Love has everything to do with it
Chapter 74
Previous Chapter Next ChapterIt had taken a little bit of time, but Rarity, along with Applejack had managed to visit the hospital to see what type of foal, and gender they would be. Although AJ was a little shocked by her information, Rarity was just ecstatic hers. Now the two, along with their younger siblings, were headed back into town to see if they could locate the disgruntled Alicorn that had given them this gift of life.
"Oh my, we need to start picking out names my dear. And to think, mother and father always thought they would never get a grandfoal from me." Rarity tittered as the four trotted along.
"Yea, it's a big surprise awright. Ah mean, ah never thought ah'd find a stallion worth a spit teh raise a youngin with. Everyone ah've gone out with has been a bit dumb, or self centered. Glad ah could find a good stallion in Night though. That poor feller is one of a kind." AJ smirked, thinking back to all the things that he had done for her and her family in the past.
"Yes, he is quite a catch. But just imagine, had I not used my magic that day, oh so long ago, we wouldn't be here at this very moment. With all of the chaos that this world has gone through, and the destruction caused by all of those brutish beings, I'm surprised we've made it this far." The white unicorn groaned out, thinking about all of the death and destruction that previous enemies had caused to this planet.
"True, so ah guess everypony owes ya one then." AJ chuckled, giving the unicorn a nudge.
"Let us not go that far darling. I am just glad that things turned out so well from a simple mistake. I don't know what I would do in the afterlife had that been the outcome. I mean, do they have need for fashionistas? Or is everypony simply dressed fabulously and that is the end of it?" Rarity hummed, thinking over what the afterlife would hold for someone who actually passed on.
"Well, ahm guessing things would be right fine in the afterlife. Ma an Pa sent me a few letters telling me about it, and what it was like when they passed on. Ah don't right know, but the only thing that makes the afterlife unbearable to them, is not being able teh see their foals and living relatives. Kinda like a reverse of when we miss those that have already passed on. We can't see'em anymore, but we know they're in a better place, waiting on us teh join'em in time."
Rarity and the others stood there, giving a soft nod and meek smile, thinking about some of those that they were close to in the past that had passed on, leaving them and their loved ones with only the memories that they cherished. They would all have a tough time with the loss, but would eventually accept that those that they loved were not only in a better place, but missed them just as much as they were missed.
"Anyway, enough with all the sad talk. I thought we were going to try and find Midnight to tell him about my future niece." Sweetiebelle giggled, knowing that the Alicorn was going to flip upon hearing that he was going to have two more daughters in the near future.
"Yes Sweetie, we will find him..... or." Rarity smiled as she remembered something.
"Or I could just contact him now." She grinned.
"Contact him now? How?" AJ asked, giving her head a little scratch in confusion.
"Darling, don't you remember that spell he cast on everypony. The communication one that can send a telepathic message from us to him?" Rarity stated with a cocked brow, only to make AJ facehoof once she remembered.
"Ah done forgot about it." She chuckled. "Well then, no time like the present Rare"
"Midnight Flame." Rarity stated in a monotone as she began to speak through thought toward her husband.
"Darling, are you there?"
"What the..... Rarity? Are you alright? Why did you use the communication spell, you know it's strictly for emergencies." Midnight spoke through the link causing the unicorn to flinch slightly.
"No dear, everything is fine, but Applejack and I had some news that might make you rather happy. If you'll come to Ponyville of course, and meet us at the library." Rarity stated through the link, giving a slight hint of playfulness.
"Well, I guess so. I mean, I've got to take care of something afterward, but yea, I can make it. Want me to teleport there now?"
"No darling, we will be there in about ten minutes. Teleport then, it will give us enough time to chat a little."
"Alright." He spoke in a slightly worried tone before the connection was canceled.
"Ok girls, he will meet us at the library in ten minutes." Rarity beamed as they strode up to said location.
"Boy howdy..... Night is gonna flip when he hears about this." AJ spoke out, slightly worried about what Midnights reaction would be. Considering he had been rather aggressive as of late, this could be a turning point in his life. Would he be ecstatic, or even more worried now that he had two daughters on the way? Time would tell very shortly.
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"Well that was weird." Midnight sighed catching Discords attention.
"What was?"
"Rarity contacted me through the telepathic spell I put on everypony, said that she and AJ have something to tell me when I meet them at the library shortly." He smirked slightly, the draconequus giving one in return as he patted the stallions withers.
"Well them go on my boy, no time like the present." He chuckled, only to stop upon seeing Midnight raise a hoof and point to his eyes.
"And what do you think they will say upon see this?"
"Riiiiight, that little thing. Well... how about you just use a guise spell on them, turn them back to their original color?"
At that, Midnights hoof met his face. "I wish that sometimes I would think of the simplest task instead of trying to find the hardest." He groaned as his horn lit up, casting a guise spell on his eyes to reurn them to their original color. After a few seconds the task had been accomplished.
"There you go! Now head back to Ponyville, I'm sure those girls of yours will have something that even you can't help but smile about." Discord chuckled.
"Yea, but I'm still going to worry over having some of your power until it's gone. I mean, how do I purge that kind of energy? Do I just do it like I would my normal magic?"
"Well, seeing as it is chaotic energy, I would suggest doing something.... chaotic." The draconequus chuckled again, waving his hand about in a suggestive manner.
"I'm not really into doing chaotic things bro." Midnight groaned, stopping upon seeing Discords deadpanned expression. "Alright! Fine! I do chaotic shit all the time, I just don't consider it that because most of those times were beyond my control."
Discord laughed giving the dark Alicorn a rough pat on the back. "Well then, I guess you had better learn what is and is not chaotic. OH! I know, I'll teach you about chaos and all of its glorified fun!"
"Uh huh, and have Tia and Luna put us both in stone for an unknown amount of time. Sorry, but I just got out of prison a short time ago, and I don't plan on ever going back." Midnight groaned.
"Oh fine you big baby. I guess you'll just have to learn how to control it on your own then." He smirked, disappearing from sight.
"What? Wait a sec, what'd you mean by that?! DISCORD! Come back here!" Midnight shouted only for it to fall upon deaf ears.
"That little shit! He knows something I don't about this energy, and he knows it's going to cause trouble, that's why he said that!" The Alicorn growled out as his horn lit up with magic, teleporting him to Ponyville.
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As the girls waited in the library for their husband to arrive, they idly chatted with one another. The three pregnant mares and two of their sisters, finding quite a bit of excitement in the fact that Midnight was now going to be a father of not only two little fillies, one from Applejack and the other from Rarity, but also a set of twins from Twilight, one being a filly, the other a colt. The only information left from that though, was that Twilight had not divulged what species the two would be.
"Oh come now Twilight, you simply must tell us what the little ones are going to be!" Rarity swooned, desperetly wanting to know if they foals were going to be a unicorn or other species of pony.
"I'll let you two know what they will be once Midnight gets here and you tell him what yours will be first. As much as I would like to tell you now, I don't know how well you two would save face upon finding out." Twilight giggled, know that her fellow brides were going to freak out upon finding out the information themselves.
As Rarity was about to continue protesting, the group hear a loud snap just outside the library, signalling that Midnight had most likely arrived. The apple farmer quickly trotted over to the window to see Midnight coming up to the door, in turn making her rush back over to her fellow brides.
"It's him, hoo boy ahm more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs." AJ stated as she tugged her stetson from her head and fanned herself for a moment.
Before the others could comment, the door to the library opened revealing the dark Alicorn in question, it closing behind him as he quickly came over to his ladies and taking a seat.
"Alright you three, what in the world did you need to see me about that was so important that Rarity had to use the telepathic link to get me here?" He smirked slightly as he looked between his brides.
"Well, darling.... I know that lately you've been rather upset, and quite strict on a few things ever since little Star and our sisters were caught in a dangerous situation. So we decided to help ease your tension by giving you a surprise." Rarity cooed toward him as he just noticed Sweetie and Applebloom peeking from around the corner, both beaming so big that it seemed a little eery.
"From the looks of those two I'm guessing they are about to explode from finding out about it before me." Midnight chuckled nodding toward the kitchen as the two young mares trotted out with a sheepish smile across their faces.
"O'course! This is some big news after all." AJ chuckled. "Rare, would ya do the honors?"
"Of course dear!" She beamed as she cleared her throat a little. "Midnight, darling, I am going to be having a little filly, unicorn." She beamed as her eyes teared up a little. Midnights smile almost breaking his face as he beamed in return.
"Applejack is going to be having a little earth pony filly, and Twilight...." She trailed off hearing the lavender unicorn clear her throat.
"I..... I'm going to have, a little filly and colt...... Alicorns" She meekly smiled as she looked at the shocked expression spread across not only her fellow brides faces, but the look of astonishment on her husbands.
"Twi.... are you kidding me? Seriously?!" Midnight spoke out in shock.
"No, It's true. Bob told me some time back." She giggled nervously, tracing a hoof around in a circle on the floor.
As the silence crept on, it was replaced by a shuddering breath, causing the three mares to look toward the Alicorn as tears streamed down his face. They quickly coming over to him and wrapping him in a hug as he sobbed happily, hugging them in return. Although it didn't last long, it felt like an eternity to them as they all sat in the glow of soon to be parenthood. It had been a long time coming, but things had finally fallen into place, and the next piece of the puzzle would set the foundation for the future to come.
However, sometimes the puzzle pieces may come loose from the framework, causing the rest to crumble. But we'll see what happens then, shall we?
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