//------------------------------// // Reunited (And it Feels So Good) // Story: Angels and Demons // by lunabrony //------------------------------// Think, Norman! Had to think! He had to think about this constructively. Angel was not dumb, she had been to his house at least once, namely when he was taken to Equestria the first time. He ran into the house making sure there had been no sign of her… had she made it this far. Not a good sign. He dialed the hospital with his levitation skills, thanking his dad for having a main phone. "Yes hello reception, this is Norman Jefferson, I was a patient for two weeks, three days ago. I'm wondering if a nurse called Angel has been by?" "Oh of course, Norman, we remember you." The receptionist said kindly. "Yes, Angel did stop in some time ago, she seemed anxious to find you. When she couldn't, I think she said something about wanting to check the city. Is everything alright?" His heart sank, just where she shouldn't have gone. The receptionist hadn't noticed anything strange so Ange's magic was on, that was always something. The same could not be said for him, he'd have to hoof it. "Did she say anything specifically? Any directions, or was she just heading downtown." The receptionist shook her head. "I'm afraid that's all I have." At least he still had his hourglass. All he had to do was keep an eye on it until it almost ran out, then duck into an alley like Batman and reset it. Easy, right? He noticed that it still hung around his neck, he had figured Alicia's magic was a one time thing and that had just been a convenient timers. There was hope yet, but he'd have to be fast. Flipping it, he steadied himself on two legs, got out of the hospital outfit he had materialized in and got on some jeans a shirt and some shoes. Went around to the garage, his brother's motorbike had to be there.. somewhere, keys up behind tool box. Was there fuel in it. He had no license, but his brother had shown him how to drive a long time ago. If he got pulled over he'd take the fine. However he needed to get downtown fast. The city was a big place, and Angel was completely out of her league. She expected everyone to be kind, to be patient, to be understanding. She expected everything to work here the way it did in Equestria. And it simply didn't. Luck was with him today, the motorbike was three quarters full. It'd have to be enough. A miniaturized version of Alicia appeared on the console, barely six inches tall. "Any particular reason you're running around like a madfilly?" It wasn't as such Angel's naivety that put her in danger, it was her ability to sense pain and her desire to relieve it. "Angel; A pony I love dearly has run to this world to save me from danger; She doesn't know what this world is really like; She's in danger! Will you assist… Alicia" He looked at her. "I'll give you something very precious if you'll help me save her today" He tried to think of what he was willing to sacrifice. What did she want? "If the fate of someone you love hangs in the balance... then I will not ask anything in return." She said. Well that was completely unexpected. She smirked at the look on your face. "What? I'm not completely heartless. Do you happen to have anything of Angels? A lock of her mane, tail hair, item of clothing, hairbrush, anything like that?" "I gave you a bit she'd given me" He answered quickly, surprised by her graceful offer, he'd misread her. No time to worry about how to own up to the draconequus, Angel was in danger. He couldn't think of anything else on him. Had Alicia taken the bit knowing it would be used? Alicia shook her head. "I'm afraid that won't work, if you had something of hers I might be able to trace her." She explained. "A bit is far too general of an item to trace properly." "Will a short letter.. message, with her magic on it work?" He asked. Thinking back.. she'd handed him a piece of paper that only he could read, telling him how to contact her. He'd kept it. It was blank when you looked at it, however he would see.. if he looked long enough a message telling him how to contact her telepathically. Realizing this he instantly tried contacting her, while Alicia decided whether it was good or. "Angel! Angel! I'm here, where are you?!" He sent it out as loud as he could. "That would work perfectly. I could put a lock on her magic, and lead you right to her." Alicia offered. "Do you have such an item?" She asked. Again, there there was absolutely no response from his attempt to contact her. He rushed off, going back to the building. It was in his room, he knew it was.. but it he couldn't find it. Going almost nuts and not caring for once about making a mess he tore open all the places he had been in or that he suspected that the cleaning lady could have gotten to. No luck, he upended his bed, looked under it, checked everywhere. Went back to the living room and to his father's office. It had to be somewhere, he was wasting time. About to give up and simple go out and look for her blind, he realized suddenly that he had something far more personal. He rushed back to his jacket and opened the big inner pocket and fished it out. A foot long feather, one of the inner ones on her wings. With it he rushed back to Alicia. "Will this do?" Alicia looked delighted. "Why didn't you tell me you had that in the first place? Give it here!" She said. "Get on your bike, strap in, and for the love of Celestia, hold the buck on, whatever you do." She warned. "I'm not kidding." Huh? He was far too often confused when the draconequus was involved. He did what she said, but kick started the bike all the same. Reving the engine. It wasn't hopeless after all. "Do it Alicia!" Alicia saluted again, and disappeared entirely from his sight. He wasn't entirely sure what she was up to, but it didn't take too long to find out. Completely out of his control, the bike shot into motion, jerking him along with it. It frightened him terribly until he came to the first turn, and without knowing where he was going, the bike turned on its own. At least one of them seemed to know where Angel was. He hung on for dear life. Find Angel, teleport with her to Equestria, that was the object. He just hope he got to her in time. Hoped he'd guessed her intentions, and hoping beyond all hope he hadn't guessed the outcome. Clutching the bike with his legs, holding tight with his fingers, he begged God that he wasn't too late. The bike barreled down roads and sidestreets for a good twenty miles, taking him into the heart of the city. It stopped at every red light and stop sign, and pushed through every green. Alicia was a devious genius when it came to magic. Before long, the bike sputtered in front of an alley, and coughed until the engine quit. He looked around, no sign of Angel. Jumping off the bike he bolted down the alley. What had drawn her here… she must have tried to find out where he lived. Had she been so out of her mind that she hadn't looked up the information at the hospital, or too honest to do that? "Angel?!!" He shouted, running as fast his legs could handle. It was an alley, so he flipped the hourglass. He needed the speed only four legs would afford. The voice that he heard was nothing SHORT of angelic. "Silver?!" She called. "Silver!" She ran out from behind a dumpster, dirty but relatively unharmed. "What in Celestias name... Silver! You're a pony... but... but this isn't Equestria..." He ran up to her, if cameras were following him from the windows above he couldn't possible have cared less. "Are you alright, Angel?" What had she been doing there, behind that dumpster. Were any of her feathers broken? She rushed towards him, shedding her human disguise, until there was only two ponies together in an alley. She instantly showered him in affectionate nuzzling. She seemed to be unhurt. "I came here looking for you, but everyone kept staring at me and calling me pretty. One very nice man ran up and grabbed my bag and ran off with it, but he must have needed it a lot more than I did, so he's welcome to it if it helps him out." She said cheerfully. She wasn't stupid, but her mother had guarded her for a long time from the perils of civilian life, and every now and then her social ignorance was blatantly displayed. He nuzzled her smelled her, rested his head against her. "Angel how did you end up behind that dumpster?" She was there, she was not covered in blood, or worse. "Are you ready to teleport back to Equestria?" "Oh, I was just resting. I would've searched every crack in this city for you if I had the time, and you could've been back there because I hadn't looked there yet, so I had to cross it off." She shrugged in her usual logical way. "I don't understand, I thought you didn't want to see me anymore." She wouldn't lie to him, would she? "Too much to explain here. We need to you get out back to Equestria, you don't have to teleport me.. another strange friend gave me that ability. I don't know where in Equestria we'll end up.. but Angel, teleport, now" It was an order "I'll teleport with you.. on three, one, two, three!" Angel clung tightly to him, and they ended up in a room he'd never seen before. A large bed underneath a skylight, through which he could see pegasi zipping among the clouds. A chair, a desk, and hundreds upon hundreds of books. Only then did he relax more, hugging her closely. "Angel, angel, angel… beautiful, angel.. why on earth did you go to Earth? I tried contacting you because I was still a pony when I had gotten there. Hoped someone would be sent to fix it… you should have been smarter than to rush blindly in there yourself. I warned your mother about my world, just to make it harder for you to go there" He looked at her, beautiful, innocent, cutting right into his heart. "I'm sorry I left you Angel… I won't again, not anymore, not ever." He meant it.