Making Baked Apples.

Applejack disembarked from the train near the Peaks of Peril--now renamed Peaks of Paradise to make it less scary and to attract travelers--getting help from a new, much younger, and far less creepy ticket merchant.

It'd been nearly a year since she'd last visited the Kirin village. A new road was built to make it easier for travelers to find and visit the Kirin village, which resided in the mountainous area.

Applejack had to repeatedly refuse everypony's offers to help.

Once she was outside the train, she was fine. It wasn't like nopony ever got stuck in those narrow doorways. Sure, Applejack was a little wider than a pregnant mare ought to be. "But that's just what carrying triplets does to ya," she'd say, getting gaping looks of disbelief back.

It was virtually impossible for a mare to carry triplets to term. At one point she had four, but the fetus was absorbed by one of the other three. Applejack didn't want to name them yet; wanting their sire to have some input into what to call them. So until then, she just referred to them as colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow.

She was sure Red must've murdered his sibling inside her womb, Red was always a little suss in her opinion.

Joking was just part of her coping mechanism. She was pretty sad to hear that she'd lost one; but that was just nature, and there was a good chance she'd lose another once they were born. Applejack assumed--given their pedigree--one of the three might be born a runt and not survive.

Applejack hoofed it up the mountain with only her signature cow-pony hat. She didn't plan on staying very long, since it was more of a personal visit. Loads of other ponies stopped to offer aid, which she again refused.

Some couples were just as fascinated by her size as they were with their concern for her well-being. Which meant Applejack would have to answer the same questions she'd been getting for the last couple of months.

"I can't wait for ya'll t' be outta me," she grumbled, slowly moving on after talking with the last couple.

Applejack had to stop a few times for a sudden pee break, but she soon reached her destination. It was a longer trot than she remembered, even with the new road; her hooves were swollen and felt sore. So she decided it was a good time for another break.

Applejack soaked her aching hooves in the cool pond water located in the center of the Kirin Village. The same one Autumn Blaze used to cure the village of the Curse of Silence.

Applejack chuckled after reading the historical plaque erected near the water. It was a bit more dramatized than what actually happened.

Applejack was sure some Kirin or pony thought it'd be more exciting for travelers to talk about when they moved on to tell how their trip went, and what they learned.

It mentioned herself and Fluttershy as heroes to the village, but most of the glory went to her Kirin lover, Autumn Blaze.

Applejack was fine with it, since what was written wasn't a complete lie, and she already had enough attention to deal with.

Applejack felt better after soaking her hooves, and struggled to roll up onto her feet. She managed in the end, and trotted through the village towards the Stream of Silence, which was turned into a tourist trap.

And there just before the stream, tending to a booth was Autumn Blaze, selling potions bottles full of blue tonic.

"Applejack, is that you!?" Autumn Blaze gasped and cantered around her booth to greet her lover.

Applejack gawked at the Kirin's wide, distended belly as Autumn Blaze wrapped her in a tight hug.

Autumn Blaze broke the embrace, giving her a warm smile. "I'm so happy to see you, why didn't you say you were going to visit in your last letter?"

"Well, I did say I had a surprise for ya when I saw ya soon; wouldn't've been much of a surprise if i told ya." Applejack chuckled. "But I'm guessin' I wasn't the only one with a surprise." She quipped, gesturing at Autumn's swollen belly.

"Yeah, Rain Shine offered to sire my kits when my heat came; how could I say no to the best stud in our village." She shrugged. "So are those my pups you're carrying?" She asked, jokingly.

"They sure are, all three of 'em," Applejack rubbed her belly, feeling a little kick.

Autumn Blaze gawked, then put on a proud smile.

"So how many for you?" Applejack asked.

"I'm having a full litter of four," she answered, rubbing her belly as well.

"And how's business?"

"Business is great! The Stream of Silence has been a major tourist attraction; who knew people would want to try what it's like to have your voice and feelings taken away." Autumn explained. "And since Cinder Glow figured out how to cultivate the Foal's Breath flowers, my famous potion has been selling like crazy!" She finished excitedly, gesturing toward Cinder Glow.

The Kirin was off in the distance. Her belly was swollen as well, in fact, it was rare to see a single Kirin that wasn't current pregnant. Tiny little Kirin kits ran in circles, belting out happy squeals of delight as they played together. One was having a temper tantrum, the kit's mane was on fire and hissing angrily at the other children that got too close, but the flame looked much like a lit candle.

"So did you follow through with studding some bitches?" Applejack asked in curiosity.

Autumn Blaze smiled bashfully. "Yeah, Cinder Glow, Rain Shine, Fern Flare, and Sparkling Brook are all carrying my pups." She chuckled while scratching the back of her head. "How's Fluttershy?" She asked.

"She's pregnant too," Applejack rolled her eyes. "Not surprisin' considerin' how we found her."

Autumn Blaze nodded in agreement.

The morning after the party...

Applejack and Autumn Blaze cast knowing, bashful smiles at one another as they trotted back to the village's center, to help cleanup the after-party

instead they found a massacre.

Tired, worn-out Kirin bodies were strewn about the market square, their fur was caked and matted in white marks and other unspeakable fluids. Their number of fallen grew the closer to the music stage they gazed.

Where Fluttershy was being mounted by Rain Shine. The pegasus' feathers stuck in every direction, stained and caked in dried semen from dozens of loads from Kirin studs; along with the rest of her hide. Her pink mane was streaked in white highlights. Fluttershy was filthy, being the village's willing seed receptacle.

Her backside was painted in white, where Rain Shine's knot attempted to tie with the much smaller mare.

The Kirin leader stood over the pegasus, thrusting her great length in and out of her little body. Cause her belly to distend with every thrust forward.

Fluttershy was drunk on pleasure. Still going after nearly a dozen-hour tantric mating orgy. But her strength was waning. Her legs shook as she took the rutting. Her tongue lolled out as she begged for Rain Shine's seed.

Rain Shine moaned as she knotted Fluttershy. A torrent of white effluence gushed from their union. Rain Shine pulled out her massive knot, causing another rush of cum to flow from Fluttershy's sex.

Fluttershy collapsed on her belly, her legs twitching, and her mouth moving like she was sucking off another Kirin in her sleep.

Autumn Blaze and Applejack both shuddered at the memory.

"So, I get the feeling you're here for more than just a simple visit." Autumn stated, glancing at Applejack's belly.

"You're right, I'm here to find out if you'd want to make a family with me; I mean, you already have," she chuckled at her joke. "But I want you in my life, if you want me in yours." She offered.

Autumn beamed in happiness. "Of course I do; I'd be a sorry stud, if I didn't take care of all my brood-bitches!" She said suggestively. "But does that mean you want to live here with me, or..." She asked, letting the question hang in the air.

"I was hopin' you'd come live with me, back at the farm; but it looks like you're pretty settled in here..." Applejack sounded disappointed.

"I'd love to come live with you!" Autumn started excitedly. "I don't have to be here, my other Brood-bitches can run the shop, while I send them potions to sell; and they can send money back to us!"

"But won't they miss you?"

"Nah, we're more of a collective up here, we don't worry so much about individuals, so much the well-being of the village as a whole. They'll be fine." She reassured.

Applejack beamed in happiness. Thinking about raising their seven foals together on the farm she grew up on.

It was more than she ever hoped for.

"Well, if we're gonna make this work, we're gonna need a bigger barn." Applejack chuckled.