The Coming of Wonders

Not long after Spark and Aroma got into the hospital, Aroma was already in a room being taken care of while Spark was handling the personal information stuff as fast as he could stand.  He only wanted to be by his wife's side.

"I'll try to get you through this as fast as I can," said the nurse.

"I hope so," Spark mumbled.

"Your full name, age and date of birth?"

"Sparklight Shade, twenty-four, May 22nd."  The nurse wrote all that down.

"And same for your wife?"

"Aroma Faith Shade, twenty-one, April 14th." Spark answered.

"Thank you, we can handle everything else later. You may join your wife Mr. Shade, I believe the foal will be arriving any minute now."

Spark was greatly relieved.  "Thank you."

Seconds later Spark entered Aroma's room.  Aroma looked much more calm now than she had before.  To Spark, she looked even more beautiful at this moment.  She smiled at him looking so happy to see him there.  Spark grabbed a chair and set it next to Aroma's bed so he could reach her.  He gently took her hoof and smiled back.

"I told you I would be with you my love."  Aroma already had a few tears of joy in her eyes.

"I know love, I know," she murmured sweetly.

"The foal should arrive any minute now. Are you ready?" Spark asked.

"Yes Spark, as long as you're here, I'm ready."

"Me too Aroma. I'm not going anywhere."  He embraced her gently and they kissed.  Then Aroma gave a small yelp of pain.  It was time!  Spark noticed this immediately.

"Doctors! The foal is coming!" he called.

A few unicorn doctors and nurses came quickly.  Aroma gave a small scream while holding onto Spark's hooves tightly.  They had eyes for nothing else but each other while the baby was delivered.

"Her water has broken." a doctor informed.

"Any second now, and push when I tell you," the nurse at the other end ordered.  Aroma then began to scream in pain.  It was happening!  A tiny head had appeared which the nurse gently took hold of in soft cloth.

"Push now!"  The remaining unicorns cast spells on Aroma for soothing and pain relief as did Spark while he held onto his wife's hooves.  She was almost through.

"There, it's done." the nurse announced.  Aroma and Spark visibly relaxed and let go of each other's hooves which had now gone almost numb.

"Would you like to cut the umbilical Mr. Shade?" a doctor asked.

"Yes," Spark breathed.  He did, and then the doctors cleaned the newborn foal then gently gave it to Aroma.

"Spark! It's a Colt!" she shrieked beside herself with joy.

Spark was also crying a little when he looked at their son.  "And he's a Unicorn!" Spark shouted unable to contain all his excitement when he saw the tiny point on the Colt's head.

The foal's fur coat was colored grey with a more blended white muzzle and his little mane and tail were both colored a reddish orange.  His new parents embraced each other and him with great love.

"What should we name him?" Aroma asked.

Spark thought for a moment before coming to an idea.  "How about Silver, Silver Autumn Shade for his grey fur which seems to have a slight silver shine to it, and the fact that he was born during the Fall Season?" he suggested.

Aroma smiled in agreement.  "I like it, and I hope someday he will too."

"So do I." Spark murmured.

"Welcome to Equestria..." he started.

"Silver Autumn Shade." Aroma finished...

***

The new family returned home from the hospital a few days after Cinder was born.  Aroma and Spark carried Cinder carefully inside their home.  During the previous days, they had prepared a nursery for the baby foal; one for a filly and one for a colt to be ready either way.  The family climbed the stairs up to their rooms on the second floor.  Cinder's room was right across the hall from his parent's rooms.  Aroma gently placed the sleeping colt into his crib, and Spark placed the magic baby monitor nearby just in case they couldn't hear from elsewhere in the house.  After Aroma spread a small blanket over Cinder, she joined her husband's side where they watched their son sleep.  After a few minutes Aroma quietly broke the silence.

"He's beautiful, Spark," she whispered shedding a few more happy tears.

"Yep, just like his mother," Spark agreed.  Blushing, Aroma leaned into his side.

"I just can't leave his side, dear," Aroma murmured.

"I know sweetheart it's ok, you're gonna stay at home with him and I'll take care of the other things.  We'll be fine."

Spark remembered the other good news from a few days earlier.  In the excitement of Cinder being born, he had forgotten to tell Aroma.

"Oh Aroma, I forgot to tell you: my boss Charger gave me a promotion even though I was late that day!"

Aroma's eyes went wide in disbelief.  "Are you serious?"  She so hoped he was.

"Truly serious, I couldn't ask for a better boss."  Aroma squeed with joy and grabbed Spark in a tight hug.

"Whoa there nelly, don't choke a new father just a few days after he became one."  Spark teased.  Aroma giggled and gave him a kiss which he returned.  After a few more moments, the new loving parents managed to get away for some rest of their own.  The time had flown by, and it was already getting late.

"We love you Cinderfall, and we always will," Aroma whispered one more time.

"I can't top that so yeah, what she said," Spark followed making Aroma giggle while the little colt still slept peacefully.

"Goodnight darling, we'll see you in the morning," Aroma murmured.  "Or sooner if your monitor goes off," Spark followed again.  Aroma just gave him a friendly nudge, and Spark playfully mouthed the word "ow."  They proceeded to bed, and after tucking in and wishing each other goodnight, drifted off to a peaceful sleep...