It had been a couple of years since Twilight Sparkle had been crowned Princess of Equestria, and Luna and Celestia had retired from ruling the land. They never completely left Equestria behind. They came back for visits for one, and they also agreed that they'd still control the Celestial bodies of the heavens. This had given Luna a lot more time to craft her Constellations. And Celestia was able to find a lot more thrill sought out things, sometimes asking Twilight's mother Twilight Velvet Sparkle, whom she had known as Twilight Velvet Clover over a thousand years ago, to join her. Neither of them had told anyone, except Clover's husband, Night Light Sparkle, she had learned the path to immortality, and was once known to be Clover the Clever, but had been forgotten to be mare, as history scrolls muddled up her stories of the past.
Flurry Heart had grown up a bit, including saying her first words, upgrading from mashed peas to soft solid foods, and sometimes teasing her mother with some mischievous magic pranks, no doubt picked up from Discord. Twilight had gotten the hang of teaching Celestia's magic school, while helping Starlight with whatever things she and her staff were struggling with at the school of friendship, and she had also ensured to put the statue of the three most notorious villains in Equestria in an area that would not see their concealment broken any time soon by unforeseen forces, like the first time Discord broke free. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle, had all gotten to the age where they had, well, "graduated" from Cheerilee's school, and were onto schools that were to teach them more basic essentials.
Scootaloo had been given an invite to Young Fliers School, and even though she felt that she would fail the school, they ensured her, whatever the struggles she had with flying, they would help her achieve her dream to fly like her idols. Sweetie Belle, while she was given an invitation to attend Twilight's magic school, she turned it down, wanting to stay close to her friends, and instead accepted an invitation closer to home that still taught good level magic, but also opened up an avenue in singing. Something she may later introduce to the School of Friendship. Apple Bloom had taken up a school that was close to Ponyville, that delve into potion making and plant life, with Zecora as one of the guest teachers from time to time, a place she felt her Apple skills her family was born with would be put to good use, and might learn a few things to bring back to the Apple Farm.
Granny Smith had herself, retired responsibility of the Farm. Some may have thought that she gave the responsibility to only one of her grand children, but she stated that Big Mac and Applejack would each take a share of holding responsibilities of the farm. And Apple Bloom would be included when she came of age, if she so chose.
And this brings us to Applejack herself. Her and Rainbow Dash, while they had held a rivalry for many years, none had been willing to admit, til a year ago, that the reason their rivalry was so strong, was because they care so much about each other. It was a rivalry attracts if you will. So, 8 months ago they told everyone they'd join each other in courtship. Many said it was about time they had gotten on with it. A few were a bit caught off guard, but not too surprised, and accepted. Certain ponies, who would not be named, found it completely unacceptable to their society, and Twilight soon dealt with those characters. Rarity demanded she make them their wedding garments. Fluttershy found every animal she could to make their wedding perfect, and Cadence, as one would expect from her, demanded the two of them let her foalsit the first foal they would adopt. Granted that was a little ways away, but, they saw no harm in agreeing to it.
Now all that happened so many months. The two of them at the moment were having a laugh at how Prince Blueblood was trying to court their friend and ruler, Princess Twilight, looking like a complete cluts in the process, and remembering his actions at the Grand Galloping Gala so many years ago. But as they had a laugh about this, Rainbow Dash was demanding that Applejack let her help in her chores. Applejack turned her down, saying she was more used to this, and Dash would only end up getting in the way of things. This had put Dash in a foul mood somewhat. Then, an idea struck her. "Hey Applejack, I'm gonna head to Zecora's place to ask her about something. I shouldn't be too long," Rainbow Dash told her.
"Alright. Just don't be late for supper again. Apple Bloom was in a rage last time you missed her new concoction of Zap Apple Cobbler," Applejack advised.
"Trust me. I won't make that mistake again," Rainbow Dash promised.
Rainbow soon flew off to the Everfree forest, and found Zecora's hut. She polietely knocked, and Zecora soon answered, "Ah. Rainbow Dash, what a surprise. Please come in, where the furniture lies."
"Thanks Zecora. I won't take up too much of your time, but I am wondering if you can do me a favor," Rainbow Dash stated as she glided over to one of the couches in Zecora's hut.
"A favor for you? Please do tell. I shall see if I can do this favor well," Zecora inquired.
"Well. It's about Applejack. Now, she's not sick, and we're not getting a divorce, or anything drastic as that. I'm just wanting to help her out. To show her I can help with her chores around the farm," Rainbow Dash stated.
"AJ is being stubborn I see. But what use do you have of me?" Zecora's curiosity peaked.
"Well, I know you've concocted all kinds of potions. And I was thinking, since AJ is being as stubborn as a baby foal, I thought I should make her look the part for a day. For a few good reasons of course. One to show her I can help, two, to give her a break from farm work for once, three, so she can see what it's like to be told that she can't help with something, and four, this will be good practice for me for when we decide to adopt a foal together," Rainbow Dash explained.
"A foal for today? Sounds rather fitting. A find the potion for what she'll be getting. I also have a poition to give you. For foals need nourishment, that can only come from mothers, like you," Zecora stated.
Rainbow Dash was a taken back a bit, but then understood. And she figured that she needed that as well, if she was to adopt a foal with AJ. Heck, she remembered how often her mother nursed her, far past the time most mothers nursed their children. Granted, it gave her and her mother something to bond over, so whenever she and AJ had a foal, that should be a bond they share with it. So it also made sense she should share the bond with Applejack as well, since she was going to be a baby for a day. Soon Zecora revealed two potions. "Here we are. Potions for two. The orange one is hers. The Blue one's for you," Zecora explained.
"Thank you Zecora. I'll find a way to repay you for this. You've been such a big help," Rainbow Dash said.
"Twas no trouble to help a friend. This will all be worth it, in the end," Zecora stated.
Rainbow Dash wasn't sure what Zecora meant by that, but she Shrugged it off. She soon waved goodbye to her Zebra friend, and flew back to the farm. She made her way into the house, and very carefully hid the potions out of sight as she walked in. Seeing that the house was empty, told Rainbow Dash that AJ, Big Mac, and Sugar Belle were still taking care of chores on the farm, and Granny Smith was off playing some old pony games with Grand Pear.
With that in mind, she found a glass, and filled it with apple juice, while mixing it in with the orange poition. The two mixed well, and while she wanted to taste test it, she knew she couldn't, for then she would the one needing looking after. quite opposite of what she had in mind. As she put the glass to the side, she popped open the vile of blue potion, and soon drank it. It tasted like Rainbow Berries. Something she found delicious.
She found it didn't take long for the potion to take effect. she felt a little heavier on the rear, and upon inspecting herself, saw that her teats were swollen of milk. Not to a point she couldn't move or fly right, but, had she needed to take on Wonder Boltz things today, they would have had her grounded till the teats were less swollen. They were swollen to a point most mothers with baby foals would have. Made sense for what she was about to do. Soon, she heard some very familiar hoofsteps. "Hey AJ" She called.
She had positioned herself to no show off her new upgrades, but not to look like she had a guilty stance. AJ saw that Rainbow Dash was standing next to a tall glass of Apple Juice. "Well I'll be a Pear's Aunt, you knew what I was thirsty for," AJ smiled.
Soon AJ trotted over. "Well, I needed to find something to do for you, since you were acting like a bit of a foal, being too stubborn to let me help," Dash hinted.
As AJ finished the drink, she said, "Hmm. Tasted a bit sweeter than normal. Also Dash, I wasn't actin like a foal."
Just than, AJ hiccuped. There was a poof of light, and when it subsided, in place of the strong mare everypony knew, there was a little orange foal, as cute as ever, and padded too some how, situated on the floor. "Awww. That's not what the potion said," Rainbow Dash teased.
Applejack attempted to argue, but all that came out was baby babble. Just then, Big Mac walked in. He saw his little sister, and Dash said, "Be honest. AJ's acted like a bit of a foal lately."
"Eeyup," Big Mac said, with a bit of a snicker at his sister's predicament. Honestly, nothing surprised him or Sugarbelle at this point.
"Awwww. I know her pictures showed her to be cute. But she's adorable," Sugar Belle dawed, as she nuzzled little AJ.
AJ just sat there pouting, giving Big Mac the "traitor" look, for agreeing with her wife that she was acting like a foal. "Well, it's time this foal had a bath," Dash said.
She soon grabbed AJ by the scruff of her neck, and flew upstairs to the bathroom, where she filled the tub with baby warm water, and bubbles. "Alight AJ. In we go," Dash commanded.
She set AJ in a shallow area of the bath, while she herself got in the deeper end. AJ looked at her with eyes of frustration. "Don't give me that look. You were the one refusing to let your mate help. You brought this on yourself. But I tell you what, if you behave, and let me baby you for now, once the effects wear off, I'll let you decide if we adopt a Pegasus, Earth Pony or Unicorn. Sound like a cool deal?" Rainbow Dash bargained.
Applejack, hearing this offer, thought hard. After a while, she nodded. "Good," Dash said, as she cleaned her temporary daughter off.
After the bath, and making AJ look poofy for a little bit, she then heard AJ's tummy rumble. "Oh, it seems somepony needs their dinner after all that hard work," Rainbow Dash.
Soon Dash grabbed AJ by the scruff again, who was embarrassed her tummy had betrayed her. She hoped she hold out long enough not to have to consume baby food. But just as AJ thought she'd be placed in some sort of high chair, Dash turned towards the family den with the lounge couches and chairs. There, Dash laid on her side, and to AJ's surprise, Dash revealed her plump teats, ready for nursing. She never expected Dash to go this far at mothering. Sure, even though Dash had made Scootaloo an honorary sister of hers, there were many times Dash had mothered Scootaloo, when her parents and aunts were unavailable. This nursing Rainbow Dash was about to do, was a step in mothering AJ hadn't seen coming from Dash. But AJ was hesitant. She looked around to see if anypony was watching.
"Don't worry AJ. No pony will make fun of you. You're just a baby right now. And babies need Mama's milk. And I'll keep this between us. I promise. And if Big Brother and Little Sisters walk in, I'll be sure they are informed not to talk about this to any pony. Family honor," Dash promised.
AJ, hearing Dash's words of encouragement, and her tummy betraying her more and more, finally surrendered and latched onto one of Rainbow's teats, and began nursing. She was rewarded with sweet tasting mother's milk. And to help AJ feel a little less embarrassed about this, Dash used her wing to cover up AJ while she nursed in peace.
AJ had to admit to herself, Rainbow Dash caring for her like this was kind of nice. Not that she wanted to stay like this, but it was nice to see that she "could" depend on her mate turned mother for now to help with things. After the nursing was done, there were some other chores to be done on the farm, and Dash agreed to take on AJ's chores. By this time, Apple Bloom had come home, and also started helping around, including keeping her eye on her big sister now turned foal. It took the effort of all the Apples to keep AJ from trying to help. She was just a foal, and foals needed to stay away from the grown up work. AJ was frustrated about this, but, now she was experiencing what Rainbow Dash had been tormented with. Granted, Rainbow Dash herself was stumbling on a few of the chores, but at least she was showing effort to get things done. Through the rest of the Afternoon, later dinners, and evening, Applejack had gotten diaper changes, nursing sessions from Dash, and baby games with Apple Bloom. She was relieved that Dash hadn't told Cadence about this, or the Princess of Love, and her adorable daughter would never let her live it down.
Soon, Dash said it was time for bed. She carried Dash up to their room, and while AJ had expected to be put in some sort of crib that she expected Dash to acquire, she was shocked to see that Dash had situated the bed to make it so if she rolled around in her sleep, AJ would just roll into a nest of pillows, or Dash herself. Soon, Dash got on the bed with her, and said, Alright AJ, one more feeding, and then tomorrow, it's back to seeing the old AJ. AJ saw that there was a little part of Dash that hadn't wanted this to end, so the nursing was the last enjoyment she would get as a mother for a bit, til they went to adopt a foal. Applejack nursed once more, and as she did, her eyes, and Dash's became very heavy, as if some unknown force had forced them both to pass out. Dash, unconsciously, moved AJ up towards her neck, and hugged her the ways mothers hugged their children sometimes. AJ had to admit. She hadn't felt this sense of security since before her parents passed away. Now she was getting once more from her mate. She and Dash soon both entered dreamland.
The next morning, Applejack woke up, and saw Rainbow Dash still passed out. That was typical. But on this day, it was deserved, with everything Dash had to go through yesterday for her, she earned her sleep. Course, AJ was still gonna take care of chores when it came to getting ready for the meeting their friends held once a moon. Rainbow Dash was a little too clumsy to be that helpful, but it mattered not. She still loved her. And she'd find a way to give Dash some payback in the future, just not sure how. Applejack did see though, that Rainbow Dash still kept her milk filled teats. A gift from Zecora no doubt, seeing as how this convinced AJ that they were gonna adopt a foal soon, so she'd just have to see if Dash left any for her, or if another trip had to be made to Zecora. Slowly, she got out of bed, giving Dash a light kiss, before heading downstairs to get breakfast started, knowing once Rainbow Dash smelled it, she'd be down there in no time.
Author's Note
End of the story. This was a quick oneshot requested by Superfun. I had to tweak it some, cause the original idea had me in a gridlock on how to proceed, but thankfully, we came to a agreement.
There will be no further chapters for this story, but please, let me know what you thought of the story in the comments below. Constructive criticism is welcome, but please, no harsh remarks, or foul comments.
