Rocky POV

I knocked on Sunny's door, eager to see her. 

I had missed one of her baby check-ups with AJ, Gigi, and Katie because of a mission, and I couldn't wait to see how the little girls were doing. "Come in," someone said dryly. I opened the door. Sunny was facing the wall and hanging her head.

"What's wrong?"

No response.

"Is it because I wasn't able to make the appointment? Jet still needs training, so it's out of my control... I'm so sorry, Sunny-bunny.

Sunny turned around. Her eyes looked red, and she sniffled every few seconds.

"Why are you so sad? Let's talk about the twins. How is Melanie doing? I bet she's still bigger than Clarity."

Sunny let a tear stream down her cheek. "Rocky, you don't understand..."

I wrapped Sunny in a hug. I was also crying. I never wanted to see Sunny upset. Yet there she was, crying like the world as going to end. "A-about the twins..."

I looked up, smiling now. "So they're doing well? Is Clarity growing? Are they beginning to-"

Sunny put a paw over my muzzle. She shook her head and turned back around. 

I was able to put the pieces together, and my eyes widened.

"N-no. They couldn't! C-clarity, M-melanie, they couldn't have..."

I began to cry. Eventually, I lied down, practically drowning in my own tears.

The twins were gone.

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I almost cried while writing this chapter because my dad's cousin was going to have a little boy, but it didn't work out. She ended up having twins a few years later- a boy and a girl. They were born 4 months early, but they're just under a year old. For the most part, they are caught up with their age group.

So, yea, this was a very sad chapter for me to write.