Three Weeks Earlier
In a temple high above the mountains, where land is surrounded by the sea. It is where the secrets are closely guarded by its inhabitants, the Vox Mannis. A home for the North Star’s priestesses that has devoted their life of mastering the art of passive magic and alchemy. Amour, a grey pegasus with platinum mane , is studying about the devastating and non-lethal effects of poison joke in the courtyard. Taking notes and watching the unfortunates victims of the plants.
But something is bothering the grey mare as her mind was somewhere else. A famed psychologist from Canterlot was brutally attacked by his own patient, and slipped into a coma. She had heard of it earlier that day, but didn’t know the identity of the psychologist until another priestess described him.
Tears has started to form in her red eyes as the very thought of the love of her life is dying. It has been six long years being separated from him, ever since he rescued her from a life regrets.
“Little one?” An elderly earth pony approached her.”Is something troubling you?” Amour ignored her as she just stared blankly into her blank notes. The elder began to worry about her study, unaware of Amour’s problems were more serious than studying.
“Yes, Mother Lore, there is something bothering me.” She replied as she closed the notebook.” Do you ever have that certain feeling about this one pony you really care about?”
“Why yes child, I have.” The elder replied,”But why does it relate to your studying?”
“It does, mother.” She said as she look at the cloudy sky.”You know six years ago when I first arrived at the temple.” [i
] “Why yes child, when that dashing young colt brought you here.” She laughed as she cough a little.”What of him?”
“I’m worried sick about him and now he needs me.” Amour replied.
“I’m sorry about what happened to him.” The elder replied as she brushed her white hair back.’ But this corrupted government wouldn’t allow anypony leave the country without permission.”
“That’s it!” Amour’s attitude changes as she surprises the old mare.
“What is it?” Lore asked, puzzled by what she meant.
“I know his family, the Novums.” She answered as she spread her wings to fly.”I’m going to ask his family to see if they can get me to Equestria!” As she was about to begin her ascend, Lore has bitten on her tail.
“Child hold on! You just can’t abandoned your study, you need a reason.” Lore said as she pulled out a mysterious pouch.”But you’re a mare in love, so I can’t blame you.” Lore handed the pouch to Amour.”This pouch contains three vials that will be needed in your journey.”
“Oh thank you, Mother Lore.” She replied as she hugged the elderly mare. After a few seconds of embrace, she flew off to the house of the Novums, where her ticket to her prize is.
Present Day
“Sapiunt! Where are you!?” Amour yelled from the gilded carriage, half her body outside the window. It’s not that I l don’t like her, but she is a bit too forward and her advances scares me sometimes. I thought that she would be over me after a year or two in the Vox Mannis, I was wrong.
Feeling a nudge against my shoulders, I turn my attention to Twilight. Her face seems agitated about the crazy mare yelling my name to the sky.
“Who is this mare?” She asked me as the carriage grew near.”And why is she looking for you?”
“She’s a friend of mine.” I said to her as I feel the pain in my chest subsided.”Hey, can I move around?” Before she could answer, I got out of bed and fell face first into the cold floor.
“Hey! Careful.” Twilight lifted me up with her magic,”I said I can heal your lungs, not your entire body.” She sets me on my hooves and I proceeded to walk again, only to fall again before being caught by Twilight.
“You forgotten how to walk, didn’t you.” She look at me deadpanned as I nodded my head. I feel embarrassed to ask her to teach me how to walk again. But three weeks in a coma might do that to an average pony.”Fine, here all you have to do is left front, right back, right front, left back.”
As I was about to attempt the first step, the door flew opened to reveal Amour, wearing her priestess robe and wearing a mysterious pouch around her neck. Her robe is colored white and red to signify that she is a healer. “Sapiunt! There you are!” She said with joy as she leaped into me and knocking me to the floor. “Oh, I miss you so much and I’m so full of joy that you’re out of your coma. You know ,I was terribly upset that you were hurt.” She began hugged me tighter as I felt the lungs being crushed.
“A-A-Amour... Let...Go.” I breathed out before she finally let me go as I shakingly stand up.”Now that’s over with...” I stop to regain my breath after the hug.”Amour, this is Twilight Sparkle.” I pointed to the bookworm.”And Twilight, this is Amour.”
“Please to meet you Twilight and I would like to thank you for taking care of my love.” She said as she began to nuzzle my neck, the smell of the sea clings onto her. My face grew uneasy as her hoof began to travel down south.
“Your love! Look at him, he’s uncomfortable if you keep that up!” Twilight yelled as she saw my stunned face as she pull me away and hugged me.”And be careful! he’s in more pain than you think.”
Amour pulled me back and then it sparked a small tugging war, both not wanting to let go. And neglecting the fact that I’m in a lot of pain.
“He’s mine!” Amour yelled as I couldn’t contain my pain and yell out. Both drop me as my face hit the floor again. My entire body is crying out in pain as Amour and Twilight both help me up.
“My love, I’m so sorry for dropping you.” Amour apologize as she got out a pouch and pull out a vial. The vial contains a strange, glowing liquid and she shoved it into my mouth. Drinking the foul thing, the pain in my body subsided and I began to feel a hundred percent new.
“Hey, be careful!” Twilight yelled as she levitated me back to bed and put chains on me. The chains feels cold and heavy, but I’m surprised that the hospital bed is able to withstand the added weight. “What right you have doing in here in the first place?”
“Well, I’m sent here by Janvier, his father, to take care of him and watch over him.” Amour answered as she was face to face to Twilight.
“What are you his guardian?” Twilight argues back as I have a feeling that there will be blood today.
“In a matter of fact, yes I am and-”
“Twilight!” A voice yelled throughout the hospital. I struggle to get the chains off of me, lacking the common sense of using my magic.
Another pony has burst through the window as a blue blur tackled Twilight into the ground. Seeing clearly, it reveals a multicolor mane pegasus with a lighting bolt cutie mark.
“Rainbow! What in the hay are you doing flying through the window instead of the front door!” Twilight yelled as a flash of magic reveals the window is fixed.
“The princesses is here!” Rainbow yelled at her as she grabbed Twilight.”And they were expecting you.” Before Twilight could answer, they flown out of the window, shattering it again. Leaving me alone with the most obsessed mare in the world, I pray to Celestia to give me a sign of safety. As I struggle to get out of the chain, I grew tired and began to sweat and pant.
“Need help?” Amour asked as her red eyes give me a sense of care.”Look, I know that you don’t help and you don’t want to use your magic. But that chains won’t disappear for awhile.” She grab my hoof and lifted it up to her cheeks, making it touch her soft coat. “I’m sorry for being too forward, it’s just I never know how to handle these feelings”
“I know that feeling” I said to her as I put my hoof down.”You know that I’m a psychiatrist now, not the pony that I used to be.” Her cheeks grew red as she began to leave the room.
“I have to go meet the princesses, maybe we could finish this another time.” She said as she the door opens to reveal two Isles Rangers, both wearing standard issues riot gear. ”You two, I want you to stand guard here and don’t let anypony near him.”
“Yes ma’am!” They said in unison as they resume their position, answering why medical staff is unable to respond to the commotion. The Rangers is the main military force of the Isles as they operate in guerilla tactics and covert ops. Considered to be more trained and skilled than the Royal Equestrian Army, they also play guard to all important VIPs.
Left alone again, I began to charge my magic and cast a spell to remove the chains. Focus on a central point of the chain and imagine the object being remove. The chain began to be encased in my magic, slowly disappearing without a flash or sound.
“So our little psychologist used his magic for the first time in a while.” A sultry voice from the shadows as a faint buzzing in the room can be heard in the room.