Darkness Calls

Azure awoke in her cell with her head pounding, she couldn't quite remember the events before she had somehow blacked out for a moment. But guessing from her headache, she assumed that she had simply fell or perhaps a failed vison. Her dream of fire and a stallion still hovered in her head though. She recalled that perfectly, even if it didn't ring many bells.

She closed her eyes and prayed the headache would go away, not that the cold granite floor was comfortable. But she had little other choice as a feeling of dread washed over her. What had she did that she couldn't remember? It was a blank spot, one moment she was fixing her mane and waiting for Angel. The next, she's in a cell.

"Maybe there's a fashion law?" She mumbled to herself and sighed. She could easily just lay on the floor for hours.

Silently she started to drift off, paying no attention to the room. Her head hurt too much to bother, and it seemed as if everypony-if any, were ignoring her anyway. Lonely and cold, not a good combo for a mare who needs an explanation. By Celestia, she needed an explanation for her very existence as it was.

"Wake up will you?" A voice chimed from somewhere, to which Azure groaned.

"I have a headache. Go away, unless you're going to tell me why I am in a cell."

"I said wake up, not back talk me. Get your flank up off the floor and look at me." The voice commanded and Azure simply growled.

"Just leave me be already."

"Last warning and then I'll have to get the princess. Do you want to apologize to your friend or not?"

"For what? I don't even know why I'm in here."

"How do you not know, you tried to bite her or rather, were going to most likely rip her throat out..." The voice trailed off, which sounded like a mare now that Azure's head was clearing.

"I did what? Why would I do that?" Azure asked as she climbed to her hooves, but she was incredibly dizzy. The whole room was basically spinning as she stood up and wobbled. She closed her eyes and leaned against the cell's bars, feeling as if she'd hurl.

"I was hoping you'd tell us wh- Hey are you alright, mam?" The guard pony mare asked and approached Azure.

Azure didn't answer, afraid she'd vomit if she opened her mouth. The dizziness was just too much to handle standing and her legs simply gave out from under her. Her head smacking into the bars, sliding down slowly and finally smashing into the stone floor soon after as the guard called out for help.

"Princess Twilight! I have a problem, I need a doctor in here right away!" The guard shouted and spastically tried to open the cell, only to drop the keys inside the cell. The mare sighed, she was a Earth Pony. Not a unicorn who could levitate them out. She let her ears fall, there was no way she could get it with a hoof.

"What's the problem?" Princess Twilight asked as she trotted in with a still scared Angel behind her, upon seeing Azure she quickly hurried over.

"What happened?" Angel asked as she lowed herself to the ground to look at Azure, who had a small bit of blood staining her fur. Most likely from scraping her head against the metal bars.

"And why aren't these bars covered with some silver dust? Or- never mind, can someone call for the doctor?" Twilight asked as she moved Angel aside and fished the keys out. She unlocked the cell and carefully moved Azure out, her head was definitely bleeding, but not badly enough to be considered severe.

"You know she's on vacation, right? She left on a honeymoon with her stallion. Won't be a surprise if she comes back a bat pony when he's done with her." The guard mare spoke up from behind.

"Why don't you go get Princess Luna, she should be up by now. She has more knowledge than the rest of us, probably. Maybe not, nut I sure don't know how to treat a wound." Twilight waved the guard off as she tried to examine the source of the blood.

It wasn't to deep of a cut at least, but more of in just the right place. Twilight looked over at Angel, who shyly watched. Angel had recovered some from the past night's events. Especially after having a conversation with a bat pony who assured her that it was a one time thing, nothing more. But she wasn't quite trusting of that. But she was willing to forgive and try.

"Angel, do you know anything with treating wounds? This has never been my strong suit and I could really use another hoof."

"I did take a class for some medical things, but I don't know if I'll be of much help, Twilight."

"That's better than me right now, I don't know what I'm doing here or where to start." Twilight said as she pushed some Azure's fur away to examine the wound better.

"Alright I will take a look but could you get me some light?" Angel asked as she lowered herself by Twilight.

"Sure thing, here you go." Twilight said as a little ball of light hovered by Angel and moved away to give Angel working space.

"Thank you- Oh that's definitely going to need some disinfectant and a bandage, I don't think we'll need stiches though." Angel said as she got a close look.

"And can somepony tell me what's going on down here? I have a spastic guard pony upstairs saying something about an injury." Princess Luna's voice gained both of Twilight and Angel's attention the moment she spoke.

"I think she fell, but she's out cold and bleeding. And the royal doctor's out, not to mention I'm not a doctor by any means." Twilight explained as Angel checked over Azure.

"Twilight, I don't think we need to worry about this injury. But more of why in Equestria, she fell and knocked herself unconscious." Luna yawned and looked at Twilight, whom nodded her head.

"I think it might be healing actually, this blood's cold. Not warm- Oh wait, her body temperature..." Angel sighed and shook her head, assuming that her body was healing because it didn't seem there was any fresh blood from the wound. But it was all cold.

"It would make a large difference, but I think I know how to warm her up. Keep an eye on her, you two. I need to get and fetch something." Luna smiled with an idea in her head as she trotted off.

"Angel keep an eye on her, I'll be across the room thinking if there's a problem. Just be careful alright?" Twilight asked as she trotted to the other side of the room in wait for Luna's return.

"Sure thing, I'll be careful." Angel said casually, though her curiosity was getting the better of her.

Angel looked back at Twilight, who was already lost in thoughts. Seeing that she probably wouldn.t be noticed, Angel placed her ear on Azure's chest. To her surprise she felt no beat of a heart. Instead, just the coldness of her friend. She moved up to Azure's muzzle with even more curiosity as she propped her mouth open.

Looking in, she immediately noticed a pair of canines in the front row of her teeth. Narrow and sharper than any spear tip. "So it is true? You really do have fangs?" Angel spoke to herself and let Azure's mouth close gently. She didn't want her arm to be stuck, especially with what happened last night. But she was still very curious.

"Angel what are you trying to do? Get yourself bit?" Princess Luna scolded Angel. Angel jumped away from Azure quickly, her cheeks slightly red as she struggled to find the words.

"I-I was curious Princess, I needed to know." Angel tried to cover up what she done, but Luna simply laughed.

"Do keep in mind you're as much food as I am. And a predator's senses are usually active, even when they're asleep."

"What do you mean, Princess?" Angel asked as Twilight remained solely lost in thoughts.

"If any of us were thinking yesterday night, we would have made sure that Azure was mentally fine. instead, you were almost a snack."

"Just a snack? I think she chased me as if I was a five star meal." Angel giggled and rolled her eyes at Luna's remark.

"Indeed, but if you can clean her wound, I brought bandages and disinfectants." Luna said as she uncurled her wing and levitated a small knapsack over by Angel.

"Sure I can do that, but what are we going to do if she's thirsty or hungry again?" Angel asked as she emptied the knapsack onto the floor, the only items being some bandages and some bottle of disinfectant.

"Well I guess we'll treat her as if she was one of the feral bat ponies, you know the one's that tend to bite ponies? But at the same, we can't lock her up because of this. It's not right."

"So maybe get a prescription from the hospital once a week?" Angel asked sarcastically.

"That could actually be our best solution Angel. It would keep her from the wrong end of a spear." Luna sighed and looked over to Twilight, who could very well have passed out.

Silence fell upon the room as Angel treated Azure's wound, Luna having nothing to say and Twilight who was either asleep or lost in thought. With a clean bandage, dripped with disinfectant over Azure's cut, Angel silently stood up. It was as good as it could be, even if she didn't have medical training, it was better than untreated.

"You do know that we couldn't take her to a hospital right?" Twilight asked, breaking the silence.

"Well of course, she would be dangerous and a possible threat to everypony in there." Luna spoke up as well as Angel looked down at Azure. Azure looked innocent and harmless enough that she simply ignored Luna's answer. In Angel's mind, Azure wasn't in control of her actions when she was being chased. Therefore she couldn't really be blamed, it was as big of a change to her as it was to anypony that knew her. As few as that was.

"I really don't think she's that dangerous, if she had really wanted to harm me last night, she wouldn't have let me get far. Far enough to call for help? No, she would have silently taken me." Angel quietly spoke with her head down.

"Or maybe her race likes the hunt? Th-"

"She has a point, even if Azure's kind like to hunt their prey, they do it quick. And especially silent." Luna said as she trotted over to Azure and Angel.

"But she still would ha-"

"Enough Twilight, I will handle this from here on. But it may be best if you don't intervene, I'm sorry." Twilight nodded her head silently and quickly left the cell area.

"That was a bit harsh, don't you think?" Angel asked.

"Maybe, but she's a logic thinker. We need to think far outside the normal box Angel, for Azure's sake if she is to become a part of society."

Angel looked up at Luna, smiling and nodding her head in agreement. She had an idea, maybe not the greatest idea, but it was an idea. Twilight would certainly disapprove of her idea though, but she wasn't here to say no now.

"Princess, maybe we get a blood bag from the hospital for her. Just to see if that's what she needs? Then if what you said is true about her, normal food?" Angel asked in a serious tone.

"That sounds brilliant Angel, perhaps you should go and take care of that? I should probably watch over her."

"Yes, I'll get going right away. I'll be back soon." Angel was a bit full of hope, but she had good purpose and reason to be. She quickly ran out of the room, leaving just Luna and Azure in silence.