Chapter Eighteen: The Birth of the Thestril Race

"Thanks for this Zecora," said to her while using my telekinesis to lift the herb potion into one of the saddlebags on my back. "I'll make sure to give her this whenever Fluttershy goes into labor. I knew you had something that would give her strength and help her through it."

"You are welcome, my friend," Zecora said as she walked around the bubbling cauldron to me, "for Fluttershy's strength I'm happy to mend." There was an amused smirk on her face when she stopped in front of me and looked up. And laughter in her eyes. "Or perhaps it is you who is in need after hearing the cries of your young you heed."

"Patients, Zecora, we're not there just yet," I said with a quick chuckle then walked toward the door. Then walked out her door with, "Let's get them born first. Thanks once again, Zecora. See you later." After a friendly wave of my paw, I set out for Ponyville again. And the first place on my list was Fluttershy's to drop off Zecora's strength potion at her cottage. Because her cottage was on the edge of the Everfree Forest and not far from Zecora's tree hut, it didn't take me long to reach it.

When I did reach her cottage, all the animals were outside of it and not inside where they normally are. Sure, the larger ones were almost always outside because they were too large to stay inside for long or at all. Many of the animals turned to look at me while I trotted across the bridge. When their heads turned to me, I saw confusion, concern, and even a little fear in all eyes large, small, and everything in between from small as bunnies to even her favorite bear. All of them were worried. "Relax, she's going to be fine," I said to them with a chuckle while walking up the path toward the door. However, after opening the door, walking in, and taking one look at her laying on the couch where I left her, I was beginning to see why they were so worried. She was laying on her side on the couch with an upset look about her. With a pregnant belly almost the size as she was. When she saw me walking in, she looked over at me with narrowed eyes, tight-lipped, and with a stern upset look as if I was the reason it was there. It wasn't "the stare" per se but it did give me pause after walking in, especially when our eyes locked together. After double-checking, it did appear that she was upset with me.

"I'm ready for this pregnancy to be over." That didn't sound like she was upset at me. At least not directly anyway.

To that, I just sheepishly chuckled lightly while walking over to her, also with care, "Oh well, the doctor said it could be any hour or any day now." I tried smiling at her while laying down in front of the couch, putting my head on the pillow near hers. Hoping that it would calm her down. "Besides, you can't rush nature."

"My belly is almost as big as I am," she complained as her voice went from sounding upset in an angry way, to upset in another way. The other way was when she lifted her head and looked at me as if she was about to start crying, "Am I still beautiful?"

Leaning over I gave her a long loving kiss, "Yes, Fluttershy Flutterbat, you're still beautiful." Along with the smile I gave her, there was also amusement in my eyes as well. "You were my first friend after arriving here. You are a kind, gentle, and beautiful mare. You'll always look beautiful."

"Even when I look this fat?" she almost whined out that question with that feminine pleading look in her eyes. Normally, a guy might be stumped here, but I had a perfect answer.

"You're not fat, Fluttershy," I told her with a smirk, "you're glowing with life." Perfect answer because it was perfectly true. That did help her mood.

"Oh, Emmit, thank you," she said softly before sniffing and wiping an eye that a tear had snuck out of. Then leaned over giving me a loving second kiss. She paused after the kiss as if she was thinking about something before looking back at her butt. "So, my butt doesn't look big either?"

I grinned at her and shook my head. "Nope, your butt is beautiful too." And I proved it by shrugging off the saddlebags off my back then morphing into my human form. After kneeling back down in front of the couch, I put one hand on her head as she laid it back down onto the pillow then laid the other on her cutie mark and squeezed possessively. "A butt that I love to hold, grip, massage, and fondle." She closed her eyes with a hum of contentment as I whispered, "Now that you're relaxed, can the animals come back in now?" She looked surprised that I asked that question when she opened her eyes to look at me. "They were all outside looking concerned and even a little scared."

"Oh dear, I'm sorry," she apologized softly, "I guess I was just upset and want this pregnancy over with. It's been a little trying."

"Can't say that I know how you feel," I gave her a smirk that she just giggled at me and stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, I went to Zecora's to get the potion that she recommended for strength whenever you go into labor and it's in the bag."

She hummed contently again, "Thanks, Emmit. I already know that you are a good father because of how loving you are with Solar. So, I know you will be a good father to our two foals. And I'm soo happy to be having these foals with you as is Rarity and Pinkie."

"I am too," I told her with my heart threatening to burst from my chest at how lucky I am. After moving my hand from her butt to her huge pregnant belly where the twins were. "And I can't wait to meet our foals."

"I can't wait to meet them either. Have you told Luna about the twins being the first Thestrils?" she asked as the twins inside began to kick against my hand.

She let out an "Oh" and a slight giggle as I said, "Yes, I told her. As you know, right now they just look like Thestrils due to magic. But thanks to the Tree of Harmony doing its work here, these two will be actual Thestrils that will be omnivores. When I told her, she looked ecstatic about it. Even though she doesn't eat meat herself, being an omnivore will be one of the criteria of being a Thestril in the future. That and cat-like eyes and bat-like wings as well." She laid her head back down on the pillow as our foals began to relax again. Also continued rubbing her head enjoying the content look on her face. "Coat color and the like she said won't matter as the uniforms will change that to her liking. So, I think it's obvious that she'll take an interest in them."

She closed her eyes humming softly at my ministrations. "You think she'll want to help raise them?"

"Probably," I smirked, "the way she looks at little Solar. And it might be a good idea for her for multiple reasons. One is that it will give her motherly experience and probably help her become a better leader overall. Although we might have to be a referee between her and Discord."

"Maybe not," she slurred as she appeared to be falling asleep, "they got along...fine...at the...cere....mony." After slurring the last word she slipped back to sleep. It was good that she was asleep again because she'll need all the strength she can muster to birth those twins. One other thing that came to mind was that if I wasn't here then I want somepony to watch over her and help her to the hospital or quickly send for the doctor when her water breaks. Perhaps the animals could help. At the very least they could watch her. With that in mind, I stood up, careful not to disturb her, walked to the door, and opened it.

"And that, Scootaloo, is what his penis looks like." Only to nearly walk over Rainbow, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom. Much to Rainbow's amusement as she looked up at me with wide eyes filled with mirth and barely restrained laughter.

"And he's the one you all have had sex with?" Scootaloo asked while looking as if she wasn't convinced. Then tilted her head slightly while looking at my semi-limp member, "By the way you talk about him, I'd expect him to be bigger."

Rainbow's hoof pressed against her lips with a slight snicker escaping. Meanwhile, it was a little unnecessary to cover myself up at this point considering Scootaloo has seen me now and I've had sex with the others.

"Believe me, Scoots, he does get bigger," Apple Bloom commented as she turned her head to Sweetie Belle wiggling her eyebrows conspiratorially.

"And how does that work?"

It was when Scootaloo asked that particular question that Rainbow sprung into action. "Like this, little buddy." Before my brain could catch up to what Rainbow was suggesting, she took a couple of steps forward, lifted her front hooves, placed them on my hips, and in one fluid motion took me into her mouth. Part of me was stuck in WTF mode while the other part of me was enjoying it. Rainbow moaned as she slowly pulled herself away as I felt her moans igniting a fire inside of me. While Sweetie and Apple Bloom looked on as a learning experience, Scootaloo's eyes widened in surprise at what her idol was doing right in front of her. And the other part of me was wholly supportive of what she was doing and was quickly showing it. With a soft approving moan of my own, I gently laid my hands on her head.

"Wow, right here in the open?" Sweetie asked while looking around nervously as if expecting somepony to suddenly jump out and shout their disapproval.

Apple Bloom shrugged her shoulders as her eyes were wide and took in everything. "Fluttershy's cottage is close to the Everfree Forest and not that close to town. Nopony's going to see us but her animals and they see it all the time."

Rainbow used her tongue to slide across the underside of my now hard member as her soft wet lips sucked gently with each slow stroke.

"It really did grow," Scootaloo's voice held awe in it and even some lust if I heard her right.

"Yeah, and it really is the most wonderful feeling too," Sweetie seemed to confirm something to Scootaloo as her eyes continued looking around. "But shouldn't we be inside for this?"

"Outside is just fine with me and clearly it's fine with Rainbow," Apple Bloom commented with a lustful look in her eyes.

Rainbow pulled away with a soft pop as her lips came off the head of my hard wet member. Then stepped back motioning to my hard member saluting proudly while she looks over at Scootaloo, "And that is how you make it grow and arouse a stallion or man in his case." Then proceeded to step by me to walk into the cottage.

Shocked, I quickly latched onto her mane, "Whoa, hold on there, skittles. You're going to leave me like this? What about finishing what you started? What about never leaving your friends hanging?"

She smirked up at me with a girlish chuckle then raised a hoof to stroke my hard member. "You're not exactly hanging right now are you?" And because there wasn't anything I could say against that, she continued on into the cottage followed by Sweetie, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. I didn't want to walk around with a hard-on, I morphed into my fox form to hide it then walked back into the cottage behind them. After walking back inside I was going to warn them that Fluttershy was asleep but apparently I didn't need to. Because she was waking back up again as we all walked back in.

"Why did you stop, Emmit?" she asked before yawning. Then smiled when she noticed the girls walking in ahead of me. "Oh, that's why," Fluttershy giggled happily then waved a hoof. "Hi girls."

"Is it true that you could give birth any minute?"

Fluttershy giggled cutely and shook her head slightly before lowering it back onto the pillow. "Not quite, Apple Bloom. I could go into labor very soon which is the start of the birthing process. And I'll be in labor for at least a few hours if not more because I'm having twins."

"Wow! Sounds intense," Scootaloo looked almost scared for Fluttershy as she scrunched up her face.

"It will be," Fluttershy confirmed with a slow nod, "which is why Zecora gave Emmit something to help me through it."

"Is that what's in the bag?"

"Yes, Sweetie Zecora's strength potion is in there," I told her as I stepped up beside Rainbow, put a couple of tails around her, and pulled her against me. At this point in our relationship, Rainbow wasn't hesitating to lean herself up against me or even show affection for me in public.

"How are you feeling?" Apple Bloom asked looking concerned.

"OH," she flinched a little, "ready for all this to be over. They must be ready to meet mommy and daddy because they've been active lately." Then with a smile, she looked between them asking, "I'm happy to see you but I wasn't expecting you. What brings you here?"

"We just wanted to see how you are doing and if we could do anything for you."

"Oh that's sweet of you girls, thank you," Fluttershy thanked them. "There are some things that need to be done and the animals are worried about me."

"I know what to do, Fluttershy," Apple Bloom volunteered with a happy wave of her hoof.

"Yes, you have helped me before. Thank you, Apple Bloom." Fluttershy beamed at Apple Bloom with her eyes glowing with thanks. "The chickens need feeding and tell them that I'm sorry that I worried them."

"Alright," Apple Bloom gave her a nod before turning to her friends, "come on."

"Could I stay here?" Scootaloo asked sheepishly. "I wouldn't know what I would be doing and it didn't go well the last time I helped."

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes with a smirk but told her, "Alright then, you can stay here and let us know if she needs anything else."

"Thanks," Scootaloo smiled her thanks to them as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle trotted outside to see to the animals.

"It could be tomorrow before I go into labor, so if you have something else to do..." she trailed off at the hint.

Morphing back into my human form with a smile at her, I knelt down on my knees in front of the sofa she was laying on. And once again, placing one hand on her head and the other on her baby belly and rubbed both gently. "Right now, I'm needed here," saying to her gently then leaned down and lifted her head for a lingering kiss.

She hummed happily into the kiss, brought up a hoof, and gently put it on the back of my head leaning into the kiss. When she broke the kiss and laid her head back down onto the pillow she looked between Scootaloo and I. "I love it when you touch me with your hands, but should you be naked around Scootaloo?"

Rainbow snickered at that and lightly elbowed Scootaloo after scooting closer to her. "She's already seen him. He was in his human form when he opened the door just as we walked up to it. And because I've been telling her how good he's been at sex, she commented that she expected his dick to be bigger."

"Oh, my," Fluttershy put a hoof to her mouth after a quick giggle. Naturally, poor Scootaloo was feeling embarrassed. It showed all over her blushing face. "I'm sorry, Scootaloo," Fluttershy said to her with a shake of her head. "I'm not laughing at you and there's no reason to feel embarrassed." Scootaloo seemed to feel better at that, so she turned back to Rainbow. "So, what happened next?"

Rainbow smirked and put a leg around Scootaloo, "I showed her how big he can get by sucking him off."

Fluttershy quickly gasped before letting out a quick short giggle of amusement, "You didn't!" Just then we heard a loud pop of magic and the animals started complaining as if they were just startled. "What is that?" Fluttershy asked and tried getting up but I gently held her down to keep her from doing so. And when she rolled her eyes up at me there was also an appreciation in them as well. Her question, however, was answered when we heard Apple Bloom.

"Aww, Princess Luna! You scared off the animals."

That brought a smile to my face, a giggle to Fluttershy, and an amused shake of Rainbow's head. Scootaloo wasn't sure what to think yet as she appeared to wait and see what happens next. What happened next was the door being thrust open by Luna's magic and her apologizing, "We apologize for startling them." Then she stepped inside leaving the door open and looked toward our awaiting curious faces. "Hazzah!" she exclaimed eagerly as if in triumph of something before trotting her way over to us. "We have come to check on the mother of the new thestril race."

"I appreciate that, Luna," Fluttershy waved to her as she walked up. "I'm just ready for this pregnancy to be over with."

Luna walked over and sat between Scootaloo and I. "It is understandable fair Fluttershy," she said with a quick nod of her head. "Most ponies only carry one foal at a time, so carrying two, while not unusual, is harder on the mother. Especially a new mother such as yourself." She paused to take a quick look at me then another quick look at Scootaloo. "Dear husband," she said to me with a raised eyebrow as if curious about something, "while I enjoy seeing you naked and experiencing the joy of your dexterous digits, should young Scootaloo see you thus?"

"I've actually seen it already," Scootaloo was blushing up a storm and couldn't meet Luna's curious gaze.

That gaze went from curious to almost accusational when she looked over at me. Luckily both Fluttershy and Rainbow came to my rescue. "It wasn't like that Luna," Rainbow snickered as I rolled my eyes and hung my head a little. She was going to retell it again. "As me and the crusaders were at the door, he opened it before I could knock on it. He was in his human form and naked at the time."

"Do you have to tell it again?"

Luna was curious but obviously, Scootaloo was embarrassed about it.

"It's hilarious," Rainbow said to Scootaloo. "I've been telling her about him and when she saw his limp dick she mentioned that she thought it would be bigger." Rainbow saw Scootaloo blushing and looking embarrassed and attempted to console her. "Come on little buddy. What you said is the very thing that all stallions fear. A small dick."

"It is only small when he is not aroused," Luna commented matter of factly. Then looked down at Scootaloo with a smirk, "It is nothing to be embarrassed about little Scootaloo. Your statement was indeed humorous." Luna looked back up to Rainbow, "Praytell what happened after?"

"I sucked him off to show her what he's like when he's bigger." I sat back against the sofa while sitting on the floor and watching the fun. All while Scootaloo was stealing glances my way.

Luna's face immediately went to shock with her eyes wide and her lips curled up in an amused smirk. "Thou dist not!" When Rainbow simply looked at her with a smirk on her face, Luna laughed, "Thou did!" Now seeing the humor of it all, I watched her look down at Scootaloo, "Did thou like what thee saw?" She asked while wiggling her eyebrows down at her. When Scootaloo didn't answer but kept blushing, Luna lowered the tone of her voice, reached over to lift Scootaloo's head, and gave her a friendly smile. "There is nothing shameful in liking what you saw."

"There isn't?"

Luna shook her head, smiling wide, "Nay." Then turned to me and with a soft, almost commanding, tone of voice, she said, "Stand, my husband." Now I curious about where she was going with this. Standing there with my semi-limp dick for all to see, Luna looked at Scootaloo, which currently had her eyes looking at me, and said, "Step closer to him, Scootaloo." As she did, the front door opened again with Sweetie and Apple Bloom stepping in looking rather ragged looking. As if it was the tree sap incident all over again but without the sap. At this point, I was facing the door with Fluttershy laying on the sofa to my left and Luna to my right with Rainbow next to her. And Scootaloo directly in front of me with her eyes locked onto my semi-limp dick.

However, everything paused for a few seconds after Sweetie and AB came in with Rainbow chuckling at them. "What happened to you two?"

"You know how hard it is to round up scared animals?" AB's question was more rhetorical than an actual question as she and Sweetie walked through the house, into the living room, and up to us. However, she stopped after she walked up, saw me naked in my human form, and Scootaloo standing in front of me only about a couple of feet away.

"Um...What did we miss?" Sweetie asked, now curious as to what was going on and looking between us all.

"I think you two girls should take a bath first," Fluttershy giggled at them because of the debris that was in their manes, coats, and tails.

Both of them looked over each other then giggled at themselves with AB picking a small stick out of Sweetie's mane. Sweetie picking a leaf out of AB's mane. "Yeah, I think that would be a good idea."

"It would be a greater idea for Emmit to wash us," Sweetie said without shame and gave me a lustful smile when our eyes met.

It was right then that Fluttershy's water broke. We heard Fluttershy's happy, excited, and a little scared voice exclaim, "My water broke!"

Kneeling down, I laid a hand gently on her head giving her a reassuring smile. "It's alright, I'll carry you over to the hospital."

Sweetie Belle cooed, "Aww, that's so romantic," as I gently picked Fluttershy up in my arms carrying her bridal style.

"Rainbow, would you spread the word to the others while we take care of her?" I asked while heading toward the door. Now that I've gone through one birth already, I was more prepared for this one and knew that there wasn't a need to panic. "Luna? Would you pick up the saddlebag, please? It has Zecora's strength potion for Fluttershy in it."

"You got it!" I heard Rainbow agree as we walked out of the cottage, then took to the skies once outside.

"Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, go ahead and use my bathroom to clean up first," Fluttershy said to them as she looked back at them from over my shoulder. "There's plenty of time." I heard them agree and head back inside.

"Come Scootaloo and see the miracle of a birth of a new race of ponykind," Luna excitedly told Scootaloo next to her as we walked toward town. "For a new race called Thestrils is about to be born."

"Really? That's cool. But what's a Thestril?"

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(Twilight's POV, Friendship Castle's Library)

Starlight and I were in the library. Specifically, we were sitting at a long table at the back of the library. Many possible lessons were on the table in front of me and I couldn't make up my mind which one she would benefit the most. My mind went back to what Discord said to me before at his award ceremony. And after taking a glance over to Starlight sitting in the chair across from me, I wasn't sure if there was much more that I really could teach her.

"Not to interrupt, Twilight, but with all the excitement with Fluttershy about to give birth any hour now got me wondering if I will ever be in that position someday." She looked so unsure of herself as she rubbed a hoof against her leg. She has come a long way since the day we met at her village, but she still has some self-esteem issues.

Pushing aside the possible lessons with my magic, I sent her a gentle smile. "Starlight, you've come a long way since the first time we met at your village. A long way. And it's not like you're middle-aged or past breeding age. You're still a young attractive mare with lots of time left. I have no doubt that you will find yourself a stallion someday."

She blushed but smiled. "Thanks, Twilight but I think you're a little biased with me being your student."

I giggled a little at the thought while thinking about that same possibility between Celestia and I. "Perhaps so. I think Celestia might have been a little biased because I was her student as well. But I stand by my words, Starlight."

"You think I will be a good mother?" Her eyes showed deep insecurity and worry but more was that I think she feared returning to her evil ways.

More so was how that was hitting a little close to home for me and I'm sure it showed on my face. With a little sigh I said hesitantly, "Starlight, I'm not sure if I will be a good mother. Even after all this time and learning, my friends say that I still spend too much time in the library. I love learning and learning new things but some things you simply can't learn from a book." Starlight looked at me with an amused smirk on her face. With a laugh, I gave her a nod, "Yeah, I actually said that. You can read all the books about how to raise a foal you like but as Fluttershy has said you can never be truly ready to be a parent. Some things you just have to learn as you go." She slowly nodded to me. "But I think there's a bigger insecurity issue right now." She looked up at me then looked away as if in thought. "That is something that books really can't help with. I don't even think that there's a friendship lesson for that. That's something that only time and friends can help with."

"I guess I'm just concerned that when others know about my past that they won't accept me." Her eyes looked sad when she said that while looking down.

"Sunburst has accepted you as your friend," I told her with as much encouragement as I could in my voice.

"Yes and we still write," she confirmed, even smiling at the thought. That smile faded some as she continued, "You think that our friendship could grow into something more?" There was that look of insecurity and doubt again.

"That would depend partly on you and where do you want it to go," I told her. "And you won't ever know until you ask."

"He could say no," she looked down at her hooves, saying softly, "and I don't know if I could take that rejection."

I gave her a knowing smile. "You know why we have a hard time talking to the ponies we know the most? Especially in situations like that?" She shook her head. "It's because they are the ones that can so easily hurt us the most. It's because we are so emotionally invested in those ponies and let our guard down around them that they can so easily hurt us with such little effort." I paused before saying with a smirk and humor in my voice. "And no I didn't learn that from a book." We both got a good giggle out of that last part.

"There you are," Rainbow's voice interrupted us as she came trotting up to us. And rolled her eyes a little as she approached the table. "I keep forgetting that your favorite place is always in the library." I simply shrugged and threw up my hooves in a "you got me" fashion with laughter in my eyes. "Came to tell you that Fluttershy just went into labor a short time ago."

"Ok, thank you, Rainbow. Have you told the others? What about Celestia and Luna?" I asked as Rainbow took a stand beside my chair.

"Luna showed up right before her water broke," she told us then shrugged, "don't know about Celestia. You're the last one I told because I forgot how you like to spend your time here." She winked at me teasingly, "Although, Emmit is doing a great job at getting you out of your library."

"Yeah, it's something I'm working on," I giggled through a hoof.

"Then work on it at the hospital," Rainbow's voice almost sounded like a command as she got off the chair and started trotting toward the door, "let's go."

I got down as well and looked over to Starlight. "Come on, Starlight. It's not every day that we get to witness the birth of a completely new species of pony."

She got down, although a little hesitant about it. "I don't want to crowd the room," she said while walking around the table to meet me at the end. "And besides, who will watch over Aqua and Nightlight?"

I rolled my eyes but relented, "Alright, I won't force you if you don't want to go but you are definitely missing out."

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(Starlight's POV)

I watched her walk away feeling a little guilty for staying. I wanted to talk to both Aqua and Nightlight, plus it wasn't like there wasn't going to be a chance to see the new foals. When Rainbow and Twilight left the library, I teleported myself to where Aqua and Nightlight were working in the castle. Turned out they were making their rounds to check all the bedrooms. Making sure they were clean, beds were made, and were ready for a guest. They haven't really been used but then again they haven't really been checked since the castle was made in the first place. Or would that be grown, considering it's a big crystal tree?

"These rooms really don't need anything," I heard Aqua complain after popping into the room. She was looking over the queen-sized bed, tapping and lightly pulling against the sheet cover as if to straighten it without actually doing so. "So, why would Princess Twilight ask us to do this?"

Nightlight was checking out the dresser, specifically the mirror. I decided to make myself known. "More than likely simply to keep you busy while she's over at the hospital. Fluttershy is in labor with those Thestril twins."

"Hi, Starlight," Nightlight turned and gave me a friendly wave of her hoof before addressing Aqua. "Hey, at least we aren't in a dungeon. And look where we're working."

"Believe me, Aqua, you can take comfort in that," I tried telling her while staying near the door and out of their way.

"Oh, sure," Aqua turned on me with a roll of her eyes and a dismissive wave of her hoof, "take it from the Princess's personal student."

"I wasn't always her student," I began telling them for the first time and feeling a little nervous about it. Twilight wants me to be more open to friendship and the only way to do that is to talk to other ponies. Especially ones that you don't know. "In fact, she's the one that showed me that my actions almost destroyed Equestria." That shocked them into silence and it showed on their face as they turned to me. I wasn't sure how they were going to react, so my heart was almost pounding inside me as they turned toward me.

"You almost destroyed Equestria?" Nightlight asked in disbelief.

She wasn't the only one as Aqua sat her rump down and shook her head, "Impossible. How can one pony almost destroy Equestria?"

With a sigh, I said, "Time travel." Now they were curious. After lowering my head with an embarrassed sigh, I laid it all out for them. "Because of what happened when I was a filly, I hated cutie marks. I wanted everypony to be equal without cutie marks. After finding a relic from Starswirl the Bearded, that could remove cutie marks, I started a small town where everypony was equal without cutie marks. Twilight and her friends found me and defeated me." They were enraptured by this point and were almost sitting in front of me like two students. "I was so overcome with anger and rage that I went looking for a way to take all her friends away. Keep her from having friends or even becoming a princess. Because without her friends they wouldn't be able to stop me and I'd be happy in the village again. I found that way with a time travel spell from Starswirl. After combining that with the map in her throne room, I found that I could time travel anytime and anywhere. And while it was true that I could stop Twilight from ever having friends, she showed me that destroying her friendship led to disaster after disaster that destroyed Equestria one way or another. The last timeline was complete and utter destruction. It was a lifeless desert." The look on their faces showed horror and shock. "If anypony deserves to be in a dungeon, Aqua, it's me."

"What happened to the spell?" Aqua asked softly with awe in her voice.

"I don't know," I shrugged with a shake of my head, "it disappeared into the time portal over the map. More than likely destroyed. If not, then it's lost in time somewhere." I looked at them both. "The point is, Twilight and Emmit are very generous and forgiving."

"See?" Nightlight smiled at Aqua. "Be thankful we aren't in a dungeon. We do get to sleep in the castle after all."

"Yeah, maybe you're right," Aqua said, now sounding not as grumpy as before.

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(Celestia's POV, Canterlot)

I was soo excited while walking into my room to pick up our daughter, Solar. I had just gotten the news from Luna that Fluttershy had gone into labor and that she's currently in the hospital. Knowing full well how long a mare can be in labor, I knew that there was some time before the actual birth was to take place. The labor and birth will be doubly worse because she's carrying twins. My eyes spotted our daughter's crib after walking into my bedroom. Apparently, Solar was still asleep because the head maid was still in the room and watching over her silently.

"She's still asleep, your highness," she whispered as I approached and looked into the crib seeing my daughter sleeping. "Cutting court a little short today?" she asked, curious that I was here so early.

I gave her a friendly nod and a happy smile, "Yes. Because I got word that Fluttershy is now in labor and everypony is going to be there for her." Using my magic, I gently lifted her out of the crib, sat down, and put her in my front hooves. She fussed a little before letting out the cutest yawn, complete with a curled little tongue. "She's carrying twins," I told her while cringing at the thought of delivering both of them, "and as a mother yourself, you can imagine what she has to go through."

"Oh yes, your highness," she nodded with a cringe of her own while Solar started waking up with a few blinks of her eyes. "And I thought it was difficult delivering just one."

"So did I." Solar looked up at me with a few soft bleary-eyed giggles as she was still half-asleep. "But the joy far exceeds the initial pain," I said while gently rubbing my nose against Solar's little belly making her coo a little more as she wakes up. "And I couldn't be happier."

The head maid hummed in agreement as Solar started waving her front paws up at me. "Yeah, they are a joy but trying sometimes."

Today was a joyous day for many reasons besides Fluttershy giving birth. Today was the day that Solar called me, "Ma...mama."

Both of us cooed and laughed happily. "I love you soo much. You called me mama."

"The other joys are experiencing firsts. As in first words, first steps," she cooed with a wide motherly smile on her face while I held Solar close to me.

"This is such a great day," I said while lifting my head and looking down at Solar's beautiful wide happy eyes. "We are going to see daddy and Aunty Fluttershy."

"Dada?" Solar giggled happily and waved her front paws excitedly.

"Yes, we're going to see daddy." What happened next surprised me. Even though she has a horn I wasn't expecting her to use it yet at all, much less what she did with it. With one happy and long, "Daddy," her horn lit up quickly as her magic took hold and teleported us.

^_^

Luckily there was room in the delivery room that our daughter teleported us to. And we actually teleported directly behind him and he was standing naked in his human form beside the hospital bed Fluttershy was laying in. On the other side was the mare doctor in charge. "And we're here now," I commented with surprise while looking at my husband's bare back and one look down had my eyes locking onto his bare butt. Our daughter giggled excitedly, left my front hooves, and flew up to latch onto his face right after I announced our presence. And while I was surprised at our sudden arrival it was always cute when our daughter gets excited about seeing him. Always brought a happy content smile to my face. Especially when he's not expecting it, like now, and has enough time for a quick "huh?" before he's attacked by our giggling happy daughter.

"Oh, my," Fluttershy giggled from her place on the bed. She was laying on her side facing Emmit and giggled with a hoof to her mouth. "You didn't have to come and see us right now, Celestia. It will be a few..." she paused with a painful wince, "...hours until I give birth."

"Actually it wasn't me, but Solar that teleported us here," I said, stepping up to the bed next to Emmit as he now holds our giggling daughter in his arms. He was shocked at what I told him and it showed on his face as he turned to look down at me with wide eyes.

"Really?" she asked while I leaned against him, putting my head against his side, and wrapped my tail around his waist.

"A little surprising that she can use her magic so soon," the doctor commented before giving a little shrug. "But then again," she continued, "she's an alicorn."

"It definitely was a surprise, but it did have the advantage of getting here quickly," I said with a smile. "And while the plan was to get here a little later, this is fine too. How are you, Fluttershy?"

"I'm alright right now," she said while laying her head back down onto the pillow.

"Yes, it will be a little while yet."

"Thank you, doctor."

She gave us a short firm nod, "You're welcome, your highness." Then she turned to Fluttershy, "I'll return in a little while. In the meantime, the nurse will check on you periodically to make sure you're doing alright, to check the foal's position and the time between contractions. You can use the call button to call the nurse if your contractions are close together."

"Ok, thank you, doctor," Fluttershy said her thanks as we watched the doctor leave the room. Now her attention went to Solar as she giggled happily as daddy played with her in his arms. "I can't wait to finally hold our foals in my hooves," she cooed with a wide happy motherly smile. And I giggled when she looked up at him saying, "And I'm going to apologize now for whatever I say during the birth. Just realize it's the pain talking."

"And or yelling and screaming," I had to add with a light giggle. "I think I did my fair share during my time." Putting a wing around him, I leaned over and kissed our daughter's belly, "But after the pain comes the joy of being able to hold your foal."

"Oh yes, and I'm not the only one," she said before pausing to wince as another contraction hits. "Luna is equally excited. She came by just before my water broke."

I nodded to her while putting a wing around Emmit, "This is truly a wondrous occasion. The birth of a whole different breed of ponies. And one that will be dedicated to Luna as true Thestrils and not just looking like them. Nightmare especially." I lifted my head in thought with a slight roll of my eyes. "While I am glad that my sister is whole again and that awful business is finally completely behind us, I think Nightmare enjoys pretending to be what she was."

"Like during Nightmare Night," he suggested, now just holding our daughter as she curled up in his arms.

"Exactly." I nodded to him then smiling at the sight of him holding our daughter. "Especially when ponies ask for her specifically. Like during dreams?" I looked up at him with a knowing smirk and teasingly wiggled my eyebrows at him. For a second he looked worried that I would berate him for it, so I eased his worries by bringing his head down for a kiss. "Don't worry, I know how Luna and Nightmare enjoy it. I think she wants to use it as a way to get ponies to enjoy her night more. And as long as it is only in dreams we're fine with it." He relaxed when I said that.

"Oh, so that's what happened to Lilly from the flower shop," Fluttershy looked up at him with dawning realization.

"Yeah, Nightmare has been changing nightmares into sexual fantasies," he said before cringing a little. "Although it can backfire sometimes. Like Lilly for example. She turned into a sex-crazed maniac, but thankfully she's not anymore and not afraid of me anymore either."

"Speaking of sexual fantasies," I spoke up a little hesitantly. "I got a visit from an erotic publication earlier."

He blinked down at me and repeated, "Erotic publication? You have those here?"

"Yes, we do," I gave him a smirk and couldn't help but blush at the thought of doing what was asked. "It's called 'Fever.' Not only do they publish pictures but they are also similar to a newspaper as they do articles on modern news. The mare reporter came to ask about recent news regarding Chrysalis' capture and the new changelings."

"Ok," he dismissed with a shrug.

He appeared to dismiss this as with any other newspaper thinking that I would handle everything. However, he didn't expect me to tell him, "She also asked for erotic pictures of me, Luna, Rarity, and any of the other girls as well." He looked down at me as if not sure what to say. I was blushing when I finished, "As in pictures with you and us having sex. And to ask us all very personal questions." When he didn't say anything, nor did Fluttershy, I continued, "They've only spoken to me about it so far. I told her that I would speak to you and the others about it and then get back to her. I didn't know if you or the others wanted to or not."

"Oh my," Fluttershy finally commented softly with the same shock that was on Emmit's face before she winced with another contraction.

"Oh...kay. I have no idea what to say about that," he finally said. "I will say that there's no way I'll do it if any one of you girls say no. Every one of you would have to agree with it before we do something like that."

I smiled at him, "I agree completely. They, and other publications, have tried doing that in the past and I've always said no. But now is a little different. Especially with Luna and Nightmare. With what Nightmare and Luna are doing in dreams, she might want to do it. That's why I told her we'd get back to her on it."

He nodded, "Good call. We will definitely need to discuss it with all of them first." Solar was now asleep again and it brought joy to my heart to see her smiling while she slept in his arms. "What do you think, Fluttershy?"

She blushed heavily while biting her bottom lip. "I don't know if I want them taking pictures of us having sex or even want to get interviewed. But I wouldn't mind if you and the others wanted to."

"Fair enough," he said with a firm nod, "I thought you would say something like that. And it brings up a good point that it might be a good idea to keep Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle out of it too. Because any one of you that gets published in that publication would get national attention."

"That's true."

"They are here now if you want to talk to them about it," Fluttershy suggested.

I gave her a nod and took the hint with a smile. "That's a good idea, now that I'm here." Using a little magic, I urged him to lean down to give him a kiss. "I'll be with the others."

"Alright," he said returning the kiss. And with that, I left the room to talk to the rest of the girls. While walking down the hall, I wasn't sure even if I wanted to do it. It didn't stop the images from flashing through my mind. The flash of the camera capturing the look of lust on my face as Emmit ruts me. Although, it would give me a chance to tell others in-depth about how Emmit makes me feel and the joy of finally having a foal of my own. These types of publications do go in-depth in their interviews. And, come to think of it, we really haven't been interviewed in-depth yet. Just the quick questions you'd normally expect from a quick single article in the newspaper.

"Thou look to be deep in thought, sister," Luna said as I walked into the waiting room. It was your typical waiting room in a small room with chairs all around the room with a couple of small tables on each side. My sister looked like Luna right now instead of Nightmare Moon, which changes given her mood. That got everypony's attention directly onto me.

"I am. I was approached by the erotic publication 'Fever' and they requested interviews with all of us and pictures of all of us while having sex in erotic poses," I told them with a deep blush.

"Erotic publications?" Luna questioned with a look of contemplation. "There was none in the past and I haven't been approached with such a request as of yet."

"Fluttershy, Emmit, and I have already talked a little on it," I continued. "He won't do it unless everypony agrees and Fluttershy doesn't want to do it or any interviews but doesn't mind if Emmit wants to with either one of us." Everypony was silent for a minute or two as they caught up with that bit of news.

"I'm in," Rainbow said after a short time to think about it. "I won't be the only Wonderbolt mare to do something like that. Spitfire has already with a different magazine and a couple of others."

"An interesting proposition," Rarity mused as she sat in a chair next to her sister. "Don't know how that would affect my work. I'd have to think about it. I wouldn't mind the interview, I just don't know about the pictures." She then lowered her voice to almost a whisper and started blushing, "Though I don't think I'm completely opposed to the idea."

"I'm in," Pinkie's excited voice was a surprise to me as she agreed to it.

I watched my sister turn into Nightmare Moon as she exclaimed rather excitedly, "Let all of Equestria see the only stallion, or man, that can have this royal rump."

"I don't mind the questioning and all, but I don't know about pictures. If y'all want to do it that's fine," AJ put in her two bits. "What do you think, Twilight?" AJ asked, now looking over at Twilight.

"The interviews I wouldn't mind," she said with a slightly dismissive shrug of her shoulders, "as a princess I'm expected to go through interviews. The pictures I'll have to think about."

"In the meantime, we have a herd sister to support as she births a new race of ponykind," Luna said excitedly, almost like Pinkie right before a party.

^_^

(hours later, Fluttershy's POV)

"I'm so tired, but so happy right now, Emmit," I looked up at his smiling face as he used a cloth to wipe cool water on my head. "I'm not sure if I would have made it through without Zecora's potions."

"I can second that, Miss Fluttershy," the mare unicorn doctor told me as she lowered our new daughter and son onto my chest. I was laying on my back still in the hospital bed as she laid them down wrapped gently in soft small blankets. "Having twins the first time out is always the toughest for a first-time mother. Thanks to Zecora's potion it helped you through it very well. Let me do a quick scan to see what you need." While Emmit gently laid one hand on our two foals, he used his other to continue wiping my forehead. When the doctor finished the scan she turned to speak to the nurse to my left. "Get a pint of blood, please."

"Yes, doctor," the nurse gave her a nod and left the room to retrieve the blood.

"We'll set you up with a pint and let you recover, Miss Fluttershy," the doctor said to me while Emmit went for more cold water to use on my forehead. "Because they were twins on your first birthing, this wasn't a surprise. So, it's just rest, recover, and congratulations."

"Thank you so much, doctor."

"You're welcome, Miss Fluttershy," she smiled, gave Emmit a nod, and left the room.

As Emmit came back with fresh cold water to use, I gently held our new daughter and son on my chest. "They're so perfect, Emmit. I'm so happy to have these foals with you."

He leaned down and gently kissed me before laying a fresh cloth on my forehead. Then used another to wipe the sweat off me. "I am too, Fluttershy, Flutterbat. For now, just rest and let the nurse and I handle the rest. I love you."

"I love you too, Emmit and our new foals." My heart seemed to want to burst from my chest in pure joy as I watched them coo and cry with new life. "Both are true Thestrals as the Tree of Harmony said they would be. Both have bat-like wings and we both know that they eat meat like their father."

"The teeth will come later obviously but they should be fangs, which we'll need to figure something out after those teeth come in. Or those teats of yours are going to get awfully sore. The eyes should be cat-like after they open." He smiled down at me then gently laid a hand on our two foals again. "Both look to have dark blue coats with black mane and tails. Both twins in the truest sense of the word. Just one is male and the other female. And both beautiful."

I hummed contently in agreement, "They are Emmit, just perfect."

"Don't mind me, Miss Fluttershy," the nurse came back with some blood and proceeded to hook me up to it. "And there you go. Just rest up and you should be fine tomorrow. I'll check in on you from time to time to see how you are doing, alright?"

"Thank you," I thanked her before she left the room.

"You feel like having the others visit?" he asked.

"Maybe a little later after I rested some," I said to him with a smile before yawning.

He leaned down giving me a light kiss that I returned, "Alright. I'll go tell them the news while you rest some." After he left, I drifted off to sleep a few minutes later with our newborn foals resting on my chest.

^_^

(Emmit's POV)

I was still in my naked human form as I made my way to the waiting room where the girls were waiting. When it was time for Fluttershy to give birth, I quickly returned Solar to Tia then returned to help Fluttershy. And now being after lunch I wasn't surprised when it was only Tia and Luna there with Solar asleep on Tia's back under her folded wings. They were both laying in front of each other on a sofa at the other end of the room from the doorway.

"She's resting right now and will probably be asleep shortly," they looked over at me as I walked in. "We have twins with dark blue coats and black mane and tails. One boy and one girl. Looks like they'll be true Thestrils in color as well."

Both stood up from the sofa and stepped down from it then motioned for me to lay down. "Looks like you could use sleep as well," Luna offered with a smile as I walked over and laid down on my back. Tia carefully got back on the sofa then laid down on top of me with her head resting on my chest. Meanwhile, Luna moved the sofa from one side of the room up to the one I was laying on then laid herself on it. That way she could lay beside me on a makeshift bed. The light scuff marks on the wooden floor said that this wasn't the first time the sofas have been moved in such a fashion.

With a tired sigh, I leaned up just enough to lift little Solar off Tia's back and onto the top of my chest. She fussed a little but settled when she felt my hands on her back. Then she curled up and went back to sleep with a cute yawn and curl of her tongue. "Sense I knew it would be a little while 'till she gave birth, I told the others that we would let them know when she gave birth and it was time for them to visit."

"Good call, Tia," I whispered to her because of our sleeping daughter then leaned up enough to lightly kiss her. And not wanting to leave out Luna, I leaned over and kissed her as well.

"Tia, the rest of the herd, and I talked more about that erotic publication," Luna grinned at me. "As you know, Fluttershy doesn't want to be interviewed or any pictures taken." I nodded while remembering that. "The rest of us doesn't mind being interviewed and Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, me, Tia, and maybe Rarity would like to show all of Equestria the only man fox that can have us."

"Really? That's interesting," I whispered to her. "I don't want to do anything to jeopardize our relationships. And there's how that will affect our foals, which also needs to be talked about and considered. But I'm open for it if you are. The interviews at least. I doubt there'll be any harm in just the interviews."

"And I think we will get a visit from the dragon realm as well."

"Why do you say that, Tia?" I asked softly because Solar was still sleeping.

"I got a letter from the current dragon lord," she explained. "He got word about the capture of Chrysalis and Thorax now leader of the new changelings. He's sending his daughter Ember over to get more information about it. Apparently, even they have had trouble with changelings in the past."

"Surprising but alright. I'd be happy to meet her. When does she show up?"

"A couple of days," Luna said with a mischievous smirk on her face. Which I wasn't sure if that was good or bad for me.

"Well when she arrives in Canterlot we can talk with her here, I guess unless she wants to talk with Chrysalis personally. I say here because it will be just barely two days after Fluttershy giving birth and I don't want to leave her just yet. Not until I know she's stable and have some help at least."

Both of them kissed me at the same time on each cheek. "I think we can understand that our husband," Tia said softly with a smile.

"For now, just rest," Luna suggested after another kiss. "I'm sure the nurse will alert us when Fluttershy is awake. I will let the others know of the good news through the link."