Chapitre 2: Babysitter
Celestia wake up next morning with the Joy sleeping besides her. She let him sleep and left the chambers quietly. She locked the room to make sure no one could enter the chambers. She came back after completing her first royal duty as the Princess of Day. Rising the sun. After this she came back and looked towards the sleeping baby. He was looking so cute and calm while he was in a relaxing slumber. After some moments baby made some cute movements and yawned. She was very charmed to see such an adorable view. He opened his eyes and smiled to see her in front of him.
"Well, it looks like you'd a relaxing nap," she smiled and nuzzled him
It's been a long time since she felt so much relaxed. Most of nights before she couldn't sleep like that. She usually passed her time walking in the gardens and looking at the moon, missing her lovely little sister. Her guilt never let her feel relaxed. But that night she had a really relaxing nap.
Then suddenly the Princess heard Joy's tummy growling. She chuckled and said
"It looks like you're hungry little one."
There was still some time before her regular royal duties started. She left the room and locked it so nopony could enter the room. So Celestia went to the Kitchen. There was stallion wearing a chef hat on his head. He had light brown coat and slightly darker colour mane. He had a spatula as his cutie mark.
"Greetings your highness!" he said "What can I serve you with?"
"Good morning Crunchy Bread! Ah… a plate of salad, some apple juice, and… some warm milk," said Celestia
"Some milk?" he gave her a concern look but then said. "As you wish your majesty!"
She took her meal and a glass of milk to her bed chambers. She saw that baby was sucking on his left thumb. 'He must be so hungry' she thought. Now she just needed a baby bottle so baby could drink his milk. Luckily she had stored some bottles which were used by her niece Cadence when she was a foal. She poured the milk in that bottle. She checked its temperature. It was just right for the baby. She brought the bottle near his mouth and soon the baby started to drink the milk. He grabbed the bottle with his hands.
Now Celestia could focus on eating her own meal. But she soon noticed that there is not much time left before her royal duties would be start. A look of worry came upon her face. What should she do now? Then she relaxed herself. There were still some time left. Maybe she could find somepony she can trust with Joy.
She came out of the chambers. She was taking a walk in the castle and thinking who she can trust with him. She had no doubts that her subjects are loyal to her but the problem was that the creature was unknown to them so some of them might consider him as a danger or threat. She needed somepony who could take care of him while she could meet her royal duties. She was walking as she was in her deep thought. After several time something knocked her out of her thoughts.
"OH NO…" said Celestia as she remembered that she'd forget to shut the door of her chambers.
She quickly headed back to her chambers. She had to reach there before anypony else could notice that there's a baby creature in there.
On other hand Joy had finished on his milk bottle. He looked around but didn't see that white Alicorn anywhere. After sometime he started to feel upset and began to make whining noises. His voice pulled the attention of a cleaning maid who was passing nearby her chambers.
<Why these sound coming from Princess's room?> she thought.
In so much of surprise and curiosity she entered her chambers. She soon noticed something on Princess's bed. It was covered in a blanket. On first sight it looked like a new-born foal. But then it roses his front appendages. She noticed the claws like limbs on its front hoof.
<What in Equestria is this thing?> she came closer to that creature.
As she came enough close to this she took a look of that creature. It looked really strange to her. She was surprised and confused to see that creature.
"What is this creature doing in Princess's chambers?" she said to herself.
Baby creature noticed her. He extend his front appendages to touch the figure in front of him. The unicorn mare backed off a little. Then baby made some babbles just like a new-born foal. 'Maybe it's really a new-born' she thought. Maid was too confused about his presence in Princess's chambers.
"Don't be scare my dear subject he's just a baby," she heard a recognizable voice. The princess was standing at the door.
"Your highness, I… I…" she was too confused to say anything.
"He's here because I brought him here last night. I found him in the basket floating in the lake…"
As Celestia approached her chambers she noticed that a unicorn mare was standing beside the bed looking at the Joy in confusion. She had grapy purple coat with pink mane. Her cutie mark was a red heart surrounded by sparkles. She did what was best to be done in that situation. Obviously she needed somepony to take care of Joy when she wasn't around. So why not her? Besides if she would be a judgmental pony she never came that near to him without calling the guards.
"Don't worry my dear subject, he's just a baby," she said.
The mare noticed the Princess standing at the door. She came inside and calm down the weeping baby by rocking him in her hoof. Then she told that mare everything about the last night events. Unicorn maid heard every word of Princess with complete attention.
"So he's really a baby and also a sapient being like us. No wonder he's so cute," said the maid and then looked towards him again "He looked so innocent. How could somepony leave their son like that?" She wipe a single tear from her eye as some more tears escaped.
"I don't know about that but there must be some special reason behind this, I decided to take him in the castle. I was thinking to made him my s…ahm my protégé. You see, he's so different from anything anypony would've seen."
"Oh I see…"
"Now may I ask your name my dear subject?"
"Heart Sparkle, your highness!" said the maid.
"So Heart Sparkle, I have a new job and a very important duty to assign you."
"What can I do for you, your highness?" said Heart Sparkle bowing her head.
"You see I need a babysitter for Joy. But remember, it's very important task. You need to be careful that nopony should now about him until I say so," Celestia paused for a while and looked at the soothed Joy. "Watching the importance of the task your salary will be increased. So what's your decision?"
Heart didn't spoke for a while. It was a very respectable job and it would be an honor to do this for princess. And taking care of that cute creature looked way better than being a cleaning maid. But she also couldn't ignore the warning. What if she screwed it up? But after thinking for a while she spoke
"As you wish your majesty I'll do this job with my whole responsibility. It will be an honor for me."
Celestia was so happy to know that. Now she could attend the court without being worried about Joy.
"Good! I am so delighted."
"Your highness! May I ask for a favor?"
"Certainly my little pony!"
"Can I bring my daughter here, so I could look after them both?" She paused for a while and then said "Actually after my husband passed away I couldn't spend much time with her. I'd to get a babysitter for her when I'm not there but I…" she couldn't hold her whines when she mentioned her passed away husband. Celestia felt a little stretch in her heart. She knew how it feels to lose somepony you love so much.
"I understand… now don't weep," Celestia wiped her tears "off course you can bring her here. I'm sure Joy will love to have a friend."
"Really, thank you so much Princess."
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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