Several hours and rounds later, Phoenix and Gallus were laying in bed together as Rainbow trots in with a tray resting on her back. "You two finally finished?" She laughed as Phoenix moaned softly.

Looking up at her, Phoenix smiled softly. "Considering he passed out a few minutes ago. I think we are. And don't worry. We'll know if it sticks in a few days."

Rainbow set the tray on the bed next to her. "How is that possible?"

"I don't know how it works for your kind. But our births tend to be quick."

"How quick?" Rainbow asked in concern.

"Didn't Twilight explain it? From the moment the pregnancy takes, our young grow at double the rate. Which is believed to be because of our bloodline being blessed by an ancient spirit to which we bless our name from." She explained with a smug grin. "It'll be two to four months before we give birth."

Rainbow gulped before looking over at Gallus. "Looks like he's either dreaming about rutting you again. Or he's ready for another round."

"Yeah. But maybe one of the other guys would like a turn." Phoenix laughed as the two made their way into the hallway where Spike was walking their way with tea.

As soon as his eyes locked on the two pegasus, he dropped the tea and quickly covered his privates with the tray. "I… ummm… I'll get you more tea." He said, quickly as he turned to leave.

"Spike." Rainbow snapped. "Take Phoenix into one of the guestrooms and show her what a real dragon is like."

"But I… Rarity…"

"Spike." Phoenix sighed. "What did Twilight say about orders from an alpha?"

Spike thought for a moment before turning to them with a soft smile. "The alpha's word is law. And I should feel as grateful to be told to spend time with one as I would if it was one of the princesses or Rarity."

"So? Are you going to turn down your alpha?" Rainbow asked.

Spike walked over to Phoenix and rubbed his shoulder nervously.

"You going to man up or are we going to be standing here till somepony comes to scoop me up?" Phoenix asked.

"Like Garble?"

Spike blinked and scooped Phoenix into his arms. "That jerk doesn't deserve to be alone with any of you." He spat before carrying the pegasus into a private room.

Knowing what they would be doing, Rainbow made her way down stairs to let the others know the news. Only to find Smolder and Scootaloo alone in the map room. "What's going on?"

Outside, Twilight paced back and forth muttering to herself. "What am I going to tell him… her?..." She let out a loud groan. "I hate transformation magic!" She shouted. "I need to focus and think of a way to fix this before the others notice." There was silence as she thought about how best to confront the problem. "I'd hate to say this. But I may have to tell the others." She gulped. "The game of shadows isn't over yet."

Author's Note

A quick chapter to help move things into the next stage of the story.

Edit: top line removed because it was irrelevant to the chapter.