Cheating the Cycle of Life- A Padded Pony Collab

“Have you finished changin’ your sister’s diaper yet?” Granny Smith called from upstairs.

“Yes I have, Granny Smith,” Apple Bloom called back “‘Course, she was puttin’ up a real fight throughout the whole thing.”

“Ah, she’s probably just cranky because it’s her naptime,” Granny Smith said sweetly “Foals need to take their naps, or they get all cranky and fussy. Trust me, I speak from experience.”

“I’m not tired, and I’m NOT cranky!” Applejack protested, as Apple Bloom carried her upstairs and hoofed the regressed farm pony over to Granny Smith.

“Well, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’m gonna go see if Nurse Redheart or Princess Twilight have found a cure for your ‘little problem’.” Apple Bloom said with a huff, and went back downstairs.

Granny Smith was used to foals being pouty and uncooperative, after all she’d practically raised three of her grandchildren all on her own for years. So Applejack was no trouble at all for Granny Smith.

“I ain’t takin’ a nap! I said I’m not tired!” Applejack complained, as she was carried to Granny Smith’s bedroom.

“Yes you will, and yes you are. Ya just don’t know it yet,” Granny Smith replied “Fortunately for you, I’ve got just the thing to fix that.”

“Do your worst, it won’t work!” Applejack said, folding her hooves across her chest in defiance.

Granny Smith just chuckled, and began to slowly rock Applejack back and forth, all the while singing her a little song.

Applejack tried her best to fight back, but she was powerless to stop her tiny body from closing its eyes. In a matter of seconds, Granny Smith’s lullaby had put her to sleep.

“Works everytime.” Granny Smith said softly to herself, as she lowered her sleeping granddaughter into her crib.

Granny Smith was going to really enjoy looking after her regressed granddaughter. This time, she would do it right.

But then a thought came to her “If Applejack is this pouty now, I can only imagine how much trouble she’ll be if she gets stuck like this.”