Shadow Equestria: The Poisoned Curse

Pain... Pain was all I could register as my eyes finally opened. where was I? I have no idea other than the fact that there was a lot of white walls... like... REALLY white walls. They did not help my headache. As I began to register my surroundings I noticed a faint beeping sound. When I looked in the direction the sound was coming from I saw a grey box that had a line which spiked every so often across it. Well... certainly strange... but the lack of body movements pretty much means I can't do anything about it. Did I mention my body refused to move? Yeah, I could feel the empty feeling of having only a base chakra level to keep my vital organs moving... this day could only-... wait a minute... Didn't I die against that strange spider-thing? No, No I didn't... but... Why am I laying here? I could only offer a soft groan before I went back to staring at the celing until my body decided it was black-out time again.

I awoke to voices around my bed, my hearing registering the conversation before I let my eyes reveal my consciousness.

"...Understand Lyra but you can't just decide to come in every day... It's been nearly two weeks since he was awake..." DAMN! TWO WEEKS! I have never heard of a case of chakra depletion keeping someone in a bed for that long! Well... maybe it would keep them restricted to a bed... but unconscious?! Never more than a couple days.

"I get it nurse... but he's still alive... and I want to be here when he does wake up." I could actually feel far less paralyzed when I heard Lyra's voice, I had no idea why... but I loved the sound of her voice. I finally decided to let my eyes slowly open, just to see if I could surprise them.

There were two mares that I could see in the room when my eyes finally adjusted and I stifled a groan of displeasure. The first I noted was the mint-green unicorn, I actually felt a smile form under whatever was on my mouth... I would have to find that out later. The other was a pale-pink earth pony mare that had a... needle... as a cutie mark, I'll have to keep an eye on that one. Both of them hadn't noticed I was awake yet and I felt so happy as I saw the way the light outlined Lyra's features, they made her look very attractive... for a pony... you don't remember me saying that! Got it?!

Lyra actually seemed to be crying a bit as she spoke to the nurse, I decided to lighten her mood by giving a slight cough. Oh the look on her face was priceless...

She spun around like a blur and locked her eyes onto mine, I could truly get lost in those amber eyes... pools of gold... She broke out in a giant grin that I swore was going to actually exceed the boundaries of her face. I only had a few seconds to brace myself as she lunged forward and wrapped her forehooves around my neck and nuzzled my face. I felt a small stab of pain as she landed on my stomach but I ignored that because she was just so adorable... she was like a stuffed toy I had as a child...

I watched as the nurse facehoofed and muttered something about getting someone, I didn't really care as I returned the hug Lyra was giving me. I think I fell asleep at some point because I was woken up when Lyra got off me, as soon as I opened my eyes I saw the group of ponies from the forest along with two new ones, both taller than the others with both wings and horns.

The room was very awkwardly quiet for a long time before the tall white one spoke.

"My name is Princess Celestia..." She greets with one of those motherly smiles that would melt anyone else's heart. I, on the other hand, remained silent with a completely neutral look. When she noticed that I wasn't going to say anything she continued on her little speech, "...I have been led to believe that you attacked a group of my subjects." Her face went from motherly smile to stern almost without moving... it was weird, "For assault on the bearers of the elements of harmony I will have to imprison you..."

Great... just great... That's what I needed... jail time.

That's when Lyra decided to step into the conversation... Yay Lyra!

"...But... He saved our lives! And, he wouldn't have attacked in the first place if Twilight and her friends hadn't tried to fight him in the first place." Celestia actually somehow managed to look shocked as she listened to Lyra. Celestia turned to the elements of harmony, who were all standing behind her.

"...Is this true my little ponies?" She asked with a slight hint of anger.

"No, We didn't attack him at all... we tried to find out what he was and he turned into that creature that attacked us." Twilight replies with a slight shiver at the glare she was getting from Celestia.

"You did attack him, you were planning on getting rid of his disguise and capturing him! He was willing to cooperate with you all until Fluttershy did whatever it was that she did to make him feel all that pain!"

"...But why would he need a disguise if he wasn't going to attack us?" Rainbow dash cut in, hovering in front of Lyra.

"So that he wouldn't cause a panic in town! He was trying to find a way to go around town without giving ponies a reason to worry!" Lyra replied, not missing a beat.

"Everypony please... settle down..." Celestia ordered, silencing the argument before it got out of hoof.

"For the record..." I interrupt, All their gazes turned to me... making me feel very awkward, "...I really was just trying to get in contact with anyone powerful enough to send me back home... I wasn't trying to attack anyone here, even when I wanted to I refused... using a knockout technique instead of a killing one."

Celestia looked at me with... well... I could only guess was a pondering expression. It was actually far more unnerving than my friend's sharingan... And that's saying something. It was very quiet in the room for a long time before Celestia decided to speak again.

"Well... Since you have so far shown no true ill will toward my subjects... I can let you stay in Ponyville... for now... As long as you report to the local guard captain on a weekly basis to make sure that you are following our laws." I gave a nod in acknowledgement as she finished, "Remember... If you try in any way to attack my subjects I will have you arrested and jailed, I take the safety of my subjects very seriously."

"Fine... I will accept your conditions, as long as I get to stay with miss Lyra Heartstrings."

She gives me a nod and a smile before getting up and walking out the door.

Lyra walks over to me and gives me a hug, "I'm glad you are able to stay with me..." she sighs happily.

"I am too Lyra... I am too..." I reply with a small smile. Little did I know that me being here had already forced the world to change.