Cheating the Cycle of Life- A Padded Pony Collab

Rainbow Dash tried her best to work through her fear, and say something to Rarity to get out of the situation she found herself in. She wanted to speak up and say “It’s not what it looks like, you can’t prove that’s mine!” or something along those lines, but the words wouldn’t come out, they died on her tongue.

Rarity, for her part, snorted in disgust and anger “Darling, I’m not going to pretend I understand this ‘interest’ of yours even the slightest. It seems very weird, unusual, and highly unfashionable. But all that could be forgiven, if you would not toss your used diapers onto the ground when you’re done with them! It’s disgusting, and I don’t like it!”

“I-I-I” Rainbow Dash stuttered, still unable to say anything. Embarrassment had turned her into a pony that could give Fluttershy a run for her money in terms of shyness. She was in big trouble, and she knew it.

“Dare I ask why you can’t simply dispose of your used undergarments in the trash, and instead feel the need to throw them on the ground so they splatter against my house?!” Rarity angrily asked. “I don’t see what’s wrong with a trash can.”

Rainbow Dash, finally managing to overcome her fear and embarrassment, swallowed a lump in her throat and said to her friend “I couldn’t risk somepony finding out! If I ran the diapers out to the trash, somepony could spot me, and my secret would be exposed!”

“I highly doubt that would happen if you disposed of them along with the rest of your trash.” Rarity said, rolling her eyes at her friend’s apparent failure to grasp the stupidity of her actions. If she had simply done what should’ve been obvious, none of this would be happening.

“There would still be the smell, and if one of you girls came over, the smell would give me away!” Rainbow Dash protested “I never intended to throw them at your house, I thought I was disposing of them at a random spot on the ground.”

“You never even bothered to look below when you were tossing out your diapers, did you?” Rarity asked, and unsurprisingly, Rainbow Dash nodded in response. “Well, at least you can start doing so from now on. I’d better not see anymore dirty diapers splattering against my walls, for your sake!”

“I’m really sorry, Rarity. I didn’t intend to cause all this trouble,” Rainbow Dash apologized “Please, don’t tell anypony else about my secret! I’ll be the laughing stock of Cloudsdale!”

“Even if it’s something as uncouth as this, a lady does not delve into harmful gossip,” Rarity insisted “But if this keeps up, I might just have to make an exception.”

Rainbow Dash breathed a much needed sigh of relief, this was the best piece of news she had received since Rarity had showed up at her doorstep.

The next day, Rainbow Dash was awoken from her sleep by the sound of somepony knocking on her front door.

After making sure she looked presentable, and that her house was void of any evidence of her secret, Rainbow Dash flew over to the door and opened it.

To her surprise, she was greeted with the sight of 8-bit, who was holding a piece of paper in his hooves.

“Rainbow Dash, I am here to deliver an important message to you from the desk of Ponyville’s government,” 8-bit said seriously “You’d better read it ASAP, you won’t like what it says.”

“What do you mean?” Rainbow Dash asked, but 8-bit had already given her the paper and had flown off.

Setting the piece of paper on the table, Rainbow Dash reluctantly decided to look at it, and what she saw made her eyes widen in surprise.

The piece of paper read as follows:

Dear Ms. Rainbow Dash

It has come to our attention that you have been littering on the grounds of Ponyville for some time now.

Many of the citizens have been complaining about the content of your ‘trash’ and have demanded that we put a stop to this.

To that end, you are hereby fined 50 bits for violating the no litter policy regarding all trash from Cloudsdale.

Please ensure that you send the payment for the fine to us within one week’s time, or you will be forced to attend a court hearing, to determine the possibility of jail time.

Please also refrain from any further littering on your part, or you will be the recipient of further legal action.

Sincerely,

The Ponyville Public Betterment Bureau

“So, let me get this straight?” Rarity asked Rainbow Dash crossly “You want me to lend you the money needed to pay off your littering fine, because your next paycheck isn’t due until the end of next week? And because you have spent your money on diapers from a store?”

Rainbow Dash nodded “Please, Rarity, you’re the only one who knows about my secret. You’ve gotta help me out!”

“I don’t know, you aren’t exactly the most trustworthy when it comes to paying back money lent to you,” Rarity said with a frown “From what Twilight tells me, you still haven’t fully payed her back for the money she lent you after that incident in the hospital with the slippers.”

“I’ve been busy,” Rainbow Dash insisted, and began to plead “Come on, Rarity! I’ll do anything, just please help me out! I’m begging you!”

Rarity was silent for a moment, as she contemplated what to do. At last, breaking the silence with a sigh, she turned to Rainbow Dash and said “I suppose I could lend you the bits necessary to pay off that fine, for a price.”

“Whatever it is, I’ll take it!” Rainbow Dash replied.

Rarity smiled “That’s good, because I’d like to take the liberty of obtaining your measurements. Seeing as you’re wasting money on store brand disposable diapers, I’m sure you’ll be glad to save some money by having your own custom cloth diapers designed by me.”

“Cloth diapers?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Rarity nodded “They can be used, cleaned out, then used again. You don’t have to worry about disposing of them in the trash. Just set aside a room to clean and wash them in, and you’ll be all set.”

“And you’ll let me have them for free?” Rainbow Dash spoke up.

“Not quite free, I’ll charge you the price any store would charge for their own brands,” Rarity explained “But you won’t be spending the money as often, so you’ll be saving quite a bit of bits. The only downside is, I’ll be in charge of designing them.”

Rainbow Dash sweat dropped upon learning about that bit of information, she knew what that meant. Rarity was certain to make the diapers as frilly and cutesy as possible, but considering the alternative, Rainbow Dash was reluctantly willing to accept that downside.

“You’ve got yourself a deal!” Rainbow Dash said with a sigh.