Chapter 9: Hospital Visit

Pinkie waiting inside the Ponyville hospital for only a few minutes before Doctor Stable called her into his office, a mysterious pony waiting in the corner of the room for the two of them. As Pinkie sat down she looked over at the Unicorn pony that was standing there, his white coat and jet black seeming odd to Pinkie. For one, she has never seen this pony before, and two, he was just so boring. No silly colors, no strange features, he was just a normal black and white pony.

"Good morning Miss Pie" Doctor Stable said as he sat down at his desk, his papers lighting up with a magical aura as he lifted them off the desk so he could file them away later. Once his desk was cleaned off he pulled up Pinkie's papers, looking them over carefully, noticing that a father's signature was missing from the pregnancy form.

"So, are you a single parent?" Doctor Stable said as he lowered the papers just enough so he could look at Pinkie over them. She smiled shyly before letting out a small giggle, the memory of the previous day still fresh in her mind. Braeburn had shown up, they talked, and he became her long distance coltfriend, but sadly he had to go back that evening.

"No, it's just, um..." Pinkie trailed off, trying to remember what everpony had told her to say when Doctor Stable asked about it, "Complicated"

"Okay then..." Doctor Stable trailed off, before he looked over at the pony in the corner, "Now then, let's go get this test underway" Doctor Stable got up out of his chair and nodded at Pinkie and the unknown pony to follow him out of the office, and the two of them happily obliged. After they walked down the hallway they entered a completely white room, tiles covering every surface.

"What are we going to do in here?" Pinkie asked, her voice echoing emptily as she looked around the room. When no pony answered her she decided to walk further into the room, but was suddenly picked up off the ground by some unseen force, which had caught her by complete surprise.

"Now Pinkie, we're going to scan you to see how the foal is doing" Doctor Stable said from the back corner of the room, just before a strong tickling sensation washed over Pinkie's entire body, making her squirm and giggle. Once the sensation was gone Pinkie straightened out, looking forward to see a large see through version of herself floating in the air.

"What is that?!" Pinkie asked loudly, making the other two ponies cringe before they could say anything to her.

"It's a hologram of you Pinkie, we're using it to check on the foal" Doctor Stable said, bringing attention to the strained expression on the Unicorn beside him's face, which mean he was the one who had set up the projection using his magic. Pinkie was suddenly dropped from where she had been floating, causing her knees to buckle because of the drop.

"So, how is the foal doing?" Pinkie asked as she walked over to the hologram, a small blobish shape in the middle of it's stomach.

"Well, right now I can tell that it will be a Earth pony, but other than that I can't really say" Doctor Stable said honestly as he examined the blob, "But it does look like the foal is healthy, so there's nothing for you to be worried about at all"

"Really?" Pinkie asked, her eyes growing wide with hope with the news that she was keeping her foal healthy. Doctor Stable gave the hologram one last look over before turning to Pinkie with a smile on his face, telling Pinkie that she had been doing a great job so far. Once he had given Pinkie a real physical check she was let out for the day, free to play with her friends, albeit with a warning to keep warm during winter for the foal's safety.

When Pinkie got back into Sugar Cube Corner she was welcomed by a steaming cup of hot coco, which had a small note next to it from the Cakes, telling her that they had to run the twins over to the hospital because they had gotten sick all of a sudden. Pinkie was worried at first for the twins, but the knowledge that they were in good hooves and the tempting hot coco snapped her out of it, the worry being quickly replaced by a warm sensation as the coco warmed up her body.

Once the Cakes returned home Pinkie told them the good news, and then with Mrs Cake she went off to the library, eager to send a letter to Braeburn to tell him what Doctor Stable had said. After a small fight with Spike because he was tired and cold Pinkie had managed to send the letter off, getting a reply back before she could even leave the library.

Dear Pinkie,

It is awesome to hear that the baby is doing good, and that it will be an earth pony like the two of us. I wish that I could have been there with you during the examination, but duty calls back in Appleloosa. Send me another message whenever there's something you want to talk about.

Love, Braeburn

"Can I go get something warm to eat now?" Spike asked, the letter sending and receiving having warmed him up only momentarily, the cold coming back almost immediately, harsher than before.

"Yes you can Spike, and thank you" Pinkie said happily before giving Spike a light kiss on the nose, making his cheeks flush for a moment, but it quickly faded as he smelled the hot coco that Twilight had just prepared for him as a thank you for sending the letter for Pinkie. With a final goodbye Pinkie and Mrs Cake headed back to the bakery, where Mr Cake had prepared each of them another cup of hot coco because of the cold weather outside.