The next day everypony immediately went to the beach area, most of the guys going into the water. Bobby even created a surfboard out of ice and used his powers to glide around the water, showing off for Rarity.
"Yo Rarity, check out my awesome moves!" Bobby called out as he continued to surf.
"That's lovely darling!" Rarity called back as she laid back against her beach mat. Twilight sat next to her, looking on at Bobby's surfing and also looking on as Peter played in the water with Mayday.
"We have such caring husbands, don't we?" Twilight asked.
"Yes, Bobby is the sweetest stallion, aside from Peter. His tenderness has really helped me through my pregnancy so far," Rarity said.
Twilight sighed blissfully, "I remember when I was pregnant with Mayday, I was so excited to be a mother, though I admit a little frustrated due to the pregnancy hormones."
"Yes, I am prone to my mood swings, but Bobby is always patient with me during those. I don't recall you ever having anything too bad though," Rarity said.
"It did affect my judgement on occasion I admit, I feel like there were times I was too hard on Peter," Twilight admitted, some regret apparent in her facial expressions.
"Even if you were, it doesn't seem to bother him, he's always happy when talking about you," Rarity said.
"That makes me feel worse, he's too understanding at times, he never really gets mad, so I feel terrible for getting mad at him, like whenever he's around Felicia Hardy," Twilight said.
"Oh yes, I know how much you dislike her," Rarity said.
"She's caused more than her fair share of troubles, I admit I get really jealous when Peter's near her, especially if I don't know about it," Twilight said.
"You don't think Peter would do anything with her do you? She might be flirty but I don't think he cares for it, or when anypony flirts with him. You do need to remember that she's in this world too and likely causes a bit of trouble, so Peter had to tend to her. He's the only one who really knows how to after all," Rarity reminded.
Twilight nodded, "Yeah, he's not too secretive now though, hence why he didn't hesitate to confess the fact that he got intimate with Future-" Twilight stopped her sentence, remembering who she was talking to. "-Nevermind."
Rarity patted her hoof reassuringly, "It's fine, I know what happened, but I also know the circumstances surrounding it, I'm not angry and I know you're not either."
"Peter felt so regretful of that, I'm just happy he came back from that situation at all, but I'm worried how much it affected him emotionally, he seems to have some struggles with everything he's been through," Twilight said.
"Maybe you can have Logan talk to him, we can ask Fluttershy to help set it up," Rarity said.
"Set what up?" They heard, seeing Fluttershy make her way over. "What's going on?"
Rarity patted the side, gesturing for Fluttershy to have a seat, "Me and Twilight were talking about what Peter's going through and we were hoping you could get Logan to talk with him, from what Bobby's told me he's been through a lot and still stays hard as a stone, so maybe he can help Peter with what he's gone through."
"First off Logan is not hard as a stone when it comes to emotions, I know better than anypony right now that he has his own struggles like Peter, second Logan has considered talking with Peter but he feels that all Peter needs is love and affection from Twilight and the rest of their family, honestly there isn't much to talk about," Fluttershy said.
Twilight nodded, "You might be right, even Nathan has said that what Peter's going through is an unfortunate side affect of his profession, and it's why he constantly asks me to keep an eye out for Peter."
"Nathan? Oh right, the one with the metal foreleg," Rarity said.
"It's Bionic, and yes that one," Twilight said.
"Either way, Peter seems fine for the most part, I mean look at how happy he is," Fluttershy said, gesturing to Peter and Mayday, both of them with a mischievous look in their eyes. The two were approaching Bobby as he sat on his ice board while talking to Laura and Lightning, both of them anticipating the prank. Suddenly Peter and Mayday flipped the board, knocking Bobby into the water as all the ponies nearby laughed at his expense.
"Poor Bobby," Rarity said.
Fluttershy stifled her own giggle before moving on with her point, "Peter's happy, he'll have his moments though, even I have my moments when my shyness overtakes me, granted it's not as bad as it used to be but still, Peter's still a very happy pony, he has his daughter and now he has all his friends with him, that's all Peter needs."
Twilight looked towards Peter again, this time he and Mayday were rushing out the water due to them being chased by Bobby, who was yelling for revenge. "I guess so."
Peter and Mayday ran to where Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy were sitting and hid behind the three mares as Bobby approached them.
"You two are due for a serious frostbite," Bobby threatened.
"How, you can't even catch us," Peter said.
"We're cooler than even you Bobby," Mayday taunted.
Bobby scoffed a bit, "Oh you really are Peter's daughter aren't you Mayday? Even more suiting that I get to you after I get to your old man."
"Hey, who you calling old? We're the same age!" Peter said.
"Let's ditch this chump daddy!" Mayday said.
"You said it, run!" Peter said and ran away some more while Bobby chased after them with a playful grin.
"It's like having two children honestly," Twilight said.
"Speaking of having two children, are you and Peter gonna have another baby?" Fluttershy asked.
Twilight shrugged, "We want to, but like I said, we need to be fully prepared. Mayday was a nice surprise but we were a little under prepared for that. At least I have Rumble to mother as well."
"Aren't Flitter and Cloudchaser the ones looking after him?" Fluttershy asked.
"Well, yeah, but Rumble still looks at me like a mother and I can't turn away from him, he's still my little colt," Twilight said.
Rarity looked a bit concerned, "Don't baby him too much Twilight, he's old enough to mate now after all."
Twilight looked unhappy, "You've babied Sweetie Belle, and she's a year older than Rumble. Besides just because he's old enough doesn't mean he's ready to. He's still a child, after all."
"Still, take it easy with Rumble, I've seen how you get around him, you are too motherly, so is Trixie, and Flitter, and Cloudchaser...goodness it seems like a lot of mares like Rumble, he's almost like a younger Peter," Rarity said.
"He is in a way, but he's got his one and only mare at least," Twilight said, looking over to Rumble swimming with Apple Bloom, the other Crusaders not too far behind.
Meanwhile Johnny is trying to feed Firefly, once again she refuses to cooperate.
"Firefly, come on," Johnny said with a groan.
Ben approached Johnny and sat beside him, "Kid trouble? Maybe you should ask Suzie to help you."
"You kidding? I don't want her thinking I can't take care of my own daughter," Johnny said.
"You gotta do something Matchstick, besides don't Rainbow Dash's parents help you?" Ben pointed out.
"That's because they want to and that's up to Rainbow Dash, not me. Just let me handle this for now," Johnny insisted.
Ben sighed, "Your choice, anyway I'm going back to the buffet before that pink pony and her whack job husband take all the food." He walked off, leaving Johnny to try harder with his baby.
"Maybe I should ask Sue for a few tips...or maybe not," Johnny said, still unsure what to do .
As he tried to feed her, Rainbow Dash had been walking over there with her parents, and noticed Johnny's trouble with feeding Firefly.
"Looks like he's having trouble again," Rainbow Dash said, then turned to her parents. "What did you two do when I was like that?"
"Um...honestly nothing too different than how you're handling it right now," Bow said.
Rainbow Dash groaned, "So basically just hope that it gets better?"
"Just remind your daughter you love her, it's what we did with you, and look how well you are right now," Windy said.
"I'll do my best, still seems easier said than done," Rainbow Dash said.
"It is, but I think you'll figure out your own way soon," Bow said.
"I believe you'll be a better mother than I am Rainbow Dash," Windy assured.
Rainbow Dash looked aside, "Kinda hard living up to that honestly."
Windy awed at that and pulled Rainbow Dash for a hug, "That's sweet of you to say, I love you so much little Dashie."
Rainbow Dash whined a bit, "Moooom, everypony else is watching!"
Windy pulled away, nervously chuckling, "Sorry dear."
Later on inside, the foals are playing in a play area as Rumble and the Crusaders watch over them. Firefly had finally eaten, though it took longer than Johnny would have liked, and was with the others.
The bigger ponies were playing together, aside from Mayday who seemed to be doing something by herself. Flurry and Pound Cake seemed disappointed that she wasn't playing with them, Pumpkin didn't care and Franklin wasn't sure what to think.
"Those foals are so cute, aren't they?" Apple Bloom said.
Rumble nodded, "Yeah, sure are."
"I'm just surprised Firefly isn't crying right now," Scootaloo said.
"That's because she has a distraction," Apple Bloom said, gesturing to the doll that Firefly was hugging.
"That's a surprise, but a good one at least," Babs said.
"At least it shows us just how cute she really is, she's not so bad, she just needs to learn better," Rumble said.
Sweetie Belle moved in close to Rumble, "I'm sure you could teach her, you have that charm Peter has, I'm sure you would make a great father, and a great husband."
Sweetie Belle shifted her eyebrows up at Rumble, though Apple Bloom got in the middle, slightly glaring at Sweetie Belle, "Yeah, he would make a good husband, something ah look forward to."
Rumble blushed, "Let's not think that far ahead, not that I doubt that would happen but for now it's too soon to think about."
"Don't worry, no rush," Apple Bloom said and nuzzled Rumble.
Sweetie Belle looked slightly jealous but let it go, "Sure, no rush, I look forward to seeing what happens with your romance."
Apple Bloom wasn't sure what to make of that, but she shrugged it off. "Ah look forward to seeing what happens mahself."
Scootaloo and Babs sensed the awkward tension, both eased away a bit.
While this was happening; Logan, Fluttershy, Laura and Lightning Dust had entered the room. As they entered, they heard Sweetie Belle say the following words. "I bet it would be fun to be a mom."
At that moment, all four of them just stopped in their tracks and glared curiously at Sweetie Belle.
"It doesn't seem fun, look at Rainbow Dash, her daughter's always crying and screaming," Scootaloo said.
"Yeah, but look at Applejack, her son never cries and screams," Sweetie Belle said.
Apple Bloom lightly chuckled, "That's because you don't live with us, sure he's usually well behaved but he does have his moments."
"Still, little crying is better than a lot of it, besides I think I can keep my baby calm," Sweetie Belle said.
Logan, Fluttershy, Lightning and Laura continued to look on, normally they wouldn't care or just brush it off as childish wants, but knowing that Sweetie Belle's future counterpart has a child just makes it weird for them to hear.
"If you become a mom, who do you want to be the dad?" Babs asked.
Sweetie Belle tapped her chin, "I can think of at least two good stallions."
Apple Bloom glared slightly, "One of them better not be Rumble..."
Sweetie Belle sighed, "Fine, but there's still Peter, can you imagine what it would be like if we had a baby together?"
Logan cringed at hearing that, Fluttershy had a big blush, Laura and Lightning put their hooves in their mouths to stop from either laughing or just vocalizing their surprise.
"Sweetie Belle, ah thought you got over Peter," Apple Bloom said.
"I did, but I still like to imagine, he is my first love after all," Sweetie Belle said with a blush.
Apple Bloom looked on in shock, "No he ain't, he's yer first crush, maybe, but not yer first love, you aren't in love with him."
"Oh you're just jealous that he thinks I'm cuter, I bet you wish you had somepony like Peter," Sweetie Belle bluntly said.
Apple Bloom's eye twitched in anger a bit, "First of all, Peter likes all of us the same, second he's like mah big brother, ah don't see him that way, third yer being a real brat right now, and ah don't like it!"
Soon tension was felt among the two fillies, this tension was uncomfortable for all the ponies nearby.
"Girls, come on, I know for a fact that Peter does like you all the same, don't fight over his affection," Rumble said.
"That seems to be the thing with Peter, all the mares have a crush on him, kinda annoying honestly," Scootaloo said.
Sweetie Belle turned toward her scooter riding friend, "Scootaloo, I know for a fact that you also had a crush on Peter, so don't even start."
Scootaloo blushed, "I don't have a crush on Peter! I just think he's cool that's all."
Sweetie Belle shrugged, "Whatever, I still think me and Peter would have made great parents to a baby."
"I can't even imagine what a baby born by you and Peter would even look like," Babs said.
Again the family behind them just had looks of awkwardness on their faces, if these foals only knew about Future Sweetie Belle's baby.
"Well, I think our baby would be beautiful, the most beautiful baby in the world, more beautiful than any other babies," Sweetie Belle said blissfully.
The four want to just walk away, but they're just, unable to move, magnetized to the floor. This was vert frustrating for them.
Apple Bloom shook her head in shame, then noticed Mayday get closer to Sweetie Belle, the young filly had something to say.
"Sweetie Belle," at that moment, Sweetie Belle looked down toward a very unhappy looking Mayday. "Do me a favor, stop talking about my daddy like you wanna marry him. It's really weird and it's never gonna happen, my daddy loves my mommy and they're always gonna be together. There's no way my daddy would have a baby with another pony."
The family behind them continued to freak out a bit, now they have to wonder, how WOULD Mayday react to the son that Peter and Future Sweetie Belle had?
"Hey I can dream Mayday, like it or not your daddy's very handsome," Sweetie Belle said.
"I know, but he loves my mommy, he's not gonna make babies with another mare, not that I even know how but I assume it has to do with being in love with somepony, and daddy only loves mommy," Mayday said.
Deadpool showed up nearby, "Actually kid, there's more to having babies than being in love, you see-"
Apple Bloom then buck kicked Deadpool through the roof and he landed outside, splashing right into the water from the beach.
"That guy is the biggest moron ah know," Apple Bloom said.
Mayday sighed, she never knows what Deadpool is going to say, one day she might have to just ask him, "Anyway it doesn't matter, like I said, my daddy only loves my mommy."
Logan looked on with some concern, "That poor kid, this is why it's better for that Future mare to wait."
"Yeah, good idea at least," Fluttershy said.
Unaware of the four ponies still watching, Rumble went on to speak himself."It's true Sweetie Belle, Peter never really pays attention to other mares in that regard, he only notices Twilight's beauty, and it's not just her physical beauty, but her personality and just the fact that he only cares about Twilight, he's very loyal to her after all."
"Yeah, and ah know that he taught you that loyalty, right Rumble dear?" Apple Bloom said with love in her eyes.
Rumble nodded, "Of course, I only love you Apple Bloom."
Mayday glared slightly at the two, "Don't forget which filly will always come first Rumble, even before your marefriend."
Apple Bloom looked on in disbelief, "Ah thought you outgrew that!"
"I know he's your coltfriend, but I still care a lot about him Apple Bloom, and I still want to be his favorite filly" Mayday said.
"It's like you have a crush on him or something Mayday," Scootaloo said.
"It's not like that!" Mayday insisted. "I just really look up to him, that's all."
Pound Cake felt gloomy, the idea that Mayday has eyes for another colt really irks him. He glared slightly at Rumble, vowing that he is now Rumble's rival for Mayday's affection.
"Just you watch Rumble, soon Mayday will be saying that stuff about me," Pound Cake said, speaking low, though not low enough since his sister was right next to him.
"Ha, you like Mayday," Pumpkin teased.
Pound Cake blushed, "S-so? Mayday's a pretty filly."
Mayday's ear twitched when she heard Pound Cake call her name, "Pound, did you mention me or something?"
Pound Cake freaked a bit, "Uh, no, it's just your imagination!" He chuckled nervously, hoping Mayday would buy it.
Mayday shrugged, "If you say so, I guess." She then muttered, "He's so weird sometimes."
Flurry shook her head, "I bet he has a crush himself, what do you think Franklin?"
Franklin shrugged, "I guess." Deep down he himself found Mayday to be pretty, even for a pony, but he was too shy to admit it just yet.
Flurry shrugged it off, "You're not much of a talker are you?"
Franklin nervously chuckled, "Sorry."
Apple Bloom rubbed her head, "Ya'll are giving me a headache, I'm going back to mah room to lie down."
"Need me to massage you or something?" Rumble asked.
Apple Bloom shook her head, "Just give me a few minutes to relax, later you and ah can take a swim together, just us two."
Rumble nodded, "Sounds fun."
After Apple Bloom left, Sweetie Belle took the time to speak. "You can give me a massage if you want to Rumble, you can even watch me swim around, I have a nice bathing suit I'm sure you'd like to see."
Rumble blushed some more, "Maybe another time Sweetie Belle, I should go too, see ya!" Rumble quickly left, avoiding the awkwardness.
Scootaloo shook her head, "Seriously Sweetie Belle, are you mostly attracted to colts who are taken?"
"Hey it's not like I'll, you know, have babies with somepony that's into another mare, I can only imagine what would happen if say Peter left me like that, can you imagine if that happened?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"SERIOUSLY!? QUIT MESSING WITH OUR HEADS!" Lightning Dust shouted.
At that moment the foals turned to see the four ponies just standing there.
"Um, how long have you four been there?" Sweetie Belle asked, a little concerned.
"Long enough for us to tell you to GET OVER PETER ALREADY!" Laura shouted.
Fluttershy looked at the two mares with great annoyance, they're gonna make things so much worse!
Sweetie Belle scoffed a bit, "Wow you're pretty jealous, you sure you don't have a crush of your own on Peter?"
"Hey you can't prove anythi-I MEAN NO I DON'T HAVE A CRUSH ON PETER!" Laura shouted.
Fluttershy chuckled nervously, "Come on girls, let's not make things more awkward than they already are..."
Unfortunately things were gonna get awkward, Peter and Twilight had entered the room, looking a bit concerned.
"Hey is everything ok in here? I heard some screaming, Apple Bloom passed by me telling me she head a headache and I even saw Rumble fly off in a hurry," Peter said.
"Oh it's nothing daddy," Mayday said. "Everypony's just being weird that's all."
"Yeah, nothing's wrong here Peter, just us, and the foals, and talking, about love, crushes, making babies and-OW!" Lightning said, rubbing her foreleg after it got elbowed by Fluttershy.
"Making babies? That's not a topic to be discussing in front of the foals there," Twilight said, gesturing to the smaller ponies.
"Relax, the babies were already made so-OW!" Lightning said, rubbing her foreleg again after being once again elbowed by Fluttershy.
"Will you stop talking!" Fluttershy angrily whispered.
Peter looked a little weirded out, "O...k then, anyway I should grab Mayday, I saw Rumble go toward where the café is and I think it's better for all of us to eat."
"Right, come on Mayday," Twilight said, walking toward her daughter.
Mayday turned to her friends, "See you in a bit." She walked toward her mother. "Hey think I can get some extra ice cream?"
"Sure, anything for my one and only child after all," Peter said.
"Hey what about your son!" Lightning shouted.
Fluttershy and Logan angrily glared at Lightning while Laura stifled a laugh at the goof-up.
"Son?" Peter asked, then groaned a bit. "Wait, do you mean Rumble?"
"He is like a son to us, I love him like one," Twilight said proudly.
"Don't get carried away Twilight," Peter muttered.
Laura sighed in relief, "Wow that was a close one, I thought you were gonna find out that big secret."
"What big secret?" Peter asked.
Now it's Laura's turn to feel silly, she too felt the angry glares from Fluttershy and Logan. "Um...the secret that..." She became desperate to get the awkward glares away from her and blurted out a secret she promised to keep to Lightning Dust, "Lightning has a thing for that Lulamoon pony!"
"LAURA!" Lightning angrily shouted at her friend.
Peter blinked in surprise, "Did she just say 'Lulamoon'? As in Trixie Lulamoon?"
Lightning desperately covered up, "No! She said 'Luna...Moon!' Luna does control the moon right! I have a thing for her! Yeah that's it! Me and Luna...Moon!"
This had gotten really awkward for all the ponies around, it became even more awkward when Laura noticed something. She nudged Lightning to get her attention and pointed to the fact that Princess Luna was standing at the doorway. She had come by to get Peter as Rumble's request and arrived just in time to hear Lightning Dust's 'love confession'.
"Um...did I miss something?" Luna asked, still in surprise.
"A lot apparently, it seems Lightning Dust has a crush on you Luna," Peter said.
Luna walked into the room, standing before Lightning Dust, the latter sweating up a storm, wishing she were somewhere else right now. "You feel affection for me?"
Lightning glared slightly at Laura, partially faulting her for this. "Um...yeah, I uh... totally think you're hot?"
Luna felt a blush come to her face, mainly from the awkwardness of this conversation. "Um...I am deeply flattered?"
After more moments of awkwardness, Mayday slowly trotted to her parents and whispered to Peter, "Should we leave now?"
Peter nodded, "Yeah, let's go."
Peter, Twilight and Mayday quietly left the room, leaving only the rest of the Crusaders and the foals with Luna as well as Lightning Dust and her family.
"So...you wanna go on a date?" Lightning asked, figuring Luna would say 'no' and end this awkwardness.
Luna wanted to reject, but she figured this is a good opportunity to try dating other ponies and see if she can get over her crush on Peter. "Sure, I'd like that."
"I understand, you are a princess after all and-" Lightning's eyes widened, "Wait seriously?"
Luna nodded, "It can't hurt, I'm not doing much later."
Lightning looked genuinely surprised, "But you're Princess Luna, co-ruler of Equestria. I'm just some Pegasus from Ponyville, why would you date me?"
"Oh I don't care about any of that, Peter himself was just a pony when he dated Twilight after all," Luna said.
Lightning looked unsurely at Luna, "Um Peter's a superhero, I'm not. I just live with one and his wife, who's also more of a hero than I am. Even my so-called best friend Laura is more worthier to date you."
Laura cringed at the 'so-called' part, she really messed up here it looks like.
"Look, it doesn't matter to me, I want to give you a chance, you don't have to do anything special, just treat me like you'd treat any mare, you don't even have to call me' Princess', just Luna is fine," Luna said.
Lightning was still surprised, but looking at it in another way, she has a chance to date a Princess of Equestria, the second most powerful pony she knows. She's not gonna pass this up, "Ok, thank you Luna, um I don't have a lot of bits, so can I just treat you to dinner at the café?"
"That's fine, I'll see you in about half an hour," Luna said and walked off, still puzzled herself. How long had Lightning Dust liked her?
Lightning sighed, then felt a pat on the back from Laura, "Hey it worked out at least."
Lightning groaned and walked away, "Don't talk to me."
Laura felt a bit hurt from that, "Come on Dust, so I messed up, you got a date with a Princess out of it!"
Lightning Dust just kept walking, "That's the last time I trust you with a secret!"
"Laura groaned, "Well the way she acts sometimes it's not that much of a well kept secret." She turned and saw the look of disappointment in Fluttershy's eyes, as well as Logan's. "What?"
"Laura, why would you blurt that out?" Fluttershy asked.
"I had to, I felt...tension," Laura said. "Besides I just said 'Lulamoon', that could be anypony, I'm sure Trixie's not the only one, I figured I had that covered."
Logan face hoofed, "That wasn't very smart Laura."
"Yeah, yeah, point is I didn't mean to upset her, I don't know why she's acting like this," Laura felt some concern. "I hope it doesn't last though."
Fluttershy shook her head, disappointed, "Figure this out later, I just hope things don't turn out bad, Luna herself has had a troubling love life, I don't know if those two will even become a couple."
"Hey they only agreed to a date, no major promises were made after all," Logan said.
Laura looked a little concerned. While normally she didn't care who she upset, Lightning Dust was an exception. She wasn't fond of the idea of those two losing their friendship with each other.
Fluttershy sensed her burden and offered a friendly at on the back, "It'll be fine, she honestly didn't seem that mad, just annoyed, she'll get over it soon. You two are too close to let something like that get in the way."
Laura nodded hopefully, "I guess you're right 'Shy, you haven't been wrong yet."
During this, Sweetie Belle had approached them, very curious, "Um, what exactly is going on? Why were you all being so weird? Do you have any more secrets?"
"Wanna know a secret? I really don't like you! Oops, guess it's not a secret anymore, oh well, too bad," Laura said and trotted off, leaving Sweetie Belle surprised.
"What's her deal!?" She let out a gasp, "She IS in love with Peter, well I won't let her get in the way of our love!"
Fluttershy's eye twitched a little, "Sweetie Belle, I hate to be the one to tell you, BUT PETER DOESN'T LOVE YOU THAT WAY!" Fluttershy immediately covered her mouth, surprised at her own outburst.
Sweetie Belle also looked surprised, that look then turned to one of sadness, then her eyes started to get teary, "Fluttershy, how could you be so mean!" Sweetie then ran away sobbing, leaving Fluttershy to feel guilty.
"Oh my, I've never gotten so angry at Sweetie Belle before, what got into me?" Fluttershy asked.
"Guess the awkwardness is just getting to you, I suggest you go relax yerself, maybe I can give you a massage of my own," Logan said, grinning at that last part.
Fluttershy nodded, "I'd like that."
The two themselves walked off, leaving Scootaloo alone with Babs and the other foals.
"Yo Scoots, are things always this weird back home?" Babs asked.
Scootaloo shrugged, "Sometimes, it can get weirder too."
Babs scratched her head, "Such a strange town."