I woke up that morning trembling and laying in a puddle of sweat. My eyes could barely focus as I stared at the empty white ceiling and attempted to control my breathing. I could feel every panicked beat of my heart as it thumped against my ribs, reminding me of the terrible dream I had. The nightmare I had was one that eclipsed the ones I had experienced before. I couldn't remember everything exactly, but I could still feel the sensations. I felt the terror that had wrapped me in its cold embrace, the aching in my legs from me struggling against it and the empty feeling in my chest behind my heart. My eyelids were heavy, but refused to close because of my adrenaline rush. I didn't understand why I was so afraid; this was supposed to be a day I had waited seven long years to come.

The day I finally got my wish.

It took me a while to pull myself out of bed, which was odd. I normally was spry in the morning, especially since I had to get up and leave before my escorts did. The shower I took was hot, but I didn't react to it. As the steam rose around me, I just placed my forehead against the tiles, silently standing there as the warm water soaked through my coat. I stared down at the droplets falling from my mane, wondering what I was doing with my life. Being a mother was all I had ever wanted. The dream had ruled my life since I was little, the motivating force behind everything I did. What puzzled me, though, was why I felt a growing pit in my stomach when I thought of myself with a little foal. Was being a mother not what I wanted anymore? Had I been lying to myself the whole time since I had left my colony? Did all I want now was to just continue what I was doing?

I shook my head violently, spraying water everywhere. Of course I wanted to be a mother! It was the ultimate goal, the whole meaning in my life. Still, though, would things remain the same once it happened? Could Glimmer and I even share the same place once I had a little one running around? She wanted me to have one for sure, but we had never discussed what we would do if I ever got one. The thoughts weighed on my mind as I dried myself off and began to play dress up in my mirror. Thoughts about where I would live swirled around as I straightened my mane, replaced the next moment by what others would think of me being a single mother as I brushed my teeth. After I had finished cleaning myself up, I was struck with the worst thought of all. How would my child deal with the knowledge that I was his or her mother? Would she or he even like me when they found out what I did to have them?

A soft knocking came from my door, snapping me out of the depressing thoughts. I turned to see it open enough for Glimmer to poke her head in. She looked as radiant as ever with her blonde mane done up in curls and her eyes sparkling in the light. "Ready, Viola?" she asked with a small smile.

I turned back to the mirror and sighed, unsure of what to say. I had so many doubts and worries about this, I almost wanted to call the whole thing off. "Yeah..." I spoke weakly.

I heard the door open more and glanced over to Glimmer, her face clouded with concern. "Are you okay?"

I slowly shook my head, a ton of concerns dragging it down. "I don't know anymore," I responded, "I... just don't know."

A soft hoof reached over and touched my shoulder, causing me to look in that direction. Glimmer sat next to me, smiling sadly. "I know this must be terrifying, but I want you to know how happy I am for you." she spoke calmly, "When we first met, I felt so bad for you being all alone in this city. I brought you to my home, expecting you to steal everything and leave, but you stayed and became my best friend. I want nothing more than to see you get your wish, and I am so grateful that today has come. If anypony deserves a chance to be a mother, it's you, Viola."

I could barely see the tears forming in her eyes past my own. Instinctively, I reached out and hugged her tightly. She returned it and we sat there in silence for a bit, just sharing a moment between friends. I never did understand what I had done to get a friend as good as Glimmer, but I was so happy I had her. Eventually, we pulled away and I felt my desire to be a mother begin to shut out my concerns. I had the best friend in all of Equestria to help me through this, and that was all I needed.

"Come on," Glimmer said with a small laugh, dabbing her eyes with a tissue, "We need to get Plush and head over to the doctor's place."

I nodded firmly and rose to my hooves, determined to make this happen one way or another.

I gulped hard as I stared at the familiar door. The gold numbers 257 gleamed back, reminding me of the night I had spent here a week ago. The sweet and salty taste of her began to fill my mouth, making me gag slightly at the memories. As if spurred on by the taste, the rest of my body began to recall the sensations I had felt that night. Her phantom soft hooves rubbed up and down my back as well as my belly and rear legs. Her tongue tickled the lower part of my body while I could still feel hers quivering against my mouth. I shook my head violently, casting off the sensations like a dog did with water. Determination began to well up in my chest and I reached out a hoof to knock at the door, but I froze right before it tapped on the door. It was at that moment of all moments that a thought struck me. Glimmer had mentioned that Plush had cried herself silly the whole week I wasn't at work, so I began to wonder how she would react to seeing me again. A million guilty ideas began to attack my brain, each one ending with her slamming the door in my face and me losing my chance forever. Fear began to grip me and I could feel myself starting to hyperventilate.

As panic tore at my determination, I noticed a tan colored hoof reach out and take mine. I jumped at the contact, but allowed it to press my hoof to the door, producing an audible knock. The process repeated twice more before the hoof pulled back, my eyes locked on it the whole time. I followed it back to Glimmer standing behind me, smiling gently to me with that familiar grin I had come to know. She nodded slightly to me, her curls bouncing gently when I heard Plush's voice come from behind me.

"H-hello? *hic*" Came the most pathetic sounding voice I had ever heard Plush use, "Who i-is it?" I felt as if ice water had washed over me when her words hung in the air, waiting for a response. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and tried to remember what I had said to her that night. Once I opened them again, I knew what to do.

"Why don't you open up and see?" I cooed back, ready to be seductive again. A small silence ensued before I heard a quick series of clicks behind the door and it opened, revealing a pair of bloodshot turquoise eyes. They were wide with anticipation and shrunk at the sight of me, a small yip of excitement following them.

"V-Viola!" Plush squeaked, "Y-you came b-back!"

I allowed myself a smug smile to wash over my features, flashing my small fangs to her. "I didn't come alone this time." I spoke, my voice dripping with lust. Backing up a bit and turning to my left, Plush followed my movement and locked her eyes on Glimmer, who was giving her a similar look that I was.

"Hello, Plush," Glimmer cooed to her, "I've heard a lot about you from my friend here." I could tell Plush was having the reaction I expected through her eyes and a faint flowery scent that began to permeate the air. Laying it on a little thicker, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, acting as if I was pleased by the odor.

"Mmmm, you smell that, Glimmer?" I asked, acting as if it was the scent of fresh hay fries.

The door opened wider as Plush revealed more of herself, being drawn out by the act we were putting on. A small frown quivered on her bottom lip and her eyes were still glassy, but we had her attention now. She looked as if she was deciding between being sick and bawling her eyes out, so I knew I had to act quickly. Sauntering away from Glimmer, I neared closer to Plush, trying to remain sexy.

"I heard you've been feeling down since that night, Plush. Did I do something to upset you?" I spoke softly, the words tasting like metal in my mouth.

"W-where were you?" Plush asked. "I t-thought you h-hated me."

I made a small noise of derision, lifting my hoof up to her chin and forcing myself to lock eyes with her. "Oh no," I cooed, "How could I possibly hate you?" Plush tried to workout something to reply, but all I heard was something along the lines of "Ack...ack". Deciding I needed to show I was in control of the situation, I closed my eyes and leaned in, my lips meeting her soft and slippery ones. I could hear Plush try to say something, but I willed myself to continue the kiss. If my experience with stallions had taught me anything, it was that if I held the kiss longer, they always gave in. My theory eventually proved itself as Plush stopped trying to interrupt and kissed me back. Once she did, I moved myself away and finally opened my eyes, batting them at a dazed looking Plush. She looked so cute standing there, acting like she was waking from a dream.

"Why'd you stop?" She asked rather bluntly, bringing herself back to reality. Her eyes remained half-lidded as she looked between me and Glimmer.

"You should know that, Plush." I said with a smirk. "Everything is better when you share it." I leaned in and rubbed my head against Glimmer's neck, acting like it was a soft blanket. Plush perked up more at that, her ears standing straight up.

"Do you, uh, do you want to come in?" She asked.

I threw a wicked grin back to her, licking my fangs. "Oh no, we got something special planned. Want to join us?"

I wasn't sure what would happen when we reached the clinic, but I had a rough idea. Since it was on a weekend, the clinic was closed, meaning there were not going to be any other patients. The whole building was going to be empty, meaning nopony besides me, Glimmer and Plush would know what would happen in there today. Well, the doctor would be there as well, but this was all his idea anyway. Still, I was mildly surprised when the front doors were open and the doctor stood there, beaming at the three of us like we were long lost friends.

"Ah, welcome! Come in, come in!" He beckoned as he turned and trotted back into the clinic, the doors remaining open with his magic. I gulped hard as I walked through the doors, looking up in fear at the facade. Of all the places I wanted my life to change, a sterile room inside of a mini hospital was not one of them. Still, it was too late to turn back now. I cast a glance back at Glimmer and Plush, hoping they weren't spooked by this either. Glimmer was predictably calm, her cutesy face betraying no hint of being miffed or uncomfortable. Plush, on the other hoof, stared at me with the most confused look I had ever seen her make. It was only when the doors had shut that she voiced her discomfort.

"What are we doing at a clinic? And why was that guy expecting us?" She asked, looking at me as if I should be confused too. Even though my hooves were quivering, I forced myself to keep going forward, into the horribly designed waiting room.

"The doctor is part of the special surprise we have planned," Glimmer said. "And besides, being with the real thing is so much better than toys. Don't you think so, Plush?"

Plush turned to her with an embarrassed smile and said "I, uh, never have actually been, you know, with a real stallion before."

Glimmer smiled and nudged Plush slightly as we walked into the hallway. "Trust me, you're going to love it." She didn't get to say more on the subject, though, as the doctor was already standing at the first examination room, smiling as if the three gorgeous mares approaching were nothing more than his normal patients.

"Ah, please do come in. Are we to be expecting one more to join us shortly?" he asked in a cheerful tone.

"I think we're all here." I said, throwing him a smile that normally made any stallion excited. He blinked once and gave me a confused look.

"But, uh, there's only four of us here." He said. I chuckled as I entered the examination room. I had to admit, the doctor was cute when he was clueless.

"Yup," I whispered just out of earshot, "Four is all we need." Once Glimmer and Plush had entered the room, the doctor came in and shut the door behind him.

"Okay, so I guess we are one short for the experiment." He announced to the room, eyeing me with a slightly upset expression. "Care to explain why?"

Before I could reply, however, Plush spoke up first. "What experiment?" The doctor turned to her, confusion hiding his irritation.

"She didn't tell you why we are meeting here today?" he asked, concern in his voice. I smiled wider, knowing he was playing the perfect role to keep Plush with us. Plush, thankfully, blushed and looked down, her cyan eyes suddenly interested in the floor.

"Well, I suppose she did." she said. Before either of them could banter further, I cut in.

"It seems everypony that we need is here. Why don't we, ah, get to know each other better?" I smiled to the doctor after that, ready to pounce on his like a cat did to a ball of yarn.

"Yes, Plush. Why don't you and I start?" Glimmer asked before invading Plush's personal space. Plush didn't seem to mind, however, as her blush deepened before she locked muzzles with Glimmer. I felt my stomach quiver as I watched them, but one glance at the doctor and I knew it was working. Even through his crimson coat, I could see a blush forming. He would be putty in my hooves in no time.

Without a second of hesitation, I sidled up to him while the sounds of two mares making out filled the room. He turned to me, though his eyes kept flicking back to them. "What are they doing?" he asked.

"Getting ready," I replied, a small smile on my lips. "You did say we needed an earth pony mare and a unicorn for the experiment to work." I was slow to approach his personal space, knowing that this had to be handled delicately. I had ruined plenty of moments with stallions by rushing in.

"Yes, but I was supposed to be the only unicorn here." He said, confusion filling his voice. I could tell I was making him nervous, which meant he was thinking about making out with me in the back of his mind.

Perfect.

"And you are," I said, imitating a filly terribly. "You're the big, strong unicorn stallion here." I saw his eyes twitch involuntarily as he watched me. He liked the filly-talk.

What a naughty stallion.

"But I'm supposed to perform the procedure." He said, his voice quivering with nervousness.

"And you're going to perform the procedure," I whispered back, eyeing him with the most seductive look I could muster. "You get to do the best part."

He gulped. "You mean I do the spell?"

Internally, I facehoofed pretty hard. He still didn't get it, did he? After watching two incredibly hot mares make out and me approaching him all alone, the role I had set up for him went way over his head. Outside, though, I kept up my smile and moved myself closer to his face. I could see the blush clearly now. "I was thinking something along the lines of, perhaps, adding the most important ingredient to this mix."

He blinked at me and scrunched up his brow, still not understanding what I wanted. Before he could ask, I forced my muzzle against his. The jolt of surprise from him was enough that I felt it, but I pressed on even as he tried to back away. Eventually, he put his hooves on my cheeks and pushed me back. I opened my eyes and glanced at him with the most sultry look I could muster. "Why'd you stop?"

"I agreed to perform the spell, not to be the one to get you, er, you know." he stammered.

"But you said I could pick any stallion I wanted." I cooed. As if on cue, a huge blush turned his crimson coat a brighter red.

"I didn't mean, uh, I didn't think you would mean, er, me." he mumbled. "But if you want me to, then who will do the spell?"

I grinned even wider as I turned to the other two in the room. Glimmer was already on her back, squirming slightly as Plush lay a few kisses on her chest and towards her belly. She squirmed a little and glanced to me, a smile gracing her beautiful face before her eyes rolled up into her head and she moaned softly. For some reason, I felt a twinge of excitement run through me. I could only guess what was happening to the doctor. Glancing back towards him, I could tell something was making him uncomfortable.

"We do have her." I whispered before turning back to the doctor. His face was unreadable, but I could see a primal want in his eyes. All he needed was a little push. Turning around, I gently flicked my tail at him, allowing a glimpse of me as I trotted over to Plush and Glimmer. While Plush had preoccupied herself, Glimmer watched me with a wide grin. As I neared her, I turned to the doctor and wiggled my rump at him. "All we need is you." I cooed.