//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: A Legendary Find // Story: Spatial Hope // by King Rose //------------------------------// I opened my Damned door to see Celestia with a fucking Phoenix. What the Distortion world? I looked at the creature with wondering eyes, as it looked very majestic, but it also reminded me of my brother, Ho-oh. "Is that a Phoenix Celestia?" I questioned the Solar Princess as I raised my hoof and lightly patted the wonderous creature. The Phoenix cooed as Celestia chuckled. "Yes, this is my pet Phoenix, Philomena. Magnificent, isn't she?" She told me as the orange and red fire bird spread her wings proudly. "Why do you ask?" "Oh, its nothing really. She just reminded me of one of my brothers." I told her while still fascinated about this new discovery. I can't believe that this world has Phoenixes. "Oh? Who?" Celestia asked, clearly interested. "My brother, Ho-oh. God of the fiery skies, and of reincarnation. He created the Legendary dog trio after a terrible storm struck a tower and killed three Pokémon. Raikou who represented the lightning that struck the tower, Entei who represented the fire that engulfed the tower, and Suicune who represented the rain water that extinguished the fire. *Sigh* If Ho-oh were here, there's no doubt in my mind that he and you would become great friends, immediately." I tell her as we embarked off down the hall into the dinning room, when Philomena lifted her head and faced towards the direction of the garden. I then heard an odd noise which I guess that Celestia didn't hear as she didn't stop until she walked a few feet in front of me as she had realized I was no longer following her. I then feel Philomena perch on my back. "You felt that too?" I asked as I turned my head towards the Phoenix. Philomena nodded while still facing the entrance to the garden. I started to walk towards the door, and I slowly opened it to reveal, nothing. There was no animals in my line of sight and it was sort of... unsettling. All I saw was a path that was lined with bushes, which I've never seen the species of. As I was walking with Philomena on my back, down the path, I felt Philomena get my attention by tapping me on the wing with on of her wings. I looked over to where she was gesturing, to see an animal that looked like a Mandibuzz, but it was much smaller, as small as a Vullaby. But it was looking in a direction with a worried and sympathetic look. I headed down in the direction the Vulture creature, was looking. And what me and Philomena saw, was a Legendary find. I saw an Alicorn with Solar colored fur and his wings were the same color with white feathers with green tips. (ya know. I think I'll just put links for the pictures. The link for the picture I'm gonna used is here) He was lying there with his eyes closed. I approached him as Philomena flew off my back and landed near the unconscious Alicorn, and when I got close enough, I could see a patch of his fur was a crimson red. He was bleeding! "Oh Shit! Philomena, can you go get Celestia? This guy's bleeding out!" I half-yelled to Philomena as the Phoenix gave me an understanding nod, and with that, she flew off. I got closer to the Alicorn, and tried to use my aura to stop the bleeding. It slowed but the bleeding didn't stop. So, I used my hooves and put some pressure onto the Alicorn's side and I saw him wince in a little pain. I silently apologized and said 'sorry' as I let up on some of the pressure but still kept enough pressure on the wound, so the bleeding would stop. I then heard Celectia and Luna's voice call out my name as I saw Philomena fly overhead as she was looking for me. "PHILOMENA!!! OVER HERE!!!" I screamed as I flapped my wings repeatedly so that it make the same 'Shing' noise that was made when I flapped them yesterday, and I saw Philomena look over at me, and seconds later I saw the two Princesses, and several other ponies who looked to be medical specialists. "What in Equestria happened here?!" One of the ponies with a lab coat asked with a very concerned and serious face, as they rolled up with a gurney next to them. "I don't know! I was walking with Princes Celestia and Philomena when me and Philomena felt this powerful aura burst crash into the garden, and we decided to investigate, when we found him. He was bleeding and I'm trying to stop it but my aura alone wouldn't stop it so I've been keeping pressure on the wound, but he needs medical attention, NOW!" I told and screamed as several of the ponies used their magic and carefully started to lift him up as I kept pressure on the wound. "Ok, on three. One... Two... Three!" The medical pony said as the Unicorns carefully picked up the Alicorn, as they allowed me to keep pressure on the wound so he wouldn't bleed out. We were making our way to the medical wing, when the Alicorn started to stir as I had noticed. He weakly opened his eyes as we were setting the gurney into the emergency room. Then the doctors gave him a sedative and it knocked him out fairly quick. "Sir? I can take over here. Go and wash your hoofs and please sit in the waiting room, and as soon as we get done stabilizing him, we will let you know." One of the nurses said as they took over applying pressure to the wound, as she tried to get me to leave the room, which I strongly and clearly refused. "No, I can't. My aura is helping to slow and stop the bleeding. If I stop, he has a lower chance at surviving. Now I won't watch, but I will keep applying my aura." I explain to the Nurse, as she hesitantly responds with a simple nod, and I turn around. A few minutes later, the same nurse as before, tapped my shoulder. I looked at her face and saw that she had a look that said that the Alicorn would live. So, I breathed a sigh of relief and stopped applying my aura as I looked at the Alicorn, and he was still stable. When I got a closer I saw that, his flank was marked with two Phoenix feathers that made the shape of a heart. This raised my interest about these marks. So, I turned to the nurse beside me. "Hey I want to ask, what are those marks on everyone's butts?" I ask the nurse. "You mean our Cutie Marks? Well they signify what our special talents are." The nurse told me. "Well, what does my Cutie Mark look like? I haven't had enough time to look." I sheepishly asked the nurse. "Well your Cutie Mark looks like a Pearl, that looks like it has a spatial rift inside of it. Kinda odd, but cool at the same time." The nurse told me. "The Lustrous Orb? Huh... That's neat. Oh we haven't been introduced have we? My name is Paladin Palkia. What's yours?" I introduced myself while holding out my hoof for a hand... no wait, hoofshake. "Well, my name is Nurse Redheart. Nice to meet you Mr. Palkia." Redheart greeted me and returned the hoofshake. "Well, who do you think this guy is? I thought that there were only three Alicorns in existence, four including you." "Please just call me Paladin. And yeah, I think I may know who this is..." I told her, as I approached the Alicorn. "Well, who?" Redheart asked me. "I think... this is my brother..." I told her, and Redheart looked at me with a very confused look and let out an audible gasp. "But I thought that you were the only being to escape your world before it was destroyed!" Redheart exclaimed. "Yeah I thought that too, until I traveled to the Dream Scape and found my little brother Darkrai. He had escaped but his physical body was destroyed, and he had to transfer his conscience into my dreams and he somehow ended up in this world's dream realm." I explained while still looking over the sleeping Alicorn, who I theorized, may actually be a sleeping Legend. The two of us were watching him, when he started to stir and his eyes started to open. They were the same color, as my brother's when we were in my original universe. He then raised his hoof to his head and he let out a groan. "Oh, my blasted head! What in the name of Arceus? W-where am I?" The Legend turned Pony said. "Hey, hey, its ok. You were wounded and heavily bleeding, but we managed to stabilize you, your going to be ok, but we wouldn't have been able to save you if it wasn't for Paladin over here." Redheart told the Alicorn, as he turned to me and his eyes went wide, and what he said next proved my theory. "...……. Palkia?" He asked. "Yeah, its me brother... and welcome to the world of Equestria…" I told him. "...…………………………….. Ho-oh..." "What the? What happened? Where is everyone? Where are the others?" Ho-oh asked franticly. "Hey, calm down ok? *Sigh* Ho-oh... I have some bad news...…." I told him as I looked at him with grief still lingering in my voice. "As far as I know... You, me, and Darkrai, are the only beings to escape our world... but you, and I are the only ones to escape with our physical bodies intact... Darkrai, is trapped in this world's Dream Scape." I explained to him. The only reaction I got from him was grief stricken eyes and him turning to look out the window his medical bed was stationed by. I walked next to his bed and looked out of the window with him. "Hey Redheart? Can you go tell Luna, and Celestia, that my brother's awake?" I asked, and was answered with Redheart giving me an understanding nod, and with that, she left. "Are you doing alright, brother?" "Are... we really the only ones left Paladin? Is father really gone?" My brother asked me while staring out the window, watching the sky. "Yes... dad is gone, I watched him die. He bought me enough time so that I could escape... But we have to keep hope. I thought that I was the only one to survive, but then I found Darkrai, but when I asked him about Crecelia… He told me that she didn't make it, but who knows... others may have gotten out. All we have to do is to have hope." I told him I put my hoof onto his shoulder I saw him shed some tears, but they weren't like mine, his tears were normal. I then looked at him and he looked back as I started to cry as well. I then pulled him into a brotherly hug, and we just hugged for a little while, with the both of us shedding some tears, with his being the clear and normal type, but with mine being crimson red tears. We then broke off of the hug and he looked at my eyes with a semi worried face. "Paladin, you're have blood tears... what happened?" Ho-oh asked, while I just looked at him and smiled with my crimson tears were still running down my face. "I don't know how this happened, but I don't really care. I'm just glad that I still have some of my family with me." I said to him. "Well I better get going. The doctors will want to check up on you and I was scheduled to meet some guests of the Princesses today, when you showed up. See ya." "See you later my brother! Take care of your self!" Ho-oh told me as I left the room. I was walking down the corridor heading towards the throne room when I arrived at the huge doors that led to the throne room, and I was expecting to be very surprised when I got in there, but when I got in there, what I saw was very underwhelming. I opened the doors and I saw seven different colored Ponies, but I was very surprised to see someone who I thought was trapped... I looked at the dark colored Pegasus and he looked back at me. "... Darkrai?"