The Alicorn Foal

by MythrilMoth

An Ill Wind Blows

Cheerilee stared forlornly at the wreckage of her beloved schoolhouse.

"'Tain't much left," Applejack drawled beside her.

"Nnnnope," Big Macintosh agreed from her other side.

The schoolmare'm slumped dejectedly, tears welling in her eyes. "Why?" she sniffled.

"Don't fret none," Big Mac said gently. "Ah'll clear this mess out, an' round up a herd o' workers t' rebuild. Jes' leave it t' me."

Cheerilee wiped at her eyes with a hoofkerchief. "Th-thank you, Big Macintosh."

"Eeyup."

Applejack smiled at the two of them. "If'n y'need a place t' hold school in th' meantime, Ah reckon y'all can use our farm," she offered. "Who knows, maybe outside classes—"

"Aren't safe right now," Cheerilee said, head lowered. "I know Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor are TRYING, I really do, but..."

Applejack sighed. "Yeah. Li'l Vel's way th' hay outta control." She looked at the pile of rubble that used to be the schoolhouse. "Ah mean, first it was rainin' pony plop, an' now THIS..." The farmpony shook her head. "Ah'm startin' t' think maybe shippin' 'er off t' Canterlot woulda been th' smart thing t' do in th' first place."

"Eeyup."

Unnoticed, Twilight Sparkle trotted silently away, head hung low and ears flattened against her head.

* * * * *

"Don't let it get to you," Shining Armor reassured his forlorn sister as she related what she'd overheard. "Everypony's just upset right now."

"Yeah, I know, but..." Twilight sighed. "Maybe they're right. Maybe Velvet and her family should move to Canterlot, at least until she's a little older..."

"It would certainly be easier to keep her magic...contained," Shining hedged, stroking his chin with a hoof. "But...that'd mean you'd need to move back to Canterlot too. Could you really leave your friends here?"

Twilight shook her head. "No. No, I couldn't...not even for an opportunity like this..."

"Then we'll just have to endure, and have faith in this great plan of yours," Shining said with a gentle smile.

Twilight nodded. "Yeah..."

"Besides, nothing Velvet could possibly do could be a worse disaster than the parasprites, right?" Shining asked with a sly grin.

Twilight winced. "I didn't know you'd heard about that..."

"Word gets around..."

* * * * *

Late that afternoon, the doctor came around to check up on Velvet Frost. "Well, she's a perfectly healthy little foal," he declared as he completed his examination. "Have you had any problems with her? Err, I mean besides the...weather magic stuff?"

Twilight shook her head. "No, she's been fine. Maybe a little fussy and a little gassy..."

"Well, most foals are fussy and gassy," the doctor replied with a chuckle. "I've never met a foal yet that wasn't."

"I'm a little worried about the gassy part though," Twilight said. With a sigh, she lowered her voice. "I think when she, you know, passes gas...well, I think the tornado that hit the schoolhouse was..."

The doctor's eyes widened. "I see." He sighed, shaking his head. "Unfortunately, there's not much I can do for that...foals pass gas. It's just natural. Trying to stop it from happening is bad for the foal."

"I understand." Twilight's ears drooped. "I guess we'll just have to pray she doesn't blow down half of Ponyville every time she lets one."

"I pray that very same thing every time my wife snores," the doctor said with a laugh and a grin. "Well, I'll be back in a week to check on her again. Call if there's any problems."

"Will do, and thanks!"

As the doctor left, Twilight looked down at the fidgety little alicorn. "You're certainly turning out to be a lot more trouble than I expected," she muttered.

Shining Armor passed through the room on his way to the kitchen. As he did so, Twilight looked up. "Remind me never to marry a pegasus," she said.

Shining tilted his head at her curiously, then snorted and resumed his snack run.

* * * * *

"Come on now, Velvet! Come to Auntie Pinkie!"

Velvet tottered uncertainly across the room to the pink earth pony, nearly falling once but managing to recover. Pinkie clapped happily. "Yay! Good girl! You can walk so far now!"

Cadance giggled. "Foals grow up so fast, don't they?" She let out a sigh. "I wonder what ours will be..."

Pinkie blinked, then her mouth dropped open. "You're not...?"

"Oh no, not yet," Cadance said with a shake of her head. "I'm not quite ready to be a mommy just yet. But...one day, absolutely."

Pinkie beamed. "You'll make a great mommy."

"Thanks." Cadance watched as Velvet trotted around the room a couple times, then plopped down on her diapered rear. She had a strained look on her face.

The two mares shared a look; both grimaced. "Your turn," Cadance said.

Pinkie sighed, picked Velvet up, and burped her.

* * * * *

The next several days were fairly calm. Princess Celestia dropped by to visit, and announced that she and her sister were going to attempt a spell that would dampen the effects of Velvet Frost's random magic. This pronouncement was met with cheers that rocked Ponyville to its foundations.

A week after the disastrous tornado, the new schoolhouse opened, and all the colts and fillies of Ponyville went back to school. As Cheerilee greeted her students on the first day back, she noticed a weary pink pony trudging into town. It took her a moment to realize it was Pinkie Pie; her mane had flattened out except for parts of it that were sticking out at very odd angles, her coat was completely filthy, and she was limping. Most of her tail was gone.

"Pinkie Pie?!" Cheerilee gasped. "What in Equestria happened to you?!"

"I burped Velvet," Pinkie replied.

Cup Cake suddenly galloped up the road, stopping in front of Pinkie. "Pinkie, dear, where HAVE you been?!" she asked breathlessly. "Everypony's been worried sick—"

"I burped Velvet," Pinkie replied. Her tone was not bubbly or happy.

"Well...yes...Princess Cadance did mention something about an incident with Velvet, but that was nearly a week ago!"

"I know," Pinkie said, before collapsing in an ungraceful heap on the road.

"Oh dear," Mrs. Cake said, blinking.

Comments

[The bearded teddy bear]

ouch... that was some burp

[GunslingerWhiteRose]

I await more. I'm also learning quite alot with your writing!

[TheMyth]

If she is so destructive with her bodily activities when she is a foal... I do not want to see her as a full grown mare pregnant

[mechcl3]

WOW, it "Baby Cakes" time 100. Poor Pinkie

[GunslingerWhiteRose]

GREAT NEWS MYTHRILMOTH! The cover art is done. One liiiiiiiiiiittle problem. I only have access to my iPod right now. BUT! Once I get to a computer, or somehow figure out a way to post the cover here, you'll have your new cover art!

[MythrilMoth]

943131 Thanks, really looking forward to seeing it!

[GunslingerWhiteRose]

943145 HERE YOU GO!
http://0-0mylostlife0-0.deviantart.com/art/The-Alicorn-Foal-cover-art-316001109
I hope it came out like you wanted it to... Please don't hold back on the criticism!
(Please Dear Luna let it work... )

[MythrilMoth]

944353 Excellent work! Thank you very much.

[PonyBlue]

Nah baby is still fine. Wait till you get to the terrible twos.

[GunslingerWhiteRose]

945977 You're welcome! Please credit me!

[Georg]

If an alicorn foal is this much trouble, imagine how much worse it would be if Cadance were pregnant.

Now imagine if Celestia were to become...with baby bump.

To my faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.

Due to a recent blessed event, I will be taking a tour of Europony for the next ten-twelve months. In my absence, Luna will be taking over my royal duties, please obey her orders as you would my own. Make that better than you do my own. (I swear you six are like having my own foals) Please pay no attention to the sudden rash of pickle-and-ice-cream cravings that have been sweeping across the country, I'm sure it is just a natural occurance, and will go away soon. I had better close this letter now before I go throw up.

Sincerely
Princess Celestia

[Nightmare Loopy]

1088749

LOL

[IAmNotAAuthor]

Shining Armor passed through the room on his way to the kitchen. As he did so, Twilight looked up. "Remind me never to marry a pegasus," she said.

Um... isn't Flash Sentry a pegasus?

[MythrilMoth]

9176946
This was written more than a year before Flash Sentry even existed.