Before Twilight came to Ponyville, she heard the rumors of how the new year began as any other pony in Equestria. A few years ago, a famous scientist named Dr.Whooves worked on a major breakthrough and built a time-traveling device. However, when the scientist attempted to use the device, it sent his body through time and space, resulting in turning himself into a newborn foal. Afterward, he seemed to have been able to find a cure. But after the incident, the stallion would revert for a foal hereafter on the last day of the year. Many journalists and scholars have interviewed the stallion. Still, he has refused to tell ponies of what he saw and why he turns into a foal every year. Ponies would even ask his wife Derpy for answers, and she was not only tight lip about it but also seemed unsure of how it happens. Twilight, however, coming from Canterlot, has heard the stories and rumors and was eager to see Dr.Whooves deage and maybe see if she can find answers. She was preparing for what was known as the annual new year's eve party Pinkie Pie hosted every year at Sugarcube Corner, tidying her mane and tail. Spike also seemed rather excited having his scales polished and had the suit Rarity made for him for the Galloping Gala. Twilight smirked, knowing full well he was only going to the party because Rarity would be there. She came over to the little dragon and ruffled his spines. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, Twilight, I've been waiting for you; come on! We're already late!" Spike shouted.
The violet unicorn gave a sheepish smile, actually feeling rather nervous as she replied, "sorry, I'm just a bit nervous...if Dr. Whooves turns into a foal, then I can't talk to him. So I have to rely on Derpy telling me what happened to him and I just hope she can."
Spike rolled his eyes. "Who cares? I just want to see Rarity and ask her to da-D..d.do..um...nevermind, can we just go?"
The violet unicorn snickered behind a hoof as she walked off with Spike; they headed to Sugarcube Corner, and there they went to join the party already in full swing. Many ponies being adults, were already drinking heavily, some stumbling about while others were having a blast on the dance floor. Mr. and Mrs. Cake were selling all kinds of pastries and seemed to be rather pleased with the sales and the bar they set up as well. Pinkie Pie bounded over, shouting, "Welcome to the New years eve party, Twilight! Glad you could make it!"
Twilight hugged her in return as she continued, "of course, Pinkie, I was rather excited to come to see Dr.Whooves."
"Oh him! He's getting ready for his performance; he doesn't show himself until way later, now go! eat, drink and have fun!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed out loud.
"Of course, I can wait," Twilight responded quite cheerfully as Spike just walked off, looking around and eventually spotting Rarity already drinking a glass of wine and talking to Fluttershy about something at the bar. Spike pouted, seeing he was too young to drink, and turned to Pinkie and asked, "you have any non-alcoholic drinks?"
"Of course!" Pinkie exclaimed, pouring him a cup of fruit punch. He shrugged and walked over to Rarity, hoping to get a New Year's kiss from her.
Twilight also took a cup of punch, wanting to remain sober to see this strange phenomenon and study it. In fact, the mare didn't do much at the party outside of drinking punch, eat some cake, and have some light conversations with her friends. But most ponies were now looking towards a podium at the end of the room, and there the delivery mare known as the mayor of Ponyville was coming up the steps and tapped a hoof at a microphone. "Hello everypony, may I have your attention please?"
Everypony became quiet, turning their attention to the mayor. "Now attention everypony, the new year is almost upon us, and a lot has happened, Nightmare Moon almost sent Equestria into eternal darkness, we had a wonderful running of the leaves, we have had some of our own ponies from Ponyville attend the Grand Galloping Gala...though I heard it turned out to be quite a disaster. But besides all that overall, I say this was a rather good year, seeing we have gained a new librarian Twilight Sparkle who, with her new friends, saved us all."
Everypony clopped their hooves, making the mare dip her head, looking somewhat embarrassed. The mayor continued. "Now, New Years is almost upon us, and I believe that we should have another pony take the stage before hoof."
She clapped her hooves together as the brown coated earth pony known as Dr.Whooves slowly walked up the steps. He slowly walked towards the microphone and tapped it before whispering, "Testing, testing…"
The ponies on the floor fell in silence as the stallion fixed his tie and continued, "thank you again for coming to my fifth and final term as the baby new years...again I've said this many times before, but this is rather embarrassing, and I think it's rather annoying for Derpy. But this is more important than you realize, at least for the past five years iv'e been doing this. But this is a great time to come together and celebrate a new year! A rebirth of sorts, so let the countdown begin three...two...one...Happy New years!"
Pinkie squealed, shooting out a cannon of confetti over the crowd as everypony cheered all the noise. Confetti blinded and deafened Twilight's senses until she saw Derpy come up with a baby blue colored diaper bag strapped around her waist. After a few moments of fussing over her husband. She then threw Dr.Whooves up, who was now a chubby foal with his rump now strapped with a diaper strapped around it and a little tiny white sash tied around his chest with "baby new year!" printed on the fabric.
The crowd dawwed and cooed at the colt, some clapping and cheering still while Derpy had placed her "husband" on her back as she skipped off down the podium. Twilight finished her lunch before running after the pegasus, shouting, "wait! Hold up!"
Derpy turned with a confused look and asked, "Hey Twilight, what's up?"
Twilight took a second to catch her breath before continuing. "I wanted to ask about your husband and his regression every year... I've been fascinated with the story and just wanted to ask some questions."
The grey coated pegasus shook her head. "Sorry, my husband said nopony could know about what happened, sorry."
The violet unicorn gave a sigh knowing this was what Derpy, "I know...but I swear nopony will know if you tell me.I'm just super curious about time travel!"
The pegasus was going to say no again, but the foal raised a hoof as he then took out a small device and placed it on his neck, then spoke in a very shrill voice. "Ok, Twilight, seeing that you saved us and seeing you're a scholarly pony like myself, I think I'll share with you my little
adventure."
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Twilight cried out loud, hopping up and down like her friend Pinkie Pie.
"But, first, let's go home. I'm rather hungry…" The little colt suggested rubbing a hoof over his belly.
Derpy giggled behind her hoof. "He always gets super hungry when this happens; I already have a warm bottle of formula with his name on it!"
"Wait, Derpy, you didn't leave the bottle warmer, did you!?" Dr. Whooves cried out loud.
The pegasus gulped rushed off through the snowy streets of Ponyville towards the Doctor's house, hoping to find it not burned down.
They all eventually came to Dr.Whooves house, and there they found it not on fire. They went through the house to the kitchen, where Derpy took her husband in her hooves and plopped a bottle of formula into his mouth. She watched him suckled his meal down his throat while Twilight sipped a mug of hot chocolate. The colt was rather adorable and extremely pudgy. Derpy had to hold the bottle sideways and placed it into her husband's mouth. Twilight was quite surprised to see that Dr.Whooves seemed unable to independently hold his bottle; she surmised he was indeed a helpless newborn. As the colt was finishing his bottle and suckling the last of the contents, he started to pee his diaper with an audible hissing noise emanating from his padding. Twilight was quite surprised to see the doctor, not even notice that she would be entirely embarrassed if that were her. She realized that he has to be quite used to this for him to be so calm. Derpy wasn't phased either and waited for her husband to finish and then went about and started changing the colt's padding around the colt's rump and wiped his backside, gave it a thorough powdering, then strapped him back in a fresh diaper. Dr. Whooves stretched his hooves and replied, "ok, I'm ready to tell my story, so sit back and relax."
Twilight got ready, plopping down on a couch across from the couple with a notebook and a quill in her magic. "I'm ready!"
She waited for Dr. Whooves to begin his tale as he cleared his throat and gave a cute burp before starting his story. "It all started when I made my first time machine…."