>Running down the walkways, you could hear your hoofs on the wooden plaform.
>You were going to be late, and on your first day too.
>You had taken a job as a foalsitter since you needed a little extra money, and had nothing going on tonight.
>Hopefully at least Jasmine was there by now.
>Turning down a corner, you can see the house.
>Slowing down you pace, you jog up to the house.
>Stopping in front of the door, you brush yourself and knock on the door.
>Hearing the door knob turn, the door opens to reveal a small colt.
"Hello, I'm Night Watch, and I'm your foalsitter."
>Looking past him, you look inside his house to see if Jasmine or his parents were inside.
>Kneeling next to him, you tousle his hair.
"Where are your parents?"
>"They left after you took so long to get here."
>Turning around, the colt walks into his house.
>Following him, he walks over to the counter, where he takes a piece of paper.
>Walking up to you, he hands it to you.
>"I'm supposed to give this to you. Ivy is in the other room, doing her homework, and my name is Nook."
>Walking over to the fridge, Nook looks inside and take a juice box.
>Heading over to the kitchen table, he sits down and begins coloring on paper with crayons.
>Going over to sit next to him, you set the paper down on the table.
>Reading over it, it's the usual foalsitting stuff, like put them to bed by nine, and don't lt them eat too much candy, things like that.
>Hearing a door open down the hall, you turn in your chair to face it.
>Looking down the hall, you see a little filly emerge from what you supposed was her room.
>This must have been Ivy.
>Noticing you, Ivy walks over to the table a puts her front hooves on it and looks at Nook.
>"Why didn't you tell me the foalsitter was here?"
>Shrugging the little bat pony goes back to coloring.
>Hearing a knock on the door, you turn to get out of your chair.
>That must have been Jasmine.
>Noticing Ivy already, heading to the door, you stop and sit back down.
>Inviting Jasmine in, Ivy goes back down to her room.
"What took you so long to get here? You're thirty minutes late."
>Taking off her coat, Jasmien walks up to you and sets in on the chair next to you.
>"Sorry, I was dealing with a stallion that keeps annoying me."
>Jasmine sometimes mentioned a stallion that annoys her, but you've never been able to ask her about it.
"Oh, what's he like? Is he cute?"
>Walking over to the fridge, Jasmine looks inside.
>"I don't know, kind of. But he's very annoying and stamers a lot around me."
>Turning to you, Nook interrupts your conversation.
>"I'm hungry."
>Oh yeah, you were supposed to make them dinner for them.
>Walking over next to Jasmine, you look into the fridge with her, but don't find much.
>Maybe you could make them pasta.
>Heading over to the pantry, you open it and find a bag of noodles.
>Pouiring its contents into a pot, you fill it with water and put on the oven.
>Leaning against the counter, you continue your conversation with Jasmine.
"Well, maybe he's just nervous. He might like you. You should go on a date with him."
>"Oh, no way that's happening."
>Turning to face her, you rest your hooves on the counter.
"Why not? You even said yourself he was kinda cute."
>Standing up straight, Jasmine points over to the pot of noodles.
>"Why not? Because he's exactly like that pot right there."
>Not understanding what she means, you walk up next to her.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
>Sighing, Jasmine throws her forelegs into the air.
>"He's fucking full of spaghetti!"
>Hearing a gasp, you turn over to the hallway, to see Ivy with her mouth open.
>Looking back to the table, you see Nook with wide eyes.
>"What does 'fuck' mean?"
>Oh shit.
>"Um it doesn't mean anything!"
>Turning to Jasmine, you smack her.
"Don't put things like that in their heads!"
>Walking over to Nook, you sit next to him and call Ivy over.
"Kids, 'fuck' is a very bad word, and Jasmine should not have used it."
>Turning to Jasmine, you shoot her a sharp gaze like you were going to pummel her face in.
"Jasmine, say you're sorry."
>Looking surprised, Jasmine slowly walks up next to you.
>"Uh... I'm... sorry?"
>That'll have to work.
>Looking over at the stove, you remember the spaghetti.
"Time for spaghetti!"
>This was probably the best thing you could do to change the subject.
>Putting globs of spaghetti onto four plates, you bring them over to the table with the help of Jasmine.
>Sitting around the table, you all start eating.
"So, Ivy, Nook, why don't you tell us a bit about yourselves?"
>Looking at Nook, he's stuffing his face with spaghetti.
>Turning to Ivy, you raise an eyebrow.
>"There's not really much to tell, we live here with our parents, and we go to school."
"Hm... Would you like to hear about us?"
>Swallowing her spaghetti, Ivy looks up at you.
>"Sure, it's better than sitting here in silence."
"Well, I'm in the royal guard, and Jasmine here mooches off of her parents."
>Looking at you, Jasmine hits you.
>"I do not!"
>Stopping for a minute, Nook looks over to you.
>"Did you say the royal guard?"
"Why yes, I did."
>Putting his front hooves on the table, Nook climbs onto the table, also managing to step in his own spaghetti as he scrambles over to you.
>"What'sitlikepleasetellmeIlovetheroyalguardandIwanttobeonewhenIgrowupbecuasethey'resocoooooolandIwannafightbadguysjustlikeyouguys!"
>Trying to get some breathing room, you push him back a bit.
"Calm down, it's not all that great, just guarding the castle."
>Settling down, Nook goes and sits back in his chair and continues eating the same spaghetti he stepped on.
>After dinner, it was eight o'clock, and an hour until you had to put them to bed.
>Maybe you all could play a board game?
>Calling the others back into the room, you set the box on top of the table.
"I thought we could all play this to pass the time."
>Climbing onto a chair, Nook, reads the name on the box out loud.
>"Ponopoly... What's that?"
"It's a fun board game. Come on, let's play.
>Sitting down, you begin to unbox the game.

>Five minutes later.

>Throwing the board into the air, Ivy turns towards Nook.
>"You cheated!"
>"No you!"
>"Oh, now you're saying I cheated!"
>"Yeah!
>"Oh, yeah?"
>"Yeah!"
>Sensing there might be a fight coming soon, you believe now would be the best time to put the children to bed.
"I think it's time for bed now."
>Looking back at you the little bat ponies talk at the same time.
>"But we don't want to!!!"
>Sitting in their chair, they fold their arms and don't budge.
>Turning towards Jasmine, you motion for her to get Nook.
>Walking over to Ivy, you pick her up and slowly carry her to her room.
>Slowly walking to her room, you look back and see Jasmine carrying Nook into his room.
>Opening Ivy's door, you walk over to her bed and set her on it after pulling back the sheets.
"I know it's a little early, but it's better to go to bed early, so you can wake up earlier the next morning."
>"I'd rather sleep through the morning."
>Laughing, you turn around.
>This foalsitting thing isn't as hard as you thought.
>Looking towards the doorway, you see Nook enter the room, and he's holding something.
>Is he holding a rock?
>BAM!
>Falling on the floor, you rub your head.
>Did he just throw that rock at you!?
>Standing up you can feel a large bump forming on your forehead.
"What the hay was that for!?"
>"Nook! You knew that wouldn't be enough!"
>Turning around to face Ivy, you see her holding wooden bat.
"Wait, what's going on!?"
>Raising the bat above her head, Ivy hits you on your head before you can react.
>Falling onto the floor again, you feel yourself losing consciousness.

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>Fluttering open, your eyes begin to adjust to the darkness.
>What happened, and where are you?
>Looking around, you appear to be in a dark room.
>Night Watch seems to be in a chair next to you.
"Hey, Night Watch."
>Nothing.
>Trying to move, you find yourself bound by rope.
>So how'd you get here?
>Last thing you remember is trying to put Nook to sleep, and then...
>He hit you with his lamp.
>Well that solves that mystery.
>Hearing hoofsteps, you look up to see Nook and Ivy walking towards you.
>These little brats put you here.
>