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Published: 2018-09-11 04:25:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 98120; Favourites: 3588; Downloads: 0
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"Don't worry, Abuelita! I'll lead the way home for you, you can lean your wing over me!"


"Oh, I appreciate the gesture, mi amor, but your abuelita can handle herself. Mira, mind that tree root."


In her eagerness, Primrose stumbled over an oak root that stretched across the path. She squawked and madly flapped her wings, trying to correct herself before she hit the ground. Startled, she swung her head to gawk back at her grandmother. Although her abuela's eyes were glassy and unseeing, they still managed to twinkle with amusement.


"Abuelita, how'd you-" Primrose's muzzle scrunched up in confusion. "I-I mean, you're bli-"


"I'm not blind, pequeña." Noche Bella chuckled. "So long as this old bat can hum and hear, I can see better than any one of you chumps. I get by just fine with mi ecolocalización- You know your papi wanted to get me one of those yappy little dogs to lead me around? Ha! He insults me!"


Primrose frowned a little. "....Daddy said there's nothing wrong with getting a service dog. He just wants you to be safe."


Noche Bella snorted a laugh. "And what does that pendejo know about safety? Nocturnus thinks he's so big and tough now as one of La Luna's soldiers, but I remember when he was a teeny little foal, always running under my legs with tears in his eyes, or cactus spines in his ass. 'Mami, ayuda! I crash-landed in the cactus patch again!"


Primrose giggled scandalous, hiding her grin behind her hooves. "Abuelita, you shouldn't talk about Daddy when he's not around!"


Noche cackled, wrapping her wing around her granddaughter. "Ay, you're right, mi querida nieta." And the pair of them exchanged toothy, conspiratorial grins.


"....Why talk about Nocturnus behind his back, when we could drag up embarrassing foalhood stories to his face?"


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joke's on them, Nocturnus will only pretend to be mortified. really the big bad bat is a doofy mama's boy at heart and loves his mami and enjoys all attention from her, even when she's being a sassmaster and talking shit


in this old drawing: there's mention of deathly ill young Primrose being tended to by a grandmother while Nocturnus is on guard duty, and a while back some people asked to see that barely-mentioned character. who am i to deny


Noche Bella is Nocturnus' mother, and Primrose's grandmother. Although she's lost her eyesight in her old age, she prides herself on being 100% self-reliant, and gets around via finely-honed echolocation (all bat ponies can use some degree of sonar, but Noche has really fine-tuned her own abilities). Noct is a good son and maybe a bit too fussy and overbearing in his care for his mother, so Noche really gets a kick out of messing with her son, be it by flirting outrageously with other elderly ponies at bingo night, joining a daredevil stunt flying circus, or pretending to have died to get out of boring social obligations (though Noct just tells her to get up and quit being such a drama queen). Noche was quite close to Noct's wife, Willow: , and mourned quietly with her son when Willow died young. Primrose is the beloved apple of Noche's eye, and often gets roped along into senior hijinks.



Noche will eventually eagerly assimilate Noct's new partner, Chakra Blossom, into her sphere of grandmotherly attempts to overfeed her loved ones because they look thin, and fussing about whether they’re warm enough (oh, how Chakra enjoys watching big bad soldier Noct get cowed into wearing an itchy wool sweater by a teeny old lady)


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Comments: 165

RadioactivePotato123 [2019-11-25 10:03:49 +0000 UTC]

I may have already said this but..

THIS IS SO CUTE 

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QuixoticCatters [2019-10-08 02:16:08 +0000 UTC]

I want to see a pony get around with a guide dog, how'd that work?
Their so cute, I love your art so much!

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TheSeerLlama [2019-05-19 19:31:43 +0000 UTC]

I'm super jealous of Noche Bella's hair, it's so cool!

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PotatoeBat [2019-05-11 16:37:30 +0000 UTC]

NOCHE BELLA IS NOW MY FAVE CHARACTER OUT OF YOUR NEXT GEN CAST!!!

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Miss-Dew-Drop [2019-05-09 22:35:34 +0000 UTC]

So hilarious, oh my goodness! Her facial design reminds me of the female gargoyle from Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is great bc apparently as a kid i couldn't get enough of that movie.

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ElementDragon31 [2019-03-21 04:24:11 +0000 UTC]

Man, would love to see more of Noche Bella and Prin!

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WolfKnight1112 [2019-01-08 11:39:13 +0000 UTC]

Pendejo XD it's so funny read that in Spanglish

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wilnet1tractor [2018-12-15 02:55:31 +0000 UTC]

So sad, yet happy.

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Meenathecat [2018-09-22 04:34:13 +0000 UTC]

haha this reminds me of MY grandma (i am black/mexican) so this hit close to home i like how you made the character! fantasterrific as always!!! ^^!

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mylofreccia1 [2018-09-18 04:06:21 +0000 UTC]

how did willow die?

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DoodleFreak21 In reply to mylofreccia1 [2018-09-21 22:02:26 +0000 UTC]

I think she died from the same disease that Prim had, but much worse. Like, MUCH worse.

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SnowyLilacs In reply to DoodleFreak21 [2018-09-26 12:59:45 +0000 UTC]

actually I did some digging through some of the older art of Lops and she died on mission of peace...here is where it was stated how she died...


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DoodleFreak21 In reply to SnowyLilacs [2018-09-27 21:51:26 +0000 UTC]

WELL FRIGG

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JustJohn11 [2018-09-16 20:53:28 +0000 UTC]

And once again my mind goes off in a weird direction. Are Bat ponies Spanish based and if so do they celebrate Dia de los Muetos (spelling? mi espanol es malo). Prim with her face painted like the calavera would be pretty cool

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Etsumi-San In reply to JustJohn11 [2018-10-12 21:17:28 +0000 UTC]

Día de los Muertos*
You were close though! 

And that would be something awesome to consider! I think that would add some extra charm to the classic Nightmare Night celebrations

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JustJohn11 In reply to Etsumi-San [2018-10-15 00:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Etsumisan   like I said my Spanish sucks, especially when I have to type it. My brain had more ideas, what about Luna as a flamenco dancer and Artemis a Matador, sword and all they'd like that. And they all have calavera masks! I wish I was a better artist I'd make that happen real fast

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Etsumi-San In reply to JustJohn11 [2018-10-16 19:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh yea no problem bro! 
That would actually be AWESOME to see yeah! Maybe you could give like visual descriptions, and then gather references to maybe make it a little easier for you art wise? 
Cause all those ideas sound brilliant! specially Calavera masks because El Día de los Muertos is actually my favourite holiday ever—

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art-and-a-half [2018-09-16 04:46:18 +0000 UTC]

I’ve noticed you’ve taken a more “arm like” approach to the bat wings on your character’s. I personally prefer the older style for horses, but I really liked seeing the style on your anthros,
 (I’m sure I’ll grow to love them though, you keep up the great work!)

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TheSeerLlama [2018-09-15 12:22:42 +0000 UTC]

I just realized, Sassmaster would be an AWESOME nextgen name.

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Mix-Match-Girl23 [2018-09-15 02:32:00 +0000 UTC]

...if you can't go to bella noche then where the hell could you go

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LionshadeSC [2018-09-14 18:42:25 +0000 UTC]

10/10 love this headcanon with the echolocation i love it <3 

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FlooRose12361 [2018-09-14 17:43:01 +0000 UTC]

cool!

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drawingshady [2018-09-14 17:04:27 +0000 UTC]

I love how you put Spanish into the mix!!

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SiriuslyAnArtist [2018-09-14 16:11:38 +0000 UTC]

I understood all the spanish. Which made reading this more enjoyable. Not to mention the extreme sass, lol.

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SketchyChangeling [2018-09-14 01:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I kinda get a Mama Coco vibe from Noche.

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Etsumi-San In reply to SketchyChangeling [2018-10-12 21:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Really? I got more of a Mamá Imelda vibe jaja with the sass 

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SketchyChangeling In reply to Etsumi-San [2018-10-14 00:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Personality-wise, yeah, but visually she reminds me more of Mama Coco.

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Etsumi-San In reply to SketchyChangeling [2018-10-16 19:24:45 +0000 UTC]

Ohh yea I definitely see that
Lmao sorry for the confusion 

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UntappedChaos [2018-09-13 04:25:14 +0000 UTC]

I did not know I needed BatGran in my life until this, but now I do.

Perfecto.  <3<3<3

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desenhera [2018-09-13 00:51:15 +0000 UTC]

Abuelita <3 Primm looks so cute!

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LezzyBugO3O [2018-09-12 23:38:10 +0000 UTC]

I love Bella. She sounds like a fun granny bat. I also like how you sprinkled in some Spanish words in her dialogue. X3

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TheSeerLlama [2018-09-12 22:55:17 +0000 UTC]

hnnng I love her

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jendoes [2018-09-12 17:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Awww, She reminds me of mi abuelita. This is so cute...

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AluCrazyMind [2018-09-12 17:12:02 +0000 UTC]

Hey, not bad con el español! ^^

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Freddy-kun [2018-09-12 16:05:42 +0000 UTC]

the phrase "cactus spines in his ass" made me laugh out loud. I love this abuelita, seeing Hispanic characters makes my heart happy.

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ActualAspie [2018-09-12 15:12:25 +0000 UTC]

So cute! Would you mind if I drew these two?

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MotherofRobots [2018-09-12 08:09:14 +0000 UTC]

After all thos time, it is finally revealed... BELLA NOCHE SHALL DEFEAT MOONDANCER I'M CALLING IT!

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urzapw2000 [2018-09-12 05:50:23 +0000 UTC]

love her!!!!!
she absolutely amazing!!
wonderful character and picture!!!
more Primrose is great too!
need picture of Nocturne in wool sweater...

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LightandDarkHeart [2018-09-12 04:52:23 +0000 UTC]

...She called her own son a pendejo. That sounds so much like my own abuelita that it's scary. XD

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DragonTurtle2 [2018-09-12 03:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Did she knit Noct a wool eyepatch?  

I'm also wondering where Willow's parents are now.  They've never been mentioned before, so why wouldn't they want to have a role in Primrose's life?  Is there some tension there with Noctis?

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Lopoddity In reply to DragonTurtle2 [2018-09-12 04:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Willow's parents are dead, she and Umbra are orphans. I mentioned it a bit here:

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frosty-shibe [2018-09-12 02:44:36 +0000 UTC]

yikes! even my abuelita wouldn't call her son a pendejo, she cringes at the mere word if she hears it; this must be a feisty woman!

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BlackCalico [2018-09-12 02:27:36 +0000 UTC]

I'm in love with Bella Noche (in a good way, for clarification- her characterization and design and personality are amazing and make me smile way more than it should, and I love that she seems to be Spanish to boot.

She reminds me a lot of my own nana and great nana who were stubbornly independent no matter what anyone tried to do haha

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KaiSkelyx [2018-09-12 02:26:02 +0000 UTC]

the second i saw the spanish words i squeed in happiness X'D seeing my native tongue used in other people's works always makes me super happy!

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chrisredfield1994 [2018-09-12 02:24:06 +0000 UTC]

a nice art

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Roseakitsune [2018-09-12 02:19:46 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing  <3 

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Colorfulmoongato [2018-09-12 02:07:58 +0000 UTC]

I can see her doing the whole "Aye me nieta bonita querida chiqita linda preciosa!!!" and just suffocating her in that fluffy chest of hers lol

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jessica1124 [2018-09-12 02:07:22 +0000 UTC]

these are amazing and beautiful  

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Bleu-Ace [2018-09-12 01:17:45 +0000 UTC]

I love her already. 120% a great abuela.

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krazii1331 [2018-09-12 01:08:47 +0000 UTC]

So fucking adorable!!! Excuse my language but it is pretty accurate in describing the image and the mini-story.

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