Twilight Sparkle is pregnant and Big Macintosh is the father. Aid comes from the most surprising places as their situation becomes public. Secrets and long-buried tensions are exposed as the pair deal with a changing dynamic and learn what is most important in their lives.

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SFC Ponycron: This story was started and originally written by Nagaina, and was adopted with their blessing. As of Sept. 11 / 2015, I'm doing minor edits and corrections to the previous chapters while mulling over Chapter 13.

Special thanks goes to:

Nagaina for letting me adopt this story and being of my pre-readers.

~HP~HF for the cover picture http://hp-hf.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5113nv

MisterClacky and Karn3, who volunteered to be the previous author's pre-readers. If you wish to continue to be pre-readers for this story, my warmest thanks.

For previous followers of this story, my thanks to you for wishing that this story continue. I hope not to disappoint.

proof reader/editor/beta wanted

Brynn, a Sylvari elementalist, has an accident with an Asuran Gate and ends up in the Everfree forest as a unicorn.

crossover with Guild Wars 2

T for now

Twilight Sparkle finds herself inside a cocoon in the throne room of Canterlot Palace along with her friends and many other ponies. She is thrust into a dream world by Chrysalis who is feeding on the feelings of love and friendship she and the others will experience in their alternate realities. In her dream, she finds Princess Celestia, who has been able to cross between dream worlds. Twilight and Celestia must now travel between dreams in order to awaken their friends and stop Chrysalis. However, some dreams are not as happy as they expected, and some secrets held in the subconscious may be better left unawoken.

Additional character tags: OC's, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Princess Luna, Nightmare Moon, Trixie, Zecora, Diamond Tiara, Snips, Flitter, Cloudchaser, Roseluck, Big Macintosh

Inspired by the fan video of an alternative ending of season 2. Click here to watch it!

Featured on Equestria Daily 9/14/2012.

Now a comic illustrated by Zoarvek! http://zoarvek.deviantart.com/gallery/48143295

"Sex" tag added on 10/12/2014 due to sexual themes here and there. It's not the focus of the story, but it's in there. For a more detailed explanation of why the tag was finally added, see the author's note on "Corruption Ch 10"

Old cover art here: http://i.imgur.com/Tgt974q.jpg
Full size: http://i.imgur.com/9uWAX.jpg

We often remember our childhoods as times full of carefree fun. But it's easy to forget that it isn't always easy being a kid. Sometimes, growing up can be really hard.

A collection of stories from each of the Mane Six's childhoods, set several months after gaining their cutie marks.

Also, BIG THANKS to camlmn106 (a.k.a FreeqAxel) for helping me edit this thing. A brohoof to you, good sir.