Princess Cadance and Prince Consort Shining Armor rejoiced after the birth of their first foal, Flurry Heart. But a disturbing comment by Discord leaves them in a bind: it's potentially now or never if they want to have a second. As with Flurry Heart they enlist the aid of Princess Twilight Sparkle to remove the 'unicorn' from Shining Armor in the hopes of having a healthy alicorn foal.

Harmony - the unseen, unfeeling and unknowable force behind pony's magic - has other ideas. Disaster strikes harder than imagined, leaving Cadance teetering on the edge.

Takes place during Growing Harmony, approximately a year in. Heavily AU; relevant differences are briefly mentioned in the story, or go here for a longer description. How did they get to this point, and what happens next? You'll have to read on!

Contains: Vanilla M/F for Impregnation. Less incest than tags might imply. Clop. Skip the last line and stop at the first chapter if that's all you want. Death/Loss. Decidedly non-porn reaction to cuckolding.

Submitted to Dirty Little Secret's Dirty Little Contest. Has an OC in a semi-prominent spot.