It was just another bright and sunny day as Innocentius and his family walked out of line with their mugs of ice cold cider in hand. He took a long sip of the sweet beverage as he walked around the area where the other ponies were hanging out and drinking their own mug. The colt smiled and waved to the adult who greeted him and even a few other foals did as well. He did his best to talk with all the ponies who came up and started a conversation with him but, it seemed that he was a rather shy young stallion when it came to initiating a conversation first. He'd need to break that habit if he planned to be a great doctor like his father.

As he was making his way toward his mother and father who were talking to some other adults, he was suddenly tripped by the leader of the group of bullies that always seemed to show up at the worst times. This was even more so when the still nearly fully mug of cider went flying and spilled all over the ground in front of him as he fell face first into the ground. The older colt snickered as a few of the other adults and children caught what had happened. Innocentius pushed himself up onto his hands and knees as tears nearly started to pour from his ear.

At this point, the only thing that he could hear was the sound of his own blood pumping through his ears and the mocking sound of the older colt’s laughter. Innocentius’ fingers dug deep into the ground before he slowly got to his hooves “I have had it..I am so tired of your cruelty toward me you fucking degenerate….” he said before his fists started to shake in fury as a platinum fiery aura started to flow around them along with his horn and eyes. He wasted no time in turning toward the colt and rearing back and slamming his fist into his right cheek as hard as he could, sending to colt to the ground with a cry of pain.

Innocentius leaped onto the colt and began punching him over and over before his father moved in quickly to pry the angered colt from his bully, the boy getting in a few more good licks before his father finally got them separated “What in the world is wrong with you, Innocentius?!” his father asked in shock. Never had he ever taught his son to be such a violent child in all the time he was raising him. “He is the one who has been bullying me with his group of adolescent friends for the past year! And now he tripped me and made me spill my drink. I am not going to take his abuse anymore!” he shouted as he fought against his father’s grip, the large stallion wondering how his son was giving him this much trouble physically as he was still just a child. It was as if he was fighting a fully grown muscular stallion.

As he continued to fight with his son, the doctor took note of his son’s bully’s condition. He was lying there racked with pain, but he noticed that there were no bruises or any kind of signs of damage. It looked like there was no evidence at all. It looked like he had just simply fallen over. The doctor pulled Innocentius away along with his mother who looked positively embarrassed from what had just transpired. However, the shimmering around Innocentius’ hands, horn, and eyes did not escape his father’s notice.

After they had gotten a good distance away from the major crowd, Innocentius’ father gave him a serious look before firmly placing his hands on his shoulder and kneeling down in front of him “Kiddo..? What was that back there?” he asked in a leveled and calm manner. Innocentius lowered his gaze down to the ground and clenched his fists a bit “He had it coming, Father. None of the adults seemed to do anything about him and his stupid friends bullying me. So I took matters into my own fists. I am not the only victim of their bullying either…” he said as he got ready for his father to skuld him for what he had done. But, that wasn’t what his father was asking about it seems.

“That’s not what I am talking about, son. I saw how fiercely you were beating on him. I thought by the time I would make it to pull you off him, he was going to be as bloody as a trauma patient. However, there is no evidence of any kind of trauma on that boy at all, yet he was lying there in pain like he had been run over by a runaway wagon…” said his father as he firmly gripped his shoulders “Son…I want you to be honest with me. Did you use some kind of healing magic while you were beating that boy senseless?” he asked with a slightly arched brow.

Innocentius went quiet for a moment before simply nodding. That was one of the items he included in his list before he was reincarnated here. He wanted to be able to use his healing abilities in any way possible. That even included offensively and violently. His father blinked a few times before removing his hands from his son’s shoulder and rubbing at the back of his head. He wasn’t sure if he should really punish Innocentius for what he did. He fought and stood up against a bully but, on the other hand, he got violent which is very unbecoming of a future doctor. But also, he didn’t exactly leave behind any injuries But at the same time, he still gave that boy a proper beat down to the point where he could still feel the pain of the blows. The stallion’s mind was scrambling for the appropriate response to this!

“While I am proud of you that you stood up for yourself. Trust me, I had the same issue when I was your age. I was bullied because I had my head in the books most of the time. But at the same time, with abilities like yours, they aren’t meant to be used like that. Causing pain while at the same time healing that injury can cause some mental damage that is more harmful than the actual physical damage that would be left behind itself. As the body has no injury, the pain still exists.” he explained as he tried to give a proper lecture to his son.

Innocentius looked down at his hands for a moment then back to his father “Dad, I understand that you are a doctor and it looks bad on your end with what happened today, but you gotta understand that I will not stand idly by if someone else brings unprovoked harm to someone else or myself. I don’t know if you know about the Hippocratic Oath that some certified doctors follow. But I promise you that I will be one of those doctors who follow that oath to the letter. So yes, I will be beating sense into those who get physical with me or others who I happen to see needing my help.” he said as he stood his ground.

His father tilted his head slightly at his answer “How is it that you know about the hypocritical oath? I don’t remember teaching you that at all. Have you…been reading my books in my study..?” he asked thinking that is the only way he could know about that at such a young age. “You could say that, yeah..” Innocentius said as he let his father believe that he obtained his current knowledge through his father’s books.

His father looked towards his mother for a moment as if saying “This kid is a little too smart for his own good. Before looking back at him “You know, kiddo..it's the way you act more like an adult than someone your age that worries me sometimes. I remember when you fell one time and hit your head that you didn’t cry once. Or how when your mother or I said no to something you asked, you never got upset or fussy about it.” he said as he got back up onto his hooves. “Would you rather I’d have been some spoiled and privileged little kid who goes around thinking that they can do whatever they want and to whoever they want then?” Innocentius asked with an arched brow.

His father chuckled shaking his head “Well no, but seeing you act out like this…well, I suppose it is a bit of a relief. You always seemed to act too mature for your age, and it just worried your mother and me, that’s all. But as long as you don’t go around mindlessly beating up on people simply because you can heal them at the same time, I suppose we can let this one incident slide. Though, I am sure that the boy’s parents are going to want to talk to us about it. Though there were witnesses around. So your side of the story will be favored from their son’s.”.

Innocentius realized that if there were witnesses, they might have noticed exactly how he was beating on the bully and healing him at the same time. He curses to himself in his mind before looking up back to his father “And here I was trying to conceal my ability until I was older. Hopefully the other adults didn’t realize what I was doing…”. His father understood his son’s worry. There weren’t very many ponies in history that could do what Innocentius could do. For their son’s sake, they’d make sure to not tell any other ponies. It would be especially bad if Princess Celestia had found out.

A couple of days later, the parents of the bully and Innocentius’ parents met up in the park for a talk about what had happened. It seemed to be that while at home, the bully portrayed himself as the perfect, well behaved son that was expected of him, but was a cruel and mean bully who went around not only giving Innocentius a hard time, but a few other foals as well, be it a colt or filly. Innocentius sat there before clearing his throat as the adults tried to decide on what to do about the situation. “You know, there is a military school in Canterlot that deals with cases like this. Perhaps send him there for a semester or two. If anything, it will straighten him out and discipline him into a more upstanding colt. Just a suggestion..” he said as he watched his bully’s eyes grow as wide as dinner plates at the suggestion.

“Hmmmm…military school you say?” asked his father as he rubbed his chin in thought. “Yes, sir. It's a far better alternative than having him land in juvy and then become a problem for the authorities should he keep getting out of line,” said Innocentius as he kept a straight face the whole time. The bully’s father and mother mumbled to themselves for a moment while the bully looked at Innocentius with a death glare. Innocentius blinked a few times with a tilt of his head before straightening back up and adjusting his glasses in triumph as the bully’s parent both decided on sending him away.

“Wel, hopefully when you return from your stay in Canterlot, you will have learned a little humility and become a much more polite colt,” he said as he got up and walked away with his parents who had gotten up as well, a devious smile forming across his muzzle and his eyes narrowing as he had gotten rid of his bully..at least for the time being. Who knew if he’d return with a vengeance. But, the unicorn would be ready for that if that was the case.

Things were going wonderfully for the next couple of months. The other two bullies who had been the main one’s lackeys stopped bothering Innocentius, the young stallion could return to just spending his days reading his books and spending time with the few friends he had. Everything was going wonderfully for the colt.

One day, he was walking along the road heading back to his home before he heard the sound of flapping wings heading his way. He looked up to see the soft spoken filly he had helped with her feline friend a couple of months back approaching him with a small tied up purple sack in her arms. He stopped in his tracks before she landed in front of him, averting her gaze slightly, but quietly offering the bag to him with her head lowered “F-For you. For helping my friend…” she said with a shy smile as she hid behind her long mane.

IInnocentius blinked a few times before reaching forward and taking the gift graciously, but not before noticing a bunch of bandages around her fingers and opening up the bag to see what looked to be some VERY well made butterscotch cookies. And they looked and smelled quite fresh as well. “My goodness. You made these for me..?” he asked in slight surprise as he had never received a gift from another filly before other than Applejack.

Fluttershy nodded as she placed her hands behind her back and lightly dug her hoof into the ground. Innocentius gave her a smile in return before picking up one of the cookies. There we all misshapen but that didn’t bother him in the slightest. He popped one of them into his muzzle and chewed on it before swallowing and nodding in approval “I can tell you put a lot of hard work into these. Thank you very much, Fluttershy.” he said as he reached up and placed a hand upon her head and patted her gently. She flinched a bit at the touch, but when he started petting her, she seemed to really like the attention.

“How is the little guy anyway? Is he running around and doing what cats normally do?” he asked as he placed the cookies in his black messenger bag for safekeeping. “Y-yes, he is doing much better thanks to you. He is chasing butterflies and rolling around in the grass just like he did before the accident,” she responded quietly. “Well good, I am glad that I could be of help. I assume you took him to your usual vet to get the stitches out?” he asked remembering the operation. She gave him another nod. He nodded as well before gently patting the side of his bag “Well, thank you again for the treats. I shall enjoy them to the fullest. I shall return your bag once I see you again. If you need any more help from me, please don’t hesitate to seek me out. I am usually found at the park or the Golden Oak Library. Thank you again.” he said before continuing on his way.

Fluttershy stood there for a moment before turning to face him, a blush forming on her muzzle as she opened her mouth to call out to him before he got too far. But nothing seems to come out. She lets out a frustrated little huff and flies back home, upset with herself that she was too shy to really engage in more conversation with him. He seemed like he could really use another friend. And she could use another friend who was good with animals.

Author's Note

Okie doke. One more chapter and I shall release it to you all. Again...you won't see this till I post the story lol

May the darkness grant you peace.