I'm in a sharing mood · 3:20pm Apr 3rd, 2020
So I will share with you my extremely rough draft of a beginning for the next chapter of Preggo Nose. Enjoy! 
“Sergeant Pokey.” Baked Bean gave his loyal guard a quick nod, then fell in step with him as they both walked outside. “I came as quickly as I could. How bad is it?”
“It’s not good,” he replied with a grim frown. “I’ve never seen anything like this before, and that’s saying something since I have a bug living in my house.”
“How did this happen?”
“We’re still not sure,” Pokey said as they both turned to enter the gardens. “Near as we can figure, something must have happened during Princess Celestia’s meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture.”
“How long has she been out here?”
“About half an hour or so. We’ve cleared the immediate area, but most of the ponies evacuated themselves when the thunder started raining down. I’m amazed we haven't had more casualties because of this.”
“I hope the injuries have been minor,” Bean said, his eyes sweeping the sky.
“A few minor burns, a sprained fetlock, and some singed hair. Corporal Cliffside’s mane might be frayed for a while, too.”
“That’s good. Oh, here.” Bean reached into his saddlebag and produced a chocolate chip cookie. “I brought one for you.”
“Thank you, sir.” Sergeant Pokey took the offered treat, enjoyed a bite, and then pointed to a small thundercloud that had just come into view. “There she is.”
Bean snickered a bit to himself. He had never seen a cloud with a wavy, sparkling pastel mane before, nor had he ever seen a storm that glared down upon the world with angry magenta eyes. The interior of the cloud surged and spat with pent-up lightning, and a few stray bolts lashed out from the bottom as it charged through the sky.
“See what I mean?” Pokey said with another bite.
“Yeah, she’s probably zapped anypony who gets within a hundred feet of her,” Bean said with a nod. “I’ll see what I can do to talk her down.”
“Good luck, sir. I’ll tell Horsenpfeffer to stand by. Just in case.”
Bean nodded, and he drew in an amused sigh. His dear Celly had been somewhat snippy over the past few days, and Bean was pretty extra sure that she was fighting against a surge of alicorn-powered pregnancy hormones. Doctor Horsenpfeffer had warned him that such a thing was likely to happen at some point, but thankfully, she usually could be calmed with a peace offering of a husband loaded down with sugary treats.
Ah the wonders of an OP preggers alicorn. Will modern Equestria be able to handle Celly's pregnancy?
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I hope so!
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There's also Cadence's pregnancy to deal with too! At this point she may not have even gotten tested yet, but I'm sure by this point she is indeed knocked up.
Good thing Shining Armor knows all about magical shields.
Just from my experience, a cranky pregnant woman is ten times easier to deal with than a teenage daughter five days out of seven. Poor Bean has no idea the fun he is in for...