A Cute Little Ponyby Badguy400ChaptersPrologue: The Calming Peace Before the Raging StormChapter One: A Very Interesting TimeChapter Two: An Interesting DesignChapter Three: A Childish IdeaChapter Four: A Surprising VisitEpilogue: Lesson Learned; HopefullyPrologue: The Calming Peace Before the Raging StormKing Sombra is out on a stroll in Ponyville. The reason why is because firstly; it’s a beautiful day outside, and that he doesn’t wanna miss out on all the sunshine while it’s still out there… . I mean after all; Sombra’s home in Ponyville barely has any bright colors there to reflect the sunlight from within; am I right? The second reason why is because Sombra wanted to explore, and also that he doesn’t wanna get too cooped up in his home all day. And lastly; his home got infested with crystal eating termites; so he has basically no choice but to vacate his house while the fumigators do their jobs… . Anyways; King Sombra is out on a stroll and taking in the fresh air. He could see that the Cakes are outside, and are having a nice lunch at the Ponyville Cafe. Unfortunately though; as he expected it; the Twins started fighting again about something, and then they began to toss food at each other because of their argument about who knows what; prompting their parents to intervene. He would’ve helped them break up the fight too, but can’t as firstly; it seemed too personal to intervene. Secondly; he knew that the Twins were not earth ponies, and just decided to let the parents handle it as he doesn’t wanna get blasted by one of Pumpkin Cake’s magic bolts; or having Poundcake accidentally wailing on him for when he comes to blows with his sibling. And lastly; before he could actually attempt to help out with breaking up the fight; Rarity from out of nowhere took his hoof, and pulled him aside so they could talk about something… ; leaving the two parents to deal with the situation themselves. Stunned that he was pulled aside by what he assumed was a random pony at first, but then eventually founded out that it was only Rarity; King Sombra took a deep breath to calm himself down so he could recover from his shocked state, and then asks; “Rarity? What’re you doing here? I thought you were gonna go to your party at Canterlot, or something… .” Rarity cleared her throat, and then says; “of course I am darling. Why would you ask something as silly as that?” King Sombra chuckled to himself, and then replied; “uh… because you told me all that through a letter, and to possibly tell your friends if they didn’t know yet. Remember?” Rarity blinked, chuckles, and then replies back; “I did… . But I also didn’t mention this particular thing in the letter because I wanted to talk to you about it personally.” King Sombra blinked too; this time out of confusion, and then asks; “what “thing” are you exactly referring to?” Rarity gave a deep sigh, and then says; “oh it’s just that I thought since I’m going away for a while, then maybe you could do something for me… ?” Still not knowing what she was referring about; King Sombra then asked; “like what… ?” clearly having his patience tested. “Are you nuts?!” Sombra shouted while he’s at the boutique with Rarity and Sweetie Belle. “Yeah…” Sweetie Belle chimes in with a slight whine to her voice. “Are you kidding me?! No way! I’m too old to be babysat, and you know this!” King Sombra pointed to Sweetie Belle with both shadow arms while looking at Rarity, and then says; “see?! This is why I don’t wanna babysit her when you first proposed the idea! Even I can tell that she’s too old for foalsitters, and you know it!” Rarity gave off a sad face; hoping that it’ll somehow convince the ex villain to somehow agree to Rarity’s terms, and such. Not wanting to have her older sibling look so embarrassing while she’s being dramatic; Sweetie Belle gave off a growl, and then said; “fine! I’ll let King Sombra babysit me if you stop with that face! Okay?!” Rarity then smiled brightly, and then said; “I won’t be gone for long now darlings… . Now then; behave yourselves, and I’ll be back before you know it. Okay?” Sombra gave out a heavy sigh, and said; “we get it… . Now go! You’ll miss your party.” Rarity beamed, and then hopped off to the front door. But before she could fully leave; Rarity peeked her head out through the door that’s slightly opened, and then says; “oh, one more thing… .” Sombra sighs again, and then says; “what now… ?” Rarity then responded; “please do make sure that Sweetie Belle gets to bed on time… . She can get really cranky when she doesn’t get enough sleep; okay?” Sweetie Belle got a little speechless/angry at that comment, and then shouted; “are you kidding me?!” Rarity just smiled, and then said; “ta ta… ” while waving the two goodbye before leaving for good this time; (or until she returns from the party of course). Sweetie Belle then got red all over from her anger, and then growled while having supposed steam coming out from her ears because of it. King Sombra sighs, and then says; “let’s just forget about her. Besides; I wouldn’t want you and the Crusaders having a wicked party and trashing the boutique in the process… right? Sweetie Belle giggled from that remark, and then said; “I guess so… if you can handle it that is… “ she smirked. King Sombra chuckles, and then says; “I can too handle this… . Now then… “ he began before clapping his shadow hands together; “what do you wanna do now… ?” Chapter One: A Very Interesting TimeSweetie Belle and King Sombra are currently lying on the ground, and staring up at the ceiling. Why? Because as mentioned; Sweetie Belle is too old for foalsitters… . And also that since she’s old enough to stay on her own; yet despite what her personality might suggest; she couldn’t think of anything that’ll satisfy her boredom… ; let alone what there is to do at the boutique now that she’s almost a grownup; per se. Few hours have passed, and still nothing. At least until… . “Grrr, I’m so bored!” Sweetie Belle said out of boredom. “There’s nothing to do, and I’m too old to deal in kiddie games now… ! Cmon!” King Sombra sighs, gets up from the floor, and then says; “well, so what? Who says you have to grow up too fast?” Sweetie Belle gestures with both of her hooves pointing towards a window, and then says; “society. That’s who!” King Sombra chuckles, and then says; “yeah.. so what? Who says that you can’t still be a kid while you’re young; right?” Sweetie Belle frowned with drooping ears, and then says with a slight whine in her voice; “no… .” King Sombra nodded, and then replied; “right!” and approached Sweetie Belle. “So what do you say that we do something that you used to do when you were little. It doesn’t have to be when you were too little; let alone a little baby… right?” Sweetie Belle said with slight hesitation; “right… .” Sombra nodded once more, and then replied; “so… ? What do you think… ?” After giving it some careful thought, Sweetie Belle replied; “deal… “ but eventually looked stern, and added; “but if there’s an activity that’s literally just for foals that you offered me, then I’m calling it off. Got it?” King Sombra shrugged, and then said; “whatever you say princess.” Sweetie Belle then growled; mainly because of two things… . One is that she’s sick and tired of being referred to as Flurry Heart’s lookalike; despite them not being the same age, or even having the same mane color, and such. As for the second reason; she’s beginning to regret accepting as to what’s she’s gonna do with King Sombra… . But eh, who knows… ? Maybe Sweetie Belle might enjoy doing a childish activity… ? Or maybe she’ll hate it; like she’d usually do… . Well; as many others would’ve said; “only one way to find out… .” Chapter Two: An Interesting DesignSweetie Belle and King Sombra are laying out the supplies that they retrieved on a table so they could see what is there for them to draw, or whatever with these supplies. “So…” Sweetie Belle began. “I’ve heard that you saved us from the yetis, and bandits… . And all within a four month gap between the two events as well… . How’d you do it?” King Sombra blushed; having completely forgotten about saving all of Equestria, and for stopping all of those beings wreaking havoc in the process as well… . He then continued by saying; “eh… . It’s no big deal; really… . I’m sure of it.” Sweetie Belle shrugged, and then said; “fair enough… .” She then continued on by saying; “you’re not the only hero/villain to shrug off their heroics after all… .” Sombra turned to Sweetie Belle with a blush, and then said; “hey… ?” Sweetie Belle giggled, and then said; “it’s fine…” before setting what remained of the supplies onto the table. “Hmm…” Sombra said while tapping his chin. “What’re we gonna draw?” Sweetie Belle paused looking over the supplies, and then says; “I have no idea actually… . What do you think?” Sombra shrugs, and then says; “beats me… . I was honestly thinking that you’d draw something cute and innocent; like a child’s version of a flower, or something. Sweetie Belle chuckled, and then said; “maybe… .” and then turned to looked at Sombra to ask; “what are you gonna draw… ?” Sombra snickered, and then said; “probably me with dark crystals around me to show how powerful I am.” Sweetie Belle chuckled again, and then said; “I guess… .” She then sighed, before saying; “I honestly don’t know if I wanna… “indulge” in this activity… . Like; I’m not a little kid no more… . I’m a grown up now… I think… .” Sombra sighs, kneels down to look at Sweetie Belle, and then says; “how about we just decide on what we’re gonna draw… okay? And if you don’t wanna do that, then we’ll do something else… . Alright? What do you say… ?” Sweetie Belle starts tapping on her chin to think about it. After a few minutes; Sweetie Belle sighs, smiles; (knowing that she could get out of drawing if she doesn’t want to), and then says; “deal!” Sombra then clapped his shadow hands together, and then says; “alright… let’s do this.” before getting some of the art supplies from the table to start drawing, or whatever. After a few hours; surprisingly… . “Wow…” Sombra said in slight astonishment of himself. “I honestly can’t believe that I still know how to draw… and such. That’s awesome!” Sweetie Belle stared in awe at Sombra’s creation, and then asks; “how’d you still know how to do this… ? That’s amazing!” Sombra chuckled a bit, and then says; “it’s not much, really… . I just tapped into something that I didn’t know I had… and bada boom… .” Sweetie Belle then frowned, and then looked at her creation. She then felt frustrated, and then threw the paper down on the ground with a huff. Sombra looked at what she made, snickered, and then said; “really… ? You’re mad at making that? Why?” Sweetie Belle then clenched her face and hooves in frustration, and then replied; “because I wanted to make something that isn’t childish… . But… I failed… .” She then began to whine, and then said; “I never wanted to make something like that… . I’m not a baby no more… . Hmph… .” Sombra then sighs, picks up her drawing, leans down to put a shadow hand on her shoulder while using his other one to hold Sweetie Belle’s drawing, and then says; “yeah… ? But so what? You’re not gonna instantly grow up just because you’ve gotten older… . Right?” Sweetie Belle wipes her nose with a sniffle, and then says; “yeah… . But I want to. It’s so embarrassing… .” Sombra snickers, gives Sweetie Belle her drawing back, picks her up, and then says; “well hey… . If you think it’s embarrassing, then it is… . However; if you don’t think that it’s embarrassing, then it isn’t. Okay… ?” Sweetie Belle wiped her nose with a sniffle again, and then replied; “uh huh…” while nodding her head yes. Sombra then smiled, and said in return; “well I think that it’s cute, and not embarrassing that you’re still acting young… okay… ?” Sweetie Belle nodded again, and then Sombra continued by saying; “so how about you… ? What do you think?” Sweetie Belle gave a few pats to her chin to think it over… . Eventually, she just sighed, starts to smile, and then said; “okay… . You win… . I’m still young… .” Sombra smiled also, and then said; “there you go now… .” After some cleaning up because of the art supplies, King Sombra then says; “now…” before wrapping a shadow arm around Sweetie Belle. “Let’s go put that up on the fridge, okay? I’m sure your older sibling will appreciate the gesture; right… ?” Sweetie Belle nodded, but then said; “wait!” before getting in front of him, and said; “can we keep this as a secret? Please… ? I don’t want anyone else to know… .” Sombra scoffed, and then said; “no one really has to know… okay… ? Only your friends and sibling… . And maybe your parents too; if you’re ready… . Is that okay… ?” Sweetie Belle tapped her chin in thought; before looking up at King Sombra, and then said; “okay…” before giggling a bit. “Now let’s go put my picture up!” And with that; Sombra went to the kitchen to help Sweetie Belle with putting up her picture on the fridge. “So…” King Sombra began while he’s sitting at the kitchen table with Sweetie Belle. “What do you wanna do now… ?” Sweetie Belle blushed, and then asked; “c-can we do something childish… ? Just for old times sake? Please… ?” Sombra chuckles, and then says; “okay kid… . What do you wanna do now… ?” Sweetie Belle smiled; (still blushing mind you), and then looked back at Sombra to say; “well… . There is one thing… “ before beginning to tap her chin in thought. Chapter Three: A Childish IdeaSweetie Belle is pacing back and forth; unsure of whether this plan of hers is a good idea or not. Meanwhile, King Sombra is just laying on top of Sweetie Belle’s bed. Reason? Sweetie Belle is pacing in her room, and that she brought King Sombra with her just because she thought of something to do with him that could be potentially childish… . And also because she’s scared that Opal might ambush her and scratch her. She’s getting old after all… . And old cats are definitely not to be trifled with. “I’m not so sure if I wanna do this… “ Sweetie Belle said in slight nervousness. King Sombra got up and said; “do what… ?” in confusion. “What’s the problem?” Sweetie Belle whimpered a little out of nervousness, but then sighs; preparing herself for the worst, and then says; “we play dress up… ?” Sombra blinks, snickers, then says; “seriously… ? That’s the problem? Dress up?” Sweetie Belle nodded with a pouty lip. To which point; Sombra then began to burst out laughing. Sweetie Belle; thinking that she’s being laughed at, starts to whimper; tears forming in her eyes, and then she began crying. Sombra picks up Sweetie Belle, then says; “so what? It’s not that childish. And it isn’t embarrassing either… . Only if you dress me up in nice suits and tuxes, then it’s fine… alright?” Sweetie Belle sniffled, wipes her nose with one of her hooves, and then says; “owkay…” while nodding her head. King Sombra then says; “that’s right…” and sets her down. After some careful thinking and planning; Sweetie Belle smiled, clapped her hooves together, and then says; “alright… let’s do this!” King Sombra is looking at himself in a mirror; admiring his new look. Surely… he didn’t think that he was a “formal” pony… . But he guess now that he in fact is… . And he’s loving it! Sweetie Belle however, was just giggling to herself, and is also looking at herself in the mirror; thinking as to how in the world can a simple formal dress still make her look so cute and adorable… . After some time of checking out each other in their formal attire in the mirror inside Sweetie Belle’s room; Sweetie Belle then gave a twirl, and says; “I look ridiculous…” hiding the fact that she herself thinks that she looks cute. King Sombra chuckled, and then said; “to me; I think you look rather adorable… . Considering that you are in fact still little… and such. Despite the fact that you’re not actually little… you know?” Sweetie Belle looked at her reflection once more, and then said with a huff; “I guess you’re right… . I’ll never be a grownup… .” Sweetie Belle then began to walk off; looking defeated. Seeing this; Sombra proceeded to pick her up, cradles her like as if she’s still a child, and then says to Sweetie Belle; “and so what??? Like I said; you can’t grow up instantly just like that… . It takes time… . I mean… after all. If you were to be instantly grown up, then clearly, you’ve missed out on all the fun stuff that you could do as a kid. Am I right… ?” Realizing that he has a point, but also still feels bad for appearing young, Sweetie Belle then replied; “I guess… . But I don’t know though… . I still wanna grow up… . Yet…” she continued as she jumps down from Sombra’s grasp. “I can’t really see myself as a grownup yet… .” Sombra snickers again, and then says; “and what’s wrong with that… ?” Now realizing she’s at a loss, Sweetie Belle says; “nothing… ?” Sombra nodded, and then says; “exactly!” while also picking up Sweetie Belle again, and then cradling her. This made her giggle, and then Sweetie Belle began to hug and nuzzle him while being carried. Blushing, yet chuckling at the same time, Sombra then asks; “what’s that for huh???” Sweetie Belle giggles again, and then replied; “because you’re making me feel young… and so I’m acting young. Sound fair?” Sombra shrugs, and then says; “fair enough… .” Sweetie Belle nuzzled Sombra some more, but then began to yawn. Seeing this, Sombra asks; “want me to put you down so you could get some sleep?” Sweetie nodded, but then says; “you’re gonna have to carry me though… . And tuck me in as well…” while giving Sombra a playful smirk. Sombra smirks as well, chuckles one last time, and then says; “that’s fair… hahaha… . But don’t expect me to read you a bedtime story now… . Got it?” Sweetie Belle then waved a hoof at him, and began drifting off to sleep. After tucking in Sweetie Belle, Sombra then starts to ask; “you need anything? Or at least; need to brush your teeth or something… ?” Sweetie Belle waved her hoof, and then says sleepily; “I’m too tired… . I’ll brush my teeth in the morning… . And besides…” she said as she gets up a little. “I can always do those things myself you know… . You don’t have to treat me too young now… . Okay?” After that, she yawned again. Sombra nodded, shrugged, and then said; “that’s fair… . Goodnight.” and began to leave. But before he could leave, Sweetie Belle said; “wait!” and rose up slightly… . “C-can you get me one of my plushies? Please… ?” Sombra then said; “for real… ? But I thought you don’t want me to treat you too young… ?” Sweetie Belle whimpered from being tired, and said; “cmon. Please… ?” Sighing, Sombra said; “okay… . But don’t expect me to do you any favors…” and went off to get one of Sweetie Belle’s plushies from her plushie pile. Despite Sweetie Belle getting older, she still likes plushies… . Almost like a certain princess in mind… . Anyways; Sweetie Belle got her plushie, hugs it, and then says with a smirk; “oh please… when have I ever wanted to ask you for any favors… ?” Sombra then smirked back and said; “you mean aside from the previous ones? Or… .” But before he could finish, Sweetie Belle wrapped her hooves around Sombra, and then dragged him down onto her bed with a giggle, and says; “goodnight, you old bag…” and falls asleep soon after. Sombra chuckles, and then says; “goodnight, you big baby…” and then get up to leave Sweetie Belle alone for the night. Sweetie Belle then nuzzles close to her pillow, hugging her plushie with one of her hooves, and then falling asleep on top of her other hoof. With that, Sweetie Belle began to snore, and drift off to sleep again. And as for King Sombra; he’s laying in the guest bed already because he passed out even before he got himself tucked into bed. Nevertheless, he’s asleep, and began snoring loudly; thankfully without Sweetie Belle hearing him. The end. Of this chapter that is… . Chapter Four: A Surprising VisitApple Bloom and Scootaloo are currently walking to Rarity’s boutique. Reason why is because a: they wanted to see Sweetie Belle because they’re bored, and wanted something to do with their best friend. And b: they have some sandwiches leftover from watching over Flurry Heart; since the Royal parents keep making too much for her; despite Flurry Heart telling her mom and dad that they’re too worrying, and that they needed to tone it down a notch… . Okay, Flurry Heart would never actually say it like that to her parents, but you get the gist of it. Anyways; the two fillies were just about to knock on the door, when suddenly Scootaloo frowned, and asked; “you don’t think maybe Sweetie Belle is being babysat again, is she? I mean… sure she’s old enough to stay home on her own now… . But I’m kinda concerned that maybe Rarity is still treating her like this, and is making her act like that whenever she’s home. You don’t possibly think that… .” But before she could continue; Apple Bloom cutted her off, and said; “I don’t really think so… . And if that’s the case, so what? We’re still young you know… . We’re not just known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders because we like helping other ponies with their cutie marks; let alone finding them… . Right?” Scootaloo sighed, and then replied with a smile; “you’re right…” and turned to the door. “I just sure hope that Rarity didn’t take it too far… you know? Especially with whom ever Rarity chose to babysit her, you know?” Apple Bloom smiled while patting her friend’s head, and said; “I wouldn’t think so… . Besides? What’s the worst that can happen… ?” Sweetie Belle is putting on the finishing touches to Apple Bloom’s makeup; much to her farmer pal’s dismay. And as for Scootaloo… . She’s in a tux. Reason? “Hey don’t blame me; Sweetie Belle came up with the idea, and I followed.” Sombra argued. Apple Bloom whimpered, then said; “but couldn’t I at least have chosen the color… ? I hate plaid!” Scootaloo growls, then says; “and I’m not a guy! A Tom colt sure, but not an actual colt! Cmon!” King Sombra looked at the two, and then just said; “I don’t know… . I think you two look cute.” Both of the Crusaders whined, and both Apple Bloom and Scootaloo said with a slight whine; “but we don’t wanna be cute!” Sweetie Belle frowns; ears drooping down, and then says with a slight crying tone to it; “well… . If you think that’s bad… then I don’t wanna be friends with you two anymore!” Sweetie then proceeds to cry. King Sombra bursts out laughing, and then says; “wow you’re so dramatic, hahaha!” Sweetie Belle stops crying, chuckles; (since she wasn’t actually crying), and then says; “if you think that’s dramatic; wait until you see what I have in store for Rarity when she gets back.” King Sombra then responded; “hoho! I can’t wait to see what happens… !” Sweetie Belle does an evil laugh while rubbing her hooves together with an evil look, and says; “oh you have no idea… . But first! Is it really okay if I keep acting young? I’m starting to enjoy it!” Both Apple and Scoots blushed, and then both asked; “us too? We really missed being little.” King Sombra thinks for a minute, and then says; “I’ll think about it… . But first: let’s create an evil plan for Rarity’s surprise home. Who’s with me?” Looking evil and rubbing their hooves together, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, then replied together; “we are… .” And then Sombra and the Crusaders did an evil laugh together. Epilogue: Lesson Learned; HopefullyRarity is on her way back home to the boutique. She just hopes that her sister Sweetie Belle wouldn’t be mad at her; (like always), and shun her for who knows how long this time… ? Oh well! Only time will tell… . “So; everyone ready on the plan?” Sombra said to the Crusaders. The Crusaders then saluted, and then made themselves look like crying babies with washable blue paint, diapers filled with dirt and lemonade, and of course; lots and lots of baby toys! Now; how did they get the supplies for this plan of theirs? Easy! Flurry Heart was in Ponyville for a playdate with the Cake Twins, and so the Crusaders decided to get her to help them out with letting them have some of her diapers, toys, and the washable nontoxic hoof paint that her parents brought for her in her saddlebags. On the one condition that they do this again when Flurry’s the one being babysat. They accepted and and went on their way. And now another question; why’s Flurry Heart still packing diapers in her saddlebag? Simple! Flurry Heart doesn’t wanna give up diapers just yet… . And also unfortunately… King Sombra’s help last time with helping her get past her accidents was effective, but sadly not effective enough for nighttime accidents to go away too. Either way, Flurry didn’t care. And she was actually happy that she didn’t give up diapers yet; as were her family and friends too since they wanted to treat her like an infant some more one last time… . Now; on with the main story! “Ooh… . How horrid!” Rarity said as she’s walking back home. “That party was not very good… . Hope that stallion was okay… .” Rarity said as she was thinking about how that one partygoer got attacked by someone from out of nowhere. Rarity then stopped at a nearby bench to ponder and think about why this stallion was hurt. Maybe it was something personal? Maybe it was a misunderstanding? Maybe it was a hit? Either way; she’s hoping that her trip home would be the least of her concerns… . Hopefully… . And so with that; she got up, and began walking back home to her boutique. But first, she had to go to use the bathroom…. . So with that, she ran off to the Sugarcube Corner bakery, and paid for something before she used the restroom per policy… as restrooms are for paying customers only… . “Quick, here she comes, hide!” Scootaloo gasped as she sees Rarity arriving to the front door. “Alright, to your places, move it!” Sombra said while rubbing his shadow hands together while grinning evilly. “This is gonna be fun… .” After five seconds, Rarity opened the door and called out; “Sweetie Belle? Where are you? I hope that I didn’t offend you or anything when I made Sombra babysit you… . You okay?” Rarity soon closed the door, and called out Sweetie Belle’s name. Soon after, King Sombra said; “aand… that’s your cue!” With that, the Crusaders got out of their hiding places, and then shouted; “surpwise!” in the most foalish voice that they could muster while surprising Rarity. Rarity, after seeing the Crusaders, (her sister included), in their little… “predicament”, is speechless… . King Sombra seeing this, says; “hey. You wanted me to babysit right? Well there you go.” Rarity then sputters out; “b-b-b-but I didn’t mean it like that!” Sweetie Belle smiled, and then said; “well you wanted me to act young again right? So there you go.” Realizing that she had a point, Rarity sighs, and then says; “you’re right… . I’m sorry… .” Sweetie Belle smiles, and then hugs and nuzzles her. “However… . There are some things that I still wanna do for when I was younger… .” Raising an eyebrow, Rarity turned to her sister, and then said; “like what… ?” Rarity is pouting because the Crusaders are giving her a makeover. While Sombra in the meanwhile is just snickering; knowing that the girls are doing this on purpose because a: it’s a little payback for all the times that they’ve been treated like they’re still fillies by Rarity. And b: they weren’t done with acting young yet, so there you go. “Can we please hurry this up? I’m missing my afternoon nap.” Rarity grumbled to the Crusaders. “And clean yourselves up and take off those diapers! You’re gonna get a rash!” Sweetie Belle smiled, then blushed and knelt down a little before saying; “um… yeah… . About that… .” Realizing what Sweetie Belle did, everyone groaned because they just founded out that Sweetie Belle had actually used her diaper, and that Sombra knew that he had to change her after all is said and done. The end.
Prologue: The Calming Peace Before the Raging StormKing Sombra is out on a stroll in Ponyville. The reason why is because firstly; it’s a beautiful day outside, and that he doesn’t wanna miss out on all the sunshine while it’s still out there… . I mean after all; Sombra’s home in Ponyville barely has any bright colors there to reflect the sunlight from within; am I right? The second reason why is because Sombra wanted to explore, and also that he doesn’t wanna get too cooped up in his home all day. And lastly; his home got infested with crystal eating termites; so he has basically no choice but to vacate his house while the fumigators do their jobs… . Anyways; King Sombra is out on a stroll and taking in the fresh air. He could see that the Cakes are outside, and are having a nice lunch at the Ponyville Cafe. Unfortunately though; as he expected it; the Twins started fighting again about something, and then they began to toss food at each other because of their argument about who knows what; prompting their parents to intervene. He would’ve helped them break up the fight too, but can’t as firstly; it seemed too personal to intervene. Secondly; he knew that the Twins were not earth ponies, and just decided to let the parents handle it as he doesn’t wanna get blasted by one of Pumpkin Cake’s magic bolts; or having Poundcake accidentally wailing on him for when he comes to blows with his sibling. And lastly; before he could actually attempt to help out with breaking up the fight; Rarity from out of nowhere took his hoof, and pulled him aside so they could talk about something… ; leaving the two parents to deal with the situation themselves. Stunned that he was pulled aside by what he assumed was a random pony at first, but then eventually founded out that it was only Rarity; King Sombra took a deep breath to calm himself down so he could recover from his shocked state, and then asks; “Rarity? What’re you doing here? I thought you were gonna go to your party at Canterlot, or something… .” Rarity cleared her throat, and then says; “of course I am darling. Why would you ask something as silly as that?” King Sombra chuckled to himself, and then replied; “uh… because you told me all that through a letter, and to possibly tell your friends if they didn’t know yet. Remember?” Rarity blinked, chuckles, and then replies back; “I did… . But I also didn’t mention this particular thing in the letter because I wanted to talk to you about it personally.” King Sombra blinked too; this time out of confusion, and then asks; “what “thing” are you exactly referring to?” Rarity gave a deep sigh, and then says; “oh it’s just that I thought since I’m going away for a while, then maybe you could do something for me… ?” Still not knowing what she was referring about; King Sombra then asked; “like what… ?” clearly having his patience tested. “Are you nuts?!” Sombra shouted while he’s at the boutique with Rarity and Sweetie Belle. “Yeah…” Sweetie Belle chimes in with a slight whine to her voice. “Are you kidding me?! No way! I’m too old to be babysat, and you know this!” King Sombra pointed to Sweetie Belle with both shadow arms while looking at Rarity, and then says; “see?! This is why I don’t wanna babysit her when you first proposed the idea! Even I can tell that she’s too old for foalsitters, and you know it!” Rarity gave off a sad face; hoping that it’ll somehow convince the ex villain to somehow agree to Rarity’s terms, and such. Not wanting to have her older sibling look so embarrassing while she’s being dramatic; Sweetie Belle gave off a growl, and then said; “fine! I’ll let King Sombra babysit me if you stop with that face! Okay?!” Rarity then smiled brightly, and then said; “I won’t be gone for long now darlings… . Now then; behave yourselves, and I’ll be back before you know it. Okay?” Sombra gave out a heavy sigh, and said; “we get it… . Now go! You’ll miss your party.” Rarity beamed, and then hopped off to the front door. But before she could fully leave; Rarity peeked her head out through the door that’s slightly opened, and then says; “oh, one more thing… .” Sombra sighs again, and then says; “what now… ?” Rarity then responded; “please do make sure that Sweetie Belle gets to bed on time… . She can get really cranky when she doesn’t get enough sleep; okay?” Sweetie Belle got a little speechless/angry at that comment, and then shouted; “are you kidding me?!” Rarity just smiled, and then said; “ta ta… ” while waving the two goodbye before leaving for good this time; (or until she returns from the party of course). Sweetie Belle then got red all over from her anger, and then growled while having supposed steam coming out from her ears because of it. King Sombra sighs, and then says; “let’s just forget about her. Besides; I wouldn’t want you and the Crusaders having a wicked party and trashing the boutique in the process… right? Sweetie Belle giggled from that remark, and then said; “I guess so… if you can handle it that is… “ she smirked. King Sombra chuckles, and then says; “I can too handle this… . Now then… “ he began before clapping his shadow hands together; “what do you wanna do now… ?”
Chapter One: A Very Interesting TimeSweetie Belle and King Sombra are currently lying on the ground, and staring up at the ceiling. Why? Because as mentioned; Sweetie Belle is too old for foalsitters… . And also that since she’s old enough to stay on her own; yet despite what her personality might suggest; she couldn’t think of anything that’ll satisfy her boredom… ; let alone what there is to do at the boutique now that she’s almost a grownup; per se. Few hours have passed, and still nothing. At least until… . “Grrr, I’m so bored!” Sweetie Belle said out of boredom. “There’s nothing to do, and I’m too old to deal in kiddie games now… ! Cmon!” King Sombra sighs, gets up from the floor, and then says; “well, so what? Who says you have to grow up too fast?” Sweetie Belle gestures with both of her hooves pointing towards a window, and then says; “society. That’s who!” King Sombra chuckles, and then says; “yeah.. so what? Who says that you can’t still be a kid while you’re young; right?” Sweetie Belle frowned with drooping ears, and then says with a slight whine in her voice; “no… .” King Sombra nodded, and then replied; “right!” and approached Sweetie Belle. “So what do you say that we do something that you used to do when you were little. It doesn’t have to be when you were too little; let alone a little baby… right?” Sweetie Belle said with slight hesitation; “right… .” Sombra nodded once more, and then replied; “so… ? What do you think… ?” After giving it some careful thought, Sweetie Belle replied; “deal… “ but eventually looked stern, and added; “but if there’s an activity that’s literally just for foals that you offered me, then I’m calling it off. Got it?” King Sombra shrugged, and then said; “whatever you say princess.” Sweetie Belle then growled; mainly because of two things… . One is that she’s sick and tired of being referred to as Flurry Heart’s lookalike; despite them not being the same age, or even having the same mane color, and such. As for the second reason; she’s beginning to regret accepting as to what’s she’s gonna do with King Sombra… . But eh, who knows… ? Maybe Sweetie Belle might enjoy doing a childish activity… ? Or maybe she’ll hate it; like she’d usually do… . Well; as many others would’ve said; “only one way to find out… .”
Chapter Two: An Interesting DesignSweetie Belle and King Sombra are laying out the supplies that they retrieved on a table so they could see what is there for them to draw, or whatever with these supplies. “So…” Sweetie Belle began. “I’ve heard that you saved us from the yetis, and bandits… . And all within a four month gap between the two events as well… . How’d you do it?” King Sombra blushed; having completely forgotten about saving all of Equestria, and for stopping all of those beings wreaking havoc in the process as well… . He then continued by saying; “eh… . It’s no big deal; really… . I’m sure of it.” Sweetie Belle shrugged, and then said; “fair enough… .” She then continued on by saying; “you’re not the only hero/villain to shrug off their heroics after all… .” Sombra turned to Sweetie Belle with a blush, and then said; “hey… ?” Sweetie Belle giggled, and then said; “it’s fine…” before setting what remained of the supplies onto the table. “Hmm…” Sombra said while tapping his chin. “What’re we gonna draw?” Sweetie Belle paused looking over the supplies, and then says; “I have no idea actually… . What do you think?” Sombra shrugs, and then says; “beats me… . I was honestly thinking that you’d draw something cute and innocent; like a child’s version of a flower, or something. Sweetie Belle chuckled, and then said; “maybe… .” and then turned to looked at Sombra to ask; “what are you gonna draw… ?” Sombra snickered, and then said; “probably me with dark crystals around me to show how powerful I am.” Sweetie Belle chuckled again, and then said; “I guess… .” She then sighed, before saying; “I honestly don’t know if I wanna… “indulge” in this activity… . Like; I’m not a little kid no more… . I’m a grown up now… I think… .” Sombra sighs, kneels down to look at Sweetie Belle, and then says; “how about we just decide on what we’re gonna draw… okay? And if you don’t wanna do that, then we’ll do something else… . Alright? What do you say… ?” Sweetie Belle starts tapping on her chin to think about it. After a few minutes; Sweetie Belle sighs, smiles; (knowing that she could get out of drawing if she doesn’t want to), and then says; “deal!” Sombra then clapped his shadow hands together, and then says; “alright… let’s do this.” before getting some of the art supplies from the table to start drawing, or whatever. After a few hours; surprisingly… . “Wow…” Sombra said in slight astonishment of himself. “I honestly can’t believe that I still know how to draw… and such. That’s awesome!” Sweetie Belle stared in awe at Sombra’s creation, and then asks; “how’d you still know how to do this… ? That’s amazing!” Sombra chuckled a bit, and then says; “it’s not much, really… . I just tapped into something that I didn’t know I had… and bada boom… .” Sweetie Belle then frowned, and then looked at her creation. She then felt frustrated, and then threw the paper down on the ground with a huff. Sombra looked at what she made, snickered, and then said; “really… ? You’re mad at making that? Why?” Sweetie Belle then clenched her face and hooves in frustration, and then replied; “because I wanted to make something that isn’t childish… . But… I failed… .” She then began to whine, and then said; “I never wanted to make something like that… . I’m not a baby no more… . Hmph… .” Sombra then sighs, picks up her drawing, leans down to put a shadow hand on her shoulder while using his other one to hold Sweetie Belle’s drawing, and then says; “yeah… ? But so what? You’re not gonna instantly grow up just because you’ve gotten older… . Right?” Sweetie Belle wipes her nose with a sniffle, and then says; “yeah… . But I want to. It’s so embarrassing… .” Sombra snickers, gives Sweetie Belle her drawing back, picks her up, and then says; “well hey… . If you think it’s embarrassing, then it is… . However; if you don’t think that it’s embarrassing, then it isn’t. Okay… ?” Sweetie Belle wiped her nose with a sniffle again, and then replied; “uh huh…” while nodding her head yes. Sombra then smiled, and said in return; “well I think that it’s cute, and not embarrassing that you’re still acting young… okay… ?” Sweetie Belle nodded again, and then Sombra continued by saying; “so how about you… ? What do you think?” Sweetie Belle gave a few pats to her chin to think it over… . Eventually, she just sighed, starts to smile, and then said; “okay… . You win… . I’m still young… .” Sombra smiled also, and then said; “there you go now… .” After some cleaning up because of the art supplies, King Sombra then says; “now…” before wrapping a shadow arm around Sweetie Belle. “Let’s go put that up on the fridge, okay? I’m sure your older sibling will appreciate the gesture; right… ?” Sweetie Belle nodded, but then said; “wait!” before getting in front of him, and said; “can we keep this as a secret? Please… ? I don’t want anyone else to know… .” Sombra scoffed, and then said; “no one really has to know… okay… ? Only your friends and sibling… . And maybe your parents too; if you’re ready… . Is that okay… ?” Sweetie Belle tapped her chin in thought; before looking up at King Sombra, and then said; “okay…” before giggling a bit. “Now let’s go put my picture up!” And with that; Sombra went to the kitchen to help Sweetie Belle with putting up her picture on the fridge. “So…” King Sombra began while he’s sitting at the kitchen table with Sweetie Belle. “What do you wanna do now… ?” Sweetie Belle blushed, and then asked; “c-can we do something childish… ? Just for old times sake? Please… ?” Sombra chuckles, and then says; “okay kid… . What do you wanna do now… ?” Sweetie Belle smiled; (still blushing mind you), and then looked back at Sombra to say; “well… . There is one thing… “ before beginning to tap her chin in thought.
Chapter Three: A Childish IdeaSweetie Belle is pacing back and forth; unsure of whether this plan of hers is a good idea or not. Meanwhile, King Sombra is just laying on top of Sweetie Belle’s bed. Reason? Sweetie Belle is pacing in her room, and that she brought King Sombra with her just because she thought of something to do with him that could be potentially childish… . And also because she’s scared that Opal might ambush her and scratch her. She’s getting old after all… . And old cats are definitely not to be trifled with. “I’m not so sure if I wanna do this… “ Sweetie Belle said in slight nervousness. King Sombra got up and said; “do what… ?” in confusion. “What’s the problem?” Sweetie Belle whimpered a little out of nervousness, but then sighs; preparing herself for the worst, and then says; “we play dress up… ?” Sombra blinks, snickers, then says; “seriously… ? That’s the problem? Dress up?” Sweetie Belle nodded with a pouty lip. To which point; Sombra then began to burst out laughing. Sweetie Belle; thinking that she’s being laughed at, starts to whimper; tears forming in her eyes, and then she began crying. Sombra picks up Sweetie Belle, then says; “so what? It’s not that childish. And it isn’t embarrassing either… . Only if you dress me up in nice suits and tuxes, then it’s fine… alright?” Sweetie Belle sniffled, wipes her nose with one of her hooves, and then says; “owkay…” while nodding her head. King Sombra then says; “that’s right…” and sets her down. After some careful thinking and planning; Sweetie Belle smiled, clapped her hooves together, and then says; “alright… let’s do this!” King Sombra is looking at himself in a mirror; admiring his new look. Surely… he didn’t think that he was a “formal” pony… . But he guess now that he in fact is… . And he’s loving it! Sweetie Belle however, was just giggling to herself, and is also looking at herself in the mirror; thinking as to how in the world can a simple formal dress still make her look so cute and adorable… . After some time of checking out each other in their formal attire in the mirror inside Sweetie Belle’s room; Sweetie Belle then gave a twirl, and says; “I look ridiculous…” hiding the fact that she herself thinks that she looks cute. King Sombra chuckled, and then said; “to me; I think you look rather adorable… . Considering that you are in fact still little… and such. Despite the fact that you’re not actually little… you know?” Sweetie Belle looked at her reflection once more, and then said with a huff; “I guess you’re right… . I’ll never be a grownup… .” Sweetie Belle then began to walk off; looking defeated. Seeing this; Sombra proceeded to pick her up, cradles her like as if she’s still a child, and then says to Sweetie Belle; “and so what??? Like I said; you can’t grow up instantly just like that… . It takes time… . I mean… after all. If you were to be instantly grown up, then clearly, you’ve missed out on all the fun stuff that you could do as a kid. Am I right… ?” Realizing that he has a point, but also still feels bad for appearing young, Sweetie Belle then replied; “I guess… . But I don’t know though… . I still wanna grow up… . Yet…” she continued as she jumps down from Sombra’s grasp. “I can’t really see myself as a grownup yet… .” Sombra snickers again, and then says; “and what’s wrong with that… ?” Now realizing she’s at a loss, Sweetie Belle says; “nothing… ?” Sombra nodded, and then says; “exactly!” while also picking up Sweetie Belle again, and then cradling her. This made her giggle, and then Sweetie Belle began to hug and nuzzle him while being carried. Blushing, yet chuckling at the same time, Sombra then asks; “what’s that for huh???” Sweetie Belle giggles again, and then replied; “because you’re making me feel young… and so I’m acting young. Sound fair?” Sombra shrugs, and then says; “fair enough… .” Sweetie Belle nuzzled Sombra some more, but then began to yawn. Seeing this, Sombra asks; “want me to put you down so you could get some sleep?” Sweetie nodded, but then says; “you’re gonna have to carry me though… . And tuck me in as well…” while giving Sombra a playful smirk. Sombra smirks as well, chuckles one last time, and then says; “that’s fair… hahaha… . But don’t expect me to read you a bedtime story now… . Got it?” Sweetie Belle then waved a hoof at him, and began drifting off to sleep. After tucking in Sweetie Belle, Sombra then starts to ask; “you need anything? Or at least; need to brush your teeth or something… ?” Sweetie Belle waved her hoof, and then says sleepily; “I’m too tired… . I’ll brush my teeth in the morning… . And besides…” she said as she gets up a little. “I can always do those things myself you know… . You don’t have to treat me too young now… . Okay?” After that, she yawned again. Sombra nodded, shrugged, and then said; “that’s fair… . Goodnight.” and began to leave. But before he could leave, Sweetie Belle said; “wait!” and rose up slightly… . “C-can you get me one of my plushies? Please… ?” Sombra then said; “for real… ? But I thought you don’t want me to treat you too young… ?” Sweetie Belle whimpered from being tired, and said; “cmon. Please… ?” Sighing, Sombra said; “okay… . But don’t expect me to do you any favors…” and went off to get one of Sweetie Belle’s plushies from her plushie pile. Despite Sweetie Belle getting older, she still likes plushies… . Almost like a certain princess in mind… . Anyways; Sweetie Belle got her plushie, hugs it, and then says with a smirk; “oh please… when have I ever wanted to ask you for any favors… ?” Sombra then smirked back and said; “you mean aside from the previous ones? Or… .” But before he could finish, Sweetie Belle wrapped her hooves around Sombra, and then dragged him down onto her bed with a giggle, and says; “goodnight, you old bag…” and falls asleep soon after. Sombra chuckles, and then says; “goodnight, you big baby…” and then get up to leave Sweetie Belle alone for the night. Sweetie Belle then nuzzles close to her pillow, hugging her plushie with one of her hooves, and then falling asleep on top of her other hoof. With that, Sweetie Belle began to snore, and drift off to sleep again. And as for King Sombra; he’s laying in the guest bed already because he passed out even before he got himself tucked into bed. Nevertheless, he’s asleep, and began snoring loudly; thankfully without Sweetie Belle hearing him. The end. Of this chapter that is… .
Chapter Four: A Surprising VisitApple Bloom and Scootaloo are currently walking to Rarity’s boutique. Reason why is because a: they wanted to see Sweetie Belle because they’re bored, and wanted something to do with their best friend. And b: they have some sandwiches leftover from watching over Flurry Heart; since the Royal parents keep making too much for her; despite Flurry Heart telling her mom and dad that they’re too worrying, and that they needed to tone it down a notch… . Okay, Flurry Heart would never actually say it like that to her parents, but you get the gist of it. Anyways; the two fillies were just about to knock on the door, when suddenly Scootaloo frowned, and asked; “you don’t think maybe Sweetie Belle is being babysat again, is she? I mean… sure she’s old enough to stay home on her own now… . But I’m kinda concerned that maybe Rarity is still treating her like this, and is making her act like that whenever she’s home. You don’t possibly think that… .” But before she could continue; Apple Bloom cutted her off, and said; “I don’t really think so… . And if that’s the case, so what? We’re still young you know… . We’re not just known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders because we like helping other ponies with their cutie marks; let alone finding them… . Right?” Scootaloo sighed, and then replied with a smile; “you’re right…” and turned to the door. “I just sure hope that Rarity didn’t take it too far… you know? Especially with whom ever Rarity chose to babysit her, you know?” Apple Bloom smiled while patting her friend’s head, and said; “I wouldn’t think so… . Besides? What’s the worst that can happen… ?” Sweetie Belle is putting on the finishing touches to Apple Bloom’s makeup; much to her farmer pal’s dismay. And as for Scootaloo… . She’s in a tux. Reason? “Hey don’t blame me; Sweetie Belle came up with the idea, and I followed.” Sombra argued. Apple Bloom whimpered, then said; “but couldn’t I at least have chosen the color… ? I hate plaid!” Scootaloo growls, then says; “and I’m not a guy! A Tom colt sure, but not an actual colt! Cmon!” King Sombra looked at the two, and then just said; “I don’t know… . I think you two look cute.” Both of the Crusaders whined, and both Apple Bloom and Scootaloo said with a slight whine; “but we don’t wanna be cute!” Sweetie Belle frowns; ears drooping down, and then says with a slight crying tone to it; “well… . If you think that’s bad… then I don’t wanna be friends with you two anymore!” Sweetie then proceeds to cry. King Sombra bursts out laughing, and then says; “wow you’re so dramatic, hahaha!” Sweetie Belle stops crying, chuckles; (since she wasn’t actually crying), and then says; “if you think that’s dramatic; wait until you see what I have in store for Rarity when she gets back.” King Sombra then responded; “hoho! I can’t wait to see what happens… !” Sweetie Belle does an evil laugh while rubbing her hooves together with an evil look, and says; “oh you have no idea… . But first! Is it really okay if I keep acting young? I’m starting to enjoy it!” Both Apple and Scoots blushed, and then both asked; “us too? We really missed being little.” King Sombra thinks for a minute, and then says; “I’ll think about it… . But first: let’s create an evil plan for Rarity’s surprise home. Who’s with me?” Looking evil and rubbing their hooves together, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, then replied together; “we are… .” And then Sombra and the Crusaders did an evil laugh together.
Epilogue: Lesson Learned; HopefullyRarity is on her way back home to the boutique. She just hopes that her sister Sweetie Belle wouldn’t be mad at her; (like always), and shun her for who knows how long this time… ? Oh well! Only time will tell… . “So; everyone ready on the plan?” Sombra said to the Crusaders. The Crusaders then saluted, and then made themselves look like crying babies with washable blue paint, diapers filled with dirt and lemonade, and of course; lots and lots of baby toys! Now; how did they get the supplies for this plan of theirs? Easy! Flurry Heart was in Ponyville for a playdate with the Cake Twins, and so the Crusaders decided to get her to help them out with letting them have some of her diapers, toys, and the washable nontoxic hoof paint that her parents brought for her in her saddlebags. On the one condition that they do this again when Flurry’s the one being babysat. They accepted and and went on their way. And now another question; why’s Flurry Heart still packing diapers in her saddlebag? Simple! Flurry Heart doesn’t wanna give up diapers just yet… . And also unfortunately… King Sombra’s help last time with helping her get past her accidents was effective, but sadly not effective enough for nighttime accidents to go away too. Either way, Flurry didn’t care. And she was actually happy that she didn’t give up diapers yet; as were her family and friends too since they wanted to treat her like an infant some more one last time… . Now; on with the main story! “Ooh… . How horrid!” Rarity said as she’s walking back home. “That party was not very good… . Hope that stallion was okay… .” Rarity said as she was thinking about how that one partygoer got attacked by someone from out of nowhere. Rarity then stopped at a nearby bench to ponder and think about why this stallion was hurt. Maybe it was something personal? Maybe it was a misunderstanding? Maybe it was a hit? Either way; she’s hoping that her trip home would be the least of her concerns… . Hopefully… . And so with that; she got up, and began walking back home to her boutique. But first, she had to go to use the bathroom…. . So with that, she ran off to the Sugarcube Corner bakery, and paid for something before she used the restroom per policy… as restrooms are for paying customers only… . “Quick, here she comes, hide!” Scootaloo gasped as she sees Rarity arriving to the front door. “Alright, to your places, move it!” Sombra said while rubbing his shadow hands together while grinning evilly. “This is gonna be fun… .” After five seconds, Rarity opened the door and called out; “Sweetie Belle? Where are you? I hope that I didn’t offend you or anything when I made Sombra babysit you… . You okay?” Rarity soon closed the door, and called out Sweetie Belle’s name. Soon after, King Sombra said; “aand… that’s your cue!” With that, the Crusaders got out of their hiding places, and then shouted; “surpwise!” in the most foalish voice that they could muster while surprising Rarity. Rarity, after seeing the Crusaders, (her sister included), in their little… “predicament”, is speechless… . King Sombra seeing this, says; “hey. You wanted me to babysit right? Well there you go.” Rarity then sputters out; “b-b-b-but I didn’t mean it like that!” Sweetie Belle smiled, and then said; “well you wanted me to act young again right? So there you go.” Realizing that she had a point, Rarity sighs, and then says; “you’re right… . I’m sorry… .” Sweetie Belle smiles, and then hugs and nuzzles her. “However… . There are some things that I still wanna do for when I was younger… .” Raising an eyebrow, Rarity turned to her sister, and then said; “like what… ?” Rarity is pouting because the Crusaders are giving her a makeover. While Sombra in the meanwhile is just snickering; knowing that the girls are doing this on purpose because a: it’s a little payback for all the times that they’ve been treated like they’re still fillies by Rarity. And b: they weren’t done with acting young yet, so there you go. “Can we please hurry this up? I’m missing my afternoon nap.” Rarity grumbled to the Crusaders. “And clean yourselves up and take off those diapers! You’re gonna get a rash!” Sweetie Belle smiled, then blushed and knelt down a little before saying; “um… yeah… . About that… .” Realizing what Sweetie Belle did, everyone groaned because they just founded out that Sweetie Belle had actually used her diaper, and that Sombra knew that he had to change her after all is said and done. The end.
