Fox x Pony

My time with Luna was short lied when she noticed a young filly having a nightmare, bidding me farewell she descended into the dream, but not before promising to continue our conversation in the real world soon as possible. With Luna gone the magic keeping me in the dreamscape disappeared and I was plunged into darkness.

I didn’t wake up though, I was stuck in this dark place that felt like there was no footing I just floated there practically spread eagle in the ether. I didn’t know what to make of this, was I going to another world again, did I die in my sleep and now I was in the void. The questions raced through my mind a mile a minute until I gave up and decided to just sleep, maybe when I open my eyes the answers will be right there for the taking.

I awoke to the pitch black void I was once again, by body floated in what felt like water, but I was not wet. As I laid there thinking about the mysteries of the universe I felt something brush up against me. I wanted to scream but no sound came, it was scaly and wet, against my fur, it was long like a snake but also didn’t exactly feel like one. I waited again fear creeping into my pores.

A light appeared below me, it was a tiny spec far off at first and it moved jaggedly darting from one side to the other. It came closer and grew in size, I could now notice the thing that it was attached to, on earth it would be a creature from the deep ocean, an angler fish but this was no angler fish, it had legs, and a mouth filled with rows of thin teeth that would easily tear me to shreds if it sunk into me.

I waited as the creature came closer to me, I held my breath not wanting to breathe as the creature came close, it mouth opened exposing its fangs. I closed my eyes and waited to the inevitable pain of death. When nothing came, I opening an eye to see the last of the creatures body swim past me, I released a sigh of relief and looked around me again, even though the pitch black of the void was still around me I could now make out the outlines of other creatures, some noticed me and left me alone while others came close, but now close enough to touch me. I watched as some started to split into two slowly. I wanted to gag but held my stomach.

It was over whelming, I had enough of this place, I didn’t want to get eaten but I need to find a way out of this place. I looked around again, I called my flames and had them encircle me the minute the flames came, the creatures hissed and shrank back into the dark, and they squirmed and fought each other to be in the dark.

All but a few did this, those that didn’t go back into the darkness came forward towards me they reached out their tendrils and other bodily limbs reached out towards me.

I was suddenly jolted out of the void, my eyesight went white for a split second and the feeling of electricity ran through my entire body.

I awoke with a jump knocking over the table in Rarity’s living room. I looked around panicked as the realization dawned on me. My breathing was laboured as Rarity walked into the room.

“Darling is everything alright?” she asked genuinely worried about me

“I-I’m fine,” I said

“Are you sure?” Rarity said looking me over worried

“I’m ok.” I said again “where is everyone?”

“They went to the hospital,” Rarity started “Twilight woke up this morning.”

Rarity turned and walked back into the kitchen, only then the smell of the muffins reached my nose making me all but forget the nightmare I had just awoken from. I followed Rarity into the kitchen unfortunately my body was a bit too big and I stuck my head in.

“Are you going to the hospital after?” I asked watching as the pony used her magic to open the oven to take out a fresh batch of muffins and placed it on the table in the middle of the room

“Unfortunately not yet dear, I have to finish this a dress for a certain noble today,” Rarity explained “I will visit Twilight this evening, do you want to visit her?”

“I think I should go,” I explained as I managed to take one of the muffins with one of my claws and popped it in my mouth

“Do you know the way?” Rarity asked as I managed to take another one from the table “and if I get lost I’ll just ask someone.”

Rarity walked towards me her eyes narrowed, she had noticed me taking the muffins and was now giving me the mother look, and I swallowed and smiled.

“Vreizo,” she said saying my name in a tone that meant business “you didn’t wash your hands.”

I looked at my paws and then used one of my tails to reach over Rarity’s head and pick up a muffin.

“See no paws,” I said jokingly

“You cheeky fox,” Rarity accused “leave before I do something unladylike.”

Rarity huffed and turned walking deeper into the kitchen, I chuckled and popped this muffin into my mouth and moved my frame out of the doorway. I left the carousal; I didn’t know what time it was but was late morning. Sunbutt's sun was like a warm massage on my fur.

I sigh as I walked through the streets, many ponies of the village waved at me or smiled, they were as warm as the sunlight, and no one seemed scared. That actually threw me for a loop. Many stores lined the town roads and ponies made their way to and from work.

I retraced my steps to the hospital where I found AppleJack and Fluttershy walking into the hospital as well; I walked up behind them and cleared my throat softly as to not scare Fluttershy.

“Hi there sugacube,” AppleJack said turning around “top of the morning to ya”

“Good morning, how are you guys?” I asked Fluttershy said something so soft that I couldn’t hear what she said “what did you say?”

“G-good morning,” Fluttershy said she smiled at me but still retreated behind AppleJack

We walked into the hospital together and greeted the receptionist, as the sleep deprived mare looked up at the two smiling mares and the towering kitsune.

“Yes how can I help you?” asked the mare tiredly, she opened the computer screen in front her and pulled up the patient system log

“We are here for princess Twilight,” said AppleJack

The mare typed in the name and looked at the screen for a few seconds before taking a sip of the coffee she had in front her.

“The royal room,” explained the mare “seventh floor, please take the elevator, I see she’s awake.”

We all nodded and walked towards the elevator, I stood in front it and looked at the doors, and I was standing taller than the doors. I looked at the two mares standing next to me.

“Well, I won’t fit in that,” I said snidely “not unless you want to be under me.”

Fluttershy yelped and AppleJack chuckled

“Sugacube, I’m not the submissive mare,” AppleJack said with sly smile “if I ever decide to take you, be sure you’ll be the one under me.”

My tails stood straight at that comment as the doors opened at that moment and the two mares walked in and left me standing in front it. AppleJack looked at me with narrowed eyes and a sly smile. She put a hoof over FlutterShy’s shoulder and pulled her close as the doors closed she was moving ever so closer to her lips.

The doors closed on me just as their lips touched, that teasing little mare. She was teasing me and I was falling for it. Damn it, now I’m imagining it. I walked towards the stairs and started my long trek.

***

The royal room was a large white room with all equipment at hoofs reach, two nurses sat at their waiting station with the two Canterlot guards, AppleJack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were around the bed and Spike was peeling some apples.

I had reached up a lot later, since, stairs. The guards were freaked out at the sight of me; they lowered their spears and took a defenseo position.

“Halt fiend,” one ordered as I came through the doors, all eyes turned to us

“What?” I asked

“You will not hurt our princess.” The other said

“Um, okay,” I shrugged “seeing as I saved her yesterday, why would I harm her now, that’ll defeat the purpose.”

“Let him through,” Twilight’s raspy voice came

The guards parted but clicked their tongues in annoyance as I passed; I walked up to Twilight’s bed and looked her over. The Princess looked worse for wear, her eyes were tired and her head bandaged, her horn was in cased in some sort of device.

“It’s a magic incubator,” Twilight explained as she noticed me looking “are you hurt Vreizo?”

“I should be asking you that,” I said I hung my head for a moment “I am sorry, I didn’t act in time.”

“Vreizo, don’t,” Twilight started “I thought I could do it alone I didn’t wait for my friends and you saved me, thank you.”

I lifted my head and looked at Twilight in the eyes.

“So when are you getting out?” asked Rainbow Dash

Twilight looked to the nurses

“You can leave after the doctor looks you over princess,” one explained

“Well that sucks,” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she hovered over the bed “What if there’s an emergency?”

Twilight smiled “I trust you guys,” she said “I know you can handle it.”

I was quite for the time as I was thinking of a way to make it up to the pony princess, after all my negligence is the reason why she was hurt. I didn’t hear when they were calling and tapping me on the head, only when Rainbow Dash slapped the taste out of my mouth and was almost bitten in retaliation did I realize everypony was standing staring at me.

“What?” I asked

“What are you thinking about?” asked Spike

“I bet he’s thinking about something mighty fun,” AppleJack said in a low tone and looked at me with half lidded eyes

“Not even close,” I retorted “but, now that you brought it to my attention, Twilight did you know that-“

My mouth was instantly covered by the yellow Pegasus covering my mouth with her hooves, her eyes were shut tight and her face was a deep shade of red. I chuckled to myself.

“Please it’s too embarrassing,” Fluttershy squeaked, I nodded and she landed only to turn to the surprised room again “we had a conversation that was personal.”

I nodded in agreement and in an effort to change the topic I looked at twilight “So, because I know you’ll be held up here for the next eternity,” I began “I’ll allow you to run any tests you want on me … within reason.”

At that Twilight’s mouth hung open for what seemed like an hour and the sound of a high pitch squeal erupted. We all covered our ears as we couldn’t bear the intensity of the pith, and her being an alicorn meant it was amplified by a lot.

I think I just signed my death warrant

***

Through the black void the creature moved, it had been here for what seemed to be a millennia and not in all its time here has it ever seen such a bright light. A hunger rose from deep within, it wanted to feast upon the light, to watch as t slowly dies.

The creature of the void were not enough to curb its hunger now, t had a new goal. As it traversed it snatched the lesser creatures and bit into their bodies not for sustenance or pleasure, but just because it can.

Where that creature of light was, the veil was weakest, no lesser could breach its barrier, probably only a handful could even barely get through, but this creature wasn’t like the others. I stood where the creature of light stood, it reached out a limb and pressed; the fabric of the void moved and repelled it back. It wasn’t strong enough yet, it would need to kill and consume many more of its kin to be strong enough to breach, but that doesn’t mean power cannot pass through.

It came again to the spot and pressed it’s limb, careful enough not to tear the fabric and started to release its power, it felt the area and searched for a host, the pawn that will feed it power from the other side and help rip the veil and allow the light to be eaten.

The creature couldn’t smile but it felt pleased with its self, its boredom will soon be over, it’ll be free.