Our Inner Ponies 4: The Final Chapter

Life can be really sneaky sometimes. So many predicaments can be sprouted if you're not careful. Why am I saying this? Let's stroll through Memory Lane for a second:

• I have to cope with the fact that my family, other friends, and school will never see me again. While I'm not too concerned with the no school ever again problem, thinking how my Mom and Dad will always live in grief gives me heartache

• I've been partially scarred with the fact that I've had to assist my friend in battling two loathsome villains who put a great hurt on my hometown and (possibly) scarred the residents as well

• I'll be forever stuck in this Pegasus body, and there probably won't be any turn backs

Yet I shouldn't bellyache too much. I may have lost some valuable things, but I've earned some valuable things as well. Like, despite what I said about being stuck as a Pegasus, turning over a new leaf in a new body in a new town slowly but surely; getting to experience endless flight adventures with Rainbow Dash; and, there's my most treasurable memory: marrying trustworthy, humorous, and handsome LuckyBlitz. Speaking of Lucky, the alicorn was trying (and failing) to get me off the sofa in the makeshift living room of our new cottage near the outskirts of Town Square.

"Zaria, please," he begged, putting a hoof on my shoulder, "you can't stay on the sofa forever."

"Watch me," I mumbled, curling into a little ball only to cringe as the uncomfortableness kicked in. Lucky rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Do I really have to 'force' you up?"

I looked over my shoulder and made a face. "I dare you."

Lucky rolled his head around, kicking away the cricks suddenly in his neck, and charged up his horn. A light red aura surrounded me but immediately faded out. I heard Lucky grunt in frustration as he tried to lift me again...and again...and again! All of his tries ended in utter failure. I don't see why he wouldn't just leave me be. Apparently this guy needed a lesson in body language.

"Alright, fine," Lucky gave in, massaging his sore horn after his seventh failure of picking me up. "You're one stubborn Pegasus. How am I supposed to console you if I have to put up with this?" Lucky headed for the front door.

"Where the heck are you going?" I demanded, a little too harshly.

"For a walk," he answered, as if it were obvious. He used his magic to open the door, but before he could step outside, I stopped him by calling his name. Once I got his full attention, I rolled over to my side. Lucky's ice blue eyes widened in shock when he noticed my partially oversized stomach.

"Zaria...a-are you...? But how...?"

"You don't need to make this situation weirder than it already is," I snapped, rolling back to my right as the self-consciousness took over.

"But I'm not trying to." I heard Lucky fly over to me, and I looked over my shoulder when he settled his hoof of my shoulder. "True, I am shocked about this, but in a good way," he continued, a smile growing on his lips. His sunniness made me the tiniest bit thrilled about my condition. "Just think: we'd be the first ever hero family in Ponyville!" My happiness dropped as fast as it had come. I turned my head away from Lucky, frowning.

"Aw geeze, I said somethin' wrong, didn't I?"

"Oh, you don't say." My sarcasm could melt someone's head off. (Don't ask.) I felt Lucky's other hoof on the back of my head. It ran soothing circles around my nappy mane until its little hypnotic movements lulled me to sleep. When I awoke, Lucky was out of sight. I checked the kitchen, the bedroom we shared, even a few blocks away from the cottage. No LuckyBlitz.

"Must've visited someone," I muttered to myself, fluttering back to the house only to stop halfway there due to my sudden weight. Once I was back inside the comforts of the living room, something shiny caught my eye. I followed the sparkle until a group picture filled my vision. It was the most memorable day of my life: the wedding.

I could remember every little detail like a good movie; cutting the cake, exchanging vows, slow dancing with Lucky (which I kinda wanted to forget since I have two left feet, er, hooves). And then there was the group picture. The oh-so-complicated group picture.

"Is everypony ready?" Rarity had asked, checking to make sure her dress didn't have a crease in it for the billionth time.

"We wouldn't we standing here in front of the camera if we weren't," Rainbow had wisecracked.

"We're gonna be all old wrinkly if we don't get this over with," Applejack had pointed out, aggravation in her voice.

"Applejack, you know how Rarity feels about that word," Fluttershy whispered.

"Yeah, and ever since she swore she saw one under her eyes that one morning, she's been totally paranoid about skin care," Pinkie agreed merrily. "Oh! I remember how last week she was so paranoid about me rolling around in—"

"Pinkie, please don't bring up that memory again!" Rarity shrieked, shuddering a bit. It made me wonder that night what Pinkie had rolled around in, even though I had a pretty good idea what it was. Everyone adjusted into suitable poses, and before the photographer could snap the picture, I'd quickly leaned in and gave Lucky a kiss on the cheek.

Now, smiling at the picture of me, my friends, and my new partner, it made me think to myself if starting a new family would be okay. But every time I thought of the word "family," my brain would direct me towards my own. I sighed sadly, gazing down at the picture.

"Life isn't fair," I whispered. Then my eyes unconsciously shifted to the left of the picture, where a brown unicorn in the most beautiful red dress stood smiling widely at the camera. I smiled myself. Time for a quick visit.