CMC Pottytrainers
Chapter 1: Cutie Mark Crusaders Potty Training Teachers, Yay! (Part 1)
Load Full Story Next ChapterScootaloo could hardly believe the day she was having, and what she was currently going through. Just how it had come to this?
Well, that was a silly question, she knew the answer to that. But that didn't mean she understood why it had to happen. "Out of all the things I've kept secret, this had to be the one thing they found out about." Scootaloo thought to herself, as she reflected back to how she had ended up inside of Carousel Boutique's master bathroom, while her friends were about to do something no other group of friends had ever done.
The day had started off like any other for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. All four of their founding members had woken up and gone to school as usual.
It was still hard for Scootaloo to believe that Apple Bloom and Diamond Tiara had been her friends for so long already. It seemed like only yesterday she'd met Sweetie Belle for the first time, and befriended her.
Once school let out for the day, the four crusaders had immediately adjourned to their clubhouse, albeit with some reluctance from Scootaloo.
The first item of business for the Cutie Mark Crusaders was roll call, which Apple Bloom decided to head up.
"Sweetie Belle?" Apple Bloom called out.
"Here." Sweetie Belle replied cheerfully.
Apple Bloom checked Sweetie Belle's name off of the checklist, then called out "Diamond Tiara?"
"Is this roll call really necessary when we can all see each other?" Diamond Tiara asked "I mean, it's not like one of us is going to suddenly turn invisible or anything."
"Hey, this is part of bein' an honorary Cutie Mark Crusader," Apple Bloom complained "Don't forget, you're the one who begged and pleaded with the three of us to let you join, even though you already had your cutie mark."
"Don't remind me," Diamond Tiara frowned "I still can't believe I actually had to resort to begging to get something, I never like it when other ponies have to see me beg." And already Diamond Tiara could recall that faithful day when The Cutie Mark Crusaders were formed.
It was the day of Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera, which was held at Sugarcube Corner. Her father had spared no expense to make the celebration as lavish as possible, but he had also been quite insistent on one thing. "I want you to invite all of your classmates, includin' Apple Bloom," he had told her "You two need to start hangin' out more often, because one day the two of you will be business partners, and any sort of bad blood will make business deals much more difficult."
At first, Apple Bloom didn't want to go, but with some pressuring from her sister she had been forced to agree (much to her displeasure). During the party, she met two other fillies who were also blank flanks, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. And soon after they met, they came up with an idea that would change their lives.
"Seein' as none of us have our cutie marks, why don't we form a special club dedicated solely to findin' em?" Apple Bloom proposed, as she, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo sat at a table at Sugarcube Corner. By now, the party was in full swing, with ponies dancing and playing games.
"I'm liking this idea!" Scootaloo said eagerly.
"Me too, but what will we call ourselves?" Sweetie Belle asked "If we're going to have a club, we've got to have a name. A really good name at that."
The three fillies debated amongst themselves for a little bit, rattling names such as 'The Cutie Mark Three' and 'The Cutastically Fantastic', before finally settling on 'The Cutie Mark Crusaders'.
"So then, it's settled! From this moment on, we're officially callin' ourselves 'The Cutie Mark Crusaders'!" Apple Bloom declared "And we ain't stoppin' til we've found our cutie marks, no matter what it takes!"
"Yeah! That's amazing!" Scootaloo cheered.
"This is going to be so much fun!" Sweetie Belle added.
"And now that we've settled that, I'm going to go check on my scooter to make sure nopony's stolen it," Scootaloo declared "I'll be back soon." And she slipped away before either Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle could say anything, quickly blending in amongst the crowd of ponies.
"So, Apple Bloom, are you enjoying my cute-ceañera?" Diamond Tiara asked, as she approached the table Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were at.
"Actually, yes," Apple Bloom replied "The three of us are formin' our own club, dedicated to gettin' our cutie marks."
"'The three of us'? I only see two." Diamond Tiara observed.
"Scootaloo left to go check on her scooter, but she said she'd be back soon," Sweetie Belle explained "She has a tendency to disappear at random intervals for various reasons, then come back later. Anyway, we're calling ourselves 'The Cutie Mark Crusaders'. We're going to hang out every day we possibly can. It'll be great!"
"A club dedicated solely to getting your cutie marks?" Diamond Tiara remarked "Now I've heard everything."
"You're just jealous because you never thought about doin' somethin' like that when you were a blank flank." Apple Bloom taunted.
"Who said anything about jealousy? I'm not jealous!" Diamond Tiara insisted, though both Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle could tell that was an obvious lie.
"Well, if you like, maybe we could make you an honorary member," Apple Bloom suggested "Once we get set up that is."
"Really?! You'd let me join, even though I already have my cutie mark?!" Diamond Tiara exclaimed, before quickly realizing it might be in her best interest to not be so loud. She had a reputation to keep up. Quickly trying to divert the attention she had drawn for her statement, she said loudly "I mean, not that I care about any of that, it's just a stupid club. I could come up with a much better club myself."
"Apple Bloom's the one in charge," Sweetie Belle whispered to Diamond Tiara, once the crowd's attention had turned away from Diamond Tiara "You'll have to ask her."
"Oh please, please!" Diamond Tiara pleaded desperately, no longer caring who saw her, all she could think about was making sure she was part of the club. She was convinced it was the only way she wouldn't lose Apple Bloom's friendship.
"Well, I don't know," Apple Bloom replied "You've been actin' pretty smug since you got your cutie mark, and we ain't really lookin' to expand."
"But you three NEED me," Diamond Tiara insisted "I already have my cutie mark, so I can help tell you fillies how to earn yours," then in a whisper she added "Plus, I can protect you from other ponies who make fun of you for not having your cutie marks. Especially Silver Spoon."
"If you can do that, then I guess we could see about letting you join from time to time," Apple Bloom considered "But as an honorary member that already has their cutie mark, you'll mostly just be givin' us advice."
"That's a compromise I'm willing to accept." Diamond Tiara replied, shaking Apple Bloom's hoof, and so it was settled.
"Hey girls," Scootaloo greeted, trotting over to the table "Sorry that took so long, a bolt popped off my scooter and I had a hard time putting it back in place. So, did I miss anything important?"
"Diamond Tiara's joining our club," Sweetie Belle told Scootaloo "She's going to be an honorary Cutie Mark Crusader, isn't that lovely?"
"What?! No way! She already has her cutie mark, how could she help us?!" Scootaloo asked angrily.
"By giving you three advice, and protecting you from other bullies," Diamond Tiara told Scootaloo "And you three will definitely need my help."
"It's a pretty good deal, considerin' Applejack's been breathin' down my neck about bein' friends with Diamond Tiara for a long time now," Apple Bloom added "And you, Sweetie Belle, and I are gonna be the ones who come up with the crusades we embark on."
"But, but-" Scootaloo stuttered, trying to think of a valid counterargument.
"But what, Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked "If you have a reason why you think Diamond Tiara shouldn't join, tell us."
Scootaloo paused, and seemed to think hard about something in her mind, but after a couple of minutes she reluctantly said "Never mind, it's nothing. I guess she can join us. But if she ever goes back on her word, I'm kicking her out!"
Diamond Tiara still couldn't believe how long it had been since that fateful day, and how her other crusaders had still not kicked her out even after the incidents with Gabby Gums and Twilight Time.
"Now, let's try this again," Apple Bloom said serious "Diamond Tiara?"
"Here." Diamond Tiara reluctantly replied.
"Excellent," Apple Bloom smiled, as she checked Diamond Tiara's name off the list "Scootaloo?"
For some reason, Scootaloo seemed to be acting as if she were a bug under a microscope, or at least that seemed to be how to best describe her reaction. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere except the clubhouse.
"Here, but can I just be excused really quick?" Scootaloo asked nervously (and fast paced as a result) "I have something I need to get from home."
"Whatever it is, I'm sure it can wait 'til we've gone over today's plans," Apple Bloom replied, checking Scootaloo's name off the list "And of course, we all know I'm here, or else I wouldn't be able to do this roll call. So, now that we're all here, it's time to discuss what we're gonna do to get our cutie marks! Any suggestions?!"
Scootaloo stood up, ignoring Apple Bloom's suggestion "Actually, I have an idea, but it requires me to get the thing from home!" she said, and made a mad dash for the clubhouse door. But before she could open it, there was a small flash of light. Scootaloo gulped, that could only mean one thing. "Stupid spell, you had to fail on me at the worst possible moment, didn't you?" she thought angrily to herself.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Diamond Tiara didn't say anything. They were too busy staring at Scootaloo's flank, more specifically what was around it. A thick diaper hugged Scootaloo's rear end tightly, the tapes holding it in place quite well. But from a distance, one could mistake the diaper for a cloud.
Scootaloo's cheeks turned the brightest shade of red they possibly could, as she could hear the snickers and chuckles from her friends as they tried rather badly to contain their laughter. Hoping to somehow outsmart them, Scootaloo quickly put her hooves over the front of her diaper, blocking it from view as best she could. "You didn't see anything!" she insisted "Your eyes are playing tricks on you! Remember the time we mistook tree sap for cutie marks?"
Diamond Tiara was the first one to break the silence "Of course we remember, but that was tree sap," she pointed out "There's no way we could mistake something as noticeable as a diaper. The real question is, why are you wearing one?"
"You know, Diamond Tiara's right," Apple Bloom realized "Nopony your age wears diapers, Scootaloo."
"And how come we never noticed this until now?" Sweetie Belle added "And don't say it's because you wear dresses, because I've never seen you wear a dress even once."
Scootaloo's embarrassment was quickly replaced with anger, as she stomped her hooves on the clubhouse floor "It's none of your business why I'm wearing a diaper! I don't stick my nose into your personal lives!"
"We're just askin' a question, Scootaloo." Apple Bloom replied.
"Whatever it is, you can tell us. We won't laugh." Sweetie Belle promised.
"We won't?" Diamond Tiara said, prompting Apple Bloom to nudge her with a hoof "I mean, we won't. It'll just be our little secret."
"You're just saying that to make me confess!" Scootaloo said angrily "I'll never tell you girls!" That prompted a series of fiendish smiles to form on the faces of her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"Really? Not even if we were to tickle you?" Sweetie Belle suggested.
"You wouldn't dare!" Scootaloo shouted.
"Try us!" Apple Bloom replied, and tackled Scootaloo without further fanfare, pinning her to the floor. "I'll hold her down!" Apple Bloom said to Diamond Tiara and Sweetie Belle "Let her have it!"
Diamond Tiara and Sweetie Belle stepped forward, and after Sweetie Belle used her magic to pluck two feathers from Scootaloo's wings, they proceeded to tickle Scootaloo senseless.
"No, please, have mercy!" Scootaloo cried, as she was tickled over and over again. Despite her best efforts, Scootaloo couldn't help but laugh herself silly, the tickling was too much.
"Do you give up, Scootaloo?" Diamond Tiara taunted "Because we can do this all day if we have to, maybe it'll even help your friends earn their cutie marks!"
"I'm not telling and you can't make me!" Scootaloo protested.
"Too bad, what a shame," Apple Bloom chuckled, plucking a feather for herself "Now it's time for you to experience some extreme tickling." And in seconds, Scootaloo now found herself subjected to tickling from three different sides of her body. Diamond Tiara and Sweetie Belle tickled her left and right back hooves respectively, while Apple Bloom snuck in a tickle or two across Scootaloo's stomach, which had the result of making the pegasus laugh even harder. She was laughing so hard that tears came into her eyes.
"S-stop it, you're gonna make me pee myself!" Scootaloo demanded.
"Well, you are wearing a diaper, and that's what diapers are for." Apple Bloom teased.
"But I don't wanna pee myself in front of you girls, I'll die of embarrassment! Please, I'll do anything, anything!" Scootaloo pleaded, even as she continued to laugh and laugh like there was no tomorrow.
"The only way to make it stop is for you to spill the beans, and not the kind you eat!" Sweetie Belle told Scootaloo "Otherwise, I hope that diaper's taped on properly."
"How many times do I have to say it?!" Scootaloo said in between fits of laughter "I'll NEVER tell you!"
"Then prepare to wet yourself! Let her have it, Diamond Tara!" Apple Bloom ordered.
"With pleasure!" Diamond Tiara smirked, and after taking all three feathers she began to tickle every part of Scootaloo's body that she possibly could, inducing the most amount of tickles possible in the least amount of time.
"N-N-Nooooooooooooo!" Scootaloo shouted, barely able to say anything due to how hard she was laughing "A-alright, alright. I-I'll tell you, just please stop the tickling!"
"If you insist." Diamond Tiara replied, dropping the feathers on the floor and giving Scootaloo a much needed chance to breath.
"Thanks girls," Scootaloo said, once she had caught her breath "But don't ever do that again!"
"We won't, as long as you keep your word and tell us why you're wearing that diaper," Diamond Tiara demanded "We're all ears."
Scootaloo looked left, then right, then left again, as if hoping for some way out of her predicament. Alas, there was nothing. The time had come for her to confess. Reluctantly, Scootaloo took a deep breath and said "I-I-"
"Yes?" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Diamond Tiara all replied eagerly.
"I'm not potty trained." Scootaloo whispered softly.
"What was that?" Apple Bloom asked "A little louder, Scootaloo, so we can hear it."
"You really want to know that badly?" Scootaloo asked, to which Apple Bloom nodded. Scootaloo groaned, but reluctantly swallowed a lump in her throat and confessed "I'm not potty trained! There, I said it! Happy now?!"
A long, drawn out silence hung over the clubhouse. Nopony said anything, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Diamond Tiara all stood there in silence. It seemed to take a while for this information to sink in all the way. And Scootaloo didn't bother to say or do anything else, she was too embarrassed. She was just grateful her diaper was still clean.
Diamond Tiara was the first one to break the silence "Really? You're not potty trained, not even a little?" Scootaloo reluctantly nodded "Oh come on, Scootaloo, you can't possibly expect me to believe that's true."
"But it is!" Scootaloo replied "I know it's hard to believe, but it's true!"
"Didn't your parents ever at least try to train you?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"My dad died when I was about a year old," Scootaloo confessed "Mom got so distracted with grief that she kind of forgot about potty training. Then she had to get a job so we wouldn't lose our house, and she's just been too busy to train me, or find somepony who will."
"Really? Not even after all these years?" Apple Bloom asked "That seems like an awful long time to forget about potty trainin'. Even my family found time to teach me how to use a bathroom, despite Ma and Pa passin' away before I was old enough to learn."
"My mom keeps saying she'll set aside time to train me, but then something always comes up and she forgets," Scootaloo explained "I keep trying to remind her, but she just gets so caught up with work that she just brushes it aside until it's too late."
"And you haven't even tried to learn by yourself?" Diamond Tiara asked Scootaloo.
"Well, have any of you ever tried to potty train yourselves?" Scootaloo asked in response, nopony answered "I thought so." she said unhappily.
"But then, if you've been wearin' diapers for so long, how come we've never noticed until now?" Apple Bloom wondered out loud.
"You know, that's actually a really good question," Sweetie Belle commented "I was wondering the same thing myself. I never once noticed you were wearing a diaper, not even when we were playing. Although, now that I think about it, you seemed to be really hesitant about anything that involved your flank. You never wanted to play tag, unless it was shadow tag."
"If you must know, I've been covering up my diapers with a spell," Scootaloo reluctantly confessed "A spell cast by Princess Twilight. It makes the diaper invisible to the naked eye if you're not in the same room it's cast in. It also blocks out the smell, for a little bit. It was the only way I agreed to leave home, there was no way I was going to let myself go out in public like this!"
"And those special Twilight Time lessons? Are they-" Diamond Tiara wondered out loud.
"Yes they are," Scootaloo nodded with great reluctance "Twilight's been potty training me whenever she finds the time, it was just a secret between the two of us, and she hasn't been doing it often. Now go ahead, make me fun of me!"
And that's exactly what they did, or at least what Diamond Tiara did. "We're going to have to come up with a different name for you now, Scootaloo," she chuckled, all the while poking at Scootaloo's diaper with a hoof "Maybe we should call you Crinkleloo?"
"No, that's a terrible name!" Scootaloo replied "And stop touching my diaper!"
"Well, I have to make sure you don't need a change," Diamond Tiara smirked "It would be a shame if you got a diaper rash because you stayed in a dirty diaper."
"I think we'd know if she used it," Apple Bloom said to Diamond Tiara "For now at least, it's as fresh as a daisy."
"But if she were to actually use it, I think we could try our luck with changing her," Sweetie Belle suggested "I wonder what a diaper changing cutie mark would look like?"
"You're not finding out, I'm not going to use my diaper!" Scootaloo insisted "Besides, I didn't bring my changing supplies."
"Oh really?" Apple Bloom asked "Are you sure we wouldn't find things like foal powder and diaper wipes if we checked your saddlebags? They did seem a bit bulgy today."
"Don't you dare! I don't go snooping through your saddlebags, do I?!" Scootaloo protested, angrily stomping her hooves. This only had the result of making her friends laugh at her some more.
"Ah, come on, Scoots," Apple Bloom teased "There's no need to act like a pouty baby."
"I'm not pouting!" Scootaloo complained.
"The look on your face says otherwise," Sweetie Belle pointed out "If that's not a pout, I don't know what is."
"Is the wittwe baby cwanky?" Diamond Tiara asked in a teasing tone of voice "Maybe she'd like a baba, or a paci?"
"I am not a baby, and I am NOT cranky!" Scootaloo bellowed at the top of her lungs, steam escaping from her nostrils.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and even Diamond Tiara took that as a sign that Scootaloo was about to blow, and it was best not to say anything. They waited for a few minutes, until Scootaloo had calmed down enough to where it looked like she wouldn't explode with anger. Then, Apple Bloom broke the silence by apologizing. "We were only teasin' ya, Scootaloo. You said we could make fun of you."
"Well, it stopped being funny the moment you called me a baby!" Scootaloo replied.
"But only babies wear diapers," Diamond Tiara spoke up "And you're wearing a diaper. So that makes you a baby. Granted, a big baby, but still a baby."
"I said I'm not a baby!" Scootaloo snorted "How many times do I have to say it?!"
"Don't mind Diamond Tiara, Scootaloo," Sweetie Belle apologized "Apparently, she isn't completely done teasing you. But I'm sure she'll stop now. Right, Diamond Tiara?" And Sweetie Belle proceeded to angrily glare at Diamond Tiara not unlike the way a mother would glare at her child that misbehaved.
Diamond Tiara gulped, this was the first time she'd ever seen Sweetie Belle look so angry. "Right," she said nervously "Sorry for the teasing, Scootaloo. I got carried away."
"Well, now that we've gotten over the fact that I'm wearing a diaper, let's get back to the business of earning our cutie marks." Scootaloo suggested, hoping to change the topic.
But as soon as Scootaloo had suggested this, Apple Bloom looked to Sweetie Belle and asked "Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?"
"I think so," Sweetie Belle nodded "If what you're thinking has to do with Scootaloo's current situation."
"That's exactly what I'm thinkin' about," Apple Bloom replied "And I was thinkin', we've never tried to earn our cutie marks in teachin' somepony else how to use a toilet, have we?"
"No, of course we haven't, otherwise it would be on the chart." Sweetie Belle pointed out.
"Then why don't we try it?" Apple Bloom suggested "We'll potty train Scootaloo, and in the process we might just get our cutie marks!"
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle then proceeded to shout loudly "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS POTTY TRAINING TEACHERS, YAY!"
"Um, yay?" Scootaloo replied nervously. She wasn't sure how she should feel about the idea of two of her best friends teaching her how to use the bathroom.
"Now wait just a minute!" Diamond Tiara protested "You two can't possibly mean to tell me you're going to try and earn your cutie marks by potty training Scootaloo!"
"Why not? It sounds like a good idea." Apple Bloom replied.
"I've got two good reasons why it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of, and why it's not going to work," Diamond Tiara explained "First of all: Every time you three have tried to earn your cutie marks, it's always ended in failure. Do you want Scootaloo's potty training to end up the same way?! And second and more importantly: Who ever heard of a potty training cutie mark?! Who in their right mind would want a cutie mark like that?!"
"Any cutie mark is better than no cutie mark at all," Sweetie Belle responded "But if you don't want to help us, that's fine. You can just stay here and come up with new ideas for crusades, while we have all the fun without you. It's your choice."
"Well, maybe I want to stay here so as to save Scootaloo the embarrassment when her potty training inevitably goes horribly wrong?" Diamond Tiara suggested "The fewer ponies that have to witness it means there will be fewer ponies around to make fun of her because of it."
"Really? You'd miss out on a chance to make fun of me?" Scootaloo replied "Forgive me if I find that hard to believe."
"If she doesn't want to tag along, that's fine," Apple Bloom said to Scootaloo "I guess she's just not interested in helpin' you out. If she thinks we somehow can't potty train you on our own, it would be nice if she could step up and do it. But she doesn't have to, if she doesn't want to."
"But that also means that if we do succeed in getting you potty trained, and get our cutie marks as a result, she won't be around to see it or even take any of the credit," Sweetie Belle added "Oh well, it's her loss. Now come on, we're wasting time just standing around here!"
But before Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle could even think about leaving the clubhouse with Scootaloo, Diamond Tiara spoke up "Oh, alright, I guess I'll come along as well. If for no other reason than so I can say 'I told you so' when it doesn't work out. Just don't expect me to help that much, I already have my cutie mark, so I don't have to worry about getting stuck with a potty training one, unlike you or your friends."
"What would a potty trainin' cutie mark even look like?" Apple Bloom wondered out loud.
"We'll worry about that later," Sweetie Belle replied "For now, let's just focus on finding a bathroom for Scootaloo to train in."
"Uh, before you girls do that, I think you should ask my mom for permission," Scootaloo said sheepishly "She'd start asking questions if I were to suddenly go around the house without a diaper on."
"I was just about to suggest that myself," Diamond Tiara insisted "You can lead the way, Scootaloo. It'll be much faster on your scooter, than if we go on hoof."
"But I can't go out like this!" Scootaloo protested, pointing to her diaper "I'll be the laughing stock of the town!"
"Well, what do you want us to do about it?" Diamond Tiara asked impatiently.
"I don't know, just do something to cover up my diaper!" Scootaloo demanded "Otherwise, I'm not going anywhere!" Then, an idea came to her mind "Sweetie Belle, maybe you could cast a spell on it?"
"You mean, the exact same spell Twilight casts?" Sweetie Belle replied "I can't do that. Not only do I not know what spell she uses, but I don't think I have the magical skills to cast something that powerful."
"Do you at least know a spell that could cover it up, even just for a little while?" Scootaloo asked "Please? If you do, I promise I'll co-operate one hundred percent on this whole potty training thing. I won't question you, Apple Bloom, or Diamond Tiara at all."
Sweetie Belle was silent for a moment, as she attempted to rack her brain for any possible spells she could cast that would satisfy Scootaloo. At last, she spoke up and said "I think I know something, but I can't do it often, I'd probably only be able to get my horn to co-operate for one casting."
"Just do it!" Scootaloo pleaded "I can always borrow a dress from home if we have to go somewhere else," under her breath she added "As much as I hate dresses."
"Okay then, but remember your promise." Sweetie Belle smiled, as she proceeded to shut her eyes and concentrate. Her horn slowly sparked to life, at first only producing a few light green sparks, but gradually produced a noticeable glow. The glow surrounded Scootaloo's diaper, and with a poof it disappeared. Upon hearing the poof, Sweetie Belle opened her eyes. She saw Scootaloo looking at where her diaper should be, but not finding it there.
"What did you do to it?" Scootaloo asked "Did you make it disappear?"
Sweetie Belle shook her head "No, I just put a cloaking spell on it. Nopony can see it, but you can probably still feel it if you try to move. We'd better get moving, it won't last long, and I don't think you want to be out in public when it wears off!"
"Good point!" Scootaloo nodded, and dashed out of the clubhouse door, heading for her scooter. Once her fellow crusaders had climbed into the wagon in the back, Scootaloo sped off for home. "I can't believe I'm actually about to be potty trained by my friends," she thought to herself "This is weirder than letting Diamond Tiara join the club even though she already has her cutie mark." Next Chapter: Cutie Mark Crusaders Potty Training Teachers, Yay! (Part 2) Estimated time remaining: 30 Minutes