//------------------------------// // A Second Chance // Story: A Glimmer of the Past: Daddy Issues // by milesprower06 //------------------------------// Starlight awoke to a cold, clammy feeling wrapped around her nether region. As she began to recall the events of last night, she immediately fired up her horn and cast non nidore across her bedroom, negating any lingering scent of urine that may have started to waft overnight. With that problem solved, her eyes fell to her sheets, where she found her pacifier resting next to her pillow. She had hoped that it would stay put between her lips as she slept, but that was probably hoping for too much. She also saw how the box she had come home with was still open and out in the middle of her bedroom floor. Apparently she had fallen asleep before getting up to put everything away. With her magic, she scooted the box over to her closet, and opened her chest that sat in the back corner. It was currently empty. Using her magic, she pulled out the rest of the diapers from the pack and stacked them neatly in the corner of the chest, setting the powder and wipes next to them; things she wouldn't be needing because she was planning on showering before getting started with her day. Setting the pacifier and bottle in the chest last of all, her little stash was complete. She closed the chest, locked it, and slid it to the back left corner of the closet. Now it was time to get on with her day, and the first step for that was to get cleaned up. As she walked over to her bathroom, her bowels began to signal for release. It only surprised her for a moment, as this was usually part of her morning routine. It only took a few moments more for her to consider the wet diaper taped around her waist. Should... Should she find out what that felt like too? It only took a few moments for her to come to the conclusion that there wouldn't be any harm in it. She'd be cleaned up in about ten minutes, regardless. She stepped into her bathroom and shut the door. The pressure started to slowly increase. It was probably going to be easiest if she repeated last night's method, and went over the toilet. Just like last night, years of toilet training initially resisted her intent, but as she slowly bent over, her bowels ultimately decided to disregard the crinkling garment wrapped around her waist, and gave way as she pushed. For the first split-second, Starlight was startled. It was hot, almost too hot at first. But it quickly spread across the seat of her already wet diaper, and subsided to merely 'warm' as her face began to burn hot at her deed. As she pushed a second time, the rug under her right hoof began to slide under her weight across the tile, she lost her footing, and her diaper was sandwiched between the front of the toilet seat and her flanks as she continued to fill it. In her brief scramble to regain her balance, she scooted herself forward a few inches, getting her diaper off of the toilet seat before flopping down on the tile floor. Then the smell reached her nostrils. She lit her horn up and performed two spells. Another casting of non nidore, this time for the bathroom, and then a simple iaculis for the shower faucet. So as her shower began to warm up, for now she was content to lay on her bathroom floor in front of the toilet, like a helpless, stinky filly who didn't make it time... 'Doesn't look like you're ready for training just yet, Starlight...' The disembodied parental voice in her head scolded her... As Luna's moon began to ascend over the night sky, Twilight made her way down the east wing of the castle to show Firelight to his guestroom for the night. She didn't have to look far, as she spotted him coming out of Starlight's room with a nearly empty bottle of milk in the grasp of his magic. "So things went well today?" Twilight asked after Firelight had softly closed the door to Starlight's room. "I won't pretend to completely understand what she gets out of it, but... I missed entirely too many of those days when she was growing up. To have another chance at it is... A gift beyond words, even if it is just for a day." Firelight replied. Twilight smiled at the unicorn stallion as they made their way down to the closest guest bedroom. "With everything she had in there, I'm surprised she didn't have a baby monitor set up." Firelight told her as they entered the bedroom. "Her spells usually wear off overnight. Come morning, her and everything in her room will be back to normal, and normal size." "So, does she always make herself smaller like that?" Firelight asked. "Not always. It depends on if anypony is playing along with her. On the days she goes it alone, she usually keeps everything adult sized." Twilight answered as they made their way down to the closest guest bedroom. Twilight was careful and selective with her answers. She wasn't sure what information Starlight had divulged to her dad, and she didn't want to accidentally reveal parts that she perhaps wanted to keep secret. Like how a lot of the time she would purposefully be a brat to the point where she'd get a spanking and sent to the corner for timeout. Twilight sometimes found herself wondering who it happened more often with; herself or Trixie. Twilight opened the door for Firelight to walk through. Everything seemed to be in order, so she turned to head back out to the hall, towards her own room. "Princess?" He called, as he began to lift the sheets. "Hm?" She asked, turning back to face him. "For how little I understand it, nevertheless I'm very glad that she has you and her friends to help her accept and embrace this side of herself."