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- >You stand up and smile at Twilight.
- "Thank you for being so reasonable."
- >Twilight sighs.
- >"Let's just get this over with before I come to my senses."
- >You nod.
- "Okay, what's the first step?"
- >Twilight bites her lip.
- >"Well, first, we'll need to get Rarity and what's left of your foal back together."
- "And how do you suggest doing that?"
- >Twilight pauses for a moment to think.
- >"It would probably be best if you spoke with her first; if I confronted her, she might panic knowing that a government official knows what she did."
- "Do I have to? I'd really rather not see… her… for a while."
- >Twilight sighs and nods her head.
- >"You shouldn't avoid her. If this all goes according to plan, she'll be carrying your foal soon."
- >You sigh.
- "Okay, fine. And the foal?"
- >Twilight nods.
- >"I performed a couple of exams on her when she was alive, so I should be able to locate the body by its genetic signature. I'll meet you back here once you've gotten Rarity."
- >You nod, standing up straight and turning towards the door.
- "Okay. If we're not back in an hour, come and get us."
- >"Will do!"
- >You wave goodbye and head out the door.
- >The cool, fresh air has a much more significant calming effect now that you know not all is lost.
- >You just hope you can convince Rarity to go along with your crazy scheme.
- >You've calmed down some, but ponies are still staying out of the way, because you've slowly been gaining speed and are now running at full speed towards the Boutique.
- >Your legs are literally spinning underneath you. Fucking cartoons.
- >Before too long, you arrive at Rarity's front door, screeching to a halt.
- >Again literally.
- >Way to ruin the mood, cartoon physics.
- >You knock on the door, careful not to bang too loudly and startle her.
- >After several seconds pass.
- >No answer.
- >You knock again, slightly louder.
- >You drop your bag on the ground and pat your pockets.
- >You find your key in your back pocket and proceed to pull it out and unlock the door.
- >Picking up your bag, you pull your key out and open the door, cautiously stepping inside.
- "Hello? Rarity?"
- >You can faintly hear somepony sobbing.
- >You set your bag on the floor and close the door behind you.
- >Slipping your key back into your pocket, you follow the sound to Rarity's bedroom, where you find her on her bed with her head buried into a pillow.
- "Rarity?"
- >You take a few steps closer.
- "Rarity, can you hear me?"
- >You slowly sit next to her on the bed.
- >You gently rest a hoof on her shoulder, and she flinches slightly.
- "I–I'm sorry! I'm so sorry; I didn't…"
- >You shake your head and rub her shoulder slowly.
- "It's okay, Rarity."
- >She shakes her head.
- >"No, it's not. What I did was horrible. I don't deserve to live."
- >You pull her head off the pillow and look her directly in the eyes.
- "Don't say that. Rarity, it's going to be okay. I'm here to make things right."
- >Rarity wipes her eyes and sniffles.
- >"Really? Are you here to forgive me?"
- >You sigh and shake your head.
- "I'm not sure I'll ever forgive you. No, I'm here to make things right. To fix what you did."
- >"Wh–What do you mean?"
- >You smile.
- "I have a surprise for you."
- >You look around the room and find her sleep mask, which you tie around her head.
- >Rarity sighs. "Is this really necessary?"
- >You're not sure it is, but after hearing what Twilight said, you don't want to take any risks.
- "Mm-hmm."
- >You lift her off the bed and carry her towards the front door.
- >She's not exactly light, but you've had enough practice and exercise lifting her in the past that it's not too difficult.
- >Rarity huffs.
- >"I can still walk, you know."
- >You grunt, pushing the door open with a foot.
- "Can't ruin the surprise by letting you know which direction we're going."
- >She grumbles. "Anonymous, please. You're being ridiculous."
- >You sigh, spin the two of you around a few times, and place her back on the ground.
- "Fine, but no peeking!"
- >Rarity nods.
- >You place a hand on the back of her neck and gently guide her on where to walk as you head towards the library.
- >"You're not usually this enigmatic, Anon."
- >You only have to nudge her every so often on the straightaways, to prevent her from walking in one big circle.
- "I thought you wanted more mystery in our relationship, Rarity!"
- >She sighs and resigns herself to follow your lead.
- >When you arrive at the library, the door is wide open, so you lead Rarity inside and shut the door behind the two of you.
- "Okay, Rarity, you can look now."
- >She removes the blindfold and blinks, looking around before turning to you.
- >"Anonymous, you're turning me in? How could you‽ I said I was sorry!"
- >She turns towards the door before it's suddenly surrounded by a magenta aura.
- >"Rarity, he's not turning you in. Anon brought you to me because I promised him I'd bring his foal back."
- >Twilight is standing at the top of the basement stairs, holding a small box.
- >Rarity's eyes go wide and she sputters for a few seconds.
- >She shakes her head.
- >"Oh, no. No no no. Absolutely not. There is no way I'm carrying some sort of undead… zombie… fetus… THING inside my body! Uh-uh. I refuse!"
- >Twilight rolls her eyes.
- >"Rarity, a zombie is a dead body that's kept animate with a continuous input of magical energy. If I wanted to that, I could do it with a lot less energy, and I wouldn't need you here."
- >Rarity seems to calm down somewhat.
- >"Wh–What do you mean?"
- >Twilight sighs.
- >"I'm not just reanimating the foal; I'm resurrecting her. She'll be alive, not undead."
- >Rarity nods slowly.
- >"If you say so, Twilight. I guess this gives me a way to atone for my crime. Let's get started."
- >Twilight smiles.
- >"Good, let's go down to the lab."
- >She carries the box down the stairs, and you and Rarity follow close behind.
- >Twilight helps Rarity up onto a table and books some monitoring equipment onto her belly.
- >She sets the box on a nearby table.
- >Up close, you notice it's tattered and somewhat dirty.
- >"I found the body pretty quickly; it was buried in Rarity's garden. Fortu–"
- "What?"
- >You turn to Rarity.
- >She nods.
- >"I thought she deserved a dignified burial; it was the least I could do."
- >Her tone is defensive, and somewhat indignant.
- "'Dignified'? You buried her in your yard, in a shoebox! That's how you bury a hamster, not your daughter!"
- >"What was I supposed to do? I had to keep it a secret. You're lucky I didn't throw her in a dumpster, or flush her down the toilet! And for your information, it was the garden, not the yard, and that's not 'a shoebox'; it's–"
- >"Shut up, both of you!"
- >Twilight growls.
- >"We're moving forwards, not looking back. Now, as I was saying, the body was in one piece. A few bones were broken, probably in the process of being expelled from your uterus, but I've repaired those already, and what little decomposition there was was also easily reversed."
- >You take a deep breath to calm yourself back down.
- >Rarity does have something of a point, and she's regretful enough to be willing to do this.
- >You nod.
- "Let's begin."
- >Twilight lights her horn and the lid of the box begins to glow a moment later.
- >You turn away as Twilight lifts the lid off the box, not wanting to see what's inside.
- "Just… Just tell me when you're done, okay?"
- >You hear the hum of magic, followed by some unsettling grunts and squeals from Rarity, finally turning into light pants.
- >"Okay, I'm done. You can turn back now."
- >You turn back around to see Rarity lying on the table, the familiar bump back in its rightful place.
- >You know the job hasn't been completed yet, but you can't help but smile a little.
- >Twilight takes a deep breath.
- >"Now I need to reconnect Rarity and the foal, or else she won't be able to survive for long after I resurrect her."
- >Rarity nods.
- >"Just make it quick; I'm not too comfortable carrying a dead body in my womb."
- >Twilight smiles.
- >"Don't worry. It'll be a little tricky, but I should be able to trigger regenerative cell growth prior to the full resurrection."
- >She approaches Rarity and points her horn at her belly.
- >"I'll need to concentrate, so stay still and keep quiet.
- >Her horn begins to glow, and so does Rarity, but the aura can't be seen on her belly, the glow instead radiating through it.
- >Twilight begins to sweat slightly, her breathing growing faster, as she repeatedly checks a small screen on a nearby cart.
- >After a minute or two, she pants and extinguishes her horn.
- >"Okay, that's… that's Step 2."
- >She summons a glass of water and drinks it in two large gulps.
- >"Time for Step 3. Anon, come over here."
- >You raise an eyebrow and walk over to where Twilight and Rarity are.
- >Twilight lights her horn again and there's a bright flash of light.
- >You feel a light breeze, and once the afterimage disappears you find yourself standing in a field outside of town.
- "Twilight, I told you I don't like to be teleported! It makes me feel like I'm being pulled through a tube by belly button!"
- >Twilight rolls her eyes.
- >"And I told you that was 100% psychosomatic, caused by expectations from human culture. I even explained in detail how there's nothing in the process that would cause that. With diagrams!"
- >"Uh, could you two wait to have this fight until AFTER we're done? Because I've got a corpse inside of me!"
- >Rarity is still lying on the table, hooked up to the machines.
- >Twilight blushes and nods.
- >"Oh, yes, of course. Anon, could you stand back."
- >You start to back away.
- >Twilight shakes her head.
- >"No, just… out of the way. Don't back up too far."
- >You nod, standing about as far behind Twilight as she is standing from Rarity.
- >Twilight's horn begins to glow.
- >She points it at Rarity's belly.
- >Magic starts to flow in an arc from her horn into Rarity's belly.
- >It starts to glow brighter.
- >She unfurls her wings.
- >Wincing, she increases the intensity of her magic, the light starting to seem more white than magenta.
- >Her eyes begin to glow.
- >There's a gust of wind, but you're not sure if that's connected to the spell.
- >She begins to lift off the ground, though she isn't flapping her wings at all.
- >There's a crackling in the air and the hairs on your arm start to stand on end.
- >Squinting, you can see in silhouette her wings seem to shred into thin air, forming a cloud of magic.
- >The clouds sparkle, slowly joining the stream of magic flowing into Rarity.
- >Twilight grunts and takes several deep breaths.
- >A mist seems to form around her and she starts to shrink slightly.
- >The stream of magic dramatically increases in intensity as the alicorn magic joins it, and the increase in brightness finally forces you to look away.
- >The hum of magic grows very loud, but not loud enough to cause discomfort.
- >The crackling in the air becomes more tangible, and you can feel it through more than just your hairs standing on end.
- >You close your eyes.
- >The humming and buzzing sounds grow to a crescendo and there's a blinding flash of light, followed by a soft thud.
- >You open your eyes and blink a few times to clear your vision.
- >Your ears are still ringing.
- >You spot Twilight collapsed on the ground next to the table.
- >You rush over to her.
- >She's still breathing.
- >Breathing a sigh of relief, you stand back up and rush over to Rarity.
- >Looking around, you see that the grass has been scorched in a large, thick annulus, centered around Rarity.
- >Inside the inner circle, however, the grass has grown significantly longer, several blades even sporting seeds at their tops.
- >Rarity looks over to you, clearly slightly dazed as well.
- >You look into her eyes.
- >As the ringing in your ears dies down, hear what is possibly the most beautiful sound you've ever heard.
- >Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
- >A big, stupid grin forms on your face.
- >Beep. Beep. Beep.
- >Rarity sees your smile and begins to smile herself.
- >Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
- >You yank the electrodes off of Rarity's belly and pull her into a tight hug.
- >She smiles, tears in her eyes.
- >"Looks like we got the family back together."
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