Raising Rainbow: Sneak Peak/Introduction to Chapter 21 · 9:15pm Feb 17th, 2014
Now, I know I have never done this before (and I will RARELY ever do this with ANY chapter) but this chapter has me very, very excited. If you don't like reading ahead or simply enjoy reading chapters all in one piece with nothing to go by, then skip it. I'm mostly doing this because I'm very, very excited for the next chapter. I mean VERY excited. I haven't been this excited to write a chapter in long while. Not to say I don't enjoy reading other chapters, this one is just making me very excited, if I haven't made that clear. This will also be a very long chapter (probably 6,000-8,000 words). I'm putting a lot into this one. Also, the introduction I'm about to show you doesn't reveal a lot about the chapter as a whole. If you chose to read, enjoy!
The pink-coated mare’s eyes squeezed tight and tears rolled down her wrinkled face. Her ears flattened against the back of her head and she let out an agonized yell. She wrapped her hoof around her severely aching stomach and tightly squeezed her coltfriend’s hoof. In the most stoic tone he could force, he tried hard to comfort his marefriend in her time of anguish.
“I-It’ll be okay… It’ll be okay, I promise… W-we’ll get through this together… I…”
“Y-you wouldn’t understand!” Firefly cut him off. “Y-you’re not the one having to….” She sharply inhaled through her teeth. “Give birth to the d-damn thing!”
The stallion put his hoof on the belly of his beloved and gently rubbed.
“I’m sorry…” Was all he said.
Firefly then felt a sharper pain in her lower abdomen. Her purple eyes went wide and she let out a whine.
The baby had been nearing closer and closer to the exit for what seemed like hours, but was mere minutes. When the foal finally started to slide out of her body and dramatically expand her exit, she screamed. The scream was high-pitched and made Rainbolt cover his ears. His heart rate increased and he wrapped his arms around his beloved. She was panting and pushing and her own, blue mane was drenched in sweat. Her eyes watered and she tried hard to compress any screams or yelps as the hard task ensued.
Within the minute, a hoof made its way out in a smelly, clear sac. Firefly bit down on her tongue and her coltfriend squeezed her hoof and rubbed her back. He wasn’t sure what to say or do, but was pretty sure physical comfort was the best option. The poor, poor mare… her screams, cries, and yelps... The stallion couldn’t even begin to imagine what she was going through. He only wished there was some way to make her pain go away. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a simply remedy for that sort of thing.
The mare pushed harder and harder, wailing in anguish as more of the foal came out of her. Her belly heaved in and out as she tried hard to push. The head, torso, and front hooves were already making their way out. Her heart rate increased and tears continued to roll down her cheeks. The pain became unbearable and the little pony’s body gave in. She fell limp and allowed the bodily torture to consume her.
“P-please… Just pull him out…” The mare begged in defeat.
Rainbolt nodded quickly. As he moved closer to the back of his marefriend, he noticed the colors of the foal and smiled. He had a drenched, rainbow mane and little, cyan body. His hind legs were the only thing stuck in his mother. She wasn’t fighting too badly, though. No wonder Firefly had to put so much effort into it.
Actually…
The newborn wasn’t just not fighting… he wasn’t moving at all. Upon closer inspection, Rainbolt grew worried and lifted his newborn’s torso. His eyes were closed tightly and his body was limp. His father’s heart filled with dread. He placed a hoof on the chest of his foal and felt a tear trickle down his face.
No heartbeat.
“Oh, no no no no no no no no! This can’t be! This can’t be!” Tears overflowed and trickled down his face rapidly. His heart speed grew even faster as it broke in two. “No! No! No! No! No! No! No!”
Quickly, the stallion reached for his unborn son and pulled him out all the way. Gallons of smelly fluids poured out along with the foal, but Rainbolt didn’t care.
“What’s going on…?” Firefly asked weakly.
The stallion ignored the mare and continued holding his precious gem with care. His vision of the lifeless pony became blurred with tears. He cried harder and harder as the realization burned in his soul.
Rainbolt awoke with a jolt. He was breathing heavily and drenched in his own sweat. He brought a periwinkle hoof up to his face and felt his cheek to make sure he was back in reality. His own face was covered in wet tears. His hoof went up further and lifted up his sopping, multihued mane, which was practically glued to his forehead. He let out a sigh of relief when he realized where he was.
“Thank heavens it was only a dream….”
Even as he realized the reality of his situation, he still felt dread in his heart and increasingly uncomfortable. Even if he knew it was only a dream, he wouldn’t be reassured otherwise until he saw his sweet, sweet daughter that morning. Rainbolt swept his blanket to the side and rose from his comfortable bed. He didn’t take a moment to stretch, check the time, or anything. He flew out of his room, across the hallway, and into his daughter’s room across from his. He opened her door very slowly and peaked inside. There was his daughter, sleeping peacefully. She snored loudly and had her pink blanket up to her chin. Rainbolt smiled and almost felt his eyes rewetting. She was so…beautiful. Looking at her after his awful nightmare made him feel…different. The child before him was possibly the only daughter he’d ever have… Just the thought of her never being brought into his life made him want to cry. He’d given into lust and went against his morals… only to create something more meaningful than anything else. He seldom thought about how special his daughter was to him, but the rare occasions he did warmed his heart and really got him thinking. To lose her would be to lose just about everything he had…
“I love you so, so much….” He said under his breath, but maybe a bit louder than he intended. His little filly started wrestling in her blankets and groaning distastefully in her sleep. She felt the presence of her father in her sleeping state. She felt the stallion’s existence and uncovered her face from her blanket. Her pink eyes shot opened. Wearily, she turned her head to her father, who’d been standing at her door.
“Daddy…?” She asked, still half asleep.
“Morning, Sweetheart…” He started with a smile. “Happy birthday.”
Well, there you are. The first little bit of a big chapter. I hope you enjoyed the little I revealed, and I hope you enjoy the chapter when I actually release it. Thank you, and I hope you all have a wonderful day.
-Pizzema Forte
(P.S.: If you have any advice on how to transition from a dream to real life, that'd be greatly appreciated. I felt like my transition was a bit awkward, and if you had ay advice for me, I'd love that. Thank you.)
That was a great sneak peak to your next chapter of "Raising Rainbow"!
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Now?
1854759 That was 100% worth waiting for