Where Humans Don't Belong

“Ugh…” I groan. “Being sick sucks. This virus is awful. How do you ponies live through this?

“Well normally, ponies get vaccinated for this kind of stuff. But since you just got here and there’s no vaccine for your kind, you just have to fight through it.” Twilight replied, applying a wet washcloth to my forehead.

“How bad is this going to get?” I ask, misery in my voice.

“If you’re lucky, you’ll only suffer from a few hallucinations. I’ll be putting a sleeping spell on you for today so you don’t have to be awake through most of it. The fever should be gone by tomorrow night, so I’ll let you stay with Fluttershy tomorrow morning while I run some errands. Which reminds me, Spike will be taking care of you today. Princess Celestia said she’s bringing over a very important guest and me and all of the girls have to be there. But then again Fluttershy has to help Applejack with the beavers building dams at her farm…” Twilight rambles, making me zone out.

“Well anyway, I should cast that sleeping spell now, before it gets worse” Twilight coughed, realizing how much she was talking.

Her horn glows with a light purple aura, my fingers beginning to tingle from the spell. My vision slowly fades into nothing but darkness.

~

“Twilight? I thought I was supposed to be at the tree house with Kelly.” Spike mentioned, being a bit confused at her weird planning.

“You are, but she can stay alone for a while. You just need to be here to welcome the princess and her guest, and then you can go back.” Twilight answered, sounding proud of her schedule.

“Say, what’s taking the princess so long anyway?” Spike pondered, beginning to worry a little bit.

“Maybe it’s just because of her guest” Twilight added, secretly hoping nothing was wrong.

“Uh, Twilight?” Spike said, tugging on her tail. “Do you think he has a goat leg, antlers, a bear hand and a snake tail?!”

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Pshh, yeah right Spike, that’s Discord. Like the princess would ever—“

~

I swivel my tongue around, feeling the dryness of my mouth. I sit up, pondering whether I should go get a glass of water or not. It seems the sleeping spell didn’t last as long on me as it would’ve a pony.

I decide to get out of bed and make my way to the kitchen, feeling lightheaded as I do so. I reach the kitchen and grab a glass. Filling it up with water, I began to get dizzy; falling to the ground of my own will to make sure I don’t pass out. Feeling better, I take the half-spilled glass of water and walk back to my room. I take a few sips and lay down.

I hear Twilight’s and an older female pony’s voice through my open window. Something about “Reformed” and “Discord”. I also hear her call the older pony “Princess”. That must be Princess Celestia, whom I’ve heard Twilight talk about endlessly since yesterday. I cover my ears with a blanket, letting myself drift back to sleep.

~

When I wake up again, the sky is dark, a bright moon illuminating my bedroom through the windows. I can hear Twilight’s muffled speech from downstairs, most likely talking to herself as she takes notes on a book she’s read. My vision begins distorting as I sit up in bed, most likely an effect of the virus. I get out of bed, trying my best to ignore the distortions.

I walk to the stairs, doing my best not to trip. As I reach halfway through the stairs, my legs collapse underneath me, sending me tumbling down the rest of the way. As I reach the last step, I bump the back of my head on the floor, causing me to become even dizzier. A startled Twilight comes running to my aide, using her horn to levitate a first-aid kit over to me.

“Oh no, are you okay?” She asks, genuinely concerned as she wraps a bandage over my head.

“Yeah… only my head.” I reply, shaking from freight and surprise.

She finishes wrapping my head and helps me get up by using her magic to drag me off of the floor. “That’s all I can do for now, hopefully tomorrow Fluttershy can help you better than I can. I’ll cast a stronger sleeping spell on you this time so you won’t wake up and hurt yourself again.”