Hello, my name is Remedy and I am a unicorn. I moved to Ponyville almost a year ago from Canterlot. Ponyville is very different from Canterlot, it's a quiet, small and is over abundant in smiles thanks to the towns very own party pony, a pink and hyper pony named Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie is so much fun she always knows just what to do to cheer up a pony when they're feeling down. I live on Ponyvilles boarder where I provide medical aid for ponies with little to no money, I get a lot of help from Zecora, she's a genius when it come to herbal remedies I'm learning a lot from her. Speaking of learning Princess Twilight has a very extensive library with just about any book you could ever need, Canterlot has a huge library but, to compare the two Ponyville's library run by Twilight is pretty awesome.
Speaking of awesome I got tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala from Princess Twilight she can't go this year. I hope it'll be a wonderful evening it doesn't need to be perfect but, it'll be nice to see Canterlot again. You know it's weird but if I hadn't left Canterlot I might never have discovered my cutie mark, it's a first aid cross with heart rate symbol in the middle, I earned it in Ponyville when I started my First Aid Clinic for low income ponies. I think I might very well have been the oldest pony with a blank flank but, it never stopped me from helping ponies in need. Now that I think about Canterlot and the Grand Galloping Gala I realize I have nothing to wear to the Gala!
Remedy ran off to see Rarity about a new tuxedo for the Gala. Arriving at the Carousel Boutique he entered as a bell sounded he was greeted by a small high pitched and overly excited filly named Sweetie Belle.
"Hi there, Rarity's busy can I help you? Can I get you anything anything at all? A hat, a coat, a glass of water?" Sweetie Belle said excitedly.
"What? N-no Sweetie Belle I really need to speak to Rarity where is she? " He replied looking around for her.
"She's in her sewing room but I wouldn't~" she said before being cut off.
"Thank you so much." He said before walking off to the sewing room. He opened the door and to his surprise a mountain of fabric fell on top of him. He saw stars as his tongue hung out, shaking his head and he came to his senses. Rarity ran up to him and with her magic pulled the fabric from his body.
"Oh my goodness I'm dreadfully sorry about that, truely I am you seem to have caught me at a bad time, are you hurt?" She said
"No no I'm fine are you okay? You seem busier than normal?" He replied.
"Yes well, I am rather busy I just got this huge order and I've only got a week to finish it." she answered
"That's pushing it don't you think?" he asked her.
"Yes I know but, I simply could not say no." she replied.
"I'm sorry this is a very bad time for you but, if you could help me I'd greatly appreciate it. You see I have a ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala and I need a tuxedo." he asked her nervously.
"Well I mean I could but, you see I mainly do dresses colt's attire doesn't just fall into my hooves every day you know." she thought it over and shook her head. "I'll do it but you need to come back and remind me after I've filled this order alright?" she asked him.
"Of course I'm sorry I bothered you good luck with your order I just know it'll be fantastic." he said with a smile leaving.
"Of course would you expect anything less of me darling? Now come back in a week and we'll get you measured." she replied smiling back before shutting her door.
He smiled waving goodbye to Sweetie Belle. Walking back to his clinic the colt was startled by a familiar yell and what sounded like an explosion. Worried he galloped as quickly as he could hoping no one was seriously hurt.
Remedy approached the bridge closest to his clinic leading outside of town, he slowed down as he looked around for the source of the yell he heard leaving Rarity's Carousel Boutique. Looking around it seemed like a massive party exploded on the bridge, frosting, cake, confetti, streamers, and candy were everywhere as he looked around.
A pink hoof emerged from the party-splosion, Remedy quickly grabbed a hold of the hoof with his magic and gently guided the pony from the bridge. He noticed the pony right away it was Pinkie Pie. Remedy wanted to ask what had happened but, sure enough after Pinkie licked the cake and confetti from her face she explained as only she could.
"Wow did you see that?! I saw that, well of course I saw that I caused it but, the cake exploded too it wasn't supposed to explode it was supposed to be blasted onto the table in an explosion of frosting and confetti! And did you see how it just blew away everything I must admit I'm impressed with my own genius. Of course no one can enjoy the party if it explodes all over the place, oh well I know I'll get it right eventually." inhaling deeply and smiling wide with a soft squee was heard before an awkward silence.
The silence was soon broken as Remedy shook his head and looked to Pinkie Pie, unsure if he should burst out laughing or scold her on how reckless she was. "Are you alright Pinkie, I heard you yelling and I come to find...this...what was this exactly?"
"Oh that I was practicing a new party rocket idea I had but, it was too powerful the take off destroyed the party before it began but, I mean wow did you see how pretty the explosion was boosh bam bloosh and awwwwww yeaaa! I just need Twilight's help with the take off and this party rocket will rock the next party I just know it!" she laughed and little Remedy could no longer contain himself as tears rolled down his face. Pinkie smiled and tied a rainbow balloon to his horn as he got up to walk away. He waved good bye to Pinkie and headed to his clinic.
Walking to his clinic Remedy noticed little Scootaloo sitting outside his home being careful not to move her right wing and her left rear hoof was lifted off the ground. Concern ran over his face as he approached the little filly.
"Scootaloo...what in Equestria happened?" he asked lifting her with his magic and carefully stepping inside setting her in a near by bed to examine her injuries.
"I...well what happened is was practicing my take off with my scooter and..." she looked down and lowered her head.
"Something went wrong?" he asked.
"It shouldn't have I practiced that take off a million times...but, one of my wheels fell off." she said frustrated with the situation.
"Hey now it's not you're fault don't worry just be glad you just bruised your wing and cut your leg. I'm sure you went back and figured out how your wheel came off you could fix it yourself that way it would be less likely to happen again." he smiled bandaging her wounds and helping her off the bed.
"Yea?...Hmm yea I could couldn't I? Thanks Remedy!" she smiled galloping off almost as if nothing had happened.
Remedy turned out the lights and went up to his room as Luna raised the moon. He closed his eyes and smiled. "Thank you Princess Luna." he muttered softly drifting off to sleep. It had been roughly three days since he spoke with Rarity and the Gala came closer every day he had two weeks to prepare and the first week was almost over. Thinking about the Gala got him thinking about his friend Exclusive, she's a Canterlot reporter and this year she's supposed to cover the Grand Galloping Gala. He wrote to her every day and felt it would be nice to show up with a little gift for her but, the one pony who would know what you get a Canterlot mare was currently preoccupied.
Remedy walked around Ponyville and asked many mares about what to get his friend Exclusive. He'd almost given up when passed Spike and Twilight on the road. Doubling back around to catch up to them he smiled and looked at Twilight smiling ear to ear.
"Hey there Twilight you're a mare, are you're into books and research and writing reports and all that junk right?" he looked at her hoping she might hold some answers.
Looking at him a bit concerned maybe even off put at his generalization of her. "Well yes I am a mare and I do like all of those things but, What are you really asking here?" she asked looking at Spike and the purple dragon shrugged.
"Sorry it's just, I have a ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala and it gives me a chance to visit my friend Exclusive. She works in Canterlot as a reporter and she's covering the Gala. I haven't seen her in so long I wanted to give her something but, I don't know what to get her." he hung his head.
She smiled and raised an eye brow grinning. "Is she your very special somepony?" she giggled softly with Spike.
"What?! No! She's special but, she is far from my special some pony. Exclusive was there when I needed someone most during some very awkward times in my life. I'm giving her this to say 'Hey there you're extremely special to me.' but I do want it to say that she's one if not my very most best friend." he smiled wide.
Twilight smiled and nodded to him. "If you really value her friendship that much then I'm she knows it by now anything you give her would mean to world I'm sure of it."
His ear fold back as she smiled and nodded. "Thanks that helps..."
Spike smiled and put a hand on Remedies shoulder. "Cheer up, Twilight is right. I know you were probably looking for her to just hand you something to give to your friend or at least make a suggestion like 'Give her jewels.' but, she is right. If you give Exclusive anything I'm sure she'd love it cause it came from her best friend." he smiled as Twilight noded in agreement.
Remedy thought long and hard about the times they spent as foals together. He recalled in almost every memory he had that she never went a day without her blanket, she always wore it like a cape and so he figured she might be too old to lug around her blanket everywhere but maybe he could fashion a scarf that looked exactly like her blanket. Paused her smacked his head with his hoof and remembered that Rarity was still preoccupied, he'd just have to wait four more days and ask her to help him with one more thing. Remedy slowly walked to his clinic and stepped up to his bedroom where he thanked Luna for her blissful night and drifted off to sleep under her moon lit stary sky.
The week seemingly flew past Remedy before he knew it, he woke up early and trotted over to the Carousel Boutique. Approaching the door with a smile and knocked and soon to answer Sweetie Belle opened the door.
"Oh, hello Remedy, what brings you here this early?" she asked still standing in the doorway.
Remedy smiled, "Hello Sweetie Belle, I was hoping Rarity was free to assist me today."
Sweetie Belle looked back into the Boutique at a sleep deprived Rarity still at her sewing machine. "I'm afraid she's still lost in her order. She was doing a fantastic job with her outfits they looked gorgeous, so gorgeous that well Apple Bloom, Scootlaloo and I may have borrowed a few of them..." she lowered her head pouting as she went to close the door.
Stopping the door Remedy stepped inside and put a gentle hoof on top Sweetie Belle's head. "Don't worry she'll get the job done, I'll stay here you go get Fluttershy and tell her what happened, tell her to meet me here and then Rainbow Dash. If all goes well Rarity will need these delivered as quickly as possible."
Sweetie Belle picked up her head and smiled ear to ear. "Right! You can count on me!" she yelled Galloping off to Fluttershy's cottage.
"Rarity?...Rarity I'm here to help as best I can I've sent Sweetie Belle to fetch Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash." He said approaching cautiously.
Hearing her name Rarity turned and saw Remedy standing behind her. "I'm dreadfully sorry darling you'll simply need to give me more time, I can't miss my dead line I simply can't." she sounded as if she was ready to faint.
"N-no Rarity you don't understand, I sent for your friends we going to help you." Remedy smiled and held out a hoof to Rarity.
"W-what's that? You've come to help? I won't turn you down but, there's so much to do and so little time....so-so much...time...." Rarity's half spoken words startled Remedy as he quickly caught a glimpse of her fainting couch in the corner of the room dragging over to her with her magic just in time as she fell upon it. He sighed in relief catching her as he did, looking on her desk he found the plans for her dresses and got right to work as a knock was heard at the door.
"Come in please!" he called out to the knocking. The knock was a timid Fluttershy followed by Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo who had followed Rainbow Dash after hearing the situation from Sweetie Belle. Seeing Rarity in such a state they all stopped and gathered around her.
"What in Equestria happened to Rarity!?" AJ asked rightfully worried seeing her friend passed out.
"She's fine, she's over worked and exhausted. She need our help, there are about eight more dresses to make and according to this paper we have until noon today to get them to the train station." Remedy took charge and assigned jobs to everypony.
Rainbow Dash stood by the door ready to take the package as soon as it was loaded and ready. Fluttershy got to work with Remedy right away sewing the dresses together as Apple Jack and the CMC tended to the exhausted Rarity. Wither minutes left before noon sweat beading off of everypony's brow, the package was carefully boxed and tossed to Rainbow who flew of, the force from her take off blew the door slamming it shut. The load slam jolted Rarity awake seeing AJ and the fillies.
"What, Apple Jack? What are you doing he-, my dresses the dead line what time is it?!" she sat straight up and galloped to the nearest clock.
"Simmer down now Rarity it's all taken care of. Remedy sent Sweetie Belle to fetch Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, me and the fillies here have been watching over you while Fluttershy and Remedy sewed up the last dresses you needed. Rainbow is delivering them as we speak. " Apple Jack assure Rarity as she fell on her fainting couch again hoof gently pressed to her forehead sighing in relief.
"Wait Remedy? Why was he here so early?" she asked looking to him but before her could speak Sweetie Belle chimed in.
"You promised him a week ago you'd help him with his outfit so he came over early to check on you and when he saw you were so far behind and sent me off the fetch Fluttershy and the others and he stayed here to continue your work." finally taking a breath she she looked up at Rarity with a smile.
Rarity's eye brow rose taking in everything Sweetie Belle had said and looked to Remedy. "Thank you, thank you all I don't what would have happened if you hadn't come when you did. I'll get started right away on your suit Remedy."
She began to stand up to get to work as a glass of water floating in front of her face stopped her. "You need to rest the Gala isn't going anywhere. But, if I may I would like some materials to take home with me, there's something I'd like to create for a friend of mine." she stopped him and smiled.
"Take what you need I insist it's the least I can do." taking the glass of water she sat up just in time for Rainbow Dash to come back.
"Delivered with five minutes to spare I'm still awesome." she landed grinning. Rarity nodded and smiled back.
Remedy took satin fabric, a plum purple color, soft to the touch, shinning in the light. "Fabulous choice darling, they'll absolutely love it." Rarity said smiling at Remedy. Remedy walked to the clinic with a soft grin on his face.
Another beautiful day in Ponyville he had about an hour before he would open his clinic Remedy got to work on his gift to Exclusive, needle and thread glide through the air piecing together a scarf that he present to Exclusive at the Grand Galloping Gala, the material resembled that of the mare's filly blanket which she always kept near her at all times growing up. He finished it as an eerie, mischievous, and all too familiar chuckle echoed in his clinic.
"Hello Discord, is there any way I can help you today? I am not open to the public for another-" Remedy was interrupted by a furred finger pressed to his lips.
"Come now little Remedy you and I got quite well a year ago when you first moved to Ponyville, am I really 'the public'?" He paused waiting for a reply.
"You bring that up every chance you get Discord, what you did was cruel and unusual at best. Then again for chaos's sake, I can appreciate it when it's all in good fun. You took him from me, I found him end of story. Did Fluttershy need something Discord, or are you lording your position of that day over my head." He said the more he thought about it the more enraged he became his magic turning from a green to a black. Discord seeing this change he grinned and wrapped himself around Remedy and licked the side of his face as if Discord were some puppy. Feel the slick tongue on his cheek Remedy soon dispelled his magic as the scarf and needle drop.
"I'm reformed Remedy though that day was a blast while it lasted don't you agree? I mean that poor pony friend of yours didn't know what hit him." Discord was pushed away and Remedy stomped to a near by drawer to get some medicine. "Ah yes those tablets for Fluttershy's poor charges." Discord holding back a devilish grin appeared behind Remedy and whispered. "How is poor little, oh what's his name again hmm?"
Remedy swung a hoof back to try and strike at Discord only to find Discord had materialized on the other side of the desk. "He is fine now, though I doubt he'd be thrilled to see you any time soon Discord." Remedy huffed and tossed the medicine to the draconequus.
"Pleasantries aside, I am reformed and I was informed trying to make amends would be best. I know what I did was, unkind you and your friend took quite a bit from me when I began my-" He was interrupted by the blue stallion soon there after.
"Don't Discord, if you are truly sorry for what you did then-" Remedy choked as a tear welled in his eye. "Discord what you did that day was just..." he fell silent tripping over his words they choked him as he looked at Discord.
Discord reached out to Remedy with no trace a smile had come across the draconequus's muzzle. Discord looked as if he'd been stabbed in the chest. "I-I understand..." Fluttershy must have really touched Discord in a profound way as Remedy look into his eyes. "I won't ask you to be my friend but, please I ask for your forgiveness." Discord asked as a tissue appeared in his hand and he offered it to Remedy.
"He's fine now Discord but, he moved far away after the mess you caused, I've made new friends since then but he was, special to me Discord. I-I would ask that you leave now Discord Fluttershy needs that medicine soon, and Discord...I will knew when that comes." Remedy turned away from Discord who's face appeared longer than ever. Discord gave a gentle nod, "Very well, I am sorry, Remedy." He vanished leaving behind a a heart shaped locket opened on his desk, inside it was empty. Remedy took a jagged breath and picked up the scarf and wrapping it up for Exclusive and putting it away until the Gala. Seeing the locket he opened a drawer on the desk and swept it away closing the drawer quickly as a knock came at his door.
"Hello?" he said opening the door looking into Fluttershy's eyes. "F-Fluttershy but, Discord already picked up the medicine you asked for." He said rather puzzled by her arrival at his clinic didn't she send Discord.
She looked as confused as he was as she looked inside and behind her. "But I didn't send him to pick it up. I dear I hope he was well behaved." she paused a moment seeing Remedy's eyes and put a hoof to her muzzle. "Oh goodness are you alright what happened?" her soft voice hit his ears and like sought his heart.
"It's nothing Fluttershy, Discord was fine I'm fine we're both fine he might be waiting at your cottage Fluttershy go see him and treat your animals." he said dismissively. She shook her head and put a hoof on his shoulder.
"What happened Remedy?" she asked looking up into his eyes truly concerned about the both of them. He sighed and looked away.
"He may be reformed Fluttershy and might be sorry for what he did but, some wounds need time to heal we exchanged words, some of them may have been colder than others. We will be fine but, I asked that Discord not show up near me until I tell him it is alright. I don't know if right now is the best time for us to try and be friends, a year Fluttershy it has been a year and seeing him still hurts." Fluttershy offered the stallion a gentle hoof and warm embrace, Remedy accepted and began to sob. Being the gentle soul she was she stroked his mane and shushed him in a calming manner. Remedy sighed using the tissue Discord had given him to clean his face.
"You need to talk to him, not yet but, some time soon let him in. He's a real sweet heart once you get to know him I know he didn't mean to be cruel or malicious, he sought chaos not harm. You'll see he's a wonderful friend." she gave him a smile and he returned it to her.
"Just not yet...I will just not yet." Remedy said calming down as Fluttershy nods and fluttered off to her cottage. A draconequus waited with an Angel bunny at his feet petting the seemingly sulking creature.
"I tried so hard, he- couldn't bare to look at me. The rest of Equestria is perfectly fine with me if not a bit uneasy but, Remedy after a year is still unable to look at me without contempt. His eyes burnt a hole in the core of my being, was a I truly that bad." Discord looked at the ground wanting to cry but his eyes wouldn't let him. Fluttershy embraced him and a tear fell into her mane.
"You did the right thing Discord it's up to Remedy now give him time it's probably the first time he'd ever thought of forgiving you. You apologizing to him is a good start to healing his heart it will be all right." she stroked his mane holding him close to her as he reached up clinging to her.
Remedy went about his day and the morning kept replaying in his head his heart felt heavy as he worked through his day. That night he looked up at the moon and prayed calling out to Luna for help. As he slept he was haunted by the events of Discord's chaos, the screams, and panic. Remedy was reliving the horror of hunting for his dear friend from Ponyville as Discord had not only managed to injure his friend's hoof and knock him unconscious but, had hidden him just out of reach in the Everfree Forest. Remedy fought to get his friend back and was just about to leave the forest when his friend began to age in his hooves and slowly wither turning to dust, crying frantically just before his friend's head vanished, everything froze. The images and sounds stopped as a shadowed figure popped out from the shadows.
"I believe it has been a year young stallion, these images have haunted you for far too long. Last time you saw these dreams was perhaps two months ago." the voice sounding very familiar as the figure stepped into the light. It was Princess Luna why had she come? He was left to ponder. "Has it been two months since you saw Discord last? And yet you saw him just this morning and you have this dream again. Does he vex you so?" she banished the dream and replayed that morning's event. "It appears he is trying to do the right things Remedy, is it so hard to show him the kindness you had shown me?" she smiled at him.
"You didn't hurt him! You didn't send him away and leave me all alone!...Again..."He yelled fighting a tear in his eye. she sighed and nods her head.
"Yes I do know what he did you relive it every time you see his face." she conjures and image of Discord behind her and waits for a moment. He looks coldly into the eyes of the image as his horn glows shifting from green to black, he lifts up on his hind hooves and readies his blackened horn to attack. "What would that accomplish?! You'd be no different than the cruel King Sombra he had no room in his heart for compassion, love, or forgiveness! We banished him and centuries later Princess Cadence destroyed him, love destroyed him! Is that what you want to become?! I know it is not easy to forgive or forget. Discord is trying so hard to earn your forgiveness. And what of poor Fluttershy, Discord her dear friend if you destroy him it would destroy her." his magic faded to green and then stopped as he hit the ground with all four hooves.
"Every time I look at him-" he was stopped by a gentle hoof on his shoulder.
"I know, I know all too well what holding this will do to you as well be angry be sad no one is telling you stop feeling upset but, don't let it consume you. You're a fun love, kind, and loyal pony you yourself have said chaos can be fun. I myself agree, and Discord...is trying. All I ask is that you give him a chance it will hurt but, you will heal and you will be strong for it." she smiled at him and conjured an image of Remedy's old friend. "I know there someone out there who would never want you to hold onto this hatred, do it for him, do it for me, do it for Fluttershy, do it for yourself." she flew off into the darkness as a beam of light crept across Remedy's face. He woke up and went about his day constantly think about what he dreamt of that night as the sun began to set he walked to edge of the Everfree Forest and looked up to the setting sun. The sky a fiery red and gentle orange, subtle hues of blue sneaking in between.
"Discord..." he whispered. Soon he stomped a hoof and yelled. "Discord!" he waited, before long the dragonequss appeared head hung low looking to the purple maned stallion.
"Whatever it is I promise I didn't do it until a moment ago I was helping Fluttershy all day." Discord said attempting to defend himself before Remedy could speak. Remedy shook his head and snorted Galloping at Discord. Discord in shock at the sudden attack vanished and materialized behind Remedy. "What in Equestria has gotten into you!" Remedy turned around and galloped at Discord again and they repeated this dance until Remedy caught Discord in his stomach. The draconequss fell down in pain holding his gut a Remedy with tears built up in his eyes huffed angrily looking down at Discord and as the night came the tear rolled out onto his cheeks and streamed down his face.
"Why Discord...why!" he demanded an answer to a question that Discord knew the answer to all too well. Discord crawled onto his knees and held his gut looking up at Remedy.
"For the sake of chaos, I never meant to..." Remedy looked at Discord in such a state he thought he should have felt better by now but, he only felt worse. "I'm sorry, if I could take it back I would but, I am truly sorry, please forgive me." he said with a tear in his eye now. Remedy fell to the ground and Discord shocked crawled over to him and lifted him into his arms holding up as he cried.
"I-I'm sorry Discord," he whispered wrapping his hooves around Discord and holding him close. "I though I wanted to hurt you like you hurt me I wanted hit you until you felt as bad as I did but, I'm such an idiot I just feel worse than before." Discord shook his head and smiled tears rolling down his muzzle as well.
"Don't apologize I deserved it for what I did to you and your friend I just you can forgive me." Discord sat with Remedy in his arms.
Remedy nods and hides his face in Discord's chest. "I-I forgive you Discord I forgive you but, I don't know if I will ever be able to forget what you have done." A bitter sweet forgiveness Discord took what he could get and laid Remedy in his lap as they sat long into the night. And image of Luna appeared on the moon looking down on them she rolled her eyes and smiled shaking her head taking comfort in the fact that the healing could now begin.
