The Secret To Mah Success

APPLES AND SECRETS

The days seemed to fly as the three fillies stayed with Pinkie Pie and before they knew it yet another 2 months had past and summer vacation was nearing its end. None of the four had figured out a way to tell Applebloom's family as of yet either and the deadline was upon them as she was now five months and two weeks along now.

To make matters worse Twilight found herself unable to keep on changing Applebloom's appearance so she didn't look pregnant in public. Or rather she refused to for fear that it might harm her unborn foal when she reached the five month marker. Despite these setbacks Applebloom couldn't be happier. She was counting the days down till her due date marking each day off in her fifth month. While she knew she could go into labor before then she still found it fun to count down the days.

Pinkie Pie despite the fact they still had been unable to break the news to Applebloom's family insisted she throw her a party anyways. This was one of her favorite parties to throw after all.

Applebloom and Scootaloo's relationship by now had progressed to the point that they were all but inseparable. Scootaloo was just as excited as Applebloom and sometimes the farm pony suspected even more so at times when she went on a ramble of what she and the filly were going to do together when she got older. Today was once again one of those days where Scootaloo was on a ramble.

“And then after I teach her how to ride a Scooter, I'm going to show her how to do some awesome tricks on it!” Scootaloo exclaimed as she hopped around Applebloom in a Pinkie Pie style fashion.

“What if she's not a tomboy like you?” Sweetie Belle asked with a grin which caused the pegasus to stop hopping around and stare at the unicorn.

“Pfft! As if! I'll be helping raise her so of course she will be a tomboy like me!” Scootaloo replied with a big grin.

“Ah hate to rain on your parade thar honeh, but just because ya is gonan be helpin meh raise her don't mean she's gonna turn out to be a tomboy like you.” Applebloom replied to this sporting a grin of her own as she lay on her side on the floor along with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle who sat on their rumps forming a small circle between the three fillies as the three chatted up a storm about things they planned to do with Roseheart until a sudden knock on the door made them look up at it.

Pinkie Pie upon hearing this ran upstairs and looked out her window to see Applejack standing just outside.” Just a minute!” Pinkie Pie shouted out which was also code for Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo to hide the pregnant farm pony.

“Come on, we gotta get you to the hiding spot upstairs!” Scootaloo exclaimed in a whisper as Sweetie Belle helped Applebloom to all fours hooves quickly with her magic.

“Consarned stairs...” Applebloom said in annoyance as she slowly walked up each one while Pinkie Pie hopped over the three fillies and ran to the door, waited till they were out of sight, and opened it.

“Hi Applejack! What brings you over today?!” Pinkie Pie asked in her usual excited manner.

“Ah came over to see mah little sis. She hasn't come over to visit for the last couple weeks and ah'm a might worried about her. Ya know where she is?” Applejack asked in a concerned tone to which Pinkie Pie gave an audible gulp.

“Well golly....umm...I think they went to the park to play.” Pinkie Pie said in a non-so-excited tone as her eyes darted back and forth.

“Well, ah'll go thar and give a lookin then. But if ya see her before ah do let her know that her big sister is a might worried bout her.” Applejack said with a smile and walked away to which Pinkie Pie closed the door and slumped down it with a frown as her hair deflated with a balloon losing air sound.

“That's the twentieth time i've lied to Applejack...” Pinkie Pie remarked giving a depressed sigh after a few moments. “It's all clear girls.” Pinkie Pie said in a sad tone.

“Horseapples! Ah just plum made it to the top stair! Now ah gotta drag mah flank back down em? Buck that!” Applebloom's voice exclaimed angrily which was met with gasps from the two other fillies.

“Applebloom! Don't use such meanie pants language!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed in a stern tone.

“Do ah look like ah give a buck?! Ah wouldn't even be in this bucking situation if Twilight had just cast her appearance changin spell on meh! But nah, she had to go and beh and horseapplin mule!” Applebloom retorted feeling her temper rise.

“Of all the times to have one of her mood swings.” Pinkie Pie remarked to herself and gave an aggravated sigh. “Fine, stay up there! But don't come back down till you can say you’re sorry about saying that meanie pants stuff about Twilight!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed angrily.

“Fine! Ya horseapplin mule!” Applebloom retorted.

That tore it. Pinkie Pie had put up with this for the last month and a half but between the stress she was under keeping her a secret and dealing with the farm pony mood swing or no with Celestia as her witness she was going to give that farm pony a piece of her mind and then some!

“OH! So you want to go and be a bucking mule is that it huh?! After all me and Twilight have done for you?!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed cursing now herself but not caring as she stomped up the stairs looking up at Applebloom who just glared back at her at which point eh farm pony's ears flattened and gave a guilty look.

“Ah'm sorreh- Oh no! You decided and be a meanie pants and blow the bucking lid off this one little filly! So you’re going to sit back and listen to what I have to say!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed finally making it back up the stairs.

“You've done nothing but treat me like horseapples the entire last month every time you've had to hide! And I tell you what. I may look like I can shrug it off, but deep down it's driving me insane!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed practically screaming at the filly now.

“Do you know how many times me and twilight have lied to keep your bucking flank from getting busted?! Huh?! Go ahead and guess!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed looking positively furious now.

“Ah reckon ah lost count...” Applebloom replied in a quiet tone. She deserved this and she knew it. Meanwhile Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle could do nothing but stare as the pink mare let the filly have it at her with a verbal assault.

“I have lied for your bucking flank over twenty times now! And why? Because I pink pie swore! And Pinkie Pie doesn't break promises! And don't get me started on how many times I had to convince Twilight not to spill it!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed still huffing and puffing but not screaming as loudly now.

“Ah know.” Applebloom replied looking as if she was on the verge of tears now but this didn't seem to faze the pink mare.

“You've been nothing but ungrateful to me the last month and if it weren't for the fact that I pinkie pie swore, I would have done dropped your bucking flank back on the farm and let you deal with this on your own!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed loudly the fury in her voice still prominent.

“Ah'm sorreh! What more do ya want meh to say?! It's not like ah wanted to get pregnant in the first place! It's not like ah had a choice!” Applebloom exclaimed tears flooding from her eyes.

“Sure you did! It was to keep that bucking tail of yours down!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed at which point Scootaloo's expression went furious.

“That's taking it too far Pinkie!” Scootaloo exclaimed angrily putting a wing over Applebloom and holding her tightly at which point Pinkie Pie gasped as her eyes went wide realizing what she had just effectively implied as Applebloom went into full blown sobs now.

“I...I....” Pinkie pie said in a soft tone feeling her words falter and her fury quickly replaced with regret and guilt for what she just said.

“Just...leave me be...” Applebloom said between sobs as Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle glared at her.

Without another word the pink mare walked back down the stairs, into the kitchen, bucked up the fridge haphazardly, took a bottle of apple beer out, popped the lip, and began to guzzle it as she sobbed silently to herself. “Pinkamena you foal! How could you call her that when you did the same thing at her age!” Pinkie Pie thought to herself as she guzzled the bottle down.

Applebloom walked into the living room followed by Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo several hours later to see three bottles of apple beer empty and Pinkie Pie looking worse for wear. “Listen, Ah'm sorry ah said those things to ya and about Twilight. Ah'm grateful for what ya two is doin for meh. And your right. Ah was a slut but ah learned from mah mistakes.” Applebloom said in a soft tone.

“Applebloom! How many times do I have to say it?! You were not a slut!” Scootaloo exclaimed in a stern yet reassuring tone.
“You're no slut Applebloom. At least your heart was in the right place. Unlike mine at your age. Sorry for you to see me in this state fillies. I'm usually super happy but...” Pinkie Pie replied trailing off and sighed.

“What do you mean, at your age?” Scootaloo asked her curiosity peaked now.

“It's not something I liked to remember fillies. But I suppose I should tell you just the same.” Pinkie Pie replied, took one last swig of her apple beer and set the bottle down.

FLASH BACK

I was just like you in some ways. Just hitting my teens and couldn't keep my tail down to save my soul...that is until I found out something...

Pinkie Pie stood seemingly frozen in place as she read the results of her at home pregnancy test which read “Positive”

Just like you I panicked at first.

“Oh my gosh! This can't be happening! I know I’ve been a party pony and all but this has to be a tricky trick!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she threw the test into the trash can.

Course a month later I quickly realized it wasn't and so did my parents...

“Pikamena Dian Pie! How could you?!” Pinkie Pie's mother exclaimed in a disapproving tone.

“Who's the father?” Pinkie Pie's father asked in a stern manner.

To say they weren't happy to hear I'd been selling my body would be a super huge understatement...

Pinkie Pie's mother clamped her hoof over her mouth looking positively horrified while her father looked like he was going to break something.

“That's it! We're aborting the foal and you and I’m going to send you to live with your granny pie on the rock farm!” Pinkie Pie's father exclaimed in a furious tone.

I realized I was pregnant just a few weeks before my parents found and was set on keeping the foal and even pinkie pie swore I would keep it no matter what but my parents apparently had other plans...

“No! I want to keep it! Don't make me do it daddy! Please!” Pinkie pie exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

“No daughter of mine is going to have a foal who was created from you being unable to keep that tail of yours down young filly!” Pinkie Pie's father exclaimed in a stern tone.

Course no matter how much I protested they gave me no other choice since I wasn't an adult mare yet I didn't know it was my right to keep the foal or not... Redheart of course supported me no sooner she found out and decided to do some research of her own. Heh, that pony did so much book reading at that age she would have done Twilight proud...

“Here's the number to the therapist office. A mare tends to need much therapy after she's had an abortion since it's a traumatizing experience and even more so for filly's her age.” The medical pony said handing her father a pamphlet.

“Thank you doctor, but she won't need a therapist where she's going. She going to get some character mashed into that hard head of hers at our family's rock farm.” Pinkie Pie's father replied in a stern tone looking at Pinkie Pie.

END FLASHBACK

“To say I was devastated when I found out that I could have kept the foal would be a super duper understatement, but Redheart got that information to me too late.” Pinkie Pie said and sighed.

“Ah had no idea...” Applebloom replied in a sad tone as she walked over to Pinkie Pie and gave her a hug.

“So when I found out you were pregnant it kind of brought back those memories for me.” Pinkie Pie replied in a soft tone.

“No wonder your hair deflated like it did when we told you.” Sweetie Belle said in a thoughtful tone.

“Yeah, it tends to do that when I’m feeling super super sad or very upset.” Pinkie Pie replied at which point a knock could be heard at the door which made all four ponies go pale.

Another knock at the door made the farm pony's chest turn ice cold and could feel panic fill her as the door opened revealing her sister.

“Ah couldn't find her at the park Pinkie- what in tarnation?!” Applejack exclaimed noticing Pinkie Pie at the table with three empty bottles of apple beer.

“Oh hi Applejack.” Pinkie Pie replied in a nervous tone.

“What the hay are you thinkin? Could ya wait for the evenin to hit and these three go to bed before ya-” Applejack said in a lecturing tone until her eyes fell on Applebloom and her large belly and drooping teats. “Please tell meh you've just been piggin out of the cakes and ya is not what ah think ya is...” Applejack said in a scared tone as she kicked the door shut behind her.

“Ah'm sorreh ah didn't say anythin to ya sis, but ah was afraid you'd be mad at meh.” Applebloom replied in a scared tone.

“To say ah'm mad would be a drastic understatement right now sis. But ah think the plum shock of it all is numbin mah senses at the consarned moment. So would ya kindly tell meh how ya managed to get yourself knocked up before it wares off?” Applejack replied in a mellow tone as she walked in and sat on the floor in front of Applebloom.

“Of all the buckin- ah mean of all the consarned thing to do sis. Ah know ya heart was in the right place and all but confound it all. When were ya planning on telling meh?! Don't ya think you could trust ya big sis?” Applejack replied doing her best to keep her temper in check upon hearing the entire story from all three fillies and Pinkie Pie who by then was just beginning to sober up.

“Ah was afraid what ya would think of meh...” Applebloom replied tears now swelling up in the farm pony's eyes at which point Applejack gave a heavy sigh.

“Ah tell ya one thing though. Twilight best be thankin her luckeh stars she's mah best friend or she'd be in for a world of hurtin for not tellin meh and the same goes for you Pinkie Pie.” Applejack replied her expression becoming stern and angry as she glared at the pink mare.

“I know. I'm super-duper sorry for lying to you but I pinkie pie swore and pinkie pie doesn't break promises!” Pinkie pie exclaimed sounding a bit more like herself now.

“Ah get that, but this kind of is above that consarned pinkie pie swear thing ya do. This is a matter of family we are speakin for here. Mah little sis is plum knocked up with a filly and she don't know who the daddy is. Not to mention ah think it was a little more than that on your part if ya get mah hint.” Applejack replied before running a hoof from her forehead down her face giving a slight neighing sound as she did so.

“Yeah, I think you might be a little right.” Pinkie Pie replied followed by a sigh.

“Please let me keep Roseheart, ah promise ah'll take care of her and all!” Applebloom said leaping forward and hugging her sister.

“Roseheart? Ya mean ya already named her?” Applejack replied in a semi-shocked tone realizing that she had neglected to tell her that information up till now.

“Yep, and i'm going to help raise her. I am her Fillyfriend after all!” Scootaloo replied excitedly however regretted it immediately as Applejack's eyes widened in surprise.

“Ya mean mah sister is a filly-fooler?” Applejack asked in a shocked tone at which point Applebloom looked up at her and nodded to which Applejack gave a sigh facehoofing once again with a loud groaning sound this time. “It's just one cotton picken shock after the other, ah don't suppose ya is gonna tell meh that you plan on droppin out of school next are ya?” Applejack said after a few moments.

“Well...ah thought about doin that.” Applebloom confessed folding her ears back as she broke the hug with Applejack and lay back on her side.

“Nothin doin! No sis of mine is gonna drop out of school, not even for a foal!” Applejack exclaimed in a stern tone.

“So ah can't keep her?” Applebloom replied tears swelling up in her eyes now.

“Don't go jumpin the consarned fence thar sis. Ah never said that, but you aren't gonna be droppin out of school either.” Applejack replied allowing a smile to wash over her face as she said this at which point Applebloom hugged her again tightly.

“Oh thank you! Thank you!” Applebloom exclaimed happily as tears of happiness were flooding from her eyes now.

“Heh, ah'll see how much ya is still thankin meh when ya is wakin up at three in the mornin and still goin to school.” Applejack replied with a smirk.

“That means the party is still on!” Pinkie Pi exclaimed with a big grin.

“Only trouble now is tellin our big brother, he's not as understandin as ah am but he wouldn't make ya give up the foal either, rather ah wouldn't let him.” Applejack replied to this with a note of worry as she spoke.

One week later Pinkie Pie was setting up decorations for Applebloom's as she had named it “foal party” along with Twilight when the other four of their friends came walking into Sugarcube corner.

“Ah gotta say Pinkie, this is sure lookin to be a might good parteh.” Applejack remarked looking about herself.

“I know! And I can't wait to see the look on Applebloom's face when I give her gift to her!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed with an eager smile.

“So where is the mommy to be?” Fluttershy asked in her normal quiet tone.

“She's out with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle right now. They should be coming back around three or so.” Twilight replied giving a glance up at the clock which read one-thirty as she levitated a few pink and blue ribbons onto the ceiling allowing them to droop slightly so they looked like a large “U” in the middle of the room.

“You never told us how that big brother of yours took the news.” Rainbow Dash said in a teasing tone as she elbowed the farm pony.

“Well speakin as his back was thrown out at the time due to him not listenin to meh again, he couldn't do much more than growl at meh until ah talked him down. His back is doin better now and ah don't see him huntin down every stallion in Ponyville so ah'm gonna assume he's blown off the steam by now.” Applejack replied rubbing the back of her head with a hoof.

“Is he going to be here for the party?” Twilight asked curiously.

“Nah, ah reckon he hasn't been able to blow that much steam off just yet. Right now ah reckon he's copin with it in his own way. Heck he's bucked more apples than ah have seen him ever buck in mah life. So ah reckon that's how he's copin by takin it out on the farm trees.” Applejack replied as she walked over and sat down at the table along with Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity.

“The darling must have gone through so much to keep such a big secret from us.” Rarity remarked putting a hoof on her chin.

“You have nooooo idea!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed with a wide grin extending the word”no” as she said as long as possible in her sentence.

“I would assume not. I simply don't know how I could handle such a thing at her age.” Rarity replied with a worried expression.

“Well that's cause ya was raised in a fancy family Rarity, no offense of course.” Applejack added a few moments after her initial statement to which the unicorn waved a dismissing hoof meaning she didn't take offense to her statement. “Mah little sister is a farm pony, born and raised. She's tough as an apple and twice as sweet.” Applejack said with a proud smile.

“Speaking of apples, I can't wait for everypony to try out my new appletastic cake I made just for this party!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she hopped down off a step ladder and on all four hooves.

Suddenly the door was bucked open threatening to fly off its hinges as Scootaloo darted in landing on the ground in a roll strait at Pinkie Pie who was unable to move out of the way in time leaving the two dazed for a short time until Scootaloo's eyes snapped alert and her expression panicked.

“What in tarnation?” Applejack asked in a shocked tone.

“Something's wrong with Applebloom! She was doing just fine playing along with us and then she suddenly something gushed from her vagina then she just fell down saying that she couldn't move because she was in so much pain! I didn't know what to do so I had Sweetie Belle stay with her while I rushed here!” Scootaloo exclaimed all in one breath and took several more afterwords at which point Applejack stood up off the chair.

“Twilight, you come with meh, Pinkie Pie, go notify Nurse Redheart she's gonna be getting an unexpected walk in, the rest of y'all go with Pinkie Pie.” Applejack said in a calm yet quick speaking tone as she walked towards the door with Twilight quickly following her as well as Scootaloo.

“What the horseapples is wrong with meh?!” Applebloom practically screamed at the top of her lungs.

“I-I think you went into labor.” Sweetie Belle replied stuttering as she spoke in a nervous near panicked tone.

“Labor?! Ah ain't due for another week! Ah can't beh in buckin labor!” Applebloom screamed at the top of her lungs giving yet another shrill cry of pain after she said this.

“Well it sure looks it.” Sweetie Belle replied until Applebloom grabbed her by the scruff of her chest fur and yanked her close so her face was barely three feet away from hers.

“Listen here ya mule! Ah ain't due for another buckin week! So ah'm not in labor! So quit spoutin off horseapples fore ah buck your flank into next week!” Applebloom exclaimed at the top of her lungs effectively scaring the hell out of the unicorn.

“Ah here sis! Twilight, set that here stretcher down and gently put Applebloom on it.” Applejack said in a nervous tone as she pulled the bundled up stretcher she carried in her saddle pack and set it down next to the unicorn before ran over to Applebloom's side and knelt down next to her. “It's gonna be okay little sis.” Applejack said in a comforting tone as the filly gave another cry of pain.

“What's wrong with meh?” Applebloom asked in a scared tone.

“Ya is in labor sugarcube.” Applejack replied at which point Applebloom slugged her hard in the nose.

“For the last buckin time, ah'm not due for another week! So ah'm not in buckin labor!” Applebloom exclaimed at the top of her lungs as Applejack held her bloody broken nose.

“Ah beg to differ.” Applejack said in a nasally tone as she held her bleeding nose with both hooves looking at Applebloom in an annoyed manner as the filly gave another cry of pain.

“Try to remain calm Applebloom, I’m going to lower you onto this stretcher and we are going to get you to Nurse Redheart's office as quickly as possible so she can help deliver your foal.” Twilight said as she began to gently levitated the filly up and moments later lowered her onto the stretcher however Applebloom despite the pain she was in attempted to roll of it until Applejack stopped her.

“For the last buckin time! Ah'm not havin a foal today!” Applebloom screamed and swung at her older sister only for her to stop punch mid-swing and hold it firmly in both hooves.

“Oh yes ya is and you ain't got no choice in the matter either, so unless ya let us get your flank to Nurse Redheart's office, you’re gonna be havin a foal in the middle of this here park, so shut ya trap, stop fightin and let us get you to Nurse Redheart's office!” Applejack exclaimed in a stern yet authoritative tone to which Applebloom stopped fighting them and lay still now but still crying out in pain every few minutes or so.

Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Rarity stood outside of the emergency room nervously pacing back and forth and even sometimes running into one another due to not paying attention to where they were going.

“I should be allowed in there!” Scootaloo exclaimed suddenly in an angry tone at which point the other five turned and looked at her.

“We know how you feel Scoots, but it's family only. It's the rules.” Rainbow Dash replied walking over to the Pegasus and put a hoof on her shoulder.

“The rules stink!” Scootaloo retorted angrily then looked at the emergency room door staring at it for some time before she turned her head back to look at Rainbow Dash. “Is she going to be okay?” Scootaloo asked in a worried tone after a few moments with an expression to match it.

“Of course she will.” Twilight replied with a warm smile walking over to Scootaloo now herself.

The door to the waiting room suddenly burst open causing all six ponies to look in the direction of a very panicked looking Big Macintosh. “Is she okay? Has she had the foal yet?” Big Macintosh asked in a very fast speaking panicked tone.

“Well look who finally decided to show up.” Scootaloo remarked with a glare.

“Don't be lookin at meh like that, ah wasn't told till bout ten minutes ago for pony's sake!” Big Macintosh retorted with a glare of his own to which Scootaloo rolled her eyes.

“Uh-huh sure.” Scootaloo retorted sarcastically.

“If ya wasn't still a filly ah would be buckin ya flank all over this here room ya filly-fooler!” Big Macintosh retorted angrily.

“Oh! You want some of this Pegasus, you overgrown pack mule?! Bring it on! I'm more than old enough to kick your flank!” Scootaloo exclaimed as she took several steps towards the farm pony and took a pose preparing to tackle him until Rainbow Dash jumped between the two standing on her hind hoofs with her front ones extended towards the farm pony and the filly.

“We're all worried about Applebloom here and you two getting into a scrapping match won't help anything! So you calm the buck down before I make you calm the buck down!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed loudly looking at Big Macintosh with a fierce expression causing the farm pony to go slightly pale knowing she could. she then turned to look at Scootaloo her expression softening if only a little bit. “And you can go sit down young filly! The next time I hear you speak such language, you won't be able to sit properly for a week!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed in a motherly strict tone which made the Pegasus cower slightly, turn to her side, walk over to the chair, and sit down quietly.

“Well that was interesting.” Twilight remarked in an awkward tone before glancing back at the door. “She been in there for three hours now. I know she's okay, but I still can't help but worry.” Twilight remarked looking at the emergency room door still.

“She'll be fine. You should see some of the animals I take care of. Why this one time I was helping a momma deer who was in labor for five hours strait, but she came through just fine.” Fluttershy replied to this with a comforting smile.

“Thanks Fluttershy, but I still can't help but worry.” Twilight replied feeling her worry be eased slightly by the Pegasus's words but still worried just the same.

“Oh she'll be just fine! I've helped lots of mares deliver foals! Why this one time this mare was helping Nurse Redheart deliver was in so much pain I thought she was dying! I of course knew she wasn't, but she was still screaming so loudly! I never heard-PINKIE PIE!” Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo shouted nearly simultaneously in aggravated tones silencing the pink mare.

“Not helping.” Scootaloo said in an annoyed tone then looked over to the emergency room door.

“Sorry, I’m just nervous is all.” Pinkie Pie replied sheepishly.

“We all are, but going on a ramble won't make any of us feel any better darling.” Rarity said speaking up for the first time since they all got there.
A few moments later the doors burst open with Applejack rushing out with a proud smile” Ah'm an auntie!” Applejack exclaimed happily to which everypony's eyes in the room lit up.

“Is Applebloom okay?” Scootaloo asked jumping off the chair now.

“She just fine sugarcube and so is Roseheart. The both of em are in the delivery room restin peacefully.” Applejack replied with a warm smile.

“Can I go see them?” Scootaloo asked with an eager smile.

“Y'all sure as hay can. Just don't be rowdy is all. The both of em just went through one heck of a time.” Applejack replied with a smile to which all four of them followed her through the emergency room doors and to Applebloom's room to see the farm pony laying in her bed with Roseheart in her arms.

Scootaloo was first to rush over and get a clear look at Roseheart. “Wow...” Scootaloo remarked in a soft tone as she looked at the orange foal.

“Ain't she the sweetest thing ya ever did see? Ah almost can't believe this little one came outta meh.” Applebloom remarked in a awed tone as she gently stroked the foal's small mane which was a dark red color.

“Well it did. And ah gotta say ya did a great job.” Applejack replied still beaming with pride.

“She's so small.” Sweetie Belle remarked in a similar awed tone to Scootaloo's.

“Well of course she is. She's only been just born about twenty minutes ago. But she'll grow into a healthy mare one day.” Nurse Redheart said with a smile as she walked in the room behind the group who moved aside to let her through.

“Ah hope not too quickly.” Applebloom replied still looking at her daughter. “Welcome to the world Roseheart.” Applebloom said in a soft tone as she nuzzled the foal gently at which point Roseheart began to wine a little bit and cry shortly afterwords.

“Sounds like the little one is hungreh.” Applejack remarked with a grin.

“Let me reposition you so you can feed her properly Applebloom.” Nurse Redheart said in a soft tone as she gently lifted up the foal as she stood on her hind hooves, and placed her in the foal bed next to her, then helped Applebloom adjust herself before laying the filly right next to her which began to suckle on one of her teats hungrily.

“Plenty of milk in there, so drink to your hearts content Roseheart.” Applebloom remarked with a giggle as the foal continued to drink.

“How soon can she leave?” Twilight asked curiously.

“She'll need to stay at least three days in case any complications arise but that happens rarely.” Nurse Redheart replied in a matter of fact tone.

“She's sooo cute!” Fluttershy remarked with the most adorable face imaginable as she said this.
Applebloom giggled at this and looked down at her daughter who by now had stopped feeding and was sleeping soundly at which point Nurse Redheart walked over, lifted Roseheart up, and set her back in the foal bed.

“Ya done meh a might proud Applebloom.” Big Macintosh spoke up after a moments which Applejack and Applebloom looked at him and smiled.

“Thanks Big Mac, it's means a lot to meh hearin that from ya.” Applebloom replied then gave a big yawn.

“Sounds like somepony needs to follow their daughter's lead and get some sleep.” Twilight remarked with a soft expression.

“Ya, ah reckon ah could use some shuteye.” Applebloom replied as she pulled her blankets over her, gave one last glance at her foal, and closed her eyes.

Wow, Ah'm really a momma now...