Fluttershy did a magnificent job modeling 'Minty's Minky Socks' both inside and outside of her cottage. With some encouragement from Quacky pants, she even had Angel Bunny, Harry the Bear, and her birds play a role in illustrating how truly comfortable she was in the cozy fashion.
As this went on, Spike decided to keep the bloomers and his apron on. Knowing both were made by Rarity made him very happy. Her very hooves had put both together. Wearing them was like an indirect hug every second. He also liked how Rarity looked at him when Nish Pony would ask for help moving things around, or doing a 'Practice Pose' prior to Fluttershy getting all set to show off the socks.
***
After the photo shoot, everyone headed over for a celebratory dinner before going for their appointed meeting with Zephyr Breeze at the Day Spa.
***
"NP!" cried Zephyr with enthusiasm. "You just missed Aloe and Lotus Blossom, but they did sign the paper for you."
Nish smiled as he used his Unicorn magic to look over the document.
"Looks good," he said. "So when do we start this 'Mane Therapy'?"
"You want to document my talents as a Mane Therapist?" asked Zephry.
"Not for 'Kink'," assured Nish with a sly grin as he adjusted his glasses. "Though, perhaps some other time...?"
"Kink?" asked Spike. "Isn't that what you get when the garden hose gets all tangled?"
Rarity blushed.
"Why, yes!" she quickly explained. "It's a new section in, uh, 'Better Stables and Fields'."
"Sounds helpful," added the purple dragon. "I can't tell you how many times my hose gets stuck when watering the flowers around the outside of the castle."
Zephyr breathed a sigh of relief.
"So who's first?" he asked. "This breeze is ready to get his mane magic!"
"Why don't you go first?" suggested Nish to Rarity. "You have seemed quite tense throughout the day."
"I have?" worried Rarity. "Oh, no. I just get, uh, a little too into my work sometimes."
"If you say so," grinned Nish while adjusting his rose-tinted glasses again.
"Can I come, too?" asked spike.
"Sure!" encouraged the orange Unicorn. "You obviously have a good eye for things and could help me with the photographs."
"Awesome!" cheered Spike.
"Uh," Fluttershy said timidly. "What about us?"
"The meditation garden is still open," stated Zephyr. "Perhaps you two could just spend some time in there taking in the comforting scents and sounds?"
Quacky Pants smiled.
"Sounds fun," he said to the yellow Pegasus.
Fluttershy blushed.
"Well," she said. "I guess so."
"Don't worry Flutter Butter!" exclaimed Zephyr. "You'll get your turn. You know I'm always there for my big sister."
***
While Nish and Spike set up for somepromotional photography in Zephyr's mane therapy room, Fluttershy and Quacky Pants entered into the meditation garden.
"Oh, wow," awed Flutters as the sound of a babbling brook could be heard along with the melody of bird song. "I don't remember ever being in here when I could fully enjoy everything this room has to offer."
"Makes you feel all relaxed," added Quacky. "I actually could go for even more relaxation."
"What do you mean?" wondered Fluttershy.
Without saying a word, the green Earth Pony slipped off his saddlebag, sat it aside, and removed a blue garment that was covered in duck prints. He then bashfully got out a container of foal powder, sprinkled it generously inside the garment, and slipped it on over his backside before threading his tail through the back.
"Is tha...?" wondered Fluttershy.
"Yep," blushed Quacky as he took a seat next to the Pegasus with the pink mane. "It's my small way of feeling all little again."
"Umm?" asked Fluttershy. "Why would you want to wear a, uh, diaper? You don't use them, do you?"
"Oh, no," grinned Quacky. "They just help me relax."
"I don't understand," stated Fluttershy.
"Is it okay if I tell you a secret?" asked Quacky.
"Sure...," replied Fluttershy.
"My childhood wasn't all that great," stated Quacky. "My mom and dad were never home due to work, or some other obligation they had, so I spent a lot of time sitting by the local pond watching the ducks."
"Oh," said Flutters. "I'm sorry to hear that."
"No need to feel sorry, Ms. Fluttershy," stated Quacky as he breathed in the lavender scent that was coming from his duck-print diaper. "It's just how things were."
Fluttershy said nothing.
"Wel," sighed Quacky. "The other kids used to tease me for how I always seemed to spend all my time feeding and watching the ducks. I became an outcast at school and it was no fun at all being known by the nickname 'Lame Duck'."
"No," added Flutters. "That does sound quite mean. It actually reminds me of how the kids used to tease me for how I wasn't a good flyer when I was in school."
"I don't know why any pony would tease you, Ms. Fluttershy," stated Quacky. "You seem to be a very kind and, dare I say, beautiful mare."
"Well," she blushed. "My friend, Rainbow Dash, stood up for me and helped me a lot through all of the mean things the other ponies had to say."
"Seems we have something in common," added Quacky. "Nish, whose real name is Trunk Tip, became my friend and helped me to gain self-confidence and not feel bad about what others said, or felt about, me."
"So...?" questioned Fluttershy. "Is he the one that got you wearing diapers?"
"No," laughed Quacky. "He is the one that helped me get the, though. See, I was always jealous of foals for how they were loved no matter what. They didn't have to worry about being teased for being what they wanted to be. So, I kind of developed a fetish for them."
"...," blinked Fluttershy.
"Fortunately," beamed Quacky. "Nish helped me understand that a fetish is only what you want it to be. So, I learned to use the diapers as a coping mechanism to relax instead of, well, uh, something to get off to."
"So they don't make you...," whispered Flutters.
"Not anymore," assured quacky. "Sometimes when I'm stressed, but I try not to let myself get that stressed out to where I get feeling the wrong thing about wearing my diapers."
"How," the yellow Pegasus said while turning her head to the side. "Interesting."
"If I may ask," stated the model with the red mane. "What's your interest in being an animal?"
"Well," she replied bashfully. "I suppose I could tell you."
"Please," encouraged quacky. "I'm all for trust and open communication about feelings."
"Well, then," stated Fluttershy before going through everything that had happened in her life since the fateful, Pegasus Race, getting her Cutie Mark, and discovering her talent with animals upon arriving in Ponyville.