Goldie awoke to sunshine on her face, and smiled. She rolled out of bed and examined herself in the bathroom, combing the tangles out of her hair and brushing her teeth.

She put on her sandals and opened the door to leave, only to find Twilight on the other side, about to knock.

"Oh! Um, sorry to bother you..." said the pony princess. "I know you're prolly exhausted from last night."

Twilight seemed nervous, and it didn't take long for Goldie to figure out why: standing behind the alicorn, her face downcast, was the warlock.

Twilight relayed to Goldie what had happened after the warlock ran off, as well as her hypothesis regarding the Memory Stone. All the while the warlock said nothing.

"Anyway, her name is Selene and I was hoping you could show her around."

The name was familiar, and Goldie felt another lock come undone, this time dislodging a sensory memory of the ocean breeze along with it.

It seems my past is tied to the sea.

There would be time to pursue that later, though. For now the bandaged girl needed supervision, and evidently Goldie was the one for the job.

"I realize this is a lot to ask." said Twilight. "You can refuse of you would like."

Goldie looked at the other girl: another human that–like her–had their memories sealed away. Even if Selene did do this to herself, she couldn't remember why she did it, or even that she did it at all; and treating her like she did would probably seem an injustice to her.

Or she could be playing us for fools.

It certainly seemed possible, but for some reason she wanted to give the girl the benefit of the doubt.

What might I be accused of that I don't remember doing?

"I'll do it." said Goldie. She was surprised to see Selene brighten up, just a bit.

"Great!" said Twilight, sounding relieved. "I will leave her in your care for now. In the meantime I'll carry on with my research into the magical artifacts we... uh... confiscated."

Twilight turned to leave, then said something over her shoulder that she had probably said hundreds of times over the years. "If you need me, I'll be in the library."

Later…

Goldie thought it would be a good idea to introduce Selene to Gaius. Of course, part of it was simply that she wanted to see him again, but keeping him updated on the situation seemed prudent. After all, he had been there during the confrontation, and deserved to know what happened.

They found him in the yard beside the barracks, having a long piss. When he caught sight of Goldie approaching he tensed up, his urine stream shrinking briefly but never stopping. Once the floodgates were open Goldie wondered if it was even possible to stop, and after nearly a minute had passed while awkwardly watching she began to wonder if it ever would stop.

"You know, you could have waited around the corner." said Gaius, blushing as he squeezed the last few bursts from his bladder into the grass.

For some reason the thought hadn't crossed Goldie's mind. The sight was so mesmerizing that she didn't realize how rude it was to just stare like that.

"Sorry." she said, embarrassed. "I don't know what came over me."

"It's fine." said Gaius with a laugh. He turned to face the two of them after shaking off his cock, then tensed up again when he saw Selene.

"Woah, easy." said Goldie, putting her arm in front of the new girl. "This is Selene. She's harmless; her memory has been sealed away, just like mine." said Goldie quickly.

Selene appeared uncomfortable. She inched partway behind Goldilocks and didn't say a word, her eyes darting from the ground to Gaius's cock, then back at the ground.

After a few moments in her presence Gaius relaxed, convinced the girl wasn't a threat. He was mostly worried about Goldie, but seeing how the stranger looked to her for comfort there didn't seem to be a problem. Besides, if Goldie was willing to let bygones be bygones for the time being, he would too.

"Okay. So what now?" asked Gaius.

It was a fair question. It seemed likely that Selene had used the amulet on Goldie before using it on herself, but it still wasn't apparent why or where she came from.

Goldie explained as much to Gaius, who listened intently, then turned his gaze to address Selene.

"So, you don't remember anything?" he asked.

Selene thought for a moment, then spoke up. "Certain things feel familiar. Like the amulet Goldie was talking about, but... I don't know why."

Gaius was wise enough not to ask about the confrontation, as Goldie had hoped. Even if she couldn't remember, it wouldn't do to remind her that she and Goldie were adversaries before. At least, not just yet.

"Those bandages... Are you injured?" asked Gaius.

"They cover my scars." said Selene, rubbing her shoulder nervously. "I don't know how I got them, but they don't hurt. I think I've had them for a long time."

It wasn't long before Gaius had to return to his patrol. The palace was still on lockdown, which seemed strange considering that the reason for the lockdown was roaming the halls. Still, it seemed irresponsible to assume that the warlock had been working alone. Whatever allies she may have had could still be out there, somewhere.

Goldie and Selene bid farewell to Gaius and the barracks. By then the sun was high and Goldie could tell that Selene was becoming anxious.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "I mean, besides losing your memory."

Selene shielded her eyes and pointed to the sun. "I think I just need to find some shade." she said.

The two of them ducked in to the nearest building, which Goldie had never visited before. Inside, she could hardly believe such a place had gone unnoticed.

“Well, I think we found our next activity.”

Author's Note

Goldie is back, and she has a new friend. I didn’t expect to have to split this chapter into parts, but I wanted to spend some time with each encounter.