Fury awoke to the bed he was sleeping on bouncing around. He opened his eyes to a squint to see an orange Pegasus jumping up and down on the bed. He tried to roll over, but Scootaloo seen him and pounced on him.
"WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!" Scootaloo screamed. Fury grumpily rolled over and sat up.
"Your as bad as Dash is Scoots," Fury said as he rose from the bed, and fell to the floor. He opened his eyes annoyed and rose up to all four legs. "Do you know what time it is since you are full of energy?" he asked the orange mare.
"Yea, it's about five o'clock!" Scoots said happily and excited.
"FIVE O'CLOCK, WHY?!" Fury said loudly. This had apparently been heard by the other Pegasus in the room, who rose from bed and looked at the other two with a look that could kill.
"WHY IN CELESTIA'S NAME ARE YOU TWO ARGUING AT FIVE IN THE MORNING!!!" Dash yelled at the top of her lungs. The two pegasi jumped at the noise and shut up.
"Sorry Dash, but SOMEPONY is feeling their oats this morning and thought that she would wake us all up," Fury said apologetically.
"Why are you so excited Scoots?" Dash asked, a little less aggravated.
"What do you mean Rainbow Dash, you said we were getting up early so we could get an early start for Manehatten?" Scootaloo said confused and a little sad.
"Scoots, we are going to leave for Manehatten, but first we all need to wake up and get breakfast," Dash said coolly. The young mare hung her head and walked outside the bedroom and slowly walked down the stairs. The sound of Firefly's voice resounded from the door and Scoots' explaining.
Fury began to walk out of the bedroom, but was greeted by a popping noise and suddenly there was a letter looking him straight in the face. The scroll had the royal seal of the Royal sisters, a half sun and half moon. He immediately opened the scroll as Dash got off the bed to see what had stopped him in his tracks. The letter looked very important.
Dearest Brother
I come to you with very sad news. I was able to find and retrieve Princess Flurry Heart. She was found in the dimension that held Kaorn by me when I checked my banishment records. She is alive, but barely. She is here at the castle with us, but I fear she is not long for this world. I know that you are busy getting ready for your trip, but your presence would be greatly appreciated.
Yours Truly,
Princess Celestia
Fury dropped the scroll as his body began to quake. The baby had survived. In some corner of the soul that contained the darkest being that ever lived, there was a light of good, and they extinguished it.
"What is it Fury?" Dash asked concerned, she had never seen him lock up like this. "What does the letter say?" she asked again. Fury blinked again before returning to his original state.
"Princess Cadence's baby, is alive," Fury said slowly, almost inaudibly.
"What, Flurry Hearts alive?!" Dash yelled, eager to hear more.
"And she is going to die," Fury said slowly again. At the sound of death, Dash pinned her ears back and cringed.
"Why?" She finally asked.
"Evidently she finally used all of her magic to sustain herself before Celestia found her", Fury answered, a small tear sluggishly making it's way down his clenched cheek before dropping down to the cloud floor, where it added to the letter laying there.
"They can heal her, can't they?" Dash asked slowly. "CAN'T THEY!?!" she yelled.
"I don't know dash......, I....., don't ....... know..." Fury said before he started to cry quietly. Dash closed the door and moved close to Fury.
"Is that all that is bothering you, I know Cadence was family, but..." Dash started.
"There was good in him, and we killed him," Fury said through tears.
"Who Fury?" Dash asked. She was beginning to get scared, she had never seen him like this.
"Kaorn, there was good in him, and we killed him for it!" Fury sobbed.
"No Fury, it can't be, he destroyed equestria and butchered thousands, how could he be good?" Dash asked, trying to be reasonable.
"He spared her, why not kill her and destroy the last artificial alicorn. There was good in him and we destroyed him!" he sobbed louder.
"Fury," Dash said, now crying herself, "You did what you thought was right, and you saved us from him," she said, trying to calm him down.
"Twilight saved us Dash, I failed to protect you, I failed all of you," Fury said.
Dash grabbed Fury by the shoulders and stared him in the eyes. "Look at me Fury. You did what you could. Stop this, you're beginning to scare me!" Dash said angrily, though her face was full of fear.
Fury regained his composure and looked to Dash, who began to smile a little. "Alright Dash, you're right. Let's get to the Castle," Fury said as he stood shakily to his hooves.
"I'll tell mom to keep an eye on scoots," Dash said as walked out of the bedroom and walked down the stairs to break the news to Firefly.
Fury walked down the stairs where he was greeted by Firefly with a smile and a hug. She pulled him close and whispered in his ear. "I'm so sorry for your loss, and I hope you and the princesses find peace in this time of pain."
"Thank you for everything Firefly. one day I hope to repay you for your kindness," Fury whispered back.
"No need Fury, seeing my daughter smile is all the payment I need," she said calmly and fulfilled.
Fury and Dash walked out of the café and took off from the street, leaving Scootaloo waiving from the window, teary eyed. "Where are they going Firefly?" Scootaloo asked.
"I told you that you can call me mom, and they went somewhere important. Something you don't need to see yet," Firefly said as she walked into the kitchen to start their breakfast.
They flew fast and high, above the clouds towards Canterlot, not making any stops along the way. They arrived at the castle around seven am. Princess Celestia was out on the lower balcony using her magic to call out the sun from it's slumber. They landed on the balcony as she finished the spell, and the sun was on it's way up to light up the day. She looked at them with a face of sadness and fear. "Welcome brother, and hello Rainbow Dash. The others are in the medical wing," Celestia said as the three ponies walked down a hallway into the wing. They found Princess Luna and Twilight, along with Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy gathered around a bed. When Pinkie Pie saw them, her usual over excited and hyper nature was brought down to the cruel and cold world they called home.
"Hi Rainbow dash, how ya doin," Pinkie said, nearly in tears.
They all gathered around the bed where there laid a small filly, pure white coat and a two toned pink and white mane laying in the bed. Though she was trapped in the dimension without the hoof of time, she had still aged. Her body was nothing but skin and bone and her horn was skinny, almost like it was sucked dry.
"It is unlikely she will last the last the day, she hasn't ate or drank anything since I brought her out of there," Celestia said, with a lot of pain and sadness in her voice.
Fury placed a hoof on the young filly's head, and spoke softly. "Hello...., Flurry Heart?" The filly opened her eyes a little, and eyed the ponies in the room before closing them again. "Flurry Heart....., can you hear me?" he asked softly. She opened her eyes again and nodded. Fury took some water from the stand and tried to give them to her. She refused and let out a word that sounded like dead. Fury stopped and looked over to Dash. "Dash, come over here, I think you can get her to eat and drink," he said to the cyan Pegasus. She looked over to Fury and walked over slowly to him.
"How am I supposed to help her Fury, wouldn't Twi or Fluttershy be better for it?" Dash asked.
"I believe you will be the best one Dash, just trust me," Fury said as he gave her the water.
"Alright Fury," Dash said as she took the water and stood next to Flurry Heart. "Hello sweetheart," dash started as Flurry's eyes opened back up. "You look so thirsty, can I get you to drink a little bit of water?" She asked sweetly. Flurry nodded and opened her mouth. Dash tipped the bowl up a little and let the water pass into the filly's mouth. She swallowed and drank the rest of the bowl.
Celestia pulled Fury aside to one of the other beds. "Fury, how did you know that would work?" she asked.
"Dash has been changing over the past month or so, so I did an experiment," Fury said as he watched Dash feed Flurry Heart an apple. "I believe that they are motherly instincts coming in."
"Are you saying what I think you are saying?" Celestia asked quietly.
"Yes, I believe she is," Fury responded.
"When?" Celestia asked.
"Too early to know, but you will know when I do sis," Fury said.
"how can we talk of new life when one is so close to death?" Celestia asked.
"She will live sister, she will live," Fury said as he looked back to the bed. A weight seemed to lifted off of Flurry Heart, and she was now waking up. "You see Celestia, she will live. But one day we must tell her about her past, and what her future could hold," Fury said quietly as they returned to the bedside where Flurry was now fully awake.
"It seems like she learned most of our language while in the dimension,"Twilight said, looking pleased how the situation turned out.
"Fury, how did you know I would know what to do?" Dash asked.
"I didn't Dash, but you were beautiful at it," Fury said.
"If you can excuse us," on of the royal nurses said, "We would like to get the patient some rest and comfort."
The royal sisters nodded and they all walked out of the medical wing into the hallway. "Brother, we're pleased you could make it, but there is nothing else we can do here for now, so you may return to your morning," Luna said, with a bit of royalty in her voice. She and Princess Celestia walked down the hallway towards the throne room before Fury interrupted them.
"Luna, Celestia, please write me when she is strong enough to be on her own," Fury said.
"But what about the Great Falls?" Dash asked.
"We'll get there Dash, but right now is more important. Once Flurry Heart is able to be off of life support, we will leave for Manehatten and the Great Falls," Fury said to the blue Pegasus. She seemed bothered by the answer, but hid it well. "Let's get moving and grab scoots before coming back here," he said as they took off from the balcony of the castle. They flew to Cloudsdale with a slower pace, without the rush for getting there. They arrived at the café later that morning, to find Firefly and Scootaloo in the kitchen.
"I swear that mom is always cooking something when there are ponies around," Dash said as they walked into the café doors.
At the sound of the doors opening, Scootaloo came flying through the kitchen doors and straight at Dash. "Hi sister, are we ready to go to Manehatten?!" Scoots half said, half yelled.
"Not quite Scoots, but we do need to leave here," Dash said as she hugged her sister.
"Why hello again, how did it go?" Firefly asked a little nervously as she walked out of the kitchen.
"The morning went better than expected, and we need to talk to you before we leave Firefly," Fury said to the pink Pegasus as she mad her way through the café to the booth that they had set down at. They spent most of the morning talking about what had occurred at the castle.
"So the baby is alive and well. That's good, and now what was the other thing you wanted to tell me?" Firefly asked Fury, who began to scratch his mane.
"So, me and Dash have decided that we are going to exchange our vows," Fury said slightly nervous.
"And you decided this when you went to the castle this morning?" Firefly asked, shocked by the news.
"What, oh no no no, I proposed to her a couple of days at the spring take off," Fury answered, embarrassed. Firefly raised an eyebrow at Dash, who went red and shrank behind Fury's back.
"Oh Rainbow Dash, when were you going to tell me this?" Firefly asked, peering over Fury's back at the crimson faced Pegasus.
"I was going to tell you mom, I swear, but then all of this happened and it got pushed back to the back of my mind," Dash squeaked out, trying to avoid her mother's piercing death like gaze.
Firefly held her gaze for a moment longer before turning around and walking back into the kitchen. "Well then see you later Fury Flight, it was truly a pleasure meeting you, and as for you young lady," Firefly said to Scootaloo, "Have a fun time wherever they are going," she said to the orange Pegasus, who smiled and hugged Firefly. She graciously accepted the hug and then continued on her course to the kitchen.
"Bye mom," Dash whispered as they walked through the front door to the outside world. They walked into the middle of the street before taking off and flying towards Canterlot. "Scoots, we're going to stay at the castle for a few days until Princess Flurry Heart wakes up and is strong enough to talk to Fury," Dash explained as they flew towards the capital city.
"Then are we going to the Great Falls?" Scootaloo asked.
"You better believe it Scoots," Dash said as they glided through the air.
Fury's mind had went blank as he flew, only focusing on what he would do when he landed. "Fury........., Fury..........., Hello, anybody there................, FURY FLIGHT!" Dash yelled, getting Fury's attention.
"What, yes Dash, what is it," Fury answered, startled by the sudden noise.
"You nearly passed the castle," Dash said, starting to giggle.
"Oh, sorry, my mind was elsewhere," Fury answered, still a little twitchy. They drifted down to the balcony of the castle. Upon landing, Scootaloo took off at a full run down the hallway.
"Scoots, what's the hurry!?" Dash said walking beside Fury.
"Sorry Rainbow Dash, but I am starving. I am going to the kitchen to get me a hayburger!" Scoots said, turning just long enough to talk before continuing her run to the kitchen, if she could find it.
Fury began to giggle and Dash gave him a dirty look, "What's so funny?" she asked heatedly.
"Are you sure she isn't related to you by blood Dash, you two act the same," Fury said, unable to hold back the laughs in his belly.
"Oh haha, very funny!" Dash said sarcastically, before walking away towards Scootaloo. "Hold on Scoots, the kitchen's this way!" Dash yelled, pointing with a wing towards the other direction. Fury smiled and turned to walk towards the Throne room. He passed a brown earth pony, and heard him speak to him.
"Fury Flight, is that truly you?" the earth pony asked.
Fury knew that voice, but not the pony it was coming from. The pony should of had a afro of curly black mane, but this pony had a well combed brown mane. He wore a bowtie, instead of having a tie. "Do I know you sir?" he asked.
"It is me Fury, it's me the Doctor," The pony introduced himself.
"The Doctor, it is impossible, the last time I saw you was about a thousand plus years ago, how are you alive?" Fury asked the brown earth pony.
"Well the last time we didn't talk enough to learn of my secret. I am a time lord, and therefore I can live just as long as you can, but with a catch. I must change every once in a while. But enough about me, how have you been these long years?" The Doctor asked.
"Well, you know, saving the world and such. Those days are behind me however, as I am permanently a Pegasus. I have a family now...." Fury said, but stopped after saying family. The Doctor looked at Fury intrigued and interested, but realized he was doing something, and decided it was time to leave.
"Well Fury Flight, it was a pleasure meeting you again, but I need to find Derpy and get to Ponyville, alonzee," The Doctor said as he walked down the hallway, looking for something. He continued down the hallway where he was greeted by a grey mare with blonde hair and a bubbly cutie mark.
"Hello sir, Have you seen the Doctor, oh wait, have you seen my, my?" she asked awkwardly.
"He went that away, Derpy is it? He seemed to be searching for you," Fury said as the mare ran down the Hallway, looking for the Doctor. Fury shook his head before continuing down the hallway, who else was going to bump into him? He made it to the Throne room without running into anyone else. He opened the doors to find Princess Luna sitting on her throne, sleeping softly. He tip toed down the carpet that ran to the thrones until he was standing in front of her. She inhaled and let out a small wheeze, in which he giggled softly and took a hoof and tickled her nose. at first she just crumpled up her nose, and he pulled back, and she relaxed and went back to her original position. He reached over again and tickled her nose again, this time she brought up her hoof and smacked her nose hard. The blow rocked her and knocked her off her seat. Luna's eyes shot open as she hit the floor.
"What is going on, why are we on the floor? Fury, what are you doing here!?" Luna asked, looking up at him from the floor beside the throne.
"Hello Luna, did we have a nice nap?" Fury asked as he helped his sister up off the floor.
"we did until we were awoken suddenly!" Luna said, standing up with her brother's help. "Why are you here brother?" she asked when she was standing.
"I am here until Flurry Heart is strong enough to talk, then we are leaving for Manehatten," Fury said. He and Luna walked out of the Throne room and walked down the hallway.
"Brother, we have been thinking that you need to write a journal or a log. We mean you are one of the smartest ponies and your knowledge is not in any book, maybe it would be time to write one," Luna said seriously.
"And who would want any of the knowledge in this head?" Fury asked Luna.
"I know three ponies right off the bat, three ponies that have a lot of pull in the world," Luna said, with a bit of sass in her voice.
"Ok sis, but what would I write about?" Fury asked.
"Everything Fury, your experiences, your thoughts, your life," Luna said, excited that he had considered it.
"Alright Luna, But for now I am going to the medical wing to wing see Flurry Heart," Fury stated as he walked down the hallway towards the wing.
"Then we will accompany you, her well being is our only priority right now," Luna answered as she followed him to the wing.
When they entered the medical wing, Flurry Heart was awake and munching on a carrot. She looked at the two ponies entering once before returning to her meal. Fury and Luna walked up to the bed, both taking a side, at this, Flurry stopped her carrot munching and spoke to them. "Hello....., Can I help you?" she asked rudely.
"Flurry heart, I have some bad news for you," Fury began.
"I know, my parents are dead, the other pony told me a little while ago," Flurry said, making a solemn face.
"Celestia did WHAT! what else did she tell you?!" Fury asked, outraged. How could she go behind his back like that.
"What, is Celestia the blue one with a purple and whitish mane?" Flurry heart asked.
"N..., No......, That would be............................, your...................., Mother, Princess Cadence, but that can't be right," Fury replied. He had seen her decapitated head on the balcony of the crystal empire, how could she be here and, wait. "Did she stay long, this pony?" he asked Flurry.
"What, no, and she is WHO!?" Flurry asked loudly.
"Yes Flurry, she is your mother, or rather was your mother. She was killed by Kaorn, a great alicorn and a god by rights," Fury explained. He then went into detail about her story and how she got where she was today. After he explained this, Flurry looked horrified, but relieved to hear it at the same time.
"So your saying I am a ruler of a fallen kingdom?" Flurry finally asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yes Flurry, The empire is no more, and the heart that protected it is gone," Fury said solemnly.
"What do I do now then?" Flurry asked hopelessly.
"You can stay here and learn the ways of our culture, so you can one day take over for my sisters," Fury said softly. Flurry smiled and nodded, now having a purpose in life to look forward to. Fury walked out of the wing and then towards his old room. He was going to start his journal today, and when he finished it, place it in the great library for all to read and learn from. He sat down at his desk and wrote his first entry.
Fury's journal- Entry one "Life and Death"
Life and Death, two sides of the same coin, we can't have one without the other. Without life, the universe would be cold and dead, and without Death, life would suffer on and on, never to know the sweet embrace of Death's kiss. Though we all want life, we all must travel down the road of death and crossover into the Great Beyond and start our journey to the next life./i]
Fury closed the small journal and placed it in a magical storage bin he could take from anywhere. He then walked out and went to the kitchen, to see what kind of trouble that Dash and Scootaloo had got into.