Nightmare Centaur

Now He has to be around here somewhere, Scootaloo.I'm sure I heard that noise come from over here." Sweetie belle and Scootaloo were searching the apple orchard for any sign of the Centaur.

"What if that manticore killed it?"

Sweetie belle shrugged,"Did he tell you what he was doing?"

"No just that his saddle bag had something important in it or something. I don't know"

"Hey look" Sweetie belle pointed to a trail of blood "Somepony got hurt."

Scootaloo nodded. "lets go find out who."

The trial led to a large apple tree under it was the Centaur.It's arm had been ripped off in in the fight and it seemed to be unconscious."Well we know who won."

The manticore was nowhere to be seen.The centaur's body was scratched up and he had bruises over most of his human half.

"What do we do with him Scootaloo?" Scootaloo looked around for a  solution.

"Hey!" Scootaloo exclaimed,"If we're on sweet apple acres that means Big macintosh is here.He can carry him to the hospital."

The Centaur moved ,"I don't need a hospital."he said as he came to his hooves.Everyone looked at  his arm including him."That oversized cat ran off with my arm!"

"Does it hurt?" Sweetie belle looked at the small nub that used to be his arm.

"Of course not! Well not yet anyway. My mom is good with potions and the only other one who was good at potions was a zebra named Zecora, but she left over three years ago.

"Hey we know a zebra named Zecora.She lives in the everfree forest." Sweetie belle pointed to the forest."She always talks funny. sometimes it's very hard to understand her."

"Oh yes. That would be sing song. A way of speaking that could drive a centaur insane."

Scootaloo was looking at the trail of blood for a sign, that the manticore was still around."Suppose we take you to Zecora's." Scootaloo looked at the bleeding Centaur once more.

"She might not have the necessary ingredients so It would be a big help If you could help find them."

"Alright we'll show you how to get there,I guess. But then I'm going to go check on Applebloom." Sweetie belle stated

"Fair enough." They walked along Side the centaur helping him walk so he wouldn't fall ."Do you two know why Zecora decided to stay here?"The Centaur asked

"Neh.One day She came to Ponyville and everypony ran and hid because she looked creepy. I guess." Sweetie belle moved from the centar's side "Why did you come here anyway?"

It looked down at her."I believe that that's my business." They started to move faster, none of them said a word until they got to Zecora's

"That's where she stays." Sweetie belle stated.

"This looks exactly like the house she made within, Tribe."

"Centaur!?" came Zecora's voice from behind them."What are you doing here, What happened to your arm?"

"Nice to see you remember the sing song, But I'm here because a over sized cat tore my arm off." she shook the nub that was once his right arm.

"I see. come lets go ahead and fix you up then."

"You girls can go see about your friend now." The Centaur flicked his tail. "And give me back my saddlebag "

The two fillies left him,"issues much."

"Centaur how have you been"

I'm doing fine.But my brother is still deafened by the sing song." He smiled knowing that she would feel guilty about it.

"Yea.I sorry about that but how was I supposed to know rhymes  were a deadly weapon against Centaurs?" Zecora was dropping things into her cauldron, quickly.

"So, can you give me my arm back?" Centaur looked at Zecora as she stopped in place.

Zecora laughed "No,sorry, but I can make the pain much more bearable when it comes." Zecora's cauldron lit up a bright shade of pink."Put your arm in the pot centaur. and when your mothers potion wears off you should only fell a little pain."

"That's reassuring." he said as he hesitantly put his nub into the pot, it was cold."They don't have fire here?"

"Would you prefer if I just burned it shut?" Centaur shook his head."Then stop your complaining and just deal with the little cold, that comes with the treatment ."

"Fine."

"What brings you to ponyville anyway? I thought your mother said you were to young to leave."

The cetaur pulled his nub out the pot, moving closer to Zecora."Zecora it's terrible.Some evil pony by the name of nightmare moon has possessed the chief, She claimed to be more powerful than ever and that the only thing that could defeat her was, the elements of harmony.Do you know them, Zecora?"

Zecora nodded,"yes they are very good friends of mine and I am positive they will be more than willing to help you with this situation."

"Yes!" So when can we leave to save, Tribe?"

"You. will be staying here for now centaur.I can't risk you getting an infection of some sort and your still far to young to travel by yourself."

"No,I'm not I saved those foals by myself and everything."

"No,you didn't. You got your flank kicked by a manticore and nearly died and those aren't foals odds are there older than you."

"But there so," he moved his hand down to his waist.

"Centaurs are born taller than most ponies but stay that size for about twenty or so years, Centaur."

"But." He stopped arguing then looked at his saddle bag,"I have a new element of harmony." he pulled out the stone ball it had what looked like a party hat on it."Stupidity!" He said triumphantly.

"That's." Zecora chose her next words carefully,"It suits you well centaur"

"So do we all get are rocks and throw them at her  or something?"

"No.it's a.." She never saw the elements of harmony work together."I guess you could throw the rocks at her."

"I knew it!" He placed it back  into the saddle bag "I told my mom they should just throw stuff at her."

Zecora had been looking at the nub on his arm as the potion sealed it shut. "I hope she doesn't blame me for what happened to your arm."

"No one knows where you are Zecora but my mom has already found someone to take you place. So It's all fine now"

"Of course it is, Centaur, But I recommend you not tell them you found me."

"why can't I. Everyone liked you"

"If that was the case, why do you think I left?" Zecora stared at Centaur.

"Becaus it was time for you to move on. At lest that's what everyone else said."