Tags: [Alternative Universe] [Comedy] [Slice of Life]

Characters: [Pacific Glow] [Fluttershy]

Written By: Foal Star

Note: Takes place during the events of 'Rarity's Escape in Manehattan', also a partial prequel to 'Something to Rave About' by Wandering Pigeon.

Fluttershy was starting to grow just the faintest bit worried. She hadn't seen Rarity since the fashionista had gone off to take part in fashion week at the finest hotel in Manehattan. It had been several hours since then, but Rarity hadn't returned. It wasn't like her to be late without a reason, especially not when she had two adopted sons that were waiting for her to come back. Yet even though it would soon be dark, there was no sign of Rarity anywhere, and as far as the pegasus pony knew nopony had come back to report anything.

So it was that the still somewhat shy pegasus pony reluctantly made up her mind! Rarity was in trouble, and it was up to her to rescue the unicorn! That meant going out onto the busy streets of Manehattan, searching up and down through the entire city if necessary. But she would not rest until she had brought Rarity back safe and sound.

Of course, with how busy and vast Manehattan was, it was very easy to get lost. This was especially true since Fluttershy hadn't the faintest idea of which way to go to start her search. It wasn't long before she knew she'd wandered a ways away from the hotel she and her friends were staying in and found herself in a part of Manehattan bustling with clubs illuminated by flashing neon signs. Something told the pegasus pony that her friend was almost certainly not in this particular part of the city. It was far too loud, too bright, and too full of ponies that Rarity probably wouldn't consider among her target clientele.

But then by chance, Fluttershy happened to spot a very peculiar looking earth pony foal with a hot pink coat. She had a reddish-pink mane and tail, and had what looked like leg stockings that were almost too big for her. Most telling of all though was that she had a pacifier dangling from her neck on a string, and a diaper wrapped tightly around her haunches. Fluttershy had never seen such a foal before, but immediately she was certain she knew what this meant. Without hesitation, she flew over to the foal and scooped her up! "Oh you poor thing! You must be lost too. Do you know where your parents are, little one?"

The foal growled and grumbled, fumbling clumsily with her hooves as she tried to grasp the pacifier still dangling from her neck. Surprisingly, she spoke clearly and precisely, albeit in a very high pitched tone given her small stature. "I'm not a foal and I'm not lost!" She protested. "I'm Pacific Glow, and I live and work here in Manehattan."

Fluttershy's smile just brightened further upon hearing those words. "Oh, then you must've been another victim of the foal pandemic. I thought we were done with that by now, but I guess not," She promptly cooed. "But don't worry, I'll take good care of you. Now come on, let's get you off the streets and into a safe, clean place. The Manehattan streets are no place for a foal, natural or regressed. It's a good thing you're already wearing a diaper." And she carried her new charge away, making a beeline for the nearest hotel she could find.

It wasn't long before Fluttershy had checked into a room in a relatively modest hotel not far from the many clubs in Manehattan. Nopony at the front desk or among the hotel staff seemed to know anything about a "Pacific Glow", a fact that the pegasus pony found most odd but decided not to let that deter her. "Here we are, safe and sound," She reassured Pacific. "I promise, we'll look for a way to turn you back to normal first thing in the morning. Once I remember the way back to the Manefair Hotel, anyway." Her cheeks flushed pink with embarrassment in response.

Pacific, however, was anything but satisfied with her "rescue". "You're making a mistake," She protested as she was set upon the hotel room's soft, carpeted floor. She began trotting about the room with more precision than you might have expected from somepony who had been turned into a foal. "I was fine where I was. I know my way around this part of Manehattan. Clubs are my speciality."

The animal loving pegasus just lowered herself down to Pacific's level and patted her gently on the forehead. "Oh, it's okay. I know you're just trying to make me feel better. I'm sure you got lost just the same as I did. Well don't worry, I'm here for you now. And I will be until you're back to being all grown up."

The regressed earth pony just sighed and groaned, waddling away towards the hotel bathroom. "Whatever, guess I don't have a choice. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go."

At that, Fluttershy nearly gasped in surprise! "Oh, now?! But I… I'm not prepared!"

"It's okay, I can just use my diaper. I've done it before," Pacific firmly insisted. "It's just easier to change in a bathroom than it is in the middle of a hotel room."

But the pegasus pony immediately scooped her new charge up and brought her into the bathroom proper as she turned on a light. "No, it's okay. You don't have to do that just because you got turned into a foal," She used one hoof to pull down Pacific's diaper, while using another hoof to lift up the lid of the toilet and then carefully sit the regressed earth pony down on it. "Just sit still and don't move around. And whatever you do please don't try to flush without me! I don't want you to go down the drain!"

Pacific, however, swatted Fluttershy's hoof away and jumped down from the toilet seat before pulling her diaper back up. "Will you just listen to me?" She protested as she stomped a hoof down. "You don't understand! I like my diapers and I am perfectly content with using them. I was doing it before I got turned back into a foal, and I'm going to be doing it even after I get turned back to normal. It's who I am."

The shy pegasus was taken aback by such a statement. "What? You really mean it? You want to stay in diapers?"

Pacific Glow firmly nodded, and as she spoke she didn't seem to care at all that her diaper was starting to swell up. "Yes. I even went so far as to establish my own club so that ponies like me could have a place to go where they'd be free to indulge. It's called 'The Fountain of Youth'."

"But then, if you already like wearing and using diapers as a grown pony, why did you get turned back into a foal?" Fluttershy questioned.

The regressed earth pony growled a bit. "It wasn't like I meant for it to happen. I was just on my way back from stocking up on some supplies for my club. All I know is that I bumped into somepony who seemed to be in a rush, and they spilled some sort of powder. The next thing I knew, poof, I'd been turned into a foal."

Fluttershy then asked. "Did you see who it was?"

Pacific shook her head from side to side. "No. It all happened so fast I had no time to see anything. I'd heard rumors about this 'Foal Pandemic' in Ponyville, but I thought it was just that: Just rumors," Looking down at herself, she frowned. "But I guess they weren't rumors after all."

The pegasus pony with pretty pink bangs just smiled in response, patting Pacific Glow on the forehead. "Well not to worry. I meant it earlier when I said Twilight could turn you back to normal. She's really good with magic, she knows her way around age spells. And everypony who was a foal that's turned back into an adult has never experienced any side effects."

Pacific glowed and smiled! "Great! Then that means that tomorrow I can go back to being my old adult self, and The Fountain of Youth won't have to close."

"You're sure you want to stay in diapers, then?" Fluttershy inquired of her charge.

The regressed earth pony nodded quite firmly. "If I wasn't sure, do you think I'd have gone so far as to have all the toilets in my club removed? At the Fountain of Youth, everypony wears their bathroom. And instead of normal bathrooms, we have changing stations."

Fluttershy sighed. "Well, guess that answers that question," She carefully put the lid of the toilet back down. "Now I suppose we'd better change you before you get a rash," She then blushed. "Uh, I assume since you were going to… you know that you have some spare diapers lying around?"

Pacific nodded once again, digging into her mane and pulling out a fresh, white diaper. "I was able to store a couple of them in my mane for safe keeping. Never hurts to be prepared."

The animal loving pegasus smiled. "Alright then, let's get you cleaned up." But in the back of her mind, she had to admit she was awfully curious about this club Pacific had clearly gone to great lengths to establish. And because she thought so much about this, any thought of continuing her search for Rarity left her.