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// Chapter 2 - Welcome to Ponyville 
// Story: I.B.E.X. - Book One : MLP 
// by Wamyn 
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Ponyville…One of the most known cities of Equestria. It is renown as one of the only cities who live with a traditional way: Magic was authorized, but all the constructions were mainly physical. Only on few buildings magic was used. But this did not prevent the primary races, the unicorns or the Pegasus, from settling comfortably within this community. The city was also known for a more agricultural reason: Apples. The town had about twenty hectares of apples trees, and all of his fruits, were ripe and sweet as the others. It was held from a respected family by the inhabitants... In their barn, at their farm, were they stored hay for their cattle, a simple Terrestrial, began to awaken from a long nightmare…

I opened my eyes. My vision was still troubled by my fainting from before. I turned my head, inspecting my environment, only to notice that I wasn’t outside anymore. I only remembered that I was under the rain, thinking I was going to have my last breath. But this isn’t the case now.

‘’…What am I doing here?’’ 

…I wanted to get up, but at the moment I put my hooves on ground the right front one, they send me a painful signal to my brain, and a crisp sound from my mouth. The pain was constant, I lifted my hoof, and remarked that it was banded! In shock, I removed quickly the bandage, and could see my wound healing slowly itself. 

‘’Somebody took me here, and aid me…’’  I was seeing a front door in front of me. ‘’ I should be going. Maybe, they will use me as…’’

I was interrupted by the opening of the same door in front. The light from outside blinded me, but it darkened by an orange moving entity. The vision was always flouted, but I noticed that it approached me, which made me nervous. I wanted to retreat, but my posterior was already blocked by the pile of hay… I mentally prepare to fight, but suddenly, the entity has spoken.

‘’ Finally, you wake up, pal.’’ She says, with a smile. When I hear his voice, I remarked that it sounded feminine, but very accentuated. I pleated my eyes for more precision, for analyzing the entity. She had a orange coat, had three freckles on both of his cheeks, a blonde mane, which ended on a horse-tail style, like also her personal tail. She had a strange hat, had green eyes, and her mark was three red apples. 
I was still mistrustful to her.

‘’…Who…Who are you?’’  

She lifts her right front hoof, and responded with a smile.

‘’…Ah’m the mare who take you here, and healed your hoof. Yer had a serious wound, ya know that? May’be ya should go to t’hospital. ‘’ She takes off his hat, and she presented herself: ‘’ But if ya want a name, the name’s Applejack.’’ She concludes by closing her eyes.
Applejack? It had making me more nervous. I never heard such a name.

‘’…Applejack…? What...a Strange name.’’ I said, stunned. Applejack put her hat again on her head, and didn’t understand why he said that.
‘’ Why strange? It’s only mah Name ! And yours, ‘bet it isn’t strange as ah think !’’

I could feel that she was offended in her voice, and didn’t wanted to cause trouble with my state, I clarify my voice, and presented me.
‘’…Sutorimu…My name is Sutorimu.’’ I said, bowing by respect. This time, it was Applejack who was confused…. She repeated my name.
‘’…Suto…What you say? It’s nuthing but gibberish! ‘’ She replied, frowning. ‘’ It’s new?’’

…How dare she say something like that? The Ibexian Empire has existed since the second century of the creation of Equestria. How can she put the existence my native empire in question?

‘’...No! It is an Empire situated to the east of Equestria, and she has always existed!’’ I said, becoming angry. Surprised, she retreated a little bit, and demanded me to calm down.

‘’ Hold your horses pal! Ah healed you, and let ya stay a night in the grange,’’ responded firmly Applejack. ‘’ Do ya still talk like that to yer healers?!’’

Shocked, I fixed my right front hoof disbanded. It…was her, who has taken care of me ? I was beginning to feel bad for having shouted at her, and I gave my apology.

‘’…I am truly sorry.’’ I said, bowing again. My legs were trembling, not because It was hurting me, but I was scared. I  screamed at her, because I was terrorized, and was completely disoriented. Finally, I confessed my anxiety to her. 

‘’…. I am lost, I don’t know where I am, and I am terribly worried for my family.’’ 

Applejack notice the distress in the phrase of Sutorimu, and propose something to him.

‘’…. Listen, maybe that yer Empire still exist,’’ She said. ‘’ But ah am not too savvy in history. But ah now someone who can help ya.’’ She turned to the door fixing the exit, but still looked back at him. ‘’ Ah will seek her, as yer cannot walk for a little time.’’ She sees the wounded hoof, who still healed, but always infected. ‘’ And more, if ya want to stay healthy ya got to go t’hospital.’’

I still didn’t understand, as I repeated the last word she said.

‘’…T’hospital…What is that?’’

I could hear a faint sigh from her, as like she was annoyed by my question. It had make me a little vexed to say the truth. However she responded with a smile.

‘’…It’s an establishment for healing the inhabitants from ah town.  Like ah Infirmary if ya like.’’

…Then it was an another word for saying ‘’infirmary’’. Relieved for knowing this, I was first thinking that it was a Shrine. I was feeling a bit dumb, a I blush as I respond.

‘’…I see.’’

She already notice my blushing, and it give her a little laugh. After that, she was speaking about his friend.

‘’….Okay pal, Ah go for searching mah friend, and coming here again.’’ She said, wanting me to be reassured. ‘’Stay here, ah don’t want ya to move, and don’t damage more yer wound.’’

She was walking outside of the building, and she closed the doors behind her. I wanted to stay here really, but it I was so bored, that I approached the door, despite the pain on my hoof. I push it…it won’t budge….I pull it…It was the same result ! She locked me inside this…Miscreant !

‘’ Tis a joke!’’ I said, slightly in a higher volume than before. Beginning to stress a little, I looked around again, to see if there are an exit somewhere…. This is absolutely not of a question to be locked here! After multiple looks, I noticed that it has a floor in the building…. But only reachable, by ladders… I fixed my hoof, feeling already the suffering that I will endure for this simple acclivity…But I had to escape quickly from here! Taking my courage with two hoofs, I approached the ladder and began to climb…. 

At the single pressing on the wounded hoof, it followed with a intolerable pain! I clenched my teeth, hoping that it could ease my pain, but it had little effect, as it was terrible. Every single bar I was climbing, was for me to be tortured in Tartarus… By a miracle, I was at the last bar, and I use already my last strength, to access on the upper floor. Arrived on the planks, I collapsed, already extinguished by the pain.  But I have to continue my escapade. I could feel my eyes being drowned by my tears, but I ignored this detail, and examined the second floor. I noticed a second door, much small than the other, but I didn’t care of that, when it could let me escape, before that Terrestrial could come back with back-up. I was slowly approaching of the door, and opened….

To find me at seven meter of high, far from the ground…

‘’ I could jump from there…’’  I thought, before I refuse to do so. ‘’…No. The only thing It can happen is not only to break my legs, but also my neck.’’ I sigh, only to see my only chance to escape from this building go away. And the worse was coming, because I could see the Terrestrial, was coming accompanied with some pony else. She was only panicked to see up there.

‘’…No, don’t do that!’ She shouted, rushing under me, with worry in her voice. ‘’ What are you doing at the s’cond floor ?!’’
exasperate, I respond aggressively. 

‘’Why did you lock me up !?’’ I yelled. I wanted to say someone else, but I was interrupted by his friend, who her voice was more calm.
‘’…Listen…. We want to help you,’’ She say, wanting to reassure me. ‘’ but please, think about your health! It is already bad enough!’’
I already noticed her feminine voice, and despite that I was already high, I could see easily what she looked like.  She had a violet coat, had a very darkened blue-violet mane, with two wicks, one was a light violet, and the other one magenta. On my height, I could also a pike on her head, supposing that she could be a unicorn. She continues to talk to me.

‘’…I already heard of your empire…Ibex is that correct?’’ She says, making me stunned, but relieved that someone know what I am talking about. 

‘’And I also know that it exists at the east of Equestria!’’ She wanted to also reassure Applejack that he could be insane or something like that. She continues to calm Sutorimu down.

‘’…But we are not enemies of the Empire, that I can assure you.’’ She says with a little smile. ‘’ So please. Close the door, and we will enter inside to discuss calmly. Okay?’’

I was clearly stunned by sincerity of her speech’s, and without a second thought, I executed her request. When I closed the door, I violent headache came upon me, making me grimace in pain. I could feel big drops of sweat, gliding along my front to the mouth, and the plague began to intensified in suffering. Beginning to breath very loudly, want desperately to have fresh air, I nearly hesitated to open the window, only to be relaxed. My hoofs, were trembling, and I could hear the voice of this unicorn, worried to seeing something that horrified her. 

‘’…Is he hurt ?!’’ She says with more horror, after she have seen the bars of the ladder, blooded. Applejack was frowning, and reply.

‘’…Actually…Yea, but ah wasn’t bein’ too trustful to him.’’…She was beginning to feel guilty. ‘’ Ah couldn’t take him to t’hospital.’’

More worried, she climbed the ladder, trying to avoid the blood on the bars…and was seeing Sutorimu in suffering, and not feeling well. He was breathy pretty loudly, and was also sweating heavily. She approached him, with a worry in her voice.

‘’…Do you feel good?’’

I only contended to nod my head, as every movement that I was doing was a hefty task…But…suddenly, my…Eyelids…are beginning to feel more…hea….

Applejack could see him collapsing, and jumped under him, to retaliate his heavy fall, failing to hit his head on the ground. She touched his front, and notice that he was feverish!

‘’Take him now Twi.’’ The latter was in front of Sutorimu, and Applejack was deposing him on her back. She continued to speak.
‘’…Ah’l go find Big Mac. We must to take him immediately to t’hospital!’’

Twilight nodded her head, but she demanded her friend to be quick.

‘’…Hurry Applejack, he’s not going to last this long!’’

She hurried, responding to Twilight, ‘’ Ah be back in a Lickety-split!’’…As Applejack descended the ladder, Twilight was taking care of Sutorimu, as much as she can. But she Could hear Sutorimu, Speaking in his unconsciousness.

‘’ Cap…Tain…. Flee…Hold…. Death…’’ Hearing his words, she put her right front hoof on his mouth and tried to shush him.
‘’…Shu…Rest yourself, keep your strength…. Horsefeathers, what she’s doing !?’’

Suddenly she could hear her name being yelled outside. She opened the doors, and see Applejack with her brother, Big Macintosh, focused of what he must do. The latter attached with a rope a wooden box, to be pulled by him and the hoist, up in the air.  Applejack helped him to do so, but before that, she spoked to Twilight.

‘’ Put him in there! We’ll lift him down on the cart!’’

Understanding the plan, Twilight with her magic, lifted Sutorimu carefully in the box, and stabilize the descent to ease the delicate transport…. Applejack dropped the rope with attention, as not to go too fast, and to do so, Big Mac was giving the cadence.

‘’…Easy…Easy…’’ The box was posed on the cart, and big mac rushed to the front, to install the harness and the collar on him, preparing to pull the cart. Applejack and Twilight was taking Sutorimu out of the box…She was asking at Twilight to use her magic to take him out.
‘’…Hold on…There…great!’’ She pushed the box out of the cart to lighten it, and jumped out to be at her brother’s side.

‘’ Let’s go to t’hospital, but drive carefully…’’ She said, looking back at cart, seeing Twilight taking care of the wounded Soldier. Big Macintosh responded with a single way:

‘’…Eyeeup.’’

He pulled with ease the cart, and they making forth to Town…. Obviously, the hospital was near of the train Station, and they go through the center to arrive at their destination. While Big mac was advancing rapidly, Twilight held the body of Sutorimu, hoping that the shake of the travel would not hurt him more. Applejack however, was in front of the cart, alerting the inhabitants of the urgency.

‘’…. Watch out we have a wounded! Let us pass!’’ She screamed. The common people see the cart coming fast and they we’re making space, even to be step on by others, as the cart was rushing at his destination.’’ Applejack was walking more in front, to guide the cart more easily, and to hope arriving faster at the hospital. Seeing the Station before here, she takes the road to the hospital, and at forty seconds of running, they finally arrived to the front doors of the hospital. Seeing the attention that brought the cart, two stretchers were arrived, ready to take the rely. The cart was stopping at the front doors, and they taking Sutorimu on a cart-Stretch, to push him inside the Hospital. One of them was asking questions, as Applejack and Twilight were rushing behind them.

‘’ When has he fainted?’’ Applejack reply, taking her breath.

‘’…Like five minutes b’fore. It’s a problem?’’ The latter had a relieved air

‘’…No, it is okay. His heartbeat has a regular rhythm, it’s only his fever that is worrying me.’’ Responded calmly the stretcher. ‘’ It must be that wound that gave him this fever. When was he hurt like that ?’’

Again, Applejack reply.

‘’….Ah Ain’t have a single idea ! Ah hosted him this night, and could disinfect his plague, but that good fer nuthin opened it again !’’
Another nurse was approaching them by the door from a chamber, seeing Sutorimu breathing loudly :

‘’ It’s bad?’’ The stretcher respond. ‘’ No, only the right front hoof is wounded.’’  He say, to reassure him. ‘’ The hoof has been cut on the median lacuna, and it goes to his first phalange. We see here, that it could close to its own, but he surely made an abrupt movement, which deepen the wound to its bone. We have to cicatrize it.’’

As the two Stretchers pushed the cart to another door with ‘’ Operation hall’’ written on it, the nurse stopped the two others ponies.
‘’…Sorry, but for sanitary reasons, you cannot enter here.’’ He say, seeing Applejack upset. ‘’ We will take care of your friend. Thank you for your help.’’

Twilight sighed, but was relieved at the end:

‘’…At least, he is between good hoofs.’’ She says with a smile. However, Applejack was not only tired, but also feeling guilty to not take Sutorimu to the hospital at the first place.

‘’…Ah need a minute…’’ She responded, having a troubled voice. She turned, and walked to the reception, followed by Twilight behind. Before she sits on the waiting chairs,  she briefly go outside, and wanted to thank his brother for his help.

‘’ Thanks for that, Mac. I owe ya one.’’ The latter smile, despite his depressed air, and he spoke with the same tonality, as before.

‘’Eyeeup.’’ Thinking that he was no more useful, he walked away, to retake the work that he left.  Applejack, had a long sigh, and returned inside the hospital, where she waited to digest all the events of today…

Between this time, at the operation table, Sutorimu was being operated by a surgeon who cleaned the wound…and to avoid the risk of getting up, he applied a  last sedate to calm him completely….

…Feeling barely awake, I opened my eyes….and noticed with fear that I was now on a beach, that I never put my hoofs before! What sorcery could do something like this?! Was the Unicorn that I met before has cursed me?!

‘’ I am becoming insane! What is with this horrid place?! ‘’ I screamed, not able to know what I can do now. I finally lose my mind, and I ran all over the beach only to notice that I was already at my depart point…The island was relatively small, and on its center there was only little vegetation and also a palm. I was approaching the water of the ocean, and I could feel the liquid traverse through my hoofs, which the right one doesn’t hurt me anymore. Suddenly, a horrible vision of reality has pierced through my soul….could be…that I am dead ? I was searching at an another plausible theory, but nothing came onto my mind, I finally applied the truth.

‘’…This is it. I died. I died with ho-‘’ ‘’ Nah, you’re not dead. I think at least not.’’ I was in shock…. I was interrupted by…this infernal voice ! Taken by rage, I turned to the direction of the voice, and could see the entity with precision. But before I could analyze it, it vanished in a brim light! Knowing that it was still present, I ordered it to show itself.

‘’ Again, it is you! Show yourself, you Coward!’’ Hearing this provocation, he could hear the voice was upset.

‘’…Well…To think that I could hear from you to say thank you…I was wrong.’’ It responded, and it was Cleary ashamed that I say so. Surprised, I was wondering at why I should thank it.

‘’ And why should I have thanked you?’’ I responded, curious, and at the same time, suspicious. I was waiting three of four seconds, before I could see a light explode in the sky. I believed at first that it was the sun who falling on my head, but I remarked that a Cervid was descending slowly on the white sand. The fact that his mane was more than transparent, having only a shady blue color, has troubled me. What was truly impressive, it was his humongous horns of wood, having certainly decades of life… I pleated my eyes, as the light of the aura was really brim… Despite the light, I could easily see a smile on his face.

‘’ Because it is I that saved you from your demise, against the Chimera.’’ She says.  I was troubled...She saved me? Suddenly I was feeling heavy headache, as the memories flowed through my mind…. The deaths arounds me…. the flames…. only for the pleasure of that demon….
‘’Yes…. I remember now…’’ I responded, wanting the memories to go away… As I have my hooves, on my face to support him, I could hear the voice becoming angry.

‘’…Believe me when I say that you got lucky to be alive now.’’ She says, frowning. ‘’ Discord, the chimeric creature, is not a demon to be taken lightly.  He is powerful, evil, deceitful, calculating, and a manipulator.’’ I take my hoofs, to see her, being attentive at her speech. ‘’ He could plays with your emotions just like before when you wanted to flee. He wanted to kill with your fear, and therefore is why I take you here.’’
I was thunderstruck of what she has Sayed now. It was her that transported me here, on this island isolated by thousands of hectares of waters?

Did you take me to another world ?!’’ I screamed, enraged that I must end my life like this. I could feel un violent wind hitting on my face, which make the Cervid laugh like never. She responded with an exceptionally calm voice.

‘’ No….This Land IS your world.’’ Surprise, I didn’t understand.

‘’…My world?’’  I say. ‘’ How that possible?’’

‘’ What you see now, is not actually the Real World.’’ She says, wanting to make me clearly understand.

‘’ You are neither in Ibex, or Equestria, or everything else. You are simply in a oneiric World. The world of your dreams if you like.’’ Stunned, I let her explain.

‘’…Every life of form, independent or not, has his own oneiric world. It is only his form that could be different. In your case, yours represents an Island, synonym of serenity, but also anger, and that emotion could be so powerful that the island itself could be victim of a hurricane.’’
I didn’t totally understand the metaphor of the Cervid, but I remarked that she has never responded to my question.

‘’…But…In what world have you transported me?’’ I say, becoming worried. ‘’ Did I fall into another universe?’’ She was looking my troubled face. She only closed her eyes, and said:

‘’ Before that you say if you have fallen into another says ask yourself that question:’’ She was taking a pause, and continue.

‘’ Which timeline did I fall?’’ Surprised by her response, I demanded precisions.

‘’ What ‘’ Which timeline’’? Stop confusing me, Cervid, and respond to my question.’’ I was becoming irritated, become more and more impatient to see who were dear to me.

‘’ I want to know, and you have the response.’’

The Doe, sighed, and shook her head.

‘’ You are stubborn like all the other Ibexians…. You want a response?’’ She closed, and reopened soon later, only to have white iris now, making her scary.

‘’ You will have them now!’’

I opened my eyes more rapidity than a thunder…I closed them soon after, it was difficult to retrieve my five senses…After a minute or two, I could look clearly, and remarked that I was on a bed, covered by many sheets, in a sleeping position. I was hearing a constant beep, wanting who came that noise, I looked everywhere, before I find this white box aside of me. Nervous, I looked what it was written on it.

‘’ eighty-nine…. ninety-three…. ninety-nine…. hundred-twelve…’’ I say thinking loud. What these numbers could mean. Now that I relaxed, I could see the number fall to eighty…. It can control the emotions? I never heard such technology, which means one thing: I wasn’t in Ibex no more. I could feel however a bandage, enrolled onto my right front hoof, I Fixed it for a moment, and the pain, was beginning to dispel gently, thanks the founders for that.

Wait. The orange terrestrial, has spoked about a hospital…. Was this building the hospital….? I am in an infirmary then? The chamber was white in every corner, and have only one windows looking at vast plains outside, and in the horizon, I could see the alps far away. To my side, a simple night desk, which contain numerous stuffs…. My armor!

I could see it, posed on a chair, aside from the desk. She was rusted, probably due to the rain. Beside it, there was my blade, gifted from my father…Father, Mother…I hope that you are okay. I wanted to close my eyes, and meditate calmly, but a door opening troubled me and looked at the noise, only to see a stallion, with a with a white vest, coming to me. He had a black goat beard, and uses glasses, which grow his eyes, making him more intimidate. However, he saluted joyfully.

‘’ Why hello young Stallion.’’ He said frankly. ‘’ I see that you are feeling great!’’  He smiled more, which make me perplex. I was still suspicious.

‘’Who…are you?’’ I asked him, showing my suspicions to him. I looked after him that white box. ‘’ And what does this box make a constant and loud noise?’’ The stallion was a little surprised, but responded nonetheless.

‘’.. For the first Question, I am Doctor Nose Bleed.’’ He said calmly, taking his posture back. ‘’ I am the medic who survey your state and health.’’ I calmed myself, giving him more trust. He was a mire, but I learned that ‘’ Doctor’’ was another word to define also a mire. He continued to explain what this white box was.

‘’…As the white box….’’ He says, still smiling, ‘’ Is an electrocardiogram.’’

I frowned, not understand that word. He cast a spell on me? 

The doctor noticed the frowning, and he resumed into a more vulgar form.

‘’In other terms, it is a machine, capable to look at the state of your heartbeat.’’

…Machine? That thing is a machine? I knew about war machines, but never I heard such…. But to resume all he said, it is only a machine to see the state of my heart. Nothing dangerous…I think. In my thinking, I noticed the doctor was approaching aside of me, and more to my right, which make me more nervous, augmenting the cadence of that infernal noise.

‘’…But let’s practice medicine, shall we?’’ He said a little more serious this time.

He suddenly takes my wounded hoof, and with a reflex, I shook him off. He was a mire, but it doesn’t mean that he had my entire trust.
‘’…What are you doing?’’ I growled, wanted to show my threat. The latter has a little scare, and retreated, responding.

‘’.. Listen, if you want to be healed, you must be cooperative.’’ He says, still serious. ‘’ You help us, we help you. Can you please let see your wound?’’

I could feel antipathy in his voice, but that was more for my reaction than anything else. My hoof was healing surely, but it wasn’t cured yet. This mire could be my only chance to retrieve my hoof at full. Reluctant, I posed my hoof on the bed, showing no more resistance. He smiled, thinking that I came to reason. That doesn’t mean that I renounce at my mistrust. He took my hoof, and disbanded carefully, to show the wound. It was a little reddish, probably due to the coagulated blood. The doctor sighed.

‘’ That is a bad plague.’’ He says, before he fixed me and ask a question to me. ‘’ Can I touch it, before I risk to have a hoof in my face?’’ I still wasn’t trustful to him, but he asked me to know my answer, which means he was honest. I accepted.

‘’ Very weEEE-HNNG !!’’ He poked it brutally, that mad pony!!

‘’ Are you crazy?!’’ I screamed at him. He simply sighed. 

‘’ Oh, Hush will you. I see foals with more terrible wounds than that.’’ He said ‘’ And they didn’t cry all the time.’’ I still hold my anger towards him, but the pain obligated me to tighten my teeth. He finally released my hoof and conclude with a smile.

‘’…Well the wound is in good shape, and is good cicatrized. ‘’ He said, proudly. ‘’ But you need a lot of rest, before you can use at his fullest. Be careful for now on.’’ I see my hoof, still blood colored by the wound, and was feeling relieved that all was for the best.

‘’ Thank you Mire.’’ I said, having my serious tone. The latter was a bit surprised by the word I used to name him.

‘’…I…It was nothing.’’ He said, hesitating a bit. However, he recovers himself by continuing. ‘’ I’ll leave you for now. A nurse will come sooner or later to band your hoof again.’’ He marked a pause, and noticed something for me on the desk. ‘’ If you need anything, just press that button at your right, and someone will take care of you, okay?’’ I could effectively see a button at my right side, and nodded at him, even I didn’t truly understand what he means with this button.

As I see him go outside of my room, I posed my head on that very comfortable pillow, only to rethink of what happened since I was here. First, the morphology of the ponies around me, was still the same as before. I didn’t see a Pegasus yet, but if a unicorn or a terrestrial like…. What was her name again? Jack…? Appalajack…? Anyway, she didn’t changed in terms of forms, and was like surely like the other mares. Which means that I am in the same universe.

Secondly, the language of the mire were troubling I could say that. He used words that he used like every day, but it was the first time I heard these words. Was this a dialect used by this region, or it was the new modern language. I already know that us Ibexians, were all Equestrians before the foundation of Ibex, and the modern language was our first language. The second one the Laponica, was more traditionally than Official. She was used as a code, to filter our messages. The primary language was the same as the Equestrian one in nine-hundred-ninety-five. 

Still his word was more complicated…. I seek maybe too far. It was a mire, and mires was well-known to be very wise in their choices of words…But still…He hesitated when I thanked him.  Now, I closed my eyes to finally rest and think all about this, but alas, the same door opened, and an amber-like mare, pushing a cart was coming inside. As I said before she had an amber coat, wearing a white sleeve and beret with a red cross impregnated on it. On the cart, I was seeing a white bandage, a tube with something in it. beneath of that, a rounded bell, hiding something.

She saluted me:

‘’Hello sir! Am I bothering you?’’ She said, thinking that I was sleeping. I wanted really to be mistrustful to her, but that smile….has charmed me, and it make me blush a little bit.

‘’…N-No, please get in.’’ I responded. By my words, She began to move at my side, with the cart in front of her. She gently took my hoof, and examined at my wound, Normally, like the mire, I would already have shaken my hoof, but the way she has taken it…. was very tender.

‘’ Good. It’s healing nicely.’’ She said, repeating the same words from the doctor. ‘’ But to be sure…’’ She turned her head at her cart, and took the tube in her hooves. She took off the cap, and poured the content on my wound. At the contact of the entity, it was cold and slimy which make wince a little bit.  I felt her hoof Rubbing on mine softly…It calmed me, but like a young foal, I asked her the question.

‘’…What are you doing?’’ I said, lowering my ears, and smiling of my blush. ‘’…It is…Cold.’’ She looked me, and I could see hers eyes, looking weirdly, before she took a maternal smile. She responded me, closing her eyes, continuing to spread that viscous material
.
‘’…It’s a Gel that disinfect your wound, protecting from every bacterium that could enter inside.’’

I felt her second hoof beneath mine, making me blush harder than before. I wanted to thank her, but I said something completely different.’’
‘’…You…are very pretty.’’… surprise, she opened her eyes, a little bit stunned. Great, Sutorimu, just perfect. I Tried to said another thing to change the subject.

‘’…I mean, your know very well what you are doing.’’ She was still looking at me, but she resumed her massage on my hoof, having a little smile.

‘’..Thank you.’’ She said, letting that little smile taking over by a laugh…. Was she taking account of what I said before ?....I had a long sigh….before She spoked me again.

‘’…It’s over now…’’ She took the bandage. ‘’ I want you to not use your right front hoof after the bandage, okay?’’

Like a foal, I nodded. She began to band all the way up, beginning to my median gap, and she ended it on the first phalange…. After she finished all of that, she holds the bandage with her right front hoof, and looking again at the plate, was a pin on it. She took it, and pierce a hole in the bandage, to hold it. Strangely, the pain was no more, making me smile for a long time. She noticed it, and said:
‘’. There…It wasn’t so bad.’’ She took off the plate, and replace it with this strange bell. The under of the cart was now open, and she could push it to my height.  She took also the bell, and I could a brown liquid in a bowl, which floated some bits of boiled carrots in it.

‘’ Potato soup and boiled carrots.’’ She said, smiling and closed her eyes. She opened soon after and asked me a question.

‘’…Do you want me to help eat your dinner?’’

Embarrassed at the question, I refused with a stutter.

‘’ N-no, Thank you very much.’’ I said, blush redder than before. ‘’ I will get away with it.’’ 

She smiled, and turned to the exit of my room. She looked me back.

‘’If you need anything, just press the button on your desk-night.’’ I looked again the ‘’button’’, and nodded at this nurse, who exited my chamber…. By the founders, these flanks…. Suddenly I recovered myself, blushing at my nasty thoughts…. I could see my soup cool itself, and I decided to eat it…. but I just remembered that I am right hoofed...

‘’…Well, let’s use the left hoof for now.’’ I thought. I took my spoon, and with a little dexterity, I could begin to eat my dinner…

After a dozen of minutes, I ended my soup, my piece of bread, and final the glass of water…I was finally satisfied, having not eaten since yesterday. I posed my head on the pillow, and could finally relax myself by snoring a little….

…. I opened my eyes, to spawn again on this island. I think I will call this island ‘’Oni’’...It is a good name…. I could notice that I was on my back. I get up calmly, and could see the waves of the ocean peacefully his water, like a truly one. All of this seems so true, yet so false. Piqued with a curiosity, I approached the water and drink it a little…. I spat soon after, it was salty of course. But…how was this possible…? Suddenly I could hear a loud laugh behind me… I turned myself, and could see the doe again, smiling.

‘’ Well thirsty, aren’t we?’’ joked the doe. Feeling awkward, I responded:

‘’ It is not your business, Cervid.’’ The latter was upset, and responded with an annoyed tone.

‘’ I’m begin to be sick of you calling Cervid all the time.’’ She closed her eyes, and opened again with a revelation.

‘’Ah! I know. Now, you call me…Kaiser.’’ She said, proudly.

Kaiser? What is the problem, to be called with theses strange names? I came back with the last discussion with the doe.
‘’…You said, that I would have an answer of where I am.’’ I said, deceived that I didn’t yet know that. ‘’ When it will come?’’ She had a smile, and responded:

‘’Now.’’ She looked up behind me, and incited to do also the same. I looked back to the see…Only to have a horror vision before me. A Great wave was approaching at the island! Feared, I turned back at Kaiser, who is still smiling.

‘’ What is happening!?’’ I asked her like an order. She doesn’t respond, but still smile, and disappears in a bright shine of light. I yelled her name.

‘’ KAISER !!’’…. She was not coming back, only the infernal sound of the wave could be heard…. I turned my self, retreated a little bit…. feeling that my end was near, I bombed my torso, and face the wave…. I closed my eyes, and could feel the noise of the wave intensifying...and….
I could feel a wet sheet, and a mattress wetted by sweat.

‘’…Was…this only a dream?’’ I thought. I remember of what Kaiser said at our first encounter. It was an oneiric world. I should have guessed, yet the fear was trembling all my body. I had the eyes closed, but I decided to let them be, trying to sleep again.

‘’Hello, young one.’’ Surprised I opened my eyes as fast I could, before the sun was blinding me again. With a troubled vision, I could see an entity who was bigger than a pony. As the vision was more precise, I could see that she had like a moving magically mane, and had a kind of breastplate that protected her chest, covered with a thin layer of gold, and there was a sort of engraving, representing a sun. The coat was a purest of white, and it had an ivory diadem. It spoke again, with a female, but maternal voice.

‘’ Hello young one. Slept well?’’ She said, with her smile. Her aura, released a feeling of security that I have never felt. However, that did not alleviate my mistrust. 

‘’ Who…are you…?’’ I said, a little curious. ‘’ Are you a deity descended from the gods themselves?’’ She laughed heartfully, and responded.
‘’…By many I could say so. But no. What I am, is an Alicorn.’’ Surprised again, I only noticed the wings and horn on her…I trembled a little more than before…. Could it be…? 

‘’…Queen…Faustia?’’ She was surprised, but smiled at her response.

‘’No, but you are close.’’ She said, still surprised by my sentence ‘’ My name is Celestia. Princess Celestia, Daughter of the founder Equestre, and the founder Faustia.’’

I was shocked! This…Alicorn as she said, is the daughter of both founders? I wanted to bow in respect, but she interrupted me.

‘’ Please, no formalities.’’ She said, reassuring me. ‘’ I do not need that you aggravating your health more. I lifted my eyes up, and I could see her smiling again. However, I was troubled by her appearance, and my thought were disbanded… She was the first one to begin asking question.

‘’…Well, I can understand that you are troubled, then I will begin first. What is your name?’’

I responded hesitantly.

‘’…Su…Sutorimu, your highness. I am originally from – ‘’ ‘’ The Ibex empire. I know that.’’

I was again shocked. How did she knew that?

‘’ How did you…’’ She interrupted me again and responded, with a little smile.

‘’…. Your armor was enough to know that you are an Ibexian.’’ She says still holding her smile. ‘’ Only the Ibexian Army used this armors, which were adapted for the races.’’ I could look the armor perfectly visible, on his chair. Noticing that it was even visible before the appearance of the princess. I was terribly embarrassed to have questioned a princess of an allied kingdom.

‘’ I am truly sorry your highness,’’ I said, inclining my head. ‘’ I must be banished from your kingdom, and to be dishonored from my lineage.’’ She had again a little laugh…But something has picked my mind, when she was proving that I am an Ibexian.

‘’ Your Majesty…? ‘’ I said by respect. ‘’ with all my respects, what do you mean ‘’ Only the Ibexian Army used this armor''? The empire still exist doesn’t it…? She grimaced at this question which was making me truly nervous.

‘’…Your Majesty?’’ She closed her eyes.

‘’…I am afraid to say, that is not the case anymore.’’ an incomprehensible fear was rising in my throat, as if she was going to say something that would make me mad with grief.

‘’…What…’’ I glutted my saliva before I spoke again. ‘’ What do you mean by that?’’ She truly sighted, wanting not to tell the truth. But Sutorimu was Ibexian and he had the right to know…

‘’…I am truly sorry…But the Ibex Empire, ally of Equestria, Is no more.  She doesn’t exist anymore.’’

... I did not know what to say. I looked at her thinking she was playing me a bad joke, waiting for a smile. But I saw only the harsh sadness of the truth, which invaded not only her heart but also mine. I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. I wanted to reflect but my thoughts were confused and inexplicable. When the princess announced this terrible news to me, the hope of seeing one day Ibex and my family disappeared like a memory. There was only one thing left for me to do. I saw my blade beside my armor, I jumped out of bed, bit the sleeve, while I had heard between the Princess Celestia surprised at my sudden reaction.

"What are you doing?" She shocked at what Sutorimu was about to do, she shouted. 

"No!" 

She used her gold colored magic to block the blade, preventing me from ending my days .... She threw the blade on the other side of the room, and took me in her hooves, as a mother would do to a foal. Then tears ran from my eyes, unable to stop the flows ... I felt rocked by the princess who appeased me a little of my pain. Traumatized by the news, I closed my eyes, and suddenly I no longer felt my body.
"I ... I'm really sorry," she said, closing her eyes, keeping her sadness. At the same time, the door of the room opened and Applejack and a whole group came in with a smile, before erasing it by the scene ... Twilight, the violet unicorn, was particularly shocked.

"Prin ... cess Celestia?" She stammered, seeing her rocking Sutorimu. She watched as her student approached her and replied:

"Twilight." She said smiling. She looked at Sutorimu who had fallen asleep, mentally traumatized by the news. She levitated him with his magic, and put it again in the bed, not forgetting to cover it. '' Can any of you stay day and night to keep an eye on her? '' She said, seriously. Applejack proposed:

"Of course, ah found him," she said, smiling wanting to help. Celestia smiled, and levitated Sutorimu blade by taking it with her. Twilight, a little surprised, asked the reason she was taking this with.

"Princess, why do you take that with?" She said curiously. "That’s his weapon, doesn’t it?" Celestia sighed, not really wanting to answer the question. But as she had enraptured the whole group, she answered honestly.

"This stallion ...." She paused before continuing. "... This stallion wanted to end his days with this sword." The whole group, especially Applejack was shocked. The Princess continued in her sad voice, "He was going to do it in front of me." With her magic, she pulled the door out of the room. 

"Twilight." She still shocked to hear, Answered tremblingly:

"Yes ... princess?"

"After he is restored from his right hoof, I will return to Ponyville with a carriage that will take him to Canterlot Castle," she said. "By then, he will remain in the castle, to gradually restore his broken spirit."


She went out of the room, leaving the whole group inside it, while Applejack sat beside him, holding his wounded hoof ...