Twilight’s POV
Day 1 of observation
The morning was just like any other, wake up, brush my mane, and poke Spike until he finally rolls out of bed. Although today I needed to check up on my patient Brian. As far as I knew he hadn’t left his room yet, and last I had checked on him he refused to eat. I hope I can get him to do something today. I wonder if he likes coffee… or tea?
I sat in my study and reviewed some of my notes before I decided to go and check up on him. I knew nothing about him, except what he looked like, I don’t know his diet, his metabolism, his likes, dislikes, or where he’s from. Besides his looks, all I know is that he fell from the sky, and that memory makes me cringe every time I think about it.
There was so much pain.
Pushing that memory out of my head, I continued my work. Some time had passed when I looked at the clock, “Hmm, nine o’clock, I wonder if this would be a good time to check up on him?” I said to myself.
I jumped out of my chair and left the room. After taking a short walk down the hallway to his room I opened the door. As I stepped inside, I could see him there in his bed, facing away from me, it looked like he never moved.
“Hey… you awake,” I asked softly.
“Yeah,” he mumbled.
“How are you feeling?” I asked.
He adjusted himself to look at me, “Fine... I guess.”
“Can I get you anything?” I noticed that he never touched the apple I left him.
He dipped his head slightly, “No thanks,” he answered quietly.
“Are you sure? I mean you haven’t eaten anything since you woke up,” I said.
“I’ve got an apple,” he said, pointing to the small red fruit.
“You haven’t even touched it,” I said stating the obvious.
“I’m saving it.”
Horse feathers.
“Come on, why don’t we get you up and moving?” I said happily.
“I’m good.”
My emotions went from excited to frustration.
“Oh come on! You just can’t sit here like a log and do nothing,” I said out of frustration.
“Watch me,” he said flatly.
I scrunched my face in anger.
“That’s it! I’m not going anywhere until you decide to do something,” I said while planting myself on the floor.
“Oh I’m sorry did you say something?” he said.
I stood up immediately, “What!?”
“Did you say something?” he said while moving his head slightly.
“I said, I’m not going anywhere until you do something!” speaking a little louder making sure he heard me.
“Oh were you talking, I stopped paying attention after I,” he said.
“WHAT!? WHY I-” I stopped before it escalated further, “are you ignoring me on purpose?”
“What do you think?” he said forcefully.
I went from anger to sadness, “Why… why would you deliberately ignore me like that?” I said.
“Because…” he trailed off.
“Because what?”
“Because I just want to go home,” he said with sadness in his voice.
We sat in silence for a moment.
“Look I’m sorry but… I wish I could help you,” I said sadly.
“You could kill me.”
My eyes went wide, “WHAT!?!”
“You heard me,” he said.
“I… I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT!” I screamed, “YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!”
“Like what? I have no friends, no family, I don’t know where I am or how I got here, I can barely remember my name and what few memories I have are broken and hazy. You can't see it but I am mentally freaking out inside,” he said calmly.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I mean are there more of you? are there other species? Is there anyway you can get me home? I don't know how to respond in this situation!" he said. he was starting to panic.
"Bri-"
"I cant remember anything! I... I want to go home! I want my life back!" he began to cry as he grabbed his head.
“Well… you have me,” I said trying to reassure him.
“Yeah, a talking horse, *sniff* because that makes so much sense,” he said flatly.
That felt insulting.
“I’m a pony actually, an alicorn to be exact, but that’s not the point, I’m your friend, or at least I consider myself your friend,” I said trying to lift his spirits.
“Who my nurse? Isn’t it your job to take me of me then release me from the hospital, isn’t there a strict nurse patient separation policy or something?” he said.
“Ehhhh,” I never told him that I’m a princess and not a certified nurse.
He looked at me with a worried expression.
“I’m not exactly a nurse,” I said fearing the worse.
“WHAT!?” He screamed in utter shock.
“I can explain!” I said frantically.
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Brian’s POV
We walked down one of the massive crystal halls of Friendship Castle. The Princess of Friendship… what kind of title is that? So not only was my caretaker a talking hoooor… I mean pony, but she wasn’t even a registered medical practitioner. She was a freaking princess! I still couldn’t believe she lied to me.
Some friend.
I had a hard time walking at first, with the lack of food in my system and I don’t even know how long I had been out. I guess I should take her up on her offer for a meal. And as much as I hated to admit it, I couldn’t stay in that room for the rest of my life. And I guess the kill me part was a little overdramatic?
No it totally was.
Now that I thought about it, how would a hor… gah! I did it again! Pony, she’s a pony; anyway how they know how to take care of me, I mean I’d need a vet for a normal pony… I think. Apparently I can remember basic things except my own memories, makes my brain hurt… well more than it already does. I guess she wanted to study me, I pretty sure my kind would too if she ended up with my species.
“Hey Twilight?” I asked.
“Yes?”
“Why did you take me in like this?” I asked wanting to know why.
“You had an accident, the doctors did their best and when they were done, I decided to take you in, ” she answered.
“What accident was that?”
She winced at the thought, “I... I'd rather not talk about it," she paused, "I don't want to remember it, and I know you wouldn't want to either."
“Why not?”
"Well, you were the victim for starters."
Good point.
"Lets just say it was really, really bad," she said.
I really wanted her to tell me, but maybe it's best that I don't remember such an event.
“Well… I guess I’m glad that I don’t remember it then,” I said.
“Yeah me too,” she whispered, I barely heard it. She sounded kind of relieved, I decided to ignore it.
“Well… I guess I owe you my life Twilight,” I said with a smile.
She looked up at me and smiled. I kneeled down and took her in a big bear hug. She gasped at first but wrapped her arms… SON OF A… *sigh*… forelegs around me. She was unbelievably soft, almost like a stuffed animal… but warmer.
I broke the hug after a few seconds; she looked at me and smiled, which I gladly returned. I stood up and continued walking. We rounded a corner and walked into a massive room with a rather large table surrounded by chairs.
“What room is this?” I asked out of curiosity.
“The dining hall,” she said, “well since I finally got you out of your room… I was thinking we could…” she trailed off and began to tap her hooves together.
“What? Eat?” I said finishing her sentence.
“Mhmm,” she said sheepishly.
“Well I haven’t eaten since I don’t know when,” I said, “What time is it anyway?”
“Uh… let me check,” she made a clock appear in front of her, which made me jump. “It’s about 11:30.”
Glad she didn’t see me jump forty feet in the air.
“Well I’d say that it’s time for lunch then,” I rubbed my hands together.
“So what would you like to eat?” she said happily.
She approached a chair and stepped onto it. I followed close behind; I pulled the gold colored wire chair out and took a seat. Practically fell out of the damn thing when I sat down, I’m twice as tall as her and probably twice the weight too. Anyway she just waited for me to answer her question.
“Uh… I’m craving a pizza, I don’t know why but it sounds really good right now,” I said.
“Oh! I know a really good place in town we can order from!” she said happily.
“Fine by me,” I said with a smile.
“Okay!” she jumped out of the chair and walked to the door, I followed her once again.
We walked down the hall yet again.
“So anything in particular you’d like?” she asked.
I have a feeling anything with meat would be a bad option.
“Uh… I think cheese is fine by me,” I said.
“You sure? I mean I can get peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms, hey, roses, daisies-“
“Wait! Did you say hey, roses, and daisies?” I couldn’t believe what I just heard.
“Yeah, is that a problem?” she asked.
“I don’t eat flowers.”
“Oh… I need to write that down,” she said quickly.
Does she really have to take notes about me?
“SPIIIIIKE!!!”
What the hell? Who calls their dog to ta-
“Yes Twilight.”
“Holy shit!” I jumped back as a rather large purple and green dragon walked around the corner.
He walked on all flours; his head was just below my diaphragm, if he stood on his hind legs he’d probably be a foot or two taller than me.
He looked me right in the eyes, “Ah I see that you’re finally awake.”
“Y-yeah,” I said hesitantly, he looked like he could cut me in two.
He walked up to Twilight.
“Could you please take a note for me?” she asked politely.
“Of course,” he burped and made a sheet of paper and… was that a quill? Appear in a burst of green flames, he grabbed them before they hit the ground.
“Please not that Brian here does not eat flours,” she looked at me, “is it specific flours?”
“Just about any kind of flower actually,” I said while giving her a nervous glance.
She looked back at Spike, “All flowers, and put that under diet please.”
“Of course Twilight,” he finished his writing and rolled up the paper, “it’ll be on your desk Twi,” he said.
“Thank you Spike,” she said happily.
The massive dragon turned and walked away on three legs with the sheet in one of his massive claws.
“What’s wrong?” asked Twilight.
I pointed my finger at the dragon as he rounded the corner, “Was that… a dragon?”
“Yeah that’s Spike, my little brother and number one assistant,” she said happily.
“Little brother!?”
“Well he’s adopted but still. I’ve had him since he was an egg!” she explained.
“He’s huge,” I said stating the obvious.
“Well he is a dragon, and dragons tend to get really big as they mature,” she said.
“Is he gonna… yah know… eat me?” I asked fearing the worst.
She covered her mouth with her hoof and let out a light chuckle, “No, he’s a sweetheart, he wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
“I hope you’re right.”
We began to walk down the hall yet again, we descended a set of stairs and walked to what I presume were the front doors. She opened the door and began to walk outside, I just stood there.
She stopped and looked back, “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t feel ready to go outside just yet,” I said nervously.
"Why not?" she asked.
"I... this planet is inhabited by more of you aren't there?" I asked.
"Yes, but everypony is very accepting here in Equestria," said Twilight.
"I don't know that, I... I'm sorry Twilight but id rather stay here," I said.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I think I’d feel safer if I just stayed here,” I said.
“Oh… okay, I won’t make you do anything you don’t want to,” she said sounding a little depressed as her ears fell flat on her head.
“I’m sorry but I’m a strange creature in an unknown land,” I paused, “I know you trust me, I think? But I don’t know how anyone will react yet,” I explained.
“No, no I understand,” she said as her ears went back to normal. “I’ll be back shortly, cheese pizza fine?”
“Yes, thank you,” she closed the door and left me alone… in the castle… with a dragon.
Maybe I should have gone with her.
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Twilight’s POV
I trotted through Ponyville happily, I’m so glad that I was able to get Brian to get out of his bed. He seemed a little surprised when he saw Spike, but I know that “little” dragon wouldn’t hurt a fly. I hope those two get along. Eh I know they will. I guess I can understand him being nervous about coming into town, but I want him to open up and meet some ponies.
“Hi Twilight.”
“Hi Amethyst.”
I guess I’ll have to take this slow and methodical. Maybe I can get him to open up and talk about… right bad memories. Maybe I can
help him find fun activities to do, and help him make some friends… I mean I am the Princess of Friendship. Who would I be if I didn’t help someone make some friends?
“Hey Twilight.”
“Hi Daisy, your flowers are looking lovely today.”
“Thank you Twilight.”
It took so much to get him to this point, I’m glad he’s finally awake. I just need to take this one step at a time. Maybe I can help him to get his memory working when I get back; I need to remember to take detailed notes. Or would that be awkward? No! I need to take as many notes as I can; now that he’s awake I need to learn more about him.
“Hey Twi.”
“Oh hey Rainbow, what are you up to?” I asked.
“Oh nothing, I just saw you walking by and thought I see what you’re up to?” asked Rainbow.
“Just getting a pizza,” I said.
“Ooooooh what kind?” asked Rainbow curiously.
“Just a cheese pizza,” I explained.
“Cheese? Lame! Why don’t you get something exciting?” she said.
“Well you know that creature I’ve been taking care of?” I said quietly.
“Yeah, but what does…” she froze in her tracks.
I stopped and looked back at my blue friend, “What?”
She ran up to me, “Is… is it awake?” she whispered in my ear.
“Yes, but I can assure you Dash that he’s not dangerous, he’s been up for about 24 hours now, and if he wanted to try something I’m pretty sure he would have done it by now,” I explained.
“Twi how do you know that!? Maybe he’s luring you into a false sense of security!” said Dash in a hushed yell.
“Even if he was I know that Spike wouldn’t let him hurt me,” I exclaimed.
“Twi, how do you know that he doesn’t have some magical powers or something?”
Did even take that into consideration.
“Well Dash, I take extra precautions just for you.”
“I just want you to be safe,” said Dash.
“Aren’t I supposed to tell that to you?”
“Eh… well…” she shook her head, “that’s not the point, we don’t know what it can do.”
“Well he didn’t feel safe coming with me and he just about hit his head on the ceiling when he saw Spike for the first time,” yes I saw his reaction, I had a hard time not bursting out laughing, “I think I’ve got the situation handled.”
“If you say so Twi,” she said nervously, “anyway I’ll see you around,” she stopped in front of me, “and please be safe.”
“I will Rainbow,” I said with a smile.
She gave me a hug and flew off; I didn’t even realize that I was in front of the pizza shop. I walked into the quaint little pizzeria and right up to the cashier pony.
“Hello and welcome to Pizza Pony, how can I help you?” asked the white mare behind the counter.
“Yes I’d like a large cheese pizza please.”
“One cheese coming right up, it’ll be about a 15 to 20 minute wait,” she exclaimed.
“That’s fine.”
I walked over and took a seat, making sure to grab a paper on the way over. I sat and read the paper, when I heard the door chime I saw a light amber pony with a cream and white mane and tail, and she had orange red eyes. I'd never seen her in town before, mainly because she was a crystal pony, and most crystal ponies don't leave the Crystal Empire. I watched her shortly as she made an order and took a seat next to me.
"Hello," I asked.
"Oh hellooooo... YOUR MAJESTY!" she immediately took a bow in front of me.
"Oh you don't have to do that, and please call me Twilight," I said.
I hate it when ponies treat me like well... a princess.
She stood up, "My apologies your majes... I mean Twilight," she said nervously.
"Its alright, I'm used to it," I said, "please take a seat."
She sat down next to me, but she was extremely nervous.
"So what brings a crystal pony to Ponyville?" I asked.
"Oh! well I couple of reasons actually," she said, "I decided to try and sell some of my gems here. Maye open up my own little shop ."
"Oh! you sell gems?" I asked.
"I do, well I'm a gem cutter actually," she said, "but I do sell gems on the side."
"So whatmade you decide to sell here in Ponyville?" I asked out of curiosity.
"Well a few reasons, for one, its hard to sell gems in a town that it literally made out of crystal," she said.
"I can understand that," I said.
"Yeah, the other reason is that I didn't like the hustle and bustle of the Empire. The size and royalty was a little to much for me. So I decided to find a place that was a little more laid back, " she said happily.
"You know now that I think about it... a friend of mine could use a gem cutter," I said tapping my hoof to my chin, "but I'd have to talk to her though."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yeah! she's a designer here in town, she's always looking for something to spruce up her outfits," I said.
"Well if she's willing... I'll need a place to work until I get a place to open my shop," she said.
"Ill talk to her when I see her next," I said happily.
"Thank you princess... I mean Twilight," she said.
"You're welcome, so you have a place to live yet?" I asked.
"No I don't, and I cant spend a whole lot more time looking, I'm running low on bits," she said.
"Where are you staying now?" I asked.
"At the Ponyville Inn," she said.
"Well I can hook you up with an estate pony if you'd like, rent for apartments and homes are fairly low here," I said.
"I'd like that," she said happily
"Stop by the castle anytime and I'll set you up."
"Okay!" she said happily.
"Princess your pizza's ready," said the waiter pony.
"I'll see around," I stood up, "my names Twilight Sparkle, but you can call me Twilight," I said.
"My names Amber Gloss, but you can call me Amber."
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Brian’s POV
“I hope Twilight gets back soon,” I said under my breath.
I eventually, emphasis on the word ‘eventually’, found my way around the castle. There wasn’t a whole lot to do, except walk, so I got familiar with my new home… well I thought I would try.
I got lost.
“Well this is great,” I said feeling frustrated.
“Need any help with anything?” asked a low male voice.
“AHH!” I spun around quickly, “oh Spike, it’s you.”
‘Gave me a freaking heart attack.’
“Well besides Twilight I’m the only other one that lives in the castle,” he said.
It just hit me… why are there no guards?
“So how can I help you?” he asked.
“Well…” I rubbed the back of my neck, “… I’m lost.”
“Yeah the castle is pretty large,” he said.
“Yeah I kinda figured that one out,” I said with a sheepish laugh.
“Here come with me; maybe we can do something together.”
“As long as it doesn’t involve you eating me,” I said sarcastically.
“Well I guess I should throw that plan out the window.”
“WHAT!?”
He looked over his shoulder and had a stupid grin on his face, “I’m kidding.”
Very funny.
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Twilight’s POV
I walked through the front door of my home with the warm pizza on my back.
“I’m back!” I hollerd with joy.
No one answered.
“Hello!?”
I could hear faint laughter in the halls. I decided to follow it. I could hear what sounded like Spike but the other voice was unfamiliar, was that… Brian? Once I made it up the stairs the laughter increased in sound. I rounded the corner to one of the many lounge rooms of the castle, I could see Spike and Brian playing poker, and from the looks of it, Brian was winning. Spike looked frustrated while Brian had a perfect poker face.
“Full house,” Spike threw his cards on the table, “beat that!”
“Well it looks like you won,” said Brian.
“Haha! Finally got you,” said Spike as he reached for the rather large pile of chips sitting in the center of the table.
“Except,” Brian placed his card on the table, “nothing can beat four bullets.”
Spike looked at the five cards, “YOU HAD FOUR ACES!?”
“Not my fault you can’t shuffle,” he grabbed the mass of chips and looked at me, “oh hey Twilight.”
Spike looked at me too, “Hey Twi.”
“Well it looks like you two are having fun,” I said happily as I walked in the room.
“Well I am,” Brian looked at Spike, “Spike, not so much.”
“I was letting you win,” said Spike, who was clearly lying.
“Yeah sure,” said Brian with a smile, “well I see you got that pizza.”
“Yep,” I grabbed the box with my mouth and placed it on the table, “dig in.”
“Alright!” said Brian as he reached over and opened the box. He grabbed a slice and took a bit. Spike and I grabbed a slice too, I looked at Brian as he chewed his meal slowly.
“What’s wrong? Does it taste bad?” I asked hoping that I didn’t make a mistake.
He looked at me, then the slice, and then his eyes went wide. “Hey Twilight?”
“Yes?” I said nervously.
“I just remembered something,” he said enthusiastically with a rather large smile.
I felt a rather large smile crawl across my face, “Yes!?”
“You got any hot sauce?”