//------------------------------// // I'M PREGNANT!!!!!!! edit. // Story: Surprise Pregnancy // by MagicalEntaty //------------------------------// It was a normal summer day, and six girls with a dragon were outside enjoying it. Princess Twilight Sparkle was a girl with mocha skin, long navy-blue hair with a purple and pink streak in it and a lavender horn on her forehead. Her eyes were lavender with a sparkle deep inside them. She wore a purple sparkly tank top with a jean jacket over top, a flowing white knee-length skirt and purple flat shoes. Around her neck was a new pendant: a sapphire carved into the shape of a dolphin with two pearls on either side of it on a thin chain. She had a pair of wings fluttering on her back, the same color as her horn. On her hand was a purple star surrounded by five other stars. Applejack had golden skin and long blond hair that was tied near the end. A large cowboy hat rested on her head. Her eyes were a bright shade of green. She wore a green and red plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, simple jeans and brown cowboy boots. On her hand were three red apples in a group. Rainbow Dash had slight tan skin, with rainbow colored hair that’s always loose and messy. A pair of goggles was strapped onto her head. She wore a black T-shirt and a red jacket; the same color of red as her eyes. She also wore loose blue shorts with blue and white running shoes. On her back were cyan blue wings, and the mark on her hand was a cloud with a three-coloured lightning bolt coming from it: red, yellow and blue. Rarity’s skin was so fair it looked white. She had crystal blue eyes and purple hair with a curl to it. Like Twilight, she had a horn on her forehead, only it was white instead of purple. She wore a blue dress that matched the color of her eyes, knee-high white, small-heeled boots. She also had diamond stud earrings. The mark on her hand was a group of three blue diamonds. Pinkie Pie had long, curly bubble-gum pink hair, candy blue eyes and peachy skin. She wore a pink top with sleeves that go down to her elbows, with things that looked like streamers and confetti blasted on. She also wore a blue skirt, and pink ankle boots. The mark on her hand was a group of three balloons: two blue and one yellow. Fluttershy had long powder-pink hair and aqua green eyes, with a mark of three pink butterflies on her hand. She wore a flowing dress with light yellow straps that go down to her knees, and light pink flats with light green bows on each side of them. Spike was a baby dragon with dark purple scales, and lime green spikes. He also had green eyes. He was the only male in this group of friends. Twilight and her friends, including Spike, were all having a picnic, and just enjoying each other’s company generally. Twilight had just returned from a three-month studying trip abroad. Arriving home, she’d found that everything was as if she’d never left. "So Twilight darling, what was it like there?" Rarity asked. "Were the fashions amazing? Was it hard hiding your princess status?" The land that Twilight had visited was ruled by rulers who were ... not the kindest of people. They generally liked to keep some of their scariest customs from the nobles of other lands. So, in order to visit them as she was meant to, she had to hide who she truly was. "Not that hard. All I had to do was hide my wings; with an illusion spell that was all too easy. I just told them that I was a librarian, which was true, until Tirek destroyed my library. I also told them that I had a powerful magic user as my mentor. I didn't even have to change my cutie mark." They continued to talk and gossip with each other. It seemed that nothing major had happened in the three months, other than Twilight's castle being finished. Pumpkin and Pound Cake were two years old now, not to mention the fact that the CMC had their cutie marks at last. Apple Bloom got hers in building and repair: it was a screwdriver with an apple blossom next to it. Scootaloo got hers in doing stunts with her scooter and other things: it looked like a wheel leaving a trail of fire. Sweetie Belle surprisingly got hers in magic: it was a light green star with silver and red lines forming what appeared to be a vortex around it. Twilight ran into her unexpectedly soon after she’d returned, and she begged Twilight to be her mentor in magic. Twilight simply said, “I’m already your mentor so there's no need to ask.” People heard her hooting and hollering about it for ages and ages afterwards. The friends stayed in the open all day, just talking and playing games, like Frisbee for one. When the sun started to go down, they decided to go home. Pinkie was trying to trick everyone into a surprise slumber party, which was beginning to work. All of a sudden, Twilight started to feel odd. They’d packed up all of their stuff and were heading to Pinkie's place to drop it off when everything started to spin for Twilight. Her stomach became restless, her vision started to swim, and she could barely stand. "Twilight, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked when she noticed Twilight’s current state. Twilight was stumbling around, swaying dizzily. The blanket she’d been carrying now lay on the ground, crumpled. All of her friends looked very concerned at the way she was acting. The princess had now turned green; looked extremely flushed, and seemed to be ready to fall over. "I...he..." Twilight couldn't open her mouth without slightly retching. Her legs suddenly gave out and she fell to the ground. The last thing she heard was her friends screaming "TWILIGHT!" She hit the ground as everything turned black. When she woke up, she was in her room at the... er... her castle. The walls had a rich purple colour; the floor was hardwood with a rose pink rug covering it. Her bed had a light purple drape hanging above it, which fell all around the bed, giving Twilight some privacy. The bed was made out of oak, with an intricate swirl pattern carved into it. Rarity and Pinkie’d also painted on flowers and hearts, to go with the swirls. The bedding had also been done by Rarity: lavender sheets with rose pink swirling-like-smoke patterns on them. The edges of the sheets were trimmed with deep blue. Also in the room was a big crystal chandelier, a gift from the Crystal Empire, which had custom-designed many of the chandeliers which decorated many of the other rooms in the castle. They were mainly in the more public rooms, and Twilight’s bedroom. The one in her room was made of rainbow-colored crystals, looking almost like an upside-down tree. Whenever light hit it in a certain way, it bathed the room in beautiful rainbow light. Other things, simpler things resided in the room: a chair, bookshelves, a desk with a mirror, a love seat and a large window that faced the forest. Twilight heard voices past the light purple curtain: it was her friends and they were … talking to a man? "So, is she going to be alright?" Fluttershy sounded scared, even more than usual. "Not to worry, it's most likely exhaustion from her long trip. After some rest, she'll be fine," the man said. He was clearly a doctor, but may have not been one of the best. "Ah, what if yer wrong?" Applejack asked. "Yes! What if there was something more to it than that? But you didn't look because you’re too laaaazy," Rainbow Dash mocked. Concern was still prominent in her voice, overlaying the sarcasm. "That is why we are doing this test. In a week, it will prove that I'm right." This doctor certainly was full of himself. "Oooh, really. I bet you 10 bucks that it's something else. Bucks as in bits, not actual bucks, which would be weird. Like one time I said that and they actually tried to pay me in bucks, the animal kind, and I said … mmh...mhhh!" Someone had slapped their hand over Pinkie's mouth. That someone was Rarity. "What she means to say, darling, is that … we know you’re the doctor but you should still check, just in case. Just to consider any what if's," Rarity pointed out. She had a worried tone and seemed like she was about to scream, but kept her perfect composure for Twilight’s sake. "Yes, yes, I know. By the way, I'll take you on that bet," the doctor said to Pinkie. "Well anyway, please bring her by the hospital in a week for the test results. I’ll see you then." Soon after the doors of the room closed, leavening the Mane 6 alone. They waited until the coast was clear, and then insulted him, saying things like: "He is so pompous … wow, how did he become a doctor … he is soooooo lazy." Twilight's favorite was: "…wasn't even going to check, we had to force him…" It just proved that her friends were there for her, no matter what. But what happened? She remembered the picnic, packing up, and then ... oh Celestia, she collapsed. Why she felt sick all day, she did not know. Suddenly the memories and feelings flashed forward in her mind, and she shot up, fully realizing what had happened. The curtain was pulled aside to reveal her friends standing beside the bed. "Hey there, sugarcube. You alright?" The country twang of Applejack’s accent had a hint of worry to it. All of their faces had worried looks on them, though they tried to hide it behind strength, confidence or even just a smile. "Yes, I'm fine: better than I was earlier," Twilight said with a small laugh. "Say girls, I think you were right about me being sick, just exhaustion would not have made me want to puke." The worry in her friend’s faces only grew as they thought about what could have made her have such a reaction? They decided that they were not going to leave her side until the tests came back; they wanted to be there for her if anything else happened. The week continued at a normal rate. Twilight did have a few dizzy spells and she did feel nauseous from time to time, but nothing really awful happened. Nothing really was so bad that she had to be cooped up in her castle all the time so she and her friends went outside, and enjoyed the growing town. Because Twilight was a princess now, many people wished to join her new guard, called the Dawn Guard. Their armor was dark purple with crystal blue trim. Rainbow Dash led the pegasus division, and was known to be one of the best and strongest flyers of that race. Some people were even looking into her ancestry to see if she's related to Commander Hurricane. This recent development made their town grow because of the guards and their families; some of whom moved there, along with builders and other people looking to start new businesses. Others were cooks and cleaner for the castle. Many areas, like the nearby farms and Fluttershy's home, were given space so the town was still rural but a little bigger in business. Anyone who decided to come to Ponyville for business had to have permission from Princess Twilight Sparkle and her court of friendship. The town was starting to expand around Twilight's castle, which stood tall and proud on a hill just outside of town. It was made of elegant white stone with crystals streaking up the walls, making it shine and shimmer. There was also a garden surrounding it, and a fountain made by the best pegasus cloud sculptors. The fountain had images of all the three races on it; unicorns, earth ponies and the pegasi, and instead of water: it flowed with liquid rainbows. The castle looked almost like a tree: vines and flowers grew from the ‘branches’, making it look like it was one with nature, and yet completely different. Spending the week together made it fly by quickly for the group of friends. When the time came for the visit to the doctor it seemed like they went through a time portal or something. In the waiting room they gossiped about local matters, what was true and wasn’t, and past adventures in their crazy lives. They also talked about things that Twilight hadn't caught up on yet. The six friends and baby dragon all talked until they were called to meet with... Nurse Red Heart. The nurse mare was light-colored, almost as fair as Rarity, but not quite. Her hair was soft pink, she wore her nurse outfit and her eyes were a soft gray-blue colour. On her hand was a red cross with hearts in the corners. "Um... Nurse Red Heart, could you tell me why you are here, and not the doctor that took the test?" Twilight asked. Normally, the doctor who tells you the outcome is the one who did the test. Twilight’s doctor had clearly been a man. Nurse Red Heart didn't seem at all offended by the question; she actually laughed a little. "You’re right, I am not the doctor that took the test, but I was with him when he got the results of it. He's not here because he was going to lie about the results of your test. He was fired." The way she said it seemed strange, she was so at ease. It was kinda weird. The silence that followed was more than a little tense. "Uh, what ya mean by he was gonna lie? Fired? Is it bad?" Applejack asked, breaking the hard silence. All of them were presently thinking that it was some kind of deathly illness, and the nurse was laughing quietly. "Well, that depends, but first you might want to go into another room and get comfy," she said. Red Heart led the group out of the clinic area, and into the actual ‘hospital’ part. There was a room specially set up for them: a private room, which was nice. Twilight lay on the bed and her friends sat down on chairs that were in front of the window. Nurse Red Heart started to check Twilight's heart and blood pressure. "All right, I have a few questions for you. Are you willing to answer?" "Of course, I want to know what happened to me." Twilight was a little worried about what it could mean. "All right. Have you been craving anything or have things been tasting different then they usually do?" Spike was confused. What kind of question was that? "Yes, actually. I've been craving fish a lot lately, and eggs have tasted weird ever since I got back." "All right. Twilight, can you lay on your side for me, please?" Twilight did as she was told, and then Nurse Red Heart used her stethoscope on the princess’s back, then on her stomach. When the nurse had finished, she sighed a little and then smiled. "Well, congratulations, princess." Everyone in the room looked at her like she’d suddenly broken into a jig. "Excuse me, but what are you talking about?" Twilight was trying to force herself to laugh as she sat up on the bed: feeling nervous. Rarity fainted as she understood what Nurse Red Heart meant. Applejack and Rainbow Dash just kept looking at each other, then at Red Heart and back again. Fluttershy was mumbling to herself, trying to figure it out. Pinkie Pie was writing stuff down so fast that her pencil smoked considerably. Spike tapped his head with his claw to see if his brain was still working. "What I mean is … you’re pregnant." Twilight's whole world stopped momentarily, everything frozen as the memory of one event during her trip flashed into her mind. Not only the moment but the bliss, the joy that He brought her the whole time she was there. Then this suddenly happened and she couldn't even tell him. All the frustration she felt towards Them, all the pain and loss: all of those emotions were funneled into her next words... "I"M WHAT!!!!