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// The Babysitter 
// Story: The Royal Fillies REDUX 
// by blazikenking 
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"Inova, Skyla, your dad and I have to go take care of some things for a while, and we can't bring you with us," mommy said. "Somepony else will be taking care of you today."

I could hear dad talking with somepony close by in the house. Whoever it was, she had a very nice voice. Not as nice as mommy’s though. Hers was the best.

Skyla and I each got a wing hug and kiss just as the new pony came into sight. “Girls, this is Sweetie Belle, and she will be foalsitting you today. Daddy and I will be back later tonight, so don’t worry." She turned to Sweetie Belle. "There's a hundred bits in the kitchen for you, and guidelines for what to do with each filly. Have fun~."

"Thanks, Cadence," Sweetie Belle said. "I promise the house will be intact when you and Shining Armor get back." Shortly after they laughed a bit, the front door closed and mommy and daddy were gone. Skyla ran towards the door and tried to go through it, to no avail. After a few seconds, she started to cry, and I reached up to cover my ears.

Sweetie Belle picked up my sister with her light green magic and cradled her in her forelegs, singing a bit. Her voice was very clear, and the song seemed to calm Skyla down.

"Let's play with some toys, you two," She said, putting Skyla in her magic again and picking me up. I didn't like being picked up that way, and I started flailing my limbs in a panic.

"You're safe, Inova," Sweetie said in that soothing voice of hers. It only paused my flailing for a few seconds before I started panicking again, and soon, I was set back on the floor, along with Skyla. I liked the floor. The floor was solid.

Sweetie Belle left for a bit, and Skyla and I started playing with each other. It was fun until Sweetie came back and picked Skyla up in her magic and me by the back of my neck with her mouth. I did not flail around or panic.

We were put down in our room, which was full of toys. “Alright you two. Let’s find something to play with together,” Sweetie said. “How about some dolls?” She floated some dolls out of the toy box, along with some wagons, which she set down on the floor. Skyla went for the dolls, and I went for the wagons. I liked moving them without a doll attached.

As Skyla and I played with the dolls and wagons, Sweetie Belle hooked up wagons I wasn’t playing with to dolls Skyla wasn’t playing with. My sister and I were quick to disconnect them before going back to playing on our own.

Eventually, it came to be time for feeding. Skyla and I were taken to the table where we were sometimes fed while Sweetie went into the kitchen. She came back with two bottles in her magic. One was floated over to Skyla, who greedily accepted it. I was picked up and held in one of Sweetie’s forelegs as she held the bottle to my mouth.

“You’re an odd filly, Inova,” Sweetie said as I started on the bottle. “I’ve never heard of a foal who prefers being fed like this. Then again, the world is a big place and even my tours don't go everywhere.”

I didn’t really know or care what she was talking about. All my attention was focused on the floating bottle ahead of me.

Eventually, after Skyla had already done so, I finished my bottle and got burped. A few minutes after that in the living room, I felt the liquid wetness in my diaper, and I froze up, with only my eye twitching occasionally. On the way to the changing table, I felt the icky wetness appear as well.

The diaper changing didn’t go as fast as when mommy does it, but I still got cleaned and a new diaper was put on me. While it did feel nice, I didn’t want to live like that for long. Something in me didn’t like it.

After I was set back on the ground, I could hear Skyla crying, and then I couldn’t hear anything as Sweetie went to get Skyla and I was surrounded by a light green bubble. I figured it was time for Skyla’s diaper change.

I decided to take a nap right there, and so I closed my eyes. I got picked up and put in the crib before sleep fully overtook me. Sweet, warm, comfortable sleep.





I woke up to the sound of mommy, daddy, and Sweetie Belle talking to each other.

"Thanks again for doing this for us," daddy said. "This meeting was not one for the girls to be at."

"I'm sorry to pull you away from your tour like this," mommy said.

"It's fine, Cadence," Sweetie assured. "It was actually kind of refreshing. I needed a break from it anyways. Besides, we're friends."

"That we are."

"Were the cheat sheets helpful?" Daddy asked. "Don't tell Twilight I call them that."

"They were. I couldn't help but notice most of it was about Inova, though."

"She does seem to prefer the more physical way things are done instead of magical. She doesn't even like being levitated."

"I noticed. I'd better get going, though. I can't stay away from the tour for too long."

"You can tell them you were foalsitting for us," mommy said. "Or even just helping us."

"Thanks. Bye bye!" The door closed a moment later and I went back to sleep. The day wasn't very busy, but I was still tired.