Her Pride and Joy
One and a half weeks passed since Luna had conquered Twilight’s memories of Sombra in her dreams, and if it was even possible, Twilight’s belly had grown a little bit more with the foal. In the meantime, the doctors set to look after her for the delivery arrived at the castle. It was usually boring and tedious resting on their hooves for just one patient, but this was one of those rare exceptions where it didn’t matter, since their one task was so important.
In the meantime, there was still a life to live.
And that was what Rarity did. She trotted through the hallways of Celestia’s castle with a folder in her magical grip. The folder was full of papers, each looking like the sort of documents Celestia used to carry out business.
The fashionista headed for a specific location, but even then she couldn’t resist every now and then to marvel at all the fantastic architecture and tapestry that hung around the castle.
“No, this is far more important,” she kept reminding herself. “She’s depending on me.”
So she kept running along, making sure she made it to her destination in time. After all, she was given a very special duty, and she was going to make sure that she didn’t disappoint.
After walking through the twists and turns leading to the place her friend would be, she arrived at the entrance of a lounge room, the same one Twilight and Celestia held their heart to heart talk at. Of course, Rarity didn’t know about that occasion at all. For all she knew, Twilight loved that room for its large collection of books for such a small room.
Rarity knocked on the door, hoping she wasn’t interrupting anything.
“Yes? Who is it?” Twilight’s voice asked. She sounded normal at least.
“It’s me, darling,” Rarity responded. “Can I come in?”
“Of course. The door’s unlocked.”
With that green light, Rarity grabbed the handle with her magic and opened the door. She stepped inside and caught Twilight sitting on one of the pillows, sipping a cup of tea and having a history book laid out in front of her.
Twilight turned to see the white unicorn, and she recognized the folder of papers for what it was: A bunch of documents updating her on information she needed to know, or tasks she needed to do. Typical princess stuff. Not that it was a bad thing...in fact, she was growing to like it.
Rarity took a seat on the pillow next to Twilight, and she eyed the cup of tea longingly.
“I should get a cup of tea myself once we’re finished,” Rarity thought out loud. “Especially with this stressful week.”
“You know, you could always let Spike be my assistant again if you want,” Twilight brought up.
“Nonsense. After all the things my Spikey Wikey has done for you already, he deserves his rest. And besides, he’s working with me to assist you as well. I do wonder why he enjoys working with me so much.”
Twilight giggled, knowing what Spike was up to. “I think I might have a few ideas…”
“Anyways, good morning, Princess Twilight. How are you feeling today?”
“Not good...I mean, I was better after breakfast, but you know how the doctor said the foal could be due any day? It actually feels that way now.”
“I believe you. That belly does look swollen. Anyways, here are a few things to bring to your attention.” Rarity brought out her folder in the air and arranged the papers neatly into single file, arranged like soldiers in a unit. “Looks like this one is a note about the other Elements of Harmony. They all just arrived at the castle, so they can be present when the foal arrives. That should be nice, right?”
“Yes. And with my family in town, everyone is right here, right? Even Shining Armor and Cadence, I think.”
“Indeed. They’re staying in guest bedrooms as we speak. Oh, I should mention something else. Pinkie Pie has already organized the...uh….’Congrats, You Just Had Your First Foal’ party in the ballroom. Sounds to me like another glorified foal shower after the three foal showers she already had for you.”
Twilight giggled, expecting nothing less from Pinkie Pie. “As long as she wants to do it and she respects that we need some time alone after the delivery, it’s fine with me.”
And then she heard her stomach growl. All of a sudden, it felt like she never had her breakfast earlier in the day. Instead, she felt like she hadn’t eaten for over a week.
Rarity could hear her stomach growl as well, and she took a mental note of it.
“Maybe you should have an early lunch today?” she suggested. “I’m sure we could find something nice to eat.”
“That sounds great. Do you think you could help me up?”
“Of course. Just take it nice and slow.”
Rarity came to Twilight’s side and picked up her right front hoof. The purple alicorn used the hoof to balance herself as she came up on all four legs. It was difficult to do with the foal on board, but she took her friend’s advice and did it nice and slow.
Eventually, she was standing upright on her hooves again, and the two of them began to walk down the doors leading out of the lounge room. Rarity stood by her friend’s side the entire time, making she was ready in case Twilight stumbled or fell.
Twilight smacked her lips together just thinking of lunch. She thought about all the things the castle’s cooks could make up for her, and she couldn’t fathom thinking of just one thing to eat. Maybe, just maybe, she could eat two meals for lunch...
Then she stopped in her tracks when she felt something unusual go down her hindlegs. It felt like some kind of liquid, and it was followed by a dripping noise on the floor. It struck her as weird…
...but not as weird as the face Rarity was making. She watched her friend in horror, and her eyes’ pupils shrunk to the size of dimes.
“Oh my Celestia, your water broke!” she proclaimed. “Somepony, GET HER TO THE DELIVERY ROOM!”
Twilight realized that for herself, and she panicked when the moment hit her. “Oh my gosh, I’m going to give birth soon! But...doesn’t it hurt a lot?”
Before she could even think, a wheelchair came up from behind and hit her right in the flanks. She yelled as she fell back into the wheelchair, and somepony from behind pushed it forward as fast as they could.
“Wait, what the hay is going on?” she screamed.
“I’m taking you to the delivery room myself, that’s what!” Rarity screamed back.
As it turned out, Rarity had shoved Twilight into a wheelchair and used her magic to push it as fast as she could. She raced through the hallways at Rainbow Dash speeds, and she didn’t give a buck about what she was doing. This was far more important.
“Can you at least slow down?” Twilight responded. “We’re not that far away from the delivery room, I think!”
“Doesn’t matter! We’re getting you there as soon as we can!”
The next thing Twilight knew, she was hit with the most painful sensation she ever felt in her life. She bit down on her hoof as she screamed internally.
“OK, maybe we should get there as fast as we can!”
A team of doctors surrounded Twilight on the hospital bed as she was lowered carefully on her back. She screamed again as the pain grew to be more intense. It felt like she was going to die on the spot, and she nearly fainted from the experience.
“Do we have all the tools we need for the delivery?” one mare said.
“I believe so. Her vital signs are normal. Everything about this is normal,” a stallion responded.
“Don’t tell me this is normal!” Twilight yelled. “This hurts so much!”
She screamed again as another wave of pain reached her stomach. The alicorn gripped the bed sheets as much as her hooves would allow, and for the first time in her life, she wished she was a human. At least she could hold onto SOMETHING with fingers, instead of having her hooves slip off everything she tried to grab.
The staff of doctors came all around her, and they turned on a bunch of monitors and things she had never seen before. A few of them were spending all of their attention on Twilight, but a few looked to the door as it was swung open.
Princess Celestia arrived at the scene in her royal attire. Her eyes opened wide as she realized her former student was deep into labor. She rushed to Twilight’s left side and grabbed her front hoof in support.
“Don’t worry, I’m here for you now,” she said, her voice trembling and soothing at the same time.
“Thank you, but OH CELESTIA THIS HURTS!” Twilight shouted. She gripped Celestia’s hoof as tightly as she could, and sweat poured down her face like a waterfall.
“Just breathe for now. It will help, trust me.”
Heeding her advice, Twilight sucked in a bunch of air, as much as her lungs would allow. She hung to Celestia so hard that it was hurting her former teacher, but Tia was far too focused on her to notice.
Twilight let out a blood curdling cry, and she panted heavily as the pain got worse against all odds. She kept panting for air, and she saw a doctor come right in front of her.
“You’re doing good, trust me! But you have to do something for me now,” the doctor explained to her as calmly as she could.
“What? Just tell me!”
“You have to start pushing now! Push!”
“NO! I can’t!” She gasped for more air, until her lungs felt like they were going to explode in her chest.
“You can do it!” encouraged Celestia. “I believe in you! Now push!”
Twilight focused all of her energy on pushing, but the agony exploded again. It felt like she was going to be ripped apart from bottom to top, and she shook her head to throw in the towel.
But Celestia gripped her hoof just as tightly as she did, and Twilight looked to her teacher again for encouragement. The fact that she was so worried for her well being was enough to keep going, and she pushed again.
“Oh CELESTIA this hurts! I don’t know if I can do it!” she screamed.
“Just keep doing it!” the mare doctor repeated. “You’re making great progress!”
“You can THIS progress? This is going to kill me!”
“But I can see the foal now!” said the doctor. “I can see him coming out!”
“What? Is he beautiful?”
“Yes! But I need you to push again!”
Twilight pushed another time, and she was sure that the labor killed her at last. And yet she could still breathe. She was sure her body exploded on the bed, but she was still in one piece. Her mane was wet and down on her head from all the sweat, and she felt like the life escaped from her hooves.
“It’s out a little bit more now!” the doctor updated. “Just a few more pushes!”
She gritted her teeth as she pushed again, something she thought was impossible. But she shook her head again, as the pain brought her to her limits. “I can’t do it anymore!”
“Yes you can!” Celestia chimed in. “I’m so proud of you for making it this far, but you have to FINISH!”
That last word was the first time Twilight had ever heard Celestia use the Royal Canterlot Voice, and it sent shivers down her spine. That is, past the other excruciating pains on top of that.
So she pushed as hard as she could, using all of her remaining energy to do so. At that point, she felt the last bit of energy in her hooves leave her body at that point, and she screamed again from the pain.
The strength the last push took so much out of her, she collapsed her head on the back of the bed and almost fainted again. She panted as hard as she could, and didn’t think she could do another push.
And that’s when she heard the sweetest sound of all.
The sound of a foal crying.
She slowly turned her eyes to the space in front of her, and the doctor grabbed something in between her hind legs. When the doctor brought her hooves up, she was carrying a little foal in her grasp.
The foal was a unicorn, with a black straight mane and a dark purple coat, a coat even darker than Twilight’s. He cried again as he came into the world and felt everything around him for the first time.
At that moment, it was like the world around Twilight ceased to exist. All she could do was see the foal in front of her, as the doctor wrapped him in a big wool blanket. She stared at him for what felt like an eternity, and she felt a tear go down her cheek.
The next thing she knew, she was smiling with greater joy than she ever felt in her life.
“It’s...it’s so beautiful,” she whispered. “Oh my Celestia...he even looks like me and...his father a little bit…”
“I know,” Celestia added. “He’s yours…”
The doctor carefully brought the foal to Twilight, and she picked him up in her front hooves and brought him to her sight.
The foal was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen as his cries subsided. He began to fall asleep in her hooves, and she lost it at that point. Tears streamed down her cheek, but they were the most joyous tears she had ever let out.
She held him tightly in her grasp and grinned from cheek to cheek. The feeling she had at that moment was beyond words, but she knew she would cherish it for the rest of her life.
“Oh my gosh...you are...you’re so beautiful,” she said to the foal. “I...I love you so much already...I…”
She didn’t even know what to say anymore. All those times where she thought she would know what to do when that moment arrived, all the research she had done over many nights to prepare for it, nothing could prepare her for it.
And for once, that was fine.
Celestia came over to her side to see the foal for herself, and she gasped when she caught a good glimpse of him. Yes, the foal did remind her of Sombra more than she wanted to see, but there were so many similarities between him and his mother that it brought a tear to her eye.
She came over to Twilight’s other side and brought her face close to the foal. Far enough so that he wouldn’t be scared, but close enough that he could hear her.
“You really are beautiful,” Celestia said to her. “You’re in good hooves with your mother. She...she will take great care of you. I know her well enough to know she will make you a great stallion one day.”
Twilight smiled at Celestia, tears pouring down her face still. “Thank you...I owe you so much for everything.”
“That’s OK. You can call us even, after all the times you saved Equestria and even my flank a few times.”
That elicited a laugh from Twilight. But she held her foal in her hooves again, all of her attention to the sleeping unicorn.
Time seemed to slow down in that room, as neither one of them wanted to break that harmonious silence for a while. Just seeing the foal there, sleeping and stirring, said it all for themselves.
But eventually, there’s other ponies who want to know about an event like this.
They heard something over by the viewing window, and as it turned out, Twilight’s friends arrived to see the foal for themselves. Spike was on Applejack’s back as well, but all of them stopped in their tracks when they saw the foal in Twilight’s hooves.
Twilight smiled again as all of their faces gleamed from the sight.
“Can you believe that? Twilight’s a mother now,” Applejack commented. “And that baby boy is the most precious thing I’d ever seen.”
“I know,” Rarity cried, wiping the tears with a napkin she just happened to have. “He is a sight, isn’t he?”
“Hay yeah!” Dash chimed in. “He might not have wings, but that mane makes him look wicked! Though...that’s kind of like Sombra’s mane...nevermind. He looks awesome to me. And I’m sure Twilight’s excited.”
“I’ve never seen her so happy before,” Fluttershy added. “And that foal is so...I don’t even know what to say.”
“I do!” Pinkie yelled. She took out a piece of paper out of her mane and pressed it against the window.
“Uh...what are you doing, Pinkie?” Spike asked.
“Well, Twilight just had a foal, and the last time I was in the room with a newborn foal, they kicked me out of the room because I was too noisy! So I used a note to congratulate Twilight this time!”
Inside the room, Twilight realized that Pinkie made a little card for her to read. It was made to look like confetti was everywhere, and there was a crayon doodle of Pinkie throwing confetti to the viewer.
There was only one line on the card, but it was the only line she needed to write.
Welcome to the world, Twilight’s son!
That warmed her heart, and she waved to Pinkie to show her appreciation for that card. That made Pinkie explode in delight, and there was suddenly a shower of confetti on her side of the wall. How a confetti shower showed up out of nowhere was another Pinkie mystery best left unsolved.
But the moment was going to get even better.
She saw more ponies arrive by the viewing window, and she recognized two of them as Shining Armor and Cadence. Her friends moved out of the way to make room for them, and their expressions were just as joyous as hers was.
Granted, Twilight felt a little bad that she had a foal before her brother did, knowing they really wanted one for a while now. But at the same time, seeing her family there to see the big moment made it all the more sweeter for her. Especially since she was introducing the newest member of the family to her BBBFF and foalsitter.
And then came the cherry on top.
She saw her parents arrive at the other side of the room, the couple that had done so much for her over the years. She could tell that her mother was gasping at the sight, and her father was so proud of her little filly having a foal of her own. She was crying in joy just like her daughter was, and Twilight’s father held her in his hooves to let the moment sink in.
Even though she couldn’t hear them, she could guess from their body expressions that they wanted to go in. The guard hovering over the door granted them permission to go in, but warned them in advance that Twilight was going to be in pain after the delivery, and that the foal would be very sensitive so soon after his birth.
And so the door opened for her parents to come in. Celestia stepped aside to let them come see their grandson up close and personal, and they came to Twilight’s left side to see him up close.
“Oh my goodness...he’s even better looking than I thought,” her mother commented. “And I had very high hopes as it was.”
“I know,” her dad added. “He looks a lot like you, Twilight. I can see it in his coat. You must be very proud.”
“I am,” Twilight gleamed. “This...this might be the best moment of my life. I love him so much already…”
“So do we,” her father continued. “Though...I’m not sure I’m ready to be a grandfather. I don’t want to feel old for another two decades at least.”
Twilight and her mother both burst out laughing, unable to contain themselves.
“Oh, you,” the mother laughed. “I always loved your sense of humor. But we’re so proud of you, Twilight. If you ever need more mother advice or need some help raising him, we’re just a letter away. “
“Thank you, thank all of you,” Twilight said, looking at her friends and the rest of the family past the viewing window, as well as Celestia. “I don’t think this moment could have been so wonderful if it wasn’t for all of you.”
“You will never know how welcome we are to hear that,” Celestia added. “This is your moment. We all want you to cherish it as you like, as well as your foal, without having to worry about any of us. Go ahead and spend some time with him as you like.”
“Thank you, and...thank you for saving me from Sombra again…”
She turned her attention back to the foal. The unicorn was sleeping soundly in her hooves still, and he yawned as he tried to rest. It was the cutest thing she had ever seen, and likely the first in a series of beautiful and cute moments she would be sharing with him.
“Welcome to our world, my little Dusk Trail,” she said. “You have so many ponies looking after you, just like they do for me…”
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love the chapter and its a great story overall im glad i favorited it
Human. Equestria Girls. Ha xD
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Yep, that was a reference to Equestria Girls.
Go ahead and write a third in the series if your up to it
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I don't think I will, after thinking about it. That might change, but I thought the ending to LOTD was just so perfect for the series, I don't know what else I could add to make it even better.
That said, like I said in the author's notes, it felt good just to do one more story in this series.
Very nice ending to a great series. I had a feeling the foal would have a dark purple coat and sombra's mane. But I wonder what color were his eyes.
Huh, I'm getting a solid "chief of staff for Twilight" feel from Rarity at the start of the chapter, that kind of an interesting role for her.
Good job, Twilight. You do nice work.
Dusk Trail is best Twilight's foal.
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Thank you
Oh, and its OK for any of you to make a story of your own with Dusk Trail
Beautiful. Just beautiful...
Makes one want to cry tears of joy!
3988571 I have read it. Like... Before I joined... But that was a LONG time ago.
*EDIT*
This chapter was simply... Beautiful... The feelings were practically spot on! The jokes weren't over the top nor stale!
Just simply awesome! The greatest thing that you had made by far! This even made my cry just a little bit with slight joy... Until I thought of Sombra.
killed my happiness in less than a second and turned into a panicked Brony in his room screaming at the possibilities of what you would do in the future...
Funny that I was listening to this: Pink Zebra- Larger than Life, I will post that soon on the next comment from me.
Here is the video - Enjoy!
MOST HAPPY THING IVE EVER READ!!!!
A great sweet ending to a series that I thought was quite dark in tone. Considering all that went on and that I came into reading this after you had finished the original KOTD, I quite enjoyed the story and would be curious if you ever decided to write up something on Dusk Trail. If not, so be it. But if you did, I would definitely read it. Thanks for the great story soothing!
The only scientific inaccuracy I can think of is the fact that horses give birth while standing up, which can be completely ignored because these are civilized horses which have realized how unsanitary that is.
Also, nice happy ending.
Pardon my spelling,amen sir I think you should make a third telling us his foal hood to well pony hood?Im not rushing you at all so I think you should think of the ending and then back track to the begging.That how I fill in gaps.Thank you for your time.
To be honest, I kinda feel sorry for Sombra, that he didn't had an ooportunity to see his son.
I like this fic ^^.
so seffin' adorable =3
Yeah! Good job, like last time!
Keep up the good work.
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I wrote it like that with the assumption that Twilight could just receive letters from her magic at this point. That's how it works with Celestia, and now Twilight's an alicorn too.
Yes, you were successful in solving the fallout from the previous story. I am sure you did not need further reassurance on that.
There is not a necessity for a sequel for the sake for tying up loose ends, everything wrapped up nicely in a wool blanket so to speak.
Just had to put that there. I mean, it's a little late to think about that now, Twilight, with delivery just a few moments away.
I laughed here, because I felt that it was Celestia's way of saying: "No shit Twilight, of course he resembles his parents..."
All in all, I really like the ending here. I feel that it was the best part of this entire sequel, and I can agree that your decision to end with rather than start with the delivery was probably a wise decision in the long run. It certainly turned out very well.
Though brief, Shining and Cadence's reactions to the newborn foal sure were quiet. I mean, like, really? I guess they were stricken with speechlessness for more reasons than one at the occasion.
Nice way to cap Kiss of the Dark, it really brought the entire story into a most bright and bountiful light on its own. We, the readers, can rest easy knowing that Twilight is not exactly going to be tormented by her decisions, at least, not in the forseeable future, and that everything went off without a hitch in delivery!
And scientific accuracy, bah. We are in a world with magical talking ponies, I think the meaning behind it all is more important than the mechanisms at this stage.
Awesome ending. In my opinion if you happen to do that sequel later on, the Dusk Trail going on an adventure of self-discovery sounds like a good route to take.
On another note, Dark magic is dangerous but since that book from what I could tell when reading was Sombra, what if he read from a different book of dark magic and learned? Would Sombra still be able to take over somehow because he's dark magic personified or not because it wasn't the book Starswirl wrote? Cause it'd be amusing to see Sombra's face as he's rejected by his own son in how dark magic is used, instead of evil, it's for good and actually being able to control it instead of being controlled provided he came back again but very heavily weaked in either spirit form or physical. After all dark magic is simply power and power is in how one uses it, for right or wrong, good or evil and with it great responsibility is required.
Though the Mirror World's a good route too. Since Mirror King Sombra is king of Mirror Equestria and a benevolent hero it'd be interesting to how Twilight and everyone would react if they met him.
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When I wrote KOTD and LOTD, my idea was that Sombra was such a master of dark magic that he could control anyone who used it for an extended period of time. Meaning, any form of dark magic left you open to his influences.
That said, now that he's dead, anyone could use it without fear that he's going to take over. In other words, you're free to use it whenever you like, because there's nothing to corrupt you with.
The Mirror World idea is good...not sure I'm ever going to use it, but it's interesting. It would come down to whenever or not Mirror Sombra survives in the end, but even then I don't know. I'm OK if you use this idea for a fanfic of your own, though.
4364212 I see.
Well since things are different in the mirror world I'd assume Mirror Sombra would survive simply because he's good not evil like the sombra in the universe this story's set in is. Plus the other villains of Equestria are heroes and assuming that world works the same way Equestria does, would be the bearers of their elements of harmony as the mirror princesses and mane 6 are evil villains and not worthy. It'd be an awesome idea for sure. ^^ I might not write a sequel unless it's RPED out and edited by someone and all that but If anyone here is interested the idea's up for grabs. ^^
That was charming sequel. It ended the story nicely.
You ended it on a perfect note. No 3rd story (even though I want it) needed.
omg you must make another story about the foal
plz make a sequel to the sequel
This story is ASSSSSSS
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Damn it, now you got me thinking about Nicki Minaj's Anaconda. And I didn't like that song. :P
Sothing Stone,you should create a another sequell where twilight does kill the princesess
This is so good
Says in serious voice You made me cry. I never cry. Starts crying BUT IM SO EMOTIONALLY HAPPY!!!!!
4960543 that's actually a good idea. Everypony, start cheering with me!!
Evil, sequel! Evil, sequel!
Hmm Dusk Trail, eh I think Midnight would be better.
Please make sequel i love this fic and the predesessor.
And Dusk Trail sounds so cute and i would love a sequel like i Said before.
5636904 maybe it would be (Midnight sounds awesome) but i still like Dusk Trail (thinking on how Twilight also has two names)
5651946 how about "Midnight Constillation"
5654937 yes! But i do still like dusk trail
*sniffle* *sniffle* I'm not crying I just.. have something in my eye. *starts crying* That
is 
so 
cute!!! 
So i'm still reading Kiss of the Dark and i had to check if there was a sequel and and.... GAWD! Please change that story picture, it's uncanny valley on steroids and after staring at it for a bit, i'm pretty dang sure i'll have nightmares today.
Edit: Seriously! Gawwwd, legs don't bend that way, even freakish, mutant horse legs.
I cried like a girl why? In 1: From happiness! Twilight has given birth to a foal and she is happy! Det Used all her friends are not here kakzhe radovatsya! In the 2: From sadness! Poor Sombra end and a toga all hate him! ;0:
Man, this was probably the best birth scene I've ever read! And I typically don't like those. But I liked this one because Twilight was hilarious and it described what was happening without being gross. It also had so many d'aw moments! I'd say this is a success and the perfect way to end the series.
PLEASE A NOTHER SEQUAL
Daww!!!
I know you feel like the ending was good and perfect for the ending of the series. But a little bit more on her first few days with her foal would be nice. And the Main 6 getting to come and hang out with the foal. Pweaaaaaaaaaaaase
I hope you do I would love to find out what happens with Dusk Trail and how he ends up growing up.
This is a great read.
I love this story. Grait job!