Author's Note
Rarity's POV
Episode: 1
“Is Sapphire pregnant?” Pinkie Pie had enquired.
“She is. I asked Flutter Shy to assist. You know how good she is with Animals, I had to ask her!” I responded.
“Yeah, that makes sense. The critters are her calling!” Pinkie Pie responded with a slight giggle to her voice.
“Once I realised I could ask Flutter Shy, I realised I am fascinated by the possibilities. I just had not realised. I am not certain, if I am properly prepared for what it reveled to me!” I confessed.
“Well, aside from Sapphire having a little Foal at the end of her term. This is fascinating, and exciting!” Pinkie Pie put forth.
“That is merely the consequences where they apply to Sapphire. She will have to carry the pregnancy and give birth to the Foal, before she is to care for it. But, what are the consequences for me?” I continued.
“Wait. You are trying to tell me something else. Now you want to have a pregnancy and feel how it feels to have your nibbles caressed by these hungry lips?” Pinkie Pie blurted out, as if it had been natural.
“I guess you couldn’t blame me after the Cakes had Twins you cared for, whenever they needed a babysitter. Aside from being the element of Laughter!” I pondered.
“If you put it that way, although I didn’t think of that right now. I guess the element may play into it, though. I am for all things fun or funny. If you want to have a baby, it is a wonderful thing. Even if it is an added responsibility on your part!” she explained.
“When you make this much sense, I get confused!” I put forth.
“Then you need to ask Flutters for a second favour. Maybe she could assist you too?” Pinkie Pie proposed.
“We can’t do it at my Boutique, just as we can’t do it at your place. Flutter Shy’s place wouldn’t be right either!” I pondered.
“How about Twilly’s castle? She is bound to have more than enough room for us. If you want, I could ask her and Flutters to have a little get-together, at your convenience!” she suggested.
“When you talk like that, I get all these exciting thoughts in my head. Now I have to act upon them. Good thing we are alone since Sweetie Belle is at school for a few more hours!” I pointed out.
“Guess it is good she has school to go to, besides, Cheerilee is a wonderful teacher to any and all Foals in our little village!” she pointed out.
“Yes, Cheerilee certainly is a wonderful teacher, a blessing to all our Foals of Humanville. Besides, we adults and parents need a little time to ourselves and to perform our line of work uninterrupted, as much as one could in a case like mine!” I continued.
“Considering how she loves to teach all our foals, maybe you could add another blessing on her class. Even if she will have to wait several years for the joy to teach her!” she pointed out.
“If you asked her, she would prompt on us having several foals in each family. That is how much she loves her work. If it is my or your foal, I know she would be only too happy to have them in her class!” I pointed out.
“If we split the tasks, we could save some time. Would you or I go to Flutters and Twilly respectively?” Pinkie enquired in a very curious, but excited voice as she looked at me.
“If you go to Flutter Shy, I go to Twilight Sparkle. I know you have no problems with going through forest in order to get to her, wherever she happens to be as you go there. I have the impression you have a knack for tracking. I could find a Gem, but she doesn’t carry any of these on her person at any time for any reason. I couldn’t even convince her to wear any jewelery at the Grand Galoping Gala. I could barely convince her to wear the dress I made her as I created dresses for all of us!” I pointed out.
“I’ll see you at Twilly’s castle, then. Once I explained your situation to Flutters, that is!” she pondered.
“Sounds like the way to go!” I responded.
“I’m off to find flutters and see if she could help you!” Pinkie stated as she burst out through the door on her way out of my Boutique.
A moment after she had left, bouncing on her way out of town and into the forest in the direction of Flutter Shy’s cottage, I closed the door behind me as I went off to Twilight sparkles castle.
Once I had closed the door behind me, Pinkie Pie was nowhere to be seen as she had bounced out of sight, behind the next bend in the road. Not that this made any difference to me, it is just as well to see her well on her way.
I love my job, not just because I am creating the fabulous, beautiful dresses, suits and gowns, but I enjoy having free rein for my generosity, side from the fact that I commonly have a chance to go of on my own if and when I choose to, unless I have an urgent order to deliver. Today I have the opportunity to stroll off on my own.
Knowing Pinkie Pie, I had little to no time for side-ventures, but this doesn’t mean I had to run all the way to the castle. She had to pull Flutter Shy with her all the way back to the castle, and that was after she had explained the situation to her. I chose to walk in a measured gait as is appropriate for a Lady such as myself. I can’t sink down and run, unless there is an emergency that demanded it out of me. There is no such thing here and now.
I gave the door a few measured knocks as I reached the door to the castle, waiting patiently for the response. I knew Pinkie Pie had not returned just yet, not since she had Flutter Shy to convince, and she isn’t the fastest of os, even if she can be very fast if she feels the need for it.
“Just a moment, Rarity!” came the response from the Dragon we knew as Spike.
He had walked up to the door and opened for me, before taking a step to the side, allowing me entrance into Twilight Sparkles castle.
“Hi, Spikey wikey!” I exclaimed as I saw his face in the door.-way
From Flutters to the Castle: 2
Author's Note
Pinkie Pie's POV
From Flutters to the Castle: 2
Since Rarity had been so excited over the pregnancy of her new Pet Sapphire, she had apparently chosen to have a try on a pregnancy of her own. Trusting in Flutter Shy’s abilities, she chose for her to help her out with the details under the cover. Then she had chosen to have it finalised at Twilly’s castle, she figured it was the best place to do it secretly.
I had agreed on helping her, so I bounced off to the cottage in the hopes Flutter Shy would be there, or at the very least somewhere close by. Apparently, I was right, she was at home as I got there. With that, I give her door a firm signature knocking.
“Hiya, Pinkie Pie. Come on in!” she peeped in response in her fairly quiet voice.
I slipped in quietly, after I had opened the door and then quickly closed it quietly behind me.
“Hiya, Flutters!” I responded in a more subdued tone of voice in respect of my friend and her critters.
“Nice to see you over at my place. What is the errand, this time?” she responded to the point.
“I heard you helped Rarity, impregnating her new Pet Sapphire. Now she wanted he same favour for herself, apparently. I take it she was very happy with the services for her pet!” I explained.
“Yeah, I did help her with the impregnation of Sapphire. The result is positive according to the early indications, Sapphire should be delivering in about eleven months from the occasion, which is about a month ago. Did you say she wanted to have an impregnation for herself?” Flutters enquired, curiously in a hushed voice.
“Apparntly, yes. She asked me to convey the request. Unless it is a problem on your part, she wanted it performed today at Twilly’s castle since she figured it would be a good place for her!” I pointed out.
“Guess today is as good as any time and her palace should work. If you want to keep it quiet, none would suspect us meeting her there. Just let me fetch the equipment, and we could be going right away!” Flutters responded.
“Okeley, dokeley. In the end, we can always relay on you, as scared as you may be on occasion. Yet, you are always there, ready to make a difference when it matters the most!” I pondered as she gathered the few items required and slipped them into her saddle bags, before she approached the door on her way out.
“I am ready, let’s go to Twilight!” she stated as she opened the door for both of us.
“This will be interesting, I guess. Rarity will be thrilled to learn that you will help her!” I pointed out as I closed the door behind her as we left her cottage on our way to the castle in the other end of the village.
Of course Fluttershy had all the required medical equipment packed readily in her saddle bags as I closed the door behind her, before I lead her along the path through the woods, and the village towards the castle. Would have been entirely pointless, if she had not packed what she would be required to use upon arrival.
“Since you are Pegasus, you would be more comfortable flying. Besides, you would be safer there, while you do need to practice your flying as well. I’ll just be right behind you, bouncing merrily, as we progress towards the castle!” I pointed out.
“You do have me there, I still am a Pegasus, even after I exiled myself from Coudsdale. Bouncing seems to be your signature gait. There is always something fun, funny or exciting going on or waiting to burst forth, in your presence!” she responded as she flapped her wings and took off, leaving the ground a few feet under her hooves.
“We all know the joy of flight, just that some of us know it more intimately, like Rainbow Dash, who also happen to be the one of us who enjoy her flight the most. Rarity sure enjoyed her visit to Cloudsdale, the day we were there in order to cheer her on, on the competition she promptly won in her spectacular manner. Hay, even I enjoy flying, like when Twilly turned me into a Breezy. yeah, I tend to bounce forth on my way to where ever I go!” I responded.
“I guess the lot of you have me to thank for going there. Had I not been such a worthless cheer leader, none pf you had been asked to go. On the other hand, I had a few interesting experiences, flying. Some more exciting, like when I helped Rainbow Dash with her tornado for Cloudsdale, and some less exciting, like when Twilight turned me into that bat. At first, before I realised it, I guess I did enjoy it, though!” she conceded.
“I guess your timid manners and your quiet voice makes you into a very poor prospect in cheering. At the arena, you need to be heard over the crowd. Otherwise, you are great at what you do. No Pony else could do, what you do every day. No Pony could care for the critters, great and small in the way you do. This exactly why Rarity trust in you, and why she specifically asked for you to assist her in this. It is very sensitive and important for her!” I responded.
“Since I enjoy the quiet solitude, although I still enjoy having all my friends around. Unlike you, I don’t require to have Ponies crowding me, smiling and cheering at all times!” I responded, just as we breached the city limit.
“Keeping every Pony happily smiling is my place, just as you care for the critters. The Ponies of our village needs both of us. And I certainly do need them all. As much as I do hate the moment and how it felt, I still can’t shake it out of my head. The one time when you all prepared a surprise party for me. Just as much as I love what you did for me, what led up to it almost crushed me. To be alone, none to trust and no friends around is a physical pain to me. I truly hope that will never happen again, ever!” I pointed out firmly, shaking my head as if to shake something out and away from me.
“Oh, I know that feeling only too well. As much as I love singing, and loved every time we performed for the Ponies, from the first time, to the very last. When all the Ponies stared at me, all of a sudden. It felt as if I was about to die, there was no escape. I was surrounded on all sides. The silliest thing is that I did throw down the curtains myself. I fear I actually did that on purpose as well!” she responded.
“Yeah, but we all love the concerts, even if none of us, short of the once in the Ponytones knew it was you all along. On the other hoof, we all loved your song, even before you performed on the stage. You did know that, right?” I put forth.
“Oh yeah, I vividly recall that. That is why I constantly had to tell Raity to accept the next request for a new Concert. I couldn’t make myself see her deny any of them a Concert, even considering how scared I was. Even behind the stage, behind a curtain. I simply enjoyed and still do enjoy singing too much to turn any of them down!” she responded with a weak smile.
“You certainly did show that clearly enough. Just as your voice carried you all the way through every last opportunity to sing for us. I guess it is amusing, when I think of it, Even Applejack complimented you, even if she thought it was her brother Big Macie singing on the stage!” I responded.
“When you put it like that. When I think back, that was amusing, alright. Almost as if he had intended to give me the excuse to sing all along, even before he knew it?” she proposed.
To my surprise, I could see Spike waiting by the door, well before we even approached the castle. He was standing, as if he had been one of these palace guards, although he obviously was looking for us. Then his face lite up at the instant he recognised us.
Of course I knew he loves having me around with all the silly antics, but this time it was more than that. He had been posted by the door for a good while, instructed to lead us to where Rarity and Twilly were waiting for us. That would most likely be in the basement.
“Hiya, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy!” he greeted us in turn.
“Hiya, Spikie!” I responded.
“Hi, Spike!” Flutters echoed, a mere moment later.
“Well, come right in. I was instructed to lead you right to Twilight!” he pointed out, indicating the stiff order behind his actions.
“Okeley, dokeley!” I responded.
“She is quite the mistress, our Princess?” Flutters inquired as she saw Spikes face, once the greeting was swiftly swept out of the way as we moved into the castle and Spike closed the door with some force.
“She sure is, today more so than usual, though.
On second thought, he was actually walking along the way in the manner of a Regal Knight, as I cast a side glance his way.
I mainly just bounced along the way, looking at all the books she had stuffed the shelves with. She has so many, thick as thin, ordinary mixed in with the rare. Then Spike reached the flight of stairs, leading us down to the basement, from there he continued to the fairly small room, where Rarity and Twilly waited for us.
He knocked the door gently, knowing Rarity is waiting in the room.
“Enter”, she responded in a stately, very dignified tone of voice, just an instant before Spike pulled the door open.
The next moment we spill in, facing the scene Twilly had built up, mainly for the comfort of Rarity, naturally.
“Hiya, Rarity!” I greeted her.
“I finally managed to fetch them, just as you instructed, Princess!” Spike pointed out.
“Then you are free to leave, Spike. I am certain, you have more interesting matters to attend to, and if not, you still do have shores to tend to!”Twilight pointed out, firmly.
“Thanks, Twilight!” he responded as he dropped out of the room, no doubt walking towards his end of the library on the second floor, the section where the comics were stored.
“Hi, Twilight and Rarity!” Flutttershy greeted our gathered friends.
“Hiya, Rarity!” I greeted her, looking at her for a moment.
“Thank you for summoning Fluttershy, PinkiePie!”she responded with a courteous nod of her head.
“It was just fun, and for you, I would do just about anything, you know that, Rarity!” I pointed out.
This wasn’t a scene, or a situation for such a young Dragon to see. He probably would see more than enough of such things, soon enough, once he grew old enough.
