Tags: [Comedy] [Adventure] [Romance]

Characters: [Snap Shutter] [Mane Allgood]

Written By: SuperPinkBrony12

Snap Shutter and Mane Allgood were well renowned throughout Equestria for being perhaps the bravest ponies throughout the land. Through their many years together they'd braved treks through thick jungles full of beasts and creatures the likes of which nopony had ever seen before, navigated treacherous lands whilst avoiding things like quicksand or even lava, and yet they'd still found time to settle down and start a family. To say that parenthood was their greatest challenge of all would be an understatement.

In fact, the only adventure that came anywhere close in comparison when it came to the danger and the navigation of uncharted territory, was the very first one Snap and Mane had ever embarked on. The one where they'd met and ultimately first truly developed feeling for one another. It wasn't one they liked to talk about, because looking back on it they were embarrassed to an unbelievable degree about it. To be fair, they had been really young when they'd embarked on that adventure, there had been much about the world they'd not known at the time. That didn't mean it wasn't embarrassing to reflect back on it.

Yet it was still fresh and vivid in the minds of both Snap and Mane, because it's not every day that you meet somepony who's destined to become your special somepony that you'll marry, go on adventures with, and ultimately start a family with. And it all had to do with a place that nowadays most ponies never gave a second thought to, but at the time had seemed like a place of mystery and wonder: The bathroom. More specifically, it all had to do with that glorious porcelain contraption known as a toilet.

It seemed like it was only yesterday, Snap and Mane could recall every little detail about no matter how hard they might try to forget. They'd had a chance encounter at a small daycare of sorts, a daycare set up within a convention place where ponies from all walks of life gathered together to share stories about their chosen professions.

At the time, Snap had yet to encounter pegasi or unicorns. So when he saw Mane Allgood for the first time, he was at once fascinated, puzzled, and inexplicably drawn to her. And it seemed like the feeling was mutual for Mane when she first laid eyes on Snap Shutter, the two of them weren't much older than three years old at this point.

"Howdy, mate," Snap greeted with a polite smile (his parents and big sister had always taught him to be polite and courteous towards others). "Name's Snap Shutter. Who are you?"

Mane Allgood replied in a much more casual tone of voice. "I'm Mane Allgood," She stuck out a hoof. "Nice to meet you, Snap."

"Feelin''s mutual, mate," Snap replied back. "So, what exactly are you? You don't look like any earth pony I've ever met."

Mane giggled as she let her wings extend out to either side of her. "Well, that's because I'm not an earth pony, silly. I'm a pegasus. I take it that means you've never met one before?"

Snap shook his head from side to side. "Nope, never have, little miss. But I must say, for bein' the first pegasus I've ever met, you look quite nice."

Mane couldn't help but blush a little bit and wave a hoof. "Oh stop it, you. There's not anything special about me, really."

Yet the little earth pony colt just so happened to notice something that was hugging his new friend's rear. It was colorful even though it looked kind of like a diaper. "Really? Then what's that you got huggin' your rump, mate? Is that some new kind of diaper I've never heard of before?"

The little pegasus filly looked back to the undergarment on her rear and then replied. "Oh? This? It's just a pull-up. It's not a diaper… even if it kind of looks like one."

Snap blinked, confused by the statement. "Never seen that before."

"Well," Mane tried to explain as best she could. "It's… not something that just gets given to you. You have to prove you deserve it by being a 'big pony'."

The earth pony colt casually replied. "Oh, is that all? So I guess that means you're in potty training then?"

"Well, aren't you?" The pegasus filly questioned.

Snap nodded. "Uh-huh. But we earth ponies don't have a need for things like… a pull-up was it?" When Mane nodded back at him, he continued. "Don't know how it is for you pegasus pony, but we earth ponies believe in somethin' called 'Bottomless Training'. Basically, you're old enough to not need diapers anymore, you just learn to feel the flow of nature, and then you just go wherever it's acceptable to go. Usually, in some pit or hole, though we also sometimes 'fertilize the soil' if ya know what I mean."

Mane recoiled in shock! "What?! That's unbelievable!"

"Oh, so you don't do that as a pegasus pony?" Snap questioned.

"Not exactly," Mane sheepishly confessed. "I mean, we do sometimes go on clouds. But usually we just take care of… that while we're in mid flight. We do always check to make sure nopony's underneath us, though. And afterwards, we use storm clouds or streams to clean up."

Snap Shutter giggled. "So why the need for a pull-up, then? Seems like that'd just weigh ya down while you're flying."

Mane Allgood nervously fiddled with her mane using a hoof. "W-well, apparently ponies aren't supposed to be doing that anymore. Now they expect ponies to use something called…" She frowned, struggling to remember. "What was that word again? Something with a t?"

At that, Snap threw back his head and laughed. "Oh, you must be talkin' 'bout them fancy smanchy new flush toilets. My big sis says they're all the rage in places like Canterlot," He recovered and explained. "They're either these box shape trenches, or these so called 'throne models' where you have a seat. She keeps beggin' our folks to have one built in our house, but Mum and Dad say it's too expensive right now, and the old outhouse works just fine."

"O-oh, yeah, that's it, a toilet!" Mane realized with a slow blink. "I've never actually seen one, though. I've just heard of it. I don't even really know how it works."

"Same here, mate. Even my big sis doesn't know," Snap pointed out. "But I've heard that places like this have 'em in spades. Apparently, they're supposed to be more 'efficent' and more 'sanitary' than a bunch of open pits," He then proposed. "Whaddya say, Mane? You up for a little explorin'? I think there's a bathroom not far from where we are. And all this talk about toilets has got me curious. Wouldn't you like to see if we can't find one and figure out how it works?"

Mane didn't hesitate for even a second. "An adventure?! I love adventures! It's always fun to explore new places and see new things!" And so together, the two little ponies wandered away to explore the nearest bathroom in hopes of discovering a toilet.

It didn't take Snap and Mane long to reach their destination. There was indeed a bathroom not far from the daycare area that had specifically been set up for little ponies like them. And since the bathroom door was wide open, the two didn't hesitate to trot through it. Already, they were fascinated by all the modern plumbing fixtures and other things that greeted their little eyes. Everything was so strange, foreign and exciting to them.

After wandering up and down the length of the bathroom for a bit, feeling the cold, tiled floors on their bare hooves, Snap and Mane finally spotted what they presumably had been searching for. Resting all alone within the confines of a walled off area was a tall, gleaming white object that really resembled more of a chair than a throne. The two approached the unusual object, their eyes particularly drawn to the curved horseshoe like seat. That apparently was where one was supposed to sit down.

"So, you think this is one of them new fangled flush toilets, Mane?" Snap questioned his new friend.

Mane could only shrug her hooves. "Your guess is as good as mine, Snap. It could be, or it could not be. From the way ponies talk about it, I kind of expected it to be a bit more… well… pretty. It doesn't look like a throne at all."

"Ah, it's just fancy ponies and their fancy talk," Snap protested with a wave of his hoof. "You know them: Always gotta make everythin' seem more important than it is. They're a bunch of silly drongos. Call a spade a spade."

Mane Allgood giggled a bit. "Right," Then her thoughts turned back to her curiosity. "So, ponies use this when they decide to get out of diapers? I wonder how it works, and where it all goes," She flew up a bit, looking down into the toilet and noticing its bowl like shape. "There's a lot of water in it," She turned towards something resting off to one side. "And I guess that's the handle."

Snap Shutter just snorted. "Ah, who cares how it works? I reckon the only way to find out is to do what ponies expect you to do in toilets. So how's about helpin' me onto the seat, mate?"

Mane flew back down and carefully grabbed hold of her new friend, lifting the colt into the air for a moment and then setting him down in a somewhat clumsy fashion on the seat. "Okay, is that good enough for you?"

Snap nodded as he moved to sit down, trying to place his hooves in a position to help him maintain his balance. It was harder than he initially thought. "Whoa!" He exclaimed as he almost his balance! He quickly recovered and sat back down, believing his current position and posture to be adequate. "That seat sure is slippery. And it feels warm too, like somepony else was in here usin' it not that long ago."

"Just be careful, Snap." Mane called as she watched him. As a result, she wasn't paying attention to where she was flying. Suddenly, she felt herself be on top of something silvery and shiny, which she inadvertently managed to push down, producing what sounded like a roar!

The little earth pony colt was startled by the sudden noise, and was even more frightened when he looked down and saw the waters underneath him surging and spinning ominously! Worse was to come, as he felt a powerful suction suddenly take hold of his tail! "Gah!" He cried as he saw that his tail had accidentally dipped itself into the waters, and was now being dragged towards the hole at the bottom of the bowl! "HELP!" He cried! "IT'S TRYING TO EAT ME!"

Thinking quickly, the horrified little pegasus filly swooped down from the silvery device she'd accidentally pressed down and flew towards her friend's position! Thinking quickly, she grabbed him and hoisted him up just before he would've pulled off the seat and into the waters! She continued to hold onto him as they together watched the waters swirl down the hole and disappear with a loud gurgle. Then, just as quickly as they'd disappeared, the waters returned and slowly filled the bowl again.

"Crikey!" Snap exclaimed in disbelief! "Why in the name of Celestia would ponies use something so dangerous?! If you hadn't pulled me to safety, Mane, I reckon I'd have been a goner! And who knows where I would've ended up?"

"Sorry, that was my fault," Mane admitted. "That must've been the 'flush' ponies talk about. It certainly is powerful, and quite noisy too."

Snap snorted. "All I know is, I ain't goin' anywhere near that thing again anytime soon. Next time, I may not be so lucky."

Mane nodded back. "I think I have to agree with you, Snap. Clearly, toilets are not meant for ponies like you and I. They're meant for ponies much bigger, big enough to not be gobbled up by that noisy flush." She then set him down on the bathroom's tiled floor, before landing herself.

The earth pony colt had seen quite enough! "Well, no sense standin' around here like bloody idiots, Mane! Let's hightail it out of here and back to safety!"

"Right, Snap!" The pegasus filly replied, and the two little adventurers fled the bathroom as fast as their little hooves would carry them! Their first experience with a toilet was an experience they would never forget. And it wouldn't be for quite a long time afterward that they would feel brave enough to take on the great porcelain throne again.