Artist's comment:

Continuation of the series this time featuring Burnt Oak and Bright Macintosh!

Ya know, we never really saw Burnt Oak's family or who he ended up with. Granted, I doubt the writers could've squeezed that into the episode (and Mrs. Cake was an already established character).

However, I was rewatching some episodes lately and came across the episode with Chip Cutter. I thought to myself: "Huh… he looks an AWFUL lot like Burnt Oak when he was younger". We never saw his parents either. Oh, the possibilities.

Thus, the Grayscale family came into being! Burnt Oak met Amelia Airhoof (who was featured in one episode via flashback to Rainbow Dash's past — so she's around Burnt Oak's age) quite by accident. They were both rather old when they started dating and soon got married. When Amelia found out she was pregnant with little Chip Cutter, it was a huge surprise, but a welcomed one! However… the pregnancy took a toll on both of them. Amelia wasn't in her prime and became weaker as she progressed, making Burnt Oak absolutely terrified of losing her like he lost his best friend Bright Mac. In Amelia, he found healing and learned to love again, but watching her grow weaker really screwed with his head.

Luckily, Chip Cutter was born without complications and Amelia recovered very quickly. Now they go for races on the fields he used to sprint on with Bright Mac. Watching his son and his wife take to the skies, but keep low enough to fly with him, fills Burnt Oak with a nostalgic feeling of comradery and family.

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I absolutely LOVE this little head canon I made! I placed Burnt Oak and Chip Cutter together and then wondered who the mother/wife would be. I did some digging and came across Amelia Airhoof! It's a family of gray ponies and they're all adorable!

Just one more picture to go in this series! It's gonna be the trickiest one yet!

PART 1 → >>2950057


Uploader's comment:
Apparently Amelia Airhoof is an alternate name for Ms. Whirlwind from Newbie Dash.