Though he did have some paper work to do, it wasn't that much and would only take him about ten minutes to do. He didn't like lying at all, but he wanted this to be a bit of a surprise. For he was going into the Everfree Forest to get some help with his condition.
He had met a certain zebra named Zecora when she came into town for her monthly visit, and when they first met she took one look at him and said she could help him. She told him that she knew of a special remedy that would subdue his split personally, but due to what kind it was it could not be fully cured. But he figured that subduing it was better than having everypony be afraid of him.
Going through his check list once again he gave a small chuckle as he realized that he was starting to pick up certain habits from a certain mare. After making sure he had gotten everything he needed for the short hike he started to leave. The reason why it took this long was because the zebra had told him that it would take a month to collect and brew up the potion to help him.
As he started to walk towards the edge of town where there was a small path leading up to the forest he said his hellos to passing ponies. When he finally reached the edge of the forest he pulled out a small map with a small hut drawn on a certain spot. After getting all of his bearings right he walked into the forest with little hesitation.
"Okay, now if this is correct then I should be at her hut in about six minutes if I don't come across anything." He mumbled to himself.
Lucky for him he did not jinx himself by saying that and he got to Zecora's hut in the amount of time he had premeditated. When he got to it he let out a low whistle at the decoration around her yard. He had heard about the zebra culture before, but to see it up close was pretty impressive.
"Ah, there you are. Careful or else that fly trap will leave a scare." He heard from behind him, and looked down to see a larger than house one flytrap in front of him, and it was leaning towards him as well.
"Um, thanks." He said stepping back from the carnivorous plant.
"No thanks are necessary, those flytraps can be a bit fussy. Now please come in." Zecora said stepping into view walking to her front door.
As he made his way around the flytrap and to the door which was now wide open he got a good look inside. Potion bottles hung from the ceiling, with more mask decorating the walls. In the middle of the room was a big pot that had some strange blue liquid in it.
"What's in there?" He asked still looking at the pot.
"Oh, that is your medicine. I just had to find one last ingredient in a crevice." She answered taking something out of her saddlebags she had apparently wearing.
He stood there watching her as she now held some kind of plant and was dicing it to the best of her ability. She seemed to hum a little foreign tune that he guess must have been something from where she comes from. Then after being satisfied that the plant was cut the right way she put it into the brew and started to stirring it.
"What was that plant for?" He asked.
"For flavor, i'm afraid the taste isn't what one would savoir." Zecora answered.
"Oh, so exactly what does this potion do anyways? I know you told me it would subdue my condition but that's all." He said.
"Yes, it will subdue it but it will take time. I hope you do not mine?" She asked looking at him.
"Of course not." He said.
"Good, this brew seeps into a unicorns own reserve of magic where this condition of yours affects, and this will have one side effect." She said.
"And what's that?" He asked a little fear seeping into his nerves.
"You won't be able to do magic for two days after taking the first dose." She answered.
"So that effect will only last two days, and will only happen after the first time I take it?" He asked.
"Yes, and I hope that it'll only take about ten to fully suppress it. Just hope you don't break out into zits." She said.
"I thought you said that it only had one effect?" He asked.
"I did and I was joking about the zits, which unfortunately I am in need of some extra bits." She said.
"Right, don't worry i'm gonna pay you." He said levitating a little bag full of bits and put it on the table. "Is it still the same amount that we agreed on?"
"Yes it is, now drink this." She said giving him a small vial full of the blue liquid.
"Um okay." He said putting it up to his lips.
As the liquid passed them and onto his tongue it was met with a pleasant mint taste. But after he was done gulping down it there was a harsh after taste that almost made him throw up. After about a good three minutes of gagging and fire running through his body he cleared his eyes.
"I-I can see why nopony would like that stuff." He said.
"I agree it does make your taste buds want to flee. Now you will have to stop by every month for another treatment." She said.
"O-okay." He replied still feeling some burning in his stomach.
"Oh I know i'm a day late, but happy birthday." She said smiling at him.
"Uh, thanks." He replied returning the smile.
"From what I hear you and Twilight had a good evening though." She said.
"Um, yeah she uh, gave me a massage." He said his cheeks beginning to flush.
"Really? From the sounds of it, you got two different kinds of massages." She said he was starting to get really unconformable and knew that anymore teasing and embarrassment he would accidentally turn invisible again.
"Y-you could say that." He said looking every which way.
"Just relax, I am not here to tease you. That just means she is happy with you, if you want I could give you something to help in bed?" She asked.
"W-w-wha..." He was cut off by her letting out a big laugh.
"You seem to have disappeared like a shadow in the night, I just hope you didn't use this to make a flight." She said looking around.
"No I-I'm still here." He said.
"Oh, so what's your answer then?" She asked looking where the voice came from.
"I-I don't think I need any help on that subject." He answered his voice full of embarrassment and nervousness.
"Okay, but you can always come to me if you want to spice things up." She said.
"Uh, thanks but no thanks Zecora." He said slowly walking backwards towards the door.
"And if you're leaving watch out for poison joke. It usually pops up by now." She called.
As he walked through the forest yet again he couldn't believe he had to do that nine more times. What is she suggest he take something that would make him turn into a dragon or something? This would be a long nine months ahead, but it would be worth it if he could suppress his condition forever.
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"Hmm..." She rolled over in their bed. "Good mourning Celesti."
"And a very good mourning to you sunshine." Celestia said smiling at her.
"Last night was very fun." She said with a huge tired grin on her.
"I have to agree, last night was the best time I had with anypony." Celestia said giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"Well we defiantly had to celebrate one way or the other. And I think we made the right choice last night." She said snuggling up with her fiance.
"Yes, we will have to try some of those thing we did on our honeymoon." Celestia said, and she let out a small giggle.
"We sure will Lustia." She said.
"I guess I better get back to my duties. Today is your day off if I remember, so try to do something fun and not hang around the castle like last time?" Celestia asked.
"Fine, but only for you." She said nuzzling her. "Besides I got a doctors appointment anyways."
"Oh and what for?" Celestia asked a little concern in her voice.
"Well for the past month I've been feeling kind of weird, and I've been eating stuff I normally wouldn't eat. That and I also for some reason yelled at one of the guards for accidentally bumping into me, of course I apologized though. So I figured I could see if I might be coming down with something." She answered.
"I hope it's nothing to serious." Celestia said, but there was something that was at the back of her mind on those symptoms she couldn't quiet place.
"Don't worry about it, the worst I've ever been sick was when you found me." She said looking away.
"Well then, let's hope you maintain your record then." Celestia said giving an extra squeeze for more comfort. "Now I really am sorry, but I do have to get back to work. You go to the doctors and get checked out."
"Okay, i'll see you this evening then?" She asked raising her eyebrow.
"Of course, we do share a bed and have for a little while now." Celestia answered getting out of said bed.
After brushing their mane and tails, and also making sure their coats weren't messy they gave each other a quick kiss and walked out of the room. The two guards which had been stationed there for a good part of the night blushed as they walked out, but kept their eyes forward. They parted ways after another goodbye peck .
Feather made her way to the hospital, granted she could have used the palace doctor but then the whole staff would know she was there. And there was enough rumors of her cheating on her Celesti with him. Even though they all knew she could never trust a stallion in that way again.
"Hi, I have an appointment with Dr. Ray." She said to the nurse at the front station.
"Oh, of course Ms. Dust. Follow me to your room and he'll be in there in a minute. He's finishing up with another patient right now." The nurse said after looking up the information.
"Okay." She answered following the nurse until they came upon a room number 113.
"Here we are, and like I said he'll be in here in a few minutes. I just need to do some pre exams that's required." The nurse said.
"Fine by me." She said.
"Okay, now tell me why you're here?" The nurse asked putting a blood pressure machine on her foreleg.
"Um, well for the past month I've noticed that I haven't been myself lately." She answered.
"Would you care to go into more detail?" The nurse asked.
"Well, I've been eating stuff that wouldn't make sense. For some reason my moods keep swinging all over the place, but that's more recent. Also I seem to be getting a little blotted." She said patting her stomach.
"Oh and this has only been going on for a month?" The nurse asked.
"Well I think it's been a little longer than that, it's just I just now notice them." She replied.
"I'll let the doctor know then." The nurse said after looking at the blood pressure. "Just try to take it easy okay?" With that the nurse winked at her and undid the coupling on her foreleg.
"What do you mean?" She asked but the nurse had already left. "I could go for some chocolate pickles right now though."
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"Yes, we are so close to our completing our plan." Chrysalis said. "Now how about our guest? We wouldn't want them be to uncomfortable. After all they are the host of the mother."
"Don't worry Queen, they will be comfortable enough for the trip. But when are we going to get them out of the city and how?" The changling commander asked.
"That's simple, all we have to do is..." A sudden loud explosion rang through the halls. "Oh, will you go check that out? If you catch whoever it is, then i'll give you an extra treat tonight."
"Yes ma'am!" The commander said saluting and then scurrying away.
"Hmm, such good soldiers. To bad they don't make good mates though, not like that Shining Armor." She said licking her lips at the thought.
"He's escaping, get him!" She heard one of them shout.
"What is going on?" She asked moving towards the door, and when she opened it she saw one of the two guest jumping out of a hole in the wall. "YOU LET ONE OF THEM ESCAPE?!"
All of her guards she brought looked at her from the hole and nearly all of them wilted from the harsh stare. They all knew they would get punish, though there was one who was missing from the group. One who was smart enough to fly after the one who escaped.
"Where is the commander?" She asked her tone still very harsh.
"He flew after the prisoner and orders all of us to stay behind." One of them said.
"That insiletn little bug! I will have to squash him if he doesn't get captured by the Equestian guard." She said her voice full of malice. "Which one of them escaped?"
"The brown one my Queen." Another called out.
"Dammit, he has a large portion of the mother inside of him. Go out in disguise and find him at any cost, but make sure you don't reveal yourselves." She ordered.
"Yes Queen!" They all shouted.
"And if one of you manage to find him he or she will get promoted to commander and will not be punished." She said, and with that her small squad transformed and leapt out of the hole and started their search. "They had better find him and bring him back, or I will squash them all."