Forgetting by Going Back

Chapters

Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 1
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Chapter 2

As the group finally arrived at Fluttershy's cottage, the load-carrying pony said to Rainbow, "Like those sweet moves I did on the way?"

Dash sarcastically remarked, "Oohhh, yeah. I just loved when you tripped on your own hooves once exiting the train."

"Wait, you saw that?! I-I mean...what?! You must be seeing things!"

"Like you epicly fail at life?"

"Was I failing so epicly when I lifted the wagon over my head!"

"Kind of. I didn't know whether to call somepony over to help you before it crashed on top of you, or laugh."

...

"Oh, well...I just hadn't stretched out my muscles before the heavy lifting is all."

"Sure, sure. We'll go with that."

Rainbow immediately went over to Fluttershy, whispering, "It's pretty obvious the dude has the hots for me. How do I let him down easy? Relationships...aren't on my radar at the moment."

Fluttershy busied herself with counting the agreed-upon amount of bits for the vehicle-driver. Surprisingly, she didn't freak out at hearing the stallion wanted a date out of the her friend.

She nodded without taking her eyes off the task, understanding the whole situation, "Act like me when telling him you don't want a coltfriend. Works like a charm."

Rainbow thought aloud with the idea becoming clearer in her head. Shy could evade stallions asking her out, a tough accomplishment with her having been a model, all by seeming extremely timid.

She loved the solution, especially how it could be useful later on, "So...shy as buck? ...That might work."

Rainbow went away, thanking her friend for the wonderful idea.

Fluttershy replied absentmindedly, "Your welcome, Rainbow."

...

Wait, Rainbow said what?

After thinking back to a minute ago, Fluttershy realized she had been too concentrated on math right then.

Facehoofing, Fluttershy swiveled around to behold a sight never before seen.

Rainbow, eyes wet as if about to water, softly tried to break it to the love-struck stallion that she wasn't up for grabs, "I-I...don't know how to say this, but...I can't date you. I'm just too shy. And...uh, stuff."

Rainbow then stared at the ground, pretending it was just too uncomfortable to look him directly anymore. She fake trembled as if a snow storm just landed right on top of her.

The delivery pony suspiciously asked, "That true?"

Dash didn't reveal her true feelings, "Yeah...please don't be mad."

On the inside, she couldn't stop commending herself for the applaudable performance.

Then, he had a request that busted her act apart quicker than her flying, "I won't be...if you give me a wingjob."

...

Acting was fun while it lasted.

Rainbow's eyes turned an interesting shade of flame, "The buck you just say to me?! I'll beat you until you're my color, stallion!"

Rainbow tackled him to the dirt. He attempted to push her off with brute force, but a kick to the...special area kept him as her prisoner. Sitting on his chest, Dash had the rude stallion's face open for punishment, and smacked him around as if he owed her friend cheated money.

Every once in awhile, Rainbow'd even snidely say, "Like it when I play rough, honey?!"

...

Rainbow demanded, hoof still pulled back for another swing if their 'talk' soured, "Now, what do you say to me? Think carefully now."

The bruised worker answered, black eye forming on his favorite eye, "How's about just vanilla sex?"

That earned him two shiners.

Rainbow wondered if perhaps all the bleeding was affecting his brain, "Why are you so stupid? Is it genetic? Seriously, I'm confused."

"I like it when they play games with me. But, I gotta habit of being on top in the end."

...

If Rainbow could get one wish, it'd be for duct tape right now, "This isn't a negotiation, okay?! And, nopony gets some of this sick body easily! You'd better be more impressive than me in every flipping way. And, I haven't found anypony who hits that mark. Come to think of it, they may not even exist!"

He didn't believe that for a second, "What a ego-driven thing to say! Get off whatever pedestal you're holding yourself on, you every-color-of-bitch-imaginable!"

The reward for his troublesome mouth was a kiss from her hoof to the teeth. Sent with love.

Maybe Rainbow went off the deep end...because she smiled really happily, "I wonder...how many times can I whoop your sorry flank before you get the message?"

After the carnage ended in victory, Fluttershy finally peered over the wagon, purposed to conceal from the horror.

She called out, "I-is it over?"

Rainbow touched the ground, bored and a little sore from all the good hits she got in..

The violent mare replied, "Yeah, it is. Funny thing, pounding away at the guy...was starting to hurt me. Muscles feel all pained right now. Probably less than his, though."

Fluttershy said, truly living up to her title of kindness, "I hope he's okay. Even if he wasn't exactly mannerly."

"That is the last time I try to ask out Pegasi!", the pony groaned out far enough away, followed by cursing that faded as he limped down the road.

Rainbow told her friend with annoyance, "You can't feel bad for everypony, Flutters. The creep just got a little dirty for talking dirty. He's lucky I don't kick his plot some more. Now, let's get the hay done with."

...

Fluttershy dropped her gold pieces back into their pouch, supposing the stallion wouldn't return for payment.

Then, the two set out for work, beginning to mold the hay into nests for the chicken coop. Once several of the nests were constructed, two little colorful balls shown through the last of their wagon's pull.

Fluttershy's curiosity wanted satisfaction, so her hoof lightly poked the little furry...whatever-they-were.

The creatures started to wake, yawning in high-pitch.

Yelping, Fluttershy high-tailed behind Rainbow, knowing her friend was the best protection to have right now.

Rainbow got into a karate stance, balancing on a single back hoof with the other hooves prepared to smackdown any threats that dwelt in the depths of the hay.

A drowsy Luna and Twilight broke through the comfortable improvised bed after waking up from all the commotion.

Rainbow relaxed, saying with a chuckle, "Fluttershy, it's just a younger Twilight and Princess Luna. Nothing to be -- what?!"

Both mares got a closer look, thinking they were hallucinating.

Twilight said, after the amazement of being so youthful had worn off, to the other princess, "Well, thanks to you, we're foals."

Luna scoffed at the allegation, "I am not at fault here! You should've been more careful with where you cast your spells."

Rainbow poked Fluttershy on the shoulder, gaining her attention, "Don't tell anypony what I'm about to do."

Proceeded to faint.

...

Fluttershy asked the foals as she also busied herself bringing Rainbow back to them, "Which of you messed up?"

Luna and Twilight pointed hooves at each other.

Fluttershy questioned them with the attitude of an annoyed mother, "Talking. Start. If not, Stare. Got it?"

Twilight froze up at the thought. Her hooves grabbed a hold of her own tail, hugging it for comfort.

Luna inquired in puzzlement, "The...Stare?"

Fluttershy warned, "It is what I use on bad baby ponies who misbehave."

Luna pointed at her own face, which showed zero emotion, "See this? This is the face of a pony who doesn't give a bu-"

Fluttershy snapped at Luna, truly surprising the foal, "Luna! Shush! That sort of language isn't for a pony who isn't even stable-trained, hear me?! Don't make me break out the Stare! And, trust me, it's nightmare-fuel."

Then, Fluttershy blushed, adding in apology, "W-well, not literal nightmares. I'd hate to give a wittle, tiny foal those. I'd feel so very, very terrible if I did. You know, it's just a saying."

Luna would get the explanation over with, not before pointing a certain fact out, "Just so you know, Shy, I used to be a being capable of bringing nightmares. Nothing your eyes are capable of could scare me. I will vocalize the truth for it to only be done. Beginning, I wished to see Twilight, so flew to her balcony. Apparently, a mishap with a spell transpired. She, idiotically, opened the balcony door, which allowed the blast to hit its intended target...and one not-intended. Our fall, which I will restate is Twilight's complete fault, was broken by your hay-wagon. So, I will utter once more. This. Is. All. Twilight's. Fault!"

Twilight argued in the best way possible in her current state, "Is not, you...you meanie head!"

Luna laughed loudly, then joked, "Oh, no! How will I ever recover from such horrid words! Why, somepony should bring out the soap for that dirty little mouth of yours!"

Having shook the innocence out of her way, Twilight's language quickly changed to an adult's, "Sorry about that. Foal side was at work. Now...what I meant to call you was a moon-pie bucking bitch!"

Luna gasped at the insult, unaware of Twilight's own awareness to...a previous time, "Shut up! I had been bored when it happened last week! And-and...uhhh..."

Luna's eyes met Fluttershy's, which sent her madly scrounging for an answer, "What Twilight speaks of are lies!"

A grin grew on the gossiper's face, "Then, why did the guards have the pictures to prove it?!"

Luna responded, really desperate for the attention on her to disppear, "Because...uh...Twilight got a wing boner after her brother stayed with us last month!"

Twilight objected, pretending lies were being thrown at her now, "Did not! ...Just got a little excited to see him once again."

Luna scoffed, rubbing the cut of embarrassment in deep, "Yeah! You sure did get excited to see him! Well, a certain part of him, I'd bet!"

A fight resulted after the dialogue. Well, not a very...hurtful one. They only toddled close enough to slap hooves ineffectually.

Kind of a cute little scene.

Fluttershy yelled, sick of their argument, "Enough! Quiet time now!"

Twilight cried out, "But, she said I wanted my bro-"

"I said quiet! Neither of you will speak of sex -- whether actual, in-thought, or not -- of any form! Especially...about...desserts or family members. Now, I will wake Dash up, then we'll get a plan going. Until then, you zip it!"

Rainbow dreamed of zooming in air as one of the Wonderbolts -- newest member, in fact!

The team flew through clouds that drained visibility as they accelerated into the sky. Rushing past Spitfire, she felt her confidence soar higher than she was...until entering a thunderstorm.

The electricity was painful. Just...not in the expected form.

Not an all-over-the-body zap; more of a fast movement to the cheek in particular.

...

Fluttershy smacked Rainbow from dreamland with the strongest slap she had.

Feeling guilty when Dash held her face for awhile, Fluttershy apologized excessively, "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! Just oh so, so sorry, Dashie! I-I need you awake for me though."

Once standing up, Rainbow massaged the red area, growling out a response, "Dammit, Shy! You took me from the best dream this week! Why?! I can't take care of kids! And, I don't want to take care of kids! If you want me to, I'll go get A.J. or Rarity. Buck, Pinkie's more use than me-"

Fluttershy gave a sparkly-eyed plea, "Who better than the pony of Loyalty though?! Loyalty...meant for your friends! In their time of need! Which would be this exact moment! ...Please!"

Rainbow stared at Fluttershy for the longest time, not moved.

Wanting to hurry up her friend's decision, Fluttershy whined, "Dashie! Please, please, please, please-"

Upset, Dash screamed her defeat, "Alright! Damn! You're starting to sound like Rarity, you know that?! I just hate it when she complains. I can only hoofle one of those types of friends. So, if you start using such annoying crap against me, one of you will be having a funeral the very next day."

Fluttershy grinned, knowing her idea worked like a charm, "Understand, Dashie! Now, I need your help with-"

"Hold up, Shyness. I will not -- no matter what torture I'm put through -- be giving diaper changes, feedings, or other things. Now, if my help didn't involve those select issues, you can continue."

"...No. That'll be my job as mommy! All I need from you is assistance watching over them. If you do that, we're set."

"Sure thing. Just watching shouldn't be a problem."

Twilight said with fear, guessing the two weren't going to attempt a fix to the foals' predicament...of being foals, "Shouldn't finding a cure for our regression be the first thing we try?! Yeah?!"

Fluttershy hoofed out a logical excuse, hoping Dash would stay on her side, "Celestia's probably the key to your actual ages. Though...I'm not too thrilled to wing it all the way back to the Royal Castle."

Twilight gulped, believing she knew where the conversation led.

She begged Rainbow, trying to tempt her to choose them over Fluttershy, "Dash! Don't you want us back to ourselves?! Don't you dare pick Fluttershy! Don't you dare pick Fluttershy! Don't you dare-"

Rainbow rubbed her shoulders, feeling the sore muscles' sensitivity, "Wellll...I am pretty beat from beating the smartplot from before. And, I'd have to fly slower for you two since you're foals. Sooo..."

"Buck! You picked Fluttershy!"

Exhausted from using her outdoor voice, Twilight hit the floor, done talking.

Luna had her own tactic: more yelling...with obvious authority.

Luna pointed a hoof at the adults, demands at the ready, "As your princess, I command you take me home! I'm royalty! I'm an Alicorn! Dammit, I bring the bucking moon! You two rejects will ponysally get me away from this stupid forest! Or, may my sister help you, I will -- when returned to normalcy -- lock you in a dungeon! As foals! With every nightmare creature my freaky, angry mind can think up! Do you hear me?!"

Fluttershy and Dash raised their eyebrows, glancing at each other.

In unison, both then leaned forward to say sweetly, "No."

Luna imitated Twilight, falling to the ground in defeat.

And, breathed out, "You're tagged in, brother-lover."

Not even caring about the mean remark, Twilight resurrected her desire to alter future events, "Okay. Could you take us when you're both healed up from the travel?"

Fluttershy brought up an important note, which would ultimately smash whatever arguments the foals had, "...Say, we take you to Celestia. Let's entertain the thought."

"Yes. Let's."

"We bring you there. Yet, instead of immediately curing you...what's really stopping Celestia from keeping you foals? What? She's the most powerful pony we know of on her own, so nopony would challenge her. And, she's a mother figure to you both. Who is to say she wouldn't want two of her favorite ponies as babies? Doesn't that sound more likely than her instantly turning you to your adult selves?"

"...Uh..."

"Listen, you stay sweet foals for your new mommy for a few weeks. And, after a little while, I bring you to Celestia. With me there, she'll change you back to normal."

"So...how? Why would you being there help us? In any way."

"Simple. I happen to have a cake recipe that she'd love to get her hooves on."

"Blackmail? Really?"

"It's either weeks with me, or months-to-years with her."

Twilight and Luna sighed, yet understood they were at the mercy of whoever had a plan to get them changed back.

Twilight nodded for the foals both, then hit the ground.

The previous discussion over, Dash asked with hooves on hips, "So, you going to get foal supplies, then? They're going to need it. Diapers bad, by the way. Before they...mess floors and stuff."

Fluttershy held her coin purse up, showing how ready she was.

And, sent her own instructions, "So, you'll stay with the little ones? Will keep them under your eye until I'm home?"

"Yeah. I got 'em."

"Then, I'll be back as soon as possible. Don't let anything happen to them while I'm gone."

"They'll be fine. Get going. Everything will be fine. Just. Fine."

Chapter 3

Fluttershy was currently pushing a shopping cart, whistling as she perused through the baby products in the aisle of the same name.

So odd today. Not another soul to be found at this store, not even an employee.

...Probably just on break or something.

Stopping a few feet in the aisle, she carefully compared the prices of two diaper brands. Didn't even notice the long, slender creature staring down at her.

...

A talon caressed her mane, stroking softly and slowly.

Ah!

Eyes lighting up, she turned around, about to beat whoever was behind her with...packaged diapers.

Discord grinned down at her with pure amusement at the attempt to threaten him, "Plan on pampering me to death, sweetheart?"

Fluttershy rolled her eyes, throwing the items into her cart without even taking her glare away from Discord, "I'm in the middle of something."

Discord's grin double in size, "Oh, really? Care to answer why you're in this particular aisle, then? Hhhmmm?"

Fluttershy wouldn't lie, just not give out any of the big details, "I am...a babysitter right now. Some foals are at my home, and it's my job to mother them until somepony I know comes to get them. That's all."

"Uh-huh. Likely story, my pink-maned mare. Not a very top-knotch caretaker if you left them alone. Tsk-tsk."

"They're not alone. They're with Rainbow Dash."

"Ah. ...You know, maybe them being left alone would've been the better choice. She's as dim as a dead light source."

"Discord!"

"Fine, fine. Maybe she's not. Yet, wouldn't you say she's a bit...destructive?"

"A little."

"What of ignorant? To others' feelings at times."

'Again...I'd go with a little."

"Perhaps even mean?"

"A little."

"See! You do agree with me!"

"Huh? About what?"

"Her being dim!"

"No I didn't, liar. Putting words in my mouth isn't right, Discord."

"Destructive. Ignorant. Mean. Connect the very first letters in all three, you got yourself an acceptance your friend's an idiot! I knew you felt that way. It is very annoying how hard I had to work to force it out of you though."

"Discord! I...have places to be."

Fluttershy didn't have the time or patience for this pointless exchange.

She needed to get him away to continue gathering necessities, "Why are you even following me, Discord? You're my friend, not a stalker."

"Aww! Can't I be both?!"

A glare from her told him she shouldn't be provoked anymore.

Bear paw rubbing the back of his head nervously, he spoke with eyes directed elsewhere than her face, "Okay, okay. I'm bored. Not enough chaos in my diet lately. So, I decided-"

Fluttershy smiled, glad to hopefully see a new side to Discord, "You want to help me! Is that it?!"

"What?! No! What would make you think something so ridiculous! No, I've decided to prank your friends! You know, it's as if you don't even know me sometimes. 'Not enough chaos in my diet lately', usually means I want more in my life, not less. Oh, how I love watching your pals get all riled up! Truly, there is nothing like their misery to get my spirits flying! Now, whatever I do, it'll be temporary! Pink-mare-with-the-name-that-still-escapes-me-because-she-is-no-fun-to-torture Promise! My honest gaurantee to you, my best friend! Friend! Remember that word! As in, one that would never get upset at a few small jokes being played on a few small ponies! So, you can't get angry at me now! Oh, how I just love finding loopholes! Ha!"

Before she could hopelessly try to convince him otherwise, he teleported away...only to teleport back a second later.

He had one final message to Fluttershy to deliver, "Oh. And, if you've been wondering why this store is as empty as a bakery after a visit from a certain princess, it's because it's not even a store. Ta-da!"

With a snap of his talon, the whole place disappeared in a puff of smoke...somehow leaving Fluttershy standing in Applejack's orchard with two apples in a wagon.

Glancing around, she said in awe, "How in Equestria did you get me here, Discord?!"

Too bad for her he was already gone.

At the moment, Rainbow Dash wished for the sweet embrace of death.

Would've been a whole lot more enjoyable than listening to the argument between a pair of little ones with the ability to speak like adults.

Curse like adults, too.

...How exactly was that, anyways?

Rainbow asked the baby ponies, bringing the childrens' namecalling and humiliating secret-telling to a temporary standstill, "How is it you two can still talk?"

Luna attempted explaining, "I believe it's because we are...we are..."

"Yeah?"

"Hm. Don't actually have a single clue why."

Rainbow's curiosity for the matter had to be astronomical, "Meh. Don't matter then."

Astronomically minute.

After that short period between foalish rage, the foalish rage started up where it left off.

Luna verbally attacked Twilight, bringing out the big cannons, "You were probably just mad that Cadance was going to marry Shining Armor! Angry she stole your brother! My sister and I have a close relationship, but something tells me you and your brother's was...too close?"

Twilight really wished to throw a punch at Luna now, "If you're suggesting what I think you're suggesting, the answer is no!"

Luna chuckled at her, "Faker."

"Bitch."

"Double bitch!"

"Triple bitch!"

"Bitch times infinity!"

"...Damn. Played that card. ...Well then, you're just...a...bitch times infinty! Plus one!"

"Oh, that's so cheap!"

"Like you?! Two-bit wh-"

Rainbow heard a knock at the door, knowing Fluttershy would put a stop to the foals' running mouths.

Hoping, Rainbow flashed to the door, threw it open, and complained her heart out, "Flutters! Thank everything good in this world that you've arrived! Please tell me you brought duct-tape! Because those foals are driving me...crazy..."

Nopony was at the door.

Rainbow hadn't a clue where Fluttershy was. If this was a joke, she'd have a few choice words for her friend.

Yelling for the game to be ended, Dash flew a few feet until outside, checking the ground and sky for Fluttershy.

...

Okay. Very odd. Usually, if Fluttershy played a prank, it would be simple and quick. This was drawn out.

Also, not the day to prank Rainbow. Seriously not cool.

...

After another minute passed, Rainbow blamed the knock on just hearing what she dreamed off. And, tried to return to her post.

As she was almost fully indoors, the door slammed shut. The surprise force behind it rocketed Dash into a wall, screaming throughout the trip.

Landing beside the couch, her fall wasn't pretty since it was face-first. Wooden flooring always hurt the most.

And, either she was crazy, or the laughter that rolled in was very similiar to...

Buck!

As Rainbow jumped to her hooves, Twlight and Luna confirmed her thoughts, "Discord!"

Parade music began playing as he began bowing, "Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all night!!"

Rainbow got up, pain giving way to aggression, "You motherbuck-"

Closing Dash's mouth with a magic zipper, he gasped in mock shock, "My, my! Dashie, saying such language in front of children!"

Dash tried to pull her glued lips apart as Discord watched on in a floating chair.

...

Giving up, Rainbow sat down on the floor, grumpy and mute.

Discord felt the lesson was over, "Do we now know when and when not to curse out powerful creatures beyond our capabilities to back-talk against?"

Hatred true on her face, Rainbow delivered a single nod. Nothing more.

Discord gathered that's all he'd recieve, "Accepted."

A snap later, zipper disappeared.

Rainbow was opening and closing her mouth to be sure nothing held her words back.

Freedom in speech, she pointed an accusing hoof at Discord, "You! You have been pulling my hoof, havent you?!"

His interest in her had drained to zero.

...

Discord was on a completely different subject, of higher amazement, "Well, now what do we have here? Two babies. Two horns. Two pairs of wings. Are my eyes decieving me?!"

Pulling his eyeballs out, he rubbed them down with his arm, then flicked them back into their sockets.

Giving the foals another look, he concluded, "Nope, my eyes are working just fine! Luna and Twilight are babies again! How adorwable! Can you both say hewwo?! Pwahahaha! Ah-hahahaha!"

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Buck off, Discord. We can still speak normally."

"Agh! Well, that's just rude. Not really something children should say to their elders."

Luna tapped Twilight, "Let's call a truce. We have a new enemy. A more annoying enemy."

Both shook hooves, feeling more anger towards Discord than each other.

Discord summoned a monocle, pretending to be a detective, "Age regression seems to be the reason for their new forms."

Twilight groaned from the sheer stupidity of his statement, "Wow! No bucking way! You come up with that conclusion all by yourself!"

"Yes, I did! And, I must add, they appear in need of sleep. Levels of crankiness: above average."

"Don't you dare!"

He dared.

...

The foals were sucking their hooves, curled up next to each other in the dream world.

Rainbow said...her gratitude, "Discord, I can't believe I'm saying this, but thank you! They were at each others' throats the entire time! You saved me from all the damn ear pain they were bringing!"

Discord, no longer with weird accessories at the ready, ate the praise up as if it were actually a food, "Glad to be of service!"

Then, drastically different in a split second, his gracious smile converted into a more sinister version, "...But, you shouldn't thank me just yet. Their age regression has given me...an idea. You see, I came over to play a prank on you tod-"

"Which you already have."

"Fine. I meant to say a set of pranks, then. Anyways, why should they be the only ones to enjoy childhood again?!"

"I really don't like where this is going."

"Oh, you're just not in the mood for a new point of view! See, that's why I'm here! To guide you into new experiences! You're welcome. Can I have a thank you? Another for another heaping helping of help?!"

"Go jump off a cliff, Discord!"

"Already did. Now, which age will I give you?!"

"Discord, you try a spell on me, and my hoof is going to go sooo hard into your plot! Try anything, and better get ready to not sit for week-"

"You know what I like about you, Dashie? You don't have many amazing qualities, which include racing, showing-off, dating, being a trickster, or anything you think you can do exceptionally well. Except courage! So, to be nice, how's about I change you into a teenager?!"

"Don't you dare!"

Like before, he dared.

Rainbow roared her fury as she rushed in with a kick to the chest.

...Only to get to the halfway point by Discord's magic suspending her in the air.

Fluttershy's voice called from outside, "Dashie! Can you help with the groceries?!"

Discord, in alarm, gulped at Fluttershy's speedy return home.

Calming himself for a moment, Discord declared with a hint of urgency, "Let's get the show on the road, yeah?"

With the effects of the Sleep spell wearing off, Twilight and Luna awoke in highchairs hours later.

Fluttershy was stirring a pot of formula, singing to herself.

Once the milk didn't require the ladle, she started to use it as a imaginary microphone, "Come little children, I'll take thee away."

Twilight could only focus on the irony of the lyrics in Fluttershy's song.

Wanting attention, Luna banged on the plastic tray, "We're awake!"

Fluttershy noticed the foals were awake, and left the spoon on a nearby counter to give them her full focus.

Pulling up a seat, she got ready for the conversation that was about to go down, "Hey, sleepyheads! How are my babies doing today?!"

Twilight sarcastically told her, "Us?! Oh, just peachy! You know, besides having my so-called friend basically hold us captive, and Discord knowing my and Luna's current status as weak, helpless foals, which I'm entirely sure will come back to bite us in the tails later on!"

"For my foal, you worry a bit too much. You should think of fun things to do! Toys, songs, playgrounds! Why are those not on your mind?!"

"Because I'm not a buck-"

"Little miss, do you want a spanking?"

"...Say wha?"

"Spanking. Means I turn that lavender flank you have red. Mommy Fluttershy doesn't want to, but will if it comes down to it."

"You wouldn't tr-"

Fluttershy's eyes grew a serious tone not seen before, "Yes. I would."

Twilight uncontrollably lowered her ears, quietly saying, "I-I'll be a good foal, then. Will be...good."

Fluttershy pat Twilight's head, happy to hear those words, "Very good. Mommy's proud."

Then, Fluttershy remembered a few key words in Twilight's previous rant, "Now, what was that you said about Discord, baby?"

After asking Fluttershy to not call her a baby again...and taking the statement away after the Stare came into play, she summarized the events that occurred before going night-night.

Fluttershy started connecting the dots, "Oh! That explains why Dashie is a teen! And, probably why...she thinks I'm her mother."

Twilight and Luna were at a loss of words.

...

"What in Equestri-", the foals screeched before their voices were muffled by Fluttershy.

After releasing the foals when the noise died down, Fluttershy explained, "No talking loudly, you two! I'll get this all sorted out when I see Discord again! Don't fret. Yes, as odd as it sounds, Rainbow thinks I'm her mother. Listen, she also believes you foals are my daughters. And, obviously, her little sisters. And, that you can't speak like adults! So, when Rainbow's around, no big words. Maybe a 'ma-ma' or 'si-sy'. No. Big. Words. Though. I don't want her knowing about what you two used to be. Could send her into a weird place mentally with the truth and lies swooping in on each other like that. Agree?"

They understood immediately.

But, Luna asked with a raised eyebrow in suspicion, "Why say, 'Used to be'? Are you forgetting a part there? The part where we are returned to adult?!"

If Fluttershy had anything to hide, she sure didn't give it away, "Oh, sure! Sorry for being so forgetful! Ha, silly me."

The discussion died, then.

Fluttershy went back to stirring. The foals sat in cruel boredom.

Yet, all would not be so still for long.

Hooves ran down the stairs. A beat forming from the bangs of descent.

And, ending in Dash leaping into the kitchen, completely negating the living room by a skillful glide.

...Would've been skillful. Had she not over-performed in gliding, smacking her head straight into the fridge.

A little woozy from face smooching metal, she sat facing away from the massive appliance.

Fluttershy was going to console her friend/child, but Rainbow laughed all the pain off, "I'm...okay! Seriously!"

Then, a bowl fell off the refrigerator.

Crash!

Eyes spinning around, Rainbow lifted the dish to slur, "Me no okray now."

Turned unconscious.

The babies giggled like crazy, loving this comedic epic fail of a stunt.

Luna clapped, truly a fan of her work, "I must say, Rainbow, you do have a future as a stuntmare. Not a long one, but it would be a spectacular way to go."

...

Fluttershy and Twilight weren't happy with Luna's remark.

Twilight glared, not finding the joke hilarious at all, "Hey, don't say she would die!"

"I said, 'Way to go.' Not a word of death in there."

"You're obviously referencing her getting herself killed."

"Understand, I don't want another fight. We got over the last, so having it start up again wouldn't be fun. I ponysally don't think I said anything wrong, but I'll still apologize. I'm sorry...even though I believe you're being dramatic."

Fluttershy hefted Rainbow in her front hooves, depositing the teen into a chair.

Petting the poor girl's mane after lifting the pot off her head, Fluttershy couldn't keep the stress-filled thoughts out, "Oh, no. What if she gets a big bruise?! What if she gets brain damage?! What if-"

Twilight pinched the bridge of her nose, headache on the brim of commencing, "What if you kept calm, and used your skills in medicine to evaluate her injuries?"

"...Oh, yeah. Forgot in the heat of the moment about that."

Studying Rainbow's head, she was so fortunate to locate only a few tiny bruises on the girl's forehead.

In her kind-of-professional opinion, Fluttershy stated with such thankfulness, "She'll be fine."

Twilight said nonchalantly, "Told you it wasn't serious."

Luna commented with deep sarcasm, "Maybe you should kiss it. Might make her feel better."

Fluttershy did, in fact, kiss the teenager's forehead, "Good idea, Luna. Rainbow's my daughter now, so acting like a mother is the plan!"

Luna had to attempt a rescue mission for Fluttershy's sanity, "Okay, need to point a few things out to you. First, I was joking. You didn't have to give her a kiss of healing. Secondly, sorry to break this to you -- actually, I'm not -- you're not her mother. In case you also didn't know, you're not our mother either. Just a friend who has to take care of her regressed friends until they are cured. Oh, and take care of me until I'm also cured. I don't think of us as friends. Twilight's friends are not my friends because Twilight's friend are insane. Except maybe the apple-obsessed Earth pony and the teen probably bleeding in the brain. You plan on leaving cuckoo land yet?!"

...

Fluttershy was checking on the formula again, singing once more, "The time's come to play."

Luna pouted, "Thanks for ignoring me, mom."

Fluttershy exclaimed after several minutes of more stirring, "Meal's ready! I bet my foals' tummies are howling for delicious milky! Are they?"

Twilight's displeasure came out in the form of a whine, "But, I don't wanna bottle! I want food! Something I can put in my mouth! Love! Swallow!"

Luna had to restrain herself from saying a superbly dirty joke.

Fluttershy smiled at the cute way Twilight voiced her compliant, "Aw, how sweet! Too bad I don't care enough."

...

Rainbow's head pounded while her eyes fluttered open, "What...h-happened?"

Luna called out, not being able to control herself, "You got knocked the buck out!"

Twilight would've voiced her joy for Rainbow being seemingly fine, but a bottle was shoved in her mouth to silence anything spoken. Luna's commentary became cut off by her own food source jamming into her lips.

The foals hated the taste at first. Yet soon, the sweet honey-dabbed formula left them slowing their suckles, cherishing the liquid as if it were life supporting.

Rainbow glanced around, an unknown voice having been heard previously, "Hey mom, is somepony here? Sounded all high-pitched. Like a filly."

Fluttershy sweatdropped, not expecting the question, "Um...no! No! They were here, but they've already headed home!"

"Already? I didn't even get to say hi. That's very rude of them."

"Don't get upset, baby. Just a few children out to sell cookies."

"You turn them down?"

"Turn...them...down. What?"

"Turn the scouts down, mother. They were obviously selling cookies for some reason. Did you grab a box before sending them away?"

"...No. We have enough sweeties in the house with you kids around," Fluttershy grinned at the feeling of having children.

Her very own little ones! And...older little one. Yet, still a little one!

Rainbow sarcastically cheered, "Yay. Well, I'm going to hunt those fillies down, and buy a box. I'd be a lot sweeter when full of delicious cookies-"

Fluttershy's eyes went wide, which sent her blocking the path outside.

When Rainbow raised an eyebrow at the weird behavior, Fluttershy pointed to the upstairs, "No cookies, honey. I'm about to make dinner in a little bit. Can't have you ruining your appetite, can we?! So, upstairs for now."

Rainbow shrugged at the denial, "Why? Not like I won't eat dinner. I'll eat some cookies, then finish up with dinner. A reversal of meals, get it? Like having breakfast for dinner occasionally. So, if I could-"

"Nope. Nuh-uh. Upstairs."

"Mother!"

"Upstairs!"

"...Fine," was Rainbow's last word on the subject as she climbed the steps to her room once more.

Chapter 4

Rainbow lay in a bed, usually meant as a guest room, but she believed to be her's.

So odd right now. Didn't she have anything?! Not a single object in these confines told her about the ponyality she owned. No posters of life goals hung. No journals to be found. It's as if this room didn't belong to Dash, even though that didn't make any sense at all.

Closing her eyes, a question was spoken, "Why can't I remember what I even like?!"

...

When she opened them again, a monster floated in the air above her, eliciting a scream and a barrage of pillows at the beast.

As she chucked the soft cushions as if they were rocks, she called out, "Monster! Mom, we've got a monst-"

Discord shut her mouth with his talon, not amused in the slightest, "Now, dear. I'm not a monster, but a simple observer of your life. Just here to do a little checking in on my...work."

Talon off now, Dash, quite scared of him, exclaimed, "You w-watch me?! L-like when I take showers and stuff! Mom, we've got some sort of supernatural pervert who-"

Again, had to cut her words off.

Discord was beginning to see the...annoying consequences of his actions, "Shut it, child. I'm a being of Chaos. Not a monster. And, certainly not your own ponysal pervert! Understand?! Besides, your mother knows me. We're friends. Now...I believe you asked a question of some sort before?"

Dash, free to speak once again, nodded, "Y-yeah...I want to know what I like...since my room didn't give out any answers."

Discord surveyed the room, with its dull grey walls and basic furnishings bringing him to boredom.

Sipping magically-appearing chocolate milk helped him to think of a sensible backstory.

When the idea sprang up, he spewed the liquid all over Dash, "Ah-hah! Your family just moved here, and Flutters hasn't had time to set up your room. But, I'll be delighted to assist!"

A snap of claws modified the room into one suitable for Dash, complete with Wonderbolt detailings (plushies, pictures, and costumes...all stolen from shopping locations, which had been swapped with notes that labeled Fluttershy as the thief) and sky wallpaper.

The new room decor wasn't a priority in Dash's eyes right this minute. Cleaning off the rudely-spat liquid was.

She ran into the guest room's bathroom, locking the door for privacy reasons.

Fluttershy flew upstairs, and bashed into the room, yelling with worry, "What?! Something about a perverted monster?!"

Since Dash wasn't around to speak to Fluttershy, Discord decided to.

Discord pretended to be annoyed, declaring, "Fluttershy, you really should kno-"

"Discord. Should've known you'd be the perverted monster!"

Now, real annoyance showed itself, "Hey! I'm not -- you know what, nevermind. Just going to say I've got plans. And, they need pursuing. So, good bye, my-"

Fluttershy flew over to Discord, and yanked him downstairs by the ear before he could teleport, causing him to constantly shout, "Ow!".

She maneuvered Discord's ear to make him sit in a chair, then asked with a raised eyebrow once freeing him, "What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Luna pulled the bottle of milk from her mouth, then insulted Discord, "He's a moron? Idiot? Fool? Loser? Or, my favorite, pathetic excuse for a combo of animal parts?!"

Discord magically stuck the bottle back into her mouth, angered, "Quiet, brat! I'm not pathetic; you are! Too out of power enough to even get a word in now, aren't you?!"

Luna started to whimper from his words and the lack of words she could form.

Discord sighed, magic releasing its grip on the bottle.

Luna spat the bottle out, saying as she noticed a new attitude from him, "Oh, you...seem to be behaving...angrily, Discord. Why's that?"

Discord growled over unexpected results, "I'm thinking Dash's amnesia destroyed her aggressive nature. Now, she's nothing more than a regular teenager! But, I refuse to give her back her memories, understand?! That make you angry, Flutters?!"

Fluttershy shrugged at him, "Me? Not really. If you don't plan to get her back to normal, Celestia can. So, it's fine with me."

"What?! How can you not be furious at me?! You aren't supposed to like what I've done!"

"I do, though. Dash needs a mother. The only parent she's had is her father. He's nice, but I think Dash could have really used a mother growing up. Poor Dashie's mother died giving birth, I heard-"

"Blah blah blah. Sad story. Too bad I don't care. All I got from that was you aren't upset with me for what I've done. ...Yet, I know of a way to get you there."

And, he was there one second, gone the next.

Hooves over her head, Fluttershy complained to herself, "Well, that worked out great. Like he would've stayed."

...

"What are you talking about? I'm still here," Discord leaned against the kitchen's doorway, smirking.

Fluttershy was utterly confused, "Wait...you never left?"

"I did leave. Only for a second. Want to guess where I went?"

"I'm...not sure I do."

"Oh, but I know you want to know because I know how to do things that make most victims doubt what they know, you know-"

"Alright! Where did you go, Discord?!"

"To Pinkie's."

"Discord! Did you-"

"I didn't regress her that much. She's Dashie's age about now."

"...Hold on, how did you do that in such a short time?!"

"I've got crazy-powerful magic. What else of an answer do you want? A detailed picture of how surprised she looked when I showed up? Or, the confusion when she regressed? Maybe, the fear the Cakes had while watching helplessly from the kitchen?"

"Discord! That's horrible, and this is serious!"

"You know who I am, right? I'm really not known for being serious."

Fluttershy responded with irritation, "Discord...just leave now."

"So glad you're mad, Flutters!", then he proceeded to disappear in a shower of confetti.

Damn him.

Luna remarked, brushing the multi-colored party paper off her face, "Well, he does know how to make an exit. I'll give him that."

Dash stepped downstairs, toweling off her body where the chocolate milk spritzed her.

She stared amazed at the confetti everywhere, "Whoa! The buck happened in here?!"

Fluttershy brought out a broom from the supply closet, tossing it to Dash before getting a second one for herself, "A grand finale of annoyance, that's what. Help me sweep, sweetie, won't you?"

Dash caught the broom, sighing in discontent for the load of labor before her.

Whole area was spotless. Even more so than before.

Fluttershy took both brooms back to their proper space, and was currently contemplating her next move. Dash was lounging in a chair now, back hooves on the table. The foals finished their formulas minutes before, and were bored out of their minds.

Luna bopped at her side-turned bottle, causing it to roll close to the edge of the plastic tray before rolling back her way thanks to the slightly-raised edge. Another tad more forceful bop, and the bottle had a one-way ticket to the floor. Dash noticed this, but waited to see the foal's reaction before doing anything.

Luna didn't seem disturbed by the bottle falling away, just...slightly more bored than before.

Dash whistled, amazed the baby had a level of intelligence to actually be bored.

Rainbow put her back hooves onto the floor again. Reaching over, she picked the foal up out of the highchair. Cradling Luna to her own chest, Dash said rhetorically, "You're a smart wittle foalie, aren't ya, little sis'?"

Luna giggled, cuddling up into the teen's surprisingly warm fur.

Fluttershy suddenly didn't feel like cooking now. Damn Discord got her worried for Pinkie. So...

The mother sprang an idea out of coincidence, "We're going to Sugarcube Corner for dinner!"

Twilight's ears picked up the announcement, yet the other children were focused on other matters.

Dash playing peek-a-boo with Luna in her lap. As juvenile as the activity was, Luna did find it...amusing, not enough to babble incoherently while clapping. Letting out a few short giggles was sufficient.

After seeing the scene, Fluttershy grinned as a proud mother would, "My daughters bonding is such a beautiful sight!"

Dash blushed quite hard, so focused on the game to only now realize their mom watching. Luna stuck her tongue out at Fluttershy, very much against the choice words used to describe herself.

Fluttershy ignored the action, asking Dash instead, "If you're done playing, could you get the stroller from the closet, sweetie?"

Rainbow nodded obediently, glad Fluttershy didn't say anything more on Dash playing with her baby sister, "Sure thing, mom."

"I don't care! Search again! Then, again after that! I will not accept they suddenly disappeared! You must not be doing your jobs correctly, or Twilight and Luna would have been found by now! So, get going!", Celestia ordered, tears daring to flow down her cheeks, and never stop until her loved ones were safe.

She was...a wreck, basically.

Luna and Twilight...vanish. Don't speak to anypony...except that one guard. Didn't get any information out of him besides Twilight practicing an age regression spell, but that didn't matter.

Celestia sighed, teleporting a glass of wine to her waiting hooves.

Downing it in seconds, she felt her nerves calm, just from the alcohol taking effect.

On her fourth glass.

...Usually, she'd stay away from such liquids...unless a very special occasion arose. This may not be a reason to celebrate, but the wine sure did help her resist crying like a baby.

All of a sudden, Discord appeared with a flashy fireworks display, hurting her eyes from the brightness.

Great. Exactly what she needed. A plothole with the power to piss her off.

She asked, wiping red wine from her mouth with...less than her regular class, "Can't you see I'm...not okay right now?!"

Discord rolled his eyes, "Oh, Celly. Drinking before dinner? You'll ruin your appetite for cake, but I'm certain the cooks will appreciate not having to create an entire bakery full tonight."

Celestia began to sob, not from the joke, but that he didn't care how much pain she was in.

Discord's eyes widened in shock. Celestia, of all ponies he loved to annoy, had broken down after one little mock.

He huffed in frustration, "Stop with the waterworks, will you?! Others have taken my comedy far better than you're at this moment. It's pathetic, in all honesty."

Celestia held back the weeping enough to say quickly, "I-it's not that, you bucking idiot! It's that you don't understand how bad I f-feel right now! My sister and student...disappear in the blink of an eye! I feel so much stress about them!"

Discord knew Twilight and Luna were safe with Fluttershy. He'd just gotten from the residence, after all.

Poor Celestia though. He should do something nice for the mare. Tell her his secret knowledge of their location? ...Nope!

Another thought, instead.

Discord began to pat her back, "A little time off from royal work could be beneficial, true? Why don't we bring Cadance and Shining on over? We'll need them after what's about to happen to you."

...Wow. Discord actually showing care for her? Just...amazing.

And, his idea did seem...wonderful, actually. In her state, there wasn't a chance she can rule Equestria well. Actually, at all.

...

Wait...what was that last part he spoke of?

After remembering, Celestia fell asleep with the fact she could add herself to her own mental list of worries.

Chapter 5

Fluttershy knocked on the door, waiting for somepony to answer.

A feminine voice hollered nervously, "We-we're closed! Come back later! Thanks! Bye! Go away!"

Fluttershy saw the closing sign just now appear, which sent her eyes rolling.

"Mrs. Cake! It's me, Fluttershy! Open up! I want to come in!", she delivered with unusual force.

Mr. Cake piped up, attempting to send her off with a lame excuse, "Oh, Fluttershy! It's you! Well, thanks for stopping by! We're sick! Can't come to the door right now! Cough cough! Go home, please!"

"Cough cough...really? Oh, you're not fooling anypony! Quit it, you two! Just let me in! I know what happened! I know who came by! I know what to do! So, cut the crap! Let. Me. In!"

...

"O-okay," they spoke at the same time, then unlocked the door for the unexpected, yet now-needed visitors.

Out of the outdoors, Fluttershy told Dash to roll her sisters over to the couch, then take a seat herself.

The Cakes' exchanged glances at the sight of Fluttershy with two babies, in which their appearances were hidden by the stroller covers. A-and...a teen Rainbow Dash?!

Fluttershy rushed over to the bakers, pushing them slightly to create a circle of privacy.

She whispered with cold-hard facts, "Dash is a teen, obviously. Discord's behind it. It's how he got the idea to copy the regression over to Pie."

...

Mrs. Cake slipped out a response, "And...the strollers? I'm going to guess the two foals in the carriers are apart of your group of friends. Right?"

"Ehh...kinda. Twilight is in one. The second? ...Princess Luna."

Mrs. Cake gasped, then almost shouted in shock. If not for Fluttershy's hoof stuffing the mare's mouth, Fluttershy's life as a mother would've went down the drain!

Mr. Cake asked for his wife, although with a leveled, yet fearful tone, "So...our princess is a foal? If Discord did so to be funny, I'm not laughing. Sounds to me like he's reverting to his former evil ways."

While flicking the saliva away from her hoove's recent adventure, Fluttershy explained to them both, "Yeah...no. Smart thinking, yet completely off. Luna and Twilight turned themselves into foals. Discord didn't have anything to do with it. Was actually surprised when he saw them."

"What? Why would they-"

"A simple spell mishap, I'd guess. Twilight has told me she practices higher level magic now. Perhaps she tried it out with Luna, and things got unstable?"

"Guess that makes...sense. How'd they ended up with you, though? Weren't they in the castle? How are they now in Ponyville?"

Fluttershy paused, thinking of a lie that would save her from further questions.

Smiling a smile brimming with secrets to stay kept, she spoke with pretend confusion, "No idea. Maybe they were on their way to see me? Maybe not? I haven't a clue. I really, really wish I knew more, yet...that's all."

Mr. Cake sighed, wishing more light could be shed on the vague event.

Anyways, he hoped Fluttershy had a counter to all this madness in mind, "So...what of a cure? Whether Discord is behind all these age regressions or not, they can't be stuck in childhood. The royals, especially."

Fluttershy knew it was as simple as taking a trip to the last adult ruler of Equestria. Just that quick. And, she would joyfully withhold that information from the clueless couple. What they didn't know wouldn't hurt them.

Yet...she didn't want to get them stressed out for the weeks to come.

Fluttershy easily eased them of the worry, "I'm got everything under control. Give me a little time, and life will return to normal. I have several possibilities up my wing."

Mrs. Cake's curiosity peeked, "Care to share the details, dear?"

"See...I would. I would love to. But...Discord could be near. Hiding. Waiting for me to voice all my ideas. Then...he'd find a way to turn them against me. You don't want that, do you?"

"W-why of course not. Just...keep it to yourself. We're fine staying in the dark."

Had better be.

Fluttershy also had inquiries seeking explanations, "Now, I'm just going to come out and say that Rainbow believes I'm her mother. And, I'm certain the same could be said about Pinkie with you two?"

Mrs. Cake didn't appear fazed, even slightly, "Yes. Yes, she does. We're not even wondering why. She's always thought of us in the parental way. In turn, we've always considered her an adoptive daughter. So, in one regard, we're fine."

"Then...I'm going to guess you know what I was to ask of you."

"Act the part of true parents? Sure. We'll keep on for as long as it takes. Although, there is a side to Pinkie we've never...experienced until today."

"Different side? What are you talking-"

"You'll see for yourself soon. Right now, she's in her room. We're giving her a little space."

Fluttershy frowned at them essentially telling her to wait.

And, would've simply stormed up to see Discord's effect on her friend.

Except...the couple had already started conversation with her children.

Buck me!

Fluttershy didn't dare leave those foals alone with other adults! Dash was allowed to converse freely because she hadn't the underlying understanding Twilight and Luna annoyingly featured.

Mrs. Cake opened up the interaction happily, "How are you today, Rainbow?"

Rainbow presented her hunger within the reply, politely, "Little...upset in the stomach. But, doing great as always."

Mrs. Cake took the hint, saying to her husband, "Honey, the child's starving. Mind bringing some food out?"

Mr. Cake nodded courteously, walking into the kitchen to prepare a magnificent meal.

Mrs. Cake then moved her attention to the strollers, motherly love of babies kicking in, "Um...would it be too much of a bother if I held a foal of yours, Fluttershy? For the tiniest second. I, as a mommy, will be very gentle -- and cautious -- when hoovling your little ones. I...Pinkie promise."

Shove your Pinkie promise! Those foals aren't getting near you unless a pacifier's clamped in their mouths!

Rainbow pointed out, "They've been out for several minutes. Don't think waking them up is the best decision right now. Try again later, ma'am."

Oh, Dashie! You're a life saver!

Mrs. Cake had embarrassment clear on her face, "Oh, forget what I said, then. I-"

Wailing ensued.

Fluttershy's eyebrows lifted.

Her babies were actually crying?!

Tilting her head near the strollers, Fluttershy noted the noise didn't gain volume. Motherly dreams crashed, fragmenting into a million pieces.

Son of a Diamond Dog!

The fact her own foals were resisting almost every childish urge created a wave of frustration within Fluttershy.

Mrs. Cake, knowing in a flash the cry's meaning, sounded off before leaving for upstairs, "My foals awake! And, if I don't do something soon, your little ones might join the call. Can't have that. Ears -- definitely -- don't need that!"

Without the mother taking another step forward, the infants' screaming stifled.

...

Complete silence.

Rainbow sweated, saying to anypony willing to respond, "Is...that normal?"

Mrs. Cake's eyes widened, choking out, "My Celestia, no!"

The trio would've all charged up the staircase, but Fluttershy ordered Rainbow to keep her sisters overlooked.

Fluttershy then provided backup to Mrs. Cake, right on her tail the entire time.

What happened?! What happened?! Oh, my! What-

...Oh. That's what happened.

Mrs. Cake's heard heartbeat dropped at the sight of why her foals' cries died.

...

Pinkie rocked a foal in each arm, showing great care to not disturb their returned slumber.

The chair she sat in obscured view of her body, aside from backhooves thumping the floor.

Mrs. Cake relaxed, comforted her babies were unharmed, "Oh, Pinkie! I'm so glad it's you!"

The teenage filly declared uncharacteristically somber, "Yes, it's me. Who else would be in here?"

Fluttershy, bewildered by the mood change from Pinkie's often silly self, walked behind Mrs. Cake to quietly breathe, "Why's she sound so...dull?"

Mrs. Cake mouthed how she didn't understand either, then advanced to the occupied chair.

Startled at first, she then caught herself before Pinkie noticed.

Simulating support, Mrs. Cake whipped up a passing smile, "Pinkie! You...went through my make-up drawer? You could've told me first, sweetheart. Y-yet, it's fine! Completely fine! A little heads-up...would've been appreciated though."

Fluttershy's interest soared, moving her on to catch sight.

...Appears Pinkie actually did an outstanding job with the cosmetics, placing correctly and applying enough. Yet, evidently not a fan of lipstick.

Fluttershy opened up, complimenting the filly on the fabulous sight presented, "Pinkie, I love what you've done! Why, I'd bet you rival Rarity in the makeup department!"

Pinkie didn't giggle or so much as smile at the praise thrown her way, saying, "If my mom gets joy from wearing the stuff, I believed I could, too. Turned out to be wrong. Just feel...nothing. Is that normal?"

"Uh...not so. Especially for you, Pinkie."

"Why? Do you know me? Because I definitely don't know you. Are you some long lost friend of my parents they forgot to tell me about?"

"It's me, Fluttershy!"

"Yeah. And, it's me, Pinkie. Now that that's out of the bag, could you answer my question?"

...Hm.

Fluttershy inferred both Dash and Pinkie retained select knowledge, mostly of their caretakers and siblings. Meaning, the spell also set to rest the remaining history.

Going with the flow, Fluttershy...re-introduced herself, albeit insincerely sad, "I'm the mother of your pal, Rainbow. I'm sorry for expecting you to know me. I guess she never said anything...about her own mother."

Pinkie apologized, believing she had accidentally hurt the mare's feelings, "Oh...I'm a little drowsy, so there's why I didn't realize who you are. S-she did mention you. Many, many times. My fault, Miss Fluttershy. My fault."

"Oh? Well, I'm glad she isn't embarrassed by her mommy."

Mrs. Cake played along, noticing the foals stirring, "Hey, Pinkie. ...Rainbow's downstairs. Care to go say hi?"

Not replying, Pinkie hooved the foals off to break away from the adults.

Experienced, Mrs. Cake soothed the little ones to naptime, if only for an hour more.

When Pinkie distanced away to be deaf, Mrs. Cake expect to be filled in, "Fluttershy, what's going on? If the teens don't remember much of anything, why force them to be friends?"

Fluttershy shrugged, not pinpointing an error in her logic, "Why not? Doesn't hurt anypony. And, it'll be a few weeks before I gather a cure. Do you really want Pinkie stuck in the house for all that time?"

"...Good point."

Celestia resurfaced from the dream realm by a voice's call, "Wake-y, wake-y, Sun-Butt!"

...

Groaning from the loud echoes, she dare not open her eyes to face life.

Dammit all!

Discord expected her to knock off her behavior, but she didn't move or check her surroundings for awhile. Did have a few choice words for him though.

...None appropriate.

Discord groaned himself, catching on to her catching on to his trickery.

He said to gain attention, "Hello?! Equestria to Celestia! You going to stop the childish routine?!"

Celestia grinned, feeling a cord had been struck with him, "Well, by my voice, I can say I'm much younger. So...I think I'll keep up my childish routine!"

...

Two can play, filly.

Through of her game, Discord imitated Luna's voice perfectly, "Celestia! Help me!"

Celestia gasped, sitting up to locate her missing little sister.

Discord couldn't resist -- as if he would even try to -- in laughing it up at the foal's fall into his easily-set trap.

He clapped at her fail of a performance, saying with contempt, "Nice job, little girl! Kept it up for twenty seconds! A new world record! Come on, you managed to understand I regressed you, yet understanding I was only altering my own voice to sound like your bratty sister's never shot to your mind?! Shame on you, baby. Shame on you."

Celestia's fear was realized. Bucker zapped her to foalhood.

Yet, her bedroom didn't transform into a nursery, which is sad that that surprised her more.

Celestia sighed, getting comfortable by slipping under the covers and laying into the pillows.

Though, she immediately cast off her blankets at noticing...a wet diaper stuck to her crotch.

Buck!

Celestia cursed at Discord, overwhelmingly upset with him, "Dammit, Discord! I...peed myself because of your flipping stunt! I'll-"

Discord shut her mouth with a pacifier, knowing it would work like a charm.

While she suckled the rubber nipple with homicidal thoughts running rampant, he remarked in an overly parental tone, "Now, now. Tia, we've been over this. If you use your nappy, don't get angry with Daddy Discord. It's your own fault. And, if you want the bad diapee vanished, I had better hear an...apology. And, that you're Discord's little girl. Make daddy proud!"

Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.

Celestia's eye twitched in supressed malice.

Discord stated an ultimatum, a winning smile stretching, "Or...or, I take away your adult memories. Want that? The ability to think in a mature manner is such a treat! A treat...for the both of us. You can think of how horrible I am. I can think of how lovely it is to see you weak to me, more than usual."

He teleported his head directly above her, saying with satisfaction, "I'll go easy on you. At the start. Honestly, where's the fun in just ending our little match so quickly? I want you broken. I won't lie. I do. I truly do. Might take weeks. Months. Doesn't matter to me. Because when it's over...you'll be too busy playing foal to save your precious Equestria. Your fault. Nothing you can do."

We'll see about that, you Tartarus-bound freakshow.

Celestia powerfully slapped the disembodied head, causing it to whirl top-like.

The pacifier evaporated away from the magic being broken.

She rolled her shoulder in pain, yet the bliss from smacking Discord silly -- more than himself normally -- would be a highlight of the year! Then, cracked her neck.

Looks like dad got his gift in full.

"Okay, Daddy Dissy! I'll be good girl now! Celly promise super big!", Celestia innocently said, holding her hooves out wide to signify she understood.

Never get in close for a sneak attack, idiot.

Discord rubbed the flaring mark on his face, mad at the filly's actions, "You're pushing it, child. Really pushing it."

Celestia reclined into the bed, still aware of the soaked diaper hanging to her hips irritatingly, "Buck you."

"Child -- no, no -- baby, I am getting very displeas-"

"Can it, Discord! I don't care about what you say. You informed me of a few important details that basically boil down to me not having to listen to the bucking threats you're trying to forcefeed me."

"...How so?"

"You want me to live as a baby, with all the humiliation that'll come. The end goal being I'll become an actual foal, in body and mind. You desire to watch my mind tortured, instead of just mentally regressing me in seconds. You have the power to do it, yet you just won't. Simply, won't. Too easy. Means...your words to subdue me are meaningless."

"...Alright. Guess what though?"

"What, Discord?"

"Who'll care for you, then? If you keep...misbehaving, I might just be on my way. Seeing as how I'm not appreciated here. I can starve you. Leave you in your own mess. Take away your room and all furniture that resides. Is that what you want?"

He...wasn't serious. Starving her? Letting her sit in a diaper...several days old? Stuck in...an empty room?

Celestia let a thought loose, asking in slightly-masked worry, "D-Discord, wouldn't you let me...die in here, right?"

Discord told in a terrifyingly humorless tone, "...We'll see, child. We'll see."

Chapter 6

Celestia was far beyond worried now.

She had an uncontrollable urge to be held, cradled, and loved.

How unfortunate her only form of parental love was shown by...him.

Ugh, him.

Discord had said he would return shortly. Now, were that to be based upon their lifespans or a normal pony’s was still unclear.

All Celestia knew for now was this diaper was a pain, and that she almost had gained brain damage from her nasty fall off the bed. Well...formerly her bed.

I hate my life.

…

Actually, I hate Discord. Who seems to be stuck in my life!

Celestia had tried her very hardest to climb the changing table, yet to little success.

The room had transformed into a full-blown nursery after Discord left. To have been expected sooner, but he had a point to make, she guessed. It might have happened in a moment, but Celestia had had enough time to view everything else in the room become meant for her new age before the bed was turned as well. And...well, she wasn't going to be held inside a crib if she could help it.

Currently though, she sat in her pee-stained, formerly-white disposable diaper, wishing she could just be free of the terribly itchy, rash-forming thing.

As much as she hated it, tears did start to form in her eyes.

Through a mixture of the rash around her diaper area and...the sudden abandonment by her only caretaker, Celestia’s dam of a face fell sadly.

She gulped, whispering out, “D-discord. Stop playing around. It’s not funny.”

…

Ten minutes passed of absolute silence since her hope he was watching from somewhere unknown, but nopony burst into the room out of thin air or morphed from the ceiling or whatever.

Celestia was actually holding herself now, quietly crying as she laid on the floor.

Her soaked diaper was squishing in front and crinkling in back, but she wasn’t entirely sure she could hold off on another bathroom surprise in this thing.

Oh no. I’m actually going to die here. I am, aren’t I?

I’m all alone…

...

Somepony opened the door, singing with a lovely voice, “Is the little princess awake?”

Gasping, Celestia saw as one of the castle maids had opened the door.

The maid gasped as well, exclaiming, “Oh no!”

She immediately swept up the foal into her hooves, cooing in distress, “It’s okay, baby! It’s okay! It’s gonna be alright! Alriggghhhttt, okay?!”

As Celestia stopped the leak of water flowing down her face, she could feel herself being rotated and tilted.

Very confusing what was going on until the maid remarked her thoughts aloud, “Well, I don’t see anything wrong. No bruises or bumps. Hm...must be those Alicorn powers at work.”

The maid’s eyebrows did raise at viewing the little foal’s backside, “Hm. No poopies after your nap? Could’ve sworn I just gave you your na-na bottle before you were put in your crib.”

Celestia was then gently placed on top of the changing table, where she was soon strapped in at the upper torso to avoid falling.

From her viewpoint, all the little royal could spot was the deep brown mane of her supposed...nanny?

She could hear humming and the loud rip of tapes on her diaper before relief washed over her as the diaper was pulled out from under her flanks.

“Oh, my. You soaked this more than a bottle’s worth, silly filly!”, the maid playfully giggled in a parentally-mocking tone as she balled up the close-to-leaking diaper.

After tossing the ruined diaper into the trash, she got to work carefully cleaning the child of the urine smell that Celestia had all but forgotten about.

Celestia whimpered without choice as the red rash from before hurt more for some reason than before as her privates were wiped down of the horrid stench of stale pee.

The caring mare then cooed, “It’s okay, baby. Your castle mommy sees the bad, bad rashy. I’ll take care of it in one second.”

...

Celestia squirmed cutely as the cold rush of medicinal cream was poured and rubbed gently in as an attempt to both deal with the evident rash and avoid the child bursting out in more unwanted pain.

A quick tickle to the belly soon brought Celestia some much needed love after what she had endured previously, sending the foal into unexpected fits of giggles and babbling without meaning.

As her automatic response declined in power over her, Celestia noted the crinkling of another diaper before her backhooves were lifted swiftly and set swiftly down onto the soft protective cushion.

She wiggled in small protest, saying as she realized she had just received a diaper change, “No! I’m Princess Celestia! Stop it!”

The nanny responded as she wrapped the diaper snuggly around the baby’s front and secured the tapes, “Uh-huh. So talkative today! I bet you’ll be ordering ponies around again in no time!”

Celestia was even more confused by that last sentence than anything that had just happened before it.

Her time to think on it was short lived as the mare lifted her into a cute stroller, saying in a happy voice so full of sugar it made Celestia sick...and a bit happy on the inside, “Today will be the first day Shiny and Cady get to see you since you decided to become a foal again! Well...not that you would remember that, but I just feel like saying what is on my mind for some reason this day.”

Celestia’s eyes widened at that announcement, and she realized Discord...might be smarter than she believed.

Uh oh.

Chapter 7

Fluttershy and Mrs. Cake came downstairs, noticing Rainbow and Pinkie talking on the sofa.

Pinkie asked of her habits, “So, we’re friends. And, friends have stuff in common that they can talk about. What are both of our interests, then?”

Rainbow bite her lip, answering as something popped into her head, “I think...I’m into the Wonderbolts?”

Pinkie shrugged, scoffing as well as she replied, “Buck are the Wonderbolts?”

Fluttershy had slipped behind to the back of the couch, wrapping her hooves around both teens’ necks, bringing them near her head, “They’re Dashie’s idols! She loves their acrobatic prowess. She thinks they have the flying skills that...possibly pay their bills.”

Pinkie pulls herself away from Dash and her ‘mom’, responding to Dashie’s apparent opinion, “Laammmeee. You’ve got your mom trying to be hip for you? Ugh, might need a bath to wash all that pathetic off.”

Rainbow pushed herself off the couch, taking flight to over Pinkie, “Hey, no need to be so rude, Pinks.”

Pinkie used her Earth-Pony strength to pull Rainbow down onto the cushions, getting upset, “Don’t hover over me!”

Fluttershy jumped onto the couch, in-between the two teens before hooves entered the fray.

She said in an attempt to defuse the situation, “You two don’t usually fight. This isn’t like you at all.”

Dash and Pinkie looked away, confused at what that meant about them. Their memories of bonding with each other weren’t floating to the top of their thoughts, sunk in a lake of their mental regression.

So, instead of trying to conjure up ‘past’ memories, they simply decided to say sorry instead.

Fluttershy heard muffled apologies slip from their lips, acknowledging it was okay for them to not be separated anymore.

Princess Cadence sat on the train, her husband by her side.

He asked her as they both stared at the other guest tagging along with them, "So...honey, can you just explain it one more time for me? Please."

Cadence felt a headache pulsing through her forehead...again, as she explained for the tenth time, "They're my brothers, Shining. As far as I'm concerned, every orphan from that town is family to me."

"Okay. I get that you see him as fam-"

"Them, babe. Them."

Shining was on the verge of a mental breakdown, nearly shaking from frustration, "But, that doesn't make any sense! How is he two ponies at once?!"

"All I've been able to get from th-em is that a spell went wrong. Lightning and Striker were inseparable, but I guess they took the meaning much too literal after years of hearing it. Maybe. I'm not really too sure. Maybe I can get them to open up down the line on what happened."

"I'm still calling...them him."

Lightning-Strike woke up from their sleep, providing a bit of knowledge, "You both know you weren't whispering, right?"

Shining's face slipped into a nervous smile at how the...pony's voice was so distorted. Every word would toss to the other host residing in their shared twisted body. Sort of akin to a roller-coaster. One softer, making up for their almost whisper by being well-spoken. The second deeper and more of a lengthy mess.

He felt a shiver rumble through his spine, could tell his lips folded into his mouth at the sight of Cadence's...whatever speak to them.

This is too odd. I hope Cadence's other 'family members' aren't as...well, creepy as this one is.

Lightning-Strike stroke up a conversation with their sister, "We will see the little princess on this trip, right?"

Cadence gladly smiled back at their...good try at a grin, which only appeared as twitching of their face, "Yes, brothers. We'll meet the little cutie herself."

"What of Equestria's heroes?"

"Twilight and her friends?"

"Yes. Yes."

Cadence flipped the idea like dough in her mind, before deciding in the end, "Sure. Maybe on the last few days of our trip we can."

"We heard one of them lives in the woods."

"You're right, sweeties."

"Another in a cloud."

"Uh-huh."

"One in a dress shop."

"It's pronounced boutique, but correct."

"Your sister-in-law lives in a tree."

"Heh, close. Treehouse. Like the one Mr. Logrin was going to build for us one year until his back went out?"

"We remember."

...

A silence enveloped the room as Lightning-Strike never mentioned anypony else.

Cadence was waiting on them to ask, but decided she should just prod them back into the train of thought they had rolling before, "Anything else you two wish to say?"

They shrugged.

Cadence spread her hooves out, eyebrows raised as she practically spelled out for them, "One's a party-animal. The other is known for her family tree. Come on, guess about them."

Lightning-Strike scoffs rudely as they look out the window, away from Cadence's eyes, "Who cares for Earth-Ponies?"

Cadence was stunned by her younger siblings's racism, which soon transformed into a tone only used for disobedient little ones, "Lightning and Striker, I don't ever want to hear such insult be told to me or anypony else again. Ever. Do you both hear me? Without the love of the Earth-ponies from our village, neither of you nor I would be half as lucky as we are. To be even more direct, we most likely would not even be here to be talking on such an insensitive subject. Now, apologize."

Lightning-Striker, for once, held their emotions together long enough to keep a glare going, but Cadence getting up from her spot to stare down at them told the bonded-pair to abandon the standoff, mumbling out, "Sorry. Sorry."

Cadence happily sat back down, content she had dealt with their misbehavior...for now. She might need to talk with them later, but everything was settled until they arrived and unpacked at the royal sisters' castle.

Lightning-Strike was currently deep inside their own head, speaking.

About Earth-Ponies.

About two, in particular.

Chapter 10

This is boring me to tears.

Celestia had the pleasure of a grown stallion -- her own Captain -- making foalish faces to his princess, of which she couldn't find anymore tedious right now. In truth, he was a mere distraction compared to the literal Alicorn just plainly sitting beside her.

She noted the odd appearance of his body...thinking the stallion resembled a prank photograph.

No.

On second thought, she suspected his seemingly assembled body was the act of a spell. Specifically...one of the illusion variety.

Taking the chance with the pony being at climbing distance, Celestia pounced on Lightning-Strike, intent on bringing upon him a world of pain. She pelted him with buck after buck, strike after strike, and even bite at his ears a bit for she knew the power an ear-pull could conjure.

Yet, from all her bravado, only the laughs of Shining Armor echoed throughout the nursery.

Celestia ceased her nibbling of the adult pony's swaying ears to spit out rather rudely, "Captain Armor, I demand you assist me in roughing up Discord at once! He should be shown no mercy! Quickly, get out your sword, and cut off his tail as pun-"

Celestia soon found herself sailing through the air to wind up back in the grips of her own ponysal warrior, bent on ignoring the chain-of-command.

"Now, Celly, you can't just attack Lightning-Strike just because he's an accident," Shining explained to the child as simply as he thought a foal could hoofle.

Lightning-Strike opened their eyes at the comment, even getting up in anger at the insult.

The trapped pair asked of their brother-in-law, "Who are you to offend us?!"

Shining Armor noted the horn charging, wings flapping hotly. In preparation of what he hoped wouldn't ensue, he still placed a Guardian shield around himself and his temporary charge.

To his great dismay, the young stallion only seemed more aggravated Shining's desire to protect the royal child from harm, stomping and charging up his horn with more fury and power. Shining rushed for the door, his magical shield on guard to save them both from the brunt of the attack.

A barrage of lasers blasted down the hallway, puncturing through walls to reach their intended target.

"I'm with child, you little bastard!", was all Shining could scream out as he awkwardly descended down the hallway, his foe now after him with horn freshly powered up.

Celestia wasn't too sure why Discord would seemingly fire magic at Shining Armor, or refer to himself with another name besides his own.

Shining Armor called for more guards to come restrain the unruly makeshift Alicorn. This was honestly getting out-of-hoof.

Unfortunately, nopony came, leaving Shining Armor to make a stand to end this torment once and for all. He couldn't just merely run until exhausted. This was a fight to the death. Shining was a warrior, he knew this to be certain!

So, he stomped a hoof, cracked his neck, stared down the hallway for the approaching pony, and...

Watched as a crying Lightning-Strike trudged down the hall with Cadence in tow.

For buck's sakes.

Cadence, once spotting her in-trouble husband, stomped a hoof, cracked her neck, and stared through the stallion's soul.

He tried to guess if he was the one in trouble, "S-soooo, your brother did a lotta damage to that nursery-"

She bellowed out in her Royal Canterlot Voice, taught by none other than Celestia herself, "Did you honestly call my brothers both mistakes?!"

"Technically, acciden-"

"Raaaaarrrrrrrr!!!!"

...

Shining Armor decided it'd be in his best interest to place Celestia gently on the floor, then promptly ran away with his tail between his legs, screaming for any guard in the vicinity to protect their Captain...from his wife.

Chapter 11

Fluttershy had finally gotten the foals to sleep, spending the entire night listening to them smacktalk her until she threatened to smack them for talking.

The threat wore off after the ten try at it, though. Mostly because she'd apologize every single time she had said it. Or, thought of saying it. Or, imagining it.

But, that was all behind her now, as her cute-when-muzzled charges slept like the babies they were, sucking on their pacifiers with peaceful faces nuzzled together in a subconscious cuddlefest.

"Ahhhh," were the murmurs of an exhausted mare, content with having children despite the crap she was put through all night into morning.

She sighed in relief as her head touched down onto a cool pillow, easily starting to snore as her eyelids closed for a few hours of napping.

"Mommmmm!!!", a young teen voice shouted out to be heard from the kitchen, sounding alarmed.

Fearing another concussion, Fluttershy's motherly instincts rustled her from sleep to rush down the hall to find an unharmed Rainbow.

Rainbow slightly turned around from the cabinet, asking as she poured a bowl of cereal, "Sooo...got milk?"

Fluttershy's face twisted and contorted into a face resembling her vampire form, eye twitching as the creepy cherry on top.

She slipped out from her disturbed face, "You woke me up...because we had no millllllk?!"

Rainbow didn't seem phased by the mare, unaware sharp/blunt objects were very much in the vicinity of the enraged adult.

And, by Equestrian law, beating your child was only serious if the child wasn't found guilty of being a little irritant.

Rainbow decided to lay out the facts for her mother, oblivious of any danger as she spoke cheerfully, "One. I don't have a job, and am growing. Feed me. Two. Well...it's 'have no' milk, not 'had no'. Because we still don't ha-"

"Child, I will literally stare you back into diapers if you do not leave this house for the next several hours!!!"

"But, momma-"

"Hiiissssss!!!!"

Rainbow didn't want to go outside right now.

But, the broom was very persuasive, and it's hard to argue at a broom. Especially one that's airborne.

So, Rainbow decided to walk around town for a bit, hoping to maybe run into classmates or whatever from school. But, the only ponies outside was a mare selling apples with a baby straddled to her chest.''

Rainbow dashed over to the stand, lips licking at the mention of food.

Applebloom coughed a bit before explaining to the filly, "You thinkin' bout buying, or picture takin'?"

"Are these free?!", Rainbow hoped as she asked the very stupid question.

Applebloom's eyes dimmed at the sheer idiocy of the words that dribbled from the pony's open maw.

She shielded her baby sister's ears to keep Applejack from hearing the incoming answer, "Girl, do you think I'm out here just hoofing out apples for my health?"

"I mean, that's kinda what I was banking on. So, yes. One free apple. Please."

Rainbow extended a hoof of desire, only to have it slapped away by the hoof of denial.

Applebloom wanted this annoying runt gone before her A.J. got any stupid that rubbed off from the rainbow maned moron.

As Rainbow's eyes began to shed tears from the unfair world they lived in where stealing was a crime, Applejack began to coo at her, making grabbie hooves at the teen.

Applebloom noticed this, and decided it was now her time to become a security guard before this girl made a scene enough to scare away actual potential customers.

Applejack hated this. Hated everything about what had happened yesterday. She just thought she having another weird dream where her mother held her again as a foal...only to find out that she was a foal. Again.

Worst part is that she was breastfed during this age. And, Applebloom...didn't deny tradition.

That was going to scar Applejack for awhile. But, maybe that'd be better once she killed Discord.

Yeah. Probably.

Stuck as a foal. Unable to talk unless it's to other foals. And, to top it all off, this information was relayed to her as the breastfeeding was going on.

So much weird in one place can't be good for a pony's mental health, Applejack assumed.

Rainbow cupped her hooves together, whimpering as she dropped to her backhooves.

Applebloom rolled her eyes, dismissively saying to the teen, "Getta job, ya bum."

She didn't mean it to sound mean, but Rainbow's lip quivering as her eyes and muzzle started to...run told her the semi-joke had not landed as intended.

So, she opened up to the disappointed filly, "There's plenty of jobs in Ponyville. Even for kids...like you."

Dumb like her.

Rainbow wiped some tears and mucus off before asking with a little hope, "D-do you have a job? Ma-maybe apple-taster?"

Apple Bloom say how A.J. was visibly, for a foal, fighting to unleash herself from her harness to reach the filly.

Sighing, not even knowing if this would work, she agreed to let Rainbow have an apple if she could get Fluttershy to accept a playdate with her baby sis..

Rainbow nodded excitedly as she ran home to take the foals away from their crib. Before Fluttershy woke up. Hopefully.

Author's Note

I'd just like to apologize for the delay in anything from me.

I'm working on a fan animated series based on my MLP stories, and it's been taking up a lot of time! I'll be trying to balance up my animating, college for animation, job, and story writing more next time!

I'm...just gonna leave this here for those of who wondering what's been taking up so much of my time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avon6Me--4

My Solely Animation Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV1BVqPK4LazrjKBQh5mquA?view_as=subscriber

Chapter 12

Rarity was entirely confused when she woke up beside Coco Pommel.

Mainly because she had given Coco the bed, insisting she'd survive a night's sleep on the couch. After all, Rarity was merely tagging along to help give Coco some pointers on the dresses she was going to make.

Which is why it was so odd to find Coco's hooves gently wrapped around her.

Literally around her. Not at her waist. Not at her hooves.

Coco's hooves themselves were massive compared to...well, Rarity herself!

What is going on?!

Rarity struggled to escape, explaining as nicely as possibly, "Coco, I apologize, but I don't exactly find this sort of bonding appropriate between friend-"

Coco had been woken up by her 'daughter' squirming and babbling around, cooing as her eyes lazily opened, "Awww, did we have a nice sleep, sweetheart?"

Sweetheart?!

"Darling, you must understand this. In the least rude way I must inform you that I like stallions. St-all-ions."

To put it bluntly, Rarity was probably coming off as rude, but she didn't want to lead the poor mare on.

Coco simply smiled wider at the foal's little outburst of incoherence, then promptly picked the little one up, cradling her in one hoof as she checked her diaper.

Rarity was caught off guard by Coco's unannounced strength, but was even more disturbed by the feeling of something crinkling down below.

When she had managed to push herself from her cradled position enough to note the white infantile padding, she screamed.

Well, wailed.

Coco took control of the situation, placing the tiny darling on her shoulder, rubbing her back as she whispered, "It's okay, it's okayyyy. Shushhh. Mommy's here."

Rarity, on the other hoof, didn't really care that Mommy was there, exclaiming through the tears, "What's going on?! Why am I a foal?! Who'll look after my store?! Why is this diaper so blaseeee?!"

Coco, minutes after the tantrum's start, had managed to quell the storm brought out for no reason.

She looked Rarity in the eye as she giggled, "You were just being Mama's little drama queen, weren't you?"

Rarity frowned at that, recounting her actual foals days in a huff, "I'll have you know I was a perfect angel growing up. Unless I didn't get my way. Right then. And, there. With no substitutions."

Coco stuck her tongue out at the foals's sour face before bringing them both out of bed to get ready for the day.

...

After an exhaustive activity of being toyed with by putting on cute dresses, which never had the decency to at least cover up her diaper, Rarity was now set up in a frilly blue dress with pink trim.

All in all, not a bad time playing dress up...aside from the part where she was still trapped in the body of a foal, forced to wear diapers, and talked down to constantly.

Coco didn't bother to get dolled up in anything fancy, preferring to not take the spotlight from the dresses she had assembled for her show.

That, and her foal harness needed room, of which Rarity was now aware of as she was suddenly strapped, tucked, and clicked into the protective tethers that she guessed would be her home for the foreseeable afternoon.

Coco then piped up, "And, don't worry, my dear darling. You won't be stuck with mommy at her boring work! You're going to the daycare right down the road from me! Bet you'll have more fun than me, huh?"

Rarity felt a sudden urge to cry again as she guessed wrong. Again.

Author's Note

I decided to crank this chapter out after several hours of animating and drawing. I hope it turned out well enough. I'll try getting into the groove of posting these chapters more frequently. Comments really get me in the mood to write, so feel free to give me your opinions.

Chapter 1

The loneliness!

The horrible feeling of being alone was the only one Luna had felt in years.

Years!

She breathed deeply in anger, tired after destroying almost everything in her room. Ripped-up fancy clothes, pulled-down curtains, and her bed broke into pieces was all that remained. The fury held within burst tonight, as it did every couple of years with more aggression than before.

She didn't care.

Why in the buck should she care?!

Everything given to her was just because of Celestia! All her!

All...this. Just because I bring my moon out.

Celestia is who she believed to be her only companion in this world, but that was when her mind was innocent. Luna now understands she is only kept around...by the promise her older sister made to their parents so long ago.

Sighing, the Alicorn knew it was time to get on with her royal duties since the clock tower outside struck an hour to midnight.

Vanishing from the bedroom in the form of a shadow, Luna swiftly drifted to the throne room, dodging ponies working the night shift and other obstacles in the way.

Slithering under the door, she found herself -- as almost always -- completely without another in the colossal room.

Banners of the moon and sun hung from the walls, unmoved for no wind had penetrated the large multi-colored windows. A beautiful red carpet created a split right down the middle.

Luna returned to form on her throne, cursing from having to wait to rise the moon tonight, as with every day. She didn't see a reason to even bring it forth.

She didn't feel comfortable with its presence anymore.

That saddened her a bit...but made her angry even more, though.

As her eyes stared at nothing in particular, a voice rang in her head, 'Let's cloud the skies with night forever! The period of forced co-owning must come to an end right now! This very night! We shall command all to love the dark! Only the dark! Our dark! Sister has proven herself to be mistreating! The penalty will be heavy! The price is her hold on our land! Is just justice, true?'

Ugh. Again with this?

Usually, she could just block out the voice, but not when her anger was in full-swing.

The sound in her brain sent round after round of headaches with every word. A bit of blood drew from her lips as she coughed in pain.

This accursed event had been happening more often lately, only being hidden from Celestia by Luna staying in her bedroom the majority of the day.

Calming herself and holding her mouth tight, it soon subsided.

Thank the stars.

Tired, she just put her head down, eyes closing by an urge to restore some lost energy.

Her eyes snapped right back open, noticing her cough must have been much more powerful than believed. Her chest was wet and warm, coated in the red substance of life. Wiping away the staining splatter, frustration resulted after spending several minutes attempting to clean any of it off. Soon sick of playing games, she scrubbed at it with the end of her right hoof.

Terrible idea.

It surprised her by spreading out...until her entire body was covered. She screamed in sudden fright, but the noise was easily muffled by her mouth being enveloped in expanding red.

...

Luna's struggle lasted for a moment, but died rather quickly.

She had thought on escape...until a second thought crossed her mind as she was hugged by the warm, dark substance: power.

Power.

Power had the ability to assist in getting the lunar princess the love she had been promised. But, denied for too long.

Far. Too. Long.

The voice said sweetly in the royal's head, 'All you have to do is accept your new body in full, and everything your heart wishes for will be yours.'

...

Deal.

Luna would miss the body she had been born with, but...what was the point in it anymore?

With body and brain set, her physical form began changing. Her height excelled with the expansion of new leg bones. No pain was felt surprisingly, but a disgusting sound of growing limbs was heard. Her eyes turned to those resembling that of a cat, not that it would sharpen her senses in the dark; the most probable need being the addition of more fear to strike into the disobedient. The finale was her mane and tail slipping into mist.

Her voice grew to sound older than she actually was, "Hahahahaaaaaa! Celestia will face the consequences of betraying our trust in her! Equestria now belongs to..."

Hoof to chin, she asked herself while thinking, "Err...what is a good name for us?"

Mentally scrolling through excellent callings, she settled on the single most meaningful one.

Now, her monologue continued, "Where was I?...Oh, right! Equestria! Prepare to meet your new ruler, Nightmare Moon!!!"

Luna woke up in a sweat, screaming at first. When where she was dawned on her, the yelling drew to a short close.

She felt her dry throat, then grabbed a glass of water on the table next to the bed, and gulped it down desperately.

After choking on the drink, Luna said to herself in relief, "It was only a dream. Oh, it was only an awful dream!"

Celestia threw the door open, a blast of magic at the ready, "What?! What's happening?!"

Luna's eyebrows rose in amazement at her fellow princess's response time, "Sister, you're quicker than I previously thought. Everything is fine, though. Bad dream was all, admittedly."

Celestia said, blushing extremely hard, "Sorry. I just..."

Trying to change the awkward mood filling the space, the older sister asked, "So, care to tell what happened in this dream?"

Luna said, hesitant at first, "I-I...transformed into Nightmare Moon."

Celestia's eyes lit up in astonishment, "Oh. Didn't expect that answer."

A second after such a sad reply, Celestia hurriedly picked up her worry, "But, I should have guessed that! Yes! Absolutely!"

As Luna's surprise at the outburst, the older of the two straightened up her pose, calling on her motherly instincts, "I mean, how can I help you get back to sleep, Lulu?"

...

Luna laughed to break the momentary silence, wondering if maybe Celestia desired to sing her a lullaby while rocking her to sleep as when she was a foal, "No, no. Well..."

Luna actually did require something now that she thought of it. A pony to talk with, yet not her sister for she had many important dealings going on around this time.

She suggested the best one to speak with, "I think a word with Twilight would be...um, sweet?"

Celestia replied happily, "Sure! Still in her room, probably studying. Go ahead though. Her head in those books isn't something I wish for all day long."

The solar sister strolled to the door, saying mid-way through, "And, might I add before I go, I see her speech lessons are getting you in with modern times. How...sweet."

Once leaving the room, she mumbled to herself in exhaustion at her previous work-in-progress, "Now, to cut in with those fighting guards. They act like children so much I might as well have the title as 'Mother of Equestria'!"

Finally alone, Luna was free to take a shower.

...

Rotating the hoofle onto the steamy side, Luna also switched the showerhead on. Stepping in the tub, she felt the uncomfortable sweat be swept in the drain.

Magically twisted the spray off. For now.

Soaping her hooves, Luna rubbed thoroughly her whole body, especially mane and tail.

Water on once more, the shampoo dropped away within minutes.

Dripping water everywhere as she moved to retrieve a towel, she stopped for a second.

Luna remembered suddenly, throwing her hooves in the air, "...Buck, I forgot to get a towel!"

Nice, Luna! Real nice! Now, you'll look dim as you cry to the maids for a damn drying cloth! At this rate, she might even forget how the bathroom works altogether!

Or...

Perhaps try air-drying?

Would save her from humiliation. And, today was lovely without the clouds around.

Wasn't going to set hoof in the bedroom. Not when droplets freely flew off her body. Servants would have a fit.

So, she simply teleported out to the balcony. Stretched for a tad before throwing herself to the wind.

After flexing the individual feathers of her wings, deeply loving the sensation, she jumped off the ledge.

Expertly dipped into the garden below, smelling the powerful scent given off by the flowers.

Then, the flight curved until only elevation was last as her path.

Breaking away from the air stream, she now lazily went to her destination, making little loops and small twirls to keep entertained on the way.

Twilight had been practicing on a nervous guard at this point in time.

The armored pony said while shaking, "Um...how powerful are we talking again, princess? Just...run me by it one more time. Please."

Twilight replied with a roll of the eyes, "As I have already stated before, the chances of regression by more than a few years is 28%. Now, come on, I need this spell working well enough for Granny Smith's birthday."

"Yeah. Y-yeah, I know. It's just...the others might see me, and might poke fun. They can be very mean when they want to be. One time, a few found out this one thing about somepony, and they just went to town! Guy went into hiding!"

"Okay. Then, he have a name? Maybe somepony should look into the disappearance of one of our soldiers."

"How should I know?! He. Went. Into. Hiding."

"Stop lying before I decide you'd look cuter as a foal."

"I'm not though! I'm serious!"

"You really want to hold onto this one, don't you?"

"..."

"Just stay still."

She charged the magic spell, aimed it at the scared stallion, then fired...as he hurried out, not trusting Twilight's calculations. He slammed the door hard, not wanting her to take a second shot at him before being of dodging distance away.

The magic blast bounced off a wall. Then, a lamp. And, the door. Basically, it ricocheted anywhere possible, striking off all objects. Twilight watched out for the speedy magic discharge as she went to open the balcony window, anticipating the projectile to zip on out harmlessly if she could just get there.

Twilight had apparently put too much power into the spell for it to dissolve easily, a problem created from her recent transformation into an Alicorn. Damn higher magic output!

...

Neatly, Luna landed on Twilight's own balcony. Folding her wings, she went towards the entrance.

Luna commented at the window's dirty status, "Twilight needs to get a maid out here. I can't see almost anything!"

Staring through the dusty glass, Luna couldn't know of why Twilight was ducking and rolling around as if something was fighting her.

...

Twilight full-out sprinted for the hoofle now, exercising her agility while evading the speedster spell.

Got it!

Her hooves pushed the door roughly open.

Huh?!

Didn't expect to see Luna out here, but that didn't matter.

"Luna, move befo-", was all Twilight could say before the regression magic slammed into them with enough power behind it to knock the duo over the edge. And, out.

Thankfully though, injury wasn't an issue because they landed in a wagon of hay.

...Unfortunately, the puller of the vehicle had been in the castle speaking with Fluttershy, so, sadly, nopony noticed.

Fluttershy answered the question, "W-well...you seem like a v-very nice sta-stallion, but I just need the hay taken to my home, not a...um, date. I am so, so sorry."

The wagon-puller decided Fluttershy wasn't worth his time anymore. Maybe her friend might be more his type.

Apparently, the mare came to make sure he didn't try to cheat on the delivery price with her shy friend.

Actually though, that rainbow-maned beauty might have to watch out for herself.

Showing his smile, Rainbow didn't return the look, giving him a frown to back off any advances.

How'd she know?!

The grin lessened, only a tad. Maybe his route of flirting wouldn't result positively. Considering the fact she had been racing only an hour ago with a Pegasus guard, he should display his strength and endurance to win her affection.

Exiting the castle, the ponies went towards the wagon.

Once his cart had been set up to journey, he blew Rainbow a kiss before running down the road with the female Pegasi flying above, matching him in speed.

Chapter 8

Celestia was soon wheeled into her own throne room, which was currently being cleaned.

A maid dusted off her throne, turning from her post to smile at Celestia and wave before going back to her work.

Celestia’s eye twitched in pure spite.

That bastard! I’ll banish him!

No, no. First, I’ll buck him in the chest until a few ribs break! Then, strangle him until he turns blue! Or, whatever shade of color that stupid Draconequus would turn to! Probably bucking pink to piss me off!!!

But, that’s not the end! Oh no! I’ll remove his lips from his face with a Dislocation spell, then throw them into the Sun itself!

Then – and only then – do I do him the pleasure of being banished!

What upset Celestia about the simple act of wiping her throne clean was that Discord had methodically thought out even the most minute details. He was playing into this mind game so viciously that he went through the trouble of leaving dust on her seat of power, making her out to have been a foal for much, much longer than she actually had been.

Celestia’s nanny casually peered down to check on her charge, noticing the little cutie pout with determination.

She asked as her eyes followed Celestia’s gaze, giggling once she figured it out, “Oh. Does my sweet little filly wanna be a big princess until her niece arrives?”

Celestia, still making up her mind on how to best murder Discord, flailed her hooves at the throne, signaling her desire to be on her favorite chair once more.

Her hoofler picked the foal up, and explained to the maid the plan. Both cooed at Celestia, which she mentally rolled her eyes at. Then, the cleaning mare quickened her pace to be done before moving onto another section of the palace to tidy up.

Celestia sat on her throne now, taking in a deep breathe from the frustration of her current predicament.

She was wearing a diaper, mistaken for a foal, in a game of wits with essentially a collection of body parts forming a complete plothole, and was going to be taken care of by her own feather-flipping niece!

She curled up into a little ball, whining from the unfairness of it all. And...the cold of the throne was upsetting.

Her nanny noted the foal’s whimpering, and picked her up to return her to the stroller.

Petting the poor baby, she spoke in a motherly tone, “Awww, sweetheart. It’s okay, sunshine. Nana’s here. The big mean throne isn’t meant for you yet. We’ll try again in a few years.”

Few years…

Huh...I don’t remember ever doing an execution of somepony. Guess it’s a good time to start as any once I’m an adult again. I wonder what Discord’s last words will be.

Probably him just laughing.

Grrrrr!

...

Suddenly, hoof-steps were heard getting audibly louder.

Bu-dun. Bu-dun. Bu-dun.

Princess Cadence and Shining Armor both trotted into the throne room, gleefully exclaiming welcomes to all.

Although, as Celestia was suddenly swooshed out of her stroller to be pulled into her niece’s opened hooves, all the greetings were now only for the foal.

The Crystal Empire princess held her now-baby aunt like any other little one, back and bum both supported as a long-awaited smooch-fest ensued.

Celestia couldn’t help giggling at the ticklish side effects of being peppered with kisses by her motherly niece, even going so far as to babble out an attempt of saying hello as the adorable event concluded.

Shining grinned widely, petting Celestia’s mane as he complimented her, “Aww, Celly. I didn’t know her hair was so soft. Kinda...always thought it was supernatural somehow. Like, there but not?”

Cadence rolled her eyes as she placed Celly onto her back to walk to the throne, suggesting, “Darling, you also thought Twilight’s wings were fake at first.”

Shining put a hoof on his chest, swearing, “Hey, how was I to know that they weren’t just glued on? The doctor that sewed them back up probably thought the same thing as I did.”

Cadence shifted a severely-alarmed child into her lap as she sat upon the throne, adding before the schedule mare walked over to her, “Yeah, only he didn’t cause her to spasm on the floor after a ‘check-up’.”

The schedule mare, known as Ms. Calendar, now acted as Cadence’s assistant until she left the castle, then of which all legislative power would be hoofed back to the appropriate parties afterwards.

Ms. Calendar approached the Princess of Love, already listing off times and such where Cadence would be requested to appear.

Cadence rolled her tongue in her mouth, waiting until the afternoon was spoken on, requesting, “Yes, yes. But, whilst my duties do belong to the court and diplomats, I haven’t spent any time with my little aunt since her transformation. Nor, my brother. If you’d be so kind, I advise purging the rest of the afternoon events to whoever would have done them in my stead.”

Calendar rebuttal-ed, “Princess – has been so long since I uttered those words – the regional politicians were to go on vacation today. You can’t honestly-”

Cadence smiled brightly, masking the inner fury with a thin veil of cheery words, “Ah. Of course, well any who do have issue can openly discuss the matter with me ponysally. But, I must note that it should be a private discussion. Between only I and them. Alone. No guards.”

“N-no guards? But...what if they are comba-”

“I said no guards, understand?!”

Ms. Calendar gulped slightly, nodded to the arrangement, then went to fetch whichever law-maker she could wrap her hooves around to submit to the frightening royal’s sudden arrangements.

As she departed, Lightning-Strike strode in, head low as if scanning the area like an animal on the prowl.

Cadence beckoned him to her side, patting the throne welcomingly.

Ears perked at the sight of the young Alicorn in Cadence’s embrace, he walked briskly on over.

Lightning-Strike asked of his sister, “This is her, right? Celestia?”

Princess Celestia wasn’t sure of who this pony was. Cadence hadn’t had anypony in her life aside Celestia herself for the longest time.

Maybe she had found her birth parents?

At any rate, this pony felt different. Far different from anypony else she had ever met.

Something about this Lightning-Strike was-

Celestia shouted in shock, clumsily lifting her hoof out of Cadence’s hold to point out, “Gababa!”

Princess Cadence’s hind-leg began bouncing as she cooed, “Yessss, silly Celly. They’re a stallion, just like Shiny.”

Dammit, Cadence. Do you not see the Alicorn right there?! Right there! Just loookkkk!

Lightning-Strike stared down at her, inching out a small smile as best he could muster, “Hello, little princess. You are such an amazing wonder, but you probably don’t know that yet.”

Celestia really got an ear full of his voice, disturbed by how it fluctuated. Soft and clear, but rough and guttural as well. It made her shiver out of nowhere.

Cadence felt the shiver, responding promptly, “Well, I’ll just give you to Shiny for now, sweetheart.”

Shining Armor immediately took her from Cadence, placing her on strong neck momentarily.

Princess Cadence sighed, acknowledging her workload as a clock rung from the entryway, “I’d best be off. Shining and Lighting-Strike, I’m counting on you two to keep Celestia happy until I return.”

Shining Armor made an amusing face at his wife, “I’ll try my best, babe. Dunno how much fun I could possibly be, though.”

Lightning-Strike shrugged, noting, “We’ll...see.”

And, like that, Cadence teleported away to her meeting.

Chapter 9

Into the night now, Fluttershy rounded up her 'children', then strolled on home.

Luna whispered in Twilight's ear, "I was to set the night out..."

Twilight could hear the definite hint of gloom in her voice, suggesting a bright side to this situation, "Hey, least you don't have to work tonight. Free pass, you know?"

Luna narrowed her eyes at the other foal princess, immediately growing a more passive-aggressive attitude, "I actually like setting out the Moon. It's the meaning of my life. Would you like a 'free pass' from using magic?"

"Well, no. But-"

"Just stop talking. Please. Stop."

"Whatever. Was only trying to be helpful, " Twilight mumbled as she looked to her side, away from Luna's glare.

...

They were brought home after a long trek to the cottage.

Dash opened the door for her baby sisters and mother, then hurriedly flew inside above them, the cold getting to her.

Fluttershy asked her child who glided above her, "Did you have a fun day of play with your friend, Pinkie Pie?"

Dash rolled her eyes, "Yes, mom. But, it's called 'hanging out', not playing. I'm not a foal."

Luna grumbled, "How lovely for you..."

Fluttershy rolled the stroller to a free-of-animals corner, unstrapped the foals from their ride, then placed them on her back as she strode upstairs.

Rainbow soar above her mother, wondering, "Where are you going, Mom?"

Fluttershy glanced back to the children, whose eyes were half-lidded, "Going to change your sisters if they need it, and put them to bed. You should probably get some shut-eye yourself, sweetie."

The foals' eyes were semi-closed because of sheer boredom, as it had been the past few hours.

Rainbow thought on it for a second before declaring, "Nah."

Fluttershy smirked knowingly, "I'd bet you will soon."

Opening her room, Fluttershy managed to surprise the foals at the expansive array of nursery items in her room.

Changing table on the wall, crib in the corner, and toys amassed in a chest.

Luna and Twilight were shocked.

Twilight by the supplies stocked so large that it drew conclusions that they would be foals for awhile...were the amount of diapers and formula any indication.

Luna was just confused by the price point that all this supplies must have cost, now trying to figure out what Fluttershy's job even is.

What does she do? Is she a veterinarian? Is she animal control? Is this some sort of in-house pet store? How does this mare get funding?!

As the both of them pondered over aspects of Fluttershy's bank account, Fluttershy promptly put them on the changing table.

The duo both blinked slowly, confused as to what was happening.

Fluttershy giggled as she knew what they did not, cooing to them, "Awww, you didn't even know, did you? Let's get you silly fillies changed, huh?"

Luna and Twilight looked perplexed at their caretaker before glancing down at their diapers. Their...wet, full diapers.

Celestia dammit.

Twilight thought on not even feeling it happen.

Me dammit.

Luna thought on how cold it suddenly felt.

Rainbow sat on the bed, whistling to herself to occupy her time.

Fluttershy smiled as she released the tabs on both their diapers, placed the soiled garments aside their tails, then wiped them down each rather thoroughly.

Cold. Cold. Cold. Cold. For my sake, this is so damn cold! Hurry up, mare!

Luna was chattering her teeth as the cleansing wipes did their purpose...with a touch as freezing as ice.

Twilight wiggled as the wipes cleaned off the urine on her, noting how it actually hurt.

Ow. Ow. Ooooow! Buck, buck! Think I have a diaper rash! Ahhh, that's painfullll!

Fluttershy noted the red spot, feeling sorry for her 'daughter', "Poor baby, I've got something for that."

She then rummaged under the table, reaching inside the top dresser to pull out rash cream.

Squirting a hefty amount of the lotion into her hooves, she then proceeded to rub it in, causing Twilight to whimper in agony at the stinging and burning that occurred.

Fluttershy didn't give concern to the whimpering, only acknowledging it slightly as she searched for the baby powder, "It's okay, honey. The bad rash will go-go soon."

Twilight hoped she was right.

Unscrewing the cap on the lid, Fluttershy then doused the children's privates with the drying powder, then rubbed it in as best she believed.

Twilight and Luna coughed and sneezed at the particles of powder entering their nostrils.

Ending the diaper change with two fluffy disposables, the foals were lifted, tails slit through the holes in the padding, and the tabs were closed.

Fluttershy picked the foals up, flying the three of them to her bed.

Rainbow was still whistling at the edge of the bed as Fluttershy floated over to lay down herself.

She put the foals at her sides, patting their backs.

Fluttershy asked of Rainbow sweetly, "Would you like me to sing a lullaby?"

Rainbow shrugged, stopping her whistling to give her mother the air time to deliver on her suggestion.

She began to hum.

Then, the humming soon grew to smooth words of slumber, drifting off to bed, and sweet dreams.

Rainbow found it hard to stay awake, eyes half-lidded. Yawning, she could feel a wave of tiredness consume her.

Fluttershy's lulllaby soon came to a close, and she was pleased with herself.

Staring at Rainbow, Fluttershy grinned as she had previously, chuckling as she commented, "Sleeping like a baby."

Then, saw her foals...staring up at her.

"Hey! Why aren't you two asleep?!", Fluttershy demanded to know as Twilight and Luna appeared more bored out of their skulls than asleep.

Luna pointed out, "I literally dream-walk. You're not getting anywhere with a simple lullaby."

Twilight shrugged, "Meh. I'm just uninterested."

Groaning, Fluttershy told them to stay put for their own safety, then hefted Rainbow up over her shoulder.

She winced at the weight of the teen, confused as to why she was so hard to lift, "Damn, I've seen bears weigh less than you, Dash. I'm either really weak, or you've just got heavy bones."

Luna shouted out as Fluttershy struggled out the door, "She does have quite the thick forehead!"

The foals giggled at hearing a now-peeved Fluttershy boom out, "Shut it, and sleep! Ugghhhhhh!!!"

Tonight would be fun for Twilight and Luna, not so much Fluttershy.