Short Stories of a Dad

The waiting. The waiting and the silence is perhaps the worst thing to hear and do when your wife has just gone into labour and you rushing her to the Ponyvile Hospital while carrying her cello (she 'insisted' that I take it with her) all the way here is a big thing to happen to a man like me.

Oh yeah, you don't ever know my name. That the one you will do when your wife has gone into labour, you don't think about ANYTHING else but to get her to the Hospital.

My name is George Rowland. I once lived in London, Great Britain as a composer for Orchestra music for the movies and films. My favourite instrument is the Grand Piano and I really like the Orchestral group call Two Steps From Hell. Have you heard of them? No? Then stop what you are doing and listen to them and LOVE THEM!... Sorry about. Big fan of them. Anyway seven years ago I was at the local music shop for one of their album when suddenly a bright light engulf me and then next thing I notice was that I wasn't in London anymore. I was in the middle of a small town named Ponyvile and it was in rush hour for every.pony.was.looking.at.me. So you can guess it, everyone. Ponies and me screamed like a little girl. I was running like cycle only to looked back to see if anything was following me. This however made me bashed into a building and got knocked out cold. The last thing I saw was a blurry vision of a grey pony with a black mane and a very cute pink bowtie.

I woke up in a bed (that was not my size) in a Hospital. The first thing I thought was that I must been really, really drunk. But nope, because a white pony with a nurse hat came in and told me that I got visitors. I was about to protested but my visitors came in without my saying. The order was:

Twilight: She had the widest smile on her face (Not creepy at all 'cough' 'cough') and had a notebook and quill in the air thanks to her magic.

Applejack: She came in behind with a face that said 'where the heck did you come from' unlike Twilight who had the face of 'You will join the dark side and LIKE IT!'

Rainbow Dash: She was flying above her friends with a poker face on her.

Rarity: She was wearing a blue and yellow dress that was a bit too mush for my taste.

Pinkie Pie: She was bounding up and down with the friendly smile unlike her other friends.

And finally Fluttershy: She was hiding behind Pinkie Pie like see was afraid of me.

Quick story short. They asked MY questions first and then I answered theirs. These are my favourite highlight questions from them. The same order:

Twilight: "If you can put one word of your species. What would that be?"

I didn't say Wars, Crusades, Empires or One Direction. I just answered with 'cultural'

Applejack: "Do you enjoy apple?"

Yes...yes I do.

Rainbow Dash: "Are you a spy?"

I put my little finger up to the end of my mouth and said "Maybe?"

Rarity: "What is that lovely outfit you are wearing?"

It was a blue fabric suit with an awesome white bowtie.

Pinkie Pie: "Do you like party?"

I looked at her and simply said "Yes"

Fluttershy: "Do you eat ponies?"

I replied with "Don't worry... I'm not French"

After the questions, I was out the Hospital and stayed at Twilight's Castle for a time before got enough money to buy my own home. It was not bad, I mean it was a small house. It contained one living room, one kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom with a bed that was my size.

But you don't want to hear about my boring life. You want to know how I met my wife. So lets skip to that part.

Have you ever heard the verse 'love is fate' No? Well turns out the blur pony I saw before passing out was the one that brought me to the Hospital and told Twilight and her friends. So I went to find her and thank her for bring me to the Hospital. When I found her, I found out the she was a cellist and that's my favourite instrument after Grand Piano. She was having a argument with a pony with a white coat and the colour of her mane was dark and light blue.  I didn't hear much but I think they were arguing about volume and best music. You know what I think is the best music, so would know who I would side with if I got into the argument. Soon enough they both went on they separate ways and I went to the mare I was going to say my thanks.

I catch up to her and tapped her shoulder.

"Vinyl" She groaned in the most classy British accent I ever heard and that's saying a lot. "I am in no mood to..." She turned to face me and stopped talking. She was surprised and funny enough... In a good way.

"Oh" She said surprised "It's you. You're the one that bashed in me and my friend's house"

I rubbed my hand on the back of my neck from the memory of hitting the building.

"Yeah, I remembered the pain as well" I laughed at myself with made her giggled. "I came to say thank you for getting me to the Hospital and telling Twilight about me."

"Oh not a problem" she answered happily "My name is Octavia" She handed her hoof to greet me and I repay with a shake of hands...I mean hand and hoof.

"Name's George Rowland and its a pleasure to meet you Octavia" I replied with a friendly smile of my face.

She smiled back at me and we decided to walked together to get to know each other. Turns out that we got a lot in common. She loved Orchestra music and as I said before, she a cellist. She plays at the royal theatre in Canterlot and she one time played at the Gala. She has a great sense of humour and she is also very clever. We been hanging out ever since. I asked if she would like to be my girlfriend with I had to reversed it to special somepony. She was bounding up and down shouting yes over and over again. I became best friend with her roommate, Vinyl Scratch. How did I you ask? By not passing out when we were having a drinking contact. I also be came friend with a noble called Fancy Pants when I was on a date with Octavia when I got tickets to see a Orchestra group called Nobleheart and she is a big fan. I meet Fancy Pants in a wine sample area and we just had a friendly conversation. Tip, don't acted all sir to him like 'indeed sir' or 'pardon sir' because he gets enough of that with the Guards. Me and Octavia has been dating for over two years and we fallen in love very 'deeply' shall I say. I soon thought that this is the right time to asked that very important question of all in life.

I went to the local jewellery shop and asked for a very special ring. It was a golden ring with three flawless amethyst (I let you find out what game that's from. Here's a hint SC6S and has dragons in) I brought in and waited until we went to our special date.

We were at the local park, setting on a bench watching the beautiful night sky full with star and awing moon. Octavia was resting on my chest as I was stroking her mane ever so gently. This was it.

"Octavia?" I said to her. She looked at me "we have been dating for two years now and we both love each other so much that I have to ask you this question" I got up off the bunch and went down on one knee. I got out the ring in my top pocket and held it to her.

"Octavia... Will you marry me?" I smiled at her with all of my heart. She covered her mouth with he hooves and was welling up with tears of joy.

"Yes!" She yelled with delighted.

"Yes?" I answered in disbelieved.

"YES!" She yelled again as she hugged me and deeply kissed on the mouth. She cried with happiest and I think I was but can't remembered if I was crying or too stunned to believed. We stayed hugging for a well good three minutes.

"I love you" I whispered in her ear.

"And I love you too" She whispered into mine.

In a week time we were wedded. Everyone was invited. The mane 6, Vinyl Scratch was Octavia's best maid, Fancy pants was my best man..eh..pony, his wife fleur de lis, the apple family and even Twilight's brother Shining armour and his wife Cadence come from the Empire to come to our wedding.

We got a house that had one living room, one kitchen, one bathroom, two bedrooms, one garden, one loft and one basement. I sold my house and Octavia gave the whole house to Vinyl. We been living together for the whole seven years and we decided to go to the next step of our marriage. We're going to start a family and I am not going to tell you how because you know how and this isn't one of those thing that you love to read.

And soon enough, Octavia got pregnant.

So we back to the beginning, I was waiting in the waiting room (HA!) with Vinyl as the doctors took Octavia through the two white doors. I was clicking my fingers like a Jazz singer.

"Don't worry man" Vinyl said as she tried to calm me down "Octavia is a tough mare"

"Ehuh" I bluntly answered as I didn't hear what Vinyl said to me. "I...I know everything is going to be alright"

I hear a door opening on my left. Me and Vinyl looked to see Twilight and her friends coming toward us

"George" Twilight said as she walked toward me "We came when we heard the news. How long have they been in there?"

I looked up at the clock and saw it was 7:15PM.

"About five minutes" I answered still clicking my fingers.

"How you feeling?" Applejack asked

"Have any of you been in something like this?" I answered with a question. The others looked to each other and all of them said no "I give you a tip... It's freighting."

Suddenly the two white doors opened and a doctor came out. I and the others jumped at the doctor.

"How is she doc?" I asked the doctor shaking in my boots "How is my wife doing?"

He smiled at me and opened the door.

"Why don't you find out?" He said happily. I looked at him for a few seconds and then to the others. They took a step back telling me to go on ahead and so I entered the door to see the most moving thing I have ever seen.

There was Octavia sitting on the bed with a little ball of laughter in her hooves. I walked up to them ever so silently as I didn't want to disturbed the scene. Octavia looked at me with the biggest smile I ever seen on her face sense getting married to me. I walked to a chair next to the bed and sat on it. I looked down to see my child laughing.

"She" Octavia whispered to me. "it's a she"

She looked almost like her mother. An Earth pony with a gray cost and black mane. But what she got were my light blue eyes, my laughter and above all. My smile. I held my hand toward her and she grabbed it while giggling as she did. I chuckled with her as I was welling up with tears. I have never been so happy to seen someone like this before. I looked at Octavia and kiss her my the lips.

"What should we call her?" I whispered to my wife.

"I think we should give the name you thought for" Octavia answered.

I smiled and called the other to come in. One by one they enter and moved around the bed.

"Everyone" I said, using my free hand to wiped the tears away "Meet Sarah Harmonic"