Back To The Basics

By

Sparknanator

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Twilight Velvet continued to rock her now sleeping daughter, smiling at the sight. She looked back up at the five mares in front of her with a smile only a mother could give, "So let me get this right; you all took turns looking after her when her potion failed?" Velvet asked.

"Well if it was not for Pinkie we would not have known about her." Rarity said.

Applejack nodded, "Yup, everypony except Rainbow Dash. She is tha' only one who hasn't foalsat Twilight."

With that everypony turned their attention to the cyan mare, "Hey sorry but I am not going to watch a foal." Rainbow Dash said getting defensive, "Besides I am way too busy with either training to become a wonderbolt or I am on weather duty. So I can not do that."

Everypony kept talking while Twilight Velvet just looked down at her daughter again, "So what have you been feeding her? And how often?" Velvet asked.

"Well you see..." Rarity started, "She has not been adjusting to her new diet so well. The only time she really eats is when she is asleep." Rarity sighed, she did not want to explain this but she knew she had to, "We kinda have to give her a bottle when she is sleeping, seeing as that is the only time she is willing to eat."

Applejack had told Twilight Velvet about her difficulties in trying to get Twilight to eat and about when she had left the room, Twilight had grabbed her plate and only succeeded on slobbering all over Applejack's food. Twilight Velvet giggled at the thought of Twilight trying to eat solid foods again. Pinkie Pie had told her about Twilight trying to eat a cupcake but she only got covered in frosting from head to hoof.

***

Twilight had awoke a few hours later in a room, it was chilly and dark. She looked around, seeing wooden bars surrounding her. She continued examining the room, she could clearly see her bed, “Great, I guess I am in a crib again.” Twilight sighed. She tried to stand up on all fours, managing only to fall on her flank, “Well this is great. I still can’t stand or walk for that matter.”

Twilight felt the need to scream so she did; immediately hearing the sound of hoof steps running the up stairs. The door opened, revealing a white mare, “Good morning Twilight sweetie.” Velvet said as she went over to the crib and lifted Twilight out of it, “I hope you slept well.” Velvet gave Twilight a kiss on the cheek.

Twilight tried to push her away “No I don’t want a kiss!” Twilight thought as she tried to shout at Velvet, only for it to sound like foals babbling.

Velvet giggled “Well somepony is excited.” she booped Twilight’s nose, “Mommy has a surprise for you later today.”

Twilight looked up at Velvet cocking an eyebrow, “Wait, surprise? what kind of surprise?”

“Right after breakfast mommy is going to take you to see your auntie Pinkie for your surprise.” Velvet said, placing Twilight into her high chair and turning around, grabbing a bib, “And I think you are going to have fun.” Velvet said as she tied the bib around Twilight’s neck, “Now I have heard that you have not been eating much so...” Velvet levitated a bowl of gelatin in front of Twilight, “I made gelatin. Now open wide” Velvet levitated a spoonful of the gelatin to Twilight’s mouth. The little foal turned her head.

“No way that stuff looks yucky! Twilight thought, sticking her tongue out only for the gelatin to hit her tongue, “Ewww! Twilight started to try and smash the gelatin only to have Velvet swat her hooves away.

“No no Twilight, we can’t do that.” Velvet scolded the foal, still levitating the spoon to her daughters face and watching Twilight turn her head again, “Come on Twilight just one bite.” Twilight shook her head Velvet levitated the spoon closer, “Please? For me?”

Twilight shook her head again “No, I will not lowering myself to eating foal stuff.” Twilight pouted again, not moving an inch, “I don’t want it! I already tasted it! And I was right. It was yucky!” Twilight waggled her hooves babbling.

Velvet tapped a hoof to her chin, “Come on Twilight just one little tiny bite?” Twilight shook her head again. Velvet levitated the spoon a little closer, “Just one little bite. That is all I am asking, just one bite and you won’t have to eat any more.”

Twilight looked at her mother, “Just one bite huh?” Twilight looked at the gelatin, “I guess that could not be SO bad” Twilight opened her mouth, allowing Velvet to place the gelatin into her mouth. Twilight closed her mouth before immediately spitting out the gelatin “What the buck?! that was horrible!” Twilight sneezed causing Velvet to giggle.

Velvet took a napkin and wiped her face along with Twilight’s face, “I am guessing you did not like that.”

“That stuff was so gross!” Twilight though trying to wipe the taste out of her mouth wide eyed, “Never again!

***

After bath time, Velvet had gotten Twilight dressed and packed her a bag, smiling, “I think you will like this surprise.” Velvet said as she placed Twilight in a foal carrier. Twilight struggled, trying to get out, “No Twilight. You have to stay in there so you don’t get lost.”

Twilight kept kicking, trying in vain to get out, “Gah! I hate this thing! the lavender foal pouted and began to suck her little hoof, not even noticing, “I wonder what the surprise is” Twilight covered her eyes as soon as they were outside, trying to shield them from the sudden flash of light that came from the sun, “Gah the sun is bright today!”

Velvet looked down at Twilight and giggled as she began trotting off; humming a little tune as she did so. Twilight was too busy trying to get out of the foal carrier to notice Sugar Cube Corner in the distance. Sighing Twilight could hear ponies around her chatting and the birds chirping “Normally I would love taking a walk in the morning but not like this” Velvet looked down at her daughter, still smiling, as she walked into Sugar Cube Corner. The sound of bells jingling jolted Twilight out of her little fantasy, “Huh, what? why are we at Sugar Cube Corner”

Velvet levitated Twilight out of the foal carrier, setting her on the floor and walking up to Pinkie Pie, “Hello Pinkie” Velvet said with a smile.

“Oh hi Ms.Vel-” Pinkie was cut off.

“Just call me Velvet.”

“Hi Velvet!” The hyperactive pink earth pony said, taking her gaze to Twilight, “Hi Twilight!” Twilight tried to shy away, “Aww isn’t that cute!” Pinkie squealed, “Are you excited about your playdate with Pound and Pumpkin?” Twilight cocked an eyebrow.

“Wait, playdate? With Pound and Pumpkin? This can’t be right” Twilight thought to herself as she crawled around without noticing what she was doing.

Velvet giggled, “I am guessing that is a yes.” she watched as Twilight sat down on her flank “Well Pinkie do you want me to come and pick her up later or do you want me to stay here?” Velvet asked.

“You can stay or leave, whatever you want as long as Twilight has fun!” Pinkie said as she started bouncing around, “Oh I should go and get Pound and Pumpkin!” with that Pinkie zipped off in a pink blur.

“How did she do that?” Velvet asked to nopony in particular.

“You learn not to ask things after living in Ponyville for a while...” Twilight thought to herself with a deadpanned expression.

Velvet sat on the floor in front of Twilight, “My, my you have a little personality don’t you?” Velvet picked Twilight’s hooves up, “Who has tiny hooves? Who has tiny hooves?” Twilight giggled, “You do! Yes you do.”

Twilight kept giggling trying to get away from Velvet “H-hey my hooves are not that tiny! Twilight thought, still in a fit of giggles, “C-come on st-stop” Twilight flailed her hooves around trying to escape her mother “St-stop it already!”

Velvet kept tickling Twilight, “Oh no the raspberry monster is coming” Velvet said as she blew a raspberry on Twilight’s stomach she couldn’t resist the giggles that escaped, no matter how badly she didn’t want it to. Velvet sat Twilight on the ground, the foal was still giggling.

“Hey that looked like fun.” A new voice said. It sounded like that of a filly.

Twilight looked around, “Hello? Who is there?”

“Duh look behind you another voice said. Twilight could not make out the voices or who they belonged to so she turned around, seeing Pound and Pumpkin sitting behind her. Pumpkin waved to Twilight who just sat there, shocked.But she managed to wave back.

“Hey I know you! your Auntie Pinkie’s friend Twilight! I thought you were bigger.” Pound stated with a grin.

“Uhh yeah I kinda had an accident wh-” Twilight was cut off.

“Oh if you did you should get Auntie Pinkie.” Pound commented.

“As I was going to say I had an accident when making a new potion that makes somepony younger. I must have done something wrong and well, this happened.” Twilight thought as Twilight, Pound and Pumpkin sat in their little circle talking to each other Pinkie and Velvet sat at a table having a bit of a late lunch, though to them it only sounded like foals babbling.

“So what are you then?” Pumpkin asked, clearly confused.

“Well I guess I am a foal now.” Twilight sighed, “You have no idea how frustrating this is. Everypony talks to me like I am a foal.”

“I don’t care if they do it to me because I get free sweets out of it just by acting cute.” Pound exclaimed, Pumpkin hit Pound’s arm, “Ouch! geez watch it that hurt!”

“Well Pound you need to be a little more sensitive to Twilight and sym-symp-”

“Sympathetic Pumpkin the word in sympathetic” Twilight corrected, “And please don’t, this was my own doing so I am stuck like this.”

“Just wait until you have to get a shot.” Pound grinned, staring right into Twilight’s eyes, causing her to shudder.

“Well I really doubt that I will be getting one of those. I already had them when I was a foal.” Twilight said.

“I doubt it, I heard Pinkie talking earlier and she said something about you getting shots soon.” Pound said, “But if you're good when you get them the doctor gives you a lollipop! and he can understand us!” Pound exclaimed throwing his hooves up in the air.

Twilight facehoofed, “So what you're saying is the pediatrician speaks foal?” Twilight asked Pound and Pumpkin nodded “That is crazy its not scientifically possible to understand a foal unless you are a foal...” Twilight said trailing off.

***

“Alright Twilight time to tell your friends goodbye.” Velvet said as she picked Twilight up, the foal yawned a little, “And I think a certain somepony needs a nap.” right as Velvet was about to put Twilight in the foal carrier she was stopped by a pink hoof.

“She can take her nap here!” Pinkie said bouncing around Velvet, “I don’t think Pumpkin will mind sharing her crib with Twilight, they are friends after all!” Pinkie said with her continuous bouncing, “No not friends, bestest friends!” Velvet let out a small laugh and agreed to let Twilight take her nap here so she could get to know Pinkie better.

Author's Note

I know it took me a while to update sorry but I hit a bit of a block don't worry I will try and update sooner