Chapter 15: Pregnancy Scare
The basement was finally done. 6 rooms separated for each of them, they're old room was turned into a research room. As it couldn't be fully used as a lab.
The induvial rooms were somewhat small, but it was good for just sleeping.
However each of the rooms had some flushes that represented each of them.
Like comic books and Ogres and Oubliettes stuff in Spike's, books that he had been reading in Tenya's and a completely remolded into a traditional Japanese room for Shoto's.
Wait… what?
They all stared at the bi-colored Pegasus in confusion.
"How?" asked Izuku who was definitely speaking for everyone.
"I'm a really hard worker." Answered Shoto.
None of them were sure how to respond to it.
However the first night in with the new rooms. In them middle or the night somepony was knocking on the door furiously.
"WILL SOMEONE GET THE GOD DAMNED DOOR!" yelled Katsuki.
Izuku decided to get it.
"The library is closed right now." Said Izuku as he opened the door.
Then he saw the look of the face of the pony who was unusually knocking on the door.
It was Mr. Cake and he was very disheveled.
"Mr. Cake?" asked Izuku becoming concerned, "What's wrong?"
"My wife is missing." He said.
Izuku got everyone but Twilight up.
"What happened?" asked Spike getting him tea.
"I had to get up to use the bathroom and Cup is missing." Said Mr. Cake, "I looked everywhere for her."
The six looked at Spike who shook his head no, meaning whatever was going on, didn't happened in the original timeline.
"Don't worry we'll figure it out, we'll find them." Said Sunburst.
"What do you mean them?" asked Izuku.
Mr. Cake looked at like he was going to cry.
"She's pregnant." Said Mr. Cake.
"Oh." Said Izuku.
Ochaco, Momo and Starlight all looked at the four human turned stallions.
"Why are you looking at us that way?" asked Katsuki.
"Reasons…" said Starlight.
Mr. Cake gave the four the look that said "Don't say anything if you know what's good for you."
But yeah… at least one of them she was just fat.
That was when Spike belched out a scroll.
"It's from Luna." Said Spike reading "I am afraid that she is not the first mare that has suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night. Three other mares have disappeared. If she is pregnant then I am afraid that it is the same culprit. I do not know what is going on and neither does my sister."
"Why did Princess Luna write the letter?" asked Tenya.
"Because it's the middle of the night." Pointed out Spike, "And Celestia sleeps."
"Oh right." Said Tenya blushing.
"Three other pregnant mares are also missing?" asked Izuku.
"This really isn't good." Sighed Starlight.
"Maybe you should go back home…" said Sunburst.
Mr. Cake nodded and knew he had to leave.
"I'm going to make coffee." Said Starlight.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Izuku.
"Look this is a really bad situation and the middle of the night." Said Starlight.
"That's not what I mean." Said Izuku, "We're out of normal coffee."
"Meaning all that's left is your weapon's grade stuff." Pointed out Spike, "They want to go through the night… not get through the next five."
"Remember what happened last time." Sighed Ochaco.
Starlight shuddered as Izuku blushed.
It's better not explained the last time Izuku drank the coffee.
"I'll water it down." She said.
That was when Spike once again belched out a scroll.
"After hearing about the pregnant mares I should give you evidence even if it not connected to the missing mare in Ponyville. Both groups should be rescued." Read Spike and then realized something, "Uh-oh…"
He belched out a scroll and then another and then another.
"Receiving too many letters gives him a stomachache I'm going to get his stomach medicine." Said Sunburst.
After they had gotten all the information, Spike went back to bed after taking his medicine.
Twilight passed him and patted his back.
"Something bad is going on." Sighed Twilight.
"We already know, it wasn't the in the other timeline." Muttered Katsuki who knew the others wouldn't let him go back to bed.
"I'm worried." Sighed Twilight.
"What do you mean?" asked Izuku.
"It's just kidnapping pregnant mares in the middle of the night. It sounds like something that would happen pre-Equestria." Said Twilight.
"Pre-Equestria?" asked Ochaco.
"Darker magic… that sort of thing." Said Starlight.
"Starswirl the Bearded, tended to stop dark rituals, and tried his best to erase such things…" Said Sunburst.
"You honestly think that someone found an ancient dark ritual and is planning something." Said Izuku.
"It's entirely possible." Said Sunburst.
"Remember the change in timelines led to many changes… small changes." Said Twilight, "Which could lead to bigger changes…"
"You've told us so many times." Muttered Katsuki.
"Look we have to keep bringing it up because changes keep happening." Said Twilight.
Starlight sighed.
Twilight then stole her coffee.
"Hey! What was that for?" asked Starlight.
"You know why." Said Twilight in a tone that meant "Stop blaming yourself."
"I think I figured something out." Said Tenya who was looking at a map.
The map showed the four locations of the kidnappings.
There was definitely a pattern as they were all almost the exact same distance making up a pentagon shape.
"Is there a town there?" asked Twilight.
"Fillydelpia." Said Tenya.
"Of course that would be the location." Said Starlight.
Twilight gave her coffee so she could drink some of it.
"Big city?" asked Ochaco.
"One of the bigger ones in Equestria." Said Twilight.
"Trying to stop a bunch of kidnappers in a city that big would be a pain." Said Starlight, "I don't know if we would be able to stop them there."
"Wait… if there's a pattern and there's a ritual." Said Sunburst, "Then there's a chance that they'll be in the center of it."
"Go to the center and see if their there?" asked Katsuki.
"There's a chance that's where they are." Said Sunburst.
"Should we go now or wait?" asked Shoto.
"It depends.." said Starlight.
"On what?" asked Izuku.
"Did you drink any of the coffee?" asked Starlight, "Because I don't know if watering it down would help…"
They all looked at each other.
Sometime later they were in middle of the woods.
"We're nearing the location where the center is." Said Tenya who was leading them.
"And what if we're not there?" asked Todoroki.
"Go back to Ponyville and figure out another plan." Said Momo.
"We have plenty of time, we're not going to get any sleep." Said Izuku.
"We need to start keeping an eye on the coffee." Said Ochaco.
That was when they saw a shack in the middle of the woods.
They all hid.
"What should we do?" asked Ochaco.
"We need to see if they're in there." Said Tenya.
"Do we have to do it like that?" asked Katsuki.
"If they're there, we'll just be putting them in danger." Said Tenya.
"Do you want to put pregnant women in danger?" asked Shoto.
Katsuki gritted his teeth.
"Wait! I have an idea, I need a cloak." Said Izuku.
"Why?" asked Momo.
"Twilight taught me a spell how to turn things invisible." Said Izuku.
"Oh I see." Said Momo.
"Do you think it will work?" asked Ochaco.
"Only one way to find out." Said Izuku.
Momo created a cloak for him and he applied the spell. Which worked, he put on the now invisible cloak which did make him invisible.
However there was something Twilight never told him about her cloak.
While she could see through it, it did block out a lot of light.
And it was still the middle of the night.
So obviously he couldn't see very well.
"I can't see anything." Said Izuku.
"Are you sure you can do it?" asked Tenya.
"Don't worry I'll be fine." Said Izuku.
He tripped over a rock.
Then crashed into a tree.
Then hit a stump.
Izuku realized as he was walking there he should probably try to teleport back.
He adjusted the hood and looked through the window and saw five cages and a magic circle on the floor. In four of the cages were mares, including Mrs. Cake. Who was talking to one of the ponies in the cloak.
He teleported back and took out of the cloak.
"Are they there?" asked Ochaco and Izuku nodded.
"Why didn't you jut teleport there?" asked Shoto.
"I don't know." Sighed Izuku.
"This is something we need to handle delicately." Said Tenya.
"We need to make sure their safe." Said Izuku.
"I knew I heard something." Said a voice.
They turned and saw that it was one of the ponies in cloaks.
"Finally!" yelled Katsuki as it was a safe distance.
Katsuki was going to fight the pony.
They saw the cloaked pony realize something seemingly recognizing them.
"In in the face!" yelled the pony curling up in a ball, "Not in the face… or the crotch! Forgot about the face! Not in the crotch!"
They all looked at each other.
"This… is unexpected." Said Tenya.
"Tell me…" said Katsuki with an evil grin, "Are the others just as a pathetic as you?"
"Eep…" said the pony.
They went into the shack.
They all saw who it was, Mrs. Cake looking relieved, while the ponies in Cloaks mostly reacted with fear.
"The Heroes of Equestria!" yelled one of them.
"I told you we should have done another pattern!" yelled one of the ponies.
"I fear them not! I am a very powerful and I was the one who kidnapped all these pregnant mares in the middle of the night without spouses knowing and…" said the one that wasn't afraid.
Right until Katsuki punched him in the face knocking him out.
"He just to monologue…" muttered one of the cloaked ponies.
"The keys are over there." Said Mrs. Cake pointing at the keys.
Izuku was the one to unlock the cages.
"Your husband showed up at the library." Said Shoto.
Mrs. Cake smiled when he said that.
"Lousy husband of mine… bet he barley noticed." Said one of the mares then suddenly started crying, "But I miss him so much!"
"She's been having stereotypical mood swings." Said one of the other mares.
"We're all pregnant but we don't act like you." Said the last mare.
"Shut yer gabs." Said the one having mood swings.
Thankfully Princess Luna did send out guards to the location figuring that there was a good chance.
She was also there as well.
"You are despicable." Growled out Princess Luna who had grown a bit taller since the last time they saw her, her coat had gotten a bit darker and her mane was staring to become ethereal, "I know this ritual… and to use it…"
The ponies in cloaks all cringed.
"Do we want to know?" asked Tenya.
"It's a ritual that steals the life force from unborn foals to…" said Princess Luna.
"I don't think we want to know." Said Izuku.
"It is probably for the best." Sad Princess Luna, "However you are to tell me where you found the ritual…"
"I got it at a store!" cried one of them, "But I never found the store again… it disappeared the next day!"
"Of course that's the case." Muttered Princess Luna.
Thankfully each of the pregnant mares were being checked by doctors, their husbands all arrived to see their wives.
That was when Mr. Cake passed out after getting some news.
"Is he okay?" asked Izuku running over to him.
"He's fine… and so are the foals." Said the unicorn doctor.
"He just got a bit of shock." Said Mrs. Cake, "We didn't know until now… but we're having twins."
"Oh congratulations." Said Izuku.
"Thanks." Said Mrs. Cake.
"Izuku Midoriya." Said Princess Luna, "There is something I must talk to you about."
He knew it had to be about the timeline changes.
"Okay." Said Izuku.
The 6 heroes in training met with Princess Luna.
"I have heard about magical shops like this before" said Princess Luna, "And that dark ritual is not the only one such a shop has probably discovered."
"You mean." Said Izuku.
"I have been looking into timeline changes in my free time." Said Princess Luna, "And believe such incidents like this should increase."
"You mean we might have to find more dark rituals." Said Tenya.
"If myself, my sister or Princess Cadance while she is still in Equestria don't first." Said Princess Luna, "We were just fortunate that these ponies were so pathetic… otherwise we would have lost so many lives… not just the unborn foals."
"I hope we don't." said Izuku.
"Come now…" said Princes Luna, "I'll escort you back to Ponyville. You are probably tired after such a night."
"We're not…" said Shoto.
"That coffee…" sighed Ochaco.
"At least it's better than last time…" said Izuku.
"I do not want to know… do I?" asked Princess Luna.
All of them shook their heads… with Katsuki's eye twitching.
They weren't sure if they would encounter another group and a dark ritual… but it was still very possible.
On the bright side they made sure that none of the mares were hurt and their foals were fine.
Also the Cakes started to provided them with normal coffee because it was something they really did need. So that was something…
Next Time: Izuku discovers a spell that lets a pony transform into a different species or even a different type of pony, and asks Twilight why she doesn't use it. She refuses to answer for some reason and he continues to talk to her, while Starlight has her own plan... make quesadillas... okay that last one sounds weird but it will make sense, what will happen? Find out next time!
A/N: There will be one shot villains sometimes like this chapter... and dark rituals will come back, don't know when though but it will be a occasional villain thing.