Twilight was walking in her library grabbing her saddlebag preparing to leave. She was going to to the everfree forest to get some things for some potions she was working on.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with me Spike?" Twilight asked. Spike came out of a room holding several books in his claws.
"Sorry Twilight, I have a lot of chores to do here." Spike said.
"Alright, but you do know I can help-"
"No no no. I can handle it. You go do what you need to do and i'll stay here cleaning up the library." Spike said. Twilight nodded and walked out of the door. She headed out the door and into the forest. She was picking up some flowers and plants and started putting them in her bag. She was picking some poison yoke when she heard a light crying. She decided to investigate and followed the sound. It started getting louder and louder until she ended up next to a bush.
"Hello?" Twilight said. The crying stopped and turned into sniffs. Since the bush had thorns she carefully pushed the branches away with her magic. She saw a little pegasus colt. He was small. A little smaller than the CMC. He was about the age of pipsqueak. He had a brown coat and a black main with brown eyes. He looked terafied and scared. Twilight carefully picked him up with her magic and sat him down in front of her. She picked out some thorns he had and wiped his eyes.
"Are you ok?" Twilight asked the colt but he didn't answer. 'he's probably been through a lot.' Twilight thought to herself. She looked around and didn't see anypony and she couldn't just leave him there. And he wasn't going to tell her where he lived anytime soon.
"Why don't you come with me so we can get you cleaned up." Twilight said. The colt just looked at her with teary eyes and gave a slight nod.
Twilight picked him up and placed him on her back and started walking out of the woods. She tucked the colt in her wings to make sure he didn't fall off. She kept walking until he reached her library and was greeted by Spike.
"Back so soon? You haven't even been gone twenty minutes." Spike said.
"Well, I sort of ran into a problem on the way." Twilight said revealing a small colt on her back. Spike looked confused and looked at Twilight and the colt symotanly.
"Umm, can you explain." Spike said.
"I was collecting things when I was walking but then I heard crying. When I went to investigate I found him." Twilight said showing the colt.
Spike got close and gave him a smile. "Hi there, I'm Spike. What's your name?" Spike asked. The little colt just tried to hide his face in Twilight's mane instead of answering.
"He's still shaken up Spike. I don't think he wants to talk right now." Twilight said.
Spike understood and Twilight walked upstairs with the colt on her back. She opened the bathroom and filled the tub with warm water. She looked at the little colt and picked him up and put him in the bath. He tried to get out but Twilight calmed him down.
"It's not going to hurt you. I'm just trying to get you all cleaned up." Twilight said. He seemed to calm down and let Twilight rub him with shampoo. Twilight tried to be gentle so that the colt wouldn't get scared and want to get out again.
When she was done she dried him off with a towel and tucked him in her extra bed. It was across from hers. She had it since the sleepover with Rarity and Applejack. That hadn't really started well. She stayed there next to him stroking his mane until he finally fell asleep. She got up and went downstairs where Spike was still there. It was only the middle of the day but the little colt looked exhausted and she imagined that he would be hungry when he woke up.
"Spike do we still have enough to make soup?" Twilight asked.
"Yea, but don't worry I can make it. Cooking is my specialty." Spike said. Twilight rolled her eyes and smiled as she walked to her desk. She took out a piece of paper and quill and began to write.
Dear Princess Celestia,
I just wanted to inform you that something happened that you wouldn't believe. I was walking through the woods when I came across a small colt. I didn't see his mom or dad and I couldn't just leave him there. I brought him home and cleaned him up. I wanted to talk to him but he won't talk. I think he's been through a Lot and would hate to pressure him into talking. He is asleep right now and I really don't know what to do. I was hope ing that you could help me with this problem. I hope to hear from you soon.
-Princess Twilight Sparkle
"Spike, do you mind sending this letter?" Twilight asked holding up the scroll. Spike took it out of her hoof and blew it away. "Thanks" Twilight said.
"no problem." Spike said.
Twilight decided to do some reading since she couldn't leave the colt upstairs by himself. After an hour later Twilight hear hoof steps coming down the stairs. She turned around and saw the small colt.
"Did you sleep alright?" Twilight asked. The colt nodded and walked closer to Twilight. "I thought you might be hungry so Spike made you some soup." Twilight said. She started walking to the kitchen but stopped when he spoke.
"Thank you princess." The colt said.
Twilight turned around to look at the colt.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm happy to help. You don't have to call me princess either. Twilight is fine." Twilight said. The colt nodded and sat at the table. "Do you think you could tell me what you were doing in the woods?" Twilight asked.
The colt nodded and spoke. "My mom, dad and me were going to come to ponyville on vacation. We decided to leave early so we would have a lot of time to spent. My dad thought it would be a good idea to take the everfree forest as a shortcut. We were walking and everything seemed fine until we bumped into a crocodile. Dad said he would hold it off until me and mom could get away. My mom and me started running but all the noise attracted timberwolves. My mom told me to run and hide and not look back. I did what she told me. I started running as fast as I could. Then I tripped on a rock and I tumbled into a thorn bush. I was hurt but I decided to wait there for my mom or dad. I waited and waited and waited but they never came. I waited two days but they never came. That's when you came along and found me." The colt said.
"You were in that bush for two days?" Twilight asked.
"Yea." The little colt said. Finally Spike came out and put the bowl of soup in front of the colt and he quickly started eating. He stopped eating for a second and looked at Twilight. "Sorry, I forgot to tell you my name. It's Night Dusk." He said.
"Well Night Dusk, you better start eating before your food gets cold." Twilight said. Night Dusk nodded and continued to eat. After he was done Twilight put the dish in the sink and walked back in the living room. Night Dusk looked tired again and Twilight picked him up and put him on her back.
"Looks like your tired." Twilight said. Night only responded with a slight yawn as Twilight tucked him in bed. "Don't worry Night Dusk, everything is going to be ok." Twilight said.