Artye di wer Sargti
Pain in the Flank
Load Full StoryNext Chapter"No! Don't eat the furniture! Not do not spit on the sofa! AAH!" Twilight was trying to keep the baby Kog'Maw under control. It wasn't working. He was eating the furniture, spitting acid on the sofa, and he had just jumped on Twilight. The library looked like a hurricane had just swept through it. Over the past two weeks Twilight's life had been a living Tartarus. She had been forced to raise a baby, and it wasn't easy. She realized just how Pinkie must have felt taking care of two babies. The snow outside was piling up and she was unable to leave the library. 'The weather ponies should be keeping the snow in check, why is it piling up so much?' Twilight thought, as she picked up the little Kog'Maw child, which she had decided to name him Uvelucal because he kept calling himself it. He weighed only about twelve pounds, had deep brown eyes, and the cutest face ever. Twilight found herself staring at Uvelucal a lot, her heart exploding from D'awwww.
"Uvel hungry! Uvel need to eat!" Uvelucal said to Twilight. That was one problem with him, two weeks old and already talking. It was near impossible, two days old and he had a vastly intelligent mind. He spoke fluently, and had even written a smile letter to Twilight. Sadly, Twilight didn't have time to buy him food since she couldn't leave him home alone or go outside with him. He was starving and needed food soon, and Twilight was determined to find a way. She then realized he had fallen asleep in her forelegs, and his head was pressed up against her chest. 'Foals listen to their mother's heartbeat. Maybe Uvel isn't that different.' She thought to herself for a moment. It was time to go buy some food, and Uvel being asleep was perfect. She put him down on the small nest in the middle of the room.
Twilight put on a winter coat and opened the door. There was a four foot snow drift in the doorway, which she had to move with her magic. After looking back to see Uvel asleep, she closed the door and walked off to Sugarcube Corner.
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Uvel pretended to fall asleep, and watched Twilight walk out the door. He was home alone with the house. Alone, by himself. This was perfect. He had been treating Twilight terrible for the past two weeks, and now was his chance to fix his mistake. In Uvel's eyes, Twilight was all he had. His only mother in the world, and he had made her unhappy. He hated himself for it, but he couldn't stop. Everything he did was acted upon by instinct. Uvel's true parent, Kog'Maw, has no gender, and was able to produce an egg. It filled said egg with all of Its memories and emotions, as well as its intelligence. This was what led to Kog'Maw's downfall at the hoof and hand of Discord, but thankfully, Uncle Cho'Gath went in and ate Discord up so he wouldn't be coming back.
Although Uvel had a lot of intelligence and memory, he still acted like a child. It was perfect instinct playing its role. A very curious thing though, why was Uvel born a boy if Kog'Maw had no gender? Uvel could not find an explanation within Kog'Maw's memories, but he was ok with it. He would find out sooner or later. A few things he could remember was his full name, which is Waphir Uvelucal Laraek. He just used Uvelucal or Uvel for convenience. He knew what the words meant, but he didn't want to upset Twilight with their meanings so he had kept the full name a secret. Waphir Uvelucal Laraek, Living Acid Weapon.
That was his meaning, to be a living weapon that shot acid and was only meant to destroy. He didn't want to destroy, he wanted to live in peace as his mother does. She lives in peace and quiet most the time, and it is in this peaceful silence that Uvel can go through his thoughts from Kog'Maw's life. It was like reading a giant book embedded into your mind that you could never forget. Sometimes, if he delved into deep enough thoughts, his head would start hurting and Twilight would have to heal him with a spell to stop the pain. Those were the most annoying of memories, they would start to get juicy, tell a good amount of information, and then end in a horrible throbbing pain in his head.
It was all almost too much to take, he was just a kid, so why must he be trusted with all of his parent's memories and secrets? Sometimes he wished he had a way to forget all of Kog'Maw's memories so that he could have his mind to himself. The odd thing though, it felt like Kog'Maw was here, with him. Uvel went over most of the memories again, but he didn't find much. That was when the idea of personalities popped into his head. What if Kog'Maw loaded his personality into Uvel, wouldn't that offer the possibility of Kog'Maw becoming an alternate personality inside if Uvel's mind?
I can answer that question for you.
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Twilight walked toward the bakery that her friend Pinkie Pie works in. Twilight had just enough bits to afford about six cupcakes, which might be enough to satisfy Uvel's hunger. 'I hope.' Twilight opened the door and stepped inside. Pinkie was at the cash register talking to a customer. Twilight got in line and started to worry about Uvel. 'Will he freak out if he wakes up and finds that I' not home?' Twilight thought to herself for a minute before shaking her head, she looked up and realized that she was next in line.
"What can I do for you Twilight?" Pinkie said, giving a salute to Twilight.
"Just about six cupcakes, please." Twilight said, opening her bit pouch.
"Jeez, you going to eat them all by yourself?" Pinkie said, raising an eyebrow at Twilight.
"Um, yes I am." Twilight said, she wasn't about ready to tell Pinkie about Uvel. It was only luck that had Spike away in Canterlot as well. Pinkie Pie looked at Twilight and scratched her chin with her hoof.
"Well Okie Dokie Loki! Pinkie said, rushing to the back room to make the cupcakes. Twilight thought back to the day Cho'Gath left, but that wasn't what was on her mind. Along with Morgana she had seen the blood leaking down the cupcake. It seemed that her and Morgana were the only ones to notice though. She shuddered at the thought of how Pinkie obtained such cupcakes. Of course, the first time she noticed blood on one of Pinkie's cupcakes was when Twilight had run out of cupcakes on her tray and reached to Cho'Gath's. She had picked up one of his cupcakes when nopony was watching.
She bit into it and an odd sharp taste went through her mouth. Cold, bitter and coppery, she had looked at the cupcakes and seen blood going down the side. She swallowed, and had no idea why. Her mind had shut down for about an entire minute as she processed what had happened. She then saw Cho'Gath bite into his cupcake and saw blood going down it. That was when she excused herself from the table and threw up in the bathroom on the second floor near Pinkie's room. Her stomach burned from blood and bile coming up in immense quantities. She had cleaned herself up afterward and tried to put on her best smile as Celestia revealed the blue ball that had sent Cho'Gath home.
She came back t reality when Pinkie set down the tray of cupcakes in front of her. "Here ya go Twilight! Have a good day!" Pinkie said, waving a hoof as Twilight left he bakery. Just for good measure, she split on of the cupcakes open with her horn, and seeing nothing but cake and frosting inside, she went toward the Library.
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Uvel freaked out, something had just talked in his head. He jumped into the air and spit a ball of acid toward the door. It melted quickly and Twilight stood outside, a hoof extended about to open the now dissolved door. "Oopsies." Uvel said, giving his most adorable look. He got on his hind legs, put his hands on his lower jaw, and opened his mouth. His eyes started shining, and Twilight looked at him, the D'awwww was too much to take. Uvel watched as she sat down a tray of of odd looking cake things. Uvel opened his mouth wider and walked over to the cakes. His tongue, which looked like a giant worm in his mouth, stuck out and engulfed one of the cupcakes. His tongue quickly dissolved the food and he drank it like a liquid. He still tasted every bit of it though, and he quickly ate the rest of the cupcakes and even accidentally dissolved the tray in his mouth.
He burped and looked up at Twilight, his hunger gone he showed his affection by hugging one of her front legs. Twilight looked down at him with a caring smile, she would have to buy another door and a sofa, but she could not stay or even become mad at Uvel. He barely knew exactly what he was doing most of the time, but she knew he had some intelligence in that head of his. He hadn't melted the entire library. So that meant something to Twilight. Uvel let go of Twilight's leg and let out another bugle sound, waving his tail into the air. Twilight giggled and looked down at Uvel.
"Si Itov Wux." Uvel said, talking in that odd language that Twilight can never figure out. She had gone through countless language dictionaries and books but found nothing, Uvel spoke again. "Vinxa" He said, curling up on the small nest Twilight had brought up to the main floor.
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Twilight watched as Uvel fell asleep on his nest. She walked over to him to kiss his head when she started to feel an immense magical presence. She looked down at Uvel, who was squirming around. That usually meant he was having a nightmare. She picked up the nest with Uvel in it and placed it at the foot of her bed. She walked back down into the main room and looked at the door. It actually didn't dissolve completely and she was able to pick up the rest with her magic and fix it with some wood she found lying around. The sofa would have to be replaced, but overall everything was fine. Twilight heard Uvel muttering something and walked back into her room. She looked down to see him sweating, and was squirming more. "Svent Astahi Shio." He kept saying over and over. She wondered so much what it meant, but she didn't have the heart to go rooting through his thoughts with a memory spell. She would probably find out sooner or later.
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