August

Moon Dancer woke up to the sound of Twilight falling onto the floor next to her. She sighed and got up.

Moon Dancer walked over to her night stand and levitated her glasses onto her face. She then went into her bathroom and examined her perfumes. Deciding there was not point in her pleasant flowery ones she went for her strongest one. She applied it to her chest, hips and neck. She breathed carefully through her mouth. Nine more days.

Moon Dancer walked back into her room and found the princes had moved. She moaned in her sleep and her horn glowed feebly.

Moon Dancer sighed. Her horn lit up as she focused on the spell and then she walked out of the room.

Spike was his usual self this morning. He was chipper and energetic. He brought out huge stacks of waffles. And a gallon jug of syrup.

“Can you cook anything besides pancakes and waffles?” Moon Dancer asked.

“What would you like?”

“How about you help me and I make something for the both of us?” Moon Dancer said. She smiled. She liked Spike. He was hard working like her. She wished her little brother was more like Spike.

“Okay.”

Princess Twilight walked into the kitchen with frazzled hair. Spike and Moon Dancer were just finishing up their special stir fry and laughing at some joke. Twilight blinked and stared at Moon Dancer. Moon Dancer ignored the princess and kept talking to Spike.

“So what happened next?” Moon Dancer asked eagerly.

“Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash swooped in to rescue the baby sheep and Twilight and Rarity succeeded in diverting the river and the Sphinx was swept away!” Spike said.

“And Applejack?”

Spike snorted. “It took Twilight and Rainbow Dash an hour to get Applejack out of the top of that tree! And it took Rarity all afternoon and a whole GALLON of shampoo to get that sap off her!” Spike said laughing.

“It was quite an adventure.” Twilight said.

Moon Dancer ignored her.

“There are pancakes out in the dining room!” Spike told Twilight as he got up to clean his and Moon Dancer’s plates.

“Oh. I was wondering if there was more of that stuff you made. It smells wonderful!” Twilight asked hopefully.

“Nope we ate it all!” Spike said.

Several emotions flashed over the Princess’s face. “Okay.”

“It’s Okay. Moon Dancer taught me how to make it so I can make it for you some time!” Spike said.

Moon Dancer left the kitchen. She walked down the hallway of her friend’s home and into the library.

“Moon Dancer.” Moon Dancer’s heart skipped a beat. She turned and faced Princess Twilight.

“I’m sorry about yesterday. I… I’m going to go talk to Celestia. Even if I have to get in her face and demand her time. I… she owes me and I… I’m so sorry.” Twilight folded her ears back and looked at the ground.

“It’s fine. I hope it goes well.” Moon Dancer told herself that she didn’t care what Princess Twilight did.

Moon Dancer began gathering books and taking them to her desk.

The sound of some pony stumbling around and crashing broke Moon Dancer out of her study trance. She heard her voice laughing and the sound of Twilight’s voice cursing. The two walked into her field of view.

“Stop laughing Moon Dancer this really hurts!” human Twilight whined.

“Your adorable. No wonder Sunset loves you.”

Human Twilight walked into another bookshelf. Moon Dancer stared at her and noticed that her glasses weren’t on correctly. Moon Dancer stood up and walked over to them.

“Let me fix your glasses.” Moon Dancer said.

Twilight stood still and Moon Dancer used her magic to take off the glasses and then reposition them.

“Thank you.” Twilight said. She looked around and started walking towards a shelf to examine the label.

“If you are looking for the Haicart’s book is over there.” Moon Dancer indicated a shelf in a different direction.

“Okay.” Twilight said glancing in the direction Moon Dancer indicated.

“We are looking for books about pregnancy actually.” the other Moon Dancer said.

“Why?”

“I want to research pony pregnancies.”

“Yeah why?”

“We want to see if there are any important differences between human and pony pregnancies to better understand what my wife is going through.” the other Moon Dancer said.

“Your wife?”

“Yes. I am married to the human Sunset. She is currently eight months pregnant back home. I want to know what your books say about pregnancy to try to understand her new body and my child.” human Moon Dancer said with some defiance in her voice.

“Pregnancy Books are over there.”

“What are you doing?” human Twilight asked.

“I am doing research for a paper I am going to write.” Moon Dancer said calmly.

“Are you a student?” human Moon Dancer asked.

“No I graduated. I am employed by the school’s research department.”

“Cool! So what are you researching?” human Twilight asked.

“The effects of certain transfiguration spells in the microbiology of viruses.”

“Wow. That sounds advanced. I wish I could do magic.” Twilight said.

I wonder why they can’t yet. They’ve been working at it for a while and they seem to have plenty of magical potential.

“Hang on.” Moon Dancer teleported to the beginner magic section and teleported back with The First Spell by Haicart in her magic.

“Let me see if I can help.”

Human Twilight and Moon Dancer both got into their ready stances and began to focus.

After some observation and consulting the book Moon Dancer was able to correct their mistakes. They could both get their horns to glow. Human Moon Dancer was starting to be able to grasp objects in her magic aura. Twilight was able to fully grab things and made a snack bowl wobble but couldn't quite lift it.

“Well that was amazing progress you two. I think you should take a break.” Moon Dancer said. She felt pride she knew they weren’t her students but she had gotten them somewhere. She did her best to suppress the feeling, no use getting attached.

“Thanks for taking the time to help us.” the other Moon Dancer said.

“Yeah. I thought you like being around us so I was surprised when you offered.” human Twilight said.

“Oh. I don’t dislike you I just like being alone.” Moon Dancer said with an odd look. She pawed at the ground uncomfortably. She knew it was rude to lie to their faces but she didn’t really want to talk to them. They remind her too much of the Princess and that made her angry. She didn’t want to have an outburst in front of them. She hated this time of the year. She hated not being able to control her emotions.

Twilight walked with human Moon Dancer through the streets of Ponyville. She wanted to sight see but she was worried she would stumble and embarrass herself so she stayed focused on her feet.

The ponies around them often mistook them for their counterparts and waved cheerily. Some of them looked closer and then stood still and stared. Moon Dancer wanted to gallop to their destination but she refused to leave Twilight alone.

“Hello ladies.” Rarity called. She trotted over. A grey earth pony trotted after her.

“Hello.” Twilight respond. Moon Dancer smiled.

“Would you introduce us?” the grey earth pony asked Rarity.

“This is the Midnight and Moon Dancer. They are from another world where everyone walks on two legs.” Rarity said. “Ladies this is Octavia.”

“I thought so.” Twilight said.

“What do you mean?” Octavia asked.

“Well. I met your counterpart. We went to the same school although not really at the same time. We didn’t really hang out or talk much.” Twilight said

“This is the first time I’ve seen you two outside of the castle. Where are you off to?” Rarity said.

“We thought we’d walk to Sweet Apple Acres to see Applejack.” Moon Dancer said.

“No offense but that seems like an offly long journey for two ponies to make walking slowly.” Octavia said.

Twilight blushed furiously.

“Hang on. Applejack is at Sugarcube Corner with Pinkie Pie.” Rarity said.

“Are you sure?” Moon Dancer asked.

“Yeah we were just over their dropping stuff off.” Octavia said.

“Fantastic!” Twilight said. Moon Dancer laughed at Twilight’s enthusiasm. Twilight blushed again. “It’s a shorter walk.” she said quietly.

“Thanks.” Moon Dancer said.

“Any time.” Rarity said.

“Have a wonderful afternoon.” Octavia said.

Moon Dancer and Twilight turned and walked to Sugarcube Corner.

The bell on the door jingled as Moon Dancer pushed it open . Sugarcube Corner smelled like cake. Pinkie Pie bounced into the room to greet her guests.

“Hello!” Pinkie Pie called.

“Hello Pinkie, is Applejack here? We just talked to Rarity and Octavia and they said her was here and we were hoping to talk to her.” Moon Dancer explained.

“Yup! She’s here!” Pinkie Pie confirmed. “Oh Applejack!” she sang loudly.

“What?” Applejack called from somewhere near the ovens.

Pinkie Pie gestured and then dashed off. Moon Dancer trotted after her and Twilight stumbled along.

There were Twelve oven in two rows facing each other. Applejack was sitting on a cushion watching the ovens. Pinkie Pie was unloading finished cupcakes from one of them. Pinkie Pie then set about to decorate them. The make tight spirals of the six colors of the rainbow.

“Hello Midnight and Moon Dancer. I heard you are looking for me what do you need?” Applejack asked.

There was silence. Twilight glanced at Moon Dancer and noticed that she had frozen up. Twilight head butted Moon Dancer in the shoulder. Moon Dancer startled and Applejack chuckled.

“Umm… well I was doing research in the library on pregnancy, pony pregnancy, and the other Moon Dancer suggested that I talk to some who is pregnant and you are the only pony who I know who is so…” Moon Dancer said in a rush.

“Why do you want to hear me talk about being pregnant?” Applejack asked.

“I’m sorry, if you don’t want to talk about it that’s fine. I just asked.”

“That’s fine sugarcube. You can ask me anything. I asked why to get a better idea of what details to include.” Applejack said calmly.

“She is curious to know what a pony pregnancy is like because her wife is pregnant and also a pony.” Twilight tried to explain.

“This doesn't make any sense.” Moon Dancer said anxiously.

“No I think I know where you are going.” Applejack said. “Pregnancy has been an interesting adventure for me. It wasn’t planned but I am happy to be here. As for physical experiences.”Applejack thought. “At the beginning I had a lot of morning sickness, more than granny thought I should have. Rarity made me a set of maternity saddle bags as soon as I told her.”

“What are the differences between normal saddle mags and maternity saddle bags?” Twilight asked.

“As far as I can tell. The straps are different and the back is made of really stiff material so that the is less pressure on the belly and less weight on the back.” Applejack said. “You’d have to ask Rarity for more details.”

“That’s fine. Anything else about being pregnant?”

“Let me think. I can’t lay down on my belly after eating. It’s so uncomfortable. Also I can’t run as fast but that hasn’t been a big deal. I also have bizarre food cravings and aversions.”

Moon Dancer laughed. “Sunset too! What was the strangest?”

“I couldn’t eat apples for a week.”

“What!” Twilight demanded.

“It was miserable.” Applejack chuckled “I guess it was my body’s way of telling me to eat more variety.”

A timer went off and Applejack got up. She unloaded an oven and them smell of peanut butter cookies filled the air. Applejack walked over to the counter where pinkie pie was decorating a cake with Rainbow Dash’s cutie mark.

Applejack carefully separated the cookies into piles of four and then wrapped each pile in a napkin and then put them into individual bags.

“Who are the cookies for?”

“Rainbow Dash!” Pinkie Pie called.

“I figured if I put all this work to package them in small groups Rainbow might think twice before gobbling them all up in one go.” Applejack said with chuckle.

“You could always make her more.” Pinkie Pie said.

“That just encourages her! SHE can’t afford to get fat.” Applejack said.

Pinkie Pie sighed. “Are you ready?”

“Yes.”

Pinkie Pie got out a large box. The box was packed with clothes, energy bars, vegetables and sandwiches. Pinkie Pie began cramming the cookies, cupcakes and cake in. Somehow she made it all fit.

“So why are you sending a box to Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked.

“It’s a care package!” pinkie Pie said like it was obvious.

Applejack glanced at Pinkie Pie excited face and then turned to the confused expressions on Twilight and Moon Dancer.

“Rainbow Dash is the fleet admiral of the Wonder Bolts which is a part of our military air force. The Captain Spitfire issued and emergency summons and Rainbow Dash took few all night to reach their headquarters by first light. She didn’t have time to pack anything and only just managed to notify us that she left without any of her stuff.” Applejack explained.

“Is this normal?” Twilight asked.

Pinkie Pie and Applejack exchanged uneasy glances.

“Rainbow Dash gets summoned all the time to Wonder Bolt headquarters. It is part of her contract that she will drop everything to show up. Unless one of the Princesses countermands the order.” Pinkie Pie said looking at the nearest oven.

There was a long pause. The question still hanging in the air.

“Normally Rainbow Dash had time to pack and say goodby but Spitfire said she was needed immediately. She summoned her in the middle of the night and told her to keep it quiet.”

Pinkie Pie seemed to spot a speck of dirt on the floor and went to work vigorously cleaning it.

“So this isn’t normal?” Moon Dancer said.

“No it's not.”

Author's Notes:

I hope you liked this chapter. Sorry it took so long. The next chapter is going to be a long one. I'll try to have it done as soon as I can.

The next chapter will give some insight into human Applejack. if you have any final guesses I would love to read them.

As always any thought comments and concerns are welcome.