The New Kids

Princess Celestia paced back and forth in front of Twilight Sparkle, a reformed Sombra, and the others. She was panting, sweating, and shook with every step. Sombra seemed uneasy too, considering that his wife, Luna, was having a baby today. It was a colt alicorn.

Rarity's horn glistened as she levitated a magazine toward herself, but still sweating with nervous excitement. Pinkie Pie bounced up and down, rambling about whatever gifts she had for the foal. A crib, sippy cups, clothes from the Carousel Boutique, board books, toy trains. All types of stuff. Rainbow Dash talked to Fluttershy about how fast the baby was going to be. Twilight just sat there, looking worried. Applejack crossed her hooves, tapping the back ones on the floor as if she was anxious to see the baby. Fluttershy simply listened to Rainbow Dash's ramble with keen eyes.

"Well, congrats, Sombra! You're gonna be a dad!" Pinkie got around to saying.

Sombra smiled, sweating nervously. "Yeah, I'm worried, though."

Fluttershy turned her head. "About what?"

"Birth defects?" Rainbow asked, cocking a brow.

"No, it's that I'm worried about if the baby will even survive. Frankly, I'm worried about both of them."

"Don't be, darling!" Rarity said, putting the magazine on the small wooden table with a few pieces of paper that Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo were drawing pictures on. "The baby will be fine. The doctors found nothing wrong with him so far."

The use of the word "so far" worried Sombra a bit. From a few rooms down the hall, they heard blood-curdling screams. Sombra sunk into his chair, his pupils growing smaller by the second. Celestia bit her lip as her pupils shrunk.

After a few minutes, the muffled sounds of a baby's sobs filled the room as the screams slowly subsided. A few seconds later, the long beeping of a machine could be heard. Tears filled Sombra's eyes as they did Celestia's. Everyone else, knowing nothing about medical stuff, shrugged. Zaps could be heard, one after the other, until finally, they stopped.

Hoofsteps made their way through the hallway as they got louder. The door to the waiting room opened. A nurse stepped inside, her eyes stinging with tears. "Y-your majesty... Your sister... She gave birth to a healthy young colt, but... she didn't make it."

Every pony in the room broke down into tears, leaving several puddles on the ground.