wide open eyes and just stepped off of the bed before pacing around the sides of the room in an "I need to think" expression.

"Shining?" Cadence asked in a small worried tone. "Did I spook you or something?"

"No, no. It's just…starting a family? You mean you wanna have a baby?"

"Absolutely. Shining, as much as I love it just being the two of us, I would love it even more if we had a new member into this family. Don't you want to be a father?"

"I…I don't know. I mean, the thought of it never really crossed my mind before. Before, during, and after our wedding all I could think about was just you and me."

"And you've never thought that might have a son or daughter in the future? Not even once?"

"Well, maybe a little. But still…wow. Is having a child really what you want?"

"No doubt. I want us to have a baby and become more happy than we are right now." Shining took in her words, though he smiled, he still looked worried so Cadence gave him a persuading kiss. Then his face was replaced with a stunned one. "Don't you want that too?" She asked. Shining just looked at her dreamily like a Spike does with Rarity. Until he shook his face to snap out of it. "Hmm…of course I do, Cadence. But this sort of a big and—" "I know, sweetie. But I'm not implying that we start now, I'm just telling you how I feel. I'm a patient mare so anytime when you're comfortable with it, I'll wait until then." "Okay. Thank you. And look, just know that as your husband, I made a promise to you. Saying that I'll do anything that can make you happy." "I know, and nothing makes me happier than that." They nuzzled their heads together and spent some more time talking and cuddling until Shining Armor's shift began and he went off. Cadence also went off to do her job too.

So as a few minutes went by, Shining Armor got his armor on and met up with his friend Spearhead.

"Morning, Spearhead."

"Shining Armor, my dear friend. How's it been going in the throne world, lately?"

"Same as always. Enjoyable with the greatest mare ever."

"Awesome."

"Now what have you been doing?"

"Nothing. Other than constantly being inspired to create more of my art."

"Interesting."

"And hey. I know it's not exactly any of my business but I'm just curious. How well have you and Cadence been doing?"

"Absolutely fantastic."

"Good, because by now…I'd just assume that there would a little Shining Cadence by now." He chuckled and Shining showed a shocked look since he knew what he was talking about.

"Whoa, whoa. Okay Spearhead, I don't think I wanna talk about it."

"Sorry, Shining. Just thinking out loud, thinking out loud. Plus, I also wanted to say, if you two do get there and eventually need a foalsitter, just know that I'll be there to help."

"Uh thanks, buddy. Right now let's just start with our shift."

"Of course."

So they went on. Both them and other guardsponies were patrolling the outside of the castle and the rest of the city to make sure there was no threat around. There was nothing on sight. After a few hours later, now noon, Shining just finished eating lunch with his friends and noticed that his shift was over. And it was about to rain, so he wanted to get home quickly.

But on his way, he was pretty deep in thought.

"Man. Cadence wants to be a mother. Spearhead tells me he wants to be our foalsitter. Gosh, how come I've never thought about it before? How come I've never once thought about the possibility of me and the crystal heart of my life becoming parents? Heck, why am I even surprised by it? I love Cadence more than anything in this world, I should be excited about being a parent the same way she is. Maybe I'm only overreacting because I wasn't expecting her to bring it up today. So I'm gonna have to show pride, courage, and compassion. Cadence is my wife and I know that we will have a foal someday. So…whatever Cadence wants to do that'll make her happy, I'll do it. We'll become parents and for her and our child, I'll be the best father ever."

Shining Armor felt more prideful and was ready to talk to Cadence, but before we could continue walking further, the rain came down a little quicker and a large bang was sound next to him.

It surprised him but he settled once he turned to it. It came from the alley between these two buildings. It was dark and looked messy as he noticed that the bang was caused by a fallen trash can. He also noticed something small inside, so he approached it slowly. Until it moved and quickly screamed into another spot.

"Whoa! What the?" His curiousity didn't stop. He looked even closer and saw that the small thing…was a filly inside a box. "Oh. Hi there." He tried to bring his hoof in but the little filly just scooted deep inside the box, looking scared. "Hey." Shining Armor spoke softly to her. "Hey it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. It's okay." He came closer and the girl stayed frozen. Shining got a better look at her.

She looked very young. Like maybe just a little over a year old. She was a light purple and looked dirty and bruised. "Gosh, you poor thing, what happened to you? Ah come here." He offered her a comforting gesture. She still seemed scared and hesitant but took a second before she came to Shining Armor and allowed him to give her a comforting hug. Shining Armor sat down and put his arms around the girl, trying to keep her out of the drops of rain.

He could hear her crying just a little.

"Hey it's alright." He still said to her in a very soft tone. "Sweetie, can you tell me what you're doing out here?" She faced him but didn't give him a response like she didn't understand. "Hmm. I guess you're not much of a talker, huh?" He chuckled, trying to make her feel more secure. Then he saw something else. He did notice the filly had a horn earlier but after another second, he saw…that she had wings. "Sweetie, are you an alicorn?" The filly still didn't respond.

"Whoa." The rain began to come down hard. "Oh boy. Come on. My little friend, I think it would be safe if you'd come with me." Shining used his magic to bring out a small towel to put on the filly. She didn't like it but trusted him. "Okay sweetie, just relax and enjoy the little ride I'm about to put you in." He carried her and placed her on his back and quickly went to castle with her. But did his best to make sure that the ride wouldn't get too bumpy and that she wouldn't fall off.

After a minute or so, they made it. Shining Armor and his new friend were inside the castle and safe from the rain. Shining put her down and took off the towel before he heard her sneeze. "Bless you. My, my, you look like you've been through a lot. Come on let's get you cleaned up." He walked, heading to the nearest restroom. He was expecting her to follow him but turned and saw that she distracted. She was looking at the entire room they were in. It was big, bright, and made up of crystals. It was beautiful.

"I see you like the place already, huh?" Shining said, and the filly just faced him without a real expression. "Come on. I think you deserve a nice relaxing bath." He carried her again and brought her to the restroom. It was pretty clean and shiny, making the filly like the castle more, and she held still as Shining brought her the tub, turned on the water, and his towel and soap to help clean her up.

"Good girl. Thank you for holding still. Now I know I have friends and servants who would be doing this for you but I don't want you to deal with too many strangers anymore."

He continued cleaning her and she seemed to enjoy it. She felt like she has never been cared for like this. It was comforting and felt like there was no reason to feel scared around Shining Armor. Until they both heard a knock on the door. It surprised her but Shining Armor settled her down.

"Shining Armor? Is that you?" That was Cadence's voice.

"Whew. Yes, sweetie, it's me. Come inside, there's something interesting I wanna show you."

Cadence was confused but slowly opened the door. Shining was only outside the tub.

"Shining, what's going on?"

"Come and see."

Cadence did what he said and surprised to see the filly in the tub. "(Gasp)…Oh my. Shining, is that a—?"

"An alicorn filly? Yes."

"How is this possible? Who is she?"

"I don't know. I just found the poor thing in a dark alley. She looked dirty and beaten that I couldn't leave her behind."

"Beaten?" Cadence started to already feel sorry for the young girl and came closer to offer a friendly hoof but the filly backed up.

"Shhh…" Shining settled her down again. "It's okay, sweetie. This is Cadence. She is my wife and a friend. She's not going to hurt you."

The filly just took his word for it and slowly approached Cadence before slowly cuddling with her hoof.

"Aw. Shining, was she really alone?"

"Yep. I don't know what she was doing out there alone. I can only guess that she got lost from her family, but at least she's safe now."

"Okay. See if you can clean her up a little more and we can talk to her in our room."

"You got it."

Cadence slowly made the filly let go and almost felt a little sad from that ending. She soon left the restroom but looked back to see her husband still trying to clean the girl up. She smiled to it since it made her think about what would happen with her and Shining interacting with their children.

Shining still continued and the filly smiled from being scrubbed silly. She even had trouble trying not to chuckle, and it made Shining chuckle too. Once Shining was done and the girl was clean, he dried her off and brought her to the bedroom.

The girl laid on the bed with the two and they asked some questions. Cadence started.

"Okay sweetie. Since we earned your trust, my husband and I are gonna ask you a few questions, is that okay?"

The girl didn't respond, she looked like she just didn't understand. Shining said to Cadence, "I don't think she can speak. Maybe it's because she's too nervous or maybe she just doesn't."

"Hmm." Cadence faced her again. "Dear, it's okay. I promise you, I am a friend. Right now we are worried about you and just want to keep you safe right now. Can…can you at least tell us your name?"

She still didn't answer. Cadence just showed a face of worry and giving up, but with a few seconds, the filly took a deep breath and tried to speak in a soft but sore voice. "Twi…Twi…light." "What?" Said Shining Armor. "Twilight. My…name is Twilight." "Twilight?" Cadence was curious. "Like Twilight Velvet? Your mother." "I think so. Twilight, is that really your name?" The filly breathed again and slowly.

Cadence got closer. "It's a pretty name. Matches well with your pretty voice and face. Is anything else you can tell us, Twilight? Like do you know where your parents are or where you live?" The filly just shook her head and said, "N…No. I can't—I can't remember anything. I…I don't think I have parents." She felt small tears coming and the two felt very sorry for her. But Shining Armor decided to make her feel better.

"Hey it's alright. Look, everypony has a family. And I know that yours is somewhere here, and at least safe here with us now."

"O-Okay."

"Hmm. You seem to be responding better."

"Can you tell me your name again?"

"Sure. It's Shining Armor."

"Shiny?"

"No, it's Shine-Ing Armor."

"Uh…Shiny."

Shining just chuckled. "Aw that's okay. Maybe it's a little hard. You know, you look pretty hungry. How about you wait here with Cadence and I'll go and cook something up, okay?"

Twilight nodded.

He got off the bed and went to the kitchen while Cadence agreed to stay with Twilight and wanted to talk more.

"Was your name Cady?" She asked.

"(Chuckling)…No, but you call me that if you want. So Twilight, are you sure there's nothing else you can remember?"

"No. I'm sorry. I can't remember anything. But…why…are you being so nice to me?"

"Because you're a little filly who's lost. We just want to help you so that way nothing bad will happen."

"T-Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me for anything. I just don't like the idea of seeing a young one get hurt."

Cadence smiled and Twilight came close enough to nuzzle to her neck like a cat.

"Hmm. I can see you're a cuddlier, huh?"

"I'm tired." Twilight yawned.

"Okay. You just lay here and I'll find myself a chair to—"

"Wait. Can…you sleep with me please? I don't feel comfortable with sleeping by myself."

"Oh. Uh okay." Cadence felt a little hesitant but didn't want Twilight too feel cold and alone. So she stayed put on the bed and put her arms around her to help her sleep. "Is this okay?" "Yes. Thank you." Twilight yawned again and rested her head in front of Cadence's neck. All she could do was smile to it and think.

"My. When I said I wanted a child I didn't think it would come to me like this. Could it be that I got my wish? So far my Shining Armor seems to like her and I do too. But I know that we can't keep her. It's only temporary, and I just hope we will find her family soon." Then she slowly rested her head on top of Twilight. Even though it was only noon, both ponies seemed tuckered out already and were ready to rest until the next day, and Shining Armor thought the same thing when he came back and saw them sleeping.

"Aw. Who's gonna finish my cuisine then?" He chuckled and just put the platter on a desk near the bed, and got onto the bed to rest with Cadence and his new little friend Twilight.

Just one single thought, and a whole new world with a different story is made.

Alright, so far I hope you all thought that that was adorable, and just know that through the rest of the story, unless something important comes to mind, there won't be any author notes.