The Consequences of Your Actions (AU) + Story (Patreon)

Maverick and Ocean Soul were spending time together after going out for a long walk. They had been together now for 5 months and had just made it back into town with their friend Gentle Star, who tagged along. The weather was clear, breezy, and sunny. A perfect day.

Or so it seemed.

After making it back into the house that they all shared, Maverick and Ocean Soul sat down on the ground while Gentle Star made her way upstairs to relax. Maverick moved in closer, placing a hoof underneath Ocean Soul’s chin as both were blushing gently. As Maverick and Ocean Soul giggled gently for one another, they heard a knock at the door. Confused, Maverick got up and answered the door, giving a look of complete surprise when a familiar face was making her way inside.

“Lyra? Is that you?” He asked, still in shock. He noticed that she was also carrying what seemed like a young foal with her.

“Maverick… it’s been so long.” Lyra smiled at him, carrying the foal. “I actually wanted to see you.”

Ocean Soul then got up, looking over at Lyra. “What are you doing here?” Ocean asked, confused. She knew that Lyra and Maverick were together beforehand, but did not know much after that.

“Perhaps you should ask Maverick.” Lyra said with a smug grin. 

“What are you talking about?” Maverick asked.

In that exact moment, Gentle Star came downstairs to grab something for herself before she saw Lyra and the foal, making her way towards the two. “Oh my! What do we have here?” She asked, looking at mother and child.

Lyra smiled more and more as she looked at Maverick. “With me… is Maverick Jr.”

The room fell silent for what seemed like an eternity. You could even hear a feather hit the ground.

“Maverick… Jr.?” Maverick asked, unable to comprehend what was going on.

Finally, Lyra smiled a rather smug grin as she revealed her foal to Maverick. The foal indeed looked like Maverick as he slept peacefully under the cloth that was keeping him warm.

“Congratulations, it’s a colt!” Lyra teased, holding Maverick Jr. close to her as Maverick had a look of pure shock go across his face. There was no denying it. He was indeed a father! Ocean Soul scowled at him.

“Maverick… what did you do?” She asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Ocean! I… uuhhh… umm…” Maverick began to speak before Gentle Star, who had been listening went towards Lyra.

“Awww… he is so cute! Congrats Lyra and Maverick!” She said happily before looking at the others. Ocean was still scowling as Maverick still could not believe what he had done.

“Your actions have consequences, Maverick.” Ocean Soul told him. Lyra spoke up.

“It was not consequential though.” She stated. “Maverick told me about himself and you knew we were dating before you two were together.”

Ocean Soul glared at Maverick. “You better have a good explanation.”

Gentle Star, however, smiled widely, looking over at Maverick Jr. as he was sleeping peacefully. “He has all of your best features, Maverick!” She stated. She always was so positive.

Maverick then turned towards Ocean Soul. “Ocean… Lyra was right. We were dating before we had met and we… well… were intimate before I had met you.” He said quickly. “I didn’t even know that Lyra was pregnant!”

“You expect me to believe that?” Ocean asked, still scowling, on the verge of tears.

“You should.” Lyra said, moving closer to Maverick. “What Maverick and I had… it cannot be replaced. I loved him, and I still do, but I want to raise Maverick Jr. by myself as a personal decision.”

Gentle Star tilted her head. “But why break up a potential family?”

Lyra shook her head. “It just wouldn’t work out. I mean…” She then looked at her foal, then at Maverick. “I still have so much love for you Maverick, but in the end, we would not work together. That’s why I did what was best for myself and the foal… leaving and leading a quiet life together for the sake of the child.”

“But what will you tell him when he’s older?” Maverick asked, feeling sorry for his foal.

“The truth. He will still see you. I would not withhold him from seeing his father.” Lyra said as Maverick Jr. woke up, beginning to move around gently. She smiled at him, smooching him gently on the head. Ocean Soul then looked at Maverick, then the foal.

“He indeed looks like you.” She said gently, seeming to calm down just a little bit. She then pointed at the foal. “Hold him. You are the father after all.”

Listening to her words, Maverick picked up Maverick Jr. gently from his mother’s arms, looking down at him. Immediately Maverick Jr. began to giggle, waving his hooves in front of his father. Maverick’s knees buckled as he moved his head towards his son.

“Son…” Maverick whispered, then looked at Lyra, summoning her over. “Welcome to the world.” Both parents looked down at their son as Maverick Jr. was still laughing for a moment before sneezing on Maverick’s face. Lyra then grasped her son as Maverick cleaned his face off while Gentle Star snickered and Ocean Soul looked at Maverick with a smug grin.

“Now we are even.” She stated, then looked at the foal. “We will talk about this later on. But for now…” She then looked at Maverick Jr. “Protect and love the foal as you would.”

Gentle Star clapped her hooves together. “Oh, I’m so happy for you two! It seems you are on good terms and more than willing to step up and raise your foal together!”

Ocean Soul smugly grinned. “Perhaps… this can even propel us to start our own family someday…” She said, licking her lips teasingly at Maverick.

“Oh… oh my!” Maverick gasped as Lyra laughed, as did Gentle Star. The two parents then smiled gently, nodding as all four now looked down at a docile Maverick Jr. Indeed actions had consequences, but for Lyra and Maverick, this was a case where it worked out well for the two… (c) Andrew Faehling (https://www.deviantart.com/strike-of-the-ninja)