The Two Families.

Month #1

It's been an easy first month of Snowflake's pregnancy, her and Giggle were doing just swell... For the most part.

They still had one problem; for their entire relationship, they've lived in Snowflake's home in Britain and the problem was that they lived in a small apartment, not the right kind of home to start a family in, so Giggle hatched an idea.

"Why don't we move?" Snowflake didn't want to move, she'd lived in Britain for all her life, she didn't want to move. And if she was going to give birth to foals, she wants them to be born in Britain.

"No, I don't want to move, it'll take too long and I want my kids to be born here!" Snowflake explained. Giggle couldn't tell if she was serious or if this was just a thing that happened when a mare was pregnant.

Hehe, with Snowflake, it could be both. Giggle thought to himself.

"Look Snow, I know you want our foals to be Brits but, lets face it, this is no place to raise kids. Look I have an old buddy of mine who's a house sales pony who can get us somethin' real cheap and big enough for a family, OK?" Snowflake still didn't like the idea of leaving her home, but she knew that it would be best for her and Giggle's foal.

"Let's sleep on it. I'm too tired to think." Snowflake replied lazily.

It was late at night and Gigglebox was feeling tired as well so he got in bed with Snow, he made sure to snuggle as close to her as possible for extra warmth on that cold British night. She was already starting to fall asleep. Giggle rapped his forearms around her and quickly kissed her on the cheek. He gently nibbled on her ear and laid there, it didn't take long for the both of them to fall sleep.

Snowflake got barely any sleep however. She was so wrapped up in thought. Britain was her home country. Moving was really something that never crossed her mind. Learning the world again. She wasn't going to be able to cope with that. To have ponies left, right and center telling her that she'd had it wrong for the entirety of her life was her own personal nightmare.

But having always been in Britain, it was always the one place things went wrong for her. Where life had to constantly mess itself up one more time. And everypony who decided they didn't care anymore lived in Britain. All the ponies who had ever turned their snobby noses up at her best attempts at perfection. That was it. She was moving, and nopony was ever going to change her mind. She was sick of ponies trying to dictate her every decision. Moving was now what she had her heart set on.

She shut her eyes ,knowing now that she'd be able to sleep a little now that she didn't have anything plaguing her mind. She relaxed, sleep beginning to wash over her...

Before,

Meep! Meep! Meep!

The alarm clock made her eyes snap open, knowing that she had to get up now, with no sleep for the next twelve hours or so.

~*~

Meanwhile Techie and Ninroot are just waking up, since Britain and Equestria have two different time zones, the ponies of Equestria woke up before the ponies of Britain.

Techie slowly opened his eyes to see his loving wife right next to him, her warm breath tickled his muzzle, he kissed her on the cheek thus waking her up.

"Good morning Nin." Techie said with a gentle smile.

"Mm, good morning Techie." Ninroot replied with the same gentle smile as Techie, only a little bit more tired. They laid there for a few more minutes as they shared there love for each other. Ninroot gently stroked Techie's mane while he gently kissed her on her forehead making Ninroot blush, but only a little. Techie got out of bed, leaving Ninroot who was still half asleep. Techie went to the door because he thought he saw a small scroll on the ground. And it was, he opened it and read it. It said that he out of ten volunteers were chosen to build a log home for charity purposes.

He was always getting mail like this, where the public asks random ponies to build another house, or shop. But this time, Techie had to do it. He wasn't a volunteer but the signature at the bottom was the mayor's and when the mayor tells you to do something. You do it.

Techie let out a moan of frustration, he was handy with tools and building, but he never liked having to work with others. He was always a solo worker, never a team worker. He always found that if you work in a team, you have more ponies to tell what to do when they do it wrong. To Techie, that was all foalsitting.

"Hurensohn!" Techie yelled in a foreign language.

"What is it Techie?" Ninroot asked getting up from the bed.

"I have to build some new house with a bunch of other stallions, ugh! I hate working with other ponies! It's such a waste of time!"

Techie didn't have time to talk some more. He had to get to the construction sight by 10:00 AM. He grabbed a small gadget that had a little switch on the bottom with a pull out antenna. He would be able to reach radio waves in the air, and be able to listen to music. His company has sold millions of them all over Equestria, but there were still some inventions that he is yet to share with the company. Since the scroll said to bring personal tools if possible, he packed his own. Before he left, Ninroot gave him a little sack of lunch, and with a quick kiss, he left.

When he arrived, he felt like a new student at a school. There was nopony there that he could recognize. There were mostly stallions but surprisingly there were a small group of mares working too.

Wonder if they're dikes. Techie thought to himself, as he was unloading surprisingly Wacky Tabacky stood next to him with a spare helmet for Techie in his hoof.

"Hey thanks." Techie said as he grabbed for the helmet. Wacky surprisingly wasn't his usual laid back self. He was jittery and more talkative.

"Hey Tech, you uh... You a volunteer? Because I was told to be here. I think the mayors on to me about selling weed here, hey speaking of you want some? I haven't had a-" He was talking faster than the radio host Techie heard from his little device.

"Wacky! Calm down fella. What's going on?" Techie asked humbly as he started cutting some wood in half.

"Oh, nothing bro. Just, Avian and Blurry made me stop smoking in the house for practice for when the bay is born. They don't want the kid to smell weed or something like that. I mean, it smells great dude. You wanna smell?" Techie obviously rejected Wacky's offer. Techie screamed in his mind knowing that he would be stuck doing this with Wacky for nine full hours.

"Oh, it's gonna be a long day." Techie said with a sigh.

"What was that Tech?" Wacky quickly asked.

"Uh, nothing."

~*~

Month #2

Giggle has been having trouble finding a cheap house for his family to be. Even with the help of his friend, he had no luck. Until a clever idea popped into his head. He sent a letter to his friend about living in a home in Ponyville. Giggle thought that since it was a smaller town and had less ponies living there he figured that the homes would be cheaper. Two days later, his friend sent a reply message to Giggle, and it said,

You're in luck buddy! The town of Ponyville's gonna build a house for charity purposes! And I got my hooves on the land before any other landlords could, so you'll be the first family to live in the place, I don't know what kind of house it will be however, all I know is that it'll be big enough for a family! So when it's finished you'll be the first to know buddy!

-Your friend, Coin Pinch

Giggle was very glad to get such great news, he was about to tell Snowflake. But he wanted it to be a surprise, little did he know Snowflake had a surprise for him too. And that surprise would come to him sooner than he would think.

It was Friday, finally. And Giggle was just getting off work from the docks. Conveniently the old shipping business he worked in back in Manehatten had a port in England, such luck. The only problem however was that Giggle had to fly home in the rain. Apparently the weather team in Britain, really liked the rain.

Gigglebox opened the door to his house. He was cold, he was utterly drenched, and as if that wasn't enough, his wife's lack of skill in the culinary arts had caused the smoke alarms to go off and made the entire house smell like a failed attempt of cooking. Things really weren't working out for him today.

Snowflake walked towards him, coughing a little.

"Somepony's waiting for you in the living room. Said they wanted to see you. And in case you're wondering, yes, it is take-away tonight."

Giggle sighed, walking towards the living room. He really, really, didn't want to talk to anypony. All he wanted was to be dry. And warm. And for the house not to smell of burnt... Whatever Snowflake tried to cook.

I really need to get this girl a cookbook one day. Gigglebox thought to himself as the horrid odor shot into his nostrils.

He opened the door to the living room. It'd be all over in a few minutes, and then he could find some air freshener. He looked at the pony sitting on the sofa. It was a pony he knew well. The room started spinning before his eyes, making him feel sick. He tried to grab onto something, anything, but his sight went black, and he hit the floor.

~*~

He woke up, not even remembering why he passed out in the first place. The room started forming again, and somepony's soft hoof was aiding him to his hooves. He thought that it was Snowflake at first, but he remembered that Snowflake's hooves where a pure white, and this pony's hooves were a cream color. And if it was Snowflake, then her mane would have fallen over her shoulders, and would be tickling him ever so slightly. This was a far cry from Snowflake.

He knew precisely who this was.

"M...mom?" He said in a whisper, barely even audible to himself.

"Son." The voice replied, still mastering comfort, still maintaining calmness.

Tears started to fill Gigglebox's eyes, some already spilling down his cheeks. His mother's hoof wiped them away, only making him sob harder, throwing his forelegs around her neck, and nuzzling his head into her neck.

He didn't notice that he was still soaked from the rain outside. He didn't notice that he was still freezing cold. He didn't even notice Snowflake in the doorway, quietly sobbing to herself. He didn't even need to. All he needed right now was his mother. And here she was, doing the job she had been deprived of for the past eleven years.

Eleven years that should never have happened.

"H-how did you know where I was?" He managed to choke out between sobs.

"Your wife is a truly amazing mare," his mother said, her voice still calm, with both love and sincerity behind it, "She used to work for me." Gigglebox looked in disbelief at his mother, then at Snowflake, then back at his mother again.

"I know! Crazy small word we live in, right?" Said Snowflake from the doorway.

"It was a long time ago now, she would have only been about nineteen." Replied his mother, "I moved to Britain for a little while, to take a little break from reality."

He could hear Snowflake giggle as she said, "I think we could all use one of those."

"And one day I just poured my heart out to her. She was just the nearest pony to me that'd listen. I didn't tell her your name, but it honestly doesn't look like I needed to. I moved back here a few years ago. And last week, I got a letter from her explaining everything. I can't tell you how happy I was when I got it. I was beyond happy. I don't even think there's a word in the dictionary to describe how I felt."

"You see, look," Said Snowflake, walking towards the pair, "I was thinking last night, 'I wonder if that poor made ever found her son', and then I realized that she hadn't, because I had! Everything just made sense. You both said pretty much the exact same things. And here we are now!" Gigglebox suddenly realized that both him and Snowflake had neglected to tell his mother something very important.

"And guess what, mom? You're gonna be a grandma."

His mother's face lit up in pure joy... When she woke up a few minutes later from fainting.

The rest of the day nearly passed when Giggle's mother was there, but later on she had to leave. But Giggle didn't mind, he knew now that his mother was only walking distance away. But when she left, it was nearly 9:00. Since it was so late, Giggle asked his mother if she needed to be walked home, but she said with confidence that just because she's old, doesn't mean she can't walk a couple blocks.

After some dinner from a near by fast food place. Giggle and Snow went to bed. Before they fell asleep Giggle whispered in Snowflakes ear.

"I have a surprise for you too." This gained Snow's curiosity, she flipped over to face him and asked what it was. Giggle got out of bed and went to a near dresser. He grabbed the scroll and gave it to Snow. Her face quickly turned into a giant grin of excitement. But then a very important question popped into her head.

"How will we get there?" Giggle's face turned straight and nervous. He hadn't thought of that, and the house was estimated to be finished by the end of next month. And packing all there stuff and moving across the ocean wasn't an over night task. But his usual happy grin formed on his face.

"Don't worry Snow, I'll think of something." He said as he got back into bed. A few minutes later, they fell asleep.

~*~

The next morning was very nerve racking for Gigglebox. He had to think of a way to get to Ponyville in a quick and organized fashion. But then another thought ran through Giggle's already hurting head. His mother lived in Britain, and after eleven years of searching he finally found her, and now they were going to leave her again. But he didn't have time to think of this problem, he had to get to work soon.

Giggle had the same position in his new job from his last one. He was packing products that would ship from Britain to all over the world. He had an idea. He would ask his boss for space on one of the trade ships for him and Snowflake, that would go to Equestria.

Gigglebox's boss was a middle aged stallion named, Wooden Overload. Giggle's plan was simple, he would ask his boss for his last pay check, buy space on a cargo ship with the money he got from his recent raise and his pay check.

It was Giggle's last hour on the job and he used this time to ask his boss the question.

"Um, Mr. Overload? Can I speak with you?" Overload was signing some paperwork at his desk.

"What is it Gigglebox." He said lazily without making eye contact.

"Um, I'm going to be moving soon, because the wife's going to have our first kid, and I need to get a space on one of the cargo ships going to Equestria. Overload looked up at him in dismay, he never liked it when a worker wanted to quit.

"Are you saying you want to quit Gigglebox?" Giggle wanted to walk out then and there, but he knew he had to do this.

"Sir, I know that you sold space to other workers before, just give me this one thing then I'm outta your mane forever!" Giggle couldn't help but think that he's been in this situation before, but he thought nothing of it.

"Look, chap, I know I've sold space to other workers before, but that's because they were hard working ponies. I know you've been here for about five years, correct? But these spaces quite a bunch. I don't know if you can afford it." This disappointed Gigglebox, but then he remembered that Equestrian bits were more expensive than British pounds.

"How's 3,000 bits sound to 'ya, Overload?" This gained his boss's attention.

"Hmm, I can check for some cheap space, but I don't know if I can find enough-"

"Plus my entire pay." Overload did the math and the numbers nearly made him vomit.

"You're one smart pony, lad." Haggling was one of Giggle's many talents which he is disappointed to say, that he got from his father.After punching out, Giggle was more than eager to get home, it wasn't raining that day, he just bought space for a boat trip to Equestria, he finally found his mother, and his beloved wife was months away from having their first child. Nothing could go wrong.

He burst through the door and called out,

"Snow! I'm home!" His cheerful mood melted into a nervous one when he saw the stallion confront him.

Oh, crap! Snow's dad! Giggle thought to himself, he knew that he was going to get it this time. Knowing that her father never liked him one bit. And he despised him even more when Snowflake and him got married. Now Snow was about to have a child and they were moving to Ponyville. This was going to be a blood bath.

"H-Hello, Mr-"

"You. Me. Kitchen. Now!" The cold roughness of his voice sent chills down Giggle's spine, he knew he was in for it now.

"Yes, sir..."

Giggle followed Snow's father to the kitchen, he practically dragged behind him. It wasn't until then that he realized that Snowflake wasn't home, it was just him and her father. In an empty home, with no law enforcement nearby. Her father leaned on the counter top, and to make the moment even more scary for Giggle was the fact that Snow's dad was playing with a small pocket knife.

"Tell me, my little girl is going to have her first child. Did you have a part in this?" Giggle was sweating marbles.

"Y-yes sir." Snow's father arose from his original position, then Giggle went hysterical and started calling out all the excuses that could be used to explain a pregnancy. "THERE WAS ALCOHOL INVOLVED, WE USED PROTECTION BUT IT BROKE, WE WERE AT A PARTY, WE-" His moment of cowardice was halted with a simple,

"Shut your gob, lad! All I want from you is to be a good father, and don't do anything you might regret! Understand?" Giggle quickly nodded in agreement and fear. Then Snow's father left through the back door. And almost on cue Snowflake stepped inside. She saw Giggle still frozen in fear. She knew exactly what this was about.

"Let me guess; my father paid you a little visit, and now you're scared even more by him." Giggle just stared off into the distance.

"Yeah, I thought so."

~*~

It was Techie's last day at the construction site, thankfully his team didn't screw off and they actually got work done. But what bothered Techie was that Wacky kept going to the bathroom every few minutes and every time Techie or any other worker went in, they would smell a horrid stench. Another thing that didn't bother Techie until now was the fact the this house was near his and Avian's, Techie then realized that he would be getting neighbors soon.

He didn't mind the fact of getting neighbors but he didn't feel comfortable with the idea, he always liked having a home where nopony could find it. Avian was an exception since his house was quarter mile away. But this house was only a couple hundred feet away, at this point he could only hope that the neighbors are either old pony folk looking for a nice quiet retirement home. Or a quiet shut in who wants nothing to do with other ponies.

Finally after seven hours of final touch up working Techie and the crew finally finished, it was a log cabin quite like his only this one had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a small kitchen and dining area and a basement. All this made Techie think, sure he had another room for his future child, but he sure didn't have enough space. As he thought of this a young stallion approached Techie.

"Hello sir, my name is Coin Pinch. Eh, were you one of the ponies who built this fine home?"

"yeah, what about it?" Techie asked with an annoyed voice, all he wanted to do was get home and take a nap. Sadly that wouldn't happen for a while.

"Well, I must say well done. Here's my card." Coin Pinch gave Techie a card that he kept under his wing. Techie didn't read it however, he waited for Coin Pinch to leave so he could throw it away, he didn't need help from a real estate agent.

Finally he was able to go home and rest. When he got home he didn't see Ninroot though, all he found was a note on the bedroom door.

I had a feeling this would be the first room you would go after work. I'm out with Blurry for brunch, and I made you some food. It's in the fridge.

-Ninroot

Techie didn't bother getting the food though, he was too tired to eat. Finally he got in his bed and instantly fell asleep.

~*~

Meanwhile Blurry and Ninroot were enjoying their nice brunch with each other.

"So, how are things with you and Techie?" Blurry asked, she was always a mare of gossip.

"Oh, just fine. He's been working for about two or three weeks now. He told me that today was his last day at the construction site." Ninroot said replied as she ate her food, her and Blurry's brunch consisted of a few slices of cheese, baked beans with slices of red peppers and lemons. It seemed that Blurry and Ninroot's cravings started to begin. As they ate Blurry would stop to ask more questions about Ninroot's pregnancy, finally after an hour of eating and talking they paid for the meal and left.

When Blurry got home she was confused, she could have sworn she smelt weed. Little did she know that Wacky was silently smoking a joint right on the couch next to her. He stayed perfectly still and quiet until she went to her and Avian's room. He quietly walked out the door with all his weed under his wing.

~*~

Month #4

"Twins...?" Gigglebox whispered, his eyes filling with tears, as he looked at his wife for what could well be one of the last times.

"Yep. Seventy-five percent chance of biting it." Snowflake replied, as though finding out that you were probably going to die in five months was an everyday thing. Gigglebox couldn't imagine his life without Snowflake. A life devoid of a best friend. A life devoid of love. A life devoid of meaning. He remembered those five days without her like they happened yesterday.

The only comfort he had then was knowing that she was still there. But should she not make it, then he wouldn't even have that comfort anymore. She would just be the pony that he used to be hopelessly in love with.

"So, that's a twenty-five percent chance of making it, right?" He said, trying to keep the mood optimistic. Snowflake rolled her eyes.

"It's not going to happen." Gigglebox looked in amazement at his wife.

"How are you not terrified right now?!"

"Death happens. There's nothing you can do to stop it."

"You're not going to die, Snow." He insisted, pulling her close to him, "You're too precious to me." He looked at his wife's face, not ever wanting to look away.

'From now on,' he thought to himself, 'I'm going to look at her at every available opportunity.'  He looked down at her, her wavy, deep blue mane, with powder blue stripes falling vertically in it... her pure white coat... her icy, pale blue eyes. Forget it, he didn't need to look at her, he already had her memorized. All he needed was to see her smile. It was only now that he became vaguely aware of Snowflake sobbing into his chest.

"I'm not even a mum yet and I'm already failing as a parent! Maybe it's a good thing I'm going to snuff it, there's no way in hell I could ever be a decent parent!" Gigglebox looked at his wife in dismay.

"Don't you say that! You don't say that, Snow! Now, listen to me; you are not going to die. The Snow I know is too headstrong to give in like that. Were is she? I miss her. Please, Snow, don't give in now!"

"I'm sorry, it's just... I'll never get to see my kids!" She started crying again, her mane covering her face as she bent her head.

"Snow, I thought we already established the fact that you are not going to die."

"It's a bloody seventy-five percent chance!" She shouted, "Face it, I'm as good as dead, and you know it! Just accept it!" This hurt Gigglebox. Not because she was angry at him, but because she was right. He was in total denial. He didn't want to loose the most precious mare in the world to... Something that was bound to happen to everyone. She did make a very good point there. He was going to apologize, but Snowflake beat him to it.

"Look, I'm sorry, it's just...I'm a bit worked up,  that's all."

"Giggle? I-I need you to promise me something."

"Anything, Snow. Anything at all. "

"Say that I do snuff it-"

"Which you won't." Gigglebox interrupted.

"Giggle, it's a seventy-five percent chance." She said softly, "Anyway, should I bite it in there, I need you to promise me something.  J-just be a good dad to them, 'okay? Make up for the fact that they don't have a mum."

"Snow, you don't even need to ask me to do that." He said,moving her mane out her face.

"I know it's dumb, I just needed to make sure, that's all."

"And I need you to promise me something; make sure you put up a fight in there, okay?"

"Consider it done!" She said, a smile playing at her lips as she gave a salute. Gigglebox couldn't go a lifetime without seeing that smile. He could barely even go a day without seeing it.

'You better not leave me here alone, Snow.'

The rest of the day was very depressing for Gigglebox. With the possibility that he would be a widower with two children to take care of on his own, and the fact that he needed to get ready for the move to Ponyville. So, later that day while Snowflake was taking a nap he went out to the nearest pub to just think.

It didn't take long for him to get there, since it was only blocks away. He entered the dim building that smelt like alcohol and old food. He took a seat in the seat in the very back of the small pub. And just thought. After a few minutes waiting a young mare came by the table with a small glass shot glass and a bottle of booze. Gigglebox wasn't much of a drinker, but when he needed to clear his head he took a couple shots and then he would go on with his day. But today was different for the poor stallion. During the middle of his drunk thoughts, his inner thoughts started to speak to him.

'What are you doin, Giggle? You're drinking yourself to death. A few more and you'll be on the side of the curb again.'

"But *hic* what am I supposed t-to do? *hic* she, she said that it's a s-seventy five percent chance. *hic* Leaving only t-twenty five percent *hic* chance!" Little did Gigglebox know that almost the entire half of the pub's workers and customers were staring at the drunk stallion.

'Look, we both know that you failed math as a kid, but that twenty five percent could be her! Sure it could be rare, and basically a miracle but it's still possible!'

"It's possible? How in the living hell, is there a chance for her to make it?"

'Did you not just listen to my words?'

"Nah, I was too busy looking at this dude's food... Looks pretty good... WAITER!!" Giggle shouted still with his gaze on the other stallions meal.

'No, don't order anything! You're going to go home and you're going to comfort your wife! Who knows if she will survive? Maybe she will, maybe she won't just spend the time you do have with her making her happy! And not wasting it here, getting wasted! You understand?'

"Hey, y- you're right. *hic* I- I'm gonna go and ta-take care *hic* of, Snow!" Giggle said shooting up from his booth. As he got up, the same young mare who served him the drinks confronted him.

"Sir, we're going to have to ask you to leave. You're causing too much of a disturbance here" Giggle scowled at the young mare.

"Ah! Whatever, *hic* Y-you can't kick me *hic* out! I thought th-this was a free coun-country!" Suddenly Giggle felt hooves on his shoulder, he looked up at a buff looking stallion starting to push him out the pub. "Y-You, you let me go! You prosti-prosti... Damn I forgot what I was g-going to s-say!" The bouncer dragged Giggle to the door and pushed him out the door; so hard in fact that Giggle fell to the ground. "H-hey! Th-that's assault! *hic* I-I'm gonna sue you!"

When Giggle finished his threats he left, going back to his home. He opened the door and stumbled into the living room, he had trouble climbing the stairs. He had so much of a problem that he tripped up the stairs. He entered his and Snowflake's bedroom to see Snowflake still sleeping in the bed. Still in his drunk state, he slumped down on the bed and scooted closer to Snowflake. Not even seconds later, he passed out on the bed. But making Snowflake wake up to the smell of alcohol.

~*~

While everything was going fine with Techie and Ninroot, Avian and Wacky are having some trouble.

"Dude! You can't do this to me Avian!" Wacky pouted. There was only four months left until Blurry would give birth and Avian wanted to sweep the entire house of Wacky's drugs.

"I'm sorry bro, but you can't have your meds here, the baby's do in like a few more months or so and Blurry wants this house to be drug free.

"But dude, what about my problem? I'm sure you kid doesn't want to smell my cream dude!" Avian looked at Wacky with a tired and frustrated frown.

"Just do this at your house! You have another home than just here! Remember?" Wacky returned the same scowl.

"Dude, you've gone soft! Ever since you learned that Blurry was gonna have a foal, you've gone all 'Responsible Mode' on me! You're a freaking killer on my high bro!" Avian just ignored the Pegasus. Avian packed and shoved Wacky's weed and drugs into a bag and gave it to Wacky. He then went to the door and opened it waiting for Wacky to leave.

"Get out of my house. Now!" Wacky grabbed his things and went towards the door. Avian only frowned at his friend, before Wacky left he said one last thing.

"Go fuck yourself Mr. Father Figure!" Wacky then stormed out the door, making Avian slam the door behind him. Blurry hearing all this happen said,

"You did the right thing babe." Avian turned to Blurry who was feeling around to find Avian.

"I know Blurry, but he was my oldest friend. I feel like I just kicked out a brother or something." Blurry eventually found Avian and comforted him the best she could.

"It's okay Avian, it'll be alright. I promise that this foal won't change a thing! I promise." Avian looked at his lover who had her head on his shoulder.

"Okay babe, I trust you."