Cheating the Cycle of Life- A Padded Pony Collab

“Well now, since you’ve been a good little foal, I think you deserve a treat,” Rarity smiled at her foalified friend “How would you like your own pair of little silk pajamas to wear? It can get pretty cold at night, and I refuse to let a cute baby pony like yourself shiver herself to sleep.”

“Rarity, how can you take advantage of me the way you do?!” Fluttershy complained “I’m stuck like this until that doctor can figure out what he gave me, and you want to keep me small so you can use me as a model?! I thought we were friends!”

“We are, darling,” Rarity said with a smile “I promised I’d adopt you.”

“But only so you can keep using me as a model!” Fluttershy protested “To me, I’m just your little fashion victim that you can dress up like a doll whenever you want!”

Rarity was silent for a moment, then she threw back her head and laughed “Why, darling, you must know I was joking. Even if you are the most adorable little thing ever I could never let you stay like this forever. Even if I wanted to, our friends would make me change you back.”

“But you said-” Fluttershy began.

“I did, but I was not being sincere, it was a joke,” Rarity explained “I would often say to Sweetie Belle when she was a little filly that I refused to let her grow up, and that I wanted her to stay small forever. I knew there was no way I could actually do that, nopony can stay young forever. I apologize if this dressmaking is putting a lot of stress on you, but it’s so hard to design accurate clothing for foals without a model, and Mr. and Mrs. Cake aren’t too keen on letting me borrow the twins. Especially now that they’re starting to outgrow their diapers.”

“Well, I actually wouldn’t mind being adopted by you, if I didn’t already have a loving family of my own,” Fluttershy said to Rarity “Even if the circumstances aren’t what I’d like them to be, I’m glad I have a friend like you to take care of me until I get back to being myself.”

“Oh, Fluttershy, you truly are the embodiment of kindness,” Rarity smiled, and picked up her dress making supplies “Now, why don’t we discuss those silk pajamas I promised you? I already know they’ll need a hatch for diaper changes, but what other sort of ‘specifications’ would you like me to add?”