Title:           What Has Science Done? Part 6: Happily Ever After
Author:          Fuckasaurus_Fuck
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First Edit:      Friday 7th of September 2012 10:15:19 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Friday 7th of September 2012 10:15:19 PM CDT

>Five long, stress-filled weeks have passed since the Alicorns' second breeding session
>You bred the foals (now fully-grown) about halfway between those weeks, but you're worried about Lily and Mint
>All seems to be going well, but you can never be too careful
"Tummy feew funneh...babbehs comin?"
>Huh...at least they're aware that they're pregnant
"Okay, Mint. Let me help"
>Four healthy foals
>Three colts and a filly
"Alright, that's great."
>Lily follows suit a few hours later
>Two foals
>Both are fillies
"Great job, Lily...now let's get you-"
"Nuu! Babbeh stiww in tummeh!"
"Wha...?"
>One more foal's coming out
>You know what that means
>It's probably a runt
>You've been breeding long enough to know that a runt comes out late
>Maybe ALicorns will give it a chance though
>Lily sniffs the foal
>She gives Lightning a worried look
"Babbeh...babbeh too smaww?"
>Lightning sniffs the foal as well
>His expression quickly deteriorates into sadness
"...babbeh too smaww..."
>Lily carefully cleans the foal and hugs it for a bit
"Sowwy, babbeh...you too smaww...nu can be happy...daddeh wiww make bettah..."
>She carefully passes the foal to Lightning, who hugs it
>He carries it as far away as he can from Lily and sets it down
"...sowwy..." he whispers
>He raises a forehoof and presses it down onto the foal's head
>Before you can stop him, you hear a pop, and the foal stops moving
"Oh shit...Marcus, you better come in here."
"What is it?"
"There was a runt."
"Crap...get a washcloth and-"
"No...Lightning killed it."
>He looks just as shocked as you were
"Why?"
"Alicorns ARE smarter than normal fluffies...they said something about it not being able to be hapy."
"Maybe they knew it couldn't survive..."
"Maybe...it was pretty awful. Look at them."
>Even though the foal was a runt, Lightning and Lily still try to console each other
>They have two healthy babies, but even so the death of the runt was painful for them
>A regular fluffy would simply kick the baby away if it tried to hug its mother or eat
>But Alicorns...
>They actually show it some love before killing it
>And the actual act was as quick as they could make it
"Wanna help me clean up? I don't want to deal with this by myself."
"Yeah, Anon...you just make sure Light and Lily are alright. I'll get the foal."
>You spend a few minutes stroking the fluffies' manes, whispering reassuring words to them
>You feel terrible, especially when you think about Starsplash
>To think that he could have shared that fate...
>You forget the incident as weeks turn into months
>You have begun selling fluffy Alicorns for quite a pretty penny
>Everyone wants one
>The Townsburg Petshop becomes an international sensation almost overnight
>Luckily, you were able to keep up with demand
>You and Marcus are able to retire within half a year
>You sell the secret to breeding Alicorns to Hasbro, which begins developing its new line of fluffies
>You and Marcus split the profits 50/50
>You've each made over $20 million
>Starsplash is going to get all the spaghetti he ever wants
>After all, you couldn't have done this without him