Harmony's Guardian

My head is still fuzzy from the time I was knocked out. I lean up and look around the hut noticing the tribal decorations around.

"So what is your name?" I ask.

"I am Zecora my friend. May I ask the name of who I pulled out at the river's end?" Zecora asks me.

"I..... I don't know at this point. I'm called Tristian Orose. But after passing out like that I was called Moon Twister." I say with a depressed tone as I lay back down.

"A spiritual journey is what you have taken. One you have not finished if I'm not mistaken." Zecora says while mixing something with her hoof.

"Well thank you for saving me. But I need to get going." I say as I get on my feet and get up only to be met with a sharp pain in my left leg before sitting back down.

"While I welcome the thank you. Your body needs to renew. Due to the rapids you did take caused your leg to break. This is a fact that you cannot shake." She says before taking a ladle full of the liquid from the caldron into a bowl and placing it next to me.

"How did you find me?" I ask looking at the purple liquid Zecora gave me.

"I was looking for some snail goo when I found you. I saw your blood in the lake and could tell your leg did break. But what has my interest at it's peak is that you know our speak." She responds motioning me subtly to drink the liquid.

I take the edge of the bowl to my lips and drink the liquid. It has a thick syrupy texture to it. Though it surprisingly tastes something similar to grapes and pears though the look of it resembles moss from a swamp. I finish drinking the liquid before answering.

"Honestly at this point I have no idea. I just assumed you spoke like us to begin with. But now that you mentioned that I can understand you I'm not entirely sure. Though truthfully I'm not sure who I am." I say with a distant tone of voice.

"I see that this is quite the mystery. Though now get some rest for healing that is what's best." Zecora says as I lay back down.

I'm still tired and after about a half hour by my guess I fall back asleep.

I find myself floating in the darkness again. Probably from how I've been feeling since I went in the river. I just don't know anymore. Who am I? What am I? I'm so damn confused as I can feel tears form at the bottom of my eyes and fall down my cheeks.

"Somebody......... Any-Anybody help me." I say through the tears not being able to hold my pain in anymore and closing my eyes.

Just then I feel something warm and soft wrapped around me as the humming I heard in the dream I had while I was in cryosleep come back. I feel a rocking motion as I attempt to open my eyes and fail to do so.

"Looks like you had another bad dream again. Don't worry mama will make it all better." The soft voice says before humming again.

Is she really my mom? I don't understand. But at the same time I feel at peace. I feel like I can truly rest. I start to smile as the tears slowly dry up.

"How is our new abomina- I mean bundle of joy? Did he have another nightmare? Or is he just hungry?" A new voice says in a very humble yet curious tone.

"If he was hungry he'd still be fussy. Only a week home and he's been an angel outside of what a normal foal does. Besides having bad dreams every once in a while." My mother says.

The rocking motion stops as I am placed next to something warm.

"Maybe sleeping with us will help him." My mother says.

"He's just like his sister. Though he has more of your shy personality than her. But at least he has most of my looks." The man's voice says.

"True. But let's get back to sleep. He has a playdate tomorrow with his new friends and him being fussy is the last thing I want him to be." Mom says.

Is this what motherly love feels like? If it does I don't want it to end. I feel so warm, So loved and safe. I don't need to see to feel what I'm feeling right now.

"So you really are one of the "Lost Twelve" we've heard about." A voice says.

I turn around able to open my eyes again. It was that winged and horned pony that attacked me and my unit earlier. I get into a defensive fighting stance ready for a fight.

"What are you doing here and how did you get in my dreams?" I ask.

"Don't worry I'm not here to fight. Just to talk. As for how I am in your dreams that is due to my magic. I'm allowed to enter dreams and deal with nightmares if need be. My name is Luna. Though I am known as Princess Luna to my subjects." Luna replies calmly.

"Why are you here?" I ask.

"I sensed an anomaly in the dream scape and decided to check on what or whom was causing it. Never did I think that it would be you let alone the other foals of "The Lost Twelve". If you are worrying about the others there is no need to worry. They are safe. My sister and I noticed something very odd with them." Luna says.

"What would that be?" I ask still being defensive.

"They looked as if they were being controlled. Though my sister is doing further study with the best minds we have." Luna says.

I let down my guard though it's against my better judgement as I start to calm down and sit down with my legs crossed after seeing that she isn't doing anything besides standing in front of me.

"Can you explain to me what is going on? Like how we got to be these humans and what we really are?" I ask.

With a sigh Luna gets into a sitting position.

"Years ago Twelve foals went missing after a large fire consumed a village of ours. At first we thought it was just an accident that got out of hoof. That was until we heard reports of a loud explosion like sound in the everfree forest and creatures appearing in the town near by that started to burn it. What they described to us they looked like what you are. We didn't know why until now. My sister and I believe that it was to make you and the others." Luna replies.

"But how do you know we are those foals?" I ask.

"Between dreams of the others and their memories we figured it out." Luna says.

"What of the battle happening now?" I ask.

"It's over. We wiped them out soon after we lost you and the troops that followed you returned. Though they probably have more to send down. But for now at least it is quiet as we take advantage of this to tend to the wounded and relocate civilians. I having a feeling that this isn't the end though. They've settled a lot of land since the calm has started. They have a base of operations near Ponyville which is where you landed." Luna says.

I look down at the nothingness below still processing what Luna has been saying. I don't know if I should help them. I was given a mission. But at the same time this isn't the right way to do things. I'm so confused. I take a deep breath.

"I have a request for you once this is all over." I say with my eyes looking down.

"What would that be?" Luna asks.

"If it's possible to change us all back to before we became this," I say gesturing to my human body. "Age and everything. Also if it's not too much to ask....... Tell my parents what's going on too if that isn't too much to ask that is." I say as a tear falls from my face crying again.

I feel something push my head up gently. I open my eyes and see it's Luna's hoof.

"The first part of your request I'll have our top minds of magic look into it since I am unsure. As for the second part they already know. When we found out that the missing foals have returned we sent a letter out to them." Luna says before fading away.

She might be gone. But I feel something else is with me as well. I hear what sounds like footsteps in the darkness. I try to look for the source. But I see nothing.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" I say into the darkness.

"Looks like there's no use in hiding anymore." A voice says.

I see a human in a white cloak. But he's a lot taller than I am and I realize why. I turned back into a pony. The human sits down so we are eye level.

"So you were the one that was put into my body. Well I can say that you are cute that's for sure." He says.

"Who awe you?" I ask.

"Just call me your guardian angel. Though since you asked I'm the real Tristan Orose." He says.

"Wha do you mean?" I ask.

"Your soul and part of your DNA were placed inside of me when I was only an infant. I didn't say much since I didn't know what was going on either. But recently you've been putting my body at risk I've had to step in. Which is why I'm here now. Look the point is we have to work together if we are to stop them from destroying your home." He says before gently petting my head gently.

While I feel a bit degraded it actually feels nice. I close my eyes and smile while the petting continues. I calm down a few minutes later.

"Feeling better?" Tristian asks.

I nod. He continues petting me as the darkness turns into a night sky and to the village that was from the dream I had when I was in cryosleep. This time it's full of ponies as Tristian picks me up and goes to the hill I was on earlier. However those voices now have faces. The shy soft voice is a yellow pony with wings and a pink mane and tail. The high class voice was a white pony with a purple mane, Tail and a horn. The intelligent voice is a purple pony with a horn and wings and the hyper voice is a pink pony with bouncy a curly mane. The same conversation from earlier is happening though now it's different in the sense that I thought these were people talking and not ponies. But the question remains on how I went from being here to being human on earth sharing a body with another being. Just then a light starts to surround us and grow brighter.

"It's time to wake up. You know what needs to be done. Now go do it." Tristian says before vanishing into the light.

I open my eyes quickly and sit up in a state of panic as well as a state of revelation. I look around to figure out where I am. I see the tribal masks and markings around me which means I'm still in Zecora's hut. I look at her as she tends to plants in her hut.

"How long have I been asleep?" I ask.

"You have been asleep for a weeks time. Much has happened near this hut of mine." Zecora says.

I pull the blanket that covers the lower half of my body off and swivel the lower half my body to set my legs on the floor.

"It didn't feel like that. Though my dreams or what I thought were dreams showed me many things. Though closure is no where in sight for me." I say with a hint of a depressed tone in my voice.

"Closure will come this is true. Though you have a long journey ahead of you." Zecora says.

I get up slowly and to my surprise I don't feel any pain.

"How did my leg heal so fast?" I ask.

"The potion you that you drink does a lot more than you think. My potion mended the break the more you take. It should be fully healed though I warn against rigorous activity in the field." Zecora says.

I take a couple steps and stretch before I head to the door and look back at Zecora.

"Thank you Zecora for finding me and bringing me back to health." I say with sincerity in my voice.

"You are quite welcome traveler hope you will find what you are after." Zecora says.

"Before I go do you know where the cave of truths is?" I ask.

"The cave of truths lies just east though it is a half days trip at least." Zecora says.

"Thank you Zecora." I say before opening the door only to see the yellow winged pony from my dreams, A snake like creature with many parts of different animals and Princess Luna.