//------------------------------// // It’s the Imperfections that Make Us Interesting // Story: Tales of Interest! // by Pascoite //------------------------------// “Is this her first lamb?” Fluttershy calmly said to Applejack, feeling the sheep’s belly. “Yes!” “Probably a narrow birth canal. We’ll go to Dr. Fauna’s—” “She’s out on a call!” Fluttershy’s eyes widened. “Th-this is more serious than I can…” “She could die!” Fluttershy set her jaw and nodded. “Twilight, you’ll need to teleport the lamb out.” Twilight gaped. “I can’t teleport something I can’t see!” “You have to.” “W-where to aim, and… well, teleportation magic does grab all of something if you get part of it, but—” Twilight gasped “—the umbilical cord! They’re connected! It wouldn’t work, I’d have to guess where to cut—” “I trust you,” Applejack said. Fluttershy’s hoof traced an oval. “Inside here.” Breath held, Twilight felt the magic cling, envelop, expand, oddly long one direction, stop! A perfect lamb blinked at her—well, Twilight had missed its left ear point. Applejack grinned. “We’ll name her Tippy.”