Author's Notes:

Hello, everyone. I just wanted to come out and say that I'm truly sorry for the long and agonizing wait that I might have caused you during the wait for the next chapter.

You see, somethings tend to catch my eye for a brief second, and eventually, I'm hooked on the whole thing. I got into The Dazzlings, and so much new stuff was drawn to light, even going so far as to making an entire trilogy on them, which ate up a LOT of my time. I was just so determined to finish the trilogy on Adagio, Aria, and Sonata, before Season 5 came out.

So, once more, I apologize for the nightmarish hiatus that this fic went on, but now it's over, so let's get right back into the story!

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P.S: Thank you for keeping up with this story, I really do appreciate it.

As soon as Twilight walked back into Ponyville, she could see that everything seemed relatively normal and peaceful. Many of the townsponies were out and about, doing their everyday errands, having conversations with one another, and just making Ponyville seem much more pleasant for all of them.

Some inhibitions then crept into Twilight's mind. She wondered how the town would react to the fact that she and the rest of the element bearers were now mothers. At first, she figured that the town would appreciate this decision, but then, there were some senses of fear and doubt starting to sink in. She'd remembered that not everypony in Ponyville was as accepting as the rest of them, and that these certain ponies may see Twilight as an unfit ruler if she had children to deal with as well. Whilst those thoughts buried themselves deep in her mind, she still continued leisurely trotting towards her regal castle.

"Should I really tell them?" Twilight asked herself, unaware on what the consequences would be if she revealed Hair Raiser and Aurora to Ponyville. "How would they react? More so, how would the other princesses react?" Then, she began to think about her other friends. "And then, what would happen if my own friends revealed their age-regressed Power Ponies? There could be thousands of questions from all ends, to which we might not be able to answer them all!" she began sweating and panicking.

But then, Twilight took a deep breath and thought of the positives. "No... No, the ponies of Ponyville would never be so harsh on us, especially not after all the times we saved their flanks..." She then began perking up when she thought of the positive side of things. "I know these ponies all too well, and I can tell that they'd be very welcoming with this decision that was thrust upon us all..."

Not wasting anymore breath, Twilight walked into her castle and shut the door as soon as she was inside. Hearing the noise of the door shutting behind her echo throughout the walls of the castle wasn't something she was completely used to, but it was still something that seemed right to her in a sense. There were also some echoes as she walked across the floors towards Aurora and Spike, to see how exactly they were getting along. Once more, the echoes weren't something she was completely fine with, but she still accepted it.

Eventually, she arrived at Aurora and Hair Raiser's bedroom, putting one of her ears on the door so she could listen in on what exactly was going on beyond the door. When she heard Aurora's giggling on the other side, she felt equal parts worried and relieved. She was worried that Aurora would still be using her superpowers on Spike and the other things in the room, but she was also relieved that Aurora was happy, even without Twilight watching over her.

She felt that the door was unlocked and wasn't sealed up with ice, so she lit up her horn and opened up the door slowly. As soon as the door was open wide enough, she walked in, seeing that Aurora was chasing after Spike in what seemed like a friendly game of Tag.

For being only a foal, Aurora was quite good at getting some distance between her and Spike. She used a combination of both her hooves and her tiny wings to propel her across the room, giving her much more space to run to. She watched as Spike tried intercepting her at a point, but she merely lit up her horn, turned around, and slid on the ice to get away from him.

Spike seemed to gasp and pant for breath every time that Aurora managed to give him the slip. To him, it seemed like she was completely untouchable, no matter what he tried. However, he then got a clever plan that involved Aurora's favourite pink blanket. He picked the blanket up in his claws, and went after Aurora once again.

The young Power Pony was quite good at utilizing her powers, which meant that her icy powers meant that she could slide right underneath Spike and still keep her speed up. She looked at Spike come back for her and said, "Yoo can't catch me, Spikey!" before she blew a raspberry and began running again.

Spike didn't respond to that comment, and instead took the blanket and held it to his side, ready for the plan that he'd prepared. He got close to Aurora, seeing that his angle of where he'd reach her would make the foal turn left. As predicted, he watched as Aurora then shifted her body to turn. Once she'd done so, Spike put his plan into action.

Without even realizing it, Aurora was scooped up by a soft pink material. She felt that the material was warm and snugly, making her immediately calm down and shuffle around in it, feeling much more soothed the more she felt the blanket with her tiny hooves.

"Yoo got me, Spikey..." Aurora said lightly, letting out one last giggle before she began cooing in the soft blanket. "You'we wots of fun ta pway wid..."

Twilight giggled as she walked up closer to Spike. "I trust that you and Aurora are friends now, Spike?"

"Well..." Spike said, looking back down at Aurora with a little blush. "We're getting there..."

"She does look adorable, doesn't she?" Twilight said, looking at how cute Aurora looked in that little blanket she was wrapped up in. She knew that in truth, she was looking at a foalized version of herself, but it was still cute to look at. "Remind me just to research on those comics later, Spike..."

Suddenly, Twilight could see that her friends were all standing outside the room, all of them swooning at how motherly Twilight and Spike looked towards Aurora.

"Oh, hey, girls," Twilight said, allowing her friends to come into the room and get another glimpse of Aurora, the foalized version of the Masked Matterhorn.

"Don't mind us, Twilight. We just let ourselves in to see how you're getting along with Aurora and Hair Raiser..." Fluttershy said, gazing into the blanket that kept Aurora from touching the ground.

"From the looks of things, you're quite a figure of motherhood, Twilight..." Rarity said, almost being cut off by something tugging at the back of her mane. "Oh, Glimmer! Do you want to see Twilight's foal?"

Glimmer merely nodded, and was then lifted off of her back with Rarity's magic. She was levitated close to the blanket, where she could get a good look at the soothed Aurora. She reached out to try and touch Aurora in her sleep, but was then levitated onto the floor.

The rest of the Mane Six let their foals look at Aurora before they put them onto the padded floor as well.

"So, while you're all here, girls, let's do a little check on how you're raising your foals..." Twilight said, putting Aurora onto the floor, where she slowly crawled out of the blanket to play with Gale, Shy Hearted, Light Speed, Glimmer, and Honest. "First things first, did you all remember to bring your diaries with you?"

Responding almost immediately, the girls all pulled out their little diaries. They then handed them to Twilight, so that she could open up all of the pages to the first entry. Once she did so, she put them all on Hair Raiser's bed and shuffled them up behind her.

"Let's begin," Twilight said, picking up one of the diaries without looking, so that she could still keep the suspense up. "Our first diary entry is from Rainbow Dash. And it reads:"

Dear Diary...

Today was different, to say the least. I woke up, busted some clouds, and found that little baby versions of us had just been pulled from another one of Spike's comics. I gotta say, I'm still confused as to how those enchanted comics are actually selling... But that's beside the point. The real surprise today came from the fact that I took baby-me home, because Twilight says that six foals and one filly all at once would be too much, even after all she's done in the past. Anyways, she had no actual name, but Twilight had already taken the liberty of calling her Gale. Pretty awesome name choice, huh? It's as if she knew me inside and out. I can just see it now; Gale Dash, the leader of The Wonderbolts when she grows up... She'd be radical, awesome, and daring. Anyways, let's get back to the topic of me caring for Gale. She's quite a feisty foal, I'll admit. Just like Zap, she's capable of utilizing weather for her own personal amusement. In fact, she was capable of firing snowballs at my flank when I tried preparing her food for later. That, and she struck me with a bit of lightning when we actually got home that day. Some last words for the day, I'd say that Twilight's got it all wrong. If anything, Gale's more dangerous, not me. But even though she's got some untamed power, I know she'll be capable of great things once she's older...

-Rainbow Dash

"Well, it appears that I've got some apologizing to do, Rainbow Dash," Twilight said, looking at Rainbow Dash with an apologetic look on her face. "I said that you weren't capable of handling foals, but you've definitely proved me wrong with that entry..."

"It's alright, Twilight. You don't have to be right about everything," Rainbow Dash said, putting a hoof around her shoulders as she flew close to her. "Not everyone has all the right answers. And even if they did, they'd probably be too pompous and stuck-up to even tell them."

"Anyways..." Twilight gave Rainbow Dash's diary back to her, before blindly picking another diary for her to read out to them. "Our next diary entry comes straight from Rarity..."

"You would not believe the amount of time I spent trying to get it in-between the lines..." Rarity said, watching as Twilight levitated the diary up close so that she could read it.

"And this one says:"

Dear Diary...

This day has been, well, very bizarre... After filling out some dress orders for some patrons, I found myself summoned to Twilight's Castle for a rather odd request. Upon arrival, I saw that there were infant versions of me and my friends. And not just that, but they were actually from one of Spike's magical comic books. What was even more surprising, was that I was actually selected to care for the baby version of myself. She was already given a name; which had been called Glimmer. Not the name I would have chosen, but I wasn't the one who found her. Anyways, Glimmer's such a sweet little foal, very well behaved, and quite happy when playing with Sweetie Belle. Just like comic book character; Radiance, Glimmer's capable of making anything she can think of with these little bracelets she wears on her hooves. Most of the time, she makes teddy bears and pacifiers for herself, since foals aren't really capable of thinking about much, expect for baby stuff. But back to the topic at hand, it now brings me to the topic of this diary. Twilight wants me to chronicle the time I spend with Glimmer, so that she can make sure that I am indeed fit to mother foals. So, I guess that all I can really say now, is that Glimmer's a wonderful little bundle of joy, and a pleasure to have in Carousel Boutique. I look forward to the days ahead of us, so I can see just how much sweet little Glimmer grows...

-Rarity

"Well, that's two good parents down," Twilight smiled, giving Rarity's diary back before picking up the next diary. "Now let's see who's next for evaluation..."

"Ooh! I hope it's me!" Pinkie Pie said, putting herself in front of the rest of the Mane Six, seeing that their eyes were already on her. "Go for it, Twilight!" she then blindfolded herself with Aurora's blanket, so that she couldn't see which diary Twilight picked up.

"You can lose the blanket, Pinkie. I've got the next diary right here," Twilight said, using her magic to pull the blanket off of Pinkie's face and put it into Aurora's crib. "You'll be happy to know that I've pulled yours this time..."

Pinkie Pie squeaked with joy as she jumped back to the rest of the group.

"And this one reads:"

Dear Diary...

Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh! Today was a such big day for me, and probably my friends as well! Well, aside from the day when I created MMMM, but that was totally different from what's happened today! Today, I made a cake, got a letter from Princess Twilight, then found myself with a foal named Lightspeed, who's actually a little foalified version of me! I was so excited, that I immediately said yes to Twilight and took little Lightspeed home for the evening. She's so fast, even for a foal! Not even little Pound and Pumpkin could keep up with her crazy speeds! Kinda like me, huh? But anyways, Lightspeed's such a sweet little foal, that I always cracked a smile whenever she would do stuff. Like getting into the cupboards and trying to get to my secret stash of cookies for one. How did she even know about that anyway? Either way, Mr and Mrs Cake generously let me borrow some of their supplies to look after Lightspeed. They were oh so generous in doing so, happy to see that I too was a mother. And though this is kinda gonna cut my party organizing duties short, I'm sure that cute little Speedy here is gonna be worth it in the long run.

-Pinkamena Diane "Pinkie" Pie

"Good to know that Cup Cake and Carrot Cake are there for you, Pinkie," Twilight said, sighing in relief as she let some of her stress go. She said to herself, "That's some supporters on our side in case the whole town knows..."

"What?" Pinkie asked, leaning in on Twilight when she heard her talking to herself.

"Nothing," Twilight said sheepishly, trying to get the girls to forget their sudden suspicions.

"It sounds like ya said som-"

"Nothing!" Twilight was once more quick to the punch, stopping Applejack mid-sentence.

"No, seriously, Twilight. It sounds like you're hiding som-"

"Anyways," Twilight got Rainbow Dash to stop as she picked out the second to last diary out of the remaining two, surprised that none of the foals had broken from their playtime. "Let's get back to the diaries..."

"This next one belongs to Fluttershy," Twilight looked at Fluttershy, making her suddenly jump with the mention of her name. "And this one reads:"

Dear Diary...

I'm pretty sure that all the other girls will say this as well, but today was quite strange. Not in the bad kind of strange, I mean the weird kind of strange. I was tending to the animals, as usual, checking their health, feeding them their food, doing what I usually do on mornings like these. But then, I was called to Twilight's Castle, where I was given a little foal copy of me. But actually, it's a foal version of my Power Pony self; Saddle Rager. I'm quite surprised that she was somehow pulled out of the comic and into Equestria, since the last one actually pulled us into their world, but I was still quite accepting of sweet little Shy Hearted. I know it's a strange name, but I'm still quite accepting of looking after foals. They're so happy, adorable, carefree... Where was I? Oh, right! The diary. Anyways, Shy's coming along just fine, girls. She's eating well, being changed when she needs to, getting her required amount of naps and sleep, and she's generally in good health.

-Fluttershy

"Well, I expected nothing less from you, Fluttershy," Twilight said, smiling as she hoofed Fluttershy's diary right back to her, watching her take it with a smile on her face. "Good work with Shy."

"Thanks, Twilight," Fluttershy said with a smile as she put the diary away.

"Now then, we've only got Applejack's diary to go, then we can play with the foals again," Twilight said, picking up Applejack's diary and putting it up to her face. "And this one reads:"

Dear Diary...

Things took a rather strange turn for the Apple Family today. The day was just like any other day, me, Big Mac, and Applebloom were all out on the orchard, bucking apples and dropping them in buckets, when I was suddenly called to Twilight's Castle for something important. I knew that I couldn't just let Twilight's call go unanswered, so I let Big Mac and Applebloom cover for me. I made it to Twilight's house, when I was suddenly presented with a little foal version of myself. I took Honest home with me, and put her in Applebloom's old nursery so she could fit right in. I gave her some time to play, some time to eat, and then she slept like an angel from heaven. I'd say that the Apple Family picked up a great new addition to the family. I'm looking forward to what else Honest can bring me in future.

-Applejack

"And, that's everything sorted out," Twilight said, levitating Applejack's diary back to her, watching her take it back when she cut off the aura. "You've all done an exceptionally good job with raising your foals. You five would make wonderful mothers in my eyes..."

"Thank ya kindly, Twilight," Applejack said. "But ya hafta remember that this is only temporary, until we can send the little ones back to the story, so they can finish the tale..."

"Oh yeah..." Twilight then got sad once again. She know remembered that these were the Power Ponies from the story, and if they didn't get back to finish the story against Hair Raiser's older self; the Mane-iac, then things just wouldn't work out well for Spike, nor anyone else who reads the Power Ponies stories. "That's right..."

"Hey, don't feel sad, Twilight," Rainbow Dash said, putting her hoof on her shoulders once again. "We've all gotta say goodbye to some things in our life, even children eventually grow up and lead their own lives."

"Rainbow Dash is right, sugarcube. Everypony has ta say goodbye ta children eventually," Applejack said, walking over to Honest and gently tussling her mane with her hoof. "But until then, we've still gotta take care of our little ones until then..."

"I agree with Applejack, darling. Everything has to part, eventually..." Rarity said, lifting Glimmer up so that she could brush her hair. She could hear her cooing with bliss whenever her hoof went through Glimmer's indigo curl. "But we still have to stay motherly for them. They'd appreciate it, after all..."

"You're right about that, Rarity," Twilight said, finally coming to her senses. She smiled once again as she watched all of the foals playing together. "Let's have fun with them while we can, girls. They need all the excitement they can get before they go..."

And then, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash all got together with their foal versions of themselves and began playing together. The playing was mainly the foals playing with all kinds of toys, with the Mane Six being their caretakers throughout the whole thing. They were there to cuddle them, help them feel better when they were sad, and even play big group games that the foals didn't understand at first, but quickly caught on. From the looks on everyone's faces, they were all happy to be playing together, happy that their foals were growing and laughing together. It seemed like something that could never be duplicated, at least not by anyone else...