Mass Hysteria

Chapter 4: Breaking News

Twilight

As Twilight entered the library she could hear Spike running around as he tried to finish the task Twilight had given him of reorganizing the library after he threw many of the books around earlier that morning. When she came into the room he was currently cleaning he froze, his eyes locking onto her like a hunter locks onto it's prey.

"Twilight, are you okay, what did the doctor say?" Spike asked quickly, a sign of how worried he was in his voice. Twilight gave him a quick smile before sitting down, beckoning for him to sit down next to her, and he did.

"Spike, I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier" Twilight said humbly, "You were right, it was morning sickness"

"Does that mean...?" Spike asked slowly, having read the title of the book after Twilight had left to go see the doctor. Twilight nodded slowly, getting a worried gasp from Spike. She was the only real family he's ever known, and for her to be pregnant with a foal, he just didn't know what to do.

"Spike, take a letter" Twilight said before letting out a loud sigh. Spike ran out of the room for a minute and came back with a quill and scroll in hand, ready to write whatever Twilight told him to.

"Dear Princess Celestia" Twilight began, a sad hint to her voice, "Recently me and all of my friends have mysteriously gotten pregnant. We do not know how this happened, or why, but we have decided to come to terms with it anyways. The purpose of this letter is to ask for you to tell my parents, and my brother, of the news so that they can come to Ponyville when they are able. It is not something I had wished to have them learn about on such short notice, but as I am also surprised by this, I have no other choice. Your ever faithful student, Twilight Sparkle" Once he had written it all down Spike sent the letter off in a ball of fire, a depressing atmosphere hanging in the library.

"And now we wait..." Twilight said sadly as she turned to head upstairs. Right now she just wanted to be alone, not only to prepare for what  her family, and Celestia would say, but also so she could fully come to terms with the news herself.

Rainbow Dash

Without a second thought Rainbow flew off towards Sweet Apple Acres, eager to find Big Mac, who she knew would be in the south field today. While she flew Rainbow went over the previous week in her head, a strong blush growing on her face. She had never told anypony, but her and Big Mac had been dating in secret for a few months, and just last week they had taken a step to the next level. After their little escapade Rainbow knew why he was Big Mac, but it was also a big push for them to come out about their relationship, but now, she wasn't so sure...

"Big Mac!" Rainbow shouted as she landed behind the red stallion, who was in the process of carrying a bushel of apples back to the barn.

"Rainbow, what're you doin' here?" Big Mac asked, a stalk of grass in his mouth, completely his farmer colt image.

"Mac, we need to talk" Rainbow said urgently, making Mac raise an eyebrow at her in confusion. She wasn't usually this forceful when they were going to talk. Rainbow quickly pulled Mac further into the orchard and gave him a big kiss, but quickly pulled away, giving him a shy look which was accompanied by a strong blush.

"Is everything okay Dashie?" Big Mac asked, the nickname she had told him to use for her only managed to make her blush harder.

"Mac, I'm..." Rainbow stuttered, trying to figure out how to tell Big Mac the news, "Pregnant..."

"You're what?" Big Mac asked, hoping that he had misheard her at first.

"Pregnant" Rainbow said quickly, looking up Mac even though she was deathly afraid of him taking the news the wrong way. Mac let the word sink in for a tiny bit before pulling Rainbow it a hug, which made her eep in surprise. He continued to hug Rainbow until she managed to push him back so she could breath.

"Come on, let's go to the farmhouse so we can talk about this" Big Mac said happily as he started to trot back to the farm house, and Rainbow followed right behind him.

Applejack

When Applejack had returned home she was greeted by Granny, who had been waiting in the living room for her. After a short talk they both sat in silence, waiting for Big Mac to come in from the field for lunch so he could be told as well. Applejack was surprised that Granny was taking the news as well as she was, but she just tossed that up to her being old and wanting to see a great grandfoal before she passed on. Just as Applejack was about to ask Granny why she was okay with everything Big Mac opened to door, unknowingly walking into the most awkward situation of his life.

"-so none of you really know what happened, but you're sure it's not me?" Big Mac asked somepony, making Applejack get up out of her seat so she could find out who.

"No, we did it too long ago for me to only be getting sick now, so-" Rainbow said, stopping immediately when she saw Applejack staring at her, "Uh... hi"

"Howdy" Applejack said flatly, eyeing Rainbow Dash down angrily. Big Mac noticed her angry stare and walked up next to her, pulling her into the living room so he could calm her down, but Applejack had something else in mind.

"What exactly did you and her 'do'?" Applejack asked, her face pressed up against Big Mac's. He squirmed under her heavy stare but Rainbow saved him from the pressure.

"AJ, me and Mac are..." Rainbow said slowly, looking over to Mac so he knew to prepare for a hell of a shouting match, "Dating" Applejack's expression was probably the same as if somepony had told her that her entire life was a life, and even Granny knew that things were about to get bad, but she suddenly smiled.

"I'm happy for you two" Applejack said with an even wider smile, making everypony look at her in surprise. Rainbow tried to speak, but it all came out as a mumbled mess of words that made no sense. Big Mac walked up next to Applejack and put a hoof on her shoulder.

"Are you feeling okay?" Big Mac asked, looking into Applejack's eyes.

"Eeyup" Applejack said with a sweet smile, "I'm happy for you two, now Rainbow's foal will have a father" Rainbow and Big Mac watched in confusion as Applejack headed upstairs, silently swearing at the two of them under her breath. When she got into her room she shut the door quietly and got onto her bed, crying silently. She couldn't believe that her brother and her best friend were keeping their relationship from her. How could they do something like that to her?!

"Assholes..." Applejack said quietly as she looked out her window at the clouds that were lazily drifting by.

Rarity

Rarity decided to head to her parents house before going home, checking to see if they were home yet. When she knocked there was no answer at the door, but just as she went to leave she saw them coming up the road. They noticed her standing outside the house and ran up, their luggage trailing behind them.

"Rarity! What brings you here?" her father asked, hugging her quickly.

"Well, I have some surprising news for you guys" Rarity said as her mother gave her a hug as well. Her parents looked at each other nervously before Rarity spoke up again, a somber smile on her face.

"Mom, dad, I'm pregnant" Rarity said quickly, getting wide eyed looks from both her parents before they both fainted, hitting the road like a pair of large boulders. Rarity gasped quickly before she grabbed the key to their house from her father's shirt. Once the door was unlocked she pulled them inside, putting them in their bedroom before she went down to the kitchen, making herself a cup of coffee. If she was going to have to wait for her parents to wake up, she thought she might as well do it in some relative comfort. When her parents woke up she knew there was going to be a whole lot of talking, and if there was one thing she knew, it was going to be a while before they woke up.

Pinkie Pie

Mr and Mrs Cake had been quietly listening to the conversation that the mares had been having, both of them covering their mouths with their hooves when they heard the news. When Pinkie came bouncing around the corner into the kitchen they jumped back, looking at her in surprise.

"Pinkie, is it true?" Mrs Cake asked nervously. Pinkie seemed to not know what she was talking about, but the looks they were giving her made her fess up.

"Yes..." Pinkie said sadly, looking down at the floor like a sad puppy, "When I went to the doctor for me getting so sick they said that I was having morning sickness, and then they said it meant I was pregnant" Mr and Mrs Cake looked between each other before walking over to Pinkie, pulling her into a big hug. She cheered happily as they hugged, and when they broke apart she had a large smile plastered on her face.

"You guys aren't mad at me?" Pinkie asked curiously.

"Of course not dearie, we want to help you with this" Mrs Cake said, giving Pinkie a warm smile.

"We will happily help you in anyway you need us" Mr Cake said, joining in Mrs Cake's warm smile. Pinkie smiled happily back at them before she turned around, beginning her work on today's orders. When the Cakes watched her they felt like nothing was different, and that Pinkie was the same as she had always been, but they knew for certain that things were going to get a lot stranger now that she was carrying a foal.

Fluttershy

Fluttershy carefully stepped into her house, making sure that there was no animal on the other side. When she looked around she saw a collection of every animal she had ever helped waiting for her.  A pair of hummingbirds were holding up a "Get Well Soon" banner for her, and a collection of mice were at the front of the group with some flowers for her. She smiled happily at them as she walked to the couch, where some more birds pulled a blanket over her.

"I'm happy to see all of you" Fluttershy said with a wide grin, "I have some news for all of you" All of the animals cocked their head to the side as they looked at Fluttershy in confusion. She giggled happily before she spoke up, making even Angel look at her in confusion as he came walking out of the kitchen.

"I'm going to have a foal of my own" Fluttershy said in an extremely happy tone, making many of the animals lean back for a moment to think about what she had said. When they had all figured it out they cheered happily, a collection of happy growls and howls coming from them all. Fluttershy giggled happily again as Angel hopped onto the couch next to her, hugging one of her hooves while giving her a worried smile.

"Don't worry Angel bunny, I'll still be here for you" Fluttershy said as she leaned over to give Angel a light kiss on the forehead, which made him smile out of joy. The rest of Fluttershy's day was spent being cared for by the animals she had been caring for over the past few years, and at the end of the day she said goodbye to all of them except Angel, who tucked her into bed.

"Goodnight Angel bunny" Fluttershy said tiredly just before she drifted off to sleep, a smile on her face as she silently started to dream. Angel stayed over her for a moment before hopping off the bed so he could go sleep on the couch for the night.