In the Dead of Space

In the Dead of Space

Mommy? Daddy?

By Tehmustachedbiscuit

"Goodnight Sweetie," Mommy said as she pulled my nylon quilt over me as I lay comfortably in my cot and replied with; "Goodnight Mommy."

I put my forelegs out so Mommy could give me one of her 'Night-night' hugs, Mommy's 'Night-night' hugs always got to sleep even when something scary happened,  like when some of the planet's asteroid belts lost a meteor and it flew a bit too close to my window, or when the asteroid-killer's fired. When I cried or screamed, Mommy would always come running. That's why I love my Mommy.

I don't see Mommy or Daddy much at all until the home hours, Mommy is a Nurse and Daddy is a Engineer, Mommy's name is Calm Heart and Daddy's name is Mechanical Chorus. My name is Wonderous Health, both Mommy and Daddy want me to follow in Mommy's hoofsteps and become a Nurse and get a Doctorate. Mommy says i'm bound to get one, she say's i'm clever and in-genius. She also say's i'm pretty and bound to find just a good a mate as she had with Daddy.

Mommy gave me her 'Night-night' hug and shut the shutter's, she walked away towards the door, turning her head as she raised her hoof to the switch. "Sleep well, Wondy." She said softly, giving me a warm smile as she did. "Love you, Mommy." I replied sleepily.

Mommy tapped the switch and left the room, the door shutting behind her.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

My alarm clock continued it's chirping until I sleepily raised my hoof to the holo' panel on it's front, turning it off and opening my eyes to the grey ceiling. I turned my head over, looking at the metal-framed picture Mommy had given me for my sixth birthday, two years ago.

I slowly pulled my nylon quilt down some it left my chest bare, apart from my night vest of course. I pulled myself up so my chest and head were upright and I was sat against the wall.

I put my back legs down onto the floor and swung myself forwards so I landed on all fours and trotted towards the shutter switch, putting my forelegs against the wall so I could reach up to the switch with my snout, i'm not the tallest of ponies and I don't know how to fly yet, the ship has restrictions anyway that don't allow pegasi to have our wings without a restraining strap around them unless we have jobs that allow them to use their wings or are in their homes. I might never learn how to use my wings really, I don't mind though because I know i'm not missing out.

I pressed the switch but I didn't hear the familiar clunk or see the receding motion of the shutter's I got a little annoyed and pressed again, and again, and again. It didn't move an inch.

"Daddy?" I called, hearing a slight scuffling coming from the living room, the floor was spattered here and there by something that looked to be the colour of body tears. Maybe Mommy had caught her leg on the shelf again.

I walked through the doorway into the living room, the TV was playing a load of black and grey spots that blinked in and out of existance. Mommy was sat on the sofa, her head leaning backward and resting on the sofa's back, showing her purplish horn that also had a little bit of spattered body tears on it.

I walked closer to the sofa, "Mommy?" I said.

Mommy's head twitched a little, she was probally asleep, tired out from my little sister who was growing in her tummy, Mommy's tummy was getting quite big by now, but I didn't say anything, Mommy told me it's rude to say things like that to a pony and you could hurt their feelings.

I started to walk around the sofa, "Mommy, I think my shutter's are broken." I said as I continued round to the front.

On the floor was a dark red oval shaped thing, it looked to have a skin and in places it was furry, matted all over. Was this little sis'? Had she come while I was asleep? "Mommy? Is that my little sister? You said she wouldn't be ready to come out for atleast two more Planet-cracks?" I asked.

I looked towards Mommy, she was still asleep, and she was covered in body tears in loads of places; on her heart-place, on her tummy, on her neck, on her arms, in between her legs. Her eyes were closed still, she must be very tired. Mommy must of been so tired she couldn't nurture 'Little sis', Daddy must of gone to work in the extractering room and left 'Little sis' on the floor.

"Silly Daddy," I whispered, not wanting to wake Mommy up, I excitedly trotted over to the red oval-y shape and sat down on my bum, carefully picking up 'Little sis' in my arms. I wanted to see my sister's face and turned her round to the direction where her stubby little horn pointed towards me.

She looked a bit weird, her eyes were black and her belly had a split in it, on one side a tube was stemming off where her belly button would be and going up in between Mommy's wide spread legs, going into a gaping, black fleshy hole surrounded by red matted fur. Every so often body tears, or a white creamy goop or a yellowy water would drip out, brown lumps also seemed to be dripping out underneath the gaping hole and splattering onto the floor. I didn't want to say it was smelly because that would be rude and selfish, Mommy must of worked really hard getting 'Little sis' out.

I decided I would help Mommy and put 'Little sis' down before walking over to Mommy, reaching my head up towards the gaping hole, trying to ignore the horrible smell. I opened my mouth and put my teeth over the pinkie-brown tube, and pulled on it lightly, it wouldn't budge so I pulled on it harder; it just became a little bit tighter so I leaned my forward, my nose accidentally touching the rim of the gaping hole, it smelled really, really, nice. Mommy wouldn't mind if I tasted it would she? I dropped the tube connecting my sister and mom together from my mouth and slowly leaned my snout further forward, it touching the tube as I leaned my head in further, I slowly licked the rim of the tube, pulling my tongue away after I had licked for about 3 seconds. I pulled my tongue back into my mouth and savoured the taste.

It tasted a bit like wee, like when I had tasted it when I was four. It also tasted quite salty and a little bit like a spoon that I would lick clean after I finished my healthy yogurts. It tasted quite nice and I happily went in for another lick, and then and again and again. I pulled away again and looked back at 'Little sis' who looked to still be sleeping happily and I then turned my head back towards my new favourite desert and dived my head right back in again, savouring all the taste I could get.

I thought I heard rustling behind me but it was probally my imagination.

Soon I started to hear a low groan coming from above my ears, I pulled my head back so I could look up at Mommy's face, I could Mommy's forelegs moving and reached out to one of them with my hoof while sticking the other in the hole again and rubbing at the inside, get anymore of the delicious flavor to come out.

"Mommy? Why didn't you share any of this with me before?" In reply to my innocent question Mommy tilted her head down to look at me, she opened her eyes, they were black, Mommy's face was weird aswell, her tongue was hanging out, really long, from her mouth, stopping just above her belly button.

Mommy let out a strangled cry, her wings spreading out, they were a weird shape, pointy skin covered things growing out much further than the few feathers.

"Mommy? Mommy i'm sorry, I thought you would like to share." I started to take my hoof out of the hole but it's rim quickly clamped round my ankle. "But Mommy? Aren't you an--" I felt a sharp pointy thing jab through my back, making it's way through my left wing as it did.

A spiky, pointy, fleshy object drove out through my front, my scream of pain was lost in my throat.

I turned around and looked over my shoulder, catching sight of a fleshy cord whrithing around, also 'Little sis' had woken up and she was uttering a strangled scream aswell, her eyes were open aswell, black, just like Mommy's. Her horn had grown out much further, it being attached to the end of a thick fleshy cord that writhed just like the other. Out of her mouth poured more of them and from behind even more came.

I wish Mommy would cuddle me and comfort me to happiness again.

The spike that came out from my heart-place was longer aswell, a  long thin spike was curling up infront of my eye, and approached me quickly.

Black, I couldn't see anything through my left eye, My body was becoming heavy but my right eye still flicked around frantically. Slowly I began to feel as if I was leaving the floor, like when Mommy picked me up.

Mommy's belly opened up revealing a messy inside.

If 'Little sis' was comfy in there, I will be too.

It lurched towards my face and I felt something heavily clamp around my back.

And then:

Black

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