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"You've been avoiding me," Zoran said.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Asura replied, trying to seem indifferent as she walked past him.

"Don't lie to me. I know you better than that. Tell me what's going on," he tried to coax gently, knowing that pushing her too hard might end up in disaster. She would answer him, and he had the patience to wait.

"Please, Zoran, leave it be." Asura kept moving forward but he turned to walk beside her, eyeing how her wings were still spread around her body.

"Why are you doing that?" he asked, nodding toward her wings.

"Doing what?" she asked, feigning idiocy.

"No games, Asura, come on," Zoran pressed, rolling his eyes. "You've been avoiding me for weeks. I'm going crazy. You know I can only help."

Asura sighed and he knew he'd struck a chord with his 'crazy' comment. While he didn't like to make her feel guilty by using her love for him against her, sometimes it was the only way to get her to open up.

"I'm..." she halted, looking down at the ground and pawing the dirt timidly -- which was unlike her. "I'm pregnant..."

Zoran stared at her dumbfounded, trying to register her words. Suddenly his face lit up and he smiled. "Pregnant!" he exclaimed, eyes sparkling as he quickly moved toward her. "That's what you've been keeping a secret from me? Why? It's great news!"

Asura took an unsure step back from his excitement. "No it isn't Zoran. I never wanted a foal. I'm not fit to be a mother! Look at me! I've done so many terrible things... This foal won't survive."

A gentle smile spread on Zoran's face as he looked down at her fondly. "You are the worst critic of yourself. I know your past better than anyone. But that's just it. It's all in the past, Asura. You've gained better control of your powers. We're matched evenly in strength. For heaven's sake, you know as well as I do that your state of mind has changed since we were unsealed. You could even go back to your normal form if you wanted."

"You don't understand, Zoran," Asura pleaded quietly. "I...I was... Before we were sealed." Zoran tilted his head at her as his eyes widened in realization. She pressed on before he could say anything. A rim of tears came to her eyes. "I can't help but feel that something is wrong. And it's my fault I didn't know."

He shook his head and his smile returned. "Silly mare. I'm also to blame for not sensing it either. But we know now, and we're better for it anyway. You'll be an excellent mother if you would stop doubting yourself."

"I don't think I can do this. The pregancy is too quick. Being suspended in time, it's catching up with me now. It won't take long for the foal to catch up either. I'm not prepared."

"Nopony ever is," Zoran stated moving toward her and pressing his head against hers. "Don't worry. I'll be there to help you. Always will be, always have been." Asura didn't say anything, just closed her eyes and nodded subtley, feeling a little more at ease.

"Now let's see that baby bump!" he chimed a moment later with a wide smile and glint in his eyes. He nudged her wing out of the way before she realized what he was doing and stuck his head next to her slightly larger belly. "HI BABY!"

Asura felt the flush of embarrassment from his yelling even though there was no one around. She snorted and returned her wing to its spot as she quickly stomped away. "I never should have told you!" she growled as Zoran laughed and pranced around as he followed.

Yeah, so I just felt like writing this. Originally I was going to make a short comic series about it, but I suck at placement and making comics period, so here's a half & half

Perhaps a little explanation. When Asura and Zoran sealed themselves, they were suspended in time. Also Asura was pregnant. So upon unsealing, time caught up with them first (hence having 7 spirals in their horns instead of 5) then began to catch up with her pregnancy. A normal 11 month term is substantially shortened to 4 or 5 months. Then Averzhon was born!

Asura & Zoran (c)

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"You've been avoiding me," Zoran said.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Asura replied, trying to seem indifferent as she walked past him.

"Don't lie to me. I know you better than that. Tell me what's going on," he tried to coax gently, knowing that pushing her too hard might end up in disaster. She would answer him, and he had the patience to wait.

"Please, Zoran, leave it be." Asura kept moving forward but he turned to walk beside her, eyeing how her wings were still spread around her body.

"Why are you doing that?" he asked, nodding toward her wings.

"Doing what?" she asked, feigning idiocy.

"No games, Asura, come on," Zoran pressed, rolling his eyes. "You've been avoiding me for weeks. I'm going crazy. You know I can only help."

Asura sighed and he knew he'd struck a chord with his 'crazy' comment. While he didn't like to make her feel guilty by using her love for him against her, sometimes it was the only way to get her to open up.

"I'm..." she halted, looking down at the ground and pawing the dirt timidly -- which was unlike her. "I'm pregnant..."

Zoran stared at her dumbfounded, trying to register her words. Suddenly his face lit up and he smiled. "Pregnant!" he exclaimed, eyes sparkling as he quickly moved toward her. "That's what you've been keeping a secret from me? Why? It's great news!"

Asura took an unsure step back from his excitement. "No it isn't Zoran. I never wanted a foal. I'm not fit to be a mother! Look at me! I've done so many terrible things... This foal won't survive."

A gentle smile spread on Zoran's face as he looked down at her fondly. "You are the worst critic of yourself. I know your past better than anyone. But that's just it. It's all in the past, Asura. You've gained better control of your powers. We're matched evenly in strength. For heaven's sake, you know as well as I do that your state of mind has changed since we were unsealed. You could even go back to your normal form if you wanted."

"You don't understand, Zoran," Asura pleaded quietly. "I...I was... Before we were sealed." Zoran tilted his head at her as his eyes widened in realization. She pressed on before he could say anything. A rim of tears came to her eyes. "I can't help but feel that something is wrong. And it's my fault I didn't know."

He shook his head and his smile returned. "Silly mare. I'm also to blame for not sensing it either. But we know now, and we're better for it anyway. You'll be an excellent mother if you would stop doubting yourself."

"I don't think I can do this. The pregancy is too quick. Being suspended in time, it's catching up with me now. It won't take long for the foal to catch up either. I'm not prepared."

"Nopony ever is," Zoran stated moving toward her and pressing his head against hers. "Don't worry. I'll be there to help you. Always will be, always have been." Asura didn't say anything, just closed her eyes and nodded subtley, feeling a little more at ease.

"Now let's see that baby bump!" he chimed a moment later with a wide smile and glint in his eyes. He nudged her wing out of the way before she realized what he was doing and stuck his head next to her slightly larger belly. "HI BABY!"

Asura felt the flush of embarrassment from his yelling even though there was no one around. She snorted and returned her wing to its spot as she quickly stomped away. "I never should have told you!" she growled as Zoran laughed and pranced around as he followed.

Yeah, so I just felt like writing this. Originally I was going to make a short comic series about it, but I suck at placement and making comics period, so here's a half & half

Perhaps a little explanation. When Asura and Zoran sealed themselves, they were suspended in time. Also Asura was pregnant. So upon unsealing, time caught up with them first (hence having 7 spirals in their horns instead of 5) then began to catch up with her pregnancy. A normal 11 month term is substantially shortened to 4 or 5 months. Then Averzhon was born!

Asura & Zoran (c)