To be Young Again

by Chatterjoy


Chapter 9

Celestia woke early as usual. Luna was gently lowering the moon so she knew she would soon have to get up and raise the sun. Celestia looked down at Twilight who was sleeping soundly next to her. Amazingly, the pacifier had remained in her mouth, and listening closely Celestia could hear light sucking sounds.

Gently removing herself from around Twilight, Celestia moved towards her balcony where her horn glowed, and the sun began to peak from the horizon. A guard had left fresh formula this morning. They seemed to be learning that at certain times it was best to be ahead. It was still warm, and Celestia could already hear Twilight beginning to move around.

"Tia! Tia!" the filly cried dropping her treasure onto her new blanket.

Celestia had levitated the bottle to her lips where Twilight began to guzzle. She looked up cutely at the princess, and she sighed with a smile as she knelt down behind her to support the filly with her chest. Celestia as far as she knew had nothing planned for today, and was looking forward to playing with the little filly. Unfortunately, the Princess of the Sun had thought too early as one of the day guard busted into her room.

The sound and unexpectedness startled Twilight, and she began to wail. Celestia rocked her till she quieted down, and set her back down onto the floor where the filly grabbed the bottle again and suckled.

"Excuse me Princess, but a Griffon delegate has arrived and something else too," the guard said.

"What else has arrived?" Celestia asked motioning for him to continue.

"Discord, your Majesty, he insisted that, since Fluttershy came here, he should to."

Celestia gritted her teeth. Of course that mix match creature would come at a time like this since the element of magic was a filly, but since Discord was much older than her he might know how to fix this. "Alright, I'll go see the delegate meanwhile please get Fluttershy and her friends, and tell them that Discord is here as well." The guard nodded and ran towards the guest rooms.

Celestia turned around she still needed to burp Twilight and most likely change her diaper. Unfortunately, for her the moment she turned around the filly was gone. "You have got to be kidding me," Celestia groaned.

The mane six were walking down the hallways after being told that Discord had arrived, and they needed to get to Celestia and Twilight. "I thought we reformed Discord?" Spike asked riding on Applejack's back.

"Ah reckon we did sugar cube but there is still no tellin’ what he might be up to," replied the orange mare.

A buzzing sound was heard coming from behind them, and Rainbow Dash who was on the ground for once didn't take long to take off. "YOW!" She screamed flapping her wings. Everyone looked up to see the filly Twilight had bit down on Rainbow's tail and was dangling and chewing. "I thought we gave her a pacifier!" screamed the blue mare down to Applejack.

"Ah did sugar cube but that won't completely stop the filly from chewin’ other things; it just helps keep it to a minimum," Applejack replied with a smile on her face.

"Well, some pony, please just grab the poor dear before she falls down!" huffed Rarity, and Fluttershy flew up to Rainbow Dash and gently at eye level began to speak.

"Oh sweetie would you please let go of Rainbow Dash? If that’s okay with you?" the pegasus had grabbed hold of the filly, and was waiting for her to release her hold on the other one. Twilight released her hold on the blue pegasus, and Rainbow Dash proceeded to rub her tail.

"Sweet Celestia, Twilight has a set of chompers," Rainbow Dash complained.

"Oh oh! I want to hold her! Can I hold her! I love fillies they are so CUTE! And Twilight's a filly now so that makes her CUTE too! So can I hold her? I promise I won't drop her because if I dropped her Celestia might banish me, or put me in the dungeon, or put me in the dungeon of the place she banishes me too!" Pinkie began to ramble excitedly. Twilight had made grabbing motions for Pinkie, and when Fluttershy was close enough.

"YOW!" Pinkie screamed as Twilight bit down on her mane. Unlike Rainbow Dash, though Pinkie was calm as she let the filly chew on her mane. Soon enough Twilight began to cry, and Fluttershy immediately grabbed the filly and patted her back for Twilight to burp right into Rarity's face.

"That is disgusting Fluttershy," the white pony sighed disgusted.

"Oh sorry Rarity but fillies need to be burped and unfortunately Twilight must have gotten away from the Princess before she could do it," Fluttershy replied setting the filly on the ground.

"Exactly right my dear Fluttershy!" a voice was heard echoing the hallway. The mane six began to look around for the source of the disembodied voice.

"Discord! Did ya take Twilight from the Princess ya varmint?" Applejack yelled. A chuckle could be heard from the surrounding area.

"Oh heavens no, the filly I believe just decided to play a game with her beloved caregiver," Discord replied appearing in the air above them.

Flapping could be heard and everyone looked up to see Celestia flying about the castle with a worried look on her face. "Twilight! Where are you?" the princess completed the chant many times even flying overhead of the mane six but not even looking down at them. "Twilight!" she yelled turning a corner her face nothing but panic.

"Princess she is down here! Twilight is down here!" Spike called up but none of his attempts to gain her attention worked, and the Princess of the Sun flew down other corridors in search of the filly.

"Did the princess just go blind; she was right here!" Rainbow Dash said stopping her gaping. Her voice snapped the others out of it too. Discord was gone, and he was laughing, but he was not the only one gone.

"Uh guys? Where IS Twilight?" Spike asked looking around.

Discord was outside the castle way up in the sky holding Twilight. "Now my dear it would be such sweet justice to just let you fall right here, but I guess I am your friend now that I'm Fluttershy's friend," Discord said turning the filly over his hands even dangling the filly away from him.

A horrible stench permeated Discord's air space, and he scrunched up his nose. Twilight began to wail and the draconeques began to panic. Matters were made worse when the filly turned herself around and bit on his lion paw. "YOW!" Discord yelled dropping the filly. A blue flash resounded and Luna had safely caught Twilight with her magic. She was glaring at Discord, and he just shrugged teleporting away.

"Thy foul Discord," Luna huffed.

Luna appeared in Celestia's room. She changed Twilight, and when she was finished with the task she teleported to Twilight's friends. She set the filly down on the ground, "Good morning friends of Twilight." The group jumped and turned around to face the Moon Princess.

"Oh you found her! We were so worried!" Applejack said wiping a few tears away.

"I'm sure thou were fair Applejack," Luna replied. The Moon Princess waved her hoof dismissively. Twilight just rocked on her back while staring up at the larger ponies curiously.

"Where did Discord go? If you don't mind me asking?" Fluttershy whispered rubbing her legs.

Luna shrugged and huffed, "Like We-I would like to know thy foul creature dangled Twilight in the air."

Twilight's friends gasped in despair, "Oh that foul beast he wouldn't dare harm her!" Rarity growled pinching Twilight's cheeks. Twilight in turn bit Rarity's leg. "OW! Darling what was that for?" Twilight just looked up innocently at the white unicorn and smiled.

"Rawr-y."

Rarity gasped in surprise as the filly pointed at her and tried to mimic her name. "Why yes, darling that is close to it," she replied to the filly still nursing her bitten hoof.

Twilight pointed to each of the ponies she recited, or attempted to recite, their names. Starting at Luna, "Woona, Apple, Dash-y, Rawr-y, Soft, Puffy, Spikey!" The adult ponies awed at the cuteness of Twilight's filly voice. "Bai-Bai!" and then she waved.

"Bai-Bai!" Pinkie copied and waved and before every pony knew it, Twilight had teleported away. "Wasn't that just the cutest thing!" Pinkie sighed happily. The rest of her friends returned Pinkie's happy sigh with a not amused face and weary sighs of their own.

"Uh, Pinkie you do realize that we just lost track of Twilight again right?" Rainbow Dash said popping Pinkie's mood.

Pinkie gasped fearfully as her dream cloud was popped before her. "We have TO find her! Before Princess Celestia banishes us!" Then she bounced away calling for the filly.

Celestia had to give up the search for the filly in order to meet the Griffon Delegate. Throughout the introduction speech the Princess held a frown upon her face. "I know I have come unannounced but a threat has made itself known to Equestria," the griffon stated. Celestia just looked at the mixed animal and nodded for her to continue. "The changelings want you to hand over a pony by the name of Twilight Sparkle, and if you don't then they will foal nap ponies of your kingdom, one by one."

Celestia's eyes widened, "What?"

The delegate nodded, "We griffons were sent the message to deliver to you rather than the changelings lose a warrior." Celestia sat at her throne digesting this information. The griffon had turned around, and a purple flash came above the princess, and Twilight sat atop her head.

"TIA!" the filly exclaimed and began to bite and chew on her crown. There was nothing the princess could do as the griffon had turned around to spot the filly.

"Who is this?" the griffon asked. Celestia tried to find an excuse, but unfortunately Luna teleported into the throne room.

"Bad Twilight Sparkle how many times must We say to...never...oh no," Luna squeaked. The griffon turned back towards Celestia. The delegate had a very non amused face as no doubt she was thinking along the lines of a filly standing between a war and peace of some sort.

"You mean to tell me the changelings are after a filly?"

Celestia shook her head.

"No delegate, a mishap happened to change Twilight, but yes this is the same Twilight Sparkle they ask for."

The griffon sighed, "I've delivered my message so now I take my leave; I suggest you choose what is best for Equestria." The griffon then left the castle. Unfortunately as soon as the griffon was out of range a green light enveloped it, and it changed into a black figure, "My Queen I have some excellent news." The changeling was about to reveal more information but a laugh distracted him and the Queen lost contact.

"I'm afraid, Chrysalis; I cannot let you ruin my little chaos of fun!" Discord said disposing of the changeling, and its method of communication.

In the throne room Celestia was frowning at all present. It was hard for her subjects to take her seriously, as Twilight was still chewing on her now saliva coated crown. "The changelings have demanded for Twilight," Celestia said. A gasp rippled across the throne room as Twilight's friend digested the information.

"You can't give Twilight to that evil Queen!" Rainbow Dash protested.

"I won't, in fact it'll be more dangerous for Equestria if I did just that. An Alicorn holds much power, and Twilight herself was a powerful unicorn when she transformed into an Alicorn her power increased exponentially. If I give her to Chrysalis she will most likely absorb Twilight's power," Celestia said gloomily.

"So what do ya reckon we do Princess?" Applejack asked.

"We prepare for this attack and keep Twilight safe," Celestia replied levitating the filly off of her head and handing her to Luna. "I must prepare myself, Luna and company I ask that you take care of Twilight and feed her some lunch. I will return shortly," and with a golden flash the princess was gone.

"What are we going to do?" Spike asked nervously.