“What am I supposed to do Fluttershy?” Twilight cried anxiously as she paced around the living room of the palace in nothing but a hastily taped on diaper. Fluttershy stood nearby uncomfortably, trying to remain positive in an attempt to calm Twilight down.

“Let’s just try and calm down,” Flutterhsy said quietly.

“I can’t calm down!” Twilight said beginning to panic.

“I just think maybe you’re jumping to conclusions here. We need to try and look at the situation calmly so we don’t make any rash decisions.”

“But Fluttershy this was the second time this happened, it’s not a fluke anymore. Oh Celestia, a princess who wets the bed I’ll be the laughing stock of royalty.”

“Maybe we need to take a break for a few days,” Fluttershy offered. “Let’s get you out of that diaper and do something grown up for a change.”

“No I can’t do that!” Twilight said stopping Fluttershy from approaching her. “What if I have an accident?”

“Twilight you’re jumping to conclusions again. Just because you had an accident at night doesn’t mean you’ll have one while you’re awake.”

“You don’t know that for sure though!”

“Ok ok if it makes you feel better about it keep it on. Listen I know you’re scared right now, I’m here for you we’ll get through this.”

“What if this means we won’t be able to play anymore? Oh no I went so long without someone to share this with I can’t go back.” Fluttershy sighed defeated. Twilight was really concerned about this. It’s not that Fluttershy wasn’t, but she didn’t know what to do about it either and she needed Twilight’s help to come up with something. Twilight increased her pacing speed a sign that Fluttershy’s efforts to calm her down were fruitless.

“Twilight Sparkle!” Fluttershy snapped. Twilight stopped pacing to look at Fluttershy. “Sit,” Fluttershy commanded.

“Fluttershy I don’t think this is the time,” Twilight began but she was cut off by Fluttershy.

“Sit!” Fluttershy repeated more sternly this time. Twilight obeyed but shifted around uneasily as she did. Before she could say anything Fluttershy began lovingly petting her mane

“Fluttershy I don’t…”

“Shhh,” Fluttershy hushed Twilight as she continued rhythmically stroking down Twilight’s mane. Fluttershy began humming a soft tone as she moved to scratching behind Twilight’s ear and underneath her chin. Twilight quickly fell to the floor and rolled over and Fluttershy began lovingly rubbing her stomach and tickling her. Before long Twilight was a giggling mess rolling around in the floor. After a few minutes of this Fluttershy stopped leaving Twilight on the floor panting.

“Feel better?” Fluttershy said still calmly.

“Yeah,” Twilight said still giggling a little.

“Sorry I uh got carried away there,” Fluttershy said embarrassed.

“No you’re fine,” Twilight said lovingly burying her head in Fluttershy’s chest. “What are we going to do about my accidents though,” Twilight said catching her breathe finally.

“I know you’re worried about it,” Fluttershy said calmly. “But I think we should just wait and see if it happens again.”

“What if it does?” Twilight asked. Fluttershy was quiet for a minute.

“If it bothers you Twilight,” Fluttershy paused. “We’ll find a way to work through it,” Fluttershy said reassuringly. There was a small pause from Twilight.

“You like the idea of me needing diapers don’t you?” Twilight asked seriously. Fluttershy sighed.

"Twilight if you're unhappy it doesn't mater if I like it or not."

“But you do like it?” Twilight said more accusingly this time. When Fluttershy struggled to find an answer Twilight moved away from her.

“I’m sorry,” Fluttershy said honestly. “I can’t help it. I like my baby needing me.” Twilight was quiet for a while.

“I guess it’s up to you then,” Twilight said sadly. “If you want me to always need diapers and always need you to take care of me then we can do that.”

“Twilight I want you to be happy,” Fluttershy said moving close to Twilight and hugging her. “I’m glad that you would do something like that for me, but I don’t want you to do anything that makes you unhappy.”

“Does this mean we have to stop?”

“No it doesn’t we’ll think of something. Hey nothing’s cuter than a filly going through potty training right?” Fluttershy said jokingly. Twilight gave a small giggle.

“I don’t want to play today though,” Twilight said still slightly concerned.

“Yeah me neither,” Fluttershy said laughing.

“Want to just hang out?”

“I’d like that.”

*****

The sun was beginning to set as Twilight and Fluttershy walked to the top of a hill near the ever free forest. The two had been hanging out all day, and nothing else, which was unusual for them, though they were both happier for the break. Twilight still wore a diaper, a relatively thin pull up, throughout the day. She remained concerned that her night time accidents would become daytime accidents. Fortunately, with the help of Fluttershy’s reminders, Twilight didn’t use her diaper the whole day which filled her with some small relief.

Twilight began to help Fluttershy unfold a blanket she had brought and opened a large bottle of apple cider pouring it into two glasses. The two sat down on the blanket and gave their glasses a clank as they drank and enjoyed the sunset.

“It was nice just hanging out for a day you know,” Twilight said quietly.

“Yeah it was,” Fluttershy agreed. “It seems like it would get boring after a while thought right?” Twilight giggled at this.

“Yeah I know what you mean, every once in a while it’s nice but how do other ponies do it all of the time. There’s just …”

“No interesting dynamic,” Fluttershy said finishing Twilight’s sentence. The two giggled and stared lovingly at each other. “Well do you feel any better about you know?” Fluttershy asked tenderly.

“No not really,” Twilight said melancholy. “But I appreciate you trying.”

“You’re not mad at me for wanting you to …”

“No, I’m not. I know you can’t help how you feel.” The two were quiet for a while enjoying the sunset, their glasses of cider, and each other’s company.

Unbeknownst to them a creature had emerged quickly and quietly from the edges of the ever free forest. It was about the size of a saddle bag, and it hat a dull red chitinous shell that was a mix between the shell of a horseshoe crab and a cockroach, with 8 stick like legs made out of the same chitin sticking out of it and a hole in the front of it where a large red eye could be seen. It scurried along the ground silently and quickly, pausing at the top of a small knoll. A green snake like head emerged from the opening in the front of the shell and extended a foot and a half in the air. It surveyed its surroundings with the one large eye in the middle of its head, sticking its tongue out through its mouth as it looked around.

It spotted Fluttershy and Twilight on a nearby hill. It locked it’s on the two of them and slinked it’s head back inside of the bug like shell, to where only the single eye was visible barely poking out of the whole. It began to shake its body and the plates making up its outer shell rotated to around to reveal their shiny insides. The color of the plates changed to match the ground it was standing over exactly, the only thing left visible was its eye and its twig like legs. Sensing that it was sufficiently cloaked it made its way over to the two ponies who were still relaxing on the blanket.

The creature couldn’t care what the topic of conversation was it was focused on its target it spotted an appropriate place on the back of Fluttershy’s neck. Silently the creature creeped up until it was just behind Fluttershy only inches away, and it waited there patiently for the opportunity to strike. It saw its moment when two were distracted by kissing. It slowly extended its head out from its shell and then in an instant unhinged its jaw and bit Fluttershy’s neck. Fluttershy immediately began screaming with Twilight joining her screaming a few seconds later.

“GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!” Fluttershy screamed thrashing her head around to no effect. The creature remained latched on to Fluttershy’s neck, its unhinged jaws gripping in a vice. It’s one eye was locked on to Twilight trying to predict what her next move might be. Twilight struggled to get a clear shot at the creature but it was moving its head with Fluttershy’s as she violently attempted to shake it off.

“Stand still Fluttershy I need to line up a shot!” Twilight said, magic beginning to shine from the tip of her horn. Flutterhsy obeyed but it was apparent she was straining to do so. Twilight released a precision shot of magic toward the creature, hitting it on its extended neck which caused it to loosen its grip on Fluttershy, who immediately put as much distance between herself and the creature as possible.

“Finally,” The creature said menacingly, venom dripping from its fangs as it spoke. “5,000 years of hibernation, and finally the raccni are ready to return,” it seemed as if the creature was preparing to start a long winded speech but it was cut off by Twilight firing a bolt of magic in the creature’s direction. The creature twisted its head around to avoid it and quickly moved the head back inside the still cloaked shell. “Hey I wasn’t finished,” He didn’t get time to continue as the ground beneath him opened up and a large rock came shooting out. The source was clearly Twilight who was now glowing in a magic aura. The raccni quickly clung to the ruck as it rose out of the ground and scurried up it. The cloaking on its shell had faded giving Twilight full view of her target

“Don’t worry I’ll finish your speech for you,” Twilight yelled and the rock exploded in a purple mist sending the raccni flying across the field landing on its back a few feet away. “And then I’ll finish you.” The lighter magic aura turned into a darker one as Twilight shot a beam of dark magic in the direction of the raccni, who jumped out of the way with a pathetic scream, he began scurrying back to the forest as pillars of fire erupted behind him.

“Oh man what did I bite?” The raccni said as Twilight burst through the fire in a full speed flight toward him. The raccni screamed again and began to scurry off but Twilight was faster she quickly over took it and picked it up magically and began violently slamming the creature against the ground repeatedly until its shell cracked and started to show a mass of green underneath. The shell quickly shifted between a multitude of colors as the raccni vainly tried to cloak itself again but was unable to due to the damage to his shell. “Look I think there’s been some mistake,” the raccni began pleading, but this was met with another slam on to the ground, this time Twilight placed her front hooves over the creature and pinned it to the ground crushing the shell and the insides even more.

“The only mistake you made was biting my friend,” Twilight said vengefully. “What are you? What did you do to her?”

“I’m sorry,” he pleaded. “I didn’t know. I was just really hungry I needed to eat something.”

“I don’t care! You’re poisonous I saw the venom drip from your fangs. What does the poison do? How do I stop it?” Twilight crushed the creature more and more as she talked. Suddenly two ligaments protruded out of the opposite side of the shell. They pulsed blue for a fraction of a second and then shot an electric jolt of energy into Twilight’s eyes, momentarily blinding her. While Twilight struggled with this the injured raccni quickly ran back into the forest. When Twilight regained her sight the raccni was gone. Twilight stamped her hooves angrily on the ground before hurrying back to the Fluttershy to check on her.

Author's Note

Sorry about the long wait for this one guys I got caught up in finals and then had a bout of food poisoning. Anyway as always I hope guys enjoy the chapter. I want to give a quick shout out to marinus18 who helped me out by editing and giving me some notes on the chapter.