Satanic was staring out the window out into the sunrise of the mountain city of Canterlot. She knew this was the last time she would ever get to see it this way. Calm, quiet, peaceful. And in a few hours it would be under a red sky as Tartarus fell upon them in an attempt to kill them all. Talk about a mood killer.
She looked back at her wife, still sleeping with a slightly soaked sheet over her lower half. She smirked slightly at the sight. Nympha made sure she wouldn't have too many distractions in battle, thus some fun after she came back late last night.
She sighed and stood. She leaped off of the balcony and into the morning sky, her black wings catching the air and sending her into a gentle glide. She beat her wings and ascended into the air, looking over the city of Canterlot. She scanned for bottle necks, vantage points, dead zones, and areas to set up blockades. The main road straight to the castle was a problem, however. You could march an entire army down the road with ease.
She scoffed and turned back towards the north to head back to the castle, sparing a glance towards the direction of the Crystal Empire where she knew her mother-in-law was now staying in refuge. Chrysalis took no joy on being there but they all knew it was needed to keep the royal family alive for she held the next descendent.
"Nervous?" Satanic yelped and fell ten feet before correcting herself. She looked up to see Celestia descending down to her level and flying beside her.
"Um, yeah, a bit," said Satanic, looking back forward to the castle. Celestia sighed.
"You are afraid he will kill us all, or more importantly, Nympha," said Celestia, looking over at her. Satanic looked away.
"That's not all," said the demon.
"Oh?"
"I don't think she knows it yet, but she used the spell," said Satanic, finding the ground beneath the more interesting.
"What do you mean?" Asked her grandmother-in-law. Satanic shifted in her flight pattern.
"It was a few months ago, our first, if you would. We weren't even a month into marriage. I think we were too deep in the moment to notice, but she casted the pregnancy spell. Accidently I presume," said Satanic.
"You're in your second trimester and you still want to fight? Satanic, you are pregnant! You can't go fighting a demon king in this condition! Why didn't you go with Chrysalis?" Asked Celestia.
"Because I want to kill him myself!" Shouted Satanic, coming to a hover in the air. "I was not going to let that asshole walk over me anymore!"
"Does she know?" Satanic froze. The demon stammered before looking away in shame.
"I was too afraid to tell her. So far, you are the third pony to know. The doctor is the only other one who knows." said the mare. Celestia sighed and embraced the demon in an odd airborne hug.
"She needs to know before she goes into this. Give her something to fight for. Give her something to look forward to. Use it as something to look forward to because this foal will forever make your day until you die," said Celestia, cradling the demon. Satanic silently wept in the soothing forelegs of the solar princess. Satanic chuckled.
"You know, if we win this, the demon curse will be broken from all future Alicorns." commented the demon with a small smile. Celestia chuckled herself.
"Faust knows you guys have been a pain enough as it is." The two shared a warm laugh, sharing the sunrise.
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"Hey babe, where have you been?" Asked Nympha, wiping the sleep from her eyes. Satanic landed on the balcony, shaking her wings out nervously.
"Um, you know, just flying around, scouting out the city, talking to Celestia," said the demon, smiling nervously. Nympha raised an eyebrow at this.
"What did you two talk about? You seem nervous, and I can taste it," said Nympha. Satanic sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, waving her closer. Nympha raised an eyebrow and scooted closer to her wife. Once she was only a few feet away, Satanic grabbed her hoof and placed it on her stomach.
Nympha sat there confused for a few seconds until she felt something hit her hoof, something from inside her wife. Her eyes widened as she came to the conclusion.
"Y-y-you're...."
"In my second trimester, yes," said the demon, cradling her stomach as if it was the foal itself.
"It's an illusion right now, that's why nopony knows. I was scared of everyone's reaction to it, your reaction. So, I hid my pregnancy," said Satanic, still cradling her unborn child.
"But why stay when our child will be in danger if you fight? Why fight while pregnant?" Asked the pink hybrid, curling around her wife. Satanic let out a shaky breath.
"Because after what he has done, I want to be the one to kill him. And I refuse to sit on the side-lines," said the demon. Nympha sighed and shook her head. She took her wife's head into her hooves and directed it in front of her own.
"Satan, you are carrying my foal as well as yours, I can't fight knowing my wife and my unborn child are at risk of dying. You are weaker when pregnant. You can't fly as fast, your magic is less powerful, you run a risk against both your lives," said Nympha, leaning her forehead against her other half's.
"For the sake of the unknown gods above, just stay in the castle where it is safe. I don't need to lose both of you in this fight," Satanic tried to argue, but the look her wife was giving her told her that she was right. She needed to stay behind.
"Alright. And if he makes it to the castle?" Asked Satanic.
"Then you teleport your ass to the Crystal Empire and hope mom doesn't strangle you," Satanic laughed dryly, hugging her wife close.
"I want you to look at our daughter as a reason to come back alive. I want her to have both mothers," said Satanic, sneaking a kiss. Nympha chuckled and snuck her own kiss.
"Already know its gender, do we? Well, let me know when you know its race. Though, I'm certain it's going to be just another alicorn like the rest of us," said the hybrid with a smile. Satanic giggled.
"Who knows, it might be its own demon."
"Now that's something interesting I'm not too sure I want to see but interesting nonetheless," replied Nympha. She pulled back away and smiled sweetly at her wife, "Now, your flank stays here and alive. I've got to prepare the changeling troops and myself. I will be back later."
Satanic watched with sad smile. She hated that she was not allowed to fight, but Nympha was right. She was four months along and had another six until she was due. She did not need to endanger their unborn child this far into her pregnancy.
Deciding on what she wanted to do next, Satanic stood and walked towards the full body mirror they had in the far side of the room, facing away from the bed of course. She looked it up and down, stroking her belly lovingly as she tried to recall the spell.
The mirror's surface rippled, an image starting to form. It was a room with Crystal walls. It was a simple room, probably used for guests. A single form was laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Satanic grinned as she had the advantage of surprise.
"Good morning, lazy ass!" Shouted the demon, causing Chrysalis to yelp in surprise. The changeling high queen turned to see a laughing Satanic in the mirror.
"Damn, I forgot you had that spell." said Chrysalis, shaking her head. "What is it you called for anyways?" Asked her step-mom. The mention of why she was calling made her mood drop and look away.
"I, um, called to let you know that I will be joining you later before the war starts," said the demon, not wanting to meet her mothers eyes. Chrysalis cocked her head in confusion.
"Joining me? Why? I thought you would be fighting your old man, not fleeing all the way over here," said Chrysalis.
"Congrats, mom! You get to be a grandmother!" Said Satanic with an unenthusiastic smile. Chrysalis blinked before allowing her eyes to grow wide.
"Wait, you're pregnant?! When the hell did this happen?!" Asked Chrysalis, walking up over to the mirror.
"A while after the wedding. I was afraid, you know. I was afraid of everyone's reactions, and being a mother as well," said Satanic with a dry chuckle. Chrysalis laughed.
"Just don't be like me. I was arranging her bedroom for god's know how long before Trixie's water broke. Then poof! Nympha," The two shared a laugh. Satanic knew motherhood would be tough, but she knew if she lasted through this war, she would have pros at being mothers to help her.
"So, what time should I be expecting a friend in this boring crystal castle?" Asked the changeling. Satanic chuckled.
"In a few hours. I need to break it to my sisters and to my other mother-in-law before heading over. Hopefully I can make it before father gets here," said Satanic. Chrysalis nodded in understanding.
"Well, see you in a bit, Hun. Just try not to do something stupid while carrying that foal around," warned Chrysalis. Satanic rolled her eyes before ending the spell, causing the mirror to return to its former self. She looked out the window at the rising sun.
"Well, better hurry up and get this over with."
~~~~~later that evening~~~~~
"Are the troops ready? Is our defenses up? Has the city been evacuated? Ha-" Nympha shoved a hoof in her worried wife's mouth with a giggle. The pregnant demon had been worrying about the defenses and offenses every since she started packing. Now, being done, that was the only,thing she seemed to focus on when it was time for her to depart.
"Love, I'm sure we are as ready as we can ever be. Just relax," said Nympha with a warm smile. Satanic gave her a deadpan look.
"Babe, you just asked a pregnant mare whose wife is about to walk into a apocalypse grade shitstorm to calm down." said the demon. Nympha and Satanic's large array of siblings broke out into laughter.
"Gods, you worry too much, Saty." said Flare with a chuckle. The other demon sisters nodded.
"Yeah. Besides, we will make sure everyone of this family makes it through, even if us demons have to die for it," said Nightmare Moon with a smirk. Satanic smiled slightly.
"Just try to come back yourselves, alright? I'm kinda attached to my sisters," said the black demon. The group of sisters shared a hug, taking up a majority of the room with this embrace. Nympha stood back and watched them with a sad smile.
"You're nervous you won't be there to see your foal born, aren't you?" Nympha turned to see her mother, Trixie, walk up to her. The hybrid sighed and nodded.
"Yeah. But at least they will know I loved them and their mother enough that I sent them away. I wouldn't be able to fight knowing they were in the line of fire," said the pink mare. Trixie chuckled and nodded.
“I know that feeling. I would be worrying about Chryysie and my unborn child the entire time that I would be an easy kill," said the azure mare with a smile. Nympha looked back at the cyan Pegasus that was watching the progress from afar, a small smile on her lips.
"How do you think she will hold up in this fight? I know the other four elements will be there, but while she is not only just a Pegasus, I heard Scoots will be leading the Wonderbolts for the attack. How do you think she will fair knowing that?" Asked Nympha. Trixie laughed.
"Dash? She would feel safe as fuck knowing her own daughter is leading the attack. Plus she has her twins with her as well. I say she will do well," said the elder alicorn with a smirk. Nympha giggled and looked around the room.
"This might as well be the last chance we see each other. After this, we fight the apocalypse, a lot of us dying to make sure Equus doesn't fall," said Nympha, looking over the ponies and demons in the room. "Grandmother, Grandma, Aunt Twi and Rainbow, you, Aunt Bright, the twins, the demons, the elements, we all might die within these next few hours."
"And we can't do anything but enjoy what we have now. Once the fighting starts, we fight to see another day, we fight to see our loved ones again, we fight to make sure our loved ones see another day. You don't think about yourself out there, you think of the others around you, and you fight for them," said the azure alicorn.
"Then I will fight. I will fight so my daughter has a bright future, even if I have to die for it."