Author's Notes:

At long freaking last, i am back and i am ready to write some more! well, not as much as i wish i could, but enough that it's allowing me to write bit by bit. ether way a little milestone for this story, 300 likes! whoo! i can't believe so many people like this story, and i know for a fact that this story wouldn't be possible without all of you and some that have even helped me throughout it all!

ether way, please enjoy the next chapter!

Even though it seemed both me and Luna patched things up, after our little Mind Melding, and after she found out that Chrysalis, my girlfriend was not controlling me…it was still shaky, nor did I forgive her for jumping the gun so quickly. There is a small part of me that understands why she did, but if she could change, why others couldn’t. Hell, many accepted Discord, but why not her? Granted she was still in hiding, and only Luna and Silver knows (Bon Bon counting as well if you include her own Changelings) and myself. True to her word, she allowed others to visit me, not even an hour after she left; both Silver and Chrysalis came over. I told them the room was soundproof, but even then, they, and myself were careful what we said; she not trusting the Princess of the Night and for good reasons too.

Whenever I tried to tell them about Luna, Silver didn’t even look, he didn’t even want to talk about her, much less hear about her. I asked him why, that she was still his family, and that she didn’t mean to do it. What he said…well it hit rather close to home.

“She told me,” he said pointing to Chrysalis, no doubt not wanting to use her real name, and perhaps not wanting to use her fake name. “She told me about what happened between you and your mother, she said something about a talk she had with Miss Lyra.” This must’ve been when Lyra came over for that visit; did she want to learn more about my past? She could’ve easily just asked, but why is she even telling Silver stuff like that anyway? “Didn’t your mother hurt you when she said those means things to you?”

“Well yes…but…”

“And you don’t like her for saying such things, for her views on ponies or anything that’s not human…so why it is different with Luna…why are you trying to defend her from hurting you, when she was trying to attack her?” I guess the place was sound proof, because no one was busting down doors at this point. “What’s so different between the two? Your mother hates anything that’s not human, and said you needed help, and now Luna attacked Chrysalis, thinking you needed help because you love her…so why are the two not the same? Why should I forgive her for attacking you, even if meant for her, why should I patch things up with my aunt, when you won’t or try to with your own mother?”

After he and Chrysalis left, he pretty much going back with her to our home…I went into a deep thought. He was right…I kept on saying to myself that I hated anyone that hated another being, simply because of the race they were. So why wasn’t I hating Luna…was it because of this Mind Meld thing, I mean, at times I would get a few flashes here and there. Flashes of her past, not much to make sense, but enough to know her more then anyone…possible even her sister. Was this happening to her with my memoires? Was she seeing snippiest of my past as well? She told me herself…all of my memoires are within her mind, and vice versa, that I couldn’t remember everything, but it was there. She said along the lines that, if I wanted to see more of something, I had to go to where the place of origins was; it would help with me seeing more clearly. Would that mean, if I wanted to watch the day she was banished I would have to go to the old castle within the Everfree Forest? But I’m going off once more in my thoughts, perhaps Silver was right…what was so different between my mother and Luna. Did Luna simply attack her because she is a Changeling, did she attack her because of her past and thinks she shouldn’t be trusted? Or was it because I was one of her friends and she is worried that I would be used against her? Even with her memoires now being held within my own…it was hard to guess what she was thinking, I’m not even sure if simply trying to remember that, or going to that place of origin would work.

The doctors said I would be here for a few more days, about three days before Nightmare Night, so in two days, so me laying in the bed, I had a lot of time to ether just think, or spend time talking with those who came over to speak to me. other then the two, Chrysalis and Silver, the next to came was Lyra, making sure how I was doing, and bless her heart, brought a Pizza over…and damn was it good. Had some of that fake meat for me, and a simply cheese one for her. We spent all days just talking, something we never done in such a long time. She seems to want to talk to me about something else though, as the look she had been…questionable as she would gaze at me. As I thought of many times before, I still cared for her, if anyone would place harm on her…I don’t know what I would’ve done. Even though we were friends, I still longed to hold her, and I did, but not the way I knew she wanted.

I loved Chrysalis, and it may seem strange, because how we haven’t even dated for that long, I wouldn’t say love I guess…I care for her, perhaps the same way as I do with Lyra.

The next that came over was Fancy Pants and his wife Fleur, like before; they brought me a vase of flowers, Fleur saying something over it would brighten the room and help me to get well. I thanked her for the gift as I held her hoof and kissed the top of it, and of course she ruined it…okay maybe not ruined but to me she did when she asked once more if I would model.

“Bloody fine,” I gave in at last as she squealed in glee clapping her hooves knowing she at last got me. “I swear I think that was the only reason you came here!”

“Oh come now, you know me well enough that I wouldn’t be that low, and trust me you are going to love it!” she exclaimed with a happy squeal as I only groaned, what did I bring myself into this time. It’s just…with someone like her, it’s best I guess now to say, get it over with; like ripping a wax strip off quickly. It may hurt in the moment, but the numbed feeling will soon follow.

“I’m giving you fair warning, this is the ONLY one I’m doing unless I choose other wise, you do that puppy dog eye trick again, and I wont be doing it for you ever; got it?” the unicorn could only nod as she seemed to go over, and mutter to herself on what I could be used for, or what product. Made me feel…well used.

Fancy Pants was only softly chuckling under his breath at the show he was watching, ‘The Human who Caved’…yeah I bet that would be a great title for something such at this, and even I released a small smile at this. “I can’t believe you are agreeing with this,”

“I can’t believe how childish your wife is when she wants something.” I pointed out as she stopped to glare at me; I stuck my tongue out as well as giving her the finger; as Fancy was just laughing loudly, looking back at him though…I slightly flinched back when I started to have these…strange feelings, like something was nagging at me from behind; a voice telling me to stay clear, to watch your back…danger. I shook my head at this, holding my forehead with my eyes closed; wondering what the hell all of this meant. Even as I looked toward my friend, and seeing that today he was wearing a different type of suit, looking like a human tuxedo, but of course of the size of a pony. He did look good in it, could rock it better then I could; but for some strange reason, my eyes seemed to trail toward his right arm…why? “Are you alright, Brandon?” he asked as I looked up, the thoughts, or voice gone as he gazed at me with worry plaster along his muzzle and eyes. “You seemed…troubled.”

“I’m…fine,” I lied shaking my head again. “Just a small headache is all, nothing to worry too much about.”

“Hrm, well to be fair, you were hit by mistake by the Princess’s blast, you are a very lucky young man.”

“Yeah, ether very lucky, or one very unlucky one. I mean between the Diamond Dog thing and now this…man, two comas and not even half a year in Equestria, good thing moving cost are so high eh?” we all shared a small laugh at this, as I simply leaned back one more to rest.

Silver would come whenever he could, I made sure to always allow him in when he came to just talk, sure I was tired a lot and the Doctors said I needed rest, but I wanted to talk to Silver as much as I could, and see how he was liking his new school. He told me he didn’t like it, too many older students then him would call them, ‘snotty’ colts and some fillies. It was an advance school, and he had trouble doing some of the classes. Celestia, from what she told me, would tell him that his power was there, he just needed to find what drove him, what made him want to use it. He couldn’t figure out what that was, at first he thought it was anger toward Luna. (At this point I stopped talking about him saying sorry to Luna…because he was right, about what he said to me) But that proved to be fruitless, he even thought about the anger of losing his mother, but again that didn’t work. He kept asking himself, was he really worthy of being in a school like that? I told him that Celestia wanted him in that school for a reason, yes she may have been his Great-Aunt, but why put someone in a school where they knew he wouldn’t or couldn’t pass it?

He seemed to agree with me, as I would reach out and rub his head a bit, causing him to laugh as he hugged my chest, causing me to slightly groan, the scar along my chest, what was left of the magical charge was still there. It only hurt slightly in some places, not all. How do I explain such a thing…it’s like well I guess it really is hard to explain.

Rarity and a few of her friends came along as well, to see how I was doing and to see what they could do to help. Fluttershy and Rarity were the only two I could safely say I knew more of then the others, simply because when we did meet up, they were always on a lunch meet up or crossing path as they were on the way to a spa date or something. The others I met during my home party, Pinkie Pie, if I remembered her name right I mean. Had a big banner…and I mean big, that read, ‘Brandon’s sorry you got hit by Princess Luna’s scare blast and now you are in bed!’ party. I shit you not…how the hell did she…no, I remembered Princess Twilight telling me, it’s best not to try and explain or fight why Pinkie Pie is just so…Pinkie Pie.

It was always cool to meet Rainbow Dash, seeing how she was training to be a Wonder Bolt, seemed she had a small fan base here as well, as she was bragging about signing hats and such before coming here, saying it was latterly a ocean of fans. But her friend, Apple Jack, or as she liked to be known as AJ, said it was more like a pond. It was funny watching the two butt heads, but even more so that they took time off their day to come and see how I was doing. Rarity must’ve brought them up, or asked to come. Lyra no doubt told her on where I was, and I guess she and the others just wanted to make my day just a bit better. I thanked them for their kind thoughts. I knew that where I lived, it was hard to meet people who just came to just wanna make your day just a bit better, Fluttershy once more saying I should come down to get a pet, or look at her many little friends, that maybe that would help me feel better.

The idea of a pet was a good idea, and I agreed, when I could come down, I would see her about finding a pet for myself.

One thing that really lightened my mood, and someone I didn’t think I would ever see again, well, lets just say she came skidding into the room, hiding inside of a closet.

I was reading a book, when I heard the sound of someone sliding along the ground, and the quick open and shut of the closet door, followed by the small giggle of a small filly. I knew I heard such a giggle before…but couldn’t quite put my finger on it… before I could ask who was in there, the door opened, and a little head poked out, causing my eyes to grow wide. Her deep pink eyes that matched that of her coat was looking back at me, with the biggest smile I’ve only seen from Pinkie Pie. I remembered her from being the small filly I said months ago on the train ride to Canterlot, back when I was here only on vacation, but unlike last time, where she had no mane, I could see she was in fact growing hair, a deep purple like grape! But did that mean… “Hello there!” she called out to me and waved her little hoof at me. “Hey! You’re that skinny human from the train! Uh…Brendon right?”

“Close,” I chuckled. “Brandon,”

“You look like a Brendon though!” I only rolled my eyes and sighed softly at this, but didn’t say anything from the remark. I then tapped my chin and then said.

“You name is…Candy right?”

“Yeah huh!” she answered pulling herself out of the closet as she looked to me. “Why are you in the hospital mister Brandon?”

“I kinda got blasted by the Princess Magic,”

“Did you touch her butt?”

“What?!” I asked nearly screeching. “No…I err scared her.”

“Sound’s like you touched her butt, that’s not nice you know!”

“I didn’t touch her butt!”

“That’s what you would say if you touched her butt!”

“Can we stop talking about butts now…please?” I asked rubbing my eyes, man, did this kid…is this kid like some sort of mini Pinkie Pie…oh god I really hope not.

“Okay!” she giggled a bit as I only rolled my eyes before I, then asked her.

“Hey wait…no let me guess…” I tired to remember last time, and luckily I could. “You’re playing, ‘hide and seek’ with your dad right?”

This only caused her to slightly smile at this, before she then made her way by climbing on my bed. “Uh huh, a check up about the cancer that was taken away, I don’t know what they did in the other world, but they said my Cancer was gone!” she smiled and pointed to her head. “See, my mane is starting to grow back too!”

“Well that’s great,” I answered back at her as she only smiled widely. “But don’t you think you should go look for your dad, he could be rather worried about you, you know?”

“Oh, but its fun to see him trying to run around to find me!”

“Go on,” I lightly pushed her and pointed with my finger, she released a small moan, but did so ether way. It was good…to see her as such, sure I only met her once, but there is just this feeling you know, when you see a child that had won against such a thing as Cancer. Hopefully now she can have a good long life.

I had one more day left in the hospital, I was feeling much better then the first day I woke up, I was able to stand without the dizzy spell of it going up to my head, which was a plus, as I made my way over toward a mirror that was hanging up. The cloth that was wrapped about my chest was taken off the night before, but I never had a good look at the scar, until now.

I placed my hand along my chest, whatever hair was there, it looked like the hair along my chest was now gone, burned off from the magic? Not really sure, but it did leave me looking smooth…all things considered. The area where I was hit was a crater of skin, right between my chest, and as big as my fist, maybe a bit bigger. I didn’t know what they were talking about, looking like Luna’s Cutie mark, maybe because a bit of my skin was darken, maybe the part of her cutie mark being black did they mean it like that? Ether way, thin lines of spider web like lines moving toward my shoulder blades and down my belly. They didn’t hurt and the doctors said it wouldn’t affect my daily life, sure there were a few stings here and there if I twisted my body a certain way, but I didn’t have to do that unless I was working out. And it wasn’t painful, easily able to just withstand it. My fingers traced a few of the lines again; even I was surprised that I survived such a blast. Was it only because of the magic now cursing through my body? My doctor had been coming everyday to see, and he was right it was still up there, and not going down whatsoever. Would this affect my daily life, I mean, having this entire built up magical aura about me? The Doctors did say that no doubt this would mean I had a much better chance that magical attacks wouldn’t affect me, that I would be more intoned with the Equis world. He said some other things that weren’t nearly as important, so I kinda just zoned out. “Does it hurt?” I blinked and looked back, seeing Luna’s sister, Celestia standing in the doorway.

I didn’t know really what to say to her; did Luna send her to simply check up on me, did she know of who my girlfriend was? I really couldn’t tell, her face was still, and it didn’t show anything of her knowing. Just a great concern. “Truthfully, I am surprised that you are already up and about, you were shot by a powerful magic.”

“I’ll be fine,” I answered as I turned my back to her, Rarity, came by the other day after her friends left and dropped off some clothing she made for me. Simple, but still that of fancy, just a pair of black dress pants and a button up black shirt. “From what I remember…I scared her or something?” I lied as I went and slipped the shirt on, one sleeve at a time.

“Tis what Luna told me yes,” she answered as I only nodded, buttoning up the top first and then downward. “She doesn’t speak much of it, only telling me once. She seemed quite upset about it, even more so, Silver Arrow will not even speak to her, will not even show that he knows she is there.

“He’s only a kid,” I pointed out. “Give him some time; I’d explain before that she didn’t mean it…”

“There is more to this story then to what I’ve been told, isn’t there?”

I didn’t say anything as I still had my back toward her as she asked such a question. Ether this was a test, ether she knew and was seeing if I would tell her or she didn’t know and was trying to grab the answer out of me. I decided to simply play dumb and said. “I’m not really sure,” I said softly, almost to a whisper. “I’m not even sure anymore what led up to her hitting me with that blast…your guess is as good as mine. I was told that it was…because I scared her, I’m not really sure; I’m sorry.”

“No need to say such a thing,” she spoke coming up behind me. “You can’t remember and that’s fine, you were slammed into a wall, so a small lost in what transpired, is likely there.”

“Hmm…” I hummed softly as she held her hoof along my shoulder and then asked.

“Would you mind…if I spoke to you, as a pony to…no, as a being to being, no titles of princess, human, whatever…there has been something turning along in my mind as of late. And it is of great need, which I wished to speak to you of something.”

This kinda confused me, and got me rather scared, did she in fact know of Chrysalis, was testing me and I failed in her own way? Was she now going to give me one last chance, or be doomed to go to jail? Granted I would go to jail if it meant keeping Chrysalis safe but at the same time..., well I’m sure someone would think of this, or allow this to cross their minds if something like this came to be. “Sure P…Celestia,” I nearly forgot about that, now remembering that she wanted to speak on equal terms. “What’s on your mind?”

“You and my sister,” she started as she looked off a bit, she seemed to be in a deep thought, as if thinking very carefully of what she was about to tell me. “You spend a great deal together correct?”

“Yeah, I guess I do,” I answered back as she only nodded her head at this before she went on.

“You mean a great deal to her, you know that, Brandon?” she asked as I looked down, looking at my hands, was she scolding me because of me refusing to talk to her? It sure felt as such if that wasn’t the case. “You are one of the very few that doesn’t see her as a princess, and I dare say, I believe she would speak more openly toward you, then to me; her own sister.” She shook her head side to side a bit, a small smile along he muzzle before she went on. “Not that I mind, it’s good for her to know that there are others out there beside myself she can talk to…but now come to the reason of this talk.”

She took a deep breath, as if to collect herself, before going on, after another small pause I should say. “As I no doubt had said before, I am very glad she has become close to someone other then her family, it will, and is good for her. However, a small warning, the press for one will hound you because of such,” what did she mean by that, because of me getting attacked? “I mean, you both spend many long hours with one another, not that I mind, nor anyone should be bugging you about it…however when you place sound proof magic in her room…lock the door and say not to be bother for hours on end…coming out looking rather tired…” wait…no…she can’t think…? “And to the fact Luna said something that it was about your mare friend that this happened; she was always so protective of those she cared for. However, if you are not starting a herd then…”

‘Wait what?!” I stopped her as she looked at me, a rather confused look along her muzzle. “Celestia…what in the fuck are you talking about?!”

“Well…you two are dating right…and sexually active?”

The room was rather still, no a voice was heard before, my cheeks puffed a bit, and I started to laugh, loud, and hard. I fell on my back, not even caring that my sides and chest hurt at the moment, just laughing, to the point tears were coming out!

After coming down from my fit, gasping for breath as she just gave me a confused, unamused look, I looked at her again, trying hard not to laugh. “Wait…what?” I asked her again before adding. “You…You think we’re dating?!”

“The signs are there…you’re texting back and forth…”

“Because I’m the only number she has, that she gives out, and do you have a phone?”

“Well no…”

“Okay then, we chat because we do, mostly she texts me to set up dates for game plays for online or side by side.”

“But you just said dates…”

“For games or to hang out,” I pointed out smiling.

“You had the room soundproof and stay the night in her room!”

“We soundproof the room so the castle doesn’t hear us rage when we lose, and we don’t sleep, why do you think we look tired the next morning?”

“Because well…”

“We stayed up all night Celestia…no sex what so ever.”

“I saw you come out glistened in sweat!”

“Dark Souls will do that to you.”

“Then why did you fight with her about your Mare friend Nova, what could’ve given her enough reason to attack you?”

“I rather really not talk about that…look Princess; this is between me and her, not you, no offense. When you see your sister, tell her when I’m good and ready, I’ll talk to her, but right now…after what happened, I can’t. And don’t you try and guilt trip me, she brought this on herself.” Me and Princess Luna…dating, HA that would be the day, I’m already dating a Queen, and I could hear Chrysalis joking about downgrading or something along the lines of that. I mean, I didn’t know at all as well, how much Luna told her sister, again, I though of this as some sort of weird strange test on her part, to see if I would be willing to tell her the truth. Or one of those old tricks, see if someone would tell her what she wanted to know, if said person thought they already knew.

We spoke a bit more, before she turned and left, saying that duty called and what not, but before she left, I asked her, if she wouldn’t mind…to ask Luna to come so I may speak to her. “I have a few things I want to say to her, that neither a phone call nor a text can fully bring. I’m not speaking to her to forgive her for her actions, but to try and maybe smooth things out.” she only gave me that small gentle smiled as she nodded her head, leaving the room, and once more, bringing me to a still silence room.

I didn’t have to wait that long ether, because not even twenty minutes passed before a knock came to the door, and Luna, poking her head in. we shared eye contact, not saying anything to one another as she made her way into the room, closing the door with a soft click as I sitting up on the bed, I asked for a book from one of the nurses, to do something to pass the time. And now that she was here, well, it was time to talk.

“Hey,” I greeted her softly, as she only nodded. “You look…well like a wrack.” It was true, her mane wasn’t even flowing, and it was just…down, like a normal mane. Under her eyes, held bags like she couldn’t sleep, and even her eyes seemed red a bit.

“I would say the same about you…if I didn’t cause it,” she answered back as I only held a small smirk, at the tip of my lips. “Tia came and said you wished to speak of me…did you get any flashes from her?”

“No, why?”

“A small thing I forgot to add, yes, seeing people, placed, you may get a flash, you may not, and it just really depends. It’s like if someone said a phrase that Tia herself said, you might get it…the spell is…fickle like that.”

“I see…”

“But I have an idea that this is more then that…you wish to speak about…her?”

“Crossed my mind, once or twice,” I confirmed looking at her. “I have a feeling you are still going to once more try and convince me that she is an evil pony and that I should just turn her in?”

“She is evil, don’t you see, what she did…”

“I’m not defending her on what she did,” I stopped her before adding. “She was in a bad spot, trying to feed her subjects, are you saying that if you had to run this kingdom on your own, your subjects starving, craving for food, water, the basic needs of living…you wouldn’t do what she did?” Before she could put her down again, I added one last thing. “Keep in mind, I believe her when she said she wanted to parley with Celestia after your banishment and she refused, but think about it, she waited HUNDREDS of years before trying to invade, did you stop and think about that?” she didn’t say anything, leaving me to softly sigh. “I didn’t call you here to fight Luna…I wanted to talk to you, I understand what I’m getting myself into.”

“No, you don’t.” she said, looking at me dead in the eye.

“Why are you so focus on proving that she is bad?!”

“Because I don’t want to lose someone I care for deeply! I don’t want to be alone again!”

That shut me up rather quickly when she made an outburst like that. “A thousand years Brandon, to someone like you…that is a long time, to us, ‘Immortals’ we were called in days of old…it’s not. I am old Brandon, no matter how young I may look, I am old, in my filly years, and I’ve outlived you, your mother, and your father no doubt. A thousand years I was on that moon, knowing that my friends that I made…a lover I had, they would be long dead, and I couldn’t wish them a goodbye, I couldn’t be there when they gave their last breath of life, and went on to the dead. You are young, in human years, but even ponies and other races were may outlive you, ponies on their own, could live, decades after they turn one hundred, while a normal human would be around what, sixty, seventy, eighty?”

She then bowed her head, before going on. “I don’t want to watch you be used, to be controlled and then thrown away to become a sort of husk, craving the need of that…Queen. You are my one, true friend outside of the castle, I melded our minds so you know as much as I do that we will know things, no one else should, or will know! You may hate me, as well as Silver, or attacking her first…but I stand by what I did was right…I did it because I was worried I would lose you as my friend…”

I didn’t say anything as I let everything soak in, I still firmly believed that’s he should’ve waited before attacking, then none of this would’ve happened in the first place! But there was one part of my mind, that whispered, but what if she was right, what if she is right? I didn’t nor wanted to even think if that was right, that she was just using me as some sort of pawn, I mean, what would be her end goal in all of this? “You…haven’t lost me as a friend, Luna,” I answered as she and I locked eyes to one another. “I…look, I believe a lot of people should be given a second chance, you were given one, so why couldn’t she?” Luna didn’t say anything on that as she looked away, before I then added. “Luna…I understand, I’m your friend, and you are looking out for me, you want to protect me; and I am glad to have you as a friend like that. However,” she looked to me when I added the last part. “I believe in Chrysalis, I believe that she can, like you; can change. If we don’t give someone the chance to do so, they will grow to be spiteful. You may not like it, and I know you don’t; but I’m placing my trust in her.”

Luna was still in body and words, her eyes tracing me over before she sighed out heavy and said. “Very well,” she at last answered causing me to release a heavy sigh before she raised a hoof. “However, she gets one chance, if she fails that chance, I will expose her and do everything in my power that you won’t get the back lash. And anything thing, she will know of nothing of this meeting, I want her to think I wont be watching her.”

“But you will be in a sense and she knows this.”

“Quite.”

I only kept on looking at her before sighing out softly and nodding, I knew for a fact that my mare-friend knew she was going to be watched, if I knew Luna right now, she no doubt had a guard that would be station at my home.

Trying to lighting the mood a bit, I smiled as I remembered what her sister said to me, about us before then saying to her. “So Luna, wanna hear something funny?”

The whole building could hear her echoes of laughter’s as she left to allow me my time to rest.

Today was the day that I would be released from the care of the hospital, thank god on that. The guards Luna had placed to watch over me, were gone, possible having another job they had to do. Leaving me with the doctors, to do one more look over at my new scar along my chest, as Chrysalis watched on, as Nova Star. I could see the anger in her eyes, even though she was well in hiding it, the way she would twitched whenever I flinched when the doctors hit a small tender spot. Once more though before I left, wearing the clothes that were brought to me, the doctors checked my magic level. “Ah, this is interesting,” I heard him say as I looked back. “It seemed the readings have started to drop a bit.”

“Really?” I asked as I smoothed out the shirt.

“Not by a lot,” he concluded as he tapped the chart. “This looks to be possible…three percent then when we first scanned you and you had been here nearly a week ago. This could mean however, one of two things, well…guesses I guess you could say.” I didn’t answer, giving him time to keep on going. “Ether, the magic that is in your system, was in fact an overdose of magic caused by her highness, and it clung to you like a blanket of sorts. Now that the magic is fading, so is this aura of magic about your body.

“Or, taking another small breath before going on with his theory. “Magic is indeed inside of your system, but it is simply well…fading away, I’m not sure how to put it…it’s as if the magic is just leaving your body, because it’s not being used.”

“If, Brandon,” The Changeling Queen chimed in as we both looked to her. “Were to absorb too much magic, what would happen to him, and is it affected by me just using magic around him?”

“I highly doubt it,” the Doc said as he came over and covered me in magic causing me to lift up in the air as I wiggled my body in shock. “As you can see, a simple low power magic such as this, can affect him…perhaps his body took in the high amount of magic because well…it’s just that, a high level power of magic! There is still so much you don’t know about humans and the affects magic can have on them. Could Brandon here use magic? I highly doubt this, to use magic; you need a horn, or something to channel that magic from the body in an outward force. Something that could both store and expel such force, like a magic wand, or staff.” He then shook his head as I he went over to gather my charts as I sat on the bed, my girlfriend sitting beside me. “However, I would suggest not trying to do any of this, magic is not a toy, and for a race that hasn’t had any magic before, it could go horrible wrong. We don’t know his limits, or I should say, he doesn’t. so him saying, trying to lift a cup, if he doesn’t understand the force it takes, the balance it takes to lift and hold said cup, it could crush, fall, skyrocket or nothing at all.” Why couldn’t magic be like something from an old video game, point, shoot, kill, death, destroy…swag. “But in any case,” he went on as to end what he had to say. “As you can see, he is fine, the magic in his body is slowly leaving, and perhaps this was just a one time thing.”

“What do you mean?” I asked as I was looking at the charts not thinking this could be true or not.

“Think of your body…as a soda,” he said as Chrysalis and I looked to him as he explained. “You are the bottle, now, let’s say the drink is your DNA, now when you throw or shake the bottle, think of the fizz inside as the magic.” I nodded as I followed along with what he was saying. “Now, normal when the bottle is shaken, some would open it up, causing it to burst with the drink and such, however, what happens when you just leave it alone…?”

“The fizz goes away.”

“Correct, I think that is what is happening. Seeing how you don’t have any magical conduct like a horn, you can’t use magic; therefore, the magic just seems to drain away.”

He spent the next hour, trying to explain more on the matter, on what he would think, I let him have his fun, this was the best thing he ever gotten while working in the field as a doctor, and I wasn’t really going to ruin his fun for me. After he was done, and I was cleared to leave, Chrysalis and I left out of the hospital into the clear and surprising warm day of fall.

She was rather quiet as we made our way home, was it because she was in deep thought about something, I couldn’t tell what it was, seeing how I couldn’t read minds or anything of that nature…now that I think on it, that would be somewhat cool I guess, to read minds…eh maybe not.

She told me that Silver was at school for the next few hours, and that his new bodyguard was with him, mostly it was just in case anyone found out he was part of the royal blood line. But I didn’t really know why Chrysalis told me that…well, until I got home with her. As soon as we were inside, I heard the door lock, I turned to see her in her true form, as she grinned and tackled me to the ground. I couldn’t get more then two words out of my mouth, before she mashed her lips along my own and then whispered in my ear, followed by a lick. “It’s time…to feed the Queen.”

Best returning home gift I ever got!