Unforeseen Consequences - Aftermath

“Dang… I feel like truck just hit me…”
>You were awakened by a gentle breeze… and a horrible headache. Not only that, but your throat was sore, your limbs were numb and everything was a spinning blur. Geez, you can’t wait to go back…
“Home? What… what happened?”
>You rubbed your temples and shook your head to regain some of your senses. Well… the spinning was one, but the blur was still kind of there… hmmm, it seems like you didn’t have your glasses. Dang.
“Am I… in the Crystal Empire? But how? Hnng! My head! Ugh… this sucks, man”
>Seriously, last thing you remembered was Chrysalis draining your love at the hive and now… you woke up in a cozy bed, inside a room with expensive looking furniture and walls made of bright, cerulean crystal.
>Even more confusing, your moms were here too. The two of them were sleeping peacefully on both sides of the bed. Which… made you feel scared at first…
>Memories of Chrysalis’ attempts to control your mind came rushing to your mind. Her using your mom Celestia as a way to trick you, her scary cackling, the horrible sensation you felt every time that she pulled you out of that cocoon.
>You wanted to wake up your moms and hug them like you never have done before, but the fact is that you were… frozen. The possibility that everything you were seeing was nothing but an illusion put so much fear in you.
>But… you had to be strong… you… looked down at your hooves… the memories… the fear… they were too much… you couldn’t…
>As your fears started to increase, a hoof suddenly pulled you to a warm embrace.
>”My sunshine, all of this is real, you’re with us, Chrysalis has been defeated. There’s no need to be afraid anymore.”

>You started to feel your eyes swelling as you nuzzled into your mom Celestia’s chest.
“Mom? I-I was so scared…”
>You felt another body hugging you and a muzzle nuzzling into your mane. It was your mom Luna who spoke with a very soft voice “So we were… When that monster ordered for you to be destroyed… I…”
>Seeing your mom Luna cry made your heart ache, and while you wanted to cry… You tried your best to comfort her.
“It’s okay… I-I’m here now! Everything is okay”
>Your mom Luna sniffled, you could feel her tears dropping on your mane as she hugged you tighter “No, it’s not… I did not know what to do… it was as if my whole world was about to end… if Celie hadn’t stepped in… I-I don’t want to think what would have happened then”
>Your mom Celestia heavily sighed “You’re giving me far too much credit, Luna. It’s not like my heart didn’t sink either, or that I couldn’t sleep thanks to all the nightmares I had, it’s not like… I….” She then cried out “I was terrified too, you know?! For Pete’s sake, our son was about…! My little colt…” She… was sobbing… oh… “My sunshine, I’m sorry…”
“F-For what?”
>Your mom Celestia gently caressed your cheek as more tears flowed from her eyes “This should be a happy moment. After all what happened we should be celebrating that the light of our eyes is back with us but instead… I’m sorry…”

>Your mom Luna slowly nodded as she wiped her tears and gulped “Celie is right, she’s absolutely right” She then kissed your forehead “This terrible nightmare is over and by all the stars in the night sky, I haven’t feel so relieved in my entire life”
>Yeah, you couldn’t keep it anymore. As strong as you wanted to appear, this just made you sob.
“Moms… I-I was scared too, b-but everything is fine now, right? Equestria is safe, Thorax saved his hive, and Chrysalis… She told me something but… that’s not important right now. We won, and I’m here so please… don’t cry”
>Both of your moms basically sandwiched you in a big hug… it was kind of hard to breathe but… this is the best feeling you’ve had in who knows how long.
>After a long time of family hugging and silent crying. Several questions popped up in your mind
“M-Moms…uh… what happened to Thorax? Is he alright and how did I get here? Wait… How long have I been out of commission?”
>Your mom Celestia wiped her tears and chuckled “Alright, my curious sunshine. In that order. The changelings were quick to appoint him as their new leader and yes, Thorax’s a bit overwhelmed with his new role but he’s doing fine. In fact, there is a medal waiting for him”
>“And for you too, my child” Your mom Luna then continued “As well as for everypony involved with your rescue.” She then sighed “Which I think, bring us to your other questions… Initially, Discord brought you to our castle but…”
>Woah, why was your mom Luna getting so angry all of the sudden? “Celie… Would you mind to continue for me? You know that this particular subject still enrages me”

>Your mom Celestia nodded… and despite trying to hide it, it was clear that she got bothered too “Sure… it’s not like that bunch of featherbrains don’t make me want to blow something up”
>She then cleared her throat and turned to you with a forced smile “My sunshine, you have been sleeping for a little more than two weeks.”
“WHAT?! Oh c’mon! Did Chrysalis drained that much love out of me?!”
>Your mom Luna sighed and nodded “Yes, the state that you were in was…” Her face became filled with sorrow for a moment before she shook her head “Suffice to say, even the spirits of chaos were hesitant to leave your side, and I am certain that there is no power in Equestria or Tartarus that would have separated them from you… except for a little guard with a big mouth who leaked the story to the press”
“Oh, no… Did you crashed the moon on them?”
>Your mom Celestia shook her head as some of her mane started to combust “Nope… We were very close to do it though.”
“We?”
>Oh dear, now her entire mane was pure flames “What? Did you think that I would stay calm while those third rate paparazzi tried to snatch a photo of my unconscious son?! Oh no, no, no, no! They should be thankful that patience is one of my many, many virtues!”
>”TO THINK THEY HAD TO NERVE TO SNEAK INSIDE THE CASTLE!” Your mom Luna’s voice made the whole room to tremble “YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME SHOW THOSE PONIES WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ANGER THE PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT!”
“Uh… I-I think it would be better if we drop the subject”

>Your mom Celestia said with a creepy smile “Yesss… I think you’re riiiight” She then sighed combed her mane, putting all the flames out and making it go to its usual rainbow colors “So, after that… incident. We took you to the Crystal Empire while Discord and Eris are back home pretending to be us”
“And they agreed to help just like that?”
>Your mom Luna answered with a shrug “To be honest with you, my child. We didn’t even have to ask. When the spirits of chaos saw the circus that was happening outside the gates of the castle, they scared everypony away by transforming into gigantic fire breathing sock puppets” A mischievous smile was drawn on her face as your mom Luna chuckled “It was glorious”.
>“Personally I liked the mutant squid and demon octopus combo a bit more, that said…” Your mom Celestia rolled her eyes “Even with most of the paparazzi gone, we couldn’t take any more risks. That’s why we asked Cadence if we could bring you here.”
“I don’t want to sound rude, but… that ain’t gonna solve anything, in fact, I’m now nervous about Cadence. I don’t want any of those jerks bothering my cousin while she’s waiting for her baby girl to be born.”
>Your mom Luna rubbed the back of her head “I suppose we can call ourselves lucky that the baby has already been born and is the center of attention of the entire Crystal Empire.”
>Your mind went blank. Seriously, you couldn’t think of anything.
“Could you… repeat that again?”
>This time, it was your mom Celestia who answered “I think it would be better if the parents are the ones who tell you the news. Wouldn’t you agree, Cadence?”
>She then turned to the room’s door and opened it with her magic revealing none other than Cadence who was clearly eavesdropping in your conversation


>Cadence quickly regained her composure and gave your moms a big awkward smile “S-Sure! I… c-couldn’t agree more! Uh… Good morning, Anon. I know how this looks but… ah… I’m actually very happy to see that you’re getting better! Heh, heh… ”
>Despite the angry glare from your moms, you couldn’t feel angry at her. C’mon, she already had made enough for you.
>So you happily waved at her
“And I’m happy to see you too, cousin! Lemme tell ya, you look… uh… yeah… sorry, I was gonna say you were looking smashing but… y’know… I’m not very fond of lying.”
>Oh my, Cadence… what happened to you? Geez, her fur had lost a lot of color, he had these massive eye bags and her mane… man, it was a complete mess, heck, there even were some gray hairs in it.
>Cadence let out a long and tired sigh “I’m gonna give you a big advice, Anon. Enjoy your sleep while you can because once you become a parent, that becomes a thing of the past” She then shook her head and smiled at you “But hey! Now that you’re finally awake, that means that you can meet your new niece!”
>You rubbed the back of your head and let out a chuckle
“Oh, man. Hope that I don’t scare her… I must look even worse than you.”
>“Don’t worry about that, little bro. She has already seen your sleepy face plenty of times” Shining Armor then entered the room, pushing a pink truckle bed with his magic… and he somehow looked worse than Cadence.
“R-Really?”
>Cadence nodded as she gently pushed the truckle bed closer to you “Mhm! She really likes to come here… and she also has sneaked her way to be with her cute uncle plenty of times... I’ve no idea how she does it though”
>You felt your heart racing as you jumped out of the bed and started to get closer to the truckle bed. Man… don’t screw this up. Please don’t screw this…