The Rise of Passion

"Do you really think this will work?" asked Starlight. "I know we're already married to the plan, but how successful do you think we'll be, really?"

"Trust in Trixie," Trixie smiled. "We're simply going to try again with a new approach. We have the same goal, with most of the same strategy, but with a cinch at the end and twice as many ears to catch something before it can slip by. We're way more prepared. Trixie even brought her own tea set."

Starlight nodded. "Come on, his house is this way."

The duo walked down the street, this time dressed for the weather. They also walked close to each other. While it was still a bit early in their relationship to make their status public knowledge, they still wanted to show each other their affections. They could make an announcement later, assuming that nothing went wrong by then.

They arrived at his front door to find that he wasn't in. The door was probably unlocked, as he lived in a nice neighborhood, but he wasn't answering the door. That would only make sense, as he was supposed to still be with Flurry at this particular moment in time, but he had made it clear yesterday that he often finished early.

"Starlight Glimmer. I thought that was you."

Starlight turned around. Standing behind them was a mare she had not seen in a few years, now. "Stellar Flare. Here to see your son? He's not in right now."

"We shall see about that," she huffed, walking up to the door. Sure enough, the handle turned and the door opened, allowing her to just walk in. "Sunburst! Mother has come for a visit!"

Trixie leaned in and whispered "This wasn't part of the plan. What do we do now?"

Starlight paused for a moment, collecting her thoughts. "We change the plan. Just watch for now, and see if you can learn anything I miss."

Trixie nodded and followed Starlight and Stellar into the house. It was practically unchanged from the day before, with only some minor differences in what books were laid out and what was put away. There was also a cardboard frozen dinner box poking out of the top of the recycling bin.

Stellar poked her head back into the hallway. "Where is he?"

"Probably still at the palace," answered Starlight. "He's tutoring Princess Flurry Heart over the summer."

"And you're here to tell him that the baby is healthy?"

Trixie shook her head. "Baby?"

Starlight took a deep breath. "Sunburst and I are not in a romantic relationship at this time. I'm not carrying his child at this moment. We're both a little busy to start dating, and we don't even live that close to each other. I can't make this trip every day, either. If we ever decide we'll be having children, you will be one of the first to know."

Stellar crossed her front legs and pushed out her lower jaw. "You're not going to be young and fertile forever, Starlight. There's a window for you to have kids, and it isn't going to open any wider than it is right now."

"Actually, it runs on a cycle, and will be more open in two weeks."

Stellar sneered. "That's gross, don't talk about stuff like that out in the open!"

"You were the one that brought up my ovulation. I thought you wanted to discuss it."

"No!"

"Then perhaps it's best to leave that to me and worry about yourself, instead."

"I am worried about myself! Despite how young and vibrant I look, I'm not growing any younger. My son needs children. I need grandchildren, and in my lifetime! You and I both know he's never going to work his way around to it on his own, so you need to jump on him and milk one out, or I'm never going to see them!"

The tension was so tight in the room that it seemed that anything could set it off. Despite that, Trixie thought it was good idea to interfere. "Starlight, can you take me to the little Filly's room?"

Starlight seethed. "Yeah, this way."

Once they were in the room, Trixie locked the door. "Soundproof us," she whispered.

Starlight's horn lit up around the door. "Something wrong with your stomach?"

"No, but I think I might know a way to convert Sunburst to our cause, and also make his mother stop nagging you about pushing out grandkids for her. How old is she, by the way?"

"Forty-eight, I think."

"She's not even that old yet. Plenty of time to have grandkids."

"The plan, Trixie?" groaned Starlight.

"Okay, what crawled up your arse?"

"She did!" After a moment, Starlight sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm not angry at you, just angry in general right now because of this whole argument. I'll probably calm down when this stops being a problem. She just keeps digging into me, you know?"

Trixie nodded. "Well, this plan will help with that. What if we open up the doors for her? Give her what she wants?"

Starlight put her hoof on Trixie's shoulder. "Look, I know that part of the plan today was to come here and have a threesome with Sunburst, but that's part of a much larger plan that I can't do while pregnant. If I did end up with her grandkid in me, she'd be all over me every minute of every day, making sure that I do what's best for the child, even at my own expense."

"So we give her a different mare."

Starlight blinked several times. "I don't follow."

"Hear me out: We convince her to join our side. With Twilight in our clutches, Sunburst can not only produce a child, but a royal child! And we'll probably have Cadance and Flurry, too!"

"Flurry's a little young to be rearing children, don't you think?"

Trixie pulled back. "You ate out Cozy Glow, didn't you?"

"Yes, but I didn't make her pregnant."

"My point is, he'll have his pick of the gold standard of mothers for his kids, and he can have as many as he wants! In fact, Cozy would probably let him have multiple partners, which means even more buck for each bang!"

Starlight furrowed her brow. "Bad joke."

Trixie chuckled. "Sorry. Trixie couldn't help herself. So, what do you think?"

Starlight considered it for a moment, then nodded. "I'm in."