//------------------------------// // Panicking // Story: Twilight has a Baby?! // by Lotus Moon //------------------------------// "You did WHAT?!!!!!" The sound of Twilight's voice echoed in the crowded room, even over the music, making the party stop in its tracks. Every pony stared at Twilight and Spike, who was covering his hears. Fang hid under a nearby table at the sudden outburst. "Ow! Twilight what was that for? You didn't have to shout." Spike said, rubbing his ears. "Spike...did you say...you sent a letter to Princess Celestia...about Ace?" "Well yeah. She deserved to know. What's the big deal?" Twilight started gasping loudly as her eyes darted around. Her ear twitched erratically as she forced a smile. "N-Nothing! Nothing at all, Spike. Y-You're right. I shouldn't have overreacted like that. Well look at the time, it's time for Ace to get to bed." "But...it's only 5pm." Rainbow Dash said. "And we haven't cut the cake yet." Pinkie whined. "Well I just don't want him to get too overwhelmed. Too much excitement for one day. Now, please excuse us." Twilight scooped Fang up and teleported out of the room, leaving everyone confused. *** Once in privacy, Twilight set Fang down before pacing back and forth with a worried look on her face while ranting to herself. She only stopped periodically to try calming herself down before finding something else to worry about. "Oh Spike...what have you done?! Telling Princess Celestia couldn't have waited a bit longer?! I mean I know she's my teacher and all and this kind of development for me is totally out of the blue. But what if she finds out he's a Changeling?!" Fang let down his disguise and sadly watched Twilight fret. He placed a hoof on his chest as his eyes shimmered a bit after letting out a soft groaning sound. This caught Twilight's attention. She went to him quickly. "Sweetie, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" "I...I don't know, mommy. When I was watching you, my chest started hurting a bit. Is it bad?" He looked up at her sadly and Twilight saw tears forming in his adorably huge eyes. "I think what you're feeling is worry." Twilight said. "You're worried about me because I'm panicking." "Is mommy scared?" "Yes...mommy is very scared. Because if anypony discovers you're a Changeling...they might take you away." At this, Fang rushed to Twilight's side and hugged her foreleg. "No! I don't wanna be taken from mommy!" "I won't let anyone take you. I promise." Twilight hugged him tightly, her wings wrapped around him. "I'll protect you." *** After the party guests cleared out, as well as her friends, Twilight contemplated what to put in a letter of her own to Celestia. She paced for a while before finally resigning herself to telling as much of the truth as she could. Dear Princess Celestia, This will sound a bit strange since I don't know exactly what Spike told you in his letter. But the colt I've taken in is...is... Twilight sighed frustrated and crumpled the letter in her magic before tossing the scroll. "There's no way to sugar coat this without potentially telling the truth. I can't keep the truth hidden forever...but how will a meeting with the Princesses go...if they discover the truth?" She mumbled to herself as she stared out the window.