The Many Short Stories of Equestria

While Twilight Sparkle took a much-needed nap following that display of her untamed magic, Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst remained in the Surveillance Room to continue with their research. Even though neither of them wanted to try another scene from an Alternate Universe without her presence, the tampering that they experienced from that Alternate Discord prompted them to make an exception for Twilight’s sake. Considering what the expected ending for that previous scene would’ve shown, neither of them wanted their friend to see something similarly horrid for the next one. Fortunately for the two, when the next screen was conjured up with their aid of their joint magic abilities, Starlight and Sunburst were greeted with a more pleasant-looking setting.

The magic feed panned down from an ornate-looking ceiling, and revealed what looked to be one of the hallways of Canterlot Castle. The scene began as it followed from the front view of Twilight Sparkle, and her brother Shining Armor as they walked side-by-side down the hallway. No Guards were around to escort the Royal siblings, but Shining was wearing his Royal Guard armor and helmet. The sounds of their hooves clacking against the marble floors echoed loudly through the massive halls, which helped to cover up any distinct noises that Starlight and Sunburst should’ve overheard. Of course, before the feed could get in close enough for the two to discern anything unusual, Shining began to speak towards his sister optimistically.

“You know, Twily… It really is great to see you comfortable enough to walk around Canterlot openly again.” His smile looked just as sincere as it did thankful, which was more than enough to make the Princess look away from him with a bashful blush on her face.

“W-Well, ummm… My friends were practically begging for me to go somewhere beside the School of Friendship, and I didn’t want them to feel bad for me. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Celestia required me to attend this Royal Summit with Princess Ember. I mean, I know it’s important to go over trade negotiations as soon as possible, but…”

Due to the apprehensive tone Twilight was carrying, as well as how much her head hung down following that awkward pause, Shining was quick to step in closer beside her for added comfort. “Hey, come on now~” he said with a chipper smirk on his muzzle, as well as a playful nudge of his flank against hers. Twilight let out a small yelp of surprise the moment he did that, but it didn’t cover up the sound of an oddly audible “Plap” that caught Starlight and Sunburst’s attention. However, since the magic feed was following the two from the front to only show their faces, neither of the unicorns could discern what that noise was before Shining said, “You know that Celestia already informed Ember of what happened, right? She even wrote back to the Princesses herself to say that she’ll be on her best behavior, and won’t treat you any differently because of it.”

That assuring statement was enough to make the Princess sigh with a relieved smile, but it only remained for a second or two before dropping away from Shining’s line of sight. “I know that it won’t be a big deal,” she said with an insistent nod, before she looked back at at Shining while carrying a fretful expression. “But you can’t tell me that things won’t be awkward when she arrives this afternoon! I mean, most of the dragons in her region are judgemental of ponies as it is, and if they knew she was seeing me while I was…”

After another uncomfortable pause, Twilight sighed as she lowered her head while walking. “... You know…”

Shining’s smile went away as he pursed his lips tightly and looked down at her. His expression made it clear that he was concerned about his sister, but he was quick to raise his brows and say in a cheekier tone, “Twily, you know you’re not the only one, right?”

Twilight pulled her head back up as she huffed through her nostrils sharply. “Yes, Shining. I know you guys are doing a lot to make me feel better. And… it really is thoughtful that you’re all willing to do this for our Summit...”

Shining smiled warmly following that second statement, and gave a thankful nod of his head. Unfortunately, the mood of the scene moved to a completely different direction the moment Twilight stopped in the hall, and turned to face her brother directly. The instant the Princess turned herself to the side from the magic feed’s perspective, Starlight and Sunburst gasped when they realized they were in a previously visited Alternate Universe.

“But still!” said Twilight with a more flustered expression as she faced her brother, fully showing off the adult diaper that she had wrapped around her backside. “Just because you guys are wearing diapers too, doesn’t change the fact that you don’t have to! I can’t help it, Shining!”

And then, much to Sunburst and Starlight’s shock, Shining turned to face his sister while revealing he was wearing a diaper too. Even though his armor helped to distract from that garment a little, that poofy white padding was just as notable as his sibling’s foalish attire. “Well, what did you expect us to do? I’m not going to let my little sister deal with the stigma alone, am I?”

Back through the other side of the magic feed, Starlight groaned with a roll of her eyes before covering her face with a hoof. “Uuuughhhhhhh… Are you bucking kidding me?”

Sunburst looked just as uncomfortable about the sight of those diapers as his friend, but his brows were raised up in intrigue upon recognizing the scenario. “Wait, isn’t this the same Alternate Universe where she gave that speech to the school?” Starlight didn’t give any response to that question, but it didn’t stop Sunburst from lighting up his horn to float over a notebook and quill. “Wow!” he exclaimed rather excitedly, before he began to scrawl down some notes. “What are the chances of us witnessing a random scene from the same Alternate Universe twice? This is really fascinating!”

After filling out some details, Sunburst took notice of the flat glare Starlight was shooting at him. Even though he couldn’t blame her for not sharing the same level of scientific curiosity, he was quick to scoff and say to her, “Hey, say whatever you want, but I’m just happy to see a clean diaper this time!”

Starlight wasn’t too keen about seeing two diaper-related scenes back-to-back (especially since this wasn’t the first time that coincidental occurrence has happened), but that detail was notable enough to make her shrug without much complaint. Meanwhile back in that prerecorded scene, Shining Armor sighed before placing a hoof on the padded Princess’ shoulder. “Listen, I… I know you’ve been dealing with a lot the past few months. And believe me, if I was able to take your place and carry that affliction myself, I would do it in a heartbeat so you wouldn’t have to.”

Twilight’s eyes widened in shock that her brother would make such a bold statement, but the sincerity was touching enough to make her smile teary-eyed back at him. Meanwhile, Shining continued with his reassuring words as he added, “But right now, what you have to do is prove just how capable you can be as a Princess of Equestria. Do you think if Celestia or Luna became incontinent, that either of them would hide away instead of leading this nation?”

Twilight closed her eyes with a prolonged sigh, unable to really argue against a question like that. “Ughhh… N… No, they wouldn’t,” she muttered defeatedly while looking away from Shining.

“Precisely,” he said with a more matter-of-fact tone and a pert nod. “And right now, you have the Royal Guards and myself willing to show our solidarity with you, just to make sure you’re not the only pony in a diaper when Princess Ember arrives. And if you think about it, I… honestly kinda think Ember would respect that from us.”

Twilight may have understood her brother’s point, and she really did appreciate the lengths Shining and his Guards would go in respect of her feelings; unfortunately, her muzzle couldn’t help skewing a little from Shining’s opinion on the matter. “Well,” she replied with a fretful shrug, “it’ll either be that, or Ember will think our nation’s Guards are absolutely insane.”

Despite how that retort may have sounded, Shining chuckled with an understanding nod before saying, “You know what? My drill instructor once told me that the best tactics are the craziest ones, since it keeps any enemies from predicting what we might do next~”

While he and Twilight laughed at that respectable quip, Sunburst and Starlight’s brows both raised in surprise from witnessing such a wholesome interaction. Sunburst hummed with an impressed nod as he wrote down that point, while Starlight said in confoundment, “I… I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this isn’t a horrible example of friendship.”

“Yeah, I agree,” said Sunburst with an equally baffled-sounding tone. “I mean, the context is really weird, but I can honestly see Shining doing that for her in this world.”

Starlight nodded in agreement to his statement, but the two still looked weirded out that this scene wasn’t as off-putting as either of them would’ve expected. Of course, by the time they saw the Alternate Universe’s padded siblings walk into Canterlot Castle’s throne room, both of them winced at seeing the row of five Royal Guards standing for attention. Or more specifically, the sight of those armored ponies all wearing the same diapers that Twilight and Shining had on. Fortunately for Sunburst and Starlight, it seemed that even Twilight looked a little flustered at seeing the diapered Guards standing right in front of her.

“Ummmm…” The Princess knew that she should’ve thanked them for going forward with something this unorthodox for her dignity’s sake, but she still ended up saying sympathetically, “I just want to say… I’m really sorry that you all have to do this.”

Shining was just about to say something, but one of the unicorn Guards at the end of the row was the first to speak freely to the Alicorn. “It’s alright, your Highness. If you have to wear diapers all the time, the least we can do is wear them for our shifts.” The other four soldiers nodded in agreement with him, which caused Twilight to smile with a thankful nod. The Guard tried to smile sympathetically back at his Princess, but the unamused stare Shining was giving prompted the soldier to add, “U-Uhhhhh… A-Also, I deeply apologize for speaking out of term.”

Due to the appreciative expression Twilight had on her face, Shining was forgiving enough to sigh and respond to his Guard. “It’s alright, Corporal. Twilight and I both appreciate the honesty.”

The Guard smiled in relief before nodding respectfully back to his Superior. Meanwhile, Twilight tried her hardest to maintain a grateful look as she asked the line of soldiers, “So, ummm… I know that this experience may be a little awkward for all of you, but…” After that brief pause, Twilight sighed before adding in a more comforting tone, “considering how I’m the only one among us who has experience with wearing diapers again, I’ll be alright with answering any questions you guys might have.”

One of the Royal Guards, who was a pegasus mare standing near the other end of the line, meekly raised her hoof while carrying a small blush. Twilight nodded towards the soldier so she could speak, which prompted her to take a breath before saying, “Ummmm… I know that Shining already informed us that we had to, errr… u-use these diapers…” The Guard looked away from both of the Superiors sheepishly, but the other ponies in line also blushed quite a bit from being reminded of that detail. Twilight bit her lip in apprehension, making it seem like she was considering an alternative to the measures her brother put in place for the Guards.

However, the Princess didn’t have time to respond before the mare pointed a hoof at Shining Armor, and asked, “But, uhhhh… Considering how Shining is wearing a diaper too, does… does that mean he has to use them as well?”

Both of the siblings blushed rather profusely from that question, with Shining biting his lips together as he looked away from his sister. Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle’s brows raised for a moment before she glanced back at her brother, and her sights narrowed on him with an intrigued hum. “Hmmmmm… that’s not a bad question…”

Back on Starlight and Sunburst’s end of the screen, both of them cringed strongly in realization of where this scene was heading. “Hoo boy,” muttered the stallion as a strong blush began to deepen across his cheeks. He glanced back at Starlight with a hesitant look before asking her, “Ummm… Should we keep watching, or…”

Despite how unnerved she may have appeared, Starlight gave a brief shrug and answered reluctantly, “Well… Maybe it’ll provide a lesson or something?”

After that comment was made, neither of the unicorns tried to say much else as they remained in their seats; however, the two did turn their heads away from the screen slightly, but kept their eyes on the scene just in case it went differently than expected. But alas, back through the other end of that magic feed, Twilight was still staring back at Shining as her expression grew more intrigued. Meanwhile, the Princess’ brother was looking fairly uneasy while looking away from her, and was carrying a nervous look on his blushing face.

“You know what?” said Twilight as she looked back at the Guards with a contemplative smirk, and nodded in confirmation to the mare Guard’s question. “Since Shining was the one to suggest these measures for you all, it only seems fair for him to abide by them as well.”

Shining finally looked back at his sister with his eyes as wide as frisbees. Unfortunately for him, that reaction wasn’t enough to falter Twilight’s amused expression when she turned her attention back towards the Prince Consort. “Shining Armor? As the Princess of Friendship and as your Superior officer, I feel that it would be in your Guards’ best interest to see you lead by example~”

The row of Guards all became as wide-eyed as Shining was, but none of them seemed nearly as unnerved by that official statement as the Prince did. Even though Shining didn’t look any more foalishly-dressed than the other ponies in the Throne Room, he had to blink a couple times in confoundment before asking, “W… What do you mean by that?”

“What do you think?” asked Twilight with the faintest hint of snark in her voice. “If you expect your Guards to use their diapers like I have, then you should do the same.”

A couple of the Guards had to cover their muzzles with their hooves, mostly to keep Shining from seeing their amused smirks or hearing any snickers. Fortunately, Shining was still staring straight at his sister while blinking repeatedly. “Y… You can’t be serious.”

“You said yourself that you would take my place if you had the ability, correct?” asked Twilight with a raised brow, which caused Shining to look away with a regretful scoff. Fortunately, it only took a couple seconds of reflection before Shining sighed softly, and then nodded his head. After that, Twilight decided to add more cheekily, “And yes, Shining. I am being serious~”

Shining closed his eyes before turning back to face his sister, his expression carrying a look of reluctant acceptance by the time he gave a secondary nod of his head. Twilight smiled kindly to that gesture of acceptance, and then motioned towards the row of Guards while saying, “So with that being said, I’m ordering you to use your diaper right now, so you can show your commitment to the measures you implemented yourself. And after that, I’ll change you myself so they can see how it’s done.”

Back on the other end of the screen, Starlight pulled herself up from the couch and said, “Aaaaaaaand that’s when I make my leave.”

“W-Wait, wait!” Sunburst was quick to put up a hoof to pause Starlight’s exit, and kept his attention on the screen while asking curiously, “Starlight, don’t you want to see if Shining actually agrees to that?

While Starlight looked back at him with a gawked stare, the stallion added insistently, “I-I mean, I’m not saying I want to see it happen! I just mean, that’s a pretty big order for Shining to accept, even from family. Aren’t you curious to see how he handles it?”

The last thing Starlight Glimmer wanted to do was watch her Mentor’s brother fudging his pampers like a toddler, especially after the grotesque content she had to witness in the previous scene. However, Sunburst’s insistence (as well as his thoughtful points) were enough to get to her. So after a sharp and long-lingering groan, Starlight slumped back on the couch with her hooves crossed over her chest. Sunburst wanted to give a quick thanks for her compliance, but it was clear from her peeved expression that he should remain silent for now.

Meanwhile back in the scene itself, Shining was frozen for a moment while Twilight and the Guards were all staring at him in wait. Even though he heard a couple of muffled giggles from his Guards, the Prince knew that he couldn’t turn down an order from Royalty. Not to mention, the Princess’ own afflictions were enough to make him relent as he exhaled through his nostrils, and looked back at his sister with another nod.

“You know what?” he said with a more casual shrug of his shoulders. “I made a vow to the Royal Guards to abide by the orders of my Superiors, no matter what. Plus, I mean… It only seems fair to know how you deal with it all the time.”

“Precisely,” said Twilight with a warmer smile, before she took a couple steps back from him and asked, “So, ummm… do you need any assistance on the matter? Because I’m sure I can summon som--”

“Noooooo, no no no no!” Shining was quick to throw his hoof up to wave in dismissal of that option. “Using spells like that got you in that spot, remember? Besides, I… I was meaning to go earlier…”

Shining blushed a bit as he added that last part rather meekly, but he was quick to look away from her and his Guards before they could see his timid expression. Fortunately, the Prince only needed a quick breath before he regained his composure, and turned himself around so his padded rump was pointed towards the Guards. The group of armored ponies all blushed and averted their eyes out of embarrassment, but Shining’s commanding voice caught their utmost attention while they stood before him.

“Just remember, troops!” he said with a stern and insistent glare as he looked back at his platoon. “Before any of you think of giggling or joking about what I’m about to do, just remember that all of you are expected to do the same before your shifts are up.”

The row of Guards may have all been blushing with unnerved looks on their faces, but they all gave affirmative salutes as they replied in unison, “Sir, yes Sir!”

With that, Shining closed his eyes as he took a quick breath, and then looked back ahead of him and began to squat. Meanwhile, Twilight looked back at the Guards and mouthed a silent “Sorry” to all of them. Most of the Guards nodded assuredly back at her, but their attentions soon returned to the Prince as they heard him starting to grunt under his breath.

“Nnnnnnghhhhh… Mmmmmnnnnnnggggg…” Despite his squatted stance, as well as his truthful admission about needing to go to the bathroom, it was obviously hard for the adult stallion to relax his bowels while so many eyes were on him. But through his diligence, the Prince continued to try and push as best as he could. His gritted teeth could be seen as his face clenched in, and his strain was starting to make his cheeks grow a rosy shade of red. For a moment, Twilight looked down at her brother with a look of regret, and winced a little at how hard he was trying to obey her order. However, before the Princess could think to rescind the order, her ears perked up as she heard Shining let out a soft sigh, which was followed by a distinct muffled hiss.

Pssssshhhhhhhhhh…

Shining Armor shuddered with a bitten lip as he remained in his awkward stance, and his hind-legs twitched a little from the unfamiliar sensation. Underneath the squatting stallion, the underside of Shining’s diaper began to sag as he breathed out more relaxedly, and he was able to start wetting himself in front of everypony. As the bottom of his padding began to swell downward from the weight of his emptying bladder, it didn’t take long for his Guards to see the yellowish hue of his urine emerging from his white garment. A couple of the soldiers’ muzzles wrinkled in apprehension upon seeing their Captain’s wetting, mostly since they all knew they would have to do the same eventually. However, just as that hissing noise finally dissipated, there was only another moment of silence before Shining started grunting even harder. “HNNNNGGGGG…”

Shining Armor’s face remained tightly clenched as he gritted his teeth once more, but the warmth he could feel around his diaper’s swollen crotch region was enough to make him continue. He already fulfilled part of his order for the Princess, but he knew it wouldn’t be right to leave it at that. His blue tail flagged up high before his hind-legs buckled down a little more, and his squatting stance became more evident for what was to come. Twilight had a hoof over her blushed muzzle as she watched on in reluctance, but her brows rose in surprise as she witnessed her brother’s solidarity in action.

“NNNNFFFFFF!!” With one final push, Shining’s face was a deep shade of red by the time a muffled poof of gas could be heard from just beneath the rear of his diaper. All of the Guards were blushing profusely by that point, but none of the ponies looked away as they saw the back of Shining’s padding pushing outward just beneath his raised tail. A strained groan came out of Shining’s mouth as it opened up on its own, just as the first mound of his mess finally emerged to protrude against the inside of his garment. The padding swelled out even more, and the bulge of his exertions became more evident as it slid down the back of his diaper for everypony to see. But much to Twilight’s surprise, her brother let out another strong grunt before another push was made, and a secondary bulge appeared beneath his tail.

Shining wasn’t sure how long he remained in that squatted position while he filled his diaper, but it felt much longer than it probably was while he pushed as diligently as he could. With every mound of his filth he was able to let out by Twilight’s orders, the backside of his diaper grew lumpier while swelling out to hold that sloppy mass. Much like the yellow tint that emerged during his wetting, the Guards could all see the distinct tint of brown beginning to grow across the rear of that formerly white diaper. The unpleasant smell of those exertions caused a couple of the Guards’ snouts to wrinkle uncomfortably, but Twilight was quick to use her magic to conjure up her personal diaper bag. Just as Shining Armor let out a deep sigh of relief, and his legs continued to fidget following that strenuous messing, his ears flicked about as he heard a couple small poofs from his side.

When he looked back at the Princess, Twilight shrugged sheepishly while holding her bottle of foal powder in her magic. Due to how heavily Shining’s diaper was sagging from the sheer weight of his manure, it only seemed right for the Alicorn to squeeze a couple poofs of the powder between Shining and his Guards. The thin dusting of white powder may have left a bit of a mess across the spotless marble floors, but the welcoming smell of foal powder ensured that the Guards wouldn’t be too discomforted by the other mess that had just been made by Shining.

“What?” asked Twilight with another shrug upon noticing Shining’s blushed and confused glance up at her. “That’s what Spike usually does when I end up going in public.”

Shining shrugged weakly to that remark, and winced a little upon standing back upright. The warm, squishy mess clung to his backside while his diaper hung down noticeably low, and he shuddered with a heavy blush while biting his lip from the sensation. Even though his muzzle was notably clenched due to the smell that lingered under the foal powder, he didn’t appear to be too unnerved by what he just did. Instead, the Prince sighed softly before turning back to his sister, and asking rather timidly, “O-Okay, ummm… The order has been fulfilled, so… Can you help me change my diaper?”

Just as the sides of the screen began to dissipate around the magic feed, the last thing that could be seen was Shining’s awkward wince as he muttered to himself, “Wow, I did not expect to ask that question today.” And just as Twilight and the other Guards started to laugh wholesomely to that statement, their amused giggles were all that could be heard before the scene went away completely.

However, as the floating orb of magic went back to its docile state, it could be seen that the Surveillance Room was empty of any ponies. As soon as Shining began to squat, both Sunburst and Starlight made their leave so they wouldn’t have to see him pooping. But despite avoiding that sight, both of the ponies were fairly blushed in awkwardness as they walked side-by-side down the crystal halls of Twilight’s castle.

“... So, ummmm…” Sunburst was the first to speak up after taking a cautious breath, and looked back at Starlight to ask, “Considering how nice that conversation between Twilight and Shining was in the scene, do… do you think we should let her see it herself?”

Starlight groaned with her eyes closed while dragging a hoof down her face. Even though she could admit that the interactions between the brother and sister were legitimately sweet, it didn’t take long for her to look back at Sunburst and say flatly, “You know what? If you want to show Twilight a scene of her brother pooping his pants, be my guest. But I’d rather not deal with her reaction to seeing that.”

Sunburst shrugged in apprehension as he looked away from her awkwardly, and then muttered, “Geeze… It’s not like I’m not gonna warn her or anything…”