If there is one thing Flash Sentry struggled to get used to, it would be his newborn son, Star Gazer, crying in the middle of the night after a rough day of catching three young foals, one filly and two colts, in a wild goose chase after they vandalized one of the statues in the labyrinth. It was bad enough that he injured his wing in the process, but being delivered a kick right in the knee of his foreleg by the cruel filly made him want to scream.
With his blue eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep as he lay on his stomach, he nudged his wife, Twilight Sparkle, on the wing to try to wake her. Sure enough, her deep purple eyes twinkled as they met his.
Hearing their foal crying, Twilight let her maternity instincts take over as she stepped out of bed and headed straight to the star-adorned crib. Flash watched her every step as he gazed at their tiny colt, swaddled in a soft white blanket, being held up to his mother's face. She cradled him while she sat in a rocking chair, feeding him with a bottle filled with warm milk.
Flash felt a smile creep on his face while he journeyed to his wife and child, where he was greeted by Star Gazer's matching cornflower blue eyes. He petted his mop of indigo with a few streaks of blue very gently, resulting in a content giggle from the mauve-colored colt. The father held his forelegs out to him, where Twilight nodded and placed him in them while Flash's wings flapped to keep him balanced without the support of his front legs.
Star Gazer yawned and rubbed one eye with a miniature hoof. He nestled deep into his father's chest and fell asleep. Flash gently transferred him to the crib and tucked him in with a deep blue blanket with a white moon imprinted on it. Twilight came over and rested her head on Flash's neck, looking down at their son.
"He's just perfect," the princess whispered to her husband, not taking her eyes off Star Gazer.
"He sure is," Flash agreed before guiding Twilight back to bed. They both covered themselves in the blankets and fell asleep…
… And a few hours later, Star Gazer woke again.
A.N.: And that's my last chapter! Thank you for the wonderful reviews, and I know you can't wait for my next fanfic, where all the fillies and colts I created will be featured as the main―or should I say, mane―cast!