~<+:Two days ago in Equestria:+>~
“Hello?Twilight Sparkle?Are you home?I really need to talk with you?It’s important!”said the Lord of Chaos himself.He had been knocking for three whole minutes trying to get Twilight to answer the door.
“Just a moment please!”she shouted.She had still been asleep when he began knocking and both Spike and Nyx where at Sweet Apple Acres having a sleepover with the CMC.
“YES!WHAT IS IT!?!?”shouted Twilight.She was more than unhappy that her sleeping had been interrupted.
“Sorry,”Discord apologized sheepishly,”I just REALLY need your help with something!”he stated throwing his hands in the air for emphasis.
“YOU need MY help with something?Really?”she said not believing what she had just heard.”The LORD OF CHAOS needs MY help?Now why does that sound so hard to believe?”she asked eying him disbelievingly.
“Look even I need help...sometimes…ANYWAY,I need you to cast a very specific spell that I can’t cast BECAUSE I’m the lord of chaos okay!?”Discord said pouting.
“Why would that effect you casting a very specific spell?AND why me?Shouldn’t you be asking Celestia for this?I thought she said no more spells after the last mishap?”she asked still not believing this conversation was happening.
“WWWEEELLLLLL...I sorta don’t trust her with this one.”he whispered in her ear eying the sun thinking maybe Celestia might have heard him.”PPPLLLLEEEAAASSSSEEEE?????!!!!”he begged on his knees.”This is REALLY important.It feels like someone’s LIFE might end if I don’t have you cast this spell.And that's not even what scares me about this.I think I might KNOW this PERSON.It’s a human and my magic apparently doesn’t work in the dimension that this human is in so I need you to do this for me!I’ll do ANYTHING!PLEASE!?!?”he shouted like his life depended on it.
“OKAY!OKAY!”she shouted,”I’LL DO IT!”she finally relented.She wasn’t awake enough for this kind of conversation.”What spell or type of spell do you need me to cast?”she asked.
“That’s why I came to you.It’s not very easy and I’m not really sure how to say what I need you to do…”he paused considering his next set of words”Alright I need you to cast spell that will teleport this human here from another dimension when a certain situation occurs around or to him.You can do it,right?”he asked pleadingly.
“Um...I don’t actually know if I can do that powerful a spell,and how long is this spell going to need to be active for because that also affects if I would even be able to attempt that advanced and powerful of a spell?”she asked.Wow now I understand why he didn’t go to Celestia.She probably would have flipped if he asked this and thought he was crazy...okay crazy-ER than he already isShe thought.
“Only a day or two at most.”he stated.
“Hmm...I think I might be able to do that,but that also depends on what situation has to occur.”she said.
“A situation that would result in his death or more specifically I would like him to be teleported here to Ponyville before he dies,and if he tries to kill himself I would like the spell to stop him from killing himself before it teleports him here.”he said very professionally.
“Um...that's an...interesting situation choice...is that why you asked me and didn’t ask Celestia?”she asked now a little startled and worried that he hadn't just asked Celestia and instead asked her for this.It's important sounding enough that she won't want him turned to stone again...Right?she thought to herself.
“YES!Do you know what she would do if I asked her?She would lock me up again thinking I actually went insane!And she do that because I don’t know why I know this is going to happen or even why I care.I just feel like I owe him this.Like I did something wrong to him and am finally paying him back for whatever it is or something like that.I don’t know why I need to do this I just have this weird feeling in my gut telling me this is what I am supposed to do.”he whispered worriedly looking all around them as if he felt they were being watched.
“Are you sure that she would go that far if you ask her?”she said skeptically.
“Is that even a real question?OF COURSE SHE WOULD!!IT’S ME WE’RE TALKING ABOUT! I’M ALREADY UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE!IT WOULDN’T EVEN SURPRISE ME IF SHE DID!”he shouted as if it was the stupidest question he had ever heard.
“Well I don’t know about all that but she definitely would be worried.So whats this human’s name anyways?”she asked.
“Devon,Devon Chaos.”he said.
“That's an...interesting last name for a human.Is it referring to something?”she asked skeptical that that really was this humans name.
"It really isn’t that strange a name amongst humans...at least the ones from the Earth that he is from that is.”stated Discord.
“Oh..right...different Earth than the one I went to.”Twilight said sheepishly.
“So...Can you do really do this or not because I’d really rather not be locked up...Again.”the draconeques said pouting the last part.
“Yes,I think so but only for a couple of days at most.”the purple alicorn stated.
“WONDERFUL!Oh Thank You!You have NO idea how much this means to me!And the next time you need something just give me a holler!OH!And can you notify me if and or when he arrives that way I can stop by and try to figure out why I have this bad feeling in my gut pertaining to him?” he exclaimed grabbing her up into a bear hug mid sentence and positively vibrating with glee and anticipation.
“Ya,no problem.glad I could help.”she said while trying to escape the draconeques’ bear hug,and failing miserably.
~<+:Present Day:+>~
It had been a very boring and uneventful two days of waiting for the purple alicorn princess.She had both been dreading and anticipating the arrival of the human that Discord had said was named Devon.She was dreading the arrival because of the circumstances that would cause his arrival,and was anticipating it because of the opportunity to research this other dimension’s Earth and the inhabitants culture and knowledge.She was ready to go into full research mode the minute she got the chance to.
“Uuuhhhggg!Despite how selfish and demented it sounds,I WISH IT WOULD HAPPEN ALREADY!!”she shouted in her frustration and anticipation.
“You know getting all worked up isn’t going to make it happen any sooner right?”asked Spike.He was starting to fret that Twilight was going to start ripping the library apart(again) if this human didn’t show up sometime in the next hour or so.
“I know but I can’t help it!”she said starting to reach her wits end with all this waiting around.”I just am so excited to learn about a whole nother Earth in a whole nother dimension!This could possibly shatter EVERYTHING we know about the multiverse or even advance our understanding of the one that exists in our dimension!This could change all we think we know about science or math or maybe even our own history.It’s just so EXCITING!!”shouted the antsy alicorn.Oooh I hope he arrives safely though!She thought now feeling ashamed for what she said just moments ago.
“Is it really that big a deal?Just one of them and everything goes poof without any proof like a second one of them?That seems really one sided don’t 'cha think?”questioned Nyx.She was still feeling skeptical that this wasn’t another of Discord’s hair brained schemes to get revenge.I know he HAS changed a little but this just is too weird not to be a scheme.Plus something about this human feels…evil...like Nightmare felt like when she was in Spell Nexus.Or at least what I can sense about him from the spell...I don’t like one bit of this...She thought.
“Well...yes I guess I do understand why you would think that.The reason is because he won’t exactly be in a position to lie about those things.He will be on a strange planet with talking ponies.I think he’ll tell us about his world if we ask in a friendly and neighborly manner.”Twilight said with a friendly but knowing smile,nuzzling her daughter a bit.”I also understand why you are so skeptical of this whole situation.Seeing as Discord hasn’t exactly the friendliest of beings this past year or so.But trust me when I say I know how to tell when someone is genuinely happy about something.And when I said that I could perform the spell he did the most realistic impression of Pinkie Pie when she makes a new friend that I have ever seen.I thought confetti was going to explode from him when he said wonderful.”she recalled giggling at the memory of the Lord Of Chaos looking giddier than a school filly.
“Are you sure we can really trust him?”the ebony filly asked skeptically.
“Yes I...Did you feel that?”she asked suddenly looking towards the window and staring out it blankly.
“What?”both Nyx and Spike asked in unison looking at each other and shrugging seeing as neither of them know what Twilight was talking about.
“I think the spell just activated!”Twilight shouted excitedly jumping to her hooves and then suddenly falling over grunting like she was in some kind of pain.
Then suddenly a bright bomb like flash of light came from a portal that appeared in the middle of the room.The intense light that it was resonating from it was blinding the filly and dragon trying to make out what it was.Then as suddenly as it appeared the flash stopped and a shimmering orb of soft magenta light appeared where it had been and started to descend slowly towards the floor of the library's main room floor.As it stopped mere inches above the ground a body suddenly appeared in its place and fell the few inches unceremoniously to the ground with a loud thud.As this happened Twilight was finally able to stop grunting and shouting in pain and stared wide eyed at the body in front of her on the floor.
“I-It’s h-him.”Twilight said with a tone of both relief and shock.”I-Is he o-okay?”she said turning to Spike who almost immediately realized that Twilight couldn’t get up at the moment from the strain the spell had put on her both magically and physically.
“Right,I'll go check.”he said hesitantly.This was for the fact that there was an alien of sorts in the room and he had been asked to go over to it and then touch it to make sure it was still breathing.Not exactly what the baby dragon wanted to do right now,in fact that was the last thing Spike wanted to do right now.But he held his head high and went over to the human and did his duty as Twilight’s #1 assistant.
After a few seconds of checking and double checking the baby dragon turned on his heels and frantically shouted’”HE’S NOT BREATHING!”instantly putting his head on the human’s chest to make sure he wasn’t mistaken.”HE’S REALLY NOT BREATHING!!”he shouted even more frantic than ever.”What do we do!”he said.
“Contact the hospital and have them send a medical team right away!”she shouted.
“Right,on it!”he called over his shoulder as he ran for the desk to get ink,a parchment,and a quill to write the letter.He quickly wrote a short letter saying that an emergency medical team was needed.
It took the medical pegasi only about a two and a half minutes to get to the library.They initially looked worried about what they were dealing with but quickly got over it deciding that the health of the creature they were looking at was more important than what the creature was.
It had been a whole two weeks since the arrival of the human by the name of Devon.He had been in a coma since they had managed to revive him and was being kept on life support in the hope that his body was just trying to adjust to the new atmosphere and recover from the damage caused from the trip between their dimensions.He was making progress and it was determined that he would awake anytime now.
Twilight had been at his side whenever visiting hours would allow because she felt that if she had taken more precautions in casting the spell that he wouldn’t have gone into a coma or have arrived not breathing.
“I hope you’ll be okay,I just wish I had been more careful with such a powerful spell…”she whispered to Devon.She had been talking to him and telling him stories while she visited him.The stories mainly were comprised of the adventures,situations,and all around random luck she and her friends had and had been on.
She had been telling him about when Spike had his greed growth and went on a rampage on his birthday,”And in the end Spike learned that it is better to give to others than it is to get a bunch of stuff and be greedy.I still don’t understand how for one thing,he got or found a frame small enough to be barely bigger than the kiss,or how he even got it to stay on his face like that.”she said smiling,chuckling,and shaking her head at the memory of Spike with his framed kiss.
“heh...heh...heh…”came a weak,raspy,and wheezy laugh.
“Who was that?”Twilight said looking about the room not willing to believe that the tiny laugh had come from the person lying in the bed in front of her hooked-up to only Celestia knows how many machines and other devices.After determining that she and Devon were the only ones in the room she turned to him and leaned in to see if maybe he had been talking this whole time but had been just too quiet for anypony to have heard him.”Devon?”No answer.she leaned in a little closer so she might hear him better if he did speak.”Devon was that you?”she asked a little quieter than normal because she was so close to his face.She waited a minute or two listening for any hint of Devon saying something.”Hmm...I guess I just imagined it i-”she tried to say but was interrupted.
“W...wh...whe...wher...where a-am I”said a weak,raspy,whisper of a voice from the body in front of Twilight.
Twilight nearly broke his ribs when she jilted forward and hugged Devon as if her life depended on it.
“OH thank FAUST you’re OKAY!’she exclaimed with tears of joy and relief now streaming down her face and onto his gurney.”...sniffle...You have NO idea how worried we have been...and how worried...I...have been...”she said the last part looking away sheepishly and blushing.She suddenly got up and galloped to the door of the room and shouted,”HE’S AWAKE!SOMEPONY GET THE DOCTOR!” outside to anyone of the staff that could hear her.
The doctors had only taken about an hour to do their preliminary check-up to make sure that Devon was indeed conscious and not just sleep talking.They determined that he was in fact conscious but was not fully alert to those around him or where he was.He was suffering from mental relapse and would not be able to fully process any information for at least a few days of rest, some medication to help, and someone talking to him somewhat frequently to make sure that he is at least trying to make out what the ponies around him are trying to say to him.
This job was quickly and happily taken by Twilight Sparkle.She was still feeling guilty as ever and wanted to do whatever she could in order to help Devon with his recovery.
“Do you think that he will be able to start communicating with us sometime soon?”Twilight asked Nurse Redheart who was next to her checking Devon’s vitals.
“T o be honest with you I don’t know.He is recovering at a very fast rate,but that might not be the case for his entire recovery so we can’t really say for certain when he will be able to do thing normally again or if he has any complications since he can’t tell use.So I have no answer to your question,but I wouldn’t give up hope in the slightest if I were you dear.This on seems to be a real stubborn one.I don’t think he’s going anywhere tell he can at the very least talk to us!”she said cheerfully and certain that she was right in her assumption.
“Thanks…”Twilight said a little meekly,”I guess I really just needed someone to tell me that even though I already believed that was the case.”she said thankful that the nurse was so nice and understanding of her situation.
“No problem.We all just need a little assurance from others some times to make us believe that what we think can or is correct.It is the same with everypony else,believe me you aren’t the only one in doubt in these kinds of situations,why even I am in need of some assurance sometimes in these situations.”Nurse Redheart admitted.
“Really?”Twilight asked disbelievingly,”But you deal with this kind of stuff as a profession!How would you need any assurance?”she asked dumbstruck that a professional nurse would be doubtful of her own work.
“Just because I do something as a living doesn’t mean that I don’t have doubts about mine or my colleagues work at times like this.I actually doubted that we would be able to help him at all,” Nurse Redheart said pointing to Devon who appeared to be listening intently as if hearing this from the nurse had surprised him.
”But the others just kept telling me that as long as we do what we can to the fullest of our abilities,that it would turn out okay.So I did just that;but I also allowed myself some time to take care of my own health as well as my other duties outside of my job.Believe me why I say that worrying like this and neglecting your own health as well as your other duties will only cause you trouble later down the road;so,take some time off;go on a picnic with Spike,Nyx,and your friends,”the nurse said the last part with a knowing smile because she knew that Twilight had not don this in a very long time.
“Take a few days off from visiting.Or if you really insist on it then why don't you bring them all along and introduce then to Devon.It just might help him with his recovery,you know?"the nurse said the last part as a question that was meant to as if Twilight was okay with the idea of others knowing about Devon's existence on Eques.
"Okay.I'll bring them to meet him tomorrow afternoon.That is an okay time right?"Twilight asked.
"Yes,that will be a perfect time to visit and introduce all of them."replied Nurse Redheart.
So after saying goodbye and thank you for the advice Twilight left the hospital and began the preparations for the big visit that Devon would be receiving tomorrow.She decided to invite here friends over by having Spike send each of them a letter requesting them to stop by the library at 7p.m. that night so she could explain her plan and the situation to them all at once.And also not have to repeat the same thing several times.