The Sanguine Chronicles

The Sanguine Chronicles

Chapter: 3

A New Hero

It was a dawn in Ponyville. A beautiful mare by the name of Gold Waters was trotting around in the bright light of the rising sun. “The beauty of the dawn is unsurpassed. “ She thought as she strolled down one of the main roads. She continued down the path when she heard a sound of ponies snoring. “What pony could that be?” She said as she followed the sound. She turned to see three ponies passed out in an alleyway. “Oh my god! Is that pony bleeding?” she whispered, trying not to wake them just yet.

She stared at a brown and green pony. His fur was dark with dried blood. “I best get them up.” She thought

She nudged the passed out Pegasus. He slowly awoke but stopped moving when pain shot through him. “Ow, my chest feels broken.” Forrest said. Gold Waters breathed a sigh of relief.

“Oh thank goodness you are okay.” She said trying to help heal him. After a small time, his bones were at least fixed but pain was still there.

“Wow, I guess that the manticore just knocked me off my feet. Thank you.” He said. Gold Water’s eyes shot open.

“You got into a fight with a manticore?!” She almost yelled.

“Yes we were on our way to PonyVille. Come to think of it, what town is this?” he asked. Gold raised her brow in confusion.

“This is Ponyville mister. You are lucky you got here. Any longer and you wouldn’t be back up so easily.” She said checking her healing magic’s work.

“Well Jessica and Sanguine must’ve got me here quicker than expected.” Forrest said. This chatting slowly woke Jessica from her sleep.

“*Yawn* morning Forrest. I’m so glad you are still alive. That manticore nearly killed you.” She said hugging him carefully.

“Thanks for getting me here. How did that happen? What happened to the manticore?” He asked Jessica. Jessica froze for a moment remembering what had happened.

“Well…I was frozen in fear after seeing what happened to you. That manticore was about to kill you but…” Her voice trailed off. “Sanguine saw you about to die and he…snapped. He hit that manticore so hard it lay broken. He did something to it but let it live.” She said shakily.

Gold Waters looked over at the still sleeping Sanguine. “That black pony took on a manticore alone?!” She shouted but was quickly shushed by the others.

“It seems he has some…strange abilities to say the least. Whatever happened in his past must have been awoken by seeing someone about to die.” Jessica said.

“You could say that again.” Forrest said while still processing what he had heard.

“Well you two look like you could use a bite to eat. Follow me back to my place. I’ll make some tea and sandwiches.” Gold said. The two thought over it.

“Sounds good.” Said Forrest. Forrest and Jessica got to their hooves and followed Gold Waters.

“Are you sure you friend will be okay?” She asked. Forrest looked back to Sanguine who was still sleeping.

“He’ll be fine. He is probably tired from his fight and the fight.” Jessica said.

So the three walked off to grab some breakfast. They came to a small cottage and the trio walked inside. The house was one floor and very sparse in terms of furniture but it was very well lit.

“So what was your name? I don’t think you really told us.” Forrest asked.

“I am Gold Waters. I am just a simple assistant to her highness Twilight. She is always insisting that I just move in but I like my home very much.” She said sipping her cup of tea.

“You help the princess?” Jessica asked. Gold simply nodded.

“Her and her apprentice yes. I still have some time before I tend to my work at the castle.” She said.

Forrest simply looked at Gold Waters surprised. “Fascinating.” He said. Gold sipped her tea before putting the empty cup down.

“So what do you two do?” She asked. Jessica fixed her glasses and spoke.

“Well I am Jessica Poinsettia and I was a botanist of sorts back in our village.” She said.

“I am Forrest Gust and I help with weather as well as monitored the forest around the village. However I came here for a change of pace and some adventure.” Forrest said. Gold looked to Jessica as if to ask her why she came along

“I came to make sure he wasn’t being an idiot.” Jessica stated bluntly.

Gold refilled her tea before speaking again. “And this friend of yours. Why is he here?” She asked.

“He has amnesia. So we brought him here to jog his mind with the royal library Princess Twilight owns.” Forrest replied.

“Actually, do you think the princess could help us?” Jessica asked with a twinge of hope.

“You could try to ask her. At the very least I could get you access to the library in the castle. It is the third best in the whole land.” She said happily. Forrest sighed.

“It’s better than nothing.” He said. Forrest continued munching on his sandwich and Jessica took a sip of her tea.

Meanwhile…

Sanguine slowly opened his eyes. “Oh my, that was a strange night. Hey…where is Jessica and Forrest?” He said. Sanguine looked around the empty alleyway. “Well I best go look for them. However, I’ll need a disguise.” He said. He ripped some old cloth that was lying on the ground and threw it over his wings. “That covers the wings. Now I best be going.” He thought.

So Sanguine trotted down the road towards the center of town. He saw a mare with a star mark on her flank. He trotted up to her and spoke. “Excuse me mam?” he asked.

The mare turned around. “Yes?” the mare replied.

“Can you tell me what this town is? I arrived late.” He said. The mare didn’t reply for a moment.

“You are in Ponyville mister.” She said. Sanguine’s mind was so excited for he had finally arrived.

“I am looking for a high quality library. I got hit with amnesia and I need to jog my memory by reading.” He said. The mare smiled kindly.

“Oh well follow me. I can take you to the best library in town.” She said. Sanguine followed the mare to a beautiful castle on the edge of town.

“My name is Starlight Glimmer. What is yours?” She asked as they walked.

“I go by Sanguine. Thank you for helping me Ms. Glimmer” he replied. She blushed slightly at the praise.

“Oh please, just call me Starlight.” She said. The two walked up to the castle and Starlight pushed in the door.

“Wait! Shouldn’t we knock?” He asked a little worried that they would get in trouble for barging in. Starlight simply grinned.

“It’s okay. I am trusted by the princess.” She said stepping inside.

“Very well. Continue.” He said after a moment of hesitation.

The two made their way to a large library. “Finally. Now let me see what answers I can get.” He said determined looking through books. Sanguine set to work reading all he could.

“You seem to be going a little fast. How can you understand anything at that speed?” She asked confused.

“I don’t know. My mind just seems to understand things quickly somehow.” He said equally perplexed by his reading skills.

“Okay then. I’ll see you later.” She said.

Sanguine moved from book to book very quickly. After many hours he had read all he could for a while. “Well so now I at least have a better grip on the world now. However, it all seems so foreign to me. Do you know anything to unlock my memories?” He asked. Starlight pondered.

“I’m not sure because memory magic is very limited. We would need to ask Twilight for a better answer.” She said. This, made Sanguine frown in disappointment.

Just then, three other ponies walked in. “Hi Gold waters! Who are your friends?” She asked looking at the unicorn and Pegasus. Sanguine turned to see the new arrivals.

“Ah there you are Forrest and Jessica. Where were you?” He asked.

“Hey Sanguine. We were looking for help to get you answers but it seems you made it here yourself. So did you find anything out?” He replied. Sanguine lowered his head and spoke.

“About the world yes but not about myself. I am in no records in here.” He said sighing slightly.

“Well we could always ask Twilight for assistance. Do you know where she is Starlight?” Gold Waters asked. Starlight thought for a moment.

“She should be in the map room.” Starlight replied.

So the group walked to the large double doors in the center of the castle. They opened the doors and a tall purple alicorn mare with long hair turned to face them. “Hello Starlight and Gold Waters. What brings these ponies here?” She asked. Sanguine stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, I am Sanguine and I have lost my memories. I came to this town to find answers in records or books but I found nothing I was told you could maybe unlock them.” He said. Twilight stepped down from her throne.

“I shall try my best mister Sanguine but I cannot promise anything.

Twilight focused her magic and a beam shot into Sanguine’s forehead. His eyes glowed white. Memories flashed around him but they were still fuzzy. He came to a special memory. The fuzziness became clear and there, he saw a pony in a lab coat. “Are you my father?” A child’s voice asked.

“Yes. I am…, your father. You are Sanguine Blade and are my son.” An older voice said but his name was lost in a sea of static in Sanguine’s mind. He could only see a blur of gray and white surrounded by a light.

“This place is beautiful.” He heard the child say but he couldn’t see what the voice was looking at. Then, one voice spoke out.

“…Is he okay?” A voice spoke. Very feminine in its sound.

Then Sanguine was snapped out of his memory as Twilight stop the spell. “I heard him. I heard my father but It was too muddled to see his real appearance other than he was gray and white.” Sanguine said.

“I would help but that spell takes a lot of magic. I am tired because of it. Whatever blocked your mind is determined to keep it sealed.” Princess Twilight said. Forrest helped his friend up as the spell had caused him to lose his footing.

“What else did you see?” Forrest asked.

“I saw a black void and a light around my father. He did say my full name is Sanguine Blade.” Sanguine replied.

"Was the light artificial or sunlight?” Jessica asked.

“I believe it was real. However I also heard a female call for someone but I couldn’t hear the name in the static” He said.

“I am sorry I couldn’t help you as much as you hoped but I think I might know a good place you should go. I recommend you go to Canterlot. The Royal Archives could help you and maybe the Princesses Celestia and Luna could help.” Said Princess Twilight.

“Thank you Princess Twilight. You have helped us a lot already.” Forrest said.

“It was a pleasure and please call me Twilight Forrest.” She replied.

“I thank you Twilight. Now I best be off. Until next time.” Sanguine said as he started to walk away. “

Wait for me!” Forrest said which made Sanguine stop.

“You’re not getting rid of us yet Sanguine.” Jessica said. Sanguine simply smiled and the trio walked away

Gold Waters watched them leave and didn’t notice Twilight walk up to her and drape a wing. “What is it Gold?” Twilight asked. Gold looked to the hall then back.

“May I please go with them Twilight. I want to see the world and I maybe could help them with books smarts.” Gold Waters pleaded. Twilight giggled softly.

“Okay then. Here is some parchment for you to send reports to me on your adventure.” She said levitating saddlebags along with some scrolls.

“Thank you. I won’t let you down!” Gold Waters said as she raced after the trio.

“Let’s hope you find what you’re looking for Sanguine…let’s hope.” Twilight said as she returned to her throne.