Chapter 16- Rescue Mission!

"That everything?" Rainbow asked.

"Yep, it's all the groceries. They've been put up." Tenmei answered.

"Koto, how are you holding up?" Nagare said.

"W-What do you mean?" Koto replied, ears perked.

"Oioioi..... how's the pregnancy going?" Nagare repeated.

"Oh. It's going fine. I felt a kick just now." Koto said.

"I wanna feel!" Scootaloo said.

"You what?" Applejack stated.

"HYAAAAAAA!!!!!"

Rekka jolted awake. He knew who the scream belonged to. It came from outside. He threw the covers off, jumped out of bed, and ran downstairs. "Koto?!" He called. He ran out the door. There was a gold stallion with a scarlet mane levitating Koto in the air, his horn aglow with a dark crimson.

"Maki!" Rekka shouted. "Put her down!"

Maki only smiled wryly. Suddenly, Saki appeared behind Rekka and levitated him.

"You two annoying lovebirds are coming with us!" Saki barked.

SLAM!

"And you two are staying in that cell. For now, you will be spared from death!" Baki snarled, glaring at the couple now in one of the holding cells. "Guard robots! Come hither at once! Guard the prisoners!"

"Where'd you--"

"SILENCE!" Baki barked, hurling a rock at Rekka before he could even sound a third word.

The Quartet leader then left, and in his place appeared four robots. Two with guns, two without. These were the same robots that helped keep Misaki in check.

Rekka groaned, as the rock hit him smack in the forehead.

"Rekka, what are we gonna do?" Koto asked, her hoof over her mouth.

"I.... I don't know." Rekka groaned.

"Our weapons have been disabled by these chains on our hooves. Can we really not do anything now?" Koto sobbed.

"It....may seem that way. I think it's best to wait. There will be a time when the guards are distracted." Rekka answered.

"So, one of the lovebirds is having a baby. I wonder what we'll do with it." Maki said, leaning his head on a hoof.

"We'll deal with it in the same way we deal with the lovebirds themselves: by execution." Baki said, holding both hooves together as if he were human again.

"But we've never executed a child before. At least, not that young. Hence why I agree with Maki." Saki said, lighting a cigarette.

"You and your technicalities. Still, this is relatively new, so I won't argue." Baki nodded in agreement.

"Can I have a smoke?" Maki asked.

"Sure." Saki said, lighting another cigarette and handing it to Maki.

"Thanks." Maki said, taking a huff and then making rings of smoke.

"Ah, screw it. Might as well have one too." Baki said, lighting a cigar.

"So, as I was going to say: I say we dump it in a river before their eyes." Maki said.

"Nay, I say we kill the male and infant, and lure the other brats here with the girl!" Saki said.

"We keep them alive until her contractions start. We then escort the male to his doom and leave the other to die in labor. How's that?" Baki said.

"BRILLIANT!" Maki said. "But, how much longer until she's due?"

"About four months according to the nurse who tested her, give or take a few days or weeks." Saki answered, taking in another huff. "And what if she doesn't die during labor?"

"Infection." Baki said. "It's quite common during labor in places that aren't as spick-and-span as a hospital. If that does not work, we starve them out."

"Even better. The word 'brilliant' is but an understatement!" Saki chimed.

Days turned into weeks. From the marks on the wall, 15 weeks went by. Or, more accurately, 15 weeks and four days. They were fed twice and watered thrice daily.

"Rekka, it hurts." Koto moaned.

"What hurts?" Rekka asked, somewhat confused.

"Gya!" Koto cried. Tears started welling in her eyes.

"You can't mean......!" Rekka stammered. Koto nodded, then let off another cry of pain, falling over on her side.

"Koto!" Rekka cried.

"Robots! Take him away! Leave the girl in there!" Called Baki via intercom.

The cell opened, and two guards began approaching the couple.

Before the guards could hoist Rekka off the ground, a knife shot out of nowhere, disarming both armed guards in a split second. Another set of knives aimed at the heads shut the robots off. Another set shut off the robots standing before Rekka.

"Twilight! Get them outta here!" Called a familiar voice.

"Applejack!" Rekka shouted.

A purple aura surrounded the fallen robots, and in a flash, they disappeared. In their place stood Twilight Sparkle.

"Wh-What's this?! GUARDS! SEIZE THEM ALL!" Baki shouted via intercom.

"Why aren't you getting up, Koto?!" Twilight asked.

"Earth to Twilight?! When did you become blind?! She's in labor!" Rekka answered.

Koto let off another pained cry, clutching Rekka's right foreleg.

"I've no choice, then. Applejack, get over here!" Twilight called.

The farm mare ran to the holding cell, clutching her modified gun. "What in the world is happenin', sugarcube?!"

Twilight's horn flared purple. With one flash, not one of the four ponies were even laying in the cell.

"DAMN IT ALL! SAKI, MAKI! HUNT THEM DOWN!" Baki called over intercom once more.

"Will she be okay?" Yuuki solemnly asked.

"We're not sure. All I know is I am not allowed in there." The doctor replied.

"How's Rekka holding up?" Rainbow asked.

"Who?" The doctor replied.

Twilight smacked her hoof onto her face. "The red stallion with the blue hat." She corrected.

"Oh, so that's his name? He's doing marvelous. He's also in there, apparently helping with the ongoing labor." The doctor answered.

Koto was in the hospital bed, fast asleep. The device-restraining chains were removed from her hooves as well as Rekka's. He was sitting in a chair holding a little bundle in his forelegs. The little one was a light lavender, with a red, purple, and blue striped mane. The child, a filly, was asleep.

"Her eyes don't match... one's scarlet and the other oceanic. That's it. Ocean Flame sounds like a good name." Rekka murmured, a grin on his face.