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// Chapter 13 
// Story: Love is Stronger Than Chaos 
// by fluttercordlover232 
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For the first time in his life, Discord was stunned speechless. His mouth kept opening and closing, but no words would come out.

"You're...You're pregnant?" He managed to say in a hushed whisper. "Oh Fluttershy...that's...that's wonderful news..." He had to stop speaking, as the overwhelming emotion of it all crept its way into his voice.

Discord expected to see tears of joy and happiness shinning in her eyes just as his were, but when he looked back up at her face, he was shocked to see tears of fear and sadness shinning in the beautiful depths instead. Seeing them, he instantly felt his heart drop to his stomach.

"Fluttershy, what's wrong?"

Then he asked the question that had been plaguing his heart when he first saw her tears of despair. He could feel his heart breaking as he said these next words,

"Are you...upset...that you are carrying my child..." Discord couldn't look at her as he let the painful tears flow.

Fluttershy put a hoof to his lips and gently shushed him before nuzzling him under his chin.

"Of course not Discord, this is all I've ever wanted since I married you." She said as she gingerly wiped away the tears that were still falling down his cheeks.

"Then what's the matter?" 

Fluttershy sighed. "They…They want to keep me here…until the baby is born."

Discord's eyes widened, "WHAT!? WHY!?" He growled through gritted teeth.

Fluttershy began to cry again. She shook with quiet sobs as he felt her face bury deeper into his chest fur. Discord instinctively wrapped his neck around her in a protective manner.

"I overheard them talking about it. They…They said something about..studying its development. Both in the womb, and out. They want to experiment on him or her! T-they also want to study m-m-me…a-and how I was able to conceive with you being my 'mate'" Fluttershy said as she bent the tips of her wings to emphasize air quotes. She sniffed again and wiped the remaining tears that were rolling down her cheeks. She looked up at her husband.

"Oh Discord…" Fluttershy completely broke down again and fresh tears were streaming down her cheeks. She buried her muzzle into his chest fur, wetting it with her tears.

Discord wrapped his neck around her once again and buried his snout in her luscious pink locks.

"Don't you worry, I will not let our child come into this world knowing this evil place, nor will I not let it be poked and prodded at like a bunch of guinea pigs." Discord said with determined confidence as he looked into his wife's eyes. "I will not allow its first few days, hours, or even minutes to be met with fear. I swear to you and the baby that I will have you out of here before the eleven months are up. I promise." He whispered to her.

Fluttershy was crying again, only this time they were tears of happiness because of the comfort his beautiful, passionate oath had brought upon her.

"I will do everything in my power, literally and figuratively to get you out, Fluttershy. I will make sure of it."