The Lycan Curse

by SecretPerson

Chapter 12: The memory shared by the kind and the mad.

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Fluttershy was instantly knocked out, and stuffed into a large bag. Two Changelings tied the bag shut, as another came into the window.

"You got the wolf?" it asked with a raspy voice.

"Yep, we need to get going now before the camp leaves!" replied another as it lifted the bag and went downstairs.

The other two quickly cleaned up the smashed glass, and covered the window with a curtain. Then with speed they followed the other one downstairs and out the back door. Upon opening it, the three changelings flew to the forest with haste, confusing all of the critters.

Just a few seconds later, Applejack and Rainbow Dash headed down the path to Fluttershy's cottage.

"How do yah think she is?" asked Applejack.

Rainbow Dash flew up to the door, "I'm sure she can get over it." before she knocked on the door.

A few seconds passed without any noise, and Rainbow Dash knocked again.

"Fluttershy! Fluttershy!" yelled Rainbow Dash, "Are you home?"

Applejack looked in the window to see a mostly empty room, and said "Ah think we should go in and make sure she's not hurt or anything."

Rainbow Dash nodded, and flew into the door, bashing it open. She and Applejack trotted in and looked around.

"Fluttershy! Are y'all home?" yelled Applejack.

Rainbow Dash scoped around the room, She noticed a few mice sleeping in the corner, and for some reason was tempted to punce on them. When suddenly Applejack yelled "Rainbow! Check this out!"

Rainbow Dash jumped over to AJ, and saw an odd note. Applejack picked it up, when suddenly they heard a crash outside.

"What the hay?" asked Applejack as she went out the back door.

The two looked around, and Applejack's moath gaped as she saw a Changling being choked by Discord by the forest.

"What the double hay?!" Asked Applejack.

Discord continued interrogating the changeling, "Were did you take her?!?! This was NOT part of the agreement!"

Rainbow Dash flew up to Discord, "What's going on here?! Were's Fluttershy?"

Discord looked over at Rainbow Dash, and put the Changeling in a cookie jar, "Oh, sorry. It just appears these jerks took her. I was working on interrogating it, so if you would please excuse me..."

"They took her?!" Exclaimed Rainbow Dash, before she glared at the changeling and growled.

Discord patted Rainbow Dash's head, "Now now, i am working on it. No need to go all wolf on the poor defenseless bug."

Rainbow Dash glared, and she and Discord floated to the ground. Most of Fluttershy animals were more or less hiding from the two at this point.

"So were is she?" asked Applejack.

Discord shrugged, "I will find out, but you can't be getting involved just yet. I was just watching her making sure she wouldn't do anything stupid, which she almost did, and then three of these butt-hurts came and took her that direction."

The Changeling opened the top of the jar it was in, and tried to fly away, before it suddenly ended up in a large jello.

Discord then looked uncertainly at the ponies, and said, "Just stay out of it right now, I have to go."

-------------------Deep in the Everfree Forest--------------

Discord reappeared in a large detached train car, and sitting at a desk in it was Omnitreza, whom imediatly quit reading that cheesy romance novel named after a lavender Unicorn he found on the street.

"What do you want deity?" asked Omnitreza.

Discord dropped the changeling he stole on Omnitreza's desk, and said "That was NOT part of our agreement!"

Omnitreza chuckled, "You of all deity's should know that no matter what a contract says, one side can bend it."

Discord considered take him to the moon for a few seconds and back, but he just said "Yes, but I did not expect you to be as bold to steal Fluttershy. I mean, kidnapping? have you really lost your touch?"

"I need that pony," Said Omnitreza, "and unlike you, I don't have an immortal consciousness, so i want to get things done soon enough for me to leave my permanent mark, and then I will go forever."

Discord used the force to pick up Omnitreza, and held him close to his face "If you do ANYTHING to her, I will drop everything and make you suffer! Even if you do it!"

Omnitreza simply smiled, "I'm mentally unstable, i will end up doing whatever... And the fact i told you that shows how many bucks are given by me."

Discord dropped him, "How did you even get a hold of it?"

Omnitreza went back to his desk, "Magic, *Snort Snort*"

Discord laughed, then straightened out, "I'm trying to be serious!"

Omnitreza replied "Your the god of Chaos, and Equestria's number 1 prank maker for eternity, I highly doubt you can SERIOUSLY hold a serious conversation. Especially when the one your talking to has been diagnosed with a mental deficiency."

Discord growled, "When it is in the matter of my friend, you can believe it."

Omnitreza shrugged, "Too bad you let the princess trick you into falling for friendship. All you are to her now is a 'nuclear deterrent'."

Discord replied, "Just know, I will soon be able to take you out, and it will be the funnest thing I have ever done!"

Omnitreza chuckled, "And the little piggy will go wee all the way home."

Discord vanished, and Omnitreza stared at the Changeling now cowering in the corner.

"Look, Sjin, do me a favor and tell the others were ready to go to Fillydelphia. And PLEASE don;t get caught by another deity."

The Changeling nodded vigorously and ran out the door, leaving Omnitreza to himself, mostly. His car was filled with all sorts of clocks, of which carved by the "Bily Brothers". There were a few bookshelves, and at the far end from his desk, a large bookshelf.

The grean pony with the lock cutie mark, Omnitreza, pulled the book with a lock on it's side. This caused a classic move of which the bookcase lowered to reveal a room full of charms and magical jewels. In the center was a Emerald scepter, and when he touched it, He was warped to the dream of Fluttershy...
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Young Fluttershy ran through the town of Ponyville. She had just run away due to what happened the last two months, and she wanted desperately to be cured. Her parents were likely searching for her now, But she did not care, she just trecked on to her destination.

She cried on the way through town, it was the afternoon, and a few ponies noticed her as she ran by. Eventualy, Fluttershy stopped by a fence, and took some deep breaths. She then saw a sign leading to the direction of the Hospital, and she instantly ran that direction.

Nurse Aloe, a middle aged earth pony female, was having a slow day this afternoon. She was the only one at the main counter, as hardly anypony new came in today.

She flipped through her magazine, and suddenly heard the door open. Nurse Aloe looked up curoisly, and suddenly a pink maned fily pegasus stood up the the counters in tears.

"Hey, hey! What's wrong" asked Nurse Aloe as she looked at Fluttershy slightly confused.

Fluttershy just wiped some tears, and tried to talk, "A-Are you the d-d-docter?"

Nurse aloe replied, "I'm a Nurse but I can help." as she came around the counter to Fluttershy, "What's wrong, are you hurt? Is a friend hurt?"

Fluttershy wheezed slightly from crying, and Nurse aloe patted her shoulder, "Calm down, and take deep breaths."

The young Fluttershy took a few deep breaths and wiped her tears away, before lifting up her right for-leg, "P0Please, can't you f-fix it? I d-don't want to hurt a-anypony anymore."

Nurse Aloe looked at Fluttershy's leg slightly perplexed, there was nothing wrong with it, no wound our nothing. She then asked, "What's wrong with your fore-leg? Does it hurt?"

Fluttershy gulped, "I-It, I-II hurt others, b-because i let m-myself get b-bit. I w-want to be n-normal."

Fluttershy then teared up more, and dug her head into Nurse Aloe, who just embraced her. She could not see anything wrong, but she figured the best thing would be to give her a hospital room and have her checked out.

"There there," said Nurse Aloe, "I will take you to one of our rooms, and a Doctor will be right with you."

Nurse Aloe did her best to get Fluttershy to explain what was wrong with her as she found her a room. She did find out she ran away, and figured they could get to her parents in the morning. Eventually Doctor Jewel came into the room to examine Fluttershy.

Nurse Aloe calmed her down long enough for the Doctor to get her pulse, temperature, and do a full physical.

"Good news, your perfectly healthy." said Doctor Jewel as he turned to Fluttershy, whom just held the same look of grief.

"I-I am not!" she rebutted looking up in tears, "Please look harder! I just want somepony to fix me before the moon comes out!"

"Fix you of what?" Asked Doctor Jewel.

Nurse Aloe replied, "I tried asking her, but she just said something about the moon, and loosing control..."

Fluttershy looked at the Doctor worryingly, and he said, "You don't suppose she might need mental health help? Perhaps when her parents arrive in the morning we can talk with them about it."

Nurse Aloe looked at Fluttershy, as she asked "Can I p-please stay her, for the night? I think it is one of those nights, Just please h-help me, i-if it is tonight."

Doctor Jewel replied "I guess that is fine. But I have other things to attend to right now. If you need any help," Doctor Jewel picked up the help button by the bed, "Just click this."

Young Fluttershy nodded, and held the button close, as Nurse Aloe came up to her and gave here a children's book called Caring Pooh, "You can read this if you can;t get to sleep just yet, alright?"

Fluttershy nodded, and the Nurse and Doctor left the room.

Nurse Aloe once again sat at the main entrance counter thinking about the yellow pegasus. The afternoon was waning, and the sun began to set. Then suddenly, Doctor Jewel came up to her putting on his jacket.

"Sorry Aloe," he started, "I got a home call. Can you take watch for the night?"

Nurse aloe shrugged, "Sure, I could use the overtime. It isn't like I have a family to attend to."

"Thanks!" said Doctor, as he headed out the door.

Not five minutes later did another pony enter. This time, it was a dark green pony with a black mane and a cutie mark of a old lock. He quickly came up to the Nurse, and asked "Do you have an X-Ray machine here?"

Nurse Aloe eyed him oddly, "Yeah..."

"Thank goodness! I am out of something I forgot to refill, and now I have no chance of getting back before nightfall. So can I use the lead room that should be next to the X-ray machine?" He said rather quickly.

"Wait," replied Nurse Aloe, "You want to use the lead room?"

The dark green pony replied, "I need to stay in it until morning, is that okay?"

Nurse Aloe stopped him, "What is your name?"

"Omnitreza," he said, as he pulled 500 bits out of his coat and threw it on the counter, "You can have that if I can stay in that lead room for the night."

Nurse Aloe stared at the money, and shrugged, before leading him to it. They went into the x-ray room, and she unlocked the lead walled and roof'd room beside the X-ray. Omnitreza went in and grabbed a lead blanket.

"Thanks, now I will pay more in the morning." he said, as Nurse Aloe shrugged again and left.

Nurse Aloe went to the main counter again, and began contemplating about what to do with that fellow who just came. She continued thinking, when suddenly a buzzing made her jump to her hooves. With a look at the patient room board, Fluttershy's was buzzing repeatedly.

Nurse Aloe quickly came into Fluttershy room, and saw the young Pegasus in panic, smashing the help button.

"What's wrong?" Asked Nurse aloe as she came up to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy was hyperventilating and shivering, "I-I-It's happening, f-fix me, p-please!"

Nurse Aloe felt Fluttershy's head, surprised by how warm she was. Nurse Aloe then immediately grabbed a wash cloths and poured cool water over it, then put it on Fluttershy's forehead.

"Alright, can you tell me if any part of your body hurts?" she asked.

Fluttershy felt her head, and groaned, "M-My head, l-like it has the last 3 m-months."

Nurse aloe was about to page for a doctor, when she noticed Fluttershy's ears begining to grow out.

"What the..." said nurse Aloe, and she said "What happened three months ago?"

Fluttershy grabbed held her stomach and rolled to her side, "I-I-I fell to t-the ground... f-from cloudsdale. T-then I was b-bit by a big w-wolf, and a d-dragon was t-there."

Nurse Aloe would have marked the patient as delusional, IF the patient was not changing form in front of her eyes.

"Okay, hang on, I will think of something!"

Suddenly, Omnitreza burst into the door wearing one of the lead blankets like a coat. Then quickly ran to the window and hut the curtains. Then he ran of to Fluttershy and felt her head.

"Get her to the X-Ray room!" said Omnitreza sternly.

"W-What?!" asked Nurse Aloe unsure of this feller, he looked rather cookoo.

"Just do it, She's a Marewolf! Yes like from those stories, No not like Twilight!" said Omnitreza.

Nurse Aloe, thinking quickly, picked up Fluttershy and said "Hang on!", before carrying her down the hall. Fluttershy's teath began to grow out, as her hide began changing color. Nurse Aloe burst into the X-ray room, and then went right to the small Lead room beside the X-ray.

"How do you feel?" asked Nurse Aloe as she came in.

Omnitreza came in right begin and shut the door. He then took off the lead blanket and put it on Fluttershy, whom began to shiver less.

Fluttershy replied, "Ugg, My head, i-it still hurts."

Omnitreza then spoke up, "Just keep her in her till morning, that should keep her from changing, although like me she may get a headache that feels as bad as a Migraine."

Nurse Aloe stare at young Fluttershy, her mane changed color back to it's original bright pink, and there weren't any canine's visible now.

Then she stared at Omnitreza, "W-Who are you?"

"Omnitreza, I work for Canterlot. I was searching for this one, I knew she was bitten by the one we almost lost... But right now..." He reached into his jacket, and pulled out a paper, "Give this to her parents when they come to get her. I may be risking my plans, but I don;t think I need to disrupt this ones life further than it already has been right now. This is instructions on how to get the ingredients and make a potion that should help."

Nurse Aloe took the paper, and nodded.

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Omnitreza flew back to his own present state. He remembered that day clearly now, and actually felt bad it came to disrupting that filly's life.

"I thought I recognized her." he mumbled, "I guess she is dreaming of that memory pretty clearly though. Must be induced by recent events."

Omnitreza began feeling slightly guilty, but then he buried those feelings under that fact he is loosing his mind, and he has less time than he thought to get it done. So, he decided to himself what he was doing was NOT in fact just, but he had to to do what he wanted.

"I would have never done this before that incident..." he muttered again, "That was the breaking point all those years ago, when I began not caring anymore."


Author's Note

This is actually an unexpected chapter for me, and will not be added to the "chapters left" part of the description. I also have yet to edit this, but will do myself and later have done by an editor.

Also, the clocks in Omnitreza's cart are inspired by the Local Bily Brothers here in Iowa.

PS: I realized only now I forgot the antagonists cutie mark, and have edited a past chapter to include it in his description.

(Edit): Rip yet another one of Fluttershy's door locks.

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