Spiders and Magic: New Families

by Masterob


Being a True Family

One month has passed since the heroes were now living in Equestria, and soon were ready to be married with the mares, and dragon, they love. Each one has adjusted quite well to their new home so far, having little trouble.

The only of the heroes that seemed to have trouble is Logan, but not because of Fluttershy, it was because of his difficulty in bonding with Laura. Since she is his clone, Logan in a way sees her as his daughter. Laura, however, barely sees Logan as her father, still feeling some resentment towards the hero.

Fluttershy could sense this, and each day she becomes a little more worried. She wants a nice happy family, but knowing that Laura still has these negative feelings toward Logan didn't make things easier.

Lightning Dust could also sense this, finding the situation to be a bit awkward. She likes being with Laura, and Logan, but she can feel how bad it is when she's with both of them.

The only time they seem to try and bond if it’s for Fluttershy. Despite everything, they both have that common interest of loving Fluttershy very much. Neither of them would do anything to upset her, so even Laura is willing to put up with Logan, even if Logan can never make the best use of it.

Other than that, Laura can't really stand being near Logan and avoids it if she can. Logan wants to be near her, but he feels so awkward when he is, and then feels terrible when he thinks about how hard of a life she's had because he didn't know she existed.

One day Fluttershy and Laura decided to go shopping for a bit, with Laura wanting to keep Fluttershy company. As they walked, they passed by Sugarcube Corner where Twilight and Janet were talking.

Twilight noticed the two passing by, "Fluttershy! Laura! Over here!"

Laura groaned, "We're not going over there are we?"

"Of course we are Laura," Fluttershy said. Laura groaned a bit, to which Fluttershy glared. "Come on Laura, remember Twilight's the one who allowed you to stay in this world, thus you get to stay with me, be grateful."

Laura sighed, knowing Fluttershy was right. "Ok 'Shy."

Fluttershy nodded and approached the other two mares. "Hello Twilight, and you Janet."

"Sup Fluttershy," Janet said, stuffing some food in her mouth. "Man this is so tasty."

"Easy on the food Janet," Twilight said, then turned to Fluttershy. "How are things with you?"

"Just fine, me and Laura were just shopping for some food," Fluttershy explained.

"For you or your pets?" Twilight asked.

"A little of both, Logan does have quite an appetite though," Fluttershy said.

"Yeah, Peter does too, and from the looks of things, now so does Janet," Twilight said, just staring at the hero in front of her.

Janet continued to eat, then noticed the stares, "What?"

Fluttershy waved it off, "Anyway me and Laura should get going, we don't wanna intrude any further."

"Oh you're not intruding, Janet and I were talking about going to the Crystal Empire though," Twilight said. "I figured she could get to know my brother and his family some more since she'll soon be part of ours."

"That sounds fun, The Crystal Empire is such a nice place," Fluttershy said.

"I always found it kinda boring," Laura bluntly stated, much to Fluttershy's annoyance.

"Be nice Laura, it's great that they're going to see their family," Fluttershy said. "Shining Armor and Princess Cadance are really nice ponies after all, and their daughter is just the cutest thing."

"Whatever you say 'Shy," Laura said, shrugging it off.

Janet chuckled a bit, "Wow, maybe you could use a trip to the Crystal Empire, feel the love of that place and let it fill you with joy."

Laura stared pitifully a bit, "That sounded so weird."

"But it also sounds like a great idea!" Twilight said. "Fluttershy, maybe you and your family could come as well, I think it would be a great trip for all of you."

Fluttershy's eyes widened with excitement, "That sounds like a great idea!"

Laura's eyes, however, widened in shock, "Um, I'm pretty sure Janet was joking."

"Joking or not, I think we could use a trip to the Crystal Empire," Fluttershy said. "It might help more than you realize."

"I still don't think I want to go all the way to that place," Laura said. "It's too shiny."

"Don't be so silly," Fluttershy said. "If you go, I'll make a nice dinner for you when we get back."

"...Dessert too?" Laura asked.

"Yes, dessert too," Fluttershy said.

Laura still looked unsure, but decided to go with it. "Alright, fine."

Fluttershy looked excited at hearing that, "That's great," Fluttershy turned to Twilight. "When will you be going?"

"Tomorrow morning, I'll send Peter to get you when it's time," Twilight said.

"Sounds great, I'll see you then, by Twilight," Fluttershy turned to Janet. "See you tomorr-" Fluttershy stopped a moment when she saw Janet licking the crumbs off the plate.

The Avenger noticed Fluttershy just staring, so she waved a bit. "Um, see ya."

Fluttershy walked off with Laura, not saying another word while Twilight glared a bit at Janet. "You've been really hungry lately, any reason?"

"Not sure, but there might be one, tell you later," Janet said, not going into more detail.

Twilight had an idea on what was happening, but didn't want to say anything just yet. “Anyway let's get home, I'm sure Peter and Spike are waiting."

The two mares got up and made their way home, preparing for the trip to the Crystal Empire, as did Fluttershy's family.


The following day, Twilight was at the Train Station with Janet, Trixie, Spike and Mayday. The young filly was standing near her mother, looking around a bit.

"You seem eager for the train to show up," Twilight said.

"I'm not waiting for the train, I'm waiting for daddy, I'm worried he'll miss the train," Mayday said.

"That won't be a problem," Spike said. "Your dad can run faster than this train, I'm pretty sure Logan can as well."

"Besides we have time, your daddy should be here soon," Twilight said.

"More like right now," Peter said, walking over with his cheerful grin alongside Fluttershy's family.

"Good morning Fluttershy, you too Logan, Laura, Lightning Dust," Twilight greeted.

"Hello to you as well Twilight," Fluttershy said, then felt a hug from Mayday.

"Hi Auntie Fluttershy," the young filly greeted, looking up at the mare.

"Oh, hello to you as well," Fluttershy said, returning the hug. "Such an adorable little filly."

Mayday turned to Logan, "Hi Uncle Logan, it's nice to see you too."

Logan waved a bit, "You too kid."

"I bet Uncle Logan wants a hug too," Fluttershy said.

Logan looked unsure, "Hold on, I-"

"Ok," Mayday said and went to hug Logan. "You're so cuddly to hug."

This was a bit embarrassing for Logan, it didn't help that he could hear the others giggling. He gently started pushing Mayday back. "Alright kid, that's enough now."

Mayday looked up at Logan with big, sad eyes, "Don't you love me Uncle Logan?"

Logan's face turned red as the giggles continued. He did love her, and embarrassing as this was, he wouldn't dare tell her otherwise. "Of course I do. You know that."

Mayday immediately began to smile, "Good, because I love you too." Again she began to hug Logan, despite some annoyance from him. He didn't mind the hug, he just didn't care for the giggles.

Twilight was the first to speak up, "Sorry Logan, it really is sweet that Mayday loves you, and I'm glad you love her."

"Yeah Logan, we don't think any less of you, in fact it's great that you can have you cute and cuddly moments," Peter joked, though jumped back the moment Logan brought out his claws.

"Easy Logan," Fluttershy said, calming Logan's temper.

"Sorry," Logan said, putting away his claws. "It's no big deal anyway, I do like the kid." He looked down to her. "Yer dad's a great guy and all, but try not to develop his sense of humor. Be more like your mom."

"Ok Uncle Logan," Mayday said, much to Peter's annoyance.

"Hey, my jokes are funny!" Peter insisted.

Trixie gave a look of disbelief, "In what world!?"

Peter grumbled a bit, then noticed the train coming. "Oh good, it's here."

The train stopped and the ponies boarded on. As they did, Mayday trotted over to Laura.

"Uncle Logan's like your dad right? That's what I heard at least. What's he like anyway, as a daddy? Is he fun?" Mayday asked.

"Loads of fun, it's totally awesome having Logan as a dad," Laura said a bit sarcastically.

"Wow, sounds great!" Mayday said, not really understanding the sarcasm. "Of course I love my daddy very much, but I bet Uncle Logan would be a great dad too."

"You're not missing much Mayday," Laura said, walking over to take her seat.

Mayday looked confused, then turned to Lightning Dust, "Why does she seem unhappy?"

"She's always like that, don't worry about it," Lightning Dust said, sitting next to Laura.

Mayday looked confused, but went with what Lightning Dust said and didn't think much about it. She went to sit next to her parents as the train made it's way to The Crystal Empire.


Not too long later, the group arrived at their stop, making their way to the Castle at the center of the Empire. Of course along the way, Spike had gotten the attention of the Crystal Ponies, much to Janet's annoyance.

They arrived at the castle where Cadance had greeted them. "Twilight, Peter, you're here!" Cadance brought the two in for a hug, then looked around. "Where's my favorite niece?"

"Here Auntie Cadance," Mayday said, getting her attention.

"Oh Mayday!" Cadance said, picking up the young filly and kissing her head, "I missed you a lot!"

"Same here, um where's Uncle Shining?" Mayday asked.

"I'm over here!" Shining Armor said from inside the castle. "Come in everypony!"

As the ponies made their way in, Cadance noticed Fluttershy. "Oh Fluttershy, you're here as well, that's great!"

"I hope you don't mind that Twilight invited me and my family to come," Fluttershy said.

"Of course I don't, the more the merrier," Cadance said.

Logan passed by Cadance on his way in, "You got a nice castle."

"Thanks Logan, so I hear you and Fluttershy are gonna get married soon, that's so exciting," Cadance said.

"Still trying to make plans, but yeah, me and Fluttershy are gonna make it official between us," Logan said.

"I can't wait to see your wedding, and the other weddings too," Cadance said.

Laura passed by, barely caring. "Yeah, yeah, all those sappy weddings."

Lightning trotted over to her while nervously chuckling, "Don't mind her, it was a long train ride."

Fluttershy sighed in annoyance, "Laura..."

As everyone got settled inside, another guest came to greet them, "Hi everyone!"

Peter turned and smiled at who he saw, "Flurry Heart!" He trotted over to hug her. "You look so adorable!"

Flurry Heart giggled as she returned the hug, "Thanks Uncle Peter."

Peter kissed her head and placed her down as gestured to Mayday, "Look who else is here."

Flurry Heart beamed a big smile, "Mayday! You came too!" She then rushed over to hug her cousin. "I'm so happy to see you."

Mayday chuckled nervously and awkwardly returned the hug, "You too Flurry."

Flurry Heart gestured for Mayday to follow, "Come on! Let's go play together!"

Mayday turned to her parents, "Is that ok?"

"Of course it's ok," Twilight said. "Have fun."

Mayday then followed Flurry to another room while the others went to take seats.

"Have any of you decided when you want to have your wedding?" Shining Armor asked.

"Not yet, we're all still figuring that out," Logan replied.

"Preparing for weddings can be tough, I know from experience," Cadance said.

"But don't worry, me and Cadance will help however way we can," Shining Armor said.

"So will Peter and myself," Twilight insisted. "You're not alone on this Logan."

"Seems kinda hard to figure out six weddings though," Lightning Dust said. "Then again I really don't know anything about weddings."

"Weddings can be a lot of work to plan, but they always turn out so well in the end," Trixie said. "I still remember Peter and Twilight's wedding well."

"Me too, it was wonderful, wasn't it Shining Armor?" Cadance asked.

"I guess," Shining Armor said, much to Cadance's annoyance.

"Big brother..." Twilight said. "Don't act like you still don't like Peter."

“Yeah, we already have one moody pony,” Janet said, gesturing to Laura, who simply turned away, not caring to say anything.

"It's fine, it's his way of saying he likes me, it's a charm I have," Peter said.

"No kidding," Logan stated. "Still I have to be honest, kinda wish I was there fer your wedding. I even wish I could have been there fer the birth of yer daughter."

"Yeah, thinking about it I kinda wish a lot of the other heroes could been there for both," Peter said. "I mean I still felt a lot of support from all of Twilight's friends, as well as Trixie, but it would have been cool to have the others there."

"Hey at least you're here now," Twilight said. "You can be a great Uncle to Mayday, she already likes you a lot."

Laura turned to Lightning Dust, "Hey, did you go to their wedding?"

"No, I wasn't invited," Lightning Dust said. "Besides I didn't like Twilight or her friends at the time."

"I don't blame you, I wouldn't have gone either," Laura said.

"Laura..." Fluttershy said, getting a little annoyed at constantly having to remind her. "Be nice."

"So Laura, what will you be doing to help with the wedding, Logan is your father to my understanding," Cadance said.

"He's barely my father, I was just cloned from him, it's not like he actually raised me or anything," Laura said.

"Laura, I didn't know about you," Logan said.

"Yeah, yeah, I know that already," Laura said. "Still sucks that I had to spend my whole life going through what I did."

"I know it wasn't easy fer you, and I promise that I never would have left you alone like that if I knew," Logan said.

"Right, you wouldn't have I'm sure," Laura muttered, an awkward silence happening afterwards.

"Um, what matters is that you can be there for each other now," Twilight said. "Each of us have made mistakes right?"

"I can agree with that very well," Peter said.

"When we make those mistakes, we have others to forgive those mistakes, because that's what love and friendship is," Twilight said, hoping to get through to Laura.

There was still any reaction. Laura just sat there not really caring and Logan had a look of hopelessness on his face.

"Laura," Fluttershy said, getting the mare's attention. "The point is that I'm sure Logan wants to be there for you now, isn't that what matters?"

"Probably, though I'm sure once you two start having kids I'll just be forgotten about again, no need to get my hopes up," Laura said.

"Don't stay that, we'll love you and our children equally," Fluttershy reassured.

"Yeah, tell her Logan," Janet said. "Let her know you care."

Logan sighed, not really sure what do to now. He wants Laura to know he cares but he is not good at expressing his emotions. Twilight could somewhat sense Logan's worry, so she spoke up for him, "Maybe Logan can do something to prove that he cares, I mean he's a really nice guy so I think you two can easily get along."

Laura shook her head, "It doesn't matter, it's not like I need to be accepted as Logan's daughter or whatever, I'm fine with the support I have from Fluttershy and Lightning Dust."

"But Laura-" Fluttershy said, though Laura had gotten up.

"Forget it, this is a waste of time. I know this place is powered by love, but even this magic won't work, just stop trying, it's no use anyway," Laura said and trotted off. "Don't bother me right now."

Fluttershy's ears dropped in sadness. "This isn't going so well."

"Maybe she's right though," Logan said. "She's too hurt, and I don't blame her."

"But she needs to know you love her," Fluttershy said. "I'm sure she loves you, she's just having trouble with it."

"Yeah, she is your daughter," Peter said. "She does take after you quite a bit when it comes to emotions and stuff."

"Yeah, maybe she doesn't know how to express how she feels," Twilight said.

Logan also stood up, walking to another room, "I gotta figure things out."

Cadance felt terrible for this, as a Princess of Love, she feels like there's more she should be able to do. "This isn't easy it seems, I can barely sense the love in them, but I do know it's there."

"They both love Fluttershy, so they're capable of feeling love after all," Lightning Dust said.

"True, if it weren't for me, I don't think they'd even be in the same room," Fluttershy admitted. "But I know Logan really wants to be a father to Laura, and I can feel that Laura wants Logan to be her dad, she just can't admit it."

Spike turned to Cadance, "Can't you use your magic to bring out their love?"

"That won't work so easy with them, they have to figure this out on their own," Cadance said.

Lightning Dust turned to Fluttershy, "We gotta do something soon. Logan's gonna be married to you soon, and since he's Laura's father, that's gonna technically make Laura your daughter."

"That's right, but wouldn't that be weird?" Spike asked. "Aren't you two nearly the same age? Imagine if she starts calling you her mother."

"I wouldn't mind if she did, that's up to her though," Fluttershy said. "Still Lightning Dust has a point, the best thing to do for my new husband and daughter would be to help them realize how much they care for each other. Logan needs express his feelings better and Laura needs to know how much Logan cares for her."

"That's not gonna be easy though," Peter said. "It could take a while, Laura's had a rough time with this after all."

"It might take a while, but whether it's a few days, or a few months, even longer than that, I won't stop until I reach that goal," Fluttershy said, showing some determination in her voice.

"That's the right attitude Fluttershy," Peter said. "I know you can do it."

"And I'll help," Lightning said. "You need me after all."

"Of course, thanks Lightning Dust," Fluttershy said.

After a few seconds of silence, Janet held her stomach, "I'm really hungry, when are we eating?"

“How much can you eat!? Seriously!?” Trixie asked in disbelief.

“Janet is there something you’re not telling us?” Twilight asked.

"Um...well I guess it’s a good time. I’m pretty sure I’m pregnant, which is why I feel so hungry lately," Janet said.

Cadance looked surprised, then suddenly very happy. "Janet! I can’t believe you’re pregnant! That’s amazing!"

Spike's eyes also widened, "Wait! Pregnant!? Janet!?"

"Just as I suspected, your appetite did increase," Twilight said. "Looks like you're gonna have a baby soon."

Cadance stood up, "Come with me, I'll help you find out for sure."

“Hopefully she is, that might explain the hunger, even if it seems like a bit much,” Shining Armor said.

Trixie huffed, “She’s probably using the pregnancy thing as an excuse to eat as much as she wants.”

Janet glared, “Real funny Trixie.”

As Cadance led Janet away, Lightning Dust also stood up. "I'm gonna go talk to Laura, or try to. She did say she didn't wanna be bothered, but I gotta try."

Once Lightning Dust left, Fluttershy got up. "I'll go talk to my fiancé, I'll fix this."

Fluttershy also left, leaving the rest still at the table, Spike is still very surprised at what he heard.

"I'm...I'm gonna be a dad!?" Spike said.

"We don't know that yet, but it is possible," Trixie said.

Twilight looked a bit unhappy, "Still, that means you and Janet have been getting very intimate, when did this happen I wonder?"

Spike blushed a little, "Twilight! I'm not gonna tell you any of that!"

“So you two did do what I think you did!” Twilight scolded.

Spike groaned, “I’m not a little kid Twilight, I’m the same age you were when you and Peter got together.”

"Still I wonder if she got pregnant before she was suppose to go back through that portal though?" Peter wondered. "If she was and she went home, then she would have had to raise that child by herself."

Spike looked surprised, and a bit relieved, "Good thing Twilight kept Janet in Equestria then, I would hate it that happened. I would never see my own child."

Twilight also seemed to realize how big that was, "Now I'm really happy I destroyed that portal, I never would have known my niece or nephew."

"Speaking of which Twiley," Shining Armor said. "You're still working on a way to keep things balanced right? Have you made any progress?"

"A little," Twilight said. "The problem is that it might either work well, or not at all, so I'm taking a huge chance here. I really need to make sure I have all the help I can get, that may include Cadance."

"That's fine, I mean if Janet is pregnant, then I wanna make sure she, Spike and their child can live happily in this world," Shining Armor said.

Twilight nodded, then felt worried once she remembered what Celestia said. If she can't figure out the portals, then the heroes have to return home. What would that mean for Spike and Janet's child?


In another room, Laura is laying on the couch, trying to relax a bit. This whole thing with Logan was really annoying and honestly, she didn't care all that much about whether or not she or Logan got along. She just wants to be with Fluttershy, that's all she cares about.

As she laid down, she heard Mayday and Flurry Heart playing nearby. The two were playing with Flurry's toys, and running around the area, doing some playful growling.

As they passed by Laura, Flurry Heart turned to her and offered her one of her toys. "Wanna play with us?"

Laura shook her head, "No."

"Aw, are you sure?" Flurry asked. "It's fun, you can chase us around if you'd like."

"I said no kid, now go away!" Laura shouted.

Flurry started to look sad, almost on the verge of tears much to Mayday's annoyance. She's not gonna allow anypony to be mean to her cousin, not even Logan's daughter. The little filly bravely approached the older mare. "She's just being nice! Don't tell her to go away!"

"I really don't care, I told her I don't want to be bothered," Laura said.

"You still didn't have to yell at her like that, suppose Uncle Logan finds out, he and Auntie Fluttershy will be mad!" Mayday said.

Laura glared slightly, "I don't give a crap. Now both of you, run off now!"

Flurry Heart turned away, "Let's go, she's not being nice."

"I'm not gonna let her say that, my daddy wouldn't let somepony say bad things about their family," Mayday said and focused on Laura. "Now say sorry to my cousin!"

Laura looked Mayday right in the eyes, "Try and make me, little brat."

Laura got off the couch and looked down at Mayday, trying to intimidate the filly. Mayday wouldn't back down, even if she was a little scared at the moment.

Flurry was also worried, this mare wasn't really nice, in fact she kinda scared her. She can't believe her cousin would be so brave, even if her dad is a strong Superhero.

"What's wrong? Don't have what it takes?" Laura taunted.

Mayday just glared, trying to put on a brave face, but she couldn't help but tremble a bit. Part of her was starting to regret this, but before this could continue, Lightning Dust arrived in the area.

"Laura! What are you doing!?"

Laura turned to her friend, "Teaching these kids some manners."

Lightning shook her head and focused on Flurry, "Let me talk to her, go with Mayday to another room."

Flurry Heart nodded, "Thank you so much." She quickly grabbed Mayday and dragged her off.

Mayday also felt some relief and turned to Lightning as she left, "Thanks Miss Lightning."

As the two went to another room, Flurry wiped her head. "Wow, that mare was mean." She turned her attention to Mayday. "You were so brave! I can't believe she didn't scare you!"

Mayday nervously chuckled, "Yeah, totally not scared." In fact she was very scared, she knows Laura's much stronger and she had no chance. She might have been the daughter of Spider-Mane and Princess Twilight, but she didn't have any spider powers or alicorn magic.

She definitely doesn't feel like she could be a superhero, she doesn't wanna go through that again, despite the constant praises her cousin was giving her.

Back with Laura and Lightning Dust, the Pegasus mare looked pretty unhappy at her friend.

"So are you gonna tell me why you were trying to start a fight with a four year old filly?" Lightning asked.

"Hey nothing was gonna happen, she was too scared to do anything," Laura said.

Lightning shook her head, "That was really stupid Laura, suppose Fluttershy or Logan saw that? Suppose Peter or Twilight did? They'll be furious! Fluttershy has said that Peter is very protective of his daughter, and I'm sure neither of us wanna see Peter when he's mad!"

"I'm not afraid of Parker, if he wants to challenge me then I'll take him, I just want to teach these fillies not to get on my nerves, that's all," Laura said.

Lightning groaned, "Anyway I came to talk to you about Logan, FLuttershy really wants you two to get closer."

"Ugh, this again? What's the big deal?" Laura asked. "I did just fine without him for most of my life."

"Did you really? Laura it would mean a lot to Fluttershy if you tried. Logan cares about you, I'm sure you care about him too, you don't need to be afraid of your emotions," Lightning Dust said.

"I said I'm fine, stop annoying me with this whole father-daughter thing, I don't need Logan as my father," Laura said.

"But Laura-" Lightning tried pleading, but was interrupted.

"Dust...I love you, you're my best friend, but even you could get on my bad side," Laura warned. "I don't want to deal with this nonsense anymore, alright?"

Lightning Dust started to look a bit sad, "I just want you to be happy, that's all."

Laura felt some pity for Lightning Dust, but her stubborn attitude wouldn't go away, "Well, like I said, I'm fine, I don't want to talk about this anymore. Now let me lay down, I don't want to be bothered."

Laura went back to the couch and laid back, trying to rest. Lightning Dust sighed, this wasn't what she wanted to accomplish.


Back with Logan, he was staring out the window, looking at the Crystal Empire. It seems like a really nice place at least. He couldn't help but feel a bit envious if he should happen to see some of the families together and happy. But he knows how things are by now, he feels that he could only blame himself.

"Logan?" Fluttershy said, getting Logan's attention.

"Hey darling, something wrong?" Logan asked.

Fluttershy sat next to him, resting her head against him, "I just wanted to be with you."

Logan pulled Fluttershy close, she always felt so soft and cuddly, and he would always treat her tenderly. He's rarely soft, but with Fluttershy he never fails to give her the proper affection.

"Fluttershy, do you really think I can still be a father to Laura?" Logan asked.

Fluttershy nodded, "Of course. You love her like one don't you?"

"I do, but I don't think she'll grow to love me like a daughter would, I can see the hurt in her eyes, and can't help but feel angry that I couldn't be there for her when she needed me," Logan said, gritting his teeth a little. "I look at Parker and his daughter, a large part of me wishes me and Laura could be like that, seeing those two as close as they are."

Fluttershy wrapped her forelegs around Logan, "I think she wants that too. Because when I look at her, I can tell she loves you and wants you as her father. She just can't get past that hurt, the pain she felt because she didn't know you sooner. She loves you, she's just to afraid of her own emotions to realize that."

Logan turned away, feeling some anger rise up. "Even so, there's no way I can do anything! I'm just so damn worthless as a father, I can't even help my own daughter! This is why I barely even consider myself a hero, I can't even help those closest to me!"

"Logan that's enough!" Fluttershy shouted. "Don't say stuff like that, you're a great stallion, one I fell in love with. Do you know why I love you? Because despite you having that tough attitude, you're kind and gentle underneath, and I think you could be a great father. I really want us to have kids some day, are you telling me you can't be a good father to our children!?"

"I don't know," Logan said. "I want to be, I just don't know how. There's some things even I can't do."

"That's why I'm here, I want to help you," Fluttershy said. "When Peter first came to this world he thought he couldn't do anything, he thought he was a failure of a hero, but thanks to Twilight he gained the confidence to not always get past all that, but become a better stallion and a great father to Mayday. I'm sure at one point Peter felt he wouldn't have made a good father, but you said it yourself a moment ago, he's a great father, and I agree with that. You're gonna be a great father to our kids, and one to Laura," She turned his attention to her. "Because I'll be there to help you. Because I love you Logan."

Logan looked almost surprised, it amazes him how his usually timid fiancé could be so bold on occasion. He loved that about her though, she may be shy but she can be much tougher than she lets on, especially when it comes to those she loves.

"Fluttershy..." Logan then gave her an affectionate kiss. "I don't know what I'd do without ya."

Fluttershy nuzzled against his face, "You don't have to worry about that."

Logan felt a little at peace, he still worried about his relationship with Laura, but he felt a little better thanks to Fluttershy being there for him. For her sake, he would do his best.

Later on it was almost time for everypony to leave, though as they were about to, Janet had said something pretty big.

"Well everyone, turns out that I actually am pregnant! I was totally right!" Janet shouted, then pulled Spike into a hug as she continued to talk to everypony. "Me and Spike are having a baby!"

"That's so adorable," Fluttershy said. "Congratulations!"

"Yeah, I'm so happy for you two," Peter said.

“I still feel like you’re eating too much,” Trixie said.

“Be quiet will you?” Janet said.

The others continued to offer their congratulations, aside from Laura who didn't seem to care all that much.

Mayday looked pretty amazed, "Um does that mean that I'm getting a new cousin?"

"That's right Mayday," Peter said. "Now you'll have more cousins."

Flurry Heart seemed very excited, "That's so great! That's another cousin to play with!"

"It also means a lot of work, being pregnant isn't easy, I know from experience," Twilight said.

"Same, but don't worry, we'll help you anyway we can," Cadance said.

"Sounds awesome, can't wait to be a mom," Janet said, then turned to Spike. "Hey you haven't said much about this."

"I'm just so surprised..." Spike said. "I mean I feel happy but at the same time, I'm kinda worried."

"I get that feeling," Peter said. "Don't worry, I'll help you with that part."

"Yeah, can't believe you're gonna have a kid Spike, I'm sure mom and dad will be happy to know all of us are now parents, or gonna be parents," Shining Armor said.

"Yeah...still I'm very excited," Spike turned to Janet and took her hoof. "And don't worry, I'll be by your side every second, I promise to be a great father to our child."

"I know you will," Janet said and kissed Spike. "You're just that sweet." She turned to the door, "Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna brag about this to the entire Empire."

"Janet..." Spike said. "Don't make any of them jealous."

"Aw, but it sounds so fun," Janet said. “Especially seeing the reactions from those other mares.”

Twilight shook her head, "Behave Janet, anyway we should all get going."

Flurry Heart hugged Mayday good-bye. "Thanks again for being so brave, I hope you come by really soon, or maybe I can go see you."

Mayday nodded, "Sure thing Flurry."

Laura made her way out the door, "Let's just go."

Fluttershy sighed and turned to Shining Armor and Cadance, "I'm really sorry about that."

"It's no big deal," Cadance said. "I'm sure she's really nice deep down."

"Just try to help her with that," Shining Armor said.

"I will, thanks," Fluttershy said.


Soon all of them had left and gone back on the train. As they sat on the train, Mayday hugged Peter closely, occasionally glancing at Laura, the mare still causing her to feel some unease. She felt much safer when she felt her father bring the hug in closer.

Laura was just sitting down, looking a bit bored, then felt a hug from Lightning Dust. Laura appreciated that and somewhat returned the hug.

Spike was rubbing Janet's stomach, already trying to talk to his child. Janet rubbed Spike's head, happy to see him so eager to be a dad.

Logan also sat down, looking towards Peter and Mayday, seeing how much his daughter loved the hug she received. He also noticed how already affectionate Spike is with his yet to be born child. He then looked to Laura, still hoping that someday he could get through to her and be the dad she needs.

Fluttershy nuzzled against Logan as she spoke softly to him, "You'll get there, because I'm here to help you."

Logan brought Fluttershy in for a side hug, once again feeling the softness of her body against his. As long as he had Fluttershy, he had some hope he could be a good father, not only to Laura, but to whatever kids he and Fluttershy will have.