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Chapter 26 – How did you say it was going ponyboy?

"...When do we tell her?" The low voice doesn't turn the tall white mare's head as she continues to look towards the bed where you were brought to rest.

"Princess Celestia?"

StoneGem's voice turns the mare's head as she finally nods, "I believe now would be best... We should not keep her waiting any longer."

"Yes Princess." As the stallion's voice comes down he turns to the closed bedroom door as he opens it.

The slight creak of the door halts Twilight's trot as she snaps her gaze to the stallion that now steps out. But no words ring from her mouth as she just waits ear perked high towards the ceiling as she awaits the stallion's voice.

"Twilight you can come in now." StoneGem takes a step aside as the lavender mare tries to search the stallion's face for an answer.

However the quick look over of the stallion is brought to an end as Twilight turns her head to where you lay on the bed and then quickly to Celestia, "D-did it work?"

"...That depends on what she did."

The groggy voice from the bed sends Twilight's hooves into a quick gallop as she rush to your side with a tight embrace.

But just as her hooves wrap to your coat a shock of pain runs through your body as you clench your teeth together hard.

Twilight feels your body tense up as she tries to compose herself, "S-sorry sorry..."

Celestia brings her voice up as she trots a little closer to Twilight, "The poison you drank in the wine was derived from a lupine plant...It causes spasms in the mussels and will lead to a collapse of the throat."

You take a deep coughing breath as you continue to hold your eyes shut.

The conversation chimes around the room beside you as StoneGem speaks up, "It seems that all of Blue Blood's wine was tainted. The lord of Rain-VerFall was found in his room this morning."

StoneGem shakes his head as he looks you over, "Truthfully I do not understand how you're alive. The wine was almost completely made of the plant, any normal pony would have suffocated within moments."

The words brings your eyes open as you now stare up towards the ceiling, however Twilight's voice is the one to ring up as she tightens the hoof that's still wrapped around yours, "S-so is there anything wrong?"

StoneGem goes silent as Celestia brings her voice up, "It's too early to tell, the poison's effects could be long term. But for now, there is nothing to worry about."

A coughing laugh rolls from you as you're still groggy mind sparks up a thought, "I've died twice already right? And I've lost part of my ear, whats a little *cough* poison." You turn your head to Twilight as your eyesight blurs a little. However as you look her over you bring your voice up, "Violet! The necklace!"

As the words come to an end you try to move yourself from the bed, but you're unable to move from it as Twilight holds you down, her voice still holds an emotional tone but her take charge attitude has come up as she holds you, "We already sent a letter...She sent a reply a little while ago. She's fine."

You blink to the comment almost unable to believe it as you shift your eyes to Celestia, but the always calm looking mare just runs her eyes over you with an almost emotionless face, "The mare with Blue Blood is the changeling queen. There is nothing more to worry about.-..." Nothing more to worry about. The words tumble in your mind as you just stare to the white mare next to the bed. "Now I suggest you get some rest, you two can leave tomorrow after a good night sleep." The mare looks you over again as she shifts to Twilight, "I thank you both for what you did here."

As the mare gives a little nod as she turns towards the door, to her trot StoneGem moves from the room. However before she can leave you bring your voice up, "Celestia..."

A thought now burns to your mind as you try to push yourself up from the bed, "Blue Blood said he did what he did because he was mad about not getting the throne." Twilight tries to ease you back to the bed as you quickly rush your voice up, "H-he said something completely different than the real reason."

Celestia blinks to the slight bit of nonsense as your emotions run a little high, "H-how do we know Violet didn't send a letter with the necklace on?"

The white mare stares to you for the moment in silence, however her silence brings Twilight's voice up as she turns to her, "C-can you tell Luna to check on her?"

Celestia nods to the comment as she answers the request, "I will tell my sister to check up on Violet, Luna is in charge of the school so it will be no problem."

You slowly start to give into Twilight's push as the tall mare moves from the room. As Celestia leaves the bedroom the door closes behind her and you now turn to Twilight as her voice comes up.

"You should get some rest."

The words don't stay to your mind as you look over the wet fur around her soft purple eyes, "Twilight... Who did you pick for the ruler here?"

Twilight squints to the comment a little confused as she stays silent.

You look her over in the silent moment as the thoughts of your last memory flood into your mind, "I know you-..."

Her hoof comes over your mouth as she shakes her head, "Celestia taught me so much as her student." She holds her smile as she brings her head a little closer to yours, "...But nothing more important to me then to enjoy life. I love you, and nothing that has happened to me would change that."

You ease your head a little as Twilight plants a slight kiss to your head, "Get some rest, we'll see Violet and Aerolight soon."

As the lavender mare trots towards the door you slowly start to turn your head towards the window as you look over the outside world with a slightly uneasy thought, nothing to worry about.

(Across Equestria)

The warm winter day's sun runs through the sparse clouds above the city's street as Asher continues to trot next to the light purple mare.

Violet's eyes don't have a prominent glow to them, but anypony who even looks in the direction of there trot has been immediately distracted by the tan stallion with a simple good after noon.

However, the true test now lays only a few hooves away as Asher takes a slightly fast paced trot forward towards the guard pony stationed outside of the castle's lowered drawbridge, "Good After noon."

The guard pony's attention shifts to the stallion's comment as he looks the stallion over, "Hello Asher..." He turns his eyes to Violet as she halts her trot with her head still directly pinned to the road in front of her.

"Violet is with me." Asher takes a step in front of her as he continues, "Now if you excuse me we have to study for the midterm. Ha-ha, never done huh?"

The guard pony gives a simple nod to the comment as Asher and Violet direct there trot towards the little side road of the courtyard.

Asher turns his eyes over the white and gold dome building in front of him as a smile come to his face at the sight of the two flags with Celestia and Luna's insignia. The smile holds as the tan stallion brings his eyes down to the three bright armored ponies at the doors entrance.

The large stallion in the middle of the group turns his head to Asher's trot as he speaks up, "Halt, no pony is allowed to-ugff~"

One the ponies quickly takes the helmet from his head and now has been bashed to the back of the stallion's head.

The larger stallion is dropped to the ground as Asher nods to the other pony at the door who now opens the building's gate.

"I trust you have had no problems?" Asher shifts his eyes to the stallion on his left who now drags the knocked out stallion into the bushes.

As the darker inside of the building comes over the tan stallion's coat his southern voice and coloring begin to shift as his eyes start to glow green, "Now, lets see if Discord told us the truth."

End of chapter 26