-
Almost as soon as Applejack had left the house, the place fell suspiciously silent.
No squeaky noises. No furniture crashing to the ground. No baby babble, no laughing, no crying. Just a weird little whine, barely audible.
That got Rainbow Dash worrying.
For Wingbone happened to be fairly noisy as far as little foals go. In a few years, the little thing would turn out to be a rather introverted character, downright bookish, following in the hoofsteps of its auntie Twilight. Right now, however, as its little brain was expanding exponentially, the little earth pony/pegasus hybrid's learning strategy seemed to consist mostly in searching for new sources of funny noises. One especially fertile field in this regard turned out to be wrecking stuff, be it household appliances or it's mothers' nerves, usually both. Ever since Wingbone's birth the Apple family loved having houseguests, for it gave the little angel something else to break for a change- Spike was especially attractive in that regard.
Rainbow Dash had been relaxing on her favorite sofa, with a newspaper on her face, "hm"ing and "mhm"ing at Applejack's instructions as the workhorse prepared for leaving the farm, with Wingbone's activities filling the acoustic background with soothing baby static.
But now it had stopped. For several minutes, nopony had been pulling or chewing on mommy's tail either. Just that strange
With growing anxiety, Rainbow lifted the newspaper from her face. (Incidentally, the lead article was about a pony mother who advocated weaning your foal only when it started bringing dates over for dinner).
When Wingbone was making that particular noise, that could only mean one of four things. One: Full diaper. Two: Lord Cuckoolhu, destroyer of worlds, harvester of raisins. Three: Sleepy (a rare phenomenon). Four: Baby Hungry. Wingbone was kinda strange that way.
It didn't smell like biohazard or Cuckoolhu in here, and it was too early for naptime.
Rainbow had always been afraid this day would come. Applejack was supposed to be in charge of feeding. What had the workhorse said before leaving the house? Something about how she had been in a hurry today...?
Rainbow gazed down from the sofa. Her eyes met those of the foal.
Big. Shiny. Full of... expectations.
"Oh no", she said, "Sorry to break this to you, but this is out of the question. It wouldn't even work. Probably."
The baby tilted its head, as if to say 'only one way to find out'. Rainbow was feeling increasingly uneasy. Cornered. There was a part down on her belly that had been feeling awfully... full recently. And now that the baby was staring at her like this, this very, treacherous part of her was getting all tingly.
"I said no. That's AJ's department. I'm your... OTHER mommy. You know, the flying, aerodynamic one? I'm a world-class athlete, and world-class athletes don't do... that stuff."
The foal's stare was merciless. 'Tell me, mommy', these big eyes were asking, 'if athletes aren't supposed to do 'that stuff', how come they have... udders?'
The weather pegasus rushed to the kitchen.
"Ehhh... yeah. Let's see, we should have some instant-formula around here... I've heard the modern industry is working miracles, why, with all the decorated eggheads working on it, it's bound to be even better than what comes out of... Damn it, AJ, where do you keep that stuff... Yes, I know, I should help out more around the house, thank you very much..."
She gave up. The little one didn't look like it wanted a bottle anyway.
She didn't know if she wanted it anymore, really.
The little belly was making rumbly noises.
Rainbow gulped. "Okay. This is reeeeeally awkward."
She was checking left and right, as if to make sure the coast was clear.
"Alright, then. But this will be a secret, between you and me. One word to AJ, or anyone, but ESPECIALLY to AJ, and I swear, I drop you into a volcano or something..."
The foal was looking as innocent- and hungry- as ever.
"Geez... The stuff you make me do... Maybe I should close the curtains..."
Oh, but it was such a beautiful day. Golden rays of sunlight were flooding into the room. The birds were chirping, the Pinkie Pie was singing, the gofers were gofering, some kind of monster was going on a rampage downtown. Everything was so... springful.
Biting her lower lip, Rainbow moved herself and the foal into position. Not that the kid needed much guidance. It knew the drill. Mommy is mommy, even if you have two of them.
It was strangely... peaceful. It didn't hurt a bit- not at all like the vampirish nightmare the pegasus had envisioned - and overall, it felt rather nice. Hormones flooding into Rainbow's bloodstream did their part to make her feel more comfortable.
As they were sharing this moment together, mother and child, they would have made a wonderful motif for a painting.
A painting Rainbow would have torn to shreds without hesitation, as well as the painter.
-
Applejack managed to get through the door while balancing the groceries.
"Mommy's back! Boy, I tell yah... there was one of them monsters in front of the line, and the fella keeps ranting on and on about 'Garglwargl' or something, holding off all the buisness... Turns out he just wanted a hug... At least the apple sale went smoothly today."
Rainbow Dash was helping her putting the groceries in the fridge.
"Did you feed the lil' one like I told you?"
"You know you can count on me."
Applejack smirked.
"Sugar Cube?"
"Hm?"
"You appear awfully cheerful this fine afternoon."
"I do?"
"You're humming."
"So I am."
"Baby didn't give you any trouble?"
"Oh no, it was really swell. We had a good time, didn't we, Wingy?"
Applejack grabbed Wingbone off the floor and started cuddling.
"You've been a good baby, huh? A gooood baby!"
-"Gaah!"
"That's right. Say, Rainbow..."
"Yes, AJ?"
"I could swear there was no variation in our stock of formula between now and this morning. What exactly did you feed the foal?"
"I, uh, I don't know what you're talking about. You must have miscounted."
"Miscounted, eh? Ah guess that's one possible explanation."
But Rainbow didn't like the way her wife was smiling all mysterious-like.
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I'm confused as to who the father is. And why exactly Rainbow is taking care of the baby. Is it some sort of adopted child between AJ and RD?
But it was a good story, nonetheless. Nice job.
Wow... just. That was... really awkward.
I like it anyways
4/5
Well written, don't see any grammar errors.
6/5! so much win
Gophers gonna gopher.
I can rightly say that Wingbone is going to die if RD keeps refusing to feed him with her natural milk and, instead gets AJ to make the formula.
10000000000000000000000/5
717172
In Vitro fertilization or some kind of crazy magic.
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"Oh, but it was such a beautiful day. Golden rays of sunlight were flooding into the room. The birds were chirping, the Pinkie Pie was singing, the gofers were gofering, some kind of monster was going on a rampage downtown. Everything was so... springful."
"Some kind of Monster", knowing the series I wouldn't doubt some mythical monster in downtown Ponyville isn't a regular occurrence.
Dash breastfeeding?
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I really don't know what to say. It was... interesting.
Well done sir, love the cover image
This story was absolutely adorable! All biological confusion aside, I truly enjoyed the attention to detail and creative vocabulary ("gofers gofering"). Some may have found this awkward to read, but I found it a very well-painted portrait of Rainbow Dash embracing what it means to be a mother, and I applaud you for that.
That was fun and adorable O3O
Sneaky AJ, hiding the formula. I think RD and AJ are best mommies.
This was a very nice story.
Made me chuckle more than once. Well written and the premise was entertaining, as well as a little strange. All in all, this was great!
nice story
Welp, this is getting featured.
I agree with this man.717512
I almost rolled on the floor laughing when the baby's eyes said "why do they have...udders?"
This story is excellent, nice job!
dawww :3
insta-favorite. It was adorable!
that was graceful!
That's an...interesting concept for a one shot.
You misspelled Allpejack's name at the beginning: You put 'Applajack', not 'Applejack'
but, other than that, it was a very nice story! 5/5! 
Oh, amazing. I misspelled Applejack's name in a comment telling you that you misspelled Applejack
I'm so dumb 
I don't much care for AppleDash, but something about this fic seems very... touching
aww, so cute, I still prefer rainbow getting together with Soarin but your story your rules I suppose.
I think rainbow would make a great mother when the time comes.
also would she have a different color milk from each udder? how many to horses have anyways? I would guess 4... *shrug*
utter #1 pink = strawberry
utter #2 blue = blueberry
utter #3 red = cherry
utter #4 yellow = banana
Applejack KNOWS!
This was interesting, and a bit touching. I'm still wondering how the hell dash would be lactating if she was indeed the 'other' mommy....
Also I think you meant 'motiF' not 'motiVE'
That was.... awkward. But brilliant!
Wait I don't get it, what was full and what did Dash feed the baby, and... oh. Udders. Excuse me for a moment.
718781
The magic of, uh, 'friendship'!
718781
The author could be implying that Dash is the one who actually gave birth to the foal. Remember this line? "The little one didn't look like it wanted a bottle anyway. It craved the real deal."
That (and the remark of Dash's about "instant formula") pretty much tells us that the foal normally gets formula in a bottle. Wingbone's also has instincts that tell him where he can always find food: mommy's teats.
...aaaand I overanalyzed the fic again. Even though I should despise it on principle.
Here, have a thumb-up, sir/ma'am author, so I can post my comment and leave and never return lest I start to actually like AppleDash shipping.
717303
The doctors told them it had the bone structure of a pegasus, and then AJ made the mistake of letting Rainbow pick the name. That's how I suppose it happened anyhow.
717757
or maybe I'm just contagious
718781
I was going to share with you the dangerous half-knowledge I have about the wonder of lactation, but you know what... naaah. I neither have the authority nor the motivation nor is this really the right place to get into details...
721337 lol guess it's google for me
718695 well of course she knows she set rainbow up for it before she went out XD
726618 She did, why would she do that?
727835 because she thinks it is cute to see RD squirm
728016 Wow that's kind of mean, but still funny.
lol moar
Wait, this is AppleDash shipping?
Oh AJ. Trollestia has taught you well.
717290 that was just about my reaction,
Liked the concept but....
Wingbone...
?
721832
Really bad sympathetic pregnancy?
Well, that was unique. I actually found myself enjoying it. Well written with some adorable bonding going on.
This was just...adorable!
717172 It's probably a child concieved through magic of some sort.
Terrible grammar, plot was really messy, but I liked the idea of it. It earns a like.