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// The Accident 
// Story: The Alicorn Ritual 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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"I'm sorry, Thorax", said Celestia, "Sacrifices have to be made sometimes."

Twilight was about to cheer him up, when she was interrupted by heavy coughs, and a rancid, nose-withering stink.

"Rainbow, are you okay?", Twilight asked, having realized that Dash was coughing harder than usual.

"TWILIGHT, IT'S YOUR TURN!!", Cadence screeched.

As Cadence rushed over, Twilight had to cover her ears because Flurry Heart was screaming and crying at the top of her lungs. The little one was also kicking and squirming uncontrollably, which made it hard for Cadence to keep from dropping her. Twilight began to cough and wheeze, because the smell had gotten stronger, and she saw that a green slimy substance had leaked on one of Cadences hooves.

"What happened?", Twilight asked between wheezes and coughs.

"Diarrhea, due to scaring", Cadence said, shaking. "She cries loud the second she realizes that she's messed her diaper", "Hurry, her skin is hypersensitive, she can get a rash in as little as five minutes", she yelped frantically, as Twilight nodded, took Flurry Heart, and  set a timer.

Twilight was frantic, but stopped in her bedroom to get her niece changed. Flurry Heart felt her underside heating up due to the mess in her diaper, and began to cry louder. Twilight, working quickly, removed the smelly garment, but the initial smell was so bad, she had to wear a GAS MASK! After Twilight cleaned her up, and applied foal powder, she strapped a new diaper snugly in place. After fastening the tapes, she blew a raspberry to make Flurry giggle and go happy again However, she had shaken the powder a centimeter too close to Flurry's nose. So, when she blew the raspberry, the extra powder puffed up in Flurry Heart's face, tickling her nose. Flurry Heart suddenly sneezed, and shot a blast from her horn by mistake.

Twilight was thrown backwards against the wall, and was dizzy for a moment. Suddenly, She felt a little queer, because something was happening on her back. Then, she felt her wings being torn off, and she screamed LOUDLY, in AGONIZING PAIN!

Flurry Heart squeezed her eyes shut, and covered her ears. She had never heard her aunt scream like that. She scribbled "HELP", on a piece of parchment , and flew out. Her ears were still ringing, but her parents, Twilight's parents, Starlight, the rest of Twilight's friends from Ponyville, Luna, and Celestia followed her to Twilight, who had woken up by that point.