It was 1:43 when the group of pegasi set off.

"Gah! I can't believe we're going to be late!" grouched Firefly, trying to pick up speed. "We were supposed to arrive at 2!".

"It was you who started baking zap apple pie at 1:20!" snapped Rainbow Dash, flying faster. Soarin sped up to be beside her. "Why didn't you bake it last night?".

"Well, soh-ree if your mother gets tired once in a while!" hissed Spectrum.

Soarin awkwardly shifted from the side of Rainbow that her parents were on, to her empty other side.

"Maybe if we flew faster we could get to the station quicker?" he suggested, ready for a race but Rainbow simply snorted with laughter.

"No need," she said, diving down to the cloud floor. "We're here,".

Firefly searched in her saddlebag and pulled out 4 two-way tickets. "I've paid for you Soarin," she smiled. Soarin gave her a 'Thanks!' grin and clenched the ticket in his mouth. They all boarded the train and took their seats. Rainbow stuck her muzzle in her own saddlebag and took out her favorite Daring Do book.

The ticket-pony strolled by their seats.

"Tickets, please!" he ordered, holding out a hoof. Each pony handed in their train ticket, and the stallion stamped the 'Cloudsdale to Las Pegasus' box. "Thank you,".

Once he left, Firefly took out the zap apple pie and check whether it had been crushed during the flight to the station Luckily, I was in its original state.

"Oh, Soarin! Want to hear a story why Rainbow Dash and her father have rainbow hair?" asked Firefly, getting comfortable for the ride. Before Soarin could answer, she had already started. "When I was pregnant with Dashie, Spectrum told me his mother used to eat 6 jars of zap apple jam, and that's how his mane turned out to be pure rainbow. So, I used the same trick and it worked! I gave birth to twins Rainbow Dash and Rainbow Blitz on February 1st who have pure rainbow manes!".

"Nice story..." mumbled Soarin, peering over Rainbow's shoulder to read the page she was on.

"Everybody off!" cried the train-driver, blowing his whistle. The family and Soarin grabbed their bags and got off the train, to see Rainbow Blitz, his wife Lilac Sky and their 3-year-old filly Snowy Sky.

"Granny! Grampy! Auntie!" squealed Snowy, galloping up to her family members and embracing them in a hug. "And...who are you?". She pointed to Soarin.

"That's Soarin, Snowy. My..erm, boyfriend," said Rainbow, playing with her hooves.

"Boyfriend?! I didn't know Dashie was into that lovey-dovey stuff!" joked Blitz, ruffling his little sister's mane.

"Ugh, whatever," groaned Rainbow Dash, following Blitz to his house.

Lilac walked up beside Soarin.

"So you're the lucky stallion who get's to date Rainbow Dash, eh?" she asked, nudging him on the shoulder. "She a real character, ever since I met her when Blitz and I were in 5th Grade. Dash was about...3? Blitzy was 11 and I was 10. Well, now he's 24, so Rainbow Dash is now...18?" questioned Lilac.

"Yep-a-lep-a-ding-dong," he sighed.

"Phew, I'm not that great with the numbers, you kno--ARGH!" shrieked Lilac, crumpling up and grasping her stomach.

"L-lilac?!" yelped Soarin, kneeling down to the horrified mare. "Are you okay?! What happened?!".

Lilac responded with a queasy groan. She clutched her tummy, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Woah! Lilac, baby! What..what happened?! SOARIN WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?!" barked Blitz, flying at full speed to his wife.

"I don't know!! We're were talking about Rainbow Dash and then she suddenly screamed!".

Blitz checked her over. She wasn't bleeding or cut. He scooped her up and the group darted to Blitz home. Blitz burst through the door and up the stairs, placing Lilac on the bed. As if by magic, the pain had disappeared.

"Is Mommy gonna be okay?" asked Snowy, in the most cutest, most innocent voice ever.

"Y-yes, sweetie, she's fine! She just tripped on a rock, that's all," lied Spectrum, seating the filly on the couch and turning 'Power Ponies! Go!' on the T.V.

"Oh, good afternoon, sunny buns!" croaked out an old pony, who was sitting in a rocking chair.

"That's my gran, Pizzelle. She's a bit deaf so speak up when you're talking to her!" whispered Rainbow. "Hello, gran! How's it like in Fillydelphia?".

"Oh, I've been quite alright, Rainbow Dash," cackled the older pegasus. Her wings were so limp and frail it would cause her any harm to be amputated. "D'you mind callin' your brother for me? I've got a request for dinner!".

Rainbow nodded and flew up the stairs. She knocked on the bedroom door.

"Blitz? Lilac...? Hellooooo?" she called. Rainbow put her ear up to the door and she heard faint crying. She slowly pushed open the door. "Gosh, is everything okay in here?".

It obviously wasn't. Lilac was bawling her eyes out and Blitz held his head in his head in his hooves.

"I-I can't d-do this!" sniveled Lilac, looking up at Rainbow. Her eyes were red and stuff from crying.

"Can't do what?!" she begged.

"Dash...Lilac, she's...pregnant," yearned Blitz. Lilac suddenly burst into tears again.

Rainbow Dash let her mouth hang open. "Wait. So, you're expecting--".

"Another foal, yes. Dash, how are we going to cope? Snowy's not even in school yet! Please, Dashie, tell you'll help!", whimpered Blitz, looking up, full of hope.

"Of course! I'll visit whenever I get the chance. I can even babysit them both, because if you haven't noticed, I'm great with kids," boasted Dash.

"Ugh, you make me laugh at the wrong times, Dashie. But, don't tell anyone, and I mean anyone. We're not ready for this yet. Thanks, I appreciate your help,".

"No problem! I...think I'm going to go home. I need to just...think about this," said Dash. She weakly waved to her brother and his wife, and went downstairs.

"I'm going home. I...I'm a bit tired, you know? Soarin, c'mon!" snapped Rainbow, dragging Soarin out of the door.

"Hey!" he whimpered. "Why are we leaving? Your gran is actually intriguing,".

"Oh, puh-lease! Quit lying. C'mon, we're flying home,". Rainbow took off into the sky,and Soarin followed.

"What's wrong with you!" he moaned, slacking behind.

"Well, I'm not supposed to tell you this, but Lilac is pregnant with her second foal and they think they can't cope, so I've offered to babysit any of the ponies at any time if they need us to,".

"Kids hate me! You already know that from the Principal's baby's visit to school!".

"Yeah, that was not pretty," mumbled Rainbow, getting flashbacks of the tiny foal barfing too much sick on Soarin for his size.

"Tell me about it!" groaned Soarin. "I probably smell like barf,".

"Oh, you totally smell of barf!".

"Thanks(!)".

Behind one of the houses, was Sneaky Spitfire yet again.

"How dare she tell my sweetheart he smells like a foal's stomach acid! Ugh, too much detail...but, she has to pay! I just need the perfect day!" she hissed, slithering back into the shadows.