Violet woke up to the sun blaring in her face. Groaning, she lifted the pillow over her head. “Celestia…five more minutes.”
She soon realised that she wasn’t going to win and climbed out of bed. Usually, she would wake up to the sound of her cousin Fluttershy and Discord from downstairs, but they had moved out after they married. They now lived in a castle in the middle of the Everfree Forest. Violet was a sixteen-year-old pegasus pony, with blonde hair, green eyes and a violet coat. She wasn’t always a pony, just over a year ago she had been fighting for survival on the streets as a human. Her parents were both dead and the only family she had left was Fluttershy and her new cousin-in-law, Discord.
Violet brushed her hair into a ponytail and flew downstairs for some breakfast. Since she was the mare of the house now, she had spruced it up to be more to her taste. There was a chalkboard set up to kept track of her budgeting and her orders. As she ate her breakfast in silence, she was reminded on how lonely it felt without her cousins. Discord was always summoning up chocolate milk rain and Fluttershy was always a joy to be around.
“Perhaps I should pay them a visit.” she said, washing her dishes. Violet glanced up at the clock. It was time for her to start working on her perfumes. She trotted downstairs into her basement/perfume lab. The room always smelled like flowers and spa treatments.
She got out her recipe book and notepad of orders. “Okay, we have 500 orders for ‘Violet and Rose’ perfume, 300 orders for lavender moisturizer, 50 orders of scented candles and 250 orders of herbal bath solution.” She clapped her hooves together. “Best get cracking!”
Luckily for her, she was an expert at multitasking so making several treatments at once was a piece of cake for her. Discord had even been so generous with giving her a lifetime supply of ingredients. She usually finished work around two in the afternoon, which is when her delivery filly, Scootaloo would come by and do the deliveries. Then she would go down to the Hayburger, visit one of her friends or get lunch with her coltfriend, Comet Blitz. Comet Blitz worked in the Cloudstale weather factory. He worked in the part of the Factory, where they would make rainbows. He was a nineteen-year-old stallion, with a vibrant blue mane, golden coat and icy blue eyes.
Sure enough, she was done with work by two o’clock. All her orders were packed into crates and ready for Scootaloo to pick them up. Violet heaved all the crates outside and waited her to arrive. Right on time, an orange pegasus filly drove into view on her treasured scooter. “Sup Violet!” she said.
“Hey Scoots, got another delivery for you today. It’s not as big as last week.”
“Don’t remind me, now how bout we get these crates on board the wagon?”
The two pegasi loaded the crates into the wagon attached to the scooter. Violet gave Scootaloo the clipboard of orders, just as the filly was about to leave she said. “Oh by the way, Rarity wanted me to tell you that she has invited all you girls to the spa this afternoon.”
“Okay, I’ll be there,” Violet said, beaming. “That gives me something to do this afternoon.”
Scootaloo smiled and speed off. Violet walked back inside to get her scarf on. That scarf belonged to her mother, before that it belonged to her aunt. It wasn’t much to look at, just a plain woollen scarf striped green and purple. It was her treasure. Violet picked up her saddle bag, locked the door behind her and trotted down the road to the spa. Her friends were already there.
“Violet!” Rarity cried, from the lounge chair.
“You came!” Pinkie squealed, from the herbal bath.
Violet set her bag down by the door and joined her in the bath. The warm water soothed her sore muscles as she slowly flapped her wings. She then spotted her cousin. “Fluttershy!” She swam over to give her cousin a big hug.
“How’s the married life, Flutters?” she asked.
“It’s great, Discord makes every day memorable.” Fluttershy said, as a spa pony placed two cucumbers over her eyes. “That’s good.”
“Hey guys, I have some great news for you!” Rainbow Dash called from the massage table.
“So spill, what’s the news?” Violet asked.
The rainbow maned pony blushed to the side. “Soarin proposed to me and…I said yes!”
There were squeals all around, Twilight nearly choked on her strawberries and cream. “No way! Guess we know who’s wedding we’re attending next.” Rarity cried.
Violet giggled, but then saw the awkward look on rainbow pony’s face. She was all too familiar with that look. “Oh no, I know that look!”
Everyone turned to her, surprised. “You’re not having second thoughts are you?”
The mares all looked at Rainbow.
“I…just…what if Soarin and I aren’t meant for each other?”
“I thought you loved him?” Twilight said.
“I do, but what was I thinking when I said yes.”
Violet smiled. “You know, Discord had the same problem.”
“What!” The mares gasped, including Fluttershy.
“It’s true, ask your coltfriend’s, they had to wrestle him still until I came along to take over.” Violet explained.
Rainbow hung her head and twiddled her hooves.
“Don’t get yourself in a tizzy. It’s normal to be nervous.” Violet said.
“But what if he’s not the one!”
Violet gave her a look. “You’re kidding right, he’s a Wonderbolt, you’re a Wonderbolt. You two are perfect for each other.”
“She’s right Dashie, I felt the same way when I was engaged to Discord. It’s alright to be nervous.” said Fluttershy.
“Hey, I don’t know about you gals, but I’m starvin.” said Applejack.
“I did skip lunch.” Violet said.
Soon they were all seated at a restaurant when Fluttershy made a surprising request. “Do you have any whipped cream?” the waiter raised an eyebrow. She had ordered a plate of pasta and a glass of chocolate milk.
“We do madam, but what for?”
“She probably wants it with her milk, bring some for me too.” said Pinkie, holding out her own glass. The waiter shrugged and walked off.
“You and your whipped cream.” Violet muttered.
The waiter came back with a can of whipped cream. “Here you go madam,”
“Thank you!” She snatched the can out of his hoof and squirted it all over her pasta.
“Uh, Fluttershy?” Applejack said.
“Can you bring some tomato sauce too?”
“Tomato sauce? Madam I don’t think,”
“Please, some caramel sauce too?” she said, battering her eyes at him.
The waiter sighed. “As you wish madam.”
“Are you alright, coz?” Violet asked.
“I just have this weird craving for; pasta, whipped cream, tomato sauce and caramel.”
“But all at once? Even I think that’s a weird combination?” Pinkie cried.
“Woah Fluttershy, if Pinkie thinks it’s weird, then you’ve just invented the weirdest thing on the planet.” Rainbow joked.
“Oi!” Pinkie cried.
“Madam, here is your,”
“Thank you!” she snatched the bottles out of his hooves and squirted them all over her food and started to shove it down her throat. Her friends cringed as they watched her.
“Fluttershy, table manners please!” Rarity said.
“What’s the matter Rarity?!” she snapped, her mouth full of food. “Afraid to get dirty!”
“Fluttershy!” The pegasus wiped her mouth, looking down in shame.
“I’m sorry girls, I don’t know what came over me? I’ve been feeling strange lately.”
“No kidding,” Rainbow said, staring at what was left of her recipe.
“So...apart from your unusual appetite, how else have you been feeling strange?” Violet asked.
“Well I’ve been feeling more tired than usual, for example, I went to sleep at 6 and woke up at 9 this morning.”
“Maybe your over worked?” Twilight said.
“I don’t see how; Discord’s been feeding the animals for five days straight. I’m anything but over worked!”
Suddenly, her cheeks puffed out and she put a hoof to her mouth. “Oh my, I don’t feel so good.” Twilight summoned up a bucket with her magic, just in time.
“Serves you right after eating that barf.” Rainbow said. Violet held her cousin’s mane back as she emptied her stomach.
“You done?” she asked. Fluttershy nodded, shaking.
Violet wiped her mouth with a napkin. “How long has this been happening?”
“About two weeks, why?”
Violet secretly had an idea on what was going on. “I think I know what’s going on. But just to be sure, let’s get you to a doctor.”
They were all sitting in the hospital waiting room. “What do you think is wrong, Violet?” Rainbow asked. She didn’t get an answer as Dr Stable walking out. “Fluttershy?”
“That’s me,” Fluttershy got up from her seat. the others tried to follow, but the doctor stopped them. “I’m sorry, but only family members are allowed in.”
They all looked at Violet.
“I’ll come,” she said. “She’s my cousin.”
Violet followed the doctor into his office. The other mares just sat in their seats, waiting. “Have a seat girl’s,” Dr Stable said, pointed to two chairs.
“Now, Fluttershy. How long have you been feeling this way?”
“Two weeks.”
“I see and your married, right?”
“Yes,”
The doctor slowly nodded, writing everything down. “What are the symptoms you’ve been experiencing?”
“Nausea, tiredness, cravings and fainting spells.” Fluttershy explained.
The doctor wrote that all down. “Well, it could just be a simple stomach bug, but I want to take to run some more tests. Please could you lie down on this bed?”
Fluttershy did as she was asked and Violet sat down next to her, holding her hoof. The doctor held out a scanner. “I’m just going to give you an ultrasound.”
He moved the instrument around Fluttershy’s belly. The mare’s ears picked up on a faint beating of a heart.
The doctor smiled. “Congratulations Fluttershy, your pregnant.”
Violet squealed. “I’m going to be an aunt! Or the closed thing the baby will have to an aunt.”
Fluttershy just lay there, shocked but she wasn’t deaf. She had heard a heartbeat. She touched her belly.
“I…I’m pregnant!” she started crying. She sat up and hugged her cousin. “Fluttershy, you’re going to be a mom,” Violet sobbed.
Rainbow and Soarin's Wedding
It was the night before the wedding. Pinkie was hosting a bachelorette party for Rainbow Dash at Sugar Cube Corner. The girls were all bobbing to the music. Violet did a moon walk over to the pink party pony. "Gotta say Pinks, this party rocks!"
"You know it Violet!" Pinkie chimed.
Violet kept dancing until she saw Rainbow Dash sitting alone in a booth with a worried look on her face. She was all to familiar with that look and immediately trotted over. "I know what your thinking,"
Rainbow jumped and turned to see Violet giving her a stern look. "I...I..."
"Save it, I'm all too familiar with that look. Your having second thoughts aren't you?"
Rainbow sighed, defected. "Violet, my weddings tomorrow and I don't know how I feel about it, I mean don't get me wrong I love Soarin, but am I making the right choice?"
Violet smiled. "Of course your making the right choice. But don't even think of backing out. It's not just your wedding, it's also Soarin. And I'm pretty darn sure he's feeling the exact emotion your feeling right now. Dashie, if you back out, he'll be heartbroken."
Rainbow gasped. "Gosh, I never thought about that. I don't think I could live with breaking a stallions heart. What do I do?"
"I think you should enjoy this party while you can to take your mind of things. Remember this, walking down the aisle is the right choice, walking away is wrong."
Rainbow grinned and high-hooved the teen. "Thanks Violet, now I think there's a dance floor that needs to be twenty percent cooler." The bride-to-be flew over to join the others on the dance floor, Violet shook her head and watched, smiling.
The wedding was held at the runaway of the Wonderbolts academy. Inside the locker rooms, Rarity was getting Rainbow Dash ready along with the other bridesmaids. "Annnd, done!" Rarity chimed, her gown was a shimmering blue dress. Fluttershy was wearing a simple strapless green dress that made it easier for her to breathe in. Violet wore it's blue twin. Pinkie wore a pink rose dress. Twilight wore a dark navy dress with silver stars. Applejack wore a copper dress and her precious hat. Rainbow Dash was dressed in an Olympus themed gown with gold details and wreath. The outer layer and train was translucent with a hue of rainbow. "How are you feeling Dashie?" Spitfire asked, she was wearing a short fire orange dress that blended well with her coat. "Excited, scared, nervous." Rainbow spluttered. There was a knock on the door, Rarity went to answer it. Rainbow's father, Rainbow Blaze. "Oh Dashie, my little Dashie." he awed.
Dash rolled her eyes. "Dad, cut it out."
"Sorry, it's just you look as beautiful as your mother on our wedding day. Anyway, we're about to start."
"Then let's not keep Soarin waiting." Applejack said, grinning.
Soarin stood at the front of the platform, tugging on his collar. Spitfire stood by his side as the best mare along with all the other Wonderbolts. They all wore their Wonderbolt suits and ties. Rainbow's friends were the bridesmaids. Fluttershy stood up front with other bridesmaids. She was now two months pregnant and starting to show. Discord sat in the front row with Violet and Comet. Spike was the ring bearer and the CMC were the flower fillies again. Fluttershy's bird choir started to play as Rainbow Dash walked down the aisle, being escorted by her father. Soarin's eyes widened as she approached him. Rainbow Blaze pecked his little girl on the cheek and went to his seat in the front row. Twilight was proceeding over the ceremony instead of Luna. Twilight gave a small speech and then proceeded with the vows.
At the reception, Rainbow performed her famous Sonic Rainboom. Violet was soon met up with Rainbow Blaze. "Violet?" he asked.
"That's me and your Rainbow Blaze. You were friends with my parents."
"Yeah, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for what happened to them. They had noble hearts," The older stallion glanced off to the side, watching his daughter dance with his new son-in-law. "I just wish that Firefly were still here, she would have loved Soarin." Firefly was Rainbow Dash's mother, who sadly died when Dash was just two years old.
"Dashie told me about her. I'm really sorry about your wife."
"Thanks, I just wish she's here to see our little girl get married."
"I'm sure she's smiling down on her right now." said Violet with a gentle smile. Blaze gave her a warm smile and hugged her. "You really are Posey's daughter." he said, before walking off to ask his daughter to dance. Violet trotted over to her family. Discord was helping himself to some punch and having a bro chat with Comet. Since last years Gala, Discord had gotten along well with Spike, Soarin, Flash Sentry, Bic Mac, Shining Armour and Comet Blitz. "How's it going?" she cheerfully asked.
"It's good." Discord replied.
"So Discord, I heard that you and Fluttershy are having a baby? Does that mean I'm going to be the baby's uncle?" Comet asked. "Sure, because Violet going to be the closest thing the baby will have to an aunt." Fluttershy said.
When the time came for the bride and groom to leave on their honeymoon, Rainbow surprised everyone by flying up and dropping the bouquet. All the unmarried mares scrambled to catch it, but it landed in Twilight's hooves, causing the princess to blush. "Look who's next down the aisle." Violet sniggered. Flash Sentry chuckled and walked over to his girlfriend.
He turned to look at Violet. "Funny how you should mention that Violet," he turned back to Twilight and took her hoof in his own.
"Twilight, I had planned to surprise you with this after the party, but due to the circumstances, I feel that now is the perfect time," he reached into his suit pocket and pulled out a box with a gold ring sitting in it. He knelt down and presented it to the princess. Twilight gasped when she saw the ring. The band was a beautiful royal gold colour and just right for her horn, the jewel sitting in the centre was the same purple as her coat.
"Flash..." she uttered.
"Twilight Sparkle, my beautiful princess. Will you marry me?"
Twilight started choking on her own shock and tears of joy. But she knew her answer.
"YES!" she cried, flinging her arms around him and planting a kiss on his lips. Onlookers whooped and cheered for the newly engaged couple.
Shining Armour had full view of the scene. His eyes twitched as his commander made out with his little sister. He felt a hoof on his shoulder. "Don't," Cadence said.
"But Cadee, she's my sister. And if that guy hurts her I'll...I'll..."
"Shining, while she will always be your baby sister, she's not a filly anymore. It's time for her to grow up and start a life of her own. You should be happy for her."
Shining Armour grimaced at the scene before him, but Cadence was right. "Okay, but I'm still watching him..."
Within minutes, they were at the door to the Castle of Chaos. Neither Violet nor Fluttershy had told their friends about the pregnancy. “You sure it was a good idea to invite us over for afternoon tea?” Rainbow asked.
They calmly entered the living room to see Discord reading on the couch. “Fluttershy!” he jumped up and embraced his wife. He put her down when he saw the other girls.
“Oh you brought the girls.”
“I invited them over for afternoon tea. Is that alright?”
“Are you kidding? Of course!” he snapped up a few arm chairs for them to sit on.
Violet sat next to Discord and Fluttershy. “Well, Flutters, wanna tell them?”
“Yes, are you going to tell us why we were at the doctors today?” Twilight asked.
Discord gasped. “The doctors!” he put a paw to his wife’s head. “Are you ill? Is it serious? How many months do have left to live?”
“Discord she’s not…” Violet began.
“Whatever it is, I’ll cure it!”
“Discord will you shut up and listen, she’s not sick!” Violet cried.
The draconequus was silenced. “So what is it?”
Violet smiled and looked at her cousin.
“Tell them,” Fluttershy held her hoof to her belly.
“What’s that mean?” he asked.
“I’m pregnant!” The mares all squealed, cheered and cried. Discord had a much more hilarious reaction as he jumped up and started running around, clutching his head.
“OH MY LUNA! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!” he then collapsed face first onto the ground. Everyone started laughing at him. “WHAT THE HECK!” he screamed into the floor. He rolled over onto his back, clutching his chest and panting as if he ran a marathon.
“I think he’s had a heart attack.” Violet giggled. They were cut off as Discord appeared behind them and scooped Fluttershy into a hug.
“My dear, this is wonderful news! I was beginning to think that we couldn’t have children. But with me, anything’s possible!” Pinkie gasped.
“Wait a minute! If Fluttershy is pregnant and Discord’s the father, that’s mean you-” She was cut off when Rainbow Dash shoved a large cupcake into her mouth.
“We all know what it means Pinkie, no need to say it out loud.” she said, looking embarrassed. Everypony laughed. Discord pulled away slightly as a sudden realisation hit him. “What if it turns out like me?”
“Then it will be as adorable as their father.” Violet sniggered, playfully nudging his side.
Discord rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”
