Author's Note

CHAPTER 3! YESSSSS! Here's the penultimate chapter, I hope you all enjoy cute little Bloomy! I just love calling her that, by the way I hope you are all enjoying this story.

Little Bloomy

"Yes, Applebloom, what were you wondering?" Mrs. Cake asked.

"Ah was just wondering if you wouldn't mind babying me for a while. Ah mean, Ah do barely remember Mom and Dad, and they died when ah was young." Applebloom said, the tiniest amount of a blush forming on her cheeks from asking about an embarrassing request. "Oh, sweetie..." Mrs. Cake said, cooing. "Of course I'll be happy to do that for you., and Applejack, you're more than welcome to join her." She hugged the young earth pony as she took her to the Cake twins' nursery. "Now I'll have to get some larger diapers for Applejack, but hopefully these'll do for now." Applebloom nodded as she reached her hooves up for Mrs. Cake to put her into a diaper for the first time in years. Memories that were thought to have been long forgotten came running back into her mind. It began to overwhelm the young earth pony, and she just broke down into tears. Both Applejack and Mrs. Cake comforted her.

"Shhh, shhh.. It's going to be alright..." Mrs. Cake said.

'Yes, Applebloom, everything will be okay." reassured Applejack, giving her little sister a hug.

Mrs. Cake began to sing a lullaby.

"If I could count the ways I love you, it wouldn't be enough,
you are the apple of my eye, my diamond in the rough.
We will always love each other,
no matter what, through thick and thin,
and we will never part again, yes,
we will never part again. The skies are the limit, little one.
And all you have to do is dream, yes, all you have to do is dream."

The soft singing from Mrs. Cake seemed to have a calming effect on the yellow earth pony. "Thank you, for helping me to calm down." Applebloom said, as Mrs. Cake hugged her. "Anytime..." the baker told her. Applebloom could then feel her eyelids getting heavy. "Is it alright if ah take a bit of a rest?" she asked, yawning. "Not at all, dear." Mrs. Cake replied as they went back to their room. Applejack offered to cuddle with her sister while Mrs. Cake went off to the Adult Foal supply store to get some more appropriate sized diapers for Applejack as well as placing an order for a few items of furniture which would turn the sisters' room into a nursery with an adult sized crib and changing table. She had it all delivered to the bakery, and it was soon to be assembled.

As time went on, the two sisters found themselves more at ease with Mrs. Cake watching over them, and she too felt happy knowing that she was doing her late friend a service. But, she wanted more than that, true, she loved Pound and Pumpkin with all her heart, and she felt that both of the Apple sisters were like her daughters too. "I've already consulted Granny Smith about this, and I know she's family, but in her old age, I worry... she thought. "Aha! I know what I must do. I'll consult Carrot Cake and then head to town hall for the paperwork" she quickly ran home. When she got there, she saw Applebloom waiting for her.

"Uh, Mrs. Cake? I sort of had an accident..." the young filly blushed. "Oh, it's alright, dearie, accidents happen, now, let's get you changed, alright?" Applebloom nodded and she was soon changed, followed by Applejack. After the change, Mrs. Cake served lunch to them. It occurred to the sisters that even they were starting to feel the love that Mrs. Cake was showing them.

Later, as the two played in their nursery, Applejack spoke up to her little sister. "Mom's always going to be in our memories and in our heart, but Aah'd say that Mrs. Cake should become our new mother, besides, Granny, as much as we love her and appreciate all those years she took care of us after Mom and Dad's passing, ah feel it'd be easier for us to have a mother, even if it means you and I becoming larger foals. Don'cha agree, sugarcube?" she asked Applebloom, giving her a hug. "Y..yes, ah do, Applejack, and to be honest, I sort of miss being in diapers, they are so snug and comforting, it feels like Mom and Dad are still watching over us, giving us a hug." Just then, they heard Mrs. Cake come home. "Girls, she called out, I have a surprise for you, would you please come down?"

The two sisters came down to the main floor to where Mrs. Cake was.

"Yes, Mrs. Cake?" the two asked, in unison.