i slowly woke up as the light of the morning filtered into the room. i looked around and saw that it was still dark in the room except for a few places where the light had flooded into the room. i rubbed rainbow dash's belly and she woke up.
"stop that." she said smiling. "it tickles."
"you're gonna have to kiss me if you want me to stop." i said rubbing her stomach harder. she started to laugh and she brought her lips over to mine. she kissed me and i stopped tickling her. she pulled away and yawned.
i yawned too. i stretched my arms and got up. i walked over to the window and opened up the curtains. i let the light of the morning flood the room . i walked over to the windows and opened them. it was a beautiful summer day... that's right it was summer. i had almost forgotten. feels like it was spring a few weeks ago.
there was a knock at the door. rainbow got up and i walked over to open the door. it was twilight she was standing there in a dress. she had another dress with her and... my dragon armour.
"about time you guys got up. here put this stuff on... the princess sent for them and they got here a while ago... gotta look good for canterlot." said twilight. "i'll let you guys get dressed and then we can go."
"wait what time is it." i asked twilight.
"it's like two in the afternoon... you guys really overslept."
"alright we'll be out in a minute." i said. i closed the door and grabbed the clothes. i gave rainbow her dress and i started putting my armour on. she got her dress on before my armour. putting this stuff on isn't easy. there's like 50 straps and buckles you have to tighten.
after a while i got my armour on. i walked over to dash who had her dress on. it did a good job of hiding her belly. i gave her a kiss and we walked to the door together. i pushed open the doors and i joined twilight in the hallway.
"looking good." she said.
"you to twi." i said. we walked down the hall and we were greeted by the others. soon we were in front of the door to the main hall. i took a deep breath and looked to my friends. and smiled. the doors opened and there were crowds of ponies cheering and screaming.
twilight and dash went in first. then it was applejack and rarity. then up next was fluttershy and pinkie pie. after they went in it was time for me to make my entrance. i could hear the crowd cheering for me they chanted "shadow." and i'm not one to disappoint.
i gathered my shadows and stretched out my wings. i walked in slowly and everypony cheered. i looked at the ponies through my helmet and i saw my friends take their place at the side of the princess. i slowly walked by and stared at all the ponies.
they cheered and screamed my name. i finally got to the side of the princess and i brought my wings back to my side and the shadows dissipated. the princess raised a hoof and everypony was quiet. then she spoke up.
"we are here today to celebrate and honor the bravery and determination of these seven ponies. were it not for them than equestria as we know it would be doomed. and as a start i would like to commemorate one of the newest additions to the castle to these ponies." she said.
she gestured over to a window with a tarp over it. the tarp fell and showed a stain glass window. it had a picture of my six friends firing a blast of light at discord above them. it looked nice.
the princess walked over and gave all six of them big gold medals and congratulated them. but not me. she walked back over and everypony cheered. but she raised her hoof again and the crowd went silent.
"there is one more pony i would like to congratulate... crimson blast." she said gesturing to me. "i have so many things to say about this pony and i don't even know where to begin. crimson is the kindest most generous and loving pony i have seen in hundreds of years."
i stared at the crowd of ponies. they were dead silent they just looked up and smiled. my six friends had moved out of the way and i was in the middle of the stage.
"he came into equestria looking for a new life and it has been nothing but fighting and struggle for him. it has made him strong... stronger than i've ever seen anypony become. as you are well aware he was falsely accused a while ago and put in prison where he suffered beatings and confinement."
everypony put their heads down as if it was their fault that had happened to me. i don't know where the princess was going with this but i know it was going to be good.
"he eventually escaped and ran from equestria. when the problem fixed itself and i invited him back he refused. a lot of people were miserable without him and life was hard in ponyville without somepony to protect it. only when he got word from my student twilight sparkle that his friends were in trouble did he come back."
the princess kept talking and i looked to my friends. they all had big smiles on their faces and they had tears in their eyes. i looked to the crowd. it was a sea of mixed emotions.
"i would like to apologize for the way i have treated him and dedicate this stain glass window in his honor." she said.
she gestured her hoof to another window covered with a tarp. the tarp fell and showed everypony the window. it was a picture of me on one side with my sword and armour with my shadows behind me. i was in a duel with discord who was on the other side. it looked pretty cool.
"crimson dash..." she said looking at me. "you told me that you have learned to forgive but not to forget... well i hope that one day you can forget this ever happened and we can all be friends again." she said.
"princess i've already forgotten." i said. she smiled and gestured to a pony on the other side of the stage. he walked over and opened a box. it had a huge medal in it and it had a large cross made of onyx in the middle. the princess used her magic and put it over my head.
"would you like to say anything crimson."
"yes i would." i said.
i walked over and looked over the crowd. they all had smiles on their faces. i looked back to my friends and they were the same as the crowd. i looked down at the medal and over to the windows.
"i never asked for anything to be easy... so i regret nothing... well that would be a lie. the only regret that i had is that when i was suffering others had to suffer with me. that only happens because they love me. and that's not a physical suffering that's emotional, and it's far worse i'll tell you that, i know."
i looked over to my friends again and i smiled.
"i never asked for friends as great as these and i'm lucky to have them... and i hope they feel the same way... and i would like to apologize as well. i was a bit unstable and angry for a while and when i ran away i hurt the ones i love and i should not have done that."
i walked over to my friends. i stood in front of twilight and put a hoof on her shoulder.
"twilight i'm sorry for any pain you may have felt while i was gone." i said. she smiled. "the same thing for you too applejack, fluttershy, rarity, pinkie pie, and you too rainbow dash."
i pulled rainbow over with me to the front of the stage.
"i believe you were the one who missed me the most... and with you being pregnant i can't blame you." i said the crowd gasped when they heard pregnant "i'm never going to do that again... ever."
i got on my knees and looked up at her.
"i love you rainbow dash and i'm here for you. i'm going to stay with you and we are going to raise this baby... but i have to ask something of you." i said
"yes." she said. she had tears in her eye's and she was smiling bigger than before. i used my shadows to summon the ring over to me and i held it open for her. everypony gasped and smiled.
"rainbow dash... will you marry me." i said. everypony was silent. i could see tears welling up in her eyes and i smiled at her. she covered her mouth with her hoof and put it on my shoulder.
"of course i will" she said. she flew forward and hugged me as hard as she could. the entire city of canterlot seemed to be cheering. they started throwing roses and confetti.
i grabbed the ring out of the box and slowly slid it on dashes hoof. it looked beautiful. and she did too. she hugged me again and i hugged her back. i got up off my knees and we walked over with my friends so the princess could speak.
"thank you everypony for coming to honor the bravery and love of these seven ponies. you may now return to your homes." she said. everypony started to flood out of the castle and it was filled with random chatter and talking. the princess walked over and looked at us. she stopped when our eyes met.
rainbow dash still had her hooves around me and i had mine around her too. i kissed her and she kissed back. we turned our attention to the princess and she smiled at us.
"i'm very proud of you crimson." she said. "it takes bravery and an untold amount of love to announce something like that... and even more so to the entire city of canterlot and the princess." she said "i hope you two would consider holding the ceremony here... i would love to marry the two of you."
"what do you think baby." i said to dash.
"i would love a wedding here... but the baby will be here by then." she said.
"we can find a babysitter it's not a problem." i said.
"alright" she hugged me." i love you crimson blast." she said.
"and i love you too rainbow dash." i said hugging her back. i looked over to my friends they had the biggest smiles on their faces. especially pinkie. i hugged dash harder and twilight walked over.
"that was pretty amazing." she said. "i hope you two will be happy together."
"boy howdy that was something" said applejack. "you're one hell of a guy. she said slapping me on the back. only then did i realize my back may not have been 100% healed. when she slapped my back i cringed. "oh sorry."
"i'm happy for you two." said rarity. "just... promise me crimson that you won't ruin this by doing something stupid like getting yourself killed."
"i promise rarity." i said.
"congratulations crimson... woohoo." said fluttershy.
"thanks fluttershy." i said.
"oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh... do you know what this means... we have to celebrate, PARTY. screamed pinkie pie. i laughed.
"maybe not yet... i mean we're not actually getting married for a while pinkie, these things just don't happen instantly."
"awww." said pinkie.
"don't worry pinkie you can be incharge of any and all party's happening during the wedding." said dash. pinkie perked up.
"but we should celebrate... why don't we go and get some food." said twilight.
"y'all sure they don't want to be alone by themselves." said applejack giving us a wink. "they're not going anywhere." she said.
i was going to say something but now that i think of it that sounded like a nice plan. me and dash in a dark room cuddling together. suddenly the princess walked up behind us. i had forgotten she was still there.
"why don't we let the couple choose." i looked to rainbow dash and she was clutching her stomach.
"baby are you alright." i asked.
"yeah it's just a few contractions." she said. she started to moan and i held her. "oh... oh crap."
"what..." i said. "what is it."
"i think my water just broke." she said. i don't think i've ever seen the mood change so fast in my entire life. "oh no the baby is coming."
"GUARDS." said the princess in a booming voice. two guards walked into the room. "take this mare to the hospital quickly she is pregnant." she said.
the guard walked over to her and i did to. their horns glowed and they were gone. i flew out of the castle as fast as i could and i hunted down the hospital. i found it and swooped down. i looked around but dash wasn't here in the waiting room. i walked over to the help desk.
"i need to find my spouse... she just came in here and she's pregnant." i said
"is she the one with the rainbow hair." asked the woman.
"yes."
"room 4b." she said. i flew down the halls and eventually came across room 4b. i walked in and saw dash on the bed with the doctors around her. on of them turned to me.
"sir you can't be in here." one of them said
"no it's alright" said dash. "he's the father."
"oh i'm sorry sir." he said apologizing. i made my way over to dash and i held her hoof. she was breathing frantically. i couldn't believe this was happening right now... talk about timing.
"it's alright dash you can do this." i said to her holding her hoof.
"alright ma'am we need you to relax so the baby can start sliding out" the doctor said. i she relaxed and calmed down. after a while the doctor poked his head up again. "alright now push." he said. rainbow pushed.
she clutched my hoof really tight and she started screaming. i was helping her get through this when my vision went black. i almost fell over but i kept her hand still. i heard a loud ringing sound and some laughter. i got a really bad headache. eventually it faded and i snapped back to reality.
i looked over and the doctor was holding the baby in his arms. he cut the umbilical cord and checked it. he held the baby and spanked it. it started to cry.. he held it and brought it over.
"we are going to take the baby to the nursery and clean him up and check for any problems alright." he said.
"alright." said dash. she closed her legs and laid back. she looked at me and smile. she leaned in and gave me a big kiss. and i gave her one too.
"there the painful part is over." i said.
"but not the hard part." she said. she was right that was not the hard part. infact the hard part will last for the next 18 years. i took a seat next to dash on the bed and i hugged her. it wasn't long before the doctor came back in.
"i'm glad to tell you that your new baby pegasus girl is here." he said. it was a girl just like i thought."and she is a completely healthy baby." he brought us the baby. we looked at her as she was bundled up in a few blankets. she had light blue fur. she had shaggy hair like dashes. it was a combination of red yellow and orange. it looked like the sunset.
the baby opened it's eyes and smiled. it made a few cooing noises and shuffled around in her blanket. she had my hazel eyes. she was the most beautiful baby i've ever seen.
"what should we name her" i said to dash. we thought for a while before we came up with a name.
"we'll call her dawn." she said. it was perfect. we unwrapped the baby from the blanket and we saw that she had wings. we stayed there for a while and held our new baby as she slept softly. she was the cutest thing ever. i held rainbow dash as she held our baby. "do you want to hold her." she said.
"yes please." dash handed dawn over to me. she woke up and looked at me. i had expected her to cry but she just smiled and held her hands out like she was trying to grab me
"awww. she wants her daddy." she said.
"who's a cute baby." i said rubbing her tummy. she laughed and waddled her arms. there is no possible thing to compare a baby's laughter to... NOTHING. i tickled her tummy some more and she laughed and laughed. i stopped and before i could pull my hoof away she grabbed it and started sucking on it.
"awww" said rainbow. she slowly fell asleep while sucking on my hoof. we sat there and watched her sleep. i heard the door slowly creak open. i looked up and i saw the head of twilight sparkle.
"shhh." i said and i invited her in. she looked behind her and said the same thing. she walked in and so did my other friends. even the princess was here. they walked over to look at the baby. they all awed at the sight.
"she is so precious." said twilight.
"i ain't never seen something so cute in mah life." said applejack.
"oh my gosh she is so adorable." said fluttershy. rarity and pinkie just smiled. the princess came over to me and looked down at the baby. dawn woke up and stared at the princess. the princess smiled back as dawn stretched out her arms and legs trying to reach the princess. she smiled and laughed. both of them.
"you have a beautiful daughter crimson." said the princess.
"thank you celestia." i looked at her and smiled i looked over at rainbow dash next. "you ready to go honey." i said. she looked at me and smiled.
"yeah lets get going." she said.
"i'll go get a wheelchair." said twilight.
"twilight." i said.
"yes crimson." she said.
"theres one right here." i said stepping out of the way revealing the fold up wheelchair standing next to me. her face went a bit red from embarrassment. it was funny so i started to giggle. the baby started to laugh. i looked down and noticed he was playing with one of the spikes on my armour. i pulled it away before she hurt herself.
she looked like she was going to cry so i stuck my face in her belly and gave her a raspberry. she giggled and cheered up. dash giggled too. i took off my armour before it hurt somepony and i threw it in my bag. i helped dash into her wheelchair and i rolled her out.
we made it out of the hospital and we went over to the street. all of my friends joined us and so did the princess.
"i could imagine the two of you would want to go home." said celestia. she whistled and a carriage flew from the sky. it landed next to us and the back opened up.
"are you guys sure." said dash.
"rainbow dash you just had a freaking baby." said twilight nudging us towards the carriage. we walked forward towards the carriage. "just go home and rest, it's not like you're leaving forever."
"alright you guys are right..." said dash. "besides i can't even feel my legs.".
"c'mon baby lets go." i said. i picked up dash from her wheelchair and carried her to the cart. i looked back at my friends and smiled. "don't have too much fun without us" i said.
"we'll see you in a bit crimson." said twilight. the carriage took off and we were going. i spent the entire time waving bye to my friends until they were out of sight. i turned away and sat down next to dash. the baby was still asleep. dash leaned against me and closed her eye's
"why am i so lucky to have you." she said.
"thats funny... when i was in indigo city my friends told me i was nothing but luck."
"he was right." said dash. "so what now." she asked.
"i think after we get married we should take things slow for a while... take some time to settle down and wait for our baby to grow up you know."
"yeah probably." she said. she looked at the baby and it just slept. she laughed.
"what's so funny." i asked.
"i never thought this would happen to me. at least not until i was older and in my late 30's. but whenever i wonder about how this could happen to me i just think about what has happened to you so far and all my problems just seem... not as bad."
"yes baby but you're problems are your own and their mine to. because if something has a problem with you they have to get through me first."
"thanks baby." she said giving me a kiss. i gave her a kiss back. i heard a few giggles from under us and i saw the baby laying there and smiling at us. "awww i think he wants a kiss too." said dash. she leaned over and kissed the baby gently on the forehead. i leaned in and did the same. she giggled some more and shook her hooves.
one of the guards looked back when they heard the sounds of the baby.
"congratulations on the new baby." he said. the other guard nudged him. "oh calm down the princess won't care." he said. "what's the babies name."
"her name is dawn..." said dash. "and thank you"
"if you wish Mr. Blast we can bring you straight to your house." the second guard said acting more formal than the other one. i could tell the first guard was rolling his eyes.
"thank you that would be great." i said. i looked over the side of the carriage and saw that ponyville was growing closer. "it's the big house in the woods." i said.
"have you ever thought about getting any neighbors honey." dash asked.
"yeah sure baby. i'll go to the store and pick some up." she laughed.
"i meant like as friends." she said. now that i think about it... i have absolutely no guy friends in ponyville, or even equestria. i was friends with hrothar and kroger in indigo city but i don't think that i could be neighbors with them anymore. "you have absolutely no guy friends." said dash.
"well there's big mac... sort of."
"when's the last time you talked to him." she asked.
"alright maybe i could do with being a bit more social." i said sitting back down. i leaned against the side of the carriage and dash leaned against me. the baby looked over and stretched her arms out again. i picked her up and hugged her. she wrapped her tiny hooves around my neck and snuggled into my chest.
"she's gonna be a real daddy's girl when she grows up." said dash.
"that would be interesting." i said
"think she might be hungry yet." asked dash.
" i don't know she isn't crying or anything."
"yeah about that i'm a bit worried since she hasn't been crying at all. when i knew i was going to be a mother i thought that there would be a lot of crying involved."
"me too." i was going to tell a story about when i had a human child in my world but the guards were there and they could hear us. "she's just a happy baby." i said. i held onto her a bit more and i felt the carriage come to a stop.
"alright Mr. Blast we have arrived at your home." said the second guard still acting formal. i got up and helped up dash. she was a bit shaky but she could stand.
"i'll hold the baby." i said. "you can barely stand." i helped her out of the cart and i walked over to the guards. "thank you sirs for the flight." i said
"your welcome" the first one said. i walked over and shook his hoof. the baby reached over to try and grab him and she giggled. "awww she's adorable." he said.
"thank you." i said. "and take care." i watched them spread their wings and take off to the clouds. i walked over to rainbow who was standing at the doorway. i walked over and opened the door. scootaloo wasn't home so i should go and get her later. i walked dash over to the couch and she sat down. i gave her the baby and she held her.
the baby started sucking on it's own hoof. it was funny.
"she's so cute." said dash.
"oh i have something for the baby." i said. i reached into my bag and pulled out the teddy bear i had bought. i handed it over to the baby. she stared in awe at it for a while and smiled. she grabbed it and wrapped her hooves around it. she giggled.
"that was a nice thought." said rainbow. i had completely forgotten to give that to scoots, she'll be fine she has a sister now. i think she will forget. "you should go out and get some baby stuff." said dash.
"baby stuff."
"you know what i mean." she said kicking my led lightly.
"alright and while i'm out i'll grab scoots." i said "i'll be back in like 2 hours." i said grabbing my bags from the corner. i removed all of my armour from the bag and put it on the floor.
"put that stuff away first." said dash "especially that sword it's gonna give me nightmares with the baby around." i picked up my stuff and walked upstairs with it. i opened the closet and stored it in there. i closed the closet door and walked back downstairs.
"there all dangers have been stuffed into the closet." i said walking to the door. she laughed and waved goodbye. i walked out of the house and closed the door behind me. i walked down the path to the main road and i finally got into the town.
the entire time i was walking to the shopping district i was being waved at by ponies. i didn't really know any of the names of all the ponies. i recognized their faces and that's how i knew who they were. i did know a few like lyra, bonbon, doctor whooves, and that drunk bitch who hits on me when i go to the bar...uhm, berry punch. that's really it.
i started walking through the shopping district until i came up on the general store. i walked in and the bell rung. the store clerk looked up and smiled.
"ah, Mr. Blast what can i do for you." he said walking from behind the desk.
"i need filly supplies." i said.
"wonderful are they a gift." he said.
"nope." i answered. it took him a second but when the information clicked his face lit up like a candle.
"oh that is wonderful what's the babies name."
"dawn."
"that is a beautiful name" he said.
"thank you." i said. he walked me over to an isle that was full of stuff for babies. i grabbed a few things like diapers, milk bottles, pacifiers, baby powder, and baby food. i was going to have to make a few trips for things like a crib and highchair. i walked over to the desk and the clerk started to mark up the total.
"so i didn't hear about the new baby from anypony in town." said the clerk.
"we were in canterlot when the baby came." i said.
"oh yes at the award ceremony i see." he said. i looked down and noticed i was still wearing my medal. i completely forgot about that. i guess having a baby took my mind off of it. what am i kidding of course it did.
"yeah... it was a bit of a shock when rainbow dash told me she was going into labor in front of the princess right after the ceremony" i said.
"ah so rainbow dash is the lucky mare" he said "i knew she was pregnant but i never thought it was with you... i always figured it was that big mac fella"
"nope this one is my fault" i said. he laughed.
"alright sir the total come out to 35 bits." i reached into my bag and pulled out the money and handed it to him. "and we don't sell cradles or anything big like that but there's a shop down the street that sells them."
"you mean the big furniture store?" i asked.
"yep they sell them a bit far to the back though." he said.
"thank you." i said and i grabbed the stuff and put it into my bag. i walked out of the store and my stomach growled. maybe i could pick up some food at sugar cube corner for me and dash. she might be hungry too. i can get the crib later. it's still going to be day for a bit.
i checked the town hall clock. i was wrong, it was already like six. alright if i go get the food and hurry home i could still have time to grab the crib. besides it doesn't get dark until like nin during the summer.
i walked my way through the streets and got more smiles and waves from the ponies i passed. i eventually got to sugarcube corner. i walked in and over to the counter. there were a few ponies in the benches here. they smiled and waved while they ate. i waved back.
"oh hello dearie what can i get you." i heard behind me. i didn't even have to turn around to tell it was mrs. Cake. i turned around and smiled. "oh it's you hello." she said. "didn't expect you to be back so soon. where are the others." she said.
"a few things came up and me and rainbow dash had to leave early." i said. she covered her mouth.
"it's not what i think it is." she said with a smile. i opened my bag up and showed her the baby supplies. "oh dearie that is so great." she said. "what's the babies name."
"her name is dawn." i said
"oh that is so wonderful" she said clapping her hooves together "honey come here." she said yelling into the kitchen.
"one second." said Mr. Cake from the kitchen. he walked out with a tin of muffins and placed them on a cooling rack on the counter. "yes sweetie." he said walking over. "hello crimson." he said. mrs. Cake whispered into his ear. his face lit up and he smiled. "oh my gosh that is wonderful." he said
"isn't it." mrs. Cake said.
"can i order please." i said smiling hoping to get things moving along. "it's getting late and i still have stuff to pick up." i said.
"of course of course." said mr. Cake. "what'll it be." he said. i didn't really care what to have.
"i'll take have a dozen muffins and half a dozen cupcakes." i said.
"i'll have that to ya in five seconds." said walking into the kitchen. she didn't lie it was really only a few seconds before she walked back out with a box of sweets. she placed it on the counter. i reached into my pouch to pay but she stopped me.
"don't worry about it." Mr. Cake said "it's a gift." he said.
"thank you." i said picking up the box and closing my bag. i put the box in my other puch and smiled.
"Dad?" i heard from behind me. i turned around to see scootaloo and her friends. "what are you doing here." she said smiling.
"ah i was just going to go get you..." i said. "i have big news." i said. mr and mrs cake giggled behind me. i walked over to scootaloo and her friends.
"what's the news." she said.
"you'll have to come home and figure that out." i said.
"alright." she said "can applebloom and sweetie belle come too." she asked.
"why not." i said. "as long as they promise to go home before eight." i said.
"we promise." they said in unison.
"c'mon" i said walking out of the store. i walked back to the house and they followed me. the entire time they were spitting out questions to each other trying to figure out what the surprise might be. they were way off. i got to the house and opened the door.
i walked in and the three little fillies jumped in too. they started looking around for whatever they thought was the surprise. i looked over at rainbow in the living room smiling at the three little fillies as they ran into the kitchen.
"where is it." said scoots.
"it's in the living room." i said. they ran into the living room and they all stopped when they saw dash holding the baby. their faces lit up and i walked over and sat next to dash.
"oh my gosh..." said sweetie belle. "dash had a baby." she said.
"yep... scootaloo say hello to your new sister dawn." i said.
"no way." she said "awesome." she lept onto the couch and looked at the baby. dawn opened her eyes and looked at scootaloo. they both blankly stared at each other. scootaloo stuck her face closer and smiled.
dawn tilted her head and smiled too. she giggled and grabbed scootaloo's snout. she giggled and scootaloo giggled too. dawn let go and smiled again.
"i wanna see." said applebloom.
"me too." said sweetie belle.
"now girls don't crowd around her she might get scared." said dash. applebloom stuck her head over first. the baby smiled and giggled.
"she like me." said applebloom.
"my turn" said sweetie belle. applebloom moved her head out of the way and she stuck her face over the baby. dawn smiled again and giggled. she started swatting at the bob of hair on sweetie belle's head. it was cute. she hit it a few more times and stopped. dawn yawned and closed her eyes. she smiled and fell asleep.
"alright girls that's enough... she needs her sleep." said dash.
"awww." they all said in union. they hung their heads down and i got up. i emptied my bag of baby supplies. i closed the bag and walked to the door.
"why don't you girls stay here and keep dash and the baby company... i still need to go and get a crib and highchair." i said walking to the door. i opened it up and walked out. i closed the door behind me and took off into the air. i flew over the town until i got to the furniture store. i swooped down and landed next to the door.
i walked in and looked around. i made my way to the back past the beds and looked around. i looked forward and saw a bunch of cradles. i looked around and saw a nice looking one that was painted to look like clouds. i checked the price. it was 500 bits. not that bad. although with the money i've been spending i might have to get a job. maybe. i haven't checked the chest in a while.
i walked around again and i looked for a highchair. i saw a nice pink one for only 150 bits. i think i've decided that to get. i walked over to the mare behind the desk. she looked up and smiled.
"hello sir, what can i get you." she asked.
"yes i would like the cloud style cradle and the pink highchair." i said.
"oh congratulations on the baby." she said.
"thank you..." i said. she walked from behind the counter to help me with the furniture. "you're the first one to come to the conclusion that i'm the one with a baby." i said.
"it's not hard." she said. "besides you look like the father type." she said. she walked over to the cradle and then over to the high chair. "alright sir the total will be 650 bits. she said. i reached into my bag and started gathering bits. i got the money and gave it to her in a little pouch. "and would you like help with this sir." she said.
"no i can handle it." i said. i used my powers to pick up the furniture with my shadows. her face lit up a bit and she probably figured out who i was.
"oh my gosh." she said. "you're the stallion from the paper... i was wondering what that medal was for." she said. i realized i was still wearing it. i keep forgetting to take it off. i don't even notice it pressing against my chest. "congratulations on the baby... i hope he or she turns out just like you." she said.
i smiled and made my way down the isle's. i left the store with the furniture by my side and i flew into the air. i flew past the town and got to the house. i was surprised to see how easy it was to move this furniture. i opened the door and brought the furniture inside. there was a storage room i had were the baby could sleep.
and since i didn't actually have anything to store it could be the babies room. i think i still had some leftover paint. but that's a project for tomorrow. i walked into the living room and set the furniture down. i walked over and saw rainbow and scootaloo smiling at me.
"i've got a room for the baby to have." i said. i walked over to to storage room and opened it up. scootaloo and dash followed me. i walked in and noticed a lone box sitting on the ground in the middle of the room. i never put anything into this room.
"what's in the box honey." asked rainbow.
"i'm not sure. this wasn't here before." i said.
"look dad there's a note." said scootaloo. i walked over and there was a small note taped to the top of it. i picked up the note. it was from celestia. i looked at the box and it was already collecting dust so this might be a bit old. i read the note aloud.
"Dear crimson blast." read the note. it actually said my real name but i can't say that in front of scootaloo. "i thought about all you have done and decided it would be alright to give these back... now that i can trust you you've earned them. with regards, princess celestia"
"woah it's from the princess." said scootaloo. "open it up." she said. i looked down at the box. it was quite a big box, i did wonder what was in it. i opened it up and looked inside. i was shocked.
it was all my old stuff. my clothes, gun, ammo, food, flares and grenades, and other supplies. scootaloo walked over and she was surprised.
"WOAH what is all this stuff." she said. i couldn't tell her where it came from so i quickly made up a lie.
"well scoots before i lived in ponyville i lived to the north in the mountains with mages. they discovered that they could combine magic and metal to create a few projectile weapons. i was given one of them" i said. that was the biggest load of bullshit that has ever escaped my mouth but it worked.
"woah way cool." she said. i picked up the gun and held it with my wings. i could still shoot this thing but it was BIG. it was heavy and long but it looked pretty cool. i looked down the sights to see if i could still aim
"what was the princess thinking giving you this stuff back. it's dangerous." said dash.
"don't worry i'm not going to use it in the house" i said. "but i can go outback and show scootaloo." dash looked a bit worried but she lightened up.
"alright but be careful and don't go crazy with the thing alright." she said.
"don't worry i'll only fire it a few times." i said "c'mon scoots." i said i walked out of the room and to the back door. i walked outside and she followed me. i walked over to the forest and held up the gun. i looked down the sights and aimed at a tree. i pulled the trigger and nothing happened.
i looked down. safety was on. i flipped it off and tried again. i looked down the sights and looked over to scootaloo. maybe this wasn't a good idea. i made up another lie. i flipped the safety again and pulled the trigger. i pulled it again and again. then i looked at it. she seemed disappointed.
"hmmm i guess it's out of juice."
"awww." she said with her ears hanging by the side of her head. "that's no fun... can you fix it."
"maybe but it's going to take some time." i said.
"that's dumb."
"hey cheer up there's plenty of cool things to do." i said. i looked up at the sky and the sun had set, it was getting dark. "besides it's late we should go to bed, or at least i do and so does dash we have had the biggest day ever." i said
"alright." she said walking lazily back inside. i walked over and sat down next to dash. i used my powers to move the stuff from the living room to the babies room.
i walked to the closet and grabbed some blankets and a pillow. i walked into the babies room and set up the crib. i put the stuffed animal in there and dash walked in. she set the baby in the crib and gave her a kiss. she laughed and started sucking on her hoof. she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
dash gave me a kiss as well and i walked into the living room. scootaloo was sitting on the couch kicking her hooves. she was looking at the ground and looked up at us.
"so if dash is the baby's mother and the baby is my sister" she said. she gasped. "does that mean dash is my mom too." she said, her face lighting up.
"as a matter of fact it does." i said. dash held up her hoof and showed scootaloo the ring.
"he proposed at the ceremony and it was the most beautiful thing ever." she said i laughed and kissed her on the neck and she giggled.
"oh my gosh yes yes yes." said scootaloo jumping around the room.
"alright kiddo calm down don't you have like school or something in the morning." she said.
"no school ended a week ago." she said. "it's summer." she exclaimed taking one more dive onto the couch.
"well you still need to sleep." i said.
"alright." she said. we walked over and gave me i hug. i kissed her on the forehead and she gave dash a hug. dash kissed her on the forehead too. she smiled and ran off into her room. i leaned over to dash and picked her up.
"what are you doing." she said through her laughter.
" i'm carrying my baby to bed" i said. i floated up the stairs with my wings and into our room. i dropped her on the bed and fell in it as well. i crawled over to her and put my face into her stomach. she giggled. "i love you" i said.
"what are you doing." she said laughing.
"sleeping." i said with my words being muffled by the hair in her stomach
"get your face out of my stomach." she said pushing my head away. i grabbed her hips to keep my face buried in her belly.
"no it's comfy." i said.
"at leastt don't talk into my belly" she said "it tickles" i turned my head and looked at her. she laughed.
"there used to be a baby in here." i said. "now it's downstairs." i said rubbing my ear on her stomach.
"what is with you." she said. "why are you acting so silly." she said.
"well why not." i said. i buried my face back into her stomach. "i'm happy."
"stop that." she said giggling again and pulling my head off of her stomach
i turned my head and unburied my face from her belly. i looked at her and she stared back at me. she laughed a bit and sat against the wall. she rubbed my head. slowly stroking my mane back. she took off my medal and threw it away.
"i can never understand you." she said
"thats good." i said in a very lax voice. "if you start to understand me then i become predictable and boring..."
"your not boring." she said.
"i used to be boring but i got bored of being boring so i became me." i said.
"what..." she said laughing. "what are you talking about."
"i don't know." i said she laughed. i pulled my head off of her stomach and rested it on the pillow next to her. she leaned off of the wall and joined me in the bed next to her. "i started playing with her hair."
"what are you doing now...i thought you were going to go to sleep." she said laughing.
"i was but i like your hair it's all...rainbowy. sometimes i look at it and i want to know how it works."
"you don't see me playing with your hair." she said swatting my hooves away.
"that's because my hair is boring."
"i thought you said you weren't boring." she said. i stared at her. she had me. i laughed and she did too. "are you going to sleep now." she said.
"yeah i won't keep you up anymore." i said. i leaned over and hugged her and held her tight. she nuzzled into my chest and closed her eyes. i put out the candles and closed my eyes as well. i slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.
i was woken up to the sound of loud crying downstairs. i got up and so did dash.
"i got it baby." i said.
"thanks." she said. i climbed out of the bed and walked out of the room. i walked down the stairs and over into the babies room. i walked in and lit a candle to see. it took me a second for my eyes to adjust to the light. i walked over to the baby's crib. but she wasn't in there.
i immediately sprung to life. i looked all around me and noticed she was on the floor. i stared at her and wondered how she got there. i picked her up and calmed her down. i looked at the wings on her back. there's no way a brand new pegasus baby could have flown over the crib wall, let alone get enough wing power to even lift an inch off the ground.
i was a bit concerned. i kept her over my shoulder and she hugged me tight and smiled. i walked around the room and checked everywhere. nopony was here. i was beginning to become paranoid and i had a good reason to. i put the baby back into her crib and she drifted back off to sleep. i walked out of the room but i kept the candle on.
i walked into the living room and looked around. i walked around the furniture and looked behind the curtains. i walked over to the back door. it was open. i closed it and became more paranoid than before. but i could have left it open before.
i walked over to the front door. it was still locked and closed. i walked into the kitchen. i checked everywhere. i even slowly opened up scootaloo's door. i quietly walked in and looked around. still no other ponies. i walked out and closed the door. i walked upstairs and checked the bathroom. it was empty.
i walked out of the bathroom and back into the hall. i walked down the hall and opened the door to my study. i walked in there and realized that i don't use this room at all. i should fix that. i looked around but still nopony. i walked back downstairs and into the dawn's room. she was still in her crib but she was awake. she had her arms out like she was trying to grab something.
i looked up at the ceiling and around the room but there was nothing here. literally nothing. this room was empty except for her crib in the corner. i was becoming a bit concerned. i walked over and looked over the crib. she had a blank face like she was concentrating on something. i don't know what she was seeing but she wanted it. she looked over at me and seemed to snap out of her trance. she looked at me and smiled.
i smiled back at her not to worry her but i was concerned. something was wrong. i picked her up and held her. i patted her on the back and she burped. i smiled and she giggled. i went to walk out of the room and the candle flickered and went out. there weren't any open windows. i was afraid not for me but the baby. so i did something i haven't done in a year... i prayed.
"dear lord banish all evil from this house and protect this family. cover them in your light and watch over them. care not for me but my family for they are innocent." i said praying out loud. "Dominus enim domus vigilandum est et orandum... amen" and just like that the candle lit back up. i smiled. even in this world god could still hear me.
if you're wondering what that gibberish was it was a latin prayer. it roughly translates out to "lord watch and pray for this family." it was a sort of ancient prayer. i'm glad it worked. i walked over to the crib and set the baby down in the blankets. she giggled and sucked on her hoof again. she closed her eyes and fell to sleep.
it was evident that something was haunting this place. i had a feeling that it was connected to my own demons. i had a bad feeling that something like this was going to happen. i walked into the living room and searched through my bag. i pulled out my wifes cross. i hadn't touched this is forever. i walked back into the babies room.
i knelt down and put the cross to my forehead and i prayed to put an enchantment on it.
"benedic hoc crucem unde potest tueretur hominis editorem" i prayed. i could feel enlightenment coming from the room and the candle flickered and grew brighter. if you're wondering what the latin and praying is for it's because the world i grew up in was in a third enlightened era... praying and church was a big thing. i usually prayed in my head never out loud but outloud seemed to work.
"what are you doing." i head somepony say behind me. i looked back and saw dash. "you've been gone for half an hour and now you're down here speaking gibberish to that...cross i think."
"i'm just protecting my daughter." i said. i walked over and picked up the stuffed bear and undid the zipper in the back. i stuffed the cross inside and covered it with stuffing. i zipped the bear back up and placed it next to dawn. she rolled over and hugged the bear.
"no... i know you too well... there's something wrong isn't there." she said.
"don't worry about it." i said. dash shoved me.
"i will worry crimson she's my daughter too and i'm her mother now tell me."
"fine... when i came down here i saw her on the floor crying. there was nothing wrong with the crib it's solid as a rock and she definitely can't fly at this age. so i picked her up and looked around but nopony was here."
"oh my gosh." dash said covering her mouth.
"it gets worse." i said. "when i came back she was staring at the ceiling mindlessly trying to grab something and when i went to take her from the room... it's hard to explain but i think she might be haunted."
"don't say that." dash said shoving me. "don't you say that our baby is fine."
"this is why i didn't want you to know." i said "if she is haunted it might be my fault." i said trying to push her away from me so she can't shove me again. "it might be linked to my own demons." i said. "but she is safe for now." i said. i turned around to show dash but when i looked at the crib she wasn't there. my heart sank.
"DAWN." dash yelled running into the crib. "NO." she yelled. i ran into the house and flicked on every single candle the house lit up and i used my shadows to force all the doors and windows shut so nothing could get them out. i ran through the house and i came upon on shut door. i put my ear up to it and i heard whispering.
i tried the door but it was shut. i heard from inside the doorway.
"daddy is that you." said a rigid and cold voice. i thought it was scootaloo for a second and looked back but it wasn't. if i was correct this was the door to my cellar. i hadn't even been down there ever since i bought this house. i kicked the door down and slowly made my way down.
"crimson she's not in the house." said rainbow running over. "where are you-" she said but i cut her off.
"shhh" i said. walking down the stairs. i slowly made my way to the bottom. i looked around. it was dark but i could see. there were barrels everywhere and crates. a few piles of wood and a workbench with a variety of tools. i looked around and there was nopony down here.
"crimson...crimson i see her." said dash. when i heard those words i ran up the stairs. before i could reach the doorway the door swung closed and broke my snout. i yelled in pain and fell down the stairs. i hit the ground and went out.
oh god why can't it ever be easy.