//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: The Birth of a New Friendship. // by ROFLBED0 //------------------------------// It had been several weeks since Twilight had seen her parents. So when the opportunity to see them arose, Twilight had jumped at the chance. Twilight walked up to the door of her parents’ home and knocked on the door. She heard the sound of hoofsteps from behind the door and waited. The door slowly opened and Twilight backed up slightly. In her face was the slightly expanded belly of Dazzle. “Oh my goodness!” Twilight gasped as she looked at her mom’s belly. “Twilight, I’m so glad you’re here,” Dazzle said as she tried to hug Twilight past her large belly. “Oh wow, you sure seemed to, um….” Twilight stuttered, trying to find the right words. “Gotten fat, yes, I know,” Dazzle finished with a laugh. “How are you feeling?” Twilight asked her mother as she led her back into the house. “I’m fine Twilight,” Dazzle said as she sat back on the couch. "Where's dad?" Twilight asked. "Oh he went into town to get a few things. Would you like something to eat?” Dazzle asked her daughter. Twilight suddenly jumped up. “I’ll get it; you just say sitting.” Dazzle glared at Twilight. “Twilight, I’m pregnant, not crippled,” Dazzle snapped as she got up and walked into the kitchen. Twilight winced with every step that Dazzle took. “Mom, you’re carrying my LBBFF or LSBFF, you really need to be more careful.” "Twilight, I assure you that I can take care of myself," Dazzle replied as she reared up on her hind legs and reached for a box of cereal. As she stepped down, she slipped and fell backwards. "Agh!" Dazzle screamed as she fell back. Twilight clenched her eyes as her horn glowed. Dazzle's body was suddenly engulfed in a purple aura and lowered safely onto the ground. "See? I'm right, you really need to be more careful," Twilight said, hustling her mother back into her chair. "Twilight, I just had a little trip, I'm alright." Dazzle said, taking a seat. "Mom, that could have been a horrible accident," Twilight said as she grabbed a bicycle helmet. "What are you doing?" Dazzle asked. "Making some safely adjustments," Twilight answered as she strapped it on her mother's head. Orion arrived a few hours later carrying several bags. He was amazed to see that the inside of his house looked like a pillow fort. Every inch of the house was covered in soft padding. He walked into what he thought was his living room. He looked at the couch to see Dazzle taped to her seat. "Hi, honey," Dazzle said, smiling. "What’s going on here?" he warily asked. "Oh, Twilight’s trying to make the house a little safer," Dazzle said. Orion was about to sit down when he heard a voice behind him. "State your name and business," Orion turned around till he was face to face with Twilight. "Um, I want to sit down with your mother," Orion stated. Twilight lifted up a clipboard. "Sorry, I'm not seeing you on the list." "Okay, sweetie. You really need to calm down," Dazzle said, tearing the tape off of her body. "But mom, how else am I going to keep you and the foal safe?" Twilight asked. "Well, that's not something that you need to worry about," Orion said. Dazzle gently patted her daughter on the back. "He's right, honey. We love that you care so much and that you want the foal to be safe, but you need to leave the worrying to us.” "I just want the foal to be born safely," Twilight said, sadly. "It will be, I promise," Orion reassured. Later that night, Orion and Dazzle lay in the tub together. "So, I'm guessing that you had an interesting day with Twilight,” Orion said as he rubbed his wife's warm, wet belly. "Yeah. It was quite the ordeal," Dazzle wearily replied. "Just a few more months. Are you excited?" Orion asked his wife. "Oh, of course I am; but I'm really scared about how much it's gonna hurt," Dazzle answered. Orion rubbed her belly more. "It's going to be okay," he said. Dazzle's belly suddenly jumped. "Oh, there's a little kick," Dazzle happily pointed out. "Really?" Orion asked, feeling his wife's belly move. "How does it feel?" "Like hiccups in your belly," Dazzle said with a smile. Orion smiled too as he felt the kicks from the foal. Dazzle giggled a little. "What is it?" he asked. "How fast can you move?" Dazzle asked, still smiling. "Pretty fast, as far as I know," Orion said. "Let's see," Dazzle said. A sudden burst of bubbles came to the surface. "Ahhh," Dazzle said. Orion hopped right out of the tub. "What the buck!" Orion screamed. "Oh, calm down. I wanted the tub to myself for a little while," Dazzle said as she got comfortable. "You could have just asked me to get out," Orion said. "Oh, but where's the fun in that?" Dazzle said, still giggling. "Well, it was pretty gross," Orion said, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around his torso. "Stallions can use the whole world. The only place we mares can use is the bathtub," Dazzle said. "I'm sleeping on the couch tonight," Orion said, walking off. "Have fun in your bath, farty pants." "Oh, I assure you I will," Dazzle said as more bubbles made their way to the surface.