Twilight muttered to herself as about the annoyances of being pregnant as she rode in an elevator. It had been several months since she first got the news and things had just gotten worse for her. She was having to deal with everything the books said she would, random cravings for things even she found odd, she hated having to go to the bathroom so often, though she was lucky she didn’t have to worry about her hooves hurting do to them being steel but everything else that was organic seemed to be making up for it. She found it hard to move now do to her stomach clearly showing her pregnancy now, seems being part changeling queen had combined the two pregnancy times in that it was shorter than a normal pony pregnancy but longer than a changeling queens. The most annoying of them all were the mood swings, randomly getting angry then pulling a 180 and crying was annoying, not to mention the random time she found herself laughing hysterically at things, least she only had a deranged laugh twice and Chrysalis had help cover that up.

Granted a few of those laughs had nothing to do with her mood swings and just had to do with the fact she found something absolutely hilarious and had an excuse to show some of her real emotions as everyone just chalked it up to mood swings.
As Twilight stood there listing to the gods awful music that all elevators seemed to play she found her hoof tapping with impatience that was quickly shifting to annoyance. Why did her destination have to be at the top floor?

Currently Twilight was acting as a sort of representative of the EDF as they realized Twilight having nothing to do was far worse then her having connections to the army when she ended up painting a giant “FUCK YOU IT’S CHRYSALIS YOU FUCKING MORONS! !” on the side of the Equestrian Times building before processing to covered the building in toilet paper, she had emptied every store in Manehatten of their supply of the household necessity just to cover the building when they published another article concerning her and more insane theories about her pregnancy, not one of them was even close, she had actually started to read the tabloid as they had caught onto who the other parent was. Some of the best damn investigative journalism she had ever seen as all of the tabloids had figured it out with in a couple days of each other while all the big time newspaper and agencies kept dismissing the idea of her having that sort of relationship with the queen of the changelings.
After that incident the army decided to reinstate her but on greatly reduced command ability. Which means she could fill out paper work and inspect passes just not give any major orders or deploy troops. It was an acceptable compromise.
And that was why she found herself in an elevator going to meet the founder and CEO of the Fairlight Corporation, one of the top munitions companies in Equestria and thankfully taking a lot of the burden off of the EDF to make its own weapons. Granted they still made a lot of them but with all the corporations popping up to make products that originally were made solely by the army it allowed them to focus on other tasks. It also meant the army wasn’t controlling 80% of Equestria’s production as that never sat well with Twilight as she had seen what a heavily militarized government could become.
As the elevator finally dinged Twilight barley stopped herself from shouting ‘finally’ as the doors opened to a small hall that lead to a room with a set of doors.

Leaving the elevator the mare walked down the hall in her uniform. There was young unicorn mare behind a desk beside the door who was typing away at a computer twilight reached the room. When she looked up she smiled. “Ah good afternoon Commander Sparkle, you can go on in, Mrs. Fairlight is expecting you.” She said presently and once Twilight nodded she went back to her typing. Walking to the door Twilight knocked twice to be polite before she walked in.
The office beyond was decorated with a bookcase and several plants as well as an expensive looking painting and a few personal pictures here and there. At the end of the room sat before a large bay window was a dark wood desk topped with some paperwork and a computer. Behind it sat a light orange earth pony mare with bright blue mane.

The mare looked up from reading something and her eyes widened for a moment before she practically jumped from her seat and snapped into a salute. “Ma’am thanks you for meeting with me.” The mare said stiffly.

Twilight couldn’t help chuckling. “Fairlight you don’t; need to salute me, you haven’t’ been in the army for ten years now.” Twilight said with a smile, some habits die hard especially for a career soldier like Fairlight.

The mare blinked before nodding and dropping her hoof. The hoof going to her other legs shoulder as she winced and rubbed. “Right, sorry ma’am…erm…Commander.” She said with a nervous chuckle.

“Relax Captain.” Twilight said with a smile. “This is your office, I’m the guest here.”

The mare nodded and slowly smiled. “Right, sorry, even with all of this. “She gestured with a hoof at the office around her. “I’m still a soldier at heart.” She said proudly and Twilight nodded with a smile, she had to respect Fairlight for what she had done after her discharge as it wasn’t easy building a huge company from scratch into a multi-million bit entity in just ten years. Though it made sense as she had always been a fine officer who knew how to get things done and without the army she applied that same skill and attitude to building her business.

“Would you like a drink?” She offered and twilight arched an eye brow at her. “Right…sorry.” The retired officer said sheepishly and Twilight chuckled to show all was fine. “Anyways I suppose you are here about the delay of the 5.53 ammo shipment.” She said and twilight nodded.
“Right let me get the file.” She said and stepped from behind her desk and reveled why she was no longer in the army and the fact it had been an unwillingly discharge as she limped to the filing cabinet. He left front leg was a prosthetic. The mare had been part of the infantry and had taken a direct sniper round to the leg that tore through her armor and took the leg clean off. The medics had barley been able to stop the bleeding and even then she nearly didn’t make it as the group of soldiers had been pinned down in a fire fight that lasted for a little over five hours before reinforcements were able to break through.
Even with her leg gone and risk of dying the mare had still been giving orders to her soldiers and keeping them organized.

Once she found the file the mare returned to her seat behind the desk and opened it. “Well according to the report from the factory the drivers are on strike as they want benefits increased and with where the trucks go and what they haul we finding replacements is rather difficult do to clearance being needed and the background check.” Fairlight said as she read the file. “We are negotiating with them but it will take a bit of time though they seem willing to listen.”
Twilight nodded and smiled. “Alright, was just wanting to make sure it wasn’t anything that the army should be concerned about. “Twilight said and stood. “Since it’s just a strike I’ll leave it in your capable hoo—“Twilight cut off as she winced and Fairlight looked at her with concern.
“Commander are you alright?” She asked.
“Yes I’m fine, just a—“She cut off again as she was hit with another sharp pain shot through her
“Ma’am what’s wrong?” Fairlight said coming around the desk and steadying Twilight as another sharp pain shot through her body. “Ma’am what’s going on?” She asked.
“I….I think I need to get to the” She winced again. “Hospital.” Twilight finished.
Fairlight eyes widened as she realized what was happening and looked at the door. “Scarlet call an ambulance, tell them Commander Twilight Sparkle has gone into labor!”

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Nurse Soft was the head nurse on duty in the Manehatten Celestial Mercy Hospital, or simply Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. She had been a nurse for many years now and had seen all sorts of situations from random hypochondriacs to multiple gunshot wound victim that she found amazing were still alive. She had seen so much that no matter what came through the door she wasn’t fazed.
Today threw all that out the window as she sat behind the ER desk with two other nurses; all three of them were sweating and fidgeting nervously. The reason being wasn’t hard to figure out as the waiting room before them currently sat two equally nervous patients as well as the entire command staff of the EDF, two alicorns that were sisters, two alicorns that were mother and daughter, some random changeling and two dozen of combat ready EDF soldiers and equal number of Royal Guards in full riot gear. She had heard from other sections of the hospital that soldiers and Royal Guard were patrolling the halls, doing their best to not interfere with the functions of the hospital.
A rumbling from outside drew Nurse Soft’s attention to what was outside the window as an EDF tank rolled down the street outside the hospital. The army had taken over an entire four blocks around the hospital and from what she had heard declared Martial Law within those blocks.
From her window she could see tanks setting up in defensive positions as well as the armies Humvees patrolling the side streets. In the skies pegasi from both the Royal guard and EDF flew patrols as helicopters from both groups also patrolled the skies. On the roofs the mare could see EDF sniper teams and she was sure there were more she couldn’t see hidden in the buildings.
The sidewalks had soldier in full combat gear and Royal guard in full riot control gear walking or holding positions behind sandbags and other cover aiming away from the hospital. She even saw a few of the EDF heavy machine guns set up in little sandbag bunkers.
The army was turning away everyone, including ambulances unless it was an emergency that they wouldn’t be able to reach another hospital in time, in which case the soldiers and guards followed them all the way to room then stood outside the door in case it was some sort of ruse.
A small army inside the hospital and an even larger army outside of the hospital with the entire leadership of the nation sitting in her waiting room, yes Nurse Soft’s ability to shrug off anything that came through those doors had long since left her.

“What the fuck do you think I’m doing you Celestia damn pieces of shit!!!”

And the sound of the Royal Canterlot Voice echoing from deeper into the hospital explained why all these people here.
“My she certainly likes using the often doesn’t she sister?” Princess Celestia said as she calmly sipped her tea.
“Yes dear sister, we figured she would find many a use for it when we taught it to her.” Princess Luna said as she read one of the magazines that adorn the waiting room. Both Royal sisters seemed complexly at ease with the yelling that was going on in the hospital as if this was an everyday occurrence. When the ambulance had arrived with the mare in labor Nurse Soft had thought it was just going to be another delivery, but mixed with who all arrived and the random uses of the Royal Voice to show obscenities and the occasional threat it had quickly gone past routine.
The Princess of Love and her daughter sat off to the side, one was reading a book she had brought with her while the pink alicorn looked as giddy as a schoolfilly with the large smile in her face and her eying practically shinning as she stared at the door and leaned towards it.
The command staff had moved some of the chairs around a small table and were currently playing cards with each other and were acting like this was nothing new to them, though with some of the things the army had faced Nurse Soft supposed this probably was just an ordinary day if not a minor incident.

“I BLAME YOU FOR ALL OF THIS CHRYSALIS AND I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!”

That yell was followed by a loud explosion followed by someone yelling for an inhibitor ring.
Nurse Soft could only glance at two the equally nervous nurses with her, yes today was a day for everything to be turned on its head.

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Eight hours, many swears, a handful of threats, several explosions and four magic inhibitor rings later friends and family of the foul mouthed alicorn were informed that everything had gone well and there were only minor injuries, most of them to the Changeling Queen who came in with the alicorn who had been treated as well before the patient was moved to a private room and they could now visit her.
With that information given to the room full of the nation’s leadership the group had stood and asked if they could visit her. Not wanting to deny any of them, especially with multiple squads of soldiers and guards staring at them from behind the leadership with a look that said “Do it” the hospital staff granted the request and the group was lead to the room the alicorn had been placed in to rest.
The Royal Sisters were the first to enter followed by the other two alicorns as well as the EDF Command Staff. What they found was a Changeling Queen with several bandages on her body as well as a hoof in a sling, having learned never offer your hoof for a mare with cybernetic finger to squeeze as it tends to break bones. Sitting in the bed with a nurse making sure the monitoring equipment was hooked up correctly was Twilight Sparkle sitting up with sever pillows piled up behind her so she could rest against them.
As a stallion in a protective suit walked in and as saw the am rein the bed he felt a need to do what he rarely ever did, speak. “You look something the cat dragged in, ate then spit up Commander.” He said as he saw the disheveled appeared of the military leader.
Twilight fixed the stallion with a flat stare. “Thank you Lieutenant that’s just what I want to hear after giving birth.” She said flatly. The Lieutenant nodded before moving to a coroner of the room and Twilight rolled her eyes.
In the arms, the mare was clearly in biped mode as her fingers were deployed was a small bundle wrapped in a pink blanket. Several of the ones in the room crowded around the bed to try and see but a sharp look from the nurse quickly made them all back pedal. Once they got a node the four alicorns approached, two with well-crafted masks, one with interest and one with a slightly disturbing amount of interest, Twilight made a mental note to speak to psychological operations about them sending a doctor to talk to Cadence.
“She’s adorable.” Flurry heart said with a smile and the two Royal Sister nodded, both with small smiles, Cadence nodded vigorously, her muzzle wearing a wide smile, definitely having a psy-ops doctor talk to her.
Twilight and Chrysalis smiled as they looked at the foal in Twilight arms as she yawned, reveling small fangs and that her teeth were pointed rather than flat. This cause the alicorns to blinks before they remembered that one of her parents was a changeling queen.
The foal in Twilight arms had was a darker shade of purple then herself and her mane was a sea green color like Chrysalis’ but with a single stripe of purple the same shade as Twilight own mane. What the others couldn’t see do to the blanket was that the foals upper torso was wrapped in chitin that also ran part way down her fore hooves and down her spine to the base of her tail. It also took them a few moment to notice that the foal had a small horn that was slightly curves and pointed much like the changeling queen’s but wasn’t filled with holes like chrysalis’ and was made of the same bone as a normal unicorn’s horn. What caught them all of guard the most was when the foal opened her eyes and they saw they were slits just like chrysalis only her eyes were pink like a ponies.
It was not hard to see that the foal was in fact the daughter of the alicorn Twilight Sparkle and Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings.
Celestia smiled down at the foal. “She’s beautiful.” She said and Twilight smiled as she nodded up at the older alicorn. “Glad you think so because we put you down as the gods mother.” Twilight said and Celestia blinked.
“You did?” She asked in surprise.
Chrysalis nodded. “We both agreed you’d be the best choice to raise the child in case something was to happen to the both of us.” She said.
Celestia nodded he mask long forgotten as her face showed just how good hearing that made her feel. “I am beyond honored and will do my best to raise the child if something should happen. “ Celestia said then thought a moment. “Who is the godsfather?”
“Oh that would be the Lieutenant.” Twilight said.
This caused the stallion in the corner’s head to shoot up. “Wait what?” Came his muffled voice from behind the gasmask.
“You heard me.” Twilight said fixing the stallion with a level star. “Should something happen to me and Chrysalis you are helping take care of our kid.” She said and the stallion stared back at her, the question on his mind easily readable. “Because our kid will most likely be ageless like me and chrysalis which means we need someone who won’t die of old age to be the godsfather.” Twilight said, the Lieutenant had had a run in with some ancient magic many years ago while on a mission deep in the jungles of Zebrica that completely stopped his aging, much like an alicorn. “That leaves you and Discord and I’d rather not have Discord raise my foal.” She said and then spoke up. “No offence.” She called out.
“Oh none taken Sparkler.” Discord said as he walked from behind a painting in the room. “I completely understand, I’m more the favorite uncle type.” The God of Chaos said with his trademarked smirk as Twilight just glared at him.
The Lieutenant just stared at the commander not really sure how to feel about this new development as he walked over to join the group around the bed as did Discord.
“Twilight Sparkle you must tell us what name thee has bestowed upon thy foal.” Luna said, the fact she slipped into old equestrian making it clear how excited she was.
Twilight looked Chrysalis before they both looked back at the gathered group. “Well me and Chrysalis had a name in mind but after actually meeting her we had to discuss and make a new name. “Twilight said and Chrysalis moved up to stand beside the bed. “It took a while but we finally settled on the perfect name for her. “Twilight said as she brushed a strand of mane out of the foals face, a small smile on her muzzle as she looked at her before looking back up at the gathered immortals.
Twilight smiled as she held up the foal for them all to see. “Everyone, I’d like you to meet Violet Flame.”

Author's Note

Well her we are. The end of this short adventure. I'd like to say one thing. COMMANDER TWILIGHT SPARKLE DOES NOT WORK IN SLICE OF LIFE SETTINGS!!!!!!

anyways we now have a new character for the Soldier Series. And yes I do have plans for her. Many evil dark plans. So basicly a typical story and theme for this series.

Anyways hope you enjoy this little story of mine.

Onward to the sequel