Cheating the Cycle of Life- A Padded Pony Collab

When the celebrations for the Crystal Empire's new heir died down, it was time for Twilight and her friends to pack up and leave the Crystal Empire, to return to for the next occasion, be it ill or good.

As Twilight was checking her checklist for her baggage, a small realization had dawned her, about the banners shown around the Crystal Empire, during the celebration.  Namely, most, if not all, banners had "All Hail Shining Heart, Our Crown Prince! or "Novus Dominus Natus Est!" written on it, instead of message more appropriate for the birth of a girl, like Flurry Heart was.

For this reason, Twilight had decided that, before departing, she was going to ask Empress Cadence about it.

"Hello Cadence!" Twilight said, as she walked inside Cadence's bedroom, while Cadence was nursing Flurry Heart.

"Um, Twilight, could you please knock the door next time? I know we have known each other since forever and all, but..." Empress Cadence nervously grinned and blushed somewhat, as she covered Flurry Hart and her breasts with her wing. "This is a bit of an intimate moment."

Twilight recoiled, looking away, blushing and covering her face with one of her wings.

"Oh, sorry Cadence, I didn't mean to do this." She said, before looking back at Cadence again, her head looking down. "I was just wondering..."

Cadence slowly and carefully rolled herself the other way, so to hide her own foal from Twilight's gaze.

"Yes, what is it?" She asked.

"Weell... I've noticed that most banners in the Crystal Empire were talking about Flurry Heart as if she was a colt, so I wanted to know why is that."

Cadence chuckled, a plopping sound coming from her.

"Oh, it's simple, Twilight. It's a long-held noble tradition of treating male offspring as fillies until they are potty trained, due to a bit of folklore telling that the Death Spirit had issues in taking little fillies' lives," Cadence said. "Once upon a time it was just dressing them up, but some ponies in Canterlot have begun transforming their sons into daughters for the duration of the tradition. Foals doesn't seem to mind or notice the change, at any rate."

Twilight nodded and mumbled interested.

"Soo... if I were to marry and have foals, and I will have a son, I would have to turn him into a filly?"

Cadence shrugged, as she turned around again, Flurry Heart now calmly napping in their mother's embrace.

"You don't have to," she said, "But it would help your standing."