private A New Life: Manehattan Story

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Fender pulled away, not to show rejection, but he put on a joking smile instead. "Well...when you get random urges...things like this generally tend to happen..." He lightly bit into his own foreleg, and chuckled as he let the bite go. "The things you find sexy..." He laughed quite loudly now, "Come now, though, you decide on breakfast." He smiled.

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Winterglade rolled her eyes and sighed. She jabbed Fender's chest repeatedly and finally sat down on the bed, a large yawn overwhelmed her. "Ah... Fine. I'll just take some random food and see what would happen." Her snout wrinkled. Now that she was awake, the smell of the room was nearly unbelievable. It was even worse than the night they had after the wedding. Groggily she stepped down from the bed. "I think I'll take a bath now. Uh, did the princess said on what time she would be here?"

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He chuckled, the room did smell quite bad. "Well...no she never said anything about when." He smiled and placed a hoof on her back just above her tail. "Wait a sec, how does another together-shower sound?" He chuckled, "Romantic...plus it might save some time...plus I could help you with the hard-to-reach areas." He grew a sly grin and winked.

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Winterglade's smile grew sly and mischievous hearing Fender's suggestion. "You surely are one silly colt," she giggled and reached for Fender's hoof, dragging her into the bathroom along with her. She took a double look around the room for a sudden alicorn presence that might appear before slamming the door shut, locking it twice for good measure. "Turn around show me that sweet flank of yours."

 

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The bath time together was a relatively eventful one, what with Winterglade inadvertently knocked Fender over to a bathtub full of ice-cold water and all. With great efforts of both ponies they finally finished cleaning up after themselves, of course not before fifteen minutes delay of Winterglade urging Fender to rub her back twice. When they were done, Winterglade was quick to start picking up the bed sheet and replacing it with a new one, then prepared their breakfast. She still felt bad for the room service ponies, though.

 

"I'll just give them a tip after this," Winterglade exclaimed as she trotted to the table carrying a large pot filled to the brim with thick yellowish substance. "Here you go, cream cheese stew! There were a bit too much cheese in the fridge, figured we should eat them while they're good."

Edited September 17, 2013 by Starshine

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He began eating the food, and was enjoying it very much. "Mmmmmmm...Celestia, I love it when you pick breakfast!" He grinned at her, "This is great, but you realize how unhealthy this much cheese actually is...and that we're committing stomach-suicide, right?" He chuckled, finished his food and brought his dish to the small kitchen area.

 

A moment later, a knock came to the hotel room's door. Fender immediately stopped what he was doing and flew to the door. When he opened it, there was one Princess Luna, and two royal guards behind her.

 

"You two, stay outside." The princess had a dark, serious look on her face. Fender bowed, and stepped aside. The princess entered, and one guard shut the door behind her. Once the door was closed, "You may stop bowing..." Fender looked up to see the princess now smiling reassuringly. "Princess? Welcome!" He greeted her with a polite smile now, "I never got the chance to ask...two things actually..." He cleared his throat, "Uhm, why exactly did you need to come here? I'm just curious...and...in my dream, why did you stop me from touching the...ponies...I think they were?" His eyes were filled with a certain worried curiosity now. 

 

Princess Luna sighed a long sigh, then inhaled shortly, and prepared to speak. "Had thou touched one of the shades, the corrupted magic inside of your dream would've destroyed the real pony those shades represented. Do not ask how...it's a brutal thing, this magic. Brutal, and rare. I have only seen this happen one other time, and that was before my imprisonment to the moon...the mare who had this condition back then had bad intentions, and used her dreams to destroy those who she had problems with. It's good to see you, on the other hoof, are not an evil pony. Because of the rarity of this condition of fouled magic, my sister and I have not bothered naming it, but we have planned a way to sense it...that's the reason I was able to stop you...and a way to get rid of it. Now...it won't take too long, but you will need to be unconscious for it...and for that, I will have to render you unconscious with a spell." Fender noddded, "Anything...else?" She sighed, "Yes...unfortunately, this will be very painful on your mind...but it's more than survivable. It will just be a huge headache...the real downside to this procedure is how terrifying your dreams will be when you are in thine slumber. Are you sure you're ready?" Fender sighed, "One moment." He quickly approached his wife, and kissed her passionately. "Be there for me-?" His voice trembled nervously, and he took a deep breath. "I know I'll be fine...just...hold my hoof through it." He approached the large Alicorn once more. "I'm ready." He took another deep breath, and closed his eyes. He heard the magic aura ignite around the princess's horn. The last thing he would remember from his conscious state would be climbing down to the floor and laying down on his side.

 

"Come. Don't be afraid to talk...subconsciously, hearing your voice might help him...plus, we have some time to talk whilst I complete this procedure." She once again smiled reassuringly, and continued the work of the spell.

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Winterglade was pretty much standing there, lower jaw nearly touching the floor, while the Princess of the Night explained the nature of her visit. The shades, the destroying, the mare from ages before, the painful healing procedures, everything nearly overloaded her psyche. "B-But Fender's only a pegasus..." she whimpered. When Fender approached her, saying that he would be fine, Winterglade could only open and close her mouth ineffectually, unable to form coherent sentences. What if Fender would came out different? Before she could voice her protests, though, Fender was already on the floor, under the effect of princess Luna's spell. She quickly dashed to the side of her husband and held his hoof.

 

Winterglade nodded when princess Luna told her to keep talking to Fender. She looked back and forth between Fender and the princess, before finally lying down next to her husband. She rested her head on his shoulder. "Fender...? Can you hear me?" she whispered to his ear. "Don't be afraid, I know you're a strong pony. You have survived worse than merely some.. ancient magic thing. I know you can come back here to me in one piece." She gulped, fear of the worst had clouded her mind. Tentatively she kissed his cheek. "Please, don't leave me."

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On the inside, Fender was rushing through nightmare after nightmare. Horrible things he had experienced, and many more that he had not. Some of them impossible, some of them possible. The pain soothed slightly when he heard the voice of his wife on the outside of his mind. Her voice, whether it was directed at him or not, was enough to cut certain nightmares short. On the outside, one may notice that his once distressed breathing patterns were now calmer, and more steady.
 

"He is very strong...it looks like you made a fine choice in your love life. It looks like he did as well, he is getting through this more easily just because of you." The princess smiled again, now out of admiration. "Hm...there is so much negative magical energy inside of him...it's rare, but it could happen to anypony. Oh...I never said, you can talk to me as well if you so choose. What is your name?"

Edited September 17, 2013 by Becker (Fender)

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Winterglade almost jolted from her position when princess Luna called for her. She stuttered for a moment, "Ah, yes, um- The name's Winterglade, your highness!" She quickly paused. At this moment Winterglade almost contemplated of planting her face repeatedly to the floor for embarrassing herself in front of a royalty. She bit her lips and nuzzled Fender, thankfully the stallion looked much calmer than before. "We just married two days ago... Princess? How could this happen to him? Was it because of he's the last surviving member of his family?" she asked to the alicorn, her voice was both hopeful and frightened.

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The princess smiled at the mare, "You can relax, Winterglade, and I do mean relax. We'll be here for a short while, just get comfortable."

 

She smiled confidently, "There is no way to say what exactly would cause this...but interaction with any sort of magic could cause this. After I help him here, he should be free of it forever. If it does return to him, you have my permission to send priority mail to me in the palace."

 

She continued work on the spell, "It's nice to see such a strong love. I mean, in Canterlot...not so many ponies have the genuine love that you are showing for your husband. Seeing things like this actually make me happy to help watch over and lead Equestria."

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Winterglade nodded weakly to the princess. If princess told her that she should be relaxed, then she would relax down. She took in a deep breath and let it out. She could feel her cheeks flushing from Luna's compliment on her love to Fender. She knew that she would gladly give up and do everything for Fender, but she never really thought it that away. "Um, yes... Thank you." Not knowing what to say, Winterglade simply slid closer to Fender and hugged him in his sleep. She hoped that her body warmth would be enough to ease Fender's dreams.

 

Her mind swam in random thoughts. Princess Luna told her about the interaction with any sort of magic that could've caused this. Maybe it was Springsteps' ruby? She bit her lips. Now she was afraid that telling the princess about the ruby would gave Springsteps and her mother a world of trouble. She sighed and licked Fender's nose. "I love you," she whispered.

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After around another 30 minutes of the spell doing its work, the nightmares slowed down, and eventually stopped appearing. Now they were replaced with one peaceful dream, that being of one Fender, one Winterglade, and one foal between them.

 

Finally, the princess stopped working her magic on Fender. "Well, that's all I need to do...though, I should stay until he wakes, just to be sure that he is okay. He should wake in several minutes. Until then, he will dream his way through the recovery. Peaceful dreams this time." She sat on the floor next to Winterglade and Fender. "It's never been customary for royalty to sit on the floor..." She smirked, "...but I rather enjoy taking part in what my subjects do." The princess sighed contently, "It's like a day off...though not a day in full." A curious smile grew across Luna's face, "Might I ask, since you two seem so happy, do you plan on having foals?"

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At first Winterglade was awash in relief, but it was cut short and quickly replaced with crippling embarrassment. Her face slowly turned a deep shade of red by the time she felt the massive bulk of the princess sitting next to her. "T-Thank you... And yes, we are planning to have foals of our own. We have tried, but I don't know if it's... working." She was understandably reluctant on giving out details of her personal life, even to a princess. At least now the nightmares were over... Fender was smiling serenely in his sleep. Winterglade smiled, nothing could rob her of this happiness seeing her husband in content.

 

"Um, princess?" Winterglade called to the alicorn. "Sorry about asking this, I might be sound kind of silly here, but... Can you foresee the future? I... if possible, I would like to know if I can bear foals." She pursed her lips. She dearly hoped that she hadn't overstepped her boundaries by asking such a question, but she had been having doubts.

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The princess chuckled lightly, "See into the future? No. What I can do is use a medical spell to see inside of you...hm, I haven't had to do that in a very, very long time." The alicorn started using magic to look inside of the mare's body. Inside, there could be seen the start of a small being in the mare's womb. Luna stopped the spell, with a look of surprise on her face. "You tried a few weeks ago, yet you're just having this checked now? You're a week or two along...it looks like." She chuckled. "You're having foals, my dear." 

 

In his sleep, Fender couldn't understand what was going on outside, but it was almost like he hunderstood the princess's last sentence. He awoke with a light jolt, and then slowly rose. "Am...am I fixed?" He looked at the knowing smirk on the princess's face, like she figured out some dirty secret. "Wait...what's that look? What'd I miss?" Luna chuckled. Fender glanced at Winterglade. "You two been partying while I was asleep?"

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Winterglade hardly registered Fender's awakening, as she was too busy replaying in her mind what Luna had just said. There was a foal inside her, and it's about two weeks old. She just couldn't believe it, after all those attempts to coax Fender to work on her, she had been having a start of a new life in her all along. With a rising squeal her face slowly contorted into one huge grin. "I'm having a baby!"

 

Winterglade quickly pulled Fender into a hug and spun on the floor. "We are having a foal! You will be a papa, and I'll be a mama! Oh Luna thank you so much thank you so much...!" She promptly kissed Fender right then and there.

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At everything that just happened, Fender's jaw had been hanging as low as it could, even when he was rolling around on the floor with his wife. When he eventually recovered and escaped his wife's grasp, he became quite excited. "OH...oh my...this is...well, let's be honest, that's amazing news to wake up to...uhm...oh...wow, Bon Bon's gonna be pissed and excited all at once." He laughed nervously, but still excitedly.

 

Luna watched the scene unfold in front of her, and smiled contently. "Well, you seem perfectly fine. So I think I should go now."

 

Fender quickly cut in, "Wait!" He smiled nervously, "Uhm...Princess, if you so wish to, please stay."

 

The princess smiled contently once more, but nodded 'no.' "I have to get back to Canterlot, but you two take care."

 

Fender nodded, and soon the princess left their presence. Fender immediately turned back to Winterglade and huffed excitedly, "We're gonna be parents. We're gonna be parents, sweetie!"

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"Yes! Oh heavens yes!" Winterglade was nearly hysterical by now, but she still remembered to follow princess Luna to the door and waved a hoof. "Good bye, princess! And thank you!" Princess Luna had performed a pregnancy test on her, now that's something she just have to tell to her sister.

 

She returned to Fender and sat in front of him, then raised an eyebrow inquisitively. "Bon Bon? Seriously? Why do you have to remember her?" She burst into laughter and fluttered her wings once. She was so happy that she felt like doing loops on the air right there, but doing so would knock down a lot of things. After a few seconds, she finally wheezed and calmed down. "And, uh, how do you feel? Still have the headache?" she asked, a bit worry slipped into her voice.

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"No headache." He chuckled, "And even if I did, it would be going away just about now." He smiled broadly, "We're having a foal...a baby...a little...us..." He laughed happily, "A little us!" He excitedly kissed her on the lips, then cheek, then neck. He finally sighed and took a deep breath. "Oh and, don't worry about the Bon Bon thing. I just thought of how she was when we didn't tell her we were going away..." He chuckled.

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Winterglade laughed heartily as Fender showered her with kisses. She pawed at his chest and nuzzled him. "Oh you... I'm glad to hear that you're doing fine," she sighed and rolled around to lie down, resting her head on Fender's lap. "You should be proud. Princess Luna told us that I've been pregnant for about a week or two now, which means it's one of our late-night session that..." her words trailed, she started to blush. "I can't wait!" she suddenly exclaimed and jabbed at Fender's stomach.

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At her words, and the jab, his jaw dropped once more. "Woooooah. Well, we've gotta start saving for a crib...and toys...an all kinds of stuff." He chuckled nervously. "I still can't believe it...we're gonna be parents." He sighed, "This takes our relationship to a whole new level...and I have never loved you more." He smiled, and bent down to give a rather passionate kiss.

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"You shouldn't worry about the crib..." Winterglade closed her eyes and returned the kiss lovingly. It was a new experience to her, kissing while pretty much upside down from Fender's lips. She ended up moaning a bit louder than usual. "Ummh... I love you to, Fender."

 

Winterglade continued exchanging tongue with her husband for a few more minutes before she finally pushed Fender back to caught her breath. "Phew... I guess it makes sense now. I've been having some random urges for sweet and salty food." She looked down at her tummy and poked at it twice. The thought that a new life resided inside her made her chuckle.

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He was first surprised by the moans emitting from his wife, then by her popping up. "Well...there goes drinking to celebrate." He chuckled, "Can't have our foal coming out drunk...especially if it has your alcohol tolerance. Pfffttt..." He bust out laughing at the thought.

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Winterglade pouted and rolled around to right herself up. She knew she couldn't take her alcohol but it wasn't exactly something silly. "Come on! It's not like the foals would be from my blood alone. You'll be responsible for half of the foals" she stuck out her tongue. "And even if I can drink alcohol, I would rather not to... I don't want our foals to come out wrong. Starting now, I'll eat healthy stuff!" she exclaimed, raising a hoof in emphasis.

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"And even if I can drink alcohol, I would rather not to... I don't want our foals to come out wrong. Starting now, I'll eat healthy stuff!"

 

 

"Just like our cream cheese stew this morning? Tomorrow you won't know the difference between morning sickness or your stomach exploding." He laughed, "Now we should probably both rest. I just had an alicorn flush the bad outta my mind, and you have a small pony in your belly. So let's just spend the day laying around." He smiled.

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Winterglade held back a giggle and playfully smacked Fender with one wing. "What? You can't blame me for having a sweet tooth! It could be the foal speaking." She nuzzled the stallion and briefly licked his nose. "Besides, you also had a plateful. Don't say that you didn't enjoy all those cheese... I guess we are calling it a day now?" she asked. The day is still young, but somehow she was tired enough to feel sleepy. Holding back a yawn, Winterglade followed Fender to the bedroom. She waited until Fender was comfortable before joining him on the bed. Now that she was positively pregnant, she didn't feel the need to push Fender. She was quick to fall asleep while curling up next to her husband. "Good night..."

 

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The blissful sleep was abruptly cut short as deafening knocks broke the silence of the room. Winterglade slowly stirred awake, her belly facing upward, and cursed all the living hell of whoever knocked their door this- she turned at the window -early. It wasn't even sunrise yet. She rolled about and snuggled herself deeper into Fender, but the knocks were still too loud. With an exasperated sigh she rose and stretched her back. "Who could be so rude!? The sun isn't even up yet oh Celestia... Fender, you awake yet?" she nuzzled her husband. "Can we kick this pony's flank? I want to sleep again," she whined, eyes pleading.

 

Behind the hotel's door, a certain cerulean pegasus was pacing back and forth. Ten hours ago, she was summoned by her superiors to assist in the searching team for any survivors under the Vanhoover's disastrous avalanche. She didn't even stay there for any briefing, she quickly rushed ahead everything and flew straight to the villa where her sister and her husband should be spending their honeymoon. In her panic she had forgotten to carry most of her equipments. Needless to say, her day was a very chaotic one.

 

"Oh Luna... Please be okay, please be okay," Autumn Glow repeated the mantra over and over again, and stopped only to knock at the door as hard as she could without waking up the entire hotel. She was wearing a crude protection vest and a helmet, both were at a bad condition due to her digging up the snow recklessly. A few minutes ago she had been informed that Winterglade and Fender had taken residence in this hotel, she dearly hoped that it was true. "Winterglade, are you in there?" she yelled to the door.

Edited September 18, 2013 by Starshine

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"Winterglade, are you in there?"

 

 

Hearing the familiar voice from outside of the apartment, Fender's once slowly-waking brain and body immediately sprang awake and into the next room. He opened the door to see a familiar Autumn Glow, looking very distressed. "Autumn?" He quickly realized that she must have heard of the Vanhoover tragedy, and immediately pulled her in for a hug, and pulled her into the hotel. "We're okay! We're okay!" He let the hug go, and called into the bedroom. "Winterglade! Come tell your sister good morning!" Fender closed the hotel door, as he said this.

Edited September 18, 2013 by Becker (Fender)