//------------------------------// // The Cyndering, Part 1, Chapter 3 // Story: Twilight Gets a Puppy, Season 6 // by TDR //------------------------------// Twilight Gets a Puppy Season 6 By TDR The Cyndering, Part 1, Chapter 3 [Crystal Empire] The small group was led into a fair sized windowless room in the middle of the palace, the walls were lined with toys and other foal essentials, the walls and trim were painted in pastel pinks and blues with bright green curtains hanging over the doors. Rarity would have a fit at the clashing colors. In the middle of the room were two bassinets one of a garish blue, the other of a glaring pink. On either side of the bassinets stood Cadence and Chrysalis. The latter looking much the same as always, if a little smug, while the former looked much like Shining Armor, IE, a complete wreck. Saturnia looked at her mother with one eyebrow raised. “What? I've done this before, not my fault these two don't listen to me.” Chrysalis smirked. “For the last time we are not gooping them to a wall until they can talk.” Cadence grumbled. Saturnia narrowed her eyes at her mother. The others, already familiar with the 'ignore the bug' plan in dealing with the Changeling Queen, eased closer to have a look at the two new foals. In the bright pink bassinet was a swaddled pastel pink little foal with a small stubby unicorn horn poking out of a mass of pastel purple and blue striped hair. In the other bassinet swaddled in a blue blanket was a obvious little changeling, though a swath of blue hair striped with green curled around the stubby pony like horn he had. “So... this is my daughter, Princess Flurry Heart, And my son Prince Shintasha. “ Shining Armor offered proudly. There was a general collection of awing from the group as they all looked at the foals. “They are adorable.” Twilight offered softly. “I know right?” Chrysalis smirked floating a camera up in her magic for some reason. “Oh I can’t wait to throw them their first party..” Pinkie Pie said. “It might be a little while before they are ready for something like that.” Saturnia stated. “It's okay I can wait. That just means it's gonna be bigger and better.”Pinkie Pie agreed. Everyone paused, then looked at Pinkie Pie who was still over the pair of them oohing lightly. “Pinkie Pie…. “Sunset frowned. “This was supposed to be for family….” “I know, but then I got to thinking on it and I’m related to the Apple family, who are related to you, who is related to Celestia, who is related to Cadence and thus, I am family.” Pinkie Pie explained. “ So it’s all good and I get to look at the babies.” Rahs rolled his eyes as Twilight face hooved, Sunset, Moon Dancer, and Saturnia chose to ignore her, while the royal trio looked a bit confused. The foals on the other hoof started to stir, Flurry heart opening bright blue eyes to blink in surprise at the collection of creatures looking down at her. She cooed curiously as Shin yawned showing off his fangs before his green eyes opened blinking at seeing things other than his mother, mother, or father. Rahs tilted his head a little watching as the foals locked eyes on his movement. He smirked slightly shifting his ears and the points of light, the foals following the movement as he went through a few slow random words in guard cant the glowing lights of his ears fascinating the pair as they flicked into the different positions. Cadence glanced over at Sunset and Saturnia, both of whom were staring at Rahs with some what dopey smiles as he played with the foals. Flurry giggled and lifted her fore legs out of the swaddling, the cloth falling away as a large pair of pink feathered wings spread out wide from her back as she reached for the lights. “Wat.” Most of the group gaped. Chrysalis took a picture. A moment later Shin laughed along with his sister, his own wings flaring out, black feathered ones with white tips. There was another round of shock and a statement of ‘WAT’ a little louder before Chrysalis snapped another picture. “Pegi corns?” Twilight asked. “Nope.” Cadence chuckled, her wings folding over to tickle the chins of both foals, both of whom giggled like mad, batting at the wings with their own, a pair of glowing folders appearing at the tips of their feathers. There was much more staring with wide mouths as Chrysalis took another picture. “This is going to be a very interesting Crystaling I think.” Moon Dancer smirked. [Crystal Mines] Jynx raised an eyebrow looking at one of her former attempted suitors. The white dog had vanished for a while with a small pack of others several years ago and only in the last few months shown up again. Oddly, unlike before, Peabody and his small group were not trying to take over the Crystal Den or even woo Jynx into submission. Still when Rufus had told Jynx they had shown up, Jynx had expected some play or another from the dog. She did not however expect for his little pack of ten to all have vanished in order to get married. She expected even less that the dog who had tried to force himself on her the hardest would have wed a griffoness. Three others aside from Peabody had griffons with them. One had a harpy, two had mares, two others had opted to marry Nox cal, and the final one had found a literal fox with a kitsune. The group was quite surprised to find that Jynx had become the god of the Diamond Dogs and then they surprised Jynx further by claiming 'the plan' worked and then ran off to throw a party. Jynx and Rufus both had no idea what the heck had happened, but the group wanted to settle down in the Crystal Empire Pack and neither of them could think of a reason not to allow it. “Gonna be some odd pups.” Rufus shrugged. Jynx glanced at the dog she left in charge of the growing Crystal Pack as he spoke one eyebrow raised, given his own son was made of crystal. “They’re gods? Of what?” Twilight finally managed to gasp out. “Flurry has majors in Construction and War, with Minors in Ice and Coffee.” Cadence stated. “Luna is going to lose her stars damned mind.” Twilight winced. “Shin’s majors are Destruction, and Peace.” Chrysalis’ grin grew wider. “With minors in Frost and Cake.” “Ah fuck…..” Saturnia grumbled. “Cake flank is gonna hate it, and I love it.” Chrysalis grinned. “Well I guess that means that Teacup did lose the portfolios when he went home. “ Sunset drew a breath between her teeth. “Now I’m gonna have nightmares about who got the portfolio of unimaginable violence.” Rahs blinked looking at the others reactions and shrugged. They’d deal. The trick with his ears didn’t seem to be keeping the foals attention as much any more so he switched to another trick, holding up a blanket before his face, drawing the foals attention with the wiggling of it before he dropped it, no longer standing behind it. The foals gasped and looked around around in surprise before Rahs stepped out from behind Cadence causing the pair to start giggling all over again. “Great, my oaf of a brother is clearly volunteering to foal sit.” Shining smirked. Rahs raised an eyebrow, lifting the blanket again, he then side stepped into the Oneiroi from behind the blanket to pop out from behind Shining this time. The foals giggled and coo’d though everyone tensed as the pair’s horns started to glow brightly and with a flash there were a pair of navy blue moon dog pups sitting in the bassinets with them looking confused. The foals giggled and clamped their forelegs and wings around the new arrivals burbling happily. “What the shit!?” The whole group looked at Rahs then back to the infants. Rahs sniffed, then his eyes widened before he scooped up the pups and vanished into the Oneiroi by ducking behind Chrysalis. The two foals pouted that the puppies were gone before their horns flared again and the pups were back with them looking even more confused. Rahs appeared again immediately snatched up the pups and vanished. A moment later the pups were back with the foals. When Rahs appeared this time it was with a rather large and annoyed looking Moon Dog bitch who clearly was in a state between panic and annoyance as her gaze swept the group present, stopping on Cadence before looking at the pups and the foals. “Bork.”Bri snapped at Rahs who flinched. “Wait… is that Titania and Oberon?” Twilight asked. “Wuff.” Rahs nodded. “And Bri watches over Cadence’s dreams……” Twilight muttered, her horn flaring brightly as she stared at the giggling foals. Oberon was struggling madly to get out of Flurry’s grip, while Titania just sat there as Shin chewed on her ear, having given up. “Well?” Sunset asked noting the scan Twilight had preformed. “Yup….. there’s a link.” Twilight sighed. “Maybe you shouldn't have jumped into the Oneiroi in front of two new god tier foals?” Rahs sighed as Bri slapped him in the back of the head.