" Braeburn's journey."

Braeburn was trotting through the desert with Little Strong Heart.

She replied, "So you finally decided to join me."

Braeburn replied "So what do we do exactly?"

She replied "I climb to the top of that hill over there where I will give a prayer then we head back."

Braeburn replied "It sounds stupid too me."

Little Strongheart replied "So wearing clothes in this heat isn't strange either?"

Braeburn sighed "All I'm saying is your ancestors are dead. How can they listen too you?"

Little Strongheart replied, " They listen to us in the next life and help us here in this life."

Braeburn muttered "It still sounds silly to me."

Little Strongheart replied, "Just stay here then, okay?"

Braeburn replied, "Fine with me."

Little Strongheart came to the top of the hill and knelt to pray.

Braeburn leaned in a boulder wondering why he agreed to do this. He then felt a giant gust of wind blows from the east he shivered as he felt a cold he never felt before. He looked up to see Little Strong Heart coming back from her praying.

She then said, "Sorry for taking so long, let's head back."

Braeburn muttered "Finally."

As he and Little Strongheart headed back to Apple Lossa.

Braeburn replied "Well soon you'll be enjoying the comforts of Apple Lossa and I'll prove to you how awesome it is."

Little Strong Heart replied "Do you have any Roots and berries?"

Braeburn laughed "We got Apple fritters, Apple pie, Apple sauce, Apple jelly, candy apples, apple Juice, Apple cider…

Little Strong Heart groaned "Okay I get it. You got a lot of apples."

Braeburn then said "Anyways when do you plan on going back to your tribe?"

Little Strong Heart replied "probably tomorrow, I promised my dad to be home as soon as possible."

Braeburn replied "Apple Jack and Apple Bloom are coming into town tomorrow hopefully you'll be there to see them."

Little Strongheart replied "Sounds great I never got a chance to see Apple Bloom yet."

Braeburn then felt a rush go through him like a tingle, then he turned to Little Strong Heart And she looked smaller.

Little Strongheart asked, "What?

Braeburn replied, "Do you…"

He realized his voice had a lighter tone then it was before and Little Strongheart realized something was off as well.

She replied, "Something is definitely wrong."

Braeburn shouted "Its your apple bucking ancestors."

Little Strongheart replied, " You don't know that and if they did this they probably got mad for your insole-en-ce."

Braeburn felt himself growing smaller he shouted, "Strong Heart do something!"

Little Strongheart starred back at him and he saw she was really small no more then five she replied, "You do something."

Then Braeburn shouted "We need to get out of here before we grow any smaller."

She then galloped to AppleLossa.

Sheriff Silverstar was looking at the sunset he then saw two black dots in the distance he strained his eyes and he galloped toward the small figures. He came closer and saw what they are. The right shadow was a yellow pony with a small orange mane and tail with green eyes. He had a large cowboy hat covering his face. On the left was a baby buffalo with a small brown coat purple eyes and a puffy light brown mane and tail.

The two babies got excited and crawled fight up to the Sheriff Silverstar and they were grabbing at his legs.

Baby Braeburn babbled, "Silwa sta I hungwy."

Little Strongheart shouted "No I hungwy!"

Sheriff Silver Star looked at them closer and then he took off the cowboy hat on Baby Braeburn.

Sheriff Silverstar gulped then he took the two babies and placed them on his back and quickly trotted back into town.

Sweet Apple was a red mare earth pony with dark yellow eyes and a blonde mane that was braided back behind her left ear and a yellow Apple for a cutie mark. She was feeding her filly a small green mare with yellow eyes and a orange mane that curled around her ears with a small bouncy orange tail coming from her behind wearing a diaper and a bib.

She heard a knock and she came to the door and opened it. She saw Sheriff Silverstar with baby Braeburn and baby Little Strongheart on his back.

He then said "Excuse me Sweet Apple, but can you watch these two?"

She gasped seeing baby Braeburn

She replied "Is that Braeburn?"

Braeburn climbed off Sheriff Silverstar's back and said "Swe Abble I bwabur."

Sweetie Apple awed at the response then she said "Of course you are."

Little Strongheart got stern and said "I stwa har."

Sweet Apple replied "I got this Sheriff. I'm guessing your going to find a cure?"

Sheriff Silverstar nods and replied "I'll do that right after I tell Chief Thunder hooves what happened to his daughter. Just keep an eye on them and if you need anything don't be shy to give a holler."

He then galloped off as Braeburn and Little Strongheart entered Sweet Apples house.

She said "Well first you two need proper clothes she then trotted up stairs and brought back two cloth diapers and baby bonnets.

She said "Alright let's see what works."

She spent the next hour fussing over them and she finally got them both in high chairs and she took out a hand mirror.

Braeburn gasped seeing himself in a diaper and a green baby bonnet and a bib while little Strongheart starred at herself in a diaper, a red bonnet and a bib.

Braeburn giggled and said, "Stwa har you a abblewoosa pona."

Little Strongheart shouted, "I a bwafo caf no pona!"

Sweetie Apple replied "Stop fighting you two. You both look adorable now I bet you two are hungry?"

She then left the two they both looked at the filly who giggled at them and babbled, "I abble Cidwa."

Braeburn asked, "Wa we eatie."

Apple Cider replied "Wellow abbles a sugwa."

Little Strongheart replied, "Wha sugwa?"

Braeburn replied "Is gwood."

Sweet Apple came up to them with three bowls off smashed apple and she started to feed the three of them one at a time she first fed Apple Cider, she then gave Braeburn who's eyes went wide as he kicked his little legs then she came to little strongheart who gave him a frown and was refusing to open her mouth.

Sweet Apple asked, "Come on Little Strongheart open up."

She replied "no."

Her stomach rumbled and she looked up and sighed as she opened her mouth. Sweet Apple slid the glop in her mouth and her eyes went wide. It was good and she chomped on the glop and swallowed, she then looked up at Sweet Apple

She shouted, "mo!"

Sweet Apple chuckled , "Wait your turn."

Little Strongheart Crossed her front hooves in front of her chest and pouted as Braeburn giggled.

After they finished Sweet Apple placed the three of them in a single crib stairs.

Braeburn rolled over and said, "wou wike Abblewossa fwood."

Little Strongheart nodded and replied, " I wa mwa ."

Apple Cider giggled and babbled "mama is taka us to the daycwa tomawow."

Braeburn gasped, "Evwa pona wa se us twho."

Sweet Apple came back with three binkies nd placed them in each baby's mouth.

Little Strongheart was cautious at first but as she sucked on the binky she felt more calm and forgot about wanting more food. Braeburn suckled the binky and gently fell asleep cuddling next to little strongheart.

The next morning the three fillies were being pushed in the streets in a baby carriage. An old mare came over and said "They're adorable."

Sweet Apple replied "Can you believe that's Braeburn?"

Braeburn felt his diaper sagging around his flank and he started to cry. His crying startled the other two babies and they started crying too.

Sweet Apple quickly came over and changed their diapers in front of the crowd gathering around trying to get a peak at baby Braeburn and baby Little Strongheart.

After Apple Sweet changed them she turned around and said "Please every pony give them some space."

She pushed them through the crowd as the awed at the three of them. They then came to a small market and Sweet Apple picked out food Little Strongheart got up and starred at the ponies picking out food and paying for it at various stands

Little Strongheart looked up to see another mare come too her and said "I never seen a baby buffalo before?"

Little Strongheart babbled "I wittle Stwa hwear."

Little Strongheart giggled and then Sweet Apple laughed and pushed them through the market. They came to a house where they met a small gathering of mothers with their fillies. They were laughing as they turned to see Sweet Apple.

She replied, "Hey I thought my fillies would like to get know the rest of the gang."

She placed the three fillies on the ground and said, "This is Braeburn."

The mothers awed as he held himself taking in the shock of all the mothers starting at him. He felt pee rush through his legs, he then started to cry and he crawled to Sweet Apple. Every pony laughed.

Sweet Apple came to his level and brushed his mane and said "Its okay I have to buy somethings and have them delivered to the house you and little Strongheart will love it here, and you'll be safe."

He babbled "I scwaed."

Sweet Apple kissed his forehead and she placed the other two babies in the small baby pen.

She replied "I'll be back."

She left the house and Little Strongheart looked over the place.

She turned to Braeburn who was softly crying.

Little Strongheart replied "Is OK I wike Abblewossa."

He turned and replied "Evwey pony thinks I a filly."

Little Strongheart giggled, "It dosen mata you still bwabaur."

One of the mares came over and picked up Braeburn and cooed "Do you have a wet diaper?"

Braeburn started to cry again then the mare took him away. Little Strongheart climbed over the baby fence and galloped down the hall she came over to see the mare with Braeburn changing his diaper in the bathroom. As she turned he jumped down and crawled to her.

The two crawl down the hall and they saw the back door opened and they crawled through.

The two crawled through the streets of Applelossa. Ponies paused to stare at them and look at them with awe.

Braeburn said, "The thi I filly."

Little Strongheart replied, " Yo fogwa yo diapwa."

Braeburn giggled "Goo it wa scwatchy."

They then came to the bar where Braeburn came to see his friends as they looked at him.

He shouted, "HI I bwabur."

The stallions all started laughing Braeburn got nervous again and started to pee on the floor. The stallions laughed even harder then Braeburn started to cry.

The bartender came over and picked him up then said "All of you shut up."

The stallions stopped laughing then the bartender said "He's still our friend and we should find a pony to care for him."

The bartender then picked up Little Strongheart as well and carried the two outside.

Sweet Apple came over and said, "Oh thank goodness they're okay."

Three Bartender replied "They're fine, I think Braeburn is having trouble being a filly."

Sweet Apple replied "I'm sure he is."

She placed the two back in the baby carriage and placed a fresh diaper on Braeburn and changed Little Strongheart as well.

Sweet Apple replied "Well we're going to see your cousin now."

Braeburn gasped realizing she was coming today he looked down at his diaper and started to cry again.

Sweet Apple came around and said "Hey its going to be OK sweetie they're going to still love you even if you're a a filly. "

She then pushed the stroller towards the train staion.

Apple Jack and Apple Bloom trotted down the staion looking for Braeburn when a baby trotted up to the two of them

He then shouted, "Welco to Abblewossa."

Apple Bloom giggled and Apple Jack leaned in closer to see if the baby was really Braeburn. He got nervous again and tears started forming in his eyes.

Sweet Apple came up to him and as she picked him up she cooed "Did you get to say hi to your cousin?"

He just babbled "Ye."

Sweet Apple turned to Apple Jack and Apple Bloom and said "I'm sorry for keeping the two of you waiting. As you can see there's a lot of explaining to do so I'll let you two stay at my place until we figure something out.

They went to Sweet Apple's house and they all settled down as they sat around a table.

Apple Jack was holding Braeburn while he was suckling a bottle.

Apple Jack laughed and said "Braeburn I can't wait until we turn you back to normal."

He giggled then Sweet Apple came back downstairs and said, "I just put Apple Cider and Little Strongheart to sleep. How's Braeburn."

Apple Jack replied "Chipper then a chipmunk."

He then squirmed as he tried to get comfortable in Apple Jack's lap.

Apple Bloom came downstairs and said " Little Strongheart was so cute. She pooped her little diaper and I and helped changed her!"

Braeburn burst out laughing as did Apple Jack and Sweet Apple.

Apple Jack placed the bottle back in Braeburn mouth and then said, "So how did this happen?"

Sweet Apple replied, "I don't know Sheriff Silverstar dropped him and little Strongheart off and he's been gone looking for a cure ever since."

Then there was a knock Sweet Apple opened the door.

Sheriff Silverstar replied, "Apple Jack it's nice to see ya."

Apple Jack replied "Its nice to see you too… any luck with the cure?"

Sheriff Silverstar replied "I went to see chief Thunderhooves and he told me to have both babies go to his tribe."

Apple Jack replied "Any reason why?"

Sheriff Silverstar shrugged, "He just seemed to know it already happened."

Apple Bloom replied "Can we go too Little Strong heart's tribe?"

Apple Jack sighed as Braeburn pucked all over her and said "Yeah were going."

Apple Jack, Apple Bloom and Sheriff Silverstar were with baby Braeburn and Little Strongheart in a stroller trotting across the desert. They came to the Buffalo's camp and they were greeted by Chief Thunderhooves.

He looked at his daughter as she held out her hooves and babbled, "Da Da."

Tears weld up in his eyes as he picked her up and cuddled her.

Chief Thunderhooves replied "I have to thank all of you for caring for my daughter."

Apple Jack replied "You can help us by telling us how to lift the curse."

He then said, "I….uh had a dream about this and in it Braeburn was supposed to have a dream sleep here and the curse would be lifted."

Apple Bloom replied "What's a dream sleep?"

Chief Thunderhooves replied "You'll see its more simpler then it sounds…come by the fire."

He lead them to the giant bomb fire then they took Braeburn who started to kick and whimper seeing all the buffalo starting at him. One of the female buffalos took him to a tent where they took off his diaper and they placed him in a small basin where they thoroughly washed him. He giggled as the female buffalo washed his back hooves and his bottom.

She smiled and said "Your such a happy little foal aren't you?"

He babbled "Is fu."

The female buffalo picked him up and placed a brown loin cloth and tied it around his face she then painted his face with a white paint then she sat him before the fire.

Chief Thunderhooves allowed Little Strongheart to crawl over to hug himself to calm him down. Braeburn took a deep breathe and slowly drifted to sleep uddled next to little strongheart.

He woke to a giant bird.

He replied "Who are you."

He realized his voice was still high pitched and filly like but his words came out perfectly . He then stood up on all fours and gazed upon a giant white eagle.

The eagke replied "I apologize for the inconvenience but this was the only way for me to talk

Braeburn shakes his head and replied "Yeah your right… can you turn me to an adult now?"

The eagle chuckled "Of course I feel as if my lesson has been taught. Just make sure to spread the message of acceptance I hope. Your kind and the buffalo can have many years of lasting peace."

Braeburn nodded "You got it."

Braeburn woke up and he found himself feeling the way he used to. He had Little Strongheart wrapped around him sleeping but she was her adult self again.

He just sighed and he turned to see Apple Jack coming to him.

She replied "Wow I actually didn't expect that too work."

Apple Bloom shouted "What happened?"

Braeburn replied "I'm not sure."

Apple Jack replied "All that matters to me is that you two are back to normal… But are you staying at Apple Lossa.?"

Braeburn laughed "Of course. But I'm going to leave for a week or two try to avoid all the gossip."

Apple Bloom laughed "I think you mean that every pony saw you as a foal?"

Braeburn just blushed…

A week goes by and Apple Bloom, Apple Jack and Braeburn were back on the train leaving to ponyville. Sweet Apple and Little Stronghoof galloped onto the station and shouted "Hey Braeburn!"

Braeburn blushed as he saw them coming.

She gasped a and said "I just wanted to say goodbye."

Braeburn hugged her and said "Thank you for caring me and Little Strongheart."

She chuckled and said "You owe me though."

Braeburn broke the embrace and replied, "I'll pay you back."

Little Strongheart replied You take care Braeburn and no more crying."

Braeburn blushed and replied "Thanks a lot."

Braeburn trotted into the train and plopped on one of the seats. Some passed by and they giggled and whispered.

Apple Bloom came over and said "Don't worry about it. "

Braeburn replied "I'm not, I'm just happy your not weirded out that I was a foal."

She laughed "What about Sweet Apple?"

Braeburn replied "I'll pay her back."

Apple Jack came over and said "Thanks Braeburn for coming it'll be nice having you at Sweet Apple acres."

Braeburn nods and said "I'm looking forward to it."

Apple Jack then took Apple Bloom to their seats and Braeburn tipped his cowboy hat forward and had the train rock him to sleep.