//------------------------------// // Changes // Story: Equestria Under Siege // by Night_Wolf_592 //------------------------------// I was lonely… everything around me was dark… I couldn’t see anything… but then a dim light showed up… it was far away, and after that, another one appeared… right behind me… One made me feel peaceful and calmed, the other one made me feel anxious, nervous, made me think I was forgetting something important… I decided to go to the calmed one, I was very close but then… I heard a voice… it was calling for me… I knew there was something I was forgetting, I decided to follow the other light instead. As I approached the light, I remembered my life and the people I loved, I knew I made the right choice. I slowly opened my eyes, it was blurry at first, but slowly everything became clear, I saw a ceiling, it was blue… almost like the ones in the hospitals. I couldn’t move easily, but I managed to move my face a little… Then I heard a voice… a voice I knew very well… “Night Wolf?” the female voice asked. “Fluttershy… is it you?” I asked. I managed turn around and I saw her, she was sitting on a chair next to me, she gazed at me, I could see her eyes filled with tears… “You’re back!” she looked so happy, she hugged me strongly, her body felt warm. “Yes… It’s good to be back…” My eyes filled with tears as well “I’m so glad I can see your face again Fluttershy.” “I-I thought I would lose you” She replied, still crying. I stroked her pink hair slowly. “How long have I been asleep?” I decided to ask. Fluttershy moved back and cleaned her tears. “A week and a half” she answered. “A week and a half!?” I was confused, for me it was only an instant. “Yes… the doctor said that you were not going to wake up ever again…” her eyes filled with tears again “I… I thought I would lose you.” I placed my hand on her cheek and cleaned her tears, she gave me a sweet smile. I managed to get up a little and then I sat on the bed. “I managed to convince the others to keep the machine going… somehow, I knew you would be back” she smiled while cleaning his tears away. “So, you saved my life” I assumed. “Well, yes, but you saved mine twice” she replied. “What do you mean?” I wasn’t sure what she meant by that. “You saved me from those changelings… if it wasn’t because of you… they would have raped me… or worse…” “But…” I lowered my face “But I failed… I wasn’t able to bring you the medicine…” She shook her head in disapproval “No, you DID save me… the others told me how much you effort you put into the search…” her eyes began tripping tears again… “And… you almost died because of me…” I hugged her “That doesn’t matter anymore” I whispered to her ear “What matters is that we are here, together…” “But… you lost your horn because of me…” Then I remembered… I remembered why I was in the hospital… I remembered the horrible suffering, and my horn… I touched where it was supposed to be… it was flat and covered with bandages… But I saw Fluttershy, I saw her and remembered why I did what I did. “Don’t worry about that” I said softly “It was worth it, I prefer to lose my horn, than to lose you…” She smiled and hugged me again. “But… why?” she asked “Why didn’t you run away when you had the chance?” “Because… I can’t allow myself to cower in fear… I can’t give up on the people I love… I can’t and I won’t give up on you… never.” She moved back and cleaned her tears, she cried a lot today. “So… a week and a half huh? That’s a long time for a nap” I said “I really feel like going for a walk.” Fluttershy looked at me with a worried expression. “But… You haven’t recovered yet, you shouldn’t walk yet.” “Well, we will never know if we don’t try, right?” I moved to the side of the bed and I placed my feet on the ground. “Just… be careful” Fluttershy held my arm, making sure I wouldn’t fall. I stood up, at first I lost the balance and fell back to the bed. After an hour, I finally could walk normally, Fluttershy was impressed by the speed of my recovery, and I can’t deny that I was impressed as well. I moved to a mirror to see myself, I saw I was skinnier, but the difference wasn’t very noticeable, my head was covered with bandages and the horn was really gone… I wondered what losing my horn could cause, I was new on all this magic stuff. I was wearing the classic hospital clothes, I hate hospital clothes, they are so uncomfortable, I simply hate them. “Um… Night Wolf…” Fluttershy said, her face was blushing a little. “Oh, you can call me Wolf if you want” I replied. “Um… Wolf… could you…” She turned her face away still blushing, her face was turning bright red “could you… put on other clothes? I mean… if you don’t mind…” “Huh? What do you mean?” I asked looking at her over my shoulder. “Well… I can… see your…” she pointed at my butt… Then I realized what she meant. I turned around and I covered my private parts, I was so embarrassed. “Uh… yeah… where are my clothes?” I asked still blushing. “Oh, actually Rarity made you a very nice set.” She moved to the closet, all her blush suddenly disappeared, interesting… Of the closet she took out an awesome dark trench coat. “Wow!” I exclaimed “It looks great!” “Yes, it really suits your style” Fluttershy replied. I saw that it had blue gems on the end of the sleeves and on the neck, they looked so cool. “Um… could you wait for me outside?” I asked kindly to Fluttershy. “Sure.” She went out through the door. I took the coat, it had a white sleeveless shirt with a dark pair of pants, I wonder how they knew that black and blue were my favorite colors… “Maybe I can convince Rarity to add a double sheath for a pair of swords on the back of the coat…” I thought out-loud “And maybe two gun holders…” I placed on the shirt and then I wore the pants, after that I placed on the coat, there was also a pair of boots, I put them on as well. I also took the bandages off, weird… the hair was like normal… but I didn’t really care much, actually, I was glad it was still there, and of course my horn was gone… I took around 10 minutes to get dressed… quite a long time for me… I opened the door and Fluttershy was waiting outside. “What do you think?” I asked. “Wow, it looks really nice.” She replied. “I think we should go and tell the others I’m ok, don’t you think?” I asked. “Yes, I think they will be very happy to see you!” I wondered if they would be as happy as Fluttershy. We moved through the corridors of the hospital “Hey, shouldn’t we like… tell the doctors I’m awake?” “Oh, I already did, while you changed your clothes, I told them and paid.” “What!? You paid it all!?” “Yes, why do you look so… worried?” she seemed confused. “Well… wasn’t it too much money?” I asked. “Not really, the others helped me with their own money, I only gave the receptionist the money.” “Oh, I see…” I wondered how much money it costed to keep me… alive… and if they would want me to pay… nah, they are not that bad… We kept moving. “A lot has changed since you entered in coma” Fluttershy told me while we approached the exit of the hospital. “What do you mean?” What could have changed in such a small amount of time? “Well… I think it’s better if you see it, let’s go to the library, the others are still there, trying to find a way to wake you up.” “Really? When did they began?” I asked. “Ever since you entered the coma… we were all so worried…” she explained “Twilight came up with the idea of finding a cure on her books, and ever since that moment, they have been searching for it.” We went outside, it was a sunny day, and it felt good to be outside again. “And… Ayla also helped?” I wondered if Ayla was still trying… “No, she didn’t want to, she was destroyed, I think I heard her say something about suicide…” “Oh no… she didn’t do it… right?” I was worried, she was… no, IS my best friend. “No, I remember she said something about a promise she made you… do you know what she was talking about?” Fluttershy seemed curious about that. I didn’t remember anything about a promise… unless… “Huh, I wonder if she meant to that promise…” I thought out loud. “What promise?” Fluttershy asked. “It was a long time ago… when we were just kids, I made her promise me that if I ever died, she would move forward.” “Oh, I see… so… you two are like… very good friends?” she asked with a little blush on her cheeks. “Yes, very good friends… but… that’s all, we never became… something more, you know what I’m talking about, right?” “Yes, I do.” “Anyways, what was of her?” “Oh, she used to live with Dash, but about 4 days ago, she moved with Cloudchaser, they became really good friends.” “Mm… I see…” I said “I’ll go visit her, but for now, let’s go to the library.” We kept walking. “Hey, I was wondering… what happened to YOU?” I asked. She turned her face in order to face me. “What do you mean?” she asked. “Well… what did you do while I was… well, gone?” “I didn’t really do anything… I remained at the hospital ever since you entered in coma…” “So… you never left my side?” I asked “No, I never left your side.” She replied “I even slept by your side…” Her face blushed a little, I smiled to her, and she responded with her own smile. While we were walking we bumped into a couple, a man and a girl, the four of us fell to the ground. “Auch!” The guy said when he fell. “I’m sorry!” I said while scratching the back of my head. “Oh, it’s ok.” The girl replied. I got up and helped Fluttershy to get up. I saw the guy and he was wearing a crown, and the girl… She… her… she had very big… attributes… “Um… what’s wrong with your friend?” the guy asked to Flutershy. I realized I was staring directly at her breasts… But I simply couldn’t help myself… “Um… my eyes are up here…” the girl said. “Oh, I’m sorry!” I said. I looked up to her face, she had blue hair and a sleeveless blouse, the guy at his side… he was staring at me… menacingly. He was wearing a red jacket and he had brown hair. I gave a nervous laugh, he wanted to kill me with his sight. “Ok, anyways, could you introduce us to your friend over here?” The girl asked to Fluttershy. “Oh, yes, this is Night Wolf.” she said while holding my shoulder. “And Night Wolf, this are Milky Way and Hemix.” “Nice to meet you Night Wolf!” Milky Way said. “Yeah, nice to meet you bro.” Hemix added. “So… you guys are like, boyfriend and girlfriend?” I asked. “Yes, actually she is my girlfriend” he said while staring at me. I smiled nervously. “Anyways, we should get going honey” Milky said “We are going to be late!” “Oh, you’re right!” Hemix said “we must hurry!” “Where are you guys going?” I asked wondering where they needed to go. “We are going to the theater, we will watch a movie.” “Oh, that’s nice, we should go someday Wolf” Fluttershy said holding my arm. “Yes, we should!” I replied. Hemix and Milky hurried to the theater and we continued our trip to the library. After some minutes we finally arrived the library, we heard some voices inside. “Should I knock the door?” Fluttershy asked. “No, I will” I said. I closed to the door and knocked, I heard some footsteps coming to the door, then the door opened and Rainbow Dash was there. “Yeah? Who is…” she said. Her eyes opened wide and her jaw fell. “N-N-N-NIGHT WOLF!?” she looked very surprised. “Eyup, it’s me.” I said smiling. Rainbow Dash closed the door right in my face, it almost hit me. I could hear some voices inside. “WHAT!?” a simultaneous scream could be heard. The door opened quickly and everyone was there, when they saw me, they got very surprised. “NIGHT WOLF!?” They all yelled. “Yes, it’s me” I repeated. “But, how!?” Twilight asked “You are supposed to be in coma!” “Well, looks like I’m alright now!” They all rushed outside and surrounded me. “Oh my gosh, I’m so glad you’re alive!” Pinkie Pie said. Pinkie Pie jumped at e and knocked me down to the floor, she was on top of me, and she bounced repeatedly. “Yay!! Night Wolf is back!! Yay, yay, YAY!” she kept bouncing on top of me… “Pinkie… stop…” I said, it was beginning to hurt… but what worried me most was that… I was beginning to like it… “Why?” she asked “Why, why, why, why, why, why?” Every time she asked why she bounced, and she moved faster. “Because…” I think she noticed I was blushing because she stopped and checked where she was bouncing. “Oh, I see!” she said “Sorry about that!” She got up and moved back, I got up, it was a little bit hard to move, but I returned to normal after some seconds. “Oh darling, I’m so glad you’re ok!” Rarity said “We were so worried.” “Darn right we were!” Applejack added “We’ve been searchin’ like crazy for a book to help ya!” “Yeah, and it seems like you were faster than me!” Rainbow Dash added “Talking about recovery, obviously.” “Spike needs to know about this, he’s probably sleeping upstairs” Twilight said “let me go get him!” “It will be nice to see that little fella again” I said. The girls giggled, I wondered why they did, but I didn’t care. Twilight came back and right behind her, came a man around my age with green hair and a face very similar to Spike’s. He yawned “What’s all the fuss about?” he asked. He looked at me and he took a time to realize. “Night Wolf?” he asked “Is it really you!?” “Um… yeah, and you are?” I asked. “Dude, don’t you recognize me?” he asked “I’m Spike!” “Spike!?” I was surprised by this, he was my age… “How long was I asleep again?” I asked the girls “10 years?” They all laughed. “I mean it” I said. “I think I should explain this to you” Spike said “You see, Twilight wanted to travel in time to save you, but she accidentally used a spell that made me age 10 years in a second.” I understood what he meant, but I wondered, how could Princess Twilight Sparkle, owner of a Library and a very intelligent girl confuse an aging spell with a time travel spell? “But, how could you get the wrong spell?” I asked to Twilight. Twilight blushed. “Oh, I can explain that” Spike said and Twilight exhaled in relief “You see, the text was written in old pyroancer text, not even I understood it, but now I understand, it appears that it was a spell that they used to skip all the training and simply jump right to battle.” “Oh, I see, and why would they want that?” I asked. “You see, Pyromancers are a very aggressive race, they like to fight and they do this because they don’t want to do the boring training.” Spike explained. “I see… huh, what a strange race… but anyway, now you’re like a pro controlling fire?” I asked. “Of course! Here, let me show you!” He opened his hand and made green fire appear, he made it big and small and he threw it to the sky and made it blow. “Wow, nice!” I exclaimed. “Cool huh? But that’s not the coolest thing.” He added “Come on, follow me, we gotta talk from man to man.” I followed him to a place quite far from the girls. “Look dude, the Pyromancer stuff is not the best thing about this” He murmured “Do you want to know what is the best?” “Sure” I replied. “The best of all is that.” he pointed at Rarity “I can finally be with the girl I love!” I looked at Rarity “Rarity? Isn’t she like, too old for… Oh! I get it!” “Yeah, you get it, now I’m her age! I can finally be with her!” “Great, I hope you make it, she’s a gem.” “Wanna know something funny about Pyromancers?” he asked “We eat gems for breakfast.” We both laughed and we went back to the girls. “Hey, what were you talking about guys?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Oh, nothing, just man stuff, nothing to worry about.” “Oh, ok…” She replied. “Hey, do you know where Rune is?” I asked to the group “I think it’s about time for me to visit her.” “Oh, sure, she’s right over there.” Rainbow Dash pointed at a street “Just follow that street until you reach a light blue house.” “Ok, thanks.” I was about to go, but I remembered something. “Um… Fluttershy, could you wait for me either here or back at the house?” I asked “I think I should go alone.” She looked confused by this “Why?” She asked. “I want to talk with her by myself, I have a lot to catch up with her… you know what I mean, right?” “Yes…” she said with a sad tone “I understand…” “Thanks, I’ll see you later, we too have a lot to catch up.” I hugged her causing her to smile. I waved my hand at all of them and I went to Cloudchaser’s house. I wondered how this Cloudchaser would be, maybe they became really good friends… or maybe more… I followed Dash’s directions and I arrived to Cloudchaser’s house, it was light blue and it had some windows, but I couldn’t see what was inside. I approached the door and I knocked, I heard some footsteps and some laughs, then the door opened and there she was, Rune Ayla, she hadn’t changed a bit. “Hello, who…” She remained speechless when she saw me. “Hi, do you still remember me?” I asked. “N—N-N-Night Wolf!?” she said “Is it really you!?” “Wait, let me check.” I touched my body like if I was searching for something out of the ordinary. “Well, apart from the horn, I’m myself!” “You… you silly!” she hugged me tight, I could see her eyes were filled with tears. “I missed you so much!” I smiled “Me too.” “But, how?” she asked “How can you be alive?” “Well, remember what I always say? ‘Never Give Up’?” I asked her “That’s exactly what I did, I didn’t give up.” “Oh, I’m so glad to see you again” she hugged me tight, too tight. “Ay…la…” I mumbled “I… can’t… breathe!!” “Oh, sorry!” she stopped hugging me and moved back. “Thanks…” I said still catching my breath. “Oh, I want you to know my friend Cloud!” she said. “Oh, your special friend?” I asked. “Yes… how do you know?” She looked confused. “The girls told me.” I replied. “Oh, I see, come on in!” she moved aside. I entered the house, it was quite simple, but it already had some of Ayla’s crazy inventions, amazing what she can do in just a couple of days huh? “So… you two are like… more than friends?” I asked. “Oh… yes, actually… she is my girlfriend.” She replied. “Oh, cool… wait… WHAT!?” I asked, shocked. ‘Did she just say GIRLFRIEND!?’ I thought. “What? What’s the matter?” she asked. “Hey, what’s all the fuss about Ayla?” a female voice asked from upstairs, I heard footsteps coming down. Then a spiky, cyan and white haired girl came down from the 2nd floor, she looked at me, she was probably wondering who I was. “Who’s your friend sweetie?” she asked. ‘SWEETIE!?’ I was shocked ‘Did she just call her SWEETIE!?’ “Oh, hey!” she moved and hugged the girl, and they kissed. My mouth got wide open, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. “WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!?” I screamed, still shocked. “What?” Rune asked “What’s wrong?” “Oh, he’s probably surprised about… us I guess…” The girl said. “Oh, right! I never told him I was bisexual.” “WHAT!?” I bellowed. “Night Wolf, I’m bisexual and right now, she IS my girlfriend.” Ayla said. “Oh, so this is Night Wolf?” she asked curious. “Wasn’t he supposed to be in coma?” “Oh, yes, he was, but I guess he woke up” Ayla replied. “I’m so happy he’s back.” “Oh, I’m so happy you’re happy!” the girl said. “Is she… Cloudchaser?” I asked. “Yes, I’m Cloudchaser, nice to meet you Night Wolf!” she said “Ayla has told me a lot about you.” “Heh, yeah…” I said. “I think he’s shocked by the news” Cloud murmured to Ayla out loud “Anyway, I will go to work, don’t cause trouble ok?” “Sure, have a nice day!” They kissed and Cloud went outside and flew away, after that, Ayla closed the door. “So… you’re a… lesbian?” I asked. “Kind of, I’m bisexual.” She replied. Then someone knocked the door. “Huh? What could she forget?” Ayla said while approaching to the door. She opened the door and a guy was there, Ayla got scared. “Hey Ayla” he said “Nice seeing you again.” “NO!” she said while moving back “You’re not supposed to be here! It’s IMPOSSIBLE!” “Ayla, my friend… we ARE the definition of impossible…”