The Favor that Changed it All

The sun shone brightly in the sky as the Pegasus Weather Team pushed away the remaining clouds in the sky to schedule a cloudless sunny day in Ponyville, it had nearly been three weeks since Esbin and his close friends had sex. Esbin happily trotted down the path after assisting Twilight Sparkle with organizing her notes while she studied various species plant life. He felt exceptionally happy on this fine day as he waved to some of the ponies as he walked down the path into the Ponyville Park. The bird’s chirped different songs while they sat in the trees along the dirt path, Esbin looked all around him to find any of his three lovers, he didn’t know why but he just felt like hanging out with them. “Esbin,” Called out a voice from the side, he turned to see Apple Bloom galloping towards him. “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Esbin said moving his hoof the hooves in a pushing motion, “Slow down.” Apple Bloom came to a sudden stop as her hooves screeched on the ground, a cloud of dust flew into the air as she halted once it settled Esbin could see that Apple Bloom sat in front of him and she had the biggest smile on her face.

“-Cough- Hello Apple Bloom, -cough- I was just looking for you,” Esbin said with a soft friendly smile after coughing from the dust in the air.

“Esbin, Esbin, ah have such great news!” Apple Bloom chirped happily.

“What, what is it? Did your father come to visit?” Esbin asked assuming what Apple Bloom was begging to telling him.

“Nope, but it’s just as good as that, better,” Apple Bloom giggled as she started bounding around the brown earth pony.

“Then what, what could be so important?” Esbin asked with a slightly sarcastic tone.

Before Apple Bloom could even answer, they both suddenly heard a familiar voice, “Hey you guys!” They both looked to see Sweetie Belle galloping towards them just like Apple Bloom did, she stopped in front of them and started giggling uncontrollably. “Guess what, guess what, guess what,” Sweetie Belle chirped after fluttering around the two earth ponies and smiling in front of them. “Hello Sweetie Belle,” Apple Bloom and Esbin greeted in unison, Esbin then said, “Just give me a second, Apple Bloom was about to tell me something.” But without warning they soon heard somepony call out from above them, “Look out below!” Scootaloo quickly swooped in from the clear sky and nearly crashing into her friends and said, “You guys! You won’t believe what I just found out!”

“What, you still can’t land proper,” Esbin asked sarcastically, Scootaloo merely frowned at him at his comment.

“No, but any who, I got something to tell you three,” Scootaloo said her expression changing almost immediately.

“Wait a minute, are you two say ‘in what ah think your say ‘in?” Apple Bloom asked rising an eye brow.

Sweetie Belles expression dropped for a moment but quickly perked up as she asked, “Wait, you mean? You two… and…”

“I’m sorry…am I missing something…” Esbin asked switching from each of his lovers trying to keep up with them.

“I was just going to say…-gasp- YOU MEAN YOU TWO…OH MY GOSH,” Scootaloo gasped rising her voice with sudden realization from Apple Blooms and Sweetie Belles ramblings. All three of the mare embraced each other in a scream of joy leaving Esbin completely confused to what was happening. “C-could somepony please tell me what’s going on,” Esbin begged, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo walked side to side next to each other as the smiled happily at Esbin.

“Esbin,” Apple Bloom said with the same overjoyed smile on her face.

“We have something very important to tell you,” sweetie Belle continued.

“Very important,” Scootaloo said with a sly voice and expression.

“Girls, wh-whats going on,” Esbin asked with a concerned voice.

Each of the girls looked at each other with excitement on their faces, they then looked back at Esbin who was in front of them, and said in unison, “WE’RE PREGNANT!” And with that Esbin suddenly lost the feeling in his whole body and his ears started ringing with white noise for a split second. But shortly his hearing returned to normal but he still felt rather stunned by his lovers cheer. The girls noticed that Esbin seemed a little overtaken by the whole cheer, he then stuttered still trying to wrap his mind around things with a near incoherent voice, “H-how…how did this h-happen?” “Well Esbin, I think you know where babies come from and…” Scootaloo said but was cut off by Sweetie Belle nudging her and said, “That’s not what he meant feather brain, he’s talking about us getting knocked up.” Esbin shakily nodded smacking his dry lips as he tried to find the word to say to them.

“I mean…you three and the goo…didn’t you say it was supposed to make sure any of you didn’t get pregnant?” Esbin asked feeling the shock fading off a little.

“Ah guess it only works the one time after each round ya know,” Apple Bloom assumed.

“Either that or those three members you had from the spell overpowered the slime,” Scootaloo said throwing her opinion out in the open.

“Wait, how do you girls know you’re even pregnant anyway?” Esbin asked snapping out of his stunned state for a brief moment.

“Ah didn’t feel well this morning, ah keep puking mah breakfast out after ah ate it,” Apple Bloom explained to Esbin.

“I took a pregnancy test; you know just to be certain.” Sweetie Belle added in.

“I felt very, very tired this morning, I didn’t want to get up this morning, the reason I know this is because I read it in a book one time,” Scootaloo explained.

“Are you okay Esbin, you look a little pale,” Sweetie Belle asked stepping up to Esbin.

“I…I’m…I-I’m gonna be… a daddy?” Esbin asked in a near fainting tone.

“Eeyup,” Apple Bloom said in a slightly nervous tone with her friends nodding slightly. Esbin couldn’t help but look to the side of each of the girls for a moment as if he could actually see the unborn foals inside of them; he then looked back at them again and said in a slightly more surprised tone, “Wow…I’m gonna be a daddy.”

“Are you gonna be alright Esbin? Ah mean, taking care of three foals along with the three of us,” Apple Bloom asked feeling a little guilty.

“Yeah, but that’s if one of us doesn’t have any twins,” Scootaloo said.

“Twins,” Esbin said almost losing his breath.

“SCOOTALOO,” Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle yelled in unison, the young Pegasus nervously smiled at the two ponies glaring at her.

“We still don’t know that Esbin, it’s still too early to tell what any of us are going to have,” Sweetie Belle explained hoping it will calm Esbin.

In his mind, Esbins panic and fear suddenly disappeared from out of nowhere as an eerie calm wrapped around him. He then saw his three friends standing in front of him with concerned looks on their faces waiting for his answer. Flashes of his memories rushed through his mind all the way back to when he first met the three mares and all the crazy adventures they had together. The good times, the bad times, they laughed, they cried, they learned, and they grew. And they were always their alongside him, even through the worst they were there for him. “Esbin,” the girls asked in unison at the dazed stallion.

Esbin quickly snapped back into reality to face his lovers staring back at him. A tear escaped his eye; he put on a soft smile as he wiped the tear away and said, “You know girls… with you three by my side… I think the four of us are gonna be just fine together.” Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo smiled happily at Esbins response before he dashed up in front of them and wrapping his arms around the three mares into a hug them. Esbin shed a few more tears as he kiss each of the mares on their lips and foreheads to show that he still loved and cared deeply for them all. “So does this mean you’ll…” Sweetie Belle started but didn’t get to finish her question.

“Yes, yes it does. Everything’s gonna be just fine and… and we’ll be family.” Esbin wept with joy as the tears streamed from his eyes.

“Do you really mean it Esbin,” Scootaloo asked with a little doubt in her voice.

Esbin nodded silently as he nuzzled the Pegasus in his arms, Scootaloo couldn’t help but weep a little bit too as she and her friends pulled away from the hug to walk along side of Esbin for a walk in the park. They soon found themselves talking about telling the news to their friends and family, possibly having a marriage ceremony before the big day, finding a place big enough for all four of them could stay together, and so much more. While they continued to talk about the important details of what had to be done first, Esbin once again felt the same strange sensation he had when he in his mind. He looked to each of his sides to see his three lovers talking to each other about their plans, Esbin simply smiled and thought, “Yah, everything is gonna be just fine.” He continued to follow his lovers down the path and talked about telling his father about finding a house for themselves. At times it may have seemed that Esbins friendship with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo may have been strained to the breaking point, but in the end they always pulled through. Much like the sexual affair they had, it turned out for the better, even before they the truly became best friends. Though they have grown, it was that one favor that Esbin used those many years ago to change it all for the better, not just for him, but for his best friends.