The Element of Honor!

I woke up looking up at a wooden ceiling, again. Fuck! Why am I here? Can't I ever wake up at my own house? I sighed before trying to sit up. A splitting pain erupted from my chest, I had to clench my teeth to sit up. I didn't like this place it was like a small hospital. Oh god, I hated hospitals. A lot. I prefered to do my own bandages instead of some overpaid butcher to stitch me up. I looked at my chest which was bare apart from the crystal. I was pretty much naked apart from my boxers which (I'm glad) looked untouched. I looked around and found my pants and my now ripped shirt. I grabbed my pants and put them on under the covers. It was a bit awkward with shuffling around and the pain in my chest. Once I had got them on I had grabbed my boots and put them on. It was a bit annoying trying to tie my shoelaces blind and in a weird position, but I managed.

Once I had my boots on I had enough time to hear hoofsteps coming towards the door. I had just enough time to start pretending I'm asleep again. I began to snore lightly as I heard the door open. Fluttershy walked in humming a sweet tune as she walked around. Hopefully she wouldn't notice the lack of clothes on the floor. It sounded as though she hadn't. I opened my left eye a tiny bit, it was the closest to the bed so I had less vision but I was also less likely to get caught then.

Fluttershy was dusting the room while humming the little song that I presumed was improvised. She dusted for like 10 minutes doing the room over and over again. Just as I was ready to give up and just shout 'Fukkit!' and walk out of the front door she took a step back and admired her hard work. She stood there for a couple of seconds. I was hoping that she won't notice how my feet have grown in length and width because of the boots.

Luckily she noticed nothing. She was too busy cleaning her house. She turned around and walked out of the room. I waited about a minute before getting up again. I grabbed my shirt and put it on. Yes there was a hole in the front but I needed it to cross Ponyville back to Lyra's house. Where the shirt used to be I now found my knife in it's holster. Where was I going to put that today. I liked putting it in a new place everyday, so if someone did try to take it they couldn't find it. Surprising some of the habits you pick up when your friends always steal your knife.

I strapped my knife to my inner thigh (Slightly awkward spot) and now I was ready to go. I opened the window and looked out. Still kinda dumb though, this is how I escaped the first time and it's still accessible. In the air I saw a cloud with a Rainbow tail. I grunted I swear the pegasus up there was trying to make life hard for me, I just don't understand why she is spying now. I wasn't meant to be awake yet.

I opened the window as far as it would open as silent as I could, which she must have oiled it too much because it basically slid open by itself. I grabbed it before it hit the wall and made a 'thud' that someone in the area could hear. I sighed in relief one more step and i'm out of here I thought as I climbed out the window. You know I could use Rainbow Dash to get me out of here if I formulated a plan. Haha perfect!

I went intentionally the way Rainbow Dash could see me but Fluttershy couldn't. It seemed as if she was waiting or just hadn't seen me yet. I was fine with both them options because either way I would be out of here with no one having a chance of catching me. "Hey, buck-o. Where you goin?" I heard a raspy voice, I smiled because so far my plan was going perfectly.

I turned to the sky blue pegasus that just landed near me. I was past the bridge now so Fluttershy probably definitely couldn't see me but she was probably already freaking out. "I'm just going on a walk." I said with mock nerves. I was trying make it seem like I'm lying.

She put on a sly smile like she just got the upperhand in the fight. "But Fluttershy doesn't know!" She half shouted. If she shouted my plan would go to waste.

I now had a massive advantage in this battle of wits. "Oh how would you know that?" I asked rhetorically. I was about to back her into a corner now. "Maybe because you waited guard for me to escape again!" She seemed shocked for a moment , but then she puffed her chest out and tried to say something but I already cut her off. "Or maybe, you was just too busy peeking at her that you knew what she had done all day."

Rainbow Dash had gone full tomato, I had her backed into a metaphorical corner. "How did you-- I mean, No thats not it!" She was now tripping on her own words and trying to correct herself, but it was too late I already had the truth.

I sank down to Rainbow's level and looked her in the eye. "Don't worry. I'm not going to tell her. I'm here to make a deal." I said. I held out my hand in front of me waiting for her to shake it. She seemed to be having an internal struggle with herself. She finally reached out her hoof and shook my hand. "Okay, so when you hear Fluttershy's door opening I want you to fly in that direction." I pointed to a bunch of apple trees in the distance.

"That's all. Just fly to sweet apple acres, Easy!" She boasted. "But why?" She said. Crap she was getting onto the plan. I know it wasn't the best plan but it was perfect for this situation.

"Oh I just want to see how fast you are? And see if you live up to your name?" I lied through my teeth. She seemed arrogant and also really easy to trick into a race so I had my escape horse, so to say.

She puffed out her chest, which was getting really annoying she's like Earths girls in selfies. "Oh, you're on buddy." There that was all too easy.

"Okay I'll get to somewhere I can watch you from." I said now walking off. I was getting home without a hitch. I managed to get into the beginning of Ponyville before I saw a Rainbow streak zooming off. "Thank you dumbass!" I said to noone. I walked for about two more minutes before getting back to Lyra's house.

I knocked on the door in a tune I had made up on the way home and Lyra answered. "Oh hi, it's you Cole. I thought you would be a Fluttershy's for a couple of days while you injuries heal." Okay so everybody knew now.

"What injuries?" I asked walking into my temp abode. She looked at me with a deep pan stare and pointed at my chest with a hoof. "On them ones." I looked at the bandages that had a tiny bit of blood on from my little walk around town. "Well I'm going to get some well deserved rest." I said walking up to my room and hitting the bed, or hay because that a bit more accurate. I was just a quilt wrapped around hay.

Twilight was studying about bipedal creatures with her drake grabbing all the books in the library that could have anything to do with them. "So will I ever get to meet him?" Her young drake assistant asked. Wondering about the bipedal Element.

Twilight had never actually let Spike out on his own yet, but was hoping that Spike having another male as a friend would help him mature. "Well maybe sometime soon." She said her eyes not tearing away from the books.

BANG BANG BANG A loud bang was at Twilights door since she lived in a library this was not that common, people was allowed to just walk in.

"Come in!" She half shouted at the door, she only tore her eyes away from her book for a nanosecond.

The door opened and a panicked AppleJack walked in. "Twilight Cole escaped an' it's almost time for his treatment." Applejack said quickly. "We've already got the others looking for him but no luck so far." Twilight had made a health potion out of medical ingredients because Cole was immune to magic even with an Element.

Now Twilight started panicking. "We have got to find him soon." She put her book down and ran to the door. "Spike take care of the library for now." She said leaving the door open for AppleJack. As AppleJack left the library she shut the door behind her and ran after the lavender unicorn.

Twilight ran to the center of town where she found her friends all together. "Have any of you seen him?" All of the answers were negative. Well only 4 of them answered and there was one nervous pony. Rainbow Dash was currently looking away from everyone into the sky. "Rainbow Dash?"

"Nothing, nothing at all!" She said almost too fast for anypony to understand.

AppleJack the pony lie detector took a step up now. "Ah think she's hiding something." Every pony knew Rainbow Dash was lying.

All eyes were now on Dash and she was about to crack. She took a deep breath to try and prevent her from cracking, but it was all for naught. "Okay, fine. He may of tricked me into being a diversion, but thats all I know."

Everypony sighed they had no leads to where Cole would be. "If I was Cole where would I be?" Pinkie's chirpy voice pitched in. "Well I'd probably be at my house, but thats me. No wait, that's me if I were Cole. So that's cole." She said in one breath.

Rainbow Dash said what everypony was thinking. "Pinkie, that's creepy don't do that again." Everypony nodded after her.

"Okay Dashie!" She chirped.

"Please don't call me that!" Dash pleaded. The rest of the girls got the message, but it was obvious Pinkie didn't.

"Okay Dashie!" She squealed happily.

"Okay let's just go before she makes up more stupid nicknames." They all agreed and set off to Lyra's house where Cole was currently accommodated.

The walk was about five minutes, but the run was one. They made it in good time. Twilight's hair was starting to stick out as she knocked on the door in three solid knocks.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

I was woke up from my peaceful slumber by a not so peaceful someone trying to bang down Lyra's door. I lazily walked over to the window from my room and looked down to the door. "Lyra it's for me!" I shouted downstairs so she wouldn't answer the door. We couldn't have them barging in couldn't we.

I opened the top of the window to greet the mares outside. "G'day Ladies." I greeted in the best Australian accent I could muster up.

The mare waiting at the door jumped at my sudden greeting. They looked up at me angrily. I had my arms folded over the window and I had my head resting on it. Twilight took it up to her to talk. "Cole, will you come down here for a second." She said with a fake smile and an aggravated tone.

Oh she is so easy to annoy. "I would, but my mummy says it's time for bed." I said with a fake sulk.

Rainbow Dash was obviously annoyed at my trick before as she didn't think before speaking. "Then tell your mom to..." She paused now realising she just fell into another trap. "Dammit Cole! Just come down."

Fluttershy rose from her shock induced habitat and spoke. "We need to change your bandages quickly."

I took a step back from the window and put my jacket on before winding the mare up once again. "Well it is turning purple." I said trying to keep myself from laughing.

"WHAT?!" Twilight shouted for the whole world to hear. I had to grab my pillow to stop them hearing my laughing. All it did was muffle the sound and make it sound like I was crying.

I laughed for a good minute before I heard the door opening from downstairs. Twilights reaction was priceless, but I had to go now. I was not going back to Fluttershy's or a hospital, I hated both and wanted to keep away from them.

I had no choice but to take an escape route I planned for anytime this house got invaded by royal guards Lyra was telling me about. I pushed the hatch to the attic open with my rifle and jumped up to the ledge and pulled myself up. I managed to shut the hatch in time for no one to see it shut.

I walked over to the window that was placed in the attic before opening it. I stopped just in time to hear their reaction to me disappearing into thin air or the attic which was definitely more likely.

"He's not here!" I could hear the hairs on Twilight's head popping out.

"Would ya quit ya hidin'" I heard AppleJack saying in her strong American redneck accent.

I climbed out the window and started to jump the buildings. I swear I must have lost about at least a kilogram since I came to Equestria, but it was actually more fun here. I managed to get about 4 buildings down before I heard Lyra's front door reopen. "Oh no you don't!" I heard Rainbow Dash from a mile away. Wings they were going to be a problem. As much as I was.

Rainbow Dash tried to swoop me and grab me, but I managed to dodge her just in time. I ducked out of the way and saw a shocked Rainbow Dash swooping by me while making a high pitched yelp. I swear that would've been hilarious in super slo-mo.

I managed to jump another two buildings before I was caught in a pure white aura of which a presume was magic. 'Impossible I'm immune to magic' I thought as I was turned around and saw all of the ponies around were bowing to a white alicorn. I felt I had to do something instead of standi- floating there like an idiot but I was suspended in the air by this alicorns magic.

"Hello my subjects..." She said before tearing her eyes off at me. She had a warm smile on her face, but something in her eyes didn't sit right with me she seemed to familiar.