Flash and Twilight pulled up in front of her home. He parked the car and walked her up to the front door. The two were about to kiss good night when the door opened and Mrs. Sparkle greeted them.

"Flash, thank you so much for brining Twilight home. Would you like some gas money?" she said in a very sweet and up beat voice.

"No thanks Mrs. Sparkle. Any extra time I get to spend with Twilight is a bonus. I should be thanking you."

"Would you like to come in? I'm getting supper ready. You can call your family and ask if it's ok for you stay if you want."

"Mom, I got homework to do," Twilight said surprised by her mothers' actions.

Mrs. Sparkle shook her head. "Oh Twilight, the more you change, the more you stay the same."

"I could stay a little bit Mrs. Sparkle but not for supper. I will have to call my dad though." Flash thought for a second and then added, "If it's ok with Twilight."

Twilight shrugged. "I'm fine with it. I'll take my back pack upstairs and then I'll be down."

They went inside. Flash went over and sat on the couch after saying hi to Mr. Sparkle. Twilight went up to her bedroom where Spike was waiting for her.

"Hey Twilight. How was your day?" Spike asked, excited to see her.

"It was ok. We've started to step up our efforts to find and fight this thing, whatever it is. Sunset was even supposed to come over tonight to discuss possible plans; but she cancelled." The disappointment still came through in her voice even though she had tried to get over it.

"Oh, that's a bummer. So what are you going now?"

"Not much. At least tonight. Besides, Flash gave me a great insight as to how our magic works over here. It's all tied to love. So as long as we can focus our love for each other we should be able to access our magic at will."

"It makes sense. After my Twilight turned into a monster, it was seeing me and remembering how much she loved me that caused her to stop and be defeated by Sunset. So yeah."

Twilight rubbed Spike's head. "You miss her don't you?"

Spike looked away. "Yeah. I mean, you're nice and look and smell just like her; but you're not her."

Twilight picked him up and cradled him in her arms. "It's ok Spike. She's being taken care of in the best possible way and I'm working on trying to get her back as soon as possible. I miss my Spike as well."

Spike gave a quick lick on the cheek. "We should go down now."

"Ok Spike. Let's go."

The two left the bedroom and headed downstairs. Just as they got to the bottom; the front door opened and Cadence and Shinning Armor came in. Both had weird, silly expressions on their face and it was clear they were trying to hide a smile.

"Oh, hey son," Mr. Sparkle said confused as to why they were here.

"Shinning! I wasn't expecting you and Cadence tonight. I hope I have enough food made for you," Mrs. Sparkle said surprised and concerned.

"You always do Mom," Shinning teased. "Anyway, we just came over because, well, we have an announcement to make."

"Um, I'm going to go then," Flash said. "This is a family affair. I'll see you tomorrow Twilight." He got up to leave but Shinning stopped him.

"It's ok. Heck, you're almost family. Besides, it's all good." Shinning then looked to Cadence.

"Well, I, we, went to the doctors today. It was basically to confirm what we already knew; but we still wanted to make sure. I"M PREGNANT!"

Mr. Sparkle gasped, Mrs. Sparkle started crying and hugged Shinning and Cadence. Twilight's mouth dropped opened in shock.

"I'm going to be an aunt. I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT!" She ran over and hugged both of them.

Flash shook Shinning's hand and said congratulations.

"Well, this is good news," Mr. Sparkle said. "We got to celebrate. Flash, are you sure you can't stay?"

"Sorry Mr. Sparkle. With everything that's been happening, I can't. Sorry."

"I understand. I'll tell you what. I'll follow you home again just to make sure you get there safe."

"It'll be ok Sir. Besides, you got enough going on here. I'm glad I was here for the announcement though."

"Call me as soon as you get home ok?" Twilight said.

"I will." He then kissed Twilight on the cheek and congratulated Shinning and Cadence again.

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It was about ten o' clock when Flash called. He had given her a quick text when he had gotten home and said he would call her later. Twilight picked up her phone and said hello.

"I'm not interrupting am I?" flash asked. "If they're still there, I'll just wait until I see you tomorrow to talk."

"No. They left about half an hour ago. You're good."

"Big news. Are you going to tell other Twilight?"

"I will, but not until we're done. The portal makes it easier to cross over, but it's still not the same as a phone call. Besides, I can't risk her wanting to come back before we're ready. It's a crappy thing to say but it's the truth."

"I know. I understand too."

"You know, I really do feel like I'm the one becoming an aunt."

"Who knows, maybe you are. You told me your Shinning Armor and Cadence were married, maybe when you get back they'll have an announcement for you."

Twilight gasped. "You're right. Oh my god, I never thought about that. Uh. I really need to get back as soon as possible. I forget that while my life goes on here, my friends and family lives go on there."

"When you go back, can I come along for a bit. I don't know what I'll tell my parents, but I'll think of something."

"Well, I was thinking; if we're going to try to make this work, your parents should know the truth about me. Maybe we can bring them along to meet my family?"

"Whoa! That's major, but, honestly, that's probably the best thing. It'll be a big shock to them."

"They'll have to know eventually."

"True, true."

"Shinning did say he was going to enlist in the Army reserves. He said it felt like the best thing to do. It's good benefits, extra pay, and with world in the state it's in, he feels it's his duty."

"Oh wow. How'd his parents take it?"

"Um, considerably less well than the first news. They tried to talk him out of it but their Shinning looks to be as bull headed as mine is. It got a little heated for a while but they came to an understanding eventually."

"You Sparkles are a family of fighters; no matter what dimension you're from."

Twilight laughed. "Very true. It does just get more motivated to stop this thing. Pinkie's sister and Apple Jack's brother are having a baby. Now Shinning and Cadence. I want, I need to make this a better world for them, their children."

"I feel the same. Anyway, I should go. I got to get to bed. Night Twilight; I love you."

"Love you too Flash." She put her phone down and looked at Spike. "I should go to bed too."

"Wouldn't hurt," he responded jokingly.

Twilight just continued to look at Spike for a while then asked, "How do you think you're Twilight will respond?"

"Hard to say. She's fairly logical. Shinning and Cadence are married so it was bound to happen eventually. I don't know."

"She really is like I used to be. From what I understand that is."

"What about you? How do you feel?"

"I feel like a proud aunt. I know I shouldn't but I do."

"Eh, it's understandable. What about you're children? You ever think of having any?"

"Until recently, no. Now," she paused, deep in thought for a moment, "yes. Yes I do. Not right now, I don't think right now. No, definitely
not now. But yes. I want to get married and have kids someday. At least one."

"To Flash?"

"Well, he's the only candidate for it right now," Twilight laughed.

"True," Spike laughed as well. "How old are you Twilight?"

"Twenty-seven."

"That's a big age difference."

"It is but, Flash is mature beyond his years. Anyway, it's too early to talk about all this. I still have a monster to catch and some sleep to get."

"You're right. Night Twilight."

"Night Spike." Twilight didn't fall asleep for a couple hours. All she could think about was her unborn children.