"Contagion Is Magic"

Dr. Wilson's frowned. "How do you feel?"

"Pinkie Pie! Pinkie Pie!" shrieked Mercedes from the living room.

Charles tried not to scratch. "Itchy."

"No, Rainbow Dash!" screeched Tammy.

Dr. Wilson sighed. "Be glad I do house calls. When does your wife get home?"

"Late. Been pulling double shifts since I got laid off. I've been watching the girls."

"Daddy, tell Tammy that Pinkie's best!" Mercedes yelled.

"You have varicella equus," Dr. Wilson said. "It's, uh, environmental. The girls are immune anyway."

"What do I do?"

"No children's TV. Tonight watch two Gerard Butler films and call me in the morning."

Contagion Is Magic by I Saw Lightning Fall

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