Dreams of White Padding
Chapter Five: Playtime and Naps
By Scribe Feather
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The next morning Luna found herself actually looking forward to spending time with her sister, even if she had to wear a pull-up while doing so. She had grown to enjoy the silly little games that she was at first forced to play with Celestia.
Joining her sister once more in her nursery was much less stressful this time around. Seeing the soft toys and fluffy color pallet was comforting to the night princess.
Luna slipped on a fresh pull-up and happily slipped into whatever games Celestia was playing. Before too long the two played readjusted into the sisterly role, happily playing with each other in their various games of pretend and tag.
The foalish Celestia was overjoyed by the fact that she had somepony to play with. She couldn't've been happier about Luna being there in the nursery with her. She didn't seem to even bat an eye at the pull up that would ever so faintly crinkle around Luna's waist. In fact, she seemed to enjoy the idea even more, seeing Luna as less of a older sister and more of a fun playmate.
Luna got into the role as a playmate rather easily. Her sister's enthusiasm worked in her favor, further encouraging her to enjoy herself and have fun. The experience came so naturally to her, bringing out a fun loving side of her that she had long since forgotten. She even went as far as to put on silly voices and make funny faces to keep her sister happy. Celestia giggled everytime.
“Yoos silly,” Luna heard Celestia say in the middle of their playtime.
Luna’s ears perked up in surprise. “Wh-what did you say?”
“I said yoos silly!” Celestia giggled.
“Y-you can talk?”
“I awways tawk! You no no understan!”
Luna was baffled by this discovery at first, but having her sister talking normally must have been a step in the right direction. It seemed that potty training alongside her sister was actually paying off. It was only a small improvement, but she saw this as Celestia’s conscious mind attempting to make contact.
“Why are you having so much trouble potty training,” was the next logical question the curious Luna could think to ask.
“Potty scary,” Celestia stuck her tongue out in disgust. “Diapees easier!”
“But being a big girl is so much better. You don’t have to soil yourself everywhere you go.”
“But potty scary!”
Luna wanted to plead her case further, but she was suddenly interrupted by Phosphor entering the room. “Potty break,” Phosphor’s voice cut through the playspace that Luna was deeply involved in. “Luna? Gotta go?”
“Y-yes Miss Phosphor,” Luna answered, abruptly reminded of her aching bladder. Suddenly she realized that she was so involved in her playtime that she had almost completely ignored all of her bladder’s signals.
She quickly scurried off to the training potty and plopped down on it’s chilly seat. Her bladder required little coaxing to relax, quickly releasing it’s full amount into the plastic container below. The sound of her urine hitting the plastic container loudly echoed through the room, announcing yet another successful trip to the potty.
This time around Luna cared very little about the staring eyes of Phosphor and Celestia. In her time of urgency, all she cared about was peeing. She remained frozen in place on top of the plastic potty, feeling a wave of relief flow over her as she peed.
When finished, Luna punctuated the deed with a satisfied sigh. “Looks like you really had to go,” Phosphor chuckled as Luna pulled herself off of the potty. As Luna tugged her pullup back up Phosphor turned to her sister with the same supportive and cheery tone. “Tia, sweetie, do you need to use the potty?”
Celestia sat only a few feet away from the training potty where the two ponies spoke. She idly played with her back hooves, weakly grabbing them in some sort of game. “Nuh,” she answered, barely breaking away from her play.
“Luna used the potty like a big girl. Don’t you wanna be like her?”
“Nuh!” Celestia answered with a bit more force. She then fussed, visibly getting rather upset with Phosphor’s questions.
“I think it’s time for a nap,” Phosphor then said, trotting over to the foal. She lifted Celestia into her arms, carefully taking her over to her crib.
Involuntarily, Luna felt a big yawn slip past her mouth.
“Getting tired too, Luna?” Phosphor asked, looking over at the blue alicorn.
“Mhmm,” Luna answered with a sleepy rub of her eye. Suddenly she felt absolutely exhausted. Through all their playtime, she hadn’t realized just how tired she was getting.
“If you’d like, you can snuggle in with Tia in her crib. I’m sure your friend’s wouldn’t mind.”
Luna shook her head in disagreement, pushing aside the sleepy fuzziness, “no no. I couldn’t do that.” Luna paused to let out a big yawn. “There’s...too much that needs my attention.”
Phosphor shook her head, “no no, that simply will not do. You’re no good to your friends passed out in a conference room somewhere.” She gently helped Luna to her feet, lightly guiding her towards Celestia’s crib. “Why don’t you take a small nap with Tia. It’ll only be an hour, your friend’s will understand.”
Luna let out another yawn. Phosphor’s proposition was sound more and more sweeter the more she fought back the mid morning tiredness. Without thinking, she started to follow Phosphor’s guiding hoof.
“I guess I could use a short nap,” Luna answered with a rub of her eyes.
Celestia was already digging herself a nest in the various blankets that filled her crib. The happy foal snuggled into the soft fabrics, preparing for bed. She couldn’t have been happier when she saw Luna coming in closer with Phosphor.
“Tia, your big sister’s gonna be sleeping with you today, okay?” Phosphor said so softly.
“Otay!” Celestia answered with a happy and excited chirp.
With blush warming her cheeks, Luna crawled up into the crib, taking her place beside her diapered sister. Phosphor then delicately tucked the two in, giving both of them a kiss on the forehead before pulling up the crib’s wooden gate.
“You two have a good nap now,” the pink unicorn spoke softly, quietly backing out of the room.
The overhead lights were turned off, shrouding the room in faint darkness. The outward facing windows still shined daylight into the room as the morning sun was still working it’s way into the sky.
Luna rubbed her eyes, feeling more and more tired as she laid in the crib. She laid on her back, staring up at the pastel colored ceiling. The wooden bars of the crib’s walls surrounded her and Celestia bringing a strange sense of security and comfort to the mind. Instead of feeling trapped, Luna felt at ease resting in a crib. Having her beloved sister close by was icing on the cake.
Celestia was already fast asleep beside her, snuggling a phoenix plushie in her arms. She slept so peacefully, quickly shedding any sort of fussiness that she generated during playtime. The foal curled herself in a loose ball, her body kept warm by the soft, fluffy blankets.
Another yawn slipped from Luna’s mouth. Just a quick nap and she’d get to her princess duties. Just a quick nap.