Author's Note

Wow, two days in a row, who saw that one coming?

Chapter 16: No Second Prances, and Welcome to the World

It has already been a while since Rarity’s wedding, and so far, things couldn’t have gone better. However, something else, is there to worry about…

Twilight’s due to give birth any day now.

Beau was very worried, for he and Twilight would be parents very soon, and right now, he wants her to relax, but Twilight wanted to continue Starlight’s friendship lessons so that she could learn more about friendship. Beau wanted to take over, but Twilight was insistent. And the mood swings didn’t help much, either. But he had to stay strong…for their daughter’s sake.

Beau was looking for Twilight and soon enough, he found her in the dining room with the silverware. He was standing at the door and not making a peep. He saw her placing the plate on the table, and tried to do it correctly, which confuses him.

“First lesson of the day,” began Twilight, “We very carefully set the table, without, using magic. So that…”

Twilight yelped as the plates and silverware began to decorate the table with Starlight’s magic. She then grinned after she set the last piece of Silverware. Beau couldn’t help but smirk, for at least she remembers how to set the table. Twilight stammered a bit by what she was seeing.

“What?” asked Starlight in confusion.

“I said, no magic.” said Twilight, “You were supposed to do it by hoof so I could work in a friendship lesson.”

“Uh, Twilight, honey,” said Beau, gaining their attention, which surprised Twilight as she didn’t know Beau was standing there. “No offense, but I fail to see how setting up a table counts as a friendship lesson. If it’s a friendship lesson, it should be how two ponies bond, not set up a fancy party. Besides, she already knows how to set up a table, I mean who do you think taught her that whilst you were busy taking a nap.”

“He does have a point, Twilight.” Said Starlight, “I heard “set the table” and just kinda went for it and did what he taught me.”

“Well,” said Twilight as she tried to come up with an excuse, “This plate represents your head, this spoon is your heart, and the knives... are sharp! Always be careful with knives.”

“Yes,” said Beau in sarcasm, “And if they’re too sharp, they’d be aware of their purpose and not partake in it.”

Starlight couldn’t help but stifle her giggle at that, whilst Twilight groaned and smacked her own forehead. “I swear…”

“Ah, no swearing, think of the baby.” Said Beau.

Twilight then looked down and noticed the baby, which made her groan a bit, and said, “The metaphors make more sense when you're actually setting the table.”

“Should I…change it, back?” asked Starlight.

“I just wanted to make sure that you’d be ready for this dinner.” Said Twilight.

“She knows how to behave, Twilight, I taught her etiquette, remember?” said Beau, then smirked and said, “Or do you want her to be a slob like you were two months ago when you ate over thirty Hay burgers?”

“Thirty?!” exclaimed Starlight as she was shocked to hear that.

“I had cravings, okay?” said Twilight in annoyance, “Can I help it when I’m pregnant here?!”

Twilight cleared her throat, clearly getting off topic with this.

“A-anyway.” Said Twilight, “Princess Celestia will be joining us tomorrow night to see how the Friendship Lessons are going.”

“But isn’t this going a bit overboard?” asked Beau, “I mean you know very well Celestia is very busy, and I have been sending her letters of her progress to make sure she’s okay.”

“Wait, you have?” said Twilight in confusion.

“I mean, I did tell her of Starlight being a former baddie, which Celestia thought is admirable that you wanted to help her, considering she closed herself off and refused to move on. Which is always been a problem. Or in this case, some idiots refusing to let mistakes like that go.” Said Beau, which baffled Twilight and Starlight, “What, you know very well that it’s not her job to know what goes on in that head of yours, you need to learn to get out of it and communicate. That and you have a tendency of going overboard.”

“I do…!!” said Twilight when she wanted to deny it before Beau cut her off.

“The Friendship report and ‘want it, need it’, spell?” reminded Beau.

Twilight winced at that and still feels ashamed over it.

“So, uh…” said Starlight, wanting to change the subject, “If it’s just the three of us, why are there five seats?”

“I’ll be joining her,” said Beau, “Someone needs to keep an eye on her.”

“For when you bring a new friend,” said Twilight, “That way, the princess will see for herself just how far you’ve come. And how good of a teacher you have.”

“So basically, it means you’re trying to please your teacher.” Said Beau, then looked at Twilight with a flexed eyebrow, “Yet it’s been how long since you don’t go to school anymore and how long you’ve been a Princess before I came here?”

Twilight looked at him with a glare, with Starlight saying, “Well I can’t choose, I like all your friends.”

“That’s the best part, you have to make a new friend.” Said Twilight.

“New friends?” said Starlight nervously. Then she said out of impulse, “Hey, maybe I'll just force friendships by magically enslaving the entire population of Ponyville!” She then gave off a big, toothy grin.”

“Uh, not what she meant,” said Beau, thankfully speaking before Twilight would. He walked over to her. “What she means is, you need to go out in Ponyville, try to open up to them, socialize to them, and also find out what you have in common with them. You may have the same hobbies, the same tastes, the same problems, and some you could relate to.”

“Like what?” asked Starlight.

“Well, for one, you like to fly kites.” Said Beau, which surprised Starlight that he knew about that, “And that you might have the same flavored ice cream, cake and so on.”

“But…how will I know how?” asked Starlight.

“You never know unless you try.” Said Beau, then whispered, “Which is why I’ll be shadowing you, to make sure nothing goes wrong. Think of me as a chaperone.”

Starlight smiled at that, for she remembered how Beau trusted her with a few things, so maybe she can do the same.

“Alright, I’ll meet you outside.” Said Starlight as she left.

Beau then turned to Twilight, whom said, “Beau, aren’t you worried about what she said?”

“It was an act of impulse,” said Beau, “Besides, she’s just greatly nervous. From what all of you said, she’s been a total shut in for years, and she didn’t know how things operated. And she refused to move on, which you can imagine can affect someone’s psyche. And besides, if anyone’s to blame, it’s Sunburst. If he had just been a bit more open and wrote to Starlight more often, none of this would’ve happened.”

“I suppose.” Said Twilight.

“And aren’t you going overboard with this?” asked Beau.

“What do you mean?” asked Twilight.

“You’re also a Princess, you’re how many years old, it’s been how long since you graduated from school, and you still put her on a podium and worship her.” Said Beau, “I know you look up to her, but come on.”

“But, but, but I…” said Twilight, which caused Beau to look at her with a flexed eyebrow, with Twilight sighing in defeat.

“Twilight, you’re not Princess Celestia, and you never will be.” Said Beau.

He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her.

“You’re Twilight Sparkle.” Said Beau, “The one who’s concerns were for everypony she worries about, the one who eventually realized how important friendship is, who became a Princess and accomplished what Celestia couldn’t. You freed her sister from her own darkness, you and your friends stopped Discord, you were able to save your sibling and their wedding despite setbacks, you helped them save the Crystal Empire, you traveled to another world and reunited friends and helped Sunset twice. You defeated Tirek, you helped stop the Equality village and stopped Starlight from doing something rash.”

Beau then gently placed his hands on her belly.

“And who is going to be a mother soon.” Said Beau. “You and your friends did a lot of things together. Cause like any leader, even though they learn, they don’t have the answers to everything, even I don’t have all the answers. All we can do is help the best we can. For how can they grow and evolve, if we always get in the way of their progress?”

Twilight thought about it for a moment, and realize he does have a point.

“I suppose.” Said Twilight, but bore a smile all the same. “Just…promise me you’ll keep an eye on her whilst I try to prepare things.”

“But what about you?” said Beau, “And Spike’s too depressed to go out of his room.”

“I’ll be fine, as long as I don’t put too much stress.” Said Twilight before Beau kissed her cheek.

“I’ll be back soon.” Said Beau as he left the Castle.

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Beau was walking through the streets looking for Starlight, but he had trouble finding her.

“Now where could she…” said Beau, until his stomach growled. He was a little embarrassed and said, “Maybe I should get something to eat first. I hope they’ve got croissants.”

Beau then walked towards Sugarcube Corner and walked in.

“Morning cake family.” Said Beau as he walked in, “Do you have any…?”

Beau was taken aback by the cake mess that Mrs. Cake had on her.

“Whoa, what happened to you?” said Beau.

“She was trying to ruin my business!!” said Mrs. Cake sternly, which confused Beau.

“Starlight was using her magic to make a cake, but she did it because of impulse, which she got the wrong idea.” Said Pinkie Pie as she popped up from out of nowhere.

“What?” said Beau as he was confused. “She’d never do that. I’m sure she only did it to help you, I mean given what I’ve seen, you have to go through like, twenty orders a day and spending time with the kids at the same time. And you know very well managing a business and managing a family are very extremely hard things.”

Mrs. Cake was surprised by that statement and looked at the orders. “True. But…”

“You don’t like to cheat or take shortcuts when it comes to baking, otherwise it might ruin the hard work and amount of love you put in, otherwise the cake may look good, it may taste sweet, but it doesn’t have the baker’s love in it.”

Once again, Mrs. Cake was surprised by this, same with Pinkie Pie as she popped in.

“Oh my, that’s exactly right.” Said Mrs. Cake, “I never thought anypony could understand it.”

“Oh, trust me, I do.” Said Beau, “I also worked part time at a bakery in one of my summer jobs back on my world. I’ve seen many bakers work hard to put in that much love and thought to their creations.”

“Oooh, got any good baking tips?” said Pinkie Pie.

“Unfortunately, no.” said Beau, “The bakery I worked at didn’t allow any recipes being shared. The manager I worked with was a bit stiffy.”

“Aw, bummer.” Said Pinkie Pie.

“Anyway, Mrs. Cake,” said Beau, “In case you wonder why she was here, Princess Twilight asked her to make a friend, and she has a habit of acting on Impulse. Plus, she’s been a total recluse for a long time, and she’s still trying to bond with others and make conversations. She didn’t make a single friend since her last friend left when she was just a filly. So, you can imagine how hard it can be for others to make any friends”

“Oh dear,” said Mrs. Cake, realizing her mistake, “I didn’t know. Now I feel bad for scolding her.”

“I’ll tell her.” Said Beau, “Anyway, you wouldn’t happen to have any croissants and some cappuccino, would you?”

“Of course, deary.” Said Mrs. Cake as she went to fetch them.

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Beau was later at the park bench whilst enjoying his croissants.

“I wonder how Starlight is doing?” asked Beau to himself.

At the same time, he saw both Bucky and Silver walking with wholewheat doughnuts and bagels. Guess they must’ve thought of the same thing.

“Hey, what are you guys doing here?” asked Beau.

“Taking a break.” Said Bucky.

“Same here.” Said Silver.

“I was around keeping an eye on Starlight,” said Beau, “Twilight wanted her to make a new friend, but it was a total bust with Mrs. Cake.”

“Oh, don’t get me started.” Said Bucky, “Starlight used a spell on Big Mac to make him talk constantly. Which didn’t sit well with Applejack. Cause Big Mac doesn’t talk much, and he’s sometimes the strong and silent type.”

“That’s nothing,” said Silver, “I overheard that Rainbow tried to help. Although…Starlight made a mistake of asking Rainbow what the Wonderbolts are.”

“Ouch.” Said Beau, “Then again, Starlight was a total shut in and didn’t know much of the outside world.”

“True.” Said Silver, “Rarity tried to help, though I don’t think she caught on what Starlight was trying to say or ask.”

“Not to mention it went bust with Fluttershy.” Said Bucky, “And I think I saw Angel falling in love with Starlight.”

They couldn’t help but snicker at that.

“She’s not making any luck, is she?” asked Silver.

“Not really.” Said Bucky.

“I hope Starlight has luck.” Said Beau, before finishing his croissant. “Well, I’d better get going. Hopefully she’ll gain a friend by the time I get back. See you around.”

After they greeted, Beau left for the Castle of Friendship, wondering what to do next.

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Beau then walked into the castle and looked around, wondering where Twilight was. Knowing her, she had to be in the…

“The Great and Powerful, Trixie.”

Beau was surprised and hid behind the door, overhearing the conversation.

“Has come to perform a new stage show of grand illusion! I am calling it 'The Humble and Penitent Trixie's Equestrian Apology Tour!!”

“That's...a bit of a mouthful,” Starlight commented on the overly long title.

“It's a working title.” Trixie reasoned. Which Beau shrugged his shoulders.

“Uh, Starlight, a word with you for a moment?” Twilight asked, not giving her pupil a response as she dragged Starlight away from Trixie. “I know I said to make friends with anypony, but...well, with Trixie's past, and your past, I'm not sure she's the best...first friend.”

Beau flexed his eyebrow at that, for it couldn’t have been that bad.

“But whatever she did, you’ve forgiven her, right?” Said Starlight in suspicion.

“Of course,” said Twilight, “It’s just…she wasn’t the nicest pony.”

Beau rolled his eyes and shook his head, for did she really think that this Trixie wasn’t nice when she wasn’t any different. From what her mentor and friends told him.

“Well,” began Starlight, “You did say, anypony, and I just assumed that you’d trust me enough to make my own friends, the way Princess Celestia trusted you.”

Beau was a little surprised by that. For it seems Twilight is twisting her story a bit when it comes to backstories. Then again, they didn’t want others to think of them differently, which he could relate all the same.

Afterwards, Trixie said, “Good luck losing weight.”

Beau grunted, for Trixie really couldn’t tell between someone being fat or someone being pregnant? Then again, he couldn’t tell the difference either.

After she and Starlight left, Beau walked in and noticed Twilight trying to fix the utensils that somehow looked like someone used it to make a small statue. Beau cleared his throat, gaining Twilight’s attention.

“You know you can always try a reversal spell.” Said Beau, “You know, reverse the damage of said items.”

Twilight blinked and smiled whilst remembering. She uses it and instantly fix the utensil statue Trixie made and place it back onto the table.

“Thanks, Beau.” Said Twilight.

“And it seems Starlight finally made a friend.” Said Beau, “But I overheard that you said that she’s not the ideal friend. But then again, Starlight isn’t either. So, what’s the big deal?”

Twilight sighed and said, “A while ago, shortly after I moved to Ponyville, Trixie came and showed her magic tricks. But my friends kept on going on of her boasting and thinking she was a big shot. She then challenged me to do magic. When she boasted that she defeated an Ursa Major, Snips and Snails ended up bringing the Ursa Minor to town, causing it to go on a rampage. Then she blamed us for making her a laughing stock, so she bought an Alicorn Amulet to increase her magic, but what she didn’t know, was it corrupts the user, making her corrupted, kicked me out of Ponyville and took over the town. We were able to remove it, and she apologized. But…”

“You didn’t accept it?” said Beau.

“She…wasn’t the nicest pony.” Said Twilight. She heard Beau snort in laughter, with her asking, “What’s so funny?”

“Neither were you when you first met your friends.” Said Beau.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” asked Twilight whilst squinting her eyes.

“I seem to remember a certain former Unicorn turned Princess, who had a few issues of her own, especially when she brushed aside anyone who tried to be friendly with her when she first arrived in Ponyville and thought friendship was a waste of time.” Said Beau. “Besides, from what Celestia told me, Sunset wasn’t exactly a nice pony either, and you don’t hear her whining about it.”

Twilight was about to retort, but then realized Beau was right. For ever since Twilight first came to Ponyville, she didn’t want to make friends and thought it was a waste of time, and because of her actions, Moondancer ended up being a hermit when Twilight abandoned her at her own party. And Sunset wasn’t any different either as she also wasn’t very nice. But if it weren’t for her, Sunset wouldn’t have been saved from her own darkness and redeemed herself.

“Besides, if it’s anyone who’s to blame for Trixie doing what she did, it’s Rainbow, Applejack, and Rarity.”

“Excuse me?”

“Bucky, Silver, and Spike told me.” Said Beau. “From what I heard, they constantly heckled and boasted that what she could do, they could do better than her. Besides, she’s a performer performing harmless magic, you can’t fault someone for just doing their job. They’re supposed to exaggerate about their skills. And I know what I’m talking about, cause I witnessed a ton of magicians who boast, it’s all part of the act, which Trixie was doing, so you girls didn’t have to take things personally.”

Beau then walked over to Twilight and stood next to her whilst he sat on the table.

“So, you see, from what I’m seeing, she’s partially to blame for her upbringing that she did on her own. But if anyone’s also to blame for what started the whole mess, it would be those three.”

Beau then rolled his eyes and said, “Their counterparts weren’t any different either.”

“Wait, what?” said Twilight in confusion.

“Sunset told me, but she didn’t want to tell you, because she didn’t want the girls to be scolded.” Said Beau, which confused Twilight even more. Beau then decided to tell the truth, “After Sunset was defeated at the Fall Formal, you asked those five girls to look after Sunset just so that she could redeem herself and make things right. Pinkie and Fluttershy were willing to give her a chance, but Rarity wasn’t fully committed to it, and Rainbow and Applejack refused to.”

“WHAT?!!” exclaimed Twilight as she was shocked to hear this.

“You made a mistake of asking them to look after her, because, and I mean no offense, they were idiots to refuse to let it go.” Said Beau.

“But…but they promised…” said Twilight.

“Yeah, I’m gonna stop you right there for a moment.” Said Beau as he cut her off. “See, if it were anyone I asked to look after Sunset, I would believe them. But Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity?”

Beau then listed it off as he told her.

“They made a promise, in front of you and next to Pinkie and Fluttershy, that they would look after her. But the moment you left, they ended up immediately broke your promise and trust. Then, even after everything she tried to do to make it up to them, they acted like complete jerks to her, whenever she tried to apologize to them. But, my most distasteful favorite, was that they were constantly giving her the cold shoulder and refused to help her whenever she wanted to prove herself. So much for being honest, generous, and loyal. And that was during the past six months before you came back to help them during the Battle of the Bands.”

Twilight was in total disbelief of what she was hearing. For Sunset never told her any of this, which in turn made her mad, causing her to shoot a nearby chair and sent it flying with her horn.

“After when I give birth, I am so going to have a word with those three.” Said Twilight in anger.

Twilight then grunted and felt the pain whilst holding onto her stomach, causing Beau to quickly to go over and held her close.

“Easy there, Twilight.” Said Beau, “The doctor said not to strain yourself, otherwise there’s a chance the baby will get hurt.”

“I know.” Said Twilight. But then she grumbled and said, “Though I’m mad Trixie called me fat.”

“Well obviously she can’t tell if you’re pregnant or not.” Said Beau, “And to be fair, from my point of view back then, I can’t tell the difference either.”

Beau began to escort her out.

“Now, why don’t you go to the library and read some of your favorite novels and relax for a bit, whilst I make sure everything is set. And at the same time, once I have time, I’ll keep an eye on those two just in case.”

“But…” said Twilight before she yelped as she felt her flank being groped on. She blushed and slightly shoved Beau, “B-Beau!!!”

“Hey, it was the only way to calm you down.” Said Beau.

“Hmph, fine.” Grumbled Twilight whilst crossing her arms.

Beau rolled his eyes and wondered in thought, ‘Sometimes I wish there was a book on how to manage one’s wedding relationships. Then again, I don’t think Twilight ever did. Probably because nobody thought she’d ever get married. Truth be told neither did I, and yet here we are.’

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After Beau was done setting the table and getting things ready, he decided to check up on Starlight and Trixie. Then he saw how many were grumbling and whispering about her, clearly they haven’t forgotten about what she did.

Beau decided to listen to them over.

“Can you keep a secret?” he heard Trixie asking.

“What are friends for?” Starlight answered, vowing to keep Trixie's secret between them.

“All those things I did? I did them because I was jealous of Twilight,” Trixie admitted, which surprised Beau. She's the best at everything, and I wanted to beat her in something!!”

“Your secret is safe with me.” Said Starlight.

“And mine.”

The two of them were startled whilst Beau came out. Though Starlight was relieved that it was only Beau, Trixie was greatly confused by what she was seeing.

“Wait, are…?” said Trixie as she was confused.

“I know, I’m some hairless ape, I get that a lot.” Said Beau. “But to answer your question, I’m actually a human.”

“Really?” said an intrigued Trixie. “Well, at least a certain Unicorn we knew from Magic School would be ecstatic to know that. But who are you?”

“My name is Thomas Rohan, but everyone calls me Beau.” Said Beau, “I’m also Princess Twilight’s husband.”

“Husband?!” exclaimed Trixie, then it dawned to her of Twilight’s belly. Then blushed in embarrassment and said, “Now Trixie feels sheepish for calling her fat.”

“It’s okay, I can’t tell the difference either when it comes to pregnancies.” Said Beau. “Anyway, why would you be jealous of Twilight, other than saying she’s the best at what she does?”

“Trixie sees…” said Trixie.

“Uh, less third person speaking.” Said Beau, “Part of being a good friend is to know when to properly communicate with others, otherwise it might catch them a bit off guard.”

Trixie blushed at that again, then cleared her throat.

“The thing is…ever since Twilight enlisted at school, she’s been constantly studying everything and always excels at everything. Don’t get me wrong, every unicorn who attends that school passes, but Twilight always passes every grade with points higher than others. And it felt like…”

“She was rubbing it in your face?” asked Beau.

“Well, in a way…yes.” Said Trixie.

“Trixie, you’ve got nothing to be jealous over.” Said Beau, “Yes, it’s true, Twilight studied at everything. But there’s something that both of you didn’t know.”

Both Trixie, and Starlight were confused by it, with Beau sitting near the stage as the others joined him.

“See, when Twilight was little,” said Beau, “She constantly admired Princess Celestia when she first saw her, so she tried to study as hard as she could. But when she tried to pass her exams, she was startled, allowing her to unlock her magic, which gained Celestia’s attention and made her, her student. At one point, Celestia was glad to take in another student, but she was afraid she’d be led astray.”

“What do you mean?” asked Trixie.

“I’m sure you remember Sunset Shimmer?” asked Beau.

“Oh, her I remember.” Groaned Trixie, which confused Starlight a bit, to which Beau noticed.

“Before Twilight, Sunset also attended the same school as Twilight and was Celestia’s student.” Said Beau, “But when Celestia told her to make friends, she tried, but she was afraid and ran away.”

“Ran away?” said Starlight in confusion.

“That’s right.” Said Beau, “Then she lied to Princess Celestia that she tried to make friends, but she didn’t interact with them. Celestia tried to tell her, and teach her humility.”

“But it backfired.” Said Trixie, which confused Starlight. “My teachers told me. Like Twilight, Sunset also excelled in magic like she did, but she was impatient and wanted to get what she deserved. But even Trixie knows that some things take time, they don’t just give it to you, you have to earn it.”

“But then Celestia made a mistake of showing Sunset an artifact.” Said Beau, “Sunset ended up being delusional and thinks that she deserves to be a Princess, but Celestia tried to tell her that she couldn’t, because she didn’t have the same potential as Twilight when it comes to magic. So, when Celestia denied her that, she yelled in Celestia’s face that she was a hypocrite, for she didn’t have any friends.”

Starlight gasped at that as she was shocked to hear that.

“So, Sunset ended up running away from home.” Said Beau, “When Twilight became Celestia’s student, Twilight ended up developing a fear of letting her teacher down, and ended up being obsessed with perfection, as well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. And during her studies, Celestia tried to tell her to make friends, but like Sunset, Twilight wasn’t interested. She thought that Friendship was a waste of time and that she didn’t need friends to make discoveries or learn them. Everyone tried to get her to make friends; her parents, her brother Shining Armor, Spike, even Celestia tried, but she wouldn’t budge. So, when Celestia sent her away, Twilight ended up leaving without saying goodbye, and she even ditched her own friend Moondancer, on her own party. Which in turn made her turn herself into an anti-social hermit.”

“Wow,” said Trixie surprised, “And Trixie thought she screwed up a few times.”

“And don’t get me started on the ‘Want it, Need it’, spell.” Said Beau, “Twilight was very obsessed into pleasing Celestia, and thought she should deliver a report every week, but even a dead brained monkey would know that she can send a letter, ‘when she learns a lesson’, but clearly, she didn’t get that. And that time she tried to expose Chrysalis when she was pretending to be Cadence, but she didn’t exactly have proof or evidence that she did. And she made a poor case. And in fairness, they would’ve taken her seriously if she didn’t sound like a, well, psychopath.”

“How bad are we talking?” asked Starlight.

“You still remember that time traveling spell?” asked Beau, which she winced and nodded. But before she could say anything, Beau handed her a page. “Use this. This is called a time window, a way to view the past. That way, you can see things in the past, without causing a disturbance.”

“Wow, that’s pretty handy.” Commented Trixie.

Starlight looked at it for a moment, and after seeing it, Starlight used the spell and opened the window. The two of them were greatly shocked when they saw Twilight freaking out over every little detail. After it ended, the two Unicorns were still in shock from what they were seeing.

“Yeah, trust me, it’s a lot worse than you think.” Said Beau.

“Oh, come on.” Said Trixie, “Even I know there’s no such thing as being perfect.”

“That’s what I tried to tell her, constantly, same with her friends.” Said Beau, “But Twilight should really stop being afraid of failing, for its part of growing up. I mean seriously, I fail a grade from time to time, but you don’t hear me complaining about it.”

“Agreed.” Said Trixie as she looked at Starlight. “But all that aside, wanna help me unpack my wagon?”

“You do that, I’ll go check up on Twilight to make sure she doesn’t do anything reckless.” Said Beau as he greeted the girls goodbye.

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He soon arrived at the castle and went to look for Twilight.

“Twilight, you around?” said Beau. He then checked every room to find her, but couldn’t find her anywhere. “Now where could she be?”

Beau then suddenly clicked and realized something.

“You don’t think…?!”

Beau instantly ran out of the castle, looking around frantically for Twilight. For if he knows Twilight…

He then spots her ahead, hiding in the bushes, talking to Starlight. He then suddenly deadpanned and realized what she’s doing.

As he got closer, he overheard her talking.

“But do you really think Trixie is the one to help you with that?” asked Twilight.

This shocked Beau, whilst Starlight looked appalled.

“Wow, Trixie was right.” Said Starlight as she looked at Twilight sternly. “You’re not really giving her a second chance. I wonder what that says how you feel about me?”

Starlight moved away in tears, until Twilight spots Cranky Doodle.

“Now he’d be perfect.” Said Twilight.

“Ahem!!”

Twilight winced and looked at Beau, who was staring at her sternly and crossing his arms.

“I should’ve known.” Said Beau.

“Beau, I can…” said Twilight.

“So basically, when you said you’d relax,” began Beau, “You decided to go behind my back and do this anyway?”

“But, I…” said Twilight before Beau cut her off again.

“Also, you’re not helping matters by trying to force her to pick someone else.” Said Twilight, “Celestia and Shining Armor didn’t force you to make friends, you did that on your own after you were done being stubborn.”

“But it’s Trixie!!” said Twilight, causing Beau to groan.

“Do we really need to go over this again.” Said Beau sternly, “About your friends’ constant heckling?”

Twilight winced at that whilst she remembered.

“Not to mention, the Ursa Minor coming to town, that was Snips and Snails’ fault, aka, dumb and dumber. Cause both of them were stupid enough to believe anything that comes out of anyone’s mouth.”

“That wasn’t very nice.” Said Twilight as she didn’t like what he said.

“Well, it’s true.” Said Beau. He then looked left and right and whispered to her. “And you didn’t hear this from me. But onetime, somepony once told them that pony babies come from poop, and every now and then they would look into it for a baby brother.”

“EWE!!” exclaimed Twilight as she was completely disgusted by what Beau said.

“I know, right?” said Beau whilst rolling his eyes. “And also, Trixie may have caused trouble, but that was because of the corrupted powers of the amulet, which I’m surprised nobody destroyed that. And you lot tricked her into taking it off, and made hear realize how idiotic she acted. And she does want to show that she’s not arrogant, but less. And you think she’s not trustworthy? If I remember correctly, you didn’t exactly trust Starlight after everything she did, but you gave her a chance.”

“But…I just don’t want her to choose the wrong friends.” Said Twilight.

“You know, there’s an old saying in my world,” said Beau, “You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friends’ nose.”

Twilight was a little disgusted by that phrase, but Beau translated it to her.

“It means, whoever she hangs out is none of your business. You can’t always intervene and who she wants to be friends with. You can’t just pick friends for someone and think they’ll hit it off immediately. Cause if I remember correctly, you didn’t want to make friends with any of them, because you said they were crazy and were a waste of time. Besides, if I also remember correctly, you barely had any friends when you were in magic school, and Moondancer ended up becoming a hermit because of your selfishness and neglect.”

Twilight wanted to retort, but realized that there was also truth to it, but Beau continued.

“Plus, where the heck was your common sense?” asked Beau.

“Come again?” said Twilight in confusion.

“Celestia knew, and she didn’t want you to get involved.” Said Beau, “Nightmare Moon, aka, Luna, is her sister. You may be talented in magic before you moved to Ponyville, but you couldn’t compete with an Alicorn. They have centuries of experience and no single unicorn could beat her and Celestia in a fight. And I know your loyalty to Celestia and wanted to help, but nobody asked you to do that, or forcing you to do any of it. You need to learn to live by example.”

Beau then placed his hand against Twilight’s belly.

“And what kind of example are we going to live for our daughter, if you keep acting out this way?” asked Beau.

Twilight blinked and looked down, thinking about Moonlight Sparkle coming to this world. And Twilight realized Beau was right. What kind of example would she make for their daughter if she continues to act this way.

“And I’m sorry to do this Twilight,” said Beau, “But for the sake of our baby.”

Beau then took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

“RELEASE THE PINKIE PIE!!”

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie zipped over and said, “You called?”

“Pinkie,” said Beau, “Could you please be so kind enough to take Twilight back to the castle and make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid to help with Starlight’s progress of making friends.”

“Of course!!” said Pinkie as she suddenly grabbed a big baby jail, and placed Twilight inside.

“Hey!!” said Twilight. Just as she wanted to teleport out, she saw her magic wasn’t working. Then she panicked and said, “What is this?!”

“Magic proof baby jail.” Said Pinkie Pie, “After my tussle with the Cake Twins, Somepony’s gotta make sure that nopony escapes. Now I’ll prepare for the dinner whilst you take a time out.”

“Sorry honey, it’s for your own good.” Said Beau.

Pinkie then grabbed the cage and pulled Twilight away.

Beau shakes his head in amusement, “She may hate me for this, but this is for her own good.”

Beau walked away, wanting to make sure things were going okay.

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Later that night, Beau began to watch how things were hitting off with Starlight, and Trixie asked her to be her assistant. So far things were working, and he was glad it was working. Until…

He saw Twilight walking in and she wasn’t happy, as she said Celestia was there.

“Oh, shoot. I forgot to send her a letter to reschedule.” Muttered Beau. Although…

“Aha! You still don't trust me!” Trixie exclaimed. “But guess what, 'princess'? It doesn't matter if you want to give me a second chance or not. Starlight had to choose between you and me, and she chose me! Your pupil chose me, so HA! I win!”

Beau was startled by that. Which caused him to slap his forehead, for he figured that Trixie would unknowingly say things like that.

“Really Trixie?” muttered Beau, “You’re choosing to be boastful, now?!”

That’s when Starlight felt hurt by the accusation that Trixie just made and ran away. And now Beau sees that Twilight wasn’t the only one with a grudge, but so did Trixie. It wasn’t just jealousy; it was also a grudge. So now he could see that both of them messed up, but given how many times Twilight messed up, she wasn’t exactly a good character witness.

But now he realized what he had to do. He had to not only put Trixie in her place, but also, and he really hate to do it, his own wife too.

“Really, Trixie?”

Both Trixie and Twilight turned around, both of them were surprised to see Beau there.

“You see what both your ego and your mouth just did?” said Beau.

“B-but Beau, I didn’t mean…” said Trixie before Beau cut her off.

“Of what, hurting Starlight, by acting this was some sort of contest.” Said Beau, “From the looks of it, the only reason you wanted to beat her, because you irrationally blamed Twilight for upstaging you, when she didn’t even do that!! All she did was stop the Ursa Minor from wrecking the town because of Snips and Snails, which they did it because Rainbow, Rarity, and Applejack constantly heckled you!! You acted like a complete jerk to her after she saved you. Then you ended up having the gall to blame Twilight for ruining your career when it was your own fault for making up stories that you defeated and Ursa Major. Cause yeah, I know, you’re a magician and you’re supposed to exaggerate, but not go overboard.”

He walked over to her and poked his finger at her chest whilst also pointing things out.

“Then you ended up taking an Alicorn amulet, a cursed artifact, mind you, just to cheat and humiliated Twilight. Sure, the amulet made you do all those things, but you still chose to come back to Ponyville with the intention of starting trouble and made the very calculated decision to wear it. Cause you’re lucky you didn’t get arrested in the first place. And given what I’ve seen, you haven’t changed one bit, because you have a reputation of being a showboat and a troublemaker, and you didn’t learn anything since you last came to Ponyville. And now because of you, you ended up costing Starlight her trust in you.”

Trixie then looked down in shame, as she realized that what she said was completely out of line, and she should’ve let it go, but she didn’t. That’s when Twilight stood next to Beau, thinking she has the right to speak.

“Well, you won. I hope you’re happy.” Said an unhappy Twilight.

That’s when Beau knew he had to do it. He might be in the doghouse, but he had to.

“Oh, don’t act like you’re in the right here now, Twilight.” Said Beau as he stood on front of her, “You’re just as much to blame here.”

“What?!” said Twilight as she was shocked what Beau said. “Did you not pay attention what I talked about Trixie?! Or did her arrogance and boasting actually rubbed off on you, and she just admitted what she did!!”

“Well,” began Beau, as he knew she needed to hear this, “If it weren’t for you, she never would’ve done so!! You don’t trust anyone who steered you wrong, Twilight, not even your own husband!! I tried to explain and tried to tell you, but you wouldn’t hear me out. And when you met your friends, you didn’t exactly trust them, either!! All you had to do was to let go of a freaking grudge, and you couldn’t even do that!! Choosing Trixie to be her friend was Starlight’s decision, but you intervened instead. This whole thing could’ve been avoided, had you only listened to me.”

Twilight slightly widened her eyes, but didn’t let up as Beau continued.

“Starlight worked hard, Twilight.” Said Beau, “She worked harder than any pony that you give her credit for, because not a single pony would understand what she has done or why she did it!! I mean how often do you meet a pony who enslaved a village and nearly destroyed Equestria via time traveling. Answer; you don’t. And the thought would scare any pony in Equestria. She needs the chance to move on and do things on her own, and because of your constant meddling, she’ll never get that chance.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?!” said Twilight, “She’s also my pupil, Beau. I’m supposed to be looking out for her. And why didn’t you tell me, Starlight volunteered to be Trixie’s magic assistant in her show.”

“Because, that’s NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!” Shouted Beau, which startled Twilight as she nearly fell over, for she had never seen him angry like that.

She slightly raised her hands in defense. “B-Beau. Calm down.”

“How the heck, am I supposed to calm down when you constantly go overboard and can’t stop poking her nose into other people’s business.” Retorted Beau.

“I was only trying to help.” Said Twilight.

“NOBODY ASKED YOU TO HELP!!” shouted Beau, which caused Twilight to slightly cowered.

Beau hated it, he really hated it to yell at her, especially when she’s expecting. But he had to get through to her, for clearly this has gone on long enough.

“Because of you, you ruined a friendship what Starlight was trying to keep when she did that on her own.” Said Beau, “And yes, you wanted her to be friends with someone she can trust, but by your standards? You can’t recommend anyone, because you’ve never lived and grew up in Ponyville, you spent most of your life behind books in Canterlot. And yes, I did the same thing, but I at least had a reason why I did. And what kind of Princess can you be without having faith in those you can trust.”

Twilight looked down in shame, and realized that he was right. That’s when Beau spoke to both her and Trixie.

“And given what I’ve seen from both of you,” said Beau, “There’s literally nopony else here than I can support because neither of you wanted to drop this stupid and idiotic rivalry, between a Narcissistic unicorn who can’t stop flapping her gums, and a nosy princess, who thinks friendships should go by the book instead of personal experience. And now thanks to both of you, Starlight ended up becoming heartbroken as a result of your childish acts.”

Beau then walked away and said, “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a student to comfort, and whilst I’m at it, you two think long and hard, before you’ll end up hurting someone else.”

Beau walked away until he was out of sight. Twilight was now saddened that she ended up meddling with what Starlight was trying to have, whilst Trixie was just as sad.

“Looks like Trixie is back to being a solo show.” Said Trixie as she tried hard not to break down, but the tears betrayed her. She then turned to Twilight and said, “Which is exactly the way she likes it. Thank you, Twilight, for getting rid of the only pony who became Trixie’s first friend and a human who understands what I’ve been through. I’m not sad at all. I definitely don’t feel like as if my heart breaking into a million pieces!!”

Just as Trixie walks in and wanted to close the door, Twilight walks in and stops her whilst placing her hand on Trixie’s shoulder, but the mare didn’t want to look at her, not after what both of them caused.

“Trixie, I…” began Twilight as she thought about what Beau said. “I’m sorry. This is all my fault. I believed that handling Starlight’s options for friends would help gain a better reputation around Ponyville. Aside from my friends and I, she had no one. And truth be told, I’ve been trying to push my biases directly at you”

Trixie’s eyes widen from this as she turns to Twilight, who still had a guilty look.

“I’m not gonna lie, Trixie.” Said Twilight, “Ever since you got here, I still didn’t trust you. But then Beau pointed out that I wasn’t any different either. I may not have been arrogant and have an ego, but I wasn’t exactly nice to my friends either when I first met them. I kept brushing them off and pushing them aside because I thought it was a waste of time. I was more focused on trying to stop Nightmare Moon than doing what Princess Celestia said.”

“Wait,” said Trixie in shock as she realized what Twilight had said. “You mean to say, that you actually disobeyed Princess Celestia when she told you to make friends?”

“No!!” protested Twilight, “I…”

That’s when she realized; Celestia did tell her to make friends, but she kept ignoring the others and didn’t make friends.

“Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!!” said Twilight as she panicked. “I really did disobey…!!!”

Suddenly she was slapped by Trixie, which shocked her.

“Sorry, looked like you needed it.” Said Trixie, “Trust me, Trixie had her share of freakouts.”

“Right, of course,” said Twilight as she continued, “And you’re not completely to blame. Only partially. I mean, if anyone, it’s Snips and Snails’ fault for bringing the Ursa Minor into town. Or in this case what my husband would call them, dumb and dumber.”

Trixie snorted at that, until Twilight whispered in her ear of what Beau told her, which shocked Trixie, causing her to go, “EEEEWWWWWE!!”

“I know, I had that reaction too.” Said Twilight. “But…Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack are also somewhat to blame. They kept constantly heckling you when you were doing your job, and as a magician, you’re supposed to do that, it’s part of the act.”

“Finally!!” exclaimed Trixie as she was happy, “Trixie thought nopony would get why she was actually doing that!!”

“Beau helped me realize that,” said Twilight, “Plus, when you made friends with Starlight, I was really worried.”

“Because of our mistakes?” asked Trixie, which caused Twilight to nod. “But it’s exactly the reason why we became friends. And with Beau too.”

This surprised Twilight.

“He was the only pony, er, human, whoever understood Trixie.” Said Trixie, “He knows what it feels like, and he understood why Trixie did it. I just wished…I realized it sooner.”

“I know,” said Twilight, “The only reason I acted like that because of how you act, boasted and somewhat arrogant. Which is why I was worried when you and Starlight became friends. It didn’t sit well with me. But…I guess Nopony’s perfect when it comes to making friends.”

“At least we agree on that much at least.” Said Trixie.

Twilight sighed and said, “I’m sorry for not trusting you or giving you and Starlight a chance, Trixie.”

“And Trixie’s, er…” began, but then began to speak normally, “I’m also sorry for being boastful and arrogant. I should’ve tried harder. And…I’m also sorry for calling you fat. I didn’t know you were expecting a baby, or married to Beau, a human no less.”

“Believe me, my husband can’t tell the difference either.” Said Twilight, “And I was also surprised of how the two of us came together.”

“Though,” said Trixie as she was curious about something. “Did you two…”

Twilight blushed at that, but she just asked, “What?”

“How long did you two date before doing the deed?” asked Trixie whilst she was being curious.

“Er,” began Twilight as she blushed, “We never dated actually. We just knew each other for a month and we confessed our love for one another, then we ended up doing the deed.”

“Wait, a month?!!” said Trixie in shock, “But…anypony knows that one should do the deed until their how many dates and after they’re married.”

“We were…both clueless on how it works.” Said Twilight with a blush, “And it didn’t help for a fact that I got pregnant the next day instead of being two weeks.”

“Seriously?!” exclaimed Trixie.

“Apparently it’s because of my Alicorn physiology is responsible for that.” Said Twilight.

“And…what type of baby is it?” asked Trixie.

“Well, the doctors said that it’s a girl,” said Twilight, “And I had the dream name some time ago, Moonlight Sparkle.”

“Trixie admits, it’s a lovely name.” said Trixie. However, Trixie looked back and was ashamed and said, “Starlight was supposed to help me so that we could do magic together. But…because of Trixie…”

“I’m sure she’ll understand once you apologize.” Said Twilight.

“After the show,” said Trixie, who then felt nervous and said, “If Trixie lives through this.”

This caused Twilight to get confused, but decides not to question it.

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Starlight and Beau were watching the show from above, whilst Twilight came over and apologized to Starlight for interfering, and admitted that Beau was right. For she shouldn’t have meddled and trusted Starlight enough to make her own decisions like Princess Celestia did for her. Starlight was worried that Trixie might use her, but Beau pointed out that he already talked to them, and Twilight admitted that she and Trixie apologized, and should try to be friendly towards one another for her.

After the performance was over, Starlight, Trixie, and Twilight was backstage with Beau.

“Now that was an interesting show.” Said Beau. “Nice job on the performances, Trixie. Sorry that things were a little rocky at first.”

“I know.” Said Trixie, who then turned to Starlight. “Starlight, Trixie’s sorry for what she said. I guess when Twilight barged in, it ended up bringing old feelings back of our last encounter. And I’m sorry I was acting boastful.”

“I know you were.” Said Starlight, “And I’m sorry for running off and not helping you with the Manticor fiasco.”

“It’s still an amazing feat.” Said Twilight, “I don’t think I could ever pull off a trick like that.”

“Thank you, Twilight.” Said Trixie.

The two of them began to set off the fireworks, causing everyone to cheer.

“And Trixie will admit,” said Trixie, “Ponyville really is a great place to live. I think Trixie will be spending more time here. And at the same time, trying to make up for Trixie’s mistakes.”

“And I’m sure they will, in time.” Said Beau, “As long as you put enough effort in them whilst you’re at it.”

“And maybe if you’re not doing anything,” said Starlight, “I don’t suppose that you’ll be free tomorrow?”

“Only if you promise to teach me those amazing spells.” Said Trixie.

“It’s a deal.” Said Starlight as she and Trixie hugged one another, causing them to chuckle.

Suddenly they heard a loud cry, which they turned to Twilight, clutching on her own stomach and could barely stand.

“Twilight?!” said Beau as he instantly ran over to her and held her close, with Starlight and Trixie in tow. “What’s wrong?!”

“It…it’s the baby.” Said Twilight weakly, “I think it’s on its way!!”

Needless to say, Beau, Starlight and Trixie were shocked to hear this.

“We gotta get her to the hospital now!!” said Beau, then looked at the two unicorns and said, “Starlight, quick, teleport us to the hospital!! Trixie, tell Applejack, Pinkie, and Fluttershy down there that the baby is on the way!!”

“Trixie’s on it!!” said Trixie as she rushed off, whilst Starlight teleported both Beau and Twilight to the hospital.

Trixie ran down to the crowd and spotted Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.

“Girls!! Girls!!” shouted Trixie.

This gained the three girls’ attention. They were confused by why Trixie was rushing towards them.

“What in tarnation is she in a rush?” asked Applejack.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie began to shudder, “I don’t know, but whatever it is, must be a very big of a doozy.”

Trixie stopped near them and panted for breath, with Starlight walking over and held onto her.

“Trixie, what’s wrong?” asked Fluttershy.

“It’s…it’s Twilight!!” said Trixie, “Beau sent me to get you girls!!”

“Us?” said Applejack confusingly. “Why would…?”

“Twilight’s baby is coming!!” shouted Trixie.

“What?!” exclaimed Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy, with the crowd near them gasping from the news.

“Where are they?!” said Applejack.

“Starlight’s taking them to the hospital!!” said Trixie, “But you girls need to get everypony else here, stat!!”

“We’re on it!!” said Applejack as she looked at Pinkie and Fluttershy, “Come on, girls!! We gotta get the others!!”

The said ponies rushed in different directions whilst Starlight ran to the hospital.

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At the same time, as the nurses were working, and Nurse Redheart walked around the counter, she was startled by Beau, Twilight, and Starlight’s entrance, with the latter clutching her stomach.

“Princess Twilight?” said Nurse Redheart surprised. “What are…?”

Beau cut her off and said, “Get everypony together!! The baby’s coming!!”

“Oh dear!!” exclaimed Nurse Redheart as she and the rest of the Nurses were shocked to hear somepony is about to have a baby, and a royal one no doubt. She turned to the others and shouted, “Quick, get everypony together and somepony call Doctor Greymare, and tell him the Princess of Friendship is about to give birth!!”

“Will do!!” said one of the Nurses as all of them quickly rushed around, with Nurse Redheart bringing a wheelchair, allowing Beau to gently place her in it. “Right this way, Princess!!”

“Starlight, wait for the others whilst I stay with Twilight!!” shouted Beau as they immediately ran back in.

“Will do!!” said Starlight as she rushed outside.

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Back at the Castle of Friendship, the ice sculpture had melted, with Princess Celestia sitting boredly at the table, whilst Derpy, Cranky Doodle, and Vinyl Scratch also sitting there.

“So uh,” began Cranky, “How do you get your main to flow like that?”

Princess Celestia groaned at this, until the doors suddenly burst opened. Though she was relieved a distraction was coming, she turned around and saw Pinkie Pie bouncing towards her.

“Princess Celestia!! Princess Celestia!! Princess Celestia!! Princess Celestia!!” exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

Before Celestia could react, Pinkie Pie tackled her over and was flat on the floor, which surprised the ones sitting at the table.

“Princess Celestia, you need to go to the Ponyville Hospital now!!” said Pinkie Pie in a panic.

“Hospital?” asked Princess Celestia confusingly, “Why…?”

“Twilight’s baby is coming!!” shouted Pinkie Pie.

“What?!” exclaimed Princess Celestia as she got up.

“Beau took Twilight to the hospital!! They’re there right now!!”

“I’ll go get her family!!” said Princess Celestia, “In the meantime, Pinkie, you take the guests in this room home!!”

“Okie, dokie, lokie!!” said Pinkie Pie whilst saluting. Then grabbed Vinyl, Cranky, and Derpy and darting them off, whilst Princess Celestia quickly teleported to Canterlot.

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Fluttershy flew with great speed, well, her speed, towards Rainbow Dash’s house, no doubt the speedy mare was fast asleep. Rainbow was fast asleep in her bed, until…

“Rainbow Dash!!” shouted Fluttershy as she flew through the window and crashed into her, startling the said pony as she wailed and flailed at the same time.

“Fluttershy, what the hay?!!” shouted Rainbow as she instantly darted up.

“Quick!! Twilight!! Hospital!! Now!!” shouted Fluttershy.

“Huh?” said a confused Rainbow.

“Twilight’s baby is coming!!” shouted Fluttershy.

“What?!” exclaimed Rainbow as she got up.

“She’s at the hospital now!!” said Fluttershy as she pointed out.

“Why didn’t you say so, let’s go!!” shouted Rainbow as she grabbed Fluttershy and instantly flew out of the window.

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At the Carousel Boutique, both Silver and Rarity decided to have some tea before turning in for the night, as well as doing some reading.

“I have to admit,” said Silver, “Her attention to detail when it comes to solving crimes is quite fascinating. Reminds me of a detective in my world named Sherlock Holmes.”

“Oh?” said Rarity.

“He uses the art of deduction to solve crimes.” Said Silver. “For example. Your eyes look refreshed, as you recently had a cucumber mud mask treatment at the spa. You’re resting your fingers, as you’ve tirelessly used them to measure the next fabric for your clients. You rub your head for you used your magic all day to find an idea for your latest creation. And from the smell of your breath, you recently had a cucumber on wholewheat sandwich.”

“Amazing.” Said Rarity as she was surprised by this. “I can see why you compare to Shadow.”

“Although the difference,” said Silver, “He dresses in the same getup for years, whilst Shadow Spade knows how to be original in her outfits. I can see why you always try to create your next fashion based on them. And why the author requested that you make them.”

“Glad you like them darling.” Said Rarity.

“However, I noticed you’re glowing.” Said Silver, which surprised Rarity, “For you recently came from the doctor and…”

That’s when it hit him like a two-ton anvil. “Rarity…are you…?”

Rarity blushes and pulls out a pregnancy test device, which shows positive. Silver got up and hugged Rarity in excitement, with Rarity doing the same.

“How long?” asked Silver.

“Two months.” Said Rarity. “I simply cannot wait for…”

Suddenly, they heard a loud crash, surprising the two as they turned to the door, with Applejack standing there panting.

“Applejack!!” scolded Rarity, seeing that a certain pony had just ruined the moment, “How dare you break down my door!! And with you being four months pregnant no less!!”

“No time for scolding Rarity!!” shouted Applejack in panic, “Twilight’s baby is on the way!!”

“What?!” exclaimed Rarity, then grabbed Silver. “Silver, we need to get to the hospital, now!!” shouted Rarity.

“Ah’ll go get Bucky!! Wait for us there!!” said Applejack as she rushed out, with Silver and Rarity running towards the hospital.

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Celestia teleported to the same room Luna was in as she was about to perform her royal duties.

“Luna!! Luna!!” shouted Celestia in panic.

“Sister, what is the matter?!” exclaimed Luna when she saw her sister walking in.

“Twilight’s baby is about to arrive!!” said Princess Celestia, which shocked Luna.

“Sister, quick, go get her parents, I will go get Shining Armor!!” said Luna, causing the two of them to teleport at the same time.

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At the same time, Luna was able to teleport to Shining Armor, Cadence, Flurry Heart, and Sunburst, and told them, which shocked the latter before they immediately rushed to the hospital with her.

At the same time, Twilight’s parents were still awake and was shocked to see Celestia in their room, but were even more shocked that Twilight’s baby was on the way.

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Starlight was waiting outside of the Hospital entrance, pacing back and forth, waiting anxiously.

“Starlight!!”

Starlight looked and saw the rest of the Mane 6, Spike (who temporarily got out of his funk and went to be there for Twilight), Trixie, Celestia, Luna, Bucky, Silver, George Newton, along with Twilight’s family, instantly came over when they heard the news.

“Thank goodness you’re here!!” said Starlight.

“Where’s Twilight!!” said Shining Armor in panic.

“They’re in the next room. They’re trying to deliver the baby as we speak!!” said Starlight.

“Quickly, let us get inside!!” said Princess Celestia as all of them went inside.

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Throughout the entire night, everyone waited in anticipation, hoping that both Twilight and the baby would be okay. At the same time, Starlight began to tell the girls and a few others of why Trixie did what she did when she first met them.

“Wait, you mean to say, Trixie only did that because Rainbow, Rarity, and Applejack constantly heckled her?” said Shining Armor.

“Pretty much, yeah.” Said Starlight.

The few looked at the latter, whilst some of them glared at them, with the said three ponies lowering their heads in shame.

“Aw, shucks, ah’m sorry, Trixie.” Said Applejack. “Ah didn’t meant ta heckle ya. Y’all were just doin’ yer job.”

“Me too, darling.” Said Rarity, “Plenty of folks judged me for what I do.”

“Same here.” Said Rainbow, “I also tend to go overboard with a lot of things.”

Trixie looked at them and sighs. “Trixie will admit, Trixie could’ve been nicer too. And Trixie wished she could’ve been different during our performances. So…can we please start over? Especially since Trixie also needs to make up to Pinkie Pie for taking her mouth. But er, in Trixie’s defense, you really do talk a lot.”

“Hey!!” said Pinkie Pie.

“No, for once I agree with Trixie, Pinkie, you do.” Said Rainbow, with the others nodding at it.

They suddenly heard the sound of the door opening, with them looking. There they saw Beau peaking through the door, with the biggest smile on his face. Everyone stood up at the same time.

“Beau, how is my baby?” asked Velvet.

Beau still couldn’t keep the smile off of his face and said, “Why don’t you ask her?”

He pulled his head back, and then there he was, pushing Twilight whilst she was recovering on a wheelchair and a tired look on her face, but also really proud at the same time whilst she was wearing hospital attire and a blanket on her lap. And in her arms were what everyone was expecting, causing all of them to move over to see.

“Everypony,” said Twilight as she slowly removed the blanket covering the baby’s face. “Say hello to our daughter, Moonlight Sparkle.”

And there she was, a little bundle of joy, as she looked a lot like her mother, whilst also having a horn on hear head, whilst also fast asleep at the same time.

“Aaawwww.” Said the ponies as they saw the baby.

“She looks just like Twilight.” Said Fluttershy.

That’s when the baby opened her eyes and they saw she had the same eye color as their father.

“This is amazing,” said Princess Celestia, “This is proof that different creatures can become parents or couples.”

“And everypony could see that they can resemble to their parents.” Said Princess Luna.

“And there’s also something else.” Said Beau.

“What’s that?” asked Princess Cadence.

Suddenly the entire blanket went down, and something came out, and many of them were surprised by what they were seeing. For little Moonlight Sparkle, not only has a horn, but wings as well.

Yes, you guessed it, she was a baby Alicorn, just like Flurry Heart.

“This is incredible.” Said Princess Celestia in surprise, never in our entire lifetimes has there been another Alicorn pony that could be born.

“Yay, now Flurry Heart will have a flying buddy!!” said Pinkie Pie.

Flurry noticed Moonlight and flew over to them as she was curious. As she took a closer look, Moonlight suddenly hugged Flurry, which surprised her, but then she couldn’t help but giggle as she hugged her back.

“Aw.” Said everyone as they saw them bonding.

“Although,” said Sunburst, “Now that the baby is born, we’ll need to cast a spell to make sure that her magic doesn’t go out of control.”

“Allow us.” Said Princess Celestia as she, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadence, used their magic on Moonlight to make sure her magic is under control. But Moonlight was too busy giggling as she reached out. Her father picked her up whilst he was standing on his knees.

“Hey there, Moonlight.” Said Beau, “Welcome to the world.”

Moonlight looked at her father in curiosity. And wondered who he was. But by looking in his eyes, she knew who it was. She then reached her hand and placed it on his nose.

“Pappa.” Said Moonlight, which shocked everyone in the room.

“Amazing, her first words already.” Said Shining Armor.

Beau couldn’t help but shed a few tears and hugged her, with Twilight doing the same. Everyone came together in a group hug, now supporting the new parents of their friendship group.

Welcome to the world, Moonlight Sparkle. Welcome to the world.