I woke up feeling the sun on my face, but it couldn't have been the morning sun as it felt too warm. I jolted up, ”I’m late for school!” only to cough violently, then sneezed a few times before I fell from my bed, and I cried out in pain.

“Star!” Twilight said from the door, “What are you doing out of your bed?”

I continued as she looked at me down on the floor, “School!” I said, “I’m late for school!”

Twilight lifted me up and laid me back in my bed and said, “You’re still sick Star, not with the Chaos Flu anymore, but a normal cold, so you’ll need to be in bed for today and besides, I’ve been told by Miss. Cheerilee you are way ahead in school, so you don’t have to worry about falling behind. The only thing that troubles her is your lack of writing with your mouth, but we know why.” Twilight ended as she pulled the used protection away from me, only to take out a new one.

“What’s that for? I don’t need it now, I’m awake.” I called out before I coughed.

“And you don’t have to use it, but now you’re able to sleep if you want to, but if you feel you need to go, just let me know or you can pull it off yourself. It’s just for sleeping, alright?” Twilight said, and she had a point, “Besides Star, I changed you a few times yesterday.”

I felt myself blushing and I wanted to crawl away, but at least I couldn’t remember it, but still confused I asked, “Was I that sick? And what happened yesterday?” I remember her saying ‘Chaos Flu’, so I asked, fearing the worst, “And what is the Chaos Flu?”

“Easy there Star, I’ll tell you everything,” Twilight said, I coughed as she closed the protection. Once finished she lay the cover over me while I thought of what I wanted to know. “Okay, done. Now, what do you want to know?” Twilight asked.

I thought about her question for a bit. I wondered how I got home, if I hurt anypony, though I don’t think I did, Twilight might have said something otherwise, and what was the Chaos Flu, so I said, “I want to know how I got home, I only remember sneezing, and the flagpole was smoking, then things got weird, but the details are all fuzzy. I- I didn’t hurt anypony, did I?” I asked, beginning to shake a little, fearing the worst again.

Twilight hugged me and said, “You didn’t, Rainbow said you might have scared some birds and vaporized a dozen clouds, but nothing too bad.” I sighed in relief as Twilight lowered me down on my pillow, pulled the covers over me, and tucked me in again.

I sneezed a few times and my head was hurting again, “Hang on Star, I’ll be back in a bit, but it’s okay if you fall asleep.” I nodded and cuddled under my bedding.

The headache kept me awake as I twisted and turned in my bed, but just ended up staring into my room, waiting for Twilight to return.

As my eyes wandered around, my gaze caught my saddlebag, and it reminded me that I wanted to show Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon proof that I was invited to the Grand Galloping Gala, and even invited to open it with Celestia. Maybe I could ask Twilight if she could write a letter to Celestia and ask if I could have a formal invitation.

Just like that Twilight came back inside, quiet as could be, and asked, “How are you feeling Star? Still can’t sleep?” Twilight asked with pity in her voice.

I coughed before I responded, “Nu-huh, my head hurts too much.”

Twilight took her hoof on my forehead to check my temperature and gently nuzzled me, “Don’t worry Star, I still have more of the soup you got yesterday.” I smiled as she took a spoonful of soup and blew on it to cool it down before she proceeded to feed me. I opened my mouth to eat my soup, already feeling a little bit better.

As Twilight slowly spoonfed me she said, “I promised to answer your questions, as for your first question.” Twilight adjusted herself in her seat, then continued to spoonfeed me, before she continued, “Rainbow Dash said that she looked down towards the schoolhouse and saw you arrive. She decided to fly down to check up on you when you began to sneeze and saw that you weren’t looking too good. After your next sneeze, Rainbow decided to bring you back home to me. I placed a magic blocker on your horn and wrote a letter to Princess Celestia about what Rainbow had told me. Before I could send the letter, you broke through the magic blocker and blasted your magic out. It was then I knew this wasn’t just a normal flu or fever, but something serious.”

As I ate my soup and listened to Twilight, I couldn’t help but notice something she said and had to ask, “What’s a magic blocker? Is it a ring?”

Twilight then began, in her lecture voice, “A magic blocker can be a spell that creates an enchanted ring, or it could be a real physical ring, that’s enchanted to block a unicorn's magic when it's placed around their horn, and it's up to the spell caster to determine how powerful the effect is. The caster can tweak the ring to allow minor spells, while it blocks out stronger spells if they feel so inclined. I'm not that great at casting the spell yet myself, as it's mainly the Royal Guard who are allowed to create magic blockers, like Shining Armor! He needs to be good at making them since he's a Commander of the Royal Guard. That said, if you had a normal flu, you wouldn't have been able to break through my magic blocker, as raw magic isn't everything, so when you did, I knew I had to call Princess Celestia.”

“Is that why Shining Armor wasn’t in Canterlot when I went to visit Mom and Dad?” I asked, as his duties might have kept him busy.

“It could be,” Twilight said, “In any case, Princess Celestia teleported here within the minute with three guards, told them to get Doctor Hoof, and mentioned the Chaos Flu, even I wasn’t sure what it was,” Twilight explained, blushing.

I smiled, finally a thing she didn’t know, I then coughed before I asked, “What is the Chaos Flu?” Followed by a few sneezes.

After Twilight had blown my nose, she laid me down and continued to feed me, then began, “It was in the year ninety-one that the spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, came to our peaceful world to wreak havoc, but thanks to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, they-”

“Wait! What?!” I called out, my voice hurting like hell, I coughed violently and almost fell out of my bed, if Twilight hadn’t been there to hold me, it felt like I was coughing up blood, but nothing, it only hurt. I then asked in complete shock, as it couldn’t have been our Celestia and Luna, “Do you mean our Princess Celestia and Princess Luna?”

Twilight nodded, “Yes of course, who else could they be?”

I was speechless as I believed the year was now 1107. How old are they?! I screamed internally before it flew out, killing my head, “How old are they?!!” Then held my head as it hurt.

“Easy Star, easy.” Twilight said as she laid me back down again and after my head calmed down a bit, she continued, “I only know that Princess Celestia is over a thousand years old, but there are no public records of how old she is. Some ponies believe her birthday is on the first day of the year, while Princess Luna’s would be on the last day of the year.”

I was speechless, are they gods, are they immortal? Questions to get a headache by, “I- I-” Twilight took her hoof to my lips, but as it tickled, I sneezed, and only thanks to Twilight’s quick reflexes did she avoid my sneeze.

“Don’t worry Star, it’s okay, but do you want to hear the rest?” Twilight asked, I nodded as I wondered what that had to do with the Chaos Flu. Twilight cleared her throat and got me more soup, “As I said, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna used the Elements of Harmony and defeated the chaos spirit,” Twilight said, making me wonder why they no longer had the elements and why Twilight and her friends have them, but Twilight continued, “But once victory arrived, a new flu arose, one that made unicorn magic go out of control, pegasi flight became uncontrollable and earth ponies strength wasn’t able to be controlled. But it had the backside of everypony hallucinating. After much trial and error, the princesses were able to use the Elements of Harmony to make a vaccine, and once everypony was cured, foals began to suffer on their first fever, so by then it was decided that everypony had to get the vaccine, no matter if you lived in Equestria or not. To this day a statue is located in the Canterlot Royal Garden that represents the defeat of the spirit of Chaos and Disharmony.”

I just laid and took it all in, “So the reason I didn’t get the vaccine was because I was made with the Elements of Harmony?”

Twilight nodded, “Yes, and because we didn’t think about it, and the doctor might not have noticed it as it wouldn’t have been in your papers, as ponies that live outside of Equestria don’t have papers, and nopony knows where you’re from. But I was told that Princess Celestia will look into it and see if you need anything else.” Twilight ended.

I moved away from Twilight and got another spoonful of soup. I believed Celestia mentioned it yesterday, maybe thinking I was asleep, but only now am I sure she said it. Wait… did Celestia give me a nuzzle? I smiled at the thought, her muzzle was soft, I remembered. I would have to try it again next time I could get the chance, but I just realized that I wanted the invitation to the Gala, so I said, “Umm Twilight, could you write and ask Princess Celestia if I could get my ticket to attend and open the Gala? I wanna show it to Diamond Tiara tomorrow and put her in her place.” I giggle, only for it to turn into coughing.

Twilight padded my back, but stayed silent, once I laid back down, she said, “I’ll ask, but why do you want to show it to Diamond Tiara? And what do you mean by putting her in her place? Did something happen?”

I tried to recollect why, sneezed a few times, and then said, “This Monday, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were really mean and kept teasing the Crusaders and myself about being blank flanks. I didn't really care, but it annoyed the Crusaders to no end, and they knew it, so I said I was opening the Grand Galloping Gala with Princess Celestia to show that she would rather have me with her, but she wanted proof, so will you ask for me.”

I finished the bowl of soup and Twilight looked away in deep thought as time passed. Twilight finally looked at me and said, “I understand that you want to teach Diamond Tiara a thing or two about being humble, but being the student of Princess Celestia is not a bragging right. I’ve been told of other students who believed that they were better than the rest. Their time with Princess Celestia made them arrogant and prideful. But it’s an honor to study under the Princess, just remember that.” Twilight then opened a scroll and wrote something on it, rolled it back together again after she was done, and opened my door to call for Spike, “Spike, would you send this to Princess Celestia?”

“What did you learn this time? Or did I miss something?” Spike asked.

“Nope,” Twilight giggled, “It’s a different kind of letter.”

Spike’s green flame soon sent the letter, to where Twilight said, “Thank you, Spike, let me know once I get a reply, it’s Star’s ticket for the Gala.”

“Will do Twilight, is Star feeling better?” Spike asked.

“She will be, as long as she gets some rest.” Twilight said, giving me a wink, I quickly laid back down.

Spike wished me to get better before Twilight closed the door, in hopes of not getting Spike sick, as he’s still young, Twilight’s immune system is better able to reject the fever, so she stayed.

Twilight looked to be in deep thought again, but then came over and sat down next to me, "I think it would help to ask Princess Celestia for advice, she's a very wise pony, and has helped me more times than I can count."

I'm pretty sure Celestia reassured me I could tell who I wanted, but after being sick for two days, I didn't really care about what Diamond Tiara thought anymore, so I said "I believe Princess Celestia said I could tell who I want, but I think you're right." I groaned, "I can't believe I allowed Diamond Tiara to get to me like that."

I chuckled at it for a little bit but started to cough in the middle of it. After I was okay, I said, "I guess I played my part as a filly a little too well, getting caught up in Diamond Tiara's little drama. She can read about my relationship with Princess Celestia in the newspaper someday, I don't really care, but I wanna tell my friends."

Twilight smiled, nuzzled my muzzle, and said, “I’m proud of you Star!”

I nuzzled back and said, “Thanks Twily.” I was certain of my decision.

“Get some sleep, okay?” Twilight said, as she tucked me in and gave me my Strawberry and Flurry. I nodded as I took Flurry’s ear in my mouth, and Twilight began to sing the song I’d heard so many times before. My eyelids got heavier and heavier until they just closed and I fell asleep.

I woke up with an upset stomach, and I knew what it meant, my protection felt wet, but staying in bed would be a step too far for me. I wondered if I was getting better or if I had to call Twilight. I sniffed, and I still had a stuffed nose, but my head didn’t feel as heavy as earlier, but still not normal, so I guessed I was good to get down to the bathroom. I threw the duvet to my side and lay Strawberry on the inner side of the bed. Still with Flurry’s ear in my mouth, I jumped down from my bed and headed for the door.

It was surprisingly easy to walk with Fluffy as I still had her ear in my mouth. As I reached the door I gently opened it and looked out, Twilight sat by her desk reading.

“Umm… Wello?” I gently said.

Spike’s head poked out from the kitchen, saw me, and said, “Hey Star, are you feeling better?”

I nodded, took Flurry’s ear out of my mouth, and said, “A lot, but I have to go to the bathroom.”

Spike laughed a little bit, “I’m sure you’re allowed to do that, Twilight is also in her zone at the moment, so it will take time to get her back to us again.”

I giggled a bit, feeling that my throat was much better, “You’re right Spike.” I smiled, lay Flurry next to my door, and headed to the bathroom.

After I threw the diaper out, I did my business like a grown filly, washed my hooves, and walked back to my room. I wasn’t sure what Spike was making, but it smelled delicious. I suspected it wasn’t dinner, it smelled much too sweet for that, almost like cake, or at least something like that. After I entered my room with Flurry, I closed the door and knew I needed a new diaper to sleep again, but I believed it was unnecessary as I wasn’t tired anymore.

I looked around my room for something to do, then as I spotted the silver moon ball I got from Luna, and as I felt fine, I decided to practice my magic some more.
I focused my magic and got a faint glow around the silver moon ball, but it wasn’t long until a pinch in my head began and I ended my magic lesson, while I was disappointed over the short time I could use magic, it made sense as I was still a little bit sick, at least my sense of smell was back, so I decided to take it easy and hugged Flurry and took a picture book out and looked it through.

Gentle knocks tapped on my door and as I looked up Twilight opened my door, the smell of food hit me like a train and I got up asking, “Dinner??”

Twilight nodded softy, “But first, let me take your temperature, we don’t want Spike to catch your fever.”

I nodded, but asked, “Is Spike able to get the Chaos Flu?”

She gently placed the thermometer in my mouth and answered, “He's not, for some unknown reason, only ponies of the three tribes were infected.”

That was strange, but maybe it’s something to do with genes or stuff, I decided not to let it get to me and as the beep was heard Twilight said my temperature was down and it was most likely safe to be in the same room as Spike.

As we ate we got the letter back from Celestia, alongside the ticket, mentioning I needed it to get to her at the time of the gala, and also when I should arrive, but a chariot would pick me up in the Ponyville square around early noon.
After that was sorted and dinner was eaten I decided to go to bed so I would be ready for tomorrow, Twilight agreed and as Spike took care of the table, Twilight helped me get protection on and helped me into my hoofed pajamas as I was cold and it was cute and I looked cute in it.

Soon Twilight and I lay in my bed and I snuggled into her soft fur and as she sang her hoof stroked my mane until I fell asleep.

Author's Note

I'm back to writing, but I'm not sure when the next chapter will be out, but don't worry, the story is not dead
Thank you to all who have been writing comments and reading the story since the last chapter was uploaded

Btw. I am using Grammarly, but it might not have found all the flaws.