Author's Note

THE PLAYDATE IS HERE! WOOOOO! Hope y'all enjoy it because I sure did.

Thanks to everyone who read Death Whispers A Lullaby. It was very random, but very fun to write.

Anyways, ENJOY THE CHAPTER!

Playtime

When the bottles were emptied, each mother patted their daughter on the back and burped them. Each of them blushed at the sound, all but Rainbow, who just blinked and yawned. With that done, each mother helped move everything in the room, leaving the open space in the middle of the room. It was Rainbow who broke the mold, and moved to the toy chest. She seemed to be digging for something. Then, suddenly, she stopped. She looked over to her mother.

“Mama, whewe Dawing Do?” She asked.

Windy Whistles pulled her favorite doll from out of the crib. “She’s right here, sweetheart.” She said.

Dashie trotted over to her and took the doll, cuddling it to her. She looked down at it and began to speak. “Dawing Do, Whewe we goin’?” She asked.

“To the temple of doom!” Said Daring! “We’re going to defeat Auhizotul!”

“How?” Asked Dashie.

“We need the help of your friends to defeat them!” She replied.

“Yeah!” Cheered Rainbow. She turned to her friends. “Ya gonna hewp us?”

Pinkie bounced up. “Sure!”

“Awh, why not?” Said Applejack.

“I’d love to help!” Twilight said.

“Yay.” Fluttershy added.

“Oh, I suppose this could be fun.” Rarity smiled.

“Yeah!” She cheered. “Lead da way, dawing!”

“You got it, Rainbow Dash!” Said Daring. “Now come on, explorers, let’s go!”

They trekked through the jungle, getting caught with the occasional bramble or thorn. Finally, they made it to the Temple. Only to find it guarded by a tiger. Fluttershy came forward to soothe the savage beast.

With the tiger distracted, the rest of them went into the temple. The second they stepped inside a large wooden beam came down from the ceiling to keep them out, but Applejack bucked it in two. Fluttershy rejoined their ranks, and they headed inside.

Pieces of floor began to fall out, and for a moment they all thought the temple was collapsing, but it was not so. It was just the floor. Pinkie bounced from stone to stone, and the others followed suit.

Finally, they finished getting through the floor, and snuck into a corridor. The next room was covered in tiled pictures of ponies in different styles of clothing. All of them had been captured while trying to enter the temple. The door that was to the next room was bricked up. It was Rarity who deciphered that perhaps the outfits had to be ordered in order to open up the door. Using her knowledge of fashion, she ordered them correctly, and the door slowly opened. They all trotted on. Finally, they made it to the temple. Auhizotul was there, wrapped around the statuette at the top of the temple.

“Daring Do!” He thundered. “Now you have entered the temple of doom, just in time to see my triumph.”

“You will not win, Auhizotul! I am not acting alone this time!” Daring yelled.

“I see. But they will not stop me! No one pony can!”

“That may be true, but there’s not just one pony here!” Said Twilight. “And we will defeat you!”

“You think you can stop me?” It was a chortle. A laugh.

“We do!” Said Rainbow Dash.

“How can you stop me if you don’t even know the ancient chant?” He boomed.

“We’ll find a way! You can be sure of it!” Said Applejack.

“You’re too late!” Said Auhizotul. He began the ancient chant. Rainbow and Daring Do were fast. They each kicked him hard enough to send him flying backward. It made the statue unstable, and it dropped. Rainbow went into a nosedive to catch it. Auhizotul got up, and Daring Do was quick to begin her battle with him. But Rainbow hurried over to Twilight.

“Hurry, Twilight! You have to read the ancient chant!” She said, handing her the statue.

“But Rainbow, I don’t know if I can even make this out!” She said.

“You have to try! It’s the only way to stop Auhizotul!” Said Rainbow. The temple began to quake beneath them. “Do it now! Hurry! Before the temple is gone! We have to trap him here!”

Twilight nodded, then she began to read as best she could, lighting up her horn. She translated it into Equestrian.

“In the temple you will find
A way to trap and slow the mind,
To freeze those here and turn to stone
The ones who wander here alone,
But now the curse gone, they’re free
This is my will so make it be!”

A beautiful glow emitted from the statue. Suddenly, bursts of light flowed through the room, in tiny streams. It traveled to the next room and the ponies in stone were freed. They all ran out of the temple. But then, The statue itself began to encase itself in stone. Twilight flung it to Auhizotul, who caught it with a cackle, but then the stone began encasing him in it. He Screamed as his entire body was covered in it. When it was done, all of them worked together to tip his statue over, and it shattered into a million pieces. The temple began to crumble.

“Run!” Twilight screamed, and they started galloping for the exit. They narrowly dodged rocks and debris, and finally, they made it to the exit.

Rainbow trotted around the nursery happily. “Yeah, saved Dawing Do!” She cheered.

Twilight giggled. “That was really fun!”

“Yeah, it was.” Said Applejack, blushing.

“That was so nice.” Fluttershy added bashfully.

“It was… interesting.” Said Rarity, looking pensive.

“That was SO SUPER AMAZING!” Pinkie squealed.

“I’ll say!” Came another voice. Every head turned and saw Spike standing in the doorway. He was smiling. “That was awesome!” He said.

Twilight blushed, but Rainbow came up to him. “Spikey! Ya wanna pway wif us?” She asked.

“Maybe later. I still have some papers to file, but I’ll be back. Promise.” He said.

“Awwww. M’kay.” Said Rainbow.

Spike gave each of them a hug, and then went back to work.

Many of them were blushing. Then, they heard the clapping of hooves. They turned to see their mothers smiling and clapping.

“That was wonderful girls.” Said Cookie.

“You were so sweet.” Mrs. Shy added.

“That was the sweetest thing I have ever seen.” Said Velvet.

“Just adorable.” Pear Butter commented.

“Truly moving.” Cloudy Quartz smiled.

“You girls are the best adventurers that I have ever seen!” Said Windy Whistles.

“Yeah, Mama, we save da ponies of da tempwe!” Rainbow cheered.

“I saw that, baby. You did such a good job!” Windy praised.

“You all did.” Said Velvet. She kissed Twilight’s cheek, and she blushed.

“Mooooom.”

“Oh hush, Twily. I’m your mommy, I get total freedom to kiss you whenever I want.” She said.

Cookie changed the subject. “Well, now that that’s done, what do you girls want to do?”

“How about some free time?” Suggested Mrs. Shy.

“Sounds like a good idea.” Said Cookie. They all headed off to the toy chest to find some toys to interest them. Fluttershy found some stuffed animals, Twilight found some blocks, Applejack found some action figures of cowboys and cowgirls, Pinkie found a little kitchen set, and Rarity begrudgingly began to play with some dolls. And Rainbow Dash, she found stuffed versions of the Wonderbolts, and started flying with them.

Each mother went over to her daughter and played with them. Mrs. Shy made a bunny that looked suspiciously like angel hop toward her daughter, and it made Fluttershy giggle.

“Hello Angel bunny!” She said. Mrs. Shy bowed the bunny.

“Hello Fluttershy.” Mrs. Shy said in a fake voice. “Will you play with me?”

“Of course! What would you like to play?”

“Chase me! Chase me!” Angel said.

Fluttershy giggled and proceeded to chase the bunny around the room.

Pinkie was busy in the play kitchen, as her mother sat at the tiny table that accompanied it.

“Mommy, do you want some lunch?” She asked.

“Certainly, Pinkemena.”

“What would you like?”

“Rock soup, please.”

“Rock soup, coming up!” Said Pinkie. She put on a chef’s hat and an apron, and began cooking. She took the toy pot and took a plastic spoon and started pouring the “Soup” into a plastic bowl. She then took it over to her mother. “One bowl of rock soup! Careful, it’s super hot!” She said chipperly.

“I must be careful, then.” Said Cloudy Quartz. She blew on the soup and. Then pretended to take a drink. She sighed. “Delightful. How do you do it?”

Pinkie giggled. “Sorry, Mommy! It’s a secret!”

Applejack was on the floor, making the cowponies lasso some toy cows.

“What a great cowpony!” Said Pear Butter.

Applejack smiled. “Thanks, Ma.”

“I know you can lasso a cow, no problem, but can you lasso me?”

“Is that a dare?” Asked Applejack.

“It’s a bet. If you lasso me, I’ll take on your chores for a week.”

Applejack smiled. “You’re on, Mama!” She didn’t notice her use of the more foalish word. Pear Butter began dodging her daughter as she started swinging her rope.

Cookie sat with her daughter as she held the dolls with a frown. “What is it, darling?” Cookie asked.

“I’m not sure what to do.” Said Rarity. “This is so embarrassing.”

“Really? Your friends seem to be getting into it. Why don’t you give it a try?”

Rarity hesitated. “So… What do I do?”

“How about we have a tea party with your dolls? You used to love that when you were little.”

“Well, alright.” She huffed. Her mother magically made a table and tea set appear. Cookie helped seat their plush guests while Rarity poured the pretend tea. She took a sip, blushing. “Oh I can’t do this!” She said.

“Yes you can. You just have to get into it. Now tell me, what kind of tea is it.”

“Erm… Jasmine?”

“Think of the taste of it. Is it sweet?”

“You know I put sugar in my tea.”

“Close your eyes.” Cookie instructed.

Rarity sighed and did as she was told.

“Think of the tea. Think of the taste. The warmth. The feel of it on your tongue and going down your throat.”

Rarity did just that, and suddenly she could taste it.

“Can you taste it now?”

“Yes.” She said.

“Open your eyes now.” Cookie said. Rarity did. “Can you see it now?”

She nodded. “I can.”

“Good. Now, let’s continue with our party.”

As Rainbow came flying around a corner her mother was right here, cheering her on.

“Go Dashie, go! You’re the best Wonderbolt ever!”

Dashie giggled. “Yeah, Mama. I fwy!”

“And you’re the best flier there is.” Windy said, as she watched her daughter whiz through the air. Although she couldn’t get high, she was still fast.

That left Twilight. She used her magic to stack the blocks to make towers, cities, and formations. She did it by color, by letter, by number, and kept reorganizing them. Velvet watched and cheered her daughter on from the sidelines. Occasionally she made a comment or two. Twilight, as she so often was, became engrossed in her task. So encompassed was she with her task, that she did not realize that she needed to use the restroom until her body reacted for her. She began wetting her diaper, full force. She looked down, shocked at herself. Velvet recognized an “I’m-peeing” face when she saw one. She raised and potty trained two kids, after all. She waited until her daughter was finished and went up to her.

“Awww, Twily. You just had an accident. That’s okay. Mommy will get you cleaned up.”

Twilight didn’t respond as her mother lifted her up with her magic. As she was laid down, she finally looked up.

“It’s okay, Twily.” Velvet soothed. Twilight opened her mouth to speak.

“I… I’m not sure how I feel about this.” She said.

“How do you mean?” She asked.

“It’s… This doesn’t feel bad, exactly. At least, not like I thought it would. It’s actually kind of… nice.” She admitted with a blush. “But that doesn’t make any sense. How can something so wrong feel so right?”

“Is it wrong because you say it’s wrong, or is it wrong because everypony else says it is?” Velvet asked.

Twilight contemplated this as her mother changed her. Sooner than expected, it was done.

“Just let go, Twily. Don’t think about it too much. Just throw yourself into this, and let Mommy take care of you, okay?” Velvet soothed.

Twilight sat up and hugged her mother. “Okay… Mommy.”