Later-

“How many, how many, how many?” Cup said. “I think there’s nineteen!”

She was laying on her side in the maternity ward of Ponyville Hospital. She could certainly feel the physician pressing the ultrasound wand to her belly, but all she could see was the blue of her own mammoth breasts.

“I’d say there’s more than nineteen, Cuppy,” Carrot laughed from next to her. “Personally, my money’s on thirty.”

The physician doing the ultrasound was at a loss. “I-It’s, erm... hard to say. My best guess is somewhere between those two numbers, but there also could be more.”

Cup couldn’t fit in any of the beds, so they’d had to lay out a mat for her to sprawl out on. Her skin almost glowed it was so smooth and shiny, her healthy womb rising and falling in time with her deep breaths.

“Eee-hee-hee!” Cup squeezed Carrot’s hand. “This is so incredible!”

Carrot’s reply was to kiss her. Not a small kiss, either—more like a full-on make-out session.

The physician decided to ignore them. “W-Well, the good news is that despite all odds, you seem to be fine. The tests are all showing normal for a pregnancy in its final weeks, so if you wanted, we could probably induce you as soon as this weekend—”

“Oh, there’s no rush for that,” said Time Turner, who was watching by the door. “I’ve seen this kind of wish-related gestation before. There’s an odd quirk to the magic that allows the mother to sustain the foals in-utero for the remaining time of the pregnancy.”

There was a long, drawn out pause.

“Did…” Cup’s voice faltered. “Did you just say that we have eleven and a half months?! Almost a year to get ready for these babies?!”

Time Turner shrugged. “Assuming you got pregnant tonight, then yes. The suit also seems to have bolstered your earth pony magic considerably, so you shouldn’t have any troubles getting around. Aside from doorways, that is...”

Cup could hardly believe her ears. “A whole year…” She looked to Carrot, who was positively beaming.

“Who are you again, exactly?” the physician asked Time Turner. “And where did you see this kind of gestation? Wish-related, you said it was?”

Time Turner turned to Derpy, who reached into her pocket and gave him a sealed plastic bag. Inside was a handful of ashes flecked with shreds of burnt cloth and bits of dirt.

“Standard greater artifact with some added mind-altering effects.” Time Turner tossed the bag to the physician. “They normally come with plenty of disclaimers so they’re not accidentally misused, so whoever sold this to Mrs. Cake was being negligent.”

Derpy put on hands on her hips. “Or somepony didn’t heed the warnings.”

Cup blushed. “Oops?”

The physician examined the ashes in the baggie, his horn glowing with a few spells.

“Arcane silk, mystic runethread, elder chameleon dye, purified essence of heart’s desire... “ the physician paled. “Oh, dear… this combination can very easily create a positive feedback loop! If a strong enough wish was made…”

Time Turner chuckled. “Don’t worry, nothing a bucket of greater restoration potion and an amulet of absolute order couldn’t fix.”

It was a strange feeling for Cup. On the one hand, there was the surprise and shock of everything that had (and hadn’t) happened. But on the other, the result was something she and Carrot had always wanted, and best of all, they had a year to get ready for it. A whole year of carrying them safe inside her thick womb,a whole year of her belly being this tremendous size, her breasts filled to the brim for all to see. A whole year of sporting the fertile figure to end all fertile figures, Carrot lusting after her all the while. And when it was over, a whole slew of little ones would be in their arms, their sweet, innocent faces smiling up at them.

The only downside is they’d likely never be able to top this experience…

Just then, Carrot leaned in and whispered to Cup, “D’you think you can get your hands on another one of those suits for next year?”

Cup’s eyes lit up. “O-ho…”

The End

Author's Note

This story was my entry to the Fertile Fright art pack. I'm aware that the story's bloated and meandering; I got carried away while writing it. I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless.

Click here to check out the rest of the entries for the Fertile Fright pack! A lot of great people contributed!