The mares waited for things to calm down a bit, then for a checkup, which confirmed they were all pregnant, before enacting their plan. It was the middle of the night. The horses had been sneakily grabbing supplies and hiding them in their stalls for a few days. Now was the time.
Ellany, who, as a horse witch, had great power over anything related to horses, was able to return to a human form on her own, though doing so took all of her magic, and sped up her pregnancy. She was now in her second trimester.
"Okay, Sassy, try it," Ellany said from her stall. Sassy took a deep breath.
"Protect me," she whispered. There was a flash of light. Sassy had become a gorgeous black-haired woman. But like Ellany, her pregnancy was affected. She was in her third trimester, and didn't know it yet, but was carrying twins.
Ellany and Sassy got Yevgeney and Anya saddled up, grabbed the supplies, and snuck out. They were almost free when they were spotted. The women urged the mares to move faster. Thanks to their special breeds, Anya and Yevgeney moved like the wind, leaving the breeding farm in the distance.
"Well done, Sassy," Ellany said. She winced. "Perhaps we should call you something different. Sassy is not a human name, after all."
"Sally," Sassy suggested. "Simple. Plain. No one would ever expect my true identity."
"For more reasons than just going by a different name!" Ellany laughed. Sally rubbed her enormous pregnant belly.
"Fair enough." Sally suddenly looked nervous. "Um. We should probably get some clothes." The transformation had resulted in them returning to humans naked. And they hadn't been able to grab any clothes beforehand.
"Only if Yevgeney thinks so," Ellany said. "She is the planner, after all. She will know our next step." Yevgeney began to neigh. Back to being human, Sally couldn't understand the mare. When Yevgeney finished, she looked at Ellany expectantly.
"Our next move," Ellany said, "is..."