//------------------------------// // Piracy and pregnancy (edited by:ponyfan30) // Story: Love takes the sea // by RavenFire2908 //------------------------------// It had been five months since Applejack and Rainbow Dash had married each other. They were happy, life couldn't be better. They had each other, they had friends and most of all, they had freedom. All of them had changed. Pinkie had become more responsible. She still loved partying, and she was still the silly pony she always had been. Twilight was still the first mate, but she was more strict. She still cared for others, but she was more battle ready. Rarity was more into it now, at once she had been regretting it. She enjoy it. Fluttershy had almost lost her shyness, she had become more of a fighter. Applejack didn't miss her title as a royal, she loved the freedom. She would never go back, maybe only to visit her sister, but she didn't want the throne. She also became pregnant. Rainbow Dash had become softer. She had seen the light, the good warm light that came from her lover. She didn't want to lose that, even if it took her life. Applejack lay in bed sleeping, Rainbow looked at her with a smile. Rainbow sat on the other side of the room, studying a map to find more treasures. But in truth she had already found it. Rainbow walked over to the bed and layed down next to her beloved wife, she ran her hoof over Applejack's stomach. It had already started to grow, it was four months in. Applejack smiled at the touch, her eyes slightly opened. "Hmm... You okay?" She asked, Rainbow jumped slightly. "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to wake you!" Rainbow said and rolled out of the bed, still a bit shocked. Applejack quickly pulled her back and said "I didn't say you should leave..." She smiled. Rainbow smiled in return, and pushed Applejack to her chest, Rainbow wrapped her hooves around Applejack and placed her head on her shoulder. Applejack closed her eyes, feeling safe in Rainbow's arms. Suddenly the door shot open. Twilight came running in, she blushed as she saw Rainbow and Applejack cuddle. "Am I interrupting something?" She asked. Rainbow rolled out of the bed and blushed hard as she gave nervous smile. "N-No you didn't... Its fine, what is it?" "Royal army from Vanhoover" Twilight said. Both Applejack and Rainbow sat up. "What?!" "Get ready"Rainbow said to Twilight, then she quickly turned to Applejack, who sat straight up in the bed. She looked at Rainbow in worry. "Stay here" Rainbow said, and left the room. "Be careful..." Applejack muttered. Rainbow and Twilight looked over at an army of royal ships. Rainbow looked worried back and forth to the army and where Applejack was. "What do we do captain?" Twilight asked. "We fight..." "Everypony get ready!" Twilight yelled. Everypony began to move, Pinkie and Rarity began to pull the sail. Fluttershy and Twilight prepared the cannons. The other part of the crew did the same thing, preparing for battle. "Aim..." The sound of cannons ready to fire was music in everypony's ears "Get ready...." A little pause..."Fire!" All the cannons fired. Two of the royal boats sunk at first shot. But Vanhoover fired back, it only hit once or twice. The battle didn't last long, in the end only the royal ship stood, it was damaged, but it still stood. Rainbow moved her ship closer. they got onboard the royal ship, they completely emptied the place, not one bit was left. Now it only stood between Rainbow Dash and the king of Vanhoover. They were locked in a sword fight in the kings room. He was a bit worse than Applejack at first, but he could fight. Then Rainbow got him to the ground. "Please spare me..." He begged. Rainbow smirked. "You know, give me all you have and maybe..." The king quickly got up and emptied all gold he had. As Rainbow was about to leave she said "You know... A princess I know is better than you with a sword." She chuckled. She turned her head slightly to see the king become angry. On Rainbow's ship, Applejack sat on a chair in front of a mirror brushing her mane. She had stopped braiding it, now she used a simple ponytail held together by a grayish red ribbon. She had a golden ring in her ear, she also had another ribbon wrapped around her hoof in the same color as the one in her mane and tail. Underneath it was a deep cut, she had gotten it when she had an accident with a sword. She looked down at her stomach. "Your mother better not get captured" she joked, she knew Rainbow would never get caught. She began to sing to herself, she did that often now. She couldn't wait until the baby was born. Applejack looked out of a window that showed the battle with Vanhoover. She smiled as she saw Rainbow come out unharmed. After the battle was won. Rainbow returned to the room Applejack was in, when she entered, Applejack was nowhere to be seen. Rainbow quickly ran inside, only to be tackled by her loving wife. "GHAA!!" She yelped as Applejack landed over her "don't sca- I mean, what was that?!" Applejack chuckled. "Did I scare you..." She said, she said it like she was talking to a child. "N-No... You just worried me" Rainbow said, she got up and kissed Applejack. "You don't need to be overprotective... I can take care of myself" Applejack said, but before she knew it. She was in Rainbow's arms carried over to the bed. "I'm not taking any risks" Rainbow placed Applejack on the bed carefully. She kissed her again, and rubbed her hoof on Applejack's belly. "So how much?" Applejack asked as she sat up, Rainbow's hooves around her. "A lot! And I got something for you..." Rainbow pulled out a box, which she gave to Applejack. "Thanks..." Applejack said and opened the box. Inside was a big emerald, it was shaped like a flower. "It-It's beautiful..." Applejack said, she was overwhelmed by the beauty. "Just as beautiful as the pony I gave it too" Rainbow whispered into Applejack's ear. She smiled as she saw Applejack blush like crazy. "How's the baby doing?" She asked. "Its doing fine..." Applejack said as she placed the box on a nearby table. "But both of us need a hug..." She added slyly. Rainbow chuckled and started to hug Applejack. Suddenly Applejack needed a toilet, she ran outside and leaned over the edge of the boat. Rainbow Dash short came out to see Applejack vomiting over the edge. She placed her hoof on Applejack's back and gently petted it. "Let's never... do this again..." Applejack said between vomiting. "Hehe... Sure?..." Rainbow said, with a humorous smile. "You know... This is your fault..." "Maybe, maybe not" She smirked. "Are you okay?" Rarity asked as she noticed the pair on the edge. "Yeah we're okay" Rainbow joked "Speak for yourself!" Applejack snapped, just then she stopped vomiting. She turned around to see Rainbow Dash and Rarity giggle like school fillies. "Shut up!" Applejack shouted, she walked grumpy back to the room, she smashed the door so hard it almost fell off its hinges. "Sure she's okay?" Rarity asked. "Yeah.... Mood swing" Rainbow said with a sly grin, she kinda liked the way Applejack was acting.