Author's note: Writing depressing chapters just leaves me so unmotivated afterwards.

I just noticed that my line breaks haven't carried over from Word; I will be fixing that once this chapter is posted. Also, please vote for who I pair with Chrome, it is currently tied.

Chapter 27: Is it right?

It has been 6 months since the incident, and the town has grown somber. The ponies had thought that all of their hardships were over once the snow had stopped, but now…

The ponies were just so unmotivated to try anymore with the loss of so many of their friends and family. Clover hasn't been doing much better as it was.

For the past few months I have been taking care of her. But despite my best efforts she has not recovered from the loss of Pansy.

I look over to where she sat at the window. Clover had basically stopped being Clover anymore: she stopped reading, she barely spoke, and it was hard to make her eat anything. She had given up.

I continue to look at what remained of my friend, wishing that I could have stopped myself from creating the stone.

Suddenly Clover bent over, and gave a cry of pain. I ran over quickly so see what happened.

"Clover?" I asked, worry seeping into my voice. "What's wrong?"

Clover didn't answer me, she only groaned in pain. I then noticed the sound of water hitting the ground.

….

….

Oh bucking hell, her water broke!

"Clover, stay here, I am getting a doctor!" I told her as I turned to run out the door, but ran into someone standing infront of it.

I looked down to see I just hit, and saw a familiar face, and another one standing next to him.

"Doctor, you seem to have a knack for timing." I said as I picked the Doctor up with my magic, and setting up right again.

"Ah there you are Chrome," The Doctor said as he help up the screwdriver. "I knew you wouldn't set me wrong," he said to the device. He must of used that thing to track me down.

"Yeah, yeah. Nice to see you as well." I said quickly. "Now come inside, we kinda need a doctor right now." I told him as I led him and Derpy inside.

"Oh? What seems to be the problem?" He asked, smiling as he looked around the room as I led him to Clover.

"I hope you know how to deliver a child" I told him, nearly causing him to trip on his own hoofs. "We have one on its way right now." I said as we got to Clover, who was still in pain.

The Doctor looked at her and gulped. "Should be no problem," He said nervously. "A walk in the park."

In the end, the Doctor turned out to only be a minor help. You would think that someone who had so many kids would be better at it.

We were just lucky that Derpy actually knew this stuff. Who would of guess she use to work as a nurse?

After an half an hour of screaming, and patience, it was over. Clover was lying down on the couch, with Derpy delivering the foals

"It's twins!" Derpy called out happily when the foals came out. Twins?

Derpy flew over to Clover, and handed her two wrapped bundles.

"They are beautiful," Clover spoke weakly. "My little ponies," she said smiling, as she held the two bundles.

I decided to look closer, and saw the two foals. They were both girls. One of them was a white pegasus with a pink mane. The other was a blue unicorn, with a lighter blue mane.

"They are beautiful, Clover." I told her.

"Yes, yes they are," Clover said as she closed her eyes to rest, still holding the foals.

I turned to face the Doctor, there must be a reason he came here.

"So what do you need?" I asked, causing the Doctor to look away from the foals. Why did he look worried?

"Oh well, after you fell from the Tardis, we had to track you down." He said, his eyes still flicking towards Clover and the foals. "But there was something magical masking your frequency, so it took some time." Must be the stone. "I honestly didn't expect to be dragged into child birthing."

"Well, either way, I am glad that you came. But I am not leaving with you," I told him, but his eyes still went towards Clover. "Doctor is something wrong?"

I turn to look at Clover, and I see Derpy standing next to Clover, reflecting the Doctor's face. Derpy picked up the foals and placed them on the table.

"What's wrong?" I asked, but something inside told me something was very wrong. I went over to the foals, and picked them up in my arms.

"Chrome…" Derpy started, but couldn't finish as she looked away from me.

"She's gone," The Doctor finished for her.

What? No…

I slowly walked over to Clover. They can't be right.

I stood over Clover… I couldn't feel anything coming from her. I didn't feel any magic coming from her. I didn't feel her presence. She was gone.

I saw down on the floor, holding the foals closely to me.

"Clover…" I said her name a finally time. No, I had loss Clover, my closest friend.

For the first time in many years, I cried. I cried tears of red.

"Don't worry," I said, looking down at the foals as some of the tears fell on them. "Don't worry Clover; I will protect your foals."

(5 Years later)

"Come on Dad," Called out a little white pegasus as she walked infront of me.

"I'm coming Celia" I called back. I picked up my pace, but not enough to disturb the tired unicorn on my back.

"Why do we have to be up so early?" The unicorn whined.

"You know how your sister is, Star. She can never just wait," I told her as we continued down the road.

Celia continued to walk ahead of us till a certain building was seen as we turned a corner. When she was it, she ran ahead of us.

I chuckled at her behavior. She could never really control herself when it was involved.

Star and I entered the store and saw the numerous pastries that the owners were selling. I looked over and saw Celia looking at all of the deserts behind the glass, locked in an internal debate on which one to get.

"What do you want?" I asked Star, tilting my head to look at her.

She looked at me drearily. "Just get me a coffee. I hate mornings." Star replied as I walked to the counter.

The cashier looked up at me. "Ah hello Sir Spirit, it is good to see you today." The mare said. "I take it you three want the usual?" She asked, looking at Celia still looking at the pastries.

"That is right," I replied. The mare used her horn, and magiced over our usual.

The moment she set down Star's coffee, it was already surrounded by her blue magic and taken to her.

"Thanks dad," Star said as she sipped her drink.

Celia on the on the other hand flew up to stand on the counter and picked up her 'wonderful' sweets. That mare has some sweet tooth.

I placed my bits on the counter, and we turned to leave.

"Thanks for the sweets Miss Cake!" Celia shouted as we left.

"No problem girls." Miss Cake replied as we left. Sometimes, I just wonder if she was related to the Ponyville Cakes. But they are earth ponies, so maybe not.

"So dad, where are we going today?" Celia asked happily, sugar rushing through her system.

"Oh, I decided to show you girls something really special today. Something that never existed before," I said cryptically.

Star sighed at me. "Dad, why do you always speak like that? It is really unhelpful sometimes," She told me.

"Yeah I know," I said with a smile. "I just do it because it's fun."

Our trip continued with us making small talk.

By the time we reached our destination, Star was awake, and Celia was crashing from her sugar high.

We were standing in canyon that led to a large cave infront of us.

"Um dad, what is in there?" Celia asked nervously.

"Aw what is the matter? Chicken?" Star joked around, gaining a glare from Celia.

"Stop calling me that." Celia told her. "I'm not a chicken. I just don't like things I don't know." She pouted.

"Girls," I said, gaining their attention. "There is nothing to be afraid of," I told them as we continued into the cave's darkness.

"Um, what is in here?" Celia asked in the darkness.

"Oh, you will see," I said as we continued for another minute

Suddenly we entered a large cavern that was brightly lit.

"Wow," the girls said, looking around the cavern in awe.

The cavern was beautiful. Crystals in the wall emitting a gentle light, vines grew from the ground with pink flower sprouting from them.

But what really caught their attention was that tree in the center. It was the very tree that I had given to Clover and Pansy on their wedding day. I had found out later that they had planted the tree so that is could grow somewhere that it could grow and become a special place for them. So far the tree had reached around seven feet, but its beauty remained.

The girls approached the tree, looking into the crystal tree.

"What is this?" Star asked, still captivated by the tree.

"This was something that had belonged to a dear friend of mine," I told them. "It was a gift I had made for her on one of her happiest days, and she planted it here to allow it to grow."

"You made this?" Celia asked, looking at me in awe. I had told them many of my adventures, but rarely believed me.

"Yes I did," I said looking at the tree, and remembering Clover. "Girls, this tree is very special." I said, gaining their attention. "This tree is more than crystals. It is Equestria itself."

"What? How is this Equestria?" Star asked, looking back at the tree.

"Well this tree, it has a special power, a power to take in the magic around it, and make it stronger. For the past few years this tree has been growing as more of the land's power has filled it, and it continued to grow," I explained. "This tree is the power that all of the ponies give. It is the power that the land gives. It is the power that has brought all these ponies together. This tree represents the very harmony of us all."

The girls look at the tree with renewed awe.

"Wow, so this is everypony together," Star said.

The girls approached the tree again, coming far closer than before. The girls reached out to touch the tree together. The moment they touched the tree, the pulled back their hoof's quickly.

I watched the interaction, and saw the tree begin to glow. What is it doing?

My eyes them move to my girls, and saw that they too were glowing like the tree.

"Daddy, I feel funny," Celia said as the she was covered by the light.

The light was so bright, that I could no longer see them anymore. What was this tree doing?

Just as quickly as the tree started to glow, it died away, leaving behind my girls.

I looked at them, and they were standing in the same place as before, but they seemed different somehow.

Wait…

No….

This universe has a sense of humor that would have killed me if I was still alive.

"Wow!" Celia said as she recovered and looked at Star. "You got-" She said pointing at Star.

Star then looked at Celia and pointed at her. "And you got-"

The girls let out an excited squeal, and ran over and glomped me.

"Thank you daddy!" The both said. "This is the best birthday ever!" They continued to hug me.

I looked down at my girls, and saw that I was right. A horn and a wing time two.

Hello Alicorns.