Twilight lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling in her hotel room. She had been up for a few minutes now, but she was still too tired to actually get up and move about. She and Dash had been in Canterlot for a week already, and today was their last day before leaving. The two ponies would have to go back to Ponyville tomorrow, and Twilight had still not heard from her mother at all. Her father contacted them once, but it was short. He only told Twilight to just wait a while until he could talk some sense into her mom.

She sighed, trying to push thoughts of her mom freaking out from her mind. She didn’t want her mom to hate her, but she also knew how stubborn she could be. Even though Twilight had apparently done nothing wrong, her mom was still raised around a social construct, and that had far more sway than logic most times. Ponies in Ponyville may have been persuaded, but they didn’t have a strong conviction in the first place. Twilight’s mom on the other hoof grew up in the heart of unicorn society. The ponies here wouldn’t be swayed easily when a belief held for over two-thousand years was challenged.

Twilight sighed again, though it wasn’t from self-pity or worry. In fact, if she had to say, it was almost frustration. This whole week in Canterlot, Dash had been telling her not to worry, and she was trying her best not to. Her dad said he would handle the whole issue with her mom, but Twilight still had that nagging feeling in the back of her mind. As much as she wanted to just ignore it, she still found herself thinking about her mom yelling at her. She hated that she couldn’t stop thinking about it, but it wasn’t easy. With the things her mom said, anyone would have a hard time not stressing over them, especially since she knew her mom wasn’t angry. Her dad told her it was because she was scared for Twilight, much like Rarity had been, but that only frustrated her more.

“You up?” Dash muttered, pulling Twilight from her thoughts.

“Yeah…” Twilight looked over to see her lover looking at her with half opened, sleepy eyes.

“I thought so, you’ve been sighing…You having trouble sleeping here?” Dash asked, pulling Twilight into her embrace. Twilight didn’t cooperate much, she laid as stiff as a board as Dash dragged her over. “You’re always up when I get up…”

“A little bit. I prefer to sleep in my own bed…” Twilight told a half truth. It wasn’t the entire reason she wasn’t sleeping well, but it was part of it.

“That’s not all that’s bugging you though…”

“You know exactly what’s bugging me…I just wish I could stop worrying about it…” Twilight sighed again.

“I know. She’s your mom, you want her to be okay with this.” Dash nuzzled into Twilight’s neck, loosening the unicorn’s rigid posture. “But, speaking of our bed…we should probably get a bigger one…” Dash said mid yawn.

Twilight stopped, mentally remarking at how bad of a segue that was. She rolled her eyes, deciding to go along with her lover’s topic. “I like my bed…” Twilight defended.

“It’s too small.” Dash continued nuzzling Twilight.

“That’s because it’s built for one pony,” she stressed.

“And we’re two ponies,” she retorted.

“You said our bed though...it’s not ours, it’s mine…” Twilight climbed on top of Dash, pinning the pegasus down into the mattress. She gave Dash a serious look, which confused the pegasus.

Dash honestly didn’t know what had gotten into Twilight this morning, but it was starting to bother her. “So am I just sleeping in your bed then?” she asked, a little offended by what Twilight was implying.

“Yes you are,” Twilight said plainly. “That’s why we should go find a bed for us,” Twilight replied slyly as she slipped down, and placed a kiss on Dash’s neck.

Dash cracked a small, relieved smile. “Tricky little filly.” Dash squeezed Twilight tightly. “So when we get back to Ponyville, you want to find a bed? Maybe we could get a cloud bed…” She yawned again, making Twilight giggle a bit.

“I can’t sleep on clouds,” Twilight reminded her.

Dash groaned. “Right…” she muttered, remembering her marefriend wasn’t a pegasus, and couldn’t walk on clouds without magical aid. “Well, just use that cloud walking spell…”

“Every day?” Twilight stopped kissing Dash’s neck, and raised an eyebrow at her lover.

“Sure, clouds are way more comfy.”

“That’s a little unreasonable, especially if I forget…I might end up falling on my back…or worse my stomach…”

“T-True…” Dash conceded. “Well, let’s just get a queen-size bed then like this one at least.”

“Fine, we’re going to need it eventually, I guess…Can’t stay in my tiny bed forever.” Twilight fell limp on Dash’s chest, listening to the athletic mare breathe. The soft, rhythmic sound was relaxing, and soon she found worries to be the farthest thing from her mind.

“Can’t say I won’t miss being so close to you though…” Dash whispered with her hoof gently stroking Twilight’s back.

“Sleeping right next to each other, all cuddled up close under a nice warm blanket…” Twilight said fondly, smiling as she did.

“And able to touch and kiss you whenever I want…” Dash whispered in her ear. Dash carefully slid her hoof down further towards Twilight’s flank, eliciting a small, soft moan from the unicorn.

“Careful, Dashie. My hormones have been out of control lately, and I might just pounce you if you keep that up.” Twilight sat up from her lover’s chest, giving the pegasus a predatory smile.

“I’m well aware of that. You’ve been wanting it like crazy the past few weeks. If you weren’t worrying about your parents, or Celestia, you wanted me to buck you. Hell, I’m surprised you’ve been able to keep it under control here in Canterlot.” Dash pressed her muzzle to Twilight’s rubbing the tip of hers against the unicorn’s nose.

“Barely. You and my dad told me to not worry about my mom, so all I’ve had left popping into my mind is…”

“Is?” Dash asked, coyly.

“Guess…” Twilight teased.

“Hm…” she said, feigning deep thought. “Could it be…me?”

Twilight let out a soft, sensual giggle. “Correct. Should I show you what you won?” Twilight asked, keeping with her playful tease.

“Please do.” Dash pressed her lips to Twilight’s. As soon as their lips met, Twilight started fondling her body. The gentle, but firm caress of her lover’s hooves against her skin lit a fire inside Rainbow Dash. She rolled over so that she was on top of the unicorn, pinning her down into the mattress before finally breaking her lips away.

“You’re so cute,” Dash said with a sultry voice.

“No, you are,” Twilight replied, giving Dash the same flirtatious tone back.

Dash smirked as she looked into Twilight’s eyes. Just looking at her made the pegasus feel lighter than air. She could do anything after looking into Twilight’s eyes. “How about I help you take your mind off some stuff for a bit, alright?”

“I was hoping you’d say that.”

Dash slid down Twilight’s body, making sure her fur brushed up against her lover’s as she moved. Twilight let out a low, drawn out moan from her partner’s soft, careful caress. When the pegasus finally laid between her hind legs, she shook her hips on instinct, begging Dash for attention. Her face was flushed with heat; she could hardly believe she want Dash so badly this early. Only a moment ago, she had been exhausted, but now, all she could think about was sex.

“When did I become so sex starved?” she asked herself mentally. But she already knew the answer to that question.

Dash licked her lips in anticipation, finding her marefriend already showing signs of arousal. As she moved her muzzle down to between Twilight’s legs, the thick scent of a horny mare filled her lungs. A bit of wetness seeped out from between Twilight’s folds. Dash couldn’t help but smile.

Twilight had been so horny lately because of her condition, she was actually able to keep up with Dash’s labido, which was a surprise to the pegasus. Twilight hadn’t been showing much interest in sex until recently, leading Dash to believe she wasn’t as sexually active as her. So Twilight always wanting sex didn’t seem like such a bad thing for her, especially since Dash was the one who wanted it more often.

Besides, this was something she could do for Twilight to take her mind off the mare’s worries. This was a way she could be there for Twilight. This was how she could make Twilight feel good, and she would jump at that with any chance she got. With that thought hanging in her mind, she rubbed her cheek lovingly against Twilight’s thigh.

“Dashie…” Twilight muttered lustfully. Her body was aching for her marefriend’s touch. She needed Rainbow Dash to touch her, to make love to her, or else she might go insane.

“You’re so beautiful, Twi.” The athletic pony then placed her lips on her marefriend’s waiting sex. the unicorn’s whole body tensed for a moment, before falling limp around Rainbow Dash. Her hind legs, her torso, everything just lay on the bed for Dash to have her way with. Her lover’s slick juices flowed into her mouth as she meticulously licked her sensitive flesh. Twilight let out a sharp gasp in pleasure as her tongue touched her petals. She couldn’t get enough of her lover’s moans, and subtle, strained movements as they made love.

Twilight placed her foreleg over her eyes, blocking out everything from her mind except the sensations radiating from between her legs. A familiar lust-fueled haze clouded her mind once more. All that filled her thoughts was Rainbow Dash pleasuring her. Her mind honed in on her fantasies with her lover, making them real inside her head as she fantasized about what she was doing to her.

She pulled her foreleg from over her eyes. “I might as well be masturbating if I’m not going to actually interact…” she thought. Twilight crawled backwards, propping herself up on Dash’s pillow. When she looked down, she could see a pleased look in the pegasus’s eyes.

Just then, Dash slid up to Twilight’s clit, sucking on it hard. The unicorn gasped with a mixture of pleasure and pain from the sudden assault. An almost electric jolt ran through her, down her hind legs, and up her body, but at the same time, she thought Dash might honestly rip her sensitive nub right off. “C-Careful!” Twilight hissed at the pegasus.

“Too much?”

“Too much…” Twilight breathed a small sigh of relief.

“I’ll be a bit more gentle then.” Dash gave a small giggle as she placed her lips back on Twilight’s nethers. She immediately put her tongue back to work pleasuring her marefriend. Twilight’s sensitive walls quivered around her tongue as she licked up her lover’s slit. A steady flow of the unicorn’s juices flowed from sex, leaving her taste hanging on Dash’s tastebuds.

The raw flavor filled her mouth, pooling as her tongue glided up Twilight’s slit once more. She paused at her lover’s clit, pulling her tongue back into her mouth. Without any hesitation, she swallowed Twilight’s love juices. As the thick liquid slid down her throat, she felt her own sex ignite with passion. She slid her forehoof down between her hind legs, and began touching herself as she pleasured her lover.

She wrapped her lips around Twilight’s clit once more, this time, gently suckling on the sensitive nub. Twilight let out a low, pleased moan, telling Dash she was doing a good job. Her tongue flicked Twilight in her mouth, stroking her swollen flesh lovingly. As she continued licking her lover’s clit, her free hoof slid up to Twilight’s teat, gently kneading her small mounds.

“D-Dashie…” Twilight murmured. She watched as her marefriend, attentively serviced her. The wonderful way Dash’s tongue gently caressed her needing sex was almost enough to make her cum then and there. A sudden jolt of pleasure shot up, inching her closer to the edge. Her hoof found its way to her mouth, blocking her voice in an effort to keep herself quiet.

“S-Stop, Dash!” Twilight pushed Rainbow Dash away from her, interrupting the pegasus.

Dash looked up at Twilight with a confused look. “Why did you stop me? I thought you were close?”

“I was…too close, actually…I don’t want you to lick me though…” Twilight was panting as she spoke. Her body was screaming at her for stopping her lover’s affection, but she wanted more from Rainbow Dash.

“What do you want me to do then?”

“I…umm…want to use that spell…” Twilight’s face flushed red—more red than it was.

“That spell?” Dash asked, legitimately confused for a moment. But as she thought, it hit her what spell Twilight was talking about. “You mean that spell?”

Twilight only nodded.

“Are you sure?” Dash asked, climbing back onto all fours. She shook off some of her own juices from her soaked hoof.

“You’re not going to get me pregnant again, so why not?”

“I guess…I can’t say I don’t think about it sometimes…” Dash’s face lit up like it was on fire. “Maybe I’ll actually be sober enough to enjoy it this time…” she added after a small pause.

Twilight didn’t respond. The room was suddenly cast in a magenta glow as her magic began to work. A swirling mass of sparkling energy formed around Dash’s hind end. The pegasus gulped, vaguely remembering some of the sensations that were about to come. She fought the urge to pinch her eyes closed; she wanted to see this time.

The swirling magical energy collapsed onto Dash’s crotch, just below her teats. Suddenly a rush of nostalgia came when all of the sensations came erupting forth. She felt the tightness, and finally the hardness of her new member as it grew from her loins. It was quite the spectacle to behold. A mass of flesh actually sprouted from her body, slowly forming into the shape of a stallion’s dick. there was a lack of a sheath, but it was temporary so she didn’t really care. Behind her new dick, she noticed two orbs of flesh form, which she assumed were her balls.

“Wow…” she remarked when Twilight’s magic died down. “I am pretty hung, aren’t I…” She couldn’t help but laugh a bit.

“Take a good look. It’s what you’d look like as a stallion.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, it’s pretty neat, isn’t it.”

“So…does it work this time around? Like…the cum?” She asked, giving her new member a tentative stroke with her hoof. Her body tingled in pleasure from the small touch.

“No—the last thing we need is for you to get yourself pregnant somehow.”

“I’m not going to stick it in myself, Twi…” She gave a deadpan expression.

“I’d rather not even have the possibility available.”

She stared at her marefriend for a moment before shrugging. “I guess that makes sense…”

“Good. Now, come over here, and buck me.” Twilight gave Dash a seductive smile, reminding the pegasus why she was there. She looked down at Twilight, seeing the unicorn spreading her legs for her. She took a step towards Twilight, placing her hooves on either side of Twilight’s head. Slowly, she leaned down to kiss the mare. Their lips met, and instantly they were back to their lust-fueled passion.

Twilight inhaled sharply when she felt Dash press her dick to her aching sex. She moaned approvingly, begging her lover to put it in. Slowly, the pegasus leaned into Twilight, sliding her dick into the unicorn’s tight slit. Their kiss immediately broke as she felt her marefriend enter her. Twilight placed her forehead to Dash’s, careful not to poke her lover. “Oh Celestia...this is just what I wanted…” she muttered.

“Buck, you’re so tight…” Dash said with a strained voice.

“It’s only my second time,” Twilight replied, lustfully.

Dash was finally engulfed by her lover’s warm, welcoming, pussy. She let out a satisfied sigh, letting Twilight gently massage her dick as the mare tried to get used to Dash’s girth. “I forgot how good this feels…It feels like we were made for each other, Twi…”

Twilight moaned in agreement as slid down to Dash’s neck, kissing her. “I love you…”

“I love you too, Twi.” She slowly started to pull her member out of Twilight’s nethers, making sure she could feel every inch of of the unicorn’s strained sex as she withdrew. Both mares couldn’t help but let out soft moans from the overwhelming pleasure as their bodies rubbed one another. Dash paused just before her dick popped free of Twilight’s confines, and she looked down into the unicorn’s eyes.

“I was really close when you stopped...I don’t know how long I’ll be able to hold out.” Twilight wrapped her forelegs around Rainbow Dash’s neck in a hug.

“Just cum when you want to, alright?”

“Alright…” Twilight said weakly before Dash pushed back inside her. The feeling of her lover’s thick member filling her once again was divine. Twilight’s whole body shuddered in delight just from Dash’s dick sliding inside her. The slow, purposeful thrust sent wave after wave of pure bliss rolling through Twilight’s body. Her mind slipped back into a lusty haze as her attention focused on her sex.

Dash smiled, seeing Twilight lost in pleasure. The unicorn’s mouth hung slightly agape as she continued staring into Dash’s eyes. She was practically begging Dash to kiss her as they made love—to which Dash happily obliged. She placed her lips on Twilight’s right has she hilted herself inside her marefriend.

Twilight gave a soft moan of approval, telling Dash that she was ready. She pulled her hips all the way back, and began to thrust into Twilight. The pregnant mare whined in pleasure from the sudden assault to her senses. In an instant, sex was all the filled her mind, drowning out any worries or concerns she might have had. All there was in her world for that moment was herself and Rainbow Dash.

Their kiss broke, and Twilight fell back into Dash’s pillow. She pushed herself as far back into the mattress as she could, pulling her lover down with her. The pegasus’s strong legs were all that held up against Twilight’s tugging. The unicorn was too absorbed in her pleasure to realize what she was doing, but Dash didn’t care. As long as Twilight was enjoying this, she too was enjoying it.

A jolt of pleasure shot through her body, making her moan a bit herself. That little shot of pleasure hinting to her building orgasm reminded her that she wasn’t exactly getting the short end of the stick here. She smiled as she steadily bucked her hips into Twilight. It was a constant struggle to not rut her mare like crazy, but she knew she couldn’t. If she was too rough with Twilight, she might hurt her, or worse. She glanced down at Twilight’s belly.

“She’ll be fine…” Twilight whispered.

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, as long as we don’t do anything too crazy.” Twilight slipped her hooves around Dash’s cheeks, and forced her to look her in the eyes.

“That’s not the only reason I’m going slow though…” Dash muttered. Her eyes pinching closed as a another stray jolt ran through her body. “I’m really close already…”

“Me too…I’ve been holding back for you…”

“Well then, let’s cum together…” Dash placed her lips on Twilight’s. As they kissed, she slammed her hips into Twilight’s a few more times, pushing herself over the edge. She pressed her hips as close to Twilight’s as she could, and a familiar ecstasy washed over her body. Twilight also let out a muffled cry in her embrace. As her orgasm took her, she felt a distinct sense of release. From the tip of her dick, a few spurts pour into her marefriend, before she finally collapsed next to the unicorn.

Twilight was panting, completely exhausted. “That was amazing…” she muttered breathlessly.

“I thought you said it didn’t work…” Dash remarked, feeling a final shot shoot out of her dick. The cum boiled up from her flared head, falling down onto her chest as she lay there.

“The semen doesn’t, it still releases it though…” Twilight explained. She rolled over onto her side, scooping Dash’s stray drops of cum off her chest and onto her hoof. She brought it to eye level, and gave the inert seed a skeptical glance before tentatively sticking her tongue out to it. As soon as it hit her tastebuds, her face scrunched in disgust at the flavor.

“I could’ve told you it was gross,” Dash said, placing her foreleg around Twilight, and pulling her in for a hug.

Twilight wrapped her foreleg around Dash in return, snuggling up next to her marefriend. “That was amazing.”

“Yeah, I am pretty great, aren’t I…” Dash placed her other hoof behind her head as she stared up at the ceiling.

“Modest as always,” Twilight replied with a roll of her eyes.

“So, how long’s it take for this thing to go away?”

“An hour, maybe two. Why, did you want another round?” Twilight teased.

“Not really...Unless you want to?”

“Not really…I think too much activity might be bad for her.” Twilight placed her hoof on her belly. She stared down with a strange mixture of content and worry. She was happy for her foal, but at the same time, she worried about her—like any mother would.

Dash pulled her hoof from behind her head, and placed it on Twilight’s. “I’m sure she’s fine, Twi.”

“I hope so…It hasn’t exactly been a stress free pregnancy, and during some key developmental stages too…”

“I think just about every pregnancy has stress. You’ve been trying to take it easy too, so don’t get too down.”

“I suppose…” Twilight stared at her belly for a bit longer. her hoof started gently caressing her barely bulging torso.

“Should we think of a name for her?” Dash asked as she watched Twilight’s hoof.

“It’s a little early. We don’t even know if she’s a pegasus or a unicorn yet. She could even be an earth pony for all we know…”

“Well, my family’s been in Cloudsdale for as long as I’ve known—like, longer than a few generations back.”

“My family has been entirely unicorn for centuries, so I suppose that rules out earth pony.” She sighed contently, snuggling up next to Rainbow Dash as she did. “I still want to wait though. I feel like it’s kind of wrong to name her before she’s born. What if her name doesn’t suit her, then we would have to think of a new one anyway.”

“I can see that…I guess we can just wait.” Dash rubbed her cheek against Twilight’s head, holding her tightly.

A sudden knock at the door to their hotel room startled the two of them. “Who is it?” Twilight asked looking towards the door.

“It’s your father, Twilight. I’ve come to tell you something.” Twilight froze solid. She looked over at Rainbow Dash with a look of pure dread that only made the pegasus shake her head.

She gave Twilight a confused look, not sure why she was so scared. “What?” she whispered.

“L-Look at the room! It’s a mess! A-And we’re a mess!” Twilight placed her hoof on her head, trying to pat down her messy mane. When she felt it keep popping back up from where she patted it down, she really started to panic. Finally, she jumped up from the bed. Just as she was about to rush off to the bathroom to comb her mane, she felt something leak from her sex. Twilight winced when she realized it was her lover’s cum starting to leak out of her pussy. She glanced back at her hind end with bright red cheeks.

Dash couldn’t help but snicker as she still lay there, watching Twilight get embarrassed. The unicorn immediately shot a look at Rainbow Dash that screamed for her to open the door.

“What do you want me to do?” Dash asked.

“Is everything okay in there?” Twilight’s dad called from behind the door again.

“Everything’s fine!” Twilight answered nervously. “I-I was just about to take a shower. Rainbow Dash will answer the door! Just tell her everything!” Twilight rushed into the bathroom without even giving her marefriend a chance to argue.

“Thanks, Twi…” she muttered to herself as she started to climb out of bed. As she rolled out of bed, she felt a sharp pain that made her want to throw up. Her legs pressed together when she moved to get up out of bed, which she immediately regretted. The pegasus couldn’t help but whimper, realizing she was still under the effects of that spell Twilight cast. Now she would have to answer the door with a dick hanging between her legs. Dash slowly hobbled to the door, keeping her tail close to her back so no one could see her temporary set of balls hanging.

“H-Hey,” Dash said clumsily as she opened the door.

Twilight’s dad raised an eyebrow as he looked at the pegasus. Her mane was a complete mess, her fur looked like she had just got done working out, and her eyes showed that she was still exhausted. The stallion’s eyes pinched closed for a second as a certain smell he wished he didn’t smell came wafting into his nose from their bedroom. “Right…” he muttered to himself.

Dash smiled at him awkwardly, knowing instantly that he figured out what they had been doing. “S-Sorry…” she said suddenly.

“It’s…alright…I know it’s not the first time between you two…” he replied with a disgruntled sigh. “I would like Twilight and yourself to come to my home for dinner this evening.”

“Tonight?”

“Yes. You two are still in Canterlot until tomorrow, correct?”

“Y-Yeah! We’ll be there!”

“Good.” Twilight's dad gave a single nod.

“S-So, how’s she taking it?” Dash asked, looking back towards the bathroom door to see if Twilight was standing there, listening. Instead she heard the sounds of the shower drifting into the hotel room. A bit to her relief, Twilight decided to actually hop in while she was in there.

“Velvet? She’s calmed down some, but I don’t think this will be easy. I hope you two have something to tell her to change her mind, because I haven’t come up with anything this week…” Twilight’s dad looked to the side in frustration.

“We do. We talked to the princess, and she explained the whole thing. We would’ve told you, but you didn’t want to hear from us until you calmed Twi’s mom down…”

“That’s fine, I can wait until dinner to hear what you have to say with my wife.” He looked back at Dash, the slightest hint of relief on his face. “So you spoke with Princess Celestia about this?” He placed his hoof to his chin. “I suppose that makes sense, she is rather important to Twilight. Though it seems a little unorthodox to bother the princess for something so…private.”

“She was cool with it.” Dash smiled.

“That’s good. Well, I told Velvet that I would only be gone for a moment, so we will see you around seven o’clock—sharp.” He glanced down at Dash’s hind legs, pinching his eyes closed again when he caught a glimpse of what was back there.

“See you then,” Dash said, just about to close the door.

“Just make sure that—” he pointed down between Dash’s legs, blocking the mare from close the door entirely, “—is taken care of before you come.”

Dash immediately blushed. “Y-Yeah…”

After Twilight’s dad left, Dash went back to lay on the bed. She let out a small sigh, trying to picture how tonight would go. She wasn’t good at imagining things like Twilight was, but she tried regardless. After a few minutes, Twilight emerged from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her head. “What did my dad want?”

Dash sat up. “We’re going to their place for dinner. Seven o’clock sharp” Dash stressed while rolling her eyes.

“Dinner? With my mom?” A bit of worry worked its way into Twilight’s voice.

“Yeah, you can tell her what the princess told you, and everything will be great.”

“Logically speaking it would, but…not much about this situation is logical.” Twilight sighed as she walked over to the large window in the room. “I hope she understands…”

“Why wouldn’t she...and if she doesn’t what’ll you do?”

“Nothing. If she doesn’t understand, she will eventually. Time will take care of it. My mom generally listens to logic, but nothing about this whole issue has been logical, so logic might not work…”

Dash got up off the bed, and walked over to Twilight. She placed her hoof around the unicorn as they looked out at the city. “Trust me, Twi. Things’ll work out.”

“You keep saying that, but so far you’re one for two on that prediction.” Twilight teased, leaning into her lover’s side.

“Well it’s about to be two for two, alright?” Dash looked down at her with a cocky grin. She didn’t know why, but for some reason, Rainbow Dash felt good about tonight.

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Twilight and Rainbow Dash stood outside of her family’s house once again. It hadn’t changed since they left it last, but neither of them expected it to. For some reason however, it didn’t feel the same as when Twilight’s mom kicked them out. It felt hostile to them, like it knew they weren’t welcome.

Twilight continued to stare at the plain white walls, dreading what was inside. “How are we going to explain this?” she muttered to her marefriend.

“Just say what the princess told you, and it’ll be fine!” Dash wrapped her hoof around Twilight’s neck, pulling her in for a hug.

“I hope so…” Twilight proceeded to lift her hoof up, and knock of the door. This time, she didn’t enter after knocking; she waited for someone to answer the door for her.

The handle lit up in yellow aura, relaxing Twilight’s heart for a moment. When the door opened, her father stood on the other side, motioning for the two of them to come inside. “Welcome home, Twilight,” he said loud enough for his wife to hear.

The two took a step into the house, finding that it too hadn’t changed much. Twilight glanced around, and did notice there was a small change though. All the picture of her had been taken down, or flipped over so the couldn’t be seen.

“She would cry every time she saw your picture,” her dad said, taking notice of his daughter’s wandering eyes. It hurt her deep down, but she knew her mother could be emotional. Knowing that, she found some solace that it wasn’t out of spite, but sorrow that they were hidden.

Twilight’s father led them into the dining room, where Twilight’s mother sat. As soon as they entered, she notice her mom quickly avert her eyes, unable to even look at her daughter. Fresh tear stains were still on her cheeks, and her eyes were a little puffy. She had been crying just before they came over.

“Velvet, your daughter is here,” Night Light said, pleasantly.

“H-Hi, Mom…”

“Hello,” she replied coldly.

Twilight glanced back to see Dash had a scowl on her face once she heard her mom’s tone. The pegasus was ready to jump to Twilight’s defense again if she needed to. Twilight nudged her marefriend to grab her attention, and promptly mouthed the word no. Dash rolled her eyes, and gave a small nod. The last thing Twilight needed was her marefriend blowing up at her mom. That may have worked with her dad, but it wouldn’t with her mom—Twilight knew that. If anything, Dash yelling would just provoke her mom, and it would turn into a screaming match.

The couple walked in and took a seat on the opposite side of the table. Night Light walked in behind them, and took a seat next to his wife. Once he was seated, the room quickly fell into an awkward silence. Dash was essential on a gag order, Twilight didn’t want to be the first one to speak, and her mom refused to speak.

After a few moments of simply sitting there like a statue, his eyes closed, almost as though he was expecting something. Whatever he was waiting for didn’t come, and after a few more moments of silence, he placed his hoof on his wife’s shoulder. “Twilight Velvet, speak to your daughter,” he said in an authoritative tone.

“Night, do not speak to me like a foal.” The older mare finally looked over at the two sitting across from her.

“If you’re going to act like a little filly, then I will speak to you as such.” He slowly opened his eyes, glancing to his wife for a second before looking to his guests.

“Mom…”

“Twilight, I just…” She fought the urge to say something nasty. Twilight watched as a mental war was waged inside her mom’s head over what she should say. “I want to know why…” she said, finally. Twilight could see she was now fighting the urge to cry again.

Be it habit, or instinct, Twilight found herself looking down at the table. She knew she shouldn’t just avoid eye contact like she usually did when pressed for answers she didn’t know, but this was her default response. She swallowed, trying to build her nerves. Twilight had to face this, and staying quiet wasn’t the way to do that. She fought her instincts and raised her head to look at her mom. “Because, Mom, I love Rainbow Dash.”

Immediately, her mother clenched her jaw. That clearly wasn’t the answer she was looking for, though Twilight honestly didn’t think there was an answer out there that could satisfy her mother. “C-Couldn’t you have just…gotten married like normal ponies? Why…” She swallowed, holding back her tears for a second. “Why did you have to have a foal?”

Twilight looked to Rainbow Dash, seeing the pegasus really fighting the urge to explode at her mother. Silently she thanked the pegasus for keeping a lid on her anger for a bit while she handled this. She turned back to her mom, staring at her with pleading eyes. “Mom, it’s natural for two ponies who care about one another to have a foal. You and dad did it, so I should have the right to as well.”

“With another mare, Twilight!” her mother snapped. Twilight winced, but she wasn’t perturbed. Her mom took a deep breath, getting her composure back. “I’m sorry, I’m trying to keep civil here.”

“I’ve talked to Princess Celestia about this whole taboo thing…”

“You involved the princess in on our family’s shame? Great…” Velvet covered her face with her hoof.

“Listen, this is important,” Dash said, trying to remain calm. It took every ounce of her willpower to not call Twilight’s mom a stubborn blockhead.

Twilight shot a glare at Dash before continuing. “Mom, she told me that there’s no reason for this to be a taboo.”

“The princess did?” Night Light asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes, she said that the spell didn’t almost cause the extinction of the unicorn race. The stallions who were in power back then felt threatened by the rising mare population, and then claimed it was dangerous just to make ponies stop using it.”

Night Light stared at Twilight for a moment, a slight look of disbelief breaking through his unreadable expression. “The princess told you that a long standing, unspoken rule among unicorns was built on a lie?” he asked, raising his eyebrow again.

“Yes, Dad. The princess didn’t even know that the spell was a taboo until I told her. She explained to me that its use was a controversy centuries ago, but then it just disappeared. Apparently unicorns back then labeled this spell as evil so they could stay in power.”

Night Light looked at his wife. Velvet’s eyes were wide, almost horrified at her daughter’s revelation. Finally she looked over at her husband. The couple stared at one another for a few seconds before they looked back at Twilight and Rainbow Dash. “And Celestia told you this?” he asked to be sure.

“Yeah, so it doesn’t matter,” Dash spoke up, crossing her forelegs.

“Dash!” Twilight nudged her again.

“Well it doesn’t…” she muttered.

“If anypony would know it would be the princess…” Night Light said glancing back to his wife.

“T-That’s true…We’ve raised you better than to lie to us about this, Twilight…So, if you are—”

“I’m not,” she said, cutting off her mom. “Princess Celestia even said she would publicly back me when word gets out about my condition.” She spoke with such conviction that there wasn’t any room for her parents to doubt her. The two older ponies nodded to one another.

“So then…there’s no reason for us to worry, or be concerned over your condition?” she asked to be sure.

“No. there’s no medical issues, or other catastrophic problems that could come up…well, other than the usual.” Twilight looked over at Rainbow Dash and gave a weak smile.

“So then, she’s going to be a normal foal…”

“Yeah.” Twilight was waiting. She knew her mom was slowly accepting it, which filled her with hope. Dash had been right earlier when she said that her mom would come around. Deep down, Twilight felt like it would too, but the realist in her found it hard to accept. Her parents loved her, and even their negative reaction was proof of that. Her mother had cried for her, and had worried about her the entire time.

“If the princess is okay with it, and she’s told you the truth, then…” She struggled for a moment. Velvet slowly stood up from her seat. the older mare walked around the table, and without any warning she wrapped her forelegs around Twilight in a hug. Immediately she burst into tears, crying for her daughter. “I’m sorry, dear!” she cried, holding Twilight tightly.

“It’s okay, Mom, I didn’t know either.” Twilight placed her hoof gently on her mother’s foreleg.

“No, dear, I really am sorry! I was acting like a foal!” She wiped her eyes, and went back to squeezing her daughter in a hug.

“Mom, it’s okay! I forgive you…” Twilight couldn’t help but laugh a bit.

“Velvet, you’re embarrassing her in front of her marefriend,” Night Light said abruptly. After he said that, Twilight felt her mother’s forelegs slip down from holding her. Velvet returned to her seat, her cheeks a little red.

“I believe I also owe an apology to you too, Miss Dash.”

“You don’t need to be so formal. You can just call me Rainbow Dash,” Rainbow Dash replied. After seeing Twilight’s mom’s heartfelt apology, she relaxed quite a bit. She wasn’t angry anymore seeing that Twilight’s mother realized her mistake.

“Well then...I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash.”

“Apology accepted.”

“So…I’m going to be a grandmother then…” She said looking to her husband. There was a small smile on her face, almost in disbelief.

“Yeah,” Twilight said with a small smile working its way onto her face. The idea was slowly sinking in after all of this time. She was going to be a mother, and her mother was going to be a grandmother. After two months, Twilight was slowly coming to terms with that. She had been so worried about what she had done, that she didn’t have time to think about her future. Inside, it felt like her heart was about to explode from the sheer happiness it filled her with.

She was actually going to be a mother, and now that her mother, her father, and her teacher were alright with her choice, she felt peace for the first time since she found out that she was pregnant.