SPB2015

For Cheerilee, it was just the end of another school day. Her students had been dismissed for the day, leaving it up to the earth pony mare approaching middle age to gather her things and head home. There were no after school activities taking place that required the use of the schoolhouse. And per EEA rules, it was to remain locked up when not in use. How many years now had she been at this? Thirty years? Thirty five? Maybe even forty? Cheerilee couldn't remember, it seemed like only yesterday she had taken on the job of running the Ponyville schoolhouse. She had seen a few generations of Ponyville ponies in her time, each memorable in their own unique way. You wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at her that she was starting to reach her fifties. There were no gray streaks in her mane and tail, her eyes remained vibrant and full of color, and she carried herself as if she were only half her age. Cheerilee couldn't help but giggle at the thought that she was older than she looked.

"Good morning, Twily!" Princess Celestia cooed as she nudged her fellow alicorn awake, standing right beside the padded princess' bed with that big, motherly smile. Twilight immediately reached out her hooves and hugged the sun princess, cooing back in a happy and playful tone. "Good morning, Mommy," She then used her horn to grab Smarty Pants, all the while asking the elder alicorn. "What are we going to do today?" Celestia's smile grew brighter as she watched Twilight climb out of bed, proudly displaying that padded posture of hers. Even with how long it had been since they'd started this mother/daughter roleplaying, the warm and fuzzy feelings had never faded. It helped that Twilight always looked so cute in her diapers no matter what she did. She then said to the younger princess. "You'll see soon enough, Twily." Then she lit up her horn and pulled her fellow alicorn close. A blush formed on the padded princess' face as she was subjected to an abrupt and unannounced diaper

“So you never knew about Mindy or about Spike’s egg, you were just as in the dark as we were,” Rainbow Dash realized as Cadence’s flashback ended. “But if you found out later, why didn’t you tell us? Or at least tell Twilight?” Princess Cadence confessed. “I felt it wasn’t my place to say. I wanted to wait for Spike to ask the question naturally. And once Flurry Heart came along, it just sort of slipped my mind unintentionally,” Turning to Spike, she apologized. “I know that’s not an excuse for keeping you in the dark for so long. Helping Twilight care for you as a baby gave me lots of experience that prepared me well for when I had Flurry Heart. You were like family to me even before I married Shining Armor. And I should’ve told you sooner, rather than wait for Aunt Celestia to tell you.” Cadence suddenly felt something hug her chest. She looked down and saw it was Spike. “Well, I’m just glad I’m finding out now,” Spike replied. “I know you wouldn’t have kept the truth from me on

It had only been a day or so since a dragon named Sludge had shown up in Ponyville, claiming to be Spike’s father. It soon turned out that he wasn’t, he’d just been making it up. And while Spike was happy that he wasn’t related to a dragon as greedy and lazy as Sludge, a part of him was still saddened at the fact that he was once again left with no leads to his past. He still had no idea where exactly he’d come from, or why his egg had been given to Twilight as a filly. Well, there was only one thing to do! Spike was certain there was one pony who could provide him with the answers he was seeking. Hastily writing a note and leaving it next to his basket, he slipped out of the castle. He was going to leave Ponyville and head to Canterlot, determined to get some answers! Thank goodness he had wings now, because he wasn’t sure he would’ve been able to take the train without Twilight or somepony else finding out and catching him. Twilight thought nothing out of the ordinary the next

"Achoo!" Rarity paused momentarily in her work and sniffled as another blast from her irritated sinuses proved to be too much for her nose to keep in. She only just thought to turn her head to keep the germs from getting anywhere the dress she was working on. It was for a very important client from Canterlot for a very important ball. It may not necessarily be the most important order the fashionista had ever received in her life, but it was still a top priority that she knew she had to get done. The customer was counting on her to have the dress ready, and the deadline was tomorrow! Unfortunately, Rarity found that her body was working against her. It had started the other day with a faint tickle in her nose, a stuffy feeling that wouldn't go away no matter what she did. She dismissed it, convinced it would pass with time once whatever it was that was assaulting her nostrils went away. But it had lingered despite a good night's sleep and a bowl of soup with dinner before that. Now it

It was all so... exhilarating to Sunny. Everything had happened so fast. She and her friends had finally defeated Opaline Arcana, ensuring she could never pose a threat to anypony or any other creature ever again. The world was safe once again (assuming there were no other threats lurking anywhere, and right now Sunny didn't know of any that did). Granted, Sunny didn't know for sure what had become of that evil fire alicorn. But as long as she wouldn't be a threat to anyone, that was all that mattered. It helped that doing so also meant the ponies of Maretime Bay (as well as Bridlewood and Zephyr Heights) didn't have to worry about the possibility of having their cutie marks stolen from them. Yet it wasn't long before the earth pony mare capable of becoming an alicorn found her excitement replaced by the same feeling she had experienced back when she'd first brought the unity crystals together: Curiosity. There was so much that nagged at her, refusing to leave her alone. Spike had

At first, spending every day in Maretime Bay seemed exciting to Comet. And it was. There was so much about the world of Equestria he'd never known before. To think that he had missed so much as a result of spending his life up to this point in that snowy village. As time went by, however, the luster started to wear off. And that was when Comet first began to notice it: That feeling deep down inside him. A part of him still longed for the familiarity of Starlight Ridge: Where he had been born, gotten his cutie mark, and made the earliest memories he could recall. Comet tried to ignore it, hoping that it would go away. It didn't. It continued to gnaw at the unicorn day after day, refusing to leave him alone no matter what he did or what else he tried to think about. There was no denying it: He was home sick, at least partially. So what could the glasses wearing unicorn stallion do? He didn't really know. That is, until he remembered that he had friends now, real friends at that. And two

Lil' Cheese was practically beside himself with excitement and nervousness ("nervicited" his mom had said). His Aunt Maud was finally having her baby. It wouldn't be long now before he'd have a new little colt or filly to play with. Having seen pictures of himself as a foal, held in the loving embrace of his parents, Lil' Cheese was sure he was going to love his Aunt Maud's foal from the moment he saw it. It felt like it had been forever since Maud Pie had first told her extended family that she was pregnant. The months seemed to tick by agonizingly slow as far as Lil' Cheese was concerned. Why couldn't the stork deliver Maud's foal already so that he could meet it? Why did it have to take so long? Now, at last, the day of delivery had arrived. Maud had been admitted to hospital just an hour or so earlier, and Lil' Cheese and his parents had rushed over as soon as they'd heard the news. Unsurprisingly, they weren't the only ones in the hospital's waiting room: There was also Lil'