Liana; Bravery is Magic

Ah, here we are! Much better. It's been three years since a peace treaty between the Changeling Kingdom and Equestria was signed, bringing about peace to their two now united kingdoms. Chrysalis is in the hopsital, her Royal Advisor getting the life squeezed out of his hoof. Her two older sons, Staghorn and Red Chaos, sat in their seats outside the room the birth was taking place. It was the Ponyville Hospital and Nurse Redheart was holding out her hooves to get the baby out. Chrysalis cried out in pain as she pushed. Soon, crying was heard. Chrysalis' ears perked up and twitched slightly as she heard the sound and her eyes welled up in tears of joy.

"It's a girl!" The nurse happily announced. She trotted over to my bedside and gave me the baby with the loving care of a mother. I accepted the foal into my warm embrace and looked at her. I was, however, surprised at the color. She wasn't black like most Changelings, but instead a golden orange. Her horn had a small crack in the tip. I was sad, because this meant her ability to shapeshift would be affected greatly. But, the fact that she had fur and not an exoskeleton like most Changelings was what surprised me most. I looked to the nurse, who immediately saw the concern in my deep turquoise eyes. She nodded and went to the Doctor behind the glass window. They sytarted to talk for some time, followed by the nurse crying into her hooves. The doctor patted her back gently and waved his hoof in the air as if saying more. The nurse nodded and came inside.

"She has a vitamin deficiency."

I looked to the nurse in disbelief. I then looked down to the foal who now slept in my forelegs. I started to cry. I then wiped the tears away and put on a look of courage. "This foal will not die...not as long as I'm the mother."

The nurse smiled against the tears that wet her face and she nodded in content. "She will be lucky to have you...what will you name her?"

I looked at the foal with a warm smile. "I will name her Liana. She is my brave little filly."

My two sons galloped to my bedside and looked at the filly. "Is that what we looked like as newborns?"

I shook my head and giggled. "No, but she's...unique."

They sighed and said, "Lucky." They then laughed at the fact they had said it in unison and they reached out a hoof. The little foal grabbed Red's and suckled on the tip of the hoof. Red stuck his tongue out at Staghorn and smiled. "I see we already know who's the favored brother here." Staghorn only rolled his eyes and shook his head laughing. "Dude, who honestly cares? I'm still her brother, too."

I laughed at the two boys bickering and held the foal close as I soon fell asleep.