Well, we're almost at the end of the fanfic, but, what's this? Another chapter with a warning! Good News, Bad News: Good news— Nopony is going to be put in diapers. Bad news— it's going to feature disciplinary spanking, but whether that's not as bad, just as bad, or even worse should probably be kept off the wiki. Without further ado, we go onto the fanfic:
A day later, the twins and Pinkie Pie are coming home. After breakfast, the twins, especially Pound, become bored and lonely. They wish they had someone their own age to play with, but there isn't anyone their age, and turning someone into a foal is out of the question since Pumpkin doesn't have strong enough magic. She suggests they do the diaper trick with Pinkie Pie again, but Pound thinks she's too smart now and is too busy anyway. Playing with Gummy is also out, since he doesn't do much.
An earth colt named Button enters, playing a video game. Pound then gets an idea: flush the device down the toilet! Pumpkin has reservations because she's worried the toilet got broken from their flushing, but Pound promises that this is the last thing they'll flush.
They go over and try to steal the device, which is revealed to be called a "joyboy", and he yells at them and calls them stupid, which makes them mad and, while talking to his mother, they steal it and run off. Then, they flush it, which makes him cry, which, in turn, makes Mrs. Mash (Button's mother) mad and she gives the Cake parents a really mean talking-to before storming off with Button.
Then, Mrs. Cake... well, read the first paragraph.
This chapter provides examples of
- Big "NO!": Button shouts, "NO!" when the twins flush his game.
- Blowing a Raspberry: The twins blow raspberries at Button for calling them stupid.
- Death Glare: Mrs. Mash scowls at the Cake parents for "allowing" the twins to flush the joyboy.
- Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!: Mrs. Cake spanks the twins.
- Downer Ending: The chapter ends with the twins being spanked, the parents having to deal with an angry customer, and Button unhappy that his joyboy has been flushed.
- Fountain of Youth: Discussed when Pumpkin says that the last time they played with someone their own age was when Diamond Tiara was a toddler, and now that Starlight is their foalsitter again, Pumpkin can't turn her into a foal as her magic isn't strong enough. Pound then wishes his parents would turn into foals.
- Full-Name Ultimatum: Button's mother insists he come to her, addressing him as "Button Memory Mash".
- Fun with Flushing: Deconstructed. The twins flush a gaming device, which leads to them being spanked.
- Goo Goo Getup: Defied. Pumpkin wants to trick Pinkie Pie into wearing diapers again, but Pound says that she is too busy and would be too smart to fall for it again.
- I Don't Think That's Such a Good Idea: Pumpkin is a bit unsure about flushing the video game as she's afraid it'll break the toilet again.
- Literal Ass-Kicking:
- Discussed when Pinkie Pie says that the twins no longer need to worry about the butt ghost eating their butts.
- Played straight when Mrs. Cake spanks the twins.
- Mama Bear: When the twins make Button cry, Mrs. Mash scowls at them and calls them bad parents.
- Shared Family Quirks: Button calls the twins stupid, then Mrs. Mash says, "Some parents you two are!", suggesting that sharp tongues run in the family.
- Shout-Out: The old "Go down the hooooole!" line is said again.
- Speak in Unison: The twins say, "Nah!" in unison when dismissing the idea of Gummy being an undercover spy.
- Unexpectedly Dark Episode: Downplayed, because it's not the focus of the chapter, but Mrs. Cake's choice of punishment makes this chapter slightly darker. Sure, the twins have been punished before, but usually it was timeouts. This time, it's spanking. This is also the first chapter to have a full-blown sad ending, as opposed to a Bitersweet Ending.
