Lemon Pie

The inside of a hospital is shown from the outside. A few nurses and doctors can be seen walking down the dimly lit halls. Some of them were holding clipboards and folders as they approached one of the many rooms. While others were either carrying towels, bedsheets, I.V tubes and blood-packs. As the nurses and doctors walked down the halls; one female nurse can be distinctively spotted in her dark blue uniform as she entered  a fairly large waiting room where a group of four ponies waited. There were only two adult ponies in the group; one was a skinny orange stallion with an orange mane and a carrot cutie mark. While the other was a light-blue mare with a light pink mane and a cutie mark of a cupcake. The other two were young foals. The first was a male pegasus with a brown mane and tail. His coat color was gray and white. The second was a female unicorn with matching mane and tail color and style. The filly had and orange coat. Both of them looked incredibly worried, and by the color of their eyes; which were red and puffy, they seemed to had been crying for a prolonged period of time.

“How is she, nurse?” The stallion asked in a clearly worried tone.

“Yeah,” The unicorn foal said in a trembling voice, “Is our auntie okay?” She continued.

The nurse gave them a small smile before she turned back towards a door to the room; motioning her head for them to follow her. One by one the small group exited the waiting room and out into the dimly lit hall. The pegasus foal had an overwhelming sense of fear suddenly grip his mind. The way the hospital's hallway was lit reminded him of an old horror movie that he had watched with his sister past their bedtime once they were sure their parents were asleep. It was a movie about a family of cannibals; which lived in an abandon hospital, and the family had managed to trap a small group of college aged ponies. The pegasus released a shaky breath while his body started to twitch violently as goosebumps started to crawl over his body. He almost screamed when he felt a hoof touch his shoulder. When he turned his head to look at who was behind him; his mind was put at ease  for the hoof belonged to his sister, who also had a look of fear etched on her face. All she did was just give him a reassuring nod. Almost as if she was telling him it was going to be okay.

“Okay. She is right down this hallway,” The nurse said in a voice that was void of emotion. The group the turned down another hallway that was filled with multiple doors.

If the foals were not scared before; they were completely terrified now. The hallway looked exactly like the one from the movie. Where the final two remaining survivors were shown running down the hallway; only to have one of them dragged off into a room by one of the cannibals. While the final survivor had a giant hook impaled into his neck as he was dragged up into the ceiling; which was followed by a waterfall of blood falling from the ceiling. A loud series of coughs suddenly echoed through the hallway causing both foals to release screams of fear; then finding their mother gently wrapping her hooves around them.

“It's okay,” She whispered to them in a motherly tone; while she gently kissed both of them on their foreheads, “Everything is fine.” She finished.

The nurse then came to a stop at one single door at the end of the hallway. A dim yellowish-orange colored light can be seen narrowly through the top, bottom, and sides of the door. The nurse turned her head and brought one hoof up to her mouth; telling all of them to stay quiet as they entered the room. Slowly the nurse opened the door and stepped aside; allowing the family to enter to room. One by one they entered the room; allowing them to see a pink earth pony mare, resting on one of the hospitals beds. The mare's body was covered in sweat; her mane was almost straight, but it still had a few curls in it. The mare was holding something small in her forehooves. Whatever it was; it could not be seen, for it was wrapped in a small blue blanket. The mare then looked towards the family and gave them a small smile.

“Hey, guys,” She said in a tired for that was just barely above a whisper, “How are all of you?” She asked just as both of the adults got to her sides.

“Don't speak, Pinkie,” The orange stallion said as he gently nuzzled the side of her head, “Just rest for now.” He continued.

“Besides,” The light-blue mare said as she placed a caring hoof around the mare, “It's us who are supposed to ask you that question.” She finished as she gently kissed the mare on her forehead; causing her to giggle a little.

The mare heard a small sniffle come from the foot of her bed. She looked down and saw two heads belonging to two foals. The mare had a smile stretched across her face once again; she moved her head towards the light-blue ponies ear and whispered something. The mare's only reply was a simply nod; before she walked down to the foot of the bed and picked up the two foals and placed them on the bed. Allowing them to see the mare they had longed to see.

“Hey, Pound. Hey, Pumpkin.” The mare greeted them in a tired, yet, happy voice.

Both foals released small gasps as they walked up to the mare. Once they were close enough both foals hugged her and began to cry. Which caused the mare to gently nuzzle them while tears of her own fell from her eyes and onto their heads.

“Aunt Pinkie!” The unicorn known as Pumpkin cried while she tightened her grip on the mare she called her aunt. For almost three hours- which felt like forever for her and her twin-  the two were worried beyond all reason. They had heard that their aunt had slipped into something called a coma. When they had asked what it was; the answer they had received sent them into a complete state of fear. To see their aunt wide awake, smiling, and talking to them; took away their fear and replaced it with nothing but unlimited happiness.

“I-I knew you would be o-okay,” The pegasus known as Pound stuttered while he tried to stop the tears that fell from his eyes, “I-I knew you would be okay.” He repeated his voice dropping to that of just barely a whisper .

Pinkie Pie, gently shushed the two as she felt them nuzzling her. It caused her to giggle a little as she remembered the times she had to comfort them. However, their tender moment was interrupted by a small cooing noise coming from the small blue bundle being held in her forehooves. Both of the twins looked at the bundle then back to her. She gave both of them a smile and gently pulled back a small piece of the blue blanket allowing both of them to see the face of a new born, pegasus  foal. The foal was dark yellow colored with a silver mane.

“Wow.” Pound whispered as he stared at the newborn foal in amazement.

“Ah,” Pumpkin said as she also stared at the foal amazement, “It's so cute.” She commented as their parents gazed at the newborn foal.

“It's so beautiful, Pinkie.” Carrot cake sighed as memories of Pound and Pumpkin's birth flooded back into his mind. A few tears started to fall from his eyes; as he remembered the very first time he held his children.

“What's the little ones' name?” Cupcake asked as she gently stroked the back of the foals covered head.

Pinkie pie sighed as she gazed at her beautiful baby. Slowly she gently brought her foal up to her head and kissed her foal on its head. Feeling nothing but an endless amount of love for her foal. She never wanted to let her baby go; all she wanted to do was hold it in her arms and protect it from everything. Even when there was nothing from her to protect it from. She then said something but the four others could not hear what she had said.

“What was that, dear?” Cupcake asked.

“Lemon,” Pinkie pie said as tears from her eyes; before she hugged the foal closer to her, “Lemon Pie.” She sniffled as she watched the foal slowly opening her eyes.

“She's.” Pound began but was interrupted.

“He,” Pinkie pie quickly corrected, “It's a little boy.” She finished.

“He's opening his eyes!” Pound cake almost shouted as they all watched the colt slowly open his eyes.

At first all the colt could see was a solid, white, light. A few seconds later he saw five black silhouettes; only to have them slowly shift and take form. Allowing him to see five different colored ponies; who were all smiling happily. He began to giggle a little as his gaze shifted to the pink colored pony. He took in one deep breath and almost immediately he recognized the scent; It was the scent of his mother. He then sniffled and then started to cry loudly; he then felt himself being pulled closer to his mothers body. She then patted him gently on his back and whispered something to him; a few minutes later he had stopped crying, and once again he was being cradled in his mothers arms. He then heard a strange clicking sound.

“Hello everypony,” The female nurse from before greeted as she walked into the room, “Have all of you been introduced to the newest addition?” She asked in a happy voice.

As everypony talked to the nurse a strange presence got the attention of Lemon Pie. The small colt looked around the room in curiosity; until he caught sight of a strange, blue, translucent fog. Lemon had a slightly confused look appear on his face; just before he felt a  strange warming sensation move across his body. It caused him to giggle a little before he fell into a peaceful slumber in his mothers arms. Pinkie pie giggled a little before she kissed her foal on his forehead.

“Sleep well, my baby.” She whispered into her baby's ear before she joined her child in the realm of dreams.