Nyx blinked at the sight of the sleeping colt. She was surprised to see a child there, but even more surprised that he was completely unfamiliar to her. And he was napping so cutely and peacefully despite the rest of the room being wrecked. Where had he come from? And where were his parents? Whoever they were, they were probably going to be worried, if they weren't already. Leaning down, she gently nosed the little unicorn awake.
Slowly opening his eyes, the child yawned and mutters, "Aww, izzit morning already...?" He sleepily looked around before realizing, "This isn't my room..." Then he looked up at Nyx and said, "Uh-oh... I'm in twouble, aren't I?"
The alicorn looked down at him with a bemused grin and replied, "Well, I hope not. You shouldn't be wandering around in places like this by yourself, though. My name's Nyx. What's yours?"
"Nebbah-la!" he exclaimed cheerfully.
Nyx smiled warmly. "'Nebula', huh? That's a great name! So, Nebula, where are your parents?" Well, at least the unicorn wasn't scared. The question still remained as to how he got there in the first place. Still, getting him back home was the first priority.
"Prob'ly at home," he replied. "You're room's really dirty!"
Nyx laughed a little. "Well, it was clean enough yesterday, and it's not even my room. Anyway, where's your home?"
Nebula thought for a moment. Then another moment. As Nyx waited patiently, he eventually replied, "I'unno!"
Nyx groaned. Okay, so the kid was too young to have memorized his address. "Well, how about your parents? What are their names?"
Unfortunately, while his answer came much more easily this time, it wasn't any more informative. "Mommy," he told her with a bright smile.
Nyx sweatdropped a little. "I see... okay, well, do you know your daddy's name?"
"Mommy!"
"No, no, your daddy. What's your father's name?"
"Mommy!"
Nyx facehoofed. "Okay, this is the wrong line of questions, I guess." She thought for a second, then leaned down to ask Nebula, "Alright, Nebula, did your parents ever tell you what to do if you got lost?"
This proved more fruitful as he thought back and recited, "They told me t' go stwaight to the libary!"
Nyx sighed in relief. "Well, that's convenient! Tell you what, why don't I help you get back there, and then we can find your parents?" He nodded cheerfully as she lowered her body, offering her back. She couldn't help but giggle a little as he climbed up and clung to her.
Once she felt he was secure, Nyx smiled and started trotting out of the castle, getting back onto the path to Ponyville. She always had fun playing with kids, and got along well with the younger Cutie Mark Crusaders, but she'd never met a colt or filly that was so calm and cheerful about waking up in a strange place before. He was so at ease, it was utterly disarming.
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