After staying at the hospital for another few days, just to make absolutely certain that the foals were ok, (not to mention Daring's health) the time had come to finally take them home.

It was an interesting way that we did this. Instead of a carrier like what Humans use, Daring and I used these sort of backpack things, only we wore them in the front so that our foals could snuggle against us. On our way back, a lot of my fellow Battleship Express Crew, as well as other Ponies, were clamoring to see our new foals as well.

"Aww, they're so cute Leopard! And the one that you're carrying looks just like you in a way!"

I smiled. "Thanks Todd. And yes, little Midnight here really does look just like me, just as Amber looks like Daring." I then looked at Todd, and asked a serious question. "And how has parenting really been Todd? I mean, you've been a parent for almost a month now, so had bad is it really?"

Todd sighed a bit. "Be prepared for long, sleepless nights. Also, have a gas mask handy for changing diapers, as I've come VERY close to vomiting many times! And you have to watch them CONSTANTLY! Even for a 1 month old like Windy, she's ALREADY taught herself how to climb, and she's even tried to fly!"

"Oh? And how's that worked out for her?"

"Her wings won't be strong enough until she's at least 2 years old, and even then, Shy and I want her to be a little bit older than that before she teaches her how to fly. However, this STILL hasn't stopped Windy from trying! So far, all she's managed to do is spin herself in circles on the ground, although this has served to keep her entertained for hours!"

When Todd finished his explanation, I was REALLY wondering just what I had gotten myself into! "And what about babies and pets? I mean, I've read about it, and I know that Aurora, Tank and.....Briana......are smart enough not to do anything bad, but yet how do you introduce them?"

Todd shrugged. "Eh, well.......I really don't know how to answer that, as Windy's been around animals since the moment she was born! They really seem to like her though, and so far we haven't had any real issues."

I thought about that. "Well, then I guess that we'll just have to take this one step at a time. It's a brave new world Todd, and now you and I, as well as Alex, Dan AND our wives, are all caught up in it!"

"Heh, no kidding Leopard! I still do miss the days of riding the rails, but yet, this is what I've always needed."

"Yeah. With the Big Boy practically having been retired, due to a lack of funding for excursion runs, at least for the time being, the only trains that we have are Iron Glory and Battle Glory. And with Iron Glory down for at least another 6 months with her overhaul, all we have is Battle Glory, and all they need to drive her are just 2 guys. And with 9 of us left over from the Battleship Express, and a further 4 from Iron Glory, they just don't need as many of us as they used to."

Todd sighed. "Well, at least I'm a veterinarian now, and I don't miss the rail life as much, although it'll still always be a part of me. However, yes, I can agree with you; I really wish that we DID have another train to use!"

(Be careful what you wish for there Todd, as you NEVER know when Life might decide to give you what you want!)

Back home, Daring and I sat with our daughters on the couch. Both of them were sleeping, and were still snuggled close to us.

"I REALLY wish that my parents were here so see this." I said softly. "Even though they're no longer with us, or any other members of my family for that matter, I know that they're looking down from Heaven, and couldn't be prouder! Well, maybe not proud of my having multiple wives, but yet still proud of what I've done!"

Spitfire and Dash glanced at each other. They'd heard me talking about being the last of my family, and they knew that Daring's mom had passed away an undisclosed number of years ago, and that she was an only child. Dash had both of her parents, and Spitfire had her mom, but yet we were the last members of our families, or at least we WERE. Now we had 2 new members of our family.

Dash then rubbed her own belly. "Yeah, and in 2 months or so, I'll bring my little bundles of joy into the world as well. Be sure to teach me your ways of Mommyhood, oh Great and Mighty Daring, as I'm VERY eager to lean everything that I can about being a full-time mom!"

Daring couldn't help but laugh at Dash's joke. "Sure thing Dashie! I'll teach you everything that Stud and I can learn from this!"

Dash then rubbed her own belly again. "Just another month or so", She whispered. "That's all it's gonna be, just another month!"

The next few weeks or so were stressful for some, and Hell for others. Nights were broken by sounds of foals crying, there were diapers to be changed, foals to watch, and really just take care of. Like Todd warned me about subtly, parenting is HELL!!!!!! One plus to this situation would be all of the help that we received from not only Dash's parents, but from Spitfire's mom Stormy Flare as well. Also, the 2 rooms on both sides on our bedroom were converted into nurseries.

Daring's nursery had one crib, (our foals hated to be apart from each other) a changing table, a small couch, a rocking chair, a small closet, a soft rug, windows to let in light, (they also only opened a few cracks to allow ventilation!) and tan walls, although one wall also had a mural on it. It was a mural of Daring and I sleeping on the couch in each other's arms, while a dream bubble showed us on a jungle adventure with our foals. There were also a number of toys in the room as well.

Dash was still in the process of setting up her nursery, but she had her parents helping with that. It was hard to tell the difference between that nursery and our bedroom to be perfectly honest! The walls were sky blue, the ceiling was painted to look like a blue sky with clouds, and the walls were covered in Wonderbolt posters, as well as pictures of Dash both in her jumpsuit, and while she was pregnant. The crib looked like it was made out of clouds, as did the changing table, and the closet door was painted with the Wonderbolt logo on it. There was also a rocking chair, a Wonderbolts rug, and a number of toys as well.

"Why did you do it like this Dash?" I asked her.

She just smirked at me. "Well Stud, future Wonderbolt cadets have to come from somewhere, so why not start early?"

"Yeah, but what if they don't WANT to be Wonderbolts?"

Dash looked at me like I was insane. "WHAT?!?!?! Stud, being a Wonderbolt is what EVERY Pegasus DREAMS OF! Plus, their mom, AND their Auntie Spitfire are Wonderbolts, so why wouldn't they want to take off after us? Plus, you're an Honorary Wonderbolt too, and have been filling in for me since I had to take my maternity leave! It just runs in our family!"

I thought about that. Sure, I had been filling in for Dash while she was pregnant, and had even been able to do a number of shows. I also earned my Wonderbolt Flight Jacket, and although I wasn't quite a full Wonderbolt, and nor would I probably ever be, I felt like I was higher than an Honorary Wonderbolt. (Also since my sort of "Induction" into the Wonderbolts, Spitfire altered the rules to now allow other Bat-Ponies to join, and form their own unit as well. This was a great move on her part, as Wonderbolt ratings climbed up even higher than they usually were!)

I looked back up at Dash again. "Yeah, but remember Babe, not all Pegasai are the same. Some have other dreams too. I guess that we'll just play it by ear, although don't be surprised if at least one of them takes an interest in something else."

Dash sat down in the rocking chair by the window. "Yeah, you're kinda right Stud. However, I'll still encourage them when I can."

I then knelt in front of Dash, and gently lay my head on her swollen tummy. "You just do you Dashie, and let this little guy and gal do them," I whispered softly. "Even so, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they took after their Mom, Dad and Auntie Spitfire!"

Dash rolled her eyes a bit. "Oh Stud, whatever am I going to do with you?" She began to run her fingers through my mane a bit.

I laughed softly, and continued leaning my head against Dash's swollen belly, as well as rubbing it gently.

In that final month of April, leading into the May that Dash would give birth in, Dash's parents practically moved in with us to take care of their daughter. They also considered Midnight and Amber to be their grandchildren as well.

"Aww, they're so CUTE!!!!" They both gushed the first time that they saw them.

Daring looked up at them exhaustively. "Yeah? And taking care of them has been my worst misadventure ever! Sure, it has had its rewards, but yet at the same time, is it REALLY worth it?"

"I think so." Windy reassured her. "And just think, soon these 2 cuties will have 2 half-siblings!"

"Yes, that will be nice, won't it?" In her head, Daring added, "And then you can fawn all over THEM, and leave ME, and MY daughters ALONE for a change!!!!!"

Once they left the nursery to go back to Dash, I came to see my wife and daughters. I saw that Daring was sitting in the rocking chair, and that she was nude except for a blanket wrapped around her. Her mane was still in a ponytail, and she was seemingly almost asleep, while Amber and Midnight were nursing from her.

"Long day Daring?" I asked her gently.

She looked up at me. "Stud, you have NO IDEA!"

I nodded slowly. "Yeah, I can imagine. And are you gonna keep the ponytail look for your mane, or are you going to get rid of it eventually?"

Daring shrugged. "I don't know. I only wore it before to keep my mane back, but I've grown to like it. I think I might keep it."

I sat next to her, and nuzzled her gently. "Well, I for one like it, as it looks cute on you."

"Ngh, thanks Stud." She then looked down at herself. "I'm also going to be glad when I can start working out again, as I'm about as fat as a lap dog now! Sitting around all the time, eating, and getting no exercise!"

"And how long until Dr. Karen said that you could?"

Daring sighed. "Well, she said nothing strenuous for the first few months, and even after that to still be careful. But I've weighed myself Stud, and I REALLY didn't like what I saw! Previously, I had some nice muscles, and I only weighed 130lbs. Now all that muscle is almost gone, and I weigh almost 200lbs now!"

I laughed a bit. "Yeah, but remember Daring, you WERE carrying Midnight and Amber in your belly for 9 months, and you WERE eating for 3! Now that they're born though, you can start regaining your old body."

"Yeah, and when I do, would you be willing to work out with me Stud?"

I nodded. "Of course Babe! Due to my still being in the Foreign Legion, and a kinda-sorta Wonderbolt while I fill in for Dash, I have to work out all the time! Plus, I'm also pretty sure that Spitfire would be willing to work out with us as well."

"Yeah, I hope so too Stud."

I then helped Daring change diapers again, before our foals fell asleep.

One night not too long after, I came home late from my Foreign Legion duties. I'd left my clothes in the laundry room to take care of in the morning, and after washing my hands, I walked upstairs. I saw that Daring was sound asleep on the hallway floor, and that Dash and Spitfire were asleep in our bed.

Sighing, I gently picked Daring up, and carried her to our bed, before gently putting her into it, and pulling the covers over her. I then left the room to take care of a few things. As I was walking by the nursery though, I suddenly heard soft crying, and it sounded like Midnight. At first, I wanted to go get Daring, but then I remembered that I was her father, and that parenting was MY responsibility too! I walked into the nursery, and sure enough, Midnight was indeed crying. Her sister was also looking at her with what appeared to be disgust, as if to say, "Will you shut up?! I'm trying to sleep!"

I then gently picked my daughter up, and held her close. "Shh, it's ok Midnight", I whispered to her. "Daddy's here for you. It's ok." I then sat with her in the rocking chair.

Soon, Midnight stopped crying, and she looked up at me while sucking her thumb. She even seemed to be smiling a bit as well. I still couldn't get over how cute she was. Her gray fur, black mane and tail, her little Bat-pony ears, little black feathery wings, tiny fangs, little black freckles, and those soft, deep blue cat-like eyes. She was MY daughter, and I couldn't have been prouder.

"I love you Midnight", I whispered to her. "I always have, even while you were still in your Mom's tummy. You will always be my daughter, and I will always love you."

Midnight seemed to giggle slightly, before she fell asleep snuggled against my warm chest. I then heard a slight noise to my right, and I turned and saw Daring standing in the doorway. She looked very sleepy, and although she was wearing her robe, it was hanging on her shoulders, leaving nothing to the imagination.

"Mmm, glad you're home Stud." She mumbled sleepily. "I heard Midnight crying, so I came over, but then what do I see? Her Daddy taking good care of her! You're so good with foals Stud."

I nodded. "You get some sleep Daring, you deserve it. I'll handle things in here."

"Sure. Just call me if she's hungry though."

I sighed a bit. "Sure Babe. You go back to bed now."

Daring nodded, and then she left me alone again. Once she was gone, I thought back to what she'd said to me just before she left. Daring INSISTED that all of our twins's milk come from her, as she said that she would NOT be buying formula! Dash agreed with her, and said that she was going to do the same thing for her twins as well.

"But what if you guys aren't around?" I asked them.

Dash gave me a queer look. "Well, we have a refrigerator don't we? Daring and I'll just pump out the milk, and put it in bottles for use later. We won't breastfeed all the time, and this way you can get a chance to feed them too!"

I sighed. Both of them were loony, although even Spitfire agreed with them. "Well Stud, studies DO show that mare's milk is healthier than formula, plus my mom did the same thing for me, and look how I turned out!"

"So did mine!" Dash agreed.

"And I don't remember if mine did or not, as I forgot to ask. I would assume so though, as my mom WAS all about things like this!" (From the pictures that I'd seen of her, I was pretty well convinced that Daring's mom had been a Hippie! I was also fairly certain that Daring was the result of the whole "free love" business, and that this was the reason that she didn't know who her father was! I didn't tell Daring this, although I'm pretty sure that she was guessing the same thing as well).

I just sighed. "Well, I have no objections to this, and my own research led me to this same conclusion as well."

"Were you breastfed Stud?" Dash asked me.

I nodded. "I think so, as was my younger brother Ozwin, but not my other brother Dren, although this was because he was adopted at birth."

"Wait, one of your brothers was adopted?!"

"Yeah. At least, he was. I don't know if it's still valid with our entire family being dead, but yes. At one time at least, Dren was adopted."

Dash shook her head. "Wow, I never would have guessed!"

We all then talked about this for a while longer.

For that last month before their foals were due in May, Applejack, Dash and Pinkie were busy preparing, as were myself, Alex and Dan. By our estimates based of of the dates of conception, Applejack's son would be born first, then Dash's twins, and then Pinkie's daughter.

Since Applejack and Alex knew that their time was coming first, they were busy preparing. Alex worked with Big Mac to make both a crib and a cradle out of apple wood, Granny stitched together a quilt for Applejack's foal, and Applebloom was CONSTANTLY asking her sister when her nephew would be born.

"How much longer Sis?"

"Ah don't know Applebloom, but I'm REALLY hoping soon, as this little feller's been kicking the daylights outta me!" Applejack was sitting in a chair in the living room, rubbing her very swollen belly.

"And what will his name be?"

"Alex and I decided to name him Alexander, like him. Alexander Barkley-Apple. AB for short, just like you!"

Applebloom then put her head against her sister's tummy. "Alex Jr. Just like his Daddy, and with my initials too! Speaking of which, where is Alex anyway?"

"He and Big Mac are out working in the orchards. I'll be heading out there soon to help them too."

"Oh no you won't Missy!" Granny looked up from the quilt that she was working on. "You'll be doing NOTHING too strenu-whatsit until little Alex is born!"

"Ugh, but Granny, I HATE sitting here in the house all of the time!"

Granny looked at her granddaughter. "Well, I WOULD let you outside, but the last time that I did that, you went and tried to do hard work! Now I appreciate yer gumption Girl, but you HAVE to wait until your son is born!"

Applejack sighed. She knew that there really was no reasoning with Granny when she made up her mind, plus, it would only be another month anyway, with perhaps another week beyond that of getting adjusted to being a full-time mom. Just another month and a week of being trapped close to the house, and NOT being allowed to work!

She looked down at her belly. "You've caused me a LOT of trouble, you know that Little Guy?" In response, the foal kicked her. "See? That's EXACTLY what I'm talkin' about! Whenever yer not kickin' me, yer causin me to be unable to work!"

The foal then began to kick at her bladder. "Aee!!! Not there!" Applejack then ran off to the bathroom for the umpteenth time that day!

Once April was drawing to a close, Alex got back into contact with Bundle Joy. He'd been in touch with her for a while, but he told her that he'd contact her again once Applejack was closer to her due date.

"And now the time may be drawing close Bunny."

Bundle Joy looked Applejack over. "Yes, I do believe that you're right Mr.......I mean, Alex. Sorry, I keep forgetting that you prefer to just be called Alex."

"It's ok Bunny. A LOT of other Ponies forget to drop the 'Mr'. as well!"

Bundle Joy nodded. "Yes. In the meantime though, I can tell you that Applejack may be going into labor VERY soon, as in sometime within the next 2 weeks."

"Well, that's good I guess. The sooner that this Little Feller's out of me, the better!"

Bundle Joy laughed. "I take it that it your foal is active?"

"EXTREMELY!!!!!"

"Well, Mrs. Daring's twins were the same way, and she's REALLY glad that they're not kicking her anymore!"

Applejack nodded slowly. "Yeah, I bet! But I guess that we'll just play out these last few bits by ear, and see what happens. You'll get the call when I'm in labor though!"

"And I'll be waiting VERY eagerly for that call as well!"

Applejack nodded, and then the 3 of them talked for a while longer.

Then, on the night of May 20th, Applejack went into labor. She was sound asleep, as was Alex, but then the contractions hit her.

"Ough!" Applejack woke up, and it was then that she realized that it was time. "Alex! Get up, now!"

Alex jerked awake. "Huh, eh what?! What's going on?!" He looked over at the clock. The time read 1:33am.

"Ah just went into labor Alex!"

Alex was awake instantly. "Right! I'll go wake up the rest of the family, as well as inform Bundle Joy!" After pulling on his bathrobe, he went IMMEDIATELY to wake up the rest of the Apples.

Then, with help from Big Mac, with Granny holding Applejack's hand, and Applebloom following them with her video camera, they carried her out of the house, and out to the barn where Applejack had INSISTED that she wanted her son to be born!

For some odd reason, she chose to have her foal in the barn, while lying nude on a horse blanket in the hay. She also chose to go drug-free, and throughout the whole ordeal, while her blond mane hung freely down her back, she had one hand wrapped around a stress squeeze ball, and the other one around Alex's neck!

"When I get through this, you are NEVER touching me again!!! DO YOU HEAR ME ALEX?!?!?! YOU did this to me! YOU knocked me up!" (Interestingly enough, she wasn't in as much pain as she was still EXTREMELY mad at both herself and Alex for her getting pregnant in the first place, although she blamed Alex more).

Alex pried her hand off of his throat. "Wait, MY fault?! As I recall, YOU were the one who wanted to have sex in here, AND were the one who forgot your birth control!"

"Well, YOU didn't wear any protection!"

"And yer BOTH responsible for Alex Jr!" Granny finished for them. "Now stop arguin', and start pushin' Applejack!"

"What do you think I've BEEN doing Granny?! I've been getting contractions every few minutes!"

"Well if you'd just calm yerself down, and focus on the foal instead of the pain, your labor will be MUCH easier! It was fer me when yer Pa was born, just as it was fer yer Ma when YOU were born!"

Applejack then tried Granny's advice, and sure enough, the pain seemingly began to die away. Sure, it still hurt, but not NEARLY as much as it had before!

"Wow, I guess goin' with the rise and fall of the contractions, and just breathing, really IS the best way to get through this Granny!"

Granny chuckled a bit. "I told ya so Applejack!"

"And I and my neck DEFINITELY appreciate it Granny!" Alex added.

Applejack grabbed him by his neck again. "Wanna repeat yerself Sugarcube?" Alex shook his head. "That's what Ah thought!"

Not too long after, Bundle Joy arrived, and about a half hour later, at about 3am, Applejack's water broke.

"Ngh, well, I guess he's entered the birth canal now!" Applejack muttered.

Bundle Joy nodded. "Oh yes. It should only be a few more minutes now, and you will have brought another foal into the world!"

Also like me and Todd before him, Alex too helped Bundle Joy with the birthing process. Applejack would push, and he would help ease the foal along. Soon, a furry little head appeared, followed by a neck, arms, and then the rest of a foal! Applejack gasped in surprise and slight shock as she felt her son slide the rest of the way out of her, and onto the blanket in the hay that she was laying on.

"Ngh......is......is he out?"

Bundle Joy held him up. "Congratulations Mrs. Applejack, it's a colt, even though you already knew that!" After cutting the umbilical cord, Bunny handed him gently up to Applejack, who began to lick her new foal clean. (I'd already warned Alex that mares did this, as did Todd, but he believed that Applejack wouldn't. That night he was proven wrong!)

Also, just like Daring and I's twins, there was no crying from little Alex Jr. There was a lot of coughing, at least at first, but no crying. Then, once he was fully clean to Applejack's satisfaction, and as he began to nurse from his mother, Alex Sr got a good look at his son.

Alex Jr had tannish-orange fur, green eyes, and a reddish-blond mane and tail. He had hooves instead of feet, although Alex also saw a tiny horn on the top of his head as well. His son was a Unicorn just like him!

"So my son is a Unicorn with the strength of an Earth Pony." Alex mused quietly, "As strong as his father, and as beautiful as his mother. No better combination than that!"

"No kiddin' Sugarcube!" Applejack then pulled Alex down again, but this time she merely placed her soft lips onto his. "Mmm, I love you Alex. Even though yer a real pain in the flank sometimes, I still love ya!"

"I love you too AJ."

Alex Jr then burped, causing both of them to start laughing!

The next day, those of us who were able came by to see Alex, Applejack and Alex Jr. I was carrying both Midnight and Amber on my back, and Daring and Dash came with me as well. Todd, Fluttershy,and little Windy were also there, as were Don and Twilight, among others.

"Aww, he's so cute Applejack!" Fluttershy cooed. "What's his name?"

"Alex, just like his father. Alexander Barkley-Apple."

I looked at Alex Jr. "Well, I can say this Alex, he really DOES look a lot like you!"

Alex then looked at me. "Yeah, and at least I wasn't crying my eyes out when he was born like YOU did!" He then began to laugh a bit, while I looked a bit hurt.

I was about to chew him out, but Don beat me to it. "Alex Barkley! That was not only EXTREMELY rude, but it was also INCREDIBLY uncalled for! You were NOT there at the battle close to the Tower 9 Nuclear Power Plant in the Mojave Desert, so you have NO IDEA what having kids means for those who were!" Alex looked a bit confused, so Don explained.

When he did, Alex looked VERY sorry. "Ok, yeah, you're right Major. I'm sorry Leopard. Being completely sterile for YEARS without a known cure must have been IMPOSSIBLY hard for you. And now 2 of your wives are pregnant with twins, with one of them having given birth, which must mean the WORLD to you!"

I nodded slowly. "Yes, and I forgive you Alex. Also yes, my foals DO mean the world to me! God gave me what I wanted most, and allowed me to have foals!"

We all then continued to talk about Alex Jr for a while longer, as well as congratulate Alex and Applejack on their new son.

For Dan and Pinkie, 5 days later, it was their turn. Pinkie had decided to do what Daring did, and reserved a spot for herself at the Maternity Garden, while Dan arranged for Bundle Joy to assist them. On May 25th though, Pinkie went into labor. Unlike the rest of us though, when Pinkie went into labor, the time was 11:35am!

One minute Pinkie was ok and behind the counter at Sugarcube Corner, and the next, she felt her first contractions. "Ough! I think little Angie's coming!" (Dan and Pinkie decided to name their daughter Angelina. Angelina Pie Lewis.)

Luckily, Mrs. Cake was close by, and while she helped Pinkie to the hospital, Mr. Cake ran down the street to the Big Boy Cafe where Dan was working to tell him the news.

"Dan, Dan!"

Dan looked up from the grill. "Hmm? Oh, Mr. Cake. What's wrong?"

"It's Pinkie! She just went into labor!"

"What?!" Dan, Cole and Missy, as well as the rest of the staff and customers who were eating their food all looked at Mr. Cake.

Dan then swung into action. "Right! Just give me a minute to wash my hands, and then I'm coming!" Dan did so, but in his haste to get to his wife, he forgot to take off his apron, and he had the hat that he wore while cooking still on his head too!

After Dan was gone, Cole took his place at the grill. "Hmm, well that's 3 down, and now only Dash's twins are left I guess."

Missy nodded. "Yeah, I guess so Cole. However, I wonder who'll be next to have kids."

Cole could tell what Missy was thinking about. They had been trying for a child, but were unfortunately told by a doctor that Missy was unable to bear children. Missy was devastated, although she brightened up a bit when Cole suggested that they try to adopt when they felt that the time was right.

"Yeah, I don't know Missy. However, if I had to guess, then I'd say that it would probably be Rarity and Andy, as they've been talking about it for a while now."

"Maybe so Cole, or maybe it'll be Don and Twilight." They both then got back to work, all while waiting for any news from Dan about Pinkie.

For Pinkie, her time in labor was just like any other day. Like her friends, she gave birth nude, and she didn't feel too much pain either. She could also barely sit still she was so excited to give birth!

"Come on little Angie! We're all ready for you out here! PLEASE come on out! I'm DYING TO SEE YOU!!!!"

Dan was getting a bit worried. "Wait, Pinkie, calm down a bit! You're probably scaring her! Here, let me try something that Captain Leopard told me that he tried with his wives to get their foals to stop kicking."

He then leaned his head against Pinkie's belly, and whispered softly to his daughter. "Please, come on out little Angie. Like your mommy said, we're all VERY eager to see you! So could you be a good little foal, and come on out?"

In response, a clear, gooey fluid came out of Pinkie, and landed on Dan's apron!

Bundle Joy was very surprised. "Wow, I can't believe that that worked! Pinkie's water just broke Dan, and now your daughter's just minutes away from coming out!"

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Dan helped Bundle Joy ease their daughter along, and soon little Angie was brought into the world. Unlike the others, she immediately began to cry, at least until Pinkie began to lick her clean.

"Shh, it's ok Sweetie." Pinkie whispered, "Mommy's here to take such good care of you!"

Little Angie then stopped crying, and began to gently suckle from her mother. Dan then saw that she had pinkish-red fur, a somewhat curly brown mane and tail, and green eyes.

"So, so beautiful!" Dan whispered. Since he was still wearing his work clothes, he decided not to hold his daughter just yet, although Angie DID reach over towards him, giggling a bit!

"Aww, she wants to see her Daddy!"

After removing his apron, as well as his shirt, Dan did hold his new daughter. When he did, she immediately snuggled into his arms.

"Angelina Pie Lewis, or Angie. Such a fitting name, for such a cute foal!"

Angie then burped a bit, just like Alex Jr did, and then Pinkie, Dan, Bundle Joy and the Cakes all laughed a bit.

When we could, we all came by to see the happy couple and their new daughter, and just like the other times, we were all SO happy for them!

Dash kept waiting and waiting for her turn. She was actually due by the second week of May, but by June 5th, just 3 days shy of the second anniversary of our arrival in Equestria, her foals STILL showed no signs of being born!

"They seem to not want to come out Mrs. Dash." Dr. Karen told her.

"And what can be done about that? PLEASE don't say that I have to have a C-section done!"

Dr. Karen shook her head. "No, nothing that drastic! However, since your foals are now rather late, I will be prescribing you drugs that will send you into labor."

Dash then turned to me. "Well then Stud, I guess we'd better call home and have Daring and Spitfire get everything ready."

I nodded. "Yeah, and I'll contact Bundle Joy too."

Dash then turned back to Dr. Karen. "So, will you give me the drugs now, and if so, how long until they take effect?"

Dr. Karen then finished writing something up, before handing a small bottle of yellow liquid to Dash. "Just go to whatever arrangements that you have for having your foals, drink this, then wait 2 hours or so, and then you should be in labor. If not, contact me and I'll give you a stronger dose."

Dash looked at the bottle that she'd been given. "Ok, whatever you say Doc." She and I then headed home in order to prepare.

As I've said before, Dash wanted to have her foals be born in the sky, just like she was. In the end, she decided to have them at home, and if the weather was permissible, (she was going to make SURE that it was!) she would have them on one of our house's balconies. In the end, Dash chose the one that was closest to the pool room, so that she could use the hot tub when her labor started if she wanted to. Out on the balcony, Dash wanted a cloud mattress covered in her favorite blankets, as well as PLENTY of cloud pillows to keep herself propped up on!

Once we were home, Spitfire helped me get this ready, while Dash helped Daring take care of Amber and Midnight. Daring also wanted her daughters to be present at the birth of their "cousins" if at all possible, so she was hoping for them to be born during waking hours.

"I'll probably try to time it so that I give birth close to sunset", Dash told her. "That's when I was born, and I REALLY want history to repeat itself!"

Daring nodded, and when the time was right, Dash drank the liquid that Dr. Karen had given her. To her surprise, it didn't taste bitter, but instead tasted like lemon!

"Hmm, lemon flavored. And now I guess that I just have to wait the 2 hours until the drug's supposed to kick into gear. The time's now about 5pm, so by about 7 I could FINALLY be in labor!"

I then hugged her gently. "Yeah, and then my daughter and my son will be brought into the world!"

Dash hugged me back. "Yes. Skyler Cobalt, and Misty Cloud! The best son and daughter ever, and hopefully the first of MANY more foals Stud!" (Dash seemed to want a huge family, while Daring was content to just have her twin daughters, and Spitfire said that she would be content with only 1 or 2 foals as well).

Dash's parents were also present, and were DYING to see their grandchildren just as soon as Dash was done giving birth to them.

"How much longer Dashie?" Windy asked her.

"Hopefully soon Mom. The 2 hours is almost up, so I'm REALLY hoping that I finally go into labor!"

"Me too Hun!" Her dad then hugged her.

Her parents did back off a bit, and gave Dash her space. Dash had removed her robe, and was sitting nude on her blanketed mattress with pillows. I sat close to her, Bow and Windy were sitting inside of the house, Daring was nursing her daughters, Aurora wandered out with Briana sitting on her back, and Spitfire arrived with Bundle Joy a while later.

ALL of us were waiting to see what would happen when the 2 hours would be up. Would Dash FINALLY go into labor, or would she need another dose from Dr. Karen?

As I was lying with Dash, the sun was beginning to set, and she STILL showed no signs of going into labor!

"Ugh, this is getting RIDICULOUS! What's it gonna take to get these little guys out of me?!"

Bundle Joy shook her head. "It's been a while since I've seen this. I can tell you with a fair amount of certainty that nothing is wrong, but yet the foals themselves don't want to come out."

"And is there anything that can be done about that?" Dash still had a hand over her face. "Because I do NOT want to have to wait another 2 hours for another drug to kick in!"

Bundle Joy sighed. She then opened her mouth like she was going to say something, but then she just closed it again. Although after seemingly thinking it over again, she spoke. "Well, there IS one method that can be tried, and there's no real risk of anything bad happening, as the foals ARE about a month overdue now!"

"What is it Bunny?" I asked her.

Bundle Joy blushed a bit, and she seemed to be embarrassed. "Well.......t-the truth is...........you could always try to break her water Captain Leopard."

I looked at her a bit confused. "Ok, and how do I do that?"

"Eh......by..........well............" She then made motions with her hands, indicating that she wanted me to have sex with Dash.

Both Dash and I looked at each other in surprise, but before either of us could say anything, I suddenly heard Briana start snickering. I saw that she had a paw over her mouth, but that she was CLEARLY enjoying Bundle Joy's suggestion!

I looked up at Bunny. "And you're SURE that there's no risk with that?"

"Well, as long as you don't push TOO deep inside of her, then no, I don't think that there is. Plus, your foals are fully formed, and NEED to come out. If you don't want to do any more drugs, then I say try that."

I looked at Dash, but all she did was nod. I then looked to the others. "Just......leave, and close the doors to the balcony. I'll call you if anything happens."

They all nodded, and then Daring, Spitfire, Bundle Joy, and even Dash's parents went back inside of the house, and shut the doors behind them. I then saw Aurora and Briana.

"You guys too, and that DOES mean you too DELCI if you're in that little box on Aurora's collar as well!"

Aurora looked up at me. "Aww, do I have to Master?"

"Well, you can stay, but definitely NOT Briana, and no to you DELCI as well!"

DELCI just seemed to sigh. "Ok, fine. I've seen you do this enough times anyway!" She then seemed to leave.

"Yeah, but I'M Life! I'm not going anywhere!"

I looked at her. "Briana, you've been nothing but a PAIN ever since we first met back in the Lunar Shrine of Romance, and you CONTINUE to be a pain! But, even if I just threw you out of here, you'd probably just teleport back in anyway, so fine! Just as long as you stay back, you can stay too."

Briana squeed, before running over, and jumping into my arms. "Eee! Thank you Leopard! You're the best!"

"Yeah, and I'm REALLY glad that you're the size of a house cat right now, or else It would be REALLY hard for me to hold you!"

Briana just giggled a bit, before trotting over to one of the other chairs on the balcony, and sitting down on it. Aurora just sat down where she was, and both of them waited to see what would happen next.

Soon, once Dash was ready she told me to be REALLY careful!

"Please be REALLY careful with me Stud! Even though there's only a low risk of an issue, I do NOT want anything bad to happen!"

I nodded slowly. "Yeah, I know Dashie, and I'll be careful!" Then, after I stripped, Dash leaned back on her mattress and pillows, and after spreading her legs, I gently placed my member up close to her wet snatch, before gently pushing into her.

"Ngh!" She moaned, biting her finger.

"You ok Dashie?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Stud! Still be careful though."

"I will. I just have to work at this slowly. First I'll see if we can gently stimulate your water breaking, and then if that doesn't work, I'll try ramming it." I then began to gently thrust in and out of her.

"Wow, I NEVER thought that my labor and delivery would be like this!"

"Well, we're not QUITE there yet Dashie, but I guess that this could qualify as pre-labor and delivery!"

Dash was maybe about to reply, but then Briana, who was getting bored, decided to move things along. She suddenly got the BEST idea for a new joke, and she then whispered it to Aurora, who began to tell it.

"Hey Master?"

"Yeah Aurora?"

"Here's a good idea for a joke. Twist it, pull it, flick it, spin it!"

I was getting confused. "Um, how's that a joke Aurora?"

"Hang on, I'm getting to it. Just work your rhythm as I tell it!"

"Ok......?" I then began to thrust in tandem to how Aurora was telling me to.

"Twist it! Pull it! Flick it! Spin it! Pull it! Twist it!"

"Ngh, um, Stud, I think I might have just felt my first contraction! Whatever you're doing, it's working!"

I was about to reply, all while in my head, I was trying to figure out what Aurora was hinting at. I knew that it was a toy, and it was at the edge of my memory, but I couldn't remember what it was. Then Aurora got to the meat of the joke.

"Flick it, spin it, Bop It! Twist it, Spin it, BREAK IT!!!!" She suddenly yelled!

At the same moment I got the "joke" being about Aurora imitating the old BOP IT! toy, her yelling "BREAK IT!!!!" caused me to both laugh and jump a bit, both of which caused me to ram deeply into Dash, before blowing a load into her!

"Ough!" Dash moaned. She then felt something break inside of her, and a river of fluids pushed out my load. "Stud! You just broke my water!"

I was confused, and glad at the same time. "Well, sorry for just ramming into you like that, but yet not sorry for finally breaking your water! Oh, and you're not hurt right?"

"No, I'm fine, but I think that one of our twins just entered the birth canal, so you'd better get the others out here!"

"Right!" I then went to open the doors, and the rest of the gang came back outside.

Once I did that, while Daring, Spitfire and our twins watched, Dash's parents filmed, Bunny helped me clean up the mess that Dash and I had made! Dash meanwhile was getting ready to start pushing out Misty and Skyler.

"You're doing great Mrs. Dash, just keep pushing!"

Dash gave Bunny a queer look. "You say that like I'm in pain. I feel GREAT right now!"

I then wiped a bit of sweat from her forehead. "Are you being serious Dash, or was that sarcasm?"

She shook her head. "No, I really DO feel great right now Stud! It just feels like I'm in the middle of an intense lower-body workout!"

I just shrugged. Dash CLEARLY seemed to be enjoying herself while she gave birth, and I was happy for her. Bow and Windy were THRILLED to be watching their daughter become a mother herself, and even little Amber and Midnight were seemingly watching intently as well!

Then, just as the sun was almost ready to fully set, Dash lay onto her left side, and after raising one of her legs, she continued to push, while Bunny and I helped ease our foals along. This time for our efforts, a small, furry little head appeared, then thanks to the massive amounts of fluids acting as a lubricant, the rest of a foal quickly followed! Moments later, to the surprise of us all, the other one followed! Then, once Bunny cut the umbilical cords, Dash began to lick her foals clean.

For what it was worth, neither of them cried very much, and soon they snuggled close to their mother, and began to suckle from her. As they did, I got a look at my son and daughter. What I saw was rather interesting. My son had bluish-gray fur and a black tail, but his mane was rainbow-colored! I also saw that he had tiny little black feathery wings, furry little Bat-Pony ears, tiny fangs, and deep blue eyes with cat-like pupils.

My daughter had dark blue fur, a rainbow-colored mane and tail, although in addition to looking like Dash's mane and tail, there was a black streak in her mane as well. She had little feathery wings, as well as deep blue eyes with normal pupils. It was then that I realized that ALL 4 of my kids had the same eye color as me, just give and take 2 of them having the cat-like pupils that all Bat-Ponies have!

"Wow, all of my kids have the same eyes as me, just give and take the Bat-Pony pupils on 2 of them!"

Dash shook her head. "Yeah, that's kind of interesting Stud! But at any rate though, I'm just glad Misty and Skyler are out of me now, and into the world!"

"Wait, what are their names?" Windy asked.

Dash looked at her mom. "Our daughter's name is Misty Cloud, and our son is Skyler Cobalt."

"Skyler and Misty. Such perfect names, for such perfect foals!"

"Yeah, I'll say!" Her dad agreed. Both Dash's parents then took their turns holding their new grandson and granddaughter.

After looking at her new niece and nephew, Spitfire sighed a bit. "Well, after seeing this, I MIGHT consider having foals sooner, but yet I'll still need more time to think about it."

I looked up at her. "Take all of the time that you need Spitsy, as foals ARE a lifetime commitment after all, at least for the first 18 years!"

She gave me a look. "Yeah, and THAT'S what I'm afraid of!"

Dash laughed. "Well, take your time Spitsy, you have a bit longer yet."

"Yeah!" Windy added. "Most mares can have foals well into their 40's, and some even longer than that! You're only in your late 20's, so you still have time!"

"Yeah, 'only in my late 20's'. Thanks for reminding me how old I am!" I heard her mutter.

I then took my turn holding my new son and daughter, before handing them back to Dash.

Over the course of the next year or so, we all had our responsibilities with our kids. We took care of them, and helped them on their way to being 2 years old. Sure, there were a LOT of sleepless nights, dirty diapers, REALLY angry newbie-moms, a really angry 2nd wife deprived of sex due to her husband helping to care for the twins of wives 1 and 3, a lot of heartache at times, and all around those of us with kids learning how to be parents.

Throughout it all though, many of us continued to think about our lives on Earth. What really DID happen after the Battle of Las Vegas? Were the Futas destroyed, or had they gained ground again? Did WW6 end, and if so, when? It was coming up on 3 years since the battle of Vegas back in 2029, and it was now early June of 2032. The battle anniversary was on June 8th, and little did we all suspect, something else was coming to Equestria. Something that would begin to change our lives forever!

Ok, this chapter is FINALLY DONE!!!!!!

I'm SO SORRY that this took so long guys, but between my last few weeks of school, a job, and a hectic home life, to say nothing of internet issues, and as I mentioned before, this chapter, as well as the one before it referring to childbirth, were VERY hard for me to write, as I really knew nothing about it at all, but here it FINALLY is!

Now, yes, the next chapter brings back the Wabash Cannonball, as well as a few other surprises! This story is about to get REALLY interesting, and it all starts with Chapter 23!

In the meantime though, comments, feedback, questions, as well as spreading the word about this story, are always appreciated, and I'll see you all in Chapter 23!

ScarFox out for now!

(Also, Chapter 23 is already roughly half complete, so it should HOPEFULLY take a lot less time to write out!)