Salas POV

I slowly rose from my rocky bed, a pain in my neck causing me to wake from my peaceful slumber. The tree gave off a light glow as soft as the hypnotic hum it buzzed. My wings felt cramp inside my back. With a loose pop sound, my back opened up to allow my wings to fall out.

I grunted as it closed shut, wincing in pain, I popped my back a few time. I was over come with the feeling of relief, throwing myself into a partial orgasm. After I shook my body of any leaves I may have rolled over, I stepped outside the cave, just on the edge of the tree's light.

There standing on the edge I saw dozens of monsters glare at me with the intent to kill and eat me. I laughed to myself, turning away back into the cave. A heard something growl from behind, and a monster brushed a gem close to me.

Picking it up, I felt a strange power radiate off of it. I went to take a bite out of it, but it didn't even crack, if anything it could've cracked my teeth.

"Huh..." I shrugged, throwing the green gem towards the tree. It stopped mid-flight, and the tree began to hum louder. I slapped my ears to my head as the sound grew louder. I soon began to feel the power of the tree increase, and after I began to feel this power, it stopped. "What the-"

"Oh! Great!" A voice said. A picture of a dragon head began to take shape from the gem I threw. "Salas! Are you there?!"

I nodded. "Yeah, exactly who are you?"

The floating head sighed, staring up at me. "I'm your mother!"

My jaw touched the floor. "Maa..." I sat down, my tail covering my lap. "U-um...uh...."

"Take you time...I've got enough." She laughed. "Should I start?" I nodded. "Okay...Salas, I know this might not be the best time...frankly...I feel awful not seeing you. When I...found out you were banished-"

"Bound..." I corrected her. "I was bound in a cave."

She gasped. "Oh my! So, I guess your father is dead...a shame...he was a kind pony."

I nodded. "He treated me well."

"Like I told him to." She smiled through the green head. "I suppose you're wondering how I'm talking to you. I'm using the last holy emerald to speak with you. You can see me, but...I can't see you. I just want to say, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not being there with you...I've been busy, Piena is in a civil war, and I'm taking care of a few dozen homeless fillies."

"So why contact me now?" I asked.

"I had to wait, make sure you were alive, Celestia told me." She explained. "Once I can, I will come to see you. I know you aren't normal my child, but you must know this. Those ponies, they're different from when you were little. When they see one of their own hurt, they'll form a army that nothing can stop. Make friends, learn to lov-"

"I refuse to love them!" I interrupted, I had enough. "You come out of the blue, and tell me I should love them. They put me in a cave when I was only six! I am forced to sleep for a thousand years, waking up to my parents dead. Now, you have the gaul to-"

"ENOUGH!" She screamed at me. "I know what it is like to be hated, but I learned they were only afraid of what I would do to them. Then when I saved their foals, I was praised for my generous deed. I had spared their children, and they loved me."

I huffed. "Do you have anything else to say?" I asked.

"N-no...Call me through this gem when you want to listen to me Salas. My name is Calberanna, just say my name into the crystal, and we can talk. Good bye Salas." The gem shrunk down back to a arrow head like shape.

I picked it up, sighing. "Maybe I was hard on her...." I walked over to my bedrock, circling a few times before closing my eyes

3rd POV

Discord landed on top of the cliff. There he looked down upon the strangest creature he's seen in a thousand years, well..aside from himself. He pondered for a moment, remaining invisible by bending reality around himself, creating a parallel pocket world to view all of Equis.

He moved closer, the creature shook, coughing. It's wings flapped violently, kicking up the dust. Discord coughed a bit, blowing the dust away, he saw it ran into the cave. Damn... He thought, I won't be able to use my full power there. Snorting, he uncloaked running inside after it.

Upon entering the cave Salas saw the strangest creature he's ever seen in his life, stranger than himself.

"W-who ar-re you!?" Salas asked shaking, his body quivered. "S-stay b-back....I...Let me at leat.....adjust!" His eyes flashed a multitude of colors, swirling around two black dots.  Salas curled up into a ball. "AGH!" He screamed, fire spouting from his mouth. "G-GO! I can't take it....uuunnnnngggghhh!" There was a snap! Discord was pulled from the cave, and a blinding light pushed him away.

Discord flew into the cliff face so hard, it caused a small rock slide.

He forced his eyes open to see Luna shouting in his face. He felt the force of her voice, but couldn't hear. However soon his hearing began to return, Luna was still shouting,

"....YOU ....BETTER!  ......DARE NOT .....HIM!.....DIED! Discord thought if he had killed it with just his power alone. And what of the snap? "LUCKY.......ALIVE! YOU COULD'VE KILLED HIM!" Luna shouted at the god. She looked into the cave, tears running down her eyes. "Sis-ter! Is he okay?!" Her voice cracked.

"YES!" Celestia's voice echoed out of the cave. Discord sighed in relief, thanking what ever that he wasn't going to be in a stone prison for another thousand years or more.

Luna gasped in relief, sitting down breathing as though she was holding her breath the entire time. "Thank the wills...oh..." She looked at Discord. "We do not blame you for hurting him Discord...for it was our fault for not telling of his...condition...yes that."

Over head Twilight flew over them, looking around for a safe place to land. She saw Luna talking to Discord, and landed, panting heavily. She gave a quick bow before speaking.

"Princess Luna! Did you get here in time?!" She asked.

"Apparently so Twilight." Luna nodded. "Our sister had pushed Discord out before anymore physical damage was done." She looked at Discord, then back to Twilight. "We thank you for warning us of Discord's intentions."

Discord cleared his throat. "Can I please have some clarity on this subject of Salas?" Discord stood up, slightly dazed. "And what is this 'condition ' he has?"

Luna sighed. "He doesn't have magic tolerance. Salas can sense magic unlike any other creature we've come across. His ability stretches to Canterlot, however he is overly sensitive to magic. He is burned by Tia, put in ice by me, fallen for Cadence...possibly driven mad by you."

"Oh my...sounds painful." Discord said with a slight grin. "At least he's alive."

Twilight rolled her eyes. "You should've stayed long enough for me to explain this." She huffed. "You nearly killed him!"

Luna gasped, running to her sister who was exiting the cave. "Is he fine?" She asked.

Celestia nodded giving off a sigh. "He is, but he's still shaking, possibly from shock. Twilight stay here and watch him while we go get somepony to fix his chest."

"What happened to his chest?!" Twilight asked.

Celestia looked to Discord. "I'm actually frightened for his life if he is to be close to Discord." She rubbed her eye. "Never again will he be crushed by power like that again....not until he gains enough strength. He has three broken ribs, and his right femur is broken."

Luna covered her mouth, gasping, trying to hold her tears back. "I hope he can recover well."

Celestia looked to Discord. "This is not your fault Discord, but let this be a warning. Until further notice you are not to approach him." Discord sighed with a nod, while she looked to her younger sister. "Lulu, we must go now and retrieve a medic for Salas."

"Get Fluttershy!" Twilight offered. "Oh and Spike!"

"If we may ask why?"

"They know best! Fluttershy is a animal expert, and Spike is a dragon!"

"Very logical Twilight, Luna, go see Fluttershy, I shall go to Rarity's to get Spike." Celestia ordered. "Discord...go to the castle."

"Oh am I being grounded?" Discord teleported into the ground with only his neck sticking out.

"Just...go." She facehoofed.

Discord bowed before leaving with a disembodied chortle. Celesita and Luna flew their separate ways. Twilight turned, looking into the slightly glowing cave. The sun was just barely overhead, and Twilight hadn't slept in quite sometime. She spent all night talking with her friends, there was a great chance that they were all still asleep, even Pinkie had stayed until four in the morning to talk.

She stepped forward, hearing the echos of Salas's quivering. Twilight entered the cave, bits of her own memory from a few months  ago of her and her friends beating Tirek. She saw Salas laying on a rock, trying to breath, only able to violently shake, twitching like a madpony.

"S-Salas, c-can you sp-speak?" Twilight sqeaked when he breathed fire in his direction. His right arm covering his chest. "Are you...alright?"

"D-does...it...look like it!?" He stuttered.

Twilight lowered her head. "I know this isn't the best time...but why do you hate me? I only want to help you, and be friends."

Salas glared at her, then his face relaxed, well it looked like it did, but he was still shaking a little. "I-I hate...Sparkles...evil...little...b-bitches..."

Twilight stomped her hoof on the ground. "Why though?! Is it because what Hazel did?! I know what happened! Twilight told me she sent her to collect you, and suddenly your whole family vanished!"

He grunted something under his breath before shaking a few more times. "Y-you I don't hate...it is...your family..." He relaxed finally, though he coughed a few times. His eyes closed as he struggled to breath slowly.

Twilight looked saddened. "If this means anything...I'm really sorry for what happened to you." She looked at him with a stern face. "But please s-"

"Shut it....I don't want your sorry!" Salas breathed roughly. "I tried being nice...I was nice...was...until she came...I want her sorry." He spat on the ground what looked like fire close to Twilight. "Not your sorry."

"I-I see..." Twilight sighed sadly. "Then that is not good..why do you want her's so bad?"

"She d-did it!" He shouted, then proceeded to violently cough. Tiny splatters of green blood dribbled out of his mouth. "Leave me...now..."

"I was told to watch you!" Twilight shook her head. "I won't!"

"Then shut up!" He sighed. "I want to rest without you trying to make this better. It'll be better when I get what I want." He took a deep breath, before letting out as he drifted into a light sleep. The pain keeping him from fully diving into the ocean of silence. Next Chapter: Fluttershy Helps Estimated time remaining: 25 Minutes