Two Souls, One Ling

“ Thorax? “ Twilight whispered. She found the room he was in, but he cried himself to sleep before he actually got to him. She had a worried expression, wondering what happened in the main room. Rainbow Dash tried stopping here from finding him, but she ignored her. She sat down, next to him, silently, watching the before overly stressed Changeling rest peacefully. She didn’t wanna ruin it for him. She sighed, before looking down at the ground, the floor shiny and reflective. What was he thinking? Why did he freak out like that?? Why did he call me, “ Foul Princess “ ??? She had so many questions, but no answers. She, then, looked at the ceiling. She swore to Celestia, that if ANYTHING went wrong at the party, she’d fix it, and that’s what she was gonna do. She was gonna try and fix this issue. But..didn’t know how-

“ ..Twilight?.. “ Thorax mumbled. She looked down at the woken king. He blinked a moment, before glancing at the ground, still laying down.

“ ..What happened?.. “ He mumbled again, sitting himself up. She sat for a moment, before speaking.

“ Well...you kinda had a freak out in the main room, and scared the flanks off us. “ She said. Thorax’s eyes widened a bit, remembering. He started glancing around, franticly. Twilight noticed this, and starting wondering how bad this could actually get. She put her hoof on his front leg. His eyes shot to her, watery and shiny. He’d rub his eyes, trying to have that not noticed, but she already noticed before anything. He was about to have a long apology session, but Twilight spoke before him.

“ It’s ok. “ Thorax blinked, nervously. He knew she was being sincere, but he still felt awful. She smiled, and leaned on his side. He blushed a bright orange, looking away, awkwardly. They, then, heard a scream. Twilight’s ears perked up, as she looked at Thorax.

“ ...We should go check, Huh? “

“ Yep. “ They jumped up, and headed back to the main room. When they reached their destination, the room was a MESS! There was food, and cake, and candles, and lights everywhere! Almost everypony was gone, except for Twilight’s friends, Cadence, Luna, Celestia, and Spike. They both looked around the room, shocked.

“ ..W-What happened?.. “ Thorax asked. Rainbow Dash glared at the king, making him sink down. Celestia, was the first to speak.

“ Well..you see..after you had that...outburst, we all were trying to talk to the ponies, then..this happened.. “ She moved her hoof around the room. Thorax understood, although panicking on the inside. He didn’t mean to ruin anything, for anyone! This just made him feel more bad, in which he almost started crying.

“ ..I-I should go.. “ Thorax said, walking away, quickly. Twilight tried to follow him.

“ Thorax-Wait- “

“ No, Twilight. I caused enough trouble.. “ He kept walking away. Twilight tried to stop him over, and over again. The others tried to stop her from trying to stop him! But, she just wanted to help the stressed king.

“ Thorax, just listen- “

“ No! I don’t need to be here anymore! “

“ But- “

“ Just stop! Ok?! “ He started flying away. Twilight almost gave up, before grabbing him with magic. He stopped in mid-air, a magenta aura around him. Thorax just froze in place. She dragged him back toward her.

“ Twilight! Put me down! “ He demanded, but she wouldn’t. He’d try and struggle free, but nothing would work. Twilight stared at him, with a determined expression. She’d keep him in place.

“ ..Twilight..let me go.. “ He demanded, but in a threatening tone. Twilight shook her head, and kept him in place. She watched as he struggled to get free of her magic grasp. Her expression went from determined, to slight fear. Her aura, started turning green. It was odd, because this never happened to her before.

“ ..Just..let..me..GO! “ The aura was completely green, and he broke free. Twilight was pushed back, a force of the magic hitting her. She shook her head, and looked through the dust, trying to see Thorax.

But he was already gone..

Thorax just flew off, as fast as he could. He didn’t even try looking back, because he would just feel worse! He didn’t even know what happened back there! He’d be heading back to the hive, wanting to go and apologize to Pharynx, although the outburst that happened there happened hours ago. He just hope that—

Watch out!

He stopped, looking around. He just thought he was hearing things, before something hit him in the head. He started falling to the ground, unable to control his wings right now. He screeched, as he crashed to the ground. He created a hole in the ground, of impact level. He reached for the surface of the ground, and out of the hole. He crawled out, groaning. He rubbed his head, before standing up. He, then, heard that voice again.

You IDIOT! I TOLD you to watch out! You should’ve LISTENED TO ME! He finally figured out that he wasn’t just hearing things. He decided to reply.

“ Well, I didn’t know something would hit me! Besides, I didn’t know if I was just hearing things or not! “ He defended. He heard the pesky voice just groan, before going silent. He flew back up into the air-well-tried. He fell back down, instantly. He stood back up, and tried again. And again. And again. And again. And-you get the point. After who knows how long, he gave up.

You’re wing is damaged.

“ ..Wow..thanks.. “ He said, sarcastically. He stood up, before sitting back down. He scraped at the ground.

...You know, you can just heal your wing, right?

“ Uh-NO! I DIDN’T know that! “ He yelled. His voice echoed, as he sunk down, hoping no one heard that. Although, he was in the middle of nowhere, you can’t be too loud. He sighed, and sat straight up again.

“ ..So how do I heal myself? “

Ok, just focus on your magic, and if it turns yellow, your healing....wait-WHY AM I TELLING YOU?! Ugh...

“ Just shush, and let me heal myself. “

...Fine. Thorax smiled, proudly. He closed his eyes, and tried to attempt healing magic. He started to tense up, as his magic glowed. It started to change yellow, before it sparked red. He gasped, as he stopped and let out a ragged sigh. He looked to his wing, it looked worse than before! He decided to try again. When it started to change color, it would spark red each time. After 5 tries, his wing was almost completely torn. It honestly hurt.

“ I-It’s not..working.. “

Well, try being more calm! And stop getting all tense! .....And I told you again-AGHH-

“ Ugh, stop SCREAMING! “ He yelled, but it was in his head. No one, but the voice could hear. He groaned, his head aching like crazy. He was gonna try one, last, try, and if it didn’t work, he was gonna give up until tomorrow. He started to get in the process, this time, keeping his calm. His magic finally glowed yellow, and the aura surrounded the wing that was about to fall off. It morphed back into place, finally being healed fully. He huffed, finally accomplishing it. He rubbed his eyes, as his magic faded.

Well...you did it. We can go ‘ home ‘ now.

“ ..Ok.. “ He flew up into the sky, fully again. He was on-alert this time, just in-case something we’re to happen again. After a few hours, it was dark. He finally made it to the hive.

“ Thorax! You’re back! That’s...woah..bro, you ok? “ Pharynx asked. Thorax was tired, and stressed. He just wanted to sleep, but he wasn’t going to until he apologized.

“ ..No, not really. Party turned out to be a disaster. Not because it was boring or anything, but Inhad another outburst and drove everypony away... “

“ Ohhh..yeah, you might be a bit more stressed then I thought.. “

“ ..Actually, speaking of. I’m sorry for having an outburst toward you. I was just...tired. “ Thorax apologized. His eyes were watery, and had bags under them. His magenta-purple eyes had a hint of red, but it could barely be seen. It took Pharynx a while before replying.

“ ..It’s fine. I got over it. “ He said, sincerely. Thorax smiled, tiredly.

“ Now, you go and sleep. “ He pushes Thorax to his sleeping chambers. Thorax immediately laid down, and sighed in relief.

“ ..Night, bro.. “ Pharynx said, before leaving. Thorax mumbled goodnight, but it wasn’t heard. His eyes slowly closed, before he heard,

Goodnight~

His eyes opened up again, before sighing, smiling weakly.

“ ..Goodnight.. “