Chapter : The Alicorn Flu Part 1

Harry gets the Flu. But not the Feather Flu or Magic Flu, the Alicorn Flu. An illness that only infects the Alicorn species.

Chapter: The Alicorn Flu

"Sugarcube! Yer gonna be late for school!" Applejack called upstairs.

"Uh, Applejack? You better come up here. Harry ain't feeling so good." Apple Bloom called down and went back into their shared room.

"Achoo!" Zap! Harry turned His teddy bear into a teddy dragon. Greatly resembling Spike. When Applejack came in she gasped as she saw it. Harry was green in the face. Apple Bloom had been taking care of him during the night while everypony was asleep.

"What hurts Sugarcube?" Applejack asked as she toook out the thermometer in his muzzle.

"Good cause I can't read the darn thing worth two bits." Apple Bloom grumbled.

"Ugh, Everywhere." Harry groaned. "I'm congested, my feathers are wilting, my horn is floppy." He gestured to his pitiful horn that was floppy resembling Twilight's Poison Joke symptom. "I have uncontrollable spells when I sneeze, I'm congested, my muscles ache ahh..." He started to sneeze. "Ahhh...CHOOO!"

"Hey!" Apple Bloom protested as the magic zapped her. When she emerged from the cloud of magical smokey aura she had a very nice Monopoly Pony bright red mustache.

This made Harry giggle. "You look silly."

"Your one to talk Mr. Green Muzzle." Apple Bloom glared.

MY Little Pony...My Little Pony...Ahh Ahhh...

Nurse Redheart rarely made house calls these days. But she made an exception for the Crown Prince of Equestria.

"Say ahh." She said to the foal she had been seeing to personally since he was a tiny little baby.

"Ahh." Harry stuck out his tongue. It was now green with purple polka dots. From a wild spell.

"Swollen tonsils and adnoids." Nurse Redheart said to herself. She checked up his nose. "Congestion in the nose. Wild spell work when sneezing, achy muscles, wilty feathers. I'd say he has the Flu."

"Well there's a big news flash." Applejack rolled her eyes. "Tell us somethin' new fer twenty bits."

"Its not just any flu though." Redheart told Applejack. "I've read about this from reports from the Royal Physicians. Its the Alicorn Flu."

"Alicorn Flu?" Twilight asked curiously. She had been asked to come by the house before calling Nurse Redheart.

"ACHOO!"Teddy Spike became Teddy Big Macintosh. "Yay!" Harry said happily and cuddled his favorite uncle now teddy bear sized.

"He has symptoms of Flus the seperate pony races get all at once. The Feather Flu for Pegasus, the Magic Flu for Unicorns and Muscle Flu for Earth Ponies.

Applejack, Big Mac and Granny Smith all winced. They had all had the Muscle Flu at one time or another. But to have all three Flus at once.

"So will there be any complications from having all three flus at once?" Twilight asked worriedly. Putting some fresh ice in Harry's ice pack. He sighed happily.

"Cool." Harry mmmed. The coolness helped with his horn and headachies.

"There have never been any reported complications from our kind and benevolent ruler Princess Celestia nor Princess Cadance. But there is always a first time for everything." The Nurse reminded ponies in the room. "Watch his bodily functions such as his stool and urine for signs of trouble. Black stool, red urine, red stool, that sort of thing. And give him one of these with a meal twice a day." She gave Applejack a prescription of Antibiotics.

"I will never think of the word "Stool" the same way again." AppleBloom winced.

"ACHOO! COUGH COUGH!" Applejack suddenly had a nice manchu mustache.

"This is gonna be a looong two weeks." Applejack said stoicly.

"How's the young'un?" Granny asked that night as they had put their youngest Apple to bed.

"Ugh, he's been sick before Granny but never like this."

"Well we've all had the Muscle Flu before. Imagine what he's goin' through havin' all 3 flu's at once." Granny said to the exhausted mare. Applejack had spent the afternoon pushing an old Television borrowed from Rarity up the stairs. It was heavy. Harry and Applebloom had watched cartoons all afternoon when Applebloom was done with her chores and homework.

"Eeyup." Big Mac whimpered. He had hated the Muscle Flu experience. It was worse on Stallions than it was on Mares of the Earth Pony breed.

"Why do I get the feelin' that this is gonna be a long two weeks Big Mac?"

"MOMMA!" Came from upstairs.

"Eeyup." Big Mac agreed as the mare left to tend to her ill foal.

When Applejack got upstairs Harry and Applebloom where watching some kind of program with Vamponies and a Slayer. It was very popular with the young'uns these days.

"What d'ya need Sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

"I was wondering if since I've had nothing but soup all day that maybe I could have a bit of a solid food bedtime snack?" Harry asked. "Aaa...aaa...ACHOO!" Harry sneezed and snot and feathers flew.

"Are ya sure ya can stomach solid food right now?" Applejack asked.

"I haven't puked since this morning!" Harry said eagerly.

Probably because all the food in yer tummy's gone. Applejack thought. But being an indulgent momma on occasion who hated to see her foal both sick AND sad..."All right sugarcube. How's a nice Apple Fritter sound?"

"Bring me one too sis?" Applebloom raised her hoof off her own comforter.

"Just remember that while Harry's sick yer bunkin' with Big Mac. Big Mac had the largest bed in the house because of his size. But it could accomadate another pony if necessary.

"I'll be in as soon as the show's over." Applebloom promised.

"Momma." Harry stopped Applejack. "Just one more thing?"

She knew what he wanted. "Fine go ahead."

"A Little glass of water please." Harry sang/spoke. "A fresh pressed hanky if I sneeze. Some tea with honey from the bees, whenever you can brew it."

"You'll get tea with yer breakfast sugarcube." Applejack promised. He had written a little "Sick Song" for a song writing contest last year at school that was school wide. He placed third. The first verse was what he generally liked when sick. Water, a hanky and tea...however..."

"And while I get a little rest

A teeny tiny small request

Some codfish oil for my chest

Poured from a Crystal Cruet"

"A Crystal cruet?" Applebloom asked in confusion.

"My goodness I'm a nincompoop

Because I fear I've got the croup

I need a vat of Pumpkin Soup

And scarves made out of zinnias

Did I say zinnias I meant silk

Or something shiny of that ilk

And then I'll need some nice warm milk

And pastries from Absynnia."

The rest of the song after the first verse was just silly. But entertaining.

"And since my stomach's feeling crummy

Why not give my aching tummy

Something soothing something yummy

Piled high with noodles?!"

How he made visual aides when his horn was on the fritz was beyond her...

"Add a slice of homemade rye

With stacks of swiss way up high!

Served with sides of sweet mince pie

More basil; I need oodles!"

"Anything else?" Applebloom asked in confusion.

"I'll be grateful for your charity, until the bitter end... Applejack rolled her eyes. Harry sure enjoyed his drama.

Cause I've heard that Tenderness

Is what you lend an ailing foal."

"Yes Tenderness. Right Momma?" Harry asked Applejack cuddling her chest.

"Well sure but-"

"So whose ready for my big reprise?!" Harry asked excitedly.

"I'd like that glass of water please

A magic spell that cures disease

A firm "gesundhoof" when I sneeze

A fresh bouqet of roses."

Now this is ridiculus. Applejack thought as she, Applebloom and Harry where in front of a familiar school with Harry wearing round glasses and a red/gold scarf.

"Some lozenges will soon appease

My wheezing when I start to sneeze

A wig to keep me from the breeze

And blankets for my hooves-es."

Harry pointed out his one heavy blanket might not be enough with dealing with 3 flus.

"Take tweezers out of my valise

And then Massage my knobby knees

A bowl of peas, some extra cheese

A cuddle with Winona please!

A singing harp whose name's Louise

A ostrich on skis, a new trapeze

And more and more and more and more of these!"

"And just because I ought to..." Harry began his final verse.

"Make sure I'm drinking in the right

Amount of fluids day and night

I wish I may, I wish I might

Have just one little thing

Oh, would you please finally bring

Me that tiny glass

Of WATER!"

After a magical flood of illusionary water brought the ponies back to the normal room Harry waved out the window. "Thank you Uncle Discord!"

"Anytime!" Discord called from far away.

Applebloom clapped her hooves together. She had enjoyed the show.

"Applejack rolled her eyes. "Be right back sugarcube. With yer snacks, and that glass of water.

To Be Continued...

Next chapter will pick up close to two weeks end and Applejack is at her wits end with this foal. Hope you enjoyed Harry's slightly different Glass of Water.

I don't usually put in songs but Glass of Water is one of my favorites.