Chapter 9: Surprise!

"Congratulations, it's a filly!" the doctor said happily as one of the nurses passed him the newborn foal. Frost looked up slowly, his eyes filled with tears.

"Is it over?" he asked pitifully, looking at the doctor with pleading eyes.

"Yes, it's over" the Doctor said as he handed the pearly white foal to Frost, who stared at it stupidly, as if he didn't know what it was. He continued to stare at the foal until Pinkie put a hoof on his shoulder, making him turn quickly.

"Can I see her?" Pinkie asked sweetly, and Frost happily obliged. Pinkie cooed as the foal was placed in her arms, her motherly love almost strong enough for everyone in the room to feel it. The foal started to cry, but Pinkie quickly hushed her with a kiss on the forehead.

"She's so pretty..." Pinkie said quietly as she watched her foal roll about in her arms. Frost leaned in to get a better look at the baby, but got a kick to the snout instead.

"Ow!" Frost yelped as he jump back from the foal, "She's got great legs too!"

"Yeah, and look, she has a blue streak in her mane" Pinkie said, turning the foal so that Frost could get a look without being kicked in the face again. When he looked closely he could see a small blue streak running through the foal's bright yellow mane.

"Wow..." Frost said slowly as he looked closer at the young foal, who was still happily rolling around, "She has lots of energy, just like her mother...". Pinkie smiled and looked up at Frost, reaching a free hoof out to touch the side of his head. He looked at her and smiled before leaning in to place a kiss on her lips, making the entire hospital staff melt from the adorableness of the situation.

"You two will make great parents" one of the nurses said before leaving the room, but not before letting out one last, "Daw...". The rest of the staff quickly left the room, leaving Frost and Pinkie alone with the foal.

"Parents, huh?" Pinkie said, her hair deflating a slight bit as she thought about what had brought this foal to her. She watched the foal sadly until Frost put a hoof on her shoulder, making her look at him instead.

"I'd be honored if you let me raise this filly with you" Frost said sincerely, a tiny smile on his lips. Pinkie looked at him for a moment before smiling back, her eyes filling with tears as she pulled Frost into a hug. She cried into her shoulder as he hugged her tighter, and the foal even moved around slightly, hugging Frost's leg. They broke apart slightly, just enough so they could look into each other eyes.

"I love you cupcake" Frost said, smiling as the foal tried to grab his wings from Pinkie's lap. Pinkie looked down at the foal before looking back up at Frost.

"And I love you, muffin" Pinkie said sweetly as she moved forwards for a kiss. They embraced again for a moment, but the sound of the door to their room opening made them break apart. When they looked over they saw the doctor standing in the doorway, smiling at them with a clipboard suspended in the air by his magic.

"Have you two decided on a name for the young foal?" the doctor asked, still smiling as the two of them looked at each worriedly. They hadn't ever thought of names, but when Pinkie suddenly smiled at the doctor Frost knew she had found a name she liked.

"Surprise" Pinkie said confidently. When the foal started laughing everypony knew that it was the perfect name for her, so the doctor quickly wrote it down before walking over.

"Well then, Surprise, welcome to Equestria"

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"Surprise come inside, it's raining!"

"Coming dad!" Surprise yelled back to the blueish white Pegasus standing in the front door of her house. It was late in the day, and the Ponyville weather team had brought in the storm for the week. Sadly it got a little out of control and the storm had started to become too much for them to handle, so everypony was being advised to stay indoors for the evening. As Surprise went inside her house she saw her dad grabbing his boots from the closet.

"Where are you going dad?" Surprise asked, worried that he was thinking about going out in the storm.

"I have to go get your mother, she's stuck at Sugar Cube Corner" her dad said before giving her a kiss on the forehead, "Dinner's on the table, I'll be back in a bit"

"Bye dad" Surprise said as her father took off from their front steps, leaving Surprise all by herself. At first, she was going to go raid the cookie jar, but when she saw the soup sitting on the table, waiting for her, well, her plans changed rather fast. She loves it when her dad makes her soup especially if it's...

"Tomato!" Surprise shouted as she ran to the table, ready to eat the delicious red contents of the bowl. Within minutes the bowl was empty and Surprise was looking around for more. Despite her best efforts though, no more could be found. He must have hidden it so I wouldn't eat it all, Surprise thought as she crossed her legs angrily before making her way to her room.

"Hello there" a mysterious voice said from inside the room, making Surprise jump slightly.

"Hi Pinkamena" Surprise said calmly after looking at the source of the voice. It was her mothers old mirror, which had been given to her when she turned four. Although Pinkamena seemed real to Surprise, it was as if nopony else could see her, and oddly enough she looked just like her mother...

"How are you today?" Pinkamena asked, looking at Surprise cheerfully.

"I'm okay, but it's raining so I'm kinda sad" Surprise replied, looking at the floor sadly as Pinkamena chuckled.

"Don't worry, I'm here for you if you need me" Pinkamena said sweetly, smiling at Surprise through the mirror. Surprise was about to talk to Pinkamena for a little bit longer, but her door opened, standing on the other side was her mother and father, smiling at her happily.

"Talking to Pinkamena again dear?" her mom asked, looking into the mirror. For a second Surprise could have sworn she saw her mother and Pinkamena smile at each other, but after she blinked Pinkamena was gone, and her mom was looking at her happily.

"Hi mom" Surprise said, pulling her mother into a hug. They hugged for a few more seconds before her mom pulled away, smiling happily.

"Well, me and your father need to go dry ourselves off, you have fun with Pinkamena in here" her mom said, turning around to walk out of the room with her husband. As they shut the door Pinkamena came back in the mirror, so her and Surprise started to play again. They weren't really playing, it was more of a talk that they would have, throwing jokes back and forth, Pinkamena helping Surprise with things she didn't want to tell her parents, and usually, just to pass the time. From the other side of the door her parents could hear everything, and they smiled at each other before walking away.

"She's a great imaginary friend, isn't she cupcake?" her dad said, looking back at the door.

"The best, muffin" her mom said before planting a kiss on her husband's lips.