Tales from Tinies.

by MrAquino


The Night Savior

Luna patted her belly as she felt Emily and Joel laying down and sleeping in her stomach. Her horn glowed as she casted a spell to summon her small, human self on her hoof.
"Keep the children calm when they enter." Luna told her human self.
"I already know, Miss." Her human self replied with a bow. Luna opened her mouth and tilted her hoof, making her human self fall into her maw. Though she tasted delecious, Luna tilted her head and swallowed herself. Human Luna landed in her own stomach, seeing the two kids asleep on the stomach floor, both calm and peaceful looking. Regular Luna casted another spell, entering the dream world, and found that, though humans were smaller, their dreams were like anyone else's, and most of the human dreams were not only just kids, but nightmares. With a good source of their dreams, Luna flapped her wings and made her way to the Flim Flam Brother's location, filled with anger and determination, followed by some of her guards.

In Manehatten, the rules followed with every other location, but the ponies here found the act of swallowing Tinies to be a bit cruel, meaning this was one of the few locations where humans can walk freely without the worry of being nommed. Of course, that doesn't mean that they con't be eaten, but it usually happens when a tiny enters somepony's house without authorization (Breaking & entering), or if a pony asks to swallow them, usually as a friend or as a job. However, it is illegal to devour children, and it is severely strict, not unless the pony is following the exceptions. Here, however, unless they're with their families or with somepony, there's a lack of children roaming around, and that's because every night, they're kidnapped without anypony realizing it. A lone warehouse stood among others around it. Nothing about it truly stood out, but inside, the Flim Flam Brothers and some other ponies stood around, surrounded with cages, all holding human children, with a line of high paying customers.
"This has got to be the best idea, brother!" Flim exclaimed as he handed a child to a mare with his magic.
"But of course, brother," Flam replied "Our ideas are always the best!" It's been like this for a while: Almost a month after the discovery of tasty humans, the Flim-Flam Brothers have made it their business to sell fresh, tasty humans to high paying customers, which was, for most of the part, children. The kids held were frightened by the brothers, who taunted them daily that they're nothing more but delicate snacks for everypony. Many of the kids teared up, wishing to be with their parents; others wished that they had parents to begin with; the last ones just wish that the pony buying them won't hurt them when they're being eaten. Out of a crack, a group of humans came in, dragging a wagon with a small cage filled with kids. Flim approached to them.
"These the kids you got?" he asked.
"Of course." the boss of the group said with a smile. "Got the money?"
"Of course." His horn glowed as he easily took the small cage of kids away and gave them a small bag with bits in it. "A deal's a deal."
"Thanks."
"Be sure to bring back more."
"We will!" Flim carried the small cage of human kids to the larger cage of kids.
"Now you brats better satisfy our customers; they hate the taste of snot in their mouths!" He dumped the kids in the cage, all except one, who was held in Flim's magic. "Not you, though. I'm feeling hungry."
"Brother!" Flam spoke "You know not to eat our supply!"
"It's just one, brother. 'Sides, more are coming. Now, try not to cry." He opened his maw, ready to drop the child inside. The kid began to squirm in his magic, hyperventilating. The door leading to the warehouse crashed, and Luna entered, her eyes glowing pure white.
"FLIM-FLAM BROTHERS!!!" She yelled in fury. Many of the other ponies inside screamed and tried to run for their lives, but were tackled by some of the other ponies. The Flim Flam brothers made a run for it; Flim dropped the boy he was going to have for a snack and, along with Flam, grabbed as many boxes filled with human kids. The child he dropped screamed and was flailed his arms, moments from death, but didn't feel anything. He opened his eyes and saw that not only was he just inches from the floor, but was surrounded by a blue aura. He was lifted and was carried to Luna's face. He gasped and hid himself, but felt Luna's muzzle, nuzzling him. He reopened his eyes, seeing the giant's eyes that wasn't glowing pure white anymore, but beautiful blue eyes. "There, there. It's okay, no harm will go to you." Before he could say 'Thank you', he was placed in her mane. She growled and charged at the brothers, her horn blasting at them. The blast of magic caught the brothers' legs, tripping them, causing their magic to let go of their boxes filled with kids. Before the boxes crashed to the floor, Luna swiftly flew and grabbed the boxes before they could touch the floor. She landed gently and looked inside the boxes; the kids looked up and whimpered in fear. "Do not worry, Children. I do not wish to eat or sell you as those two have. I am Princess Luna, a friend to all." This calmed most of the kids, but a couple were still skeptical looking. One of Luna's guards approached him.
"Your majesty," he spoke "we've captured all of the buyers and employees here. What do you want us to do?" Luna looked to her guards, then the kids.
"Arrest them all and have them burp any kids they have. If they refuse to cooperate, find other ways to get the kids out. Search them if they have kids on them; check their mane, tail, and anywhere else a human could hide in. If there's no child, then let them off with a warning. Bring the kids to me; I know what to do." The guard nodded and returned to the others. Luna turned to the children. "It's okay, children. I'll find you your families." Many of the children talked to each other about remeeting their parents. A few others, however, noticeably, looked down. Luna lifted these kids with her magic. "And I will find you all a family, I promise." Her stomach growled. "Oh... I'm sorry, children, but... I have to do this." She began to levitate each child into her open maw and placed them in her mouth. Each child varied: some were frightened beyond belief, others were happy to be with her, and other seemed neutral about their situation, but all went down her throat and landed in her stomach, where her human self made sure all of the kids knew that, while they were eaten, they were safe. Many new kids arrived with the ones in the box, though a couple more orphans joined Luna; they felt a bit betrayed, and Luna was kinda disgusted that she was swallowing kids that were already in somepony else, but she went with it. She felt herself full, but made her way with the other kids, using her magic to trace their families. The ponies that had kids in or on them were in jail; those that didn't were let off with a warning; Flim & Flam and their employees were sent to Canterlot's dungeon.

Luna made her way around Equestria, dropping the kids off to their homes with their respected families in their village. The parents & related members, though surprised by Luna's appearance, were eternally grateful, thanking her for rescuing their sons and/or daughters. While it was true that many of the kids were returned to their families, Luna was saddened by another thing.
"I'm sorry, children," she spoke to them "but I can't find your parents. Don't worry, I will find them when they arrive. For now, rest." Like the orphans, she carried the kids with her magic and swallowed each of them, though they all understanding, most wishing to join. She felt herself now really full, and her belly was slightly bloated, but not a whole lot for her to lose her physique. She walked back to the castle and entered the hallway, feeling the kids inside her all rested inside, no doubt having dreams.
"Sister?" Celestia's voice asked. Luna turned to see her sister following her. "Luna? Where have you been? And... what did you eat? You haven't been helping yourself too much with my cake?"
"No, sister. I have been with the Tinies."
"...You eat tinies now?"
"No... yes... kinda." she sighed "Sister, I stopped the Flim Flam brothers from a highly illegal business involving selling human children to paying customers for food."
"Oh. Well how noble of you."
"Yes, and I have been out all night, helping these kids reunite with their families; mothers, fathers, siblings, and anyone else related."
"Hm... and anyone else that's an orphan or has no one around is in you, sister?" She pointed to Luna's belly. Luna sighed.
"Yes, but keeping them in a box wouldn't be a nice thing to do, and my stomach is a warm place for them to sleep in. ...Sister, we need to find these children a new home. I can keep them safe, but they need someone other than me to love them."
"I agree, sister." Celestia pondered for a moment. "I shall make a new rule depicting the act of eating human children. It shall be illegal, not until they reach a certain age, or unless somepony is saving them from something, or they're part of that pony's family. That work, sister?"
"... Can we trust anypony to adopt a human child and not eat them for fun?"
"I know all my subjects, sister, as do you. They will have a great home. Rest, sister, it is almost daytime, and I know how you get during the day." They both bowed to each other and left to their begin their schedule. Luna entered her room, but remembered the kids inside her belly. Quickly, and effectively, Luna made a miniature village for them to live in momentarily, complete with an operational & stable bridge from their village to Luna's bed. Luna had heard about how, when Ponies fall asleep while laying on their side, Tinies walk their way out of their throat and out of their mouth. She followed, laying on her side and patted her belly before going to sleep. Her horn glowed, and both Joel & Emily appeared, laying on her belly. Joel woke up and looked around, seeing that he was outside and laying on Luna's furry belly. She fell laid her head and began to fall asleep. Without saying anything, Joel walked across the bridge to the makeshift village on a nearby table with the bridge connecting it to Luna's bed, seeing the place was deserted, but saw other kids exiting out of Luna's mouth, most looking confused, up until they saw Joel in the nearby, empty village. Soon, Luna's stomach was empty, but she didn't mind at all; tonight, she's going to find more lost kids, and she's not only going to take them back to their homes, but she's going to keep them safe inside of her. Strange as it is, she really enjoyed eating them, but not for their taste, but knowing that they're safe and will either be reunited with their families, or find a new one.