Lord Tirek was now before Celestia and Luna in the royal throne room of Canterlot palace. Tirek stood in the center, his hands were chained and trapped within a aurora of light created by Twilight.
Celestia stood on her throne staring at Tirek, as she turned to Twilight and asked, “Twilight, can you explain what happened in Ponyville? We only heard the rumors.”
Twilight bowed then replied, “Yes, Celestia. His attack was unexpected, thankfully he only managed to destroy my library. But he would've caused more damage if my friends and I weren't there to stop him. Luckily he underestimated the powers of the chest and we made sure he was captured swiftly. It was a good thing Discord swipped that pendent when he did.”
“Shut it, you!” Tirek roared. “That stupid baby got lucky because I wasn’t paying attention, otherwise I would have crushed him, like I do to all who stand in my way!”
Celestia turned her attention to Tirek and shouted, “Be silent, monster! Your judgement will come!” Tirek growled but remained silent.
Twilight scratched her chin and pondered as she thought of the foalafied villains and asked, “Celestia, what if we gave him the same chance as the other villains?”
Tirek eyed Twilight and asked, ”What are you talking about? You mean to tell me Discord wasn’t turned into a foal of his own free will?”
Celestia smiled and turned to Tirek. “Well two choices lie before me. I could just send you back to Tartarus where you will most likely rot forever, or I could turn you into a foal.”
Tirek bursted out laughing as he replied, “You’ll turn me into a foal?! And have me cared for by a pony?! Is that supposed to frighten me?!”
Celestia smiled, “Yes that's exactly what I mean, and if you agree to this you'll be loved and cared for.”
Tirek’s grin grew as he asked, “Will I be able to play with the other villains you mentioned?”
Twilight eyed Lord Tirek with some suspicion as she replied, “Yes, you will.”
“Very well, turn me into a foal.” Tirek responded suddenly with a smirk.
Celestia, unsure turned to Twilight, “Twilight, are you sure you want me to do this? He could still be evil and powerful, even as a foal. I doubt he’ll have enough strength to steal alicorn magic, but unicorn magic could still be up for grabs if we’re not careful. I’m not sure why Tirek wants to be regressed.”
Twilight responded with a smile, “My friends and I tamed Discord. I’m sure we can handle Lord Tirek. And we’ll make sure that if he tries anything, to put a stop it and discipline him as needed.”
Celestia looked back at Tirek with a stern gaze and said, “Then my judgement is sealed. Lord Tirek, you'll begin your rehabilitation as a foal under Twilight. But give me any reason to think you’re up to no good, and I will not hesitate to have you stay here and be confined to your room. And you’d better not give me reason to send you to Tartarus again.” Her horn glowed, and a bright light exploded from the tip of her horn.
“I don wana go to Abblejack’s!” Sombra shouted as he crawled away in his giant poofy diaper. Rarity ran after him as he crawled underneath one of her clothing racks.
Rarity shouted in frustration, “You want to be grounded?!”
“Gwaun me I don cawe, I dun wana go.” Sombra cried back.
Rarity paused as she was now a bit worried she asked,“Sweetie what's wrong?”
“I scawed.” Sombra whimpered back.
Rarity moved her dresses out of the way to see Somba curled up into a ball, scrunching his diaper. Rarity couldn't help but coo, “Come here.”
Sombra looked up and sniffled, then he crawled into Rarity's lap. He cried for a bit, then he babbled, “Is the scawy monsta gone?”
Rarity brushed the back of his mane as she whispered, “He’s gone, sweetie. Like I said, he’s been turned into a foal.”
Sombra sniffled, “Bu he bwew up Twily’s libwawy. He made my sissys cwy.”
Rarity continued, “Its’ ok darling you're not going to meet him yet. I’m going with the rest of my friends to see him. As for you, you’ll be playing with the rest of your siblings until we come back.”
“Wha about ya, you might get huwt!” Sombra wailed in displeasure.
Rarity booped him on the nose, making him giggle, “Don't you worry about me darling, I can handle myself,” She booped him on the nose again making him giggle once more before he fell into her lap and he snuggled close to her. She then whispered, “You know that I’ll never leave you, darling.”
Sombra looked at her with a worried look and mumbled,”Pwomice?”
Rarity took him and hugged him, “I promise.” She then placed him into a stylish foal carriage and strapped him in.
Sweetie Belle then came down the steps shouting, “I found your diaper bag!”
Rarity smiled at her sister and levitated the designated saddle bag over the back of the carriage, “Thank you, Sweetie Belle. You ready, too?”
Sweetie Belle bounced up to her sister and yipped, “Yep, I can't wait!”
Rarity then pushed the stroller out the door with Sweetie Belle bouncing behind the two.
As his ride in the carriage progressed, Sombra looked up at Sweetie Belle and gave her a sweet smile, “Hey, Sweetie Belle, ya comin to pway at Abblejack’s too?”
She nods, ”Yep, I’m going to be your foalsitter.”
Sombra with wide eyes asked, “Weally, ya goin to take cawe of me?!”
”What, you think that’s a bad idea?” Sweetie Belle asked.
Sombra shook his head ,”Na I thin I’m fine, bu I hope ya weady becawse Discowd is gonna be in potty twaining.”
Sweetie Belle eyes went wide, “Wait, he’s in potty training now too? I know Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis were already going through it. Pinkie started it shortly before the gala, and Applejack shortly after it, but I had no idea Fluttershy decided Discord was ready for it.”
“Yep, he stawted wast week.” Sombra yipped.
Sweetie Belle nodded, then she looked at Rarity and asked, “So is it true, Discord is in potty training?”
Rarity replied, “Yes he is but don’t worry, Granny Smith will make sure he’s cared for.”
Sweetie Belle came back to Sombra’s side and asked, “So how is he right now, don’t tell me he’s going to be trouble.”
Sombra whispered back, “He made messies in his puuwups befowe, jus don make fun of him if he does it again.”
“Sure thing, Sombra.” Sweetie promised.
Sombra giggled as Rarity cooed, “We’re here!”
Sombra and Sweetie Belle looked towards the house, as Rarity knocked on the door and received a shout of, “Comin’!” in reply.
The door opened a short time later to reveal Apple Bloom who squealed, “Sombra! Sweetie Belle!” She hugged the two, then started bouncing and shouting, “They’re here!”
Applejack came out of the kitchen with her foal on her back. Chrysalis, in a bright pink pull-up jumped off Applejack’s back, and crawled toward her little brother.
Sombra bounced in his seat shouting, “Mama, get me out!”
Rarity shook her head and replied, “Where are your manners, Somby?”
Sombra blushed as he whimpered, “Can ya pwease help me out of the foal buggy, Mama?”
Rarity nodded with a smile, “That’s more like it.”She helped him out of his seat and sat him next to Chrysalis.
Chrysalis hugged Sombra as he pressed his head next to her chest. She turned to see other ponies coming through the door. Fluttershy came and parked her foal buggy next to Rarity’s, as Pinkie Pie bounced with Nightmare Moon into the room.
Sombra warmly smiled and looked at his siblings, Nightmare moon with her helmet and a small pink poofy dress.
Discord came down in a light yellow pair of pull-ups but he seemed silent and sad. Fluttershy whispered in his ear as he hugged her, and Nightmare Moon ran into her siblings and they tumbled together.
The mares just watched as the foals ran around the room and were already playing a game.
Granny Smith smiled, “Don't worry about the youngins, I’ll make sure they stay out of trouble. I got tons of experience from raisin’ my grandkids.”
Applejack looked back at her grandma with an expression of concern, “Ya sure you can handle all four on ya own? I can stay behind if you need help.”
Granny Smith retorted, “Ya think I can’t care for them? Don’t forget who raised ya after your folks passed on, and who helped you and your brother take care of your little sister.”
Applejack sighed and turned to Chrysalis, it was no use arguing with her granny. “Chrysie, ya be good now, ya here!?” She warned.
Chrysalis looked up, ”Yes Mama, I'll be a good fwiwy.” Chrysalis waddled to Applejack and they hugged each other,
Sombra turned to his mom as she said, ”Remember your manners, darling.” And he nodded in reply, “I will, Mama.”
Fluttershy just smiled at Discord, who was bowing his head slightly and beginning to whimper. “Sweetie, it’s okay.” She told him, hugging him tightly.
Discord just babbled, “I sowie fow makin a messy this mornin.”
“It’s okay, accidents happen. But how about asking Granny Smith if you need to use the potty?” Fluttershy suggested.
Discord nodded, “Alwight, I’ll twy not to have an accident.”
Then the four mares trotted out the door, with the foals all waving to their mothers until they were out of sight.
Granny Smith turned to the foals as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle came down the stairs. Sombra turned to them as Granny Smith asked, “Now what do you four want to do?”
Sombra pondered and asked, “Well I heawd that ya make abble pies, can we make a abble pie?”
Nightmare Moon yipped in glee, “Ya I wana make a abblepie and show Pinkie Pie and Mr and Mws. Cake that I can cook!”
Discord began bouncing up and down, “Ya, makin a abblepie sounds fun.”
Chrysalis giggled as she said, “Gwandma, I alweady made tons of abblepies.”
Granny Smith just smirled, “Come on, you can show your friends what to do.”
“Okay gwanny, I'll twy.” Chrysalis cooed, as she stood up.
Discord followed Chrysalis as the four foals followed the caretakers to the kitchen, and he whispered to the former queen. “Hey Chyrsie, how do you wemba to go potty?”
Chrysalis whispered in reply, “Well I just get thee ugwe to go, then I ask one of the bi ponies if they can hewp me.”
Discord groaned and mumbled, “I twy that, bu I awawys go in my puwups.”
Chrysalis giggled, “Ya jus stawting I made messies all the time when I stawted. Abblejack says my diapees and puwups made gweat ferawtiwizer.”
Granny Smith came into the kitchen, helped the foals on the counter, and began to get the supplies out. Meanwhile, Apple Bloom whispered to Sweetie Belle,”Isn’t Scootaloo coming, shouldn’t she be here by now?”
Sweetie Belle shrugged, just then they heard the door open and Scootaloo flew in and wheezed, “I’m...here…”
Granny Smith smiled, “Great, we can use all the help we can get.”
Apple Bloom asked, “Um, Granny Smith, can we try to make the cake by ourselves?”
Granny Smith chuckled, “Ya sure you can handle these four foals by yourselves and make the pie? Trust me when I say, you never want to underestimate a foal, or leave them unattended.”
Sweetie Belle replied, “ Yes please, I would love to try making a pie!”
Scootaloo looked up with a smile “Is that alright? I think the three of us can handle things.”
Granny Smith sighed and gave the Cutie Mark Crusaders a warm smile, “Alright, I’m going to take a nap. I’ll let you have fun, but call me if things get out of hoof. And remember what I said about keepin’ an eye on them.”
Apple Bloom ran up to Granny Smith and hugged her, “Thank you, Granny! I will!”
Granny then trotted off as Apple Bloom came up to the foals and asked, “So, ya ready to make some pie?!”
Sombra nodded and replied, “Yeah, let's make some pie.” He then picked up an egg in his mouth and accidentally crushed it, causing yolk and egg white to splatter everywhere.
Apple Bloom giggled as Sombra was trying to remove the egg from his fur while crying, “No! Mama jus gave me a bath!”
Sweetie Belle came over and helped clean Sombra up, while Apple Bloom and Scootaloo went to help the rest of the foals make the pie.
After an hour or so the pie was about done. It was lumpy and brown, Discord eyed it and asked, “Um, is the pie supposed to be bwon?”
Scootaloo groaned, “Apple Bloom, I thought you did this a hundred times!”
Apple Bloom looked at Scootaloo fiercely and shouted, “I did, but I always did it with Granny, Big Mac, or Applejack.”
Chrysalis, covered in batter, asked, “is the pie bad?’
Nightmare Moon looked into the brown mess and said, “Yeah, it wooks weally weiwd.”
Discord shook his head,then he felt the pressure in his bladder and he squealed, “I hawe to go potty!”
Scootaloo smiled at Discord and yipped, ”Alright, I’ll help you!” Discord jumped off the counter and crawled over to Scootaloo, who carried him to the bathroom.
With Scootaloo and Discord occupied, Sombra and his friends poured the batter into their pie crust, then Sombra sighed before he noticed something, “Hey, Nighmawe Moon, ya don’t have to weaw the gold staw anymowe!”
Nightmare Moon held her head up with pride as she said, “Yep Twilie said I know how to use my magic fow good.”
Chrysalis smiled and asked, “So, you can fix the batta, can't ya?”
Nightmare Moon scratched her chin and pondered, “I don’t know if I can fix the batta, I don't even know what spell I should use.”
Sombra got up and said, “Twile said ta use magi we got ta bewiwe in owaselfs, so ya gotta bewie ya can make the abblepie!””
Chrysalis giggled and fell on the counter laughing and kicking in her pull up while cooing, “That’s not what she meant.”
Nightmare moon giggled, “Ya, Chrysie is wight. Ya can’t just imagine somthin wike that.”
Sombra whimpered, “Pwease, can ya twy? I wan ta hawe the abblepie fow mama.”
Nightmare Moon crawled to the bow,l and her horn glowed, as she closed her eyes and whispered, “Hewe goes nothin!”
Tirek woke up to see something purple and he could feel that the object was soft and squishy. Then he took the object out of his mouth and saw the small nipple. He squealed and fell on the bed and looked upon the purple alicorn in terror, as Twilight came down to lick him“There, you had some milk on you nose.” she told him.
“Wha happen, whew am I!?” Tirek shouted in fear. Twilight then got up and levitated him over her shoulder, patted his back, and he gave out a loud belch. He was then placed on a changing counter where Twilight brushed his hair and cooed. “Oh, you look adorable.”
Tirek turned and he saw with his own eyes what he now looked like. He had two giant black eyes, two stubby horns, a small plump body with little plump legs and arms with his tiny hooves flailing, and under his crotch he wore a giant white poofy diaper. He squealed at what he saw as Twilight kissed him and cooed, “Calm down little one, you just need a diaper change.”
Tirek looked back at Twilight and shouted, “Ya actuawy di it! Ya tuwned me to a fowl!”
Twilight laughed, “You thought we were joking?”
“Yeah, I thwought it was a twick and I was going to escape!” Tirek replied, Twilight hushed him, as she took off his diaper and began to wipe him down. He yelped as the cold wipes touched him. He squirmed and tried to get out, but Twilight just placed a diaper around his rump. She finished taping it on, and carried him out of her bedroom and downstairs, to where of the rest of her friends were surrounding the center. They looked up to see Twilight and dawwwed at Tirek who shouted, “Naw stop it! I the pwince of destwction! I gonna destowy a of ya!”
Rarity just levitated him to her chest and squeezed him, “The only thing you’re going to destroy is my heart.”
Twilight chuckled then asked, “Rarity, can you put him down for a second?”
Rarity nodded then placed Tirek into a playpen as Twilight continued, “Now I brought you to discuss whether or not we can raise Tirek, and have him play with the other foalified villains.”
Fluttershy smiled at Tirek, but he just glared at her even as she cooed, “You're a cute little centaur.”
Tirek stuck out his tongue. Rarity giggled and shook her head, “Such bad manners.
“Shut it! I won’t be tweated wike a fowl!” Tirek bellowed in reply.
Twilight sighed as she said, “Well if you’re going to act like that, you’ll be stuck in this castle until you can behave.”
Tirek sighed and looked at the mares all looking at him. Realising he had no choice he mumbled, “Fine, what do ya want me ta pway with the otha fowls? What do I got ta do?”
Twilight pondered for a second, then she beamed a smile at him, “Say ‘Sorry for blowing up the library’.”
Tirek looked at the ground and muttered under his breath, “ I sowie fow bwowing up the wibaway.”
Rarity gave the baby centaur a motherly smile, “What was that darling?”
Tirek looked up in tears and bawled, “I sowie fow bwowing up the wibwawy! I just wanted youw magic, besides I dun wike books.”
Rainbow Dash picked him up and began tickling Tirek’s belly maging him gurgle. She cooed, “There, you’re not so bad now, are ya? Maybe you just need to be raised properly, you were kind of acting like a spoiled brat who couldn’t get his way.”
Pinkie scooped Tirek from Rainbow Dash and hugged him “Is he really the monster that attacked us?! Seems like he’s already learned his lesson, and him being a foal would probably teach him humility.”
Twilight nodded, “Like I said, I need all of you to approve. And even then we’ll have to work on making sure Tirek can’t steal magic.”
Rainbow Dash was on the ground laughing, “He’s the cutest thing ever, especially when he starts talking like his old overgrown self! He has my approval.”
Rarity nodded approval and gave Twilight a reassuring smile, “Darling he can visit Sombra anytime, once he’s been properly taught right from wrong of course. Can’t have little Somby learning bad things.”
Fluttershy bowed her head, “He seems okay, besides Discord will love a new friend. And if what happened in Ponyville is any indication, Discord will have no trouble staying one step ahead of him if he tries anything.”
“I love him! I love him! I love him!” Pinkie shouted excitedly with the foalified centaur. “Just make sure he can’t steal magic and he can come over to Sugarcube Corner anytime for a playdate, the twins could use somepony still in diapers now that Nightmare Moon’s in potty training.”
Applejack nodded and gave Twilight a wink, “I’d say he’s alright with me. He just needs a good mother to care for him and make sure he don’t try anythin’ funny. If he succeeds in stealin magic, good luck findin’ a diaper that’ll fit him, to say nothin’ of the inevitable rampage he’ll go on.”
Twilight sighed and replied, ”Thank you, I guess now we can go and see how the rest of the foals are doing. I’ll probably stay in Canterlot for a while to work on getting Tirek under control, then bring him to Ponyville when Celestia, Luna, and I think he’s ready and can be trusted to behave.”
Fluttershy nodded, “Yeah we should go back to Ponyville now. Discord is still having trouble with potty training. Plus, it would be wrong not to ask for his input on our decision.”
Tirek groaned as the other mares dawwed, then Twilight replied, “Let’s go then and see what our little troublemakers are up to.” And after hoofing off Tirek to a guard with orders to bring the little centaur right to Celestia, she set off with her friends.
In the bathroom at Sweet Apple Acres, Scootaloo was with Discord next to his training potty as she asked, “Alright so you just pull them down and go, it’s that simple..”
Discord nodded as he was dancing on the tile. Scootaloo quickly pulled his training pants down to his feet. She then helped him to the the potty and smiled as he grunted then he squealed, “I did it Scootawoo, I wen potty!”
Scootaloo hugged the young drauqenious and patted his back as she congratulated him, “Good job, Discord, I’m proud of you! And I know Fluttershy will be too!” She let his head sink into her fur as she helped clean him up.
As she pulled up his pull-up Discord asked, “Scootawoo, was potty twaining hawd fow ya?”
Scootaloo put a hoof to her chin, “I don’t really remember, but from what my mom told me, I had a bit of trouble. I think she even said I was kind of a late bloomer.”
“Well is thewe a secwet ow a spell I can use to make me potty twianed?” Discord asked.
Scootaloo laughed as she poured his mess down the toilet. “No I don’t think there’s a shortcut to potty training. If there was, I probably would’ve benefitted from it but I think my mom said that struggle kind of runs in the family.”
Discord pouted, “Dawn, you don’t even know.”
Scootaloo came back to Discord and helped him pull up his training pants and bopped him on the nose. Discord then got sullen and whispered, “Ya know how Sombra gots Sweetie Belle and Chrysie has Apple Bloom, can I be wike ya wittle bwotha?”
Scootaloo nodded and replied, “Of course, I don’t mind at all little guy. I never had siblings, it’ll be fun to see what it’s like to be the big sister.”
Discord hugged her even harder, snuggling her as she bopped him on the nose with her muzzle. Then she helped him out of the bathroom and back to the kitchen, which was covered in pie batter, with Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis giggling and playing in the mess. Sombra was busy trying to lick the batter from his hooves as Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom were trying to scrub the batter from the walls.
“What happened?” Scootaloo asked.
Sombra, still suckling his hooves, grumbled, “Moony twied ta make the abblepie and it bwew up.”
Chrysalis was mashing the gloop into a mountain as she squealed, “Well at weast we get to pway with it.”
Scootaloo whispered to her fellow crusaders, “We're so busted.”
Discord mumbled, “Well I could clean it with magic.” He offered.
“Wait, is this a good idea?” Scootaloo asked.
The young draquenious looked up at Scootaloo and said, “Scootawoo, ya gotta take the staw sticka fwom my puw wup.”
Scootaloo looked down and muttered, “I don’t know,” Discord looked at Scootaloo with pleading eyes as she sighed and asked, “You sure you know what you’re doing?”
Discord smiled,”Ya, I've been takin wessons with Twilie fow months.”
Scootaloo then took the star off his pull up and said, “Don’t make it worse, alright?”
Just then, they heard a knock at the door and all the foals gasped! Apple Bloom whispered, “Hurry!”
Discord gulped as he closed his eyes and snapped his fingers!