Chapter 1: Save my Sister
(Cody's Point of View)
I was so worried about my baby sister. She needed me and I needed her. No way I wanted my sister to die. We all came to the room where the doctors were checking my sister's injuries. During the time, I got to know about the ponies. Twilight Sparkle was one of the newest princesses of this land known as Equestria. Starlight Glimmer was a former villain that is learning the true meaning of friendship. Fluttershy was a pony that loves taking care of animals that are need of help. Applejack works on an apple farm, and also lives there. Rainbow Dash is a pegasus that loves speed, and was put into a team of stunt performers called the Wonderbolts. And Pinkie Pie likes planning parties. A lot. I wonder how Alex was able to put up with her for as long as she was here.
But now, I needed to focus on my sister. She was all the family I had left. But one of the doctors came out, walked over to me and said, "I'm sorry, little colt. But, there's no way we can save your sister. She'll be lucky to survive for the next couple hours."
I gasped. I then shouted, "NO!!" I then tried running into the room, but I was pulled back by my new tail. I turned around and saw Applejack clamping her teeth on my tail
"Hold it there, sugarcube," she said with a mouth full of tail. Rarity then grabbed me, and held my tight.
"I'm sorry, young Cody," said Rarity. "But there is nothing we can do." I then grabbed her and started crying into her chest. I couldn't believe it. My little sister, who just was born a month ago, was dying. Then we all heard the sounds of hoofsteps coming towards us. We looked over and saw two more alicorns coming towards us. One was white and the other was blue. Both of them had a mane that was moving in a non-existent breeze.
"Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!" said Twilight.
"We came here as soon as we could," said the white alicorn. She then looked at me with a sorrowful look and said, "I feel sorry for your predicament. And I'm sorry that there is nothing we can do for your sister."
I then looked back at the room my baby sister was in. I was crying. I said, "My mom went nine months of pregnancy to have her. Only to lose her a month after she was born."
I couldn't believe I was losing her. She was my only family I had left. But then I heard Starlight Glimmer say something.
"I believe that there might be a way to save young Cody's sister. But... I think that the only way to save her... is for her to be reborn. Literally."
"R-reborn?" I asked. I looked at her. Then I heard the other alicorn speak.
"It could be possible," said Princess Luna. "But, somepony has to volunteer to be able to take care of both her and this young colt. Who would be able to take care of both of them, and prepare for the stages of pregnancy?"
"Not me," said Rainbow Dash. "Since both of them are unicorns, I think it should be somepony else." Then she looked at Danny. And then over at Alex. "I think that the pony who should take care of them both should be a unicorn. Think about it. Danny came here as a pegasus, and I'm taking care of him. And then there's Alex. She's an Earth Pony, and she has Pinkie Pie as a mom."
"That's true!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Guess that makes sense," said Applejack. "Somepony has to teach 'em how to use their unicorn magic."
"I guess that's true," said Starlight. "But, I might not be the best one to raise them both. Besides. I don't have the best track record."
"So, who will be able to take care of me and Flora?" I asked.
"Either Twilight or Rarity," said Princess Celestia. "It's your choice, young one. Twilight Sparkle was my best student, and she is able to help out with anything. And Rarity, she is very generous, and can help out whenever you are in need of something. Although, she might need some more rooms in her home. I would be glad to pay for the construction on the rooms for her."
"You would do that?" Rarity asked.
"Of course," said Princess Celestia. She then looked at me and said, "It's your choice."
I then looked at the two of them. I thought about it. Twilight Sparkle is a good pony, but she might lecture me a lot on how to do things. Then I looked at Rarity. She smiled at me. The look at her reminded me of Mom. It was something about those eyes. So, I clumsily, walked over to Rarity. I looked up at her and said, "Please."
Rarity smiled at me and said, "I'll try my best."
I hugged her tightly. She hugged me back. Then Starlight walked up to her and said, "I'll prepare the spell."
"No need," said the white alicorn. "I shall be the one to cast the spell. Follow me, Rarity."
Rarity put me down, and followed her into the room. Then we watched the white alicorn use some energy from her horn, making my sister vanish out of the bed she was in. Then Rarity felt something happen in her stomach. I then walked in and asked, "Is it done?"
"Yes," said the white alicorn. "Your sister shall be reborn. It'll just take time for it to happen."
"How long?" I asked.
"Well, it'll take as long as a normal pony pregnancy to do so," said the white alicorn. "It's going to take eleven months for your sister to be reborn."
"Eleven months?" I asked. "That's two months longer than when my little sister was born normally."
"That was when you were human, I'm afraid," said the white alicorn.
Rarity then grabbed me and said, "It'll be alright, darling. I know, it might be tough, but we'll make it through this. I promise."
I then hugged her, and she hugged me. I then said, "She's all I have left of my family."
"Well, I suppose that the two of you shouldn't be split apart," said Rarity. "Let me take you to my place." She then used that energy and picked me up, and she put me on her back. She then walked out of the hospital, taking me with her.
(Rarity's Point of View)
I had just walked all the way home with Cody on my back. We came in and saw Sweetie Belle was sitting by a table, drawing. She then noticed me coming in. She was about to come over to hug me, but was paused when she saw Cody on my back.
"Rarity... who is that?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"Sweetie Belle," I said, "I would like you to meet Cody. Just like Danny and Alex, he was born human. But he did keep his gender." She then came up to us and she looked up at Cody. I then introduced her to Cody. "Cody, this is my dear, sweet little sister, Sweetie Belle."
"Nice to meet you," said Sweetie Belle. She then looked at me and asked, "Why is he here?"
"Cody has been sent here due to a... grave misfortune with his parents," I told her. "And I have to take care of him and his sister."
"He has a sister?!" asked Sweetie Belle. She then looked around. "Where is she?"
I looked back at Cody, and he frowned, bowing his head. I turned my head back towards Sweetie Belle and I then said, "His sister... she has to be... reborn. And... well..."
Sweetie Belle looked at me with wide eyes and said, "A magical pregnancy?! Is that even possible?!"
"It is, I'm afraid," I told her. "And now, I have to be the one to give birth to her. Right now, she's just a few cells in my stomach. It'll be a while for her to be reborn."
"Oh, my," said Sweetie Belle. "So, is he going to stay here with us?"
"I'm afraid so," I told her. "But, they're going to be a lot of changes. Princess Celestia is going to send some construction workers here to make a couple more rooms upstairs. One fore Cody, and one for his little sister." I then looked towards him and asked, "What was your sister's name?"
"Flora," said Cody.
"Flora?" I asked. "That is a beautiful name." I then carried Cody over to the couch, and I put him down on it. "I'm going to get some bedding for you to sleep on the couch for the next few days."
"Okay," Cody said. He then leaned on the back.
I looked towards my sister and said, "Sweetie Belle, would you mind keeping Cody company?"
"Okay," she said. She then walked over to the young colt. She got on the couch and sat next to him. Meanwhile, I headed upstairs to get Cody a pillow and blanket for him to sleep on the couch.
(Cody's Point of View)
I sat on the couch as humanly as I could. It's kinda weird being in a body like this. I wonder how Danny and Alex are able to adjust to being ponies.
Coming up to my right was Sweetie Belle and she asked, "Are you nervous?"
"A little," I said. I then looked towards her and said, "I don't know how kids like Alex and Danny were able to get used to this place. Was it true that Alex was originally a boy?"
"Yep," she said, answering my question. "Although, she was having trouble adjusting. Her mind was starting to think girl thoughts, overwriting her original boy thoughts. She was scared."
"I would be two if my mind went where she was going," I said. I then sighed. "I just wish my parents weren't involved in that incident."
"What happened to your parents?" Sweetie Belle asked me.
"My parents were killed by a robber," I said. "But when Social Services went to pick me and my sister up, they were planning on splitting us up. I couldn't let that happen. Flora is my sister, and I shouldn't let any government guys separate us."
"You would do anything to keep your sister, wouldn't you?" Sweetie Belle asked.
I sighed and said, "Well, yeah. I have to. Someone has to be the responsible one. My sister is all I have left."
"You sure want to keep her safe, don't you?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"My mom said that family is more important than you think it is," I said. "Family is important to me."
"How old are you?" Sweetie Belle asked me.
"I'll be turning ten in July," I said.
"Well, good thing school ended last week," said Sweetie Belle. "And on our last day of school, Rainbow Dash pranked Miss Cheerilee. But, she was going a little too far on the pranks. So, everypony in Ponyville used her own joke cookies against her, making her think that the cookies turned the ones who eat them into zombies."
"Wow," I said. "How long ago was that prank?"
"That was actually last week," said Sweetie Belle. "But, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your time here."
"Can I ask you something?" I asked her.
"Sure," she said, answering my question.
"Your sister's horn was glowing, and some weird energy came out," I said. "What was that?"
"That was actually magic," said Sweetie Belle. "All ponies have it. Mainly, unicorns can emit magic from their horns. But, we basically use it for levitating stuff. For example..." She then looked towards the table she was at, and levitated a crayon with some green energy. She levitated over towards us. "Magic is very hard to use if you're not used to it. "
"I guess so," I said. I then looked up at the horn on my head and asked, "It feels a little weird with this on my forehead. How am I going to use this thing if I didn't have one before?"
"I bet Rarity can teach you how to use it," Sweetie Belle said. Just then, my stomach growled. I blushed, making Sweetie Belle giggle, and said, "C'mon. "Let's get you something to eat."
I was going to get up and follow her, but I fell off the couch, saying, "Ow."
"Huh?" Sweetie Belle asked, looking back at me, and just realized. "Oh, right. You were human before. C'mon. I'll teach you how to walk like a pony."
"I just hope that you won't teach me how to use the toilet like this," I said. "Wait, you guys have plumbing, don't you?"
"Yep," said Sweetie Belle. She then came over to me and said, "Alright. First, let's get you standing on your hooves." She then used her hooves to pick me up, and then tried balancing me on all of my hooves. I'm going to have an interesting time here. I won't let my parents down. My sister needs me more than ever, even if she has to be reborn. I promise, mom and dad, I'll keep an eye on Flora.