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// Chapter Five: New Surprises 
// Story: The Goddesses of Ice and Fire 
// by Foal Star 
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A few weeks after being a judge for the flag bearing, Rainbow Dash slowly woke up and looked over at her marefriend laying down in the bed next to her. It was early in the morning, with the moon and stars still shining outside. She groaned. Her body was already changing. She was already putting out with her blue belly-bloating outward, and the mare could feel pressure near her nether regions. She didn't even want to look downward. The daredevil mare knew that her teats were growing, and she didn't want to acknowledge that yet.  Rainbow Dash went downstairs, and then they continued to make herself some herbal tea and take her vitamins.

Winter slowly came over with a smile as she asked, "Hey, you heading out?"

Rainbow shrugged and then added, "I told Twilight I was gonna help renovate the old castle in the Everfree forest; I also have a yoga lesson with Fluttershy, I have a doctor's appointment after that, I need to pick up tea from Zecora, today is just gonna be one heck of a busy day."

Winter walked over and wrapped her hooves around Rainbow Dash and nuzzled her marefriend as she whispered, "I mean…it doesn't sound too bad, I personally can't wait for the doctor visit."

Rainbow Dash slammed her hooves into her face and shouted, "I can't…I…I mean it's been about what two months!? And I'm gonna see our baby for the first time!"

Winter stepped back and replied, "Hey, take it easy…also, did you just say our baby?"

Rainbow cheeks flushed, but she wasn't sure why she said that it wasn't like the two pegasi made the foal through natural means and grumbled irritably, "It's not even our baby; it's just some random goddess that appeared out of nowhere."  

Winter looked downward as she whispered, "look, I know that it's not up to me and that you're still debating on whether or not you're going to keep the baby…but…I think we should raise her."

Rainbow eyed her and asked, "you know foals are a lot of work, right?"

"Honestly, until winter actually comes and winter wrap up, I'm just standing around doing nothing most of the time anyway." The goddess explained.

Rainbow Dash shrugged. She wasn't sure yet of her decision, and she didn't want to give a definite answer. She turned to Winter and responded, "I… I'm still not sure about that yet, but we can talk more about this after the doctor's visit."

She then walked over and kissed her mare friend on the lips, and they locked in their embrace for a while, just standing in the kitchen and making out. They eventually broke their embrace and then nuzzled her before whispered, "alright, I gotta get going…."

"Alright, have fun," Winter whispered back as she watched the mare fly off.





At Fluttershy's cottage, the daredevil mare was stretching her wings and back alongside her friend. Rainbow Dash was arching her back and loving the early morning air, with the fresh dew under her hooves. She spread out her wings, letting every feather she even felt the pressure in her nether regions being relieved. The daredevil had to admit she loved doing yoga and was quite happy with herself for joining in. Fluttershy then looked over and asked, "so how are things? You haven't talked all morning."

"I know; I'm just nervous that I'm going to see my foal for the first time." Rainbow gave a deep sigh as she got out of her pose.

Fluttershy got really excited and chirped, "oh wow! "That's wonderful! You're going to get pictures right!"

"Um…uh…sure?" Rainbow stammered; she felt so awkward talking about her pregnancy so openly.

The daredevil then changed her pose, going on her back and spreading out her legs and wings. Fluttershy then looked over at her friend, and her cheeks flush red. "oh wow? Your um…mammaries are getting rather big."

Rainbow Dash squeaked as she shoved her hooves over her crotch area and shouted, "Hey, stop staring!"

"S..s…sorry," Fluttershy whispered meekly as she laid down on her back and went and did the same pose as Rainbow Dash.

As they laid next to each other, Fluttershy looked over and asked, "so…um…have you considered raising the foal here?"

The blue-coated mare rolled her eyes; she knew Fluttershy wanted her to keep the foal, but again she was on the fence still and grumbled irritably, "maybe, but honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to raise the foal. But then Winter comes out of nowhere and suggests she be the mother. I'm not sure if I'm being honest."

"I…um…uh...think that um…oh never mind." Fluttershy stammered.

Rainbow Dash eyed her friend and then asked, "just spit it out? What are you trying to say?"

"I…um agree with Winter." The yellow-coated mare whispered meekly, and this made Rainbow then slowly got up on all fours then grumbled under her breath. "Yeah…yeah…but even if she watches the foal and becomes her mother, where does that leave me?"

Fluttershy then got up too as she turned to her friend and replied, "I think you can be a mom and be where you've always been trying to be a Wonderbolt and being yourself."

Rainbow Dash blinked, thinking things over. Was it really that simple can she raise her foal and be herself? Maybe she's overthinking things, but Fluttershy's words did ring true she might be able to do both. She got up to see the sun finally coming over the horizon; it was rather beautiful seeing the sunrise over the hill. And shining down on them, she then headed to the hospital.





Rainbow Dash was lying down in a hospital bed at the hospital once again, looking up at the ceiling tiles above her. Redheart came over with a smile, "hello Rainbow Dash, sorry to keep you waiting."

The daredevil mare just gave a sigh; she was trying to be patient, but she hated being in hospitals and grumbled, "it's fine; I guess you came back with my blood test results?"

Redheart beamed a smile at Rainbow Dash and responded, "Yep, and you’re very healthy. I'm happy to see you're taking the vitamins I prescribed."

Redheart then looked down with her cheeks flushing red as she looked down at Rainbow Dash's teats. "Before we check on your baby, I have to say your teats have grown substantially since your last appointment. I would suggest that we milk you; we can use your milk to help pregnant mares who are having trouble with lactation."

"Stop! Ugh, no way! No one is drinking my milk!" Rainbow shouted as the nurse raised her hooves and stepped back. "Woah, woah, take it easy; if you don't want to do it now, it's fine."

Winter then burst into the hospital room panting and looking rather frantic and shouted, "am I late!"

"Nope, your right on time," Redheart replied with a smile as she waved a hoof.  

Winter was next to her holding her marefrend's hoof as the nurse took some cream and rubbed the cold cream over her belly; she shivered as she then saw the mare placing a wand on her stomach.  Redheart then started to move the medical wand device on her. The two mares both watched the screen and saw that there was not one on the screen but two little blobs on the screen with the sound of a heartbeat reverberating outward.Nurse Redheart, Winter, and Rainbow Dash just gaped in awe as the daredevil mare's mouth was agape and whispered, "a...are…those what I think they are?"

"Yep, it's twins…I can't tell their genders or what species they are yet…but yeah, they're twins," Redheart explained. 

"H…how!? I thought I was having only one foal?" Rainbow Dash cried out.

Winter shook her head and grumbled, "did my magic seep into your body or something?"

Redheart shrugged and replied. "Look, I don't know anything about magic; I just know what two fetuses are when I see them. I'm sorry, but that's just the facts."

Rainbow rubbed a hoof over her face and groaned under her breath, "just great twins…."

"Hey, I think that's great! At least our daughter is going to have a playmate!" Winter cheered as she clapped her hooves.

Redheart shrugged as she replied, "We still don't know the gender of your goals yet; I don't care what mystic mumbo jumbo is going on here. So let's just wait until your next appointment to confirm that. Other than that, you're looking great; what are you doing to keep yourself active?"

Winter snickered behind a hoof as Rainbow Dash just explained, "yeah, since I can't fly as much, yoga has been my way to exercise without straining myself, and supposedly it will help with the birth."

Redheart nodded as she replied, "yes, that's very true; stretching is very much encouraged, helps with circulation and keeps your muscles limber when the baby comes…or I guess in your case, babies."

Rainbow Dash still couldn't believe that she was having twins as she just gave an irritated sigh, "alright, thanks…."

She then got up and headed out into the hallway with Winter and looked over at her. "Alright, I thought it over for a while…if you're willing to do most of the childcare, I'll keep the foal…guess foals now."

Winter was surprised and responded, "wait…are you actually being serious? You're actually willing to keep the foals!"

Rainbow Dash didn't want to be mean, but she had to be sure her marefriend knew what they were getting into. "Yeah…but your changing diapers, feeding, and caring for them alright; after the foals are born, I'm going to be busy trying to get into the Wonderbolts. I'm not letting anything get in the way of my dreams."

Winter's eyes filled with tears as she hugged Rainbow. "Please, you're going to give birth to not one but two goddesses! It's never happened before, and I would be happy to be their mother."

Rainbow gave her a sigh, feeling so relieved that Winter was excited and seemed to be ready to bear the bulk of raising the foals; she then hugged her marefriend back, wrapping her wings around her, and whispered, "alright,,, then… I'll keep the foals…." Rainbow Dash finally said it; the words came out of her mouth, and she felt like she was in a fever dream. At the very least, Winter seemed excited; she was still doubting whether she was willing to really ever deal with two foals; it was bad enough she was having one.

They broke the embrace as Rainbow looked over at Winter and asked, "hey do you want to come with me to Zecora's? Then we can go help Twilight to renovate the castle."

"Yeah, that sounds like a great idea; come on!" The goddess squealed as she took Rainbow's hoof, and they flew off through the halls.





Rainbow Dash and Winter both were slowly walking through the Everfree Forest; she was heading to the former castle where the princesses lived, but her mind was stuck on thinking about how she found out she was having twins? She needed to talk to Comet and see if they knew what happened…she did have sex with Winter not long after their goddess went into her…but they were both mares; whatever happened was magical.  

"Hey, you've been quiet for a while? Do you wana talk about anything?" Winter asked as she looked over to her marefriend with a concerned expression on her face.

Rainbow Dash shrugged, "we sort of talked about everything we needed to back at the hospital. It's still just a shock to me that I'm having twins."

Winter nuzzled her, "come on! More foals, the merrier, I say!"

Rainbow Dash just nuzzled back; she didn't want to ruin Winter's excitement over the news. They then found themselves at Zecora's hut and saw the open. Standing before them was the mysterious Zecora, who stood there with a smile as she asked, "It's nice to see that you came for more tea."

Winter stuck a hoof out, "well, it's my pleasure meeting you, Zecora."

"Yes, Winter, it is a pleasure meeting you too." The zebra chimed as she shook the goddess's hoof. They then went inside the hut where Rainbow Dash was left, standing there shaking quite nervously.

Rainbow Dash was feeling somewhat nervous as she stammered, "Yeah…also…um I don't know if this information is in regards to your herbal tea, but I…um… I'm having twins…."

"I know, that already my dear, so there's no reason to fear," Zecora explained as she gave her a little package full of premade tea bags. Rainbow Dash was somewhat surprised, "wait, you knew I was having twins!? How!"

Zecora laughed, "I used to help plenty of pregnant mares back at my home; this isn't, as Applejack would say, is not my first rodeo."

Winter shook her head, "I should've realized she had twins sooner myself."

"Like how would we even know! We were told that I was having only one foal!" Rainbow shouted angrily, seeming to be still pissed that she was having twins.

She didn't notice that Zecora went around her to take a look at her backside. "Your teats are quite bloated, I fear; I do believe they need to be milked, my dear."

"Don't you dare! I already told Nurse Redheart nopony is touching my teats!" She snapped back. Zecora shook her head and explained, "if they keep swelling with no relief, you're only going to give yourself grief."

Rainbow Dash groaned as she thought things over, to be fair, Zecora had a valid point; her teats were starting to hurt; it was like she was holding in her pee. On top of that has been a lot more helpful than nurse Redheart…and she was the first pony she told she was pregnant that wasn't a friend.

Rainbow Dash pointed a hoof at the zebra and shouted, "Fine…but you tell nopony about this ever!"

Zecora bowed and responded with a smile, "of course, my dear, now hold still this might feel weird, I fear." She then bent down next to the daredevil mare with a bucket. Rainbow had to look away as her cheeks flushed pink. She then felt the cold touch of Winter's hoof touching her's, and she felt ready like a foal bracing itself for a shot.

Then she felt her teats being held by Zecora's cold hooves; the daredevil shivered and braced herself as she felt the pressure being relieved from beneath her. The mare could hear the milk hitting the pail first like rainwater hitting metal. Then the sound turned to more of a plopping sound with the smell of her…milk…coming forth.

She turned to see Winter was enjoying this with that cute smile printed on her face, but at the very least, she knew Winter wouldn't tell any pony about this either. Zecora held the pail up as she poured it into the giant jar; she replied, "now, I suggest we take this milk to the hospital as a loan to help mothers who can't produce milk of their own.

Rainbow grumbled under her breath; she didn't like the idea of being treated like a cow. But her babies aren't coming out for several more months, and there wasn't much else she could do with it either. Winter then gave her those adorable puppy dog eyes and relented once more." Fine, I'll donate my milk to the hospital, but you do it and don't tell anypony where it comes from, understand?”

"I will make sure nopony is aware, where this milk comes from, I swear." Zero chimed, sealing the jug and lugging it onto her back. Rainbow looked away, still feeling so embarrassed that she produced so much milk.

"No, I must go to the hospital for this burden I must relieve; however, do you need anything else before I leave?" Zecora asked, grunting a bit due to the weight of the milk.

"Um…nothing…and um thanks… you've been a big help," Rainbow mumbled; she felt both embarrassed and a bit guilty for putting Zecora through all of this.  But the zebra just beamed her another smile and replied, "it's what I do; I know the pain you're going through."

Rainbow turned her head away, feeling even more guilty now! She knew Zecora came from a distant land, but she never explained her past…not to this extent. She scratched the back of her mane, wondering if maybe she could give her some pointers on her specific situation, and asked, "Um...have you ever heard of a mare being pregnant with a goddess?"

Zecora stood there for a moment and replied, "Well, I have heard of a tale from far away that a mortal gave birth to a goddess who was then known as a goddess herself on that day."

"Yeah, forget I said anything," Rainbow stammered as she left with Winter following from behind. The last thing she wanted to do is be referred to as a goddess of maternity or something like that. Now she's giving her breastmilk to other mares. The idea made her quiver; she needed to just go help with the renovations and forget she's pregnant for a bit.