A spark

Being a night owl is a rather old habit of mine. Forsaking the sun or more specifically the mare who controls it is the only way I could. Once my wife passed I started taking walks at night constantly, which is surprisingly calming. But tonight does not hold any sense of relaxation for me. Tonight is about wrapping my mind around the situation and stretching my sore limbs. Two days of reading in a cramped house will do that to you.

Checking my surroundings to make sure no one was around, I try to start up a conversation. Whatever is in my head hasn't talked to me in awhile so who knows if reading to it worked.

"Hello. My name is Psyche but my friends call me Recall."
Do all ponies have weird names?Can't you tell who's who by there forms?
"By that reasoning, I assume you were alone somewhere. Am I right?"
Yes why?
"I'm just trying to understand you. Therapy is my job. I don't want to brag but I was the best therapist there ever was."
But you did brag about it.
"It's an expression. Anyways, we're getting off topic. What are you?"
Less then nothing. Don't have the right words.
"Fair enough. Next question then. What do you know?"
What you taught me. A little about the rock you live on. And a few other things.
"Alright. So what are you going to do Mr. Void?" Saying this in a joking manner, I hope that any emotion will bleed through his words.
Yes. I am void and I want to live. But we share everything but minds so I can only mimick you. Wait a minute I really sound like that? No wonder people avoid me. *shiver*
"The way you said that implies that this goes both ways. Is that right?Also what do you want from this?"
We mimic each other and yes I want to be happy. So I will help you any way I can. This is getting very weird but I can't help but look forward to what might come next.

I wasn't expecting the next thing to happen. Gathering my wits I look around and realize I'm surrounded. The guard that pushed me on the ground was glaring at me along with the rest. Standing back up I look around to try to escape this but by the looks of it there is no way out. Looking back at the guard I feel someone punching the back of my head. Stumbling forward they then push me into the alleyway. While I was getting ready for another beatdown from the guards Void says something that catches my interest.

Open your palm towards them. With practice you can do much with the ring but for now this will have to do.

Listening to the voice I aim my palm at them and nothing seems to happen. The guards start laughing at me and take a couple more steps forward. But with every step that they take it's clear that they're getting wobblier. A couple more seconds and they're all on the floor groaning in pain. Keeping my palm facing towards them I feel a rush of power. When the power slows down I realize I closed my eyes at some point during this. But when I open them I did not expect to see what has happened.

There were three unicorns, one earth pony and two Pegasi all on the ground. Their fur turned gray and there cutie marks nowhere to be found. Quickly checking for a pulse on the nearest guard I see that they are alive but barely. Firing up my magic I quickly suppress their memories of the last ten minutes. It won't be exactly ten minutes but it should be long enough for them to forget about this.

Looking at my cutie mark I smiled and remember everything I can do with it. Suppressing memories is just the tip of the iceberg. I've practiced mind magic all my life. That's why I became a therapist to help people face all their bad memories. When I had any sort of free time I practiced other mind spells. That being said, my suppression magic was abused when I was at school. Like I said, I was a loner and I barely showed up to classes but nobody remembers the last part.

Quickly and quietly leaving the crime scene I think on what just happened. He said that with practice I can do other things with the ring and this was the easiest one to use. What can get better than stealing magic from others? I can just feel their magic next to my mana pool, not growing but not shrinking either.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I can't let this go to waste. Walking back to my house, I question what else this ring can possibly do. But for now it does not matter and for the first time in awhile I smile. This will help me and it feels like I am really going to see Cadence again. Don't you worry baby. Daddy's coming to get you.