Day 10: Canterlot Crazy Time
“This way, Forest,” Twilight shouted excitedly leading the way down another alley.
“It’s like a maze!” I complained slowly keeping up. Every time I ran, my pain in my chest would remind me that I had a huge hole there. Back on Earth, I would never be able to do this. Either Ponies had superior builds than humans, or they were better doctors. Who knows? I was just glad that I wasn’t lying around on a bed.
“Right there,” Twilight said exiting an alley and pointing across the street.
When I caught up, I looked. A huge line stretched completely around the block. Loud thumping music emanated from the building. Two large Ponies stood at the entrance as a large line of lead off from them. It was obvious they were bouncers.
Twilight walked to them, “Hi, Tiny.”
A huge Pegasus with the tiniest wings I’ve ever seen turned around, “Hi, Twilight! Long-time no see. Looking to get in?”
“Yes please. For two,” Twilight pulled me close to her.
“That a new style? Bandages?” Tiny gestured to me chest guffawing the most obnoxious laugh I’ve ever heard.
“A cooking accident gone wrong,” I lied, “Hurt myself pretty bad.”
Tiny looked at me for a long moment, “Usually we don’t let Ponies that don’t fit the dress-code in,” He gestured to the huge line, “But seeing as you’re with Twilight, I’ll let you in this once.”
“Thanks, Tiny,” Twilight said, and Tiny let the rope-gate down to allow us across.
Twilight went inside, but I was grabbed by the hulking Pegasus, “Twi’s my girl!”
“I-I beg your pardon?” Wow, that came out from absolutely nowhere!
“Twi’s my girl!” Tiny repeated, showering me with his spittle.
Wiping myself with my hoof, I took his hoof off of me, and gently threw it to the ground, “Look, Tiny – is that right? Look, Tiny; I don’t care. I’m here with Twilight as a friend. Whatever you two have or not is beside the point. I’m here to have fun, okay?”
“Just… I’ll be watching you!” Tiny did something with his eyes that made them bulge out.
As soon as I entered the club, my face was met with a wall of repeated electronic beats. Wow, the Ponies had this kind of music? I felt a hoof on my shoulder.
“Where’d you go?”
“I was busy being threatened by Tiny,” I shouted trying to be heard over the ‘phat beats’, “Says you were his girl.”
Twilight blushed furiously, “I went on a date with him once. It was a long time ago. Didn’t work out. Too much brawn, no brains,” She replied shouting over the music.
“Somehow I can’t picture you two together,” I shouted in response.
“Oh yeah? Who can you picture me with?” Twilight shouted in response grinning and laughing.
The way the lights bounced off her face, the way her eyes twinkled in the lights of the club, her laugh, her smile… everything about her was strangely enticing, “Me,” I whispered barely audibly.
“What?” Twilight asked, turning her head to hear me better.
“Nothing, nothing…”
Oh shit! What’s happening to me?
"Forest, what’s wrong?” Twilight asked, “Are you okay? Your face is all red.”
Shit, shit, shit!
"Forest?” Twilight leaned in closer.
“Nothing, nothing. I just had a pang of pain,” I looked up at her. Our eyes met and held for a moment.
“Are you really alright?”
“Really, really.”
“Okay. If you say so,” Twilight began looking away.
No! No, this can’t be happening! I’m… falling for her. No, no, no.
“Sorry, Twilight, I’m… I need a drink,” I shouted.
“Oh, okay! Let’s go to the bar,” She replied, concern was fading from her face.
Suck it up! Don’t spoil her night!
Breathing in deeply, I pushed the feeling growing in me aside. I would deal with it later. For now, the proper thing would be to grin and let her know that everything is fine. And that’s what I did.
Twilight face visibly relaxed as relief washed over her. She’d be useless at Poker.
We made our way to the bar, which was located at the far end of the club. A wall of drinks behind the bar stretched at least two stories high! I was wondering how they got the drinks from the top shelves but a Pegasus flew up and grabbed a bottle without any problem. And when there wasn’t a Pegasus to spare, a Unicorn would use his or her magic.
“What can I get you?” A Pegasus bartender asked.
“What do you want, Forest?”
“Something really strong,” I laughed, “But not as strong as Granny’s hootch.”
Twilight grinned at me, “I hear that. Two Blitzers, please.”
“Blitzer?”
“You said you wanted strong. That’s the strongest drink I know – except for Granny’s hootch,” Twilight laughed, “I can’t believe you drank a whole glass of it in one go!”
“Ugh, please don’t remind me…”
“Here you go, two Blitzers!” And two shots were placed in front of us.
“Forest, there’s a special way to drink this,” Twilight said, “Rarity showed me how. First, you take salt…”
“Then drink and chew on a lemon?”
“Exactly!”
So a Blitz was the Equestrian equivalent to Tequila. Awesome.
“To you, Forest,” Twilight stated raising her glass.
Shaking my head, I refused to be toasted to. It was not right, “Let’s toast to you and your friends instead.”
Twilight looked into my eyes, “Okay! To me and my friends!”
“Hear, hear!”
My throat burned as the alcohol found its way down my gullet and into my stomach. Wow. This was tasty! It wasn’t bitter or sour, and the alcohol had a pleasant scent to it that filled your nose with a cherry-like aftertaste. The burn went away with the lemon.
“Again?” Twilight said, her eyes wide open.
“Again?” .
“Come on! I never get to do this!” Twilight protested.
Shrugging and resigning myself to what was probably going to be a morning with a supreme hangover, I looked at the bartender, “Again!”
The Pegasus bartender grinned. He hadn’t moved from his spot, “Here you go!”
The second shot was not as bad. But I could feel my head swirling.
Twilight shuddered and giggled, “One more?”
“Are you sure?” I asked, “I think two is my limit…”
“Come on!” Twilight urged, “Let’s have fun!”
Smirking, I shook my head and laughed, “I am having fun. Fine, one more. Just one.”
Famous last words.
About six shots later, we finally decided to ‘cool-down’ with a couple of cocktails as we made our way to the dance floor. Let me tell you, it’s actually not that hard to walk on three legs while holding a glass.
The music carried me. It made me move. I’ve never been good at dancing, but at least I was better than Twilight. Good grief, she couldn’t dance at all. And as she tried, other Ponies began to laugh at her and move away. Soon she stood alone in the centre of the dance floor next to me, I wanted to help her but I didn’t want to get humiliated as well…
Fuck it.
I copied her. Exactly. Hoof for hoof, sway for sway. Well, as best as I could. Every crazy gyration, those ridiculous arm furls, that silly tail-shake thing, I copied them all. And after a while other Ponies started to join in. Slowly, more and more began to do the ‘Twilight’.
“DJ Pone-Three shout out to the Mare in purple! You go girl!” Now even the DJ was spurring Twilight on.
She screamed in glee. After a while her dancing started getting less ridiculous. I guess all she needed to do was find her comfort zone. Or maybe the alcohol had worn off and she was getting her inhibitions back. Whatever the case, she still was having a ball of a time.
“I’m sorry, Fillies, but this is the last one for the night! You’ve been a great crowd! Goodnight!” The DJ played a funny, happy song at the end and then the music shut off.
My ears were ringing with the sudden silence, but I had to admit it was pretty awesome. I hadn’t been to a club in years, and being in one reminded me just how much fun it was. Well, I can’t really say that, the only times I’ve been to clubs was because I was a ‘spare’ to someone else so they could get in for free, and then ditch me for the rest of the night. Still had fun though, in my own way I guess.
“Woo!” Twilight shouted and laughed, “I haven’t danced like that in a long time!”
“You danced like a pro,” I replied grinning.
Twilight snorted out a laugh, “Thanks. You weren’t bad, trying to keep up with me,” She emphasized her point by doing a toned down version of her crazy moves.
“What can I say? You’re the master, and I am but a mere pupil.”
We left the club and walked across the street to a coffee stand to try and sober up a little. A large clock on a tower told us that the time was currently a little after four. We watched as the club opposite was still bleeding Ponies. They slowly came out of the main doors, somewhere shouting and screaming about the fantastic night, others were more interested in their partners. Well, what do you expect after a night of fun and frivolity? Many other creatures were exiting the club as well. I even saw a Griffin and Pony literally mauling each other in the street, and by mauling I mean making-out-with-another-as-if-the-world-was-going-to-end. Some of the more lubricated equines ended up falling over onto the ground, drunk beyond their limits.
“Is this common?” I asked.
“Usually it’s a lot better, but there’s a holiday tomorrow, so I guess everyone’s let their manes down,” Twilight held her coffee in her hooves, trying to warm them up, “Aren’t you cold?”
“Too much alcohol and adrenaline,” I replied, “Can’t feel the cold.”
“Lucky. You seem pretty normal, despite drinking as many shots as me.”
“I think I’ve raised my tolerance.”
Twilight grinned and laughed gently, she knew I was referring once again to Granny’s special brew.
“Want to go somewhere else that’s cool?” She asked.
“Sure.”
We paid for the coffees and started back towards the palace, but instead of going inside we just walked past the gated entrance and continued up the road. The guards saluted Twilight as we walked by. The road kept following the edge of the palace grounds, the fence was on our left and a beautiful view of Canterlot was on our right
“Amazing! The train station is especially amazing,” I said pointing to it.
“It’s the second oldest building in Canterlot,” Twilight said, “It was built to be the magic guild, but… let’s just say it’s a part of our history we wish to forget.”
“That war you mentioned have anything to do with it?” I asked.
“Yeah,” Twilight looked at me, “But we came through in the end. All of us.”
I wish I knew what she meant, but judging from her reaction I could tell that she was in no mood to talk about it. So, we continued up the hill. After a short distance the paved road ended and was now covered with a thick luscious grass that rose slightly steeper before levelling out onto a large grassy plateau. It was bordered by a railing made from roughly cut stone blocks. Because of the darkness I could not see past those blocks the.
“What’s so cool?” I asked looking around slightly confused.
“It isn’t time yet, silly,” Twilight said, and sat down heavily on the grassy lawn. Following her lead, I sat next to her.
A few other Ponies had started to arrive as well.
“So, Forest. Have you regained any of your memories?” Twilight asked not looking at me.
“Yes, I think. Two, I believe.”
“Really?” Twilight edged closer to me, “That’s great!”
“It is. One is a sad memory, though. The other… I’d rather not think about.”
“Does it have to do with that scar on your chest? The one over your heart?”
“How did…”
“When the doctor was stitching your wound, he mentioned that you had a scar on the opposite side of your body nearly identical to the one that we gave you,” Twilight again looked glum, “Over your heart.”
“Well, at least now they’re matching,” I laughed. She failed to see the humor, “Come on, Twilight, I said you didn’t need to apologize for that.”
“I know you already said that, but I can’t help but feel responsible.”
Sighing, I placed a hoof around her shoulder, “Then I’ll tell you about a dream I had, my sad memory. After that, you can decide if you should feel sad for me, okay?”
So I told her about my dream with Nana. Of course, I left out certain details, and had to work around hearing the voices and things, but as I completed my story her eyes had that sparkle in them again. Sparkle. The name suited her perfectly.
“You gave me the opportunity to see my grandmother again, Twilight. You let me say goodbye to her, and for that I will forever be in your debt.”
“Thank you, Forest, for sharing that with me,” Twilight sighed and nodded, “I’ll try to get over this guilt, but it might take some time, okay?”
I let her go. And as I did, the sadness in those eyes evaporated. Then I understood, it wasn’t that I was falling for her. It was because she sympathized with me. I mistook her concern for my wellbeing as attraction. In the club she drank to lessen the burden of the knowledge that she had nearly killed me, although it was indirect. She treated me nice to make up for the agony she caused. She was just being good to me and somehow I felt that... I had actually thought… I’m an idiot! A part of me told me I should be angry with her, but I just couldn’t.
“Oh! It’s starting!” Twilight said, standing up.
The other Ponies also stood up, and so did I. I looked around confused, and they stared off into the distance, as if they were watching something. An explosion of light suddenly appeared on the horizon, and as it did the light fell through the darkness, and lit up a valley. I followed the light, every inch of it bathing everything in a new glow. A river glittered in the sun’s rays. It was beautiful. With the sun’s rise, a wave of wind blew past that seemed to pull the sun’s rays along with it.
“Wow,” Was all I could say.
“Wow,” Twilight whispered.
I turned my head to look at her, and she looked away quickly. Were her cheeks red? Why was she staring at me? Strange.
“Are you hungry?” Twilight asked.
“Famished.”
“Want to try my favourite café? They serve delicious cakes and pastries. Not as good as Pinkie’s, but its close.”
“Really?”
“No,” Twilight smiled, “It’s hard to match Pinkie’s ability. Even the greatest chefs in Equestria have difficulty when facing Pinkie in cook-offs.”
“Wow. I knew she was good… but that good?”
“Well, do you want to try the not-as-good pastries and cakes?”
I nodded, “Yes, please. Forest hungry!”
Twilight laughed at my stupidity.
Walking back towards the town, we ran into Shining and another Alicorn. This one was pink, and she grinned at Twilight.
“Cadence!” Twilight hugged her, “How’s my big sister-in-law?”
“Fine.”
“And the little one?” Twilight asked, hushed.
“Coming along nicely,” Cadence turned her body to reveal a huge tummy, “Remember you promised to Foalsit for me.”
“Of course!”
As the two Mares were talking and giggling Shining looked over to me, “She’s with foal.”
No shit! “Yes, I can see that. Not long now?”
“No, not long. Another two months,” Shining grinned.
“Your first?”
He nodded, “We were just too busy to think about raising a child before, but now… now is perfect.”
“So, Twilight, how is your date?” Cadence asked suddenly.
Twilight’s face blushed ferociously, and I think mine did as well.
“I-i-it’s not a date!” Twilight replied. Twilight looked over to me, “Right, Forest?”
“Better say something clever,” Shining replied, “Once my wife gets it into her head that you two are dating she’ll start planning your wedding…”
Can’t have that!
“Oh, no, your highness, but I’m afraid that my heart belongs to another,” I stated. That was neutral.
“Oh my, Twilight, are you trying to steal a stallion from another mare? You naughty girl. Who is she?” Cadence grinned.
“Cadence!” Twilight moaned.
“I’m sorry, Twilight, I’m only teasing you,” Princess Cadence walked over to me, “Take care of my little sister, Forest. Or else!”
It might have been intimidating if she didn’t have that huge grin across her face, “I will, your highness.”
And with that, Shining and his wife entered the palace grounds.
Twilight was still blushing away, “I’m sorry about that, Forest. Cadence always does that.”
“It was unexpected, but no harm done. Shall we continue on our ‘date’?”
Twilight looked at me for a moment, “Date?”
“Date. In quotations,” I replied smiling.
“Oh! ‘Date’! I get it,” She laughed again.
It didn’t take long to get to the café. It was just at the bottom of the hill we had come from, the one that led to the palace and opposite the corner of the fence that surrounded the palatial grounds. Upon entering, I was hit by the strong scent of coffee. I needed one, I was getting tired again, and I had not slept much the past few days.
“Hi, Twilight, didn’t know you were in town,” A stallion said looking at her, “When did you get back?”
“I arrived yesterday. I’ve been busy.”
“Studying more magic?” The Stallion came out from behind the counter.
“Sort of, it’s not my place to explain.”
The café Stallion dropped the subject instantly, “So, anything else that's interesting?”
“No. Just on a ‘date’ here with my friend Forest!” Twilight said, grinning.
“A date, huh?”
“No, a ‘date’. Within quotations, silly,” Twilight rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue.
The stallion looked at her confused, “I’m sorry, Twilight, I don’t get it.”
“She means it’s not really a date,” I explained, “Hi, I’m Forest, Forest Fire.”
“Hi, I’m Aiden Fomaio,” The Pony looked me up and down, “I’ve never seen you around before. Are you new to Canterlot.”
“I don’t know. I’ve lost my memory.”
“You mean to say you have no idea who you are?” Aiden asked.
“That’s right,” I replied, “For all I know, I could be your brother.”
“I don’t have a brother…”
“He’s talking about it theoretically, Aiden,” Twilight cut in.
The Unicorn was a strange green-blue mix, with a dark blue mane that covered his right eye. He was my height, about, and we both had the same type of build. His Cutie Mark was a fork on a plate… no, it wasn’t, it was a trident with a shield. Aiden caught me staring at it.
“Yeah, my Cutie Mark… I used to be a soldier,” Aiden smiled, “But I’ve retired now.”
“You’re pretty young to have retired, or you looked young,” I replied.
Aiden smiled, “I joined the forces when I was pretty young. I come from a long line of soldiers for Princess Celestia. But several years ago I got a pretty bad injury. I can’t really use magic anymore apart from some basic spells, thanks to Twilight,” He looked at Twilight.
They looked at one another and in that moment I saw it. It was brief, but was definitely there. It couldn’t have been obvious, but Twilight thought nothing of it and smiled back at Aiden as she walked by him. Aiden never took his eyes off Twilight.
“I’ll be sitting at my usual table, and I’ll have my usual. Forest, what do you want?”
“Something strong that will help keep me awake.”
“I’ve got just the thing,” Aiden replied gently as Twilight walked by him.
Pushing past him, I walked behind Twilight and we both sat at the far end of the café in a small alcove surrounded by windows on all side except for the part that lead back the way we came. A small table sat in the middle with cushions on the wide window ledges for the customers to sit.
“You always come here?” I asked.
“Yeah, I used to come here a lot as a student when I lived in the palace. Back then Aiden worked here, he eventually took over after the previous owned left Canterlot. He’s been here ever since,” Twilight looked back towards him, “I don’t understand why he choeses to stay. With the money he gets from retirement he could buy a nice farm, settle down and have a family.”
“Maybe he hasn’t found the right one,” I replied, “Maybe that’s why he stays here, waiting for his special somepony.”
“You’re a real romantic, aren’t you, Forest?”
“Am I?” Who was she kidding, was she really that blind?
“So, who do you like more, Applejack or Pinkie Pie?”
“Wha-what?” I shouted, “I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Oh, come on,” Twilight leaned back against the cushions, “It’s the talk of Ponyville! Everypony knows.”
“Everypony knows? Knows what?” I asked. This was interesting, purely from a curious perspective.
“Oh, never mind. You’re so clueless,” Twilight shook her head.
“Me? I’m clueless? Me?”
“Yes, you,” Twilight replied raising her eyebrow.
I laughed, “Is that right. Well, I can tell you right now that I know at least one Pony who adores you.”
“What?” Twilight’s face turned pink, “You do?”
“I do.”
“W-who?” Twilight asked quietly.
“Are you sure you want to know?”
“Yes.”
“A hundred percent sure?”
“Yes!” Twilight exclaimed.
“Tiny,” I leaned back and grinned.
Twilight smacked her forehead, and shook it, “Ooh, I should have seen that one coming.”
“If you want, I can tell you another Pony who likes you,” I said leaning in closer.
Twilight looked at me, “Anypony’s better than… Tiny!” Her eyes were no longer looking at me, but looking behind me. I have got to stop doing that. Twice with Rarity, and now…
“Hi, Twilight. I saw you from across the street and decided to say hello,” The white Pegasus Pony replied placing one of his hooves on my shoulder, “Didn’t I tell you she was my girl?”
God, I hated bullies.
“Well, let’s ask Twilight,” I turned to her, “Twilight, do you want to be romantically involved with this… Pegasus?”
Twilight shook her head.
“And there you have it,” I took his hoof off from my shoulder, “Now, we’re having an intelligent discussion and we wouldn’t want it to harm your remaining brain-cells.”
Tiny roared as he spun around and kicked me. Now, after the pain I experienced yesterday, the kick barely tickled. I just wished he hadn’t kicked my wound. That was bad.
Picking myself up from off a broken table, I saw Aiden standing in front of me, “Take it easy, I don’t want any trouble. Can’t you see he’s hurt?” He said trying to defend me.
“Out of my way!” Tiny charged Aiden.
Aiden’s horn glowed, and he picked up a piece of wood tossing it at Tiny’s front hoof. He stumbled and rolled into another table. Not to be outdone, Tiny picked himself up from off the ground hefting the nearest table over his head before using those tiny wings to hover over Aiden and me. Using his full body weight he threw it at us, a part of me wanted to shove the stupid soldier aside, but I couldn’t. My arm – hoof – forelimb (oh whatever) wasn’t responding to me. I couldn’t move it at all.
Aiden used his magic to pull a table from next to him and levitate it as fast as he could. The two tables crashed smashing each other into tiny bits, the debris showering me.
“Never a dull moment,” I shouted, trying to ignore the pain.
“Tiny! Stop it!” Twilight yelled.
Tiny slugged Aiden hard with his fore-hoof, spinning him around. But Aiden was not done yet, using his magic he pulled two chairs from the nearest table towards him, folded them in mid-air and smashed Tiny’s head from both sides, like cymbals in those old cartoons.
The bully didn’t even flinch.
Aiden leaned against the wall, and watched as Tiny walked towards him, his eyes a deep red. For the first time since I got to Equestria, I was actually worried. This was a little excessive, wasn’t it? For peaceful frolicking Ponies, this was a bit much.
Twilight rushed forwards and planted herself in front of Aiden, “Tiny! Stop it this instant!”
“Twilight! Get out of the way!” Aiden shouted, but he looked exhausted. Suddenly his words from before rand in the back of my mind, “... But several years ago I got a pretty bad injury. I can’t really use magic anymore apart from some basic spells...”
Twilight didn’t budge. She stood her ground. I had to admit, she was extremely brave.
“Tiny! I don’t want to hurt you!” Twilight threatened.
He seemed to stop when she said that, his rage seemed to abate. Then he smacked her. He smacked her. That stupid motherfucker actually hit Twilight! No way was I going to let him get away with that.
Twilight slid across the floor, clearly unconscious. Something happened in that moment. The world around seemed to darken so that all I could see was Tiny. I felt my blood boil; my indifference erupted into a volcanic explosion of rage!
Ignoring the pain in my leg, I forced myself up and lowered my head, “Hey Tiny!”
He turned around to face me.
“Eat this.”
Ever see a car go from zero to sixty in under three seconds? Bet you’ve never seen a Pony go that fast twice as quick. I felt his ribs fold as my head connected with him. The combination of my body’s weight and momentum ended our little ‘fight’ in one blow. It might have helped if he was on the ground instead of hovering just above it as we were propelled through the window and onto the street. I rolled a few times before coming to a halt. Tiny was a few feet away from me and he wasn’t moving.
Picking myself up from off the ground I swayed a bit, probably was still dazed from the impact, but hell, if I could survive colliding with a tree then smashing into Tiny was nothing. Although my fore-leg was still numb from before, I still managed to somehow limp back into the cafe where Twilight laid unconscious with her head on Aiden’s the lap.
“She okay?” I asked.
“She’s fine. She’s strong. You?” Aiden gestured with his head at my leg.
“I’ll live,” I replied breathing a sigh of relief, “Sorry about your café.”
The damage was pretty extensive. Half the tables were destroyed, the chairs were strewn all around and those the main window was smashed to bits and half of it lay on the road outside. The only thing that really survived was the main counter and the table where Twilight and I originally sat at.
Twilight’s eyes blinked open slowly. She looked up at Aiden. She sat up quickly, “Sorry Aiden.”
“You okay?” Has asked.
“Yeah,” She looked around, “Where’s Tiny?”
“Outside,” I stated out loud, he still had not moved, “I think he’s pretty badly hurt.”
She stood up and rushed past me. Despite the trouble he had caused, I genuinely saw concern in Twilight’s eyes. A part of was furious at Twilight for showing an inkling of kindness towards that jackass, but I think that was also what made her so damned awesome. She had that unreserved kindness towards others.
“He’s alright, just unconscious,” Twilight shouted, she returned into the cafe and walked over to me, “Did you do that?”
“Me?” I asked, “Well, yes, but... it was only because he hit you.”
“Forest, I can take care of myself. I’m not a Filly that needs...”
“I know, but I’m not the kind of Pony who will sit around and do nothing when my friends get hurt. When I saw you fall down on the ground like that, I just lost it.”
“You were incredible, Forest,” Aiden said standing by my side and allowing me to lean against him to take weight off my injured hoof, “How did you do that?”
“I don’t know. You weren’t so bad yourself! If you hadn’t used your magic to protect me with that table...”
“Everypony, freeze!” Two Ponies in blue uniform came into the cafe while a third trotted over to Tiny, “What’s going on here?”
Great. Pony cops.
“Hello, officer. I was here with my friend for some coffee and breakfast, when Tiny came and threatened...” Twilight stated almost as quickly as Pinkie.
“Whoa, whoa! Start again,” The officer requested.
Twilight repeated the story at the same speed.
“Look, miss, if you don’t slow down we can’t take a statement...”
“Officer, that Pegasus came in here looking to pick a fight with this Stallion because he got jealous that he was with Miss Sparkle. Miss Twilight Sparkle,” Aiden said her full name slowly.
The officer was busy writing down the statement in his notebook when he head Twilight’s full name, upon which he suddenly stood at attention, “Your highness!”
“Please, officer, I’m not really royalty,” Twilight replied, “I need to sit down.”
Aiden rushed to Twilight’s side barely giving me enough time to reposition my body to accommodate my latest injury. Seriously, if this keeps up, I won’t be able to run that race!
“He’s alright,” The police Pony next to Tiny shouted, “Just a little dazed.”
“I’m afraid we’re going to have to bring you in for questioning,” One of the police Ponies said, and looked at me, “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Why?”
“Your chest... is that blood?”
Looking down at my bandages it was indeed red and felt soggy. It was completely soaked, “Ah. Yes. That is blood.”
“That’s a lot of blood,” The police Pony said and walked over to me.
“Well then, let’s go to the hospital!” To be honest, I felt fine. Strangely.
The cops put me into their jail-cart thingy, and threw Tiny in there for good measure. It was a quick ride to the hospital where I was immediately seen by the same doctor from before. As soon as he saw me, he just shook his head and sighed, “I told you to not hurt yourself.”
“Seems like I’m accident prone.”
“I’m afraid that we’re going to have to keep you here for a few days just to make sure that there is no permanent damage to your body,” The doctor looked over his shoulder and I saw Twilight and Aiden standing there, “Your friend is here to say goodbye.”
Twilight walked in, “Sorry, Forest, but I have to go back…”
“That’s okay. You’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do.”
“I’ve asked Aiden to come see you every day,” She looked back at and he entered the room and stood next to Twilight, “So at least you’ll have one Pony you know come and cheer you up.”
“But… we don’t really know each other.”
“Please, Forest, at least I’ll have a little piece in mind knowing that Aiden is looking out for you, okay?”
I was slightly taken aback by that. She cared.
“Okay. Thanks, Twilight, Aiden. I appreciate it.”
“It’ll be my pleasure. I can’t work at the café until the repairs have been completed anyway, which should take a few days,” Aiden stated.
“Yeah, sorry for getting your place all trashed up like that. What overcame that hulking monstrosity to do that, anyway?”
“No clue, I had no idea he was so violent,” Twilight shuddered.
“How’s your face?” I asked.
“It’ll heal,” She looked at me, “And you need to heal too!”
“Say hi to Applejack and Pinkie for me,” I said, “Tell them that I’ll come home as soon as they say I’m healthy enough.”
“I will. Take care of yourself, Forest. See you back at Ponyville,” Twilight put her hoof on mine and squeezed it. How? No idea, but the gesture meant a lot to me.
As she left the room with Aiden, I actually felt sad.
The doctor returned, “We’re going to give you some sleeping pills. While you sleep, I will re-stitch your wound and clean your bandages.”
“Fine,” What choice did I have? So, two large blue pills were put in my hoof, and I downed them with a glass of water.
“Now, count to ten,” The doctor said, preparing need and thread…
“One, two, three…” Yeah, that’s as far as I got.
The next few hours were a blur. I think I woke up once in the late afternoon, a nurse gave me something to eat and that was it. I only really become coherent when it was dark outside. The clock above the main door to the ward stated that it was now just after eight at night. In the back of my mind I wondered how everyone back in Ponyville was doing.
Bored, I got out of bed and walked to the large window to my room when I heard a voice behind me, “Forest?”
Turning around my eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and I threw myself to the ground, “Your majesty!”
“Forest, please, don’t. After what I did to you, you don’t need to bow to me,” Princess Celestia stated.
Slowly, I raised myself from the ground, “What can I do for you, Princess?”
“I came to apologize. My sister, Princess Luna, has insisted that I come and make amends for the pain I’ve cause you.”
“Twilight has told me the circumstances of the accident, and in retrospect I cannot hold you to blame. There was no way you could have known that I was immune to magic,” Well, it was true! She had no idea.
“I appreciate the sentiment and your open heart, Forest,” She turned to go.
“Princess, if I might ask just one question,” She stopped and turned around, “What would you have done if I was a human?”
There was a long uncomfortable silence, but I needed to know. I just had to know.
“To be honest, I had no idea what I was going to do. I didn’t plan that far ahead,” She smiled, “But that’s in the past now.”
“And one other question, please. Brian. Why can’t you convince him to change his mind about being turned into a Pony?”
“That is something you’ll have to ask him yourself, Forest,” And with that, the Princess walked out of the ward.
Sitting in the darkness of the room, I stared at the door Celestia had exited from for a long time wondering about many things, but one thing was for sure. For now, I was safe from Tutela.
Crawling back into my bed, I didn’t bother looking at the time as I needed to catch up on something that I’ve seriously lacked the past few days; sleep.
Author’s Note: I want to thank MrFishberry for coming up with the name: Aiden Fomaio.
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I claim first post bitchess! Anyway, thank you, I was getting anxious.
Damn, Second.
Anyway you are going to ship (or make it appear so) Forest with everypony arent you?
671539 Probably not. I'm not a very good ship writer.
Hey Deathtap about how often do you post a new chapter?
678148 I don't have a schedule. I just post 'em as I they are completed. The next one should be up today at some point.
671178 nice job claiming first.
I like that smash that Forest did to k0 Tiny.
YES!
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Damn you Cadance!
YES!
YES! Hope that shipping works out!
You really give me mood swings author.
8028969
I actually found it funny. It would make for an interesting beginning in a fic.