Fluttershy and Big Mac's children

by Paintbrush235

Chapter 2

From inside the kitchen of Fluttershy's cottage, came the clatter of a spoon making contact with the floor. This was followed by the distinct and shrill sound of a little filly crying.

"Oh dear! It's ok sweetie, mommy's coming!" Fluttershy rushed over to her daughter Sunflower, who was sitting in her high chair with a bowl of food in front of her. She had just accidentaly knocked her spoon off the chair when her mom had gone to get her bottle of milk. Fluttershy sighed. This was just another little incident since they had brought the children back home from the hospital about 17 months ago.

Fluttershy brought the bottle of milk she had been preparing over to her daughter and held it in front of he face. "Open wide for the train. Choo Choo." She cooed.

Sunflower's crying was soon replaced by her sweet little laugh as her mother performed one of her favorite games. She took hold of the bottle and was soon sucking away the milk inside noisily. Fluttershy sighed in relief. One thing had become clear to both her and Big Mac when they had returned home from the hospital; their daughter Sunflower was the loudest of their two children. Applewood Jr., or as Big Mac had started calling him, Junior, had turned out to be the most quiet and docile of the duo, in comparison to his quite rowdy and noisy sister. In fact at that moment as Fluttershy was trying to feed Sunflower, Applewood was sitting in the living room quietly as he tinkered with some wooden blocks his father had played with as a child. Fluttershy giggled as she watched him struggled to get one of the blocks on top of a tower he had been building. She sighed. "He is so much like his father." She whispered to herself. "A stallion of few words."

As if on que, Big Mac walked through the door, sweat running down his muscular neck from a hard days work at Sweet Apple Acres. As he passed through the living room, he made a quick detour to stop and nuzzle his son.

"How's my little champ?" He laughed. Applewood giggled quietly at his father's nuzzling and stretched out his front legs. This was a message that Big Mac had learned after three months that meant "carry me please." Smiling, he grabbed his son with his teeth by the scruff and hoisted him onto the back of his neck. Applewood giggled some more and clung to his father's neck for the ride. Big Mac then made his way into the kitchen where Fluttershy, who had watched everything with a smile, was still feeding Sunflower.

"Hello honey." She said. "How was your day?"

Big Mac gave her a light kiss on the cheek as he entered. "Oh just fine dearest." He answered. "Th' spring harvest is coming in nicely. Should have plenty of apples for this years cider season."

"Oh, Rainbow Dash will definitely like that." Fluttershy remembered when Rainbow Dash had woken her up way too early in the morning to rush to the front of the line.

"Need any help fer tonights dinner?" Big Mac asked.

Fluttershy thought for a minute. "Oh...um...actually, if you wouldn't mind, I need a few more tomatoes for this soup I had planned...if....um..that's okay with you?" She said timidly.

Big Mac smiled. "Of course ah can." He replied as he gave her another kiss on the cheek.

Fluttershy giggled. "Thank you honey."

Big Mac then remembered his son still clinging to his neck and got an idea. "Maybe Junior can come along with me?" He asked.

Fluttershy hesitated for a moment. "Well um are you sure he'll be okay?" She questioned.

"Sure he will. Ah'll never let him out of mah sight." Big Mac reassured.

"Well then....alright he can go." Fluttershy finally said.

"Great." Big Mac said cheerfully turning towards the doors. "We'll be back soon. Probably in about thirty minutes."

"Be safe." Fluttershy called.

And with that, Fluttershy turned her attention back to the squirming Sunflower.

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Big Mac made his way down to Ponyville's market district, eyes scanning for the produce store. On the back of his neck, his son still clung quietly to his neck. He was looking around at all the other ponies who glanced his way and waved. He tried to hide his face in the back of Big Mac's yoke, as he was somewhat shy and had never been to Ponyville before. Big Mac noticed this and chuckled to himself.

"It's a pretty big place, ain't it son?" He said. He had been the same way when he was just a colt. Soon he spotted the produce store; Carrot Top's garden, and entered through the green front door. As soon as he did, a mare with a pale goldenrod coat, carrot orange mane and tail and a cutie mark made up of three carrots walked up to the counter.

"Oh hello Big Mac." She said. "Come for some fresh produce today?"

"Hello Golden Harvest." Big Mac replied. "And yes, ah'd like about five tomatoes please."

"Coming right up sir." Golden Harvest said. "Be right back. I won't keep you or your little one waiting too long." And with that she disappeared to the back of the store. As Big Mac began to stare around the store as he started waiting, he heard the sound of the front door opening behind him. Turning around, he saw his sister Applejack standing in the doorway, looking as surprised as he was.

"Well howdy there big bro." She said with her usual enthusiasm. "And howdy little Applewood." She moved in to nuzzle her nephew, causing him to commence giggling.

"He's doin' just fine." Big Mac said. "He's just helping' his papa out with the grocery shopping for his mama."

"Well ain't that sweet." Applejack hooped Applewood on the nose, sparking another quiet set of giggles."Ah'm here to get some carrots and beans fed Granny Smith's vegetable soup t'night." She paused for a moment to look for Golden Harvest. "Where is Golden anyway?"

"Oh she's in the back getting us some tomatoes."

"Oh okay then I can wait. So how's Fluttershy been doin'?"

"Oh you know, still working with her animals and Sunflower." Big Mac replied. "Ah feel bad that ah have to leave her alone with the children every day when ah go to work." he sighed.

"Aw don't worry about it big bro." Applejack said. "Ah'm sure she understands."

"Pawpaw."

Both ponies froze and turned their gazes towards little Applewood, who had been tugging on his father's yoke and was pointing towards the counter where Golden Harvest had reappeared with a bag.

"Pawpaw. Mama's tahmatose." He squeaked.

Big Mac could hardly believe his ears. Tears of joy began to well up in his eyes. His son was talking for the first time! Applejack broke the silence.

"Mah stars!" she exclaimed. "Mah little nephew just spoke his first words and ah'm here to hear them!"

Big Mac didn't say anything. All he could do was rub his face against his son's and smile.

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"Now let's see here, where is my cooking pot?" Fluttershy wondered to herself. She had been setting up her kitchen to prepare the evenings soup, so that she could get started immediately when Big Mac got back. The one thing she hadn't been able to find yet was her cooking pot. She couldn't understand why it would be missing. Her answer came in the form of a pound clank that was followed by the shriek of a baby filly in distress. Fluttershy quickly forgot about the pot and ran from the kitchen to the living room where she found it next to a bawling Sunflower.

"Oh my goodness!" Fluttershy exclaimed. She ran over to Sunflower, scooped her up into her hooves, and began to rock her back and forth. "Shh shh. There there. Mommy's right here. It's okay." She soothed. Sunflower's bawling subsided after hearing her mother's loving words, but continued to whimper in her arms.

"That's right sweetie. It's all okay." Fluttershy held her little daughter out in front of her to check for any cuts, scrapes, or bruises. To her relief, there were none. "You had me worried for a minute."

Sunflower sniffed. "Sowwie Mama."

"That's okay sweetie. Mama's not ma......" Fluttershy paused when her brain registered what had just occurred. "Wha...what was that sweetie?" She asked.

"Sowwie Mama." Sunflower again sniffed.

Now it was Fluttershy who began to cry. But it was a happy cry of a mother hearing her child speak for the first time. She brought her daughter in for a big as the tears continued to run down her cheeks.

"It's alright sweetie. It's alright." she sniffed.

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Ten minutes later, Big Mac returned home with his son and the tomatoes in tow and a look of joy on his face. He was greeted by an equally joyful Fluttershy who had tear stains on her face.

"Guess what happened a few minutes ago!" They both said at the same time. "What was it?" They both asked.

"Mama." Applewood said quietly.

"Papa!" Sunflower squeeled.

Both parents looked at each other in bewilderment.

"He's talking!" Fluttershy gasped.

"She's talking!" Big Mac gasped.

Both then just stared at each other until tears and smiles appeared on each others faces. They then pulled each other into a tight hug. Applewood and Sunflower just stared at their mother and father in confusion.

Author's Note:

Second chapter!

again constructive criticism is appreciated

enjoy!

Comments

[Water Lilly]

D'aww.

[BobtheLurker]

So cute.

[Saro0fdemonz]

GAH! So cute!

[Prince Gray]

Only criticism is that the pacing is a little fast. Slow it down a bit and you'll be fine. I will be following from this point forward.

[Moon Lilly]

its just tooooo cuuuuute

[brae_burn]

and they cry aLOT