Apples and Tiaras

The day had finally come, the day Tiara dreaded for both the pain and the mental implications of it's father.

Silver Crown is ready to be born.

And on a crummy day, too. Right now, her other mother Applebloom was battling Green Star in court for her possession. Green Star doesn't care about Crown one way or the other; he just wants Tiara to suffer.

Speaking of Tiara suffering...

Diamond Tiara yelled as another contraction hit her. “OH, FAUST, THIS ONE WAS MORE PAINFUL THEN THE LAST!!!” once it passed, she panted with a whimper.

Applebloom nuzzled her marefriend sympathetically, wishing to do anything to help her.

As soon as the contractions began coming, Snowdrop took Diamond Tiara to the hospital. When they arrived, Tiara was in a lot of pain and was immediately taken to the delivery room. Her contractions were abnormally strong and she's already 10 centimeters. And there's a bit of a problem. She had been pushing for 2 hours but the foal wasn’t moving a inch.

That is never good.

Another contraction hit, causing her to cry in pain. “I’m sorry you have to do this by yourself, Tiara.” a sympathetic Applebloom said.

The contraction passed, allowing her to catch her breath. “it’s… not your fault. It’s that damn Green Star and his libido who’s to blame.” another contraction hit, thankfully not as painful as the others before.

"Yeah... ........ anyways... i may have bucked up."

"Huh?"

Applebloom sighed. "During the trial... i may have hit Green Star."

That actually dulled the pain for a moment, giving Tiara a moment to smile in glee. "You hit him?"

"Yeah... in the hallway during a recess. He egged me on and i just clocked him one. The judge unfortunately saw and... she may rule in his favor."

Tiara gasped in a mixture of fear and pain as another contraction hit. "Ow ow ow ow ow ow...." the contraction passed and she panted. "You sure?"

Applebloom's mind went back to the events of the trial.

{Star chuckled as he walked up to them. "No hard feelings, right Applebloom? i'm just doing what's right."

Applebloom growled. She couldn't hold in her anger anymore. She pinned Star on the wall and squeezed down on his neck. "Listen here, you sadistic bastard! This is all your fault! You are the one who made Tiara pregnant; you are the one who's suing her for custody; you are the one who's making all these threats. you're just doing this so you can just feel good about your fucking ego!"

Green Star smugly chuckled. "My my, Applebloom. this isn't looking good for your case. You are looking like a bad role model yourself."

Applebloom growled in anger. She punched him right in the cheek, sending him to the ground. "Listen you, you little bastard! even if you win, you'll never get Crown! that i promise!"

"Ms. Applebloom!" Sunset exclaimed, having just seen what had transpired following the punch. "Are you threatening Mr. Green Star's life?"

"Uh-oh." Twist muttered.

Applebloom stuttered. "But-but he was..."

"I saw enough to know that you would not be a good parental figure, Ms. Applebloom."}

A.B. groaned in worry. "Pretty sure..." Tiara groaned in agony and fell her head back. "But but but i know you. You'll want to flee to the Gryphon Kingdom if it rules in his favor, right?"

"How did you know?"

"It's the only good option open. And i think it's a good idea too. And i know the person in charge; she's friends with Aunt Dash. If she heard what happened with us, she may lend a hand."

Tiara whimpered as another contraction hit. Man, these are very close together. "I hope so. If i survive this..."

15 minutes later...

Applebloom paced back and forth outside the entryway to the emergency room. The baby was in distress and Tiara had to have a C-Section. That made Applebloom nervous; very nervous. She remembers how Dash had to have a C-Section when she was giving birth to Soarin' Cloud. It almost killed her.

All the rest of her's and Tiara's friends are there with her. Zim got up and patted her on the back. "She'll be fine, cous. You'll see."

“I sure hope so.” she said with a whimper. "I don't want her to die..." She stopped pacing and pulled out a box from her coat. Within it was a diamond ring. “I sure hope so…”

The door to their area burst open and wouldn’t you know, the bastard himself stormed in. Zim ran out to get the guards, sensing a confrontation brewing. “Where is that bitch!?” Green Star yelled. Applebloom put the box away and got in his path. “get out of my way, bitch!”

“No!” a stern Applebloom said.

“No!?” he snarled. “Nobody says no to me!”

“Well, I just did. So, Ha Ha.”

The mare is really starting to get on his nerves. “Listen, you bitch! Either you move aside or else I’m going to break your bones 5 ways to Sunday!”

Applebloom have had enough of this dumb birds ramblings. “Listen, you dumb Gryphon, you lost your chance to be with Tiara and Silver Crown when you beat her AND sued her. And you also lost it when I came to Trottingham. So shut up and deal with it!”

Green Star’s anger was reaching a boiling point. “You dumb mare! You think you can tell me what to do!?” he kicked Applebloom right into a potted plant. the ring box was tossed out of Applebloom's coat and skidded to a halt near the doors. “YOU NEVER TELL ME WHAT TO DO! I‘ll do whatever I want to that bitch whether you like it or not!!!”

“Shut up!” a voice called out. Both the Gryphon and the Mare looked to see, much to Applebloom’s surprise, Tiara’s father walk in with a couple of cops and Zim. “you gave you the authority to hurt my daughter and to try and take her foal?”

“I can do whatever I want, you dumb bastard.”

Filthy Rich chuckled. “you really shouldn’t have said that.” he pointed to the Gryphon. The cops used magic to wrap magic whips around his wings and legs. “I have a lot of connections high up..." He glanced over to Applebloom, referencing her connections to the princess' now. "and I can make sure you’re put away for a long time!”

“You wouldn’t dare!” The Gryphon snarled.

“Try me.” he nodded to the cops, who nodded back. They slapped a muzzle on him and took the abusive Gryphon away. He then turned his attention to Applebloom, who got up off the ground thanks to Zim.

“so you’re Applebloom- the mare who’s courting my daughter?”

Oh... that's right. he's not a Filly-Fooler fan. “un, yes sir.” Applebloom said, not wanting to get in trouble with him.

“you know I don’t like Filly-Foolers.”

Applebloom gulped. “n-no sir.”

“I find them to be abominations of nature; freaks, even.”

Applebloom gulped again. “I-I know, sir.” Her knees started to shake in fear of what he's going to say.

“but…" But? she wasn't expecting a but. "my daughter seems to love you and you were willing to stand up to her demons. And I admire that.”

Is he saying what she thinks he's saying? “so… what are you saying?”

Rich picked up the box and opened it up, looking at the ring. “I’m saying that, while I’m not the biggest fans of Filly-Foolers, I won’t deny my daughter her happiness." He walked over and handed it to her. "You have my blessing.”

Applebloom took a moment to process that, then happily gasped. “Oh, thank you!” she suddenly hugged him, much to his chagrin.

“but I’m not a hugging kind of pony.”

Applebloom almost imminently let go. “Sorry, Sir.”

"HAha! I can already hear the wedding bells!" Rise exclaimed, hovering off the ground.

"Can i be your best mare?!" Both Snowdrop and Blade begged.

Applebloom started to feel a bit overwhelmed. "Whoa whoa. guys. calm down. she said no to me before. No telling what she'll say now. Besides, even though Green Star is in jail, his lawyer could twist his words when he meets with the judge."

"Not True." Sunset walked in, surprising Applebloom.

"What are you doing here?" Applebloom asked.

"Well, you ran out of the courthouse so suddenly, you didn't wait to hear the verdict."

Applebloom's knees shook again, this time out of fear that she'll lose Crown. She's heard of cases when the father or mother in jail wins and gets custody. They never turn out good. "I... lost... didn't i?"

Sunset stayed quiet for a moment. That made Applebloom more nervous. "Actually... you won."

Applebloom wasn't expecting that answer. "I won?"

"Yes. You showed that you are willing to do whatever it takes to protect Crown, even if she's not your daughter. I admire that."

"But, what about Green Star?"

"I had a bad feeling about him from the start. And what i heard just a few moments ago confirmed it."

"So what will you do to him?" Cannon asked.

"Send him to a mental institute where he can hopefully get some help for that anger. I'll send him to Baltimare; their's are the best psychologists. hopefully, in time, he'll become nice."

"I'm just glad he's gone." Applebloom commented. "He tortured me and Tiara long enough. I'm glad he's leaving town." Everyone agreed with that. The guy was a menace.

"Ms. Applebloom?"

The nurse called out for Applebloom and got everyone's attention. "The C-Section went fine. Tiara and Crown are okay." Applebloom breathed the biggest sigh of relief in her life. That is unbelievably good news. "You wish to see them?"

She's unsure. Doesn't Rich want to see his new granddaughter? ... He can wait. that was made apparently as he gestured her to go first.

Applebloom knocked and entered Tiara’s room. Inside, Tiara, now with a C-section scar running down her stomach, was holding her new daughter with a smile. She looked like Tiara, except with brown fur. And by the looks of it, that's Green Stars only contribution to her. She had no gryphon wings, no lion tail, no beak, no nothing. She's just a ordinary Unicorn. Even her brown fur isn't Green Star's shade. It was more like Derpy's cousin-in-law... Time Turner, she thinks he's called.

“Hey.” Applebloom softly said.

“Hey.” Tiara replied in the same fashion. Applebloom walked over and looked at Tiara’s new kid. She had her mothers mane. Tiara noticed a drop of blood fall from Bloom’s head. “what happened?”

“Huh?” Bloom reached up and wiped her forehead to see she was bleeding. “oh. I had a bad fall. it’s nothing big.”

“if you say so.” Tiara returned her attention to her new Silver Crown and smiled. “isn’t she precious?”

“yeah. Really cute.” The apple mare cocked her head to the side. “you know, I expected there to be some Gryphon attributes in her, like a beak or something.”

“me too. But… maybe it’s for the best that she doesn’t know about Green Star.”

“I agree.” Applebloom reached back and pulled out the box. “Um… Tiara… there’s something I want to ask you and… I hope you say yes.” Ask her? She already has a kid; Bloom better not be asking for another.

It wasn't that. Bloom got down on one knee and opened the box to reveal the ring. “Will you marry me, Diamond Tiara?”

The new mother gasped. First a child, now a bride? All the matters she said why they couldn't get married in the first place must've been resolved. No more Green Star. No Father hating her. It must all be good.

That in mind, she didn’t have to think. “Yes. Yes, of course I’ll marry you.”

Applebloom happily smiled and kissed Tiara on the lips. It started out as the worst day in their lives, now it's their best. Faust, this is going to be one heck of a story to tell Crown in the future.

Speaking of which, Bloom feels bad that she didn't have anything genetically to contribute to Crown. Heck, she doesn't even have a present for her. All she had with her was the bow wrapepd around her neck.

.... the bow...

Applebloom looked down at it and smiled. She wore that thing all her life. "Well... best keep the tradition alive..."

That soft whisper reached Tiara's ears. "What tradition?"

Bloom reached back and started unwrapping her bow. "Well, in the family, it's a tradition to pass down our possessions to who we think is right for it. Applejack got her stetson from our dad and Bic Mac got that yoke from Uncle Blue Berry in Manehatten."

"And the bow?"

"I got it from my mom... the day before she and dad died..."

"Oh..."

Applebloom finished unwrapping and looked at the ribbon. "This is the only thing i have to remember her by. I was barely older then crown when she died. I can't remember her face or her voice... But... i don't need that now."

"Why?"

Bloom smiled before going and wrapping the bow gently around Crown's neck. "Cause i'm a mom myself now. Besides, i saw enough family photos to know what she looks like now. And thanks to Celestia, i can hear her voice whenever i want. Recordings." She finished wrapping the bow around her new daughter and smiled. Tiara is unsure. It's a bit too big. Applebloom noticed it too. "She'll grow into it."

The door to the room was gently knocked before Snow poked her head in. "can we come in?" She whispered.

"Yeah... come on in."

Their friends slowly entered and headed for them. The girls all went 'awe' as soon as they saw Crown. "She's so cute..." Blade whined, wishing she had one.

Snow smiled and rested her head on Zim's shoulder. "And we're gonna have one in a few months ourselves." She said with a smile.

"Wow, she looks just like you Tiara." Breeze said. "You can hardly see Green Star's traits in her."

"I think that's a good thing." Rich said. Tiara looked up at her father and smiled. "You did good, Tiara. You did good."

"I know..."

All of them didn't notice it until Cannon pointed it out. "Hey, isn't that Applebloom's bow wrapped around her?"

Applebloom smiled. "I don't need it anymore. i outgrew it. Besides. it looks better on her."

The new foal stirred and whined. "Oh. i think she's about to open her eyes." Blade said.

The baby stirred with a whimper. She opened her eyes and saw all these people she never saw before looking at her. "Wow... She has your eyes, Applebloom."

Bloom certainly wasn't expecting that. She expected it to be Tiara's Cornflower Blue or Green Stars emerald eyes. Nobody was expecting it to be brilliant gamboge.

Applebloom couldn't help but smile. She's going to try and be the best mother she can for her. She has a good role model to go off of with Applejack. "Can i hold her?" She softly asked. Tiara nodded and passed Crown to her. Bloom gently grabbed her and looked into her eyes.

"Hey there, Crown. I may not be your real parent, but i am going to try the best i can to be a good mother. You know why? Because you are worth it. So very, very worth it." Crown's response to that was her trying to grab her other mother's hair. "Hey hey hey." Applebloom gently pushed her hoof away. "Rule one, you don't pull someone's hair. It hurts."

Tiara gave her a stern look. "Really? I can think of one other thing that hurts a WHOLE lot worse then pulling on someones hair." That made everyone, even her father, chuckle. Even Crown had her first laugh at that odd noise her mom made.