Author's Note

AAAAAHHHH GUYS. I HAD to make a sequel to One More Day, and this kind of happened. So I started work on it last night and this is what came out so far. I am SO excited to see where this goes!

This one goes out to all the amazing Mama Bears out there. Wether biological, adopted, or even AB, You are an inspiration for your children and a pillar of strength in times of distress. You are your children's hero and they will always think of you that way. Time and distance never break the bond of mother and child. It never will.

ENJOY THE STORY!!!

A Visit Gone Awry

“A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." -Agatha Christie

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An average day in Ponyville would not prove to remain so. Today, Twilight Velvet, Mrs. Shy, Cookie Crumbles, Cloudy Quartz, and Windy Whistles were coming into town to spend time with their daughters. While everypony else was excited, Applejack couldn’t help but feel left out of the fun. In her mind and a few faded photographs lived the memory of her mother. She missed her more than words could say, and she wished more than anything to have her mother back.

Lucky for her, Somepony was coming to change that. That morning, She was out bucking the East orchard, when she heard a fluttering of wings. She turned, thinking it was Twilight or Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy almost never flew anywhere and preferred to come on hoof to the orchard in order to see the animals. She turned, and was completely shocked to see Princess Celestia standing before her. She bowed respectfully.

“Howdy, Princess Celestia.” She said.

“Good morning, Applejack. How are you doing today?”

“I’m just fine.” She said. “What can I do for ya, Princess?”

“Twilight informed me of what was happening today. I know how much you and your family have suffered, and knowing how many times you have helped to save Equestria. I wanted to give you something in return for everything you have been through.” She said.

“You mean like money to fix up the farm?” She asked. Celestia chuckled.

“Something better.”

“Like what?”

“Turn around.”

Applejack heeded her words, did as she asked, and froze.

Standing in the orchard were Pear Butter and Bright Mac.

“Ma? Pa?” She asked, shocked.

“You bet it’s us, Sugarcube.” Said Pear Butter.

Applejack felt tears well up in her eyes as her heart exploded in joy. She threw her hooves around her parents, sobbing.

“I missed you so much! I have so much to tell y’all!” She said, weeping happily.

“We can’t wait to hear all about it.” Said Bright Mac.

“Come on back to the barn. I can’t wait to see Big Mac and Applebloom’s faces when they see you!”

“Sure thing.” They chorused. Applejack turned to the Princess.

“Thank you, Princess. From the bottom of my family’s hearts. I will never be able to thank you enough.” She said.

“You’re most welcome, Applejack. Enjoy your time with your family. I must get back to Canterlot.”

“Goodbye Princess. And thanks a bunch.” She said. With a bright smile, the princess of the sun flew away.

Across town, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy had all gathered at the train platform. Twilight looked around. “Has any pony seen Applejack? She was supposed to be here.”

“Darling, I really don’t blame her for not being here. I can only imagine this being extremely hard for her. We mustn’t be rude and force her to come.” Said Rarity.

“Yeah, you’re right.” Twilight Conceded.

“Still, we should check on her and make sure she’s okay.” Said Fluttershy.

“We should! I’d hate to think of her being sad.” Said Pinkie with a frown.

“It’s settled then. We’ll go see her after we get our moms.” Rainbow finished. They all nodded.

Just then, the Ponyville express pulled in, and the girls were all giddy with excitement. Twilight Velvet exited first and went straight to her daughter. “Twilight!” She said, hugging her. Twilight grinned.

“Hi mom! I missed you!”

“I missed you too, princess.”

As the two of them talked, Cloudy Quartz came out next. Pinkie squealed joyfully.

“Mom!” She squeaked, hugging her.

“Good day, Pinkamena.”

“I’m so glad you’re here! I have so much to tell you!” Pinkie began to babble to her mother about anything and everything.

Mrs. Shy came after. Fluttershy’s wings flapped in happiness and wrapped around her mother.

“Hi mom.” She said bashfully.

“Hello dear.” She said.

“I’m ever so excited you’re here.”

“So am I. So tell me, how’s Angel?”

“He’s great. So are the other animals.” She explained.

Cookie Crumbles came next, And Rarity bowed respectfully to her mother, only to be hugged by her a moment later.

“Hello, Mother!” She greeted.
“Hello, Rarity. I’ve missed you very much. You should come home more often.”

“I’ll do my best, but running three shops is quite stressful.” She said.

“I see. How are things with the shops?” She asked.

Rarity started in on sales figures, not even noticing Rainbow Dash buzzing with excitement. She was perhaps the most excited of all. After what seemed like an eternity, Windy Whistles exited the train last and immediately spied her daughter. Rainbow raced over to her mother and wrapped her in the biggest hug.

“There’s my little Dashie.” She cooed.

“Mama.” Sighed Rainbow contentedly.

“I’m right here, Dashie. And I brought you some things.”

Rainbow nodded, knowing exactly what her mother meant. She harbored a secret from her friends, one that she feared would change their image of her forever. About a year ago, Rainbow had stumbled on the world of Adult Foals in an attempt to make her parents feel better about her growing up. Though she had resisted it at first, it slowly grew on her, and she wanted to do it again. Her parents had happily obliged her, and it quickly became routine with them. Now it was such a huge part of who she was that she couldn’t imagine life without it. She even had supplies hidden in a secret compartment in her cloud home so she could indulge herself when the need arose. That was not to say it didn’t come with somewhat of a price. During her sleep she had become accustomed to wearing diapers, and to an extent using them. During the day she easily maintained control, but at night it had slowly weakened. Now she never went to sleep without them, and to a certain degree she didn’t want to. When her parents weren’t there, it was the next best thing to feeling their hugs.

Rainbow felt her little self floating dangerously close to the surface, but she kept it at bay. There would be time for that later. Her friends and their mothers were all staying at Twilight’s castle during their stay, each with a private room. But Rainbow just knew she would be spending a lot of time in her mother’s room.

After a few more moments of talking, they all headed off the platform.

“Do you all mind if we stop and visit Applejack? We’re a little worried about her.” Said Twilight. Velvet smiled at her daughter.

“I’m sure that’s fine. Right ladies?” She asked. All the mothers nodded, and they headed to Sweet Apple Acres.

The trip took a while, with everyone buzzing happily and chatting with one another. But finally, they made it. Twilight knocked on the door. She could hear voices inside that stopped when she knocked. Applejack answered.

“Howdy, y’all!” She said brightly.

“Hey Applejack!” Said Rainbow. “We came to see if you were coming to the castle.”

“Aw shoot, I’m sorry y’all. With everything that happened this morning I forgot about that.”

“What happened this morning?” Asked Pinkie. Applejack’s grin turned huge.

“I have someone I want y’all to meet.” She said, and led them inside. They saw a Tan pony with curly orange hair sitting at the table. “Everypony, this here is my Ma.”

They all collectively gasped. “But… How…?” Twilight asked.

“Princess Celestia brought her back for me. Pa too. He’s with Big Mac in the orchard.”

“I can’t believe it! The magic to do something like that must have been incredible! I wonder if she could show me-“ Twilight babbled until Velvet put a hoof over her mouth to rein her in. Twilight blushed. “Sorry.”

“Ma, these are my friends, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity. And these are their Ma’s.” She said.

“Hey there.” Said Pear Butter. “My name is Pear Butter, but everypony just calls me Buttercup.” She said.

“Hi Buttercup. I’m Twilight Velvet.” She said.

“Cookie Crumbles.”

“Cloudy Quartz.”

“Mrs. Shy.”

“Windy Whistles.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet y’all.” Buttercup said.

“We were on our way to the castle for a mother daughter day. Would you like to join us?” Asked Twilight.

“I’d be delighted.” She replied.

With that, they made their way to the castle. When they got there, they all began to unpack. Twilight and her friends were done rather quickly, and gathered in the map room to discuss what to do next.

“What should we do now?” Twilight asked.

“How about a picnic?” Suggested Fluttershy.

“Sounds like a great idea.” Said Rainbow Dash. “I’m starved.”

“Yeah! Let’s do it!” Cheered Pinkie. They all nodded and headed into the kitchen to prepare a feast.

One by one, the mothers exited their respective rooms, but all quickly met up in the main hallway. They made small talk with one another as they searched the castle for their daughters. Finally, they looked in the kitchen, only to see their daughters gathered together, each holding a picnic basket.

“SURPRISE!” They shouted. All of the mothers looked at one another, then at their children, all smiles.

Just then, there was a crash, and clouds of dust obscured their vision. When the dust cleared, the mothers were in shock. Their children were In a cage. Twilight tried blasting it, but it was no good. Rainbow tried to break it, but the bars were reinforced. The mothers raced for their children, but suddenly they were being pulled up through the wreckage to the sky. They all called for their mothers, and looked at them with fear.

Windy Whistles didn’t hesitate. She flew upwards in a straight shot. She reached for her daughter, and almost got her hoof, but the cage disappeared, and there was no trace of it left but the wreckage of the castle. The only thing that happened after that, was the echoing of menacing laughter.

Windy flew there, frozen, and slowly sank onto a cloud. She had been so close. She hadn’t been fast enough to save her baby. The knowledge cut her like a knife. Mrs. Shy flew up to her and put a hoof on her shoulder. When the shock faded, it was replaced with a cold, hollow sensation that came from the deepest depths of grief. It was in direct contrast to the fiery anger that was raging inside of her simultaneously. She pushed the grief aside, boxed it up, and decided to revisit it later. The rage inside of her took hold, and she flew down to the other mothers.

“We have to get them back.” She said, a fire in her eyes. They all nodded determinedly.

“We need a plan.” Said Twilight Velvet. They nodded. “Spike! Can you come here please?” She called.

Spike appeared, aghast at the mess. “What happened?! Where are the girls?!”

“They were taken, and we need your help to get them back.” Said Velvet.

Spike nodded. “Anything. Whatever you need.”

“We need you to send letters to our husbands telling them what’s going on.” She instructed.

Spike nodded. “I’m on it.” He said. They each jotted down their addresses and husband’s names for him, and he hurried off to write the six letters.

“Now, we need a plan.” Said Twilight Velvet.

“But what can we do? We don’t even know where they were taken or who took them.” Said Mrs. Shy.

“There has to be a way to track them…” Said Velvet. Then an idea struck her. “The map!” She said.

“A map?” Cloudy Quartz asked.

“Twilight showed me her friendship map. It’s magically enchanted to send them on friendship missions across Equestria. I bet with the right spell, we could use it to track them!”

“That’s a great idea.” Said Windy Whistles.

“Come on, ladies. To the library!”
Together, they scoured the library for answers. Luckily, Twilight Velvet knew her daughter’s filing system and easily found the spell books. Windy and Mrs. Shy went and grabbed the higher books, Twilight Velvet and Cookie Crumbles used their respective magic to whiz through the books, and Pear Butter and Cloudy Quartz did the same at a slower pace. When all the books were down, Windy and Mrs. Shy joined them. After a half an hour of searching, Twilight Velvet pounded a hoof on the table.

“I’ve got it!” She said. The mothers all turned to her. “Come on!” She said, racing to the throne room. The other mothers followed, sitting in their daughter’s respective thrones. Twilight Velvet took a deep breath. “I hope this works. For our children’s sake.”

The other mothers nodded, and Twilight Velvet began casting the spell. All of the other mothers sent fleeting prayers to Celestia that this would work.

Twilight Velvet’s horn glowed, and a bolt of magic shot out from it. There was a flash of light, and then the map began to flicker. The cutie marks of each of their daughters suddenly appeared, somewhere in Canterlot, somewhere being near the castle.

The six of them stared at it for a minute, then looked at one another.

“Looks like we’re headed to the castle.” Remarked Mrs. Shy.

Windy Whistles stood up. “Let’s pack it up and move it out, Ladies. We’ll meet in the foyer when we’re done getting ready.”

“Right.” They chorused, and ran off to their rooms.

Velvet packed some spell books and scrolls, with quills. She knew the power of defensive and reactive magic, and she had a feeling that she would need them both to defeat whomever captured their kids.

Cloudy Quartz loaded her bags with rocks, knowing the power of good ammo from her daughter.

Cookie Crumbles packed up any food needed for the trip, considering herself quite the chef. She knew very well that they would need all of their strength for this.

Mrs. Shy packed up extra clothing for Everypony just in case they needed it.

Pear Butter packed up some Apples. They could be a potent weapon.

Windy Whistles was the last one. She packed everything she thought Rainbow Dash would need. She had a good feeling that after the way she was taken, her little side was bound to surface quickly after. She shifted her saddlebag onto her back, and then bolted down the hall to the Foyer. Everypony else was there.

“Everypony ready?” She asked. They all nodded.

Twilight Velvet spoke. “Good. Let’s go.”

The six of them ran all the way to the train station. Windy Whistles wanted so badly to fly her way there and get to her little one, but she knew it wouldn’t be fair to the others. As the train pulled out of the station, she looked around at the scenery around her, thinking one thing:

Don’t worry, Rainbow Dash. Mommy’s coming.