//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: My Little Schnee // by Krieg cormac //------------------------------// "Does it hurt here?" The adorable pony doctor, a unicorn apparently, arrived a few minutes after Princess Luna had left, along with another pony wearing a nurse's hat. It took all of Weiss' self restraint to not squeal at how adorable they all looked! They were smaller than the Princess, the top of their ears barely being able to reach Weiss' collarbone, with the Doctor's horn being about the same height as her nose.  Doctor Fixed Bones, with his baby blue fur and lab coat, looked like one of the toys that Winter would buy for her whenever it was Weiss' birthday, or if she did well during one of her ballet recitals. Lifting her oversized just enough to reveal her wound, the Doctor examined Weiss' torso. Nurse Bandage, hehehe they had such funny names, stood next to him with a clipboard in her hooves taking notes.  "No." Weiss answered. With her aura back the wound would heal in a matter of hours, leaving her skin unblemished unless she allowed it to scar, like the one over her left eye.  "Hmmm." He raised an eyebrow and nodded slowly. "Very well then. Try not to do any strenuous activities and you should heal nicely. I'm not a veterinarian so I don't know much about hairless monkeys."  The unicorn just made himself a whole lot less cuter, but he did manage to earn himself a glare. Nurse Bandage, with her baby pink fur, absorbed his portion of cuteness. Cooing at how cute they were helped keep Weiss' mind off of darker matters.  Such as wondering where in the two hells she was? And the others, if they were okay. Weiss clenched her hands into fist. W-What if she was stuck in another world? How was that even possible?!  Atlas with the largest fleet on Remnant had mapped out the entire planet, and talking ponies didn't exist anywhere! Being stuck in another world was the only explanation that made sense, and even then the logical part of Weiss' brain knew that it was impossible. If it didn't feel so real Weiss was sure she would have been locked up in some asylum somewhere, or sent to some penal battalion to die against some horde Grimm.  S-She was never going to see the others again. Yang, who always managed to lighten up even the heaviest and darkest of moments with her bad jokes. Blake, her presence was always comforting even when she didn't speak. And Ruby, beautiful, sweet Ruby. Weiss was sure if she had never met the scythe wielder, she would have been a completely different person, one that was still under Father's thumb.  "Miss Schnee, are you okay?" Nurse Bandage spoke up, tearing Weiss away from her thoughts. The clipboard that was in her hooves were replaced by a box of tissues. Oh, that explained why Weiss' cheeks felt moist.  "I'm fine, thank you." Weiss grabbed the pony sized tissue box despite her answer. She quickly pulled a tissue out and pressed it against her left cheek first.  Nurse Bandage looked like she was about to continue speaking, when Doctor Fixed Bones looked up from the clipboard. "It seems that I'm done here. If you have any more pain or discomfort, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Let's go Bandage."  The two left soon after, with Nurse Bandage giving Weiss one last look. This left Weiss alone with her thoughts once again. Her body and mind felt numb, like she was going through the motions, surviving rather than living. Heh, Weiss wished she could see Ruby and Yang's reaction to the cute ponies. She was sure they would've loved it here.  Her stomach growled as she finished cleaning her face of tear stains. The door reopened, causing Weiss to straighten her back into a proper sitting position. She hadn't realized she was slumping.  "Huzzah! The food has arrived." Princess Luna pushed the long cart that held several plates covered by a steel dome. "I didn't know if you were herbivore, a carnivore, or an omnivore so I had the chef make a bit of everything."  "That was very kind of you." Weiss said softly. A blueish energy surrounded the domed tops, lifting them in the air, revealing a variety of dishes. Weiss' eyes widened. What was that? Some kind of semblance? "H-How are you doing that?"  "This?" Princess Luna grinned as she levitated the tops in the air, forming a circle above her head. "A simple levitation spell, even a foal should be able to do it. Why?" Magic, of course it was.  "It's a long story." Weiss sighed after a few seconds.  "Then you must eat first!" Princess Luna rolled the cart in front of Weiss. "And I shall join you." Her muzzle turned pinkish. "I may have skipped my lunch."  These ponies were way too cute.  Twilight galloped as fast she could, with Spike holding on for dear life, clinging to her saddlebags. She rushed through the streets of lower Canterlot, having just jumped off the several hour long train ride. A human in Equestria!  "Sssssllooow down Twilight!" Spike yelled just as Twilight used her wings to glide over a group of nobles who were bowing in her direction. While usually one of the many cons of being a princess, having people bow down all the time got annoying real fast, today it seemed to be working in her favor.   "I can't Spike! Do you know how big this discovery could be!?" This could change everything! Another portal to the human world! A human here in Equestria! How did they manage to cross whatever portal they used without turning into a pony? Did they use the portal at Canterlot High? Is there a second portal? Thousands of questions sped through Twilight's mind.  She brought all of the notes she made about the human world, even the journal she used to communicate with Sunset, who was on a journey in Northern Zebrica. The fiery haired unicorn had stepped through the portal one day with a downcast look, and while she didn't say much, Twilight knew that it had to do with her pony friends' counterparts. Sunset had stayed in the Castle of Friendship only for a few weeks before she departed on the journey to find herself again after her painful experience.  Twilight should have known better, all of her friends were adults, full grown mares, and their counterparts in the human world were still immature teenagers. What if the human was one of them! Princess Celestia wasn't very specific in her letter, only stating to come to Canterlot because of the human.  "-ilight! We're here!" Spike shouting in her ear pulled Twilight out of her stupor. Shaking her head violently, Twilight got a good look at her surroundings.  "Hello Twilight." Princess Celestia's warm voice said from atop her throne. Dozens of other eyes were staring at her, mostly the petitioners who were waiting in line to have their issues heard, a line that Twilight had skipped. Oops! Her muscle memory must've taken over in the middle of her mental rant.  "Princess Celestia!" Twilight instinctively bowed.  "Please rise, you're my fellow Princess." Princess Celestia slowly stepped down from her throne. That did little to prevent the lavender alicorn's blush, she still wasn't to her title, or living in hee castle in Ponyville. "Day court shall be concluded for today, due to other matters. If your issue is time sensitive please see Chancellor Neighsay or Prince Blueblood."  "Awww." Many of the petitioners seemed disappointed, especially the green noble that stood next in line.  "Come Twilight, I'm sure you have much to discuss with my sister." Princess Celestia unfurled one of her wings, pointing towards the side door. Her motherly smile never strayed from her face. "And I'm sure you're going to want to meet our guest, Luna tells me that she's very sweet."  "Of course!" Twilight couldn't wait to meet the human whoever it was!  Maybe this could convince Sunset to return to Equestria?