Chrysalis' unexpected Life

by coto616

Ponies and Bees.

This chapter is about sexuality and reproduction of a pony, nothing explicit but about the biological point of view about pregnancy and its possible complications, related diseases and safe sex, but it is in the second part when the conversation with Spark and Apple Bloom happens, it is very interesting and in fact I learned some things about equine pregnancy when I was researching to write it.

For those who don't want to read it because they don't feel comfortable with the subject, I will add a short summary at the end for those who read the story and don't want to miss any important facts.

With the news of Celestia and Rainbow Dash's pregnancy a few months ago, Equestria had been gripped by baby fever, with married mares demanding more action at night to expand their families, and single mares looking for any available or relatively single stallion they could find, Rumors had been heard of mares in groups kidnapping stallions for the purpose of procreation, but nothing could ever be confirmed as every stallion denied being the victim of such a kidnapping, and although the males did not seem to care if such a thing happened to them, some mares would never let their mates wander the streets alone, and some even carried sticks to defend themselves if necessary.

The only single stallion that seemed to be able to roam the streets freely was Dr. Hooves, Derpy's permanent groom and sure future husband, the gray pegasus had recently announced that she was expecting a second child as well, and even though the mare didn't mind talking about it, no one dared to ask her who the father was, it was only speculated that he was a very smart stallion who wore a tie and lived in Ponyville, but in the end, everyone knew exactly who the father of Derpy's new baby was.

But the news of a bachelor stallion running free in a small town near Canterlot spread like wildfire throughout Equestria, and many single mares mysteriously found their way to the picturesque town of Ponyville as mere tourists. But many of them reported feeling a strange sensation all around them as they got off the train, as if an invisible force was falling on them and pressing down on their bodies, or as if a wild beast was constantly stalking them from above.

Many of the mares that felt this sensation turned around and got on the train to go back home. The braver ones that stayed were not so lucky, as it was common to find unconscious mares in front of the Ponyville hospital in the morning.

Even one day, to everyone's surprise, Raven Inkwell was found unconscious next to a perfectly sealed box with a note on it that said "Inkwell's clothes, do not open, DH", the hospital staff didn't know why Raven was found unconscious in front of the hospital or what was in the box, but they knew that there was only one mare in Ponyville with the initials DH and for their own safety they decided to keep quiet and treat Luna's assistant's injuries the same way as any other mare that seemed to be found unconscious in front of their doors.

Twilight, upon hearing of this, began to investigate the town in search of any creature that might be using the magical energy or love of the young mares to their advantage, but after much work and the installation of sensors throughout the town, the Princess of Friendship could find nothing suspicious or unusual, she also asked Chrysalis for help if she could sense any beasts that absorbed love in the same way a changeling does, or if she knew of any renegade changelings that were attacking Ponyville, The queen knew exactly what was going on, as did most of the humans, and for her own safety, she decided to stay out of it and just lie to Twilight, telling her that she didn't know anything or that she couldn't feel anything. Eventually, the Princess of Friendship chalked everything up to a side effect of the baby fever that was sweeping through Equestria.

Fluttershy and Rainbow were already starting their own families, Pinkie had plans with Cheese Sandwich, Rarity was married to her job, and ever since Spike had started working as an ambassador, the alabaster unicorn had been spending more time with AppleJack than with her other friends. Maybe it was because she felt abandoned since Spike had stopped giving her that childish love interest she felt, or maybe it was because she was the only single friend she had left, but whatever the case, AppleJack also enjoyed Rarity's company.

The only one who didn't seem to be affected by the baby fever was Twilight, there were rumors that a mysterious guardian was occupying her thoughts, but the Princess of Friendship was never seen with anyone, and Luna hadn't seen anything in her dreams either. If it was true that Twilight was having an affair, she managed to hide it perfectly.

But our story is about a young couple who were well known in Ponyville. They had been in a loving relationship for a long time, and their families.

Clear Spark and Apple Bloom had learned everything they could thanks to Ponyville's educational system, but they wanted to specialize in their respective fields, and the small town didn't have the facilities for such a task.

Spark already had his Cutie Mark, and as expected, he hadn't noticed when it happened, only that it was one day when he was walking through the forest entrance one afternoon, looking for some special herbs. At some point, he went to bed and knew it was already late because he could feel and smell the humidity of the environment, The next morning, when he came out of his room to have breakfast, Chrysalis realized that her son already had his Cutie Mark, which was a flower with petals of many colors. At that time, no pony knew what it could mean, but thanks to the CMC, they could know that it was related to his little garden of mutant plants, That was the name the little ones of Ponyville had given to Spark's greenhouse. It was actually a greenhouse full of pots of hybrid plants, some with positive results with fruits that were more resistant to pests and climate, and others with negative results with his carnivorous plant with a green stem and a red head with white dots, It even had teeth and a tongue. It also showed a certain intelligence because it liked to move slightly to the rhythm of classical music, something that Octavia liked very much and insisted on taking it home so that she would have a permanent critic and a natural way to eliminate flies in the summer.

Apple Bloom had already learned all she could about working and managing a farm, but after doing some research, she realized that the farm was a bit outdated. There were many new technologies and more efficient ways to grow more and better fruit, machinery, irrigation, and seasonal crops that could be used for the times when it wasn't possible to harvest apples, as well as plants that could protect the trees from pests and diseases.

Clear Spark wanted to study botany and hybridization and could do it at Seaddle, and Apple Bloom wanted to study agriculture at Bostrot University, but they were far away and expensive for both, considering they also had to pay for transportation, housing, food, and other expenses, Chrysalis had no problem paying for her son's education, but for AppleJack it was much more difficult to pay for his little sister's expenses, the queen offered several times to pay for Apple Bloom's education as well, but Aj was the same stubborn mare as always, but thanks to Princess Twilight's scholarship of " Fostering Higher Education for Young Rural Couples. "(A scholarship she didn't take under her wing to help the two youngsters XD), they could both study at the "University of Botany and Herbalism" in Baltimare, it was perfect for both of them since they could study together and only had to pay their train fare.

This was not a problem for the young couple who had been together for years and liked the idea of living alone and sleeping in the same bed, but it only caused more worry in the minds of AppleJack and Chrysalis, considering that they were young ponies in the prime of their lives and there was baby fever everywhere, as it was possible that besides studying botany and agriculture, they would also have special math classes where the sums of 1+1 usually ended up as 3.

Before they left for college, they had to be given .....

"The Talk."

Sitting in front of the farmhouse kitchen table were four equine figures, on one side was Chrysalis next to AppleJack, who had left her hat on the table for the seriousness of the moment, across from them was Clear Spark next to Apple Bloom, who had a notebook on the table with some notes, a couple of keys, some train tickets, and a couple of luggage on the side, they also had a dose of confusion on their faces.

AppleJack cleared her throat and spoke.

"Well... I guess you know what we want to talk to you about." Aj said.

"About how this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us and that we should give it our best shot?" Clear Spark asked to which AppleJack shook her head.

"That we study hard and write every week?" Apple Bloom asked.

"We know you two will do that without us having to remind you. It's something much more important and something we haven't bothered to talk to you about yet." AppleJack replied.

"So what?" Spark asked.

"You two are energetic young ponies, you're going to live TOGETHER and ALONE for two years, and higher education is quite stressful and difficult, and we want to warn you about... things... you might want to do for fun and to relieve some... stress... when you're in your little apartment, especially in the evenings." Said the Queen.

"Parties?" Spark asked.

"Not exactly." Chrysalis replied.

"Alcohol? I don't like alcohol and Spark has promised not to drink to excess and will only do so when we are together and in the apartment." Apple Bloom said to which her lover nodded his head.

"That's all well and good, but that's not what we have in mind either, it's something else."

"So what are you two talking about?" Clear Spark asked, making Chrysalis take a deep breath before she began speaking.

"When two ponies love each other very much, they feel... desires for each other and look for ways to satisfy them by cuddling and kissing, but eventually they end up giving in to their... instincts and... start... exploring their bodies and their partner's."

The young couple looked much more confused by the queen's words. The queen, seeing their faces, preferred to soften her words.

"And even though this is a natural, normal, and completely beautiful thing to do, at the end of the day, you may do... things that..."

"Are you talking about sex?" Spark asked her mother.

"I know... Well, yeah, that's what we want to talk to you about."

"Ohhh, don't worry mother. Apple Bloom and I know all about sex, don't we dear?"

"Yes, I guess you could say that we are experts on the subject." Said the young mare nodding her head.

"WHAT?" AppleJack shouted in surprise.

"I've even been teaching it to some of our classmates after we got out of school."

"WHAT?" The completely red mare shouted again.

"But you can't do that to my boy Apple Bloom. Do you think he wouldn't mind knowing something like that?" The queen asked angrily.

"I don't remember it bothering him at all, because when I was with Pipsqueak, he was right next to me with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon." Apple Blossom replied, her mind racing with memories of that day.

"Ohh yes..." Spark said excitedly, remembering that moment months ago. "I remember that day, Diamond Tiara came to the treehouse much later, and she was a little upset that I wanted to finish with Silver Spoon before I started with her. But Silver Spoon didn't mind if Diamond joined us, so we started over."

"WHAT?" It was Chrysalis who yelled in surprise this time. She lost her concentration long enough to drop her disguise and turn white.

"But Apple Bloom, do you have any idea what kind of diseases this could lead to?" AJ asked angrily.

"Of course I do AppleJack, that's why our classmates asked us to teach them about it. What's wrong with that?"

"What?" AppleJack asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"We know everything there is to know about the subject, and since we are the most knowledgeable in the school, our classmates asked us to teach them before the exams that Cheerilee had prepared for us." Spark replied.

"What?" Now it was the White Queen who asked confusedly, tilting her head sideways.

"Yes, I remember the first exam was about the equine reproductive process, the fertility age of a stallion and a mare, the estrus period which was about a week if my memory is correct, coitus and its duration, pregnancy and its duration between eleven and twelve months, and .... am I forgetting anything else?" Apple Bloom asked Spark, giving him a gentle tap on the shoulder so that he would know that she was talking to him.

"That a mare's udder begins to swell a month before foaling. And that colostrum begins to be produced two to three days before foaling."

"Right, thanks love." Apple Bloom said, giving her coltfriend a kiss on the cheek. "Also that when the mare goes into labor she starts to sweat a lot, especially on her chest and hind legs, and when her foal is born its hooves have a strange shape with a technical name that I don't remember what it was, but they were also known as fairy fingers, even that I don't know what the fingers are, but you already knew all that right sister?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Ummm... yes." She replied almost shouting. "But we were talking about the diseases you can get if you don't take care of yourself. What can you tell us about that?" She finished by pointing her hoof at her little sister in a way that was sure she had no idea, but it was a clear mistake.

"Well, the second exam I remember was about diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis among others, there are also bacteria like salmonella that can attack the mare, leptospirosis, ehrlichia and some viruses that can cause arthritis or herpes." Apple Bloom replied, trying to remember Cheerilee's lectures on the subject.

"You also need to remember that a pregnant mare can have other problems like generalized weakness, calcium loss, diabetes, hypertension, but those two are only during pregnancy, excessive sweating, sudden temperature changes, nausea, vomiting, increased weight and associated fatigue, anemia, infections, and others. Clear Spark added.

"Huu..." The queen said in a mixture of confusion and surprise, as she and AppleJack had been prepared to talk to the young couple about the subject, but had not expected them to know so much about it, in fact she had not even understood half of what her own son had explained to her.

"And what about..." Tried to debate AppleJack with no ideas in her head. "Ways... of... having... safe... relations." She finished, almost in a questioning tone.

"Yeah...how about that, huh?" The queen added briskly, pointing her hoof in the direction of Spark and Apple Bloom.

"You mean the birth control?, those came in the third exam." Apple Bloom replied.

"Yes, in fact, aside from the somewhat despised condom, there are several ways a couple can practice 'safe sex', such as the female condom, pills, patches and contraceptive injections, an intrauterine device that prevents ovarian fertilization, and the controversial morning-after pill. But that doesn't preclude the existence of natural methods, such as controlling the fertile period, interrupting coitus, and total abstinence in the stallion and/or mare." Clear Spark added.

"But since we are going to college, we have decided to abstain completely during our studies, because on top of all this, if I were to get pregnant, it would postpone my education indefinitely and there is a possibility that I might not want to continue my studies afterwards, right love?" Apple Bloom said, resting her head on the stallion's shoulder.

"Absolutely, education first." Spark replied, lifting up his hoof so that Apple Bloom could butt it against hers.

"Do you have any ideas? I didn't expect it to end like this." Chrysalis said, whispering in AppleJack's ear as her son and his beautiful mare friend watched and waited.

"Ideas? I didn't even understand half of what they were saying, and I'm sure they were just making up words to confuse us." The farm mare replied.

"Want to know something else?I'm sure you learned all that in school, AppleJack." Apple Bloom asked with a smile.

"No, we knew all that before, we just wanted to make sure you two had at least the basic knowledge on the subject, right Chrysalis?" She said, giving the monarch a little nudge, showing a face of assurance that was more fake than Flim and Flam's toys, but apparently Apple Bloom hadn't noticed.

"Um... yeah, it is good to know that you know the basics and that you helped your classmates with their exams." The queen added with the same level of confusion and confidence that AppleJack had shown.

"Then can we go?, We don't want to be late for the train." Clear Spark asked.

"Umm... yes, you may go. Please take care of yourselves and don't forget to write." AppleJack replied.

"Bye Aj, Bye Chrysalis." Apple Bloom said, hugging her sister and the monarch.

"Bye AppleJack, Bye Mom, please take care of yourself." Clear Spark said, hugging her as well.

Apple Bloom took the keys and train tickets and went to open the door, while Clear Spark took the bags with his magic and walked slowly out of the house, knowing that his mate had left the door open and was waiting for him to come out. AppleJack and Chrysalis came out a little later and stood under the porch of the house.

"Bye Mom, we'll write once we're settled." Spark said, waving goodbye with his hoof.

"Goodbye Aj, we promise to visit when we can." The young mare called out as she also waved goodbye with her hoof.

The Monarch and AppleJack also replied with their hooves as they watched the young couple leave.

"Don't you think the conversation was a little strange?" AppleJack asked the queen.

"It was, I know they were trying to fool us." The queen replied.

"I know they lied to us about Cheerilee giving them a exam and that's why they know so much about it, but the answers they gave us were too technical. It's like they read them recently for a biology school paper."

"They were, they are smart and they knew we would have this concern because they are going to live together for two years and they tried to learn as much as possible about the subject these days to make us think they are responsible and we have nothing to worry about but they forgot something very important."

"What"

"That it is impossible to lie to you and that I am an expert at deception. But don't worry, I have a plan."

"A plan?"

"Yeah, sure, they expect me to be the first one to welcome them and they will try to convince me again that I have nothing to worry about, but what they don't know is that one day I will visit them and ask them delicate questions about their lovemaking, but that will be after a month so that they feel safe in their new environment and lower their guard, but I will have to make three or four visits in the same week so that they trust me."

"That's a good plan, do you think it'll work?"

"I know it will work, I am Chrysalis after all and they can't fool me that easily."

"You are right about that, you did a good job of looking confused in there, you were pretty convincing."

"Thanks, even though I had no idea you'd be so quick on the uptake with my plan."

"I figured you were up to something from the start, and since you're here, do you want something to drink? I have a new cider production I've been dying to try." AppleJack said as she entered the house.

"Of course, even though your cider is always of the highest quality." The queen replied, entering the house behind the mare and closing the door.

"Sorry for shoving you, but I had to look convincing, would you like your usual mug or Big Mac's?" Aj asked, entering the kitchen and opening the cupboard to get some glasses.

"The usual, your brother's cup is too small for my taste."

AppleJack laughed a little as she poured a couple of oversized glasses filled with the bubbly contents of a bottle of apple cider.

Meanwhile, Clear Spark was walking down the path to the train next to Apple Bloom. Neither of them had said a word since they left the house, but it looked like they were waiting for some time to pass so they could talk.

"Can you hear them?" Apple Bloom whispered to Clear Spark, and the colt paused for a second, closing his eyes to focus.

"I didn't hear them follow us out of the house, so I guess we're on our own." The stallion replied with a smile. Apple Bloom gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

"Do you think they trusted us?" The young mare asked.

"Of course not." The stallion replied, just letting out a sound of laughter. "That's why I told you we were going to need to plan."

"You were absolutely right. Good thing I thought of reading all those pamphlets about safe sex during the week and answering your mother and my sister in the most technical way possible so they would let us go quietly."

"Yes, it was a really good idea, I thought it would be enough to give them a few simple answers, but your plan was much better, now they think that we tricked them and got away with it."

"And are you sure that your mother is going to visit us in disguise so that we can tell her what we are doing in our apartment all by ourselves?" Apple Bloom asked in a playful tone, bumping into her boyfriend to make him laugh.

"I know my mother very well, and I know that she thinks that I will be suspicious of the first mare that comes to visit us in our apartment, but I know that she is going to come much later."

"How long after that do you think she will visit? I don't think she will last long."

"I know she will, about a month after we settle in and she thinks we are lowering our defenses. She will come about four or five times in about two weeks for us to trust her, so the second month we will have to hold back as we meet a mysterious and friendly new mare." Spark replied.

"Then let's get to our new home as soon as possible. I want to see what our apartment looks like and figure out what to unpack first."

"The only thing I want to do first is have a look at our room and try out our bed with you." The stallion replied in a more lustful tone, biting Apple Bloom very gently on the back next to where her neck begins. The mare bristled all over her skin and lost strength in her legs, causing her to stagger, a sensation she did not seem to dislike.

"Stop that, we're in public." The mare replied as she tried to compose herself.

"You didn't have a problem with that a couple of weeks ago when we were behind those trees." Spark replied with a chuckle, helping Apple Bloom. "Or was it behind those trees over there? I don't know, they all look the same to me." He said, feigning confusion.

"You silly, you don't know what a tree looks like." Apple Blossom replied with a smile and a very gentle tap on the unicorn's forehead.

"Should we continue then? I also want to know where we'll live."

"Yes, I want to see the kitchen too, Twilight said it would be small, and the bathroom, do you think we can share it?"

"I doubt it, usually single apartments have very small bathrooms. But we can try."

"I'd like to have a try, so we can save some money on water."

"You know Twilight paid for all our expenses."

"I know, but we need an excuse to have a try, don't we?"

"I guess you're right."

So the young couple made their way to the train station and then to their new little home, they loved the idea of living together and having some independence, and they knew it was an excellent opportunity to start their new life, but whatever opportunities the future held, their hearts would always go back to where their true home was, the scenic town of Ponyville.

Clear Spark and Apple Bloom have "the talk" with their relatives, and when they know about it, they prepare themselves by learning as much as they can in order to fool Chrysalis and AppleJack, making them think that they are experts on the subject and that they have nothing to worry about. The queen and AJ know that they tried to fool them, because the little ones gave them a very professional and technical explanation of the subject, For the same reason Chrysalis plans to visit them in their new apartment in Baltimore to discover them, but she knows that her son will be waiting for her and she plans to wait a while for them to feel safe and lower their defenses and tell her the truth, what she does not know is that everything was a plan of Spark and Apple Bloom, they gave them the technical answers knowing that they would know that they tried to deceive them because they knew that Chrysalis would visit them when they were fully installed to expose them.

Clear Spark and Apple Bloom went to study together in Baltimare and would return in two more years, visiting Ponyville when they had free time. By that time, they would be in the 9th year of the story.