Starlight woke with a yawn, stretching her hooves with a pop and crack, before rubbing her eyes. She felt a form shift beside her and she looked down to the two ponies that shared the bed with her.
Sunburst, lay sprawled on the bed, his hooves splayed out with one resting near where Starlights head had been when she was resting. The other was wrapped around the sleeping form of another unicorn. Her best friend, Trixie; who had her hooves wrapped around Sunbursts torse, and nuzzling her head into his chest.
Starlight smiled, and slowly slid out of bed, picking up her nightgown from the floor as she did so. It was wrinkled a bit, having been tossed aside last night, but it was better then walking around naked; even if they were in Sunbursts house.
Careful not to wake her herd mates, Starlight made first for the shower, doing her best to straighten out her gown as she went before setting it down on the sink counter. She then entered the shower, and enjoyed the feeling of the warm water flowing onto her body.
As she bathed herself, she let her mind wander as she liked to do on events of the past. Usually she would remember little embarrassing things she did when she was younger and give a growl of irritation or facehoof herself. But this time, she remembered a happy memory, one that had led to her current life with two ponies she cared about.
It was a sunny day in the Crystal Empire's restaurant lane. Seated in a chair in the outside seating area, sat Starlight and Trixie. Start was smiling as she examined her menu, but Trixie sat with a worried expression.
Starlight looked up from her menu to her friend, "Trixie, why are you so nervous?"
"Nervous? Who said Trixie was nervous?" Trixie asked, "The Great Trixie is never nervous."
"Really?" Starlight asked, "Then why are your hooves shaking?"
Trixie looked at her hooves, and groaned as she saw they were shaking.
"Trixie," Starlight said, placing a hoof on her friend's shoulder, "Whats wrong?"
Trixie sighed, "Trixie is just worried on meeting this friend of yours. What is his name again, Sunsport?"
Starlight giggled, "Sunburst. Sunsport was his father's name."
"Oh yes," Trixie chuckled nervously, "Trixie just worries he will not like her."
"What? Why would you think that?" Starlight asked.
"Trixie just doesn't know what to say. Trixie has not had much experience with stallions." Trixie said, fidgeting.
Starlight hugged her friend, "Don't worry. I know you and Sunburst will get along just fine."
Not long after, Starlight saw the tell tale sign of Sunburst coming around the corner, wearing his trade mark cap. She waved him over.
"Sunburst. Over here." Starlight called, giving her childhood friend a smile.
"Starlight. It's good to see you again." Sunburst said as he gave Starlight a hug in greeting.
"Same. Sunburst, I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Trixie, she is a well known magician." Starlight looked to Trixie.
Trixie raised a hoof and gave a small wave and stuttered a little, "H-hello."
"A pleasure. I'm Sunburst. It's nice to meet a friend of Starlight." Sunburst offered his hoof to the mare, who accepted it gingerly and shook it.
"Uh, Trixie likes your cap." Trixie stammered a little.
Sunburst blinked, "Uh, thanks. Your's is nice too."
Trixie blushed, looked at her cap, then pulled her hat down.
Starlight saw her friend was feeling embarrassed so she quickly sat down and changed the subject.
"So Sunburst, how is little Flurry Heart?" Starlight asked.
"She's growing up fast that's for sure," Sunburst said with a chuckle as he sat down, "I had to rework the spell I gave her parents to keep her power in check. Her magic keeps getting more and more powerful."
"Uh, Flurry Heart is the alicorn foal yes?" Trixie asked.
"Yes," Sunburst answered with a nod, "She had caused quite the stir when she was born. But she is a charming little filly."
The three took a moment to order their food and drinks, when Starlight noticed that Trixie wasn't talking much. This was odd, because usually Trixie was a talkative pony.
Leaning in to her friend, Starlight whispered, "Trixie. Say something."
"But what does Trixie say? What if he has heard of Trixie's past?" Trixie whispered back.
"Trixie. Sunburst won't care about your past even if he did hear about it. He accepted me and my past. He will do the same for you." Starlight whispered assurance to her friend.
Trixie bit her lip, before opening her mouth to say something, when Sunburst spoke up.
"Uh, so Trixie. Starlight said your a magician." Sunburst asked.
"What?" Trixie said, "Oh, y-yes. Trixie is a travelling magician. It's mostly stage magic though, nothing like the real magic you must do."
Sunburst blinked and rubbed the back of his head, "Uh. Well, I-I'm not the most magical of unicorns. I mean I can do a few small spells, but I don't have the energy reserves for the big spells I know of. Uh, what sort of magic can you do?"
"Oh you know. Disappearing acts. Pulling rabbits out of hats or rope tricks." Trixie said, nervously.
"Oh, tell him about the Moonshot Matincoure Mouth Dive." Starlight said.
"The what?" Sunburst asked, confusion evident on his face.
So they told Sunburst of the magic trick, and both smiled at the shocked and look of awe on the stallion's face.
"Wow. You two do make a good team. I don't think I could even get close to a manticore, let alone let myself be blasted into its mouth." Sunburst said, fixing his glasses.
"Well, maybe Trixie did have a little something to drink before she went into the canon." Trixie said with a blush, rubbing the back of her head, "So Sunburst. You are a wizard in the Crystal Empire?"
Sunburst blushed, "Uh, well not really. I am a scholar, but I'm not really cut out to be a wizard. But I am the Royal Crystaler, which has its own set of responsibilities."
"Like what?" Trixie asked.
"Well, besides showing Flurry Heart to the empire, I'm also her legal guardian and eventual magic teacher once she is old enough." Sunburst said, before giving a nervous laugh, "Truth be told, I'm a little afraid of the day when she can learn to use all that power she has. Young unicorns can often cause a lot of mayhem with their first spells; I shudder to think what a filly of Flurry's ability could do."
Starlight gave a slight shudder, "Yeah. I remember the mayhem she caused as a baby."
"Was it really that bad?" Trixie asked.
"You don't know the half of it." Sunburst and Starlight said at the same time, looking at each other before laughing.
After their food was brought, the three of them stopped to eat and engage in minor conversation. Starlight had felt good, allowing her two friends to meet. But more so, she wanted to know if Sunburst and Trixie would get along.
She loved them both, and felt they all had so much in common. And she had felt stirrings, fluttering feelings, in her heart when she was around the two of them. She knew what it meant, after some soul searching.
She loved Sunburst. And she loved Trixie. And she knew they loved her, or felt they did. She felt though, it would be best to proceed slowly.
Maybe it was her time as a village leader. Sure a village leader of a cult of brain washed ponies, but she knew the need for careful preparation and planning. And what she wanted for all of them, wasn't something she felt could be rushed.
So she did little things. Finding days and times when they could all be together. Having lunch, going to shows. Sometimes attending festivals together.
One especially fun memory was when Trixie had her and Sunburst as her assistants for a show. She helped Trixie with escape artist tricks she felt unable to do, and Sunburst would help her form new spells for special effects with each trick. Sometimes she and Sunburst would be on stage with Trixie to help with a trick. She still laughed every time she remembered when Trixie had her in a basket and started putting swords through it; unknown to all outside she had carefully cast an ethereal body spell, allowing the swords to pass harmlessly through her body. Once the last sword was in, she would leap out and appear whole and unharmed. Sunburst had been so surprised he had fainted.
Starlight had giggled at that.
And now here they were, a few months later, a herd. True, not a full time one. Sunburst had to stay in the Crystal Empire and Trixie would often travel around. Starlight sometimes had to return to Ponyville to continue her training, but they always found time to be with each other.
And last night they had done some....experimenting. She blushed, remembering the events of last night.
She had no idea Sunburst could be so wild when he was pushed over his edge. She still felt a little shaky in her legs. And Trixie...goodness she had a dirty mouth.
Starlight shook her head and focused on the now. She finished washing herself and dried off. Then she slipped into her nightgown and went to make some breakfast.
She was already setting the plates with a full load of scrambled eggs, tofu and some grass waffles, when she heard the yawns and hoofsteps of her herd members.
"Good morning you two." Starlight said, turning with a smile.
"Good morning Starlight." Sunburst said, yawning again. Trixie groaned, leaning against him; trying to stay asleep.
"I made breakfast. Dig in."
Trixie's nose twitched, and she suddenly woke with a start and lunged for the table, grabbing her plate and devouring the contents.
"Mmm, this is delicious." Trixie said between bites, "Strange. Trixie feels hungrier then usual."
" This looks great Starlight."
"Thank you. It was the least I can do." Starlight said, then leaned in to Sunburst to whisper.
"Especially after that little treat you gave me last night." She whispered, nibbling his ear.
Sunburst blushed, and looked into his food now. Starlight giggled and sat down with them and started to eat.
However, after the three of them started to eat. Starlight started to feel......dizzy. And her stomach felt like it was doing jumping jacks.
Trixie pushed her food away, and placed a hoof over her mouth.
"Trixie....doesn't feel-" Trixie stopped, planting her hooves over her mouth as her cheeks bulged and she ran out of the kitchen to the bathroom.
"Blaargh!" Came from the bathroom.
"Trixie?" Starlight and Sunburst called, worried.
"What-Excuse me!" Starlight shot up, and ran to bathroom as well.
"Blaargh!"
Sunburst sat there, worried.
"G-Girls are you okay?" He asked, standing up and rushing to the bathroom.
"BLARGH!" The girls responded, as they both threw up into the toilet.
Starlight and Trixie sat on the hospital bench, holding their stomachs. Trixie leaned against her friend, who leaned her head against Trixie's.
"The doctor should be back soon girls. Oh, I hope you both are okay." Sunburst said, taking their hooves in his.
"We're fine. I'm sure its nothing." Starlight said.
When the doctor came in, she had a smile on her face.
"Well, Mrs. Trixie. Mrs. Starlight. We have the tests back and we know what was behind your sickness." The doctor said.
"What is it?" Sunburst asked, worried and eager for news.
"Congratulations." The doctor said with a smile and shook Sunburst's hoof, "You're going to be parents. I'll leave you three alone to talk about the news while I get some forms."
With that the doctor left, leaving the three ponies alone.
The three blinked in surprise, and Starlight and Trixie both looked at their stomachs.
"B-but how? W-we never... I mean I know how but...I don't think we ever...y-you know..did that when they were in heat." Sunburst said, blushing, "Not that I'm upset. I'm just....wow this is a big surprise."
"Uh..." Trixie went.
"Uh?" Sunburst looked at the two girls.
"Y-you remember that time....a few weeks ago." Starlight said, recalling the day.
"When you girls jumped me?" Sunburst said, "Wait. Was that why you two were riding me like that?"
Starlight and Trixie blushed, "Well..." They said in unison.
"Partially. Me and Trixie use to have separate heat cycles. But well this was out of our usual cycle, and it happened at the same time." Starlight started.
"They must have synced up. Normally, we tried to avoid being around you when we were in heat. We were not sure if you wanted foals or not."
"What are you talking about? I would love to be a father." Sunburst said.
Starlight and Trixie smiled, "Well. It looks like you will be."
Sunburst paused a moment, "Wait...so was all of that stuff we did your idea or the heat talking? Because I still have bruises from that crop you know."
Trixie blushed, "Uh well....maybe Trixie wanted to....try something she read about."
"Um...and...well me too. I mean...I always heard that rope made it more kinky." Starlight said.
"Yeah, well next time can I not be the one tied down." Sunburst asked, rubbing his shoulder. Remember that night.
Geez what a night that had been. Enjoyable, with some slightly humiliating parts. Yet still interesting.
"So, what ideas do we have for names?" Sunburst asked.