Angel Wings, Broken Rainbows

Fluttershy had been crying into the nurse pony's coat for quite some time before it donned on her that Rainbow Dash was still waiting for her. She reluctantly raised her head and met eyes with Nurse Redheart once more.

"Is there anything you can do? I mean if Rainbow consents, can you.....get rid of it?"

"We can. But.....there is a problem. Because of the trauma, we can't perform a normal abortion. We would have to do it surgically."

"Oh no.....why did this have to happen?"

"I'm sorry, but there's more. The surgery would likely.....leave her completely sterile."

Fluttershy collapsed into the nurse's coat again. It surprised her that she had any tears left at all.

"Let me tell her," Fluttershy said, unable to even lift her head from the small amount of comfort Nurse Redheart was able to provide.

"Are you sure Miss Fluttershy? This is horrible news to give, but to have to see it on the face of somepony you love.....I can't even imagine."

"You know huh.....I was wondering why you let me say."

"I knew it the second you got here. She's not going to be able to make it through this without you. I don't think you will either without her. Are you sure you want to tell her?"

"I am."
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Rainbow's gaze lingered on the closed door for a while before she shifted it back out the window. It truly was a beautiful day. She felt unusually content. It was indeed very strange. She had heard before, on the news and stuff, about other mares who had been raped. They lost all hope in ever being happy again. Most drank themselves into oblivion, or became drugged-out prostitutes, or just flat out killed themselves. But then there were some who had good lives and loved ones who helped them cope and move on.

"Could that be what's happening to me? It can't be normal to be this normal after.....I mean it hurts and I've never been more scared in my life, but I think I'll be okay. As long as I love Fluttershy, I won't ever give up. I waited so long. I knew deep down that she loved me, but I was losing hope. And then this.....it made her realize. It may be crazy to think this, but in a way I'm glad this happened to me. It gave me my Fluttershy. Being a Wonderbolt? Being the best flier in all of Equestria? Sure I wanted those things, but I think it was to distract me from Fluttershy. From the constant thoughts of her and the constant pain of not having her.....I have her now. No matter how or why, it happened. And I am never gonna let her go."

The door slowly opened, rousing the cerulean pegasus from the utter complication of her thoughts.

"Fluttershy! I missed you so much. I know you were only gone for a little while but-"

"Please be quiet Dashie. I have to tell you something. You.....you're....." tears streamed down the mare's golden cheeks.

Rainbow wanted nothing more than to leap from her bed and wrap her love in a tight embrace, stitches or not. But she struggled to remain still.

"Talk to me Fluttershy. What's wrong? I want to help you."

"You're pregnant Dashie," Fluttershy hid her face behind her mane as she spoke, "I'm so sorry. The nurse just told me."

Rainbow Dash was stunned. She knew this was possible and was prepared for the news if it came up, but Fluttershy was destroyed. She promised herself she would never make Fluttershy cry again. It would be okay. The doctors would take care of it, then she would heal, and then her life with the mare she loved could-

"She said that.....because you got hurt so badly, they can't give you an abortion. They have to do surgery to get it out but.....you would never be able to have any foals again."

The dam Rainbow Dash had built around her denial suddenly gave way. The tremors grew so violent, the entire room threatened collapse. She tried to scream, but her voice was just gone. She felt a warm pair of legs enfold her and she pressed her muzzle into the flowing pink mane, wishing it would just swallow her up in the warmth and light for the rest of her life. Every moment brought a new pain, a new way to ruin the happiness that already seemed well beyond her reached. The only thing she could do is cry into the mane of the only pony in the world she could stand to have touch her right now.
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Luna's moon stood far on the horizon. The crying and trembling had stopped hours ago and now the two lovers just layed there in each others hooves. It was finally Rainbow Dash who spoke once more.

"Hey 'Shy? Do you want to have foals?"

"I haven't really thought about it much, but maybe some day. I love taking care of my animals and I enjoy babysitting Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. I do long to be a mother."

"I think you would a perfect mother. You are so kind and caring. Me? I don't know.....I hang with Scootaloo a lot, and I like being around younger ponies, but as a mom....."

"Oh no Dashie. You would be great. You are-"

"But you know that if you and I are together, we can't ever have any babies."

".....I thought about that, and I don't care. I'd have you and that's all I'd need."

"Fluttershy, look at me."

The golden mare looked up and her aquamarine eyes met Rainbow Dash's tear-filled roslyn eyes.

"This is our only chance. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to have every experience I can with you. I want to live with you, I want to marry you, I want to make love with you, and I want to have babies with you. This baby will be ours. Yours and mine and nopony else's. If you are willing to raise it with me.....I want to have the baby."

"Dashie.....you don't have to do that for me. I don't want you to have to go through any more pain. I will stay with you forever no matter what. You don't have to do this. Having the foal of a stallion who hurt you so-"

"You listen to me. This baby is mine and yours. The pain doesn't matter. The stallion doesn't matter. You matter. I love you 'Shy and I want this. I know its weird, but I do. Will you do it with me? Will you have a family with me? Please 'Shy....." the cyan mare looked down as new streams of tears fell onto the white hospital blanket. She felt a pair of hooves raise her face back up and their eyes connected once more.

"Of course, my beautiful Dashie. Of course I will."

They both moved forward and got lost in a kiss. There was no heat this time. It was love, pure and true and unending.