Author's Note

This chapter has some gore in it, so any light heads don't want to read that bit, don't read the nightmare bit. Anyway This is the only chapter that will have that in it, so don't worry. And I have pushed to put these chapters out quickly, but it's going to be less quickly now, so... yeah. Anyway enjoy :D

Chapter 6 - Hospital, Announcements & Nightmare (Unedited)

It's the next day after the event of the day before. And Frost is wide awake on his bed, thinking about a few things. He will admit, even though he hated his old life, he still had one main friend from earth he misses daily. (I wondering if the princesses can help me send a letter to her or something, just to let her know I'm ok.) He thinks to himself. Getting out of bed, and taking a shower, using the toilet, brushing his teeth and so on. Frost comes down to the living room and starts brushing himself. He has not done this at all since he got here, so... even though is clean, he just has a roughness to him like Rainbow and Applejack. For the most part the feeling of it is pleasurable, but when he finds a knot, Phew Wee does it hurt. (How do girls not even notice that or even show like it hurts) Again saying in his head. It takes a good 25 minutes to fully brush his coat and mane, seeing he can't use magic as off yet, he has to do it manually. Today he has decided to pay Rainbow a visit, to get to know her better and to see if she's ok. Frost walks into the kitchen to find Spike already making breakfast. It's a simple salad with salad cream, although for him he uses gems instead. Not feeling like having a salad today, Frost tells Spike it's ok to leave him out for the Salad today. Walking over to the cupboard and grabbing the bread, the butter from the Fridge, Frost is having one of the most simple yet most famous meals. Toast. It may not be glamorous but everyone likes toast, and if you don't your not human.

Sitting down to eat his toast, Twilight walks into the kitchen. Like a mourning zombie as per usual, just needing her caffeine for the day. Once consumed enough, caffeine Zombie Twilight turns back to Normal Twilight, which is far from normal but there you go. "So got any plans for today Frost?" Twilight asks after taking a sip of coffee. Frost has just finished eating his toast and put the plate next to the sink.

"Yeah, I'm going to go to the hospital to check on Rainbow. And to get to know her a little. Seeing as that we couldn't do that yesterday, i'll have to do it today." Twilight looks at Frost with Un-amusement.

"Yeah, but you had fun with pranking the hole town, myself and Spike included." Frost smiles sheepishly, while Spike chuckles

"It was funny though Twi, he did get us good. And I heard all the pranks you pulled, I wish I was to see them. Especially the one where you pulled one on the princesses!"

At this Twilight spits out her coffee all over Spike "Say it, don't spray it Twilight" He says while, grabbing a towel to dry himself off. Twilight apologises sheepishly and turns to Frost. "You pulled a prank........ On the PRINCESSES?!!!!"

"Yeah, why, did you want to do that or something?" Frost is now smiling

"BE SERIOUS FOR ONCE!!! The princesses could banish you to a far off forest and in a cage for the rest of your LIFE!" Twilight is now panicking, like every day off the week then.

"Twilight, calm down the princesses wouldn't do that. And besides Celestia thought it was funny, so did Luna after she chased us around the castle for like 15 minutes, and after getting us back."

"Not that it matters now, what did you do" Twilight asks calming down.

"We swapped their bodies and colour" Frost says nonchalantly. Twilight's right eye twitches, and she doesn't move at all, and has a pissed off face on. "Spike I think I'm going to go now, before Twilight can kill me or does something worse." Spike waves him off at the door and goes back into the library. Frost is now heading into town to pick up some things before he goes to see Rainbow, lucky for him though, no-one apart from Twilight, AJ, Big Mac, Rarity, Celstia, Luna, Some of the royal guard, and one or two others know he was part of the pranks that happened yesterday. Stoping next to a grocery stand, Frost picks up some grapes (Why did people do that anyway, if anyone is sick or in hospital they bring them grapes. Yeah because that is the one thing they want and need :/ anyway) from the stand paying the owner. His next stop is a card shop, looking at the ones they had, the best one is a light blue card, with a picture of a filly on a scooter, that she has fallen off, with the comic things like big red brush and plasters and bandages and etc on her. And it appears she went over some food laying just behind here in bits. With the caption "Sorry for your tumble, maybe this card will make you're belly rumble." They ran out of get well soon cards and so on, so this was the best choice. Next stop was sugar cube corner, to get a blueberry cupcake, after paying Mr Cake, it turns out Pinkie had the same idea and is going to go see Rainbow Dash in the hospital. So Frost sets of for the hospital with nothing else he can think of he can get for her, at the current moment in time. It doesn't take long to get there, since sugar cube corner is just around the corner (pun intended, wait why have you got a gun? er... NO WAIT! PUT THE GUN DOWN!!! ....... Thank you.. Phew anyway). Walking to the reception desk, he she's Miss Nurse Redheart filing away some files. Clearing his throat to get her attention, She quickly turn around with a smile.

"Hello, how can I help you this mourning?"

"I'm here to see Rainbow Dash, can you tell me which room she is in?" She nods and looking through the files, it only takes like 37 seconds.

"Ah here it is, she is in room 21B. You know I didn't know she had a coltfriend, well, I'll let you go visit her now." She says with a wink

"No, no wink. She is not my marefriend! We are not really even friends yet. Its just that yesterday... never mind" Frost sighs and starts walking to the room RD is in. (Why would she think I'm her coltfriend, just because someone is friends with the opposite gender doesn't mean they are busy with each other!) Frost thinks to himself. Lost within his though, he suddenly comes out of it when he walks into the door.

"Come in!" shouts a voice on the other side. Looking at the door number it's 21B, Seeing as there is no need to knock now, seeing as he used his face to do that. He walks in trying to give no hint with what just happened. He see's RD talking with Pinkie, walking to her bed side next to pinkie, he takes a seat. "So how are you doing Rainbow?" he asks gently

Rainbow seems off "Well I've broken a few bones, pulled and strained some muscles and can't get out of here for 2 and a half weeks! How do you think I feel?"

Wanting to changed the subject quickly, Frost hands over the stuff he got her, minus the cupcake, so he can give her that, after she reads the card. Raising her eye brow at the grapes, Frost explains it's just something ponies do where he comes from, and he not got a clue why. "Funny Frost.... This is hilarious!" She says with sarcasm at the card he got her.

"Well I would of got you a Get Well Soon card but they ran out, and this was the best one from the selection. But I did get something else to make up for it." Frost gives her the cupcake and she looks at him with a look that says Thank you this is the best thing ever

"Thanks Frost, you don't know how bad I think hospital food is." She says trying to say calm and cool. It is then Frost notices all the cards RD got, all of them being Get Well Soon cards with a number of varieties of others.

"I know a lot of ponies like you Rainbow, but it's early in the mourning, I wouldn't have expected for you to get this many visitors" Rainbow knows what he is getting at straight away.

"You can say that again. but apart from you, I've only have 2 other visitors, and you can probably guess, who I got all these from" Pinkie starts giggling

"Well, nothing says Get Well Soon than 22 of them" Frost Facehoof's big time.

"So anyway I came here to see how you was... And to try and get to know you better" The three of them talk for hours. About things like the pranks they pulled yesterday, RD is mixture of jealously (because she wasn't there and would have joined in) and joy (because of the actual pranks), and finally surprised (that most of them were Frost's idea). After this topic they moved on to other things like what RD and Pinkie were like as fillies, what they did, who they got their Cutie Marks and so on. They stayed away from Frost's past at his request, not ready to telling them yet.

"And I was like oatmeal? ARE YOU CRAZY?" Pinkie says at the door opens and a tired Spike walks in, breathing heavily.

"Frost..... Pinkie..... Twilight..... Letter...... Princesses...... Library....... Now" he says between gasps for air. They each say their goodbyes to RD and promising to let her know what it is about and to visit soon again. The trio of Pinkie, Spike and Frost head over to the library, to find that Applejack, Fluttershy and Rarity are talking to Twilight.

"Twilight whats this about, Spike only said a few choice words" Frost says, with Spike smiling sheepishly while rubbing his neck.

Twilight looks to Frost "Well, the Princesses want to see you, and have invited us along. And there are carriages on their way to pick us up now" Twilight see's Frost about to panic "Don't worry, it's not about the pranks, or anything bad, it's a casual visit, so relax." This does the trick and Frost calms down and takes a seat.

Kock Kock Kock

The group looks towards the door. Spike goes and answers the door. Once he does, he opens the door fully to let in a royal guard. "Princess Twilight, the carriages are here for you and your friends, your highness" He finishes with a bow. Twilight nods and thanks the guard. The group start to walk out the door, Once Frost comes out of the library. He see's two of them, roughly the same size. As it turns out, one is for him and the other is for the mane 6 (minus Rainbow, but plus Spike). But Twilight and Pinkie join Frost to keep him company. Leaving Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack and Spike in the other carriage. Once they start to fly in the air, Frost grabs the end on the carriage for his life.

"You okay Frost? You look like you have seen a ghost, and is going to be sick at the same time." Pinkie says

"Yeah-h..... I'm just-t a little scared of heights" Frost says shaking. Twilight and Pinkie look at each other with concern, but look back to Frost with a smile, to try calm him down.

"It's okay Frost, the carriages are enchanted with a spell, its almost impossible to fall out while in flying. And then the Pegasus flying are very good flyers. Also I wouldn't let you fall, neither would Pinkie"

"Still I can't but think, what if..... I just hope we get there quickly" Twilight nods

"Can you please go faster sirs?" Twilight asks the Pegasi

"Yes your highness" They both answer, with that they fly at almost twice the speed, and the other does as well to keep at the same speed.

It still takes 25 minutes or there around to get to the Canterlot, once they touch down just outside the Castle. Frost jumps out of the carriage and starts kissing the ground saying something about "Sweet, Sweet solid ground". Obviously this does cause a little crowd.

Frost is blushing with a sheepish smile "Er... nice day where are have, I was just...... examine the solid around here, don't mind me... hehe" The crowd disperses, thankfully for Frost. Twilight walks next to Frost

"Please try and reframing from doing that, This Princess has got a reputation to uphold" Saying sarcastically. The other ponies and dragon start walking into the castle, and Twilight again has to try and stop Frost from freaking out. Once in side the castle, Frost is awe struck, the details, the size and the "wow" factor of the castle are amazingly high. Although the castle could you some signs saying which way is which, its like a huge fricking castle maze. They are currently walking down a hall way, with guard on each side, not moving at all. The guard stops in front of them and tells them to wait here for the princesses. It doesn't take long and the door they are waiting outside of, in surrounded by a gold aurora, and it opens smoothly and not making a single sound. (That is a impressive to say the least, for something that big and heavy to move, without much effort and not causing any friction and also not a sound. It has to be perfectly balanced and placed on the hinges, anyway back to the story) The 6 Ponies and dragon walk into a massive hall, with stained colour glass with pictures on them on each side. There are white pillars going up on each side as well, perfectly alined to each other. A red carpet leads to some stairs and the throws, one being gold and the other blue. And Of course the two Alicron princesses sitting on them waiting patiently for their guests.

"Hello my little ponies, and Spike. Its nice to see you again. And thank you for coming on such sort notice." Celestia says with a small smile.

"Hello Princess Celestia, I hope it's for nothing bad" Twilight says going to hug her mentor

"Neigh, It is not for anything Bad, We assure thou Twilight Sparkle" Luna says hugging Twilight

"Indeed, we would like if you can give you inputs on the Gala preparations. There are almost done, and we thought you would be the best ponies for some input" Celestia carries on from Luna. Everyone hears a Gasp and turn around to see Rarity excited and trying not to faint.

"What a honour. I shall not let you down, princesses, for my name isn't Rarity!" She says giggling like a school girl.

"Yes, if you will follow Night Shift here, he will escort you to the hall" She says indicating to a guard, the groups starts to leave when Celestia speaks up again. "If it's not much trouble, I would like to speak to you Frost, and Twilight" The pair stop and look at each other. "Don't worry, you not in trouble" Chuckling Celestia says. The pair say their goodbye's to the group and walk over to the princesses.

"Whats this about princesses?" Frost asks

"Well, We have a proposition for thee." Luna says. "Huh" is all Frost says.

"Well, seeing as you are the only one of your kind in Equestria, that kind of makes you the ambassador of your race, even if you never thought of yourself as one. And what with you a Alicorn as well...... Let me put it like this. Alicorns are naturally considered royalty by those who are not. But that is not true, only a Alicron with some kind of Title can become Royalty. Twilight became a Princess because she has the title of an element and is an Student of a Princess. And with becoming royalty you become stronger, yes you become stronger by becoming a Alicorn, but it is becoming royalty as well that drastically improves your power. And you have a Title of an ambassador..........."

"So.... Your saying I'm royalty??" Frosts asks confused "But.... But I not really and ambassador and like you requested they can't know what I was and ..... and... and I don't know the first thing about being royalty and I'm not good with crowds."

"You can decline if you want, but just think about it ok. And as for your fears, You will learn how to use manners and so on that royalty has to used by myself and Luna when we can. I know it's a big surprise to you, but please do think about it Frost." Celestia says. Frost nods, while looking down in thought. "Take as long as you like, and you can stay in the castle for tonight, as may you and the others Twilight."

"Why thank you Princess" Twilight says with a smile. "You don't have to use Titles when talking to me or Luna anymore Twilight, your a princess a well remember" Celestia chuckles. Twilight and Frost leave the princesses and saying the goodbyes. Once outside the door, Frost tells Twilight he needs to be alone to think about it, Twilight understands and nods. Twilight is escorted to where the others are and Frost to where he will be sleeping for the night.

Seconds slowly turn in minutes, minutes slowly turn into hours. Frost is laying on his bed for the night, even though its 7:04pm. "Pro's; I will have people doing things for me, although that would probably get annoying after a while, I can go anywhere I want, and do things I would be able to before. Con's; I will be judged every second, have people trying to get on my good side for favours, also with that the snobbish kind trying to become a (fake friend) of mine, I will have to do speeches in front of crowds, I will be treated differently... And i don't think i can do this....." Frost says out loud, getting up and getting the drink of water left on the table near by. He takes a swig. "I not been here long and already being made a Princess or king. I just don't know why they would want me as one" He thinks to himself. Going back to bed, he looks at the time and its 10:51pm. Frost decides to sleep and on it and maybe he can decided in a dream or something.

Frost wakes up to darkness and cold, looking around he see's bright lights all around him. "They kind of look like stars.... But how! How can i be in space, there is no air to breathe, and on top of that, how did i get here?"

"Because this is your Dream Conscious Landscape. May I ask why is it space?" A female voice says behind him, looking around he see's princess Luna.

"I don't know what you mean?"

"Well while in sleep, when somepony is not having a dream so to say, they go to plane that relax's them or makes them happy. For some is in a field in summer, and for others its family."

"Hmm.... Maybe its because I always like space or rather night. It's just calmer and peaceful, and then there are the stars, moon and so on. It very beautiful, I always looked at the sky when its night when I need to think." Luna is surprised by this, she hasn't met a single pony that their "Dream Conscious Landscape" is night or space, well not for at least a thousands of years. "Princess Luna are you ok?" She snaps out of her thought and nods, and happy tear runs down her cheek.

"Were you serious about what thou said?" Frost nods, while sipping the tear away. Luna then proceeds to hug the life out of Frost. Even in a dream, well not technically, hugs are lethal. Especially from a Navy blue Princess that can go in and out of other ponies dreams and used to be evil. "Princess can I ask you a question?" Luna stops the hug and looks at Frost. "Why do you and Princess Celestia want me to... you know"

"Do you want the honest reason?" Frost nods "Well, one reason is that. Well, being royalty we haven't got that many true friends. We have friends but it seems they only our friends because we a royalty. And we got the feeling you would be our friend even if we weren't. And other reason, is because of an event is to come. We cannot tell you what it is, and we are not 100% sure either."

"So the two reason are a kind of a selfish one to be blunt and the other because of something thats not happened yet?" Luna nods "I don't know what to say to that. What if that event never happens and the only reason is because of a selfish need. And to answer you before, I would still be your friend, but would you me. I am an alien after all and you don't know who I really am, this has just complicated things more... urrggghh."

"We understand, We shall leave thou alone to think" Luna says then fading and blending into space.

Frost sighs "Ohh... what Am I going to do?" he asks out loud.

Frost then slips into a dream, or rather a nightmare.

Frost wakes up, he is laying on something hard. Opening his eyes, he see's a dark cold floor. Looking up he see's a metal bar door? Getting up and trying to open the door, even with all his might, he can even budge it, never mind open it. The room outside the room is in, is light up with a few torches on the wall. There is hay on the floor in the middle and what appears to be some dark red colour. Looking around he see's other rooms like his. Turning around he weight some white light coming from somewhere. Following the light, he comes across a small rectangle window with bars. Looking out of the small window and into the sky, he see's the moon and some yellow light surrounding it. "It just looks like a total eclipse" he thinks to himself.

It then hits him like a tun of bricks. The room he is in is a cell, and that is in some kind of dark dungeon, and the moon is blocking out the sun. And the Red colour on the floor was probably dried blood. Running back to the door, he tries to see if there is anyone there with him. Calling out "Is there anypony there?" He doesn't get a answer. Suddenly a flash of lightning comes from outside lighting up the place brightly. And what Frost saw, will more than likely haunt him for the rest of his life.

Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Celestia, Luna, Big Mac, Applebloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Mr & Mrs Cake, Discord and a few others he has made friends with, are all there laying on the floor. Some have some limbs missing, others have their stomach pouring out onto the floor, Some are missing eyes and eyes as well. And each Unicorn, Pegasus and Alicorn are missing their horns and wings. All appear to be torn off or cut off. Discord, Luna and Celestia are missing their heads, and Discord is missing some limbs as well. And there are maggots and other insects and stuff, eating there way in and out of the bodies, and fly around them. The stench is one that could even turn the most smell senseless troll recoil, in disgust. Frost instantly throws up. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry" Frost hears behind him, turn around he see's himself, curled up into a corner. His fur is covered on dried blood, he is missing a wing and he is in awful shape. "I didn't mean to do it, he made me do it.. .Yes he made me do it" The other Frost says.

Frost slowly, walks up to the other Frost "What happened here?", The other Frost looks at him with a look that could scare anyone, even the devil. There is blood coming out of his eyes, nose and ears, there is a deep cut going arose and into one. And the eye are soulless and wanting to kill. "He made me do it, If i didn't he would of killed me and worse." Is all the other Frost can say before the door to the dungeon opens. In walks a Black unicorn stallion with a red horn. He is wearing a red cape made for a king. And is wearing armour. He is almost as tall as Frost. He walks into the dungeon and walks over to the other Frost, and walking straight through Frost. "You are coming with me!" Is all he says in a deep voice, h then proceeds to drag the other Frost in his magic, while the other Frost tries to stop himself even with a missing hoof and his teeth. But its to no avail, once pass the dungeon door the door shuts with a very loud bang.

It is not long before Frost can hear an in-human scream of pain. Frost covers his ears trying to block it out. But the screams are too loud to block out. This goes on for what seems to be like for ever, then the scream suddenly stop. After a few minutes Frost can hear hoof steps coming form the other side, getting closer and closer. The door to the dudgeon open and in trots The black stallion from before, dragging what appears to be a headless, male's alicorn's body. Its is missing is front right leg completely, and the Black Unircorn seem's to be chewing on something. A piece of flesh falls from his mouth "You did well Frost, but no one is allowed to live but me. But I will give you this, you taste quiet good". With that he throws the lifeless body into the cell with Frost. He then seems to look directly at Frost, this sends a shiver up Frost's spine. But thankfully he turns around and starts walking away.

But he then stops and looks towards Frost again. "Don't think because you're dreaming I can't see you!" With that Frost is engulfed in a red aura and is thrown towards the Black Unircorn. He has his mouth wide open, you could fit a car in there. Frost is flying toward his mouth , screaming and is about to go in, but Then nothing but darkness

Frost wakes up and shoots straight up in a cold sweat. His heart is beating that shouldn't be possible, his mind is racing, that even RD would be impressed by. But then he starts to clam down, and so does his heart and mind. "Why do I feel so scared?" Frosts asks out loud. But he will never know why. Outside his window, is A Navy blue Alicorn floating in the air. "Rest Frost, you will never remember that dream. Because if you do, you will die from fright." Luna horn is glowing and Frost goes back to sleep, once he is, Luna leaves the Alicorn to sleep.

Chirp, chirp, chirp

Frost awakes to the sound of birds singing in the background. He has completely forgot about the dream he had last night. He only feels more to become a Prince for some reason, he has no idea why. But he has made up his mind never the less, getting up and going to the bathroom to shower and the like. After he is done, he walks out the door to his room and asks the guards were his friends are. The guard leads him to a dinning room where his friends are along with Discord and the other princesses, and two ponies her has never met before. One is a tall muscular white unicorn, with a blue mane, and is wearing a red uniform, and has a shield and like Twilight has stars or something surrounding the central piece, in this case a shield. The other is a light Pink Alicorn, with a dark pink, purple and a cream in her mane. Her cutie mark is a diamond shaped heart or would Crystal be a better word Frost thinks.

"Hello you must be this Frost i've been hearing about a lot recently" The white Unicorn says "I'm Prince Shining Armour, and This" he points to the light pink alicorn who speaks up.

"And I'm Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, but you can just call me Cadence" Frost is about to bow, but Cadence stops him with a hug.

"Not that I'm trying to be rude or anything, but why are you two here?" Frost asks

"Well, they are hear is you decide to accept our offer" Celestia says.

Frost nods and looks to Discord "Hi Discord its nice to see you again. And same again, not that I don't enjoy your company, which I do. But why..." But Discord stops him

"Why? Can't I visit my friends from time to time without needing a reason other than I want to."

"Fair enough...... And on that note, Celestia, Luna can I talk to you for a minute please, in private." The Alicorn's nod and in a flash off light they are teleported to some room Frost hasn't seen before. Its like the bedroom he was in, only bigger and more luxury to it.

"This is my bed chamber Frost... Now you wanted to talk." Celestia says

"Err.... Yes... Yes I did. I have made up my mind and I want to......."