Rainbow Dash sighed heavily. She placed her foreleg on the windowsill next to her, and rested her face against her hoof. The train car bounced as it chugged down the track, making for a bumpy ride. Her foreleg, and subsequently her head bounced with each bump, only adding to her irritation. The pegasus watched as the scenery passed by lazily. The trees farther away seemed to move at a snail’s pace, while those closer to the tracks raced by in the blink of an eye. It was pretty accurately describing her situation she thought. Looking back, this trip thus far was short, but in the moment, it was dragging on forever.

Normally, Rainbow Dash would just take a nap to pass the time on a boring train ride, but she couldn’t for this trip. A quick sigh from her companion broke her mental silence, and reminded her why she couldn’t just fall asleep. She glanced over at Twilight sitting next to her out of the corner of her eye. Just looking at the dejected unicorn made her want to roll her eyes. Instead she opted to return to looking out the window, only to be interrupted again with another quick, heartwrenching sigh.

Dash couldn’t take it anymore. She groaned obnoxiously, and snapped her head to the librarian. “Twi, stop it!” she growled. “I’m not going to sit here, and listen to you sigh the whole way, okay?” Without any warning, she grabbed the unicorn, and pulled her into her side in a half hug. “Now just sit there, and stop worrying.”

Twilight pushed back against Dash. “I-I can’t!” she yelled.

“You can!” Dash yelled back, continuing to hold her tightly, making sure she was as close to her as possibly.

“How can I be calm! We’re on our way to Canterlot to tell my parents!” Twilight put her hooves on Dash, pushing back as hard as she could.

“Yeah, and?” Dash wrapped her other foreleg around Twilight, needing more strength to overpower the unicorn. It was a strange, amusing struggle the two had. Twilight was pushing away from Rainbow Dash as the pegasus fought to pull her in for a hug. Anyone watching would have burst into laughter in seconds. “Ponyville’s been taking this whole thing fine, I think your mom and dad will too!”

“You don’t know that!” Twilight protested, fighting a losing battle against the physically stronger pegasus.

“Twilight! Stop it!” Dash finally overpowered the librarian, pulling her in close to her chest. She held her like a filly holding a stuffed animal, far too tightly, and jealously. “There’s no point in worrying about “what ifs”, alright?”

“But…my mom and dad...and the princess…” Twilight continued to protest, but Dash wouldn’t have it.

“Don’t worry about it until something bad happens!” Dash let go with one of her forelegs, but still held Twilight close as she went back to staring out the window. A small scowl still sat on her face from their little tift.

“But…” Twilight muttered.

“No buts, just be glad we’re the only ones in this car because we have to look ridiculous after what just happened.” Dash looked around at the other empty seats.

Twilight sighed again, causing Dash to glare at her. The pegasus wasn’t upset that Twilight was sighing. She was only upset because the unicorn had been like this for the past week—constant sighing and moping all over what might come. It was like that night Dash brought Twilight home from Rarity’s, but this time, nothing had happened yet.

It had already been a month since the mob confronted Twilight outside the library, and that whole mess was sorted out. But after that whole ordeal, they both decided that they would take a few weeks to let things calm down before Twilight brought on the next wave of stress into her life. Their families and loved ones outside of Ponyville would have to wait, or Twilight very well might have had a heart attack from all the worrying.

The plan was going great, until a week ago when Twilight decided she was ready to tell her family. Being that Twilight was—well, she was Twilight—she thought it would be best to kill two birds with one stone. First she sent off a letter to the princess to ask when would be a good time for a personal visit. She didn’t have to wait long for a reply. Immediately after she got the princess’s letter, she sent of a second letter to her parents, telling them she had something important to discuss on the same day. That was what had brought the two of them onto the train. Today was the day Twilight would tell her parents, and Celestia.

“I hope Spike is doing alright with Fluttershy…” Twilight said, changing the subject.

“If it’s not one thing it’s another…” Dash thought to herself. “I’m sure he’s fine. But, I bet the little guy would rather be with Rarity.” Dash chuckled slightly.

“Too bad she had a fashion show in Manehatten. She’s been working on her new dress line for so long, she couldn’t miss her show just to watch Spike.” Twilight placed her head on Dash’s shoulder.

“We couldn’t exactly bring him along with us either.”

“Yeah…” Twilight glanced out the window next to Dash. The two watched the passing scenery for a few minutes in complete silence, simply enjoying their time together before Twilight finally said, “Why can’t this be easy?”

“Because none of it’s been easy so far.” Dash slide her foreleg down lower, resting it on Twilight’s side. He hoof gently stroked her marefriend’s belly, making Twilight smile. “Look, it doesn’t matter. All I know is that I’m happy, and you’re happy, and that’s all that matters, right?”

“Yeah.” There was no hesitation in Twilight’s voice. She was happy. Being with Rainbow Dash made her happy, and her parents, or even Celestia wouldn’t change that. She only hoped that her family and mentor would accept their foal.

“Your mom and dad will see that, and it’ll all work out.” Dash placed her head on Twilight’s. It was as if she had read her marefriend’s mind. “I mean, even Amethyst Star apologized for what she did, I’m sure your parents—who love you—will see it our way too.”

“You're right…If somepony who didn’t even know me that well could change her mind, I’m sure my family will…” Twilight let out another sigh, though this one was more a content sigh than that of worry. “I just hope you’ve got an explanation for my father on how you wooed me—so to speak,” Twilight said, teasingly.

“What?”

“He’s really protective of me.” A sly smile cracked on her face.

“You’re joking right? He’s not going to be mad is he?”

“Who knows,” she replied.

“You’re just teasing, right?” Dash asked, a growing concern in her voice.

“You’ll have to see.”

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“We don’t have to meet the princess till sundown, so let’s go get my parents over with before we go to the hotel.” Twilight said as she stepped off the train. The platform was pretty empty, save for another passenger, and the conductor. She stopped a few steps outside of the train, turning to her marefriend as she followed behind.

“Didn’t you have a house when you lived here?” Dash asked.

“I lived at the library for research reasons, like I do now. When I moved to Ponyville, that meant I moved out of there. So I’m certain another pony probably lives there now.”

“And you don’t want to stay with your parents, do you…” the pegasus confirmed, stepping next to Twilight.

“We’re going to be here for a week, I don’t want to impose…Besides, I don’t know if I’ll be allowed after we tell them.”

“It’ll be fine, Twi.” Dash playfully nudged the unicorn, trying to catch her before she fell into a worry-filled slump.

“Right…”

“Think positively.” Dash walked ahead, motioning for Twilight to follow. “So where do your folks live?” She paused looking around at her surroundings for a moment.

“How about you just follow me, alright?” Twilight couldn’t help but laugh to herself. Dash looked a little embarrassed as her marefriend took the lead.

As they came closer to the tall buildings, they saw the hustle and bustle of the capital pickup. Ponies all around, most of which were unicorns, all going about their daily lives. Some sat around, or lazily walked the streets, while others were in a rush. Dash couldn’t help but notice the ones acting more leisurely clearly were the more well off ponies. Many of them wore clothes, not nearly as fancy, but still reminiscent of those she saw at The Gala. The other ponies weren’t dressed nearly as nice, and those were the working class ones.

It wasn’t her first time in Canterlot, but it was the first time this had caught her attention. She let out a low ‘hmm’ as she contemplated.

“What is it?” Twilight asked.

“I never realized how many ponies here actually wear clothes. It’s kind of rare in Ponyville, or even Cloudsdale.”

Twilight frowned a bit. “Most of them are higher class, or nobles” she muttered.

Dash looked at these fancier dressed unicorns with a new contempt. These would probably be the same ponies to chastise her marefriend if word got out about her condition. “It’s a good thing you’re not really showing than, or things might get a bit messy…” Dash said quietly.

“What do you mean by “not really showing”? Are you saying I’m getting fat?” Twilight raised an eyebrow, looking a little offended.

“You know what I mean.” Dash gave her a playful nudge. It took her a moment to realize where they were, and immediately she took a step away from Twilight. “I probably shouldn’t do that here…” Dash muttered quietly.

Twilight gave her a puzzled look. “It’s fine, most of the ponies in Canterlot wouldn’t care if two mares are together…just if one gets the other pregnant…” Twilight frowned a bit.

Dash brushed up against Twilight’s side, stopping her from moping again. “Stop…Let’s just get to your parents so we can get this whole mess out of the way, alright?”

“We still have to tell the princess…”

“Trust me, you’ll cheer up once you hear your mom and dad are okay with it.”

“I suppose…” Twilight leaned into Rainbow Dash as they walked.

Dash was still worried about two mares showing their affection so openly, but as they continued walking, she noticed Twilight was right. No one was even giving them a second glance even though they were hanging on one another. As her eyes scanned the crowd around them, she noticed quite a few same-sex couples throughout the city, mostly mares. “Is being gay common around here?” she asked as they walked past a white unicorn hanging on a brownish-grey earth pony mare.

“Bisexuality is pretty common among unicorns.”

“Hm…And here I got picked on for liking fillies…” Dash mused.

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Twilight took a deep breath. They stood in front of a rather unassuming house, similar to the houses next to it—similar to the houses all along the block for that matter. Dash glanced around at the surrounding homes, finding them not similar, but the exact same. Then she glanced back at the house Twilight stopped in front of, silently wondering how Twilight could tell this was her parent’s house. It was a two story, white house, with a small front yard. A little white gate separated the property from the sidewalk. This neighborhood looked perfect—eerily so in fact.

“Looks nice…” she muttered.

“It’s government housing. My dad works for the courts. Everypony in this neighborhood works for the government in some way or another, that’s why we’re so close to the castle.” Twilight glanced over at the imposing Canterlot castle, towering over the small cluster of homes.

“So that’s why they all look the same.”

“It’s easier to build from a set plan rather than design an entire neighborhood of customized homes.” Twilight used her magic to open the gate. “I…want you to wait out here for a second.”

“Why?”

“I want to talk to them alone for a minute before I introduce you properly.” Dash gave her a concerned look, that only made Twilight sigh. “I’m not going to tell them without you, I just want to try and relax them a little before they meet you, alright?”

She stared at her marefriend for a moment before finally nodding. “Fine…”

Twilight turned to the door. Just as she raised her hoof to knock, she felt her heart seize in terror, like she was about to enter the bowels of hell itself. She was here. She was actually here, and going to tell her parents. The unicorn closed her eyes, shutting out that fear for a second. This is something she had to do; she couldn’t run away. Twilight forced her hoof forward, and knocked. Then, she used her magic to open the door.

Inside the house was almost as plain as the outside. White walls, with their only adornment being a plethora of pictures. She didn’t even have to look at the photos to see who they were of, she already knew. Pictures of herself, her brother, and her extended family as well. She glanced at picture on the stand right inside the doorway. It was from the wedding. She saw her brother, her new sister-in-law, her mom, dad, and herself, all smiling happily. Twilight sighed, feeling as though she was about to break that harmony in her family.

“Mom, Dad?” she called out into the house.

Her mom poked her head out from the kitchen. “Twilight, welcome home.”

The older mare came towards Twilight from the end of the hallway she was standing in. “Hi, Mom.” Twilight immediately wrapped her mom in a hug, much to her surprise. “Where’s Dad?”

“He’s in the living room. Night Light? Aren’t you going to answer your daughter when she comes home for a visit?” she called into the next room.

“Sorry, I was just going over this case.” Twilight’s father appeared in the doorway between the hall and the room to their right after a second. “Welcome home, Twilight,” he replied with a smile.

Twilight quickly wrapped her forelegs around her dad in a hug as well. “Hi, Dad.”

“H-Hi,” he said, taken a bit off guard by his daughter’s sudden affection.

“So, how was the trip?”

“It was fine.”

“We’re glad you came for a visit. We don’t hear from you much, now that you live in Ponyville.”

“Or now that you’re a famous hero. Too big to talk to your parents now?” her mother teased with a small, sly smile.

“S-Sorry.” She chuckled nervously. “I’ve been rather busy since I moved there…”

“We don’t hold it against you dear, in fact, we’re both proud of you. You’re busy with assignments from the princess, and saving the world more than a few times. It’s just been so quiet since you moved to Ponyville, and after the wedding, we don’t hear from your brother too much since he’s away in the Crystal Empire and all.” Her mother’s teasing smile faded into a plain smile, just happy to see her daughter.

“I’ll try to stay in touch more…” Twilight trailed off, realizing she might not be able to keep that promise. After she told her parents, they might not want to hear from her again.

“So, what did you want to talk to us about. Your letter seemed a little urgent.”

“O-Oh...well, actually, I did come by for a reason…” Twilight looked down at the floor for a moment, her cheeks going a bit red. “This is the first time I’ve brought somepony home to meet my parents…” Twilight was a little slow to realize that. Suddenly she felt nervous for a whole other reason.

Her parents both looked at one another with a strange mixture of intrigue and insight, as though they knew the conversation they might be having, just not the specifics. Both smiled at one another and then to Twilight. “Oh, and what might that be, dear?” her mother asked.

“T-There’s somepony I would like you to meet.” Her parents immediately shot each other a knowing glance with a small laugh. Twilight turned around, and cracked the door open. With a motion of her hoof outside the door, she turned back around to her parents. “Mom, Dad…this is Rainbow Dash.” Twilight opened the door with her magic, revealing the pegasus. “She’s…my marefriend…”

Dash stepped inside, looking a little embarrassed herself. “Nice to meet you,” she said softly.

Twilight’s parents both looked mildly surprised by the pony standing in front of them. “It’s nice to meet you, Miss Dash,” Twilight’s mother said.

“This is a bit of a surprise, Twilight. We never thought you would go for—”

“Night Light, be civil!” the older mare snapped at her husband.

“Well, it’s true.”

Dash looked over to see Twilight pressing her hoof to her face in shame. “I get that it’s a pretty big shock to see your daughter bring home another mare, but—” she started say, trying to make the situation less awkward, but was interrupted.

“Oh, no it’s not that,” Twilight’s dad said. “While that is also a bit of a surprise, it’s more…” He turned to his wife.

“We never thought our daughter would…bring home a pegasus. We always assumed it would be a unicorn that would catch her eye, considering her interest in magic. Not that we have something against pegasi, or anything.”

“Mom!” Twilight’s face was beet red.

“S-Sorry, dear.” Twilight’s mom motioned for everyone to enter the living room. “Would you like to take a seat? Can I get you anything to drink, Miss Dash?”

“No thanks,” she replied following Twilight’s dad into the living room.

“Between you and Shining Armor, I’m starting to think my children have cloud fever.” Twilight’s dad laughed at his own poor joke.

“Dad…” Twilight groaned.

“It’s fine, Twi. Don’t worry about it.” Dash nudged her playfully.

“So, Miss Dash, how long have you and my daughter been dating? If I recall, you were at the wedding, but she didn’t introduce you to us back then…” Twilight’s dad asked, raising an eyebrow as he did.

Dash couldn’t help but smile, noticing how similar Twilight was to her dad. “We’ve only been together the last two months. We’ve been friends for a while though, so we’re pretty close.”

“I thought I recognized you, you were the pony that did that beautiful display just after the ceremony, correct?” Twilight’s mother asked.

“Yeah, the sonic rainboom.” Dash nodded with a smile. “So you guys are really okay with your daughter dating another mare?” Dash asked, watching Twilight’s mom and dad sit on a couch across the room from them.

“One of the main concerns with same-sex relationships is children—or lack there of. We don’t exactly have to worry about grandchildren, since Shining married, and Twilight is her own mare, capable of making her own decisions.” Twilight’s dad looked at his wife, seeing her nod in agreement.

“S-Speaking of grandchildren…” Twilight’s entire body stiffened as she readied her nerves. “I have something else to tell you both.”

“What is it, Twilight?” her mother asked.

Twilight took a deep breath. Just as she opened her mouth, she felt Dash’s hoof on her own. She looked over at her marefriend, smiling weakly. “You two are going to be grandparents.” Twilight looked back up at her mother and father.

The two shot each other a confused look before looking back at their daughter. “Did Shining tell you he’s having a foal before he told us or something?”

“N-No mom…I’m the one having a foal…” Twilight watched as he parent’s eyes went wide for a moment. “A-And the father…is Rainbow Dash…”

Her parents stared awkwardly at the two of them for a moment. Then longer than a moment, until finally minutes had passed. Twilight could feel the tension in the room build as the silence went on. Her heart beat faster and faster until she thought she might have a heart attack then and there. She saw the look on her mother’s face slowly shift from confused, to scared, to almost dread. “M-Mo—”

“Is this a joke?” her mother asked, glancing back and forth between Dash and Twilight. “If this is, it’s not funny, Twilight.”

“It’s not a joke, Mom…”

“Twilight…where did you learn that spell?” her dad finally asked with a soft, solemn tone.

“I-I found an old book in the Canterlot Library a few years back…”

“And you just thought you should give it a shot?” her mother asked in utter disbelief.

“N-No! I-I…”

“Oh Luna, my daughter is a monster…” her mother finally said, covering her mouth with her hoof.

“M-Mom! Listen, I’m…I’m not a monster…” Twilight stood up off the couch she was sitting on.

“This is a bit hard to say as we’ve raised you to value life, but…have you looked at other options?” Night Light refused to look his daughter in the eyes.

“We’ve talked about it, and we’re both against it.” Twilight looked back at Rainbow Dash. Her marefriend nodded in agreement as she stood up next to her.

“As your father, I will strongly urge you to reconsider that decision, Twilight. The ramifications of this could have dire consequences.”

“Strongly urge her to reconsider? Night Light, you tell your daughter right now to get that—” Her mother paused for a moment, actively debating whether to finish her thought. After a second of stammering, she finally thrusting an accusing hoof at Twilight, “—that thing out of her!”

Twilight’s heart stopped in her chest. “Mom…” she muttered weakly.

“Velvet, calm down.” He looked at his wife with the same serious eyes. “This needs to be handled with care.”

“Calm down? I-I can’t calm down! Do you realize your daughter is going to be an outcast? What will ponies say about her? About us? You could lose your job! This is the type of incident that can ruin a family!” Twilight’s mom jumped off the couch she was sitting on, and glared down at her husband.

“Mom, listen—” Twilight started to speak again, but was cut off.

“I don’t want to hear it, Twilight!” Twilight Velvet slammed her hoof down on the floor. “Look, we’ve supported you, we’ve tried our best to let you be your own mare, and give you everything you could want, but…”

Finally Twilight’s dad stood up off the couch as well. “What your mother is trying to say, is that we can’t condone this. That spell is forbidden for a reason, and I know your mother and you have had a conversation as to why this isn’t allowed. That is why you need to reflect on this decision some more.”

“That’s the thing, Dad. Mom and I have had a conversation, but nothing makes sense about it…There’s no concrete evidence for why this is wrong. You’re the one who told me to always look for evidence, but there isn’t any with this—just silly superstitions.” Twilight looked at the ground.

Rainbow Dash looked back and forth between Twilight and her parents. Neither side was looking at the other. they all had their gazes fixed at the floor. “I might not get the whole taboo behind this thing, but I do know that—”

“You be quiet!” Twilight’s mom said, cutting Dash off. “This is your fault, I just know it. You talked my daughter into doing this! Twilight isn’t the type of girl who would break a rule like this! You had to have tricked her into this!”

“Tricked her?” Dash was taken back by that baseless accusation.

“Hey now!” Twilight stood up in defence of her marefriend. “I made the mistake, Mom, not Rainbow Dash!”

“Mistake?” That word caught her father’s attention.

Twilight swallowed hard, carefully deciding what she should divulge. She looked at her father after a moment. “Yes, this didn’t all pan out the way we wanted, and this is the product of a night full of poor choices, but we’ve managed to pull something from it.”

“This wasn’t planned?” Night Light asked, looking at the two of them with concerned eyes.

“Not exactly. Alcohol may have been involved, and—”

“Y-You were drinking?” Twilight’s mom gasped.

“I am of legal age, Mom…And I don’t do so often, or in excess, but…that night was a little outside the norm for me…”

“I-I…” her mother struggled to even speak. “I-I can’t handle this…” she finally managed to say. “Night…you fix this.” She quickly raced out of the living room and up the stairs.

“M-Mom!” Twilight tried to stop her by placing a hoof on her shoulder as she passed, but her mom put up a small shield blocking her daughter’s hoof.

“Twilight…” she said, stopping in the doorway. “You are not welcome in this house until you make the right decision.” She sounded cold, spite-filled, and completely unlike anything Twilight had ever heard out of her mother.

“Velvet!” Twilight’s dad called after his wife.

Twilight’s heart dropped in her chest having heard her mother’s harsh words. “Mom…”

The older mare didn’t even so much as turn around. She headed up stairs without so much as another word, leaving her husband dumbfounded, and Dash bewildered. Twilight on the other hoof was completely devastated. Her mom, usually such a kind, and caring pony had just effectively disowned her.

“Twilight…I think your mother is right…You need to re-evaluate your choice in this matter, and I hope you can come to the right decision. If word gets out about this, your will be disgraced, and with your position, that would reflect poorly on not only you, but those close to you. On yourself, Miss Dash, your brother, us, and even the princess.” He looked back at the floor.

“Hold on!” Dash took a step towards Twilight’s dad, defiantly. “Don’t I get a say in this? It’s my foal too! And besides, Twilight wants to keep it!” Dash taking a step towards the stallion drew his attention.

Night Light glared at the pegasus. “This has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with our daughter’s future!” he snapped.

“I think you mean our future!” Dash took another defiant step. “I love Twilight, alright! I’m not scared to admit that, and I won’t let anypony, even her mom and dad tell her what to do, and especially if she doesn’t want to! We both care about each other a lot, and I’m not just some pony that waltzed into her life and knocked her up! Twilight was my best friend before we started dating, and I’ve loved her since before I even knew I loved her!”

Night Light stared at Dash for a moment, taken back that someone would even consider standing up to him when it came to this matter. This was a unicorn affair, and what a pegasus thought on it had little relevance. He opened his mouth to tell this mare that, but she spoke up again before he could even respond.

“You guys are going to have a granddaughter, and that’s way more important than some silly superstition, or taboo. Your daughter is happy with her choice, and I’m happy with it too, not because I wanted a foal or anything, but because I love Twilight!” Dash made no effort to hide the glare in her eyes. She looked at Twilight’s father with utter contempt. “I can’t believe you would disown your daughter over something so stupid!”

He was the one right in this situation, yet here this crazed mare was, defending their deed—no, defending his daughter. The daughter he cared so much for. He opened his mouth again to speak, but it wasn’t his voice that came out, it was Twilight’s. “They’re right, Dash...let’s go…” Twilight muttered from behind the pegasus.

“W-What? Twi, you can’t be serious!”

“Let’s go…” she said again, slowly walking towards the doorway. “I’m sorry, Dad…Tell Mom I’m sorry too…” she said softly.

Dash watched Twilight leave the living room, her head hung low as she walked. The pegasus glanced back at Night Light before following her marefriend. “It was nice to meet you,” she said before leaving the room.

Dash could hear Twilight’s father following behind them, seemingly seeing the two of them out of the house. As they left, she heard the hoofsteps come to a stop at the front door. Twilight paused looking back at the front door for a moment before lowering her head again. Dash glanced back at Twilight’s dad once more seeing the same solemn look he had given Twilight through the whole conversation. It wasn’t easy to read; she couldn’t tell if he was upset, sympathetic, or callous.

She shook her head, expressing her disapproval before the two of them left down the cobblestone road. She didn’t hear the door close, but she wasn’t listening for it. All she cared about was Twilight. It was a worse case scenario. Her family had completely blown it out of proportion as far as Dash was concerned. It was a foal, something they should be celebrating, but instead they shamed their daughter, and disowned her before Dash’s eyes. She looked over at Twilight, fighting the urge to start crying in the unicorn’s place.

Dash placed a lone wing over Twilight. Her marefriend glanced up at her, giving a small, weak smile. She leaned into Dash as she walked, affectionately rubbing her head against her.

“Thanks, Dashie…” Twilight muttered, holding back her own tears.

“I’m sorry, Twi…” was all she could say. What else could be said?

There was a sudden poof sound, and a flash of light in front of the two of them. They both looked to the source, seeing Twilight’s dad blocking their path. The unicorn stallion took a few steps towards Dash staring her down as he approached. “Rainbow Dash…” he said plainly.

“I had this speech prepared for a colt, but I’ll have to improvise a bit…You’ve made your intentions clear a moment ago, and I’m aware what you two have been doing judging by Twilight’s condition. I will say this though, if you so much as make my daughter cry, I’ll make you pay for that, alright? She’s my little girl, and I won’t let anypony hurt her…even my own wife…or myself…” He turned to look at Twilight. as soon as he looked at his daughter, his unreadable expression vanished. Now, the stallion’s emotions were as plain as day on his face. Night Light was struggling just from seeing his daughter so distraught—struggling at seeing his little girl so hurt.

Dash raised an eyebrow to the stallion. “What?”

“Dad?”

“Twilight, seeing how Rainbow Dash stood up for you, and seeing her conviction really moved me. I know her feelings for you are real. So, if…this is what makes you happy…if keeping her foal is what you want…then I shouldn’t stand in the way of your happiness.”

“But…what about Mom? What about what everypony will think?”

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to your mother about this. Until then I would suggest staying away from the house. You know how she can get.”

“I never seen Mom this upset before though…”

“You weren’t around when she found out Shining went into the army.” He cracked a small smile. His smile faded after a brief moment, returning to the sympathetic look he had before. “She’s not mad…she’s confused, and hurt…”

“I know…she was saying some things she really didn’t mean…” Twilight added.

“She loves you, Twilight. She doesn’t want you to go through the hardships this will put on you.”

“I know…I’ve already been through a few of them. Word is already out in Ponyville, but I don’t think it will stay there for long. I wanted to be the ones to tell you, not some rumor.”

“I fear it will only get worse for you…” He glanced back to Rainbow Dash. “You’ve been a strong emotional support for her through this, haven’t you. I can tell by how you stood up for her immediately with absolutely no hesitation. That’s the type of pony I always wanted my Twilight to be with, somepony who would support her no matter what.”

“I am the Element of Loyalty, you know. I love Twilight, so I wouldn’t back down so easy.” Dash boasted a confident smile. One that offered no reluctance, or room for negotiation.

Night Light looked back at Twilight, giving her a small smile. He walked over, and gave her a quick hug. “I love you, Twily.”

“Dad…” Her cheeks flushed a shade of red. “You’re embarrassing me…” She let out a small sniffle, still fighting the urge to cry.

“I had best give your mother some time to calm down before I try to reason with her.” He said taking a few steps back. “At least it will allow me to get some work done,” he said with a small chuckle.

“Dad!” Twilight called out, standing up straight as she did. He turned to her. “Thank you…” she said with a smile. He only smiled back before he disappeared in a flash of light.

Author's Notes:

Well if her parents flipped their shit this much, how will Celestia react?