A week had passed since I notified Twilight and Primal of the pyromaniac's location. They had sent back a report every few days, stating all of their searches proved fruitless. There were no more fires being started, which was good.
They did, however, have more unsettling reports about ravaged bodies, and most ended up in the portal room at the castle. I made sure to visit the room regularly, and found three pony bodies, each more mangled than the previous one.
Celestia had to deal with court again today, but I had a day off, so I decided to visit Ponyville before Rainbow Dash would go to the Wonderbolts academy, to see if she would be accepted. I wanted to wish her succes in person, and to help Primal and Twilight find out who was causing all these brutal murders.
" I will not need any guards with me, I can take care of myself. " I said to a guard who wanted to accompany me.
" Are you certain, Your Highness? " the guard asked.
" Yes. Ready the carriage, I want to leave as soon as possible. " I said.
The carriage was ready in about five minutes, and the two guards pulling it waited for me to enter before taking off.
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The carriage touched down just outside the town, and I dismissed the guards. I instantly headed towards the Golden Oak library, home to Twilight Sparkle and Primal Dagger, along with Primal's companion Sabrina and Twilight's assistant Spike.
Aqua had moved out, desiring a home of her own, and bought a house nearer to the town's hospital.
Spirit had moved out aswell, needing close proximity to the Ponyville-Canterlot portal link, and now lived at Applejack's farm.
I knocked on the door, and Primal opened the door to a room full of ponies and humans.
"I didn't know you were visiting today? You're just in time though, Rainbow was about to leave. " he said, and allowed me entry.
" Hello Princess Luna, how nice of you to visit! " Rarity said.
" Just Luna is fine, please. No need for titles here. " I said.
" Did ya come to wish me good luck too? 'Cuz I don't need it, really. " Rainbow said, smiling.
" I have, but you seem confident enough. Do not get overconfident, however. I have seen many fall to it. " I said.
" Thanks. Well, I'll be going off then! No point in keeping those slowpokes there waiting for the fastest flier!"
And with that, Rainbow shot out of the open window, towards Cloudesdale.
" Ugh, someday she'll regret boasting like that. That day can't be soon enough." Primal sighed.
" Rainbow will be Rainbow, I doubt she will change much. " Twilight said. " I do think you came to visit for more reasons than just to wish good luck to her. "
"Ever vigilant, as always. Yes, I came to aid you in your search for the pyromaniac. Did you find anything on the bodies yet, by the way? " I asked.
" I might have a theory." Primal said. " Pinkie, you know everyone in town, right? "
"I sure do! Why? "
" Did you notice anyone missing? " Primal asked.
" Now that you ask it, I haven't seen Junebug, Thunderlane, Blossomforth and Davenport around for a while now. The first three I don't see often, but Davenport owns Quills and Sofas. The shop has been closed for a while now. " Pinkie said.
" Damn, I think we have our victims, then. And all are Ponyville residents. But that doesn't quite explain why they end up in the Canterlot portal room, though. " Primal said.
" Maybe the killer sent them through the portal? " I suggested.
" Nobody but our group knows about it though.... Wait. "
" What is it dear? " Rarity said.
" I think I might know who the killer is, but we will need to wait untill the moon rises. I'm going to stay near Fluttershy's home tonight, to keep a close watch on the border of the Everfree Forest. " Primal said.
I looked at him questioningly.
" Trust me on this one. If it works, then we will have one less to deal with. "
"Sounds like y'all got it figured out. Ya comin', Spirit? We gotta tend to tha farm. " Applejack said.
Applejack and Spirit left for the farm, and Rarity said she would go back to her boutique aswell.
Michelle decided to go back to her new home to continue decorating it, so she left too.
Pinkie had nothing to do, and wanted to spend time with me. So did Fluttershy, Natura and Twilight.
" Looks like they all wanna spend time with you. Go ahead and do something fun today, I have some stuff to do. Coming, Sabrina? " Primal said. His faithful companion jumped to his side, and together they vanished in smoke.
" Well Luna, Looks like you will haveto deal with us today! " Twilight said.
" I do not mind in the slightest. It is way better than sitting in court listening to nobleponies' troubles. " I said. " What will we do today? "
" I haven't eaten anything yet. What about you girls? " Natura said.
" I have! But I can always go for more! " Pinkie said.
" I haven't either, and I assume Fluttershy didn't eat yet either. What about you, Luna? " Twilight asked.
" I could do with some nourishment, yes. Any suggestions where we could go? " I asked.
" OOH, I know! Let's go to Sugarcube corner! My treat! " Pinkie cheered.
" Alright, sugars corner it is then. Take the lead, Pinkie Pie. " I said.
The pink mare did not need further encouraging, and bounced towards her bakery, us in tow.
" Take a seat! I will make the food myself! " Pinkie said, and bounced towards the kitchen.
" She didn't even ask what we wanted... " Natura said.
" Don't worry. Pinkie is a master at knowing who likes what. You won't be disappointed. " Twilight said.
" I hope she brings me her caramel-taffy cupcakes. I ab-so-lutely loove those cupcakes. " Fluttershy said, mouth watering.
" There's a 90% chance she brings me what I think she'll bring me. The other 10% could include a new cupcake I haven't tried yet. She knows I like tasting new things. " Twilight said.
" I wonder what she brings me. I suppose she is a master for a reason, I will probably like it anyway. Celestia told me everything about her amazing baking skills. "I said.
" So, what do you think Prima had to do? " I asked Twilight, after a short silence.
" I don't know! I have no idea what he's up to, he hasn't told me anything. " she answered.
" Weird. You'd think he'd atleast tell you about his plans, right? You two seem close enough for that. " Natura said.
" I am not close to him! I wouldn't even dream of it! "
I couldn't hold it in, and I let out a laugh. " Apologies, Twilight. But you should see the way you look at him from time to time. "
"You visited my dreams, haven't you? " Twilight said, already knowing the answer.
" I cannot stop myself from seeing a pony's dreams. It comes naturally to me, and sometimes I come upon dreams like yours. I promised myself I would keep it quiet, but since the topic was brought up..." I said.
" I suppose I kind of have a thing for him,don't I. What if he doesn't like me back though? I don't want to lose a dear friend! " Twilight said.
" I am unsure if he feels the same way or not. From his actions, he does like you to a degree. How far that degree goes, I cannot tell. His dreams are really weird most of the time. And other times he simply does not dream at all. " I said.
" How is that possible? Everyone dreams about something!" Twilight said.
" Yet he does not sometimes. It did not occur often, but I found his dreams were empty once or twice maybe. " I said.
" Food is ready! " Pinkie shouted, and soon enough she walked over with four plates holding various confectionery.
A midnight blue muffin in the shape of a crescent moon was placed in front of me, and it took up the space of the entire plate.
Twilight had multiple violet cupcakes in the form of stars, Fluttershy had three butterfly shaped cupcakes with dripping caramel, and Natura had a green claw-shaped muffin.
" I'm not going to say what's inside, Find out yourself! It's a surprise for everyone! Except Fluttershy, maybe. " Pinkie said.
I took a bite from my cupcake. The savoury taste of blueberries filled my mouth, with a hint of Zap Apple Jam..... How did she know I liked Zap Apple Jam?
" Noo! The moon is being eaten! What will be in the sky now? " Pinkie said.
" As long as me and Night are alive and well, the moon will find its way back to the sky. Even if it has been slightly devoured. " I returned.
" That's comforting. Now just to make the ponyfolk see that Night does not mean any harm, and recognise you as equal to Princess Celestia. " Twilight said.
" They aren't equal? " Natura asked.
" They are, but ever since Night took control of Luna and tried forcing eternal night over Equestria, the ponies have shunned both Luna and Night. Even now, when it's been so long ago, ponies prefer Princess Celestia over Luna. " Twilight explained.
" Night has talked to me about it, and she is truly sorry for what she did. She worries it will happen again in the future. "
" That won't happen. You have the Mane Six behind you, and the aid of four kind-hearted humans. You and Night won't fall prey to corruption again. " Fluttershy said.
" Thanks. But the ponyfolk need to know, not me and her. That is the main reason for their shunning. Also, three of the humans are indeed kind-hearted and pure, but I sense an impurity in one of them. " I said. "I think that is what Primal is doing. " I added under my breath.
" What was that, Luna? " Twilight asked.
" Nothing, do not worry. Just something I thought of. " I said.
" Alright. Well I hope the one with the impurity finds out soon, otherwise we might have a problem. " Twilight said.
" We already have."
Primal appeared next to our table, shrouded by smoke. He had his assassins' garb on.
" Apologies for the smoke, got caught up with some troublesome ponies. " he said, dispelling his gear back to the ethereal plane. " Looks like you're enjoying yourselves, don't let me keep you. " He wanted to walk away.
" Wait! Stay with us. " Twilight said.
" You were finishing your meals, were you not? Just enjoy the day, you can worry later. I still have some business I have to take care of, I simply stopped by. What I had to tell can wait until later. " he said, and blinked away this time.
" Wait!- "
" Well, you tried. " Natura said. " If he had something to do, I'm sure it's important. "
" He better. Otherwise whatever he faces now will be nothing compared to me. " Twilight scoffed.
" Oh don't take it so personal. The guy wouldn't know a girl wants him even if she slapped him in the face with it. Give 'm some time, he'll come around. " Natura said.
" Want him? " Twilight responded. " I don't-"
" Calm down Twilight, you are getting worked up over nothing. " I said in an attempt to ease the tension.
" NOTHING?!" Twilight shouted, and stormed out of the building.
" Well, so much for those comforting words. I think you should go talk to her, Luna. " Natura said.
" If she wants to listen, that is. " I said, and left the building.
I noticed Twilight had ran towards the nearby trees, and was quietly sobbing. I walked over and sat beside her, putting a comforting hoof over her figure. She crumpled up against me, and continued sobbing, now louder.
" Shhh, it's alright. "
We sat there for about a quarter of an hour, with me quietly comforting her.
Natura, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie had also left the building now, and walked up to us.
They all gathered together in a group hug, nearly drawing the breath out of us.
" I can't believe I'm hugging ponies now. " Natura said. " 'Twas like yesterday that I was still at my home, playing games on my computer. Can't say I don't like it though. "
We broke apart, and Twilight was clearing away her tears now.
" If it's any solace, I have felt exactly the same as you. Rejected, unloved, turned down. Unlike Primal, I kept trying even after she said no. Eventually, she opened up to me, and told me she couldn't be with me because we were so far apart. I proved her very, very wrong. " Natura said. " Primal got turned down aswell, and has never tried again, fearing further rejection. Show him you're there for him, and he'll realise. "
" Out of all people, I expected to hear that the least from you. So much strife, yet you persevered in the face of it. " I said.
" What won't kill you, only helps to make you stronger. "
" Could not be more true. " I agreed. " You okay now, Twilight? "
She nodded, and lifted her head to acknowledge it.
" Thanks for the advice, Natura. " she said, sniffing.
" No problem. I know Primal, he's just a bit clumsy when it comes to situations like these. " he said.
" I'll keep that in mind. Mind if I head home? I don't feel like going out now. " Twilight asked.
" No, I have a better idea. How about we head to the lake? " Natura suggested.
" I'm up for that! We could swim in the lake!" Pinkie said.
" And play with the critters! " Fluttershy added.
" I will not swim, but a relaxing day near the lake sounds like a good idea." I said.
" I don't know....I-"
" C'mon Twilight! You look like you could do with some relaxation. " Fluttershy said.
" I - Oh alright, I'll come. I do feel like I could use it. "
" Perfect! Let's go! "
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Change of Character - Princess Luna - > Primal Dagger
" It's done, Celestia. The bandits are no more. " I said while kneeling.
" Great work, Shadow of Equestria. You will receive your payment tomorrow morning. " she answered. "Dismissed. "
I stood up, and vanished in a cloud of smoke, reappearing at the Ponyville library.
"Thank the heavens for these powers, they're so damn useful. " I muttered to myself.
" Shame you don't use them the way you should, though. "
I turned around, and faced a hooded figure the same size as me - human, by the looks.
I charged a lightning bolt in my hand, and aimed at him. " Give me one good reason not to zap you to the beyond. "
" I come with an offer. Side with me, and we can rule this pathetic world together. "
"Why would I do that? You would rather see it burn than to rule it. " I said.
" True, but it will go all the faster if you join me. Give up on those lowly ponies, they aren't worth your time."
" Lowly? Nah mate, you made a grave mistake there. What is your name, by the way? "
"They call me Searing Hatred. " he said.
" Good. I'll make sure they place that on your grave. " I said, and lightning crackled.
It simply hit the ground.
" Damn, that guy is slippery. Atleast he has a name now. And that voice, he sounds so... familiar. I can't place it though." I said to myself again.
A few ponies came to check why they had heard lightning, and saw me standing in an offensive position staring at the ground I just zapped.
" You alright mister? We heard lightning and came to see what happened. " a mare asked.
" I'm fine, thanks. That part of the ground there angered me for some reason, and I decided to zap it. Carry on. " I said.
The mare looked puzzled, but questioned no further. I headed inside the library, and left for the bedroom. I had left my phone on the nightstand, and decided to take it with me now.
"Even though there's no service here, it could be useful somehow. Let's test if I can get the compass to work. "
After a few minutes of calibrating the compass, it now pointed north - supposedly. I walked up to the stargazing balcony to check.
"Canterlot is there, and the compass points to the left of it. It works, alright."
Statisfied, I placed the phone in my pocket and leaned on the railing on the balcony's edge. I saw Twilight, Luna, Fluttershy, Natura and Pinkie walk towards the east of town.
"Might aswell join them, wherever they're going. The night isn't due for a few more hours. "I said.
I walked into the shadow realm, speeding up my travel significantly. Once I reached their party, I left it again.
" You going to the lake? I'm done with the job Celestia gave me - sorry about earlier, I really couldn't stay. Bandits decided to run for it, but I gave them a bit of a head start before I catched them. " I said.
" You play with your prey, then? " Luna asked.
" No, I decided to give them a chance to outrun their fate. Survival of the fittest, you see. Too bad they weren't fast enough to outrun the shadows."
" If you want to call it that, fine. " she said. " And yes, we were going to the lake. "
" Great, I could use some rest before tonight. " I said, and followed them.
" What will happen tonight, then? " Natura asked.
" I can't tell for certain. I'd rather be sure about it and tell you after tonight, okay? " I said.
Luna looked at me with a glint in her eye, but said nothing. Natura decided to leave it at that and continued towards the lake.
The rest of the trip was composed of Pinkie shouting various plans for what she would do when we got there, and each of them sounded crazy. I couldn't be happier the moment we reached the lakeside.
" Ah, we're here! Let's settle down. "
Twilight placed down a blanket to sit on, and Fluttershy placed a basket with food on it.
" CANNONBALL!!!!" Pinkie shouted.
"SPLASH"!
Half of the blanket was now soaked, along with Luna.
" I thought I had said I would not be swimming? " Luna said mockingly.
" Sorry Luna! " Pinkie shouted.
" It is fine. But I will have my payback soon, do not worry. " Luna said.
" Careful. Pinkie'll see that as a challenge and return it in even worse fashion." Twilight said.
" Against the Princess of the Moon? I would like to see her try! " Luna boasted.
" You do know you face Pinkie Pie, destroyer of sanity and harbinger of parties? " I said jokingly.
" She's not that bad, right? " Natura asked.
" You haven't known her long enough then. Although it's not as bad as Primal states. " Twilight said.
" Well, luckily I can blow-dry my clothes afterwards. GERONIMOOOO!!!" I shouted, and blinked into the air to cannonball into the water next to Pinkie, hitting Luna with another wave of water.
"Grr, just you wait, you two. Just. You. Wait. " Luna sneered.
" Wait for what? You didn't want to swim, right? " I said, challenging her.
She cast a spell, which was probably supposed to do something but I couldn't find out what. Before we knew it, she teleported high into the air and raced towards the water at breakneck speeds.
I couldn't really tell what happened next, but my world seemed to be made of water. I had to use my magic to pullmyself back up to the surface, along with Pinkie. A purple shield was placed where the blanket was, and the entire area around it was now submerged with water, slowly draining back into the lake.
I looked back to see a triumphant Luna smiling at us. " Told you! You cannot win from the Princess of the Moon! "
" Okay, I give you that one. That was good. "I said.
" Do it again! " Pinkie cheered.
" No! Are you cra- wait nevermind, you are. No, don't do it again. Look at the others! " I said.
Twilight had lowered her shield now, and had a non-amused look on her face.
" Join us, you three! The water is good! " I shouted.
After a second of hesitation, Twilight walked over to the edge of the water and dipped her hoof in. After testing the waters, seemingly statisfied, she waded towards where we were drifting.
Fluttershy flew over to us and gently dipped into the water, and Natura followed after Twilight not too long after.
We swam for a solid hour before returning to land. I dried everyone using my magic, recieving a few 'thank you's' for my services. We sat down on the blanket, and Twilight took sandwiches out of the basket and handed them out to everyone.
"Ah, that was refreshing. I have not gone swimming for a very long time. " Luna said.
" Happy you joined us? And all it took was a challenge. " I said mockingly.
" I did win. "
" Yeah you did. Quit boasting lest you want another Rainbow Dash. Speaking of, how do you think she's doing at the academy? " I said.
" Probably out-flying everypony and showing off. " Twilight said.
" Nothing gets in the way of Rainbow when she's competing. " Fluttershy added.
" Well, it's slowly getting late, and I need to get ready for tonight. You all coming along? " I asked.
" It was a fine day. Let us finish this day with a proper evening meal before I return to Canterlot. " Luna said.
" I could cook for us, if nobody minds. I had a recipe for soup I wanted to try out. " Fluttershy said.
" Sounds lovely." I said.
" Make that two that think so." Natura added.
" Three! " Pinkie added.
" Four!" Twilight chimed in.
" Five it is, then. " Luna said.
A silent 'yay' escaped Fluttershy's lips, and she happily lead us to her home.
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"The soup is ready! " Fluttershy shouted from the kitchen.
Natura stood up and readied the table. Fluttershy flew in, holding two bowls of scalding hot soup. The heat got through her gloves, causing her to quicken her pace with placing them down.
Once everyone was served, she came back and took her own seat.
" Enjoy! " she said.
And enjoy I did. It didn't quite match my grandmother's soup, but it sure got close.
Everyone simply enjoyed the hot meal. When everyone finished eating, Natura was the first to speak.
" That was absolutely delicious. You have to teach me how to make it. "
Fluttershy chuckled. " It's my own recipe, but I can give you a list. It's not that hard to make. "
" That was quite fulfilling. Alas, it is time for me to return to my sister. She is probably worried about my whereabouts now. " Luna said.
We waved her goodbye as she flew off towards the mountain.
" I'll be staying around this evening, in the hopes of my plan actually working. I think your bed is calling for you, Twilight. And your energy must've run out by now, Pinkie. " I said.
" Think you might be right. Sure you don't need my help? " Twilight said, barely suppressing a yawn.
" Hah, I should be fine. Go to bed, tomorrow I'll tell you if it worked. "
" Alright. Good night, everyone. "
" Don't let the bed bugs bite!" Pinkie added, before they both left the house.
"I'm going to stay outside for a while, you two just go to bed too. I'll wake you if I need anything."
"Right. G'night Primal. " Natura said.
" Good night Primal. " Fluttershy said.
They both headed upstairs to their rooms.
I headed outside, and duplicated myself. Shaking hands, we left to opposite sides of the house, and waited.
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"I do hope my suspicions were correct. I'd hate staying up this late 'n having no results. " I muttered to myself.
I had been casually sharpening oneof my knives on a nearby rock, when I heard a door inside open up.
" Let's see. "
The front door opened, and I hid myself behind a rock. My duplicate had taken cover behind a tree on the other side of the house.
I saw Natura walk outside, and he looked at the moon. Suddenly, he started changing, growing bigger and gaining fur.
" Looks like I was right. Now to get back inside and wake up Fluttershy while my clone tracks him. "
Natura howled at the moon, and ran off towards the forest. My clone blinked from cover to cover, staying out of sight but in range of the werewolf.
I teleported into Fluttershy's room, and gently nudged her awake.
" Fluttershy, I need your help. My suspicions were correct, Natura is a werewolf. How the bodies ended up in the portal room is still a mystery, though. " I said.
" WHAT ? I've been housing a werewolf? "
" Calm down, you couldn't have known. What matters now is that we get out there and "tame" him or atleast keep him on a leash so he won't kill any pony. " I said.
" Where is he? "
" My clone is following him, come with me. " I said, and ran outside in the direction of my clone, Fluttershy in tow.
After plowing through endless amounts of tall grass, walking over branches and around various trees, we found my clone. But no sign of Natura.
" Where'd he go? He was here just a minute ago. " Me and my clone said.
" Did you lose him? " Fluttershy asked.
" No, he can't escape the shadows. I'll use the surrounding winds to track him instead. It won't be as effective as sending myself after him, I'm afraid. " I said.
I channeled the necessary spell to control the air around us, and commanded it to flow outwards from our position. The winds flew past everything, and eventually they flew past something that wasn't a tree.
" There's something this way. Either it's a wild animal or it's him, but tread carefully. " I warned.
I lead her towards where I thought was something, and we finally found him. He was crouching over a dead animal, probably eating it.
" Do your thing Fluttershy, but be careful. Who knows how he'll react. " I said.
Fluttershy flew over and landed next to him, using her 'Stare' to try and subdue him.
" Listen to me, Natura. This is not who you are! I know the real you wouldn't hurt innocent creatures! "
The werewolf seemed to listen to her, thinking about her words.
Everything went silent for a minute.
Then, he howled and leaped at Fluttershy, claws out. I quickly blinked in and teleported myself and her into safety before turning back to the now feral wolf.
" Looks like he wants it the hard way then. We gotta find a cure tomorrow with Twilight, thus can't go on forever. " I said.
I balled my hands up, gathering power. Opening my hands and facing them to each other in a mantra position caused lightning to arc furiously between my hands.
The wolf noticed us now, and prepared to leap again.
I shot the spell I had been channelling towards him, hitting him in mid-air and placing him inside a stasis field of arcing electricity. He was now floating in the air.
" That should keep him busy for a while. I think we either set up a camp nearby or try to take him back home. What do you think? " I asked.
" I think we are better off moving him. This forest isn't known to be safe. " Fluttershy said.
" Alright, I'll try to urge the winds to gently push him along. I might be one with the air and all but I'm not immune to the effects of lightning." I said, and commanded the winds to push the stasis prison forward.
"You know the way back? " I asked.
" This way. " she said, and walked in a direction. I quickly checked my phone's compass and found we were travelling north now.
I held a close eye on the prison, constantly checking for signs of breaking. So far, it held well. My clone was watching my back now in case something attempted to attack us.
We reached the edge of the forest without much hassle. Fluttershy's cottage came into vision.
I noticed the prison was starting to break, however.
" Fluttershy, fly to Twilight's home and get her here NOW. I'll attempt to keep him busy. " I shouted.
She flew off faster than I've ever seen, and waited for the prison to fully break.
He broke free with a blood-curdling roar, and instantly lunged at me. I blinked away just in time to dodge his razor sharp claws, but he turned around quicker than I realised and managed to swipe my arm.
" Ow, you bastard! I don't want to hurt you, but you're pushing it now! "
He lunged at me again, and againI blinked away, further this time.
Again he was much faster than I realised, and he cut my arm again.
" Urgh, fine! Eat THIS!" I shouted before zapping him with lightning intended for his muscles. It did it's work, and paralysed him partially. Hestill managed to leap at me again, but he was much slower now.
Before i had to blink away, a purple field stopped him mid-air and levitated him upwards.
Twilight created a small earthen cage, and dropped him inside it. " I should've stayed, foolish of me. "
"It's fine, Twilight. He broke his prison much faster than I anticipated, and that spell needed more time to recharge. " I said, holding my bleeding arm close. " Could you heal this, Fluttershy? "
She flew over, and gently placed her hoof over the wounds, healing them but leaving some scars. " Thanks. Now I look like a war veteran." I chuckled.
" That cage won't hold him forever either by the looks of it. " I noted. He was clawing away at the stone barriers. I walked over and zapped his muscles again, this time amping up its power to disable his nerve system aswell as his muscles. He slumped down onto the ground.
" He's going to feel that in the morning. Twilight, do you know of any cures for his situation? " I asked.
" I don't, but maybe there's a book on it? " Twilight said.
" Go and find one, we should be fine now. Else Fluttershy can come charging at you. " I said.
" Alright, but tell me the moment he starts moving. " she said, and teleported away.
" It's gonna be okay friend. We will find you a cure. " I said.
" He can't hear you right now, you know that right? " Fluttershy said.
" It wasn't just for him. "
"You worried we won't find a cure? " she asked.
" Yeah. He seems pretty far gone now. He'll turn back into a human once it's day again, but he won't remember anything. And the next night the cycle just repeats itself. "
" Twilight will find something. She always does. " Fluttershy said comfortingly.
A poof announced Twilight's return.
"It will be morning soon. I'm afraid I couldn't find anything. Maybe Zecora might have a potion that could work? " Twilight said.
" You really couldn't find anything? " I asked.
" If I had, I would've said so. "
"Wait a minute. Ofcourse! We can ask Luna for help! " I said in sudden revelation.
" Why do you think she could help? "
" Well, her and Night. They are related to the moon and to darkness. Werewolves only come out with the moon, and it's dark then. One of them might have an idea! " I said.
The first rays of the morning light broke through the skies, and Natura howled and started transforming again. Twilight quickly removed the cage.
" Morning, Natura. You've finally woken up it seems. " I said.
" Weh-What? Why am I outside? And - aargh - why does it feel like my muscles are destroying me? "
" Something happened, and you got knocked out I think. How you ended up out here is a mystery to me too, I found you when I came back from the forest. " I said.
" Well at least cover me up then, sheesh. I'm outside and nearly naked." he grumbled.
" Go inside then. Fluttershy can probably make you some food. I'm going with Twilight, we have something to discuss. " I said, and left for the library, Twilight in tow.