I found my self in front of Sunnybrook hospital. I was a human again! I walked into the hospital, then by some unseen force, I was pushed into a room. It smelled awful, like....dead bodies. I was then directed towards a certain corpse. It was covered in cloth. I tried to remove the cloth to look inside, but my hands went strait through the corpse itself.

What the heck!? I thought.

The blanket covering the body was moved by an unseen force, showing me what was inside.....and what I saw, definitely caught me off guard. It looked exactly like me except, more...peaceful. I saw...my corpse. The corpse was wearing a hospital gown. My corpse had a cast on each arm and my left leg, bandages covering my chest and a couple of band-aids on my face for the minor cuts or scrapes. I backed away in shock. I felt like I was going to cry, but when I expected tears to flow.....nothing came, guess that's the price of being dead. Then I was pushed towards a hospital room. Inside I found Ares looking at at pictures of us on his ipad, silently weeping. He didn't look like he got hurt really bad. A broken arm and a broken leg were the worst of his injuries. When he turned around he stared wide eyed at me.

"G-Gaia? Is t-that y-you?" Ares asked me hesitantly.

"Yeah, who else would it be?" I replied with a grin on my face.

Ares tried to reach and hold my hand with his good hand, but was surprised when it went strait through mine. He stared wide eyed at me, expecting an explanation for what just happened.

"Sorry, side affects of being dead and and all." I replied.

"I'm sorry you had to die Gaia. You had so much potential and still do." Ares said sadly.

"Don't worry Ares, the knowledge I gained here is being put in good use. I've been reborn in a world full of talking ponies. I know it sounds weird but.....it's true." I said.

As I started to hear the sound of my new parents talking I started to fade away.

"Don't morn for me Ares. I'm in a better place with lots more opportunities." I said before I completely faded away.

I woke up in a crib beside mom's bed. They must have put me there after I fell asleep.

"Hey Shining Armor, this little cutie needs a name don't you think?" mom said as she nuzzled my head. I giggled and nuzzled her back affectionately.

"How about....Gleaming Shield?" daddy suggested.

"She is the crowned princess of the Crystal Empire, so.......how about Crystal Shield?" mom suggested.

"It's a beautiful name honey. Just like you Crissy." daddy said, gently nuzzling me.

All of a sudden my stomach growled really loud. I turned away in embarrassment. Mom and dad just giggled.

"Just like your father." Mom said.

"Hey!" Dad said back.

"Just kidding honey, now, shoo we need privacy." Mom chided playfully.

"Ok dear." Dad said as he walked out the door.

Mom put me on the bed, then got in as well. She lifted her foreleg, revealing two teats.

Oh hail no! I thought. Being used as a cuddle toy by an emotional pony is one thing, but nursing from that same pony!? Noooooooooo!

Mom used her wing to gently nudge me towards her.

"Come on Crissy it's good for you." mom said.

I opened my mouth to argue, but then I remembered I couldn't talk. Mom used this opportunity to gently nudge her teat into my mouth. I tried resisting at first, but then a liquid squirted into my mouth...and it was the best thing I'd ever tasted! I kept nursing from mommy till I was full. Then she picked me up and patted me on the back, gently a couple of times until I let out a small burp.

"Shining Armor, you can come in now." mom said.

Dad came in with some other ponies. One was a winged unicorn like mom with a purple coat and navy mane with a purple and pink streak in it. The other two were unicorns like dad. One was a grayish unicorn with a purple and white streaked mane and blue eyes. The other was a navy blue unicorn with a navy mane and yellow eyes. I also noticed that they all had weird marks on their butt.

Why does everybody....I mean everypony, have identical tattoo's on their butts...I mean...flanks? Urgh! Pony context is so confusing! I thought, angrily.

"Hey Crystal Shield, this is your aunt Twilight, grandpa Night Light and grandmare Twilight Velvet." dad said.

"Oh she looks so much like you Cadence!" aunt Twilight said.

"She's so cute, right Nighty?" grandma said.

"Yup" grandpa said.

Grandma started making funny faces to me and I just giggled. Giggled I tell you! I am really starting to wish I was an adult again.

"Here guys you can hold her." dad said.

Grandpa got to hold me first. He smiled at me a let me play with his hoof.

"She's a real cutie son." grandpa told dad.

"Duh, she's my kid after all dad." dad said, puffing out his chest in pride. Everypony giggled at dad's comment.

Grandma got to hold me next. She smiled at me and made funny faces, cooed and.....pinched my cheeks.

I hate that! I thought.

Then grandmare Twilight Velvet got to hold me. She started throwing me up and down, which I enjoyed......until mom had to ruin it.

"Velvet, please stop, you'll drop her." mom fretted.

"Oh..sorry Cadence." aunt Twilight said.

"It's okay Twilight. Maybe when she's older."mom said

"Being the over protective mom already dear?" grandpa asked, with a knowing smirk plastered on his face.

Mom could only blush in embarrassment, but fortunately for her, aunt Twilight came to the rescue.

"If you think she's being overprotective, then what about your reaction to my first date a couple of years back?" aunt Twilight asked, smirking.

Date? This is gonna be good! I thought.

Now it was Night Light's turn to blush.

"To be fair, that guy insulted the suit I was wearing the day I met him." Night Light pouted.

"You mean that 20 year old suit you wore at our wedding honey." grandmare said.

"He just said it looked a little old. He even offered to buy you a new one. Flash is a great guy dad." Twilight said.

"Fine you win." Night Light pouted.

Everypony in the room laughed at the scene.

"Okay we'll give you some privacy." Twilight Velvet said as Twilight, Night Light and herself walked out the door.

The doctor walked in and said.

"There seems to be no reason for you to stay here anymore, so feel free to leave when your ready." He said then walked out.

"Okay Crissy, we can finally go home now." Mom said.

"I'll get our stuff packed." Dad said.

"Thanks sweetie." Mom said.

Dad, then leaned in and kissed mom on the lips, which she gladly returned. It was about to turn into a makeout session, if I hadn't made weird baby noises to bring them back to reality.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to that. I thought.

After dad returned with the stuff, mom used some kind of telekinetic power to levitate a rattle and place it in my hooves. I was shocked at first, but hey. This is a world filled with ponies, talking ponies. I wouldn't be surprised if I met a talking dragon or something one of these days. I stared wide eyed in amazement at my mother's display of magic.

"You know, your daddy and I can teach you magic. Maybe your sister, Flurry Heart and your brother, Paladin can help you out too.

I have a big brother and a big sister?! I thought, excited at the prospect of having a big brother again, but afraid that Paladin would hate me. I've heard of situations like this from my female friends in the army, who got married. They would always go on about how the older one would be so cruel to the younger one. A couple of years later, they went on about how they would embarrass one another in front of each others friends at school. Luckily, Ares didn't do that but Paladin and Flurry Heart might!
"Don't worry Crissy, Paladin and Flurry Heart were really excited to hear they were going to have a younger sibling. Their really nice. " Mom reassured me.

I could only hope she was right.

Author's Note

Sorry it took me so long to finish this chapter. I'll try and get the next one out as soon as possible.