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// Ivory Gives Swift 'The Talk' 
// Story: In the Silver Lining 
// by Tower of 0 
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"Applejack's what?!" Swift burst in the middle of the road, careful as to not leave Ivory's unusually large umbrella.

"Shush! I couldn't believe it either when I got the news, from her especially!" Ivory responded.

"And how did this happen?" Swift asked.

Ivory switched to sarcasm mode, "When two ponies love each other vewy, vewy much....."

"Ivory. Shut up. I already got the talk from my dad and I don't want to smack you for giving 'the talk' to me again." Swift got serious.

"Okay okay! It's just one of my defense mechanisms when I get nervous." Ivory took a deep breath, "You know last spring, right?"

"Yeah, heat season rolled on in also. If I'm not mistaken, that's when you and AJ hooked up." Swift thought about this for a moment before nodding in satisfaction.

"Well.... we did have our first time... and I might've forgotten to pull out." Ivory admitted, a bit of a blush present on his cheeks.

"You forgot...." Swift said, Ivory nodded. "HOW DO YOU FORGET THAT SHE WAS IN HEAT?!"

"It was an honest mistake." Ivory said in his defense

"Suuuure it was." Swift looked at him

"You know I wouldn't lie to you, you're one of my oldest pals!"

Swift couldn't simply argue with that. He had known Ivory since they were colts and before he moved away to Cloudsdale. Of course Ivory wouldn't lie to him, and the only times he has ever seen the unicorn lie was when he needed a quick getaway. Swift just looked at his friend with a look he always seemed to look at with.

"Any names planned for the baby?" Swift asked with his sort-of smile.

"No... not yet atleast." Ivory admitted. "We don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet."

Swift groaned out and face-hoofed and glared at his old pal for a bit. Then his expression just softened as the duo continued to walk. Swift then started to smile a gain as his mind remembered something. His grin then shifting to Ivory and nudging him slightly.

"Hey Ivory."

"Yeah Swifty?"

"Remember all the trouble we used to get into when we were younger." Swift kept his grin going.

"Oh Celestia do I ever forget. Especially the school book heist we pulled on Mrs. Quill." Ivory smiled.

"Yeah, those were the days. Even to mention our Dead Pony prank on Nightmare Night?" Swift recalled.

"Classic." Ivory reminisced. "Boy.. times have changed.. haven't they Swifty?"

"Yeah, you have a mare, I'm a local hotshot, You're about to be a dad, and I'm no where close to being one." Swift just looked down now at his thought train.

Ivory took notice and nudged his best pal with a smile. "Oh cheer up sour puss... dinner's gonna be on me tonight. I'll even make your favorite."

"Bet you can't make it better than my mom!" Swift challenged.