"So, uhm...wanna...talk about it?"
Peter shakes his head, lying on his side as he fully heals himself, letting out small sighs of relief throughout the process. I sigh as I remain sitting upright, unable to spoon him due to the awkwardness of our actions.
"You sure?" I press, frowning as he makes sure that no parts of our body are touching.
"Yeah," he grumbles. "Just...I don't want to think about it, alright?"
I nod, gulping a bit as I look between him and the "fake" appendage. Turns out I had bought a magical dildo - it melded to my body and became real as soon as I attached it. Yeah, it made it more...interesting, but...
I think it may have scarred Peter in more ways than forty two.
I take a deep breath as I force myself to try to comfort him. "You know...just because you liked it doesn't mean that you're any less of a dude. So what if you liked it? It's like...reverse pooping. It's supposed to feel good...I think..." I sigh. "But, it doesn't mean that you had sex with a guy just because I...y'know..." I force myself to smile as I rest a hoof on his shoulder. "It's the same as ever, just something...new. The same intimacy, between a stallion and a mare, just...just a bit, y'know...different." I smile as I put the icing on the cake. "Kinky, even!"
Peter remains silent as he stares at the wall. After a few moments, I sigh in defeat as I turn onto my side, my back facing away from him as my mood is fouled by his own foul mood.
This was supposed to be fun - for both of us! And now, he's ruining it by being all "shameful" and crap...
I sigh again a bit more heatedly as I clench my eyes shut, trying to ignore the scent of lubricant emanating from the garbage can...
My eyes pop open in surprise as I feel a gentle hand resting on my foreleg. "I'm sorry," he whispers into my ear as he comes closer to me. "I sort of...I don't know. I guess...it's just...where I come from...it's a sort of...taboo..."
I nod, and gently nuzzle his hand with a small smile. "It's fine," I inform him as he wraps his arms around me, holding me in a cuddle hug from behind. "It's just that it was supposed to be fun for the both of us, and I was really upset that you hadn't enjoyed it..."
Peter gulps as he leans forward. "I enjoyed it," he whispers into my ear. "Because it was the same intimacy between the two of us, just in a different medium...I was just a bit, well..." He snickers. "I was sort of butthurt. In more ways than one."
I let out a burst of laughter, and he kisses me on the back of the neck. I snuggle into his chest, wiggling my butt a bit as I do so. I close my eyes as I begin to -
"Oh, fuck!" I shout as I leap out of bed, taking Peter with me.
"What!?" He shouts, panicking as I rush him to get his clothes on.
"I've got an appointment with Twilight - she wants to check our baby!" I cry, having just remembered now. Peter kicks it into high gear, immediately pulling on his underwear, pants, shirt, socks, shoes, and hoodie. I nod as we approach the door, and we set out, not exactly running but not exactly walking, either.
Peter
As we reach Twilight's library/house, my butthurt is totally gone, and I can't be happier.
And yet, I still feel an accute amount of painful shame. Accute? Nah, fucking obese. I feel an obese amount of shame.
It hurts my shoulders.
We enter the library, and we greet Twilight, who smiles at us.
"Hey, you two! You were almost late."
Rainbow cringes a bit. We both know what happens if we're late.
Bitchy Twilight is borne from the ashes of her rage.
I nod as I close the door, and Twilight brings us into the basement. Rainbow sits on a chair that Twilight's already prepared, complete with a "magical" ultrasound and everything. (I call it magical because, after I developed, it ended up selling better when it was called magical. It's really just an ultrasound, but it can operate past fur. No gel needed, 'cus it's got a magical thing in the sensor. But it's not magical.)
"Thanks for the medical equipment," Twilight announces as she preps the machine. "It's very interesting to study...and I still insist that you let me pay for it!"
"No," I respond. "You're one of my best friends, Twilight. You get at no charge."
Twilight smiles at me. "Alright, fine. In any case, I'm glad I can use it for you two. At least I get to pay you back somehow..."
I nod, and Rainbow Dash reaches for my hand as I stand next to her. I smile as I grasp her hoof, knowing that I could do this via magic, but that it's more...suspenseful this way. I don't know, there's always been something about seeing your baby on a television scree-
"What are you doing?" I demand as I watch Twilight tap the sensor with her horn.
"I've modified it," she announces. "Since this is a magical pregnancy, I'm making this sensor much more magical, so it can sense how it works."
"So, wait - this is just for studying the phenomenon?" I ask.
"Yeah. Wait, did you expect me to actually show you your baby?" She lets out a bit of breathy laughter as we both nod. "Peter, I thought you'd know better - she's only been pregnant for a month and a half now! It won't be developed enough, not at all!"
I blush a bit as I realize that she's right. Rainbow fidgets a bit, and I shrug. "Yeah, you're right..." I mutter. "I guess I sort of got sucked into the excitement."
Twilight shrugs. "That's fine. Alright, so...this may tingle a bit, Rainbow."
"Will it hurt the baby?" She immediately asks, cutely and protectively holding her hoof over her slightly-swollen tummy. Twilight smiles fondly at the cyan Pegasus as she finishes her modifications.
"Not at all. I just want to see what the umbilical cord is like..."
"It's not a real umbilical cord," I butt in. "It only brings the fetus oxygen, and discards of waste. I have to supply it with my own energy to supply it with what it would normally get from nutrients..."
Twilight frowns. "That's not good...if it's not naturally receiving nutrients, it won't really absorb what it needs to grow up healthy..."
Rainbow frowns. "What does that mean? Peter, is the baby going to be okay?"
"It's gonna be fine," I comfort her, dismissively. I focus back on Twilight with a furrowed brow. "I could try to use a bit of magic to form a legitimate umbilical cord..."
"Uh...Peter?" Rainbow mutters.
"Yeah?"
"Okay, this is gonna sound weird, but I have a stupid crazy craving for, like, cake and stuff, so...after this, could we go to Sugarcube Corner?"
Twilight and I exchange a glance, and she immediately presses the ultrasound to Rainbow's tummy. She lets out a little yelp at the unexpected contact, but calms as Twilight starts to search, staring at the hologram emitted by the central core of the device.
"Look!" She exclaims, pointing at a part of the scan. I interact with the hologram to copy the image, and suspend it before myself, still a bit awed by the effectiveness of magic in tangent with technology. I examine the image, and my eyes widen as I look back at Rainbow.
"What? Lemme see!"
I spin it, and suspend it before Rainbow. She scrutinizes it, letting out a few gasps now and then.
After a few moments of feigned surprise, she sighs. "Alright, I give up - I have no idea what I'm looking at..."
I highlight a line. "Rainbow, that's a complete umbilical cord. Your uterus has adapted to the fetus, and I guess a bit of magic was incorporated..."
"Okay..."
I frown at her lack of comprehension. "It means that I don't have to feed it with my life force anymore. You've just got to eat a lot more to keep it healthy."
"Perfect!" Rainbow shouts. "Eating is, like, one of my favorite parts of the day! And I really wanna eat some of Pinkie's cupcakes..."
I nod, and Twilight flicks off the ultrasound. "I've got the images saved," she announces. "You two go on ahead. I can observe the fetus in my study..."
I nod, and smile at Twilight. "You're really getting the hang of this stuff, aren't you?" I ask. I had been worried that ponies wouldn't be able to use these holographic screens, but it's proven easy. And with Apple Bloom's Apple...boy, that'll be interesting to watch. Especially once we get the Crystalnet up and running, because-
Okay, I'm done rambling now.
"Come on," I announce. "Let's go."
Rainbow nods, and I check that I have my wallet as we depart.
I hum a tune from Super Mario Brothers 2 as Rainbow eats her second slice of cake.
"How's the cake?" I ask.
"Moist, chunky, and awesome," she responds, before finishing up the slice. I nod as I lean back on my chair.
Warning: Murder Ahead
And that's when the sirens start up.
I turn my head in surprise. "What's going on?" I ask as all the ponies freeze. "Isn't that the siren for when Ponyville's being attacked?"
"Yeah! Come on, Dashie, get into the basement! Everypony, hide!" Pinkie Pie screams, her mane deflating in panic. All the ponies immediately rush into the cellar, too petrified to shout or panic. I sneer as I stand from my chair, and crack my knuckles.
"Peter, come on!" Pinkie Pie shouts.
"Let him go," Rainbow Dash announces. "Trust me on this one..."
Pinkie seems to want to argue. "Alright, fine! It's your funeral, pal!" With that, she dives into the cellar slamming the door shut behind her.
I yawn as I walk through the front door. It's been a while since I've had a good fight - it should be interesting!
"Oi! You there! Freak! On the ground!"
I smirk as I turn to face the attackers. Hah, this is gonna be -
"What." Is all I can say, staring at the Griffon in shock. "Why are Griffons attacking Ponyville?"
A group of fourteen Griffins surrounds me. "I said, get on the ground! Or do I have to take out your knees?"
In response, I materialize a ball of fire. "Try me," I dare him with a smirk.
"Men! Take 'im down!"
The fourteen griffins start to attack me, and I thrust the ball of fire into my own chest, setting myself ablaze. I immediately lash out, striking each of them either in the chest or various other parts of their body, causing severe third degree burns everywhere I hit. I give a genial smile to the leader as the fire dissipates.
"Would you mind answering my question?"
The Griffons' eyes seem to spit fire at me, before a call gets our attention.
"Pull out, we got what we came for!" A griffin shouts. The soldier and I make eye contact, and in a flash he's up in the air. I frown as I lift off myself, and watch the crowd of griffins heading North.
Almost immediately, I realize who they have.
"Twilight!" I shout, immediately taking off after the griffins with a powerful thrust of strength. Twilight continues to scream and panic, and I force myself to go faster. Unfortunately, they're much faster than me.
Fortunately, however, another Griffin comes in to lope off the head of the griffin carrying Twilight with a blade, and then catch Twilight and bring her safely back to the ground. I smirk to myself as I immediately stop chasing the Griffins, and send out one burst of energy for each.
The first forty or so, I just detonate them: no reason to keep them alive.
However, the one that seems to be decorated, and may be a General, I leave alive.
It's always worthwhile to have someone to question.
As he tumbles, due to his disintegrated wings, I catch him, magically restrain his limbs, and force him to the ground in the town square.
The griffin that saved Twilight approaches me as ponies begin to poke out of the buildings. I nod to her in appreciation.
"So, you've gotten a shitload tougher," she remarks.
"Damn straight," I respond. The General struggles a bit, and growls something at me, so I break one of his claws, immediately shutting him up. "And you've decided to help us. Thank you very much."
"Heh, I'm surprised you still remember me! What with how we met last time..."
I smirk at the Griffon. "How could I forget my fiance's oldest friend?" I ask. "Now, do you have any idea what's going on here?"
"Gilda!" I turn to see Rainbow Dash, rushing towards us with a grin. "Gilda, what happened!?"
"I was just about to explain it to Pete," Gilda announces with a smirk. "I'm leading the Griffon Rebellion. We don't like the way things have been run, 'cus they're trying to start a war with Equestria. And, well...we don't want that."
"We?" I ask.
"Yeah. There are only about twenty of us - most Griffons are disgusting zealots."
"What, and you're not?" Rainbow accuses her.
"Hey, I'm a timid Griffon," Gilda protests. "If you wanna see a real zealot, you should go find the Queen. She's a bitch, I tell you..."
I raise an eyebrow. "Well, looks like we've got a lot to discuss," I announce as I help Twilight up off of the ground. Her legs are still shaking a bit from her temporary flight. "But I think it's about time we see the Princesses, don't you think?"
"Alright. Will we take the train? A chariot?" Gilda asks.
"Grab on," I announce as I press two fingers to my forehead.
"What?"
"Just do it," I sigh, giving the General a firm and swift kick as he starts to squirm again. As soon as the three of them have hooves and claws on me, I close my eyes, and focus on Celestia.