Chapter 8
As the room starts to settle, Twilight stands on with her front hooves on the ground and her back hooves holding her back side up in the air, panting.
The ponies around the room are well that, there ponies again, every one of them.
The all hold their heads and sit on the ground coughing or blinking hard.
You pick yourself from the ground and gallop over to Twilight, you wrap your hooves around her,
“I’m sorry...are you ok?”
Twilight warps her hooves around you as she talks in a stressed low voice, “yes.”
Celestia walks next to you two and talks as her gaze is fixed on Discord, “He will need to be moved…far away.”
You look at the one statute left in the room; he is stuck in a laughing stance which sends a chill down your back. But you push it away from your mind as you nuzzle Twilight's head as she buries it into your chest.
Celestia raises an eyebrow at you two, and you look away from her face.
Twilight brings her face from you and looks to the Princess.
Celestia looks at you and then smiles at her, “I’m happy you have taken my friendship assignment so seriously.”
Twilight blushes as she looks at her, but she is still too weak to talk.
Celestia looks to you, “I must ask you something, as the only human here I feel this choices lies with you.” You blink at her waiting her question, “…Discord cannot stay here, I’m asking if we can send him to your earth…as the statue.”
You think about it for a minute as you look at the statue, you nod your head at her.
Celestia smiles to you, “Thank you.” She then looks to Twilight, “Twilight you have demonstrated great power and responsibility today…I could not be prouder. “
She brings her tired head from you again and speaks in a tired voice, “Thank you Princess.”
Celestia smiles at her student, “I’m sorry though I don’t think we can honor you tonight; there is a city that needs to be calmed.” She turns back to Discord, “And a matter that must be dealt with.” Celestia looks back to her, “You need your rest, you and your friends are happily welcomed to stay here until you decide to return to Ponyville.”
Twilight gives a soft nod as he lays her head back onto you.
Celestia looks around the room, and talks in a loud regal voice, “Discord has been defeated! Spread the word!”
Celestia leaves with a mass of cheering guards.
The ponies that now crowding you are Twilight considered friends. Each one is spamming questions at her as she slowly gets to her hooves. Twilight give a low answer as she walks with you, “I’m fine… I’ll see you all later.” You walk close to her as you follow her out of the room.
As you near the door Shining stands by it. You pause for a moment as he hugs his sister in a crying heap of joy. “I thought I lost you.”
Twilight is silent as she hugs her brother.
As he releases her he looks to you.
You look to the ground not knowing what to say, but before you could say anything you feel him embrace you in a hug, “Thank you.” Your half shocked at him and half overcome with joy that he is not arresting you right now. As the stallion release you he turns back to Twilight, “Get your rest and be ok you hear me?”
Twilight nods her head as she continues to walk. You start after her but you’re stopped for a moment but shinning, “Take care of her.”
Twilight waits at the door as you catch up to her, her mane is sprawled out all over the place and she looks like she could collapse at any moment. You embrace her and think of the room that is still across the castle, in a flash you feel your hooves planted on the ground. You set Twilight to bed. In moment she is fast asleep. You linger over her for a moment before sitting in a nearby chair. As you sit down you bury head into your hooves trying to collect your thoughts from what has happened today. You think to yourself, I’m going to die here…every time there is always something new… you look over the mare that sleeps in the bed in front of you…how, how can she deal with this. You feel a panic attack creeping onto you as you look at your hooves; you’re not even human anymore! All the suppress thoughts you have been storing for so long…you still feel them swirling in your head. You’re starting to feel like it’s too much… Twilight stirs in the bed in front of you, her eyes open and she looks at you, “Are you ok?”
You look at her soft eyes…how can she ask me that? She just defeated a god?! You stammer with you words as you look at her…”I’m fine.”
Twilight stares at you for a few seconds before her eyelids become too heavy to hold. You continue to stare at her as you remember what she said…love.
End of chapter 8
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