"There we go, my little spider-girl," Ascentia giggled as she laid Sunrise down into her new crib, "Are we comfy?"

"Yes!" Sunrise giggled, wiggling her arms and legs happily.

Ascentia pulled the blanket over Sunrise and gently rocked the crib as she leaned down and kissed her forehead, "There we are. All snuggled up, you little wormy worm, you."

"No!" Sunrise grinned, snuggling happily under the blanket with her teddy bear.

"Yes!" Ascentia giggled, rocking the crib as gently as she could, sitting in the chair next to it.

"Yes! No!" Sunrise laughed with glee, making bubbles.

Ascentia laughed and rocked the crib, "You're just a little contrarian, aren't you?"

"No!" Sunrise snuggled her bear closer, grinning at her mother.

"Yes you are!" Ascentia grinned in return, "Do you want Mama to sing to you?"

"Yes!" Sunrise giggled happily.

Ascentia smiled and softly cleared her throat, singing a very old-timey lullaby as she gently rocked Sunrise's crib. Yawning squeakily, Sunrise closed her eyes, proceeding to doze off. Ascentia smiled as she continued to sing until Sunrise was snoozing peacefully.

"Goodnight, my little angel," she whispered, leaning down to kiss the top of her head, "Mama loves you."

Fluttershy came into the doorway, observing the scene with a smile, "Hello there," she greeted softly.

Ascenita whipped around, looking embarassed, "...You didn't hear me singing, did you?"

"Only part of it," Fluttershy giggled, "You do have a nice voice, though. If you don't mind my saying so."

Ascentia blushed and sat down on her bed, "Thanks..."

Coming into the room, Fluttershy sat beside her, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay," Ascentia smiled, leaning her head on Fluttershy's shoulder, "I like all the new furniture. Thank you."

"Oh, you're welcome," Fluttershy brought her arms around her, "I'm glad you can finally make this room your own."

Ascentia nodded and nuzzled against Fluttershy's neck, "Mmhmm, and this new bed is really comfortable."

"It really is," Fluttershy bounced slightly, "And so soft!"

Ascentia nodded, bouncing as well as she nuzzled Fluttershy's cheek, "...You're pretty soft too..."

Giggling, Fluttershy nuzzled back, "Thank you, I like to put on moisturizer sometimes."

Ascentia's arms wrapped around Fluttershy's waist as she snuggled up to her, yawning softly, "What kind?"

"I use a scented moisturizer I buy at the spa," Fluttershy smiled, "My skin is a little sensitive to some basic types, so I had to get one that's specially made."

Ascentia took a deep whiff and mewled softly, "It works, you smell like caramel..."

"Thank you," Fluttershy kissed her cheek, "You smell nice too."

Ascentia mewled softly and dotted kisses around her jawline, "Thanks..."

Giggling from the contact, Fluttershy smiled and ran her fingers through her hair, "Oooh... you're affectionate tonight..."

Ascentia nodded, "I'm in a snuggly mood..."

"I like snuggly mood..." Fluttershy cooed, nuzzling and kissing her cheek.

"...You wanna stay here tonight?" Ascentia asked, squeezing her tighter as she kissed along her neck, "I miss snuggling in bed..."

"Sure, I'll stay with you tonight," Fluttershy moaned gently, "I'd be happy to."

Ascentia nuzzled her and licked her cheek, "Thanks... I love you, Shy."

"I love you, too," Fluttershy giggled from the lick, "Um... if it's all right... may I give you a kiss?"

Ascentia raised an eyebrow, but giggled, "Of course."

Giving a little laugh, Fluttershy leaned in and gave her a sweet kiss on the lips. She held it for a moment or two, then pulled back, "There you go..."

Ascentia leaned her forehead against Fluttershy's and squeezed her waist, "That was nice..."

"It was..." Fluttershy returned the embrace and smiled brightly.

Ascentia kissed Fluttershy's nose and laid back with her on the bed, snuggling up against her back. Being the big spoon for the first time in a very long time.

"Mmm..." Fluttershy murmured, closing her eyes, "Goodnight, Ascentia..."

"Goodnight, Fluttershy," Ascentia smiled, kissing the back of her head.

"Mama!" Sunrise's voice tore through Ascentia's slumber as the bouncing infant rattled her crib, "Mama!"

Ascentia rubbed her eyes as she sat up in bed, her arm pinned down by Fluttershy's weight, "What is it, sweetie?" she mumbled, shaking the sleep out of her eyes.

"Out! Out!" Sunrise said, rattling her crib still, "Out, Mama!"

Ascentia giggled and looked down at Fluttershy, who was still fast asleep.

"Sleeps like the dead, she does," Ascentia remarked, looking her over, "She's hot in her underwear, though."

Letting out a whine, Sunrise tried to stand up, only to fall on her little rump. She picked up her rattle, shaking it against the bars, "Out!"

Letting out a nasal snort, Fluttershy was shot awake, "Spectrum! Spectrum! Oh no! I didn't get up at all last night to feed him! Ah! I have to get him!" She scrambled and squirmed, and fell to the floor, "...Okay... did not think that through."

Ascentia, finally free from the prison of Fluttershy's back, swung her legs out of bed and got up, standing over Sunrise's crib and hoisting her up onto her hip.

"No you did not," she chuckled.

Fluttershy sat up, standing to her feet and stretching, "Oh, right... I almost forgot I was here.. goodness. Mm, so... how are you?"

"I'm alright," Ascentia smiled, hoisting Sunrise up higher as she shook her rattle excitedly, "Slept better than I have in a long time."

"That's good," Fluttershy gave her a little hug, "If you want either of us to stay with you at night, you can let us know. We'd be happy to."

Ascentia nodded and kissed Fluttershy's forehead as Sunrise leaned forward to try and hug the both of them, "Thanks, Shy."

"You're welcome," Fluttershy nuzzled her, and kissed Sunrise's head, "Hi, sweetie! Oh, you're such a good girl, aren't you? Sleeping through the night, that's a good little sweetie."

"Yes!" Sunrise smiled, placing her rattle into her mouth.

Giggling, Fluttershy kissed her head again, then went across the hall to the nursery to tend to Spectrum.

Ascentia watched her as she made her way to the nursery, her eyes glued to Fluttershy's rear.

"...I want her," she whimpered softly.

"Mama!" Sunrise giggled, waving her rattle again and smiling up at her.

"Yes Sunny, Mama loves you too," Ascentia kissed the top of her head and carried her downstairs, not even bothering to dress herself.

"Hiya!" Cielle greeted, coming into view as she entered from the garage, "Don't mind me, I was trying to find the power tools." She held up her oiled, messy hands, "Guess how well that went."

"Good job," Rainbow said sarcastically, sitting at the table with the newspaper. She laughed a bit and then looked up, "Well hey, look who's up! Enjoy your snuggle time with Shy last night?"

Ascentia giggled and sat down next to Rainbow, bouncing Sunrise in her lap, "Yes, actually. Best sleep I've had in a long time."

"I know the feeling," Rainbow agreed with a nostalgic smile, reaching over to pet Sunrise's head, "Hey, sweets. How you doing there?"

"No!" Sunrise giggled, grinning as she shook her rattle.

"Huh, didn't think that qualified as an answer to that," Rainbow snickered.

"All she says is No, Yes, and Mama," Ascentia giggled, "Sometimes other stuff, but that's what she says the most."

"I know, it's cute," Rainbow chuckled and ruffled Sunrise's hair, "When I was a baby, my Mom told me all I ever said was 'No no' to everything."

Ascentia laughed, "That sounds adorable! And so unlike you!"

Sunrise giggled and whacked Ascentia over the head with her rattle.

"Ah!" Ascentia hissed, rubbing her head, "Watch it Sunny! That really hurts... you take after your mother don't ya?"

Looking sad, Sunrise lowered her rattle and snuggled in. Clearly she didn't understand, but could sense she'd done something wrong, "Mama..."

"It's okay, Sunny, just be more careful," Ascentia said softly, kissing Sunrise's head.

Sunrise looked up at her, then blew a zerbert into her cheek. Ascentia giggled and nuzzled her against her cheek.

"There's my happy girl!"

"Mama!" Sunrise said happily. She then looked over Ascentia's shoulder, before smiling wider, "Yes! Baby!"

"Oh, look who's happy to see you!" Fluttershy smiled as she came in, holding Spectrum.

"Here Shy, I'll take him," Rainbow said, taking the infant from her, "You go ahead and make those pancakes."

"Sure," Fluttershy giggled, winking at them all, then going to the kitchen.

"Did someone say pancakes?" Cielle popped up from under the table, "Do want!"

"Baby!" Sunrise said.

Ascentia shifted Sunrise to her other hip so she could reach Spectrum, who was giggling and sucking his thumb, reaching his free hand out to her.

"Baby!" Sunrise touched his little hand, giggling happily.

"That's it buddy, have a little fun with your girlfriend!" Rainbow teased, sitting him up on her knee.

Ascentia giggled and shifted closer, "Therre we are, Sunny. Your new little boy toy is all yours."

Sunrise giggled, giving Spectrum her rattle. He took it in his hand, giving it a little shake.

"Baby!" Sunrise covered her eyes, then pulled them away in a little game of peek-a-boo.

Rainbow and Ascentia laughed as their children played on their laps, all while Cielle watched the four of them.

"So... how come you three are in your underwear?" she asked, "I mean, I'm not complaining, just curious."

"I don't know," Rainbow said honestly with a shrug, "I mean, it's not hot outside, but it just kinda felt pointless to dress up."

"Same here," Ascentia shrugged, "If I have to go anywhere, I'll put pants on then."

"Sounds good to me!" Cielle agreed, sitting up at the table, pulling off her sweater, "It's cold in the garage, so now I'm gonna strip too!"

Ascentia laughed, "Why do I get the feeling you have less lazy reasons for wanting to strip?"

"Hey, if I wouldn't get arrested for indecent exposure, I'd be a full-time nudist," Cielle winked.

"I'll bet you would," Ascentia winked back.

"Me too," Rainbow chuckled, balancing Spectrum on her knee with one hand, reading the paper with the other.

"No!" Sunrise said, making silly faces at Spectrum, who smiled at them.

"I wouldn't," Ascentia remarked, "...I've never been naked in public before."

Cielle looked at her and grinned, "Oh you are so going naked in public."

"...What?" Ascentia asked.

"You heard me," Cielle smirked.

"Yeah I heard you but... what?" Ascentia asked, an eyebrow raising.

"You gotta try it, Asy," Cielle purred, winking at her.

"...Why?" Ascentia whimpered.

"Not right this second, silly, I mean you gotta work up to it," Cielle patted her arm.

"Yeah, but... why?" Ascentia asked, looking at Cielle as if her face were a giant insect.

"What do you mean, 'why'?"

"I mean... why do I have to try it?" Ascentia asked.

"Why wouldn't you want to try it?" Cielle poked her.

"...Because... I'd be naked... in public," Ascentia squirmed in her seat.

"It's for the experience, Asy. Kinda like posing nude for an art photo or someone drawing you," Cielle said, "Just to be free to be all naked!"

Ascentia squirmed some more and looked away, blushing, "I-I don't think so..."

"Suit yourself, think about it," Cielle patted her arm again, "Hey, Shy baby! Ready yet?"

"No, not yet!" Fluttershy called back.

Ascentia looked from Rainbow to Cielle, and scrunched up her lips, "W-What do you think, Rainbow?"

Rainbow looked up from the newspaper, "Personally I think that'd be pretty awesome. But it's your call, Asy," she petted her hair with the newspaper, then went back to reading it.

Ascentia fell silent and mulled it over as Sunrise snuggled into her chest, chewing at her bra, "Sunny," she giggled, "Don't chew Mommy's bra."

"No!" Sunrise said, still chewing at it and trying to pull it.

"Sweetie, you're gonna pull it off if you keep that up," Ascentia giggled.

"I think she wants milk from your tit," Cielle chuckled.

"Sunny never nursed from me," Ascentia tried to tug the cloth out of Sunrise's teeth, "And I don't lactate."

"Oh," Cielle pouted, "Too bad. It's freaking cute and hot when a mama's breastfeeding."

"Mama!" Sunrise giggled, still trying to grab at her bra.

"Dear lord, she's more grabby than you are," Ascentia chuckled, nodding at Rainbow, "C'mon Sunny, stop it!"

"Okay, tiger, that's enough," Rainbow laughed, giving Sunrise a bottle of formula.

Sunrise giggled, taking the bottle and drinking from it.

"Thanks," Ascentia sighed, kissing the top of Sunrise's head, "Can't have my clothes getting chewed up."

"Breakfast!" Fluttershy said cheerfully, coming into the room and placing a large plate of pancakes in the centre of the table, along with some butter and maple syrup.

"All right!" Cielle grabbed a couple, "I'm starved!"

Ascentia set Sunrise into her highchar and grabbed an empty plate and piled three pancakes onto it, siezing a fork and looking at the plate ravenously.

"God, I'm so hungry!" she groaned, "Thanks, Shy!"

"You're welcome," Fluttershy smiled, joining them at the table.

"Smells awesome! And I know they taste as good as they smell!" Rainbow grabbed a few onto her plate as well.

Sunrise whined and reached a hand out to Ascentia's plate, her bottle still stuck in her mouth.

"Aw, do you want some pancakes, sweetie?" Ascentia cooed softly.

"Mm!" Sunrise said around the bottle, still reaching.

Ascentia reached for the last pancake on the center plate, and set it and the plate down in front of Sunrise, "Here you go, my little angel."

Sunrise picked at it with her fingers, breaking it apart curiously. Ascentia giggled as she watched her.

"You're supposed to eat it, sweetie."

"Looks like she thinks it's a toy," Rainbow snickered.

"Sunny, don't play with your food," Ascentia giggled, "Oh who am I kidding. Play away," she turned back to her own breakfast and stucka  chunk of it in her mouth.

"That girl has you wrapped around her little finger," Cielle laughed.

"Everyone has me wrapped around their little finger," Ascentia retorted.

"And when it's your kid, it's kind of a given," Rainbow remarked.

Ascentia groaned, "I'm not supposed to spoil my daughter... but I'm gonna spoil the fuck outta her!"

Rainbow laughed, "Exactly what we're doing!"

"Our children will be spoiled rotten," Fluttershy mused, giggling.

Ascentia leaned over and kissed Sunrise's head, "Mama's gonna spoil you rotten, sweetie," she grinned, scrunching up her lips.

"No!" Sunrise giggled.

"You don't wanna be spoiled rotten?" Ascentia asked with a giggle.

"Yes!" Sunrise laughed and rolled along in the highchair as best she could.

Ascentia ran her hand over Sunrise's cheek and giggled, "Now you're just being a silly filly."

Laughing, Sunrise took a piece of pancake and slapped it onto the plate, "No!"

Ascentia laughed and pulled her hand back, watching her slap her pancake around her highchair, "...You wanna go see Mommy today, sweetheart?"

They all snapped their gazes to her immediately.

"...Asy, please tell me I got something in my ears and heard you wrong," Cielle said, her voice shaking.

Ascentia shook her head, "I'm gonna take Sunrise to see her mother."

Exchanging glances, they all looked downard, not at all sure what to say.

"We'll all go with you," Fluttershy said softly.

"Fluttershy, it's a maximum security hospital," Ascentia said, rolling her eyes, "The worst that's gonna happen is I come home in tears. And I'll be fine. I want Sunny to have some time with her mother..."

"Nuh-uh, we're gonna go with you, Asy. At least one of us, then."

"Well I'm pretty sure neither of you ever wanna set foot in there ever again," Ascentia remarked to Cielle and Rainbow.

"...Good point," Cielle pouted.

"I get the feeling she'll just put me back in there..." Rainbow grumbled.

"Either that or you'll beat the shit out of her and end up admitted anyway," Ascentia rolled her eyes.

"No kidding," Rainbow agreed, leaning back in her seat, "Best I avoid that shit happening."

"Looks like it's just you and me than, Shy," Ascentia nodded, picking up Sunrise as she made 'up' motions.

"All right then, I'll take you," Fluttershy nodded, "Rainbow, you'll look after Spectrum while we're gone?"

"Sure thing. I don't want him anywhere near there," Rainbow agreed, snuggling him.

"Mommy!" Sunrise said, bopping Ascentia's nose.

"Yeah, we're gonna go see Mommy," Ascentia giggled, kissing her nose. Next Chapter: Come Out Of There, Princess Estimated time remaining: 9 Hours, 36 Minutes