//------------------------------// // New in the Unknown // Story: Change...ling? // by Coco-loco //------------------------------// "You really think it will work?" I asked her, unsure if we should really go through with this. "I do," Twilight replied coolly. "Will it have any chance of killing her?" I wanted to make sure that everything would be fine, can you blame me!? "Not that I can think of," she said dismissively, but I was still unconvinced. "What abou-" "Rainbow! Twi is a plenty powerful unicorn and she's plenty smart. Ah don't think she'd even offer if there was even the slightest chance of me dyin'. Right Twi?" Applejack asked Twilight with a smile. "We'll I'm not one hundred percent sure but if we keep you two with the princess there is a ninety nine percent chance nothing really bad will happen" she replied with a smirk. "Well tha' was helpful. Real liftin' Twi." Applejack said with a growl. Oh you have got to be kidding. "Not helping! AJ I'm freaking out because we're about to go through with something that might kill us both and Twi is not helping!" I screached with flared wings. "Well it's now or never." She says gesturing to the empty carriage waiting for them to board. "Now," I sighed before we get in. ---------------------------------------------- "Sugar cube. Everythin's gonna be fine. Don't you worry none," I turned and looked at her with eyes filled with concern. "You're lucky. You're lucky I was there. If I wasn't who knows what would have happened?" I glared at her, how dare she make me go through this and not feel bad!? "Ya were and nothin bad happened, did it?" she said with a smirk, oh that smirk. "Yes! Something did. You had another attack. With me in my condition and you in yours, we weren't able to help each other without needing the others help to do it!" I shouted out, causing her to sigh. "I know, sugar cube, ah know." She rubes my belly and rests her head on my chest. "We'll get through this, we always do. Don't we?" she asked as she rubbed circles on my belly, oh sweet Celestia did that feel good. "Yeah. We do." I sighed with content as I leaned down and kissed her, "It's not the first time we've gone through this." "No it's not. Come on let's go tuck her in" we stand up and leave the living room of our house in the castle to the room near by that has a badly drawn rainbow apple on it. We open the door to see her lying on the floor reading one of the books Twilight gave her on one of our visits to Ponyville. She looks up and smiles at us. "Hi mom! Hey mommy!" she squeaked with a smile. First AJ smiles and then I do as she calls us our little names. She's just beautiful. She has a red orange and yellow mane and a green blue and purple tail. She has a dark blue coat and always has on these little rainbow colored leg warmers that Rarity gave her. She has shinny black eyes and a rainbow circle cutie mark. The most beautiful earth pony, other then Applejack. "Time ta go ta bed Zappy," Applejack said gently as she walked up to her, nudging her towards her bed. "Aww come on mom! Aunt Twilight said this was a good one." I rolled my eyes, typical Twilight. "Twilight thinks all books are good," I said, causing Applejack to laugh. "Yeah she does!" she said with a smile, and then turned back to our daughter, "now come on Zappy," she nudged Zappy again, earning a groan from her cute little mouth. "Fine fine, I'm in bed," She groaned, reluctantly climbing in, the book left open on the floor. As I walk over to tuck her in Applejack picks it up and puts a book mark in it. "So how's Tilley doing?" Tilley is her twin sister. They're not identical twins just twins. I think the term is fratarner or something like that, can't really remember. Tilley is really sick with the feather flu. Even though Zap was born a earth pony Tilley was born a pegasus. She never got her cutie mark though but was very happy for her sister when she got hers. Tilley has a blonde mane with detailed brown bangs and a pale red coat. She has bright orange eyes and a great sense of humor. Pinkie and her used to have competitions over who's the funniest and by the end came up tied laughing around on the floor. Zap has always been into books like Twi but her generosity outweighed her smarts. Someponies began questioning who was more generous, her or Rarity. That's how she got her leg warmers. They have a best friend who is just as kind and considerate as Fluttershy. Her name is Malady Sparkle. She is Twi's daughter. She is real smart because of it too. She has a purple and green striped mane and tail. Her sky blue coat, about the same as mine and her shinny red eyes are both creepy and innocently sweet. She has a special talent with birds and her cutie mark proves it. A blue bird with golden swirls around it. Right now we live in the Canterlot Castle while the princesses watch over Tilley, Applejack's, and my health. I'm now pregnant with our third child. The first were with AJ and because of that she is now super weak. Her being weak and the pollution of Canterlot is not helping and gave her a brain problem. I start screaming in pain. Most horrible timing ever. Because of my screaming AJ passes out from pain over drive and it's all up to Zap to get somepony. She runs from the room. In less then a minute a bunch of nurses and my daughter come rushing into the room and carry AJ away while they lie me down on the bed. I wake up to the faint sounds of breathes of a sleeping infant. I sighed in relief as I look up to look at her. She's adorable. She has a bright white coat with bright blue freckles on her muzzle. Her mane and tail are striped with white and the same bright blue. She opens her eyes and they just don't seem to fit with her light snowy coloring. She has big turquoise eyes with a dark blue outline. I smile down at her. She's just as perfect as the other two. Zap walks in with a big proud smile on her face, "Three things!" she shouted with a smile. "Shoot," I muttered, cringing from the loud noise. "First. Moms okay!" "That's good to know." I say with a sigh of relief. "What else?" "Second. I got the doctors in time for both of you!" she said with a smirk, nodding to herself in what I can only guess is silent congratulations, heh, just like her mom. "I can tell. Thanks." I say proudly. "Third. I came up with the perfect name for her!" She says leaning over the bedside, looking at her new baby sister. "Snowy Waters," she said quietly, nuzzling her cheek. "Yeah. Perfect," it really was. "So can that be her name?" she asked excitedly as she stood up, her eyes twinkling at the prospect of naming her sister. "Yeah," I said with a chuckle, couldn't come up with a better name myself. "Awesome! Me and Tilley came up with it. She wants to meet her by the way." I look down at little 'Snowy' and smiled. "Take her to her then." I say lifting her gently. "Yay," she whispered to herself, as if she just received news that a sandwich was named after her. She runs off with Snowy just a minute before AJ walks in. "How's she doing?" Then she looks around. "Where is she?" "Zap took her to see Tilley," I told her, pointing out the door. "What's her name?" she asked with a smile as she walked up to me. "They named her actually. It's a great name too," I whispered, my eyelids feeling heavy all of a sudden. "So what is it?" she asked, growing irritated by my lack of an answer. "Snowy Waters," go away AJ, I want to sleep! "How they come up with it?" oh come on! "Go to Tilleys room and see for yourself," I grumbled, rubbing my eyes, take the hint! "Fine. See ya in a little bit sugar cube," she said while walking out, ah, finally! Giving birth is not as easy as it looks.