A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 11: Mother Dashie

"So Rainbow! How are the foals doing?" Ace asked her sister in-law, as she fondled with her own daughter. Dash looked up, and smiled.

"Hopefully, they'll be out soon..." she mumbled. Ace chuckled, and nodded.

"I remember being in the same position a little more than a year ago.. it was quite the adventure," she said. Dash's eyes widened.

"Does it... hurt?" she asked. Ace thought about this, and shrugged.

"Well, it all depends on what you're capable of. And I think you'll do just fine," she reassured the younger mare. Dash smiled again, and nodded.

The two were at Ace and Spectrum's house on the west side of the Crystal Empire. Soarin and Spectrum were at the foal-shower shop, picking up a few last minute things for Dash.

Of course, being the caring stallion he was, Soarin insisted that he stay with his wife. And Dash, being the competitive mare she was, didn't let him. She remembered the moment all too well.

--Flashback--

"Dashie! Your due date is in a week! I can't leave you like this!" Soarin said. Dash rolled her eyes.

"Soarin... Like you just said, my due date is in a week! I'll be fine! Besides, if anything were to happen, Ace and Spectrum are just a few roads away!" She said, remembering that her brother's house was actually on the other side of the Empire. Soarin instantly brightened up.

"Oh! I know! How about I drop you off at their house? Ace can take care of you, and Spectrum can come with me, if he wants!" He said. Dash shrugged.

"Would it make you feel better if I did?" she asked him. Soarin nodded in a serious manner. Dash sighed.

"Oh alright. We'll go to Spec and Spark's house." she said, getting up from her seat, and making her way to the front door of their house. Soarin instantly stopped her.

"Oh no, my dear. You are not walking. I'll carry you." He said. Dash raised her eyebrows at him.

"I'm a pregnant mare, with not one foal, but two. I think I can manage myself." she said.

"Oh... fine. But on one condition." He said slyly.

"What's that?" Dash asked.

"You can walk with me, just for the small price of a kiss," he said. Dash rolled her eyes, and pecked him on the nose. Soarin beamed.

"Perfect!"

--End Flashback--

Rainbow Dash chuckled at the memory, before turning her attention to the little filly who was crawling up to her.

"Aunty Wainbow!" Crystal Rain exclaimed, holding out her hooves. Dash giggled, and picked up the foal, bouncing her in her hooves, while she gurgled happily. Dash held the filly to her chest, and started cradling her gently.

"Who's a pretty little filly? You are! Yes you are! Yes you are!" She cooed, bouncing her in the tight embrace. She smiled as Crystal spit out slightly while laughing.

Ace watched from afar, smiling as she saw the cyan mare show affection for her daughter. She grinned.

"You really are going to make a fabulous mother..." She silently said to her. Dash looked up with wide eyes.

"What? I wasn't being all that motherly! I was just... playing with the filly!" She exclaimed. Ace nodded.

"Exactly. By playing with her, you made her happy! And that is the first fine quality of a- Rainbow? What's wrong?" Ace said worriedly as she noticed the new position Dash was in.

Dash winced as an incredible amount of pain overtook her body. Mostly her lower regions. She tried to keep a straight face, but it was proven impossible.

"I'm... fine! Just... gimme a few... seconds... AH!" She suddenly yelped, clutching her stomach. Ace's eyes went wide.

"Rainbow Dash! Are you okay?!" She yelled, putting her hooves on the younger mare's shoulders. Crystal Rain backed away in fear.

"Spark... It's time."

Soarin burst into the hospital, Spectrum following close behind. He frantically looked around, and spotted a doctor not too far away.

"Do you know what room Misses Rainbow Dash is in?" He said, shaking her slightly. The mare stared at him, before blankly pointing to a room a few doors down. Soarin gasped, and ran to it.

"Thank you, doctor. And I apologize for his anxiety." Spectrum said, trying to catch his breath.

"Is it his first time?" The doctor asked. Spectrum nodded, and followed Soarin to the room.

Soarin tried with all his might to open the door, but it was proven impossible.

"IT'S LOCKED?" He yelled. Spectrum trotted up behind him, and tried to open it too.

"Yeah... I think it is..." He said. A nearby doctor looked at them curiously, and walked up to them.

"May I help you?" He asked them, once he saw Soarin start to pound on the door. The two stallions looked over, and nodded.

"My wife is in there, having her children. I need to be in there with her!" Soarin insisted. The doctor's eyes widened, as he shook his head.

"Sorry, sir. No can do. We never allow the husbands to be in there. You'll get to see your wife in an hour or so." He said. Soarin banged his head on the wall, shaking his head rapidly.

"No! I need to be in there! She needs me!" He yelled. The doctor shook his head again.

"As I take it, her sister is in the café. You two gentlemen can kindly make your way over there, and we can call you back once the procedure is complete." He said, gesturing to a long hallway. Soarin shook his head.

"If I can't be inside with her, I'll just wait outside the door." He said, planting his hooves firmly on the ground by the door. The doctor sighed, and simply used his magic to pick Soarin up, and walk with him down the hallway. Spectrum followed soon after.

"Hey! Put me down this instant!" He yelled, struggling to break free from the magic. The doctor simply shrugged.

"Sorry. But rules are rules. You! Get him something to eat, and talk to him about anything but his wife having his children. I take it you're having twins?" He asked, looking over to Soarin, who sighed, and nodded.

"Yeah. Rainbow Sandstorm and Stronghold Skies. A filly and a colt." He said. The doc smiled, and nodded.

"And I'm sure they'll be very beautiful. Now, you go and fill yourself up on the food in the cafeteria! Enjoy!" The doctor said, setting Soarin down, and making his way back through the corridor. Soarin sighed again, and picked himself up. Spectrum instantly spotted his wife among the many tables, and gestured for Soarin to follow him to her.

"There you two are!" Ace said, patting the two seats next to her for the men to sit down. They did as they were told, and looked back to Ace.

"Do you think she'll be alright?" Soarin asked her. "You went through pregnancy! Do you think she'll be able to bear it?" He finished with a worried look. Ace gave him a reassuring smile.

"I know she will. Now, what do you boys want to eat?"

Rainbow Dash held her two little bundles in her hooves, as she heard the door creak open.

"Dashie?" Soarin called out to her, entering the room, and closing the door behind him. He cautiously walked up to the bed, where his wife and new children were laying. Soarin gasped upon seeing the two foals.

"Oh, Rainbow Dash! They're beautiful!" He said, picking up his daughter.

Rainbow Sandstorm had a baby blue coat just like her father. Her mane and tail style was exactly like her mothers. Stronghold Skies also had a baby blue coat like his father, and his mane style was just like his mother's, only shorter.

Sandstorm's hair was vibrant red, orange, and yellow, and Stronghold's mane was bright green, blue, and purple. They had clearly inherited their mother's mane.

The two foals gently opened their eyes, as Dash and Soarin gasped. Sandstorm's eyes were a shocking green shade, exactly like her father, and Stronghold's eyes were the same as his mother's. A bright magenta.

The foals held small smiles on their faces, enlightening Dash and Soarin's hearts.

They really were a beautiful sight. And they were all Dash and Soarin's.