Cadence ran towards the door. "Stay right here and I'll go get help!"
She quickly flung it open and dashed down the stairs hearing Radiant call out. "It's not like I'm going out the window!"
Cadence leapt out the door and jumped into the air. Flying would be much faster.
"Hurry up!"
She turned and saw Radiant by the window. She nodded and flew towards the castle. The streets were still crowded and it seemed as if there was some kind of celebration going on. Cadence rolled her eyes and flew in between two stalls.
"Hey! Watch the flying there are foals down here!" Cadence looked down to see a guard yelling at her.
"As your princess I command you to leave me alone!" He quickly bowed down and mumbled sorry as she took off again. She saw Rabia and Sombra on the moonside balcony and her mother on the sunside. She flew towards her mother. If Radiant needed a healer her mother could find them she didn't think the umbrums would know who she was.
She landed loudly on the balcony startling her mother.
"Cadenza!" Amore shrieked.
"Radiant" Huff, "Baby" huff, "Now!" She really needed to work on her flying.
"WHAT?!" She looked up to see Sombra and Rabia entering the balcony with Sombra quickly leaving.
"I'll get the umbrum healer, she may be needed and I don't think Radiant Hope wants to see me right now." Rabia said as she walked off, Cadence assumed to what was the umbrum quarters.
Cadence and Amore turned to the balcony. "Cadence was too tired to fly all the way back so that left being teleported by her mother. Cadence didn't do well with teleportation.
"You go ahead and I'll catch up." She nodded to her mother who quickly teleported away.
She walked out towards the stairs to go find the Crystal Empire healer and follow them.
Sombra:
Sombra and his mother had seen Cadence fly by and wondered what was up. They headdd towards the other balcony and Sombra overheard her say, "Radiant" huff, "Baby" huff, "Now!"
Sombra's immediately stopped and panicked. "WHAT?!" Not even giving time for anything rushed towards the dark part of the castle to shift to her home. As soon as there was shadow Sombra was gone. He shifted into the darkness of Radiant's house to find her at the top of the stairs leaned over in pain. He rushed to her side.
"I thought you planned on having the baby upstairs?" Sombra asked. They had spent a lot of time getting the area ready as part of Radiant's plan.
Radiant groaned in pain. "Something is wrong!" Sombra quickly helped her down the rest of the stairs. He opened the door and turned to help Radiant only to find her on the ground.
"Come on Radiant, you have to get up so we can get you to a healer." He tried to help her get up but she slumped back down. She tried again but fell back down this time her head laid on the floor as she breathed slow breaths.
"Radiant! You have to get up!" Sombra tried to push her head up. She barely lifted her head and gazed at Sombra with half lidded eyes and their vibrant blue hue seemed pale.
Sombra leapt towards the door and saw Queen Amore. "The healers are on their way." She walked over to Radiant Hope and grim expression on her face. She leaned down to Radiant to feel very slow and shallow breaths. The small mare simply nodded and Amore used her magic to drag a screaming Sombra out of the house. She slammed the door shut and Sombra shoved the door trying desperately to get to her. It was too bright out to shift inside. He knew Amore knew that. Cadence, his mother, and two healers arrived but upon seeing Sombra attacking the door the two healers sat down. Cadence ran over to the door by Sombra. Rabia just stared expressionless towards the ground. Shortly Amore opened the door and Sombra ran inside. Cadence peered in the door for only a moment before rushing back out. Sombra leaned down to Radiant. He gave her a light shove on her shoulder.
"Radiant Darling, please get up." He looked into her eyes and saw no light left. Amore stood behind her giving Sombra a moment before she would let the healers inside. She knew they weren't needed.
"Get up please!" Sombra cried as he pushed her chin with his muzzle. She just fell back down. "Get up! You have to get up!" Sombra sobbed loudly as he tried to shake her shoulder once more, this time harder. Amore squeezed her eyes shut and dragged him out again. "No! No! No! She has to get up!" She pulled him back as he started turning shadow. Dark red smoke appeared by his eyes and his mane looked more like smoke than hair as he fought her magic. Rabia seemed to have cone to her senses at the sight of her son. She pulled him close and held him as he slowly stopped fighting.
Cadence couldn't do anything but stare open mouthed at the door. Wondering if she had done anything differently if this wouldn't have happened. It seemed like forever but was only a few moments before Amore came back outside this time with a tiny foal buried in her hooves.