Chapter one: Arrival in Ponyville
Twilight Sparkle had put the knocked out colt on her guest bed and then tried to wake him up. She tried shaking him. At first ever so gently then gradually increasing the force she increased to a tremor. The dark blue alicorn did not wake up. She tried to wake him up with sound. Again starting with only the softest whisper she could and ending with a bellow that would put the royal Canterlot voice to shame. The alicorn still did not wake up. In a mix of desperation and annoyance she filled a basin with ice cold water and dumped it on to of his sky blue mane. Now this woke him up.
“What you do that for?” he asked a little irritated.
“You wouldn’t wake up any other way.” Twilight replied. “Who are you anyways?”
“I’m... I don’t know!” A look of panic and confusion flashed across face.
“Do you know where your from or where you are right know?” Said Twilight with the same look of anxiety on her countenance.
“No and No” the alicorn colt know sitting bolt upright on the bed.
“Well let me fill in some of the blanks.” Twilight said. “I’m Twilight Sparkle Princess Celestia’s protegee,”
Princess Celestia where have I heard that name before? the alicorn thought to himself
Twilight continued “You are currently in Ponyville Library.”
“Pony- where.” the colt asked. The mare only gave him a confused look.
“Ponyville, about 20 miles outside of Couldsdale?”The colt returned the confused look.”Directly north of the Everfree forest?” the colt looked more confused at this. Discouraged Twilight groaned and said “This is getting no where!”
Suddenly a chestnut colored stallion with an hour glass cutie mark and heavy looking equipment strapped to his back barged into the library and shouted. “I’VE GOT A TIMEY WIMEY SPIKE AND IT’S NOT JUST SCOOTALOO!” then he saw the colt “Why hello what do we have here?” he then commenced to examine the colt stretching out his wings.
“Doctor Whooves,” Twilight said “What an unexpected surprise.”
“Not as big as this.” The Doctor said know measuring the length of his horn with a measuring tape “What’s your name son?”
“I don’t remember.” he replied
“Got amnesia now do you?” The Doctor said casually. “Well that’s to be expected when you’ve come in direct contact with the time vortex. That would also explain the age loss.”
“Doctor, your making less sense than usual.” Twilight said.
“Am I now? Oh I’d be expecting a letter from The Princess’s if I where you.” The Doctor commented.
The outburst of the strange time pony awoke Spike. “What’s going bbbbuuurrrrppp” he belched out some purple smoke with then turned into a rolled up scroll.
“Told you, let’s hear it.” said the doctor now bending the colts haunches.
Twilight cleared her voice and read the letter.
“My faithful Student Twilight Sparkle,
I am aware that you’ve had an encounter with an alicorn colt that lost his memory. Your new assignment is to care for him until further notice.
Your mentor, Princess Celestia
P.S. His name is Cobalt”
“Well Cobalt it looks like your going to be staying with me for a while.” Twilight said addressing the colt.
“Seems so.” he replied know having his tail measured by The Doctor.
When at long last the doctor concluded his examinations and left Twi said “Well since your going to be staying here for a while I guess you should met my friends. They should be at the park.”
“That sounds fun” Cobalt replied
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It was almost the summer solstice. The pegusi had been busy clearing out all the clouds in the sky. All the trees where clothed in there foliage. The parks greenery was at its best. The park had a certain atmosphere of peacefulness. When Twilight and Cobalt reached the spot where the other ponies where it was about mid morning and the sound of animals could be herd. Owlishis was pierced on Twi back napping happily. There was a white unicorn with a cat that was guarding a stuffed mouse toy, an orange earth pony that was throwing a stick so her dog could bring it back, a pink earth pony that a small alligator clamped to her tail, a yellow pegasus trying to talk a stubborn looking rabbit into eating a carrot, and a rainbow pegasus hovering with a tortes with flight goggles and a propeller strapped to it’s shell
“Cobalt I’d like you to met my friends Rarity,” She motioned with where hoof to the white pony.
“How do you do? I design fabulous formal ensembles in my shop Carousel Bouquet.” she said in her usual lady like manner.
“Applejack,”
“Welcome to Ponyville. I own and operate Sweet Apple Acres with my family. Finest apples in Equestria. You should meet my little sister some time” said the orange pony in her southern drawl while almost shaking Cobalt’s haunch out of his socket
“Pinkie Pie,”
“I’m so so so so so very excited to met you. In fact when I meet Twilight I was so excited i went AAA-WWW” the pink pony rambled on and on.
“Fluttershy,”
“hi...” She said with her super quiet voice.
“She’ll get used to you, and finally Rainbow Dash”
“,Sup” said the rainbow mare
“Pleased to meet you all. Sorry I can’t give an introduction like you’ve giving me.”
“And why is that...if you don’t mind” asked Fluttershy
“Because I’ve lost my memory.” He bristled. “I can remember anything! NOT A SINGLE THING! I HATE IT! IT’S NOT FAIR! ” Cobalt then exploded into a bright ball of white flame. A tongue of flame then incinerated the closest tree. Fluttershy and the rest of the mares backed away. He extinguished his flame and turned a deeper shad of blue and started sobbing.
“It’s not fair, It’s just not fair.” He stammered though his tears.
“It’s not your fault, Sugar Cube” Applejack comforted
Cobalt brightened up again. “I’m sorry it’s just that I’m a little stressed right now.” He said.
“You know... pets are proven scientifically to relieve stress.” Said Twilight.
“That’s a perfect idea!” shouted Fluttershy. Next thing Cobalt knew he was being dragged to some unknown destination. “I have so many wonderful choices at my house. And I know you’ll love them and they’ll love you and you’ll be best friends forever and ever.”
“Oh I remember this if you need me I’ll be at Fluttershy cottage laughing my head of.” said Rainbow Dash said.
“Now Cobalt my dear I cannot express my delight,
I know there’s a pet here that will suit you just right,
I can’t wait to get started.”
“But I just remembered something.” he said
“Ooh what is that?!?” asked Fluttershy landing on the ground
“It’s that I’m not a song and dance kind of pony” he said
“Oh.. sorry.” she said meekly.
“Don’t be I didn’t even know that about my self till now.” Cobalt then walked across Fluttershy’s yard looking at all the animals she had. Otters, seals, squirrels, rabbits, cats. None stood out to Cobalt, except a deary looking falcon in the corner. It had several bald patches and it’s wing where hung down.
“Hey Fluttershy is there anything wrong with this one” He said motioning to the falcon.
“No he’s just been less energetic recently. I think its because Rainbow didn’t pick him as his pet. Also I think he’s kicking himself that he didn’t go back to help her when she was pinned by that boulder.” replied Fluttershy
“Well then, he can be my pet.” Suddenly the falcon became excited. He flew up and did a couple loop-de-loops and then glided so that the sun appeared to be directly above his head. He then landed on cobalt outstretched wing.
“I’ll think I’ll call you Horus.” said Cobalt. The falcon then nuzzled up against Cobalt’s face.
“Aha I think he likes you”
Unfortunately this moment of bliss was interrupted by a panicked scream.
“That sounded like Daisy” Fluttershy said. But when looked around Cobalt had already gone and Horus was following him.
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The town square was in panic. A chimera from was smashing the produce vendors carts. When Cobalt and Horus got there the others had already engaged the monster. Applejack was bucking apples at it saying “How do you like dem’ apples.” Rainbow was dive bombing and kick it. Pinky was “Assaulting” him with cake. Twilight was desperately looking though books muttering under he breath “I wish Reese was here.”
At first he felt overwhelmed but then some power swelled up inside of him and felt a strange confidence. In a burst of energy he leaped onto the chimera's back. It’s snake head with was actually it’s tail reared It’s head only to receive a hard blow from Cobalt surprisingly strong hind quarters. The lion head let out a thunderous roar. He then summoned boomerangs that appeared to be made of moon light and hit them multiple times on the back of the head. The chimera was dazed. But shook It of quickly and started trying to shake him off. But Cobalt stayed on. He focused his energy on the spot on the back of the chimera’s head that when most of the boomerangs hit And fired a condensed beam of sun light. This made the chimera faint. He jumped of Its back and magically put it back into the Everfree Forest.
Three fillies that where watching then came towards him. The yellow one said “That was amazing! Where did you learn to do that.”
“That was basic combat magic, one time me and my sisters had to fight of a whole pack of them.” Cobalt said nonchalantly
“Who are your sisters?” asked the filly with the pink hair
“I don’t know” cobalt replied. The three fillies gave him a confused look. Then the white one said. “I’m Sweetie Bell ,I’m rarity’s sister, this is Scootaloo, and Apple Bloom, Applejack's sister.”
“Your sister mentioned you to me.” Cobalt said addressing Apple Bloom
“She did? What I don’t even know your name!” Apple bloom said
“It’s,”
“Cobalt!” Twilight interrupted “I was so worried.”
“I know how to take care of my self Twilight I’m not a foal.” said Cobalt summered by Twilight embrace.
“I know that.” She let him go. ”That was one amazing display of magic tell you what I’ll let you be my apprentice.”
“Sounds good to me.” Said Cobalt
“Cobalt! Your mane is absolutely frazzled. Let me groom you.”
Twilight leaned over to him and said “Run”
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“Sweetie Bell are you O.K.?” Scootaloo asked.
“Hun?” Said Sweetie Bell dreamily
“ARE YOU OK? You haven’t been the same sense we met Cobalt.”
“Oh, It’s nothing” Sweetie replied. “I just really like his mane.”