Fluttershy mentally kicked herself as she trotted away from the library. There was no excuse for forgetting about Twilight's advanced studies. Her thoughts didn't last long however before a familar voice called out "Incoming!" Fluttershy let out an eep, right before dodging!
Rainbow Dash crash landed. She quickly stood up and brushed off the dust. She'd had many crash landings before, and this was no different. "I thought I could pull that off." she said to herself "Oh well, I'll just have to try again." But before she could take off a small jolt shot out from her wings. It wasn't very painful, but Rainbow Dash quickly realized what it was trying to tell her. "I guess that's enough for today." she said to herself. "The last thing I need is a broken wing."
Fluttershy couldn't resist chuckling a little. The last time Rainbow Dash had broken her wing, she had ended up in the hospital and became hooked on the Daring Do series. She had even tried to sneak back into the hospital after she was dimissed, just so she could finish reading it.
Rainbow Dash looked around and spotted Fluttershy. "You weren't hurt were you, Fluttershy?" she asked.
"No, I'm o.k., Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said.
"Glad to hear that." Rainbow Dash said "I'd never forgive myself if you got hurt because of me."
"Thank you, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said with a smile. Her smile didn't last long though as her thoughts drifted back to a few minutes earlier. Rainbow Dash was quick to notice.
"Hey, what's got you so down, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked "Is somepony being mean to you?!"
"No, it's not that." Fluttershy said.
"Then why are you so glum?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"You wouldn't understand." Fluttershy said. "I really wish she would though." she thought to herself "I heard she recently took Scootaloo under her wing as something of a big sister. And I think I overheard her saying she was going to foalsit Scootaloo next weekend when her parents are out of town."
"What do you mean I wouldn't understand?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"You just wouldn't." Fluttershy said.
"How am I supposed to know that if you won't tell me what's bugging you?" Rainbow Dash asked "I'm your friend, Fluttershy. Don't you trust me?"
The instant Rainbow Dash said "friend" Twilight's words from a few minutes ago played back in Fluttershy's mind. "Maybe I should tell her." she thought to herself "But would she understand?"
"Well, are you going to answer me, or are you going to just stand there?" Rainbow Dash said. Silence was her only reply. "Well, I guess I won't pry any further." she said "If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you to." She was just about to leave and see if maybe Pinkie Pie was intrested in hanging out when Fluttershy spoke up.
"I'll tell you." Fluttershy said. "But before I do I want you to promise me not tell anypony else about this, except for Twilight."
"Sure thing, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said "Cross my heart-"
"Wait! Please don't make it a Pinkie Promise." Fluttershy said, cutting Rainbow Dash off.
"Why not?!" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I don't know how she does it, but somehow Pinkie Pie always manages to show up whenever somepony makes a Pinkie Promise." Fluttershy said.
"So, I don't see why that's a problem?" Rainbow Dash said.
"I don't need Pinkie Pie finding out about my secret, because with her nothing stays secret for long." Fluttershy said "So can you just make it a normal promise?"
Rainbow Dash sighed "Oh alright." she said "Just this once. I promise I won't tell anypony about your secret. Speaking of which, let's hear it."
"Well, o.k." Fluttershy said "My secret is, I'm an adult foal."
Rainbow Dash was speechless and said nothing for quite a while. She just hung there with her mouth wide open as she tried to process what she'd just heard. Just when Fluttershy began to worry that she might have somehow broken her Rainbow Dash began laughing hysterically. "Oh man, that was a good one there, Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash said in between fits of laughter "I'll admit you really had me going there for a moment! You, an adult foal! Where did you get that clever idea?!"
"But I'm serious." Fluttershy said, trying her hardest not to cry. She knew Rainbow Dash wasn't intentionally trying to hurt her feelings.
"Sure you're serious!" Rainbow Dash said, still laughing like crazy "And I've never been intrested in joining the Wonderbolts! I think I rubbed off on you too much, Fluttershy! You've developed a sense of humor! Next thing I know, you're going to start going on a pranking spree! Sorry Fluttershy, but there's only room for two pranksters in this town, and Pinkie Pie and I already fulfill those titles!"
"I really mean it." Fluttershy said. Her voice unfortunately didn't help convince Rainbow Dash.
"Stop it, please!" Rainbow Dash said "At this rate I'm going to laugh my wings off! I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard!"
Fluttershy sighed as she realized what she would have to do to get Rainbow Dash to listen to her. She would have to use "The Stare". "I hope she'll forgive me for this." she thought.
Rainbow Dash kept laughing until she got a good look at Fluttershy's eyes. "The Stare" was a force to be reckoned with, only a few creatures, and Discord had ever been able to avoid being affected by it. "I guess maybe you are serious." she said, finally managing to stop laughing "But I still need proof if I'm going to believe you."
"Oh, you want proof?" Fluttershy said "Well then follow me back to my cottage and I'll show you all the 'proof' you need. I mean, if that's o.k. with you."
"I guess I have nothing to better to do anyway." Rainbow Dash sighed as she took off and flew to Fluttershy's cottage. Her wings hadn't been injured that badly so she could still fly with them, she just couldn't risk trying any of her daredevil stunts.
Fluttershy was extremely cautious as she and Rainbow Dash made their way back to her cottage, several times she stopped and checked to see if anypony might be following them. At last, after what seemed like forever, even though it had only been a few minutes, the two pegasi arrived at their destination.
"Remember, you promised not to tell anypony about this, except for Twilight." Fluttershy said.
"I remember Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said "What, did you think I forgot?"
"Well no." Fluttershy said "But I just wanted to make sure that you remembered. I can't take any chances."
"No offense, Fluttershy but I think you're getting all worked up over nothing." Rainbow Dash said "Now are we ever gonna go inside, or are we just gonna sit around here talking?"
Fluttershy slowly opened the front door. Rainbow Dash didn't see anything out of the ordinary, everything was exactly as she remembered it from her last visit.
Angel Bunny did seem to be acting rather odd however. Usually he was either casting angry looks at someone or something, or he was smiling (which usually meant he was up to something). This time, however, he seemed to be confused, as if though there was something he didn't understand.
"I don't see anything, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said "Well, aside from maybe the confused look that Angel's showing."
"Oh don't mind that. He's been that way for a while now." Fluttershy said "Now come over here."
Rainbow Dash's face became just as confused as Angel's, as she saw that Fluttershy was motioning for her to come over to the spare bedroom, or at least what was suppose to be the spare bedroom.
"You wanted proof, right?" Fluttershy said "Well then, what do you think of, this?" And with that she pushed open the door.
Rainbow Dash saw that the room had changed since her last visit. There was a gaint crib, some toys, a changing bench, and a closet filled with foalish outfits, as well a bag of diapers, a bottle of foal powder, and a larger pacifier.
"Well, what do you think?" Fluttershy asked "Be honest with me."
Rainbow Dash was shocked! She didn't know what to say. Fluttershy had basically converted what had been the spare bedroom into a gaint nursery. Now she could see why Angel Bunny had been acting so odd, he was just as confused as she was. At last, she found the courage to speak up "Well, it's… um… something, I guess. I really don't have anything else to say, this is a lot to take in."
"Oh, that's o.k." Fluttershy said "Twilight was quite shocked when I revealed this to her. In time I'm sure this will all sink in."
"Where did you get all of this stuff?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Well some things like the toys are from when I was a filly. Other items like the diapers are from a foal store in Hoofington. And the dresses are designed by Rarity." Fluttershy explained.
"Hey, I thought you said Twilight was the only other pony who knew about this!" Rainbow Dash said.
"Twilight IS the only other pony who knows." Fluttershy said "When I place the orders for the dresses I make sure the request order says anonymous, so Rarity doesn't know it's me. I probably should've explained that."
"Perhaps." Rainbow Dash said, giggling slightly "But I still don't see what this has to do with me."
"Well, since Twilight is the only other pony who's aware of my secret, and she already told me she was too busy to look after me, I was wondering if you might be willing to do it." Fluttershy said "You don't have to if you don't want to. Whatever you want to do is fine."
"So you want me to take care of you?" Rainbow Dash asked "You know, you want me to dress you, play with you, feed you, and" she froze slightly "change you?"
"You don't have to change me if you don't want to." Fluttershy said "I can just change myself. As a matter of fact you don't have to do anything you really don't want to, you can just do whatever you feel comfortable with."
Rainbow Dash thought hard for a few moments trying to decide if this was how she wanted to spend the next few hours. At last she said to Fluttershy "Look, Fluttershy, I know you and I have been friends since we were just fillies. And I appreciate the fact that you trust me with something this big. But I just don't think I can do it." Rainbow Dash said "I'm really sorry."
"It's o.k., Dashie, I understand." Fluttershy said "I won't hold this against you or anything. Just don't ever tell anypony else about this, except for Twilight."
"I won't." Rainbow Dash said "And I really am sorry, Fluttershy. Perhaps maybe I'll feel up to after I see how well I do with Scootaloo." And with that Rainbow Dash prepared to leave.
As she made her way out of the nursery, she got a good look at Fluttershy's face. The look wasn't quite a puppy dog eyes look, but all the same it made Rainbow Dash feel extremly guilty. At first she thought Fluttershy might be trying to guilt trip her into coming back, but she quickly dismissed it. "Fluttershy would never do that to me." she thought to herself.
Just as she approached the front door of Fluttershy's cottage however, Rainbow's thoughts turned back to when she had sought Fluttershy's help in lifting water to Cloudsdale. The shy pegasus had initially been reluctant to help out, and had even tried to avoid showing up. Eventually, she had decided to come and offer moral support, and after some convicing she had joined in and helped them reach 800 wingpower.
"Fluttershy's always been willing to help me out, even if she was afraid." Rainbow Dash thought to herself "And the one time she asks for me to do something for her I turn her down. Some friend I am. Well I'm not about to let that mistake go uncorrected!"
"Wait, Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash said, flying back to the nursery "I've changed my mind. I suppose I could look after you, at least for a little while."
"Are you sure about this?" Fluttershy asked.
"Of course I'm sure, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said "I couldn't really call myself a good friend if I wasn't willing to do something you wanted to."
"Oh thank you Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said as she hugged Rainbow Dash tightly.
"Hey, don't mention it, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said "But could you please stop hugging me? You're kind of squeezing me."
"Oops, sorry." Fluttershy said as she stopped.
"Well, I guess we should get started." Rainbow Dash said "What should we do first?"
Fluttershy immediately led Rainbow Dash over the closet which was already open. "So you want me to pick out a dress for you, huh?" Rainbow Dash asked. Fluttershy didn't respond. "Hey, are you giving me the silent treatment now?!" Rainbow Dash asked "I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
"No you didn't." Fluttershy said "Sorry. I guess I should've mentioned this to you earlier. You see, I'm not really one to make baby talk while I roleplay."
"So by that you mean?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"What that means is that I'll usually just stay quiet, or make 'mmm' noises." Fluttershy explained "If however you need help I'll whisper to you out of character."
"Out of character?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"If something's wrong, I'll speak up and let you know what it is. Don't worry though, Twilight didn't need me to help her, and she was just as reluctant as you are. I'm sure you'll do fine."
"You really think so?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Of course." Fluttershy replied "Just do what you think is right."
"Well o.k. then." Rainbow Dash said "Now let's see if I can find something for you to wear."
Rainbow Dash skimmed back and forth through the closet several times. "I didn't think there'd be so many of them. I don't really know much about dresses, so I don't really know what would be considered normal." she thought to herself. At last, after several minutes, she settled on a dress that was as blue as the sky. There were a few designs of clouds and rainbows stiched onto the sides, but otherwise it was pretty simple.
"This one looks nice I suppose. What do you think Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash said as she presented her choice to Fluttershy.
Fluttershy smiled at Rainbow Dash, who took the smile as a sign that Fluttershy was happy.
Fluttershy then flew up and collected one of the diapers from the package. She also collected the bottle of foal powder, and the large pacifier. She then took the supplies over to the changing bench. In just a few seconds, she had gotten everything set up, and she smiled at Rainbow Dash, who was begining to approach the changing bench.
Rainbow Dash took a deep breath as she mentally prepared herself for the task ahead. "Come on ,Rainbow Dash you can do this. You're just taping the diaper up. You're not actually changing it. Well, at least not yet anyway." "Well here we go." she said, and with that she slowly started to tape up Fluttershy's diaper. The process didn't take very long, but for Rainbow Dash it felt like it took forever. She sighed with relief when the job was finished.
Fluttershy sat up with a crinkle and wiggled around to make sure the diaper fit comfortably. She was not disappointed. She gave Rainbow Dash a sign to show that she was ready to be dressed.
Rainbow Dash instructed Fluttershy to lift up her hooves, and slowly but surely she dressed Fluttershy. Once that was done, Rainbow Dash inserted the large pacifier into Fluttershy's mouth, and then Fluttershy slid down from the changing bench. She started to crawl around the nursery.
Rainbow Dash tried her best, but she was unable to resist letting out a slight "aw" as she observed just how cute her friend looked. She quickly tried to play it off, after all she usually tried not to show her feelings around others if she could help it. "So, now what do you want to do?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Fluttershy crawled over to the "Lord High Rise's Dream Suite" and motioned for Rainbow Dash to join her. "You expect me to play with DOLLS?!" Rainbow Dash asked "Fluttershy, you know that I'm not intrested in such things." Fluttershy shot her a look that seemed to convey "Do it for me. Just this one."
Rainbow Dash sighed "Oh, alright. I'll play with you, but don't you dare tell anypony about this!"
Fluttershy let out a squee to show her appreciation.
Rainbow Dash reluctantly played with the various figures. She could remember that although she had never wanted one several fillies, and even a few colts at flight camp had expressed intrest in it. She also remembered that Fluttershy had wanted one. Now she could see why such an item was a must have for so many ponie,s although she was still unintrested.
The two ponies continued to play together. For how long, Rainbow Dash was unsure. Eventually, though, she heard Fluttershy's stomach rumble. Fluttershy stopped playing. "Guess it's feeding time huh?" Rainbow Dash said.
Fluttershy nodded, and led Rainbow Dash out of the nursery and into the kitchen.
Rainbow Dash was surprised to see that Fluttershy had somehow managed to create or obtain a high chair that could hold an adult pony. She didn't dwell on the matter for long though, as Fluttershy asked Rainbow Dash to help her up. "O.k. up we go." Rainbow Dash said.
Surpisingly, even though Fluttershy was doing most of the work Rainbow Dash found the process difficult. "This is harder than I thought it was going to be." Rainbow Dash said. Fortunately it didn't take her long to get Fluttershy up all the way. Once Fluttershy was seated Rainbow Dash relatched the high chair's platform, and removed the pacifier from Fluttershy's mouth. She also tied Fluttershy's bib around her neck.
"Alright, so far so good." Rainbow Dash said to herself "Now, let's see what's for dinner." She saw an already open jar of some yellow paste like substance along with a bowl and a spoon. "I suppose Fluttershy wants me to feed her that." she thought to herself. She trotted over to the jar and slowly began to pour its contents into the bowl. As she retrieved the spoon she managed to get a look at the label on the jar. "Pureed Banana" then she noticed something else: Written in large black ink was a warning that said 'DO NOT EAT'.
"Why would it say that?" Rainbow Dash thought to herself.
"Is everything alright, Dashie?" Fluttershy asked.
"Um, Fluttershy? Can I ask you something?" Rainbow Dash said.
"What do you want to ask?" Fluttershy said.
"Why does this say 'DO NOT EAT'?" Rainbow Dash asked as she showed Fluttershy the jar.
Fluttershy gulped and began to sweat drop. Should she really tell Rainbow Dash what was in that jar?
"Come on, Fluttershy, I want an answer!" Rainbow Dash said "I promise I won't be upset about it."
"Do you mean it?" Fluttershy asked.
"Of course I do." Rainbow Dash said "Now come on, tell me what's in this jar!"
"Well, you see, that jar, it um… has something in it." Fluttershy explained.
"What sort of 'something'?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Something that encourages messing." Fluttershy said.
Rainbow Dash quickly caught on to what Fluttershy was saying. "Oh, I see. Well, do you still want me to feed this to you, or should I feed you something else?"
"Like I said earlier, just do what you think is right." Fluttersh said "I think I have some normal baby food in one of the drawers."
Rainbow Dash thought hard as she contemplated her next decision. On the one hoof, she had already poured the Pureed Banana into a bowl, and she was pretty much already set up to feed it to Fluttershy. On the other hoof, she now knew what that food would do to Fluttershy, and needless to say she wasn't looking forward to the end result.
Finally after several minutes she decided to just go ahead and feed Fluttershy the Pureed Banana, since she wasn't sure how long it would take her to find something else. "So does this mean that you won't mind changing me later on?" Fluttershy asked.
"Well, sort of." Rainbow Dash said "I'm not going to enjoy it, and I'm certainly not looking forward to it. But I suppose since it's something that makes you happy, I'm willing to put up it with." With that Rainbow Dash dipped the spoon into the bowl of mush and brought it towards Fluttershy.
Fluttershy made a face. Rainbow Dash started to grow worried. "What's wrong? Do you not want me to feed you this after all?"
Fluttershy continued to make a face, but she winked, hoping that Rainbow Dash would catch on, which she did. "Oh, I see." Rainbow Dash said. She forced the spoon closer to Fluttershy's mouth "Come on, open up." Rainbow Dash said. She tried her best not to sound too forceful.
Fluttershy "reluctantly" let some of the food enter her mouth. "Mmm." she said.
"See, you like it." Rainbow Dash said, her voice becoming a bit more motherly. She continued to feed Fluttershy throwing in an occasional spoon feeding gesture. She really didn't know that many though. Once she had finished, she brought the bowl over to Fluttershy and let her clean out what little banana was left. She then retrieved a rag and wiped Fluttershy's face. "You certainly are a messy eater." Rainbow Dash said. Once she was certain she had gotten all of the banana she unlatched the high chair's platform and helped Fluttershy down.
By this point Rainbow Dash had gotten more into her role as the mother. "What should we do next?" she asked Fluttershy.
The setting sun cast its glow over the nursery windows, as Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy spent time playing with a miniature Wonderbolt raceway. The detail on it was amazing, as Rainbow Dash noticed that was basically an exact mini replica of the actual thing, it even came with a set of perfectly detailed mini Wonderbolts.
Rainbow Dash had chosen Soarin, co-captain of the Wonderbolts, and Fluttershy had chosen Fleetfoot, who was said to be the fastest Wonderbolt of all. The two of them were racing the mini figures around the track. What was remarkable was that in addition to being controlled manually with hooves, a unicorn in Canterlot had created a magical battery that could power controls, which moved the figures all on their own. Rainbow Dash was amazed by this and began to wonder if it might be possible for her to obtain one. At the least she was hopeful that she'd be able to get one for Scootaloo who's birthday was coming up in about a month.
Just as the race was finished, Rainbow Dash could swear she heard a muffled sound, sort of like air bursting. Then a few seconds later, a powerful smell passed by her nostrils. She had a pretty good idea where it was coming from, and her suspicions seemed to be confirmed when she looked at Fluttershy, and noticed that her diaper was bulging. This was the part she had been dreading, but surprisingly she found that it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be. Of course she knew what she had to do now. "I think somepony needs a new diaper." she said as she plugged her nose.
Fluttershy blushed. She had known this would happen sooner or later, and she was glad to see that Rainbow Dash didn't seem too disturbed by it, but all the same she knew that Rainbow Dash was still very nervous and probably wasn't very keen on changing a diaper. "You know, Rainbow Dash, you don't have to change me." Fluttershy said "I can just change myself."
"Have you even done that before?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Maybe once or twice." Fluttershy admitted. "If you really want you can change me. Whatever you wanna do is fine."
"If I wasn't willing to change you I probably wouldn't have fed you that Pureed Banana during dinner time." Rainbow Dash said "Besides, I've already done everything else, and isn't 'Mommy' suppose to be able to change 'Baby's' diaper?"
"Wel,l, if you're sure." Fluttershy said "We'd better hurry before I get a rash." With that Fluttershy trotted over to the changing bench and carefully hoisted herself onto it. Rainbow Dash followed her with a diaper, the bottle of foal powder, and wipes. "I'm ready when you are." Fluttershy said.
"Okay Rainbow Dash, just stay calm. If you can pull off a Sonic Rainboom then you can change a diaper. Besides if Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy can do it then so can I." Rainbow Dash said to herself as she mentally prepared her nervous hooves to do the job. Taking a deep breath and holding it Rainbow Dash made her journey into the unknown.
She removed the tapes around Fluttershy's diaper and let it fall. Slowly and carefully she folded the messy package, and placed it into a nearby bag, all the while flapping her wings to try and fan the smell away from her. Then she took the wipes and cleaned Fluttershy's rear end a few times. Then she took the bottle of foal powder, and sprinkled it until she was certain she had applied the right amount. Finally she instructed Fluttershy to lift up her rump. Fluttershy did so and Rainbow Dash slid the new diaper under her, and taped it up.
With the changing job over, Rainbow Dash grabbed the bag and flew it out to the trash bin near the back garden. She sighed with relief when she was certain that it was all over. "See, that wasn't so bad, now was it?" she mentally patted herself on the back for a job well done. She was surprised however when she returned to the nursery and saw Fluttershy with her head bowed, sniffling a little bit. "What's got you so upset now?" Rainbow Dash asked. She was concerned that she might have somehow messed up. "Did you get a rash?"
"No, it's not that." Fluttershy said "It's just I'm sorry for making you go through all of that. I know you probably didn't like doing it."
"Look, Fluttershy, you're right that I didn't like changing your diaper, but I did a good job didn't I? And to be perfectly honesty, part of me actual felt good doing it. You have nothing to be ashamed of, so wipe away those tears." Rainbow Dash said.
"You really mean it?" Fluttershy asked.
"Fluttershy, would I ever lie to you?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Wel, no." Fluttershy said "But are you really sure you aren't mad at me?"
"Of course I'm sure." Rainbow Dash said "You seem to have a tendency to apologize for even the slightest of things. And this is one of them, it's done, it's over, so let's put it behind us."
"Thank you, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said as she slid down from the changing bench and embraced Rainbow Dash in another hug. This time she made sure not to squeeze so hard. Once that was done she noticed how dark it was outside. She looked at Rainbow Dash and said "I want to go to sleep, Mommy."
Rainbow Dash was happy to oblige. Fluttershy led her back to the cloest and showed her the bunny onesie. "So, you want to be my little bunny tonigh,t huh?" Rainbow Dash asked her. Fluttershy nodded. "Very well then, let me help you into it." Rainbow Dash took the onesie off of its hanger and unzipped the back, allowing Fluttershy to climb into it.
Once Fluttershy was comfortable Rainbow Dash zipped it shut, and patted Fluttershy's diapered rear. She promptly unlatched the bars on the side of the gaint crib, and helped Fluttershy climb up. Then she helped tuck Fluttershy in and relatched the bars. Everything was set.
"Can you sing me a lullaby, please?" Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow Dash began to rack her brain. Suddenly she remembered a song that her mother had sang her back when she was just a foal. It was one of the few memories she had of her mother. She began to sing:
"Stars, and moons, and air balloons.
Fluffy clouds to the horizon.
I'll wrap you in rainbows.
And rock you to sleep again.
Teddy bears of pink.
Ducks and lambs of white.
Don't you cry, dear, I'm here now.
I'll be your nightlight.
Stars, and moons, and air balloons
Fluffy clouds to the horizon.
I'll wrap you in rainbows.
And rock you to sleep again.
Smiles to cure the frowns.
Twirling and tumbling in laughter.
Someday life will always be.
Happily ever after.
Nevermore will the storms come.
To destroy your little world.
Nevermore will the waters rise.
'Till the mountains no longer touch the skies.
Stars, and moons, and air balloons.
Fluffy clouds to the horizon.
I'll wrap you in rainbows.
And rock you to sleep again.
I'll wrap you in rainbows.
And rock you to sleep again."
Rainbow Dash was amazed at the fact that she had remembered the entire song. When she looked at the crib she saw that Fluttershy was fast asleep, and she had to admit the pegasus did look rather cute. So after giving her a quick goodnight kiss she tiphoofed to the nursery door and turned off the lights.
"Good night, Fluttershy." she called softly. Just as she was about to leave she heard a faint reply.
"Good night, Mommy." Fluttershy said.
Rainbow Dash's heart melted upon hearing those words. and if anyone had been watching they would've seen the brash tomboy shed tears.