The mare in the Everfree Forest

I spent what seemed to be hours on the moon having my flanked kicked by the sun, my body was sore as I got to my hooves as the liquid night was cracking away from my body.

“You have a lot to learn if you’re going to stay on Equestria but I will let you decide” he was standing in front of me as I tried to get but up on my hooves but he pushed me back down as the moon walked over towards him.

“Lily we will give you some time to think about it okay” they started to fade as darkness once again consumes me as a loud beeping broke the silence as I pried open an eye looking around a large white room with a window overlooking Canterlot with two walls around me that were a large white curtain hooked to a metal bar on the ceiling. I tried to move but it felt like a two hundred pound weight was sitting on my chest as I saw multiple wires sticking to me along with different tubes with one going down my throat.  I heard a door in the distance being pushed open with a set of hooves walking in but stopping short of the curtain. I closed my eyes so I could hear what they had to say.

“Is she up yet doctor?” I could hear Princess Celestia’s voice from the curtain as another voice that was more stallion than mare.

“No not yet princess we will notify you and your sister when she does.”

“Thank you doctor” I didn’t know if she had left after that but I could feel the doctor poking and prodding me with his magic as the tube in my mouth helped my breath and giving me a cover as I cracked an eye to see a brown unicorn stallion wearing a white lab coat with a red heart with a green line through it was sown on the coat itself. He was writing something on a clipboard before placing it back on the end of the bed before walking out leaving me alone once again. I opened my eyes as I tried to grab the chart with my magic sparks flew from my horn causing me to rub the base of it to find something was wrapped around it. I rolled my eyes as I forced my body up as I fell forward on the bed forgetting that I could use the liquid night. I reached out with my hoof using the Liquid Night to pull the chart towards me as I pushed myself back up looking at the notes the doctor had wrote.

Two months, I’ve been out two months. I hung my head letting the chart drop to the ground, how could I be out for two months? The last thing I remember was talking to Discord, and then I was with Applejack. My mind was racing I didn’t even hear the door opening as somepony walked in. The curtain to my left was pulled back I saw Little standing there with a large vase of flowers in his hoof.

“You’re up!” he seemed surprised that I was sitting up or even awake.

I looked towards him as I tapped the chart in my hooves as he turned his head towards me “Yes you were out for two months the doctors didn’t even know if you would wake up.” He took the pillow from behind me as he fluffed it between his hooves before placing it back “And do not give me that look mother! You need it and if you do not stay I will get the princesses after you” he gave me a glare that only I could do. He went back to changing out the dead flowers around my bed. He walked out leaving me alone before replacing the chart on the end of the bed. I was bored once again, and yet the door swung open and I saw the doctor who had dropped his statoscope from his magic as he went running out of the room. I glanced at him as he left the room “Oh great leave me alone again” I looked away waiting for him to come back into the room as he was followed by three Princesses, Celestia, Luna and Twilight. I had to double take when Twilight walked in with wings at her side my eyes were widen to the point of pin pricks as I held a hoof at her. The doctor had walked over towards me.

“okay just cough a couple of times” he took hold of the tube in my mouth as he started to pull it out as I coughed a few times looking at him.

“HOW!” my voice sounded like a mouse talking to Fluttershy.

“Save your breath I will tell you later” Twilight held her wing up as Celestia walked up to me with this most disapproving glare.

“Yes?” I had my ears against my head as she glared at me.

“Thank you for saving me and my sister in that fight, but there is a price to pay” I grabbed the covers as I pulled it up towards my head waiting for the moment she locks me up “You shall teach my student Twilight how to use Shadow magic.”

“Wait what!” I sat up looking at her.

“You heard me.”

“What but I thought I knew shadow magic?” Twilight was scratching her head.

“You probably know tainted magic. Sombra’s shadow magic was tainted with hate true shadow magic isn’t tainted with anything but you can taint it to give you an upper hand in battle” I was already explain to her as my voice was still sounding like a frog.

“See you’re a natural teacher” Celestia was smiling as her expression had changed.

“Still what happened?” I asked as Luna kept her eye contact away from me as Little Sweet came walking in holding a try of tea.

“Princess you asked for your tea in here?” she didn’t even noticed I was awake.

“Yes we will all take it in here and Twilight you can leave to go see your FRIENDS” she had put emphasis on the word as Twilight took the hint and left the room. Little had placed the tray down as she walked out not even noticing me still. She left leaving me alone with two princesses; Celestia poured some tea setting a cup in front of me and one in front of Luna.

“You were brought to the Crystal Palace with Applejack and Twilight last, Twilight had gone off to find some help but by the time she got help to you, you had already passed out on the ground causing Applejack to panic. Your magic was to the point where it was almost depleted and your body was severely hurt. You pushed yourself to the limit to save us and your life.” Celestia had taken a sip from her cup and placed it on a table alongside my bed.

“You knew I was going to wake up didn’t you?” I looked at her as she smiled.

“And what makes you think”

“The sun told me, he gave me one heck of a beating before the moon came in” Luna had lifted up as my voice was getting stronger.

“Yes he told me you were going to wake up but I think my sister would like to talk to you alone I will be back later.” She took her cup walking out of the room leaving Luna sitting on the edge of my bed.

“Luna?”

“YOU ALMOST DIED!” she was using the royal Canterlot voice causing the window to crack.

“Inside voice!”

“You almost left me! You stood out there in the battlefield on your last legs trying to save us, do you know how much it hurts watching you fight and leaving me on the sidelines watching the one pony they love dying in front of her eyes!” she had tears in her eyes.

“Luna I’m older than you and yes I have sat on the sidelines but the loved ones always died” my voice had returned to normal as I sat their looking at her as she hung her head low again.  I grabbed Luna by the hooves as I pulled her up and kissed her on the lips.

“Listen to me Luna I never wanted to love I thought that if I had found love they just die off but our different.”

“I get to be around all your life” she smiled as I started to laugh before wrapping my hooves around my sides.

“Okay no laughing until I’m healed.” I fell back into my bed. I spent a few more weeks hooked up to a lot of machines until It came to the point where I only needed two one to give me fluids and the other to keep track of my heart rate. Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash had come to visit but came at the wrong time. I was playing poke with Discord who was sitting in a pair of white and red polka dot boxers as my mane was covering my face as my coat was freaking Rarity out.

“I win” I smiled as I laid the cards down.

“You said you couldn’t play poker” he was grumbling as I gave him his coat back.

“A friend from the forest called the Void taught me” I was cut short as Rarity pulled out a pair of scissors as she walked over towards me. She trimmed my coat which grew over the burn marks the ribbons had created, causing Fluttershy to faint as Discord carried her out of the room. With my burn marks revealed I had to stay more days in the Royal hospital. I only got the Royal hospital since I am noble but Celestia want to keep an eye on me. It was boring up until the doctor had placed a needle in my hoof and I kicked him into the wall.

“That hurt!” I shouted as a Nurse backed off along with the dazed doctor.

I had plenty of visitors come each day sometimes it was just me with my head sitting alone in a hospital bed waiting to be let go. I had plenty of time to think about the choice I needed to make. I curled up under the blankets as I drifted off to sleep standing in front of the sun along with the moon.

“I made my mind up”

“and?”

“I want to stay so teach me everything you two have!” I pointed my hoof at them as the sun smiled. They had put me through some tough situations where I had to use my powers to get me out. I didn’t know how long I spent being beaten up by the sun and the moon but as the last of the stars faded from the sky the sun had walked over towards me.

“I think that’s all you need to know for now but don’t get to comfy” he walked off as I opened my eyes to a white light blinding me.

“I told the sun I died!” I shouted causing the doctor to fall off the bed and on to the floor as Luna wrapped her legs around me.

“What is going on?” I looked around at the room full of ponies.

“You weren't waking up for another three straight weeks” Little was looking at me worriedly as I put my head against the pillow.

“Well its hard tell time when the sun is kicking your flank across the moon” I pulled the blanket over my head causing them to look at me oddly as Luna stared at her sister.

I spent at least another two months in the hospital before I was released to Princess Luna who didn’t let me leave the room until I could do a full circle which I couldn't. I kept stopping in front of the mirror noticing that I looked like some crazed cyber mare as the burn marks haven’t gone away yet. During the night court when Luna was away Little would walk with me around the gardens letting me rest on a low floating cloud. I would watch the sky go by as Twilight would come out of the castle to stretch her new wings with Rainbow Dash. I was able to do a couple of laps so Luna would let me walk around the Moon tower as I gathered my strength. The marks were going away slowly but I really didn’t mind at this moment it meant I could spend some more time with Luna and her with me. It was a good deal.