Several weeks passed far too slowly for the pregnant pair. The foals were rambunctious, despite their confinement, and made it clear that they were displeased with being stuck inside their mothers. Finally, the blessed day arrived. Blessed in the sense that they would soon be free to wreak their havoc on the world, even while their mothers were shrieking at the Doctor and his nurses to provide them with painkillers.
Octavia had the worst of it, somehow ending up with the bigger set of triplets. For someone who had never had a marehood before, it was a distinctly strange sensation, and quite painful, but eventually, she had passed her three wonderful foals, Earth Ponies all. She lay exhausted while Vinyl continued to push, cursing her marefriend with every other breath for having done this to her. She cursed the doctors and nurses as well, using language that nopony expected her to know and slipping back into her Neigh Orleans accent. She'd given birth to two foals already, one a beautiful purple unicorn filly with translucent wings and a colt with similar wings, and his mothers grey coat.
At long last, out came the last foal, a red-coated pegasus filly with a blond mane and deep blue eyes. The doctors cleaned up the foals and gave them back to their mothers, who lay curled up on some cushions they had placed on the resin in the hive room. They were all immediately hungry, of course, so they let them feed. While they were taking their inaugural drinks, the two eggs began to crack and crumble, their charges soon escaping from the prison of green and being lifted to their mothers after being dried off.
The two mares took exhausted stock of their foals, a mix of fillies and colts of all races. The possibility of one being a pegasus had been brought up since Octavia's grandmother was one, but it was still a surprise. Their firstborn, by Octavia, was an earth pony with a deep black coat, a burnt golden blonde mane and tail, and Vinyl's red eyes. After a discussion, he was graced with the name Bass Clef.
The unicorn with the dragonfly wings was next in line, her purple coat well matched with her shining blue mane and eyes just a shade towards orange away from the DJs. Her name was Treble Clef.
The flutterpony, for there was really no other word for an earth pony with changeling wings, with Octavia's coat, a shocking red mane, and bright blue eyes was to be known as Rush.
Rolling Drums was the name given to the Earth Pony filly with the beautiful red coat, blonde mane, and green eyes.
The last Earth Pony, a colt with one mother's white colt and the other's dark mane and purple eyes, became Jazz.
The pegasus had a red coat that faded to white along his feathered wings, a blonde mane, and green eyes. He became known as Zero Hour.
The two unicorns that had hatched from the eggs they were given over to were both covered in a hard carapace over most of their body, save their faces and horns. Their mane and tales had been able to break through as well. One, with a red carapace, gray eyes, and a striking silver mane was named after another of their favorite genres, Blues. His brother, with a bright blue carapace, brown mane and tail, and blue eyes was graced with a third genre, that of Rock.
They all lay together as the doctors and nurses finished cleaning things up and left, eventually dozing lazily after putting the foals in their little nooks that Vinyl had built and Octavia had placed cushions in. It had been a long, painful day, but now it was over, and they were a family.
"You know, Vi... Something's missing..."
Vinyl yawned, "What's that, Tavi?"
"Your hoof in marriage... Will you marry me?"
The DJ made to yawn again, but it was cut off and the wide mouth turned into one of shock, "Now?! You ask me now!? We both just spend most of the day in labor, and you ask me to marry you now!?"
"Well, I didn't want to have to worry about it while we were pregnant. Stress isn't good for the foals. Are you mad?"
"No, I'm not mad, just surprised. I was wondering when the hay you were going to ask me!"
Octavia raised an eyebrow, "So, is that a yes then, dear?"
"Of course it's a yes, you stupid mare."
"Excellent. I'll buy you a bracelet when I can walk again."
"Right, now it's time for sleep..."