Lost in Equestria
Without a Map
By M11-Megas
Ch. 18 The school of restoration.
"You had one rule, Rarity! ONE!" Twilight scolded as she and Rarity raced up the mountain following the holes that I had dug to find me.
Rarity couldn't help but look at the ground as she galloped behind Twilight. "I know, I know. I'm sorry."
"It's not me that you should be apologizing to. Didn't you learn something from when you were kidnapped here?" Twilight slammed to a stop when they reached a clearing. Rarity had tears running down her face over gilt and her friend's words, Twilight felt a little sick when she saw a few drops hit the ground. "Don't cry, Rarity. You did the right thing by getting me, but right now I need you, Megas needs you to pull yourself together and show me the way to him."
Rarity calmed only a little "Your right, your always right." She trotted off toward me. "Megas, where are you?"
My chocking cough was hardly audible to them but they still found were I was. "Over their!" the duo turned a corner and when Twilight saw me her jaw dropped.
Around this time the blood puddle had been upgraded to blood pool, then from blood pool to red floor. "Twilight, so glad that you could stop by! Look you can see my ribs, there filthy." This was also around the time that I was somewhat delirious, which could explained the visit from Jack not to long beforehand.
"This is far worse then I thought, I'm going to need the start the spell now! Rarity back up a little, I don't want you to get caught in this."
Meanwhile my brain was playing songs from obscure musicals. "It's an inky dinky doo-da mourning, mourning, mourning. Inky dinky doo-da mourning." My tune only made Twilight and Rarity nervous.
The ponies exchanged a look of worry before Rarity looked at me. "Your going to fine darling. Twilight knows exactly what her is doing." She then ran off and took refuge behind a rock but still watched.
"Vote of confidence acknowledged."
Before I knew what was going on Twilight started chanting something and her horn glowed bright enough to rival the the sun. A tendril of of light extended forward and wrapped me in an air-conditioned cocoon. A wave of coolness washed over me, I felt weightless for little while. All I could see was the bright glow of the cocoon. In a couple of seconds the cocoon disappeared and I felt all my pains go with it. I opened my eyes and saw Twilight hit the dirt like a sack of potatoes, Rarity quickly galloped over to her. She checked her head and her pules before speaking in a plain tone. "She's out cold. But I see that your doing much better."
I looked over myself, despite a torn shirt and some cuts and bruises that I had before, I was completely fine. It was like the whole fight with the diamond dog never happened, even the blood that had covered my clothes was gone. I stood up with a few pops and cracks sounding from my back. I removed my makeshift turnakit and looked over my arm, it was amazing. Before my arm was completely useless, but in a blink of an eye it was like new. "Well that was a heck of a hospital trip." I stooped down next to Rarity. "Is she okay?"
"Yes, she just exhausted. I'm pretty sure that she'll be out until tomorrow, and I think we should get out of here before any other problems arise." She grunted and her horn shot out a couple of sparks as she tries in vain to lift Twilight with her magic.
"I think that I can carry her, but before that lets gather up theses jewels."
Rarity looks at me with a confused look. "You want to take them with us? Are you sure? I was just going to leave them."
"Like I'm going to leave the fruits of a lot of labor behind, no ma'm." She nodded with a small smile.
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Within a minute or two we had gathered up all the gems and were walking down the path toward ponyville. I had fastened the wagon to Rarity with my belt and put Twilight in the most comfortable position that I could think of on my shoulders, she didn't complain. While putting her on my shoulders I noted things, or the lack there of, that only increased my curiosity, but I kept my questions to myself. We walked in silence until we got out of the rocky area.
Rarity broke the quite. "Alright I'll say what were both thinking."
I'm going off the rails on this crazy train! "I don't think that you know what i'm thinking."
She looked at the ground intently. "Oh, but I do. Your thinking about how I almost got you killed over a bunch of shinny rocks." She looked up and caught my gaze. "I'm sorry, I really am." I tried to say something but I could only take a breath before she cut me off. "While I was galloping to get Twilight I realized that you saved my life." Her eyes watered a little, she closed them and faced the ground again. "I still would have went to the digging area even if you hadn't come along and that means that I would of got caught by the dog alone. I know some self-defense, but a feral diamond dog will fight too the end. I don't think that I could of done that if you weren't there."
I stopped walking and knelled down to meet her at eye level. "Your not even close, I was thinking of a rock song."
It took a second or two but I got a giggle out of her. "So your not mad at me?"
"Not even a little." I stood back up. "Now, let's get back. Twilight obviously likes her donuts, and she starting to droll on my arm."
A smile lights up on her face. "Alright, and thanks."
"Of course, lady." I giggle a little. "Lady, lady, lady."