Finally cresting the top she fell flat on her underbelly and panted. “That, was, the, longest, walk, ever,” she grumbles as she pushed herself up on her forelegs and whinnied in pain; her back half was too sore to move.

The door to her left opened and showed a surprised Applejack.

“Rainbow, what in tarnation? Are ya okay?”

“M-my legs hurt, really bad.”

“Wh-why would ya go’n climb a run ‘a stairs when the doc said don’t?” Applejack said as she moved her head under Rainbow’s side, sliding her onto her back.

“Because, you needed me.”

“Oh, Sugar, Ah was gonna head down after she left. Ah just needed a minute ta compose myself; havin’ somepony say my family’d poison each other over hitchin’ up families is just…”

Applejack gently brought Rainbow to the bed and let her climb off and get comfortable while she left to get the medicines Rainbow needed.

“‘Kay, this here’s fer tha pain, this’ fer the swellin’, and this one’s ta help ya relax.”

“No, I don’t want the last one.”

“Sugar, the doc wouldn’t give ‘em if they were dangerous.”

“Applejack, why didn’t you tell me I was pregnant?!”

Applejack sighed and finished lining the bottles on the night stand by Rainbow’s side of the bed.

“Ah just… ya didn’t wanna be the first. Ah was more’n ready when we went to that doctor, but we didn’t say who wanted the baby,” Applejack said sitting on the floor and laying her head on the bed.

Rainbow began petting Applejack’s mane slowly. “I understand, but sheesh. I could’ve done something really dumb, AJ, without knowing. And, don’t you think I’d notice when a little filly was bucking my insides like it was shakin’ an apple tree?”

Applejack chortled at that. “Rainbow, Ah’m resistant, that’s why Ah wasn’t and ain’t pregnant with ya. Doc says that my back half is so strong from a lifetime of buckin’ apple trees that the magic’s turned most’a my insides inta ‘thaumatic resistant tissue’. Took me an hour ta learn ta say that.”

“So, you mean you can’t carry foals?” Rainbow said resting her head next to Applejacks.

“No, Ah can, but the natural way’d be easiest, and Ah ain’t lettin’ that happen.”

Rainbow frowned. “Me too. No more stallions. But, we have so much to do now that we know, AJ. We have to try to keep it secret for as long as we can-”

Applejack sat up and huffed as Rainbow’s hoof slapped her nose. “What’re ya sayin’ keep it a secret?”

“Just, until I have time to wrap my head around this, AJ. This’ huge! I don’t even know anything about all this. I was gonna,” she stopped and sat up and began poking the quilt she was on, “let you go through it and use that as a what to do.”

“So, you were gonna let me foal a baby, then do the same thing, if ya felt like it?”

Rainbow nodded weakly.

“Sugarplum,” She said placing a hoof on Rainbow’s, “we’re gonna go through this together and,” the front door slammed shut, announcing Scootaloo’s return home, “and with our friends and families. We’re not alone in this, and Ah won’t let ya be afraid of gettin’ help with our little one.”

Scootaloo opened the door with a large smile. “Heya mom’s. Mom, I’m so glad you’re home, I wanted to show you my homework project but I couldn’t bring it to the hospital, can I get it, Mama?”

“Sure thing, half pint.”

Scootaloo raised an eyebrow at the nickname before she turned and trotted out of the room to her own.

“Rainbow, ya wanna do somethin’ for me? Then keep yourself and our little one safe, we’ll talk about this more tonight before bed… And no, we ain’t rollin’ in the hay when ya can’t even move.”

“Aww, killjoy,” Rainbow pouted, “not even a little; to celebrate everything?”

“Maybe some kissin’ could let a hoof go somewhere, but not yet.”

Rainbow groaned loudly as she rolled to her back and let her forelegs fall to her sides. “Dang it! I haven’t orgasmed in weeks! Just take me, AJ.”

“Hush with that talk, Rainbow. Scootaloo’ll hear ya.”

“Oh, fine. But those hooves tonight better be soaking before I go to sleep,” she grunted as Scootaloo’s hoof falls left her room and approached.

Applejack sighed heavily and rolled her eyes as a smile crossed her muzzle.

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