Author's Notes:

Just in a random point of Itas timeline, did this cross and decided to post it now

Ita POV

I was sitting on my couch, looking at the ring I had set up besides it, in my child form in a set of cute footsie pajamas that was purple with golden rings on them, eagerly waiting for the person I hoped would come through the portal. A few moments passed as a young woman fell through the vortex and into the room. Her auburn hair was incredibly short and wearing a much different dress than from before, but I definitely still recognized her.

“Mwommy!” I cried out happily, leaping at her. She cries out in shock from my sudden embrace, but she doesn’t push me away.

“‘Mommy’?” I hear her mutter before she actually looks at me. “I-ita? Ita is that you?!”

“Mwommy.” I repeated, clutching onto her, face in her shoulder.

“Oh, Ita! It is you!” she cried as I felt myself hugged back. “Oh I’ve missed you so much.”

“I-i’ve mwissed wou to.” I said, sniffling, shaking a little.

She seemed to have picked up on my little motion, as she replied, “It’s okay, honey. Let it out; mommy’s here.” I obeyed, sobbing into her shoulder, shaking and clutching onto her tighter.

“I mwissed wou swo mwuch.” I whispered.

“I’ve missed you so much too, Ita,” she replied, not letting me go. “But how? How did you bring me here?”

“I cwould always dwo thwat.” I started, sniffling. “Once I fwirst went ovwer to your world, I knwew where it was to mwake a pwortal to thwere.”

Serena thought about it for a moment before shaking her head and hugging me tighter. “Oh forget it. It just matters that we’re together again.” I smiled at this, clenching on her even tighter.

“Mwommy…” I started, before stopping, nervous.

“What is it, Iza?”

“I wanna shwow wou swomthwing.” I said.

“Alright,” she nodded and let me go, sitting back. “Show me.” I floated up eagerly, bringing the ring I used to bring her here back onto my horn as I floated over to the front door, gesturing for her to follow.

Serena stood up to her feet and quickly followed behind me. I opened the door, revealing my floating island outside of it, the large fields of grass with various kinds of gardens with all kinds of plants being revealed.

“W-where are we?” she asked, her eyes drawn to every little detail.

“A fwoating iswand abwove my world.” I told her. “I wemoved it fwom the world and pwut it in the skwy so I had a pwivate pwace… d-dwo wou wike it?” I asked nervously, shuffling in place mid-air.

“It’s… it’s…” she started, looking around. The longer she hesitated, the more nervous I became, especially as she started to walk around a little. “It’s… it’s absolutely brilliant!” Serena cried out, though her voice sounded a little different on the last word. “I absolutely love it!”

“W-weally?” I asked, beaming.

“Absolutely! It’s so beautiful. And you did it all by yourself?”

“Weah!” I said, nodding and beaming at her. “Cwome thwis way!” I shouted, floating off in a seemingly random direction. She quickly followed after me again, the smile on her face showing she was excited to see what it was.

I lead her to a more closed off portion, moving some bushes to reveal the more… pokemon oriented part of my gardens, everything that could be grown that you’d ever need here.

“Oh wow! Look at all these berries! Did you do all this too, Ita?” She asked.

“Wep!” I said, beaming proudly. “There’s apwicworns awound too.” I told her, floating over to some.

“Oh wow,” she beamed, looking at the fruit and then at me. “This is amazing, Ita. I’m so proud of you.” I blushed at the praise, smiling and looking at the ground, shuffling again in mid-air. “Is this why you brought me here? To see all of this?”

“Thwat… and I mwissed wou.” I told her, mumbling.

“Aww,” she cooed before holding out her arms. “Come to mommy, little one.” I eagerly did so, wrapping my arms and legs around her, so she could carry me. She started to rub my back as she hugged me. “I missed you so much, Ita. I never stopped thinking about you.”

“I wish I cwould swee wou mwore.” I whispered.

“I know. I wish you could too, but those bad ladies are still out there. But we’re getting closer to getting rid of them, I promise.”

“I gwot all the pwates now, mwommy.” I decided to bring up. “If I cwould dwo anythwing to hwelp…”

“That’s very brave of you, sweetie, but no. I can’t let you put yourself in harm’s way like that.” She gave me a soft kiss on the forehead before looking at me softly. “I want you to be safe.”

“Bwut… I’ve bween twainging… and evwen if wou won’t wet mwe hwelp thwat way, I cwan gwive you stwuff, wike the apwicorns to make pokeballs.” I said.

“And I’m grateful. Unfortunately, I think only the berries will be useful right now. We don’t have anyone to turn the apricots into pokeballs back where I come from.”

“I cwould mwake wou swomthwing thwat does it bwy itswelf.” I offered.

“Well, I suppose so. But it would need to fit in my backpack for it to be practical.”

I concentrated, the look on my face being adorable as I did so, a machine slowly forming in between my hands as I made something that had a hole in the top to put apricorns in and a hole in the bottom where pokeballs came out, with a little screen and keyboard for what kind you wanted to be made, that even listed the things needed.

“Hwere wou gwo mwommy!” I said, smiling and holding it out to her.

“Huh,” she replied looking over. “Not bad craftsmanship there, Ita. But it’s still a little large. I don’t know if this will fit in my bag or not.”

“Thwat’s what thwis bwuttons fwor.” I said, pressing a green button on the side, the machine shrinking to a eighth its size.

“Oh wow. That’s handy right there.”

I beamed, hugging her again. “Twake as mwany apwicorns and bewwies as wou nweed, I gwot pwenty.” I told her.

“Alright, I will. But not now. For now, I think I owe you some mother-daughter bonding time. What do you say?”

“Okwey, whatcha wanna dwo?” I asked, eager looking.

“Well, based on what my mother and I did, we liked to go shopping trips. Know of any place where we can go shopping?”

“I knwow a pwace!” I said, opening a portal in front of us. I then shifted into the ‘human’ look I used with her last time, even shifting my clothes to match what I wore then. She carried me through, leading to what looked like a equestria girls universe.

She blinked, looking around. “Did you just take us back to where I’m from?”

“Nwo mwommy, I twook us two a eqwestria gwirls univwerse thwat doesn’t evwen hwave mwagic yet.” I told her, closing the portal behind us, us in a alley.

“Oh. Well alright then, but that means no magic from you either, little one. So no portals until we’re back at your home. Do you understand me?”

“Wes mwommy.” I said, pouting and crossing my arms adorably.

“Good. And if you stay good, mommy will get you a milkshake before we leave.”

“Okway mwommy.” I beamed, immediately losing the pout and smiling at her. She smiled back at me and we walked out of the alley way, but she stopped to look around.

“It’s thwat way mwommy.” I told her, pointing towards the large mall in the distance.

“Oh. Thank you, Ita,” she said before walking towards the large building. It took a few painful minutes but we were soon enough walking inside. “Hm, now what to do with you. Can you be a big girl and walk with mommy or do I need a stroller for you?”

“I kwinda wanna swee what a stwoller would bwe wike.” I admitted, blushing a tiny bit. Thankfully, she just smiled at me and walked over to one of the rental strollers and strapped me in.

I snuggled into the stroller, it surprisingly comfy. Serena walked up behind the stroller and started pushing me through the mall. I looked around, idly kicking my legs as we went through the mall, getting to a clothing shop.

“This looks perfect,” mommy said as we started pushing through the aisles. “We can get you some more dresses and other clothes, Ita.”

“Dwessies!” I exclaimed childishly, giggling.

She giggled too, pushing over to the ones in my size. “So what’s your favorite color? And what kinds of dresses and things do you like?”

“I wike pwurpwle or gwold… and I usuawwy wear fwilly dwessies.” I told her.

“Alright, purple and gold with frills. It does sound like something my child would be into.” She smiled at me and ruffled my hair as she started to peruse the hanging clothes.

I smiled at the contact, eagerly waiting for her to get done picking out the clothes. After a few moments, she pulled one off the rack and showed it to me. The main dress itself was a light purple but the frills along it were a beautiful golden color.

“How’s this look?” She asked. I reached for it eagerly, giggling, liking how it looks. “Ah ah. Use your words.”

“I wike it.” I said, still reaching for it. She smiled at me and she put the dress in my lap. Serena went behind the stroller and started pushing me over to the dressing room.

When we got there, she picked me up out of the stroller, me holding the dress as we into into one of the stalls. “Do you need help?” she asked me, standing at the door after she set me down.

“Yes pwease.” I said, smiling up at her. Mommy smiled at me and closed the door. A few moments passed by as she helped me into the new dress and she put me in front of the mirror to look at myself.

I moved so I could look at myself, smiling and beaming at my mommy, giving her a thumbs up. I got a pat on my head before she helped me back into my regular dress.

“Alright. Let’s find you a few more and then we’ll move on to the next shop,” she told me as I was strapped back into the stroller.

About two hours later…

“Thwat was fwun mwommy.” I said, smiling, a couple bags of clothes on the sides of the stroller as we left the clothing store.

I hear her chuckle as we move along through the mall. “That’s good to hear, Ita. But I bet you’re starting to get a little hungry, right?” Before I could answer, my stomach did for me, rumbling loudly and making me blush.

“A wittle.” I said sheepishly.

“That’s what I thought,” Mommy said with a chuckle as we moved into the food court.

“Fwood twime!” I exclaimed happily, kicking my legs and giggling again.

“Alright, alright. How about some Dairy Queen, eh? Doesn’t that sound yummy?”

“Daiwy qween!” I exclaimed, nodding, excited. “Swounds weally wummy.”

Mommy continued to giggle at me. “You’re such a happy little girl. Though really babyish today; hm… maybe I should put you back in diapers too.”

I blushed, but didn’t really say no, deciding that I’d let her if she really wanted to.

I couldn’t see it, but she raised an eyebrow at my silence, getting another smile. “Don’t worry, Ita. We’ll wait until we’re home for that. For now, let’s fill that empty tummy.”

“Okway mwommy.” I said, giggling as we got to the counter of the fast food place. She placed our order and we took it over to one of the tables and she pulled me up to the edge when she sat down. Out came a little tray from the side of the stroller and clicked into place in front of me. Then my little kids meal was placed on the tray and my nuggets were set out along with my little milk cup.

“Now eat up so you can become even stronger. Then you’ll get your milkshake, okay?” Mommy said.

I nodded, obediently eating the nuggets and smiling up at her as I drank my milk. She would occasionally look at me while I did so as she ate her own meal, even giving me a few fries sometimes. I quickly finished my food, tugging on her sleeve to get her attention and showing her the empty tray, beaming at her.

“Oh, ate everything already?” She asked. I nodded, giggling again, very giggly today. “Alright then, little one.” She lifted up the little milkshake cup and put it on my tray. “Enjoy your treat.”

“Thwank wou!” I said, taking the milkshake and slurping it happily.

Serena smiled as she finished her own meal and waited around for me to enjoy and finish my dessert. I did so quickly, sighing happily, satisfied with the dessert.

“Alright then.” Mommy grabbed up all my trash and disposed of it before pushing me again. “Now let’s get the baby girl home after one last stop.” As she said that, I saw her pushing me into the baby store.

I looked around, tilting my head and just looking at all the things, seemingly randomly giggling at times. I briefly heard mommy hum as we stopped for a moment and something being put under my seat on the stroller, completely unseen by me.

Before I could ask about it, we moved along through the store, Serena stopping and grabbing other items as well before we were already at the checkout.

“Thwat was fwast.” I commented only loud enough for her to hear.

“I want it to be a surprise, Ita,” she told me as we headed towards the exit.

“Okway mwommy.” I said, bouncing in the stroller a little. She bought the stroller from the rental place, before we went back towards the alley we came from, me making the portal in front of us.

We went through, ending up in my house, the portal closing behind us. She pushed me inside and unbuckled me and I was lifted into her arms. “Did you have fun today?”

“Yes Mwommy.” I said, hugging her and putting my head in the crook of her neck, not bothering to change back yet. “It was wots of fwun.”

“I’m glad,” she whispered, hugging me. “But now I have a question for you.”

“What is it mwommy?” I asked, tilting my head adorable up at her.

“You’ve been acting really young today. And that’s not a bad thing, but it does make me want to ask this. For tonight, would you like to be my baby girl?”

“I wouldn’t mwind.” I told her, smiling at her.

Mommy gave me a big smile and hugged me close. “Thank you. So let’s get you all prepped and ready for a fun night.” She put me down on the floor and went to the stroller, pulling out a plastic mat and a small package of pink diapers.

I crawled onto the plastic mat, looking up at her and making cute little gurgles up at her. She chuckled at me as she got me all powdered and pampered up. “There we go. And you don’t have to act like one if you don’t want to, Ita. I’m only going to treat you like one.”

I simply gurgled ‘confusedly’ up at her, tilting my head with a adorable questioning look from where I lay on the plastic mat. She just chuckled and kissed my forehead. “Alright then baby Ita. Wanna have some playtime?”

I gurgled happily, waving my arms in her general direction and giggling happily. Mommy reached back over to the stroller and grabbed a teething ring and put it in my hands. “There you go.”

Getting an idea, I made my teeth retract, immediately putting the ring into my mouth and nibbling on it adorable as I looked up at her. “D’aww,” she cooed, picking me up and walking over to the couch where she sat down and just cradled me.

I snuggled into her, gurgling happily around the teething ring. She gently rocked me in her arms as I played, humming softly to me. This made me start to get a little sleepy, blinking as the teething ring fell out of my mouth.

“Getting sleepy already?” she asked me. I nodded, gurgling a little as I reached for the ring. “Then let’s get you ready for ni-ni then.” She stood up and grabbed something from the stroller and walked into the kitchen. Using her free hand, she prepped something with water and some kind of powder. Eventually, she picked it up and showed it to me as she pressed the nipple of a bottle near my mouth.

Curious, I opened my mouth and wrapped it around the bottle nipple, suckling. I was quickly rewarded as the warm liquid poured into my mouth, tantalizing my tongue surprisingly. “That’s it, drink up little one.” Mommy cooed to me.

I eagerly obeyed, a little more awake now as I drank, grabbing the sides clumsily with my hands. She hummed some more as she gently bounced while feeding me like that, walking back out of the kitchen as she did so. I soon drank it all, dropping the bottle when I did. The bottle was put aside as she hefted me over her shoulder and started patting my back.

I let out a cute little burp over her shoulder, feeling a little better. “Alright little one, time for beddy-bye.” Mommy stood up and took me to my room after grabbing something else from the stroller. She set me on the bed and helped me into a footie pajama with babyish prints on it.

I gurgled again, reaching for her and flailing my arms and legs adorably. She just smiled at me and kissed my forehead. I was picked up into her arms and then she laid down on the bed still holding me. Mommy started softly humming as we laid there.

I started falling asleep again, eyes slowly closing, me teething on some of her clothes as I passed out. Serena smiled, continuing to hum as I fell asleep, her joining me soon after.

The next morning

I woke up crying, it barely even morning, having had a nightmare while I was sleeping. I felt something soft and loving press against my forehead for a moment.

“Shh, it's alright, Ita. Mommy’s here.”

I immediately calmed a little, grabbing onto her and holding onto her like my life depended on it. She continued to soothe me, gently rubbing my back. “Mommy’s here. Everything is okay.”

I finally calmed down, opening my eyes and looking up at her, very greatful. I see her smiling down at me. “Better?” I nodded, before my stomach rumbled very loudly. “Hungry?”

I nodded, before making my teeth appear. “Wes mwommy.” I said.

“There’s my big girl,” she smiled, kissing my forehead again. “Thank you for last night. It meant a lot to me.”

“Woure welcwome.” I said, giggling. “It was fwun.”

“I'm glad. Now let's get you some breakfast.” She picked me up and carried me to the kitchen. “What do you want?”

“Pwancwakes!” I shouted excitedly, beaming at her.

“Alright. Pancakes it is.” She set me down at the table and went back to the stove and got to work. I started to kick my legs as she took her time. But it was worth it when mommy come back over with a plate full of warm hot cakes. “Hope you're really hungry. I made plenty.”

I nodded, immediately digging into the pancakes she set on my plate, humming happily as I ate them. Mommy watched me as I ate, though the longer she did, I noticed a tear falling down her cheek.

“Mwommy awre wou okway?” I asked, pausing.

“Ita,” she said softly, “I need to go back.”

“B-bwut… wou jwust gwot here.” I said starting to get teary eyed.

“I know. And I really want to stay, but I can't. Too many people are counting on me back there,” she spoke, her voice still soft despite the tears flowing down her cheek.

I sniffled, shaking, dropping my fork and starting to cry more myself, eyes going big and watery. Mommy got up and walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. I grabbed onto her tightly, crying into her shoulder, trembling.

“I don't want to leave you alone, Ita. I swear that to you. But I have to. I promise, though, one day I'll come for you and bring you with me. Then you can join our family properly, and, hopefully, meet your daddy.”

I didn’t say anything, just simply crying more, not wanting her to go. She held me close as we both cried. It lasted for several minutes as she gently rocked me. “It has to be this way for now, Ita. But not forever.”

“O-oway, mwommy.” I eventually said, sobbing, barely able to get it out.

“That's my girl,” she said, hugging me tight. “Now, I need you to let me go back.”

“O-okway.” I said sadly, a portal ring opening beides us.

Serena looked at the portal for a moment before kissing my forehead one more time. “Be strong for me, Ita. Okay?”

“I-i’ll twy.” I whimpered, sniffling, still teary eyed.

“Good. And be safe.” She gently let me go and stood up, making me let go of her. She backed up towards the portal, still crying but smiling. “We’ll see each other again soon, Ita. I know it. Until then, goodbye.”

“G-gwoodbye.” I said, trying and failing to keep my composure. Mommy sniffles before disappearing through the portal, once again gone from my life.

I broke down crying as I started to close the portal, idly using magic to preserve my pancakes as I just put my head down and cried.