Midnight had led the way into Ponyville toward the library, the three fillies in tow as they chased the young alicorn.

"Are we tired already?" Midnight laughed seeing the three plop down on a couch just inside the library. They all panted, breathing hard as they try to catch their breath.

"No fair using your magic to help you run away." Sweetiebelle cried, rolling over on the couch.

"Yea, that ain't fair.." Applebloom added.

"How are you that fast anyway? Your just a colt right now?" Scootaloo question giving him a disgruntled look.

"Youthful energy?" He smiled innocently.

"Yea right!" That all groaned in unison making him laugh.

"Anyway girls, it was fun while it lasted, but I'm going to get Twilight to change me back now. I'lll seeya arou......." He was cut short as Twilight spoke.

"There may be a problem with that Midnight." She spoke as if unsure of herself.

Midnight groaned face hoofing. "Let me guess, the spell can only work under a full moon?"

"No, the counter spell to cancel this one requires a specific ingredient." She added looking confused at the Alicorn.

"Yea, it needs Ruby of any size, even dust will work. A partially burned piece of scroll. A lock of wheat, and an ivory butterfly wing. Those are common items right?" He asked as he removed his hoof from his face.

"Actually, the Ivory butterfly wing is no longer obtainable. Ivory Butterflies have been extinct for 6 generations. To even catch one is a serious offense." She gave him a nervous smile seeing his shocked expression.

"You have got to be kidding me Twilight." He groaned falling back on the couch next to the girls.

"I'm so sorry about this." She sighed coming over to the couch and hugging him to her chest.

"We're not!" The three girls giggled pulling Midnight from Twilight's grasp into their own.

"Woo hoo." Midnight cheered in an unamused shout as he was hugged by the Cutiemark Crusaders who just giggle at his plight.

Hazel, after a scolding from her parents, had made it home and sent to her room. She would be grounded for a month and banned from speaking to either of the colts that were no longer her friends. She lay quietly on her bed as tears welled up in her eyes. Threatening to break the wall but never really making it. She pulled out her journal and began writing in it to express her feelings on paper. Her horn lit up with magic as a quill and ink well floated from her desk to her bed, the journal opening to a new blank page as she began to write.

"Today was awful. My former friends wanted some extra bits so we could all go to Sugar Cube corner to get some sweets but we didn't have enough, So Sky decided he would just beat up some younger fillies or colts and take their bits. The idiot ended up getting his flank hoofed to him by a little Alicorn colt. Then to beat all, the little Alicorn took us all to our parents and told them what had happened. My mom and dad grounded me for a month. Told me I wasn't allowed around Sky or Breaker anymore, but I don't care about them. They started the fight. I just want to get back at that little Alicorn for getting me in trouble, and I have the perfect plan for that. Mother is going to Canterlot on a business trip into the Royal archives tomorrow. She needs another special spell book that is there. I know mother keeps a bunch of old books locked away in her study, she sometimes lets me see them and practice some of the old spells. She keeps one book hidden though. Locked in her desk. I've heard her talking to father about it late at night when they think I'm asleep. She said the book is filled with tons of different forbidden spells. I'll find one of them to help me get back at that stupid Alicorn."

Hazel closed her book placing her hooves together under her chin, an evil smile crept across her face as she replaced the quill, ink well, and journal back into their respective spots.

"Oh yes, when mother leaves tomorrow, I will start my plan for revenge." She giggled menacingly staring out the window from her bed.

"I'm sorry Midnight, but they are just to rare to be given away, I am sure you can withstand a week like this. It is a rather cute look for you." Celestia smiled at the young Alicorn.

"So you do have a few then?" He smirked at the sun princess.

"We have a small stockpile of them yes, as well as quite a few other very rare or extinct items. They are for emergency use only however and this is no emergency my dear. You will simply return to your normal self in a few days. Please understand that I mean no ill will." She smiled picking up the small Alicorn and hugging him, She gave a giggle as she held him like a baby in her arms.

"I think you are enjoying this way more than you're letting on Tia." He smirked seeing her expression change from happy to slight shock as she realized what she was doing. Celestia set him down blushing a bright red.

"I'm so sorry, It's just that my motherly instincts have been kicking in at unusual times as of late." She recoiled slightly.

"Don't forget the mood swings." Luna interjected with a giggle causing Celestia to snap her head around to her sister giving her a glare.

"Oh come now Tia, we are only making fun. We know you meant no harm, But it was rather amusing seeing that guards expression when you began chastising him and threatening to send him to the moon. We have never seen a guard nearly soil himself from such fear." Luna giggled again as Tia face hoofed.

"I did make a spectacle of myself did I not? I did however apologize to the guard and gave him a weeks paid vacation. The poor dear was so traumatized that he thought I was firing him." Celestia began to giggle, covering her mouth as she did.

*ahem* Midnight announced himself again to gain their attention.

Celestia turned to Midnight, a sad expression across her face. "I am sorry my dear, but you will have to endure the spell. You may even learn from this experience." She smiled.

"I guess I have no choice." Midnight sighed getting up and heading out the door.

"Where are you going?" Twilight asked looking as the Alicorn stepped outside the library door.

"Headed to Rarity's, she needs to know. The sooner I tell her the sooner I can hear the end of her bitching." Midnight laughed seeing the three mares expressions at his use of words.

It was getting later in the evening as Midnight made his way toward the boutique. The sun was setting as the shadows of the land began to take to the sky, revealing a plethora of stars as they shone brightly across the sky. Midnight gave a sigh as he entered the shop, cringing as the bell above the door signaled his entrance.

"Coooooomiiiiing!" Rarity chirped as trotting could be heard from the back room. She rounded the corner to see a small black Alicorn standing at the door.

"Mu- Mu- Midnight!?" She squeaked.

Midnight smirked as he began.

"Same great taste! Smaller package! Try your new and improved Midnight Flame today!" He struck a dynamic pose puffing his chest out. A grin plastered across his face.

*Thud* Rarity went out like a light.

"Over the top?" He sighed trotting up to the unconscious pony.

"Maybe just a little." Sweetiebelle giggled from the stairs.

"Ugh! Lets get her to bed. God knows I won't hear the end of this." Midnight sighed picking up the Ivory pony in his magic and trotting up the stairs to her room.

Upon placing her on her bed and Sweetie giving him a cold washcloth, she stirred slightly as the cold touch of the damp cloth pressed over her eyes.

"Ugh, Midnight? Is that you darling?" Rarity groaned.

"Yea, just relax, you passed out a minute ago. Your in bed now." He smiled.

"Oh darling. I had the most horrific nightmare. I dreamt you had changed into a young colt and spoke as if in a bad commercial." She sighed pressing the cold cloth to her eyes a little harder.

"What? You didn't like my commercial dialogue?" He chuckled causing her to go rigid.

"Please tell me your not really......." She said as she rose from the bed sitting up on the spot, removing the washcloth and starring at the tiny Alicorn before her.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Rarity screamed causing Sweetiebelle and Midnight to jump away falling over each other for a moment.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Take it easy!" Midnight shouted causing Rarity to go silent and stare at him. "It's just a spell, it'll wear off in a few day. Don't get so worked up hun." He smiled trotting back over and jumping onto the bed to look her in the eyes.

"B-but, your a colt!? How is that even possible?! Please tell me this is just some terrible joke." She groaned picking up the small Alicorn and looking him over in haste.

"No its not a joke. I agreed to help Twi with a spell." Rarity glared at him for a moment as he raised his hooves in front of himself quickly. "BUT! There is a but dear. But the counter spell that could be used to cancel the magic required an item we didn't expect. And unfortunately that items is almost nonexistent. It's held in the castle and.........." He was cut off by Rarity as she jumped from the bed heading toward the bedroom door.

"Well then lets go get it." She spoke quickly.

"I was going to say that it's under strict lock and key in the castle because the creatures that the item is from are now extinct, that plus, Twilight and I already spoke with both of the princess'." he finished causing her to stop and turn around.

"But isn't there....." She began

"It's only for a week." Midnight spouted.

"But what if we." She started again.

"Not guna happen." He continued.

"What about..." She tried one last time.

"HUN! It ain't guna happen. As much as I'd like to return to my normal size, it just ain't happening. I can try with my magic but you know my magic could cause some serious side effects since it doesn't co-exist with with normal magic here in this world."

Rarity sighed plopping down onto the floor defeated. "I guess it won't be so bad. We will just say that your.............." She began but stopped as Sweetiebelle interrupted.

"My colt-friend!" She smiled widely.

"What?!" Rarity and Midnight spoke out in shock.

"YEA! Why not let him be my colt friend while he is here. I'd be the envy of every filly in Ponyville." She cracked.

Midnight and Rarity looked at each other with concern.

"Sweetie, I don't think that would be such a good idea........" She tried to finish but was interrupted by her sister again.

"But didn't you just say the same thing the day after Uncle Midnight asked you to marry him?" She squeaked out, causing Rarity's entire body to burn a bright red. Midnight at this point was rolling on the floor laughing his flank off.

"That doesn't matter! You are to young for such a thing and I will not......." Rarity was again cut short, this time by Midnight.

"Oh come on sugar. Let's humor her. It couldn't hurt for just this week. Besides, I have a feeling that Scootaloo and Applebloom are going to want to do the same thing." He smirked at Sweetie who just giggled.

Rarity face hoofed again giving a defeated sigh. "Fine, just remember Sweetie that this is only temporary and that your relationship with your uncle is only fictional, and do refrain from calling him uncle, Celestia knows I would die from trying to explain that to anypony."

Sweetiebelle giggled at her sisters frustration heading upstairs to go to sleep. Midnight followed behind Rarity as she headed upstairs to her own room. Upon entering though Midnight closed the door behind him turning to see Rarity with a rather shocked look on her face.

"And what do you think your doing?" She asked the young Alicorn.

"Gettin teh bed, its been a hectic day. I'd like to snuggle up and catch a few Z's" he smiled heading toward the bed but stopped as Rarity moved in front of him.

"Oh no you don't. I can't have a young colt sleeping in the same bed as me." She fumed.

Midnight gave her a deadpan stare. "Sweetiebelle slept in here with you the other night, that's why I went to Twilight's."

Rarity sputtered for a moment.

"But Sweetie is my sister, that is entirely different than having somepony unrelated just sleeping with you who isn't your betrothed or around the same age." She protested.

"I'm your fiance." He deadpanned again.

"Not while your a young colt my dear. I will not be known as a colt cuddler. You will just have to sleep downstairs on the sofa. There are extra blankets in the closet." She stomped her hoof down as a final emphasis of her demands. Midnight gave a sigh turning to head back downstairs grabbing a blanket as he did so.

Tossing the blanket onto the couch he pulled up a few pillows laying on them as he stretched out his wings and legs.

*YAWN* "Wow, I think I might actually enjoy being this size for a while. I've never had anywhere near this much room since I changed into a pony." He smiled looking around then gave a sneaky smile. "Oh goody." he snickered rubbing his hooves together in an evil manner.

He hopped off the couch, his horn glowing as a sharp crack sounded. He vanished from sight, teleporting to Luna's balcony at the castle in Canterlot. Luna was sitting outside drinking some hot tea when he popped in out of nowhere.

"MY GOODNESS!?" Luna shouted almost falling out of her chair, her eye readjusting from the sudden flash.

She looked for a moment realizing who had just appeared so suddenly on her balcony.

"Midnight? *giggle* What brings you here?" She smiled trying to stifle a giggle at his size.

"Haha, get it out of yer system." He smirked causing her to snort before bursting out laughing.

"Yea yea, har dee freaking har. I saw you giggling at me earlier today when you and Tia were at Twilight's." He groaned hearing her laugh harder.

After a couple minutes laughing and many tears shed Luna finally calmed herself to talk to Midnight.

"Dear Midnight, Why has thee come into mine presence this late at night?" She smiled as they walked into her room from the balcony.

"To be honest, I feel like pranking Rarity. I tried to climb into bed with her a few minutes ago and she shrugged me off to the couch because I'm the size of a kid now. She said something about not wanting to be called a colt cuddler. What the hell is that by the way?" He asked rather confused.

"It's meaning varies but in essence it means that an adult has slept with a child." She clarified causing Midnights expression to turn to shock.

"OOOOOOOOOO Kay! Did not expect that one to be present in this world." he said stiffening up.

"What do you mean?" Luna asked, now intrigued.

"Well the same thing happens on my world, except most adults will be jailed for many years for doing such a thing. It's called pedophilia though in my world." He spoke feeling rather disgusted.

Luna looked at him with question. "So you mean that you would never do that here or on your world?"

"I wouldn't rut with a child if thats what you mean. However sleeping in the same bed as them just to comfort them if they have had a bad dream or are upset is different. That I will tolerate. but having intercourse with a child. I would never do that. and anyone else who would I honestly would find rather disgusting. Doing that to a child takes away their innocence and will leave them on a hard road in life." Midnight grumbled at the thought.

"Well, I am sure you did not come here to complain about your lover." Luna smiled, trying to turn the conversation.

"OH! Thats right. I need to borrow my old nerf guns I gave you before." He grinned evilly again rubbing his hooves together causing Luna to join in.

"Oh my, so Rarity is going to be NERFED then?" She giggled rubbing her own hooves together evilly.

"Oh yes, she must pay for making me sleep on the couch." He grinned even wider.

"Then please let me double your fun by showing you what I had made." Luna smirked moving over to a large red velvet curtain with gold trim and a golden rope hanging down from the side. Using her magic she tugged the rope making the curtains flash open quickly revealing the most awesome nerf gun to ever be conceived. Midnight sat there slack jawed for nearly a minute before smiling widely.

"Can you shrink it to fit me?" He smiled to Luna whose horn began to glow as a wicked grin spread across her face.

Rarity heard a loud snap downstairs, not thinking much of it until it happened again after a few minutes past.

"What is he doing downstairs?" She grumbled as she walked out of her room, heading downstairs. As she neared the bottom though she noticed that the couch was covered in pillows and a cover over the top, In the center of the pillows one was missing showing the darkness inside of the pillow fort. She began to walk over but stopped as a little orange whistle dart rushed by her head.

"What in the world!?" *bing* She stumble backwards as another hit her in the nose perfectly.

"MIDNIGHT!" She shouted as dart after dart launched from within the pillow fort hitting her. She snorted, charging the pillow fort crashing into it tearing through the pillow to see a small gun on a tripod still shooting at her.

"Rarity's zapping mah sentry!" Midnight shouted as Rarity turned the sentry off.

"MIDNIGHT! WHERE ARE YOU!?" She shouted in a huff looking around. Another silent dart pinged her upside the head as she whipped around to try and find the source. Several more hit here causing her to growl out in frustration. She threw her head back shouting again.

"Come out her this instant." She opened her eyes to see Midnight perched upside down on the ceiling. A Twin gatling gun attached to his back with a box of ammunition each. He turned his head to her and the guns followed whirling up.

"Make ME sleep on the couch will you!?" He cackled as little orange darts rang out from the guns faster than could be avoided by the screaming Rarity.

"MWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA! EAT SQUISHY DARTS BED HOG!" He shouted flying after her. Rarity tossing pillows at him as they went.

Finally after a few minutes the guns whirled to a stop. *clickclickclickclickclickclickcliiiiiiiiiick* Midnight stopped whirling them up again. Nothing but clicks. He looked from his guns to the now towering shadow over him, Rarity's eyes glowing in the dark as several large pillows floated near her.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Midnight shrieked like a little filly as he took off like a bat out of hell as pillow began to assault him repeatedly.

"Whats the matter darling? Can't take the heat?! Then you shouldn't have stepped into the kitchen!" She shouted cackling behind her words.

"I didn't step into the kitchen, this is the living room." He shouted avoiding a tossed pillow. Rarity stopped for a moment.

"I meant that as a figure of spee*WHAP!*" she was cut short by a pillow that had smacked her in the face.

"HA! Eat pillow!" Midnight shouted throwing another only for it to be caught by Rarity's magic.

"Uh oh!" he squeaked out before running screaming again.

Sweetiebelle sat quietly on the stairs munching on some popcorn while watching the two fight.

"This is so awesome." She giggled as she took a sip from a juice box.

After a good thirty minutes of pillow fighting and nerf wars, a truce was called as a neighbor came over to complain about all the noise. Rarity went back upstairs, still refusing for Midnight to sleep in the same bed with her until the spell wore off. He groaned fixing up the couch again and finding a comfortable spot. His eyes slowly closing until her heard the clip clop of hooves on the floor. He perked his ears up facing the edge of the couch as Sweetiebelle came around to the front.

"Hey Sweetie, whats wrong? You should be in bed." He smiled to her. She gave a yawn as she hopped up onto the couch.

"I'm cold, Rarity keeps the heat to low, and all of my covers don't help." She whined nosing her way under the covers and plopping down next to him.

"Sweetie, we can't sleep together." He started but was cut short by a tearful expression on Sweetiebelle's face.

"But Rarity said your just a colt and you cant sleep with her. I'm cold and your the same size as me. It shouldn't matter that your my uncle. Can't I sleep here?" She spoke tiredly. Not making much sense.

Midnight gave a defeated sigh using his magic to tuck her and himself in as they lay there.

"You know your sister is going to give me hell if she see's us like this." He spoke softly, however it fell on to deaf ears as Sweetie had already fallen asleep pressing close to Midnight, absorbing his warmth. He smiled down to her as he watched her for a short time, his eyes closing just as quickly as sleep began to take him as well.