//------------------------------// // Treats for Training (Twist) // Story: Potty Training Tales // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// Twist always loved visits to her Aunt Bon Bon’s sweet shop. For the little one it was a dream come true, surrounded by an entire world of sweets as far as the eye could see! So what if she wasn’t allowed to have any of it because of fears about a “sugar rush”? Just the smells from the sweets was enough to delight the young earth pony everytime she went over. Bon Bon would be lying if she said she didn’t enjoy the visits from her young niece. After being forced to relocate to Ponyville and take up not only a profession as a candy maker but also a new name (most ponies didn’t know her real name, and if she could help it that was the way it would stay), Twist in a lot of ways provided the mare with a warm feeling inside. Twist even kind of reminded the mare of herself when she was younger. However, there was one aspect about Twist that Bon Bon soon took a disliking to whenever her niece was in her case. Like all little ones, Twist wore diapers. But Bon Bon knew Twist was at the age where most little ones no longer wore them. Twist’s parents didn’t seem to think the same way. They had kept their daughter in diapers without a single thought to getting her out of them, or even starting the process of doing so. Something about “Not being ready yet”, which Bon Bon could swear was more of their reluctance than anything else. So the mare with a cream colored coat found herself stuck having to change diapers. Something that she detested quite considerably. As an earth pony she could only really use her hooves to do the job (the alternative was out of the question), she had neither the magical abilities of a unicorn’s horn or the instant fanning power of a pegasus’ wings. But if nothing else, the “funny faces” she made whenever she had to change her niece proved to be a source of enjoyment for the little one, and that made the cleaning up process much easier. Twist didn’t really know why her Aunt Bon Bon always seemed to be upset. Without her diapers, what was to stop the little filly from having accidents on the floors of her aunt’s sweet shop? Her Aunt Bon Bon most definitely wouldn’t be happy about having to clean up after that. It didn’t seem to occur to her that maybe there was a third option. It was either her diapers or the floors, one would have to be cleaned whenever she went. And since diapers were acceptable, that settled it for her. At least it did until one day Bon Bon decided she’d finally had enough of changing diapers, and that the time had come to teach her niece how big ponies answered the call of nature. It started like any other day when Twist was in Bon Bon’s care. She had free roam of her aunt’s sweet shop, but she wasn’t allowed to touch or consume any of the merchandise at any point. She didn’t need to ask why, just the word from her Aunt Bon Bon and her parents was enough for Twist to obey. So she roamed about for a while without a care in the world. She likely would’ve kept on playing and exploring if not for a very familiar smell that reached her nostrils. She knew what it meant. Waddling away, she eventually found her Aunt Bon Bon, who had just finished talking to a customer (it appeared to be a mint green colored unicorn). She tugged at the mare’s hooves to get her attention. “Auntie Bon Bon.” She spoke up in as sweet and innocent a tone of voice as she possibly could. Bon Bon sighed as she looked down at her niece. The smell told her what had happened and what needed to be done. “You need a change,” She deduced, shaking her head as she picked her stinky niece up. “Well, you know the drill. Gotta do it in the back so it’s not near any of the sweets.” Twist was brought into the usual changing location, a special table in the mares’ bathroom that was cold to the touch no matter when or how often she was laid upon it. And it came with a strap to keep her from wiggling or rolling off. “I sorry, Auntie Bon Bon.” She apologized. Even she could feel guilty for making Bon Bon go through the diaper changing process. Bon Bon simply replied by slipping on a pair of disposable gloves, making sure they were on tightly. “Let’s just get this over with, okay?” And after taking a deep breath, she plugged her nose in preparation for what she knew was coming next. The change was completed in what felt like record time as the old diaper was removed, Twist was wiped clean and powdered, and a new diaper was strapped up. Bon Bon was preparing to toss the old diaper into the trash like she always did, when she happened to eye the toilet. During one of her many diaper changes, her niece had asked what it was and was told that big ponies use it instead of diapers. The latter part gives her an idea. She made sure that Twist could see what she was doing as she carried the diaper over to the toilet, emptying its contents into the bowl. This made the filly quite confused.“Auntie Bon Bon?” She questioned. “What you doing?” “Remember the loud noise that you sometimes heard coming from the bathroom?” Bon Bon told her niece who nodded her head. “The toilet is what is making it. It’s called a flush. Whenever you put stuff like that into the toilet, flushing it makes everything go away. It’s what it was built for. Would you like to know how a flush works?” Twist nodded her head again and after being taken off the changing table (which was then returned to its usual position), she was placed onto the tank. “Just look in there and watch what happens.” Bon Bon said. As soon as her niece did so, she pressed down the handle. Twist heard the loud noise and saw the water inside the bowl start to spin rapidly around and around. Her eyes widen as it turned into a mighty dizzying whirlpool, taking her waste floating in the water. She watched as the contents were sucked down through a hole at the bottom. Then after a few seconds, the water swirled down the drain and disappeared! When it came back, there was no sign of what was inside it just moments ago. The water was crystal clear. While her aunt tossed the diaper into the nearby trash and removed her gloves, Twist’s gaze had become transfixed to the toilet. Seeing the contents of her diaper be emptied into it, only to suddenly disappear when her Aunt Bon Bon pressed that silver handle, it was like she was witnessing a special kind of magic trick. One that didn’t require a unicorn to pull off. As Bon Bon was promptly washing her hooves, the little filly in her freshly powdered diaper waddled to the toilet for a closer inspection. The size of it gave her pause with how she didn’t seem to come even close to being its equal. If she was supposed to start using it, she would need to find a way up onto the round shaped seat but Twist had no idea how she would do that. “So, I… use toiwet, not diaper?” She asked her aunt in a voice equally saddened at the prospect of being without the padded undergarments, and worried about facing this new unknown. “No,” Bon Bon said, shaking her head. “That comes later, when you’re older and taller. However, there is something that can serve as a middle ground. It’s based on an old fashioned method ponies used to use before they had indoor plumbing.” “What is it?” Twist excitedly asked while jumping up and down! It sounded like she was going to get some kind of treat or reward for behaving, which was always nice. “I’ll have to close up my shop so we can go out and buy it,” Bon Bon explained to Twist. “And I’ll even let you pick out the training potty you want to use.” Bon Bon was as good as her word. She didn’t even need to bother with a foal pouch, as she simply let her diapered niece ride atop her mane all the way to the general store. Once inside, the two earth ponies made their way down the aisles until they came upon a row of training potties in a variety of bright, cheerful colors. Twist eventually settled for a lovely pink colored one, and Bon Bon was more than happy to purchase it. It was a little expensive, but her niece’s potty training was worth every bit of investment. And she even had a plan to see to it that her niece stuck to the training. The mare knew that it was going to be a bumpy road, and she didn’t want her niece to become discouraged and give up the moment it proved difficult. The two earth ponies returned to Bon Bon’s sweet shop with the potty in tow, and despite it not having been that long since the diaper change, Bon Bon still took the liberty of setting the potty up in the mare’s bathroom and sitting her niece upon it. Twist sat on it for only a minute or so before she started to predictably get bored. She tried to get up, but her aunt simply sat her right back down again. The filly naturally complained in a whine. “How long I sit?” “Until I say you can get up,” Bon Bon instructed. “I’m getting tired of changing your diapers. And if your parents won’t potty train you then I will! I know it’s boring sitting on your potty, but you have to make an effort to try every day. If you can do that, I’ll start letting you have some of the sweets I make here. Only a little bit, mind you. Too much sugar will just make you crazy.” Twist was overjoyed at this idea! “Tank you, Auntie Bon Bon! You da bestest auntie ever!” She declared! She wanted nothing more than to leap up and give her Aunt Bon Bon a hug, but she had a feeling she’d just be forced to sit back down on her potty if she did try to do that so she decided to remain seated. Bon Bon smiled and then gave a most unusual wink. “I know I am, but let’s keep this arrangement to ourselves. Our little secret if it were. And it’s your assignment to make sure you don’t blab to anypony about it.” “Okay, Auntie Bon Bon. I be quiet. Not say a word.” Twist saluted. The earth pony mare then did something she rarely did. She trotted over, and patted her niece softly on the forehead as she declared. “Excellent. That’s a good filly.”