Maud gives birth to a rock

by Jammo

Stirrings in my Epicenter

Seasons past, months upon months ignoring her family back at the rock farm. How could she possibly explain this? Thank Celestia her sweet younger sister took her in. She wasn't ready to drop the belly full of blasting powder on her conservative, true to tradition parents.

Maud sat once again in the examining room. Same tools on the wall, not an inch out of place. She sat with the same vacant expression, same emotionless eyes. The only thing different about the picture was her opened frock and swollen belly, which her hooves were firmly rested on.

This wasn't the traditional uterine payload most mares raised, she didn't understand way she was swelling the way she was but she didn't care. All she knew is that deep in her body a rock she could call her very own was growing every week. Boulder was fine as a pet, but this stone.. The one her body would make would be someone to make her life complete.

She heard the doctor who gave her such a hard time about her decision would not be in today. She hoped whoever was giving her treatment today would be a bit more understanding and open towards what she intended to do.

The door creaked as a pure white pony with a rosy pink mane, nurses cap and medical cross cutie mark walked in to treat her. She was carrying a similar folder full of medical information as the previous doctor but rather than a look of confused frustration on her face she gave off the vibe of deep concern.

"Now before we do any tests I want to know..." The nurse peeped. "Are you sure this is what you want to do? You are already showing signs of complications." The slate grey mare looked down at your swollen abdomen then looked back. "Sure."

Frenzied the medical professional pulled out several scans and sheets of important medical information. "The inflammation of your growing kidney stones has led to an unnatural level of fluid accumulating in your renal system. Your kidneys, your bladder combined with the irritated swelling of your abdominal muscles have left you bloated and swollen."

"And?"

"Your ureter, the passage that the stone would pass through to reach your bladder is far to thin and would cause excruciating pain, permanent internal damage or death."

"Okay."

"We can remove it manually with surgery. You can think of it as a cesarean section. You'll get your rock. You keep your li-"

"No thank you."

An awkward air filled in the room. Nurse Redheart was befuddled at this stoic pony's borderline suicidal desires. They exchanged glares at each other. With a deep sigh the ivory medical worker clopped over to a pull down screen, slid it into view and grabbed the attached Transducer probe.

After an application of clear jelly she glided it along Maud's swollen side. In the staticky, poor resolution screen showed a cluster of white inside a distended organ. One was a large mass, lumpy and roughly the size of a golf ball. There was one the size of a small pebble, smoother but with one jagged edge. The rest were a series of four or so tiny stones varying from a pea to pin-head.

The stoic pony's eyes widened at the sight if her growing bundle of boulders. Mind racing with possibilities. The experiences, the trials, the rewards.

"How long do I have?" She droned.

"To live, or to pass them? Because we still feel they should be removed immediately." The concerned nurse looked.

Puzzled, the engorged earth pony blankly said "I didn't ask you how you felt."

With a sigh Nurse Redheart replied "You won't pass them if they get any bigger. Manage your diet.. And I'd give you about 3 months."

"How do you give me months?" The literal minded mare responded.

Guiding the scanning tool over her body, the exhausted but caring pony of medicine moved to her other side. "There were no signs of stones her but I just thought I'd check Waugh-HAUGH!!" With a horrified yelp she dropped the device.

"What is it?" Maud questioned?

Shaking, picking the machine of the floor she placed it back on her right kidney, revealing a whopper. A tennis ball sized beast that she's never seen outside of old medical textbooks of rare anomalies obscured by myth and time.

"When did you... start getting this...?" She stuttered. "What have you been eating..?"

"Quarry slate."

"Out.." The nurse shook. "We can't help you with this." A mortified hopeless look on her face as she sat in horror." Maud buttoned up her dress, now several notches loose with her weight gain. "Thank you." She said as she trotted out the door. Confusion, apathy, frustration? She didn't know how to react to these ponies who didn't understand her very specific vision.

Nature should runs it's course. She's going to pass these when the day comes. She knows it's dangerous. She knows at least from the perspective of others it's stupid. But her mind is at the beat of it's own drum. Whether or not it ends badly this is HER experience. HER moment. She may not be able to express these desires without people raising an eyebrow. But she knows this right.

Author's Note:

Sorry for the slow update. Will try to get the next part up quicker.
It's also a lot shorter than I hyped I know. The last chapter is gonna be very long.. And very icky (Gonna stay in the PG-13 territory though. No anatomy or graphic violence stuff ugh). Chapter 4 will be Maud talking with her parents about it, Chapter 5 will be the glorious day.. Where she passes kidney stones.. I just typed that.

Comments

[Tome]

Well this was something else lol.

[Golden-Buddle]

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