Peter took another step on the wooden platform, then another, cautiously approaching the mouth of the jungle.

"Rainbow Dash, can you see anything?"

Silence.

"Rainbow Dash?"

He turned, wondering.what had become of the cyan Pegasus, when he noticed that he was alone, save for Spike. Rainbow Dash stood on the other end of the walkway, Twilight and Applejack glaring at her.

"Oh, shit..."

He started the walk back, and Spike merely grunted, walking into the jungle by himself, a small flare from his nostril lighting the way.

"I'm going to find Rarity. See you in a bit."

Peter simply nodded, and quickened his pace, fretting as to what could possibly be wrong.

As soon as he arrived, Applejack stepped up to him, scrutinizing her friend.

"So...you had sex with Rainbow Dash."

Peter blushed. He felt mortified, and helooked to Rainbow Dash, the question pure on his face.

"I...I'm sorry, Peter...I just couldn't resist...bragging about it..."

Peter sighed, and stepped around the orange work pony, moving over to the Pegasus' side. Kneeling on one knee, he put an arm around her, holding her close.

"It's okay, Rainbow Dash....I forgive you..."

She looked up, and smiled.

"Thank you..."

He smiled back. However, when he looked up, Applejack and Twilight didn't smile back.

"Peter, do you have any idea what this means?"

Peter nodded, defiantly staring back at the lilac unicorn.

"Yes. She might get pregnant. And I believe that I'm ready for that."

Twilight sighed, and sat. After a few moments of silence, she spoke.

"Peter, do you know when and why mares have sex?"

Peter shrugged.

"Because they want to, I guess..."

Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Yes, but do you know when and why mares want to have sex?"

Peter shrugged once more.

"I dunno...'cus they just do?"

Twilight grunted.

"No, Peter, not just ''cus they do'."

Peter rolled his eyes, grunting in return.

"Stop beating around the bush, Twilight! What are you talking about!?"

Twilight looked up with a sneer, and shouted the answer.

"Mares only want to have sex when they're in heat, Peter!"

Peter blinked. He had heard the phrase before, but couldn't quite place his finger on it.

"Which means?"

"Which means, mares only want to have sex when they're fertile. We all know that Rainbow Dash has been in heat for the past week, which worried us when we saw her sleeping with you in the hospital!"

Peters' jaw dropped.

"So, wait...Rainbow Dash is...pregnant?"

Twilight nodded, and Peter remembered his obligations and promises.

I know that I would have no choice but to marry her if she gets pregnant...but now that she is...

"Yes. I'm afraid that it's inevitable, as even one...time, can cause a pregnancy."

Peter looked into Rainbow Dash's eyes in amazement, and pressed a hand to her belly. Nothing was there, but, at the same time, everything was there, under the palm of his hand.

"Rainbow Dash..."

Twilight cleared her throat.

"As I see it, you have two choices. You can either abort the baby, or put it up for adoption when it's born. Which one will it be?"

Peter stared at the cyan Pegasus' belly, at where a child, no, his child, was forming.

I love her.

And, I love this child, I love our child...

Could I really do it?

Could I actually marry her, and stay true to her, and supply for her and the baby?

...

Should I?

Would I be right, to marry her?

What do I do...

What...do...I...do...

God, please, help me, I love Rainbow Dash, and we're having a child together, and-

And we're having a child...

together.

Just like Rainbow Dash said...

As mommy and daddy, husband...

And wife.

...

I don't know if this is the right thing.

Wait...

I do.

It's my child, I should be there for it.

And, as the woman...or pony...as the one I love, I want to be with Rainbow Dash forever.

And I should be there for her, because I love her, and love this child...

But...

We've been dating for less than a week...

We haven't even completed what her dad wanted us to do...

Ugh...

This is just all so scary...

No...

It's not.

It's wonderful.

This is my child.

This is the pony, the mare, the woman, the one I love.

And this is my choice.

Peter looked up at the lilac unicorn, and smiled.

"You're wrong. There's a third choice."

Twilight shook her head with a grunt.

"No, there isn't! What else could you possibly do!?"

Peter took a deep breath. "This."

Peter turned to his right, and picked a small, violet flower, which he presented to Rainbow Dash, placing it in her unruly rainbow mane, the stem resting in the curve of her ear.

He smiled at Rainbow Dash, and, with butterflies beating at the walls of his stomach, he asked a question that would undoubtedly change his life forever.

"Rainbow Dash...will you marry me?"

Twilight and Applejack gasped, and looked at each other, shock plain on their faces.

Rainbow Dash simply smiled, and threw her forelegs around Peter, without a word. She didn't have any.

She didn't need any.

Applejack gasped once more, and pointed towards the dark maw of the jungle with a trembling hoof.

Twilight followed her hoof, and almost fainted.

For there, practically sprinting towards them, was a purple dragon. In his arms, the dragon was cradling a white unicorn, her coat covered in red, glistening blood.

Before you say anything, here's a bit of something for you to think about.
Put yourself in Peter's shoes.
If you were in love with someone/pony, and that person/pony was bearing your child, and your love for her was unquestionable, what would you do?
Leave a comment with your answer.