Lightning Blossom

Chapter 2: Getting Serious

"MAC WAKE UP!" Rainbow shouted for the twentieth time, finally rousing the large stallion from his slumber. When he opened his eyes he was fifty feet above the ground, hanging precariously from the floor of Rainbow's cloud house as she held onto one of his forelegs. His first reaction was to freak out, but he managed to stay calm as Rainbow pulled him up into house, carefully placing him in the bathtub, where he would be safe to stay now that his cloud walking potion has worn off.

"When did you take the potion?!" Rainbow shouted at him as she patched up her floor, grunting angrily as she had to pop outside to find more clouds to fix it. Mac sighed loudly as he laid back in the tub, thanking Celestia, Luna, and even Discord, that Rainbow was able to recover from her morning sickness fast enough to catch him. Otherwise there would be a disgusting red mush under her house, complete with some dark orange patches. Once Rainbow was done patching up her floor she trotted up the edge of the tub, putting her forelegs against it.

"When did you take it?" Rainbow asked as she leaned against the side of the tub. Big Mac tapped his chin for a second before he remembered.

"About six in the evening, why?" Big Mac asked, not knowing what time it was. Rainbow sighed loudly before she pushed herself off of the tub, heading towards the bathroom door. Without saying anything she left Big Mac inside the bathtub, where he was going to stay until she got back. Knowing that there was nothing he could do in anyway Big Mac opted to fall asleep, which he did surprisingly easily. Just before he fell into a deep sleep Rainbow shook him awake.

"Drink it right now" Rainbow ordered, handing him a small shot of the cloud walking potion. He downed it without any complaints, despite the horrid aftertaste it always left in his mouth. He waited a few seconds before stepped out on to the floor, hoping that the potion had worked. When he balance himself on the floor Rainbow pulled him into a hug, shaking slightly.

"Asshole, why didn't you tell me" Rainbow said, followed by a sniffle, "You almost died!" Big Mac sighed and hugged Rainbow back, gently rubbing her back.

"I'm sorry Dashie, I didn't mean to do that" Big Mac said, a sad atmosphere in the entire room. Rainbow continued to hug Big Mac for a few more minutes before pulling away, only to come back in for a deep kiss. Once they had finally broken apart she gave Big Mac a shot in the arm, an joking smile on her face.

"Asshole" Rainbow said in a mock pout before she trotted out of the bathroom, making her way downstairs towards the kitchen. As Big Mac trotted down the stairs he heard her humming away as she prepared breakfast, which brought a smile to his face. In the six months they had been together that was the closest Rainbow had ever gotten to really crying, and he was happy to see that she had already gone back to normal. Soon a smell of scrambled eggs with peppers and spinach filled the house, snapping Mac out of his thoughts, just as Rainbow came in with two plates.

"So, about what happened up there..." Rainbow said quietly as she placed Big Mac's plate in front of him, making him freeze up. He looked up at her for a moment before taking a forkful of eggs, finishing the mouthful before speaking up himself.

"Which thing that happened upstairs?" Big Mac asked, "Oh, and these eggs are delicious" Rainbow smiled for a moment because of his compliment, but her face quickly turned back to stone.

"You know, the morning sickness, and the test..." Rainbow said, putting her fork down as she looked down at the eggs, suddenly losing her appetite. Big Mac gave her a worried look, knowing that something had to really be bothering her for her to interrupt her favorite breakfast. Getting out of his chair he walked over to her side and had her turn towards him.

"It's okay Rainbow, we can deal with it, I know we can," Big Mac said with a comforting smile, which managed to make Rainbow calm down slightly, "What's got you so worried about it?"

"We're not married, we've been keeping our relationship secret from everypony, and I don't know if I can raise a foal by myself" Rainbow said, her eyes darting straight to the ground right as she thought about everything that could go wrong with this, "I want to keep the foal, but I'd have to keep it secret from everypony..." Big Mac sighed and lifted her head up with a hoof, giving her a quick kiss to let her know that he was there for her. When he pulled back she turned her head to the side, looking back down as soon as she could.

"Rainbow don't worry, I'm here for you, remember?" Big Mac said with a small smile, making Rainbow smile a little bit as well, "I'll gladly help you raise the foal, and keep it secret as long as we can, I promise" It looked like she was going to get up for a moment, but instead she fell into Mac, humming happily as he embraced her. After a few seconds Rainbow looked up at him, smiling happily.

"You'll always be here for me?" Rainbow asked, nuzzling her head up against Big Mac's chin.

"Always" Big Mac said as he leaned his head downwards, nuzzling Rainbow back.

"What about Applejack?" Rainbow asked sadly, "She's going kill me if she finds out about this..." Rainbow sighed sadly, knowing full well that Applejack was very protective of her brother, not wanting to lose him to some random mare.

"It's okay, I can talk to her about it" Big Mac said, pausing to give her a kiss on the forehead, "I love you remember, nothing my sister says or does can change that"

"Really?" Rainbow asked, her fear coming out in her voice.

"Of course Dashie" Big Mac said, pulling Rainbow into a tighter hug. The two of them stayed there for as long as they could, but a loud crack from Sweet Apple Acres snapped Big Mac back to reality. He looked down at Rainbow to see her sleeping soundly against him, meaning he would have to move her up to her bed. Once that was done he found a piece of paper and a Wonderbolts pen, using them to write Rainbow a note explaining where he was going, and then he was off to work on the farm all day long.