Disavowed

Disavowed - Chapter 2

...This Hate

"This hospital bed is cramping my style." You move your head to the right, not expecting another voice.

The nurse had forced you to stay in the hospital over night, to make sure your body doesn't act weirdly to the anti-venom they used on the poison. The only remaining ponies in the room other than yourself was Carrot Top, Twilight, and some random voice. The feeling of having the other ponies in the room helped you relax and push the thoughts of changelings away. Your current efforts where to keep a clear mind, and figure things out on your spare time. Twilight spoke, saying a name that you can recall, but are not sure of.

"I know Rainbow, but trying to fight a changeling that held a knife was not the best idea."

"Wait, she is in the same room as me?" Your question was more puzzling then the look on Carrot's face.

Twilight moved the curtain between the beds in the room. "Oh, I forgot, not long after you where pulled into the hospital, Rainbow was admitted to the hospital. There was a changeling that had copied me and attacked Dash." A moan from Rainbow made Twilight jump and look over. Rainbow had tried to sit up, but only hurt herself in the process and re-opened the cut in her side.

Taking things into your own hooves, you reach over and hit a little red button. A beeping from the hall must have alerted nurse Redheart, whom scrambled into the room and looked around trying to find what was wrong. The sight of the pegasus laying on the bed squeezing Twilight's hoof almost gave away what the problem was. As the white mare moved about, she about knocked the supplies out of the cabinet on the wall before returning to Rainbow with the stitches and needle.

You look to Carrot, trying to ignore the other ponies cries of pain. "So, it has been two days since I was poisoned. That makes it about five days since the attack on Canterlot, right?"

"Oh, yes. Why?" She approached your side, and lifter your hoof into her own.

"I was wondering what had happened before I woke up. Like why you left, and how did the impostor get in here?"

Carrot gazed towards a window, and slowly began to speak. "Well..."

MEMORY - Carrot Top - Reasoning (First discovering the attack on Mythic)

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It was midnight, the sky was still a black ceiling covered in white specks, and a single crescent white-light shining. Carrot Top had just awoken, a nightmare ringing through her memory. She could feel sweat dripping from her hair, down to her mouth. With a swipe of a hoof, the sweat dispersed onto the floor in a quick 'sploosh'.

After a quick look around, Carrot gets a thought, maybe I should just head outside and go for a walk. She looks over to her coltfriend, his light blue mane shines in the moon light, making her smile. With a slow movement as to not wake the sleeping stallion, Carrot stands from the bed and walks to the door and outside. A warm breeze blows through her mane, causing it to frizzle and whip back and forth.

With one more look around, she takes a step down the street and with sudden bursts of energy, Carrot took off on a stride. The warmth of the air still pushing her on.

Not long after walking, she sees a pony, a relative of Mythic. "Hey, Bee Tango!"

"Oh, hey Carrot Top! What are you doing out this late?"

Carrot slowed her walk and stopped to the side of the other pony. "I was just getting some fresh air. Why are you out here?"

The orange mare looked to the other pony. "Well, I have been taking night walks. Ever since Mythic and I found out we where related, things have seem to return to my memory, my past." Bee looked down the street at what looked to be police ponies, until the wind up alarm they carried could be heard. "Wait, what could have been the trouble this late?"

One of the police ponies seemed to of recognized Carrot, and threw a letter towards her before hurrying down the street. She lifted the letter, revealing it's messy mouth writing.

I thought I would find you away, get back to your residence A.S.A.P. There has been a terrible crime against your coltfriend. You are needed.

Carrot dropped the note and took off towards her home. Behind the running pony Bee picked up the note and read it, before disappearing into the dark.

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MEMORY - Carrot Top - Intermission (Before she left the hospital)

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Carrot Top had been waiting in the waiting room, after her coltfriend was admitted for being poisoned. It was a hard full day of waiting in the room, although the furniture was quite comfy. In between dozing off and teary eyes she could see a flash of purple. The light was blinding, but quick. After regaining eyesight, she noticed a lavender unicorn, Twilight. On her back was a colt who was in serious condition, much worse than Mythic. Nurse Redheart appeared through the door with other ponies.

"Mrs. Sparkle, what happened."

"I don't know, I found him in the rubble of something and pulled him out. It is very serious, Nurse, you need to operate fast!"

Carrot could see the blood of the colt running onto Twilight, probably staining her fur. With a gag she ran to the trashcan, almost missing. Another nurse ran to her, rubbing her back. "It is alright, dear, just get that image out of your head and head to room 203. Mythic is in there, but not awake; in order to keep him healthy he was medically induced into a coma. Don't worry though he will be fine."

"Th...thanks nur...nurse." With that she headed down the hall, ignoring what was happening around her. Following a quick stop in the bathroom, she headed to the room. Inside was what she did not - but yet did - want to see.

Carrot placed her head on the bead, and began to doze off. Sleep overwhelmed her, but didn't last long. She awoke several times to either a rapid beeping or a slow, more drawn out set of beeps. This was unbearable, and impossible to handle. Looking to the window, she could see it was bright and shinny from the rays shining through the window. The clock on the wall showed...noon?!

"How could it be noon, I didn't sleep that long, did I?" Silence. "Oh, yea." The farmer stood, looking about the room. She began to walk but stumbled into one of the doctor trays, where there was a small scroll taped to it. Carrot opened the note, and stated, "I am getting tired of these notes already."

Dear Carrot Top,

I would like to apologize for the incident from this morning.

"This morning?" She continued to read.

My friend Applejack and I had found some wreckage, and in the pile of scrap was a pegasus. He was seriousely injured so there was no way of sneaking him in. I do hope to talk to you later tonight if you are open. I would like to speak to you about Mythic Emerald. (I don't mean to be rash, but his name is different from the rest I have seen). I live in the library of Ponyville, the one that IS a big tree.

With all respect,

Twilight Sparkle

"I really don't want to do this, but in retrospect, seeing that hurt pony does make me want to blow off some steam; or at least talk." Carrot walked to her coltfriend, and placed a small sweet kiss on between his eyes. "I'll be back, don't wake up without me."

END MEMORIES

"Chrysalis, mam, I thought you said there where only two diseased ponies?" A changeling approached the plotting queen.

"I said that, but lied. In any case I have to. The disease, is actually air born." The queen looked to one of her fellow changelings, whom intern left the room.

"This disease has a cure, but I plan on using it when appropriate."

"Mam, would it still be a disease with a cure, or just a virus?" The soldier cocked his head to the right.

"No, and yes. It doesn't matter anymore, it is too hard to find enough of the cure to give to every changeling. Things are about to change, my young soldier."

"Yes, of course mam."