"Block, wake up!" a familiar voice calls out.

I awaken from my quite needed slumber after the last four days of staying awake. Groggily I grumble "Does my wife need me?" I ask the same question I had been asking non-stop ever since then as the pain was now constant with my wife.

"It's not your wife that is the issue. it's the baby inside!"

"mhm..." I mutter relieved at first returning to my well-needed nap, I had well intended to go back to sleep when the weight of the sentence hit me... I was fully awake. "LEAVE THE BABY ALONE SLEEP DEMON, TAKE ME INSTEAD!"

"BUILDING BLOCK!" Star Glimmer yelled trying to get his hoofs off of her neck. "it's me!"

I look at her with a cloudy vision, slowly returning to see that indeed she was truly Starlight Glimmer. I promptly collapse into her arm totally exhausted.

"Woah easy there! she limped me to the water cooler

"Drink some water... unless you want to sleep some more..." Starlight says

"ngnoo..." I slur "I must... know... what is happening...." he takes a paper cup and with shaking hoofs grabs a cup of water. After taking two big gulps, I set down the cup. "ok hit me, what's wrong with our baby?"

"Well," Starlight began, "I did my best to keep an eye on everything, but something struck me when I looked at the mammogram. when I ran it through a spectrometer"

"Spectro what?" I asked confused by the word spectrometer.

"It's a device used by scientists to measure light." She explained.

"so what does it show?" I asked eagerly awaiting the answer.

"Well, the spectrum shows what kind of elements are present in the sample under test." Starlight continued. "and when I ran the image of the baby through it, a pattern appeared."

"What kind of pattern?"

"the light was more intense from your baby's flank... so there is good news and bad news from this..."

"There is?" I groan.

"The Good news is your baby is getting his cutie mark before he is born! and I find this fascinating because this is only possible in theory and i have never seen it happen... which comes to our bad news...."

"What?" I ask alarmed.

"Your baby is currently stuck in your mother's womb and cant transform his cutie mark until he is born. it basically stuck in a state of suspended mutation so the light is currently lighting up her stomach, and causing her to warm up. This process could cause complications for both parties involved and might result in either one or both of them dying."

"Oh Celestia" I groan as tears begin falling from my eyes.

"Don't cry, Block! we can fix this! There has to be a way to save this baby without killing the mother!" Starlight exclaims.

"Brisk im so sorry..."he muttered. "and how do you plan on doing that?" he asked aloud

"Currently I have no idea, but I'm sure an answer will present itself."

"You better pray that it doesn't take forever because right now Blueprint Brisk is going stir crazy due to being confined to her own body.... what should I do?" I ask scared and upset.

"we'll figure something out together, trust me. Now let's get moving before she gets any worse."

"Alright, alright, I believe you, but why haven't you told anyone else about this?"

"Because I wanted to talk to you first as you were the father."

I didn't respond as another wave of sadness washed over me.

"I'll... notify the doctors to add ice packs to put on her stomach."

"I'm not sure thats a good idea Block... the pressure could kill the baby"

"What you got a better one?"

"Your mind is in the right place, but you got to lighten the pressure somehow... like a device to hold the ice pack in place without applying pressure," said Starlight

"Like a crane device?"

"not sure how we can fit a giant crane in a hospital..."

"I meant like a small one, where it can be operated by one pony," said Joe

"ah, a model crane! an excellent idea!" exclaimed Starlight excitedly.

"Thanks, if that don't work, i guess ill just hold the ice packs myself."

Starlight giggles nervously.

"Although we are talking about making a miniaturized version of real-life construction cranes?” I say “ is that even possible?"

"yes, it's actually quite simple." Says Starlight.

"Really?"

"yes really, all you need is a few basic parts such as a long metal rod, a hook, and a pulley."

"You're kidding me right?"

"no, it works exactly the same way as a normal crane except instead of lifting heavy objects, this little guy will lift cold ones."

"Well, after we build this thing, we strap the ice packs onto Bricks stomach and then use the crane to lower the ice packs into position while keeping the baby stable."

"Sounds easy enough, you going to help me work on it right now? " asks Block

"Oh goodness, ME?! I have no skill in welding." Starlight says looking very disappointed.

"Ha Ha I have years of experience, retired building contractor and all that, wouldn't have to without this baby still need a helper though... any one you would suggest?"

Starlight giggles. "let me gram them!"

a flash of purple light and a big red pony with an apple appeared

"Uhhh" he began...

"You can't be serious! "I said in disbelief. "Big mac?"

"e-yup" replied Big Mac. "How am I here?"

Starlight cleared the confusion "short version, Building Block Needs Help building a crane to help cool her wife's tummy"

"Say no more, I'm in" he said dropping his load of apples.

Not that I had any problem with Big Mac making the crane device. he had great skill in making things using his hoofs. But still, he wasn't an engineer nor did he know anything about building devices. He also seemed to have some sort of inferiority complex when it came to working with others.

"Big Mac, please tell me you're joking right now!" I say angrily.

"N-nope..." says Big Mac arrogantly.

"But... you never finished high school!" I exclaim.

"N-nope"

"Do you have any experience?"

"E-yup."

"How much?"

"Just a tad bit more than you two combined."

"Oh, alright, but only because you've given us no other choice." I sigh.

"E-yup."

"Yeah well, lets get to work..." I said

"E-yup!" replies Big Mac and Starlight.

Author's Note

a convenient mutation

nobody was able to edit this chapter, so can I get you all to look at it and make sure it continues the narrative?