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// Princess In Training 
// Story: Finding Cadence 
// by SuperPinkBrony12 
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Princess Cadence had been searching diligently in her spare time in recent weeks, trying to find a very particular kind of spell. Ever since her husband had accidentally turned into a foal almost two years ago, a part of her had secretly gotten jealous. She'd seen how the experience had allowed her husband to more closely bond with their daughter, Flurry Heart and better understand how the little one saw the world.

Knowing that she couldn't just up and abandon her royal duties, the crystal princess had mostly pushed the thoughts of becoming a foal again to the back of her mind. It happening on accident was one thing, especially when it had already occurred twice. But letting it intentionally happen was quite different. And age spells were very complicated and difficult to pull off.

But now that Flurry was becoming a toddler, a potty training one at that, Cadence was becoming just the slightest bit desperate. She really wanted to have her own experience with her daughter on her level, and also potentially serve as a role model to better motivate Flurry to use her potty more often than she currently did (which was not very often).

Late one night, Princess Cadence was at it yet again. She searched and searched and searched, scouring bookshelves from top to bottom in the crystal castle's royal library. Despite having exhausted almost every book and tome she'd come across, the princess of love wasn't ready to give up. There just had to be an age spell that could suit her needs. It didn't have to be permanent, she'd settle for a day or two.

At last, just as the princess was prepared to call it a night and chalk up yet another searching session as a loss, her light purple eyes spotted something that attracted her attention. "Could this be what I've been looking for?!" She hopefully thought to herself as she lit up her horn!

Before long a rather ancient looking (and quite dusty to boot) book was brought before Cadence. With only the dim light of a candle she carefully read over the book's title and then scanned through the pages. Towards the very back of the book, she found a section involving "Age Spells and Related Magical Feats". Scanning through, she found a promising spell! The description explained that it turned the target to whatever target age they desire for a twenty four hour period from the time of its casting. The user would experience foalish thoughts, but their mind and some physical abilities wouldn't be altered.

The princess of love smiled! "I've found it at last!" She said to herself as a smile crept across her face. "Now I'll finally get to have my own foalish adventure, hopefully." And the alicorn made a vow to show off her discovery to her husband the next morning. She knew he'd have to be on board with it before she could even think of casting the spell.





Shining Armor was slow to come to the breakfast table that morning. Ever since that accidental regression, he'd made it a part of his morning routine to spend some time with his daughter, and lately that had even meant chaperoning Flurry to the bathroom to sit on her potty chair. That was just what he was doing on this particular morning, and even from down the hall he could be heard showering his daughter with over exaggerated praise. "Oh, what a big girl you're becoming, Flurry!" He cooed. "You're growing up so fast."

Princess Cadence did her best not to be annoyed by it, she knew she was just as guilty of such over the top praise and cooing on the increasingly rare occasions where it was her and not Shining, Sunburst or even Twilight who was tending to Flurry Heart. But even so it bothered her ever so slightly despite trying not to let it show.

Shining arrived soon enough, however, and did his best to clear his throat and look professional. "Well, Flurry's at least getting used to the idea of going to the potty at regular intervals. But actually using it like she should seems to still be a bit of a foreign concept to her. I had to change her diaper again this morning. I thought she'd be a little bit further along by now."

Cadence couldn't help but give a bit of a teasing remark. "Well, she's probably just taking after you, dear. You did say you were a bit of a slow learner yourself."

"Maybe, but that's because I had some 'issues' due to being born prematurely," The prince protested and then cleared his throat. "But I'm sure she'll get the hang of it eventually as long as we keep at it."

Sensing that this might be the perfect opportunity to nudge the conversation towards her late night discovery, the princess of love spoke up. "Perhaps it would help if she had a role model? Somepony more on her level? Maybe even somepony she looks up to?"

"You suggesting we use one of her playmates?" Shining guessed, suspecting nothing. "Flurry's really the only foal in the kingdom right now who's old enough for potty training. And I don't think it'll be the same if we tried to fill that role."

Cadence shook her head. "That's not quite what I had in mind," She gave a knowing wink before she floated over the ancient looking book from the night before, quickly flipping to the page containing the age spell. "You know how after your foalish adventure we talked about me getting to experience it?"

Memories of that time slowly came back to the prince. He'd try to mostly suppress them due to the embarrassment, despite them giving him new insights on his daughter's world view. He had to fight back a blush. "Are you suggesting that..."

"-Yes I am," The crystal princess affirmatively nodded. "It's my turn now."

Shining gulped and swallowed hard. "You sure this is a good idea, Cadence? I wouldn't want you to suffer from embarrassment like I did. Besides, what about your royal duties?"

The alicorn only replied with a smile. "It only lasts for twenty four hours from when I cast the spell. It'll be just like when you got regressed. I'll still have my adult mind. I don't think anypony will really be bothered or even notice if I take a day off. I already made sure there's nothing important on the schedule. It'd just be between you, me and Flurry Heart."

The stallion with a majestic white coat fought back another gulp. "Well... I guess if you really want to then maybe..."

Without bothering to wait for confirmation, Cadence leapt up and hugged and kissed her husband! "Oh thank you, Shiny! You're the best husband ever!"

"What?! But I didn't actually say yes!" Shining protested in disbelief.

"Come on. For the sake of our daughter?" Cadence proposed, offering to sweeten the deal. "You can take as many pictures as you want. And even make me do your famous diaper dance, assuming Flurry Heart doesn't teach it to me first."

The prince had to admit that was a pretty tempting offer. It would be nice to watch somepony else embarrass themselves for a change, even if that somepony would be his wife. And having another foal on her level would certainly make Flurry Heart very happy. And if Cadence really did retain her adult memory and control, she could probably double as an effective tutor for potty training.

"Well?" Cadence not so patiently inquired.

Shining reluctantly agreed with a sigh. "Oh, alright, just this once I suppose. And I promise I'll try not to embarrass you too much. Not gonna rule out the diaper dance, though."

Now it was Cadence's turn to blush. "Knew you'd say that, Shiny. But it's only fair. You did it for me and lots of other ponies. I just hope I do it right."

"There's no wrong way to do it," The prince laughed before he then asked. "So, you wanna have breakfast first before you cast the spell? I don't think I have enough magical strength to do it, you're better at these kinds of spells than I am."

But the princess of love protested. "I don't want to waste another minute! This spell lasts for twenty four hours from when I cast it, and I want to make the most of those twenty four hours! So I'm gonna do it now."

The prince reluctantly replied. "O...kay. I think I'll just... step back a bit, out of range. Careful not to overdo it."

"I won't!" Cadence vowed as she eyed the text again and then lit up her horn, surrounding her body with the soft, light blue glow from her horn. Her whole body began to tingle, making her feel funny all over. She shut her eyes as the glow grew more intense!





The familiar voice of Shining Armor soon called out. "Okay Cadence, you can open your eyes now. Or should I say Cady?"

The princess of love obeyed, her eyes fluttering open slowly. Already her mind and body felt "different" for lack of a better term. She still felt like she was an adult on the inside, but she didn't really know what she looked like on the outside. She soon got her answer, however. For Cadence found herself looking around at a world that now seemed so much bigger than it had been just a minute or two ago. "Did it wowk?" She asked out loud and received an answer in the form of a very foalish lisp!

"Congratulations, Cady!" Shining half cheered/half cooed. "It looks like you're a foal again," Then he asked. "How old are you, exactly? Did you specify?"

Cadence had to pause to think of the answer, which was hard to do given her new foalish state of appearance and accompanying mindset. "I tink I about two, maybe thwee. Tat's the age I wanted to be at so I couwd be on Fwuwwy's wevew," Then she blushed. "Wow, is hawd to tawk wike tis aww the time."

The prince giggled, remembering his own experiences. "Yeah, but you'll get used to it eventually, dear. I know I did and so did Sunburst."

"Yeah, bu ya had days to get used to it and pwactice tawking in ya wisp." The now regressed princess protested, pouting slightly. This was one of the downsides to the regression, she'd have to talk like a foal. She was just grateful she was a foal that could be understood.

Shining only teased as he used his magic to pick up his regressed wife and lightly scold her. "Ah ah ah, Cady. Nopony likes a pouty baby. Keep that attitude up and I'll have put you in time out."

Cadence didn't want to imagine what would happen if Shining actually followed through on that threat, and while she felt he probably wouldn't she decided it was best not to take the chance. "Otay, I'ww twy not to pout. And I'ww twy to be good whiwe I a foaw."

The stallion smiled, carrying his wife in his hooves not unlike the way he'd carried his daughter until recently. "Glad to hear that, sweetie. Now we'd better get you all diapered up for your day of fun. Wouldn't want you to make a mess on the nice clean floors of the castle, now would we?"

The regressed princess of love nodded. She wasn't sure how much self control she had right now. Besides, being a foal meant wearing diapers...and to be fair, she would’ve been an idiot not to expect that.





Shining Armor brought his regressed wife into Flurry's nursery, his daughter currently playing happily in her playpen without a care in the world.

But Flurry noticed when she saw her dad laying a foal down on the changing table and floating over a diaper. Being naturally quite curious, she flapped her wings and with a good deal of effort managed to flutter out of her playpen. She made her way over toward the changing table to get a good look at the newcomer. To her surprise, as she got closer she saw that the foal had a very familiar pink coat. "Daddy, that Mommy?" She asked.

Cadence let out a faint eep. She hadn't been expecting Flurry to discover her so soon. She'd hoped to make the introduction on her own terms.

Fortunately, Shining was able to quickly take control of the situation. "Yes, Flurry, it's Mommy. She turned herself into a foal so she could spend the day with you. But she's still your mommy, so you need to listen to her and behave yourself around her. And right now, she'd like you to give her some privacy while I get her all diapered up. You're okay with her borrowing one of your diapers, right?"

Flurry nodded. "I dun mind. Mommy be just wike me!" Then she fluttered away. "I wait for Mommy to get changed. Mommy look silly in diapee!"

Shining cooed as he completed the diapering job. "Sounds like your plan's already working pretty well, Cady. You're going to have a playmate, isn't that lovely?"

Cadence nodded at her husband as she was lifted off the changing table. She had to admire the job he'd done, the diaper was taped nice and snug around her rump while her tail poked out through the hole in the back. It crinkled and compressed nicely as she performed what limited movement she had while in the hold of her husband's magic. "Ya really good at tis." She told him.

"Years of experience, hon. I learned from the best," The prince smiled before he floated the regressed and diapered princess over to Flurry's playpen. "Don't be afraid to ask me if you need anything, Cady. You're a foal now, and foals need others to take care of them."

The regressed princess of love nodded as she lowered into the playpen. "Uh-huh, I know," Then she turned to greet her daughter, who was now the same size as her. "Hi, Fwuwwy. Is me, ya mommy."

Flurry Heart happily cooed as she trotted over, hugging her mom tightly. "Now ya wike daddy and Mw. Sunbuwst when tey get tuwned into foaws. Mommy gonna pway with me?"

Cadence smiled as she ended the hug and confirmed. "Uh-huh, and I awso gonna show ya how to use ya potty. I notice ya not using it much."

"I twying to, Mommy," Flurry sincerely replied. "I dun awways know when I have to go, and sometimes I having too much to stop. But I pwomice I twy to pay attention to wha ya show me."

"Good," The princess smiled again. "So, wha ya wike to do fow fun when ya not on ya potty or getting ya diapee changed?"

But before Flurry could answer, Shining trotted over and declared. "Well first, I think two little fillies need their nom-noms. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day after all."

Cadence blushed, now remembering her decision to forgo breakfast before casting the spell. A decision that now seemed incredibly short sighted since she would've probably had to have breakfast as a foal anyway the next morning before the spell wore off. "Bu we dun have a sepawate high chaiw fow me to eat in." She protested.

"Don't worry," Shining cooed as he picked up his wife and his daughter. "I've already got that taken care of. We made sure to have some extra foal supplies tucked away just in case. You'll see what I mean when we reach the dining room." And he led both foals away after setting them on the floor of the nursery, watching as Cadence clumsily waddled about while Flurry did so with ease.