Chapter 1: Learning a Lesson

As Big Mac finished putting all the harvested apples in the barn there was one thought on his mind, and that was seeing Rainbow Dash. The two have been dating for a little over six months now, and with the big step they had taken a few days ago, Big Mac was more than confident that things were going great. There was no doubt in his mind that tonight was going to be just as amazing, or at least, until Applebloom and the other Crusaders came sprinting into the barn with their tails between their legs.

"What are you three up to?" Big Mac asked from the back of the barn as he neatly packed the last bushel in. None of the Crusaders replied, nor did they have to as his question was answered when Rainbow Dash came flying in through one of the windows on the barn.

"You..." Rainbow said slowly as she raised her hoof, her voice chilling Big Mac to the bone, "All of you..." Her hoof began to shake as the Crusaders huddled up together, all of their eyes wide open in fear as they looked at Rainbow. When the shock of her sudden appearance had left Big Mac he trotted up behind her, setting his hoof on her shoulder. He was not prepared for what turned to look at him. Rainbow had her mane curled oddly, with a large pink bow on the top, causing her orange hair to curl awkwardly in front of her face. While suppressing a chuckle Big Mac lead Rainbow away so he could calm her down.

"Rainbow you need to calm down" Big Mac said as they turned a corner to be out of the fillies' sight, when Big Mac gave Rainbow a light kiss on her nose. She gumbled slightly before looking up at him.

"They tricked me into helping them try to get their cutie marks" Rainbow said angrily, "Then they all shouted 'CUTIE MARK CRUSADER MAKEOVER!' and then did this to me" Rainbow pointed her hoof up her mane, making Big Mac hold in a chuckle again.

"They're kids, remember that" Big Mac said with a smile, which made Rainbow calm down a little bit, "Are we still on for tonight?" Rainbow smiled up at him happily, quickly kissing Mac on his cheek.

"Of course" Rainbow said, calmly walking out from behind the wall, doing her best to hide her smile from the fillies as her face returned to it's angry state. Big Mac chuckle once she was gone, both at how her mane looked, and how Rainbow was pretending to be angry with the fillies to make them run away scared. Once they were gone she popped back around the wall to glare at Big Mac, who she heard chuckling the entire time.

"Asshole" Rainbow said before giving Mac a wink, promptly flying off towards her cloud house so she could prepare for her date with Big Mac tonight. Meanwhile Big Mac headed into the farmhouse and searched for his brush so he could clean up his mane just enough so he would look respectable. Once that was done he headed over to the potion shop and bought a cloud walker potion that would last for twelve hours, allowing him to stay with Rainbow for the night, and then he climbed up the ladder that Rainbow had dropped down for him.

"Rainbow, you in there?" Big Mac asked once he got outside her door, knowing better than to knock on the door because he would make a hole in it. He only had to wait a few seconds before she was at the door, her favorite necklace around her neck. For their six month anniversary Big Mac bought her a piece of jewelry that looks exactly like her cutie mark, and since then she has worn it almost every time they met.

"You ready for dinner?" Rainbow asked, wiping her forehead with a hoof. Every time they met up at her place she prepared her favorite dishes, which Big Mac had easily grown to love.

"Eeyup" Big Mac said with a smile as he walked into her house, shutting the door gently behind him. He followed Rainbow into her dining room, where she had comfortable cloud chairs set up for her and Big Mac to sit on while they ate whatever Rainbow had prepared. A few seconds later Rainbow came in with a veggie pizza dish, which she gently placed on the table.

"Bon appétit" Rainbow said as she showed off the pizza with a laugh, making Big Mac smile. Rainbow sat down next to him and grabbed a slice of pizza, and the two of them eating it while playfully pushing each other around. Within minutes the pizza was completely gone, and the two of them quickly ran up to Rainbow's bedroom for the second part of the evening.

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"Good morning..." Big Mac said with a smile while he turned over to face Rainbow, "Dashie?" He sat up quickly, not seeing Rainbow in the bed next to him. As he looked around he head a gagging noise coming from the adjacent bathroom. Getting out of the bed slowly, testing the floor to make sure he could still walk on clouds before he headed over to the door.

"Dashie, are you in there?" Big Mac asked, still half awake. He heard some muffled shouts from inside, and curiosity got the best of him, making him open the door slowly. When he looked inside he saw Rainbow knelt over the toilet with her head halfway inside. Just as he got to her she began to hurl again, scaring him for a second.

"Damn you Mac..." Rainbow said as the vomiting stopped, her voice sounding strained and tired. Mac knelt down to her and put a hoof on her shoulder to support him, but she pushed him away, shooting him a glare before she starting to vomit again. Big Mac looked around the room, spotting a small white object lying near Rainbow, with the name Pegasi Blue Pregnancy Test on it. Looking at the results made Mac faint, but he managed to say one thing before he hit the floor.

"YOU'RE PREGNANT?!"