Vinyl's awakening the next morning was less than savory. It began with a loud crash as her older sister smashed into her and Octavia's balcony, screaming frantically about something happening to her coltfriend, Soarin', one of The Wonderbolts, Equestria's elite flying team. She said she needed Vinyl to meet her at the hospital ASAP, in ten seconds flat, or something.

Vinyl was back in her pony form, her 'Anthro' spell wearing off after 4 or so hours, cuddled up with Tavi. She woke up the sleeping mare, which was a huge risk to her own personal health. Luckily for Vinyl, Octavia was still too sore from their wild times the previous night to do any harm. Scratch quickly debriefed Octy, who understood and went to get a shower before they left, rising herself from the bed with a yawn followed by a slight, "Ooooh!" as her legs were still extra sensitive to movement. In only a few minutes Octavia had emerged from the bathroom, looking like her usual self, hair hanging just above her eye, tail flourished into the perfect little swoop it always had, and bowtie suited perfectly for her eyes. Vinyl was impressed by the speed the mare had, only to end up looking perfect as usual. Now it was Vinyl's turn to shower, she trotted to the bathroom and swiped the door closed with her magic. While her marefriend showered, Octavia decided to make a quick breakfast, Pop-Tarts, an import from the human world, small pastries that were filled with flavored jellies or creams and then iced and sprinkled. Octavia loved the little morsels, they were like her comfort food. She almost lost herself in the aroma. Vinyl appeared outside of the bathroom, with her mane still damp, but mostly styled like usual a huge spiky up-do flourished out so much that one could easily lose themselves in it's glory and tail made the same way. She grabbed a Pop-Tart and hurried Octavia out of the door, then applied her signature purple shades with her magic.

Vinyl was still angry at Rainbow Dash for interrupting her most peaceful slumber, but mostly worried about Soarin'. She hadn't known him for long, but he and Dash got together soon after the latter joined the 'Bolts' as most ponies liked to call them. They first met on a trip to a nice restaurant to introduce Tavi to Dash, also (unkown at the time) Soarin' to Scratch. Soarin' had become a close friend to Scratch and Octavia, seeing as he was the first pony in Ponyville to learn about their relationship, and they cared for him as if he were family.

As their streetcar pulled into the uptown station, Vinyl and Octavia stepped out to see Soarin' standing in front of the exit with a huge grin across his face. Vinyl pulled a double-take to make sure she wasn't seeing things. "Soarin'?! What happened!? We came as quickly as we could! Dash said something happened to you!!" exclaimed Octavia.

"Me? But I'm fine, something huge happened between US though!!" Soarin' greeted his friends enthusiastically, and slightly confused.

"I may have mixed a few sentences in the commotion." Interjected Scratch, meekly.

"Well that explains it, anyway, come with me, you guys are gonna love this!!" Soarin' said, leading them to the hospital. The two mares followed Soarin' through a maze of hospital rooms, to a room that read '626, R. Dash.' Vinyl's heart sank.

"Dash?" she said, "Soarin'! What happened to my sister!?"

Soarin' simply replied coolly with, "Why don't you go in and find out?" and a rather large and proud smile. Scratch stared at him coldly as she swung open the door with her magic.

She stormed in and began with rapid fire questions, "Are you ok!? What happened!? Did HE do this to you?!" RD looked at her younger sister with an expression of confusion clear across her face,

"You silly filly, but if you must know, yeah, Soarin' definitely did do this!" Dash exclaimed with a big smile on her face. Now it was Vinyl's turn to be confused.

"Ok, hold on a minute! What the hay is happening here!?"

"Well Scratch," Soarin' said as he joined the rainbow maned Pegasus by her side, "WE'RE PREGNANT!!!" the two lovers said in unison. Scratch's expression went from one of utter confusion and powerful anger to one of overwhelming joy.

"OHMIGOSHOHMIGOSHOHMIGOSH!!!!! That's super-ultra-extreme-awesome-mazing!" exclaimed the DJ as she hugged her lover absent-mindedly, she was just so happy, and she needed to hug somepony. Octavia was also overwhelmed with emotion, but kept herself retained and ladylike, the proper way. After the initial excitement settled, the group of four started talking, and not just about the new foal that was coming in a few months.

Octavia perked up every time the word foal was used, she was so nervous somepony had found out about her strange fetish, but being reassured as Vinyl would place a hoof on her back and give her an honest smile.

Rainbow laughed as she and Scratch chatted away, "Sorry sis, but now that this foal is coming along, I think my relationship is about 20% cooler than yours!" RD teased while Scratch playfully pouted. Octavia had taken a seat by the window, and was looking sort of down, so Soarin' walked over to her side and took a seat.

"Hey, what's wrong?" the Pegasus asked.

"Oh... Nothing, why do you ask?"

"Umm, because you're one of my best friends and you're a really bad liar?"

" Shut up!" Octavia playfully punched Soarin's arm.

They shared a quick laugh, when Soarin' asked, "But Seriously, what in the hay is up? You shouldn't be so down. There's a new foal on its way!" Octavia perked up nervously, but quickly regained control of herself.

"It's just, you know, I kinda always wanted to settle down and have a child one day... But with Equestria's fascist look on mare-mare relationships, I don't think it's ever going to happen..."

Soarin' looked at her with care in his eyes, then gave her a quick hug, "And how am I supposed to make Vinyl happy if I can't give her a family besides me? I'm not that special..." Octavia was getting more disheartened by the second. Soarin' quickly rebutted.

"Now you just hold your horses right there Tavi," he said firmly, "that mare loves you, like more than any other relationship I've ever heard of, and I know that she will still love you whether you start a herd together or not, and that's a fact. Now quit pouting." Octavia hugged Soarin' again and thanked him for being a good friend.

They walked over to join RD and Vinyl Scratch. "Rainbow, might I ask how you found out about your filly or colt?" Octavia asked as the other Elements finally arrived. "Well Oct-"

"YEEEEEE-HAAAAWWWW!!!!! DASHIE'S DONE GOT A FOAL A-COMIN'!!!!" RD was cut off as an orange mare jumped in, flourishing her cowboy hat as she landed gracefully.

"Whoah!! AJ!? When did you get here?!" Dash smiled at her old friendly rival who had just arrived with the other Elements of Harmony.

"Well, Twilight here just up an' appeared at Sweet Apple Acres whilst 'ah was harvestin' the Zap Apples and said you done gone an' got pregnant, so 'ah told Big Mac to handle the apples and caught a ride back with Twi. How ya doin' sugarcube?"

"I'm great, but I'm starving for some of Granny Smith's Zap Apple Jam, pleeeeeeease tell me you grabbed some, and some of that awesome cider you guys are always making. OhPleaseOhPleaseOhPlease???"

"Hold yer' horses there, sugarcube, I brought ya some jam, but you cain't be drinkin' the Apple Family Moon- ah' mean uh Cider with that little filly in there" AJ said, motioning towards Dash's belly with her hoof.

"And just how do you know it's a filly, AJ?" said Dash, "for all we know I could have a beautiful baby colt in here!" RD said, with a playful tone.

"Ahem, you were saying Dash?" said Octavia, her tone slightly annoyed for the interruption.

"Huh? Oh yeah, well anyways, I was getting a checkup for a cut that I thought was infected, Tank gets pretty rowdy when I forget to feed him, anyways, checking the 'infection' lead to my Bolts initiation physical exam, and when the results came in, I was pregnant." 'Wow,' Octy thought, 'that was very anticlimactic.'

After about an hour of chatting, Octavia and Vinyl took their leave, seeing as the former had a performance with the orchestra that she couldn't postpone. They walked together rather closely, and Octavia had said something about being hungry.

Vinyl thought for a moment and said, "Alright, how about we grab a bite to eat?" Octavia agreed and the pair walked to a nearby bistro for lunch. Their order was exactly the same, save for the drinks. Octavia had a cup of Earl Grey tea, while Vinyl had Nos fruit punch. "So Tavi, how do you feel about RD and Soarin's foal?" Vinyl asked, with a slight tease to the word 'foal'.

Octavia glared at her before saying, "I'm so happy for them, it's sort of like a reward thing for Dash, don't you agree?"

"Reward for what, exactly?" Vinyl inquired.

"You know, for being accepted into the Wonderbolts? You do remember that she was accepted, right?"

"Oh, Shit!" Vinyl said, surprised, "I forgot all about that, but I do wonder, is that still going to happen now that she's pregnant with the co-captain's kid?"

"I'm sure Spitfire won't care much, maternity leave and all." Octavia said nonchalantly.

"We should tell Flitter and CC about this, I almost forgot about them, what with all the commotion." Vinyl said, "I'm sure they'll be excited."

"Good idea, I wonder if those two humans are still with them." Octavia pondered for a moment, then glanced at the wall clock, 5:00. "Oh, my dear sweet Celestia! I'm going to be late!!" The prissy pony exclaimed.

"Don't worry about the bill, babe, I'll pay, I'll see you at the performance," Vinyl said calmly before giving her marefriend a kiss, "I'm in box five, love you Tavi."

"Sorry for cutting lunch short, love you too Scratch," the frantic pony said as she ran for the door.

Octavia sat, playing Beethoven's "Fur Elise," she rather loved this particular warm up, the way the chords sounded so melodic just amazed her. She had arrived rather early to the performance hall, as was her preference, and decided to play a few pieces on her cello to calm her nerves and warm her fingers up. She hadn't realized how long it had been since she had played, '3 days,' she thought to herself, 'how I survived 3 days of Vinyl's mixes without my baby I'll never know.' She always referred to her cello as 'Baby.' She had poured so much of her heart and soul into that instrument, not to mention all the hours of practice and hard work she had used to get into the Royal Equestrian Philharmonic Orchestra. She loved her cello so much because it gave her time to think, it always helped her solve any emotional problem she faced.

"Octavia," the director said, "Would you care to join us?" "Oh, yes sir, coming." Octavia replied, she had lost track of time, not realizing it was time for final rehearsal before the show.

Author's Note

There's some confusion in this chapter, I know, but I kinda had to wing it a bit after the Rainbow Dash pregnancy thing, I was also rushed on this one. I think it came together well in parts, despite the confusing storyline. Anyhow, ENJOY!!