Voices of Unity: Song of Iron

"So what's wrong with him Doctor Stern?"

Davis would have panicked if he'd had the mind too...heck, he would have probably mentally screamed in fear if he actually cared. But for the moment...all he felt was giddy and numb. He couldn't move, he couldn't see...all he could do was think, and there wasn't much there. Just a little glee and relaxation. At least he recognized Twilight's voice.

"We're not sure yet, but based on some of the information from the Ponyville Hospital and your own notes, his nervous system is having a communication breakdown."

This voice matched the name that he assumed went with it. Stern, but also caring. At least, that's what he got through his current state of mind. And a female doctor too at that. He hoped she was pretty. He needed something pretty...maybe? Who cares...even ugly would make him happy right now.

"We've put him in a stasis spell for the time being that will keep his mind from harm from the sensations he's getting. Scans so far indicate that the majority of the disruption is coming from his wings and tail, while minor amounts are being produced from his feathers, fur, hooves, beak, and ears. Talons produce no interference, nor does his internals."

That voice sounded less interesting, but still made him want to smile. It was a male for certain, rather deep, but with an almost musical tone to it.

"But what would cause such feedback? Even a transformation spell wouldn't cause this much issue. There are too many failsafes built into them all."

The stern one again. She sounded confidant.

"It would if the spell failed mid-casting, or if the subject of the spell did not fully understand the biology of the species. Especially if the subject did not have the limbs of what they were becoming. Now I know why he can't talk. He botched the spell. *sigh* And here I thought I'd found a member of a long lost species. Instead, he's just some idiot spellcaster that botched his spell. At least I'll get to learn a new language, which he WILL teach me since I'm going to be working on a cure."

Twilight...she sounded upset. And a cure? He'd be human again? He'd teach her for that!

"If that were only possible Princess. I'm afraid that whatever he may have been prior, there is no possible way to know unless he tells us himself. There isn't a trace of his original species, as most transformation spells leave behind. No spell matrix, no aura fragments, not even a single origin hair. Whatever spell was used was thorough. He is entirely Roavi, from the core of his bones to his aura, which, I must say, is rather interesting to look at. But I digress. It is irreversible without something to clue in the spell to his original form."

The male again. He seemed pretty certain of himself. Now if only they'd leave him in this stasis thingy...he felt too good to worry about that last bit, even if he did think about it more than he probably should have in this state...hmm...cookie would be nice right about now.

"Nurse Briar, did his eye just twitch?"

"He's awake. Why didn't the field inform me? Better release him. I'll keep his body numb, but otherwise he'll be mobile again. We'll have to take it slow and allow him to slowly adjust to each part of himself that is causing the feedback."

And with a feeling similar to that of when one steps out of the pool after a long period, where gravity reminds you how heavy you actually are, Davis returned to his more normal state of mind...albeit he couldn't feel much aside from how thirsty he was!

He blinked, looking around at all the white. It was almost blinding, but the lights were soft enough that he didn't have to blink too much to adjust.

"Welcome back...can you move any?"

Twilight was just barely in his vision to his right, and he turned his head enough to see her. She looked like she was having a mix of worry and anger fighting for dominance as she looked at him. He nodded, lifting a talon he could hardly feel and making a writing motion.

"Oh! Hold on a moment."

She walked out of his view a moment, returning with a pad and quill, an ink well floating next to them both. He took the quill gently and dipped in the well, trying to write something out, but without the ability to feel the pressure well enough, he poked through a couple pages. Cringing, Twilight flipped a few pages, then nodded to him.

"Try again. My magic can keep your pressure from causing any more damage...and keep you from hurting yourself."

He nodded again and started to write, hoping that what the old pony in the library had said was true...he needed to tell them what was going on! Finished, he nodded to Twilight, hoping to all existence that this would work.

"Alright, now to see if she was right about the script to speech spell working on this."

She closed her eyes a moment, concentrating, then released a flash of magic at the paper. Davis still couldn't see the two others in the room, but was pretty sure they were watching too. Then he heard it...a rather monotone version of his own voice, though is sounded a little higher than usual.

"My name is Davis. I do not know how I arrived here, but I can be certain that I am no longer on my own world. Before waking in the first hospital, I remember two creatures made of many creatures. One of which called himself Bedlam."

Twilight was staring at the paper before turning to look at Davis with shock. "Did...did you say made of many creatures?"

He nodded his answer.

"Discord! Why that no good chaotic piece of..aaaaugh!"

Davis tilted his head, waving at the paper which she handed to him.

"No, he called himself Bedlam, though I remember him saying he had a sibling named Discord, as well as two others. I can't remember their names at the moment though."

Twilight paled, a shudder running through her as she listened to the script being translated.

"Discord has...siblings?"

"Why of ~course~ I do Twilight, though you'll never get to see them. After all, it could be far too destructive if we were together in one dimension. I like causing chaos, not cause a planet to vanish in a flash of party favors."

Davis had gone cross eyed, looking at the tiny form of Discord that was perched on a beach chair with a tiny umbrella and martini that had suddenly appeared on his beak. He wore sunglasses and a cap that looked like a baseball had been forced into the shape of a screw.

"So you've established communication faster than I expected, though I shouldn't have underestimated Princess Blinky Buns over here."

Twilight's stars on her flank suddenly got Christmas Lights on their outlines, which blinked several times before poofing into purple clouds.

"Discord! What are you up to this time! You promised not to cause any harm to anypony with your pranks!"

"Oh, party pooper. I didn't harm anypony at all! After all, this one isn't a pony anyways, and his being here was not my fault! My brother thought he'd send me a chaotic gift through the Gates, but didn't know I'm undergoing reform, so there!"

"The...Gates? What are you talking about Discord! I'm not going to play your stupid games!"

The tiny amalgamation of creatures pulled his sunglasses down enough to give Twilight a glare.
"Why, Twilight, for someone so intelligent, I was certain you'd know there's no such thing as a stupid game. After all, games have no intelligence to begin with, so how can they be stupid?"

He grinned as Twilight started to sputter in frustration, her mane starting to spark a bit and smoke, while Davis merely blinked a few times, trying to process the situation.

Discord on the other hand started to laugh, and he snapped his lions paw, a game of some sort appearing in front of Twilight, a face appearing on the front of the box with a goofy look, which ended up stating 'duhuuuuuur' to her face.

"Of course, I can make a pretty stupid game if I want to...aaahahahahaa!"

Twilight only groaned, giving Discord glare that made Davis want to wilt as with the chaotic thing on his beak, it made him part of the target zone.

"Oh, don't be so droll Twilight. At least I made sure he'd have a more interesting body than just some lame pony. With the Roavi extinct, I thought it would be fun to see if he could bring them back with some...repopulation methods."

He waggled his eyebrows, one of them floating off and eventually vanishing into the roof.

Davis creased his own brows in anger. This thing wanted him to do WHAT!

There was a poof, and next to Twilight appeared another like Davis, only showing feminine features with the mismatched colors of Discord. "I mean, the Roavi look gooorgeous when they want to, and the females...mmm, I'd hit that."

He winked at Davis, who bared his beak full of teeth at the montrosity that had done this to him.

"Oh please, you couldn't even scare Fluttershy with that nonsense. Besides, you're stuck here, and with an extended lifespan too! You might as well get comfy with the locales. Hahahahahaa!"

He appeared back on Davis' beak, staring him right in the eyes. "Now, you get yourself all rehabilitated and play nice with the little ponies. I'm going to go have a teaparty with my best friend!"

He poofed, Twilight looking around trying to make sure he was actually gone.

"Why did we girls have to get saddled with that maniac? At least he didn't drown Ponyville in chocolate milk again."

Davis waved for the pad once more.

"Please tell me this rehabilitation won't take too long...I don't want to be stuck in a bed if he comes around again. He gives me the creeps."

Twilight smiled knowingly. "Admittedly, he IS trying to be better, thanks to Fluttershy mostly. He's just...new to the whole friendship thing. But, after all, Friendship is Magic, and being the Princess of Friendship, I should know."

A large pitcher of chocolate milk appeared in the air, promptly dousing Twilight in her moment of pride.

"Unfortunately, he's also been hanging around Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash...our local pranksters."

If he hadn't been mute, Davis would have been scaring the nearby patients with excessively loud laughter. Maybe this Discord wasn't so bad after all.