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// As If By Magic 
// Story: Abra-ca Ga-ga 
// by Shadowmane PX-41 
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Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Scootaloo were all squirming around the other girls. All clambering and gurgling as they played around with their giant caretakers' bodies. Their baby selves were in full control now, and there was no physical proof that they had even been grown-up in the first place anymore.

"It's a bit of a long shot, but if my calculations are correct, this should reverse the spell." Twilight fiddled around with a blaster-shaped device in her hands, detaching and reattaching wires accordingly. Once the wiring was done, she adjusted the polarity and wavelengths of the device.

"Twilight, PLEASE tell me that you're almost done. I'm beginning to lose my breath." Rarity said, trying to keep Fluttershy from falling off of her shoulders.

"I mean, I'm a big fan of playing with little kids like this, but even I've got my limits too. These girls are just restless as the most restless thing from Restlessville!" Pinkie pulled Scootaloo away from some apparatus in the room, while also using her legs to keep Rainbow Dash from crawling under the table.

"Is the device ready yet, Twilight?" Sunset asked, walking into the science lab with Applejack and Trixie by her side.

"Almost. I just need to fix a few more things and then we should be good to go," Twilight lifted her hand without turning to the others. "In the meantime, I think the others need a hand in trying to shepherd Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Schootaloo."

"Y'know, I'm to blame for this, but I'm also incredibly lucky for them," Trixie couldn't help but smile as she saw Rarity and Pinkie handling the babies. "Not many people get a second chance at being a baby like they did. If this were under less... confusing circumstances, I'd have definitely taken them in as my own. Then I'd have someone to teach all of my tricks to."

"I agree with the lucky part, but it can be a little bit jarring; especially when they're getting closer and closer to graduation day," Sunset added. "I know that you meant well and that this was all a magical misfire. Y'know, someday, I really do have to find the source of all that magic and close it up."

"At the very least, this will all be over and we can go back to a normal life." Rarity looked into the eyes of the babies. "Or at least, as normal as it can get with us."

For a while, time seemed to stand still for everyone. Twilight, in her voyages into the world of science, kept checking, double-checking, even triple-checking to make sure that her device worked perfectly. In the background, the babies just sat their, cooing and babbling to themselves as the other girls kept a close eye on them, walling them off from edges and keeping them out of the reach of hazardous materials. 

For the three infant teenagers, the whole ordeal was much more mystifying than anything. Everything became a mystery to them, everything became interesting, and everything they saw was begging for them to touch. No-one could resist the urge to do so. Heck, none of them even knew what resisting—or what anything else for that matter—was. To them, everything was deemed fun.

"You know, I always wanted to wonder what it would be like to relive the primordial stages of our lives. Would we keep our old mind intact, or would it give way for an entirely new one? Would we even remember our old lives with our new ones or the fact that we were regressed?" Twilight muttered to herself. "Y'know, I might just make a copy of this device once all's said and done and reverse the effects of that one. Just for reference."

"Don't get any funny ideas about going ham with that device, Twilight." Rarity cocked a brow with folded arms. "The last thing we want is you opening a day-care centre in the pursuit of science..."

"Oh, Rarity. The downfall of scientists is the lack of restraint." Twilight just blew a raspberry as she applied the finishing touches to her little gizmo. "There we go. Now, it's just a matter of getting them to sit still for just a little bit longer."

Sunset, Trixie, and everyone else turned the babies around so that they were facing Twilight, their arms gently holding their little friends down. Not even the drool that the infants slathered on them would get them to let go.

"Now, it only works for one of them at a time, so we'll need to do this step by step." Twilight held the device out towards the babies. "Rarity, could you bring Scootaloo forward? Then, we'll have Sunset give Rainbow Dash the treatment, and then Trixie'll do the honours of letting Fluttershy grow up last."

Rarity did as she was told, lifting Scootaloo up and setting her down in front of Twilight. The small, orange-skinned, purple-haired baby babbled gibberish at Twilight, tilting her head and planting her thumb in her mouth as the giant girl activated the device, energy thrumming and growing in pitch all the while.

With one push of the button, the device fired a corridor of white and purple energy at Scootaloo, with rings encapsulating the beam. The feel of energy washing around baby Scootaloo made her giggle with glee and even try to reach out and touch some of the twinkling particles inside. As soon as the light consumed her, the room was blinded with a brilliant flash. When that died down, Scootaloo was back to her teenage self once more.

"Uh... My head." Scootaloo rubbed her forehead as she looked around the science lab. "Hey. Where am I? What happened to the talent show?"

"It works!" Twilight threw her arms out in jubilation the smile on her face from ear to ear. "We reversed age-regressive magic!"

"But we're not done yet. Next, we've gotta fix Rainbow Dash," said Sunset as she helped Scootaloo off of the table. "In case you're wondering, Scootaloo, yes, the spell did work. You all did turn into babies. Unfortunately, Trixie couldn't reverse it straight away so we've had to get Twilight to cook up a new gadget to fix things."

"You're welcome." Twilight nodded as she aimed the device at Rainbow Dash, who crawled inquisitively towards her. One blast later and she too was enveloped with light and energy. The teenage Rainbow Dash emerged afterwards, promptly falling off of the edge of the table due to her poor core muscles.

"Did someone get the number of that truck?" Rainbow Dash asked, rubbing her strained forehead. "Seriously, though. That's the last time I volunteer for a magic trick that isn't one of our own."

"Only one left." Twilight assisted Rainbow Dash in standing back up, then turned her gaze to Fluttershy, who just sat there with her thumb in her mouth and the biggest grin on her tiny face. When she looked up at the giant Twilight, she let out a high-pitched coo that, when coupled with her eyes made her transcend beyond regular levels of cuteness. "Must... resist... urge... to swoon!" Twilight's grip on the handle shook as she looked more and more at the tiny, innocent, infantile Fluttershy. In all her years, she had never seen someone so cute before; even as a baby.

"Twiwi..." Fluttershy spoke, almost not being able to make any coherent speech with her lack of teeth.

"I... I... I.." Twilight's whole forehead was drenched with sweat, her hands shaking as she reached for the button. "I can't watch this!" She fired the last beam, which struck Fluttershy directly. The small girl looked blown away by the blast, whimpered, then began to cry as the light devoured her and restored her back to her regular teenage self.

Fluttershy groaned as she woke up from whatever abyss that she had stumbled into from being afflicted by Trixie's spell. She flitted her eyelids, rubbing them with her hand as she sat up with crossed legs. Her eyes were met with Trixie, Sunset, and all of the other Rainbooms' eyes as well as Scootaloo's.

"Welcome back from dreamland, Fluttershy. Did you have a nice nap?" Sunset asked, propping her back up with her hands.

"S-Sunset? Where are we?" Fluttershy asked, her eyes darting around the room. "This doesn't look like the CHS Gym..."

"Long story short, my spell kinda... backfired." Trixie rubbed the back of her head, catching Fluttershy's attention in seconds. "My spell did make you all young, but it was a freak accident. I couldn't reverse it myself, so Twilight and the others had to cook up something to do it for you." She clasped her hands together, planting them by her waistline. "I've learned my lesson from now. I shouldn't try to cast spells that are beyond even my comprehension. I hope that you can forgive me."

"As long as you promise not to pull another hair-brained stunt like that again, Trixie, I'd say that everything's forgiven." Applejack gave Trixie a pat on the back that felt more like a slap than anything.

"Best to leave some of the real transformation magic to some of the professionals." Twilight nodded, slipping the device she had made into her pockets. "The magic of science, for one."

To that, everyone just let out a laugh with each other.