Our Inner Ponies 4: The Final Chapter

How fast can a "pregnant" Pegasus fly and maintain her balance in the sky? That sort of question ran through my mind as soon as I was airborne. The wind stung my face, my wings felt like they were going to fall off, and my heart thundered in my chest. But I didn't let these minor step backs affect me; I kept flying. I climbed higher and higher into the pink sky, and I fairly made out the blue markings that would promise another new day.

More like another new nightmare, I thought as my wings begin to slow down. I urged them to keep at it, to not let me fall, to allow me to keep flying until I felt the need to stop. Unfortunately, I was forced to land on a cloud, and since I am part human, I had a little trouble adjusting on the fluffy thing and had to adapt to the "I feel like I'm about to slip through this thing" feeling.

Panting, I looked up at the sky and watch as the light pink converted into a nice, comfortable blue. A few clouds passed me, and I watched them float by with little interest. Once the sixth cloud passed me, I tucked my head in between my front hooves and lowered my eyelids. Too afraid to sleep, I started to daydream about the past few events that had happened in a matter of hours:

Me finding out I could be a mother

The nightmares that meant more than just a scare

Discovering that the same two villains I despise could possibly be inside me...RIGHT NOW

The list was fairly short, but at the same time, double the scary. A leftover thought worked its way into my brain, and I quickly shoved it back when it introduced itself:

If Discord and Kayleigh were inside me, then...did that mean—

"Zaria!" My head snapped up, and I could see two faint silhouettes hovering about six feet away. I took a guess that one of them might be Rainbow Dash—Fluttershy wouldn't be up here due to her ironic fear of heights—but I didn't have to guess who the second silhouette belonged to.

A second later, a flash of red was charging at me, followed by a bright blue. "Seriously, you've gotta stop running off like that!" Rainbow cried out, exasperated. Lucky didn't say anything.

"Just leave me alone," I mumbled, squeezing my eyes shut. I heard Lucky gently ask Rainbow if he could have a word with me privately, and when I didn't hear her reply, I assumed she'd nodded and flown away, or decided she'd stay. I slowly opened one eye and saw Rainbow was gone, but Lucky was staring straight at me. I groaned and shut my eye.

The cloud shifted slightly, and I could feel Lucky hovering over me. "I thought you told me we could get through this," he said softly.

"I didn't tell you anything," I replied angrily. "You told me to technically repeat after you: 'We can get through this. We will.'"

"And did you say it?" I opened one eye again and found myself staring at Lucky's hoof.

"Yeah, so?"

"You said it, but did you really mean it?" I opened the other eye and looked up at Lucky. His face was more than serious. Strict, maybe.

"Yeah..."

"You're lying." I jumped to my hooves and ignored the sudden pain that rippled through me.

"How would you know?!" I screamed. "How could you possibly know that?! I could be telling the truth! And even if I was lying, I'd have a good reason to do so!" My head was throbbing, and I could feel the tears coming. I had to talk fast before I started bawling.

"I never asked for nightmares to infest my mind, I didn't want to find out I was 'pregnant,' and I certainly never wanted to hear that Discord and Kayleigh were back!"

"Well...it's too late now!" Luck screamed back. "You already have knowledge of things that you never wanted to hear about in the first place, so I think it'd be great if you stopped grieving about them and focus on the present! Can you do that for me, Zaria?!"

"I don't know!" I screamed, and instantly felt stupid. That was such a dumb thing to blurt out but...it was the truth. "I...I don't know," I repeated weakly feeling angry at myself for being so pathetic.

I knew Lucky was right; I needed to steer clear of these past discoveries and point my attention to the present. I knew the others were trying their best to help a friend in need, and I knew that I was purposely pushing any chance of help aside just because I was stubborn. I also knew now that I wasn't afraid to admit my problems aloud.

"Lucky, I'm sorry," I began, my voice wobbling a bit as I tried to make it sound strong. "I truly am, but...I'm not used to so much help like this, and I know I should be taking it for granted and be thankful that I have such good friends and a reliable husband, but—" I looked down at the cloud before staring Lucky in the eye. My favorite Icicle Blue eyes.

"I'm stubborn." I no longer felt the need to cry now that I'd admitted a major flaw of mine. I readied myself to hear Lucky's gloating, or another lecture, but neither came. I looked up at Lucky, a little confused but thankful for a spare of a lecture.

His expression was still a little serious, but I knew in his eyes that he understood why I was acting so picky with help. He gave me a wordless hug and the two of us began flying down, both silent. I was starting to regret flying up in the air in the first place when Lucky startled me by grabbing my hoof. The two of us hovered in the air, every second painful for my body.

"Could you hurry it up?" I asked impatiently. "I still have this accursed weight here." Lucky hovered a little closer to me, putting my own hoof over my chest.

"Promise me something," he said softly. "When we reach Princess Celestia, you'll accept all the help you get and not complain once—or refuse it."

"We're going to see Princess Celestia?" I shrieked. "Why? Do I need help that badly?" Lucky narrowed his eyes, and I mentally slapped myself. DUH! Of course I did!

"Zaria...Promise me." I was about to comment how this wasn't a life-or-death situation, and Lucky didn't need to be whispering, but what did I know at the moment? For all I know, a grenade could launch right at us, blowing us sky high.

"I promise," I whispered back, trying not to sound too dramatic or too fake. That was all Lucky needed to hear, apparently. We flew back down to the ground and, with another wordless hug from Lucky, made our way to the train station, where everyone else was apparently waiting for us.