Fluttershy woke up and slowly opened her eyes. Her head was resting on Rainbow Dash's chest. She could feel the heartbeat and the steady breathing of the pegasus. She readjusted herself to get comfortable again. Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and looked down at the pony who was partially resting on her chest. She ran a gentle hoof through Fluttershy's mane, carefully stroking it. Fluttershy let out a little giggle and nuzzled against her chest.
"Heh, how was I lucky enough to get a mare like you?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Fluttershy rubbed up and down Rainbow Dash's chest with a hoof. "Because.. you're cute! You're one of bravest, strongest, and most loyal ponies!" she said, causing the pegasus to blush.
"Cute? What about cool?" Rainbow Dash begged half-jokingly.
"Very cool.. but cute," Fluttershy said and nuzzled against her chest again.
Rainbow Dash let out a chuckle. "I guess I could settle with that," she decided.
They continued their little cuddle session, enjoying the comfort of each other's warm body. Fluttershy closed her eyes and for a minute it seemed like both ponies were going to doze off back to sleep. Rainbow Dash turned her head slightly to examine their alarm clock.
She nudged Fluttershy slightly on her shoulder. "Hey, it's about time we finally get this over with. Are you ready, Fluttershy?" she asked.
Reluctantly, Fluttershy lifted her head and opened her eyes at Rainbow Dash. "I-I don't know.. Rainbow. I guess that I'm ready for this?" she said, wording like a question.
"Do you.. want me to do it?" Rainbow Dash asked, with a confident look.
Fluttershy froze for a minute but then shook her head. "No, Rainbow Dash.. this was my dream to begin to with. You always told me that one day I would be brave. Well, maybe this is my chance to show you," she said.
"You don't have to do this to show me that you can be brave," Rainbow Dash said and stroked her mane again.
"No, I really need to be brave this time. I have to do this alone," Fluttershy said.
Rainbow Dash touched her cheek with a gentle hoof. "Not alone. I will be there with you the whole time and forever," she said, smiling down.
Fluttershy leaned over and brought her lips close to Rainbow Dash's face. Their muzzles locked in a long passionate kiss. Rainbow Dash had her hooves around on her back, slowly rubbing up and down it. After a minute, they finally broke away and gazed into each other's eyes.
"I'm ready," Fluttershy declared.
The couple got of bed and hurried to prepare themselves. While Fluttershy was busy trying to get all the animals fed, Rainbow Dash was looking through her own little book shelf that consisted mostly of Daring Do books. She had no idea how long it would take and decided to bring one book just in case.
Rainbow Dash found Fluttershy waiting for her outside. She nodded at her and they both took off to the sky to get there faster. Little did Rainbow Dash know that this would probably be the last time she got to fly with Fluttershy until a long time. Within a minute or two, they arrived at their destination.
"Hey, are you sure you can do this?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Fluttershy nodded. "Yes, Rainbow," she answered.
Rainbow Dash started to knock but the door was suddenly engulfed by a light aura of magic. It swung wide open for them and they stepped in. Twilight used her magic to close it and led them downstairs into her basement. As they walked down, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash couldn't help but notice all the strange machines and contraptions that were there.
"Here," Twilight motioned to them. She used her magic to pull out two mats for the pegasi to lay on. "Just lay down and I'll tell you how this will work," she said.
Rainbow Dash dropped her book down and propped herself on the mat. She crossed her hooves behind her head as if she was outside laying in the sunlight. Fluttershy on the other hand took it like a filly who was going to visit a doctor for a shot. She quivered a little and laid back on her mat in an uncomfortable position.
Twilight noticed her discomfort. "Oh, there's no need to feel worried about this. All I am going to do is take a egg cell from you and Rainbow Dash, combine them while using the microscope, and just place it into back into you," she explained.
"So, it's not going to hurt?" Fluttershy whimpered.
"Of course it won't hurt!" Twilight reassured her.
Rainbow Dash waved a hoof. "Hey, could we move this along?" she asked.
Twilight rolled her eyes and her horn glowed with magic for a few seconds. She turned away with a small aura of magic floating over her shoulder. She went over to a counter that had an expensive looking microscope on it. She placed the tiny contents of the aura onto a slide.
"That was it?" Fluttershy asked. She had felt nothing and wondered if Twilight even did anything.
"Yep," Twilight replied. "Don't worry. I'm the one who gets stuck with the worst part: sitting at this microscope for about an hour or two, carefully combining your genetic material," she said in a dry tone.
Rainbow Dash got up. "So, can we go now?" she inquired.
"No, I would really prefer if you two stayed here," Twilight replied.
The bored pegasus looked around and her attention was caught on the book that she had brought. "Could I read my Daring Do book to Fluttershy then? I'll be quiet, I promise," she begged.
"That's perfectly fine, Rainbow Dash. Now, let me get to work," Twilight said.
Rainbow Dash moved her mat right next to Fluttershy and laid down with the book. Fluttershy leaned over, resting her head against her wife's shoulder. Rainbow Dash flipped the cover open and started reading.
She began to read out loud. "Daring Do and the Griffon's Goblet.."
The time went by fast as Rainbow Dash narrated the story for Fluttershy. She went through the story sounding like an excited filly. Fluttershy didn't mind it at all. She loved her wonderful voice-even if it did crack often. To her, it just sounded even more cute when she did. They only got halfway through the story when Twilight was finally finished.
"Okay!" the unicorn said, wiping sweat off her face. "Finally.. done!" she announced.
Rainbow Dash put down the book. "Aww.. I was only half done," she said.
"We can always finish it later, Rainbow!" Fluttershy said.
Twilight approached Fluttershy with an aura of magic following her. A little light flashed and it was gone. She sat down on the floor, clearly tired and exhausted from standing at the microscope for so long. She also had been using her magic for most of the time and it had sapped most of her energy.
"Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked, her heart starting to beat fast.
"Yeah.. I just.. need to take.. a nap," Twilight yawned.
"So, that's it? Is she pregnant now?" Rainbow Dash inquired.
Twilight shook her head. "It could have.. worked.. or not. Depending on if.. I manage to put it.. together right, You're best bet is.. to give it some time and use.. one of those pregnancy testers from the drug store," she managed to coherently spill out.
"Thank you, Twilight," Fluttershy squeaked.
"You're welcome. Now.. there's no way I'm doing this again.. so, if it doesn't work out, you're obviously going to have to.. get a sperm donor.. or adopt. Whichever works for you," she explained.
The couple helped Twilight to her feet and walked her up the stairs and into her bedroom. She collapsed onto the bed, snoring already as she lay on the mattress. Fluttershy let out a giggle at the sight and they left without another word or sound. Outside of her house, they stopped to quietly chat for a moment.
"So.. you feel any different?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Fluttershy lifted her hooves one-by-one and examined each one as if there were some tell-tale sign that told if she was pregnant or not. "I don't know. I don't feel any different," she said, shaking her head in worry.
"Well, I can go get one of those pregnancy testers and you can check tomorrow. I just really hope that this is going to work after all," Rainbow Dash said and lowered her head down.
"So do I," Fluttershy said. She extended her wing out and draped it over Rainbow Dash who gave a surprised look at the gesture.
Rainbow Dash grinned. "Alright, let's go back home," she decided.
They set off to return home to spend the remainder of the day in each other's company until of course Pinkie Pie and the Cakes' arrive for dinner. Fluttershy kept her wing on Rainbow Dash as they slowly walked back. Normally, Rainbow Dash would be uncomfortable showing her affection in public but she didn't seem to bothered by this romantic gesture. The couple came across Applejack along the way.
"Well howdy there, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy!" the cowpony cheerfully greeted.
"Hey, Applejack," they said in unison.
"Say, ah been hearing this rumor about ya two," Applejack said, raising an eyebrow.
Rainbow Dash smirked, already knowing what it could be. "Really? What is that?" she asked.
"Ah heard that you an Fluttershy are trying to have a foal," Applejack answered.
"That's right! Flutters here is going to be carrying our future foal," Rainbow Dash announced.
Applejack readjusted her hat. "Well, that's just dandy! Ah started wondering if ya'll were ever going to consider having one or adopting." Her expression suddenly changed. "Oh shucks, ah best be going now. Pinkie Pie wanted me to help with the par- ah mean she wanted me to share a recipe! Goodbye!" she quickly said and ran off.
The couple stood there for a sec and then just shrugged it off. Neither did Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy catch what Applejack said about some favor for Pinkie Pie. It didn't matter at the moment. Both of them had their hopes high up for the possible foal and were a little anxious about dinner. They kept on walking together back home. Fluttershy still had her wing over Rainbow Dash in a loving matter.
When they got back home, both of them wanted to do nothing else but lounge around and cuddle for a bit. So, that's what they did. They hugged, kissed, and snuggled close together on their bed. It was pure bliss for both pegasi. Rainbow Dash made sandwiches for lunch. Fluttershy whipped up a pretty tasty salad as a snack. They crawled back into bed and took a quick nap before it was time to get ready for dinner.
Now having to prepare everything for their quests, they split up and tried to tackle the work by cutting it in half. Rainbow Dash agreed to tidy up the place while Fluttershy prepared the dinner that they were going to share with their quests.
Rainbow Dash tried to sweep but never had used a broom before. She clumsily brushed the floor by simply dragging the broom instead of taking sweeps. She then tried to dust all the furniture in the room but that didn't go well either. Instead of using a wet rag to wipe down the wooden furniture and drying it off with a clean one, she merely had used her own hooves just to push the dust off.
Fluttershy was too busy to notice the mediocre job that Rainbow Dash had done. She was pre-occupied with preparing a large meal of spaghetti and wheatballs for everypony. She also was fixing up some garlic bread to go with it. Reluctantly, she had brought out the wine for everypony else to enjoy except for herself.
"Hey, I finished cleaning around," Rainbow Dash announced, taking a slight bow.
Fluttershy walked out of the kitchen and took a minute to glance at the bold pegasus's work. "Oh my.. um.. Rainbow Dash?" she stuttered.
"Surprised? See, I can do a pretty good job for my snuggly wuggly!" Rainbow Dash cooed.
Unable to come up with words, Fluttershy stood with her mouth hung open. The floor looked even more dirty because Rainbow Dash had chosen to dust after she had tried to clean the floor. Fluttershy didn't have the heart to tell her that all the effort which she had put in was wasted. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt her. Rainbow Dash was particularly sensitive to her words and needed her appraise.
Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Speechless! I knew it! I'm that awesome!" she said and eagerly awaited for a response. Finally she said, "Well, I'm going take a quick shower then," and left Fluttershy to the mess that she made worse.
Fluttershy sighed and went to get her cleaning supplies out. She hurried to clean up the place while Rainbow Dash was busy taking a shower. All the rest and comfort that the snuggling and kissing had brought was wearing off as she stressed to get Rainbow Dash's job done right. She was going to have to show Rainbow Dash how to clean, cook, and take care of the animals before her possible pregnancy starts to render her helpless in several months.
She finished cleaning and looked back at her work. The cottage was sparkling clean now. Though, it was going to be pretty obvious to Rainbow Dash that she didn't like her work at all. She went back into the kitchen to check on the food. The shower went off and she could hear Rainbow Dash drying herself off with a towel.
Rainbow Dash came out and walked into their living with a confused look on her face. Suddenly, she seemed a little hurt as she realized that Fluttershy really hadn't been admiring her work and ended up doing it for her. She turned into the kitchen with tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I really did a pretty bad job, didn't I?" Rainbow Dash sniffled.
Fluttershy stopped what she was doing and pulled her wife in tight hug. "It's okay, Rainbow. I should have showed you how to get it done. I'm really sorry!" she said, engulfing Rainbow Dash with her wings closing around.
Rainbow Dash said nothing but whimpered in her embrace. She let a few tears slide down her cheeks as she buried her face in Fluttershy's soft mane. They stayed like for a while until Fluttershy brought her wings back to her side and pulled away a little. Their faces were now inches away.
Before Rainbow Dash could let out a word, Fluttershy brought her lips on her own, kissing her with much passion as she tried to bring her out of this vulnerable state. She was stunned for a few seconds by this bold move but then found herself kissing back. It lasted for half a minute when Fluttershy broke away to catch her breath.
"I love you, Flutters," Rainbow Dash said with a lovey-dovey look in her eyes.
Fluttershy almost had her breathing under control. "I.. love you too.. Rainbow! But, you.. didn't have to.. get all upset over the.. cleaning," she said.
"I just wanted to help you out. I let you down," Rainbow Dash explained.
"It's okay. You didn't know. Would you like to help make the garlic bread?" Fluttershy suggested.
Rainbow Dash grinned. "I'd love to!"
The couple went to work in the kitchen. Fluttershy gave her the simple instructions and had gotten all the ingredients out. Rainbow Dash did it all on her own and managed to not somehow mess it up. Garlic bread was one of the simplest things to make but nevertheless, Fluttershy was still proud of her.
There wasn't much time before Pinkie Pie and the Cakes' arrive. Fluttershy left to take a quick shower, leaving Rainbow Dash in the kitchen to watch over the food. Instead of trying to take over, she didn't dare to touch anything in fear of ruining it all. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Rainbow Dash opened the door to be greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Cake. She let them in and waited for Pinkie Pie to drag an entire cake inside. Oddly enough, they didn't bring the twins with them.
"Uh.. good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Cake!" she greeted them.
"Hello, Rainbow Dash," Mrs. Cake cheerfully greeted back. "Where's Fluttershy?" she asked.
Fluttershy came out just in time to hear Mrs. Cake say her name. "Oh my! I'm sorry if I made you wait. I tried to take a really quick shower," she apologized.
"Don't worry, Fluttershy! We just got here!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed and jumped into a recliner chair.
"Hey, where's the twins?" Rainbow Dash asked with a curious look.
"Oh, we didn't want to bring them because they still play with their food," Mr. Cake explained.
"Who's watching them then?" Fluttershy asked with a worried look.
"Pinkie Pie asked Applejack and Rarity to take care of them together," Mrs. Cake said.
Rainbow Dash left to get two seats so that everypony could sit down in the living room and talk. The food wasn't ready yet and this was the right time to ask their important questions. Fluttershy needed some answers and wanted to hear what Mrs. Cake might say about her own previous pregnancy and about having the twins.
"So, Fluttershy, you wanted to ask us about having foals?" Mr. Cake said.
"Yes, please! I really use some helpful advice and um.. if you wouldn't mind.. if you could share some of the experiences of pregnancy and um.. foalbirth," Fluttershy said, lowering her tone as she spoke.
"Well, it wasn't too bad really. Mr. Cake was able to tend to my needs while Pinkie Pie ran the shop. Though, there were some moments that I wasn't my finest but I got over them. It's not as scary as you would think it would be," Mrs. Cake explained.
Rainbow Dash came back with two folding chairs that she pulled out from their small basement. It was a new addition they made about two weeks after they got married. It was mostly used for storage. She set them down and sat with Fluttershy.
"What about.. foalbirth? Is it really that painful?" Fluttershy asked.
Mrs. Cake looked up for a moment as if she were trying to think. "Well, it was very painful," she said causing Fluttershy to cringe. "But, I honestly don't have much memory of it. I do remember being in pain but all of a sudden most it went away and I was holding two beautiful foals in my hooves."
"But, it does hurt?" Fluttershy asked.
"Fluttershy, you have to push past that. Don't let something like that get in the way. Of course, it's going to be uncomfortable and hurt. But, once it's over, you'll be forgetting all the bad parts like me," Mrs. Cake explained.
Rainbow Dash put a hoof around her shoulder. "Yeah, don't worry, Fluttershy. Besides, you know that you'll have me by your side the entire time," she said, trying to comfort her.
Fluttershy smiled a little and planted a little kiss on her cheek. Pinkie Pie let out a long, "Awww," and then preceded to asking when the food was ready.
"Oops! I think it is ready!" she said and hurried to the kitchen.
Rainbow Dash followed her and helped set the table. Within a matter of minutes, they have a great feast awaiting themselves and their quests. Pinkie Pie sat in the godfather chair while the Cakes' sat across from Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
"Mmm.. this spaghetti tastes wonderful," Mr. Cake commented.
"Thank you!" Fluttershy said.
Mrs. Cake put down her garlic bread. "Yes, and the garlic bread is very good," she added.
Rainbow Dash took great pride in herself. "Yup, I made the garlic bread and you bet it's awesome!" she said, spreading her wings out.
Pinkie Pie giggled at the end of the table. "So, Fluttershy.. are you pregnant yet?" she asked.
"Well, I think so. I'm not so sure. We only did this thing this morning and I haven't used a pregnancy tester yet to make sure," she explained to Pinkie Pie.
"Oh, you already tried sperm donation? How does that work? Do you get to choose who specifically?" Mrs. Cake eagerly asked.
Rainbow Dash winked. "Well, it was more like egg donation," she said with a sly smile.
Mr. Cake furrowed his brows in confusion. "So, she's carrying your foal?" he asked.
"Our foal," Rainbow Dash tried to correct him.
The Cakes' shrugged at each other and stopped asking about it. Everypony was enjoying the delicious food that Fluttershy prepared with some help from Rainbow Dash. They weren't so sure why Pinkie Pie came along because she seemed to have no input whatsoever on their upcoming challenge.
"I forgot to thank you guys!" Pinkie Pie said at random, causing Rainbow Dash to roll her eyes. "So, thanks for letting me eat dinner with you guys and for the food of course!"
"Aww.. you're most welcome, Pinkie Pie!" Fluttershy said.
"I never had gotten invited for dinner before but now I have and I love it!" Pinkie Pie stated.
"Maybe we should do this again with our other friends," Rainbow Dash suggested.
Pinkie Pie gasped. "That's a great idea! I'll have to keep that in mind," she said.
Rainbow Dash looked down at her empty plate and rubbed her belly. "Phew. I'm so stuffed. I'm not sure that I have any room for dessert," she said and slouched down a little.
"Me either," Fluttershy added.
Mrs. Cake let a long yawn and stretched her hooves out in the air followed by Pinkie Pie who let out a louder, more exaggerated yawn. "I don't think we can either. It's been such a long day for us. I feel so tired," she said.
"Aw, I was hoping that we could have dessert. That's okay! We could just cut the cake in half and leave a half for you guys!" Pinkie Pie suggested.
"That would be great," Rainbow Dash said. "I'm feeling pretty tired as well."
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy got up to quickly clean off the table. While they grabbed all the plates and cups, Pinkie Pie cut the cake and stowed away the couple's half in their refrigerator. The Cakes' waited near the door so that they could give a proper goodbye before they left with Pinkie Pie. The couple finished clearing the table and were ready to say their goodbyes.
"Thanks so much for treating us to dinner. You didn't have to do that if you just wanted some advice," Mrs. Cake said with a warm smile.
"Oh no! It was nice having you here to chat. Thanks by the way for your help," Fluttershy said.
"Goodbye!" Pinkie Pie said before they left.
They stood looking at each other in the eyes. Both of them could see that the other was clearly tired and wanted some rest. Without saying another word, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash retired to bed early. Both of them were exhausted from the day and needed a good night's sleep for the next day. Just like always, the couple snuggled up under the blanket and fell asleep holding onto each other.
In Fluttershy's dream, she was holding up a yellow filly that had the same coat as her. It's mane was a display of six colors-exactly like her wife's own mane. Rainbow Dash dreamed of lying down in a cloud with Fluttershy. Between them was a little filly. However, it was cyan blue and had a pink mane that was cut just like her own mane. The couple continued to enjoy themselves in their dreams, silently hoping for an answer the next day.