//------------------------------// // Chapter one: The New Years Family Tradition // Story: Dr Whooves Baby New Year // by Foal Star //------------------------------// Ponyville was a buzz of activity as new years eve rolled around. Banners and streamer hung about all thank to Pinkie Pie and her supreme skill. Activities were happening all over town from kiddy rides to smaller get togethers. Dr. Whooves was spending such a fine holiday cooped up in his workshop busying himself with making a new and strange electromagnetic device consisting of two metal towers with sparks of energy bouncing between the wo causing flashes of lighting. He chuckled “this is going to be astounding! All of ponyville will be amazed at my new lightning creator!” His excitement was interrupted as he heard knocking at the door. Turning off his contraption, he headed over with a skip in his step. He opened the door to see a plump brown earth pony mare with a white mane the back tied into a bun. Adorning her flank was a cuckoo clock with a little bird sticking out. Dr whooves recognized the mare immediately “Grandmother!” She squealed and took the stallion into a crushing hug and cooed. “Whoovesey! It's so good to see you!” Dr Whooves wheezed “Granny..can’t breath!” She quickly broke her embrace and blushed. “Sorry It's just been so long since I last seen you!” He held his hoof to his chest gasping for breath. “So granny, what are you doing in Ponyville?” She just walked into his house cooing. “Oh I was just in the area and wanted to see you is all deary.” She looked around his house with a smile and commented sweetly. “Such a lovely home are you married yet?” He blushed and replied. “Well Derpy is my special somepony and I were just engaged we haven’t planned the wedding just yet.” Granny blushed. “oh dear, I'm afraid there something you’ll have to do that might put a dent in your plans.” Dr. Whooves eyed his granny suspiciously, recalling the various strange traditions his family had. “wait...what do you mean?” He quickly tried to think of if he made any commitments as of late but was drawing a blank. Upon seeing the confused stare, she strolled over to a chair and sat down. “Alright I better explain the Time turner family tradition for New Years.” Dr Whooves sat across from her and groaned as he thought, oh no! Not another family tradition these things are so annoying! She waited a few seconds before starting, “well you know how Celestia raises the sun and Luna raises the moon. Well us Time Turners raise the next year and everyone of us once in a while have to turn back to babies to raise the next year.” Dr.Whooves mouth dropped as he thought Oh Celestia no! she gave him a smile and cooed, “guess what you‘ve been selected by the Time turner family to be next years New Years Baby.” Dr Whooves squeaked stumbling backwards, “y...you’re going to turn me into a baby!” The old mare got up and cooed, “sweetie you already did this before remember second grade?” He squealed as memories flooded back of him as a colt years when he was a baby passing his classes and still getting straight A’s. The grandmother took out a small photo album. “See I even got a picture of you when you graduated.” 1Dr Whooves squeaked seeing a baby holding a report card with all A’s. The stallion gulped, “so...you can’t choose somepony else?” She cooed,”well we all know your very busy with your inventions so we waited for you to be the last on the list. Heck I did it last year.” Dr whooves groaned slamming a hoof in his face, “come on! I don’t want to be a foal again! I mean is there another way to bring in the new year?” The granny shook her head. “I’m sorry but if one us doesn't do it the new year will never come. It’s really important that this is done.” Dr.Whooves groaned walking back and forth, what do I do? If I pass it off to some other pony it would be unfair. But If I do become a foal I’m going to be unable to work on my inventions.  He sighed looking up and groaned, “alright...I guess a year as a foal will be fine.” The granny got up and hugged Dr.Whooves crushing him again, “oh how wonderful! I knew you would do it thank you!” Dr.Whooves groaned, “alright..let...go….can’t breathe...” She blushed putting him down, “sorry...guess I don’t know my own strength,” she beamed pulling out the familiar white sash with golden letters embroidered on it. ‘New year foal.’ She put it over Dr. Whooves chest and he mumbled, “will I become a foal now?” The mare laughed, “nope!” She moved her hoof to his hourglass cutie mark and gave it a light flick causing it to flip over and the sand to run down into the bottom.  Before he could say anything the stallion started to shrink the family magic courses through him. The granny cooed,”don’t worry sweetie just relax and let it flow.” ------------ Derpy knocked on the front door gently humming a delightful tone. She had all sort of plans for today having finished up her mail run early to enjoy the festivities with her  fiancé. She wore a little red bow in her mane to look cute hopping hoof to hoof as she waited. When the door opened however she was very confused seeing the unknown mare standing there. “Oh hello there,” she greeted taking a peek at the mailbox glad she hadn’t accidently approach the wrong house...again. “I don’t think we’ve met, is Whooves home?” “Yes he is, i’m his Grandmother,” the older mare held out her hoof. “Oooh, nice to meet you then,” Derpy shook back and kept smiling. “I just came by to take him out for new years.” “Oh that might be a little tricky dear. How about you come in and i’ll show you?” Derpy blinked keeping up her bubbly demeanor. “Sure, he didn’t catch a cold or something did he?” ‘Oh no, he’s just fine just doing his part for the Turner family.” Before Derpy could ask why, they entered the living room and upon the couch sat the chubby form of Whooves in poofy white diaper with a hourglass printed on the front snuggling a teddy bear with drool coming down his little mouth. Derpy blinked “whoovsie?” She approached leaning down as she blinked. “Why are you a foal?” Whoves blushed hiding behind the teddy bear. “T-twaditon.” He lisped passed his round cheeks. “Awww, he so cute,” Derpy cooed. “But how?”  Her hoof pokes the diaper causing Whooves to squeak in surprise. The granny smiled. “Oh it a family tradition to welcome the new year with a foal. He was chosen.” She explained simply. “Sorry to put your marriage plans on hold like that but think of it this way, you can be a mommy.” Derpy ears perked up at the thought. “Oooh really, I can look after him? That sounds like so much fun.” “I even have a diaper bag all ready for him too. You’ll just need to rent a crib for him to sleep in.” Whooves blushed more. “Nu huh I sleep in da bed.” he said, being difficult. He pouted and crossed his pudgy hooves that only made him look cuter making any seriousness melt away. “Now Whoovie you know you can’t, you’d roll out and hurt yourself,” the grandmother scolded. ‘Don’t argue now, you don’t want Derpy to put you in time out already do you?” “That’s right, listen to your mommy Whooves,’ Derpy mothered, booping the colt’s nose before making faces at him. “Good thing I got my caretaker permit from doing shifts at the daycare.” The colt tried to resist but broke into giggles seeming easy to amuse in his state. The Granny cooed, “awww looks like he’s becoming a little foal.” Derpy turned and asked. “So he still has his adult mind?” Dr whooves groaned. “of course I do! I still gots my adwlt mind!” He wiped some drool off his chin. “Dis just hard to keep focus at times.” “Don’t worry about the bathroom, he’s too young to know when he goes potty anyway,” granny commented, coming over and nuzzling Whooves. “I’ll be in town for the rest of the day, hope to see you at midnight litte colt” She cooed heading out as she left Derpy to rummage through the diaper bag. “Diapers, foal cream foal powder, foal wipes, plushies, pacifier, rattle, yup everything here but baby muffins.” she giggled, picking out a blue pacifier with an hourglass printed the front. With care, she slid it into Whooves lips and dawed once more. “Oh this is going to be so much fun. I’ll be the best mommy ever don’t you worry.” Dr.Whooves blushed and put his hooves over his face, the pacifier bobbing up and down. He felt Derpy pick him up and hold his head to her chest a faint heartbeat heard. “Mmm, this is embarrassing.” “Well if you’re going to be my foal for a year I’d better take you the store and buy more supplies for you. Will need more diapers than this. “She placed him upon her back before heading out making sure he holding on by her neck. ------------ Ponies stare as the mail mare skipped along towards the foal care store whistling a happy tune. To her delight, she came across Pinkie pie there. The Pinkie mare even held the door open for her. “Ooo, are you foal sitting?” Pinkie asked, seeing the little colt blushing. “Oh it actually Whooves, his family got this odd tradition but I got to mother him for whole year.” She trotted into the store glancing around. PInkie oohed. “Neat!” She pinches the little colt cheek. “I should throw you a party, well a party after new years cause that be silly to have two parties in one day.” She peeked the sash and blinked ‘New year foal? I think my Grand Pie told me something about that once.” Derpy gasped, “really? Does your family do the New Years foal tradition too?” Pinkie laughed, “oh no! I think Grand Pie may have known a Time turner.” Dr Whooves was now trying to crawl off Derpy back while she was distracted and tried waddling away. “I can’t take anymore this is too embarrassing!” But his crinkling diaper gave him away Derpy turning in a flash, “oh baby get back here!” She quickly picked Whooves up with her hooves and watched him squirm. “Now now you don’t run off I need to watch you at all times!” Pinkie giggled, “what a sneaky foal better keep an eye on the little cutie.” He groaned and crossed his hooves. “ I dun need to be watched I can take care of myself.” The mares laughed and Derpy cooing “oh isn’t he adorable!” Pinkie squealed, “he’s just the little cutie he needs to come over and play with the cake Twins!” Whooves squeaked “not the cake twins!” Derpy nodded ignoring the protests, “good idea, and I can ask Mr. and Mrs. cake for foal supplies.” “But we’re already in store for it,” Pinkie points to the various isles. “Need help looking?” “I’m familiar with brands but having a friend can’t hurt thanks.” She held Whooves with one hoof and pick up foal harness. “Going to need this for sure.” ‘No, I don’t need help,” Whooves was being fussy. “Now Whoovsie, if you’re good i’ll let out have some ice cream later,” Derpy cooed grabbing a few super colt brand diapers. She spotted the perfect crib and procssed to order it while the foal sulked. Applejack was walking down the pet aisle grumbling as she was grabbing a bag of dog food as Discord popped next to her. “oh hey Applejack! I sensed powerful magic nearby have you seen any.” Applejack eyed him, “uh nothing magical here just buying some dog food.” Discord tapped a claw to his chin. “Well why are you buying dog food when you should be getting ready to party?” Applejack shrugged, “I’m not going to party.” Discord gasped, “what not Partying on new year’s eve is the best!” Applejack shrugged, “I got to start help trim the apple trees and do some work around the farm I don’t have time to party tonight.” She  placed the dog food into her shopping cart and continued towards the checkout as Discord followed her, “Come on! Even Fluttershy is going to party tonight! She helped decorate all of sugarcube Corner.” Applejack nodded,”that’s great and I would love to go but i’m just too busy tonight.” She then turned to see Derpy pushing a shopping cart filled with foal stuff with Dr Whooves sitting in the baby seat suckling a foal bottle filled with formula. Applejack smirked and asked, “hey Derpy I didn't know you had a foal?” Derpy turned and giggled, “oh no this is Dr whooves he’s the baby new year!” Discord squealed “He’s the baby new year!” Discord poofed over Dr whooves who squeaked wetting his diaper a little. He dawwed, “oh wow he’s perfect we’re going to have a wonderful year next year. The cuter the baby the better the year.” Whooves gaspard,”weawwy I tat cute!” Discord nodded,”oh yes i’ve been around for a long time and you are definitely one of the cutest baby new years ever!” The foal squealed and jumped up and down in his big poofy diaper. “You hewe tat! I ta cutest new yeaws eva!” Applejack was astonished. “Foal new year? What’s that, i’ve never heard of it?” Discord turned, “well to put it short the time-turner family brings in the new year by regressing one of their family. “ Applejack raised an eyebrow. ‘I don’t think time works like that.” Discord scoffed, “I think you need a change in perspective.” He flicked a claw and a poof of foal powderApplejack was instantly turned into a little padded foal with a diaper with little red apples printed on it. She gave the Draquenious an angry glare, “wha did ya do Discowd!” Discord picked the baby filly up and plopped her next to Whooves.  “There, now you be a good happy foal till sunrise.” Derpy and Pinkie giggled at the sight. “Oh Applejack, now you can come to my party yay,” she clapped her hooves. Whooves turned to Applejack and hoofed her his bottle. “Sowie fow Discowd tuwning you into a foaw.” She sighed, “it’s otay I guess, I was bein a wittwe wude but I got wowk ta do!” Dr Whooves crossed his hooes, “well at weast uya onwy bein a foaw untiw tomowwow I gots to be a foaw fow a whowe yeaw!” Applejack gasped putting her hooves into her mouth, “weawwy a whowe yeaw?” Whooves nodded then she sighed putting a hoof onto his, “well, ten I dun mind pwayin with you fow a day. Maybe I can be a new years foaw too.” Whooves took off his sash and put it over Applejack who blushed at the gesture then her tummy rumbled. Dr Whooves offered his bottle again, “take it ya dun gots teeth so this is aw ya can eat wight now.” Applejack eyed the bottle filled with the thick white formula and mumbled,”alright I guess ya can’t hate it untiw ya twy it.” She then reluctantly took the bottle into her hooves and suckled it. Her eyes went wide, “wow it tastes good .” She continued suckling it until Derpy squeaked, “No! Bad babies no sharing bottles.” She took the bottle out and used the slink nearby to made two new ones and plopped them back into the foals mouths.  Discord laughed, “good job Derpy, you make for an excellent mother now I need to go before Fluttershy gets mad at me for leaving her to decorate by herself.” He then poofed and was gone Pinkie giggled, “well, let’s pay for this foal stuff then go party!” Derpy nodded in agreement, “right I probably pick up some more diapers for applejack first.” She pushed the shopping cart onward as the foals both suckled their bottles contently. ------------ Whooves held a elephant plush and was batting it on the teddy Applejack was holding while being pushed in a stroller. “And dat and take dat,” he giggles playing. Applejack held a teddy blocking his attacks, “nah uh I gonna bwock ya with supa teddy!” Whooves took out a rattle and shook it. “Not if I gots ta wattwe of sweepies!” He shook it about. Applejack squeaked childishly and held her teddy close, “no not ta wattwe of sweepies!” She took out Whooves’s blue pacifier and cooed,”well I gots ta pacifier so it protects me and teddy.” She plopped it into her mouth and Whooves whined, “that's my binky give it back!” Applejack crossed her hooves, “I found it fair and square.” Whooves took out his plush elephant and began battling shouting “tan I wiw fight ya fow it!” Then the plushie fight resumed. Derpy looked down on her charges giggling at them playing and eyed their diapers. “Alright we better get you two changed real fast then it’s time for the party!” The two foals squealed,”yay! Pawty!” Applejack was bouncing in her diaper giggling ,”I gonna eat aw ta abbwefwittews! “ She had to admit this was pretty fun, her childish mind easy to slip into. She blushed feeling her soggy diaper. "Hehe oopsy." The mother pulled up to a bench and unbuckled Whooves first putting him the change mat.  A few colts and fillies run by giggling as they play. While Whooves was changed, Applejack blushed seeing Apple Bloom and her friends heading towards them. She tried hiding behind her hooves but her orange coat stuck out from the pink stroller. “Wow, Applejack?” Apple Bloom came up staring at her foalish sister. Applejack squeaked and tried burying herself underneath a foal blanket and the little farm filly just peeked under and burst into laughter then she asked,”Applejack wha happen did ya fall into poison joke again or somthin’?” Applejack crossed her hooves and pouted “no Discord turned me into a foal for the night, besides I gonna help ta baby new years see!” She showed off her sash and Applebloom let out another round laughter. “Aww you are the baby new year, better let granny know so she can get my old crib from the basement.” Applejack whined,“I onwy gonna be woke tis untiw mownin’ Abbwe Bloom!” Derpy turned and smiled at the scene “Hey Applebloom can you do me a favor and change you sister, Whoovie is being a little squirmer?” “Heck yeah!” Apple Bloom giggles, unbuckling her sister and tickling her a bit. “Choochy coo.” Applejack couldn't help herself as she giggled and cooed from the tickles. She barely noticed Apple Bloom settled her down onto a changing mat and being wiped down. The little orange filly squeaked and started squirming, “Abbwe Boom tats cowd!” The little yellow coated filly grunted, “I know hold still lil’ sis ya got pee all over ya coat.” She continued changing the fussy filly getting foal powder everywhere and eventually taping her into a new diaper with fireworks exploding in baby blue and pink printed on the padding. “There all changed and read for new year.” Applejack got up and waddled around a little getting used to the fresh padding. Whooves who was also freshly changed was bouncing on his diaper testing how comfy it was. Scootaloo and Sweetie aww and come closer cooing and making faces at the two. Derpy let the crusaders play with them on the bench watching Scootaloo shake around the rattle for them. The two foals bounced and cheered soon even doing a round of patty cake. After about ten minutes, Derpy go the foals buckled back in the dual stroller. “Alright let’s get going.” The crusaders cheered following behind as they made their way. ------------ At the party the two foals were placed in a playpen in the center with the cake twins who also had the cute firework diapers and sashes reading “happy new year!” Derpy was nearby talking to Mrs Cake while keeping an eye on Applejack and Whooves. Applejack was busy eating a plate of apple fritters shoving them into her mouth munching away on them. Dr whooves meanwhile was getting constantly picked up by the ponies and having their photos taken with him and various mares and even some stallions.  After the hundreth time Whooves was placed down back into the paypen and crawled over to Applejack grabbed a bottle and suckled on it angrily. Applejack swallowed down the food in her mouth, and asked, “what’s wrong?” Whooves sighed. “Ponies awe just takin pictuas with me I wana have fun too!” Applejack got up looking around the dancing and babbled, “like what we gonna do? We foals.” Whooves shrugged, “I dun know, maybe we can go out thewe and hewp with ta music and weawwy bwing in ta new yeaw I wana pway with the D.J tabwe!” Applejack turned to see Vinyl working the table and babbled, “otay we can do tat! Iit sounds wike awot of fun!” Pumpkin and Pound Cake both waddled over and shouted “we wana pway with the tuwn tabwe too!” Derpy hearing the foals  came over to the pen “Aww is something wrong sweeties? Do any of you need changed?” She cooed. “See Whooves you got playmates isn’t that fun?” Whooves nodded and babbled, “yeah, I havin’ awot of fun! But I wana hug ya mommy I wuv ya!” Derpy dawwed picking up Whooves who turned to Applejack and gave her a wink. The other foals all nodded as Derpy was distracted the other foals all scrambled over the playpen and ran to the turntable as fast as they could. Derpy took Whooves to her table and held him in her lap as she continued talking to Mrs Cake. Whooves waited seeing Derpy wasn't paying attention to him anymore when he quietly slipped down and ran off with his friends giggling. “Oh this is going to be so much fun!” Vinyl looked down as she felt her hind leg tugged and lifted up her headphones, “oh hello there. You must be the new year foal,” she cooed at Whooves. “Did you have a request?” She asked. Whooves nodded and pointed to the table “I want to pway wit them and make a song!” Vinyl laughed, “sorry buddy but no foal is playing with my Turntable.” She picked Whooves up and cooed, “better get you back to the playpen.” She then carried him off as the other foals all started scrambling onto the board started spinning around on the giant discs squealing making awful loud noises. Pound and Pumpkin we’re spinning one fighting over the disc shouting each other while Applejack was just spinning around squealing, “it’s wike ta amusment pawk!” Making all the ponies to shove their hooves to their ears. Vinyl gasped turning “wait where did all these foals come from!?” Whooves groaned, “no tats now how ya do it!” He jumped out of Vinyl’s grasp and waddled over to the turntable. As Derpy and Pinkie rush up the table picking the foals off. “Sorry Vinyl, they are bit hyperactive.” Whooves managed to escape the grasp and went back to the table and analyzed the discs then started scratching them and surprisingly the beat was good! He started giggling playing the discs as his diaper bounced to the beat squealing “see this is how ya do it!” Even Vinyl nodded her head to the beat,”he’s a natural!” Discord popped in and laughed, “oh this party just started!” He flicked his claws and Applejack got a little set of drums and she started beating them with a stick somehow being guided to make a good beat. Discord then poofed little guitars into the hooves of Pumpkin and Pound cake. Despite being flat plastic they started strumming them giggling and squealing as the party continued. Whooves was now overjoyed as he shouted, “Vinyl! Am I doin good!” She nodded,”your amazing sweetie keep going!” Kids and adults alike dance about smiling with glee. Surprisingly the little foals were still awake by the time 11:59 rolled around. Discord poofed a giant hourglass filled with foam blocks trickling down and shouted, “alright let’s count down the new year...ten...nine!” Whooves stood by a plunger ready to push it down an fire off confetti. The ponies all started shouting together, “eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four!” Whooves shouted with glee as he pushed down the trigger. “thwee! Two and one! Happy new yeaw!” The cannon’s shot open showering the crowd in streamers and confetti with plenty of glitter mixed in The ponies all cheered and clapped as Dr Whooves plopped onto his diaper with a big smile on his face. Derpy came up and took the foals onto her back picking up Whooves last,”Alright cuties its really late for you foals.” Deciding it be easier than going home, she fluttered up the stairs to the second floor of the bakery and gently tucked the foals into the Cakes crib.  She gives each foal a gentle kiss on on the forehead. “Happy new year sweeties.” Whooves yawned as he mumbled,”happy new yeaw.” Applejack yawned “happy new yeaw.”  The grey mare popped pacifiers into their mouths and watched them until they were all fast asleep. Derpy couldn’t wait for the rest of the year.