//------------------------------// // The Royal Canterlot Flush (Princess Luna) // Story: Potty Training Tales // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// It wasn’t everyday that your little sister came back from the moon after a thousand years of imprisonment. And such an occasion warranted a rather joyous celebration, which was held in Ponyville during the annual Summer Sun Celebration. All proceeded smoothly and as Celestia had hoped, until she brought Luna back to Canterlot. She tucked her sister into bed that night, seeing her as just a little filly and confident that she would return to her pre-banished state in time. But the next morning, when Celestia came to check on her little sister she was in for quite a surprise. When she pulled back the bed sheets she no longer saw a little alicorn filly, or the fully grown mare she’d been expecting. Instead, she was greeted by the presence of a grayish blue coated alicorn foal, with moderate cyan eyes, and a very light blue wisp of a mane. Her cutie mark was still visible though. “Luna?!” Celestia gasped in shock and surprise. She had not been expecting this at all. The foal blinked briefly, then opened her mouth and started to babble. Surprisingly, she could actually be heard and understood. “Sissy?” She commented, shocked at how high pitched and squeaky her voice sound. “What hast happened? Why arst we so tiny? Was I a foal when thou tucked me into the bed chambers last night?” A faint snicker could be heard coming from the elder alicorn, and she tried to block it up by throwing up a hoof. “Luna, you’re speaking in the Royal Canterlot voice. And you sound so adorable.” “We arst not adorable!” The foal protested as she tried to stand up, only to lose her balance and fall down. “It is tradition to speak in the Royal Canterlot voice, to use the royal we and to use THIS MUCH VOLUME WHEN ADDRESSING OUR SUBJECTS!” The last part of her speech took on an echo, which made Celestia plug her ears. When Celestia recovered from the ringing, she looked down at her now baby sister. “I do not know what has happened to you, Luna. Perhaps your thousand years of imprisonment have taken more of a toll on your body than I previously estimated. Clearly, we will need to make some adjustments to your lesson plans.” Luna frowned. “Sister, surely thou does not intend to treat us as but a fondling. We shall surely return to normal within time, we shall not be in need of assistance.” But then suddenly the baby alicorn felt a wet sensation on her legs. Horrified, she looked down and saw an embarrassing damp spot on the bed! Celestia tried to keep a straight face as she picked up her sister with her magic. “Well, little Lulu, I think we will need to get you some ‘protection’ at least. You cannot stain the bed sheets.” “It shall not be a problem for us,” Luna protested as she was floated into her sister’s embrace. “Simply provide us with a chamber pot to call our own, and we shalt make use of it as necessary.” The elder alicorn smiled. “Actually, Luna, there’s something much better than a chamber pot. In fact there are two somethings. A lot has changed in the thousand years you have been gone,” Then she looked at the damp patch on the bed. “But first, we need to get you cleaned up, and your sheets washed.” “Sister, thou had better not hang our wet sheets out to dry! All of Canterlot shalt surely mock us!” The baby alicorn declared as her cheeks flushed red with shame. She could already imagine the mocking, humiliating headlines that would surely erupt. “Not to worry, the advances of technology in the thousand years since your departure can also handle the sheets,” Celestia explained. “I’ll simply drop them off at the royal laundromat, and instruct all the maids not to say a word. In the meantime, I think we should adjourn to the bathroom.” Luna smiled again. “Ah, the royal lavatory and bathing chambers! How generous of thou, sister! We shalt most enjoy a relaxing bath to rinse off our shame.” But when Luna was brought into the castle bathroom, she was surprised to find that she did not recognize anything. The tub she remembered had been removed and replaced by one that now had some kind of nozzle hanging overhead. Several cabinets of unknown content lay all around. And most noticeable of all, the trench in which one did their business was nowhere to be seen. In its place stood a massive, gleaming white bowl that had a seat almost in the shape of a horseshoe and a lid. A silver colored handle rested off to one side, and it was connected to a series of pipes that led down to the ground. Nearby was a small, wooden roll that had some kind of paper attached to it. And near that gigantic bowl, was a smaller, plastic one. It was colored a dark blue and it looked like it was meant to be carried. “Sister, what hast thou done?!” The foal cried out in shock. “Thou hast changed things!” Celestia nodded. “I needed to upgrade. It’s a marvelous invention called indoor plumbing, and it’s very sanitary, far better than the smelly trench of old,” She proceeded to gesture a hoof to the small, plastic bowl. “This is called a potty. It is what many foals use to do their…” She paused, blushing as she coughed into a hoof. “Pee pees and poo poos, so to speak.” “Ah, so it is like the chamber pots of old!” Luna fondly exclaimed. “How nice of thou to offer us such a service. How arst we to use it?” “Well first, you need to be wiped clean of your earlier accident,” Celestia explained as she pulled a few of the paper objects off the roll, using them to wipe off Luna’s flanks and rump. “This is toilet paper, and it is what you use to clean yourself off instead of a sprayer. Some ponies also use wet wipes. You simply move the rolls of toilet paper back and forth to clean yourself up. Then you discard them into the toilet.” “What is this ‘toilet’ thou speakest of?” Luna questioned. The elder alicorn gestured a hoof over to the bigger bowl, the one attached to the set of pipes. “A toilet is what grown ponies use instead of potties,” She proceeded to dump the used rolls into the bowl. “When you are back to your normal size, I’ll teach you how to use it. But for now, focus on your potty.” She proceeded to scoot her baby sister over to the small, plastic bowl and sit her down. “Now what?” Luna wondered. The sun princess seemed to snicker. “Well, you just ‘go’ if you know what I mean. I promise, I won’t look. Just be sure to let me know when you’re done so I can clean you up.” She proceeded to turn her head and cover her eyes with a hoof, thus giving her sister privacy. The night princess found it surprisingly easy to do what needed to be done in the potty, it was kind of like the chamber pots of old that she remembered from her time before her banishment. Though there was something about that toilet that still puzzled her, namely what that golden handle that was connected to the toilet tank was for. It obviously wasn’t like a trench, so it couldn’t be emptied out. Oh well, she could find out soon. But first she had to get cleaned up, and unfortunately her small stature meant she could not hope to reach the toilet paper. And neither did she see any of those “wet wipes” her sister had mentioned. So with a blush she reluctantly stood up and declared. “Sister… we are finished. We request thy aid in… wiping.” “Very well, Luna,” Celestia smiled. “Hold still, please.” She used her magic to pull off some more rolls of toilet paper and carefully cleaned her sister’s bottom. Then she dumped the used rolls into the toilet. And Luna watched as her potty was picked up, floated over to the toilet, and its contents poured into it with a series of plops and splashes. She continued to watch as the gold flush handle was enveloped and forced down, producing a mighty roar! The roar ended a short time later and then Celestia set the potty back down. A curious Luna tugged at her sister’s leg. “Sister, what was that great noise we just heard?” “That was a flush. When you’re done using the toilet, that is how you get rid of everything,” Celestia explained to the best of her ability. “And since your potty does not flush, I had to empty it into something that did.” The night princess became intrigued. “When thou does this… flush… where does it all go? And how does it work?” The sun princess told her sister. “I’m not sure of the exact process, but I do know that everything that gets flushed down the toilet goes to the sewers. Some of it eventually goes to a water treatment plant. Just one pull of this handle and whatever is in the toilet bowl will go down the drain and into the pipes.” "May we observe how this flush works?” Luna innocently asked her older sister. Celestia, suspecting nothing, obliged. “Sure, Luna. After all, someday you’ll have to use the toilet,” She picked up her sister with her magic, carefully placing her on the toilet seat. Then Luna peered down into the toilet bowl, gazing at the smooth waters that were almost like a mirror. She also saw that there was a hole at the bottom of the toilet bowl. “Now, to make the toilet flush, you must pull down the flush handle.” Celestia instructed. Luna nodded and she slowly but carefully made her way over to the golden flush handle and was able to jump up and hold on to it. It was a lot harder then she thought but she was able to pull it down. Just like before Luna heard the toilet roar as it started to flush once again. Luna looked down into the toilet bowl again. This time she could see the water in the toilet bowl was higher and was spinning around and around due to some jets of water that were rinsing all the edges. Then all the water swirled down into the hole at the bottom of the toilet bow,l before it refilled back up to its normal level. It was then that Luna got an idea. A rather mischievous one at that, and one that was sure to give her sister a good scare. Celestia was so busy washing her hooves that she forgot to pay attention to her sister! Luna was able to pull the golden flush handle again making the toilet flush once more. Then judging her moment carefully, she released her grip on the golden flush handle. As soon as she landed on the toilet seat, Luna jumped into the toilet bowl! She was quickly swept up by the rapidly draining, spinning waters of the toilet bowl! Celestia had just finished washing her hooves when she heard the toilet flushing yet again follow by a splash coming from it. She turned her head over to the toilet and saw her sister was spinning around and around in the toilet bowl! “Luna!” She cried in panic as she lit up her horn and tried to pull her sister out of the toilet bowl! Luna simply grunted, lighting up her horn and using what magic she could muster up to break free of her sister’s hold. “This is payback for our banishment!” She declared as she dropped back into the toilet bowl, and before Celestia could even try to grab her again, Luna disappeared down the drain! The toilet refilled with no sign of the young alicorn! A panic stricken Celestia dashed out of the castle bathroom a second later! “Hang on, Luna, I’ll save you!” She declared, making a beeline for the nearest pony hole cover.