//------------------------------// // Return Home // Story: Neighpon tales // by Seanzilla115 //------------------------------// The boat had arrived early the next morning, and the group was able to get aboard it and were on their way to Equestria. “Bye-bye Neighpon…” Ai waved. “We hope to see you again someday,” Timid added.. The four Neighpon native fillies watched as their home faded out of sight as the boat continued to move, the morning mist blocking it from their view until it was no longer seeable. “Man… I can’t even see it on my camera anymore…” Posey sighed as she was focusing on the spot where Neighpon was. She then noticed that some bytes of memory on the camera had been filled up by something, “...I let Twilight borrow this… wait, why is my camera in ‘Film’ mode?” Twilight and Rainbow Dash froze a bit at that, mainly the former. ‘Uh oh...I accidently set it to Film mode!’ the Alicorn mentally screamed. “Let’s see… about… five minutes of footage?!” “Uh… I can explain, Posey,” Twilight chuckled sheepishly. --- “...I seriously need to teach you how to use a camera,” Posey sighed after Twilight and Rainbow explained everything. “I know… I know,” Twilight sighed a bit. “...Man… so much crazy stuff has been happenin’,” Rainbow groaned a bit, ‘But… I guess a few good things came out of it.” “Yea,” Twilight nodded, “Hey Posey, how are the girls doing?” “...Timid and Quirky have shut themselves in their rooms, Ai is with her brother…and I think Dawn Star is with Scootaloo.” “I see… and what about the others?” “Everypony else is most likely resting in their rooms. But Platinum is with my Itoko-chan right now.” “Why? I something wrong?” Twilight asked, earning silence from Posey and Rainbow, “...Well? Is she alright?” “...We think,” they responded. --- “So… how are they?” Fluttershy asked as she rested on her bed. “They’re looking good right now,” Platinum smiled as she put her medical equipment away, “...I still only know the gender of one… being the colt. Do you have any name plans at the moment?” “...Kaito,” Fluttershy answered, “Demo… I haven’t come up with a name for the other one yet since I don’t know if it’s a colt or a filly.” “I see. But… mind me asking where ‘Kaito’ came from?” Fluttershy blinked and began to think back to the day she first met him… --- The young Butterfly had gotten lost in a small part forest-part park like area, the pegasus filly having a look of sadness on her face. It was the same thing everyday… Aki would torment her, and most of the school would occasionally join in. She really wished she had a friend apart from Mr. Miya, her English teacher. “...Why do so many ponies have to be so mean?” she whimpered, tears in her eyes as she walked on the path. She was about to turn before she noticed what looked like a very large tree standing not too far away from the path, “Wow… you look really tall…” “Tall is correct,” a voice responded, making the filly blink a bit. “Ano… W-who said that?” Butterfly asked as she looked around for the source of the voice. “I’m right in front of you,” the voice informed, Butterfly turning to the tree. “Sugoi… wait. Are you a…tree spirit? My Okaa-san said there are friendly spirits that live in trees and help people…” “...I guess you can say that,” the voice answered. “...Do you have a name?” “The name ‘Kaito’ kind of… sticks out to me,” the tree informed. “S-soka…” Butterfly noted as she sat down in front of the tree, “...it’s nice to meet you, Kaito. My name’s Misaki Butterfly,” “Butterfly?” “...My parents saw this big butterfly migration the day I was born. They decided to name me Butterfly after that day, Kaito-san.” “Soka,” he noted, “Are you lost?” “No,” Butterfly shook her head before looking down sadly, “I...was walking home after a really bad day at school. I was being chased and… I was able to hide out. I know the way home… but I just need someone to talk to.” “I’ll be your friend kid,” --- “...He’s an old friend,” Fluttershy stated simply before looking down sadly, “But… he’s no longer with us.” “Oh… I am so sorry to hear that, dear,” Platinum said as she hugged her a bit, “He’ll live on in spirit… because you remember him. And… as one mother to one-to-be, I want to give you the best advice I can.” “What’s that?” “Keep good kids away from bad influences. I… learned that the hard way when my daughter use to be friends with….Filthy Rich’s daughter.” "R-right, "Fluttershy nodded, “Can I ask you something? ...Are you or her father around all that much?” “...Her dad’s almost always busy, and I tried to be a supportive mother. But…” Platinum paused as she sighed sadly, ”She never let me into her social life. Whenever I tried to ask her how her day was, she always told me to butt out, or tell me her day was ruined because of Scootaloo and her friends. Ugh… Filthy Rich’s daughter was such a bad influence on her. And I talked with him after Scootoaloo landed in the hospital and… he mentioned another daughter. She was an old friend of uh… Rarity, was it? And their mother sort of… left them.” “...Was this other daughter’s name ‘Suri Polomare?’” “Why yes. But...how do you-” Platinum began to ask. “Rarity met her during our stay in Manehatten. She… ended up stealing some clothing Rarity worked so hard on.” “...” Platinum could only sigh at that, “...He said their mother was the bad infleunce, and he couldn’t get it out of them. I can’t remember what he said her name was… but I remember meeting her once. She… she was a horrible mare, thinking Cutie Marks are a bad influence and that they make you better than everypony else.” “I see…” Fluttershy noted before thinking, ‘Why does that sound familiar?’ “But… just promise me that your kids will be kept away from bad influence, even if you have to personally drag them away and ground them to do so.” “...Don’t worry,” Flutttershy replied as she placed a hand on her stomach, “I won’t let that happen.” --- Unknown to them, Timid happened to be passing by the room at the time and overheard parts of their conversation, the filly’s eyes widened in surprise as she stood against the wall. “O-Onee-chan’s pregnant?” the pegasus filly whispered, “No wonder we had to leave…” She had a million thoughts race into her head. She was of course happy for Fluttershy, but since Aki was out looking for her back at Neighpon, there was a possibility the foals would be in danger. But one thing mostly flew through her head...does her brother know? --- The boat was still ongoing that night with Twilight and Dash telling the others of their engagement, the group out on the deck. “You’re… engaged?” Rairty asked with wide eyes. “Ooh~ This is so cool!” Pinkie beamed before gasping loudly, “We have to throw you a party once we get back!” “So Scootaloo…” Dawn Star began as she and the orange pegasus filly were sitting next to each-other, “Since I’m adopted by Twilight, and you were recently adopted by Rainbow Dash… that would make us sisters when they get married.” “Yeah,” Scootaloo nodded before smiling a bit, “Being sister’s with an Alicorn… that sounds pretty cool.” “Don’t expect me to be any good at this sister stuff. Only pony I’ve ever had in my life that’s close to family is Quirky,” “...I can relate. Only… until Rainbow sort of took me under her wing, I had nopony period. Sure the Crusaders were around, but nopony was there to call me family… to tuck me in at night, to read me a bedtime story, to calm me down if I had a nightmare…I never had any of that,” Scootaloo explained with a sad sigh before she smiled a bit, “But that changed when Rainbow Dash adopted me. I’m really happy to be her daughter.” “I see…” Dawn noted before smiling, “I’m glad we both got what we wanted, but…” “But what?” Scootaloo asked. “...There’s Quirky,” Dawn replied as she pointed to the excitable filly, “She doesn’t have anyone.” "I’ll watch her.” Pinkie smiled. “Huh?” the two blinked as they looked up at the excitable pink party pony. “We set that up before we left. She reminds me a lot of… me,” Pinkie giggled, “Plus, my sister did want to meet her. I wrote her a few letters during our stay in Neighpon.” “Yup!” Quirky beamed as she poked her head out between Dawn and Scootaloo, startling them a bit, ”I really want to meet Pinkie’s sister! She sounds like a real blast! *squee!*” “Oh she is! I know she’ll just love you!” Pinkie smiled brightly as she picked up and hugged Quirky. --- The boat continued on with Scootaloo having fallen asleep on her lounge chair. The pegasus filly snored softly in her seat before Silver Spoon walked out. She looked out at the sea for a moment, the stars in the night sky reflecting off the clear ocean water.. “...Beautiful,” she smiled. She heard somebody walk over, and turned to see it was Scootaloo. “Oh, did I wake you up?” “No. I just dozed off for a bit until I heard you,” Scootaloo replied as she walked up and stood next to her, “...The stars look beautiful at night, don’t they.” “...I heard an Equestrian myth that they’re monsters trapped up in some sort of a prison…” Silver Spoon admitted. “Really?” “Yea. It’s an interesting myth…” The two just looked at each-other for a moment, Scootaloo blushing at Silver Spoon a bit as she looked at her. “...Is something wrong?” Silver Spoon asked as she noticed Scootaloo looking at her. “N-nothing,” Scootaloo replied as she turned away, blushing, “Just… thought I saw something on you is all.” “...you’re so cute, you know that?” Silver Spoon giggled, before she just realized what she said and blushed, causing Scootaloo to blush heavily in response. “...Uh...I think I hear Rainbow Dash calling me!” Scootaloo exclaimed as she bolted for her room, “Good night, Silver Spoon!” “Sc-scootaloo wait,” Silver Spoon called out to her, but the pegasus filly was already gone, “...Ugh… I’ll try talking to her tomorrow.” --- “Mom… I feel like such an idiot…” Scootaloo told Dash, “...Silver Spoon called me cute and… I ran. I just… ran. Ugh… I feel like such a coward.” “Romance is different for everypony, you know?” “You and Twilight make it look so easy.” “True, but it can be hard at times too,” Rainbow shrugged a bit, “We get in a argument on occasion, but we usually make up in the end. ...let me ask you something.” “Huh?” “Why did you fall for her?” “...huh?” “You heard me. Why did you fall for her?” “...I’m not following.” “Let me explain. Want to know why I fell for Twilight? Because she makes me feel complete… she brings out amazing qualities in me, things I never knew I even had before,” Rainbow Dash explained, “So again, why did you fall for Silver Spoon?” “...She’s… sweet. When I was in the hospital, she often came to visit and make up for what happened, even though it wasn’t really her who put me in there.” “...Good answer squirt. You feel for her for the right reasons. Someponies… don’t fall for others for the right reasons… it’s not even love…” “Like Aki?” “....Yes, like Aki,” Rainbow nodded, the tomboy wanting to forget about that Unicorn after what she did. “...Mom? Do you think that… Silver Spoon will be my Special Somepony?” “I hope. ...hey, it just dawned on me. Your names all start with an ‘S’. Scootaloo Spectrum and Silver Spoon.” “...Hey yeah. Our names do start with an ‘S’.” “Maybe your child would have an ‘S’ ‘S’ name too,” Dash joked. “...maybe,” Scootaloo blushed. --- Scootaloo woke up a bit later that night and went back outside, but saw Silver Spoon was awake as well. “...Hey,” Scootaloo spoke up as she walked up next to her, “Sorry for bailing out like that.” ‘....It’s…” Silver Spoon began before she yawned, “Alright.” “...Have you been out here all night? “...I’ve been having trouble falling asleep,” Silver Spoon admitted as she turned her head towards Scootaloo, the greyish-silver pony having small bags under her eyes, “...I’m just scared…” “...I had a feeling,” Scootaloo sighed, hugging her. “But… I’m not scared if… you’re by my side,” Silver Spoon smiled softly, blushing a bit. “...Silver Spoon… can I… tell you something?” “Sure but… what is it?” Scootaloo took in a deep breath, before she looked at Silver Spoon, “...Ever since I met you… I always thought you looked… amazing.” “...Th-thank you, Scootaloo,” Silver Spoon blushed before looking down sadly, ”Though… I wasn’t exactly friendly to you, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle back then.” “...I always sort of… admired you from afar…” Scootaloo stated with a heavy blush. “...I’ll admit, I always thought you were lovely. I wanted to hang out with you and your friends, but…” “Because Diamond Tiara was always around?” “Exactly,” Silver Spoon sighed. Again, the pegasus took in a deep breath and took Silver Spoon’s hands into her own, “...She’s not here now. She doesn’t control you. You’re own pony, Silver Spoon… don’t let someone like Diamond Tiara tell you otherwise. And now… I have to confess…” Silver Spoon began to blush. “Silver Spoon. I… I know we’re both girls and all, plus…well, I know we’re not old enough yet, but… I have to say this,” Scootaloo stated as she took in a deep breath and then said three simple words, “I love you.” Silver Spoon’s eyes widened at that as she blushed heavily. “...I had to get that out of my system. It’s… okay if you don’t feel the same,” Scootaloo assured as she was about to walk away, but Silver Spoon put her hand on the pegasus filly’s shoulder. “Scootaloo… I… I love you too but… we’re still young. And I don’t think it’s safe… if Aki followed us somehow. Ponies… can be scary when they’re afraid of things they don't understand…” “...I… understand…” Scootaloo sighed. “But...we can still be friends. When we’re older…” Silver Spoon began as she blushed, “I wouldn't mind being in a relationship with you.” Silver Spoon then fell asleep in Scootaloo’s arms, the pegasus filly smiling softly as she hugged her. “Come on. Let’s get you to bed…” --- The boat docked the next morning, most of the group still trying to wake up as they began to walk onto the dock. “Thank you for bringing us back here,” Twilight bowed to the boat driver. “No problem, Twilight-san,” he smiled as they all got off. “Wow. It looks… rural,” Timid awed a bit as she looked around. “And woodsy,” Quirky added, noting the various trees around the area. “The forest that is rumored to have that poisonous plant… the forest mythed to be the remains of a forest brought by the Ponies of the Beginning… once known as Helheim, but now known called Everfree,” Dawn stated. “...You lost me,” Ai blinked. “Sorry. Just...remembering something I read in a book,” Dawn said in a slightly sheepish manner. “Oh…” “So This is Equestria…” Silver Hawk noted as he walked up next to Fluttershy, “...It’s beautiful, Butterfly-chan.” “It is. Come on, I’ll show you three where you’ll be staying a-” Fluttershy began before Twilight cleared her throat, catching the shy mare's attention. “Uh… you did remember to message a certain someone and tell him to vacate the premise?” Twilight asked, making Fluttershy tense up. “...You rent a part of your house out?” Silver Hawk asked. “...W-well kinda, yes,” Fluttershy replied. “Cool,” Posey giggled as she stood next to her cousin, “I’m sure whoever’s staying at your place wouldn’t mind sharing.” ‘Or get over the top jealous like last time,’ most of the Mane 7 and CMC thought. Thus, the groups split off, all either guiding their new guests or just going home. “See you soon…” Scootaloo waved to Silver Spoon. “Same here,” Silver Spoon waved back as she and her mother left for home. --- “Wow… such a cute cottage,” Posey noted as she, Timid, and Silver Hawk saw Fluttershy’s home. “You live all the way out here, Butterfly-chan?” Silver Hawk asked. “Hai,” Fluttershy nodded, “That way, I can keep an eye on my animal friends… speaking of which, Angel! Mommy’s home!” The door was slammed open by the rabbit in question, a look of irritation on his face as he tapped his foot on the floor. “Angel?” Posey blinked. “He’s my first pet,” Fluttershy replied with a small smile as she walked up to the small bunny, “Hello, Angel. I’m so glad-” she was interrupted when Angel held up a book to her, showing off a bowl of fruit and veggies, “...You haven’t eaten since I left?” Angel shook his head ‘no’ as he tapped the picture again, almost like he was asking ‘feed me now.’ “Oh dont’ worry. I’ll go ahead and feed you now,” Fluttershy assured him as she walked in. Angel shot a stare at the three non-native ponies before his eyes shrank, seeing the fox inside one of the pet carriers timid was holding. Angel then actually proceeded to panic and slammed the door shut before locking it and boarding it up. “Angel, what’s wrong?” Fluttershy asked, the shy mare wearing a apron over her normal clothing. Angel jumped onto the window sill and pointed outside, mainly pointing towards the fox inside one of the pet carriers. “...Yuki?” she blinked before going over to fix the door. Angel then attempted to shoved it closed, “I don’t care how much you are scared of foxes Angel! You. Will. Share. Your. Living. Space. With. Yuki. Got it?!” Angel flinched at the tone she used. He was actually surprised she would even use that tone of voice around him. He simply nodded and hid by his pet bed, not wanting to tick her off further. “Good boy,” Fluttershy nodded with a small smile, her anger having disappeared as she unlocked the door and opened it for her guest, “I apologize for Angel’s behavior, minna.” “...Are you sure he’s an angel?” Posey joked. “Itoko-chan!” “...I couldn’t resist. Gomen nasai.” “...It’s fine,” Fluttershy sighed a bit, “P-please come in, minna. Timid-chan, you can let Peaches-chan and Yuki-chan out” Timid put the cages for her two pets down and let them out. Peaches nuzzled up by Timid while Yuki began to search for somewhere to relief herself, sniffing the area a bit before she came up to the couch and lept onto it, the fox curling up into a ball as she began to relax. “Where can we put our stuff, Butterfly-chan?” Silver Hawk asked the shy pinkette as he motioned to himself and Posey. However, before she could respond... “Yuki-chan! Not on the sofa!” Timid gasped as she ran up to the small fox, “Bad girl, bad!” Angel snickered at this display from his resting spot. “Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai!” Timid apologized, bowing to Fluttershy repeatedly, “Y-Yuki-chan didn’t mean to g-” “She’s in a new place. I can let it slide,” Fluttershy informed. “Ooh… o-okay,” Timid nodded as she left to find Yuki another place to rest. “Are you sure this is okay, Butterfly-chan?” Silver Hawk asked as he put the bags down, “I mean, you already have somepony else here and all.” “Don’t worry. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind,” Fluttershy assured before thinking in slight worry, ‘At least...I hope so.’ They suddenly heard somebody laughing. Everypony turned to see a small..’creature’ the size of Angel. He seemed to have the body of a dragon, but his arms, legs, and horns seemed to belong to other kinds of animals. “Hey, Onee-chan, what is this thing?” Timid asked. “Looks like some sort of an alligator with horns…” Posey blinked, “And that laughter… was it the pony that’s renting out part of the place?” “...You could say that,” Fluttershy blinked. Silver Hawk closely looked at the creature, before gasping. “Timid, get away from that thing, right now!” he ordered. “N-nani?” Timid blinked, almost about to pick up the small creature before it ‘exploded’ in a puff of pink smoke, “Kya!” “Oh… no. Nonononononononono!” Posey gawked in worry as the small creature turned into a much larger creature, “...They’re angry! The Kami-sama and Megami-sama are angry about something… that’s what a draconique means!” “Butterfly-chan, why is there such a thing in your house?!” Silver Hawk shouted. “...A-ano...well…” Fluttershy began in a nervous manner. “Butterfly?” the creature repeated as he reappeared around the shy mare, “Her name is ‘Fluttershy,’ good sir. And honestly, I do not know what you’re talking about.” “...We’re dead… it was nice living while it lasted…” Posey said in a panic, going over to her cousin, “...An ancient destroyer come down to kill… that’s the highest punishment anything can get. It would be even worse if it was that one draconique that the Ponies of the Beginning’s children killed…” “...Okay, you ma’am are making little to no sense,” the creature stated as he appeared in front of Posey. “Kya! Don’t eat me!” Posey freaked as she zipped behind the couch. “...Discord, you are familiar with the Neighponese myths about our world, right?” “...Oh. Those,” Discord sighed, rolling his eyes, and they actually came out of his head and turned into dice, landing on snake eyes, “Neighpon… I haven’t been there in ages. And honestly, you grow to giant size one day, and everypony is screaming ‘Gojira! Gojira!’ and starts running away.” “Your kind tried to kill every pony on the planet, along with an army of monsters!” Posey shouted. “Well, the Ponies of the Beginning more or less replaced us with you ponies. Can you blame the draconequus for being upset?” “Upset enough to-” “AHEM!” Fluttershy shouted, getting Discord and Posey to shut it, “That is enough you two! I can tolerate Angel for his behavior earlier, but I don’t need you two to argue! Now apologize to each other this instant!” “But-” “APOLOGIZE THIS INSTANT!” “I’m sorry,” Posey squeaked out. “...I apologize. Yeesh… what sort of odd ponies did you bring this time Fluttershy?” Discord asked before motioning to Posey, “And why does this one look like you?” “That is my cousin, Posey,” Fluttershy answered, the normally shy pinkette taking deep breaths to calm down as she motioned to Silver Hawk and Timid, “And this is Silver Hawk, an old friend of mine from when I was a filly, and his little sister Timid Swallow.” “...I am Discord, the last Draconique.” “May I ask a question?” Timid said raising her hand. “You just did,” Discord responded, dressed as a teacher and holding a teaching stick. “Ignoring that…” Fluttershy sighed. “...why is he free?” “Oh… well you see, Celestia was hoping to reform him, and entrusted me to help with that,” Fluttershy replied, “And so far, he hasn’t caused any problems… outside of what happened at the second Grand Galloping gala.” “Which again, I apologize for what happened,” Discord added “...you almost banished my friend into another dimension for all eternity. I get you’re sorry and still learning the friendship thing, but you still shouldn’t have done that! I was having such a good time, but you had to ruin it for being jealous of my friend!” “I know, but-” “But nothing!” Fluttershy snapped, making him flinch at the tone she was using.. “I’m going to go and hide and let you simmer down…” Discord informed, making a brown pipe appear below him and dived down into it. “...I overreacted again, didn’t I?” Fluttershy asked her cousin, who slowly nod in response “Is that normal for a pony who is expect-” Timid began to ask, when Posey covered her mouth, “Hpmh?!” “Timid-chan, can you help me with something real quick in the kitchen?” Posey asked her, earning a slightly confusing nod from her, “Good. We’ll be right back, Itoko-chan,” she smiled sheepishly, walking backwards with Timid until they were in the kitchen. “Ano… what’s wrong, Posey-san?” Timid asked once Posey took her hand off her mouth. “How. Do. You. Know?” Posey asked her in a verious serious tone. “Oh… about Onee-chan expecting? I heard her talking with Nurse Platinum about it,” Timid replied before looking down in a guilty manner, “G-gomen...I-I didn’t mean to overhear, P-Posey-san.” “Please. Don’t tell your brother… he already has enough things to worry about,” Posey told her. “Alright, but he’ll find out eventually…” --- Kota and Ai soon arrived at Sweet Apple Acres, the two non-native Ponies aweing at the groves of Apple Trees in the area. “It looks… nice,” Kota smiled. “Thank you, Kota,” Applejack smiled, “Once we reach th’ house, jest make yerselves at home.” “Hai,” Kota and Ai nodded. They soon saw a male working in the fields, said male having pure red fur, messy orange-ish brown hair, and was currently wearing a white sleeveless shirt and a pair of jean pants. “...who’s that?” Kota asked. “That’s our big brother, Big Macintosh,” Applebloom replied, “Though we like t’ call him Big Mac fer short.” “Hello,” Ai waved. Big Mac gave a wave to her before he went back to work. “He...doesn't’ say much, does he?” Kota asked Applejack. “Eh. He’s not much of a talker,” Applejack shrugged, “Most of th’ time, he jsut says ‘eeyup’ r ‘nope’ to certain things.” “Alright,” Kota nodded. --- “So… who’s this filly?” Mrs. Cake asked Pinkie. “This is Quirky! She’s gonna be staying with me!” Pinkie beamed as she hugged the filly, “Isn't’ that right, Quirky?” “Yup yup yup!*squee!*” Quirky smiled brightly “Is… she a relative?” “...Hmm…” Pinkie and Quirky pondered, looking at each other before looking back at Mes. Cake, “We don’t know! *Squee!*” “You two seem more like sisters than Pinkie and Maud do,” Mrs. Cake noted. “...We do?” the two tilted their heads, making Mrs. Cake sweatdrop a little. --- “A-amazing,” Dawn Star awed as she looked around Twilight’s castle, “This place is amazing.” “Now… Dawn, Scootaloo, if you two want to share a room, you can go right ahead and do so,” Twilight told the two fillies. “Right,” Dawn nodded as she continued to look. “...You know, I do have a library here if y-” Twilight began before Dawn was right in front of her. “You have your own personal library?!” Dawn asked in near excitment, earning a slow nod in response, “...Please show me where it is.” “Okay… okay…” Twilight nodded with a slight chuckle. --- -Back in Neighpon- “Uh… Evening Nova,” Celestia began, walking to her, “...Twilight and her friends have gone back to Equestria… and… well…” “...Well what?” “It seems the Alicorn filly you wanted to see left with them.” ‘...I see,” Nova sighed, “...Did you at least get the filly’s name?” “Her name is Dawn Star,” Hearing this, the empress let a glass of water slip out of her hand and shatter on the stone floor. “Wh-what was her name?” Nova asked, her voice quivering a bit as her eyes were completely wide. “Dawn Star,” Celestia repeated. “....Sh-she’s alive…” “Eh?” Celestia blinked before she noticed tears rolling down Nova’s face. “I-I don't’ believe it…” the empress of Neighpon whispered as her hands slowly covered her mouth, tears practically rolling down her face, “Sh-she really is alive…” “Also… uh… one of Twilight’s friends is uh… expecting.” “...Do I even want to know which one?” --- “Butterfly?! Tou-san… please tell me, she isn’t carrying kids of Silver Hawk,” Aki begged. “...from what the ninja’s I hired gathered...it seems that way,” a male Unicorn with pure red fur replied, said unicorn wearing a pitch black business suit. “That… that… that… that little…” Aki snarled in pure anger, “That little… I’m going to kill her!” “Onee-chan… I thought you said we wouldn’t hurt anyone after the whole po-” Tomoe began. “BUTT OUT OF THIS!” Aki shouted, scaring her little sister, “Father, I want that stupid wall flower’s head on a pike!” “...I wish I can do that for you, daughter, but she’s within Celestia’s protection now.” “Screw that stupid bitch!” Aki shouted, causing some of the servants nearby to look in worry, “I don’t care if she’s one of the daughters of those Ponies of the Beginning, if she gets in the way of my revenge, I’ll destroy her!” “I like this fire in your eyes… good girl…” their dad smiled. “...What’s happening to my family…?” Tomoe said in a whimper. “So what’s the plan, tou-san?” “Hmm…” Aki and Tomoe’s father pondered a bit before looking at today’s paper, “...Well well… it seems the princess of the Crystal Empire is expecting. A boy...” “SO?! What does she have to do with me getting revenge on Lose-?!” “We can make this work in our favor,” Aki’s father smirked darkly. ‘Why does he keep tempting the dark thoughts in her mind? Why is he like this? ...I just like to tease ponies because it makes me feel better about myself. But… why are Tou-san and Aki like this?’ Tomoe thought, tears dripping down from her eyes. “Father, I demand you answer me this in-!” Aki began. “Aki, do you recall when the empress’ child disappeared?” “Yeah. What abo… oh.” she said with a dawning smirk. “...No. You’re not thinking of-” Tomoe began, a feeling of dread growing in her as she realized what her father is planning...