//------------------------------// // Chapter 14 - Upside Down // Story: Sweetie's Little Accident // by The Killer Legacy //------------------------------// In a deep slumber, Rarity found herself opening a door. Inside the room was pure darkness, but she entered anyway, and walked deeper into said room until she approached what seemed to be a crib. The closer she got to it, the bigger the crib got. When she finally arrived at the crib, she was already very small compared to the crib. That's when she realized that the crib wasn't actually getting bigger, in fact she was getting smaller. Continuing with her objective, Rarity tried using her magic to levitate herself but she was unable to, so she had no choice but to climb out of it on her own. It took about two minutes of climbing until she finally reached the top, where she could finally see who was lying in the crib. It was none other than a giant sized filly Sweetie Belle, who was diapered and sucking on a pacifier.  Rarity actually found it cute for a moment, before Sweetie Belle spat out her pacifier and started to cry. It was so loud that Rarity had to cover her ears. The cry also shook the whole crib, creating an earthquake like effect against Rarity, who couldn't hold herself and fell inside the crib with a giant Sweetie Belle still crying. After her fall Rarity realized she wasn't in the crib anymore, she was now standing on a giant sized changing table and Sweetie Belle was next to her, apparently waiting for something. Rarity didn't quite realize what was going on because she was still dizzy from when she fell on the crib, but then she smelt a certain smell that she found horrible, she knew very well where it was coming from. She gulped, but she had to do it, so without any procrastinations, she used her best abilities to manage a diaper that was almost her size. It was like torture to the fashionista as it took an eternity to do so, because Rarity had to take all the preventive measures for her to make sure she wouldn't regret anything afterward. Throughout the whole changing process, Sweetie Belle was giggling. But Rarity could only see it as Sweetie making fun of her, as if Sweetie Belle could ask anything for her and Rarity would do it without questioning it, which already made her mad enough. Why should she be changing her little sister’s diapers? That was a job for their parents. Once the dirty diaper was wrapped tight, Rarity was ready to grab it and throw it into the trash right next to the giant sized changing table, thus putting it behind her. The only problem was that the trash can was way down there, and the diaper was already heavy enough as it was. Without magic, Rarity realized her only option was to push the diaper somehow, which sent shivers down her spine. Using her head, she wasted no time, and pushed the diaper with her head to the border of the changing table, all of that while continuously saying "Icky!" When the diaper was finally at the border, Rarity gave one last push, which made the diaper fall from the table and directly into the trash can with a loud thud. "Phew! I'm definitely going to need a bath or two after that." She exclaimed while gasping from her task. Meanwhile, since Sweetie Belle had been changed, she used the opportunity to see her surroundings. She wanted something to play with now. Scanning through the table, she didn't see anything interesting at first, but then she saw what looked like a cute little white pony plushie who could be her friend, and she started crawling in the direction of that plushie. Rarity saw her giant sized sister crawling towards her, and could only look to the sides to make sure she wasn't looking for something else. Then the realization hit her! "Wait! I'm not a doll for you to play with! Don't do this to me!" Rarity said out loud while she slowly walked backwards "Don't do this to mee…!" She repeated as she fell down from the changing table, forgetting how close she was from the border. But instead of falling to the ground, she was falling into an endless void where she could see visions of what she thought would happen in the future: Rarity saw Sweetie Belle nomming on one of her dresses. She saw Sweetie Belle diapered out in the middle of Ponyville while throwing a tantrum, just like a baby would do and in front of everypony, embarrassing Rarity a lot. She saw herself locked in her own boutique, unable to open her business to other places because she was stuck taking care of Sweetie Belle and afraid of what others could think of her. And finally, she saw herself now older and tired, still taking care of Sweetie Belle, and depressed at seeing how Sweetie Belle hadn't succeeded in life because she didn't grow up. That last vision was definitely the worst for Rarity. Regardless of the possibility of Sweetie forcing her not to make progress regarding her business, Rarity loved her sister so much that she wouldn't mind that much continuing to treat her like a baby if she really had to. In fact she would be generous enough to do so if it made her little sister happy. But the fact that Sweetie Belle herself could very likely not accomplish anything in her life because she preferred to act like a foal and not do any grown up things was scary enough to make Rarity panic and completely lose her mind! Luckily, it wasn't long until a bright blue crack opened into the void, revealing the pleasant sight of none other than Princess Luna herself (who made all those visions disappear). In place of a void, now they were outside of Rarity's boutique in a beautiful, blue sky night. Luna approached Rarity as she was carefully placed on the floor again. Once everything calmed down, Luna broke the silence. "I can see somepony needs my help. Would you mind sharing it with me, Rarity?" Taking a deep breath, Rarity started to explain. "It's Sweetie Belle, Princess Luna. She started liking baby stuff again and now I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with that. If I tell her no, she might become upset and I would be denying something that she apparently likes. I'm afraid she could even lose that personality of her of being so silly and curious.” Then, after pausing to collect her thoughts, Rarity bit her hoof. “But at the same time, if I allow her to do that, wouldn't I be restricting myself in some way? She might want me to do all the baby stuff with her, and doing so means I wouldn't have time to do my work, or even my personal stuff. And what if she never wants to stop doing that?! She would end up being totally dependent on me, and wouldn't achieve a thing in her life. She doesn't even have her cutie mark yet.  I just can’t believe she’d want to throw everything away just to be treated like a foal.” And she exclaimed. “Sweet Celestia, what do I do?!" "It's okay Rarity, I think your concern is perfectly reasonable. That shows how much you love your sister." Luna calmly replied. "I do, I really do." Rarity confidently declared putting a hoof while her chest. "I wish our parents were here. I can't believe they are still on a trip to explore Equestria, I thought they would have finished it already, they would know for sure how to take care of this situation. They turned me into the pony I am today." "Well, Rarity… I usually don't do this, but…" Luna paused for a moment, quickly checking her surroundings to make sure no one else was present. "I will tell you this, Rarity. I can see everypony dreams. And not only that, but I can sense their feelings as well. That's why I can intervene in a pony’s dream when it turns into a nightmare." "I see, but why are you telling me that Luna?" Rarity asked as she blinked in confusion. "Because I can see your parents’ dreams as well, Rarity,” The night princess explained. “And I must say that they don't need my help for a while. It appears they’ve finally found the peace they were looking for for all these years. You know, Rarity, when ponies are sleeping, I can sense their feelings as well. Your parents are doing fine, Rarity. And not only because they don't have to worry about you or Sweetie Belle on their trip, but because they trust you and know for sure that you can take care of your little sister, whatever her needs may be." This information caught Rarity by surprise. She began to consider that, if her parents really were that confident, maybe she could handle this tense situation with Sweetie after all. Her eyes started tearing up as the realization slowly dawned on her. "Mom… Dad… thank you for raising me and making me the mare I am today," She said in between hiccups and then wiped her tears. "Luna, can you tell where my parents are right now?" Nodding with a smile, Luna answered. "They're in Manehattan now, seeing the collection of dresses that won Prim Hemline's most famous Fashion Week. "Of course, they’re seeing one of my collections!" Rarity gasped and began to smile.  Seeing the smile upon Rarity's face, Luna continued. "As a little sister myself, I was so scared when I was brought back to myself by you and your friends when I was Nightmare Moon. Once I was with my sister, I was still so unsure of what my purpose was, what I was supposed to be doing. But Celestia reassured me that everything would be fine. I trusted her one hundred percent, and here I am now, perfectly aware of my purpose in this world."  Luna paused for a moment before adding. "Even Celestia had nightmares, you know," She said as this sudden information made Rarity giggle a bit. "It's like a team effort, you don't have to deal with it alone, she will also help herself through her own actions. Rarity, I can assure you that for the most part, sisters know what to do." Hearing that part was also relieving for Rarity as she had never seen this issue this way, that she would not have to do this alone: Her sister would also help herself, and despite Sweetie's recent actions, Rarity was now sure her sister would be able to sort this all out in a good way, now considering if she would allow her sister to indulge her wishes, at least for the time being. "Thank you very much, Luna. I really needed that conversation." The fashionista nodded. "No problem, Rarity. Just don't tell Celestia I told you about her having nightmares,” Luna cautioned. “She is capable of making me have nightmares if she finds out," She said as both her and Rarity laughed a bit. Then she declared. "Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to take a very needed rest. As I'm visiting you early in the morning, all ponies are awake now. This is usually the time when I am resting." Rarity suddenly got back to her senses when Luna told her this, remembering that she wasn’t sleeping, she’d passed out. And her sister probably needed her right now, if for no other reason than to avoid a diaper rash.. "I also have some urgent matters to deal with, Luna, so bye!" She said in a rush, as she was now making an effort to wake herself up. It was still morning inside of Carousel Boutique, the weather was clear and calm on the outside. Inside the boutique however, it was the complete opposite. Sweetie Belle was desperate! Having seen her sister faint in front of her a while ago, she wasn't sure what to do. It wasn't just like all the other times where Rarity fainted and usually woke up right away. This time, Rarity was taking way more time to wake up, which made Sweetie panic! "Rarity! Please wake up! I don't know what to do!" Sweetie said with several tears running down her face while she tried to move Rarity with her hooves to wake the fashionista, but to no avail. Running out of ideas of what to do, Sweetie ran to where she’d dropped her plushie friends before to help Rarity, picked them up again, went to a corner of her room and told them "Please help me little friends." Then as she said this, she went into a fetal position and started to sob. The sound of Sweetie's crying was enough to wake Rarity up, albeit slowly. She wasn't completely awake yet so she didn't realize what was happening, that was until a very familiar, yet unwelcome smell for her caught her nose. That was enough for her to remember all the recent events before she’d fainted. Rarity immediately went back to her hooves from the sofa she had levitated to faint in, and looked around for Sweetie, where she found her helplessly crying in the corner with the plushies Rarity had previously allowed her to play with. Not wanting to waste anymore time (Celestia knows how much time had already been wasted from this ordeal), Rarity spoke up. "Sweetie Belle, dear, please don't cry. I'm fine. look!" Upon hearing the sweet sound of Rarity's voice, Sweetie Belle completely changed her mood. She stood up, and ran to give a big hug to her sister. "I was so worried, sis! When you passed out, I panicked! I didn't know what to do, I was so scared!"  "Shh…” Rarity reassured her sister. “It's okay. I'm fine now, I promise." "Are you sure?" Sweetie asked in between sobs. Rarity nodded quite slowly. "Yes. I was just…” She struggled to think of how to explain her earlier shock at what her little sister had done in her diaper. She ultimately settled on. “Caught off guard a bit, that’s all,” Slowly finishing the hug, Rarity then declared. "So, what do you say we take care of that big stinky of yours now, just like I used to do. Would you like that?"  A big smile formed on Sweetie's face as she wiped away all the tears that were left on her face and nodded. "Would you like me to bring your little friends along as well?" Rarity added. Sweetie once again nodded, this time more vigorously. "Good. Then bring them back so we can do this," Rarity instructed. “We must hurry so you don’t get a rash.” Sweetie Belle did exactly as instructed, rounding up her plushie friends and returning to Rarity. "Okay, let's go," Rarity declared as she offered her hoof for Sweetie to grab, which she gladly did so. Then on their way to change the dirty diaper, Rarity said one more thing to her sister. "Sweetie Belle, darling. After I change, is it okay if we all have a serious talk about all of this?" That caught Sweetie completely off guard, she hadn’t been expecting that Rarity would say such a thing after she’d just offered to change her. "Did I do something wrong, Rarity?" She asked, completely innocent about her sudden change of behavior these recent times. "I knew I shouldn't have had an accident this time! It's all my fault! I didn’t mean to do it, I swear!"  Sweetie was about to continue blaming herself, but was interrupted by Rarity. "No, no, no, Sweetie. It's not your fault. Please don't blame yourself for it, and It's not just because you did that, darling. I’m sure you didn’t intentionally decide to use your diaper in place of the toilet. I'm not mad at you, sister. I'm just curious to know:” And she asked. “How do you feel about acting little, like foals do? I really just want to know how you feel. You like this stuff, right? Or at least most of it. I can tell your little.. accident has made you quite conflicted, more so because of my reaction I assume. But that aside, you enjoy acting like a foal and behaving as such, yes?" Now on the same page, Sweetie calmed down and slowly nodded. "Yup. I really do, Rarity." "Then it's okay if we have a sister's talk right after about our feelings?" Rarity asked as Sweetie nodded once again. "Okay then, let's get you changed. I want to see which present you are presenting me with this time." She said in a more playful way, which made Sweetie Belle giggle a bit. After this change, the two sisters would have a lot to discuss.