Stay Together, No Matter What

by Mister E-Nonymous

Chapter 5: Meeting the Family

In the prison in Memphis, Tennessee, Danny's ex-aunt and uncle, Natasha and Reginald, were being forced to do some laps with a bunch of other prisoners. They were getting a bunch of treatment from the guards.

Then one guard came over to them and said, "Alright, you two. There are some scientists who are wanting to test some memory recovering tests."

"Are you sure about this?" asked Natasha.

"You don't think it'll actually work, do you?" asked Reginald.

"Everything will be fine," said the guard.

They were then escorted to a room with some headsets hanging from the ceiling, connected to some machines. As soon as the headsets were securely fastened to their heads, the scientist in the room said, "Alright, you two. These headsets will give off a flash of light, and you'll see some memories you have forgotten."

"Okay," said Natasha. "Whatever."

Then the sound of machines beeping started going off, and then flashes of light went into the eyes of Natasha and Reginald. After the flashes stopped, Natasha gave off a grimacing frown.

"Daniel," she whispered.

"What was that?" asked the scientist.

"Nothing," said Natasha. "Are we done here?"

"Did you see some memories you have forgotten?" asked the scientist. Natasha and Reginald nodded. "Okay, you two. Head on to the mess hall."

Natasha and Reginald walked out and headed off somewhere. They were talking along the way to the mess hall.

"We have to get out of here and get Danny back," said Natasha.

"That kid is our one shot at being rich," said Reginald. "How are we going to get back there and get him back?"

"And of course, when we do, we're going to have to leave the country," said Natasha. "The police of America can't stop us when we leave the county."

"Okay," said Reginald. "I actually have a getaway place in Cancun. We'll retreat there, and then we'll have Danny marry into a rich family and start our business back up, but staying in Mexico."

"Now that's a plan," said Natasha. "But first, we need to get out of prison. Let's think of a plan." They continued talking about plans of getting out of prison.

It has been three months since Cody has come to Equestria and me getting pregnant with his baby sister, who is being born twice. My boutique is being rebuilt due to what Suri Polomare has done, and she has been sent to jail for a long, long time for multiple crimes. My house would be rebuilt fully in no time.

And of course, I got Cody already in school with Sweetie Belle. She was happy to help out Cody while getting used to Equestria. Now, I'm actually going to do some furniture shopping to be delivered to my place. The front room of my boutique is already built. My kitchen is bigger, and the construction ponies are still working on the upstairs rooms.

Starlight has been helping me with making my dresses from the designs I've been drawing. She then asked, "Is this okay, Rarity?"

"Oh, yes, darling," I told her. "It's positively perfect. Just perfect. I'm sure we'll be able to finish this in..." I was interrupted when I felt something in my stomach. "Oh."

"Hey, are you alright?" Starlight asked.

"I'll be fine," I told her. "It's probably that I have to eat. I haven't had breakfast yet."

Then Spike came in with two plates of pancakes, scrambled eggs and hash browns. My plate had a lot more than what Starlight's plate has. I guess that makes sense since I have a baby on the way.

"Here you two go," said Spike. "I made extra for you Rarity because of... well... you know..."

"Why thank you, Spike," I told him. "How about a break, Starlight?"

"Sure," said Starlight. We then stepped away from the fashion and started eating breakfast. I, however, was taking my time with eating my breakfast. "Whoa, Rarity! You're scarfing all of that down really fast!" Starlight's comment made me stop and look at her.

"Oh, goodness," I said. "I don't know what came over me."

"It's okay, Rarity," said Starlight. "Some of the mares at my village had trouble with their eating habits when they were pregnant."

"Oh, goodness gracious," I said. "I guess if this is normal, I'm just going to have to get used to it. I'm sure the pregnancy will be worth it at the end."

"Sounds like a true mother to be," said Starlight. "But, some mothers to be get advice from their parents or ponies who had a child before. Perhaps you should go see your parents."

"Oh, yes," I said. "Perhaps this Saturday, me, Cody and Sweetie Belle shall go visit my parents and my mother would tell me more about being a proper mother."

"Good call," said Starlight.

"Didn't you have doctors at your village?" I asked.

"Well, we did," said Starlight, "but I decided that they should keep their talents. What would I do if there are ponies with injuries, or sick, or are in need of medical attention and there would be nopony who would know what they were doing."

"Good call," I said. Then I felt a sensation that I knew all too familiarly. "I have to use the bathroom." I headed out of the room.

Saturday came and me, Sweetie Belle and Cody were heading off towards my parents's house. We came up to the front door and then Sweetie Belle knocked on the door. The door opened, and my mother stuck her head out the door and saw me.

"Oh, Rarity! Sweetie Belle!" she said. "I'm so happy to see you!" She then hugged the two of us.

"Oh!" I said. "Careful, mother."

"Oh, right," she said. "I remember you telling me about this pregnancy through the letter. Come on inside." She then saw Cody and she said, "Oh, is this the latest human turned colt? Cody, right?"

"Yeah," he said, "I'm Cody."

"Well, it's nice to finally meet you," my mother said. "Come on in, you three." Then all of us headed inside. Mother decided to give us some cake for our visit.

"I appreciate it, mother," I told her. "I'm going to have to ask you what I could expect while pregnant."

"Of course, Rarity," said my mother. "I'll tell you everything about what to expect. Now, you have been drinking lots of fluids, haven't you?"

"Yes, mother," I told her.

"And you haven't been doing too much yourself, are you?" my mother asked.

"Nothing too hard for my body to take," I said. "Now, where is father?"

"He's outside," mother said. "You know how much he loves fishing."

"Oh, of course that's true," I told her. I heard Cody sigh. I looked towards him and asked, "What is the matter, Cody?"

"Well, when my parents were still alive, once a week during summer," Cody started explaining, "my dad and I go on a fishing trip at Lake St. Clair. We take a fishing boat with us, stay in a rental cabin for the week, and we go fishing. We caught a lot of things together. One time, I caught a huge catfish, and my dad... it was weird, but he actually caught a swordfish."

"In freshwater?" I asked.

"That's what I said," said Cody. "Well, we've been doing that since I was five. Mom just stayed home alone, trying to enjoy the peace and quiet."

"Why didn't she go with you and your father?" I asked.

"She did on our first trip," said Cody. "Until an octopus jumped on her head."

That last comment made Sweetie Belle laugh. She then asked, "An octopus jumped onto your birth mother's head?! It's hilarious!"

"Sweetie Belle," I said. "I don't think it's really funny if it happens to somepony else, don't you think?"

"Oh, yeah," said Sweetie Belle. "Gabby Gums."

"Gabby Gums?" asked Cody.

"Danny will tell you about it," said Sweetie Belle. "Diamond Tiara was involved in it as well. When she was still a bully."

"Makes sense," said Cody. "Anyway, I guess that I won't be able to do some fishing with my dad anymore."

"Oh, Cody," I told him. "It's okay. Everything will be okay." I hugged him, trying to cheer him up.

"So, is Cody registered for school, yet?" my mother asked.

"Well, Twilight is going to help out on getting him registered," said Rarity. "I'm sure that Sweetie Belle and her friends will help him adjust to a new school."

"I'm sure he will," said my mother. "Cody, how about you go hang out with your adoptive grandfather? I'm sure he'll enjoy having company."

"Okay," Cody said, getting off the couch.

"Follow me," said my mother. "I'll introduce you to him."

My new grandma, Cookie Crumbles, was escorting me to meet my new grandpa, Hondo Flanks. He was fishing at the time.

"Hondo," said Grandma Cookie. "Rarity, Sweetie Belle and their guest are here."

"Oh," said Grandpa Hondo. He then looked over at us and saw me next to his wife. "Well, this must be the little colt that Rarity has adopted, ain't it?"

"That's right, Hondo," said Grandma Cookie. "Meet Cody."

"Glad to meet you, Cody," said Grandpa Hondo. "Would you like to try fishing?"

"I actually did some fishing with my dad when I was human," I told him. "I guess I'll never get to do that with him again."

"Well, how about you and I do some fishing?" asked Grandpa Hondo. "I'll teach you how to fish as a pony. Since you used to be human."

I smiled up at him and said, "I'd appreciate that. Thank you."

He then helped me get set up on how to fish as a pony. It was hard for me to keep my grip, but I was able to get at least three fishes out of the water when we were called in.

We left my parents's house to head back to the castle. We did come my boutique which was almost completely rebuilt. Rainbow Dash allowed the weather team to keep the weather around my boutique for the construction ponies to finish whenever Ponyville has its weather.

I'm going to have to start furniture shopping soon. Start with the essentials before anything else. I should make a list of furniture to buy when we get back to the castle.

I just put Sweetie Belle to bed and then I went over to the room where Cody was staying. I came into his room and saw him looking out the window. I walked over to him and asked, "Cody? Is something the matter?"

He sighed and said, "I guess it was nice to have some family time, but I still miss my old family."

I hugged him and said, "I know, darling. I know. But your parents wouldn't want you to be upset?"

He sighed and said, "No, I guess not."

"Remember, Cody," I told him. "As long as they're in your heart, they'll never leave you."

"Yeah, I guess you're right," said Cody. He then yawned and rubbed his eye with a hoof.

I then leaned towards him, kissed his forehead and said, "Sweet dreams, Cody."

He smiled and tucked himself into his temporary bed. I felt my stomach grumble. I looked down at it and said, "Don't worry, Flora. Your brother will see you soon enough."

I headed over towards my room and headed off to bed. The next day is going to be a better day. Luckily, Cody will start school soon. And I hope that he'll be able to make a lot of friends there. Thanks to Sweetie Belle and her friends. He'll be just fine.