"I wonder what the baby looks like!" Pinkie said, hopping around everyone else.
"Red-and-blue, or full-fledged purple? Therein lies the point!" Yuuki called, an eager grin on her face.
"It's most likely gonna be two colors. I highly doubt one or three, despite Yuuki's logic," Twilight said, sighing.
"A thousand yen says two," Nagare stated, rolling his eyes.
"I bet two thousand yen it'll be one color!" Tenmei called, raising his hoof.
"Six thousand yen says three!" yelled vending lady, hugging both stallions.
"How long y'all recon they stay in the hospital?" Applejack asked, crossing her forelegs.
"The doctor said two days minimum," Rarity answered, putting a hoof to her chin.
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"There are no signs of anything serious. The filly is perfectly fine," Nurse Redheart said, a grin on her face.
"Thank goodness," Rekka sighed in relief, taking his hat off.
"Koto must stay for at least two days. I assume you will as well?" Redheart asked, raising a brow. Rekka nodded in response.
"Have to be there for her," He said with a smile.
"Okay, let's see how she's doing," The nurse said, leading Rekka into the room Koto was staying in. She was happily eating eggs, toast, biscuits, and a glass of water with a side of dandelions. Pretty soon, nothing but a plate and a glass was left on the breakfast tray.
"She eats fast!" Redheart remarked, recoiling a bit.
"We've been starved in the jail cell. Of course she'll eat fast," Rekka stated, ears flat.
"Can't argue with that," Redheart replied, watching as Koto put the tray on the side-table next to her bed.
"Is it okay for me to walk?" Koto asked, wiping crumbs off of her muzzle with a hoof.
"I think it is. Just be careful as always," Redheart said, putting the filly in her crib.
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"Purple!" Yuuki shouted, eyes narrowing in anger.
"Red-and-blue!" Nagare shouted back, grinding his teeth.
The two were having one hell of a heated argument.
"Them two might as well take the approach Rekka and Koto did." Applejack said, getting quite annoyed at the uncouth scenario.
"That being?" The two loudmouths said in unison, glaring at Applejack.
"Ah dare ya to make a foal!" Applejack answered, crossing her forelegs.
"SAY WHAT?!" Replied the loudmouths, their jaws agape.
"Ya heard me!" Applejack said, her forelegs still crossed.
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"Any luck?" Baki barked, his eyebrows twitching.
"No. No leads whatsoever. That purple mare just came and went," Saki replied, sighing.
"Still, this leaves a great deal of them vulnerable. Those who are helping with the baby are all sitting ducks. The others would not be able to make it in time," Maki said, smiling.
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Rekka and Koto were trotting to the Boutique. They were let out of the hospital early. On Koto's back was a saddlebag that held Ocean Flame.
"I think we need a new base of operations," Rekka said, worried.
"But where?" Koto asked, looking around the town as she trotted.
"Point taken," Rekka replied, biting his lip.
In front of the boutique stood Rarity, who immediately rushed to greet them. "Oh, darlings! You've arrived just in time! Yuuki and Nagare are having an intense argument about the foal."
"What are they arguing about?" Koto asked, raising a brow.
"The foal's color," Rarity answered frantically. "Go inside and show them the foal before they wreck everything!"
The two rushed into the boutique, and it already looked like things went from bad to worse: Yuuki and Nagare had drawn their respective weapons. They were also shouting a lot of profanities at each other.
"Guys, stop and look! The foal is right here!" Koto called as she stepped in between the two.
Both weapons disappeared, and they ran to look at the saddlebag. They looked at the foal, and then each other.
"We should do what Applejack said," They gulped, ears folded back. Looks of sheer horror were scrawled on their faces.
"Pay me six thousand yen first, bitches," Vending lady said, smiling like she'd planned this all along.