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// Chapter 8 
// Story: Equestrian Skies 
// by RomeoDKat 
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Chapter 8
There are several situations in a child’s life that can cause them to feel unsure. Cloudchaser and Sky Chaser currently found themselves in one of those situations as they were stuck in the hospital’s playroom with a nurse watching over them. The nurse tried everything she could to get the children’s attention, from showing them different toys to reading them a story, but they couldn’t have cared less. They were too busy worrying about their mother.
The last time they saw her, she was screaming bloody murder as the doctors carted her away with their father following close behind them. This, combined with them recently knowing the truth about the large bulge that developed on their mother’s stomach, caused them to feel concerned about their mother’s wellbeing. They tried asking the nurse if they could see their mother, she would always say that they couldn’t, but tried to reassure them by saying that she was going to be fine. Her reassurance fell on deaf ears, since they would rather see their mother than believe the words of a stranger. What they didn’t know was that what their mother was going through was an event that started nine months ago.



It was an early Friday morning, about two weeks after Storm and Blue “practiced their play.” Storm was preparing breakfast for the kids, who were waiting patiently at the table. It was a relatively peaceful morning. That was, until Blue Typhoon came bouncing in the room with a pregnancy tester in her hoof.
“Yes! Yes! Yes!” She excitingly chanted with each bounce.
“Blue, what is it?” Storm asked with a raised eyebrow. Blue practically shoved the tester in his face, causing him to almost fall backwards. Once he regained his balance, his eyes widened when he saw the tester, which showed a red positive sign. “Blue, are you…” He began to ask before the rest of his sentence trailed off.
“Uh huh.” Blue replied with a nod.
A smile grew on Storm’s face as he pulled his wife in for a hug and cheered loudly. Blue returned the hug with a giggle as she nuzzled into his neck. Cloudchaser and Sky gave each other a curious look before walking up to the two of them. “Mommy. Daddy. What is going on?” Sky asked.
Storm and Blue gave each other a loving look before turning to face the two of them. “Well, kids.” Blue began to explain. “What if I told you that we’re going to have another baby?” Blue asked excitingly.
Cloudchaser gasped in excitement before she flew to one of the windows to look at the backyard. She stared through the window with anticipation for a few seconds before she turned to her parents and asked, “When is baby coming, Mama?”
Both Blue and Storm chuckled at their daughter before Blue flew up to Cloudchaser and gently held her. “Oh, sweetie, the baby’s not going to come for a while. Besides, they’re not going to show up in the backyard.” She sweetly explained.
“But Sky came from back there.” Cloudchaser pointed out.
“True, but that’s what made him a special little surprise.” Blue replied as she gently placed Cloudchaser down on the ground.
“Okay…so where the baby coming from?” Cloudchaser asked innocently.
“Uh…” Blue trailed off as she tried to think of a way to explain how babies were born. That was until she decided to use a technique she wished she used two weeks ago, avoid the question as best as she could. “Hey, why don’t you get ready for school?” She offered with an unconvincing smile.
“But, mom-” Cloudchaser tried to plea.
“Get ready for school.” Blue sternly commanded, interrupting her daughter.
Cloudchaser looked like she wanted to argue further but decided to do as her mother commanded to avoid angering her and ran upstairs. Blue let out a relieved sigh as she sat on her haunches. Storm chuckled as he placed a hoof on her shoulder. “Guess that’s one crisis averted for now, huh?” He said in a joking tone.
“Yeah, for now.” Blue replied, feeling slightly disgruntled.
“Mommy?” Sky suddenly piped up.
Blue and Storm both went wide eyed as they turned to their son. “What is it, Sky?” Blue nervously asked, silently praying that he wasn’t going to ask what she thought he was going to ask.
“Um…where did I come from?” He asked.
Bother parents breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax when the question they were expecting didn’t come. “Well, son,” Storm began to answer, “to be honest…we’re not too sure. You just kind of showed up in the backyard.”
“Oh.” Sky responded, though he still didn’t understand what Storm had told him. After a few seconds, he asked, “So, where do babies come from?”
Neither parent said a word for a while. Instead, they just stood there silently as one word passed through their thoughts. Dammit.



About a week later, Blue had decided to run some errands while Cloudchaser was at school and Storm was at home watching Sky. Along the way, she noticed Dry Sherry at her stand and decided to stop by to say hello. When she was about twenty yards away from the stand, Dry Sherry noticed her walking up and immediately moved from behind her stand and run up to her. “Oh, I’m sorry, ma’am.” She stated as she struggled to keep a straight face and playfully pushed Blue away from her stand. “I can’t, in good conscious, sell alcohol to a pregnant mare.”
“Yeah, good to see you too, jerk.” Blue jovially said as she playfully pushed back, causing Dry Sherry to laugh. “How’d you even know I was pregnant?” She asked as the two of them walked to the stand.
“Blue, come on. When your daughter asked me why I got you to be in a play while you’re standing behind her red as a tomato trying not to look me in the eye, I couldn’t help but put two and two together. Speaking of which, when is this play, because I could really use something steamy to watch?” She asked with a sly grin as she got behind the stand.
“Two words, Sherry. Piss. Off.” Blue deadpanned before her ear suddenly flicked twice. Dry Sherry, noticing this, pulled out a bucket from behind the stand and slid it to her. Blue looked between the bucket and Dry Sherry feeling confused before asking, “What in Tartarus is this fo-” Before she could finish the sentence, Blue’s mouth suddenly filled up with vomit. So, she threw up into the closest object available, the bucket Dry Sherry pulled out.
“It’s for that.” Dry Sherry stated with an amused smile.
“How did you know?” Blue asked in-between breaths.
“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but you have this weird habit of flicking you ear twice before you vomit. It’s something I noticed the last time you puked on my stand.” Dry Sherry explained.
“Good to know, I guess.” Blue responded, not really knowing how to feel.
“Thankful that you won’t be cleaning up the vomit on my stand like last time?” Dry Sherry jokingly offered. She then glanced between the vomit filled bucket and Blue before saying. “On a serious note, that bucket’s yours now.”
“Oh, piss off, Sherry!” Blue exclaimed.



Over a month later, Cloudchaser had managed to talk Sky into playing along with a pretend tea party. Sky, at first, wanted nothing to do with it, until Cloudchaser claimed the tea she makes allows the drinker to breath fire. Needless to say, Sky thought that it was pretty cool. Things were peaceful, until they heard something that caught their attention.
“What in Tartarus were you thinking?!” They heard their mother yell from downstairs. Cloudchaser and Sky shared a scared look before they quickly got up and ran downstairs. They stopped as soon as the kitchen was in sight, where they saw something that turned their fear into slight confusion. Their parents were standing the kitchen. Blue Typhoon was angrily waving a jar of peanut butter in Storm’s face while he was just staring at her with a blank look. “I told you to get a twenty-ounce jar of peanut butter! So, why would you get a forty-ounce jar?!” She yelled.
“Honey, the forty-ounce jar costed us less bits per ounce. This saves us more bits in the long run.” Storm calmly explained.
“Oh, money was what you were thinking of.” She bewilderedly said as she slammed the jar on the counter. “Well, here’s something you probably didn’t think about. How’re we supposed to store this big jar?!”
“In the pantry. Where there’s plenty of room for it.” Storm pointed out.
“Oh, so now you’re going to tell me that you already thought about that!” She exclaimed in anger before tears began to form. “S-so you’re saying th-that I was worried o-over nothing?” She shakingly asked. Then, she began to cry loudly. “I’m so sorry!” She exclaimed as she slammed into Storm and cried into his neck. “I-I shouldn’t have y-yelled at you! Can you forgive me?!” She cried.
Storm lightly patted the back of her head. “I already have, honey. Want me to make you apple slices and peanut butter?” He asked with a bemused smile.
Blue let out a big gasp as she leaned back to give her husband a smile. “You’d do that for me?! Oh, you’re the best, Storm!” She cheered. She planted a big kiss on the cheek before sauntering towards the living room with a content smile.
Cloudchaser and Sky shared a very confused looks before they went into the kitchen. “Daddy,” Sky said, catching Storm’s attention. “Everything okay?”
Storm, who figured that they saw the exchange, gave them a smile before saying, “Yes, kids, everything’s fine. Your mother’s just going through a weird moment right now, but it’s because of something important and I love her all the same because of it.” As he turned around to make Blue’s snack, he muttered under his breath. “Besides, there’s not much she can do to surprise me after the first time.”



Many months later, Blue’s stomach drastically grew in size as her baby continued to develop. As of now, she knew that the baby was going to be a pegasus filly and that she was due any day now. She was currently spending the early evening reading a book in the living room while Storm was upstairs making sure the unborn filly’s room was ready. At some point, Blue decided to glance up for a second and noticed that her children were standing right in front of her. She placed the book down and saw that they were giving her stomach some curious looks. “Hey, kiddos, what’s the matter?” She asked sweetly.
The two kids gave each other a look before Cloudchaser asked, “Mommy, we wanted to ask. Why did your tummy get big?”
Blue giggled as she thought about how to answer the question. Well, I guess I can tell them about one aspect of child birth. “Well, you see, your baby sister’s in here.” She exclaimed as she lightly pressed her hoof against her stomach.
Looks of horror appeared on Cloudchaser’s and Sky’s face. “You ate baby!” They both yelled simultaneously.
Blue couldn’t help but let out a hearty laugh. “No, you two, I didn’t eat the baby.” Blue explained as she calmed down. “You see, the baby’s going to come from mommy.”
“Really?” Cloudchaser asked in awe while Sky just stared at Blue’s belly.
“Yep, you see, kids.” Blue began to explain while carefully thinking about what to say. “Babies don’t come from nowhere. They have to be made with a piece of mommy and daddy. Then, as the baby grows, mommy keeps it protected in her belly until it’s ready to see the world.”
“Wow.” Cloudchaser gasped in amazement. “So, did you and daddy make me too?” She asked.
“We sure did.” Blue confirmed all the while thinking about how to steer the conversation away from sex. “Hey, Cloudchaser, give me your hoof.” She said as she reached her hoof to her daughter. Cloudchaser placed her hoof in her mother’s and let Blue guide it to her belly. When her hoof was pressed lightly against the bulge, Cloudchaser’s eyes went wide as she felt something shift around inside.
“Oh, wow! I can feel it!” Cloudchaser exclaimed.
“Yep, that’s your baby sister.” Blue happily stated. She turned to Sky to do the same with his hand, only to stop when she saw that he was just staring at her stomach. She didn’t have to ask him what he was thinking. She had had always had a feeling that he subconsciously figured out that she and Storm weren’t his real parents. The look on his face confirmed those feelings. She gave him a sad smile as she said, “Sky, can you look at me?” She used a hoof to gently lift his head up. “You might not have come from Storm and me, but that has never stopped Storm and I from loving you as our son.”
Sky stayed silent for a few moments as tears began to form in his eyes. “Did she love me?” He asked sadly.
Blue smiled sweetly as she pressed her forehead against his. “Yes, sweetie. I’m sure she loves you very much.” She explained. She then leaned back and gently led his hand towards her stomach. “And I’m sure that your little sibling will too.” She added as his hand touched her stomach.
“And I love you too!” Cloudchaser exclaimed.
Sky didn’t say anything, but Blue could tell that he was thankful of the family they gave him. She leaned back as she continued to feel her children touch her stomach, along with another feeling that had just occurred that seemed familiar to her. Her eyes went wide when she realized what that feeling was. “Oh, my Celestia. Storm! Storm!” She yelled up.
“What is it, dear?” Storm yelled back.
“My water broke!”
“…What?!”



Needless to say, when his dad had flown back from the hospital followed by some hospital staffers with a wagon, Cloudchaser and Sky began to feel concerned. When they heard her screaming in pain as they followed the wagon to hospital, worried wasn’t a strong enough word to describe how they were feeling. By the time they reached the hospital, all they wanted was to be with their mother to make sure she was going to be okay, but Storm didn’t let them. He didn’t think they would be able to handle watching Blue give birth to their sister. Instead, he asked one of the nurses to watch over them in the hospital’s playroom while he ran off to be by his wife’s side. The two kids had been sitting around glumly asking the nurse if they could see their mother since. To them, they felt like they had been sitting in the hospital for a whole day, when it had only been a few hours. That was until their father suddenly walked in the playroom with a tired, but content smile.
As soon as they saw Storm, Sky and Cloudchaser immediately got up and sprinted towards him. “Daddy! Daddy! Is mommy okay?” Sky asked.
“Calm down, she’s fine.” Storm calmly reassured. “As is your sister.”
The two released a breath they didn’t realize they were holding, but then they realized what their dad also said. “Sister…does that mean?” Sky asked.
Storm smirked as he said, “Why don’t I show you.” He then used both of his wings to lead them down the halls of the hospital until they reached a certain door. Storm opened the door to reveal Blue Typhoon lying in a hospital bed with a bundle of pink blankets in her forelegs.
“Mommy!” Both children exclaimed.
Blue immediately shushed them. “Quiet, you two. I’m alright.” She reassured above a whisper. “Now, come here. There’s somepony I want you to meet.”
Cloudchaser and Sky shared a curious look before they walked up to their mother. Cloudchaser flew up to get up on the bed while Storm helped Sky up by hooking his forelegs under Sky’s arms, flying up in the air with him, and placing him gently on the bed. The two children then very carefully looked to see what was inside the blanket and stared at awe at what they saw. Sleeping silently in the bundle was a grayish blue filly with a  grayish opal mane. “Cloudchaser. Sky. Meet your little sister, Flitter.” Blue gently announced.
“Wow.” Cloudchaser breathlessly said in awe as her eyes started to get heavy. Sky didn’t know what to say, but he shed a few happy tears before his eyes started to get heavy too. Now that they knew that their mother was safe and sound, exhaustion had finally decided to catch up with them. So, the two of them slowly laid their heads against their mother and fell asleep.
Storm chuckled as he wrapped a foreleg around Blue. “Guess all the excitement tuckered them out.”
“Yeah, I’m not far behind them though.” Blue replied with a yawn. “At least I’ll go to bed knowing that these two already love their little sister.”
“Hmm, true. Now, get some rest. You more than deserve it.” Storm said, giving her a kiss on the forehead.
“You don’t have to tell me that.” Blue deadpanned. She then turned to Flitter and gave her a loving smile. “Welcome to the world, Flitter.” She said, giving her newborn child a kiss on the forehead.