Cheating the Cycle of Life- A Padded Pony Collab

For Pipsqueak, Nightmare Night was his favorite night of the year, and for many reasons. First of all, it was the one night of the year where he could stay out as late as he wanted, and not get into trouble. Second, he got to dress up in and go to school in costume, and Miss. Cheerilee wouldn’t be able to tell him no. Third, he got to go out and collect candy with his friends, and help himself to whatever he could bring home.

But most importantly of all, Nightmare Night was the one night of the year where Pipsqueak had a chance to see his favorite princess. Princess Luna. She always came down to Ponyville to participate in the Nightmare Night festivities, and Pipsqueak always enjoyed getting to talk to her. The only other times he ever got to see Princess Luna, was when she visited his dreams.

This Nightmare Night was going to be a little bit different, however. Ponyville had managed to scrape together enough of a budget to afford a haunted house. And every colt and filly that was old enough to go into it wanted a turn.

Pipsqueak smiled, as he admired himself in the mirror. He was wearing his pirate costume from his first Nightmare Night (he had other costumes, but the pirate one was always his favorite). He’d already gone out earlier to collect candy, and had enjoyed chatting with Princess Luna. But now, the part he’d been waiting all night for was finally here.

“I’m heading out to the haunted house, Mum.” Pipsqueak called, as he headed out the door of his house and into town.

“Okay, just make sure to be back at midnight. And be careful not to get lost.” Pipsqueak’s mother said in reply.

“I won’t.” Pipsqueak called back, and took off as fast as his hooves would let him.

The haunted house hadn’t opened yet, but when Pipsqueak arrived, he was surprised at how long the line was. It was fortunate that some of his friends had saved him a spot close to the front of the line.

“Hey there, Pipsqueak.” Sweetie Belle called, waving a hoof. She was dressed up like a miniature Princess Twilight, complete with cardboard cutout wings.

“You’re just in time. The haunted house is gonna open any second now.” Apple Bloom added, as Pipsqueak claimed his spot. Apple Bloom was dressed up like a robot, though from the way her costume was designed, it looked more like a walking tin can.

“This is gonna be so sweet!” Scootaloo said excitedly. Surprisingly enough, she was dressed up like a Wonderbolt, despite claiming that she was going to dress up as Rainbow Dash.

“Where’s your Rainbow Dash costume?” Pipsqueak asked Scootaloo.

“My mom and I couldn’t find one in my size.” Scootaloo said unhappily “This was the next best thing.”

“Oh, I see.” Pipsqueak replied, suddenly wishing he hadn’t asked.

“Hey, ya mind not standing so close to me?!” Babs Seed complained. She had come down to Ponyville to spend Nightmare Night with her favorite cousin, and was wearing a white lab coat that, when coupled with her makeup, made her look like a mad scientist.

“Sorry.” Pipsqueak apologized, moving a few inches away from the filly.

“Greetings, fillies and gentlecolts of all ages,” Mayor Mare greeted, standing on a podium next to the haunted house “Please allow me to introduce the mare we have to thank for allowing this haunted house to come to our town. Give a warm welcome to our princess of the night, the one and only Princess Luna!”

In a puff of smoke, Princess Luna appeared on the podium. She had shed her Nightmare Moon outfit, and now appeared before the citizens of Ponyville as she normally was. “Thank you, Mayor,” she said with a nod, and turned to the children “It is my great pleasure to see so many of you eager to enjoy the fun of Nightmare Night. And I know you will all enjoy the haunted house that I helped to raise money for.”

The colts and fillies all cheered and stomped their hooves in approval.

Princess Luna raised a hoof to quite the children down, before she continued her speech “However, I should warn you, that this haunted house is very state of the art. It is designed to give the most scares possible, in the shortest amount of time. Therefore, I must warn you all to enter at your own risk. If there are any of you who are easily frightened, I would suggest you turn around and leave now. Only the bravest of souls will be able to make it out of this haunted house, without being scared half to death.”

A few colts and fillies heeded Princess Luna’s advice, and walked away from the line. Pipsqueak and his friends weren’t among those ponies, they weren’t so easily frightened.

“Well then, seeing as there is nothing more for me to say, I wish you all good luck.” Princess Luna finished, and used her magic to unlock the doors of the haunted house.

As soon as it was their turn, Pipsqueak, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Babs Seed, all charged into the haunted house together. However, it did not take long for them to get separated.

“Sweetie Belle? Scootaloo? Apple Bloom? Babs Seed? Anypony?” Pipsqueak called, as he wandered through the rooms of the haunted house. By now, he was starting to get worried. What if they had gone on without him?

Suddenly, as Pipsqueak rounded a corner, he came face to face with a sight that horrified him to no end. A giant floating skull popped up from a chest and shouted “Boo!” at the top of his lungs. That was the last thing Pipsqueak remembered, before his world went dark.

When Pipsqueak woke up, he felt very groggy and dazed. As he felt his vision slowly return, he took in the sights around him. The first thing he noticed, was that he was no longer in his Nightmare Night costume. Apparently, somepony had taken it off while he was unconscious.

Already, Pipsqueak was surprised to see the city of Canterlot just outside the window. He knew his bedroom was nowhere near Canterlot. Speaking of bed, it seemed to Pipsqueak that somepony had placed him into a crib modified to fit his size. As was evidenced by the massive bars on either side, as well as the mobile that was hanging above his head.

Pipsqueak sat up in the crib, automatically feeling something squishy press up against his backside. Looking down at his bottom, Pipsqueak could see that he was wearing a diaper, and as was evidenced by the bulge and faded color, it had been heavily used.

“What am I doing in a crib? And why am I wearing a diaper?” Pipsqueak thought to himself “I haven’t worn or used diapers since Mum and Dad loo trained me a few years back.”

Suddenly, Pipsqueak could hear the sound of a door being opened and shut. No doubt, whoever it was that placed him in this crib, had come back to check on him. Pipsqueak was prepared for it to be anypony, or even that Discord creature he’d heard about.

What he was not expecting, was for his eyes to be graced with the presence of Princess Luna. And something told him that this was not a dream.

“Princess Luna?” Pipsqueak gasped.

Princess Luna did not seem overly concerned with Pipsqueak’s shock, she simply trotted over to him while saying “Ah, you have awoken. Good. I was worried that you might not wake up for a couple more hours.”

“What’s going on? What am I doing here? Why am I in a diaper? Where are my friends?” Pipsqueak asked, spouting off questions a mile a minute.

“I know you have a lot of questions, my child. But you must calm down and allow me to explain,” Princess Luna said in a calming yet authoritative tone, and explained the situation. “You blacked out in the haunted house after you and your friends got separated. When they came out of the haunted house, and noticed that you were not with them, they started to panic. They asked me to help them find you, but I told them that it was best if they went home. I did not want them to get lost.”

“So, you found me and brought me here?” Pipsqueak asked nervously. Princess Luna nodded her head in response “But why? Why didn’t you just take me home?” Pipsqueak asked.

“I tried to take you home, but when I knocked on the door to your house, your parents did not answer.” Princess Luna replied, finally approaching Pipsqueak’s crib “Rather than leave you in your condition, I took you home with me. I have already informed your parents, and they will be on their way to pick you up in a matter of hours.”

“But why the diaper?” Pipsqueak asked yet again “I can still use the loo just fine. I haven’t wet the bed once.”

“Unfortunately, when I found you, you had suffered an accident in your costume.” Princess Luna explained, before a rather nasty smell made her plug her nostrils with a hoof “And it seems you have suffered another one. We had better get you changed, before you get a rash.” Using her magic, Princess Luna lowered the bars of the crib, and grabbed Pipsqueak. She quickly carried him over to a changing table that fit his size, and gently placed him on it.

“So, where’s my costume?” Pipsqueak asked, as Princess Luna unpinned his soiled diaper and tossed it into the trash can with her horn.

“It is currently being washed by the royal laundromats. I was just on my way to check their progress, but I decided to check up on you first.” Princess Luna told Pipsqueak, as she wiped him down with a few wet wipes, powdered him, and pinned a new diaper to his rump.

Once Pipsqueak was changed and smelling nice, Princess Luna went into the bathroom to wash her hooves. Pipsqueak quickly followed after her. “Um, Princess?” he said nervously, blushing a bit.

“What is it, child?” Princess Luna asked, turning her attention to the colt.

“I know you just put me into a fresh diaper and all, but I really need to use the loo,” Pipsqueak replied, blushing a bit more “Can you help me?”

“Of course, my child,” Princess Luna said with a motherly smile “Just a second.” The alicorn bent down beneath the sink, opened one of the cabinets, and used her magic to pull out a plastic blue training potty.

“Am I supposed to use that?” Pipsqueak asked Princess Luna, as his diaper was unpinned.

“Yes. My toilet is far too big to accommodate a pony of your size. I do not want anymore accidents.” Princess Luna explained, as she instructed Pipsqueak to sit on the training potty.

Pipsqueak sighed, and did as he was instructed. It wasn’t long before Princess Luna could hear a familiar hissing sound. Once Pipsqueak was finished with his business, Princess Luna helped him wipe, then emptied the training potty’s contents into the alicorn sized toilet, which was promptly flushed.

After both princess and colt had washed their hooves, Princess Luna put Pipsqueak’s diaper back on as a precaution, and the two of them headed down to the royal laundromat to see if Pipsqueak’s costume was cleaned.

All in all, Pipsqueak had to say that this was one day after Nightmare Night that he would never forget.