Belly Rubs

"Oh, aren't you the sweetest little thing!" Twilight cooed over her grandson, tickling his pudgy belly with her hoof. "You're not going to be a trouble maker like your grandpa, are you?" She whispered conspiratorially, smiling. "You're gonna be my perfect, well-behaved little smarty pants-"

"Mother." Pandora's grave voice came from behind Twilight. She towered over Twilight, utterly fluffed up in indignation. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Hmm?" Twilight hummed, innocent. "What is it? I'm allowed to fawn over my grandbaby, right?"

"Don't you dare play coy." Pan hissed. "I see what you're doing. You are giving my son a belly rub."

"Oh, but Panny." Twilight pouted. "Look how he loves it! He's purring, listen." Oddball squirmed happily under his grandmother's affection, holding her hoof in place with his tiny forepaws, begging for more pets. Twilight giggled at the sight. "Goodness, I could never get away with doing this when you were a little cub. You used to bite me whenever I tried-"

"Of course. Draconequii are an ancient, magical species, Mother! We are mighty predators, not housecats." Pandora snapped. Oddball chose that moment to let out a mew, and Pan's eye twitched. "The nerve of you, Mom. No true draconequus would ever subject themselves to a belly rub-"

"Your father loves them." Twilight mused. "In fact, they're one of the few ways I can get him to relax and be quiet."

"Dad is...weird." Pandora faltered. "My point is, we are not to be petted. We are fierce, Mother. Untamed."

"I saw Cupcake scratching under your chin five minutes ago, Panny."

"But not my belly!" Pan huffed. "It's not to be touched! By anypony! Ever!"

Twilight regarded her daughter with a flat look, and Pan begin to crack under it.

"I mean..."She wavered."...Nopony but Cupcake. I might roll over and ask for pets from her sometimes, but....b-but I only want two belly pets, maximum! A-anymore than that, and I bite!"

"You've bitten Cupcake." Twilight lifted an eyebrow in disbelief.

"Of course!" Pan stamped her hoof. "I...I am a ferocious draconequus." Pan pouted. "...I am, Mom."

"Sure you are." Twilight nodded. "A totally ferocious draconequus who's definitely not jealous." Twilight teased, suppressing a laugh when Pan flushed crimson, embarrassed. "Fortunately, Oddy here doesn't seem to be quite so ferocious." Oddball giggled when his grandmother leaned down to nuzzle his face. "So I'm gonna spend some quality time with my grandson, before he grows up and gets too fierce for snuggles with grandma. We're going upstairs for story time." Although she'd been teasing before, here Twilight sent her daughter a genuine, gentle smile. "You're welcome to come up and join us, Panny."

Pandora watched her mother carry her son upstairs. For a while she sat still, fluffed up, tail lashing, weighing her pride versus a deeply buried need for affection and attention from her mother. Finally, with a frustrated huff of resignation, she stood to her paws to follow.

I'm still not gonna let her pet my tummy.


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alt title: Pandora has issues, part umpteen
draconequii are just big noodle cats

headcanon from

Discord loves to have his belly rubbed by Twilight. When they have their cuddly moments he'll often roll over on his back for belly rubs and go into a trance-like state of purring relaxation when she does it. So naturally, after Pandora was hatched, Twilight assumed her daughter would enjoy the same thing.

Judging by the snarls and the way the tiny cub wrapped herself around Twilight's hoof viciously biting, her mother quickly realized that she didn't.

This discomfort never went away with Pandora (and even Cupcake learned the hard away to Never Touch The Belly), so imagine Panny's shock when Oddball, her own cub, adores belly rubs from his momma Cupcake. As a little cub Oddy would even go up to Cupcake and tumble over on his back, mewing for petting time, which she happily gives.

Pandora just shakes her head and chalks it up to Discord's weirdness showing up in her son.
 

UPDATE: LOOK AT THIIISSSSSS: <---Delicious Twilight/Discord belly rubbin's, gaaaah so cute! Lookit that blissful chaos noodlecat, aww. Thank you thank you !

Double Update: Sequel art from !
Pandora decides to join Twi and Odd for story time after all~
Pan getting beloved chin scritchies from her beloved Cupcake

Another update: Belly rub saga continues, with adventures of ickle Panny

  Wow, poor Twilight


"Mew Mew!" (Translation: "Away with your damned affections, horse-mother! My tummy is my vulnerable spot, and it is not to be touched!")