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but they basically make you all boy crazy because the sunlight triggers your pituitary gland, releasing lutenizing hormone that make your now sensitive ovaries start producing eggs, thus releasing estrogen and... making you really, really want sex.”
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“What are hormones?” Apple Bloom asked agitatedly. “How do they all make me all boy crazy?”
“Hormones are just chemicals that do something in your body,” Twilight said. “Adrenalin for instance, when you see something scary, your brain releases it and it goes straight to your heart, making it beat faster! And uhm... lutenizing hormone is what tells your ovaries and... testes to mature, making you start having an estrus cycle. I really only read the basics on hormones, sorry about that.”
“No problem miss Twilight,” Scootaloo said comfortingly. “But what’s contraception?”
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“Now I know colts are magic,” Sweetie said dazedly. “They can even make miss Twilight speechless!”
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“I never squirted in Apple Bloom once,” Scootaloo said confidently, trying to stand bravely before the unusual mare, “Sweetie helped, and I made sure she couldn’t keep me alone, and we’ve been helping her as much as we can. So Apple Bloom will be okay. A-at least she will.” His ears wilted again.
“You’re being very mature about this, Scootaloo,” Twilight said warmly to him. “But you knew what you were doing, when you did it to Sweetie Belle. I understand it was a mistake but...” she pointed a hoof at Sweetie, “She’s the mother of your child now. This is why colts and fillies aren’t usually friends, because their parents are worried about foals, and... it’s really hard to be around each other without making a mistake.”
“O-oh,” Scootaloo said in quiet humility, as Twilight explained in one fell swoop why it was so weird for him to have filly friends.
“That’s why you need contraception,” Twilight said in frustration. “There’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to have filly friends. Still, I know it’s hard for you, but you must have at least had some hesitation? Were you just trying to time it so that you pulled out on time?”
“I... no, I wasn’t doing that,” Scootaloo said with his ears down. “I put it in her all the way, and I made sure it all went i-into her.”
“It’s okay, Scootaloo,” Sweetie said touching his shoulder. “I feel fine, and I liked what you did too. We were both... being bad.”
“I know it’s hard for you to resist, but without any contraception... I just can’t help but be a little ashamed of you two. I’d tell you to do better next time, but well, you’re pretty much stuck for the next 11 months at least. Plenty of time to think about what you’ve done,” Twilight said a little coldly.
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“Hey, be nice Sweetie!” Scootaloo said all too sympathetically, turning to Twilight and saying, “Sure I’ll um... I don’t mind um, doing it if you really wanted it. But you just said you don’t want to get my um... foals. But you just said that pulling out doesn’t work. So what do you want, really?”
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